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Bio Vocab Terms
Learn about Biology and its terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A minute particle composed of protein and ribonucleic acid (RNA) that serves as the site of protein synthesis. | Ribosome |
| An individual living thing that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis. It can be a virus, bacterium, protist, fungus, plant or an animal. | Organism |
| The synthesis of complex organic material using carbon dioxide, water, inorganic salts, and light energy (from sunlight) captured by light-absorbing pigments, such as chlorophyll and other accessory pigments | Photosynthesis |
| The large, membrane-bounded organelle that contains the genetic material, in the form of multiple linear DNA molecules organized into structures called chromosomes. | Nucleus |
| A reproductive cell or sex cell that contains the haploid set of chromosomes, e.g. spermatozoon or sperm cell (male reproductive cell) and egg cell or ovum (female reproductive cell). | Gamete |
| The tendency of an organism or a cell to regulate its internal conditions, usually by a system of feedback controls, so as to stabilize health and functioning, regardless of the outside changing conditions | Homeostasis |
| Cells of the immune system that defend the body against various infectious diseases and foreign materials. | Leucocytes |
| The cell’s outer membrane made up of a two layers of phospholipids with embedded proteins. It separates the contents of the cell from its outside environment, and it regulates what enters and exits the cell. | Plasma Membrane |
| One member of a pair (or any of the series) of genes occupying a specific spot on a chromosome (called locus) that controls the same trait. | Allele |
| The act or process of voiding or discharging undigested food as faeces. | Egestion |
| A model conceived by S.J. Singer and Garth Nicolson in 1972 to describe the structural features of biological membranes. | Fluid Mosaic Model |
| A system that includes all living organisms (biotic factors) in an area as well as its physical environment (abiotic factors) functioning together as a unit. | Ecosystem |
| Microscopic, hair-like projection on the surfaces of some cells and of certain organisms. | Cilium |
| The process where a single cell divides resulting in generally two identical cells, each containing the same number of chromosomes and genetic content as that of the original cell. | Mitosis |
| Diffusion of a solvent (usually water molecules) through a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration. | Osmosis |
| Variations of genomes between members of species, or between groups of species thriving in different parts of the world as a result of genetic mutation. | Genetic Variation |
| The fundamental, physical, and functional unit of heredity. | Gene |
| A spherical or rod-shaped organelle found within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. It acts as the “powerhouse of the cell” as it generates most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through the process of cellular respiration. | Mitochondrion |
| a protein utilized in chemical reactions | Enzyme |
| multi-layered organelle near the nucleus used for packaging of materials to be transported out of the cell | Golgi apparatus |
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