Ecology
The PROCESS by which an ecosystem becomes more stable over time. For example, a barren field will go through several stages before becoming a forest.
What is Ecological Succession?
What is the smallest unit of life?
What is a Cell?
The instructions and blueprints to life found in the nucleus
What is DNA?
An organism that does not adapt to its environment might eventually disappear, which is known as...
What is Extinction?
One benefit of an increased pulse rate is...
What is more oxygen to cells/remove more carbon dioxide?
Predator is to prey, as parasite is to...
What is a Host?
The PROCESS by which the mitochondria produces ATP, carbon dioxide, and water from oxygen and glucose.
What is Cell Respiration?
Proteins are made of...
What is Amino Acids?
The name of an organism that is the ancestor of two or more species at a time
What is Common Ancestor?
DNA, genes, proteins, pigments are all examples of molecular or structural evidence when deciding how closely related two living things are.
What is Molecular?
A measure of the amount of life and diversity of life.
What is Biodiversity?
What are 2 out of the three reactants for photosynthesis?
What is Sunlight, Water, and Carbon Dioxide?
DNA --> ______ --> Chromosomes --> Nucleus
What is a gene?
When humans breed a plant or animal for a specific, desirable trait
What is Selective Breeding?
The PROCESS by which molecules move from an area of high to low concentration
What is Diffusion?
An organisms role or job in an ecosystem
What is Niche?
The organelle that produces ATP, energy for the cell
What is Mitochondria?
A group of three RNA bases that code for a particular amino acid are known as...
What is a Codon?
A PROCESS by which a population of a species changes over time
What is Natural Selection?
Starch indicator is used to... and it turns this color...
What is detect the presence of starch, turns blue-black?
An organism that doesn't belong in that ecosystem, an invader.
What is an Invasive Species?
The organelle that transports materials in and out of the cell. Also separates the inside from the outside of the cell.
What is Cell Membrane?
Genes are...
What is Segments of DNA that code for a particular trait/protein?
Survival of the fittest means...
What is the organisms best suited for an environment survive and reproduce?
Large ground finches and Small ground finches both eat plant food. How could an island support both populations?
What is they eat different seeds/there is enough space and food for both?