Cells
Chemistry
Cell Division
Photosynthesis
Evolution
100
A passive transport of a substance down its concentration gradient requiring no ATP
What is diffusion
100
The capacity to do work.
What is energy.
100
The repeating set of events that comprise the life cycle of a cell from one division to the next.
What is the cell cycle.
100
An organism that utilizes either photosynthesis or chemosynthesis to produce its own organic food
What is an autotroph
100
A reflection of how well an organism survives and reproduces in a given environment .
What is fitness
200
The framework of microtubules, microfilaments and other intermediate filaments present in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells
What is the cytoskeleton
200
Any combination of two or more chemical elements connected through a chemical bond
What is a compound
200
The physical structure comprised of DNA and supportive proteins that becomes visible in the nucleus during mitosisr
What is a chromosome.
200
The disc-shaped folds of the inner membrane of a chloroplast arranged in stacks called grana
What is a thylakoid
200
The distribution of fossils and populations of extant species over geographical ranges.
What is biogeography
300
Called phagocytosis when the engulfed substance is a solid or cellular
What is endocytosis
300
A change in matter involving the making and/or breaking of chemical bonds
What is a chemical reaction
300
The region in a replicated chromosome connecting the two identical sister chromatids
What is the centromere.
300
A collection of pigments in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast that absorbs light
What is a photosystem
300
The notion that a large, randomly mating population that is experiencing no mutation, gene flow, or selection is not evolving.
What is Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
400
A very firm, plump cell that has experienced a recent influx of water due to a concentration gradient
What is turgid
400
Spontaneous reactions that release free energy into the environment
What is exergonic.
400
The structure formed along the center of a plant cell to create a new cell wall.
What is the cell plate
400
The first electron acceptor of the electron transport chain that starts a series of redox reactions
What is the primary electron acceptor
400
The taxon or group representing the point of comparison in a cladistic study.
What is the outgroup
500
Examples include cAMP and Ca2+
What is a second messenger
500
The type of reaction responsible for the synthesis of organic polymers from their monomer subunits.
What is condensation reaction or dehydration synthesis.
500
And diploid body cell in a mulitcellular eukaryote
What is a somatic cell
500
A plant that allows for collection and storage of CO2 at night when water loss is minimized.
What is CAM plant
500
Unpredictable changes in allele frequencies due to the very limited size of a population
What is genetic drift
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