The Big Idea
The study of life
What is biology?
A possible answer to a scientific question
What is a hypothesis?
The process by which living things give rise to offspring
What is reproduction?
This is the building block of proteins
What is amino acid?
Enzymes are typically part of this type of biomolecule
What is protein?
The basic unit of structure and function of living things
What is a cell?
During a scientific experiment, this is what is tested
What is the variable?
All living things adapt to their___________
What is environment?
These make up cell membranes.
What are lipids?
This is the piece that joins and bonds to the enzyme
What is the substrate?
What is homeostasis?
This is the process of a scientific investigation
What is the scientific method?
All living things change or ________ over time.
What is evolve?
Enzymes, which can speed up reactions, belong in my category.
What is protein?
This is the part of the enzyme where the substrate bonds.
What is the active site?
A group of cells of the same kind that perform a particular function in an organism.
What is tissue?
This is anything that is detected with any of the senses
What is an observation?
By eating plants and other animals, animals obtain ____________
What is energy?
What are carbohydrates?
These are two variables that can affect the functioning of the enzymes.
What are pH and temperature?
An individual living thing
What is an organism?
This is a broad explanation that is widely accepted as true because it is supported by a great deal of evidence, but hasn't been proven.
What is scientific theory?
These are organisms that have lots of cells
What is a multicellular organism?
These are important for insulation and contain long fatty acid chains.
What are lipids?
This is a protein that speeds up biochemical reactions
What is an enzyme?