Characteristics of Living Things:
Energy and
Enzymes:
Photosynthesis:
Chemistry of Carbon
Basic Chemistry
100

What is Homeostasis?

Maintaining a stable environment inside a cell or organism even when outside conditions are changing.

100

What is an exergonic reaction?

A reaction that releases energy.

100

Green plants convert light energy into ____ energy

Chemical.

100

What does Organic mean?

Living.

100

What is the number of protons in an atom called?

Atomic number.

200

What are the two types of reproduction?

Asexual and sexual reproduction.
200

What is the difference between Potential energy and Kinetic energy.

Potential energy is the energy that matter possesses as a result of its location or structure and Kinetic energy is the energy of motion.

200

What is a Heterotroph?

A consumer that feeds on plants and/or animals, or decompose organic material.

200

What are the four groups of organic compounds found in living things?

1)Carbs, 2)Lipids, 3)Nucleic Acids, 4)Proteins.

200

what is an Isotope?

An atom with the same number of protons and a different number of neutrons.

300

What is a community?

All populations living together in a defined area.

300

What is Chemical Energy?

Potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction.

300

What is NADPH in the light reactions?

An electron carrier.

300

What is a Macromolecule?

A giant molecule made from thousands of smaller molecules by polymerization.

300

Where are electrons found in an atom?

Electron shells.

400

Name all levels of Organization of living things starting at "Cells".

1) Cell, 2)Tissue, 3)organ, 4)organ system, 5)Organism, 6)Population, 7)Community, 8)Ecosystem, 9)Biosphere.

400

What is a Competitive Inhibitor?

Bind to the active site and blocks substrates from entering.

400

What is a photon?

A fixed quantity of light energy.

400

What are the two types of lipids?

Saturated and unsaturated lipids.

400

What is the attraction (pull) for shared electrons called?

Electronegativity.
500

What does "GRRSNERT" stand for?

1)Growth, 2)Respiration, 3)Reproduction, 4)Synthesis, 5)Nutrition, 6)Excretion, 7)REgulation, 8)Transport.

500

What is an Irreversible Inhibitor?

When the inhibitor binds to the enzyme with covalent bonds(Strong).

500

What is the inner layer of vascular tissue that carries water and minerals?

Xylem

500

Proteins contain what four elements?

1)Carbon, 2)Hydrogen, 3)Oxygen, 4)Nitrogen.

500

What must happen to heat for hydrogen bonds to be broken?

Heat must be absorbed.