Bio Class Chapter 4-6

Front 1

selective breeding

Back 1

choose individuals with most desirable traits to breed with one another, can produce new varieties of plants and animals

Front 2

genetic engineering

Back 2

modifying organisms similar to selective breeding, allows more specific manipulation of genes, introduces genes from other species by use of viruses

Front 3

monoculture

Back 3

communities dominated by a single species (caused from high disturbance)

Front 4

parasite

Back 4

eukaryotic
host behavior
invade body
treatments hard on body

Front 5

viruses

Back 5

not composed of a cell
no metabolism
attaches to cells and manipulates
very difficult to kill with drugs

Front 6

bacteria

Back 6

much smaller and complicated cells than ours
-reproduce with the body
-directly and indirectly cause harm to the body
-antibiotics only used for this

Front 7

acquired immunity

Back 7

cells with special molecules that recognize and attack non-self entities and prevents us from being re-attacked by the same disease

Front 8

peyote

Back 8

cactus used a drug(psychoactive) for religious purposes

Front 9

biophilia

Back 9

live of living things