The production of living things from other living things is called __?
What is biogenesis?
100
How many life characteristics must an organism have in order to be considered alive?
What is eight?
100
Anything that has mass and volume is called ___?
What is matter?
100
Inorganic substances do NOT have this ?
What is carbon?
200
The process by which plants make their own food is called __?
What is photosynthesis?
200
The belief that living things come from non-living things is called __?
What is Spontaneous Generation?
200
Organisms are made up of these, the building blocks of living things...
What are cells?
200
Name the three atomic particles that make up an atom and list their charges...
What is a:
1) Proton - positive charge
2) Electron - negative charge
3) Neutron - no charge
200
Sugar and starch are examples of ?
What is a carbohydrate?
300
The process by which food is broken down is called __?
What is digestion?
300
Frogs coming from mud and worms coming from rain are examples of __?
What is spontaneous generation?
300
The process in which organisms create more organisms like themselves...
What is reproduction?
300
Name the bond type:
1) electron sharing
2) give or take electrons
What is:
1) covalent bonds
2) ionic bonds
300
Living things only need these two things in trace amounts?
What are minerals & vitamins?
400
The use of oxygen to break food apart and produce energy is called __?
What is respiration?
400
Name the Italian doctor & biologist (during the 1600’s) who disproved spontaneous generation by showing that maggots do not come from rotting meat.
Who is Francisco Redi?
400
These are characteristics of an organism that allow it to live in the conditions of their environment...
What are adaptations?
400
What is a substance composed of two or more elements bonded together?
What is a compound?
400
Identify the elements and number of each element found in this compound:
C2H5OH
What is:
Carbon - 2
Hydrogen - 6
Oxygen - 1
500
An organism's reaction to a stimulus is called __?
What is a response?
500
Name the French chemist & microbiologist (during the 1800’s) who disproved the idea that microbes grow from meat broths (soup).
Who is Louis Pasteur?
500
Name the life characteristics an organism must have in order to be considered alive?
What are:
1) Metabolism
2) Movement
3) Growth & Development
4) Respond to environment
5) Reproduction
6) Have internal structure
7) Adaptation
8) Secretion
500
What is the smallest part of a compound that still behaves like that compound?
What is a molecule?
500
What test can be used to determine if protein is present and if carbohydrate is present?
What is:
Biuret's Test for protein
Iodine Test for carbohydrate