Ohio EOC Biology Vocabulary Words

Describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another form of that trait. An allele that is always expressed

• Symbiosis

• Mitosis

• Eukaryote

• Dominant

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

• Immigration

• Community

• Species

• Population

monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

• Nucleus

• Nucleotide

• Recessive

• Variation

An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present

• Symbiosis

• Chromosome

• Nucleus

• Recessive

A relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed ex. a tick on a dog

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

process of copying DNA prior to cell division

• Mutation

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Any biotic or abiotic factor that restricts the existence, numbers, reproduction, or distribution of organisms.

• Nucleic Acids

• Logistic Growth

• Active Transport

• Limiting Factor

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Movement of alleles into or out of a population due to the migration of individuals to or from the population

• Eukaryote

• Gene Flow

• Genetic Drift

• Evolution

Describes living factors in the environment.

• Replication

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Species

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

division of the nucleus resulting in 2 daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell; steps are prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Symbiosis

• Nucleus

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4