Biochemistry
An acronym given to the 6 main elements found in living things.
What is C, H, O, N, P, S?
The powerhouse of the cell.
Maintaining a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
A chemical pigment in plants that assists plants with photosynthesis by absorbing sunlight.
What is chlorophyll?
Body Systems function is movement in the body.
What is the muscular system?
This specialized protein speeds up chemical reactions.
What is an Enzyme?
Cells that do not have a nucleus, like bacteria.
What is a prokaryote?
Regulates ADH and water levels in the body as well as insulin for glucose in the blood.
What is Endocrine System
Autotrophs use light energy and converts it to chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
The main product of photosynthesis
What is glucose?
The monomer of a protein.
What is an amino acid?
A cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
What is a Eukaryote?
Body system that defends against foreign pathogens.
What is Lymphatic System?
Organisms that have to obtain glucose through their diet. Hint: A consumer
What is a heterotroph?
The waste product is CO2 and H2O.
What is cellular respiration?
Messengers that carry genetic information.
What is the function of a Nucleic Acid?
Organelles that are found in Plant cells, but NOT animal cells.
After eating, insulin from the pancreas is used to store extra glucose as glycogen in the liver. The body system is..
What is digestive system?
In the presence of oxygen, organisms convert chemical energy from glucose bonds into usable energy in the form of ATP
What is Aerobic Respiration?
A macromolecule that had C,H,O and shaped like a hexagon
What is a carbohydrate?
The macromolecule with the most C-H bonds, and therefore stores the most energy. Hint: long chain of C-H in molecular structure photos
What is a Lipid?
DNA is injected into a host cell.
How does a virus?
Blood vessels expand, and sweat pores open in an attempt to...
What is cool the body down?
Organisms with the greatest amount of energy available to them, and usually the most abundant in an ecosystem.
What is a producer?
An enzyme is an example of what type of macromolecule?
What is a protein?