MODULE 1
Contains DNA with instructions that control all activities of the cell
Nucleus
A group of genetically identical cells live and work together in a connected group
Colonial organisms
Non-living physical and chemical components of an ecosystem
Abiotic factors
Supercontinent that incorporated almost all of the landmasses on Earth
Pangea
Smallest unit of life
Cell
Maintenance of a constant internal environment
Homeostasis
List the hierarchical arrangement of the human body
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
What organism was imported to stop the spread of Prickly Pear?
Moth
What are the four types of consumers?
Herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, decomposers
Organelle responsible for photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
The current model for membranes as proposed in 1972
Fluid Mosaic Model
Organism that produces its own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy
Autotroph
Red belly black snake populations have evolved _______ in response to cane toad populations
Smaller jaws
Comparing rock layers and the fossils within them to determine the chronological order of geological events
Relative dating
Main site of gas exchange in lungs
Alveoli
Process in which extracellular materials are taken into the cell through invagination of the cell membrane?
Endocytosis
The densely networked array of tubes within an insect
Tracheae
What are the five major categories of evidence for evolution?
Fossil records, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, biochemistry, biogeography
Relationship where neither organism is disadvantaged but one may be advantaged
Commensalism
Protein factories of a cell
Ribosomes
The process in which molecules in liquids and gases move about randomly colliding into each other and changing direction
Brownian Motion
Write the word equation for cellular respiration
Glucose + oxygen ----> carbon dioxide + water + ATP
What are the types of adaptations and an example of each?
Structural, physiological, behavioural
Beak shape, thick waxy cuticles
Venom, Salt excretion mangrove, highly concentrated urine
Burrowing, hunting at night, staying in packs
The unique role and position of a species in its environment
Ecological niche
Name of Charles Darwins ship
HMS Beagle