Biology Vocabulary

A Non-living factor in an ecosystem.

• Abiotic

• Amphibian

• Amino Acid

• Enzyme

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An inherited trait that is selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive in their environment

• Equilibrium

• Homeostasis

• Active Transport

• Adaptation

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The monomer, or building blocks, of proteins

• Lipids

• Saccharides

• Nucleotides

• Amino acids

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The process by which offspring are produced from a single parent; does not involve the joining of gametes

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

• Apoptosis

• Biogeography

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The variety of life within a specific area

• Bioluminesence

• Biodiversity

• Biogeography

• Biology

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The number of individuals that the resources of an environment can normally and persistently support

• Carrying Capacity

• Population

• Central dogma

• Spiracle

Process by which unspecialized cells develop into their mature form and function

• Cell differentiation

• Centriole

• Mitosis

• Cell theory

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Exchanging of chromosomes between homologous chromosomes that results in genetic variation

• Cytokinesis

• Differentiation

• Covalent bonding

• Crossing over

An organism that breaks down dead organisms into smaller compounds and returns the nutrients to the soil

• Decomposer

• Diaphragm

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleogenesis

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The process by which large, complex molecules are broken down into smaller molecules that can be used by the body/cells

• Digestion

• Differentiation

• Absorption

• Meiosis

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