Characteristics of Life
Which of the following is not a characteristic of life:
a. Living things Grow and Develop
b. Living things respond to their environment
c. Living things communicate
d. Living things Reproduce
What is c. Living things communicate?
The smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element is called a ____________
What is an atom?
True or False: Carbohydrates are also known as sugars
What is true?
True or False: Carbohydrates are the only macromolecule that contains Nitrogen
What is false?
What is 7?
A sunflower growing in a field always seems to face the sun.
What is responding to their environment?
In an atom, protons and neutrons are located in the center, known as this part of the atom.
What is the nucleus?
These types of fats are typically solid at room temperature and are found in foods like butter.
What are saturated fats?
What are proteins made from?
What is an amino acid?
The pH scale typically ranges from this minimum to this maximum value.
What is 0-14?
A tadpole undergoes significant changes to become a frog, while a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly.
What is growth and development?
This type of particle has a positive charge and is found within the nucleus of an atom.
What is a proton?
What is the function of carbohydrates in the body?
What is energy source?
What is the function of lipids in the body?
What is energy storage?
These solutions are typically bitter, and have a pH of greater than 7
What is basic (alkaline) solution?
All living organisms must fulfill this essential need to sustain life, which involves a process by which genetic information is passed from parents to offspring, and can occur both sexually and asexually.
What is reproduction?
While most elements strive to achieve stability through bonding, these elements are already stable due to their complete outer electron shells.
What are noble gases?
If we were comparing proteins to a part of a house, what part of a house would proteins represent?
What are bricks?
This group in proteins determines the unique properties of each protein
What is the R-Group?
An acid with a pH of 2 is how many times stronger than an acid with a pH of 4?
The ability of a chameleon to change its color based on its surroundings and a plant's wilting due to lack of water.
What is response to the environment?
Of the four essential elements that are fundamental to life, this element is the backbone of organic molecules and can form four covalent bonds.
What is carbon?
When two monosaccharides join together, they form this type of carbohydrate, with sucrose being a common example.
What is a disaccharide?
This process happens when amino acids are linked together by peptide bonds to form proteins
What is dehydration synthesis?
The logarithmic scale used to measure the acidity or basicity of a solution is based on the concentration of this ion.
What is the hydrogen ion? (H+)