Ecology and Ecosystems
This term describes the maximum population size an environment can sustain.
Carrying Capacity
This organelle is the site of cellular respiration and produces most of the cell's ATP.
Mitochondria
This process results in two identical diploid daughter cells and is used for growth and repair.
Mitosis
The primary mechanism that drives evolutionary change is selection for advantageous traits.
Natural Selection
The main product of photosynthesis that is used as a source of energy by the cell.
Glucose
The process that uses light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.
Photosynthesis
The semi-permeable boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
The base that pairs with adenine (A) in a molecule of DNA.
Thymine (T)
The structures in different species that are similar in structure and derived from a common ancestor, such as the forelimbs of a human, cat, whale, and bat.
Homologous Structure
Type of cellular respiration that does not require oxygen.
Anaerobic Respiration
The role a keystone species plays in maintaining biodiversity in an ecosystem.
Maintains ecosystem balance and stability
The macromolecule that functions as an enzyme to speed up chemical reactions.
Proteins
The term for the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis
crossing over
Name a type of evidence that supports common descent
Fossil Records
Genetics
Embryology
The structure that viruses require from a host cell in order to replicate their genetic material.
Ribosome
Nucleus
The two main types of limiting factors that affect population growth.
Density dependent and Density independent
The term for cellular transport that requires the cell to use energy (ATP).
Active transport
The inheritance pattern where the heterozygous phenotype is a blend of the two homozygous phenotypes.
incomplete dominance
The term for structures in different species that not similar in structure but serve the same purpose. Not a result of common ancestors
Analogous Trait
Compare the presence of a cell membrane and ribosomes in viruses versus organisms.
Viruses do not contain anything other than genetic material and protein capules
Organisms contain a cell membrane, ribosomes, and a nucleus
A solution to reduce the ecosystem impact of non-native species being introduced to a fragile habitat.
Biological (Introduce Predator)
Chemical (Poison)
Mechanical (Kill them)
Explain how a plant cell's cell wall and large central vacuole interact as a system to maintain the structure of a plant.
Vacuoles press against the cytoplasm and membrane to keep everything firm, the cell wall is like a solid wall that maintains the rigidity
Construct an argument for the primary advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction.
Sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity and increases chances of survival in a changing environment.
The phenomenon where a chance event drastically reduces a population's size, leading to a loss of genetic variation, which is a form of genetic drift.
Bottleneck Effect
Identify the two main steps in Aerobic Respiration
Krebs Cycles and Glycolysis