What is the specific name of the molecule C6H12O6 that our cells use for energy?
GLUCOSE
100
Plant cells have a _______ w_______ but animal cells don't.
CELL WALL
100
Plants make g__________ by absorbing sunlight and combining CO2 with H2O.
GLUCOSE
100
The thin area of the earth where life is present is called the __________.
(CORE, LIVING PART, BIOSPHERE, ECOZONE)
BIOSPHERE
200
Which is the best SCIENTIFIC unit to use to measure the length of your desk?
a) inches b) miles c) light years d) millimeters e) centimeters
200
Is water, H2O, IONIC, POLAR, or NONPOLAR
POLAR
200
If you put a red blood cell in a HYPERTONIC solution, it will..... ?
Shrivel up, dry out
200
Where does the OXYGEN in our atmosphere come from?
The by-product of photosynthesis
200
The burning of the NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE known as fossil fuels adds excess _________ to the atmosphere, which is a GREENHOUSE GAS and traps heat in our atmosphere.
CARBON
300
A h___________ is an educated prediction based on prior knowledge. You use it in the beginning of an experiment to predict what you think might happen.
HYPOTHESIS
300
Ribosomes in our cells make p_________, one of the 4 major macromolecules that have great importance of structure and function in our bodies.
PROTEINS
300
If you put a red blood cell in a HYPOTONIC solution, it will..... ?
Swell, possibly explode
300
When you pump your fist into the air for a full sixty seconds, your muscles get tired because they have run out of _____________ which the mitochondria need to produce ATP.
OXYGEN
300
The energy for 99% of all ecosystems and food chains on earth originally comes from the _______.
SUN
400
Scientists base their conclusions on scientific d______, which are recorded, repeatable measurements.
Data
400
Proteins are made up of a______ a______, which humans get from our diets. There are EIGHT ESSENTIAL ones of these.
AMINO ACIDS
400
The ORGANELLE which produces ATP (the energy molecule) for our cells is called the __________________.
MITOCHONDRIA
400
Some bacteria and other organisms are able to produce ATP without oxygen, and we call this ____________ respiration.
(AMAZING, AEROBIC, ABOMINABLE, ACTIVE, ANAEROBIC)
ANAEROBIC
400
Explain at least ONE part of the WATER CYCLE as it is on earth.
ENZYMES are p_________ that have special jobs, such as breaking down food or catalyzing certain chemical reactions.
PROTEINS
500
Sometimes we describe the CELL MEMBRANE, which is made mostly of chemicals called phospho-LIPIDS, as a ch____ l_____ f______ because it allows some things through but other things not through.
Chain Link Fence
500
This organelle assists in making proteins as well as processing, folding, and shaping them. They also help make lipids
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
500
What is the name for the scientific measure of chemical energy in food?
(hint: think nutrition labels)
CALORIE
500
A hawk eats a mouse which eats grass seeds. If the hawk dies, how could that affect the grass?
Mice will overpopulate, overeat grass seeds and lower their population.