The Cell
What are the 2 key parts of the cell theory?
What is adaptation?
change in response to the environment over time.
What element is cycled in the carbon cycle?
carbon
What is the control group?
group used as a comparison and does not contain the variable being tested.
What is diversity?
variety
Name 2 types of cells
plant and animal
What is a food chain?
shows how one organism relies on another for food.
used to make glucose, chemical energy
What is the experimental group?
the group that contains the variable being tested
what are the 3 types of diversity?
genetic, species, ecosystem
What cell type has a cell wall?
plant
what are the 3 types of symbiosis?
parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism
How is cellular respiration different from photosynthesis?
cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide from glucose and oxygen, photosynthesis produces oxygen from carbon dioxide and energy from the sun.
What is the independent variable?
the variable that we think causes the response.
People have different skin tone, hair, eyes, talents and abilities. This describes what type of diversity?
genetic
What organelle contains the DNA?
nucleus
what is the biosphere?
where all life exists on earth
why does the carbon cycle exist?
because carbon is recycled from living organisms to nonliving matter to living organisms again.
What is the dependent variable?
the measured variable that is responding
what are economic benefits of biodiversity?
food, clothing, medicine.
What cell organelle is the protein factory?
ribosome
Give an example of homeostasis
maintains internal stability
What is the main cause of the imbalance in our carbon cycle?
human impact: burning fossil fuels and deforestation
what are the steps of the scientific method in order?
How is species diversity different from genetic diversity?
genetic diversity exists within a single species, species diversity describes the diversity of species within a community.