The Study of Life
The smallest unit of life.
What is a cell.
Carbon 14 is an example of what?
What is an isotope.
Name a specific nucleic acid.
What is DNA or RNA?
Pronounce my last name correctly.
What is F ROAR!
A suggested explanation for a natural phenomenon.
What is a hypothesis.
Name a specific and specialized sub discipline within the field of biology.
What is...cell biology, microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, anatomy, ornithology, genetics, ecology, evolutionary biology, botany, etc!
The atomic number tells you the number of ________ in an atom of that particular element.
What is protons. (And electrons, if not a charged particle).
When the equivalent of a water molecule is used to break down macromolecules.
Neon has an atomic number of 10. What is its valence number?
What is 8.
True or false; scientists seek to "prove" their hypotheses.
What is false!
The hierarchical levels of organization of life are (in order); atoms, ___________, cells, __________, organs, organ systems, individual organism.
What is molecules and tissue.
A molecule in which electrons are shared unequally.
What is a polar covalent molecule.
The name of the lipid that forms a bilayer membrane around cells and organelles.
What is a phospholipid.
Who is ???
What is the peer-review process.
All life are categorized into 3 domains which include; Archaea, Bacteria, and __________.
What is Eukarya.
Disassociation of molecules resulting in a higher concentration of hydrogen ions in solution (lowers/raises) the pH creating a/an ____________.
What is lowers and acid.
Name all 4 groups of biological macromolecules and their subunits.
What are...Carbohydrates/monosaccharides, Proteins/amino acids, Nucleic Acids/nucleotides, lipids/varied.
Ocean acidification may be occurring more frequently with an increase in atmospheric carbon levels in the last century. What is a biological concern associated with ocean acidification?
What is decreased capacity for shell-forming organisms to create their calcium carbonate exoskeleton shells (including corals).
What we are measuring in hypothesis-driven science.
What is the dependent variable.
Name 5 characteristics of a living organism.
What are...reproduction and inheritance, growth and development, order, response to stimuli, energy processing, regulation and homeostasis, evolution and adaptation, diversity.
Name 5 properties of water that make it the life-giving substance that it is.
What is cohesion, adhesion, varying densities, high specific heat, high surface tension, and solvency.
What is a complex three-dimensional structure due to chemical interactions along the polypeptide chain.
Name everyone in the room.
Who are.....Ayden, Jenny, Byron, Rafael, Brooklyn, Jenasis, Sam, Cassandra, Rachel, Katie, Alaa, Dakari, Paul, and William!
The type of logic displayed in this statement; if the climate becomes warmer in a particular region, then the distribution of plants and animals should change.
What is deductive reasoning.