Ecology
This term describes a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.
What is a population?
This organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell."
What is the mitochondrion?
This molecule carries genetic information in all living organisms.
What is DNA?
This molecule is the primary energy currency of the cell.
What is ATP?
These are single-celled prokaryotes that can survive in extreme environments.
What are archaea?
In a food chain, these organisms convert sunlight into chemical energy.
What are producers (or autotrophs)?
This structure controls what enters and exits the cell, maintaining homeostasis.
What is the cell membrane (or plasma membrane)?
In Mendelian genetics, this term describes an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present.
What is recessive?
Proteins are made up of these building blocks.
What are amino acids?
This structure enables bacteria to move.
What is a flagellum?
This symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms involved.
What is mutualism?
This is the phase of mitosis where chromosomes align in the center of the cell.
What is metaphase?
This process occurs in the nucleus and creates an RNA copy of a DNA sequence.
What is transcription?
Enzymes function as these, speeding up chemical reactions without being consumed.
What are catalysts?
This scientist developed a method to prevent bacterial contamination in food and beverages.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
This biome is characterized by low precipitation and extreme temperature variations.
What is the desert?
These tiny organelles are the site of protein synthesis in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
What are ribosomes?
These are different forms of the same gene, such as those determining eye color.
What are alleles?
This type of bond forms when electrons are shared between atoms.
What is a covalent bond?
This type of microorganism requires a host cell to replicate.
What is a virus?
This term refers to the maximum population size an environment can sustain.
What is carrying capacity?
This type of cellular transport moves molecules against the concentration gradient using energy.
What is active transport?
This technique is used to separate DNA fragments by size using an electric field.
What is gel electrophoresis?
The process of breaking down glucose to produce energy is called this.
What is glycolysis?
These tiny, photosynthetic organisms form the base of most aquatic food webs.
What are phytoplankton?