Organic Compounds
Scientific Method
Cells and Organelles
Photosynthesis
Can you picture it?
100
Name the 4 Organic Componds
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
100
The variable that is controlled in an experiment .
Independent Variable
100
This oraganelle controls movement in and out of the cell.
Cell membrane
100
What is ATP?
Energy
100
The organelle label S is.....
Nucleus
200
The organic compound that provides us energy
Carboydrates
200
An educated guess or prediction that can be tested
Hypothesis
200
This organelle controls all the other organelles in the cell.
Nucleus
200
In which organelle does photosynthesis occur?
Chloroplast
200
The organelle labeled "L" is .....
Mitochondria
300
This organic compound helps to build our bodies, as well as regulate processes which occur in our body.
Proteins
300
If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase.
What might a control be in this experiment? There are multiple answers.
Both get the same potting soil.
Both get the same amount of sunlight.
Both get the same amount of water
Both are planted in the same type of pot
300
This organelle is responsible for cellular respiration, which is when food is turned into energy.
Mitochondria
300
What converts glucose and oxygen into usable energy, carbon dioxide, and water?
Mitochondria
300
The organelle labeled "F" is.....
ER or Endoplasmic Reticulum
400
Waxes, Oils and fatty acids are all considered to be which organic compound.
Lipids
400
Is the following statement a problem or hypothesis and how do you know?
How high will a bouncy ball bounce when dropped from different heights?
A problem because it is in the form of a question
400
This organelle contains digestive enzymes that are used to break down waste and other items the cell no longer needs.
Lysosomes
400
What part transports water from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant?
Xylem
400
What are at least 2 things stored in the vacuoles ?
Food, water , waste
500
A substance is said to be organic because it contains these 2 elements
Carbon and Hydrogen
500
Identify the independent and dependent variables in the following hypothesis.
If soil temperatures rise, then plant growth will increase.
Independent Variable -temperature of soil
"I can control the temperature "
Dependent Variable- Plant growth
500
Name 3 differences between a plant and animal cell! Yes, all 3 reasons for the points
Shape- Animal circular / Plant Rectangle
Plant has chloroplast
Plant has a cell wall
Plant has larger vacuole than an animal cell
500
An organism, such as a plant, that makes its own food is called a .......
Autotroph
500
Why is the cell membrane called "selectively permeable" ?
It lets certain things in and out based on their size or chemical properties