Chemistry of Life
What element is the building block of life?
Carbon
What organelle holds DNA?
The Nucleus
Are prokaryotes or eukaryotes bigger?
Eukaryotes
What are the 4 organic compounds?
Carbohydrates, Protein, Nucleic Acids, Lipids
What big object in the sky do plants use for Photosynthesis?
The Sun
What kind of bonds does Carbon form?
Covalent
What organelle produces ATP energy?
Mitochondria
What organic compound makes up the Cell Membrane?
Phospholipid Bilayer, Lipids
No
What are the reactants of Cellular Respiration?
Glucose and Oxygen / C6H12O6 and O2
What are found in the Nucleus of an Atom?
What organelle surrounds all cells?
Cell Membrane
What organelle is used for Photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
What 3 elements makeup Carbohydrates and Lipids?
Oxygen, Carbon, and Hydrogen
What are the reactants of Photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide and Water / CO2 and H2O
When in doubt, what is the answer?
Carbon
What organelles are involved in protein synthesis?
Ribosomes
What are the Kindoms of Prokaryotes?
Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
What are the monomers of Proteins?
Amino Acids
What kind of energy is made during cellular respiration?
ATP - Adenosine Triphosphate
What are the 6 organic elements of life?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur
CHNOPS
What exterior organelle is found in plants, fungi, and some bacteria?
Cell Wall
Name 3 differences between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Membrane bound organelles
Size
Nucleus
What are the monomers of Nucleic Acids?
Nucleotides
What organelle does cellular respiration take place?
The Mitochondria and partially the Cytoplasm