Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Principles of Ecology
Levels of Organization from Simplest to Most Complex
12
Biology
9th Grade
09/28/2009

Additional Biology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
ATOM
Definition
SMALLEST PART OF AN ELEMENT
Term
MOLECULE
Definition
SMALLEST PART OF A COMPOUND WITH UNIQUE PROPERTIES
Term
MACROMOLECULE
Definition
POLYMERS OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES ( CARBOHYDRATES, IPIDS, PROTIENS, NUCLEIC ACID)
Term
CELL
Definition
SMALLEST UNIT OF ANY LIVING THING
Term
TISSUE
Definition
GROUP OF SIMILAR CELLS PERFORMING A JOB OR FUNCTION
Term
ORGAN
Definition
TISSUES ORGANIZED INTO HEART, STOMACH, BRAIN, OR LUNGS
Term
ORGAN SYSTEM
Definition
ORGANS WORKING TOGETHER (CIRCULATORY, DIGESTIVE, ECT
Term
ORGANISM
Definition
INDIVIDUAL LIVING THING (PERSON, CAT, PLANT)
Term
POPULATION
Definition
GROUP OF ONE KIND OF ORGANISM (SPECIES) IN AN AREA THAT CAN INTERBREED AND MAKE FERTILE OFFSPRING (GOLDFISH IN A POND)
Term
COMMUNITY
Definition
SEVERAL POPPULATIONS OF ORGANISMS IN AN AREA (FOREST ANIMALS)
Term
ECOSYSTEM
Definition
ALL LIVING (BIOTIC AND NONLIVING (ABIOTIC) PARTS OF AN ENVIROMENT (DESERT, TUNDRA, RAINFOREST)
Term
BIOME
Definition
LARGE AREAS OF THE WORLD WITH SIMILAR CLIMATES AND ORGANISMS
Supporting users have an ad free experience!