Misc
Many monomers linked together are called
What is a polymer
Short term energy storage
What are Carbohydrates
The monomer of Carbohydrates, and one food they are typically found in?
What are Simple Sugars/Monosaccharides? Breads, grains, starches.
The word for when water sticks to itself
Cohesion
This step of the scientific method is usually written as an "if-then" statement.
Hypothesis
Phospholipids in a cell membrane allow it to be ____ permeable
Selectively
Storage of hereditary information
What is DNA
The monomer of Proteins, and one food they are typically found in?
Amino Acids, meats, nuts.
The property of water that allows it to stick to other molecules.
Adhesion
This is data that cannot be counted with numbers, describes the characteristics of something
Qualitative Data.
Many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds
Polypeptide.
Name two uses for Lipids
Long Term energy storage, Insulation, Lining Cell Membranes
The polymer of Lipids, and one food they are typically found in?
Triglyceride, oils, avocados, fats, peanut butter, etc.
Water has a very ____ specific heat
high
Describe the difference between an observation and an inference
An observation is something you can directly see, while an inference is something you need to guess about (or, "infer) based on your observations.
Your body NEVER breaks down this macromolecule for energy
What is Nucleic Acid
Used for long-term energy storage
What are Lipids
The Monomer of Nucleic Acids
Nucleotide
Water is ____ dense as a solid
Less
This is the variable that causes the change in your experiment, and is something you deliberately change.
The independent variable. The Dependent Variable is the characteristic that is affected by the independent variable. (Independent variable=cause. Dependent variable=effect).
The name for the group or variable you keep the same in the experiment
The Control Group/Controlled Variable. Sometimes also called a "constant".