| A | B |
| measures volume | graduated cylinder |
| chloroplasts | gives plant cells green color |
| nucleus | control cednter of the cell |
| cell membrane | allows nutrients and other things to enter and exit the cell |
| tropical rain forest | have more biodiversity than any other biome |
| deciduous forest | biome that we live in |
| deciduous | type of tree that the leave fall off in the winter |
| competition | when 2 or more populations that need the same limited resource |
| ecosystem | all living and non living things in an area |
| commensalism | relationship where one organsism benfits and the other in not really affected |
| mutualism | a relationship where both organsisms benefit |
| tropical rain forest | recieves the highest amount of rainfall each year |
| organism | smallest level of ecological organization |
| permafrost | occurs in the tundra. frozen layer of soil |
| abiotic | rocks, water....all non living things |
| biotic | all living things |
| producer | an organism that can make its own food |
| dichotomous key | a tool used to identify an unknown organism |
| asexual reproduction | one parent organism and offspring is identical to parent |
| sexual reproduction | two parent organism - offspring is a blend of both parents |
| DNA | genetic material - found in the nucleus of plant cells |
| cells | basic unit of living things |
| cell wall | not found in animal cells |