Characteristics of Life
Halloween
The autumn season
Biomolecules
more biomolecules
vocabulary
100

All living things are made up of one or more of these basic units of life.

cells

100

This "electrifying" character was named after the doctor who created him

Frankenstein

100

The autumn equinox marks the start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere when day and night are roughly this long.

12 hours

100

These molecules are the body’s main source of quick energy and include sugars and starches.

carbohydrates

100

Identify the biomolecule

lipid

100

a large molecule made up repeating subunits

polymer

200

Living organisms must be able to keep their internal environment stable, a process called this.

homeostasis

200

Every halloween Charlie Brown and Linus wait for this character to appear

The Great Pumpkin

200

Many animals, like bears and bats, prepare for winter by entering this state of deep rest.

hibernation

200

Long term storage: include triglycerides, steroids, and phospholipids

lipids

200

A student tests a food sample with Benedict’s solution, heats it, and it turns orange.  Name the biomolecule present.
(partial credit)

carbohydrates (100)

simple sugar or glucose (200 points)

200

molecules that contain carbon are said to be ___

organic
300

The term that causes a response.  For example: the bright light causes a person to squint

stimuli

300

This gas makes dry ice "fog" flow across the floor at Halloween parties.

carbon dioxide

300

This common fall spice blend usually includes cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves.

Pumpkin Spice

300

These proteins speed up chemical reactions

enzymes
300

Identify the biomolecule

carbohydrate
(+100 = disaccharide)

300
A feedback system that reverses the action; returning the system back to neutral; example body temperature

negative feedback

400

All living things obtain and use energy.  Anabolism and Catabolism makes up this "ism"

metabolism

400

The eerie blue-green glow some ocean creatures produce on dark nights is caused by this natural light-emitting process.

bioluminescence

400

This gas, essential for photosynthesis, is absorbed by trees and released back into the air when leaves decay.

What is carbon dioxide

400

-saccharides mean  ______, which indicates a carbohydrate

sugar

400

Identify the indicator used to test for starch?  If present it will turn a dark purple/black

iodine

400
the organism we study that is a prokaryote

bacteria

500

A trait that an organism has to be best fit for the environment it lives.  This results in an organism to survive and reproduce.

adapatation

500

Which country did Halloween originate?

Ireland

500

The pigment found in leaves that begin to break down as leaves change color.

chlorophyll

500

the building blocks of lipids

glycerol and fatty acids

500

Name the process that would break this polymer into single units.

hydrolysis

500

Four things ALL cells have in common

cytoplasm
cell membrane
ribosome
DNA

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