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BayHighFinalExam
BayHighBiology1FinalExam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| secondary succession | colonization from pre-existing life; takes place after a natural disaster |
| heterozygous | two different alleles |
| telophase | chromosomes uncoil; nuclear membrane reappears, spindle breaks down |
| mutation | problem in genetic code |
| Watson & Crick | two men who came up with a model of DNA to determine it was a double helix |
| ionic | bond formed when electrons are gained or lost |
| covalent | bond formed when electrons are shared |
| cellular respiration | process animals use to get energy |
| osmosis | diffusion of water |
| diffusion | movement of substances from high to low concentration |
| scientific name | made of genus and species name |
| vacuole | storage unit |
| golgi body | packages proteins and sends them away |
| nucleus | control center of cell |
| mitochondria | site for cellular respiration; makes ATP |
| nucleolus | cell part that makes ribosomes |
| proteins | made of animo acids |
| carbohydrates | made up of monsaccharides, glucose, and fructose |
| lipids | made up of fatty acids and glycerols |
| phenotype | physical characteristics |
| genotype | genetic make up |
| acid | creates H+ in water; 0-6 on pH scale |
| base | creates OH- in water; 8-14 on pH scale |
| transcription | transferring info from DNA to RNA |
| translation | transferring info from mRNA into proteins |
| bacteria | prokaryotic; reproduce asexually by binary fission |
| virus | non-living; must reproduce inside a host cell |
| species | most specific;can breed and produce fertile offspring |
| parasitism | one benefits and the other is harmed (tick and dog) |
| commensalism | one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited |
| mutualism | both organisms benefit |
| producer | organism that makes its own food |
| decomposer | breaks down dead orgaisms and returns nutrients to soil |