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Biological Processes and Systems Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Biomolecules | molecules made by living systems |
Carbohydrates | a biomolecule made entirely out of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen with a 2:1 ratio of hydrogen to oxygen |
lipids | diverse hydrophobic biomolecules containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
mutation | change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA |
6 main biomes | Marine, freshwater, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra |
4 tissue types | Nervous, muscular, epithelial, and connective |
population | group of individuals of the same species that live in the same general area |
community | assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area |
Ecosystem | all the organisms that live in a place together, with their nonliving environment |
Biosphere | part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere |
atom | the basic unit of matter |
molecule | the smallest unit of some compounds that displays all of the properties of that compound |
organelle | specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a cell |
tissue | group of similar cells that perform a particular function |
cell | basic unit of all forms of life |
organ | group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions |
organ system | group of organs that work together to perform a specific function |
organism | an individual animal, plant, or single celled life form |
What is the order of the Levels of Organization? | Atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere |