2025-2026 REVIEW Q&A
Instructions
All answers are underlined.
Questions
abiotic <answer>non-living
allele <answer>the different forms of a gene; Example: A
or a
amino acid <answer>building blocks of proteins (combo
of 20 different ones)
,asexual reproduction <answer>a reproductive process
that involves only one parent and produces offspring that
are identical to the parent
autotroph <answer>An organism that makes its own
food.
biological molecule <answer>chemical compounds that
provide physical structure and bring about movement,
energy use, and other cellular functions in a living
organism
biomass <answer>the total mass of living matter in a
given unit area
biosphere <answer>Consists of all life on Earth and all
parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water,
and the atmosphere.
biotic <answer>living
cancer <answer>disorder in which some of the body's
own cells lose the ability to control growth
, carbon cycle <answer>Cyclic movement of carbon in
different chemical forms from the environment to
organisms and then back to the environment.
carbon dioxide <answer>gas that is a byproduct of
respiration. Plants need it to perform photosynthesis.
Involved in carbon cycle & burning of fossil fuels
carrying capacity <answer>largest number of individuals
of a population that a environment can support
cell differentiation <answer>Process by which cells
become different types of cells
cell differentiation <answer>the process by which a cell
becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
cell specialization <answer>Cells throughout an
organism can develop in different ways to perform different
tasks.