Chapter 1
The study of interactions of living and nonliving organisms with one another and their environment.
Ecology
How fast a population is growing.
Population Growth Rate
The study of the activity and properties of molecules that are important to living systems.
Biochemistry
Powerhouse of the cell
Mitochondria
Non-Living. Ex; water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and temperature.
The study of population changes.
Demography
Biomolecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Includes sugars.
Carbohydrate
Have a tunnel that allows specific ions to move in or out of the cell.
Channel Proteins
A meeting between terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
Ecotone
Maximum population size that a habitat can sustain over an extended period of time.
Carrying Capacity
Macromolecule made up of hundreds or thousands of monosaccharides. Ex; starch, cellulose and glycogen.
Polysaccharide
How many times larger the image is than the object.
Magnification
A series of chemical reactions that break down glucose to produce ATP.
Cellular Respiration
Competition for limited resources among members of different species. Ex; maple and spruce trees compete for the same resources.
Interspecific Competition
A type of lipid consisting of two fatty acids and a phosphate-containing group bonded to glycerol
Phospholipid
A specialized area of the chromatin inside the nucleus responsible for producing ribosomes
Nucleolus
Identifiable ecosystems found in a specific region on earth that has a particular combination of biotic and abiotic factors.
Biome
The average number of offspring produced by a female member of a population over her lifetime.
Fecundity
A long chain of amino acids
Polypeptide
Diffusion of water
Osmosis