Nature of Science & Ecology
Factors that stay the same in an experiment
What is a constant/controlled variable?
These macromolecules serve diverse functions in cells including structural support, transport, and immune defense
What are proteins?
Provides structure and support to plant cells
What is ATP Synthase?
Energy flow is inefficient with 10% of the total energy of a trophic level available to the next trophic level
What is the 10% rule?
The variable that is measured in an experiment and is graphed on the Y-axis
What is the dependent variable?
This reaction joins monomers to build polymers by removing water
What is dehydration synthesis?
What are ribosomes?
The site of the light dependent reactions
What is the thylakoid membrane?
In the following food chain, the fox is this type of organism
kale --> rabbit --> snake --> fox
What is a tertiary consumer?
The variable that is changed/altered in an experiment and graphed on the X-axis
What is the independent variable?
The monomers of DNA and RNA consisting of a 5C-sugar, a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group
What is a nucleotide?
Found in animal cells, these structures contain digestive enzymes
What are lysosomes?
The splitting of water by light energy
What is photolysis?
What are enzymes?
Used to show the interconnected flow of energy through an ecosystem
What is a food web?
These macromolecules store long term energy and include waxes and oils
This structure is best described as having a "fluid mosaic model"
What is the plasma membrane?
The product of the dark reaction/Calvin cycle
What is glucose?
In this type of solution water would flow into the cell
What is a hypotonic solution?
This type of growth has a "S" shaped-curve and approaches carrying capacity
What is logistic growth?
Glycogen stores energy in animal cells and is an example of which macromolecule?
What is a carbohydrate?
This organelle ships and sorts products of the ER
What is the Golgi apparatus?
What are the products of the light dependent reactions?
What are oxygen, ATP & NADPH
In this form of passive transport large, polar molecules are able to cross the plasma membrane
What is facilitated diffusion?