Cell Biology
The structure that contains the genetic material of the cell
What is the nucleus
The term for the genetic makeup of an organism
What is the genotype
The primary source of energy for almost all ecosystems
What is the sun
The term for the process by which species change over time
What is evolution
The term for the energy required to start a chemical reaction
What is activation energy
The structure controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell
What is the cell membrane
The name of the diagram used to predict the outcome of a genetic cross
What is a punnett square
The term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area
What is a population
The name for the preserved remains of ancient organisms
What are fossils
The building blocks of proteins
What are amino acids
The professional sports teams that play/practice in
Sandy Utah
Who are Real Salt Lake, The Utah Royals, The Mammonths
The types of cells that do Not have a cell wall
What are animal cells
The observable expression of a trait
What is a phenotype
This type of organism breaks down dead organic material in an ecosystem
What are decomposers
The term for the mechanism by which individuals with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce
What is natural selection
The main function of lipids in biological systems
What is to store energy and form cell membranes
The year Jordan High school was founded
The process describes the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane
What is osmosis
The change in a gene or chromosome is called this
What is a mutation
The term for the maximum population size an environment can sustain
What is carrying capacity
This term describes the variety of life within a particular ecosystem
What is biodiversity
The primary energy currency of the cell
What is ATP
What does the acronym AVID stand for
What is Achievement via individual determination
The type of cell is involved in the transport of oxygen in the bloodstream
What are red blood cells
The name of the process by which DNA is copied to RNA
What is transcription
The name of the relationship when both species benefit from the interaction
What is mutualism
The first set of organisms that lived on earth
What are bacteria
This type of bond forms between two amino acids
What is a peptide bond
The name of the show, that takes place at Whitlock high school
What is AP BIO