Biology Flashcards L to J Terms

Theory

Observed factor that may change in response to another variable

<p>A test in which only one variable is changed while other materials remain the same</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The factor that is purposely changed in an experiment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The smallest unit of an organism that can be considered to be alive</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which organisms keep their internal body conditions fairly constant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A change in a kind of organism over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The basic unit of matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The center of an atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The particle with no charge found in the nucleus of an atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The negatively charged particle found outside the nucleus of an atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Large compounds built by joining smaller ones together</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A positively or negatively charged atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from one atom to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forms when electrons are shared between atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A monomer of nucleic acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The nucleic acid that contains all genetic information for a cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A monomer of carbohydrates (sugar)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The monomer of protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The substance that is dissolved in a solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The substance in which the solute is dissolved in a solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A portion of the planet in which all life exists</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two or more different populations that live in a defined area</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A collection of all organisms that live in a particular place, together with their non-living environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organism that can make its own food internally</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organism that relies on other organisms for energy and food supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating or being eaten</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Links all the food chains in an ecosystem together</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process in which elements, chemical compounds, and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The evaporation of water from the leaves of plants</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The conversion of nitrogen gas into ammonia by bacteria living in the soil</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any relationship in which two species live together</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or beside another organism and causes no harm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cell that contains a nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cell that does not contain a nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell organelles that make protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell organelles that convert food into energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Controls what enters and leaves the cell and also provides protection and support</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Found outside the cell membrane in plants, algae, fungi, and some bacteria that provides support and protection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration through a selectively permeable membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which a cell divides into two new daughter cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which the nucleus is divided into two identical nuclei</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The scientific study of heredity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The chemical factor that determines a trait</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tool used to predict outcomes in genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organism with two identical alleles for a particular trait</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organism with two different alleles for a particular trait</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process that makes the sex cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The joining of male and female reproductive cells to produce a new organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Term for sex cells, egg or sperm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of making proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Change in DNA (genetic material)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Type of adaptation that affects the behavior of an animal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Type of adaptations that affects the functions of an organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Type of adaptation that affects the structure of an organism</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Preserved remains of ancient organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Variety of organisms in the biosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inherited traits that increase an organism's chance of survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The science of classifying organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multicellular eukaryotes with cell walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cells lack cell walls</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Process by which plants and some organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose in the presence of oxygen</p> Signup and view all the answers