Macromolecules
Levels of Organization
Characteristics of Living things
Macromolecules 2
vocabulary
100

Which macromolecule is made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and only has carbon and hydrogen in it's tail?

Lipids

100

What is the smallest level of organization?

Cell

100

A dog barks at a stranger. Which characteristic of living thing is best described?

respond to stimulus (environment)

100

Which macromolecule provides short term energy?

carbohydrates

100

small chemical unit that makes up polymers

What is a monomer

200

DNA and RNA are examples of which macromolecule?

Nucleic acids

200

What is a group of tissues working together?

An organ

200

A person eating carbohydrates the night before a race - which characteristic of living thing best represents this example?

must obtain and use energy

200

What are the monomers of lipids?

Fatty acids

200

type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes or change in number of chromosomes

what is asexual reproduction

300

What elements make up proteins?

what is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

300

A group of cells that work together is called?

A tissue

300

A moth caterpillar forms a cocoon - which characteristic of living thing best represents this example?

Grows and develops

300

What are the elements of a nucleic acid?

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus

300

substance that speed up a chemical reaction

what is a catalyst

400

What is the monomer for proteins?

amino acids

400

The digestive system includes the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. What level of organization is the digestive system?

Organ system

400

Cats mate and produce kittens - which characteristic of living thing best represents this example?

Reproduction

400

Enzymes are an example of which macromolecule?

protein

400

protein catalyst that speeds up the rate of chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy

enzymes

500

You can find me in a long chain structure or a ring structure

What is carbohydrates

500

What is the order of the levels of organization from most simplest to most complex?

Cell, tissue, organ, organ system and organisms

500

A runner sweats on a hot day - which characteristic of living thing best represents this example?

Maintain homeostasis or maintain stable internal state

500

Which macromolecule is essential for protein synthesis

what is nucleic acids

500

reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction

what are substrate