Primary and Secondary Succession
Out of primary and secondary succession, which one starts in a formerly inhabited area?
Secondary Succession
What are nucleic acids made of?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. (CHONP)
What are proteins made of?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen (CHON)
What are lipids made of?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (CHO)
True or false: Macromolecules are small molecules that link together.
False, Macromolecules are composed of smaller molecules linked together.
What are some natural disasters than cause primary succession?
Volcanic eruption, earthquake, hurricane, glacier, ect.
True or false: Nucleic acids are the building blocks of DNA and RNA.
True
Proteins are organic compounds composed of what and how many are there?
Amino Acids and there are 20 of them
True or false: Lipids are macromolecules.
True
What are the four types of macromolecules?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and nucleic acids.
What are some natural disasters that cause secondary succession?
Fire, flood, farming, ect.
What part of the cell are nucleic acids named after and where are the most nucleic acids found?
Nucleus of the cell
True or false: Amino acids determine the structure and chemical properties of the proteins.
True
What are triglycerides?
Fat storage in animals.
How many known organic carbon containing compounds are there?
Ten million compounds.
What are the three symbiotic relationships and what do they do?
Parasitism - one benefits while the other is harmed
Mutualism - both benefits
Commensalism - one benefits while the other is unaffected
What are the nucleic acids primary function?
They contain information for the cells to make proteins.
Proteins fall into the category of...
Macromolecules
What are Phospholipids?
Main component of the cell membrane.
What is the most common type of macromolecule out of the four?
Carbohydrates
What is the order of primary succession?
The process of primary succession starts with bare rocks, then it is inhabited with pioneer species (lichen), intermediate species then take over (shrubs and grasses) and the last part is the climate community (shade tolerant trees)
Nucleic acids are found in all living things and...
Fats (lipids) provide the bodies cells with...
Energy
What three examples of lipids?
Triglycerides, phospholipids, and steroids.
What are carbohydrates made out of?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.