Homeostasis for the holiday
What term describes the type of solution where Santa’s red blood cells might swell like ornaments when placed in pure snowmelt?
What is a hypotonic solution
The elves’ production of toy proteins occurs here.
What are ribosomes?
On the first day of Christmas, this macromolecule provides quick energy.
What are carbohydrates?
What direction does water move when Frosty is placed in a hypertonic solution, like salt brine?
What is out of the cell?
Enzymes work like Santa’s elves because they _______ the activation energy of a reaction.
What is lower?
When Rudolph eats too many salty snacks, water leaves his cells to balance solute concentration. What type of transport is this?
What is osmosis?
What plant organelle, resembling holiday lights, is essential for photosynthesis?
What is the chloroplast?
Lipids are like Rudolph’s fat reserves because they store energy. How much energy do they provide per gram?
What is 9 calories per gram?
Frosty’s cells are turgid when placed in pure water. What word describes this type of solution?
What is hypotonic?
Santa’s candy cane enzymes stop working at the North Pole because it’s too cold. This is an example of _______.
What is denaturation?
Which structure in Santa’s elves’ cells helps maintain homeostasis by controlling what enters and exits?
What is the cell (plasma) membrane?
Which organelle acts like Santa's sleigh by transporting gifts (proteins) from the ER to their destinations?
What is the Golgi apparatus?
Santa’s beard is made of keratin, a protein. What monomers make up proteins?
What are amino acids?
Santa’s hot cocoa has marshmallows floating on the surface. Which water property allows this?
What is surface tension?
What substrate binds to an enzyme’s active site to make toys (products)?
What is the reactant?
Mrs. Claus’ cookies are baking at 350°F. In the body, what process ensures enzymes do not denature due to temperature extremes?
What is homeostasis?
A reindeer’s muscle cells need energy for Christmas Eve. Which organelle provides ATP?
What is the mitochondrion?
What process builds polymers like the sugar chains in candy canes?
What is dehydration synthesis?
When Frosty melts, his cells release water to the surrounding environment. This is an example of osmosis caused by which type of solution?
What is a hypertonic solution?
The energy elves release when breaking down ATP is an example of which type of reaction?
What is exothermic?
Name the feedback loop that would prevent elves’ body temperatures from overheating in Santa’s toasty workshop.
What is a negative feedback loop?
If the elves’ cells lose their lysosomes, what would happen to waste removal?
What is a buildup of cellular waste or lack of digestion?
Which macromolecule is responsible for making the phospholipid bilayer that keeps Frosty’s cells intact?
What are lipids?
In the Potato Osmosis Lab, what would you observe if Frosty’s “potato” cells were placed in distilled water for 24 hours?
What is an increase in mass?
The enzyme ATP synthase produces ATP using energy from where?
What is the breakdown of food?