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Life’s fundamental unit of structure and function
Ion with a + charge
C___________
C___________
ell
ation
Steroid that forms an essential component in animal cell membranes and acts as a precursor for the synthesis of many steroid hormones
C___________holesterol
Water impermeable ring in the endodermal cells of plants that blocks passive flow of water through the apoplast and sends it into the xylem
C___________asparian strip
Pattern of evolution in which two symbiotic organisms evolve together
EX: Seen in flowers and their insect pollinators
C___________oevolution
Evolution pattern shown by dolphins, penguins, and sharks which are distantly related but share similar characteristics which help them live in water
C________ evolutiononvergent
Idea that all species are derived from common ancestors linked by a single “tree of life”
C___________ommon descent
Diagram that shows evolutionary relationships
C___________ladogram
Polysaccharide with nitrogen groups attached found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and cell walls of fungi
C___________hitin
Type of non-Mendelian inheritance shown A and B blood type alleles
C___________odominance
Main photosynthetic pigment ingreen plants
Concentration of sense organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end of an organism
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C___________
hlorophyll
ephalization
K
Includes G1, S, G2, mitosis andcytokinesis
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C___________
arrying capacity
ell cycle
Smallest blood vessel where nutrients, oxygen and waste are exchanged with tissues
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C___________
apillary
arboxyl group
Brain and spinal cord
Protein shell that encloses a viral genome
C___________
C___________
entral nervous system(CNS)
apsid
Photosynthetic organelle
C___________hloroplast
Region representing crossing over between homologous chromosomes during meiosis
C___________hiasmapl. chiasmata
Stage of photosynthesis that uses energy from ATP and NADPH to fix atmospheric CO2 into carbohydrates
C___________alvin cycle
Burst of evolutionary origins when most of the major body plans of animals appeared in a relatively brief time in geologic history
C___________ambrian Explosion
Uppermost layer of vegetationin a terrestrial biome
C___________anopy
Funtional group consisting of a carbon double bonded to an oxygen atom that is present in aldehydes and ketones
C___________arbonyl
Macromolecule group that includes monosaccharides, disaccharides, or polysaccharides
C___________arbohydrate
Animals that at some point during their development have a notochord, pharyngeal arches, a dorsal hollow nerve cord, and a post anal tail
C___________hordate
Reciprocal exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis
C___________rossing over
Type of metabolism in which CO2 is taken in at night and incorporated into four-carbon compounds to be used later during the Calvin cycle
C___________rassulacean acidmetabolism (CAM)
Ring shaped molecule made from ATP that is a common intracellular signaling molecule (second messenger) in eukaryotic cells
C___________yclic AMP (cAMP)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cyclic-adenosine-monophosphate-2D-skeletal.png
Binding together of like molecules, usually due to hydrogen bonds
C___________ohesion
Shallow groove in the plasma membrane of an animal cell during cytokinesis
C___________leavage furrow
DNA molecule made in vitro using mRNA as a template and reverse transcriptase;
~ gene without introns
C___________omplementary DNA (cDNA)
Circulatory system in which blood is confined to vessels and is kept separate from interstitial fluid
C___________losed circulatory system
Critical point in the cell cycle where stop and go signals can regulate the cycle
C___________heckpoint
Glycoprotein in the extracellular matrix of animal cells that forms strong fibers; found in connective tissue & bone; most abundant protein in animal kingdom
C___________entromere
Direct transfer of DNA between two prokaryotic cells that are temporarily joined; bacterial “sex”
C___________onjugation
A three nucleotide sequence in m-RNA that specifies a particular amino acid or a termination signal
C___________odon
Region joining two sister chromatids
Large intestine
C___________
C___________
entromere
olon
Membranous sac thathelps remove water from certain cells
C___________ontractile vacuole
http://www.daviddarling.info/images/contractile_vacuole.gif
Type of lymphocytic that killsinfected cells, cancer cells, and transplanted cells when activated
C___________ytotoxic T cell
Network of microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments that branch throughout the cytoplasm and functions in transport and support
C___________ytoskeleton
Type of strong chemical bond in which two atoms share two or more pairs of electrons
C___________ovalent bond
Waxy covering on the surface of stems and leaves that prevents desiccation in terrestrial plants
C___________uticle
Folded membrane inside a mitochondrion
C___________ristae
Camouflage
Subphylum of arthropods that includes lobsters, crabs, crayfish, and shrimp
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C___________
ryptic coloration
rustacean