Relationship between two or more organisms from different species where all benefit from association.
What is mutualism.
Building blocks of DNA and RNA.
What is nucleotides.
Sum total of all process in an organism that use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life.
What is anabolism.
Number of protons in an atom is called.
What is the atomic number.
Part of the microscope that you look through.
What is the eyepiece.
Relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited
What is commensalism.
Basic building blocks of proteins, each containing a carboxyl group and an amino group.
What is amino acids.
Sum total of all processes in an organism that break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.
What is catabolism.
Collection of atoms that all have the same number of protons.
What is elements.
Metal tubes on microscope that contain lenses of varying powers, usually 4x, 10x, and 40x.
What is objectives.
Relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism.
Simple sugar; building blocs of more complex carbohydrates.
What is monosaccharides.
Process in which the normal shape of a protein is lost, usually due to heat.
What is denaturation.
Sum of protons and neutrons in an atom.
What is atomic mass.
Heavy structure at the bottom of the microscope that supports it and makes it steady.
What is the base.
Close relationship between two or more species where at least one benefits.
What is symbiosis.
Two different molecules that have the same chemical formula.
Can you give an example?
What is isomers.
fructose and glucose
A chemical reaction in which molecules combine by removing water.
What is dehydration reaction.
Chemical bond formed by the sharing of electrons between two or more atoms.
What is covalent.
Platform just below the objectives and above the light source, where the specimen is placed.
What is the stage.
Also known as fats, these complex molecules are formed when three fatty acids link to glycerol.
What is lipid.
Energy needed to get reactions started.
What is activation energy.
Positively or negatively charged atoms resulting from the transfer of electrons.
What is ion.
Should be used first when focusing.
What is the coarse focus.