FCAT Vocab Review 1

The distance between the position of rest and the highest point of a wave

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

The existence of different species in a given area or specific period of time

• frequency
• biotic
• biodiversity
• meiosis

The principle that mass and energy cannot be created or destroyed

• thermal energy
• conservation of mass and energy
• plate tectonics
• change of state

The peak or highest point on a wave

• crust
• trough
• amplitude
• crest

The number of cycles or waves per unit time

• frequency
• wavelength
• period
• velocity

The process of nuclear division in cells during which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half

• mitosis
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• meiosis

The process of nuclear division in cells during which the nucleus of a cell divides into two nuclei, each with the same number of chromosomes

• mitosis
• homozygous
• heterozygous
• meiosis

A cell structure that contains the cell's genetic material; also where protons and neutrons are located

• organelle
• allele
• nucleus
• molecule

A structure that carries out a specific function within the cell

• nucleus
• molecule
• atom
• organelle

The theory in which Earth's crust is divided into sections whose movements cause seismic activity along boundaries

• convergent
• transform fault
• plate tectonics
• conservation of mass and energy