Chemistry
A substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ratio.
What is a compound?
Hydrogen Bond
What is the bond between a positive hydrogen atom and a negative oxygen atom?
How many valence electrons does carbon have?
Four
The study of life
What is biology?
Difference between quantitative data and qualitative data
An element required by an organism in minute amounts
What is a trace element?
Cohesion
Moderation of Temperature
Expansion of water as Ice
Water as the universal solvent
What are the four emergent properties of water?
Groups attached to a carbon chain that are directly involved in chemical reactions
What are functional groups?
Goosebumps, sweating, dilating pupils are all examples of a person's
An explanation based on observations and data
What is a hypothesis?
These solutions can dissociate in water and create solutions that are capable of conducting electricity
What are electrolytes?
A hydrogen bond will form between the hydrogen atom of one water molecule and the oxygen atom of the other water molecule.
How will two water molecules interact?
Name the three isomers
Structural, cis trans, enantiomers
All the chemical processes used to build up or break down materials are called an organism's
What is metabolism
Information gathered by reading books, looking on the internet, or talking to other people
What is research?
This property allows large amounts of water in living tissues to shield the organism from fluctuations in environmental temperature.
What is High Heat Capacity?
Water travels through vascular tissue from the roots to the leaves of a plant, moving against the force of gravity.
What is water's adhesive properties?
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
What are Carbon's most frequent bonding partners?
(or at least 5)
Organization
Metabolism
Homeostasis
Growth/Change
Reproduction
Response
Evolution
If you are testing the impact that water temperature has on the dissolving of kool-aid powder, the one thing you would change in the experiment?
The temperature of the water
A strong attractive force between polar molecules; responsible for keeping water's properties and keeping DNA together.
What are molecule molecule attractions?
Water’s polarity allows it to dissolve ionic and polar compounds.
Why is water an effective solvent?
--COOH
Carboxyl Group
Correlations exist between a structure's morphology and its function
What is the definition of form fits function?
If you were testing how sunlight effects the growth of rose bushes, what would you keep the same for all the bushes?
What is the water, soil, type of bush, etc