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SParks Biology

Basic vocabulary

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biology study of living things
unicellular made of one cell
multicellular made of more than one cell
prokaryote a cell with no nucleus or organelles
eukaryote a cell with a nucleus
Monera Kingdom kingdom that includes bacteria and does not have a nucleus
Fungi Kingdom kingdom that absorbs nutrients through its surface
Plant Kingdom kingdom that makes its own food through photosynthesis
Animal Kingdom kingdom that cannot do photosynthesis so must eat other things
classification process of breaking things down into groups
light microscope device used to look at small organisms in the lab
osmosis process of moving water in or out of a cell
ecology study of living things and their environment
population all the living creatures in an area (Examples: all the crabs in the ditch)
nucleus control center of the cell
cell membrane the covering of the cell that determines what can enter and leave
photosynthesis the process of making food from sunlight
cellular respiration the process of making energy by burning food
mitosis cell division that results in two identical cells
meiosis cell division that results in four cells with only half the genetic information
genetics the study of how information in passed from one generation to the next
DNA the material that carries the genetic code in the cell
adaptation a change in a species that makes it better able to survive in the environment
fossil traces or remains of ancient plants and animals
Punnet square a diagram to help predict the results of a genetic cross
chloroplast the green part of a plant where photosynthesis takes place
symbiosis an interaction between two different species
predator-prey relationship one creature kills and eats the other
enzyme a special protein that speeds up a chemical reaction
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