Labs
On which axis does the independent variable go?
x-axis
Which life activity requires an organism to retrieve nutrients?
Nutrition
DNA belongs in what group of organic compounds?
Nucleic acids
What term is used to describe the alteration of an enzyme's shape?
Denature
What range of numbers are used for the pH scale?
0 - 14
In the lab "pH and Enzyme action", which pH level denatured the enzyme in the potato?
Acidic
Life process referring to an organism's ability to get rid of wastes?
Excretion
Organic compounds that include fats and oils?
Lipids
What two word phrase is used as an alternate name for an enzyme? (speeds up a chemical reaction)
Biological catalyst
What is the neutral pH?
7
What is the chemical formula for glucose?
C6H12O6
The circulation of nutrients and essential materials within an organism?
Transport
What are the building blocks of proteins?
Amino acids
This is the name for the place on an enzyme when the substrate molecule will attach
Active site
What pH category is ammonia?
Base
What is the chemical indicator that we used in the pH lab?
pH paper
Building large molecules from smaller ones
Synthesis
What will a chain of glucose molecules create?
Starch OR Carbohydrate OR Polysaccharide
Enzymes belong in which of the 4 categories of organic compounds?
Proteins
What category pH is lemon juice?
Acid
What is the enzyme in potato that we were monitoring?
Catalase
Using oxygen and glucose to make energy within cells of an organism
Respiration
What 3 elements are in all organic compounds?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
The enzyme model is often described with the "Lock and Key model." There are two parts: the enzyme and ???
Substrate molecule
In "pH," what does the H stand for?
Hydrogen