Description

The process of obtaining information by using the senses
The study of life
Reproduction in which gametes from two parents unite
A simple sugar that is the basic subunit, or monomer, of a carbohydrate
One of the carbohydrates made up of long chains of simple of simple sugars
A membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's DNA
The pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms
A diagram that shows the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem
An organism's relative position in a sequence of energy transfers in a food chain or food pyramid, examples include producers and primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers
A relationship between two species in which one species, the predator, feeds on the other species, the prey
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
The number of individuals of the same species that live in a given unit of area
Reproduction at a constant rate; never ending growth
The largest population that an environment can support at any given time
The raising of crops and livestock for food or for other products that are useful to humans
The variety of organisms considered at all levels, from populations to ecosystems
The death of every member of a species
An organism made up of cells that have a nucleus
A single-called organism that has no nucleus
A state that exists when the concentration of a substance is the same throughout a space
An organism that produces its own nutrients from inorganic substances or from the environment
An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or their byproducts
A substance that gives another substance or a mixture of its color
The anaerobic breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid, which makes a small amount of energy available to cells in the form of ATP
The breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes, bacteria, yeasts, or mold in the absence of oxygen
A series of molecules, found in the inner membranes of mitochondria and chloroplasts, through which electrons pass in a process that causes protons to build up on one side of the membrane
The formation of two cells from one existing cell
A process of cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes
One of the two strands of a chromosome that become visible during meiosis or mitosis
The exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis
Describes an individual that has identical alleles for a trait
Describes an individual that has two different alleles for a trait
A subunit that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base
A mutation in which only one nucleotide or nitrogenous base in a gene is changed

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