Organization of Life
Process of Science
Atomic vs Mass Number
Building Blocks of Molecules
Biological Molecules
100
A basic unit of matter that consists of a dense central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons
What is an atom?
100
Living organisms and their interactions, one another and their environments
What is biology?
100
If Argon has a total mass number of 22, how many neutrons does it have?
4 neutrons
100
Shared electrons forms a molecule
What is a covalent bond?
100
Hydrocarbon (hydrogen and carbon) chains with nonpolar covalent bonds
What are lipids?
200
Heart, stomach, gallbladder, and spleen are examples of
What are organs?
200
Expands knowledge with no specific short-term application
What is basic/natural science?
200
If Radium has an atomic number of 88 and carries 22 additional neutrons, what is the total mass number?
What is 110?
200
Atoms do not share electrons equally
What is polar covalent?
200
Made of amino acids
What is protein?
300
The student body of NIU would be considered
What is a population?
300
Summarize observations
What is inductive reasoning?
300
If Xenon has a total mass number of 96, how many neutrons does it have?
42 neutrons
300
Affinity for water
What is hydrophilic?
300
Sugars and starches are examples of
BONUS: joins 2 monosaccharides into a disaccharide
What are carbohydrates?
BONUS: Glycosidic bond
400
Mitochondria, nucleolus, vacuoles, and ribosomes are examples of
What are organelles?
400
Uses scientific method to build a theory
What is deductive reasoning?
400
If Carbon can make four polar or nonpolar covalent bonds and has a mass number of 6, how many neutrons are in its nucleus?
0 Neutrons
400
Water sticks to itself and to surfaces
What is adhesion?
400
loss of natural protein shape and loss of function
BONUS: protein catalysts
What is denaturation?
BONUS: Enzyme
500
Type of soil, pollen, animals, and types of bacteria are components of
What is ecosystem?
500
True or False: Fire is alive
False
500
If an element has 84 neutrons and has a mass number of 85, what is the element?
What is hydrogen?
500
Titanium has an atomic number of 22
How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in an isotope of titanium with an mass number of 48 and charge of +1?
Protons = 22
Neutrons = 26
Electrons=21
500
sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogenous base
What is a nucleic acid?