Biomolecules
These biomolecules, like glucose and starch, serve as the primary short-term energy source for most living things.
What are carbohydrates
This is the specific "twisted ladder" shape that a DNA molecule takes.
What is a double helix
Enzymes belong to this class of biomolecules.
What are proteins
This term describes the physical area where an organism lives, while "niche" describes its role within it.
What is a habitat
A win-win relationship where both species benefit, such as a bee pollinating a flower.
What is mutualism
This class of water-fearing (hydrophobic) biomolecules includes fats, oils, and waxes.
What are lipids
This is the specific base that pairs with Adenine in DNA, but is completely absent in RNA.
What is Thymine
This is the specific name of the molecule that an enzyme binds to
What is a substrate
This term refers to all the living parts of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and bacteria.
What are biotic factors
This relationship involves one organism living on or inside another organism, harming it to gain nutrients.
What is parasitism
DNA and RNA belong to this category of biomolecules, which store and transmit genetic information.
What are nucleic acids
During transcription, Adenine on the DNA template will pair with this base on the new RNA strand.
What is Uracil
Enzymes act as biological catalyst. The __________ ___ chemical reactions
What is speed up
These non-living components, including sunlight, temperature, and soil, define the environment in which organisms live.
What are abiotic factors
A relationship where one species benefits and the other is totally unaffected (neither helped nor harmed).
What is commensalism
These are the monomer building blocks of proteins, linked together by peptide bonds.
What are amino acids
These weak chemical bonds connect the nitrogenous bases in the center of the DNA ladder, holding the two strands together.
What are hydrogen bonds
This common suffix is found at the end of most enzyme names, such as lactase or DNA polymerase.
What is -ase
These organisms, found at the base of every energy pyramid, and they convert energy from the sun into food
What are producers (autotrophs)
This process is the "opposite" of photosynthesis, where cells break down glucose for energy.
What is photosynthesis
A nucleotide is composed of these three distinct parts.
What is a sugar, nitrogenous base, and phosphate group
Unlike DNA, which is double-stranded, RNA usually exists as this many strands.
What is one strand (single strand)
Extreme changes in these two environmental factors can cause an enzyme to lose its shape and stop working.
What is temperature and pH
A model that shows many interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem, rather than a single straight line.
What is a food web
This gas is a reactant in photosynthesis, and is absorbed by plants
What is CO2 (Carbon dioxide)