Unicellular
A single celled organism
Multicellular
Made up of more than one cell.
Motile
able to move
Sessile
fixed in one place; immobile
Autotrophic
make their own food
Heterotroph
An organism that cannot make its own food.
7 taxa in order
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Order from smallest to largest
individuals, populations, communities, ecosystems, and the biosphere
binomial nomenclature
Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name
Example of binomial nomenclature
Homo sapiens (humans)
difference between a eukaryote and prokaryote
A eukaryote has a nucleus, a prokaryote doesn't
Why is a virus not considered living?
A virus is not made up of cells and it needs a host to reproduce.
Detrivore
a scavenger
One way carbon is removed from the atmosphere
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
nitrogen fixation
Process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia
How does nitrogen fixation occur?
bacteria
SPONCH CaFe stands for
sulfur, phosphorus, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, calcium, iron
SPONCH CaFe make up the
most abundant elements in living things
Organic compounds contain
Carbon
Inorganic compounds do not contain
Carbon
Monomer
A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
Polymer
A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together.
Protiens monomer
amino acids
Lipids monomer
glycerol and fatty acids
Carbohydrates monomer
monosaccharides
nucleic acid monomer
nucleotide
Peptide bond
Bonds that connect amino acids.
The names of enzymes mostly end in
-ase
The names of enzymes mostly end in
-ase
cell wall and chloroplast
only in plant cells
Cell wall is
Rigid/strong
Cell membrane is
thin, flexible
Vacuoles store
water, food, waste
All cells have
cell membrane, cytoplasm, chromosomes, ribosomes
Diffusion
Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Osmosis
Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
Function of protiens in membrane
Help molecules travel around membrane
Phagocytosis
Cell eating
Pinocytosis
Cell drinking
Endocytosis
the process by which a cell takes material into the cell
Exocytosis
Process by which a cell releases material
Homeostasis
process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment
two types of nucleic acids
Succession
(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
two types of nucleic acids
DNA and RNA
Why is a virus not considered living?
They are not made up of cells
Dehydration Synthesis
Larger molecules being created from a water molecule being removed