pH & Organic/Inorgo.
What is the range of the pH scale?
0-14
What are the 9 characteristics of life?
GREEN T CHS
This process breaks complex molecules into simpler ones.
What is hydrolysis?
Where is energy stored in molecules?
In the bonds!
Which pH range is considered acidic?
Which pH range is considered basic?
0-6.9 = acidic
7.1-14 = basic
Which characteristics of life (life process) do organisms NOT need to perform in order to survive?
Reproduction
Simple sugars combine during this process.
What is dehydration synthesis?
Metabolism
Which is more acidic, substance A with a pH of 5.5 or substance B with a pH of 2.3?
Substance B
What are the two types of reproduction? How do they differ?
Asexual requires one organism and produces IDENTICAL offspring. Sexual reproduction requires 2 organisms and produces genetically DIFFERENT offspring.
O + O = OO is an example of?
Dehydration Synthesis
Autotrophs automatically make their own food. Heterotrophs must consume other organisms.
Which elements do ALL organic substances contain?
Carbon (C) & Hydrogen (H)
Our bodies shiver when it's cold in order to keep our internal body temperature around 97-98 degrees. This is an example of maintaining ______________ .
Homeostasis
Water is a waste product (released) as a result of this process.
What is dehydration synthesis?
This type of respiration requires oxygen.
Aerobic respiration
Which substance is organic?
CO2
H2O
C6H12O6
NaCl
Combining two small glucose molecules into a larger disaccharide molecule is an example of __________
Synthesis
The act of digestion is an example of this process.
What is hydrolysis?
What are the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest starting with organelles.
Organelles, cells, tissue, organs, organ systems, organism.