Characteristics of Life
Viruses & Cells
Biological Molecules
Biomolecules
Miscellaneous
100
All living things are made of at least one of these.
What are cells?
100
The reason why viruses are not living things.
What is they are not made of cells and cannot reproduce without a host?
100
The smaller building blocks of polymers.
What are monomers?
100
The function of nucleic acids.
What is storing genetic information?
100
The term used for environmental factors that are living.
What is 'biotic factors'?
200
The ability of organisms to pass their traits to their offspring.
What is the ability to reproduce?
200
The type of cell that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
200
These biomolecules are a source of quick energy for cells and are made up of C,H, and O atoms.
What are carbohydrates?
200
The monomer of carbohydrates.
What are monosaccharides?
200
Where cells come from.
What are preexisting cells?
300
The characteristic of life is represented by the photo.
What are growth and development?
300
Three things that all cells have.
What are ribosomes, cytoplasm, plasma (cell) membrane, and DNA?
300
The building blocks of lipids.
What are glycerol and fatty acids?
300
Examples of nucleic acids.
What are DNA and RNA?
300
The term that describes an organism that is made up of many cells.
What is multicellular?
400
The characteristic of living things is depicted in the picture is an example of ___.
What is response to the environment/stimuli?
400
All cells of an organism have the same DNA in them, but individual cells use specific parts of the DNA to develop into the structure that fits their specific function in the organism. This is called ____.
What is cell differentiation?
400
The biomolecule that is found in meats and beans. Its monomer is amino acids.
What is a protein?
400
Two functions of lipids.
What are long term energy storage, cell membrane structure, insulation, water repellant, water retention.
400
What we call disease-causing agents such as bacteria and viruses.
What are pathogens?
500
The maintenance of constant internal conditions such as temperature, blood sugar levels, and heart rate.
What is homeostasis?
500
The name of the virus cycle in which the virus (ex. HIV) has a dormant period before taking over its hosts' cells.
What is the lysogenic cycle?
500
The monomer and elements that make up nucleic acids.
What are nucleotides and C,H,O,N, and P?
500
The biomolucule that has R groups in its monomers.
What are proteins?
500
Non-cellular particle made of genetic material and proteins that can invade and kill cells.
What is a virus?