SCIENCE ENTRANCE EXAM

• Plants- Example of a abiotic factor in an ecosystem
• Deforestration- Clearing or thinning of forest by humans
• Carbon dioxide- gas used in photosynthesis
• Solute- what is being dissolve in a solution
• solubility- the amount of solute that can be dissolve by the solvent is define as
• solute- what is the substance that is being dissolve in a solution
• liver- which organ produces bile to help with digestions
• conduction- what type of heat transfer occurs when you touch a pan
• capillary- what is the smallest blood vessel
• hemoglobin- substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the cells
• valve- what structure prevents the book words flow of blood
• spring tide- what type of tide occurs during full moon
• one- how many satellites does the earth have
• equador- zero degrees latitude is also called the
• north pole- 90 degrees north latitude is the
• full moon- a lunar eclipse may occur during
• sternum- breast bone
• spinal column - protects the spinal cord
• epidermis - outermost layer of the skin
• papillae - responsible for fingerprints and footprints
• homeostasis - major process by which the body works to keep all of it's structures and functions in balance
• hair. - composed of a strong structural protein called keratin
• frontal lobe. - reasoning and thought
• pariental lobe. - sensory information
• temporal lobe - process auditory information from the ears
• occipital lobe - processing visual from the eyes
• cerebellum - located below the cerebrum and above the first cervical of the neck
• thalamus. - sensory impulses to the cerebrum
• hypothalamus. - controls and regulates temperature,appetite,water,balance,sleep,and blood vessel constriction and dilation
• midbrain - located below cerebrum
• pons- located below midbrain and responsible for certain reflex action
• medulla oblongata. - located a the bottom of the brainstem
• plasma. - 90 percent of water
• platelets. - clothing is the function of
• elements. - a pure substance containing only one kind of atom
• acceleration - is the rate at which velocity changes
• aorta. - what is the largest artery of the heart
• incisors. - which teeth are used to bite into the food
• hypothesis. - a possible explanation to a problem that has not been tested
• drawing conclusions. - when you decide whether or not the data supports the original hypothesis you are;