process whereby plants change energy from the sun into food and oxygen using carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll
What is photosynthesis
100
the theory that (1) all organisms are composed of cells, (2) the cell is the basic unit of organization of organisms, (3) all cells come from preexisting cells
What is cell theory
100
ENERGY-REQUIRING process in which transport proteins bind with particles and move them through a cell membrane
What is active transport
200
A drawing that shows how numbers and amounts of things compare to each other. These are helpful in making sense of a lot of numbers!
What is a graph
200
Organisms that rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply
What is heterotroph
200
organisms capable of making their own food
What is autotroph
200
unicellular or multicellular organisms, such as yeast, plants, and animals, composed of eukaryotic cells, which contain a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What is eukaryote
200
occurs when a material moves form an area where there is more of it to an area where there is less of it
What is diffusion
300
type of observation based an a characteristic such as color
What is qualitative
300
A distinctive area that consists of living and non-living things that interact among its environment
What is ecosystem
300
organelle that contains chlorophyll
What is chloroplast
300
Part of a cell that puts together proteins for the cell.
What is ribosome
300
a solution in which the concentration of solutes is equal inside the cell and outside
What is isotonic
400
To describe the features of an object, organism or group using measurements such as age, weight, or percent.
What is quantitative
400
A species of plant and or animal that is not natural to an area and invades a natural ecosystem
What is invasive species
400
Organelle found in plants and animals that creates ATP
What is microchondria
400
The storage area of a cell that contains water and waste materials.
What is vacuole
400
The movement of materials through a cell membrane without using energy.
What is passive transport
500
The study of small organisms (EX. Bacteria)
What is microbiology
500
sequence of communities forming in an originally lifeless habitat
What is primary succession
500
Chemical process that uses oxygen to convert chemical energy stored in organic molecules (food) into ATP (adenosine triphosphate).
What is cellular respiration
500
A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.
What is nucleus
500
The structure of the cell membrane which consists of two layers of lipids with a phosphate group attached to them.