Chemistry/Nature of Life
a tentative scientific explanation that can be tested by further observation or experimentation
What is a hypothesis?
An organism that makes its own food.
What is an autotroph?
individuals moving out of a population's range
What is emigration?
The grouping of cells that contain DNA, cytoplasm, ribosomes, and a cell membrane, but no other membrane-bound organelles.
What is a prokaryote? (or prokaryotic cell)
6CO2 + 6H2O —> C6H12O6 + 6O2
What is photosynthesis?
type of bond that steals or transfers electron from one atom to another
What is an ionic bond?
All the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment
What is an ecosystem?
When the number of births in a year is greater than the number of deaths.
What is population growth?
modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials for storage or release from the cell
What is the Golgi apparatus?
Name one of Mrs. Stan's favorite animals.
What is an Ocra, Whale Shark, Eagle Ray, Chameleon, or Puppies?
These simple molecules form the basis of all proteins (monomer).
What are amino acids?
Draw a simple small food CHAIN and circle the primary producer.
Name one density-dependent limiting factor.
Geckos use these types of forces to stick to walls
What are van der Waals forces?
proteins that are biological catalysts
What are enzymes?
Name one specific biotic and abiotic factor of the northwestern coniferous forest biome.
Biotic: evergreen trees, dense plant life, animals with good camouflage
Abiotic: mild temperatures, abundant precipitation in fall, winter and spring; cool, dry summers; rocky, acidic soils
Describe a species' niche.
What is the description of where organism lives and what it does "for a living" (role) including the way it interacts with biotic and abiotic factors. Includes the range of biological and physical condition which it can survive and reproduce as well as the way it obtains resources it needs.
The three organelles found in a plant cell but not an animal cell (hint one is just different in its description)
What are cell wall, large central vacuole, and chloroplast?
Chlorophyll is a _______ located in the _________ and we see it as a _____ color
What is a pigment located in the chloroplast and we see it as a green color?
Name 4 or more things needed to be classified as a living thing.
What are: Responds to environment, grows and develops, can reproduce, maintains homeostasis, ability to obtain and use materials and energy, and consists of cells, has genetic material?
what would happen without the greenhouse effect
What is the earth would be about 30 degrees colder
Give an example of a mutualistic relationship in species.
Examples will vary- Sea anemones and clownfish, bees and flowers
List the levels of organization of cell in multicellular organisms. (4 total)
What is cell -> tissue -> organ -> organ system
What is Adenosine triphosphate?