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EOC Vocab Set 9
Set 9 vocab for EOC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Probability | The likelihood of an event occurring |
| Producers | Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis |
| Product | The result of a chemical reaction |
| Proliferation | The rapid increase in the number or spread of something |
| Prophase | The first stage of mitosis, where chromosomes condense and the nuclear envelope breaks down |
| Protein | A complex molecule made up of amino acids, essential for life functions |
| protein synthesis | The process of making proteins from mRNA instructions |
| Punnett square | A diagram used to predict the outcomes of genetic crosses |
| pyruvate (pyruvic acid) | A three-carbon compound produced from glucose during glycolysis |
| Ratio | The relationship between two quantities |
| Reactant | A substance that undergoes change in a chemical reaction |
| Reaction | The process of substances undergoing change in a chemical reaction |
| Rearrangement | A change in the arrangement or order of something |
| Recessive | An allele that is only expressed when present in the homozygous state |
| Replication | The process of copying DNA |
| reproductive isolation | The condition where members of different populations cannot interbreed |
| Respiration | The process of releasing energy from food molecules |
| Ribose | A sugar molecule found in RNA |
| Ribosome | The cellular organelle where protein synthesis occurs |
| RNA | a nucleic acid molecule involved in protein synthesis and gene regulation |
| Rough endoplasmic reticulum | An organelle involved in protein synthesis, studded with ribosomes |
| rRNA | Ribosomal RNA, a type of RNA that forms part of the ribosome |
| sedimentary layers | Layers of sediment deposited over time, providing a record of past environments |
| Sedimentation | The process of settling or deposition of particles from a liquid or suspension |
| selective pressure | The environmental factors that influence the survival and reproduction of organisms |
| sex linked | A trait associated with a gene located on a sex chromosome |
| sexual reproduction | Reproduction involving the fusion of gametes from two parents |
| sexual selection | The process where certain traits increase an individual's chance of mating |
| simple sugar | A carbohydrate consisting of a single sugar molecule |
| sister chromatid | One of the two identical copies of a chromosome produced by DNA replication |
| Smooth endoplasmic reticulum | An organelle involved in lipid synthesis and detoxification, lacking ribosomes |
| solar energy | Energy from the sun, converted into electricity or heat |
| Solution | A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances |
| somatic cell | Any cell of a living organism other than reproductive cells |
| Speciation | The process by which new species arise from existing ones |
| Species | A group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring |
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