Characteristics of Life
True or False
Viruses are living
False
Viruses aren't living
True or False
Atoms are the basic unit of matter
True
True or False
Water is neutral
True
Macro means
Large
True or False
Glycogen is when a plant creates sugar through photosynthesis and store it as glycogen
False
That is starches job
glycogen is what animals use to store carbohydrates
The smallest unit of life
Cells
How many types of atoms are there?
118
What are solutions?
List the 4 major Macromolecules
Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids
List 4 Carbohydrates
Sugars, Starches, Glycogen, and Cellulose
What is Metabolism?
The sum of chemical reactions in a living organism
What are the 3 subatomic particles atoms made of?
Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons
True or False
The pH of bases are lower than 7
What is special about Carbon?
It makes 4 bonds
Function of Carbohydrates
What is Natural Selection?
Organisms that have the beneficial adaptations do better.
Name the outermost electrons
Valence Electrons
What is pH?
The measure of H+ ion concentration in a solution
Organic in Biochemistry means
The macromolecules have a Carbon backbone
What is the scientific name for sugar?
Monosaccharide
List the 7 characteristics of life in order
Cells, Metabolism, Homeostasis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Response to Environment, and Evolution
Formed when atoms share electrons
Covalent bonds
What happens when you add water to H+
It becomes more neutral
Which macromolecule is not considered a polymonomer?
True or False
Lactose is a Polysaccharide
False
Lactose is a dissaccharide