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 |