Intro. to Biology (CER & Characteristics of Life)
Macromolecules
Cells
Cell Transport
Cell Cycle & Mitosis
100

What does CER stand for in the context of answering scientific questions?

What is Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning?

100

What are the four macromolecules?

What are carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids?

100

What is the basic unit of life?

What is a cell?

100

What type of transport requires energy to move molecules across a cell membrane?

What is active transport?

100

During which phase of the cell cycle does the cell spend most of its time, growing and preparing for division?

What is interphase?

200

Which characteristic of life refers to an organism’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment?

What is homeostasis?

200

Which macromolecule is the primary source of quick energy for cells?

What are carbohydrates?

200

According to the cell theory, all living things are made up of one or more of these.

What are cells?

200

What is the movement of water molecules across a membrane from high to low concentration called?

What is osmosis?

200

In what phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the center of the cell?

What is metaphase?

300

A plant grows toward a light source. This is an example of which characteristic of life?

What is responding to stimuli?

300

Proteins are made up of long chains of which monomers?

What are amino acids?

300

These two types of cells differ in that one has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, while the other does not.

What are eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

300

In which type of solution will a cell swell as water enters it?

What is a hypotonic solution?

300

If a cell with 46 chromosomes undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?

What is 46 chromosomes?

400

Which characteristic of life involves organisms passing on their genetic material to their offspring?

What is reproduction?

400

This macromolecule stores and transmits genetic information.

What are nucleic acids?

400

Which of these is an example of a prokaryotic organism: a human, a bacteria, or a fungus?

What is a bacteria?

400

What is the name of the process by which a cell engulfs large particles or fluids?

What is endocytosis?

400

What is the role of spindle fibers during mitosis?

What is to help separate the chromosomes?

500

When using the CER method, what does "Reasoning" explain?

What is how the evidence supports the claim by connecting it to scientific concepts?

500

Which macromolecule is an essential component of cell membranes and serves as long-term energy storage?

What are lipids?

500

Eukaryotic cells are found in these three major types of organisms.

What are plants, animals, and fungi?

500

This type of membrane allows some things to pass through, but not all things.

What is semipermeable?

500

What process occurs when a cell divides uncontrollably and forms a mass of abnormal cells?

What is cancer?