Random Biology
These organisms form the basis of all food chains.
Producers/Autotrophes
These simple molecules form the basis of all proteins
What are amino acids?
This limits an organisms ability to reproduce exponentially.
limiting factor/carrying capacity
A molecule that serves as a fast source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
What is the national animal of Scotland
The unicorn
The type of cells that contain DNA, cytoplasm, ribosomes, and a cell membrane, but no other membrane-bound organelles.
What is a prokaryote? (or prokaryotic cell)
What is activation energy?
What sort of graph is shown as a letter S?
Logistic Growth Curve
During this phase of mitosis, the chromosomes begin to appear and the nuclear membrane begins to disolve.
Prophase
How many minutes is a professional soccer match?
90
The processes that cycle water, carbon dioxide, glucose, and oxygen between organisms are known as:
Photosynthesis and Respiration
movement of molecules across cell membranes without the need for energy input
What is passive transport?
A blood sucking leech has this sort of relationship to a host fish.
Parasitism
This organelle serves as a point of storage in a cell.
The Vacuole
Name a country with the colors red, green and white in its flag.
Italy, Mexico, Iran or Hungary
Binding site on an enzyme that is shaped to fit a specific substrate:
The Active Site
What is the function of enzymes, in general, in the body?
To reduce the energy required to start a chemical reaction.
What is the term when two different species compete over resources.
Interspecific
When mitosis runs away, and gets out of control, it forms this group of related diseases.
Cancers
What guitarist plays the solo in the Michael Jackson song, Beat It?
Van Halen
These are the products of cellular respiration
What are water, carbon dioxide, and ATP?
The following is the overall reaction of what process?6CO2 + 6H2O —> C6H12O6 + 6O2
What is photosynthesis?
What kind of impact could an invasive fish species have on native populations?
It will reduce them, due to competition.
List two characteristics of life that viruses DO posses.
Reproduce (Not on their own)
Evolve
Have genetic material
What court is 94' long and 50' wide
Basketball Court