Review for MidTerm (Fundamentals B)

organs/structures that serve no useful function

principle that all living things have a common ancestor

a sing parent produces a new organism

process of humans breeding organisms for useful traits

body parts that share a common function, but not a common structure

process that breaks down glucose using oxygen to produce energy (ATP)

The study of life

organisms that have to eat to get energy

a change in a species over time

makes proteins

all the different populations that live together in an area

an organisms that is made of only one cell

maintain a relatively stable internal environment

includes all the organisms in an area and their non-living environment

one organism benefits and the other is neutral

the part of the earth where all living things live

movement of individuals into a population

2 different parents' cells unit to form new organisms

modifies, labels and ships proteins

the basic unit of all forms of life

the organelle that does cellular respiration

organisms that make their own food

part of the cell that stores nutrients and other materials

structures in different species that are SIMILAR (the same) but have different functions

ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment

the gelatin-like liquid that fills the cells

an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms

the study of organisms and their environments

organelle that breaks down materials in the cell

organism that eats only plants

the process that uses sunlight to make glucose and oxygen

a group of ecysystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

the energy molecule produced by mitochondria

organism that only eats meat

organelle that protects DNA

differences among individuals of a species

an organism that is made of more than one cell

cells that do not have a nucleus

the process in evolution where the organisms with the best adaptations survive and reproduce

organelle that makes and transports proteins

cells that have a nucleus

a single list of who-eats-who

a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

when one organism hunts and kills another for food

the organelle that does photosynthesis

a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment

a complex model that shows who-eats-who

an organism that eats both plants and animals

a group of the same species that live in the same area

when one organism benefits and the other is harmed

a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

movement of individual out of a population