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Unit 9 Vocab

Quiz by REBECCA ROSENDAHL

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  • Q1
    A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
    Adaptation
    30s
  • Q2
    The branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe.
    Astrobiology
    30s
  • Q3
    A mixture of gasses that surround a planet, moon, or other space object.
    Atmosphere
    30s
  • Q4
    The science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
    Biochemistry
    30s
  • Q5
    The process by which some organisms use C6H12O6 and O2 to produce CO2 and H2O and ATP (cell energy).
    Cellular Respiration
    30s
  • Q6
    The ability to cause change.
    Energy
    30s
  • Q7
    Organisms that live in extreme environments.
    Extremophile
    30s
  • Q8
    A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
    Gravity
    30s
  • Q9
    A phenomenon in which the atmosphere of a planet traps radiation emitted by its sun, caused by gases such as CO2, H2O vapor, and CH4 that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but retain heat radiated back from the planet's surface.
    Greenhouse Effect
    30s
  • Q10
    The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment.
    Homeostasis
    30s
  • Q11
    The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space.
    Orbit
    30s
  • Q12
    A gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms (O3).
    Ozone
    30s
  • Q13
    The process by which some organisms use CO2 and H2O and Sunlight to produce C6H12O6 and O2.
    Photosynthesis
    30s
  • Q14
    A relatively large spherical body that orbits a star.
    Planet
    30s
  • Q15
    The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it.
    Solar System
    30s

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