Vocabulary

ethnicity

• relating to or characteristic of a human group having racial, religious, linguistic, and certain other traits in common

• DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

• encodes information through the order of sequence of nucleotides along each strand

• gene • segment of DNA molecules

phenotype

• "the form that is shown"; it is the outward, physical appearance of a particular trait

• genotype • The genetic makeup of an organism as distinguished from its physical characteristics.

dominant

• the allele that expresses itself at the expense of an alternate allele; the phenotype that is expressed in the F1 generation from the cross of two pure lines

• recessive • an allele whose expression is suppressed in the presence of a dominant allele; the phenotype that disappears in the F1 generation from the cross of two pure lines and reappears in the F2 generation

• dot plots • a statistical chart consisting of group of data points plotted on a simple scale.

histograms

• A graph using rectangle bases on horizontal axis that have heights corresponding to the measurements.

• box plots • a graphic representation of a distribution by a rectangle, the ends of which mark the maximum and minimum values, and in which the median and first and third quartiles are marked by lines parallel to the ends.

correlation

• the degree to which two or more attributes or measurements on the same group of elements show a tendency to vary together.

• causation • anything that produces an effect

appropriate quantities

• chain reaction • one nuclear reaction causes an average of one or more nuclear reactions.

• nucleus • Positively charged mass in center of atom, contains neutrons and protons.

nuclear fission

• nuclear reaction in which a nucleus splits into two smaller parts often creating a large output of energy.

• nuclear fusion • nuclear reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei join together or “fuse” to create one heavier nuclei.

• radiation • the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, through a medium or space, and absorbed by another body.

collateral damage

• destruction to objects that are not intended in the initial target.

• unconditional surrender

• No guarantees to the party who is admitting defeat

• civil rights • rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. constitution and certain Congressional acts, especially as applied to an individual or a minority group.

• sit-in • a form of demonstration used by African Americans to protest discrimination in which the protesters sit down in a segregated business and refuse to leave until they are served

affirmative action

• a policy that seeks to correct the effects of past discrimination by favoring the groups who were previously disadvantaged

• civil disobedience • the citizens stopped following the segregation laws and protested for equal rights

integration

• Process of ending segregation by allowing all races to participate in all activities

• segregation • the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group

• boycott • To stop buying something to show a protest

proton

• a positively charged particle with mass similar to a neutron found in the nucleus of an atom

neutron

• particle having no charge with a mass similar to a proton found in the nucleus of an atom

• electron • a negatively charged particle with little mass found in an orbit around the nucleus

• electron cloud • the group of electrons revolving around the nucleus of an atom

atomic number

• the number of positive charges or protons in the nucleus of an atom of a given element, and therefore also the number of electrons

• atomic mass • The mass of a given atom or molecule, expressed in atomic mass units.

mass number

• The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.

• devastation • to destroy or leave in ruins

occupation

• control of a country by a foreign military power

annex

• an addition that extends a main building

• anti-Semitism • discrimination or prejudice against the Jewish people

• edict • command by an authority which oppresses a certain group of people

• persecution • to oppress, harass, or treat unfairly due to religion, race, or a certain belief

• Typhus • an infectious disease, usually transmitted by lice or fleas, that causes fever, skin rash, and severe headaches

internment camp

• a prison like compound used for prisoners of war

• appeasement • practice of giving in to an aggressor nation's demands in order to keep peace

genocide

• Systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

• liberators • Soldiers who freed the prisoners of internment camps