Am I alive or not?
"It's the bare necessities..."
Molecules Gone Wild
I'm not a blob, I'm a cell!
Mixed Nuts
100
Maintaining a stable body temperature is an example of this.
What is homeostasis?
100
These are the four necessities of life.
What is food, water, air and habitat?
100
The subunits of proteins are ________, the subunits of nucleic acids are _________.
What are amino acids and nucleotides?
100
All cells have this jello-like substance inside, where its organelles are suspended. It is mostly comprised of this molecule... (2 parts)
What is cytoplasm, water?
100
This atom makes up all of the macromolecules of life.
What is carbon?
200
Light shining into our pupil (causing it to contract) is an example of this.
What is a stimulus?
200
A mushroom breaks down dead organisms for energy. Therefore, it is one of these.
What is a decomposer?
200
Hair, feathers, hemoglobin and enzymes are examples of these, while glucose and carbohydrates are examples of these...
What are proteins and carbohydrates?
200
A special compartment that holds our DNA but not all cells have it... Atoms also have it.
What is a nucleus?
200
The approximate length of a DNA molecule from one cell can be compared to this..
What is a car?
300
This is the passing down of DNA and characteristics through generations.
What is heredity?
300
This form of oxygen is in the water and organisms have gills to obtain it.
What is dissolved oxygen?
300
This is the form of energy are cells use and is made on demand.
What is ATP?
300
These special cells carry oxygen to our cells with the use of this important molecule of life.. (2 answers)
What are red blood cells and hemoglobin?
300
Pill bugs are not insects but land crustaceans that do this when they fear threatened...
What is curling up?
400
DNA is an important molecule because it determines the characteristics of these...
What are proteins?
400
This is the most abundant molecule in an organism.
What is water?
400
Lipids made by plants are _______. Lipids made by animals are ________.
What are oils and fats.
400
During his run, Dr. Birdley's ___________ cells were contracting and relaxing to move his skeleton forward. (2 words)
What is skeletal muscle?
400
If we start with a cell, the next four levels of organization are..
What are tissue, organ, organ system and organism?
500
Organisms can be one or the other. These are the fancy terms for being composed of one or many of these important units of life.
What is unicellular and multicellular?
500
Plants need food for energy and raw materials. The sum of all of the chemical reactions in an organism is called this.
What is metabolism?
500
These molecules make up the plasma membrane and they have two major parts parts to their structure. (2 part question)
What are phospholipid, heads and tails?
500
Thankfully, these special cells don't require direction from the brain.. (3 words)
What are cardiac muscle cells?
500
This video game was popular, and therefore, an important signaling protein was named after it..
What is sonic hedgehog?
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