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Basic Biological Principles
Chemical Basis of Life
Bioenergetics
Ecology
Protein Synthesis
100

How many characteristics of life are there?

8

100
What elements are found in a water molecule?

Hydrogen and Oxygen

100
What is the organelle that photosynthesis takes place in?
Chloroplast
100

the specific place where an organism lives, providing the food, water, and shelter it needs to survive

Habitat

100

What are the 4 nucleotides (letters) present in DNA?

(A)denine, (T)hymine, (C)ytosine, and (G)uanine

200

Name one characteristic of life.

1) Respond to environment

2) Made of cells

3) Have metabolism

4) Maintain homeostasis

5) Can reproduce

6) Can grow & develop

7) Evolve

200

Amino acid connect to form which type of macromolecule?

Proteins

200
What is the organelle that cellular respiration takes place in?
Mitochondria
200

these organisms occupy the first trophic level because they produce their own food via photosynthesis

Producers

200

Transcribe this gene into mRNA: ACC GTA

UGG CAU

300

What organelle holds the DNA of a eukaryotic cell?

Nucleus

300
Which macromolecule carries genetic information?
nucleic acid
300

What is the process that matches this equation? sunlight + H2O + CO2 -> glucose + O2

photosynthesis

300

This symbiotic relationship occurs when one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

Commensalism

300

Where in the cell does transcription take place?

Nucleus

400

What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?

A hypothesis is a suggested explanation for an experiment, while theory is supported by substantial amounts of evidence

400

Which macromolecule serves as a major source of energy for living organisms (e.g., sugars, starches, and cellulose)?

carbohydrates

400

What is the process that matches this equation? glucose + O2 -> CO2 + H2O + ATP

cellular respiration

400

the maximum population size of a species that a  environment can sustain

Carrying Capacity

400

Translation is the process of a ribosome turning mRNA into ______.

Amino acids (protein)

500

What level of organization is missing: Organelle > Cell, Tissue > ____ > Organ System > Organism

Organ

500

What do the words "hydrophobic" and "hydrophilic" mean?

Hydrophobic = water fearing, hydrophilic = water loving

500

What molecule acts as "energy" inside our bodies? (Hint: it's 3 letters!)

ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

500

this type of species has a disproportionately large effect on the 'health' of their ecosystem

Keystone Species

500

What type of mutation changes "ATT" to "ATG"?

Point substitution