ACT Terms Quiz

process by which products of digestion move from small intestine to blood

• absorption

• catalyst

• diffusion

• permeability

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

a compound that dissociates in water to form hydrogen ions

• acid

• base

• control

• gas

has a nucleus that contains neutrons and protons (positive charge); electrons (negative charge)

• atom

• chromosome

• protein

• DNA

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a compound that forms a salt and water following reaction with an acid

• base

• acid

• calorie

• DNA

the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degrees Celsius

• calorie

• catalyst

• kinetic

• radioactive

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

a substance that changes (usually speeds up) the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being permanently changed

• calorie

• diffusion

• solvent

• catalyst

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

any process that results in the production of different substances with new properties

• chemical reaction

• catalyst

• dependent variable

• independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

a complex green pigment that captures light energy, for use in photosynthesis

• chloroplast

• chlorophyll

• DNA

• pH

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

a structure, composed primarily of DNA, that contains the genes

• DNA

• chromosome

• element

• protein

two or more elements combined chemically in definite proportions by weight

• compound

• catalyst

• dependent variable

• protein

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5