Characteristics of Life
The study of life.
What is Biology.
The attractive forces that allow water to stick to other substances.
What is adhesion.
The smallest basic unit of matter.
What is an atom.
The biomolecule responsible for insulation and long term energy.
What is a lipid.
Nucleic Acids are made of this monomer.
What are Nucleotides.
Organisms maintain a stable internal environment through this.
What is homeostasis.
This property of water allows it to be a good insulator.
What is high specific heat.
The type of bond between two non metals.
What is covalent bonding.
The biomolecule responsible for holding genetic information.
What are Nucleic Acids.
This monomer makes up Proteins.
What are Amino Acids.
The smallest basic unit of life.
What is a cell.
The property of water that allows it to stick to itself.
What is cohesion.
The type of bond that forms between water molecules holding them together.
What is hydrogen bonding.
This biomolecule is responsible for quick energy and makes up plant cell walls.
What is a carbohydrate.
Lipids are made of this monomer.
What are fatty acids.
The sum of all chemical reactions that take place in an organism.
What is metabolism.
The molecule that is the universal solvent and makes up a large percentage of our bodies cells.
What is water.
The three types of shapes a carbon molecule can form.
What are ring, chain, and branch.
This biomolecule is responsible for catalyzing reactions and fighting disease.
What are Proteins.
Carbohydrates are made of this monomer.
What are monosaccharides.
These 5 things that all living things must have to be considered alive.
What is made of at least one cell, able to reproduce, able to respond to the environment, able to grow and develop, and able to create and use energy.
Water is a polar molecule meaning the Oxygen and Hydrogen have this property.
What is a slight negative and positive charge.
This type of bond holds metals and non metals together.
What are ionic bonds.
This biomolecule has a monomer made of a phosphate, sugar, and nitrogen base.
What is a Nucleic Acid.
DNA : Nucleic Acid :: Polysaccharide :
What is Carbohydrate.