Definitions
Characteristics of Life
Viruses
Macromolecules
Miscellaneous
100
The study of life
Biology
100
Name the characteristic of life:
A bacterium is unicellular.
All living things contain cells.
100
Name the viral replication cycles.
Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles
100
What are the names of all four macromolecules?
Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
100
Name the macromolecule:
Meats
Protein
200
Large organic molecules (carbon-containing) that make up all living things.
Macromolecule
200
Name the characteristic of life:
A person eats Taco Bell.
All living things obtain and use energy. (Metabolism)
200
Which cycle is the virus in?
The virus attaches to a cell, injects its DNA, the cell divides with incorporated viral DNA, the cells burst and release viruses.
Lysogenic Cycle
200
0 cal/gram; Never broken down as an energy source
Nucleic Acids
200
Name the macromolecule:
Monosaccharide
Carbohydrate
300
A signal to which an organism responds.
Stimulus
300
Name the characteristic of life:
Birds hatching from eggs into chicks.
All living things grow and develop.
300
True or False:
Viruses are unicellular organisms.
False!
300
What macromolecule has Amino Acids and Polypeptides?
Proteins
300
True or False:
Individual species evolve.
False
400
The ability an organism has to maintain stable internal conditions
Homeostasis
400
Name the stimulus:
A door is slammed.
External Stimulus
400
Viruses are able to reproduce/replicate. Why is this not considered a characteristic of life?
Viruses cannot do this independently.
400
The polymer of lipids.
Triglycerides
400
What is the name of this structure?
Phospholipid
500
The name of the 2 layers that make up cell membranes.
Phospholipid Bilayer
500
What two characteristics of life do viruses follow/have?
1. Viruses have a universal genetic code.
2. Viruses evolve.
500
Name the two ways viruses are able to evolve.
Mutations and Natural selection
500
What macromolecule has a function of insulation?
Lipids
500
Name of the most complex protein structure.
Quaternary Structure