FlashCards Biology Unit 1 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyGCSEAQA Created by: kaiya glynnCreated on: 25-03-13 20:17 abiotic relating to nonbiological factors 1 of 26 adenosine triphosphate ATP; the molecule that delivers usable chemical energy for almost all processes and reactions that a cell must undergo to survive 2 of 26 biology the scientific study of living things 3 of 26 biome a large area dominated by characteristic plants and animals, such as a rain forest, desert, or tundra 4 of 26 biotic relating to factors that are associated with or result from the activities of living organisms 5 of 26 cellular respiration the process of breaking down glucose for the production of ATP in the presence of oxygen 6 of 26 chemosynthesis the creation of glucose using energy from a chemical source rather than from sunlight 7 of 26 community all of the populations that live and interact with each other in a particular area 8 of 26 control group in an experiment, a group that a scientist can compare to another group that is identical except for one property or factor 9 of 26 dependent variable in an experiment, the variable that depends on the other variables 10 of 26 ecosystem a community or group of organisms living and interacting with each other and their environment 11 of 26 electron a tiny part of an atom with a negative electrical charge 12 of 26 experiment a set of organized steps that scientists follow under controlled conditions to test a theory or hypothesis 13 of 26 hypothesis an assumption that is made as a result of gathering data through sampling 14 of 26 independent variable in an experiment, the factor that a scientist deliberately manipulates 15 of 26 metabolism the total of all chemical reactions within an organism 16 of 26 microscope a tool that uses lenses to enlarge the image of a small object 17 of 26 organ a group of different tissues that work together to perform a specific function 18 of 26 organelle a differentiated structure within a cell, such as a mitochondrion, vacuole, or chloroplast, that performs a specific function 19 of 26 organism any living thing that takes in food, grows, and reproduces 20 of 26 photosynthesis the process by which plants and certain other organisms use the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen 21 of 26 population all of the members of one species that live in a common area and whose population dynamics are different from those of other populations 22 of 26 qualitative data data that represents qualities or characteristics that can´t be expressed by a number 23 of 26 quantitative data data that represents a quantity; numeric data 24 of 26 tissue a group of cells that are similar in structure and that work together to perform a certain function 25 of 26 variable in an experiment, a factor that is unknown or can change 26 of 26
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