AP bio

Absence of something, without

A/an

Away from

Ab

Non living

Abiotic

Substance that releases protons in solution

Acid

Region of the enzyme that the substrate binds to

Active site

Requires oxygen; in the presence of oxygen

Aerobic

Transport of a substance across a membrane that requires energy

Active transport

Alternate form of a gene

Allele

Monomer of a protein

Amino acid

Metabolic process in which complex molecules are formed from simpler molecules

Anabolism

Absence of oxygen, process that does not require oxygen

Anaerobic

Negatively changed ion

Anion

Smallest unit of a chemical element consisting of a protons, electrons, and neutrons

Atom

Chromosome that codes for all traits except for gender

Autosome

Rod shaped bacteria

Bacillus

Substance that can accept a hydrogen ion in solution opposite of an acid

Base

In membranes a structure that is two lipid layers thick

Bilayer

Total weight of all living organisms

Biomass

Synonym for earth

Biosphere

Living

Biotic

Head

Caput

Organic compound with a 1:2:1 ratio of C,H,O

Carbohydrate

Metabolic process in which complex molecules are broken down into simpler molecules

Catabolism

Positively charged ion

Enzyme

Spherically shaped bacterial cell

Coccus

In DNA Adenine always pairs with Thymine; Guanine always pairs with Cytosine

Complementary base pairing

Body

Corp

Chemical bond resulting from sharing of electrons

Covalent bond

The division of cytoplasm in a dividing cell

Cytokinesis

Trees that lose their leaves but do not die

Deciduous

The pentose sugar found in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Deoxyribose

The study of the interactions between living and non living factors in a particular area

Ecology

The process by which liquids/ substances are taken up by the cell

Endocytosis

Type of protein that usually serves as a catalyst (speeds up a chemical reaction)

Enzyme

Cell that contains organelles

Eukaryote

The process by which waste leaves the cell

Exocytosis

Whip

Flagell

Mature sex cell, can be sperm or egg

Gamete

Storage from of energy in animals

Glycogen

Any molecule that binds to the receptor site of another molecule

Ligand

Molecules that are lips include: fats, oil, waxes, and steroids

Lipids

Process that involves breaking down or bursting apart

Lysis

The process of division of sex cells (sperm and egg)

Meiosis

The process of division of somatic cell (all body cells that are not sex cells)

Mitosis

Small units that when put together make up polymers

Monomer

Polymer of DNA

Nucleic acid

Control center of the cell

Nucleus

Collective term for all structures inside a eukaryotic cell

Organelles

Cell that does not contain organelles

Prokaryote

Polymer consisting of amino acid monometers

Protein

On both sides; of both kinds

Amphi

Preceding; before

Ante

Opposed to

Anti

Pertaining to the apex or tip of something usually a plant

Apical

Two

Bi

Life

Bio

Heart

Cardio

Head

Cephalo

Pertaining to the cell

Cyto

Two

Di

Within

Endo

Over or above

Epi

Outside; out of

Exo

Outside of

Extra

Stomach

Gastr

Prefix meaning different

Hetero

Prefix meaning same

Homo

Prefix meaning above average

Hyper

Prefix meaning  below average

Hypo

Within

Intra

Prefix meaning same

Iso

Prefix that indicates a large size

Macro

Middle

Meso

Prefix that indicates a small size

Micro

One

Mono

Shape or form

Morpho

Many; more than one

Multi

Muscle

Myo

Death

Necro

New

Neo

Around

Peri

Prefix that mean eat

Phago

Prefix that means light

Photo

Prefix that means drink

Pino

Multiple or many

Poly

Fake or false

Pseudo

Half

Semi

Body

Soma

Prefix that indicates a structure is below another structure

Sub

Above

Super

Roots that indicates being together

sym/syn

Across

Trans

Three

Tri

Nourish

Troph

Organ

Viscero

Suffix that indicates that substance is an enzyme

Ase