semester exam 1: part 2 Flashcards
the amount of matter that makes up an object
mass
sugar in DNA
deoxyribose
stores and transmit genetic information
DNA
an energy-releasing process that does not require oxygen
fermentation
variable that is measured
dependent
organisms that cannot make their own energy
consumers
the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
diffusion
populations of plants and animals that interact with each other in a given area with the abiotic components of that area
ecosystem
causes human dieseases and found in all habitats
eubacteria
all the populations of different species that live in the same place at the same time
community
plant-eaters
herbivores
cells having two copies of each chromosome
diploid
interconnected food chains
food web
a gel-like fluid in which many different organelles are found
cytoplasm
segment of DNA that codes for a trait
gene