Ecology
Non-living parts of an ecosytsem
What are abiotic factors?
The two receptor cells in the retina of the eye
What are rods and cones?
The organelle responsible for photosynthesis
What is a chloroplast?
The first type of animal to be cloned; named Dolly
What is a sheep?
The medical term for a curve in the spine which usually occurs in children or young adults
Scoliosis
The scientific name for the job or role an organism plays in its habitat
What is a niche?
The largest organ in the human body
What is skin?
The type of cell division that results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes than in the parent cell
What is meiosis?
The condensed form of DNA
What are chromosomes?
A doctor specializing in cancer
What is an oncologist?
The initial source of energy for all ecosystems
What is sunlight?
The part of the brain that deals with hearing and language
What is the temporal lobe?
A scientist who specializes in the study of cells
What is a cytologist?
The shape of DNA
What is a double helix?
The first vaccine was created for this disease
What is smallpox?
The ability for an organism to survive and pass on genes to offspring
A gap between two neurons
What is a synapse?
The products of cellular respiration
What are carbon dioxide, water, and ATP.
The backbone of DNA is made up of these molecules
What is a sugar and a phosphate?
The active drug in Tylenol and NyQuil
What is acetaminophen?
An integral species within a community; the community would collapse without it
What is a keystone species?
The name of the red pigment found in vertebrates that functions in oxygen transport
What is hemoglobin?
The organelle that synthesizes lipids
What is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
This type of RNA brings amino acids to ribosomes
What is tRNA or transfer RNA?
Botulinum toxin is commonly refered to as this
What is botox?