Ecology
What term describes a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area?
Population
What is the name of the phase in the cell cycle where the cell spends most of its time?
Interphase
What kind of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?
proteins
Who is known as the father of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What type of symbiotic relationship benefits one organism while the other is neither helped nor harmed?
Commensalism
What type of signaling involves a cell releasing a signal to nearby cells?
paracrine signaling
Which macromolecule is composed of amino acids?
proteins
What is the term for traits that enhance an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce?
adaptations
What is the term for the maximum number of individuals an environment can support?
Carrying Capacity
What checkpoint in the cell cycle ensures that all chromosomes are properly attached before anaphase?
metaphase checkpoint
What property of water allows it to stick to itself?
cohesion
What is it called when humans select for desirable traits in organisms?
artificial selection
Which nutrient cycle includes nitrogen fixation, nitrification, and denitrification?
Nitrogen Cycle
What molecule often acts as a second messenger in signal transduction pathways?
cAMP (cyclic AMP)
What is the term for a substance that helps maintain a stable pH in a solution?
buffer
What type of selection favors intermediate phenotypes?
stabilizing selection
What model describes how energy decreases as it moves through trophic levels?
Energy Pyramid
Which protein family regulates the timing of the cell cycle in eukaryotic cells?
cyclins (and cyclin-dependent kinases)
What is the name of the reaction that joins monomers together by removing a water molecule?
dehydration synthesis
What is the term for the process by which unrelated organisms independently evolve similar traits?
convergent evolution