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Life’s fundamental unit of structure and function

Ion with a + charge

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C___________

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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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apillary

arboxyl group

Brain and spinal cord

Protein shell that encloses a viral genome

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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

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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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ryptic coloration

rustacean