1. Visual vocab part 2

2. Feeding position in a food chain
Trophic level

3. The maximum population an environment can maintain sustainably
Carrying capacity

4. Type of RNA that coordinates the reading of mRNA and addition of tRNAs
rRNA

5. Molecule that conveys genetic information for gene expression
mRNA

6. The smallest and most specific taxonomic level
species

7. Phospholipid bilayer surrounding cells
Cell membrane

8. Non-living component of an ecosystem
Abiotic factor

9. Interaction between two organisms where both benefit
mutualism

10. Polymer of amino acids
polypeptide

11. The end of an organism or a group of organisms
extinction

12. A protein that causes a specific chemical change in the body
enzyme

13. Having identical alleles for a given gene
homozygous

14. Component of the cell membrane gives it hydrophobic/hydrophilic qualities
phospholipid

15. A community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system
ecosystem

16. The process of converting sunlight, CO2 and water into sugar
photosynthesis

17. Allele pairs separate independently during the formation of gametes.
Independent assortment

18. Traits that are found on the X chromosome, males more affected
Sex linked trait

19. a method of scientific taxonomy used to group and categorize organisms into groups such as genus or species.
classification

20. a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment
Punnett square

21. A process in which oxygen is not used to convert glucose into ATP
A process in which oxygen is not used to convert glucose into ATP. Can make lactic acid or alcohol
Anaerobic respiration

22. states that allele pairs separate during gamete formation, and randomly unite at fertilization.
Law of segregation

23. Biological material derived from living organisms
biomass

24. Type of inheritance leading to a blended trait phenotype
Incomplete dominance

25. Having two different forms of the allele for a gene
heterozygous

26. Polymer of sugars, also called polysaccharide
carbohydrate

27. Evidence for evolution
Evidence for evolution. The study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species
Comparative anatomy

28. Interaction between organisms or species in which organisms need the same scarce resource, such as food or mates.
competition

29. Hierarchal classification scheme
taxonomy

30. one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene or same genetic locus
allele

31. The process of cell division
mitosis

32. The process of converting glucose into ATP in the presence of Oxygen
Aerobic respiration

33. A trait that only appears in the phenotype of homozygous individuals
Recessive trait

34. S shaped population curve
Logistic growth

35. A trait resulting from something that you learn or do during your lifetime
Acquired trait

36. A biological interaction where a predator (an organism that is hunting) feeds on its prey (the organism that is attacked)
predation

37. Things like the availability of food, water, shelter and space can change animal and plant populations.
Limiting factors

38. Evidence for evolution
Evidence for evolution. Comparing the structures of embryos to see similarities
embryology