EOCT Vocabulary

 

Characteristics of Science:

Manipulated Variable

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

Responding Variable

Control

DRY

MIX

Qualitative Observation

Quantitative Observation

Inference

Hypothesis

Theory

Law

 

Cells:

Prokaryote

Eukaryote

Unicellular

Multicellular

Characteristics of Living Things

Homeostasis

Enzyme

Substrate

Catalyst

Protein

Amino Acid

Carbohydrate

Monosaccharide

Lipid

Fatty Acid

Nucleic Acid

Nucleotide

Monomer

Polymer

Biological Macromolecule

Organic

Solvent

Solute

Solution

Organelle

Mitochondria

Golgi

Vacuole

Nucleus

Ribosome

Chloroplast

Cell/plasma Membrane

Cell Wall

Selectively Permeable (and why is it important?)

Cells cont.

Facilitated Transport

Active Transport

Passive Transport

Diffusion

Osmosis

Endocytosis

Exocytosis

Endosymbiotic Theory

ATP (structure and function)

ADP (structure and function)

How is an enzyme and substrate like a key and lock?

How is an enzyme and substrate NOT like a key and lock?

Products

Reactants

Active site

Activation Energy

What things prevent enzymes from doing their job properly?

 

Organism:

Photosynthesis

Light Reaction

Calvin Cycle

Thylakoid

Grana

Stroma

Respiration

Light energy

Chemical energy

Glucose vs. ATP

Linnaeus

Binomial nomenclature

Taxonomy

6 Kingdoms

3 Domains

Species name

Genus name

Phosphorolation

Cell specialization

Autotrophs

Heterotrophs

Chlorophyll

 

Genetics:

DNA

RNA

Adenine

Guanine

Cytosine

Thymine

Genetics Cont.

Double helix

Hydrogen bonding (DNA/RNA)

Uracil

Base Pairing

Protein Synthesis

Transcription

Translation

Ribose

Deoxyribose

Codon

Anticodon

3 types of RNA (names and functions)

Truebreeding

Principle of Dominance

Principle of Segregation (of alleles)

Principle of Independent Assortment

Allele

Gene

Dominant

Recessive

Heterozygous

Homozygous

Monohybrid

Dihybrid

Genetic Recombination

Law of Probability

Nondisjunction

Mutation

Frameshift mutation

Point Mutation

Insertion (mutation)

Deletion (mutation)

Chromosomal mutations

Substitution (mutation)

Sexual reproduction (process and results)

Asexual reproduction (process and results)

Gel Electrophoresis

DNA fingerprinting

Genetic Engineering

GM plant

Selective breeding

3 ways mutations can occur

Meiosis

Mitosis

Prophase/Metaphase/Anaphase/Telophase

Cytokinesis

Haploid

Diploid

Tetrad

Homologous Chromosome

Genetics continued:

Crossing Over

Transgenic organisms

What does DNA have to do before the cell replicates in mitosis?

Why is it important for the homologous chromosomes to cross over in meiosis?

Genotype

Phenotype

Genotypic ratios of crosses

Phenotypic rations of crosses

Germ cells

Gametes

Zygote

Gene Therapy

Recombinant DNA

 

Ecology:

Atoms

Molecules

Cells

Tissues

Organs

Organ Systems

Organisms

Species

Population

Community

Ecosystem

Biome

Biosphere

Ecology

Biotic Factors

Abiotic factors

Population density

Growth rate

Exponential growth

Logistic growth

Carrying capacity

Density-dependent factors

Density-Independent factors

Terrestrial ecosystems

Aquatic ecosystems

Marine Ecosystems (salt water)

Niche

Habitat

Tundra

Taiga

Tropical Rainforest

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Ecology cont.

Desert Biomes

Grasslands

Marine Biomes

Freshwater Biomes

Primary Producers

Consumers

Decomposers

Trophic levels

Adaptations

Food chain

Food web

Energy pyramid

Nutrient cycling

Types of pollution

Particulates

Smog

Acid Rain

Greenhouse effect

Ozone layer

Water pollution

The 3 R’s of Conservation

Global Warming

Pesticide

Herbicide

Renewable resources

Nonrenewable resources

Tropisms (plant specifically) – Geotropism, Phototropism, Thigmotropism

Hormones

Auxin

Gibberellins

Abscisic acid

Innate behavior

Reflexes

Instincts

Territory/Territorial

Migration

Hibernation

Estivation

Learned behavior

Imprinting

Chemical Defence

Camouflage

Cryptic coloration

Primary succession

Secondary succession

Climax community

Extinction

Threatened species

Endangered species

 

Evolution:

Natural Selection

Stabilizing Selection

Directional Selection

Diversifying Selection

Disruptive Selection

Balancing Selection (heterozygote advantage/frequency-dependent selection)

Heterozygote advantage

Genetic load

Charles Darwin

Lamarck

Inheritance of Acquired characteristics

Malthus

Reproductive Isolation

Population genetics

Adaptive radiation

Convergent Evolution

Speciation

Geographical Isolation

Gradualism

Punctuated equilibrium

Radioisotope dating

Relative dating

Phylogeny

Fitness

Scientific evidence for natural selection

Theory

Biodiversity

Ancestry

Geologic History

Homologous Structures

Chemical resistance as a modern example of biological evolution