| A | B |
|---|
| abiogenesis/spontaneous generation | life forms can arise spontaneously from non-living matter |
| active transport | transport of substances through cell membrane that requires energy |
| allele | the possibilities of a gene |
| amino acids | monomer of proteins |
| animalia | kingdom consisting of eukaryotic multicellular heterotrophs |
| anticodon | 3 letters on tRNA |
| Aristotle | scientist who created the first classification system |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction with one parent |
| autotroph | organisms that get their food from the sun and make their own using photosynthesis |
| Avery | discovered that DNA stores and transmits the information in cells |
| bases | Adenine, guanine, thymine, cystosine in DNA, uracil in RNA |
| Benedicts test | test used to detect presence of sugars |
| binomial nomenclature | the system of naming each species with a two part name |
| biogenesis | living things can only come from other living things |
| biome | a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similiar communities |
| biosphere | part of the earth on which living things exist |
| biuret test | test for the presence of proteins |
| carbohydrates | biomolecule that stores energy short term |
| carnivores | consumers that eat only meat |
| cell theory | all living things are made of cells which are the basic unit of living things, cells come from other cells |
| cell wall | cellulose layer surrounding plant cells |
| cells | smallest units of an organism that can be considered to be alive |
| chloroplasts | cytoplasmic organelle found in plant cells that perform photosynthesis |
| chromatin | DNA in thread like structure when nucleus is not dividing |
| cilia | small hair like structures which aid in movement of cells |
| codon | 3 letters on MRNA |
| commensalism | one specific benefit and the other is neither benifitted nor harmed |
| community | groups of different populations of different species that live together in a defined area |
| complementary bases | A bonds with T, G bonds with C, A bonds with U in DNA or UNA |
| concentration gradient | a difference in the concentration of a substance across a membrane |
| consumers | organisms that cannont harness energy directly from environment, heterotrophs |
| control | experiment without the variable |
| cross fertilization | a process in which one plant fertilizes the egg in a flower of a different plant |
| cytokinesis | cytoplasmic division |
| cytoplasm | jell-like substance in the cell which holds everything in place |
| Darwin | scientist who traveled to the Galapagos and developed theory of evolution |
| data | recorded measurements of changes that occurred during the experiment |
| decomposers | consumers that break down organic matter |
| deletion | mutation in which one base is left out |
| deoxyribose | the sugar found in DNA |
| diffusion | movement of solute particles through the cell membrane without using energy |
| diploid | cells such as somatic cells which contain chromosomes in pairs |
| DNA Replication | process in which DNA makes an exact copy of itself in Interphase |
| dominant | the allele that masks any other allele when the 2 alleles are present |
| ecology | scientific study of the interactions among organisms and their environment |
| ecosystem | collection of all organisms and their non living environment that live in a particular place |
| endocytosis | active transport bringing big things into the cell |
| endoplasmic reticulum | biological balance with the cell's surrounding environment |
| enzymes | proteins which speed up chemical reactions |
| equilibrium | biological balance with the cell's surrounding environment |
