Characteristics of Life
Scientific Method
Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
100
The basic unit of life.
What is the cell?
100
This a testable prediction.
What is a hypothesis?
100
Anything that takes up space and has mass.
What is matter?
100
This is a measure of acidity and alkalinity.
What is the pH scale?
100
This organic molecule is also known as a fat?
What is a lipid?
200
Living things are arranged from simple to _____________.
What is complex?
200
The first step of the scientific method.
What is Make an observation?
200
A subatomic particle that is positively charged.
What is a proton?
200
This is a unique molecule with many unique properties.
What is water or H2O?
200
The subunit of a protein.
What is an amino acid?
300
In other words an organism has the ability to do work.
What is energy?
300
The next step if my conclusion supports my hypothesis.
What is repeat the experiment?
300
The symbol C stands for this element,
What is Carbon?
300
Water has this ability to stick to surfaces. Good news for us and fishes.
What is adhesiveness?
300
This is a nucleic acid that is chemical energy!
What is ATP?
400
The regulation of body temperature is a good example of this charachteristic of living things.
What is homeostasis?
400
My next step if the conclusion does not support my hypothesis.
What is make a new hypothesis?
400
This is a type of bond where one atom gives its electron to another.
What is an ionic bond?
400
Water has the ability to resist changes in temperature.
What is a high heat capacity?
400
An organic molecule that we is our main source of energy.
What is a Carbohydrate?
500
This is a discrete unit of DNA all living things have.
What are genes?
500
This is a variable I can control.
What is an independent variable?
500
This is the sum of protons and neutrons of an element. (Hint- mass #, atomic # or atomic mass)
What is the mass number?
500
A inorganic molecule that releases hydroxide ions when dissolved in water. Hint: This has to do with pH
What is a base?
500
This is a chemical reaction where you join two monomers together to make a polymer.
What is a dehydration reaction?
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