Ecology
This is the role an organism plays in its ecosystem.
What is a niche?
This organelle is the primary site of cellular respiration.
What is the mitochondrion?
This molecule carries genetic information.
What is DNA?
This phase of the cell cycle is when DNA is replicated.
What is S phase?
These molecules are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
The maximum population size an environment can support.
What is carrying capacity?
The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
The process of making RNA from DNA.
What is transcription?
The division of a nucleus into two genetically identical nuclei.
What is mitosis?
This macromolecule is the primary long-term energy storage molecule.
What are lipids?
A relationship in which both species benefit.
What is mutualism?
This molecule serves as the cell's immediate energy source.
What is ATP?
A sequence of three nucleotides that codes for an amino acid.
What is a codon?
This checkpoint ensures DNA has been replicated correctly before mitosis.
What is the G2 checkpoint?
The monomer of nucleic acids.
What is a nucleotide?
This type of species has a disproportionately large effect on its ecosystem relative to its abundance.
What is a keystone species?
During cellular respiration, most ATP is produced during this stage.
What is the electron transport chain?
This enzyme synthesizes RNA during transcription.
What is RNA polymerase?
During this stage of mitosis, chromosomes align along the cell's equator.
What is metaphase?
This bond forms between amino acids in a protein.
What is a peptide bond?
This phenomenon occurs when individuals move into a population and introduce new alleles.
What is gene flow?
This process uses a proton gradient across a membrane to generate ATP.
What is chemiosmosis?
This type of gene regulation prevents transcription by blocking RNA polymerase.
What is a repressor protein?
Loss of regulation of the cell cycle can result in this condition.
What is cancer?
The shape of a protein is primarily determined by interactions among these groups.
What are R groups/side chains?