Unit 1
What is, a species which other species in an ecosystem largely depend on?
Keystone Species
What are two monomers of carbohydrates called?
Disaccharide
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondrion
What is the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria or yeast?
Fermentation
What is the outermost tissue on a leaf?
Dermal
What is an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form?
Organism
What is the single unit of nucleic acid?
Nucleotide
What is it called when a solution contains a lower amount of solute in comparison to the solute outside it?
Hypertonic
What carries water and other minerals through the leaf?
Xylem
What is the outside layer that guards the cell membrane?
Cell wall
What is the scientific method?
Observation/question, research, hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conclusions
What is a type of fat that looks like the letter ‘E’?
Triglyceride
What is the natural spreading out of molecules?
Diffusion
What carries sugar through the leaf?
Phloem
What is it called when it takes energy to move substances?
Active transport
What is the mutual sharing of one or more pairs of electrons between two atoms?
Covalent Bond
What is the break down of complex molecules in living organisms?
Catabolism
What is a self-regulating process by which an organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions?
Homeostasis
What helps the root add surface area?
Root hair
What is the process by which glucose is transformed into energy?
Cellular respiration
What is it called when similar particles stick together?
Cohesion
What is deoxyribonucleic acid shortened to?
DNA
What is a state of balance between continuing processes?
Dynamic equilibrium
Translocation
What layer surrounds a leaf that is non-polar?
Cuticle