WATER AND MACROMOLECULES

VOCAB 1

100

WHAT IS A SOLVENT CALLED THAT CAN DISSOLVE MANY SUBSTANCES?

WHAT IS UNIVERSAL?

200

WHAT HELPS WITH THE PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND TRANSMISSION OF GENETIC INFORMATION. THEY ARE SINGLE STRANDED.

WHAT IS RNA?

300

WHAT ARE LARGE AND COMPLEX AND ARE CRUCIAL FOR LIFE? THE FOUR TYPES ARE CARBS, LIPIDS, PROTEINS, AND NUCLEIC ACIDS.

WHAT ARE MACROMOLECULES?

400

WHAT STORES AND TRANSMITS GENETIC INFORMATION SUCH AS DNA AND RNA? THEY ARE MADE UP OF NUCLEOTIDES.

WHAT ARE NUCLEIC ACIDS?

500

WHAT STORES ENERGY AND MAKES UP CELL MEMBRANES? THEY ARE IMPORTANT FOR INSULATION AND PROTECTING ORGANS. THEY ARE FOUND IN OILS, BUTTER, AND AVOCADOS.

WHAT ARE LIPIDS?

VOCAB 2

100

WHAT ARE THE MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR THE BODY? THEY ARE FOUND IN BREAD, PASTA, AND FRUITS. THEY ARE MADE OF SUGAR MOLECULES.

WHAT ARE CARBS?

200

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF CAUSING SOMETHING TO ABSORB WATER?

WHAT IS HYDRATION?

300

WHAT IS THE ACT OR THE MEANS BY WHICH A MOLECULE IS MOVED ACROSS THROUGH THE BLOODSTREAM?

WHAT IS TRANSPORT?

400

WHAT IS FOUND IN ALL CELLS AND SEPARATES THE INTERIOR OF THE CELL FORM THE OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT? IT ALSO REGULATES THE TRANSPORT OF MATERIALS ENTERING AND EXITING THE CELL.

WHAT IS CELL MEMBRANE?

500

WHAT IS THE PROCESS CALLED THAT INVOLVES THE REARRANGEMENT OF THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE?

WHAT IS CHEMICAL REACTIONS?

VOCAB 3

100

WHAT IS THE CARRIER OF GENETIC INFORMATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTIONING OF AN ORGANISM. MADE UP OF 2 LINKED STRANDS.

WHAT IS DNA?

200

WHAT VOCAB WORD MEANS TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB AND RELEASE HEAT SLOWLY?

WHAT IS HEAT CAPACITY?

300

WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN WATER  IS SO LIMITED IN A REGION THAT THE PEOPLE THERE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CLEAN WATER TO DRINK?

WHAT IS WATER SCARCITY?

400

WHAT ARE THE MOLECULES THAT COMBINE TO FORM PROTEINS? THERE ARE 20 DIFFERENT TYPES.

WHAT ARE AMINO ACIDS?

500

WHAT ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE BODY? THEY MAKE UP MUSCLES, ENZYMES, AND HORMONES. THEY ARE MADE UP OF AMINO ACIDS.

WHAT ARE PROTEINS?

WATER INFO 1

100

WHAT IS AN UNDERGROUND BODY OF POROUS ROCK OF SEDIMENT THAT HOLDS GROUNDWATER CALLED?

WHAT IS AN AQUIFER?

200

YOUR BODY IS MADE UP OF HOW MUCH WATER?

WHAT IS 70%?

300

WHAT HAS THE GROWING OF WATER-INTENSIVE CROPS IN DRY AREAS AND CLIMATE CHANGED CAUSED?

WHAT IS WATER DEPLETION?

400

HOW LONG IS THE RECORDED LONGEST DROUGHT?

WHAT IS 400 YEARS?

500

WHAT IS PHYSICAL WATER SCARCITY MOSTLY CAUSED BY?

WHAT IS DROUGHT?

WATER INFO 2

100

WHAT ARE THREE THINGS WATER HELPS WITH?

WHAT ARE NUTRITION, MEDICINE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?

200

HOW MUCH OF THE NATION'S WATER IS SUPPLIED BY AQUIFERS?

WHAT IS 90%?

300

WHAT IS ECONOMIC WATER SCARCITY A RESULT OF?

WHAT IS MISMANAGEMENT OF WATER SOURCES?

400

WHAT ARE THE FOUR KEY REASONS WHY WATER IS CRUCIAL FOR LIVING ORGANISMS?

WHAT ARE SOLVENT PROPERTIES, TEMPERATURE REGULATION, CHEMICAL REACTIONS, AND TRANSPORT?

500

TRUE OR FALSE: 

WATER IS MORE VALUABLE TO OUR BODIES THAN FOOD.

WHAT IS TRUE?