Molecules and Cells
An organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
What is a prokaryote
The physical characteristics of an organism
What is phenotype
The largest category in Linneaus's system of classification
What is domain
All the nonliving factors in the biosphere
What are abiotic factors
A well-tested and peer reviewed explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
What is a theory
Type of transport that requires energy and moves from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
What is active transport
Situation in which one allele is not completely dominant over another
What is incomplete dominance
Kingdom made up of multicellular eukaryotic autotrophs whose cell walls contain cellulose
What are plants
Organisms that make their own food
What are autotrophs/producers
the variable in an experiment that is deliberately changed (I change)
What is the independent variable
Division of the cell
What is mitosis
Occurs when chromosomes separate incorrectly during anaphase
What is a nondisjunction
The variety of organisms found in the biosphere
What is biodiversity
Symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is not affected
What is commensalism
Steps used in an investigation
What is scientific method
A reactant in cell respiration and a product in photosynthesis
What is glucose and oxygen
States that during gamete formation, alleles segregate from each other so that each gamete carries only a single copy of each gene
What is the law of segregation
The two most specific levels of organization, how organisms are names
What is genus and species
Type of succession that begins after a lava flow
What is primary succession
Type of graph used to show how one thing affects another
What is a line graph
Part of the cell membrane that functions to allow large molecules to pass from one side to the other
What are protein channels
His theory states that organisms change over time and evolved from a common ancestor.
Who is Charles Darwin
The levels of organization from least specific to most specific
What is Domain, Kingdom, Phyllum, Class, Order, Family, Genius, Species
The type of relationship a tick and a dog have
What is parasitism
The constant in the experiment (the things that stay the same)
What is the controlled variables