Study of Life
Unifying Themes of Biology
Atoms, Ions & Molecules
Carbon Molecules
Enzymes
100
What makes up Earth's biosphere?
What is all living things and their environments on earth.
100
A group of related parts that work together to form a whole is called...
What is a system.
100
What distinguishes one element from another?
What is the number of protons.
100
Starches ans sugars make up which group of carbon based molecules?
What is Carbohydrates
100
Most enzymes are what?
What is proteins
200
Why is Earth's biodiversity greatest near the equator?
What is more species can live in warm climates than in cold climates
200
What does homeostasis do in the body?
What is regulates temperature as well as pH
200
What is the difference between ionic bonds and covalent bonds.
What is one shares while the other transfers
200
Amino acids are...
What is the building blocks of proteins
200
How does a catalyst affect the activation energy of a chemical reaction?
What is lowers activation energy
300
what is metabolism?
What is chemical process that builds up or breaks down materials.
300
Single celled bacteria can reproduce when...
What is when one cell divides into 2 cells with identical genetic info
300
How do hydrogen bonds allow some insects to walk on the surface of water?
What is hydrogen bonds form slightly positive hydrogen atoms and slightly negative hydrogen atoms, creating surface tension
300
Peanut oil is an example of what type of lipid?
What is unsaturated fat
300
Name one of the 3 enzymes that we talked in class and what does it bind too
What is amylase = carbs, lactase = lactose and protease = protein
400
How do multicellular organisms differ from unicellular organisms?
What is Multicellular organisms have cells with specialized functions; the cell of a unicellular organism is not specialized for one particular function.
400
What something does is directly related to it's shape or form. Give me an example of that.
What is your back molars
400
What is the difference between adhesion and cohesion
What is cohesion water molecules stick to themselves, while in adhesion water molecules stick to other things
400
Monomers of nucleic acids are....
What is nucleotides
400
What is the difference between saturated fat and unsaturated
What is double and single bonds liquid and soild
500
Name the four characteristics of living things
What is response to environment, need for energy, reproduction and development (growth) and cells
500
What is adaptation? Give me an example.
What is a change in a species that is advantageous, such as birds developing specialized feathers for warmth
500
Name the 3 important properties that hydrogen bonds give to water.
What is high specific heat, adhesion and cohesion
500
Name the 2 structures that carbon molecules have
What is rings, straight and chain
500
Why is high fever dangerous to enzymes?
What is enzymes work best at a small temperature, otherwise bond break.