Matter & Energy
Miscellaneous
Solutions
Carbs and Proteins
Lipids and Nucleic acids
100

This anything that has volume and has mass.  

Alternate definition: anything made of atoms

What is matter?

100

The number of this atomic particle determines an element's level of reactivity with other elements.

What is electrons?

100

Which of the following is NOT a property of water?

a. high heat capacity
b. polar molecule
c. important in many chemical reactions
d. combines well with non-polar molecules
e. provides cushioning

d. combines well with non-polar molecules

100
This carbohydrate is in the blood and is the kind we use for cellular respiration.
What is glucose?
100

This lipid exists as a double layer in our cell membranes.

What is phospholipid?

200

This is the type of energy a roller coaster has after a slow climb to the top of one of its hills.

It also describes energy stored in food.

What is potential energy.

200

This is the name given to the location of the outermost electrons in an atom.

Valence electrons 

or
Outer energy level (less specific answer)

200
This property of water keeps our bodies temperature regulated and means a lot of energy is needed to boil water.
What is a high specific heat?
200
This carbohydrate is the kind we store in our liver and muscle cells.
What is glycogen?
200

This lipid type gives our skin resistance to water and keeps our skin hydrated.

What is oil?

300

This type of potential energy is stored in bonds between atoms.

What is chemical energy?

300

This is the most basic building block of proteins

What are amino acids?

300
Water will dissolve these, which are ionic compounds.
What are salts?
300
This protein type speeds up chemical reactions.
What is an enzyme?
300
This lipid type provides us with insulation, protection, and long term energy storage.
What is fat?
400

This is the "energy of motion."

Example:  the energy of gas molecules in a sealed box.  

What is kinetic energy.

400

This is an atom that contains a different number of neutrons than protons.  

What is an isotope?

400
Salts are electrolytes, which means they conduct:
What is electricity?
400
This type of protein fights invading bacteria and viruses.
What is an antibody?
400
This nucleic acid is the type for which we we have 46 chromosomes.
What is DNA?
500

This is the energy that is transferred by charged particles.  

In your home, this energy is carried by electrons.  In your nerves, it is carried by ions (charged atoms or molecules).

What is electrical energy?

500

This is the name given to a single ring of a carbohydrate.

What is a monosaccharide?

500
Water makes up this percentage of the body.
What is 60-65%?
500

This protein molecule carries oxygen within the red blood cells.

What is hemoglobin?

500
This is the type of nucleic acid that conveys messages from the nucleus to ribosomes of the cell to make proteins.
What is RNA?
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