Molecules of Life
This macromolecule makes up the cell membrane
What is a lipid?
He first proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection
Who is CHarles Darwin?
An infectious particle containing DNA that is not considered alive
What is a virus?
All eukaryotes have this structure that contains DNA
What is the nucleus?
The largest land mammal, their main enemy is humans
What are elephants?
The name for the subunits of a polymer
What is a monomer?
A random change in DNA
What is a mutation?
A single celled prokaryote wall, like Salmonella
What is a bacterium?
the general name for the tiny structures in cells that carry out specific functions
What is an organelle?
The kingdom of life that people are a part of
What are animals?
Carbohydrates are polymers made up of this.
WHat are sugars?
THe main driver of evolution, also known as survival of the fittest
WHat is natural selection
A circular disk that is used to grow bacteria
What is a Petri dish?
The powerhouse of the cell
What is a mitchondrion?
The process by which sunlight and CO2 are used to form sugars by living organisms
WHat is photosynthesis
A macromolecule that is involved in translation
What is RNA
When two populations are separated by some physical barrier like a river or mountain range
What is geographic isolation?
What is an antibiotic?
The thing that separates the inside of the cell from the outside, and controls what goes in and out
What is the cell membrane?
The study of the interrelationships between living things and their environment
What is ecology?
Hemoglobin is an example of this type of biological molecule
What is a protein?
structures that have the same structure but different functions
What are homologous structures?
A kingdom of life which contains bacteria that thrive in extreme environment and are considered ancient
What is archaea?
This organelle packages, modifies and transports things like proteins
What is the Golgi apparatus?
THese bonds occur between water molecules, and are responsible for water's important unique properties
What are hydrogen bonds?