chem and water
A characteristic of life that refers to how organisms change during their life span.
What is growth and development?
This element is found in all biomolecules.
What is carbon?
This type of organism makes up the base of trophic pyramids.
What is a primary producer?
This organelle is the control center of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
Lipid that constitutes the cell membrane
What are phospholipids?
Elements such as oxygen have 6 of these.
These two components constitute dietary lipids.
What are fatty acids and glycerols?
What is a niche?
What are chloroplasts?
Specific substances, such as small gases, pass directly through the membrane.
What is simple diffusion?
This molecule lowers activation energy and makes reactions occur faster.
The type of bond between amino acids.
What is a peptide bond?
A process by which a new ecological community forms where one did not exist prior.
What is primary succession?
What is a eukaryotic cell?
The solute concentration is higher outside the cell.
What is hypertonic?
This bond constitutes water molecules and results in hydrogen bonding between molecules.
This monosaccharide is found in RNA.
What is ribose?
An interaction where both species benefit, such as a plant and a pollinator
What is a mutualism?
These organelles aid in division by organizing microtubules.
centrioles
What is exocytosis?
This property relates to water's ability to regulate climate.
What is high heat capacity?
These are the 3 components of a nucleotide.
What are the sugar, the phosphate, and the nitrogenous base?
The removal of a keystone species results in drastic changes for other organisms.
What is a trophic cascade?
This organelle is responsible for breaking down cellular components.
What is a lysosome?
What is the surface area to volume ratio?