EPR3503 terms

Unit 3 – LIFE SCIENCE

Key Term Definition Link

Meiosis is a process where a single
cell divides twice to produce four
Meiosis
cells containing half the original
1 amount of genetic information.  https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-meiosis

 the initial stage of mitosis and of the

mitotic division of meiosis characterized
by the condensation of chromosomes
Prophase consisting of two chromatids,
disappearance of the nucleolus and
nuclear membrane, and formation of
mitotic spindle https://www.merriam-
2 webster.com/dictionary/prophase
lasts up to an hour and ends in mitosis
and the second division of meiosis
Metaphase when separation of the paired
chromosomal strands (called
chromatids) begins.
3 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/metaphase
the stage in mitosis or meiosis following
metaphase in which the daughter
Anaphase chromosomes move away from each
other to opposite ends of the cell. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/anaphas
4 e
the final phase of cell division, between
anaphase and interphase, in which the
telophase chromatids or chromosomes move to
opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei
are formed. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/telophas
5 e
Interphase is the 'daily living' or
metabolic phase of the cell, in which
the cell obtains nutrients and
interphase metabolizes them, grows, reads its
DNA, and conducts other "normal" cell
functions. 
6 https://biologydictionary.net/interpha
Mitosis is the process of dividing a cell
mitosis and its nucleus into two cells which
each have their own nucleus.
7 https://www.yourdictionary.com/mitosis
8 Chromosome The chromosomes of a cell are in the https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/basics/chromo
cell nucleus. They carry the genetic some
information. Chromosomes are made
up of DNA and protein combined as
chromatin. Each chromosome contains
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many genes.
one of two identical chromosomal
strands into which a chromosome splits
chromatid longitudinally preparatory to cell
division. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chromati
9 d
1 cell has half the usual number of
haploid
0 chromosomes. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/haploid
 having two similar complements of
1 diploid chromosomes.
1 https://www.dictionary.com/browse/diploid
Either of the two identical cells that
1 Daughter cell https://www.dictionary.com/browse/daughter
form when a cell divide.
2 -cell?s=t
Eukaryotic cells are cells that contain a
nucleus and organelles and are
Eukaryotic enclosed by a plasma membrane.
cell Organisms that have eukaryotic cells
1 include protozoa, fungi, plants and https://biologydictionary.net/eukaryo
3 animals. tic-cell/
Prokaryotic cells are cells that do not
Prokaryotic
1 have a true nucleus or membrane- https://biologydictionary.net/prokary
cell
4 bound organelles. otic-cell/
 Mitochondria are known as the
powerhouses of the cell. They are
organelles that act like a digestive
mitochondria
system which takes in nutrients, breaks
1 them down, and creates energy rich  http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_mito.
5 molecules for the cell. html
 A factor created by a living thing or any
living component within an
Biotic factor environment in which the action of the
1 organism affects the life of another  https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/biotic-
7 organism. factor
 are the non-living parts of an
environment. These include things such
Abiotic as sunlight, temperature, wind, water,
factors soil and naturally occurring events such
1 as storms, fires and volcanic eruptions  https://sciencing.com/definition-
8 abiotic-biotic-factors-8259629.html
  Renewable energy is energy produced
from sources that do not deplete or can
Renewable
energy be replenished within a human's
source (give lifetime. The most common examples
example) include wind, solar, geothermal,
1  https://www.studentenergy.org/topics/renew
biomass, and hydropower. 
9 able-energy
2 Non-  is a natural substance that  https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/nonrenewableresource.asp
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is not replenished with the speed at

renewable
energy which it is consumed. It is a
source (give finite resource. Fossil fuels such as oil,
example) natural gas. 
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threatened species is a
Threatened plant, animal or other living
2 species thing which is in danger of  https://www.yourdictionary.com/threatened-
1 becoming extinct. species
 An endangered species is a species of
Endangered wild animal or plant that is in danger of  https://www.thoughtco.com/definiti
2 species extinction throughout all or a significant on-and-factors-of-an-endangered-
2 portion of its range. species-1181929
 A person or organization producing
basic agricultural commodities, such as
a farmer or cattle producer. (biology)
Primary An autotroph
producer organism producing complex organic
matter, using photosynthesis or
2  https://www.yourdictionary.com/primary
chemosynthesis.
3 -producer
 An organism capable of synthesizing its
own food from inorganic substances,
Autotrophs using light or chemical energy. Green
plants, algae, and certain bacteria
2 are autotrophs.  https://www.yourdictionary.com/autotro
4 ph
 are usually herbivores that feed on
Primary
2 autotrophic plants, which produce their  https://biologydictionary.net/primary
consumer
5 own food through photosynthesis. -consumer/
 A herbivore is an animal that gets its
energy from eating plants, and only
plants. Omnivores can also eat parts of
Herbivore plants, but generally only the fruits and
vegetables produced by fruit-bearing
2 plants.  http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/marssim/simhtml/info/whats-a-
6 herbivore.html

 Secondary consumers are organisms

2 Secondary  https://biologydictionary.net/second
that eat primary consumers for energy.
7 consumer ary-consumer/
 A carnivore is an animal that gets food
2 from killing and eating other animals.  http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/marssim/simhtml/info/whats-a-
carnivore.html
8 Carnivores
 A tertiary consumer is an animal that
Tertiary obtains its nutrition by eating
consumer primary consumers and
2  https://biologydictionary.net/tertiary
secondary consumers.
9 -consumer/
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 An omnivore is an animal that eats

both plants and animals for their main
3 food.   https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/omni
0 Omnivores vore
3 Quaternary  A quaternary consumer is a consumer  https://www.expii.com/t/quaternary-
1 consumer at the top of the food chain. consumer-definition-role-10317
 A food chain shows how each living
thing gets food, and how nutrients and
Food chain energy are passed from creature to
3 creature
2  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/foodchain.htm

 A food web is similar to a food

chain but larger. The diagram combines
Food web many food chains into energy  https://study.com/academy/lesson/w
3 relationships among organisms.  hat-is-a-food-web-definition-lesson-
3 quiz.html
 A simple word equation that can be
Photosynthe
used to describe the process of
sis (give the
photosynthesis is carbon dioxide +
definition
water —> glucose + oxygen + water. A
and include a
balanced chemical equation for the  https://study.com/academy/lesson/w
word
3 process can be written as 6CO2 + 6H2O hat-is-respiration-definition-process-
equation)
4 —> C6H12O6 + 6O2. equation.html
 Respiration is the biochemical process
Respiration
in which the cells of an organism obtain
(give the
definition energy by combining oxygen and
and include a glucose, resulting in the release of
carbon dioxide, water, and ATP (the  https://study.com/academy/lesson/w
word
3 currency of energy in cells). hat-is-respiration-definition-process-
equation)
5 equation.html