Characteristics of Life
Name one of the 7 Characteristics of life
WHAT IS: Homeostasis, Evolution, Reproduction, Response to environment, Growth and development, Metabolism, and Made of cells
what is the basic unit of matter?
WHAT ARE: atoms
What is the scale called to decipher acids and bases?
WHAT IS: pH scale
how can you tell that lactose is sugar?
WHAT IS: it has an -ose ending
What are the two types of carbohydrates?
WHAT IS: simple and complex
If something is made of one cell it is?
WHAT IS: unicellular
what do you need to make a water molecule?
WHAT IS: one oxygen and two hydrogens
what is a substance with high amounts of OH- ions?
WHAT IS: base
what is special about carbon?
WHAT IS: carbon can make 4 bonds
Name one of the four carbohydrates.
WHAT IS: sugar, starch, cellulose, or glycogen
what is the smallest unit of life?
WHAT IS: cells
what are atoms made up of.
WHAT ARE: subatomic particles
what is a substance with high amounts of H+ ions?
WHAT IS: an acid
what does macro mean?
WHAT IS: large
what is a monomer?
WHAT IS: single sugar molecules
what is it called when something is genetically reproduced identical to the parent?
WHAT IS: Asexual reproduction
how many elements are there?
WHAT IS: 118
what is the pH scale range?
WHAT IS: 1-14
why are lipids not considered polymers?
WHAT IS: because they do not have a repeating unit
WHAT ARE: sugars
what is it called when an organism responds?
WHAT IS: stimulus
what shape is a water molecule?
WHAT IS: bent
what is a buffer?
WHAT IS: a substance that keeps pH within normal limits
what are the 4 macromolecules?
Name all polysaccharides
WHAT ARE: Cellulose, starch and glycogen