Ecology
Plants are referred to as this type of "troph"
What is an autotroph?
This organelle is where photosynthesis takes place
What is the Chloroplast?
This is the monomer of DNA
What is a nucleotide?
The movement of water (high to low concentration) across a semi-permeable membrane
What is osmosis?
This tube connects your mouth/nose to the bronchi
What is the trachea?
What is "ose"?
An herbivore (or plant-eater) is referred to as this type of consumer
What is a primary consumer?
This is process by which water travels from the roots to the leaves of a plant during photosynthesis
What is transpiration?
A small sequence of DNA that codes for trait is called this
What is a gene?
The movement of molecules across a semi-permeable membrane from high to low concentration
What is diffusion?
What is the mouth?
Lactose is a disaccharide and breaks down into these two monosaccharides
What are glucose and galactose?
The top-level predator in a food web is referred to as this type of predator
What is an APEX Predator?
These are the holes in the leaf of a plant that open and close allowing gases in and out
What are stomata?
This is the name of the sugar found in RNA
What is Ribose?
When both sides of a semi-permeable membrane have the same solution concentration
What is isotonic?
These are the two types of digestion
What are mechanical and chemical?
What is Lactase?
This is another name for "algae" or the base of the oceanic food web
What is phytoplankton?
What is ATP?
What is Uracil?
When one side of a membrane has more solute than the other, it is said to be this:
What is hypertonic?
This organ is responsible for producing bile, a substance that helps to break down fat
What is the Liver?
This a monomer of carbohydrates (a single sugar)
What is a monosaccharide?
This member of a food web is considered to be the most influential and will cause ecosystem damage if removed
What is the Keystone Species?
These two wavelengths of light are the most beneficial to plants during photosynthesis
What are red and blue?
A change in a nitrogen base in a sequence of a gene is called this
What is a mutation?
These are the two main organs involved in the regulation of blood sugar in the blood
What are the liver and pancreas?
This organ is responsible for the absorption of water from food and drink
What is the large intestine (colon)?
The enzyme, Lactase is this type of macromolecule
What is a protein?
This organism is the keystone species in the kelp forest
What is the Sea Otter?
This is the 1st phase of cellular respiration, where glucose gets broken down.
What is glycolysis?
"survival of the fittest" is called this term
What is natural selection?
This organ is the main organ found in thermoregulation
What is the brain?
This is the name of the muscle movement that moves food down the esophagus into the stomach
What is peristalsis?
The ability to break down Lactose throughout your adulthood is referred to as this
What is Lactase Persistent?