Acids and Bases
Substances with a pH of less than 7 are...
Acidic
What is the definition of digestion?
The breakdown of food into smaller soluble pieces.
What unit is energy measured in?
Joules
What type of reproduction involves one parent only?
Asexual
What is respiration?
The release of energy from food.
Bases that dissolve in water are known as...
Alkalis
What is an example of a carbohydrate that gives you a slow release of energy?
Starch
What is the ability to do work...
Energy
What is the full name for DNA?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
A build up of what chemical causes cramps during exercise.
Lactic Acid
What type of paper can tell you the pH of a substance.
Universal Indicator Paper
Which vitamin deficiency can lead to scurvy?
Vit C
What is the energy stored when something is raised to a height?
Gravitational potential energy
What is a change in the genetic code of DNA.
Mutation
In what cell organelle does respiration take place?
Mitochondria
What piece of equipment is used in a titration to slowly release an acid into a base to be neutralised.
Burette
What enzyme is found in saliva?
Amylase
What is is the energy stored in the bonds between atoms
Chemical
Who was the father of genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What temperature do human enzymes work best?
37 degrees celsius
What indicator is used in a neutralisation reaction.
Methyl orange
What is produced in the liver?
Bile
What type of reaction takes in heat from the environment?
Endothermic
What is another word for the genes that an organism possesses.
Genotype
When you investigated the effect of temperature on respiration in yeast, how did you measure the rate of respiration?
The height of the foam produced.