A type of reasoning that involves experimentation and observation to establish general principles
What is inductive reasoning
100
These are the strongest type of chemical bonds where two atoms share an electron
What is a covalent bond
100
The four major types of biological macromolecules
What nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids
100
This is the type of energy in a penny that is falling off of a table top
What is kinetic energy
100
these are two examples of secondary structures in protein
What are a-helices, b-pleated sheets, and coils
200
These are 2 of the 5 defining characteristics of living things
What is 1) composed of one or more cells, 2) metabolises energy, 3) can maintain homeostasis, 4) can reproduce, 5) can pass on genetic information to it's offspring (heredity)
200
A particle which carries a + or - charge due to the loss or gain of an electron
What is an ion
200
these are the primary molecules that make up biological membranes (be specific!)
What are phospholipids
200
This thing is increasing in the universe according to the 2nd law of thermodynamics
What is entropy/disorder
200
two types of molecules that are used energy storage both short term and long term (name both)
What are carbohydrates and lipids
300
The hierarchy of organization within biology (going from an atom up to a single organism)
What is (atom) molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
300
This number of this particle changes between to atoms in order to create an isotope
What are neutrons
300
If a protein in denatured, this level of protein structure is NOT affected
What is primary structure (the order of amino acids does not change).
300
This is what enzymes do when they lower the activation energy and allow a reaction to proceed
What is catalysis
300
find the word to finish this analogy: chemical is to equilibrium as organism is to THIS
What is homeostasis
400
this phenominon is caused by genetic changes in a species over time and is shaped by natural selection
What is evolution
400
A substance that will decrease the amount of H+ ions when dissolved in water
What is a base
400
the level of protein structure that is determined by the polar and non-polar interactions between the amino acids within a polypeptide strand
What is terciary structure
400
this term describes the nature of hydrolysis which is a reaction that gives off energy
What is exergonic
400
This is the level of hierarchy which includes the populations of all species in an area minus the natural environment
What is a community
500
The 5 steps of a scientific investigation, in reverse!
What is making conclusions, testing/experiments, making predictions, forming hypotheses, and observation.
500
This is the energy needed to initiate a chemical reaction
What is activation energy
500
The two types of bonds that hold a molecule of DNA together
What are hydrogen bonds (across the strands) and phosphodiester bonds (along the backbone)
500
These are two things that CANNOT be done to energy
What is created nor destroyed (it can only change form - 1st Law)
500
In an experiment measuring kids preference of kool-aid based on sugar content, you make 3 types of kool-aid with low, medium, or high amounts of sugar. You graph how many glasses of kool-aid each kids drinks. This is the dependent variable
What is the number of glasses of kool-aid each kid drinks