aice marine test

Population

A group of mussels of a particular type living together on a rocky beach.

Active transport

Movement of a substance through a biological membrane from low to high.

Mitosis

Process in eukaryotes where the nucleus is duplicated.

Amino acids

The basic chemical units that make up proteins.

Limiting factor

A necessity whose presence in inappropriate amounts limits the normal action of an organism.

Chitin

The hard exterior of crabs and lobsters.

Carbohydrates

Produced in primary productivity.

Cellular respiration

Process during which solar energy trapped in photosynthesis is released.

Binary fission

Reproduction in prokaryotes.

Nitrogen

Carbohydrates contain all of the following except this element.

Genes

Sequences in DNA that contain an organism's genetic material.

DNA

The genetic information of an organism is coded within this molecule.

Flagella and cilia

The organelles of movement in cells.

Ecosystem

Best defined as the community/communities and the physical environment.

Oxygen

One of the byproducts of photosynthesis.

Species

A population of organisms that is reproductively isolated from other populations.

Energy

A good working definition for life is 'a highly organized system that can capture, store, and transmit' this.

Cells

The basic living unit of all living organisms.

Tissues

Groups of the same cell type that serve a particular purpose.

Lipids

Fats, oils, and waves are classified as these.

Genus and species

The two words used in binomial nomenclature to name organisms.

Carbohydrate

Glucose is an example of this type of macromolecule.

Water

This substance is not considered an organic compound.

Chloroplasts

Organelle found in plants and algae but not in heterotrophs.