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Biology H
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Independen variable | factor that is deliberately manipulated |
| Dependent variable | in an expirement the facot that changes as a reslut of manipulation of one or more other factors |
| control group | standard comparison to other tests |
| experimental group | identical to conrtol except for on changing factor |
| hypothesis | idea or explanation from observations |
| observation | getting info from your senses |
| inference | a prediction based on ifnormation from observations |
| larva | idenpendent and immature from of an organism that is morpgologically different from teh adult |
| pupa | independent and nonfeeding stage between larva and adult in a coccoon or chrysalis |
| egg | cyclinder that protects an offspring |
| chrysalis | coccoon that protects pupa while layignn dormant and going therough metamorphosis |
| spinnerets | organ that insects have as a larvae and make silky webs and coccoon with. |
| proboscis | snout for an insect used for sucking and feeding |
| setae | a slender usually rigid or bristly and springy organ or part of an animal or plant |
| antennae | one of the jointed, movable, sensory appendages occurring in pairs on the heads of insects and most other arthropods |
| exoskeleton | an external covering or integument, esp. when hard, as the shells of crustaceans |
| abdomen | the cavity of this part of the body containing the stomach, intestines |
| metamorphosis | a huge chang in a pupas life to a butterfly |
| molting | shedding or getting rid of skin |
| migration | moving of habitat of where you live to a new one |
| physiological adaptation | a coping mechanism in response to a external force |
| morphological adaptation | a change in an organsim's features or structure |
| behavioral adaptations | a change in an organim's behavior and how it hunts thinks and acts in the env |
| milli | millimeters |
| centi | centimeters |
| biology | science concerned with the structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution of living and non-living thngs |
| reproduction | production of offspring from bodies |
| energy | the capacity for work |
| adaptation | a change in an organisms structure behavior or identity |
| development | how much an organsim grows and changes |
| cells | a membrane that is all over the body |
| homeostasis | body tryin to keep cool or warm |
| nucleic acids | a complex compund in a cell that has protein in it |
| growth | becoming bigger and taller |
| organization | the structure that an organism is put in to based on species |
| response | action responding to a stimuli |
| stimulus | a detectable change in the external or internal env that is worthy of response |
| biodiversity | a wide arrange of different types of organsims in the sam place and env |
| biosphere | part of the world where living things exist |
| ecosystem | a system including all living things in an area |
| biome | major community of oragnisms that has adapted to ther env |
| community | a group of organisms living near each other that affet one another |
| population | a group of on type of organism that inbreed and live together |
| species | an individual that hav common characteristics and can mate |
| domain | highest and most personal classifcation of organism |
| organism | can react to stimuli reproduce and maintatin homeostasis |
| abiotic | all nonliving things in env |
| biotic | all living things in env |
| habitat | a place where an organism is moat likely to be found or has shelter in |
| niche | role or function of an organism |
| unicellular | 1 celled organism with no nucleus |
| multicellular | mult. cells with nuclues and organelles |
| prokaryotic | has no true nucleus with only 1 cell |
| eukaryotic | mult. cells with nucluei and organellles |
| exponential model | a curve that gross at a constant rate |
| logistical model | s curver with risk factor and limits |
| immigration | getting ppl into your community |
| emigration | organisms leaving communty |
| symbiosis | long relationship between 2 organisms |
| predation | act of one organism(predator) eating another |
| carrying capacity | the max amount of organism that can live in a habitat depending on limiting factors |
| limiting factors | food water shelter |
| mutualism | relationship where both organism benefit |
| commenalism | relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unharmed |
| parasitism | relationship where one organism benefits and the other is hurt |
| autotroph | can make food by themsleves |
| heterotroph | hav to externally find and consume nutrience |
| carnivore | eats meat only |
| herbivore | eats only plants |
| dtrivore | eats dead things |
| producer | autotroph tht makes food from photosynthsis and chemical |
| consumer | eats others |
| scavenger | vulture and picks up remains |
| decomposer | recycles dead body by eating them |
| energy pyramid | pyramid that shows energy flow |
| food chain | flow of energy through habitat and who eats who |
| food web | many food chains linked together to show relationships |
| trophic level | autotroph or primary producer |
| carbon cycle | flor of caron cells through biosphere |
| water cycle | flow of water through biosphere |
| cellular respiration | takes oxygen to make carbon dioxide |
| photosynthesis | takes oxygen to makecarbon dioxide |
| chlorophyll | makes plants green and where photosynthesis takes place |
| pigments | dye or paint found in animal tissue that changes its coloors |
| reactant | goes b4 in formula that makes product |
| product | result of reactants in formula |
| yield | equal sign in formula |
| adaptation | a special difference in an organism to help it surviv in the env |
| adaptive radiation | invaders come into habitat and reproduce greatly and exploit the resources |
| arftificial selection | 2 organisms put together to breed for unnatural reasons and to keep traits |
| evolution | change in genetic composition of a species over time from natural slection or inbreeding |
| co-evolution | 2 or more species evolving and while doin so one changes from the other |
| convergent evolution | species evolving similarly from similar env or common ancesto evn from livin in diff places |
| divergent evolution | at first related then cause to be difffernt from inbreedin or other factors |
| fitness | ability to reproduce |
| natural selection | an organism has right adaptations to survive and ccan reproduce |
| varaition | change in organism DNA or a mutation |
| analogoues structure | same function but doesn't look the same |
| vestigial structures | not needed--organ that does nutin just for show |
| homologous structures | look the same but dont work the same |
| biogeography | the science of where organisms of located on a map |
| embryology | study of the early development of an organism |
| fossil | preserved evidence of a dead organism that lived b4 |
| phylogeny | evolution history of an organism and ancestors |
| relative age | ae baes on place where fosills are foudn |
| absolute age | exact age found from climate and other factors |
| superpostion | lower on the ground you are the older you are |
| allele frequency | # of a certain allele depending from another |
| gene flow | movement of genes from diff species and populations |
| genetic drift | change in the genetiic composition of a population due to random events |
| geographic isolation | physically isolated from a group of community |
| gradualism | gradual change in a species that lead to evolution |
| punctuated equilibrium | rapid change of species in shor periods of time in long empty periods |
| Hardy-Weinberg genetic equillibrium | p2+q2+2pq=1 |
| macroevolution | major evolutionary change in a species |
| microevolution | minor change in a species with evolution |
| directional selection | in natural selection where organisms picks another for certain genes |
| disruptive selection | middle ground dies like with black and white the gray dies |
| phenotype frequency | # of phenotype that occurs in a single generation |
| reproductive isolation | can't reproduce with others because of inabilty with gentics or physicallity |
| sexual selection | males and females are attracted to certain traits and sites |
| speciation | new species happen from isolation |
| genome | complete set of genes in an organism |
| plasmid | double strand of dna that can be replicated |
| restriction enzymes | makes small fragments of a gene used for gene splicin-cut up dna to put together |
| gel electrophoresis | seperation of ionic molecules |
| DNA tech | manipulates genes of an organism |
| nucleotide | the building of nucleic acids in a cell like DNA and RNA |
| Recombinant dna | spliced dna fragments that can be put together |
| sticky ends | puzzle pieces that can be put together of DNA |
| blunt ends | solid ends of DNA that can be isolated end studied |
| base pair rules | a with t and g with c |
| VNTR | Variable number of tandem repeats |
| double helix | 2 matching helixes intertwined that fit together with match ends in DNA |
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