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  • A simple sugar that is the product of photosynthesis
    glucose
  • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
    lithosphere
  • change over time
    evolution
  • Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?
    polar ice caps
  • widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
    epidemic
  • (of a species) no longer exists and has no living representative
    extinct
  • structures that serve no apparent function but are homologous to useful structures in other organisms
    vestigial structure
  • The chemical process that generates most of the energy in the cell.
    cellular respiration
  • Which is an example of a physical change
    mix, melting, dissolve, etc.
  • A measure of how clear water is
    turbidity
  • an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people
    pandemic
  • a fossil that is useful for dating and correlating the rock layers in which it is found
    index fossil
  • antimicrobial agent that can kill and/ or inhibit the growth of microorganisms, especially those that are infectious or disease-causing
    antibiotics
  • About what percentage of the Earth's surface is covered with water?
    70
  • The columns on the periodic table are called
    groups/families
  • an agent that suppresses a virus or its ability to replicate and inhibits its capability to multiply and reproduce
    anti-viral/vaccine
  • The rows on the periodic table are called
    periods
  • not living
    abiotic
  • Reactants for photosynthesis
    carbon dioxide & water
  • Reactants for cellular respiration
    oxygen & glucose
  • an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another
    vector
  • Which is an example for a nonrenewable energy resource
    fossil fuels, oil, coal, nuclear, etc.
  • a similar trait shared among organisms that evolved from a common ancestor
    homologous
  • Waxes, oils, cholesterol, and fats
    lipids
  • The role and position a species has in its environment
    niche
  • the protein shell of a virus.
    capsid
  • The rivalry between or among living things for territory, resources, goods, mates, etc.
    competition
  • determining the relative order of rock layers without determining their absolute age
    relative dating
  • living or once was living
    biotic
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