Viruses
Macromolecules
Characteristics of Life
Vocabulary
Mystery
100

How do viruses reproduce?

Injection (viral RNA)
100

What macromolecule is the phospholipid bilayer constructed of?

Lipids

100

Levels of complexity consisting of multiple cells...

Tissue

100

Survival of the fittest.

Natural Selection

100

Describe the events of the hydrologic cycle.

Evaporation/Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation

200

What two macromolecules are viruses composed of?

Protein and Nucleic Acid

200

What type of bond are amino acids bonded by?

Peptide Bonds

200

Organisms maturing over time...

Grow and Develop

200

Construction of macromolecules comprised of many monomers.

Polymer

200

What are the 3 types of rock?


Sedimentary, Igneous, Metamorphic

300

What experiment used radiation to identify the different parts of a virus (confirms that DNA is genetic material)?

Henry-Chase Experiment

300

What is the shape of a triglyceride (classic lipid)?

E

300
Maintaining balance in a changing environment.

Adaptation (homeostasis)

300

Nature of lipids in relation to water (fear of water)

Hydrophobic

300

What is the acceleration of gravity?

9.8ms/s (or 10)

400

Name the most popular virus.

Influenza (the FLUUUUUUUUUUU)

400

Random Point Bonus!

Automatically move through the racetrack :)

400

Consumes materials for energy...

Metabolism

400

Maintaining balance

Homeostasis

400

1N2+ 3H2--> ___NH3

1N2+ 3H2-->2NH3

500

Are viruses biotic or abiotic?

Biotic (although they are not really living, they are composed of biomolecules)

500

What is the chemical composition of nucleic acid?

C,H,O,N, and P

500

Change over time, fitness, and mutation

Evolution

500

When water is used as a catalyst to create an exergonic reaction (when water molecules are added) ...

Hydrolysis

500

What is the chemical equation for cellular respiration (hint, it is photosynthesis backwards with an additional component)

C6H12O6 + 6O2  ---> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy (ATP)