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Regents
living environment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abiotic resources | non living things |
| active transport | the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane into a region of higher concentration |
| adaptation | a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. |
| adaptive characteristics | traits that help and organism adapt to its enviornment |
| agriculture | the science of of farming |
| AIDS | a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection |
| algae | a simple nonflowering plant of a large group that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms. Algae contain chlorophyll but lack true stems, roots, leaves, and vascular tissue. |
| allergic reaction | when the immune system starts fighting substances that are usually harmless |
| altered gene | changes your DNA to give you a specific trait |
| amino acid | a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH2) group. |
| antibody | they begin to get ride of invaders that may cause harm or an infection |
| antigen | a toxin or other foreign substance that may cause harm in the body |
| asexual reproduction | a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only |
| atom | make up all mater |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| ATP molecule | energy molecule |
| autotrophic | an organism capable of making its own food |
| bacteria | microscopic single celled living organisms |
| bases | describe solutions with a ph greater than 7 |
| behavior | the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus |
| biochemical process | Chemical reactions or functions, enzymatic activities, and metabolic pathways of living things. |
| biodiversity | the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. |
| biological catalyst | Enzymes are soluble protein molecules that can speed up chemical reactions in cells. These reactions include respiration, photosynthesis and making new proteins. |
| biological evolution | process which the characteristics of organisms change over successive generations, by means of genetic variation and natural selection. |
| biosphere | regions of the earth ocupied by living organisms |
| biotechnological | the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems to manufacture products intended to improve the quality of human life. |
| biotic resources | living things |
| cancer cell | abnormal cells that stop the bodes control mechanism |
| carbon dioxide | a gas formed during respiration |
| carnivore | only eats meat |
| cell | smallest living things |
| cell membrane | surrounds cytoplasm of cell |
| cellular organism | an organism that consists of only one cell |
| cellular respiration | the process of oxidizing food molecules, like glucose, to carbon dioxide and water. |
| C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O → 12H2O + 6 CO2 | cellular respiration |
| light reaction | |
| dark reaction | |
| 6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 | photosynthesis |
| all names for light reaction | photochemical, photolysis,light dependent reaction |
| all names for dark reaction | carbon fixation, calvin cycle, light independent reaction |
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