Random Qs
Underground rock layer that stores water; this is where we get most of our drinking water
aquifer
nutrient that is main source of ENERGY
carbohydrates
living cell or organism that a virus lives in or on
host
disease that can spread to other people or animals is called an _________ disease
infectious
True/False - Biotechnology is good for our economy
true
the number of protons equals the number of
electrons
what is the job of proteins
build and repair tissue
microscopic particle that hijacks the cell and makes it reproduce
virus
what causes infectious disease (germs)
pathogen
use of living things to make a useful product
biotechnology
ability of a substance to dissolve in a liquid
solubility
what is the job of water in the body
regulate body temp; move things
medicine used to treat bacterial disease are called
antibiotics
something that transmits an infectious disease from one living thing to another (ex. mosquito)
vector
making an exact copy of an organism is called
cloning
natural selection
During digestion most of our food is broken down into what sugar?
process in which bacteria reproduce by splitting in two
binary fission
___________ help build your immunity/resistance to disease by exposing your body to a weakened form of the pathogen
Vaccines
when crops are modified to be drought resistant or insect resistance we call the crop a _____ ____ ____
Genetically modified organism (GMO)
fossil of organism that only lived short time and is used to date rock layers is an ______ fossil
index fossil
process in which cells make energy using oxygen and glucose (occurs in mitochondria
cellular respiration
Bacteria is a Cell with NO nucleus; what is the name of cells with no nucleus
prokaryote
living organisms that gets in a host and "feeds upon it" ex. leech, tick
parasite
cleaning the environment with bacteria (ex. use bacteria to clean oil spill)
bioremediation