General Biology
An organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
What is... Eukaryote?
An atom is composed of three subatomic particles, all with their own charges.
What is... the proton (positive), neutron (neutral), and electron (negative)?
This structure converts light energy into chemical energy.
What is... chloroplast?
The molecules necessary for plant cells to transform sunlight energy into sugar.
What is... carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight?
The molecules necessary for animal cells to create a useable form of energy.
What is... oxygen and glucose?
The scientific process consists of a series of the following steps.
What is... making observations, questioning, predicting & hypothesizing, designing and performing an experiment, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
The four macromolecules of life.
What is... carbohydrates (saccharides), proteins (polypeptides, amino acids), nucleic acids (DNA/RNA), and Lipids (triglycerides)?
This type of cell contains a cell wall, cell membrane, chloroplast, mitochondria, nucleus, ribosomes, etc.
What is... a plant cell?
Light-absorbing molecules used by plants to gather the sun’s energy.
What are... photosynthetic pigments?
The energy currency of a cell, used to power metabolic reactions and cell activities.
What is... Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)?
The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials
What is... metabolism?
This changes during a chemical reaction between 2 compounds.
What is... chemical bonding?
The structure that digests waste for the cell
What is... lysosome?
An enzyme for the synthesis of ATP; consists of a cluster of proteins that span membranes within chloroplast and mitochondria and allow hydrogen ions to pass through
What is... ATP Synthase?
The three steps of releasing energy (in the form of glucose) in a cell, in the presence of oxygen.
What is... Glycolysis, Kreb's Cycle, Electron Transport Chain?
The 8 characteristics that all living organisms share.
What is... Cellular organization (made of cells), Growth & development, Reproduction, Metabolism (energy processing), Maintain homeostasis, Evolution & Adaptation, Response to Stimuli, & Heritability (Genetic Code)?
One of several forms of a single element, which contains the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.
What is... an isotope?
Organelle in cells that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other material from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or release outside the cell
What is... Golgi apparatus?
The role of photosynthesis in the Carbon Cycle.
What is... to cycle carbon from the atmosphere to the biosphere (in the form of glucose)
The role of cellular respiration in the Carbon Cycle.
What is... transfers carbon to the atmosphere in the form of Carbon Dioxide?
The purpose of peer review in science is to ensure that...
What is... published results meet standards set by the scientific community.
This is produced when a base is mixed with water.
What is... hydroxide ions (OH-)?
*increased pH (above 7)*
*more basic solution*
Sister chromatids are attached to each other at an this area.
What is... the centromere?
This set of reactions transfer chemical energy into high energy sugars.
What is... the light independent reactions of photosynthesis?
The products of cellular respiration in animal and bacterial cells, in the absence of oxygen.
What is... ATP (glycolysis), ethanol + CO2 (yeasts, fungi), and lactic acid (animals).