ECOSYSTEMS
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MIX
MIX
100

A series of organisms in which each feeds on the one at the next lower trophic level.

What is Food Chain

100

A cell formed as a result of fertilization

What is Zygote

100

Any organism that causes a disease

What is Pathogen

100

An outbreak of a disease that affects many people in an area.

What is Epidemic

100

A drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria

What is Antibiotic

200

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed

What is Commensalism

200

The joining of an egg and a sperm to form a zygote

What is Fertilization

200

An organism that transmits a disease.

What is Vector

200

An epidemic that spreads over a large area or throughout the world.

What is Pandemic

200

An organism that lives on or in another organism and benefits at the organism’s expense.

What is Parasite

300

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

What is Parasitism

300

Organisms whose cells have a distinct nucleus and organelles

What are Eukaryotes

300

A weakened or dead form of a pathogen

What is Vaccine

300

A specialized cell (sperm or egg) used for reproduction (has half the number of chromosomes)

What is Gamete

300

Is the process by which cells of plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight to make food

Carbon dioxide + Water      Glucose + Oxygen    

6CO2 + 6H2O -----------> C6H12O6 + 6O2

                       sunlight 

What is Photosynthesis

400

A symbiotic relationship between two organisms in which both organisms both benefit.

Mutualism

400

The process of reproduction that involves only one parent and produces offspring genetically identical to the parent (growing from eyes/buds Ex. potatoes, strawberries from runners)

What is Asexual Reproduction

400

A living thing that can not be seen without a microscope.

What is Microorganism

400

How can a country prevent a viral epidemic from becoming a pandemic?

A. Reduce the use of vaccinations

B. Increase the use of antibiotics

C. Reduce travel out of infected areas.

D. Increase the transport of goods from infected area

What is Reduce Travel Out Of Infected Areas

400

Which best compares bacteria and viruses?

 A. Bacteria are smaller than viruses.

 B. Bacteria cause disease but viruses do not.

  C. Bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are           not

  D. Bacteria have genetic material, viruses do not    

What are Bacteria are living organisms, but viruses are not

500

The process that converts nitrogen in the atmosphere into compounds in the soil that are useful to a variety of organisms.

What is Nitrogen Fixation

500

The process by which cells breaks down sugar to release stored energy

Glucose + Oxygen —-----------> Energy + Carbon dioxide + Water

C6H12O6 + 6O2   ------->  ATP + 6CO2 + 6H2O

Cellular Respiration

500

Diseases that are passed from one organism to another.

What is Infectious Disease

500

A food chain is shown: Grass → Rabbit → Hawk. 

If the rabbit population decreased due to disease, what will be the result?

A. The hawk population will increase.

B. The grass population will increase.

C. The food chain will not be affected.

D. The grass population will decrease.

What is The Grass Population Will Increase.

500

What has the largest amount of energy?

A. hawk

B. grass

C. mouse

D. grasshopper

What is Grass