Science of Life
This is the most basic unit of structure and function for all living things.
What is a cell
What is a neutron?
This term describes a group of interacting populations in a specific community.
What is a community?
This theory states that all living things are composed of cells.
What is cell theory?
What is glycolysis?
DAILY DOUBLE! This historical idea that maggots arise from rotting meat was disproven by experiments.
What is spontaneous generation?
This property of water allows it to "stick" to other surfaces, aiding plant transport.
What is adhesion?
This type of relationship benefits one organism while harming the other (e.g. ticks on dogs).
What is parasitism?
This jelly-like substance inside the cell where organelles are suspended.
What is cytoplasm?
This molecule carries the genetic code from DNA to the ribosome during protein synthesis.
What is mRNA (messenger RNA)?
This step in the scientific method involves forming a testable explanation based on observations.
What is a hypothesis?
These are the macromolecules made of amino acids that speed up chemical reactions in cells.
What are enzymes (or proteins)?
This global wind pattern influences desert biomes in the subtropics around 30° latitude.
What is the Hadley cell?
This organelle is the "powerhouse" of the clue, producing ATP via respiration.
What is the mitochondrion?
This phase of the cell cycle includes DNA replication and prepares for division.
What is interphase?
This microscope uses an electron beam to scan a specimen's surface for 3D images.
What is a scanning electron microscope (SEM)?
This type of bond forms between water molecules due to hydrogen's partial positive charge.
What is a hydrogen bond?
In this ecological pyramid, energy decreases by about 10% at each trophic level.
What is an energy pyramid?
DAILY DOUBLE! This rigid outer layer in plant cells provides support and protection.
What is the cell wall?
This enzyme "unzips" the DNA double helix during replication by breaking hydrogen bonds.
What is helicase?
This branch of science reconstructs unique, non-repeatable past events using present day evidence and inference rather than direct experimentation.
What is historical science?
These lipids with hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails form cell membranes via bilayers.
What are phospholipids?
This biome, found near the equator, features high rainfall and layers like canopy and understory.
What is a tropical rainforest?
This network of tubules transports lipids and detoxifies in eukaryotic cells.
What is the smoothie endoplasmic reticulum?
During this stage of mitosis, sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles.
What is anaphase?