The Science of Life
The Chemistry of Life
Ecology
Cell Structure and Function
Cellular Energy
100
a plant grew from 3 cm to 4 cm. This is an example of what type of data?
What is quantitative?
100
This is the basic building block of matter
What is the atom?
100
these are organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms
What are decomposers?
100
This is the study of cells
What is cytology?
100
This is the energy molecule of cells
What is ATP?
200
This is the group in an experiment that is manipulated
What is the experimental group?
200
These subatomic particles make up an atom
What are protons, neutrons and electrons?
200
This is a relationship between two organisms of different species where either all benefit, one benefits and the other is not harmed/benefited, or one benefits and one is harmed.
What is symbiosis?
Bonus: 100 pts each if you name the 3 specific relationships listed
200
This organelle contains its own DNA.
What is the mitochondria?
200
This pigment causes leaves to appear green
What is chlorophyll?
300
These are living organisms that are too small to see with the naked eye
What are microorganisms?
300
A molecule that contains atoms of at least two different elements
What is a compound?
300
A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring and are reproductively isolated from other such units
What is a species?
300
Diffusion: the motion of molecules from an area of ___ concentration to an area of ____ concentration?
What is high to low?
Bonus points (200): What is the term for the movement of water from [high] to [low]?
300
the production of lactic acid occurs during this process
What is anaerobic respiration?
400
This is a possible explanation that can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
400
A chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms
What is a covalent bond?
400
This is a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
What is a food chain?
400
The difference between these is that one is a cell with a membrane bound nucleaus and membrane bound organelles and one is a cell without MB nucleus/organelles.
What is Eukaryotic vs prokaryotic cells
400
a process of cellular respiration that takes place in the inner membrane of mitochondria
What is the electron transport chain?
500
These are organisms that depend on other organisms for their food
What are heterotrophs?
500
A nickname for water referring to its ability to dissolve more substances than any other liquid
What is the universal solvent?
500
This is a subarctic biome with below freezing temperatures for six months of the year. Conifers and evergreens are the dominant plant species.
What is the Taiga or Boreal Forest?
500
What is facilitated diffusion?
500
This is the conversion of energy that occurs through photosynthesis
What is light energy to chemical energy?