Cell Chemistry
Contains C and H in the same molecule.
What is organic?
Contains DNA
Nucleus
C pairs with G, T pairs with A
What are the base pair rules?
Making adjustments to changes in the environment.
The primary source of energy for ecosystems
What is the sun?
Examples are water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen
What is inorganic?
Makes proteins
Ribosomes
Traits passed from parent to offspring
What are genes?
Returns a system back to equilibrium.
What is negative feedback?
Water, air, soil, temperature, rainfall
What is abiotic?
Used as energy, short term
What is a carbohydrate?
Centrioles
Coiled up DNA
What are chromosomes?
Sugar is not moved into the cells due to a lack of a sufficient amount of insulin.
What is diabetes?
Made up of cells.
Many small building blocks assembled together.
Biological (Macro) Molecule
surrounds the cell, used as protection and transport
Cell (plasma) membrane
Make mRNA using DNA as a template
What is transcription?
Used to release glucose from storage when blood glucose levels fall.
What is glucagon?
The interaction of organisms to each other and the environment.
What is ecology?
A special protein that speeds up reactions in living things.
What are enzymes?
Site of cellular respiration
Mitochondria
Reading mRNA to assembly amino acids
What is translation?
What is death?
Survival of the fittest
What is natural selection?