Cells
The process which water molecules move across a membrane by diffusion
what is osmosis
This can be categorized by the function they serve
what is population
The passage of these instructions from one generation to another
What is Heredity
This system removes waste products
What is the excretory system
The variable that changes as a result of the independent variable
what is the dependent variable
Molecules move from low concentration to high concentration with the use of energy
What is Active Transport
Fungi or bacteria that break down dead organisms and recycle their nutrients back to the environment
What is a decomposer
This occurs in the ribosomes of the cell
What is protein synthesis
A group of similar cells and their surrounding extracellular matrix that work together to perform a specific function in the body
What is tissues
The group that is being tested - getting the actual experiment.
What is the experimental group
location in a plant cell that uses photosynthesis
What is chloroplast
Provided a scientific explanation for the fossil record of ancient life- forms, as well as for the molecular and structural similarities observed among the diverse species of living organisms
What is natural selection
In a cell, protein synthesis is the primary function
What is ribosomes
A physiological process where organisms maintain stable internal conditions.
What is homeostasis
The variable that the researchers is testing, or changing on purpose.
What is the independent variable
The storage part of a cell
what is the vacuole
This occurs when the environment changes and the characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival
What is extinction
The fundamental units of heredity, carrying the instructions for building and operating an organism
What is Genes
This system is responsible for transporting blood throughout the body
What is the circulatory system
An educated prediction of what research might find, based on existing knowledge and theories
What is the hypothesis
The part of a cell that carry out the transport of materials
what is cytoplasm
An organisms role in its environment, encompassing its habitat, food sources, and interactions with other species
what is a niche
Thread like structure located in the nucleus of a cell, containing DNA that carries genetic information in the form of genes
What is chromosomes
The fundamental , structural, and functional units of all living organisms
What are cells
The group that is not being tested, but rather is being used to check the validity of the experiment
What is the control group