Biology & Scientific Method
Life characteristics and classification systems
Life diversity
Macromolecules
The Cell
100
The science that studies living organisms.
What is Biology?
100
Linnaeus developed a classification system based on ____________?
What is similar structure?
100
An organism without nucleus nor organelles.
What is a prokaryote?
100
Molecules of heredity.
What is a nucleic acid?
100
Structure which produces proteins and that might be found in the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.
What is a ribosome?
200
The branch of biology that studies how living organisms are classified.
What is taxonomy?
200
Gives each organism a two-word scientific name.
What is binomial nomenclature?
200
Domain whose members lack nucleus and occupy extreme environments.
What is Archaea?
200
Molecules that provide more energy than carbohydrates and form the membranes of all cells.
What is a lipid?
200
Contains the genetic material of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
300
After observing a phenomenon and doing some background research, scientists are able to formulate a ____________.
What is a hypothesis?
300
A group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring.
What is a species?
300
Organisms that possess nucleus and other membranous structures.
What are eukaryotes?
300
Proteins are made of smaller subunits called ________.
What is an amino acid?
300
Dark spot found in the nucleus which produces ribosomes.
What is the nucleolus?
400
What's the next step after performing an experiment, analizing its results, and drawing conclusions?
What is corroboration of the hypothesis?
400
A group of similar species
What is a genus?
400
Kingdom of eukaryotes which can be unicellular or multicellular and which are unable to make their own food.
What is Fungi?
400
Sugars and starches belong to this category.
What is a carbohydrate?
400
Membranous structure that modifies and packs proteins into vesicles.
What is the Golgi Apparatus?
500
The branch of Biology that studies how characters are transmitted across generations.
What is Genetics?
500
The ability of organisms to maintain internal stable conditions.
What is homeostasis?
500
Kingdom belonging to Domain Eukarya whose members are unicellular and are more complex than bacteria or archaea.
What is Protista?
500
Lipid found embedded in the plasma membrane that provides it with additional flexibility.
What is cholesterol?
500
Membranous structure that synthesizes lipids and aids in "cleaning" the cell.
What is the smooth ER?
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