Ecology
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.
What is a decomposer?
This type of organism is usually at the top of the energy pyramid.
What is a carnivore?
One parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.
What is asexual reproduction?
Changes in chromosome numbers or chromosomal arrangements affecting many genes.
What is a chromosomal mutation?
The organelle that breaks down food molecules to make energy available (ATP.
What is the mitochondria?
An organism gains protection by looking and acting like a different species.
What is an mimicry?
The concentration of toxins in an organism as a result of its ingesting other plants or animals in which the toxins are more widely disbursed
What is biomagnification?
A base is deleted or inserted changing the order of the "frame" resulting in different amino acids.
What is a frameshift mutation?
The organelle that sorts proteins and packs them into vesicles.
What is the golgi body?
A close relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism?
This type of solution causes the cell to shrink or crenate.
What is a hypertonic ?
Which mutation would you rather have? Substitution or Frame Shift. Explain why.
A substitution mutation would have a smaller impact than a frame shift mutation.
The site in the cell in which amino acids are hooked together to make proteins.
What is the ribosome?
Species that enter new ecosystems and multiply, harming native species and their habitats.
What is an invasive species?
The food chain below represents a feeding relationship. What organism is feeding on a secondary consumer?
Phytoplankton --> Sand shrimp--> Bluefish--> Summer flounder--> Osprey
What is the Summer flounder?
This type of solution causes the cell to swell and possible burst.
What is hypotonic?
Occurs when chromosomes exchange genes
What is crossing over?
The organelle that digest food particles, wastes, cell parts, and foreign invaders.
What is lysosome?
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
What is a food chain?
A single parent breaks into fragments that regenerate into new individuals.
What is fragmentation or regeneration?
Chromosomes with the same sequence of genes, same structure, and that pair during meiosis.
What are homologous chromosomes?
Name two organelles that are found in plant cells and not animal cells.
What is the cell wall and chloroplast?