Glossary Flashcards
(23 cards)
Involving the rules used for deciding what is right or wrong
Ethical
Plants that have been changed using genetic engineering to alter their genes and produce a new type of desirable plant
Genetically modified plants
The process of removing an organ from one person and surgically placing it into another person
Organ transplant
A cell that is taken from a person or animal at an early stage of development and is capable of developing into cells of any type.
Stem cell
A small organism that causes disease
Virus
Absolutely
Absolutely correct, absolutely amazed, absolutely perfect.
Completely
Completely accurate, completely amazed, completely different, completely new.
Highly
Highly accurate, highly successful.
Totally
Totally wrong, totally different, totally successful.
As long as
Only if
In case
Because it is possible that
Once
At the moment something happens
Provided that
Only if
Since
Because it is true that
Unless
Except if
A magnet is
A piece of metal that attracts other pieces of metal.
A compass is
A device used to show direction-north, east, south, west.
A wire is
A long, thin piece of metal
A hammer is
A tool used to hit something with force
Iron is
A metal. Fe
Steel is
A metal made of iron (fe) and carbon (C).
An electric current is
The flow of electricity in motion.
An atom is
The smallest unit of anything, with protons, neutrons, and electrons.
