AP BIO VOCABULARY

All Unit 0 to 8 terms and definitions

null hypothesis

alternative hypothesis

independant variable

dependent variable

negative controls

positive controls

standard deviation

standard error

confidence interval

mean

chi square

degrees of freedom

critical value

natural selection

survival of the fittest

adaptation

artificial selection

biogeography

morphology

embryology

homologous structures

vestigial structures

adaptive radiation

coevolution

phylogeny

phylogenic tree

cladogram

nodes

rule of maximum parsimony

outgroup

most recent common ancestor

populations

microevolution

gene pool

allele frequency

directional selection

disruptive selection

stabilizing selection

genetic drift

founder effect

population bottleneck

gene flow

sexual selection

speciation

species

reproductive isolation

allopatric speciation

sympatric speciation

prezygotic barriers (5 types)

geographic/habitat isolation

temporal isolation

mechanical isolation

behavioral isolation

gametic/chemical isolation

postzygotic barriers (3 types)

hybrid infertility

hybrid inviability

hybrid breakdown

endosymbiotic theory

RNA world hypothesis

ribozymes

origin of life

water

hydrogen bond

polar molecule

nonpolar molecule

covalent bond

electron

proton

neutron

hydrophilic

hydrophobic

surface tension

capillary action

high specific heat capacity

high heat of vaporization

pH

acid

base

macromolecules

monomers

polymers

dehydration synthesis

hydrolysis

organic compounds

why is carbon versatile

carbohydrates

monosaccharides

polysaccharides

disaccharides

lipids

fats

phospholipids

unsaturated fatty acid

saturated fatty acid

single covalent bond

double covalent bond

cholesterol

steroids

proteins