Macromolecules
What is the other word for fats?
Lipids
What four things define living organisms?
Has cells/a cell, grow and develop, use energy, reproduce
What is parasitism?
A relationship where one organism is harmed by the other, and the other benefits
What do enzymes do?
They increase reaction rates and they help reactants interact
What are the four macromolecules?
Fats, carbohydrates, protein, and nucleic acids.
What is the definition of an ecosystem?
All the biotic and abiotic factors in an environment.
What is mutualism?
Both organisms benefit from a relationship
What is a trophic level?
Each step in a food chain
What molecule is in all of the four types of macromolecules?
Carbon (C)
What are the four kinds of consumers?
Carnivore, omnivore, herbivore, decomposer
What is commensalism?
One organism benefits from a relationship, and the other isn't affected.
What letter do we use to represent carrying capacity on a graph?
K
What is the definition of a macromolecule?
Large organic molecule composed of smaller organic molecules
What is a population?
All the same species in an ecosystem
What kind of relationship is this?
Bird and rhino- the bird cleans the rhino and gains nutrients from it.
Mutualism, because they are both benefiting
What is the importance of carbon?
It is one of the most common elements of living things and it forms the backbone of many molecules
What molecules compose nucleic acids?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphate (CHONP)
What is the difference between an animal's habitat and its niche?
What relationship is this?
a human and a mosquito
Parasitism, because the human is harmed and the mosquito benefits
Which macromolecule is made of the elements CHONP?
Nucleic acid