FL Biology EOC - Core Vocabulary

An environmental factor not associated with or derived from living organisms.

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Catalyst

• Aerobic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An organic compound that is composed of adenosine and three phosphate groups. It serves as a source of energy for many metabolic processes. ATP releases energy when it is broken down into ADP and phosphate by hydrolysis during cell metabolism.

• Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

• Anatomy

• Enzyme

• Gamete

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Occurring in the presence of oxygen or requiring oxygen to live. In aerobic respiration, which is the process used by cells of most organisms, the production of energy from glucose metabolism requires the presence of oxygen.

• Aerobic

• Mutation

• Recessive

• Anaerobic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Occurring in the absence of oxygen or not requiring oxygen to live. A tyoe of bacteria which produce energy from food molecules without the presence of oxygen.

• Anaerobic

• Aerobic

• Haploid

• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

The scientific study of the shape and structure of organisms and their parts.

• Anatomy

• Catalyst

• Physiology

• Dominance

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

In or on the water.

• Aquatic

• Aerobic

• Anaerobic

• Abiotic

Factors in an environment relating to, caused by, or produced by living organisms.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Catalyst

• Replication

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

A substance that speeds up or slows down the rate of a reaction without being consumed or altered.

• Catalyst

• Polygenic

• Abiotic

• Hominid

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

Relating to two alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote that are both fully expressed.

• Codominant

• Dominant

• Recessive

• Replication

Tendency of certain ("stronger") alleles to mask the expression of their corresponding (recessive) alleles.

• Dominance

• Codominant

• Hominid

• Recessive