Keywords

• Genotype


  Collection of genes an organism has that is inherited from parents
• Genetic testing


  looking for changes, mutations or variants in your DNA
• Active transport


  the movements of dissolved molecules into or out of a cell membrane
• amino acid


  building blocks of protein
• osmosis


  the diffusion of oxygen water from a place of high concentration to a low concentration of water
• DNA structure


  Double Helix

  Spiral

  4 bases

  Two sets of pairs

  A,T and G,C
• phenotype


  a physical characteristic of an organism
• genome


  the entire genetic material of that organism
• sustainability


  protecting resources for the future
• biodiversity


  a measure of the variety of living organisms within a particular habitat, ecosystem, biome, or all over Earth
• variation


  the differences that occur between individuals
• Types of variation


  Continuous

  Discontinuous
• reasons organisms become extinct

  habitat loss

  introduction of new species

  pollution

  population

  overconsumption
• chloroplast


  produce energy through photosynthesis
• mitochondria 


  generate most of the chemical energy needed to power cells reaction
• Photosynthesis Equation


  Carbon Dioxide + Water ——> glucose + oxygen
• allele


  different versions of the same gene
• right atrium


  receives oxygen poor blood and pumps it into the right ventricle
• left atrium 


  receives oxygen rich bloody from the lungs and pumps it into the left ventricle
• red blood cells


  carry oxygen from our lungs to the rest of our body
• white blood cells


  protect you against illness and disease