Basic Biology Terms

The members of one species in a particular area

Plant that produces flowers and seeds enclosed in fruit

Groups of organisms

The stages in an organism's life: birth, maturation, reproduction, aging, death

Interaction of all living and non-living things in an environment

This structure is covered with substances necessary for the production of proteins

The organelle that provids the cell with energy

Thin layer enclosing the cell that controls what enters and leaves the cell

This is the time that it takes for a seed to sprout

The process of sex cell formation

What is a "hypothesis"?

The inherited combination of alleles in an offspring

An animal that eats primarily plants and other producers

What does photosynthesis require that cellular respiration does not?

ONE OF MANY TINY STRUCTURES IN THE CYTOPLASM; EACH DOES A SPECIFIC JOB FOR THE CELL

The smallest living thing

The genetic information of the cell

The process of cell division: interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

Developer of the theory of evolution

A cell that is present in multi-celled organisms and has a nucleus

Small section of a chromosome that determines a trait

The passing of traits from one generation to another, from parents to offspring

A living thing is called an

The control center for the cell

Change in shape and appearance of an insect or other animal at each stage of its life cycle

A structure that surrounds the cell membrane in plants and provides strength and support

An organism that gets energy from devouring dead or decaying organisms

Substance that gives plants their green color

Biology is the study of...

The role of an organism in a community

This is the material that contains proteins, nutrients and cell organelles

An animal that eats plants and animals

What is the name of an animal that does not have a backbone?

Which type of organism relies on organisms that produce their own food?

Who created the "Scientific Method"?