Essential Vocabulary for ASE SC 1: Living Organisms and Ecosystems

1.1: Organelles, Nucleus, Plasma membrane, Cell wall, Mitochondria, Vacuoles, Chloroplasts, Ribosomes, Structure, Function, Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic, Light microscope, Electron microscope, Magnification, Cell differentiation/specialization, Hormone, Receptor, Stem cell, Multicellular.

1.2: pH, Buffer, Glucose, Diabetes, Insulin, Glycogen, Semi-permeable, Passive transport, Solute, Concentration gradient, Diffusion, Osmosis, Facilitated diffusion, Active transport, ATP, Sodium-potassium pump, Endocytosis, Exocytosis, Regulation, Interphase, G1 (Growth1), S (Synthesis), G2 (Growth2), Mitosis, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis, Asexual reproduction, Unicellular, Contractile vacuoles, Cilia, Flagella, Pseudopods, Eyespots, Chemotaxis, Phototaxis, Adaptation, Innate

2.1: Photosynthesis, Cellular respiration, Excretion, Decomposer, Energy pyramid, Greenhouse effect, Global warming, Nitrogen cycle, Carbon cycle, Autotroph, Heterotroph, Consumers, Producers, Food web, Food chain, Adaptation, Taxis, Estivation, Hibernation, Learned behavior, Habituation, Imprinting, Conditioning, Migration, Suckling, Vascular, Gymnosperm, Angiosperm, Non-vascular, Respiration, Fertilization, Placenta, Marsupials, Monotremes, Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism, Pheromones, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Ecology, Territoriality, Symbiosis, Predation, Food chain, Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore, Scavenger, Decomposer, Random sampling, Mark and recapture, Carrying capacity, Limiting factor, Population, Ecosystem, HIV/AIDS, Influenza, Small pox, Tuberculosis, Dutch Elm Disease, Pfiesteria, Exponential growth, Logistic growth, J-curve graph, S-curve graph

2.2: Population growth, Pollution, Habitat, Environment, Native species, Natural resources, Ecosystems, Global climate, Acid rain, Erosion, Invasive species, Deforestation, Pesticide, Bioaccumulation, Niche

Source: Iredell-Statesville Curriculum Guide, 2012