Biogeochemical Cycles
The Evaporation of water from plants is called:
Transpiration
This type of solution has a higher concentration of solutes than solvent.
Hypertonic Solution
What the prefix "poly-" means
Many or Multiple.
In this phase of mitosis, the cytoplasm divides in the process known as cytokinesis
Telophase
This type of data involves numbers and measurements
Quantitative data
The conversion of NH2 to Ammonia by bacteria
Ammonification.
In this process, cells export large molecules by vesicles fusing with the membrane and releasing their contents.
Exocytosis
What is the monomer of proteins?
Amino Acids
What happens to chromatin when the cell enters mitosis?
It winds up to form chromosomes.
An educated guess or prediction of what you think the outcome will be
Hypothesis
The burning of fossil fuels is known as...
combustion
In passive transport, molecules move from a _______ to ______ concentration.
High, low.
What macromolecule is the fastest source of energy in our bodies?
Carbohydrates.
What do you call a mass of mutated cancerous cells that grow uncontrollably and can spread from one part of the body to another.
Qualitative data is...
descriptive, physical data
After many years, the rocks at the bottom of the water move and rise to form new land formations like volcanoes and islands. This process is called ______________.
Uplifting
Another word for "water-soluble" or "water-loving"
Hydrophilic
True or False? Monosaccharides are polymers.
False (they are monomers)
In what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
S-phase
A scientist conducted an experiment to determine how the amount of salt in a body of water affects the plants that can live in the water. In this experiment the independent variable is
A) the types of plants
B) the amount of salt in the water
The amount of salt in the water
What is the correct order of statements that describe what happens when excess fertilizer runs off into a nearby body of water?
1. All other organisms, like fish, start to die.
2. Algae grow uncontrollably and block the sun from plants that grow underneath them
3. Decomposers break down the dead algae and plants and use up a lot of oxygen.
4. Plants die
2, 4, 3, 1
What is the purpose of a vesicle?
Bonus: What is it made of?
Transports molecule into or out of the cell.
These types of molecules have no net electrical charge
Nonpolar
The state of a cell where it carries out its metabolic processes and performs its functions.
Interphase.
What step of the scientific method is missing:
Observation
Question
Research
Hypothesize
_________
Analyze
Conclude
5. Experiment/Data collection