EOC Vocabulary Words

Abiotic

• Nonliving things in an ecosystem

• Living things in an ecosystem

Acid

• Has a pH of less than 7

• Has a pH greater than 7

Active transport

• The movement of molecules from lower concentration to higher concentration

• The movement of molecules from high concentration to lower concentration

Activation energy

• Energy needed to get a reaction started

• Energy needed to stop a reaction

Adaptation

• A feature or behavior that allows an organism to survive in its environment

• A process by which an animal changes or evolves over time

ATP

• A molecule that releases energy when its bonds are broken

• A molecule that stores energy when its bonds are broken

Aerobic

• A reaction that requires oxygen

• A reaction that does not require oxygen

Amino Acid

• the building blocks of proteins

• the building blocks of nucleic acids

Anaerobic

• A reaction that can occur without oxygen

• A reaction that requires the presence of oxygen

Analogous structure

• A physical feature (such as an arm or wing) possessed by different species that are similar in function but not similar in bone structure

• A physical feature (such as an arm or wing) possessed by different species that are similar in bone structure, but not similar in function