Ecosystems
These factors include all living things.
What is biotic factors?
The sum of all chemical reactions within the cell or organism.
What is metabolism?
This is where cellular respiration takes place.
What is mitochondria?
This carries the code for all genes of an organism, which in turns creates the proteins that perform all the work of living and is the template for future generations
What is DNA?
This refers to the variation of chromosomes, or genetic material during cell division.
What is Independent Assortment?
The zone around the Earth that contains self-sustaining systems composed of biotic and abiotic factors.
What is Biosphere?
The ability of an organism to maintain a steady internal state, regardless of external influences.
What is Homeostasis?
When one organism is able to create an offspring by itself.
What is asexual reproduction?
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine based
What is DNA bases?
Name the four types of genetic variations.
what is: Cross-Over, Independednt Assortment, Fertilization and
The interdependence of plants and animal communities and the physical environment in which they live.
What is Ecosystem?
A reaction to stimuli in the environment. Example: a plant grows toward light.
What is response?
When an organism becomes specifically suited to a particular environment.
What is adapted or adaptation?
The process in which messenger RNA is manufactured using RNA polymerase.
What is transcription?
If the DNA code is CCA, what is the complemenary mRNA?
What is GGU?
This factor includes birds, trees, insects etc.
What is biotic factrs?
These make up all living things.
What is cells?
The cellular process in which a plant makes food from water and carbon dioxide, using energy from the sun.
What is photosynthesis?
The step in protein synthesis where mRNA is decoded & a corresponding polypeptide is formed.
What is Translation?
This flow chart correctly describes the steps to synthesis of _____.
DNA ----- mRNA----- tRNA----______
What is Proteins?
This factor includes soil, water, temperature and light.
What is abiotic factors?
The ability of a cell to take in nutrients, water, gases and other substances from its surroundings.
What is absorption?
The structure that manufactures proteins found on the endoplasmic reticulum and floating in the cytoplasm.
What is ribosomes?
A single macromolecule of DNA, organized into a long chain.
What is a chromosome?
What makes up the rungs of the DNA ladder?
What is a pair of nitrogen bases?