Ecosystem
Soil, sun, water, pH, moisture, rocks
abiotic factors
This part of the cell has genetic information.
Nucleus
Industry and transportation create this type of greenhouse gas
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
When a species dies forever
Extinct
The 4 bases of DNA
What are A, T, C and G?
In an ecosystem, plants are the?
Producers or autotrophs
Molecules moving from low to high. Requires energy
Active transport
Contamination of the environment
What is pollution?
The fight for limited resources
Competition
The 4 bases of RNA
What are A, U, C and G?
Recycles nutrients back into the soil
Decomposers
Separates the environment outside the cell and inside the cell
Cell membrane
To use a product again
What is recycling?
Structures that are similar between species but have different functions
Homologous structures
This type of protein helps speed up cellular reactions
Enzymes
Soil->Grass->Small Shrubs->Pine Trees->Forest
Ecological succession
Where does photosynthesis takes place?
Chloroplast
Removing forests for wood
What is deforestation?
2 organisms sharing characteristics/DNA have this in common.
Common ancestor
The maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can support
Carrying capacity
Non-native species introduced into new ecosystems
What are invasive species?
The bones of a dead organism, found in rock structures
Fossils