Labs
Microscope
What organelle makes proteins?
Ribosomes
True or False: Removing a small organism from a large ecosystem will not have a major impact on other organisms.
False
What kind of organism does binary fission to make an identical copy of itself?
Bacteria
What gas do fossil fuels produce that is bad for Earth?
Carbon Dioxide
What did Botana curus make that is important for people?
Curol
What does a plant need to perform photosynthesis?
Water, Sunlight, & Carbon Dioxide
heat
When an ovum and sperm cell combine, the cell is called a ___.
zygote
What kind of organism does not belong to an area and can potentially eat all of the food and reproduce quickly?
Invasive Species
Their DNA (fragments) is the same size.
What does a plant need to perform cellular respiration?
Glucose (Sugar) & Oxygen
On a graph (x and y axis) draw a population starting at zero, increasing a lot, but drops back down to its carrying capacity.
What is the difference between transcription and translation?
Transcription = First; Turns DNA to mRNA; occurs in the nucleus
Translation = Second; Turns mRNA to Amino Acids; occurs in ribosomes
___ is the number of different organisms in an area. The higher the number, the more stable the ecosystem is.
Biodiversity
In the Diffusion Lab, why could only some molecules move in and out of the cell? Be Specific!
They were small enough to pass through the cell membrane. (Need both parts)
Plants have one large ___ to store food, water, and waste. Animals have many small ones.
vacuole
What are the three types of ecological relationships? (+/0/-)
Mutualism, Commensalism, & Parasitism
Crossing Over or Mutations
Name three types of renewable energy sources.
Nuclear, Solar, Hydro (Water), or Wind
In order to make sure your data is reliable, you need to...
repeat the experiment multiple times.
What organelle acts like the "stomach" of the cell to break things down?
Lysosome
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
Primary = starts with bare rock OR occurs after volcanic eruption, glacial retreat, meteor
Secondary = starts with soil OR occurs after a natural disaster (fire, hurricane, flood, earthquake, etc.)
Name a part of the female reproductive system, and give its function.
Ovary = Produces eggs
Uterus = Where fetus develops
Fallopian Tube = Where fertilization occurs
What is the difference between ozone and greenhouse gasses?
Ozone = shields us from UV light (skin disease)
Greenhouse Gasses = increases Earth's temperature or causes Global Warming