| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Eukarya | Humans belong to the domain __________ |
| Controlled Experiment | Has one variable |
| Data | Measurements collected over a certain amount of time |
| Qualitative | Type of data, descriptive |
| Quantitative | Type of data, number |
| Theory | The best explanation that is supported by lots and lots of data |
| Ecology | Study of the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment |
| Niche | A species' unique way of living |
| Limiting Factors | Conditions that restrict a population's growth |
| Carrying Capacity | Number of organisms in a population that the environment can maintain with no net increase or decrease |
| Predation | An interaction in which one organism eats another |
| Parasitism | Relationship in which one organism (parasite) obtains its food at the expense of a host |
| Mutualism | Both organisms benefit from the symbiotic relationship |
| Commensalism | One organism benefits, while the other is unaffected |
| Ecological Succession | Species are replaced as other species move into the area later |
| Imprinting | Formation of a bond between two animals, usually a parent and a newborn |
| Circadian Rhythm | Instinctive behavior that occurs usually every 24 hours |
| Migration | Innate behavior of returning to a birth place or nesting place |
| Innate Behavior | Behavior that an organism is born knowing how to do |
| Learning | A change in an organisms behavior based on experience |
| Habituation | When an organism becomes so used to a stimulus, it no longer responds |
| Classical Conditioning | An organism responds to a stimulus based on a reward or punishment |
| Insight | Responding appropriately to a situation without having previous experience in that situation |
| Territorial Behavior | Behavior an organism uses to mark its area |
| Communication | Signaling between organisms |
| Proton | Located in the nucleus, has a positive charge |
| Neutron | Located in the nucleus, has no charge (neutral) |
| Electron | Located outside of the nucleus, has a negative charge |
| Enzymes | Main catalysts of chemical reactions in organisms (special proteins) |
| Nucleus | Stores DNA and controls activities of the cell |
| Lysosome | Breaks down macromolecules into smaller particles |
| Prokaryotic | Simple, small cell that lacks organelles |
| Microfilaments | Responsible for cell movement |
| Active Transport | Movement of molecules that requires energy - goes from low to high concentration |
| Eukaryotic | Type of cell that is highly organized with organelles |
| Cell Membrane | Controls what enters and exits cell, made of lipid bi-layer |
| Diffusion | Molecules moving from high to low concentration |
| Chloroplast | Sunlight is converted to sugar here |
| Ribosome | Proteins are made here |
| Cell Wall | Found in plant, not animal cells |
| Osmosis | Water moving from high to low concentration |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum | Transports materials around the cell |
| Autotrophs | Organisms that make their own food using sunlight |
| Consumers | Organisms that must obtain their energy from food |
| Sugar + O2 = CO2 + H2O + Energy | Formula for cellular respiration |
| Mitochondria | Organelle where cellular respiration takes place |
| Cytoplasm | Glycolysis occurs in the ____________ |
| Glycolysis | First step of cellular respiration |
| Krebs Cycle | Second step of cellular respiration |
| Electron Transport Chain | Third (final) step of cellular respiration |
| 34 | Approximately ____ ATP molecules are formed during cellular respiration |
| Malignant Tumor | Mass of cancer cells |
| Cytokinesis and Mitosis | Two main stages of the Mitotic Phase |
| Gametes | Produced by Meiosis |
| Cytokinesis | A cell splits into two daughter cells during ______________ |
| Homologous Chromosomes | Two sets of chromosomes found in a body cell, one set inherited from the male parent, and the other from the female parent |
| 10 | A cell that has 5 chromosomes in the G1 phase will have ____ chromatids in the G2 phase |
| Rearranged | This happens to atoms in a chemical reaction |
| Oxygen | Gas given off by plants |
| Tested | A hypothesis is useful only if it can be ___________ |
| Monosaccharide | Monomer of carbohydrates |
| Thylakoids | Location where light reactions occur |
| Sister Chromosomes | Genetically identical structures of chromosomes |
| Community | All living organisms in an area |
| Pigment | Light obsorbing molecule of a pnat |
| Interphase | Phase of cell cycle where cell is doing normal functions |
| 20 | Number of amino acids that exist |
| Monomers | Polymers are made of these |
| Green | Spectrum of light that is not absorbed by chlorolophyll |
| NADPH | One product of the light rections |
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