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What is an independent variable?
The variable that is being manipulated by the experimenter. (we change this to see if it has an effect on the result of the experiment)
monomer of Carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
monomer of Proteins
Amino Acids
monomer of Nucleic acids
nucleotides
What number(s) on the pH scale refer to acids?
<7
0-6
What is a dependent variable?
The variable that is "depending" on the independent variable... the variable we are trying to measure
Special type of proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reactions
Enzymes
What is the function of lipids in the body?
Insulation and long term energy storage
What number(s) refer to bases (alkaline) on the pH scale?
>7
8-14
what percentage of energy is passed to the next trophic level?
10%
What is the control of an experiment?
This is the process of building of organic molecules
synthesis
This is the breaking down of organic molecules
hydrolysis
When using a microscope, which objective lens should you start with focusing?
The smallest one (our microscopes have 4x)
an organism that eats both, plants and animals is called what?
Omnivore
living things react and adjust to stimuli called...
response
Cells that lack a nucleus are called what?
Prokaryotic
An organism that benefits from its host, while the host suffers would be what type of symbiosis?
Parasitism
What type of graph would be used to represent parts of a whole?
a pie graph
What type of symbiotic relationship has 1 of the species benefitting while the other is not harmed nor helped?
Commensalism
List 4 of the characteristics of life
being made of cells, reproducing, growing and developing, using energy (metabolism), maintaining internal balance (homeostasis), responding to stimuli, having heredity (DNA/genetic code), and evolving/adapting over time
what pigment is in leaves to catch the sun's energy during photosynthesis?
chlorophyll
The role or job that an organism plays in it's environment?
niche
what is the function of Proteins in our bodies
tissue repair, muscle building, chemical reactions, etc
Come to the board and draw a food chain including 4 organisms
results may vary