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Prokaryote
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No nucleus, No membrane bound organelles
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Eukaryote
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Nucleus, Membrane bound organelles
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Homeostasis
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balance
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virus
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infects host cells, contains genetic material,
non living |
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lytic cycle
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viral reproduces, kills the cell
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lysogenic cycle
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virus enters cell, inserts genetic material
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mitosis
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cell division, identical cells produced
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cell cycle
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cell growth and division
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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
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genetic code |
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mRNA (messenger Ribonucleic Acid)
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copy of DNA code
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cell differentiation
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specialization of cells,
(bone, muscle, nerve) |
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cancer
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disease from uncontrolled growth and division of cells
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carbohydrates
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C, H, O
monosaccharide energy source glucose, starch |
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lipids
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C, H, O sometimes P
fatty acids energy storage fats, waxes, oils |
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proteins
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C, H, O, N
amino acids structural support, speeds reactions enzymes, collagen |
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nucleic acids
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C, H, O, N, P
Nucleotides genetic information DNA, RNA |
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Nucleotide
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link together to make DNA/RNA
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transcription
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DNA to mRNA
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Translation
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mRNA to protein
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mutation
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change in DNA
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meiosis
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produces gametes (eggs/sperm)
haploid |
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genome
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an organisms DNA
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common ancestor
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organism from which all others come from
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fossil record
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fossil information about past organisms
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biogeography
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geographical location of organisms
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anatomical homologies
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similar structures from common ancestor
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molecular homologies
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similar DNA from common ancestor
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developmental homologies
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similar development from common ancestor
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natural selection
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survival of organisms
based on traits |
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stasis
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long time period no change in species
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sequence
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the order that something occurs
first, then, next, last |
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genetic drift
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changes in frequency of genes over time
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gene flow
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moving genes from one population to another
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recombination
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new gene combinations made during meiosis
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endosymbiosis
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small prokaryotic cells engulfed by larger cells
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taxonomy
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classifying organisms
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photosynthesis
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solar energy to chemical energy
makes glucose happens in chloroplast |
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cellular respiration
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glucose to ATP
happens in mitochondria |
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enzymes
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protein
changes speed of chemical reaction |
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microorganisms
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microscopic organisms
bacteria, protists |
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primary succession
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new ecosystem from nothing
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secondary succession
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new ecosystem where one was devastated
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predation
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one animal eats another
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parasitism
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+/-
one benefits/one harms |
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commensalism
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+/0
one benefits/one neutral |
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mutualism
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+/+
both benefit |
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competition
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contest between two organisms for a resource
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trophic levels
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positions in a food chain
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carbon cycle
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moving carbon throughout an ecosystem
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nitrogen cycle
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movement of nitrogen throughout an ecosystem
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