A physical or nonliving factor that shapes an ecosystem

Flowering plants that complete a life cycle within one growing season

Rain that contains nitric and sulfuric acid

Compound that blocks the growth and reproduction of bacteria

Immunity produced by exposure to an antigen, as a result of the immune response

Protein that helps destroy pathogens

Inherited characteristics that increase an organisms chance of survival

Large blood vessel in mammals through which blood travels after it leaves that left ventricle

Uncontrollable dependence on a drug

The raising of aquatic organisms for human consumption

Selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from natural variation among different organisms

Group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominate communities

Tree structure that includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium, including phloem, the cork cambium, and the cork

Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

Flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two years

Biological influence on organism within a ecosystem

The sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere

Thin, flattened section of a plant leaf that collects sunlight

Process in which elements, chemical compounds, and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to the other and from one part of the biosphere to the other

Soft tissue inside the cavities within bones

Structure that connects the brain and spinal cord; includes the medulla oblongata and the pons

Largest part of a typical neuron; contains the nucleus a much of the cytoplasm

Disorder in which some of the bodies own cells lose its ability to control growth

Immunity against abnormal cells and pathogens inside living cells

Dense covering formed by leafy tops of tall rainforest trees

Region of the brain that coordinates body movements

Outer protein coat of a virus

Outer layer of the cerebrum of a mammals brain; center of thinking and other complex behaviors

Strong connective tissue that supports the body and is softer and more flexible than bone

Fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock absorber that protects the cerebral nervous system

Ecological rule that states that no two species Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary can occupy the exact same niche at the exacts same time in the exact same habitat. actives of the body

Organisms must take in organic compounds for both energy and carbon

Term used to refer to trees that produce seed bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles

Short hair like projection similar to flagellum; Tissue that holds organs in place an binds produces movements in many cells different parts of the body together

Spherical prokaryote

Spongy layer of ground tissue just inside the epidermis of a root

Assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area

Organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter