EPR3503 terms

Unit 3 – LIFE SCIENCE

Key Term Definition Link

1 Meiosis When a single cell divides two times to become https://www.yourgenom
four cells. e.org/facts/what-is-
meiosis
2 Prophase The first phase of cell division in meiosis and https://biologydictionary.
mitosis. net/prophase/
3 Metaphase The third phase in cell division. Eukaryotic https://biologydictionary.
cell division where the chromosomes align on net/metaphase/
the metaphase plate in the middle of the cell.
4 Anaphase The fourth phase of mitosis. Right after the https://www.nature.com
metaphase when the chromosomes are /scitable/definition/anap
separated hase-179/
5 telophase The fifth and final phase in cell division. The https://biologydictionary.
nuclear reforms around the new nuclei in each net/telophase/
half of the dividing cell.
6 interphase The longest phase of the cell cycle, during this https://biologydictionary.
phase the cell uses nutrients to create and use net/interphase/
other molecules to start the cell division.
7 mitosis Cell division of eukaryotes that creates https://biologydictionary.
identical daughter cells as a result net/interphase/
8 Chromosome It’s a sting of DNA wrapped around associated https://biologydictionary.
proteins that give the connected nucleic acid a net/chromosome/
base for structure.
9 chromatid When the cell is getting ready to divide it
makes a copy of all of its DNA, so that the cell https://biologydictionary.
can have two copies of each chromosome. net/chromatid/
10 haploid The state of the cell having a one set of https://biologydictionary.
chromosomes. net/haploid/
11 diploid A cell or nucleus which has two copies of https://biologydictionary.
genetic materials. net/diploid/
12 Daughter cell It happens after a cell goes through cell https://biologydictionary.
division. net/daughter-cells/
13 Eukaryotic cell Cells that has a nucleus and organelles and https://biologydictionary.
are surrounded by plasma membrane net/eukaryotic-cell/
14 Prokaryotic Cells that do not have a nucleus or a https://biologydictionary.
cell membrane bound organelle. net/prokaryotic-cell/
15 mitochondria The powerhouse of the cell https://biologydictionary
.net/mitochondria/
17 Biotic factor Living parts of the ecosystem. https://biologydictionary.
net/biotic-factors/
18 Abiotic factors Non-living factors in the ecosystem https://biologydictionary
.net/abiotic-factors/
19 Renewable Energy that cannot runout like solar energy https://study.com/acade
energy source and wind energy my/lesson/what-is-a-
(give example) renewable-energy-
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20 Non-renewable Energy that runs out like fossil fuel and oil https://study.com/acade
energy source and natural gas my/lesson/what-is-a-
(give example) renewable-energy-
source-definition-
example-quiz.html
21 Threatened Animals or plants that are in risk to become https://www.nationalgeo
species endangered. graphic.com/animals/ref
erence/threatened-
species/
22 Endangered Animals or plants that are in risk to become https://www.nwf.org/Ed
species extinct ucational-
Resources/Wildlife-
Guide/Understanding-
Conservation/Endangere
d-Species
23 Primary Basic part of the ecosystem they can be the https://sciencing.com/pr
producer most important step in the food chain. They imary-producers-
are consumed by primary consumers 8138961.html
24 Autotrophs It is an organism that serves as the primary
producer in a food chain. They get their energy https://www.britannica.c
and nutrients from sunlight through om/science/autotroph
photosynthesis.
25 Primary It is an organism that eats the primary https://biologydictionary.
consumer producer. net/primary-consumer/
26 Herbivore Animals that only eat plants https://www.livescience.
com/53452-
herbivores.html
27 Secondary Organisms that eat primary consumers for https://biologydictionary
consumer energy .net/secondary-
consumer/
28 Carnivores Animals that only eat meat http://www.qrg.northwe
stern.edu/projects/marss
im/simhtml/info/whats-
a-carnivore.html
29 Tertiary The organism that eats the primary and https://biologydictionary.
consumer secondary consumer for energy. net/tertiary-consumer/
30 Omnivores Animals that eat both plant and meat http://www.qrg.northwe
stern.edu/projects/marss
im/simhtml/info/whats-
an-omnivore.html
31 Quaternary Not necessarily apex predators but they are https://biologydictionary
consumer predators that are on the top of the food chain. .net/consumer/
32 Food chain The transference of energy in the form of food https://www.britannica.
from one organism to another com/science/food-chain
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33 Food web The feeding relationship within a community https://www.nature.com

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ary/food-web-concept-
and-applications-
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34 Photosynthesis When the plans and some bacteria use https://www.rsc.org/Edu
(give the sunlight to produce glucose cation/Teachers/Resourc
definition and es/cfb/Photosynthesis.ht
include a word m
equation)

35 Respiration is the process in which the cells of an https://study.com/acade

(give the organism take energy by combining oxygen my/lesson/what-is-
definition and and glucose, resulting in the release of carbon respiration-definition-
include a word dioxide, water, and ATP process-equation.html
equation)

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