Academic Vocabulary

The tip of the pistil that is often sticky and receives the pollen grain.

describes how a quantity is changing over time

transports items around a cell

The amount of space occupied by a sample of matter.

A cell in the nervous system that carries messages between the brain and other body parts

The basic unit of life.

a physical description of a type of matter

this is exploratory data analysis and modeling software designed for use by students

move with short sliding steps

a process by which a liquid becomes a gas

A sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned.

a series of events leading to a final outcome

An amount of something that has been hidden away.

The government cannot force people to keep troops in their private homes

The right to a trial by Jury in civil cases over $20.00

An instrument used to determine location by measuring the position of the stars and sun.

Storage of extra material in a cell

something that can be used for support or help.

The wealthy or noble class has all the power and makes the laws.

The ripened ovary of a plant containing the seeds.

trading without anyone forcing you to do so

A cube whose edges are 1 unit long. It is the basic unit of measurement for volume

soil or other material deposited by running water, wind, or other moving matter.

convincing or having a sound reason for something.

Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants

advances little by little

form an incorrect opinion about something

a process by which a gas becomes a liquid or solid.

A small telescope

An equation stating that two ratios are equal. Ie 2/7=10/35

being required

passed from parent to child through genes

a description of the variation within a system

a material that may be used by living things to satisfy basic needs.

to be active and involved in something or share in something

For a gene, possessing two dominant alleles or two recessive alleles.

Ask about something

a geographic term referring to the physical and human characteristics at a specific location

Safety, environmental, health or other technical requirements set by a government

a structure in the nucleus of cells which contains the genes in the form of DNA.

the food need for life

a habit one is dependent on

Shows the range of data, where the data are concentrated, and outliers

Unusually high or low data values in a distribution

live organisms that result from reproduction of other organisms.

a prominent or distinctive part, quality, or characteristic

referring to a solution, the amount of solute dissolved in a given volume of solvent

factors that cause change in an experiment

an action taken to avoid possible danger

The condition of being uneducated or uniformed. 

The potential seeds found within the ovaries of a plant

The capacity to do work.

A manner of writing. It involves how something is said rather than what is said.

limiting in some way

the governing body of a municipality or county

An explanation or theory for something that can be tested for validity

a lesson that a story teaches. equally stated at the end of a fable

A metric unit used to measure mass. Approximately the mass of one kidney bean.

an assignment or work done as part of one's duties

To briefly retell the main ideas of a piece of writing in one's own words.

Tendency of suppliers to offer more of a good at a higher price

a benefit that is given up when a decision is made.

easy to catch fire and burn

An uneasy worried feeling

Information obtained during a scientific investigation

break up into sharp, thin pieces

kept within a certain limit

to depend on something or someone for support, help, or supply.

A grant to an industry to help lower the cost and increase production

Boring

A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.

characteristic or feature of something

observable physical and human features of a place

The using up of a resource

A short summary of a story, a speech, or an essay.

Something that is hard to describe because it cannot be perceived by the senses

An individual living thing, such as a plant, animal, fungus, bacterium, or protist

the task performed by someone or something

Disrespect or disdain

A medical instrument used to inject fluids into the body

The believability or trustworthiness of a source and the information it provides.

not typical, usual, or regular; not normal

A statement which summarizes a procedure and possibly gives an introduction to a later one

Rule by a higher power or god. Uses religious law to settle disputes.

people who provide labor, knowledge, and skills

The area required to cover a three-dimensional shape.

the process of creating goods and services

Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.

Having good jjudgement

Rules that are created and enforced by governments.

Cells that contain a nucleus and organelles. All cells, except bacteria, are this

A document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewher

The amount of goods available

to give a huge amount of something

When things do this, they decay and break down into their basic parts

someone who accepts challenges and takes initiative.

to a mixture, having a variable composition throughout.

the ability of particles or objects to do work or exhibit motion.

thoughtful and longing for something

a smaller stream or river that empties into a larger stream or river.

The number line that is vertical on a coordinate grid.

A person who has negative opinions about other people and what they do.

consisting of many interwoven parts that make something difficult to understand

to abandon or leave someone in a place that is hard to get away from

the application of science and engineering as part of a commercial or industrial undertaking

referring to rivers and streams

capable of doing or being something having possibility

abundant

Goods and Services produced in one's home country

list observable features

an allele that is only expressed in the homozygous state.

prevent the passage of heat through it

Water that exists on the Earth's surface, e.g. oceans, rivers, lakes.

A statement about some occurrence perceived by the senses

When demand is more than supply

an organized presentation or show

A measure of how hot an object or substance is.

a fertilized egg cell

the quality of being subject to variation

catch it quickly and unexpectedly

two or more things dependent on each other

the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it

A pattern of organization that shows the order of steps or stages in a process.

Decision reached by a group as a whole or by majority will. General agreement or accord.

The flat part of the microscope on which a slide is placed for viewing

Indifference or the lack of interest or concern.

The number line that is horizontal on a coordinate grid.

relating to the nervous system

a solid solution consisting of two metals or a metal and a nonmetal.

Goods and services produced in a country outside one's home country

A word's dictionary defintion

a unit of inherited information in a cell's DNA.

when a person hums or sings softly

a literary work that is regarded as an object of critical analysis

A narrow hallway or passageway

an overabundance or excess

The act of watching something

A member of a nation entitled to rights and privileges that have duties and responsibilities.

Doing something quickly and nervously

women's right to vote

Dividing area between opposing lanes of traffic on a highway or road

Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail/and cruel unusual punishment

a circular window on a boat or ship

Something you own

The early developmental stage of a plant or animal.

For a gene, possessing one dominant allele and one recessive allele

A cell or organism that has identical genes to another cell or organism.

The science of classifying organisms based on similarities

Relates to a city or town

to buy

part of a mixture

alternate form of a gene which may result in a predictable phenotype.

Any of the sciences that study the nervous system

Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure

Rights not included in Constitution go to the people.

a graph that uses horizontal or vertical bars to display data

a map of a region which indicates differences in elevation.

A semipermeable "skin" surrounding the cell and separating it from its environment

being naughty

to buy things for your own use or ownership

a way of thinking or feeling about something or someone

to gradually get thinner

to show difference between two or more things that are being compared.

reproduction of a cell

the amount of space between particles in a partition or medium.

to direct toward a specific point or purpose

A semi-rigid structure that surrounds cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria.

Hold something back

The whole numbers and their opposites. 0 is this  But is neither positive nor negative.

A Single-Celled Fungus

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

The cell organelle regulates the production of proteins and contains genetic material

a resource that cannot be replaced

unfair treatment or use of something or someone for selfish reasons

An organelle containing chlorophyll found in plant cells and some protists

Exchanging goods, services and resources for other goods, services and resources for money

A way of describing a type of matter that does not depend on its amount

the process of forming a mental picture based on written or spoken information.

Protect Freedom of Religion, Speech, Petition, Press, and Assembly,

A person appointed by a government to interact with other governments.

The study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices

a synthetic material made from two or more substances.

all the process that allow for growth and life

small or deficient in quantitity

a description of the alleles in an individual that affect expression of a gene or genes.

any information that helps to prove a claim

The lens of a microscope which the viewer looks through to see the specimen

When there is no government at all

to act upon each other

A public notice of a death

Powers not given to federal government go to people and States

A state of suspended biological activity.

can be carried or moved easily

not allowing something based on religion

An official examination or review

Triangles that share a common angle are called this

All citizens vote on everything and can create public policy.

a mistake

When a country produced a narrower range of goods than they consume

angles have the same relative position in similar figures.

The face of a three-dimensional shape chosen to be the "bottom" face

Tax on imports

make an urgent appeal to others

in spite of; even though

consumers buy more of a good when its price decreases and less when its price increases

the substance from which an object is made

to have an influence on or effect a change in something.

Goods and services made in another country and shipped to buyers here

the act of guiding along something along a planned course

A natural hot spring that shoots hot water and steam into the air.

is a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect

referring to water, safe for humans to drink.

strength and courage someone has

to dominate over something else

A type of lyric poem that deals with serious themes, such as justices truth, or beauty.

A painted backdrop or other structures used to create the setting for a play.

the entire geographic area directly affected by a body of water.

very steep, like a cliff

Worn out and exhausted

Amount of goods and services per person in a ccountry

Give a reason for an observation or an occurance

A logical guess that is made based on facts and one's own knowledge and experience.

Make someone angry

A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants

the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded

a way of describing an individual object

remain in existance

not enough or sufficient to fulfill a need or meet a requirement.

manufactured.

an allele that is expressed in the homozygous or heterozygous state.

Anything in the universe that has mass and takes up space.

A person who studies the brain and nervous system

to put emphasis on something

a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles

The solid rock that lies under sand, soil, clay and gravel.

Very heavy

Goods and services made here and shipped to a buyer in another country

The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, representation by an attorney for an accused person

limiting the amount of an item is imported

the use of words whose sounds echo their meaning, such as buzz, whispers gargle, and murmur.

A three dimensional shape with six identical square faces

an indivisibly small unit of matter

A three dimensional shape with a circular base and a vertex opposite the base

Consumer willingness and ability to buy products.

someone who accepts challenges and takes initiative.

A long unbroken wave

The main idea or theme of a particular work.

Mean, median, and mode

the things used to produce a good or service

If someone behaves or speaks with this, she uses persuasive, powerful expression

A way that seeds can be transported away from the parent plant, such as wind or animals.

distance above sea level

you have the right to own guns

The combination of genes from an egg and a sperm to create a zygote.

living or occurring in water

All citizens vote to elect representatives to make the laws for them

a homogeneous mixture in which the smallest particles of the substances are mixed.

differentiate between two things

a deep ditch cut in the earth by running water

A person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale

a desire of a consumer, but not a need

An author's opinion on an issue or topic

sides that have the same relative position in similar shapes

the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person or community.

Structure inside eukaryotic cells that perform specialized functions

you make it into law

A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote

A play written for film

The fluid portion of a cell's interior. The organelles are suspended in the cytoplasm.

a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

the process in which particles adhere to a surface.

any item that is sold

a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number

Light and airy

Restricting all import and exports from a country

Observations that may support a possition

The part of the stamen (at the tip) where pollen is produced.

explains how to do something - usually an activity, a sport, or a household project

a person who supervised or manages something

Is a short account of an event that is usually intended to entertain or make a point

Relating to the deformation of Earth's rocky crust

the difference in elevation (measured in feet) between two adjacent contour lines.

Covered with water

One or more lines repeated in each stanza of a poem.

The platform on a ship or boat where people stand.

Main information of a cell

The restating of information in one's own words

to make sure of or certain

A cilliated protist that lives in fresh water and eats other tiny organisms for food

A graph of data where the entire circle represents the whole or 100%

A prism with a top and bottom(base) that are congruent rectangles

a process used to separate different solutes from a solution by passing them through a medium.

The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process

A place where many trees are grown for educational or viewing purposes.

a chemical found in the nucleus which contains the cell's genes.

Slightly burn it 

the object toward which your work and planning is directed; a purpose.

The driving force or motivation behind an action

to mix two or more substances together and create a solution.

to state exactly or in detail what you want or need.

to examine something carefully to judge its value or worth.

A green pigment in chloroplasts that captures light energy, which is used to make food.

an argument in which the logical relationship between the support and claim is sound

the text of a play, film, or broadcast is called this

A large mass of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks falling quickly down the side of a mountain.

Special- One of a kind

Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites

Data consisting of numbers, not categories, such as the heights of students

A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

Number that can be expressed as a quotient of two integers where the divisor is not zero

a part or aspect of something

Dangerous and unstable

any physical characteristic

of or relating to culture or cultivation

water that is located below the Earth's surface in the soil.

A glass plate which is used to hold a specimen for viewing with a microscope

The conforming to or living up to one's own sense of what is rightt

occurring by chance, without being predetermined.

One person has all the power to make decisions

Increase in size of an organism. This is a characteristic of life

Any activity that fulfills a human want or need and returns money to those who provide it.

basic requirements for survival

The probability of getting one of two outcomes (like heads or tails)

Express disaproval

A few people have the power to make all the decisions.

A form of communication that may use false or misleading information

a magazine or another type of publication that is issued on a regular basis

A two-dimensional pattern that can be folded into a three- dimensional figure

Use something selfishly

a process by which a liquid becomes a solid

Being surprised or astonished

fast growth of something

A chart used to illustrate the incidence of a genetic trait in members of a family.

An injury or weakness

 it is difficult to understand

A whip like structure that propels protist through water

The start of growth and development of a seed.

Short hairlike structures that propel protists through their fluid environment

A person who purchases goods and services for personal use

Rule by Kings or Queens who usually inherit their power.

to become aware of something directly through any of the senses

A large farm or estate on which crops are raised

distance above sea level

Give a simularity  and a difference between (among) two or more things