ECOSYSTEMS
he maximum population that a given area can sustain
What is carrying capacity?
an organic compound such as sugar or starch, and is used to store energy
What is a carbohydrate?
characteristic that an organism can pass onto its offspring through its genes i
What is a trait?
a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
What is adaptation?
part of the plant that conducts photosynthesis
What is chloroplast?
occurs when different species compete for the same limited resources, like food, water, or space, leading to negative effects on both species involved
What is interspecies competition?
a fundamental molecule that serves as the building block for proteins
What is an amino acid?
Two alleles that are the same. (RR, rr)
What is homozygous?
an organism that has similar characteristics and can reproduce
What is a species?
to trap and store solar energy in chemical form
What is photosynthesis?
an organism that makes its own food using energy from sunlight
what is a producer?
a single-stranded RNA molecule that carries genetic instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm, where proteins are synthesized
messanger RNA
Outward appearance of an organism.
What is phenotype?
The concept that organisms who are the best suited to their environment will be the most successful
What is natural selection?
What is cellulose?
renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals
What is biomass?
copying DNA into RNA
What is transcription?
a segment of DNA is a
What is a gene?
body parts of two different species that have similar structure and location in each species
What are homologous structures?
The chemical energy supply for all living cells is contained in a molecule that, when broken down, releases the energy so that it may be used for activities such as muscle contractions
What is ATP?
what is a keystone species?
large, complex molecules that play essential roles in all living organisms like controling reaction rates
What is a protein?
is DNA tightly coiled around proteins.
What is a chromosome?
Organs/parts many animals still have but are no longer used.
What are vestigal structures?
Carbon Dioxide, Water and Energy
What are the reactants in photosynthesis?