Characteristics of Life
What characteristic of life allows organisms to change physical size over time?
Growth
What organelle holds all the genetic information of a cell?
Nucleus
What's the acronym to remember the properties of water?
Soldiers Probably Carry All Cargo on their Shoulders
A covalent bond is between what?
2 non-metals
What is the highest pH a substance can have?
14
What characteristic of life allows organisms to produce offspring?
Reproduction
What organelle produces the proteins for a cell?
Ribosomes
What is surface tension?
What is an ionic bond?
Between a metal and a non-mental
What is the only substance that is a neutral pH? And what pH is it?
Pure Water and it has a pH of 7
What is the acronym to help remember the characteristics of life?
Most Healthy Cows Only Eat Hay to Grow Right
What is the job of a vacuole?
To hold water
What is polarity?
When a molecule has both positive and negative charges
Ionic
Drain cleaner has a pH of approximately 12.5. Is this an acid or a base?
Base
What characteristic of life is the internal balance of all body systems?
Homeostasis
Where can you find a chloroplast?
Plant cells only
What is adhesion?
When water molecules adhere to things other than water
What three elements can bond with hydrogen in hydrogen bonds?
Fluorine, Oxygen, Nitrogen (FON)
Tomato juice has a pH of approximately 4.5. is that an acid or a base?
Acid
What characteristic of life occurs when organisms change traits over large periods of time to be better adapted to their environment?
Evolution
Where can you find a lysosome?
Animal cells only
What is storage of energy?
When water can take in a large amount of heat and have very little temperature changes
Water has what 2 bonds?
Polar covalent bond and hydrogen bonds
What are the pH ranges for acids and bases?
Acids: 1-7
Bases: 7-14