living things/life processes (topic 1)
Define Respiration
what is a substance on which an enzyme acts and charges substances to a simple form?
Substrate
What is a chromosome mutation, in which chromosome segments and the genes they contain change positions?
translocation mutation
what ends the energy pyramid? (The top)
tertiary consumers
what is a tumor?
Mass of abnormal cells
What's the word that uses oxygen to make energy?
Aerobic
what is a enzyme?
a substance produced by a living organism which acts as an increase rate of a chemical reaction to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
what is Nucleic Acid? Give some examples.
An organic molecule. Three common examples are ATP, DNA, and RNA. made up of nucleotides
Define Energy Transfer.
Each consumer level of the food pyramid utilizies approximately 10% of its ingested nutrients to build new tissue.
what is synthesis?
to form or make something
What is egestion?
Egestion is the removal of liquid or wastes.
what enzyme breaks carbohydrates?
Amylase
Name at least 2 of what the Gene code stand for in DNA. A,T,C,G.
A=Adenine T=Thymine C=cytosine G=Guanine
what are the types of symbiosis?
Commensalism, mutualism, parasitism, and competition
what are pathogens?
a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
Name the life processes (must get 4 out of 7 correct)
Nutrition, Respiration, Excretion, Metabolism, Transportation, Reproduction, and Regulation
what are pigments that absorb violet and blue light but reflects yellow orange and red light?
Carotenoids
what is the rule that says if we have 20% of G then T would be 30%
Chargaff's Rule
What is determined by biotic and abiotic factors?
ecosystem
According to Darwin, evolution occurs ___
because of natural selection
Define Anaerobic
does not use oxygen to make energy
what are thylakoid membranes?
site of light dependent reactions
What is the name for alternate forms of a gene?
Allele
what are the first organisms to inhabit a given location? (ex. bare rock)
Pioneer Organisms
Define Heredity
passing of genetic information from generation to the next through reproduction.