Human Impact
the introduction of harmful materials, substances, or energy into the natural environment at a rate faster than it can be naturally dispersed, diluted, or safely stored
pollution
Homeostasis
Which cell structure is responsible for protein synthesis
Ribosomes
An example of a non-renewable resource
coal, crude oil, natural gas, nuclear energy
the biochemical process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria convert sunlight into chemical energy.
Photosynthesis
the scientific process of generating a genetically identical copy of a cell, tissue, or entire organism
cloning
An organism, population, or species from which two or more different lineages or individuals descend.
Common Ancestor
a hydrocarbon-containing material—primarily coal, petroleum (oil), and natural gas—formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the buried remains of prehistoric plants and animals.
Fossil Fuels
the metabolic process by which cells break down nutrients (like glucose) in the presence of oxygen to produce usable chemical energy in the form of ATP
Cellular Respiration
the progressive, predictable process by which the mix of species and habitat in an ecological community changes over time
Ecological Succession
Speeds up a chemical reaction
Enzyme
a diagram that illustrates the evolutionary relationships and history among various species or other biological entities
phyolgentic tree