Natural Selection
Chemistry of Life
Water
Functional Groups
Macromolecules
100
How well an individual reproduces (reproductive success)
What is Fitness
100
An atom that pulls electrons towards itself in a polar covalent bond will become slightly ________
What is negative
100
Bonds that hold a water molecule together.
What is Polar Covalent
100
The functional group that contains the element nitrogen.
What is Amino group
100
All cell membranes consist of these.
What is Phospholipids
200
An individual either survives to pass on their traits or they do not based on the environment they live in
What is Natural Selection
200
Type of covalent bond in which electrons are not shared equally.
What is Polar Covalent Bond
200
Bonds between water molecules that leads to water's many emergent properties.
What is Hydrogen Bonds
200
Identify this functional group
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what is hydroxyl
200
Proteins are made up of these monomers.
What is Amino Acids
300
A scientist is observing two rats. One died at 6 years old and had three babies. Another died at 3 years old and had 16 babies. Which is most fit according to the theory of evolution?
the 3 year old with more babies
300
What type of reaction is shown in the image below?
What is dehydration synthesis?
300
_________ is water liking to bond with other water molecules while _________ is water liking to bond with other types of polar molecules
cohesion; adhesion
300
Identify the following functional group
What is Carboxyl?
300
Starch, glycogen, and cellulose are all
What is Polysaccharides
400
Give an example of an abiotic factor that can affect the fitness of an animal
temperature, weather, water availability, etc.
400
A polypeptide is broken down into it's amino acid sequence. What type of reaction did it undergo?
What is hydrolysis
400
Water resists rapid changes in temperature because a large amount of energy must be added or removed to alter its temperature - this property is known as...
high specific heat capacity
400
The functional group that neither polar nor hydrophilic
What is methyl
400
Enzymes are examples of this macromolecule.
What is Proteins
500
Observable differences in physical traits is also known as
Phenotypic Variation
500
Atoms that really like electrons are considered...
What is electronegative
500
Water's high _________________ means that a high amount of energy is needed for water to change state (i.e. from liquid to gas). This allows for a phenomenon called _______________through the process of sweating.
high heat of vaporization; evaporative cooling
500
The functional group found in ATP.
What is Phosphate group
500
Nucleotides are made up of 3 parts - what are they?
Phosphate, Sugar and a Base