Biology Vocabulary

2. a tumor or growth that is not cancerous
4. the growth movement of a plant in response to light
6. substances found in all living things that are necessary for biological process
9. organisms reaction to a stimulus
12. the pair of homologous chromosomes that form in prophase 1 and separated in anaphase 1
15. the slow gradual genetic change in a entire population of organisms over a long time
16. the sticky receptive surface at the top of a flowers female reproductive organ where pollen grains land and begin the process of fetilization
17. organ of a plant that anchors it into the ground and takes in water and nutrients
19. long string of nucleotides in DNA that are code for a specific trait

1. also called primary producer
2. a virus that infects a bacteria and reproduces inside of it
3. RNA virus such as HIV with reverse transcript in its core
5. Plant structures that develops into a seed when fertilized
7. new species that appears suddenly in the fossil record
8. vascular plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals away from the roots through the plants
10. Make reactions occur faster
11. when a cell is damaged beyond repair it destroys itself
13. nonliving parts of the environment
14. the three Nucleotide sequence on mRNA molecule that codes for one amino acid
18. passing of traits from parents to child