Unit 1: CER/CoL
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
What does CER stand for?
Water, food, space
DNA and RNA
What are the two basic types of nucleic acids?
A solution where the water concentration is lower than it is inside
What is a hypertonic solution?
Ribosomes
What is one organelle both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells share?
Building large molecules from small ones
What is synthesis?
A relationship in which two organisms benefit
What is mutualism?
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic acids
What are the four main biomolecules?
Active transport uses energy, while passive transport doesn't
What is the difference between active and passive transport?
Exponential growth
What type of growth are humans experiencing?
How organisms obtain food and they break it down
What is nutrition?
Bacteria
What organism drives the nitrogen cycle?
Carbohydrates provide quick energy, while lipids give long-term energy
What is one difference between carbohydrates and lipids?
Endocytosis and exocytosis
What are two examples of active transport?
Triglycerides, phospholipids, and steroids
What are the three types of lipids?
Maintaining a constant balanced environment
What is homeostasis?
Exponential growth because of few limiting factors
How is the human population growing and why is it like that?
Lower the activation energy of a reaction
What do enzymes do?
The nucleolous
Which cell organelle produces ribosomes?
Saturated fats
What type of fats are found in butter?
Use collar cells to get water and food
How do sponges get their nutrients?
No natural predators
Why are invasive species likely to take over an area?
They denature
What happens to enzymes in high temperatures or abnormal pH levels?
Lysosome
What organelle in an animal cell contains digestive enzymes?
Pyramid that shows how much energy each trophic level gets
What is an energy pyramid?