Characteristics of Living Things
Which is NOT a characteristic of living things? a) Ability to reproduce b) Grow and Develop c) Ability to move d) Made up of cells
What is c, ability to move?
The How many valence electrons does Carbon have?
What is 4?
The types of electrons available to form bonds.
Review from last year!!!!
What are valence electrons?
How animals store carbohydrates.
What is Glycogen?
Macromolecules are also known as _____________.
Polymers/Biomolecules
If an Amino acid is to protein as simple sugar (monosaccharide) is to _________ ?
What is carbohydrate?
Computer programs can use energy, adapt to their surroundings, respond to stimuli, grow and develop. Why aren't computer programs considered living?
They are not made of cells and do not maintain homeostasis or reproduce.
Monomers of nucleic acids are called _______
what are nucleotides?
The most important carbohydrate in human cells.
What is glucose?
A food web illustrates this characteristic of living things.
What is living things need material and energy?
What are the smallest units that are considered to be alive?
What are cells?
_______ is a characteristic of living things that a river does not have.
multiple answers including: "All living things are made of cells" or "All living things reproduce"
What are the smallest units that are considered to be alive?
Cells
A type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy.
The characteristic of why birds fly south for the winter.
What is living things respond to their environment?
Examples are cellulose, starch and glycogen.
What are carbohydrates (polysaccharides)?
A chameleon changing color to blend in with her surroundings is an example of _____
What is adaptation?
Process of making a polymer (i.e. linking to monomers to form a polymer)
What is polymerization?
Simple sugar is to starch as ___________ is to protein.
What is amino acid?
Two central themes in Biology that explain why animals come in different shapes and sizes.
What is structure and function AND unity and diversity of life?
I got really hungry after school, so I ate some cookies and felt much better. I felt better because I am a living thing and living things use _______ to survive.
What is energy?
The ability of a living organism to maintain relatively constant internal conditions is called _______.
What is homeostasis?
Enzymes lower the _________ _______ to speed up the chemical reaction.
What is activation energy?
The reason that carbon is so special compared to other elements.
What is carbon atoms can bond to one another and form a lot of different structures (4 valence electrons)?