Nutrition
Respiration
Blood Sugar Regulation
Photosynthesis
Carbon cycle and Ecosystems
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100
What is a calorie?
A unit of energy
100
What molecule in our air is required for cellular respiration?
Oxygen
100
These are signaling molecules that travel through our bloodstream and bind to specific receptors
What is a hormone?
100
Photosynthesis can affect the carbon cycle because it removes this molecule from the air.
CO2
100
This is where most of the carbon on the planet is found
Sedimentary rocks
100
This teacher used to ride their bike to work--all the way from St. Paul
Mr. Z
200
this macromolecule is responsible for giving us quick energy
What is a carbohydrate?
200
What molecule from our diet is required for cellular respiration
glucose / sugar
200
What is the name of the specialized clusters of cells in our body that create and release hormones?
gland
200
The majority of a plants mass is built from . . .
the CO2 in the air being turned into sugar
200
This trophic level is the only one that can produce its own energy
what are the producers?
200
This teaching staff member was on a traveling hockey team
Mr. P
300
This macromolecule is typically responsible for long-term energy storage
lipids
300
What is the gas that is created as a byproduct of cellular respiration
CO2, carbon dioxide
300
Eating a bunch of ice cream would likely cause the release of this hormone
What is insulin?
300
This specialized structure in plants is where the "action" happens for photosynthesis
the chloroplast
300
This process results in carbon from fossil fuels ending up back in the atmosphere
what is combustion or burning
300
This teacher ran four half marathons (13.1 miles) just for the swag
Ms. Lu
400
This type of molecule is usually not create or derived within our bodies, so we need to get it through our food
What is a vitamin?
400
What cellular structure is used to help create energy for our bodies?
The mitochondria
400
When glucagon is released, this molecule gets built inside of liver and muscle cells
Glycogen
400
This organism is neither a plant nor animal but is very important in both the carbon cycle
phytoplankton
400
This is the organism that sits at the top of a food web
What is an apex predator
400
This staff member is allergic to raw tomatoes and canteloupe
Who is Ms. T?
500
A molecule used to enhance color, texture, longevity, or flavor of a food
an additive
500
ATP is the molecule that we use to power many of our cellular processes. What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine triphosphate
500
A disease that is caused by a malfunctioning pancreas
What is diabetes?
500
These are the tiny "pancake stacks" or "coin stacks" found inside a chlroplast where water is split apart and turned into oxygen.
Thylakoid
500
This is the process that transports carbon from the surface (soil and rock) of our planet into the ocean
What is weatherign and /or erosion?
500
This teacher hates the sound of car blinkers and will wait until the last minute to turn it on when turning
Who is Ms. Jackson?