Crucial Terms

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

A Nonliving factor of the ecosystem that shapes the environment. Some examples include Temperature, and water.

Question 2

Biotic

Answer 2

A living part of the Ecosystem.

Question 3

Adaptation

Answer 3

The process where animals adjust to new environments

Question 4

Polarity

Answer 4

The condition of having poles

Question 5

Biodiversity

Answer 5

Many different Organisms living in one ecosystem or habitat

Question 6

Succession

Answer 6

Change in Species, Architecture and structure in vegetation overtime.

Question 7

Aerobic

Answer 7

An organism needing air for survival

Question 8

Anaerobic

Answer 8

An organism that doesn’t require air

Question 9

Chemosynthesis

Answer 9

Organisms that use chemical reactions to produce food

Question 10

Eukaryote

Answer 10

Organisms that have Eukaryotic cells (Cells with a Nucleus)

Question 11

Prokaryote

Answer 11

Organisms that have Prokaryote cells (cells without a Nucleus)

Question 12

Mutation

Answer 12

Change in Gene or Chromosome

Question 13

Polymer

Answer 13

A substance consisting of large molecules

Question 14

amino acid

Answer 14

Small acids that are building blocks of protein

Question 15

Organelle

Answer 15

A subunit that has a specific function in the cell (Vacuole, mitocondria.)

Question 16

Symbiosis

Answer 16

Symbiosis is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic. The organisms, each termed a symbiont, must be of different species.