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- 3. group that does not receive the independent variable.
- 8. _______ cells like bacterial cells are less complex and lack organelles.
- 11. a tough layer outside the cell membrane in most cells.
- 13. the _____ makes a tough, flexible, waterproof enclosure for a cell.
- 18. all _____ things on the planet have DNA with the same basic structure.
- 19. group that recieves the independent variable
- 21. DNA is very ____.
- 23. sugar+________-->ATP+CO2+H2O
- 24. created the first model of DNA out of wood and wire.
- 25. All the living things that directly or indirectly affect the enviornment.
- 26. performed by the creation of proteins
- 27. Controls all cell processes.
- 30. the process where food and O2 are used to create energy for all cells.
- 31. the process by which plants, some bacteria, and protists use sunlight to make glucose.
- 33. second step of the scientific method
- 37. The living community and physical environment functioning together as an independent and relatively stable system.
- 39. sixth step of the scientific method.
- 40. it is esitmated that only __ percent of photosynthesis occurs in plants, the rest is done by algae and bacteria.
- 41. 1 item at a time that is changed/tested.
- 42. all the interacting populations in a given area.
- 43. the maximum number of organisms that resources of an area can support.
- 46. only _ percent of it is used to code for proteins.
- 47. who discovered the bacteria that creates penicillin?
- 48. these build structures, such as muscles, parts of cell membranes, feathers, hair, etc.
- 49. organisms capable of reproducing to produce fertile offspring
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- 1. photosynthesis usually occurs using a pigment called ____.
- 2. modifies and packages materials
- 4. the _____ is made of alternating sugars and phosphates.
- 5. Part of the earth where life exists and interact with their enviornment.
- 6. we have about 20,000 genes located on our __ chromosomes.
- 7. all the members of a species inhabiting a given location
- 9. means with oxygen
- 10. the stage in which a molecule of glucose is split into two pyruvic acid molecules.
- 12. makes energy out of food.
- 14. means without oxygen
- 15. A large system of membranes, some covered with ribosomes, some covered with no ribosomes.
- 16. what does DNA mean?
- 17. fifth step of the scientific method
- 20. compound that absorbs light.
- 22. Those physical and chemical factors(non-living) which affect the ability of organisms to survive and reproduce.
- 28. an organism that gets energu by breaking down the remains of dead organisms.
- 29. an educated guess based on your research that might answer your question.
- 32. thing that is measured in an experiment.
- 34. The cell membrane provides _____ and support.
- 35. Geographic area classified by communities present characterized by adaptions to a particular climate.
- 36. first step of the scientific method
- 38. regulates what enters and leaves the cell.
- 44. tiny dots that make proteins
- 45. a segment of DNA that codes for a protein.
