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Life’s fundamental unit of
structure and function
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ell
Ion with a + charge
ation
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Steroid that forms an essential
component in animal cell
membranes and acts as a
precursor for the synthesis of
many steroid hormones
holesterol
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Water impermeable ring in the
endodermal cells of plants that
blocks passive flow of water
through the apoplast and sends
it into the xylem
asparian strip
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Pattern of evolution in which
two symbiotic organisms evolve
together
EX: Seen in flowers and their
insect pollinators
oevolution
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Evolution pattern shown by
dolphins, penguins, and sharks
which are distantly related but
share similar characteristics
which help them live in water
onvergent
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evolution
Idea that all species are
derived from common
ancestors linked by a single
“tree of life”
ommon descent
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Diagram that shows
evolutionary relationships
ladogram
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Polysaccharide with nitrogen
groups attached found in the
exoskeletons of arthropods and
cell walls of fungi
hitin
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Type of non-Mendelian
inheritance shown A and B
blood type alleles
odominance
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Main photosynthetic pigment in
green plants
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hlorophyll
Concentration of sense organs
and nervous tissue at the
anterior end of an organism
ephalization
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K
arrying capacity
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Includes G1, S, G2, mitosis and
cytokinesis
ell cycle
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Smallest blood vessel where
nutrients, oxygen and waste
are exchanged with tissues
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apillary
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arboxyl group
Brain and spinal cord
entral nervous system
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(CNS)
Protein shell that encloses a
viral genome
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apsid
Photosynthetic organelle
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hloroplast
Region representing crossing
over between homologous
chromosomes during meiosis
hiasma
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pl. chiasmata
Stage of photosynthesis that
uses energy from ATP and
NADPH to fix atmospheric
CO2 into carbohydrates
alvin cycle
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Burst of evolutionary origins
when most of the major body
plans of animals appeared in a
relatively brief time in
geologic history
ambrian Explosion
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Uppermost layer of vegetation
in a terrestrial biome
anopy
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Funtional group consisting of a
carbon double bonded to an
oxygen atom that is present in
aldehydes and ketones
arbonyl
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Macromolecule group that
includes monosaccharides,
disaccharides, or
polysaccharides
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arbohydrate
Animals that at some point
during their development have
a notochord, pharyngeal
arches, a dorsal hollow nerve
cord, and a post anal tail
hordate
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Reciprocal exchange of genetic
material between homologous
chromosomes during prophase I
of meiosis
rossing over
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Type of metabolism in which
CO2 is taken in at night and
incorporated into four-carbon
compounds to be used later
during the Calvin cycle
rassulacean acid
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metabolism (CAM)
Ring shaped molecule made from
ATP that is a common
intracellular signaling molecule
(second messenger) in
eukaryotic cells
yclic AMP (cAMP)
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Binding together of like
molecules, usually due to
hydrogen bonds
ohesion
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Shallow groove in the plasma
membrane of an animal cell
during cytokinesis
leavage furrow
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DNA molecule made in vitro
using mRNA as a template and
reverse transcriptase;
~ gene without introns
omplementary DNA
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(cDNA)
Circulatory system in which
blood is confined to vessels
and is kept separate from
interstitial fluid
losed circulatory
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system
Critical point in the cell cycle
where stop and go signals can
regulate the cycle
heckpoint
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Glycoprotein in the
extracellular matrix of animal
cells that forms strong fibers;
found in connective tissue &
bone; most abundant protein in
animal kingdom
entromere
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Direct transfer of DNA
between two prokaryotic cells
that are temporarily joined;
bacterial “sex”
onjugation
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A three nucleotide sequence in
m-RNA that specifies a
particular amino acid or a
termination signal
odon
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Region joining two sister
chromatids
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entromere
Large intestine
olon
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Membranous sac that
helps remove water
from certain cells
ontractile vacuole
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Type of lymphocytic that kills
infected cells, cancer cells, and
transplanted cells when
activated
ytotoxic T cell
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Network of microtubules,
microfilaments, and
intermediate filaments that
branch throughout the
cytoplasm and functions in
transport and support
ytoskeleton
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Type of strong chemical bond in
which two atoms share two or
more pairs of electrons
ovalent bond
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Waxy covering on the surface
of stems and leaves that
prevents desiccation in
terrestrial plants
uticle
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Folded membrane inside a
mitochondrion
ristae
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Camouflage
ryptic coloration
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Subphylum of arthropods that
includes lobsters, crabs,
crayfish, and shrimp
rustacean
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