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What are the levels of organization |
Organelles, cells, tissues,organs,organism |
One can't taste orange oysters |
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How is a molecule organic |
It contains carbon |
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What is the main difference between prokaryote and eukaryote cells |
Pro's have no nucleus and euk's do and pros have no organelle euk's do |
Pro means no |
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Where is DNA stored |
In the nucleus |
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Where do autotrophs and heterotrophs get their food from |
Autos get their food from sunlight, heterotrophs get theirs from other organisms |
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What job does the plasma membrane do |
Sets the boundary from the inside of the cell to the outside |
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What is homeostasis |
Maintaining of internal systems |
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What is cellular respirayion |
Occurs in mitochondria, uses oxygen to release energy from food molecules; produces CO2 |
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What is mitochondria |
In plant and animal cells breaks down food molecules to use as energy |
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What is the cell cycke |
The process a cell goes through when it is dividing |
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What is the biggest difference between viruses and bacteria |
Bacteria is living, viruses are not |
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What are proteins made of |
Nucleic acids |
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What is meiosis |
A type of cell division that produce gametes |
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What does meiosis result in |
Children cells that have half the number of chromosomes as their parents (or haploid cells) |
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What is heredity |
Traits inherited from one generation to another |
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What is a genotype |
The gene combo an organism contains |
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What is a phenotype |
The way an organism looks |
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What are mutations |
When genes are altered |
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Are mutations good or bad |
They can be both it depends on the mutation |
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What are the causes of mutations |
Mutations are usually just random events, but some mutations are caused by mutagens substances |
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What is evolution |
Evolution is the change an species goes through overtime |
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What is evolution |
Evolution is the change an species goes through overtime |
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What's embryology |
Studying organisms in their earliest stages of life |
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What's embryology |
Studying organisms in their earliest stages of life |
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What is taxonomy |
They group and name organisms |
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What is negative feedback |
A decrease in responce |
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What is negative feedback |
A decrease in responce |
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What is positive feedbac |
An increase in responce |
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What is the largest organ on yourbody |
Your skin |
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What are the 2 types of reproduction |
Asexual and sexual |
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What type of reproduction do plants use |
They use both |
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Positive tropism |
Movement towards the stimuli in plants |
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Negative tropism |
Movement away from stimuli in plants |
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Phototrophism |
Response to light |
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Phototrophism |
Response to light |
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Gravitropism |
Response to gravity |
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Phototrophism |
Response to light |
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Gravitropism |
Response to gravity |
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Thigmotropism |
Response to touch |
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What is a population |
A group of individuals that belong the same species and live in the same area |
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What does an ecosystem consist if |
Living and non living things |
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What are living parts of an ecosystem called |
Biotic factors |
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What are living parts of an ecosystem called |
Biotic factors |
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What are non living parts of ecosystems called |
Abiotic factors |
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What are living parts of an ecosystem called |
Biotic factors |
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What are non living parts of ecosystems called |
Abiotic factors |
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What is biodiversity |
A variety of organisms in an area |
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What are tropic levels |
Steps energy passes through |
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What are tropic levels |
Steps energy passes through |
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How much energy is passed to each tropic level |
10% |
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