Terms

o Purines

o Pyrimidines

o Complementary base pairing

o Antiparallel

o Semiconservative

o Replication fork

o DNA helicase

o DNA polymerase

o Template strand

o Leading strand

o Lagging strand

o Okazaki fragment

o DNA ligase

o Transcription

o Translation

o Messenger RNA

o Transfer RNA

o Ribosomes +ribosomal RNA

o RNA polymerase

o Promoter

o Coding strand

o mRNA transcript

o The genetic code

o Codon

o Start codon

o Stop codon

o Anticodon

o Polyribosome

o Initiation

o Elongation

o Termination

o Gene Mutation

o Mutagens

o Spontaneous vs induced mutation

o Point mutation vs frameshift mutation

o Base substitution

o Addition

o Deletion

o Ecosystem
o Biotic
o Abiotic
o Autotrophs (photo- and chemo-autotrophs)
o Heterotrophs
o Herbivores
o Carnivores
o Omnivores
o Detritivores
o Energy Flow
o Chemical cycling
o Food web
o Food chain

o Trophic levels
o Ecological pyramid
o Biogeochemical cycles
o Evaporation
o Condensation
o Transpiration
o Precipitation
o The water cycle
o The carbon cycle

o Climate
o Biome
o Tundra
o Coniferous forests/Taiga
o Temperate deciduous forest
o Tropical forest
o Shrublands
o Grasslands (temperate grasslands, savannas)
o Desert
o Streams/Rivers
o Lakes
o Wetlands
o Oceans