Building Blocks
Function
Water
Vitamins
Experiments
100
A monosaccharide is the building block of which macromolecule?
What is a carbohydrate!
100
Which macromolecules primary function is short term energy and building up cell walls?
What are Carbohydrates?
100
Why does solid ice float on top of liquid water?
What is ice has a higher density than water!
100
A student accidentally gets a paper cut in class and notices that it takes awhile for the bleeding to stop. Which of these vitamins dis responsible for blood clotting?
What are VITAMIN K!
100
What is the Independent Variable in an experiment? Where does the independent variable fall on a graph?
What is the variable that is being changed! The independent variable falls on the X- Axis!
200
What is the building block of proteins?
What is an Amino Acid!
200
Long term energy storage and making sure cell membranes are allowing water into and out of the cell describes the function of which Macromolecule?
What are Lipids!
200
When placing water drops onto a penny, the water drop will stick to other water drops. What is the name of this property of water?
What is COHESION!
200
Which Vitamin is mainly responsible for bone growth?
What is VITAMIN D!
200
What is the Dependent Variable in an experiment? Where does the dependent variable fall on a graph?
What is the variable that is being measured of observed! The independent variable falls on the Y- Axis!
300
Each macromolecule; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen...does this make each macromolecule ORGANIC or INORGANIC?
What is ORGANIC!
300
An Enzyme is a catalyst, what is a catalyst?
What is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction!
300
Where do Acids, Bases, and Neutral fall on the pH scale?
What is Acids from 0-7, Neutral at 7, and Bases from 8-14!
300
Vitamin C is responsible for what important function in the body?
What is PREVENT ILLNESS and heals wounds in or on your body!
300
Why are Control Variables important in experiments?
What is to COMPARE and see if there are any changes among the actual experiment!
400
Nucleotides are the building blocks of which macromolecule?
What are Nucleic Acids!
400
Proteins often contain Enzymes. What are the main functions of Enzymes?
What is they break down substances! What is they speed of chemical reactions!
400
The 'Jesus Christ Lizard' is able to run across the water. This is because the water molecules are so attracted to each other that they can resist an external force. What is the name of this property of water?
What is SURFACE TENSION!
400
Vitamins are ORGANIC and Minerals are INORGANIC. Since Vitamins are organic, which element must Vitamins be made up of?
What is CARBON!
400
When using a Data Table, describe which column the Independent Variable is located, and which column the Dependent Variable is located? (Draw a Picture to describe!)
What is the Independent Variable is on the left column and the Dependent Variable is on the right column!
500
The building blocks of lipids are attached to a 'glycerol' head, what are the building blocks of a lipid?
What are Fatty Acids?
500
What is the function of Nucleic Acids?
What is store and transmit Genetic Information!
500
Water is a polar molecule, and this property of water is called polarity. What does it mean for a molecule to have polarity?
What is POLARITY is when a molecule has an uneven distribution of charge. ___________ has a more positive charge, and ___________ has a more negative charge.
500
Write down each of the 4 Macromolecules, their building blocks, and EACH of their functions...
What are... CARBOHYDRATES/Monosaccharide/Short Term Energy and Cell Walls! Lipids/Fatty Acids and Glycerol/Long Term Energy Storage and Waterproofing Cell Membranes! PROTEINS/Amino Acids/Build Muscle & Bones, Break down substances, and Speed up Chemical Reactions! NUCLEIC ACIDS/Nucleotides/Stores and Transmits Genetic Information!
500
Describe what "bias" is in an experiment?
What is changing or altering your data to get the outcome that you want to get in the experiment!
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