CH1introBio
I am a Nucleic Acid found in all living things.
what is DNA?
A substance that is an input to a chemical reaction is called a
what is reactant?
I am a compound that has the same molecular formula but a different structure.
what is isomere?
I am the building block of protiens.
What is amino acids?
Branch of Biology that studies organisms and their environment.
what is ECOLOGY?
Instructions for making proteins come from
what are GENES?
Reactions in organisms that break down molecules into smaller units and release energy.
what is HYDROLYSIS?
I am a group substituted for hydrocarbons which contains an hydroxyl group (-OH)
what is ALCOHOL?
I release more energy than carbohydrates.
what are lipids?
6 major categories of life.
what are KINGDOMS?
Made of more than one cell
what is MULTICELLULAR?
Water shares its electrons unevenly between the oxygen and the hydrogens causing a partial charge. This makes it a _______________.
what is POLAR MOLECULE?
I am the number of valence electrons in Carbon.
what is 4?
I am an important sugar found in the body. I am a simple carbohydrate.
what is GLUCOSE?
Features that all living things have in common
what is UNITY?
Used to test a hypothesis and its predictions.
what is EXPERIMENT?
A fatty acid in which the carbon chain have only single bonds filled with hydrogens.
what is SATURATED?
I am CH4.
what is methane?
I am an important lipid found in animal cells. I am made of a waxy substance (lipid).
what is cholesterol?
A set of related hypotheses confirmed to be true.
what is THEORY?
Organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce.
what is natural selection?
These two capillary forces act together and are the reason trees can pull water up their trunk against gravity.
What is adhesion and cohesion?
Acidity and alkalinity is measured on this scale.
what is PH scale?
I am found in plants and are hard to break down in digestion.
what is cellulose?
An example of a domain is A. Animalia B. Protista C. Fungi D. Eukarya
What is D. Eukarya