Biology final Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
In what structure are proteins made? | ribosomes |
the first step of gene expression, in which a particular segment of DNA is copied into RNA | Transcription |
genetic code carried by mRNA is decoded to produce the specific sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain. | Translation |
a sequence of three DNA or RNA nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis. | Codons |
the process by which humans breed other animals and plants for particular traits. | Selective Breeding |
an organ or bone that appears in different animals | Homologous Structures |
an animal that feeds on meat | Carnivores |
an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. | Omnivores |
an animal that feeds on plants. | Herbivores |
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. | Species |
the regions of the surface, atmosphere and hydrophere of the earth | Biosphere |
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat | Biomes |
the preying of one animal on others | Predation |
measurement of population per unit area or unit volume | Population density |
maximun amount of living things that a region can support | Carrying capacity |
predominant importance in restricting the size of a population | Limiting factor |
variety of life in the world | biodiversity |
experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. | gene therapy |
what charge does dna have | negative |
interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both. | symbiosis |
observed process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. | succesion |
species which are the first to colonize previously disrupted or damaged ecosystems | pioneer species |
depth of the water in a lake or ocean that is exposed | photic zone |
involves the statistical study of human populations | demographics |
growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size | exponential growth |
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