Biology Vocabulary Blitz

Vascular tissue in plants that moves water

Movement of molecules or ions from a region of high to low concentration

Possessing two unlike alleles for a particular trait

Plant's loss of water to the atmosphere

Means "living"

A trait that helps organisms survive and reproduce

Polymer of nucleotides

Visible expression of genes

Anaerobic process that breaks down glucose into alcohol and lactate

Body system that includes the skin

Process where DNA polymerase chooses complementary nucleotides

Movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane

Insoluble in nonpolar solvents; includes fats and oils

Possessing two identical alleles for a particular trait

Includes monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides

Factor that you change in an experiment

Maintenance of normal internal conditions in a cell or an organism

A family tree that uses genetic symbols to how inheritance patterns

Relationship that occurs when two species live together in a unique way

Branching diagram that shows the relationship among species

Protein produced in response to the presence of an antigen

Membrane bound structure in the cytoplasm that has specific structure and function in eukaryote

Cell with membrane bound organelles and a nucleus

Vascular tissue in plants that moves nutrients

Consisting of one or more polypeptides

Process where ribosomes use codons in mRNA to code for amino acids

Disease causing agent

Lacks membrane bound organelles and a nucleus

Process by which a DNA strand serves as a template to form mRNA

Genes of an organism for a particular trait or traits