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LE Exam Prep
A study guide for high achieving biology students!
Question | Answer |
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ATP | an energy source |
abiotic | non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment |
biosphere | all the ecosystems on Earth |
Active transport | the process of moving particles from low to high concentration |
Allele | 1 type of expression for a different form of a gene |
A,G,C,T | basic building blocks for a gene |
Carrying capacity | the number of identical species that the environment can support. |
disease | indicates a failure in homeostasis |
enzyme | biological catalyst that speeds up a reaction |
guard cells | a gas exchange pore in plants |
food chain | describes the eating relationships between species within an ecosystem |
Hormone | chemicals released from cells that affects its target cell. |
Nucleus | the command centre of a cell |
Testosterone | male reproductive hormone. Produced in the testes. |
Replication | the copying of DNA |
Respiration | Gasous exchange in organisms. Composed of inspiration and expiration. |
Lysosome | recycles wastes materials in the cell. |
mitochondria | powerhouse of a cell |
photosynthesis | a process that converts carbon dioxide into glucose |
Zygote | a single-celled embyro |
Electrophoresis | a process that seperates DNA molecues into fragments |
Placenta | a tube that supplies nutrition from the mother to the developing fetus. |