Unit 1
Intro to Life
Intro to Life
What is the basic unit of life?
Cells
What are the 4 macromolecules?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
What organelle stores and protects the DNA?
Nucleus
What organelle completes cellular respiration?
Mitochondria
What is the study of life called?
Biology
True or False: Movement is a characteristic of life.
False!
Carbohydrates
What are the 2 main types of cells?
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
What are the products of photosynthesis?
What makes a molecule organic?
It must contain Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen.
Homeostasis
What shape are lipids?
Sideways E
What organelle cleans the cell?
Lysosome
What is another name of anaerobic respiration?
Fermentation
What are the 3 parts of an atom?
Electron, Neutron and Proton
When a group of cells work together for a common goal that forms a...
Tisssue
What elements are in nucleic acids?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Phosphorus
What organelle creates the proteins for the cell?
Ribosomes
Where in the chloroplast does the light independent reaction occur?
Stroma
What type of fermentation do humans complete?
Lactic Acid Fermentation
What variable is changed by the experimenter?
The independent variable
What are the 3 functions of proteins?
Provide structure, speed up chemical reactions and chemical messengers.
What organelle modifies the proteins?
Endoplasmic Reticulum
What are the products of cellular respiration?
ATP, carbon dioxide, and water
All living things are made of cells.
Cells are the basic units of structure and function.
All cells are made from preexisting cells.