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Organelles |
Internal parts of cell |
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Cytoplasm |
Gel like substance organelles float in |
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Nucleus |
Control center of cell |
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Chromosome |
Contains genes inside nucleus |
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Er |
Network of 2 blank structures found through the cytoplasm. Helps exchange materials |
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Smooth er |
Makes new membranes and neutralizes toxins |
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Rough er |
Rinses on it. Modifies and transports protein |
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Ribosome |
Builds protiens |
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Lysomoes |
Helps digests food to mitochondria |
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Mitochondria |
Converts food to energy. Powerhouse of the cell |
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Atp |
A chemical the cell uses to store and transfer energy within itself. |
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Golgi bodies |
Modifies and packages protiens |
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Plasma membrane |
Separates the contents of the cell from the interstital fluid |
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Interstital fluid |
Solution thay bathes and surrounds cells |
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Difference between animal and plant cells |
No cell wall or chloroplast |
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Chloroplast |
Captures the energy from sun |
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Vacuole |
Secretion, excretion and storage |
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Mitosis |
Cell nucleus divides into 2 new nuclei. |
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Zygote |
The fertilized egg |
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Meiosis |
Produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms |
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Tissues |
Cells with common structure and function. |
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Four different types of tissues |
Muscle, epithelial, nervous, connective |
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Muscle tissue consists of |
Skeletal, cardia, smooth |
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Epithelial tissue consists of |
Skin, lining of the organs |
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Nervous tissue consists of |
Neurons |
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Connective tissue consists of |
Cartlidge, blood, fat and bones |
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What is a organ |
Various tissues combined |
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Organ system |
Made up of a number of organs working together |
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What is highest level of organization |
Organism |
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Evolution. |
A theory regarding the process thay we have produced the biological diversity |
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Natural selection. |
Process by which the traits that promote the ability to survive and reproduce are passed onto following generations |
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Adaption |
Best suited for their environment survive and is passed on |
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Fossil record |
Consists of remains of organisms from pasted geological ages |
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Vertebrates |
Animals with backbones |
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Order of vertebrates |
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds |
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Biological geography |
The geological distribution of plants and animals |
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Comparative anatomy |
Comparison of organisms structures |
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Comparative embryology |
The comparison of organisms embryos |
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Molecular biology |
Biology at molecular level |
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Taxonomy |
The study of scientific classification |
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Main levels of classification |
Kingdoms, phylum, class, orde4, family, genus, species |
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Subdivision of level of kingdon |
Animal, plants, monera, protest, fungi |
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Plasma membrane |
Controls the entry and exit from the cell |
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Active transport |
Involves the use of energy in form of atp to move across the membrane |
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Passive transport |
Does not require energy to make use of diffusion and filtration |
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Diffusion |
Moving from regions of high to low concentrate |
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Osmosis |
Water moves from high to low until equal |
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Isotonic |
When solute concentrate of the water is same |
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Hypertonic |
When solute is more concentrated outside of cell . Shrivel |
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Hypertonic |
When solute concentrate outside of cell is lower. Blows up |
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Filtration |
The movement of water and solute through the membrane by pressure |
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2 division that make up trophic level |
Autorophs and heterotrophs |
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Autorophs |
Organisms that helps produce their own food from inorganic substances |
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Heterotrophs |
Obtain their food by consuming plants or other animals |
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Primary consumers maybe |
Herbivores |
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Secondary consumers maybe |
Carnivores or omnivores |
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Tertiary consumers are |
Carnivores that eat other carnivores and omnivores |
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Herbivores |
Plant eaters |
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Omnivores |
Plant and meat eaters |
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Carnivore |
Meat eater |
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Food chain |
The path which food is transferred from one level to next |
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Food Web |
The interrelationship of many food chains |
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Decomposers |
Consume non living organic material and release inorganic material |
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2 factors that affect ecosystem |
Biotic and abiotic |
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Abiotic |
Living parts of ecosystem |
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Abiotic |
Non living influences of ecosystem |
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Predator |
Organisms that feed on other organisms to survive |
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Prey |
Animals hunted |
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Symbiosis |
Separate species living together |
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Parasitism |
One species benefits and one species is harmed |
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Commensalisma |
One species benefits and one unaffected |
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Mutual isms |
Both species benefit |
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Biosphere |
Entire portion of our planet that is inhabited by living this on a variety of ecosystem and communities |
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All organisms obtain the organic substances they need by: |
Auto trophic or heterotrophic |
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Photosynthesis |
Carbon dioxide + water + light energy to carbohydrates + oxygen |
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Chrolophyll |
Absorbs light energy for photosynthesis |
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Cuticle |
Waxy layer on stem and leaves that helps prevent water loss |
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Stomates |
Pored that allows carbon dioxide to enter and oxygen to be released |
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Angiosperms |
Flower part of plants. Reposible for reproduction |
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Sepals |
Encase flower before it blooms |
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Pedals consists of |
Stamen and pistils |
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Stamen |
Pollen producing male reproductive organ |
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Stamen consists of |
Anther and filament |
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Anther |
Pollen bearing structure in stamen |
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Filament |
Stalks that support anther |
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Pistils consists of |
Stigma, style, ovaries |
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Pistils |
Female reproductive system |
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Stigma |
Where pollen enters pistils |
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Ovaries |
Contains egg cells |
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Genes |
Set of instructions for all living things . Located on chromosome |
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Chromosome |
General for same trait at the same loci on the homologous pairs |
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Allele |
Dna coding for particular gene |
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Dominance |
When individual with contrasting traits are crossed |
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Dominant gene |
Capital letter |
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Recessive gene |
Lower letter |
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Homozygous |
An individual with 2 identical genes |
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Heterozygous |
A gene when cells contain 2 different alleles |
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Phenotype |
The apperqnce of |
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Segregation |
When 2 of the heterozygous are crosses the hidden trait becomes segregated anf appears in 25 percent |
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Genotype |
The genetic constitution of cell |
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Independent assortment |
Genes on different chromosomes are inherited independently of each other |
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Linked |
When genes for different traits are on same chromosome |
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Codominance |
Expresses a mixutee of 2 traits |
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How many chromosomes do humans have |
46 |
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Autosome |
Non sex chromosome |
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Xx and xy |
Female and male |
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Sex linked traits |
Genes only found on x chromosome |
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Dna what first purposed by |
Watson and crick |
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Nucleotides |
Until that make up dna |
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Each nucleotide is composed on |
Phosphate group |
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Double helix |
Nucleotides that form long chains |
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During replication: |
The dna strand opens or unzips at the base pairs |
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Transcription |
The process of forming m rna to the information contained in the dna molecule |
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Gene mutations |
Changes in the dna nitrogenous bar sequence, causing a change in the protiens |
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Chromosomal mutations |
Which either the structure or the number of chromosomes changes |
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Polyploidy |
A full set of chromosomes fails to separate |
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Nondisjunction |
In which on chromosome pair fails to separate dung meiosis |
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Uracil |
Nitrogen base found in rna |
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Phosphate group |
Sugar backbone in double helix |
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Amino acid |
Organic comping which contains amino acid and carboxylic group |
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Light microscope |
Light is passed through specimen. the through a glass lens which be ds . Can magnify up to 2,000 times |
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Electron microscope |
Sends a beam of electrons through a specimen. Magnify up to 2 million times |
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Compound microscope |
Often the specimen. To make particular structure stand out. Magnify up to 400 times |
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Data |
Which are measurable factors or qualities thay change during an experiment |
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Different variables |
Independent, dependant, constant |
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Independent variable |
Variable that is changed by the experimenter |
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Dependent |
Variable thay changes in response to the independent variable |
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Controlled experiment |
Only one independent variable |
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X axis |
Horizon |
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Y axis |
Verical |