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Bio 1-2 Vocab Word List
Gradualism (gradual- slow)
Ch. 17 Classification and 18.4,18.5 Bacteria
Artificial selection
Carolus Linneaus
Natural selection
Binomial nomenclature (bi-2) (nom-name) (cloturesystem)
Fitness
Genus
Species (kind)
Taxonomy (tax- arrangement) (nomy- science of)
Phylogeney (phyl-race) (log-story)
Cladogram (clad- group)
Cladistics (clad-group)
Derived character (de- from) (rivus- stream)
Molecular clock
Kingdom
Evolutionary classification (evolut- unrolling) (tionprocess of)
Homologous structure (homo-same) (log- story) (uspertaining to)
Analogous structure (ana- against) (log-story) (ouspertaining to)
Vestigial structure (vestig- trace, footprint)
Adaptation (adapt- to fit) (tion- process of)
Charles Darwin
Ch. 11 Evolution- Genetics
Gene pool
Allele frequency
Microevolution (micro-small)
Genetic drift
Domain
Founder effect
Eubacteria (eu-true)
Bottleneck effect
Archaebacteria (archae- ancient)
Sexual selection
Prokaryote (pro-before) (kary-nucleus)
Speciation (specia- species) (process of)
Obligate Aerobe (aer-air)
Reproductive isolation
Obligate Anaerobe (an-against) (aer-air)
Genetic equilibrium (equa- equal) (libr- balance)
Facultative aerobe (facult- tending to group) (aer-air)
Divergent evolution (diverge- to split)
Flagellum
Convergent evolution (converg- to come together)
Conjugation (conju- to join)
Coevolution (co- together)
Plasmid (plasm- formed) (id- tending to)
Punctuated equilibrium (equi- equal) (libr- balance)
Ch. 10. Evolution- Darwin
Adaptive radiation (radiate- rays outward)
Evolution (evolu- unrolling) (tion- process of)
Ch. 13 Ecology
Theory (theor- to look at) (y- process of)
Ecology- (eco-home) (logy- study of)
Biome (bio-life)
Biotic factor (bio-life)(ic- pertaining to)
Abiotic factor (a-against) (bio-life) (ic- pertaining to)
Autotroph (auto-self) (troph-feed)
Heterotroph (hetero-self) (troph-feed)
Photosynthesis (photo-light) (syn- together) (sisprocess of) (the- to put)
Chemosynthesis (chemo- chemical) (syn-together) (sisprocess of) (the- to put)
Nitrogen fixation
Trophic level (troph-feed) (ic- pertaining to)
Food chain
Food web
Energy pyramid
Biomass (bio-living)
Producer
Consumer (con-together) (sum-to use) (er- one who)
Decomposer (de-from) (compon- to put together)
Biogeochemical cycle (bio-life) (chemo- chemical) (geoearth)
Ch. 14 – Ecology-Interactions in ecosystesm
Ecological succession (eco-home) (log- story) (alpertaining to) (success- to follow) (ion- process of)
Ecological niche
symbiosis
Habitat
Primary succession (success- to follow) (ion- process of)
Secondary succession (success- to follow) (ion- process
of)
Mutualism (mutual- mutu-reciprocal) (al- pertaining to)
(ism- proc ess of)
Commensalism (com-together) (mensal- table) (isprocess of)
Parasitism (para- along side) (sit-food) (ism- process of)
Population density
Carrying capacity
Exponential growth
Logistic growth
Limiting factor
Density dependent limiting factor
Density independent limiting factor
Ch. 16 Human Impact on Ecosystem
Non-renewable resource
Renewable resource
Ecological footprint (eco-home) (log- story)
Greenhouse effect
Global warming
Biomagnifications (bio- life) (magnify- increase)
Introduced species (invasive species)