Biology EOC

4. two different alleles
5. piece of DNA that provides the instructions to make a certain protein
7. group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to reproduce fertile offspring.
11. all of an organism's genetic material
13. trait that allows an organism to better survive and reproduce in its environment.
14. variety of living things in an ecosystem
16. organisms that get their energy by eating other living things or once-living resources
18. allele that is not expressed unless two copies are present
21. two organisms fight for the same limited resources
22. study of biological inheritance patterns
23. characteristic that is inherited
25. genetic makeup (alleles)
27. organisms that make their own food
28. supplies energy to the cell

1. physical characteristics
2. all of the chemical processes that build up or break down materials
3. two of the same alleles
5. sugar molecule
6. an individual that does not have the symptoms of a recessive disease but can pass the recessive allele for the disease to offspring.
8. the process of change, in which new species develop from preexisting species over a long period of time.
9. all the individuals of a species that live in the same area
10. molecule made of amino acids that build muscles, speed up reactions, transport molecules
12. maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism
15. any individual living thing
17. all the living and nonliving things in a given area
19. sperm and egg joining together
20. allele that is always expressed
21. basic unit of life
24. organisms that break down dead organic matter into simpler compounds
26. study of life