Unit 0 Biology Vocab

Activation Energy

• The minimum amount of energy required for a chemical reaction to take place

• The maximum amount of energy required for a chemical reaction to take place

• The least amount of energy needed for a physical reaction

• The maximum amount energy needed for a physical reaction to take place.

Adaption

• Adjustment of organisms to their environment in order to improve their chances at survival in that environment.

• A process of change by which an organism becomes less suited to its environment
• A process of change by which an organism does not change at all
• A process of change by which an organism becomes suited to a different environment

Biodiversity

• The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

• A type of renewable energy
• A chemical element
• A type of rock formation

Adhesion

• The binding of molecules that are NOT similar to one another.

• The process of breaking apart
• The process of evaporating
• The process of condensing

Biology

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• The study of life

Carbohydrate

• A type of protein
• A type of fat
• A macromole consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Sugars, used for quick energy in the cell.

• A type of vitamin

Catalyst

• A substance that slows down a chemical reaction
• A substance that changes the physical state of a reaction
• A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change
• A substance that decreases the energy of a reaction

Chemical reaction

• Leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another

• A process that involves only physical change
• A process that involves change in color only
• A process that involves change in state only

Cohesion

• The binding of molecules that are the SAME

• The force that holds together different particles within a substance
• The force that separates like particles within a substance
• The force that separates different particles within a substance

Constant

• The parts that do not change during an experiment. They remain the same between experimental and control groups.

• A variable that changes frequently
• A function that returns a value
• A method that performs an action