| A | B |
|---|
| Fallopian tubes | Where the egg is fertilized |
| Fertilization | Union of sperm and egg |
| Flagella | Whiplike tail used for movement |
| flora | Plants |
| Food Chain | Linear relationship showing how food energy is passed from producer to consumer |
| Food web | Shows how interelated food chains exist in an ecosystem |
| Fossil | Used as evidence of evolution |
| Fungi | A type of decomposer |
| Gamete | Sperm or egg |
| Gene | Unit of heredity; small part of a chromosome |
| gene mutation | Change in DNA; usually harmful |
| Genetic Engineering | Techniques used to move genes from one organism into another |
| Geographic isolation | Seperating members of a species with some barrier; Faciltates evolution |
| Glucose | Simple sugur used during respiration and made during photosynthesis |
| Guanine | Nitrogenous base that pairs with Cytosine |
| Guard Cell | Cells that regulate size of stomates to help maintain homeostasis |
| Habitat | The environment in which an organism lives |
| Double Helix | Spiral Staircase shape of DNA molecule |
| Herbivore | Plant eater |
| Heterotroph | Must find food to eat |
| Homeostasis | Balance in the body; Maintained by nervous and endocrine systems |
| Hormone | Chemical produced by endocrine system |
| Host | What a parasite lives off of |
| Hydrolysis | Splitting apart by adding water |
| Importation of non-native species | Plants or animals compete with native organisms for needed resources |
| In vitro fertilization | Fertiliztion is accomplished outside the mom's body and zygote is later implanted in uterus |
| inorganic compound | Any compound that does not have C and/or H |
| Insulin | Hormone secreted by pancreas that regulates glucose levels in blood |
| Internal Development | Fetus develops inside mom's uterus |
| Internal Fertilization | Adaptation in land animals that allows sperm and egg to meet |
| Lichen | Alga and fungus working together: Breaks down rock |
| Limiting Factor | Anything condition which limits the amount of organisms that can live in an area |
| Lipid | Fats, waxes, oils |
| Lock-and-Key model | Enzymes are specific to certain substrates |
| Meiosis | Process of making sex cells |
| Menstural Cycle | Hormone controlled process responsible for maturation and and release of egg |
| mRNA | Carrys genetic code from nucleus to ribosomes so proteins can be synthesized |
| Metabolism | All the chemical activities that happen in an organism |
| Mitochondria | Site of aerobic respiration |
| Mitosis | Asexual reproduction; Makes identical cells |
| Monosaccharide | A simple sugar |
| Mutagenic agents | Chemicals, Radioactive substances, UV radiation |
| Mutualism | Both organisms benefit |
| Natural Selection | Indivduals best adapted for environment will survive to reproduce |
| Negative Feedback | One type of hormone going up causes another type to go down |
| Niche | The role the organism has in the environment |
| Nitrogenous base | Adenine,Guanine,Cytosine,Thymine and Uracil |
| Nucleotide | Small portion of DNA molecule |
| Omnivore | Eats both plants and animals |
