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This guide presents key concepts essential to understanding biology, spanning from cellular structures to evolutionary patterns. Learn about the fundamental unit of life, charges in ions, and the role of cholesterol in cell membranes. Explore evolutionary co-adaptations in species, concepts of common descent, and the significance of epigenetic inheritance. Detailed descriptions of cellular processes like photosynthesis, meiosis, and metabolism are included, alongside key terminologies like cytokinesis, glycoproteins, and more to provide a comprehensive overview for students and enthusiasts alike.
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C___________ ell Life’s fundamental unit of structure and function Ion with a + charge ation C___________
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 togetherEX: Seen in flowers and their insect pollinators oevolution C___________
Evolution pattern shown by dolphins, penguins, and sharks which are distantly related but share similar characteristics which help them live in water C________ evolution onvergent
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
C___________ Main photosynthetic pigment ingreen plants hlorophyll Concentration of sense organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end of an organism C___________ ephalization
C___________ arrying capacity K Includes G1, S, G2, mitosis andcytokinesis C___________ ell cycle
Smallest blood vessel where nutrients, oxygen and waste are exchanged with tissues C___________ apillary C___________ arboxyl group
C___________ entral nervous system (CNS) Brain and spinal cord Protein shell that encloses a viral genome C___________ apsid
Photosynthetic organelle C___________ hloroplast
Region representing crossing over between homologous chromosomes during meiosis hiasma pl. chiasmata C___________
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 vegetation in a terrestrial biome anopy C___________
Funtional group consisting of a carbon double bonded to an oxygen atom that is present in aldehydes and ketones arbonyl C___________
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 yclic AMP (cAMP) C___________ 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 entromere C___________
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
C___________ Region joining two sister chromatids entromere Large intestine olon C___________
http://www.daviddarling.info/images/contractile_vacuole.gif Membranous sac thathelps remove water from certain cells C___________ ontractile vacuole
Type of lymphocytic that kills infected 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
C___________ ryptic coloration Camouflage Subphylum of arthropods that includes lobsters, crabs, crayfish, and shrimp C___________ rustacean