Intro to Bio
The step after hypothesis in the scientific method
Predict
Ultimately, all energy derives from this
In chemical reactions, matter is _____
Rearranged
The type of reaction that breaks apart a polymer
Hydrolysis
Instead of a nucleus, a prokaryotic cell has this
Nucleoid
The name for the type of hypothesis that is a statement that can be proved wrong
Null hypothesis
The smaller category right below Order in the Linnaean system
Family
In an atom, these two particles are found in the same amounts
Protons and electrons
The general name for the polymer form of a carbohydrate
Polysaccharide
The name of the location where substrates enter an enzyme
Scientists try to increase sample size to eliminate what?
Chance or bias
The major event in the history of life after prokaryotes arrived
Oxygen increased in the atmosphere
This is the name of the force/attraction that drives capillary action
Adhesion
Protein
The part of a phospholipid that is hydrophobic
The tail
The type of reasoning where you develop a general statement based on specific examples
Inductive reasoning
A lung having a large surface area is an example of what theme of life?
Relationship of structure to function
We must look at this ratio to study the diet of fossil animals
The name of the larger category of reactions that include dehydration reactions
Anabolic reactions
The cell membrane protein important in human skin
Intercellular joining protein
You run a controlled experiment looking at temperature effects on mice running speed. In this example, what would be the one variable that you change?
Temperature
In evolution, the individuals well suited to their environment will survive and what?
Reproduce/Leave the greatest number of offspring
If the half life of an element is 25 years, how many years until 12.5% of the original amount is remaining?
75 years
The three (3) parts of a nucleotide
sugar, phosphate, base
The two (2) ways enzymes can be inhibited