Properties and Organization of Life
Organisms that are capable of producing their own food from raw materials in the environment
What are autotrophs?
A subatomic particle which has a negative charge and is found orbiting the nucleus of an atom.
What is an electron?
A substance which increase the H+ concentration of a solution.
What is an acid?
The bond which forms between an anion and a cation
What is an ionic bond?
The monomer subunit of nucleic acids
What are nucleotides?
The maintenance of a stable internal environment.
What is homeostasis?
The outermost shell of electrons
What is the valence shell?
The amount of heat needed to change 1 g of a substance by 1 degree
What is specific heat?
The type of interaction which occurs between the slight positive region of one polar molecule and the slight negative region of another polar molecule
What is a hydrogen bond?
The level of protein structure which includes alpha helices and beta sheets
What is secondary structure?
The transmission of genes/DNA from one generation to the next.
What is heredity?
The number of protons found within an atom.
What is atomic number?
The properties of water that allow for the circulation of body fluids
What is cohesion and adhesion?
The functional group which is hydrophobic and decreases water solubility
What is methyl?
The type of fat which includes double bonds in the hydrocarbon chain
What is a saturated fat?
A group of organisms of the same species in a particular area.
What is a population?
An atom which has lost an electron and has a positive charge
What is a cation?
The pH range of a base
What is 7.1-14?
The type of chemical bond that results as atoms equally share electrons
What is a nonpolar covalent bond?
The chemical bond that holds together monosaccharides
What is a glycosidic linkage?
The smallest unit of life.
What is a cell?
Atoms which have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.
What are isotopes?
Substances that dissolve in water
What are hydrophilic substances?
The functional group which functions as a base by accepting H+
What is amino?
The macromolecule that is responsible for forming the basic structure of cell membranes
What are phospholipids?