Unit 1
What's the difference between producers and consumers?
Producers produce food while consumers eat the food the producers make
What is the difference between Autotrophs and Heterotrophs?
Heterotrophs needs to eat other organisms for food while autotrophs make their own food
In RNA, Uracil pairs with?
Adenine
What is parasitism?
One organism, the parasite, causes harm to another
What term is used for the change in the sequence in the genetic material of a cell?
mutation
What is carrying capacity?
the maximum number of individuals that an environment can sustain
What are the reactants and products for cellular respiration?
Oxygen + glucose → water + carbon dioxide + ATP
For DNA replication, what are the base-pairing rules?
Adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine
What is commensalism?
a relationship between individuals of two species in which one species obtains food or other benefits from the other without harm
Where does translation take place?
in the cytoplasm
What are the 5 trophic levels in a food web?
Plants and Algae
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
Apex Predators
What's the difference between Aerobic and Anaerobic Cellular Respiration?
The breakdown of glucose with oxygen to produce more energy is called aerobic respiration. The breakdown of glucose without oxygen to produce energy is called anaerobic respiration.
What part of the nucleotide connects the two sides of DNA
sugar-phosphate
What is mutualism?
an interaction between individuals of different species that results in positive effects for both
What is the name of the process that passes information from RNA into protein?
Translation
What happens if there's no carbon dioxide for the plant?
They will be unable to produce oxygen
What are the reactants and products for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide + water + light → oxygen + sugars
What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?
Nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar and a phosphate
What is competition?
relationship between organisms that fight for the same resources in the same place
Where does Transcription take place?
In the nucleous
What happens if plants are unable to get water
They will die
What organelle is the location for photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
chloroplast
Cell Cycle-Which is the longest?
interphase
What is predation?
Preying on a animal for food
What is the name of the process that passes information from DNA into mRNA?
Transcription