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sugar found in blood, received from food
glucose
molecule that holds our genetic information
DNA
the physical expression of a trait produced by a protein
phenotype
an organism that creates energy from the sun is known as a...
BONUS- what is the process of creating energy from the sun
producer, autotroph
Bonus: photosynthesis
name a process that emits (releases) carbon into the atmospheres
burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees, cellular respiration, factories, driving cars
equilibrium; a self-regulating process used to maintain internal stability while external conditions change
homeostasis
if something is passed down from parent to offspring it is
inherited
process in which the sperm and egg come together to create a zygote
fertilization
consumer/heterotroph
process of the Earth becoming warmer due to increased carbon emissions
Climate change/global warming
when bacteria mutate or change so that the medicines designed to kill them no longer work. Instead of being destroyed, the bacteria survive and continue to multiply.
antibiotic resistance
a process in which best adapted organisms survive and reproduce, passing on their advantageous traits
natural selection
the female one is an egg and the male one is sperm
gamete
after each level, only some of the energy is transferred from trophic level to trophic level on an...
BONUS: what is the percent of energy that is transferred?
energy pyramid
BONU: 10%
a nonliving aspect of an ecosystem
abiotic factor
Glucose + Oxygen --> Carbon dioxide + Water + ATP
Cellular respiration
a change in the DNA can change the function of a protein. what is this change known as?
a mutation
1. type of cell division done by gametes only with 23 chromosomes total produced.
2. type of cell division done by body cells with 46 chromosomes total produced.
1. meiosis
2. mitosis
maximum population size of a species that an environment can support
carrying capacity
something that removes carbon from the air by storing it
carbon sink/producer/autotroph
Body system in charge of excreting waste and balancing water. Organs in this system include kidneys, bladders, and nephron loops
BONUS POINTS: What's one body system this system works with directly?
Excretory system
BONUS: Circulatory system
the two main steps of protein synthesis are called...
transcription and translation
this process is responsible for genetic diversity in organisms
crossing over, independent assortment, random fertilization
a phenomenon where the addition or removal of either a top predator or a producer can trigger a series of indirect changes in populations above/below them, altering the structure of an ecosystem
trophic cascade
1. a requirement that a solution should meet
2. a drawback to the solution
criterion and constraint