Vocabulary - 9

Unit A- Biological Diversity

• Abiotic

• Adaptation

• Advantages & Disadvantages of asexual & sexual reproduction

• Artificial selection

• Asexual reproduction

• Behavioral adaptation

• Binary Fission

• Biodiversity

• Biotechnology

• Biotic

• Budding

• causes of biodiversity loss

• Chromosomes

• Cloning

• Commensalism

• Community

• Competition

• Continuous variation

• Discrete variation

• DNA

• Dominant characteristics

• Ecosystem Diversity

• Exotic Species

• Exsitu

• Extinction

• Extirpation

• Gamete

• Genes

• Genetic Diversity

• Genetic Engineering

• GMO

• Habitat

• Habitat Loss

• Heritable characteristics

• Hybrid

• Incompletely dominant characteristics

• Insitu

• meiosis

• methods of maintaining biodiversity

• mitosis

• Mutualism

• Natural selection

• Niche

• Non-heritable characteristics

• Nucleobase

• Ovary

• Over hunting

• Over specialization

• Parasitism

• Physical adaptation

• Population

• Purebred

• Recessive characteristics

• Selective breeding

• Sexual reproduction

• species

• Species / community diversity

• Spore

• symbiosis

• Symbiotic relationships

• Variation

• Vegetative Reproduction

• zygote

Unit B- Matter & Chemical Change

• WHMIS

• Matter

• Melting

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Freezing

• Sublimation

• deposition

• Physical Properties

• Physical Change

• Chemical Properties

• Chemical Change

• Melting Point

• Boiling Point

• hardness

• Malleability

• Ductility

• Crystal Shape

• Solubility

• Density

• Conductivity

• Pure Substance

• Elements

• Compounds

• Mechanical Mixture

• Solution

• Suspension

• Colloid

• Atom

• Electrons

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Nucleus

• Atomic mass

• Atomic number

• Periodic table - periods

• Periodic table - family/group

• Metals

• Non-metals

• Metalloids

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline-earth metals

• halogens

• noble gases

• Chemical formula

• Ionic compounds

• Molecular compounds

• Ion charge

• Polyatomic ions

• Chemical Reactions

• Reactant

• Product

• Exothermic reactions

• Endothermic reactions

• Combustion

• Corrosion

• Cellular Respiration

• Conservation of mass

• Catalyst

Unit c - Environment Chemistry

• acid

• active transport

• amino acids

• base

• carbohydrates

• diffusion

• effluent

• element

• enzyme

• fertilizer

• fossil fuel

• hydrolysis

• hydrolyze

• ingestion

• inorganic compounds

• issue

• lipids

• macronutrients

• micronutrients

• neutral

• neutralization

• nitrogen fixation

• nucleic acids

• nutrients

• optimum amount

• organic compounds

• osmosis

• pest

• pesticide

• pH

• pollution

• protein

• salt

• septic tank

• sewage

• sewage treatment plant

• "sour" gas

• storm sewers

• substrate

• carbon monoxide (CO(g))

• enhanced greenhouse effect

• global warming

• greenhouse gases

• heavy metals

• invertebrates

• LD50

• monitoring

• nitrogen oxides

• ozone (O3( g))

• ozone layer

• parts per million (ppm)

• sulfur dioxide (SO2( g))

• toxic

• toxicity

• toxin

• aerobic

• anaerobic

• biodegradation

• biomagnification

• dilution

• dispersion

• groundwater

• leachate

• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

• permeable

• photolysis

• phytoremediation

• pores

• water table

• WHMIS

Unit D- Electrical Principles and Technologies

• Protons

• Electrons

• Charge Separation

• Static Electricity

• Electrical Discharge

• Electrical Current

• Amperes

• Voltage & Volt

• Circuits

• Loads

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Fuse

• Circuit Breaker

• Dry Cell

• Wet Cell

• Electrolyte

• Primary Cell

• Secondary Cell

• Batteries

• Electrolysis

• Electroplating

• Resistance

• Ohms

• Variable Resistor

• Ohm’s Law

• Parallel Circuit

• Series Circuit

• Microcircuits

• Transistor

• Chemical Energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Thermocouple

• Electromagnet

• Commutator and Brush

• Armature

• Direct Current

• Alternating Current

• Transformer

• Motor

• Power

• Kilowatt hour

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Efficiency

Unit E- Space Exploration

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Astronomical unit

• Light year

• Parsec

• Constellations

• Asterisms

• Galaxies

• Nebula

• Protostar

• Sun-like star

• Massive star

• Red giant

• Red supergiant

• White dwarf

• Black dwarf

• Supernova

• Neutron star

• Black hole

• Solar winds

• Comets

• Meteoroids

• Meteors

• Meteorites

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

• Azimuth

• Altitude

• Zenith

• Ecliptic

• Shuttles

• Space Probes

• Space Stations

• Microgravity

• Satellites

• Remote Sensing

• Refracting Telescope

• Reflecting Telescope

• Interferometry

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Radio Telescope

• Radio Interferometry

• Triangulation

• Parallax

• Doppler Effect

• Space Junk