| A | B |
| ph | a way to measure acids and bases |
| diffusion | movement of material from high to low concentrations |
| aerobic | process requiring oxygen |
| genetics | the study of heredity |
| biotechnology | use of current tools in biology to advance biology |
| ecology | study of the interaction of the environment and animals |
| mitosis | cell division where an identical cell is made |
| meiosis | cell division of sex cells |
| ATP | chemical form of energy |
| biology | study of the living world |
| cell wall | plant cells have this extra layer of protection |
| carbohydrate | macromolecule used for quick energy |
| lipid | includes fats |
| protein | includes enzymes |
| enzymes work by | lowing the activation energy |
| DNA | carries our genetic information |
| electron | negative charged part of an atom |
| evolution | change over time |
| father of genetics | Mendel |
| father of evolution | Darwin |
| heterozygous | having a dominat and recessive allele |
| mitochondria | powerhouse of the cell |
| nucleus | control center of the cell |
| metaphase | part of mitosis when chromosomes line up in the center of the cell |
| symbiosis | relationship between 2 organisms |
| the best solvent | water |
| transcription | making DNA into mRNA |
| translation | making amino acids from mRNA |
| cancer | uncontrollable cell growth |
| punnett square | method used to solve genetic problems |
| control | the group in an experiment that stays constant |
| hypothesis | educated guess |
| 1000 l = ? ml | 1000000 |
| catabolism | breaking down molecules |
| Balance in the body | homeostasis |
| Amino acids are conected by | peptide bonds |
| DNA strands are held together by these bonds | hydrogen |
| herbivores | only eat plants |
| food web | shows interactions of many organisms |
| food chain | shows who eats whom |
| exponential | very quick growth |
| permaforst | tundra |
| place where protiens are made | ribosomes |
| exocytosis | material leaving the cell |
| eukaryote | has a nucleus |
| where photosynthesis occurs | chloroplast |
| type of respiration without having oxygen | fermentation |
| when crossing over occurs | prophase 1 |
| carnations show this type of inheritance | incomplete dominance |
| phenotype | the physical makeup |
| karyotype | allows one to tell the sex and chromosomal problems |
| always pairs with cytosine | guanine |
| These are never in RNA | thymine |
| electrophoresis | seperates DNA based on size |
| structures that look similar | homologous |
| the new taxonomic system starts with 3 ___ | domains |
| bacteria reproduce by | binary fission |
| prion | infectious protien |
| this helps a sperm move | flagella |
| xylem | carries water up the plant |
| another name for flowering plants | angiosperm |
| mollusks need this for protection | shell |
| simplist animal | porifera or sponge |
| a drug that speeds the bodies reactions | stimulant |
| processing part of the neuron | cell body |
| heart muscle | cardiac |
| 3 pronged part at the top of the heart | aorta |
| blood cells with no nucleus | red |
| liver | makes bile |
| pancreas | makes insulin |
| functional part of the kidney | nephron |
| makes sperm | testes |
| ovulation | releasing of an egg |
| B-cells | have memory |
| tumor | overgroth of cells |