Vocabulary 1
the supposed production of living organisms from nonliving matter, as inferred from the apparent appearance of life in some supposedly sterile environments.
Spontaneous Generation
a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
Reactants
in which a new individual develops from some generative anatomical point of the parent
budding
a person or thing that eats or uses something
consumers
when the object being viewed is magnified to its maximum limit
total magnification
a thing or person that is the result of an action or process.
Products
the process by which cells derive energy from glucose
cell respiration
organisms that create their own food
autotrophs
the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level
ATP
anything that can trigger a physical or behavioral change
Stimulus
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
photosynthesis
a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles.
Prokaryotes
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
heterotrophs
plant cell organelles that convert light energy into relatively stable chemical energy via the photosynthetic process
chloroplast
the behavior that is manifested by a living organism which is the result of an external or internal stimulus
response
an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus
Eukaryotes
the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth.
nucleus
this is used in energy transfer from one organism to another along the food chain
energy pyramid
membrane-bound cell organelles
What pairs match together in DNA?
A-T
C-G
a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
genetic material
the gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell
cytoplasm
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
producers
FOV =
field of view
What is the order of Cell Theory from the top to the bottom?
Gene
DNA
Chromosome
Nucleus
Cell