Category 1
What is the attraction between molecules?
What is cohesion
Water is a
What is solvent
What is the Earth mostly made of?
What is water
What is the common name for lipids?
What is fats
What does Hydro mean?
What does Thermal mean?
What is water
What is heat
What is an example of a macromolecule?
What is protein
In biology, what is one of the most basic units of organisms?
What is the cell
True or False: Organic molecules are large because of the ability of carbon to form chains of various sizes and shapes
What is True
RNA’s former function of catalyzation has been taken over by
What is protein enzymes
What is RNA?
Ribonucleic Acid
Large organic molecules are called?
Individual building blocks are called?
What is polymers
What is monomers
Hydrothermal vents are like...
What is underwater volcanoes
How old is the Earth?
What is 4.5 billion years ago
RNA is considered a key component in the evolution of life because of its ability to
What is:
self-replicate
store energy for chemical reactions
speed up chemical reactions
Chemical reactions and processes occur in
What is the cell walls
What are 4 categories of organic molecules?
What is: Proteins, Lipids, Carbohydrates and Nucleic acids
Water consists of ___ hydrogen atom(s) and ___ oxygen atoms (s)
What is 2; 1
When did the universe begin?
What is 13.5 billion years ago
The ___ is attracted to ____ and the _____ is repelled by _____
head, water
tail, water
What was Miller able to produce in his experiment?
What is amino acids
What is the cell theory?
What is: All cells come from pre-existing cells
All living things are made of cells
The cell is the fundamental unit of all
What are the properties of water?
What is:
Water moderates temperatures in its surroundings
Water dissolves most substances
Water attracts other water - it is cohesive
What are the 3 key functions of life RNA is capable of?
What is:
Replication
Energy storage
Catalysis
What are the characteristics of all living things?
What is cells respond to their environment, reproduce, evolve, interact with other cells, and obtain and use energy to live and to grow
In Millers experiment, organic molecules were found, what were they?
What is amino acids, sugars, lipids and nucleotides