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Scientific Method
Organic Macromolecules
Organelles
Membranes
Miscellaneous
100
The variable that an experimenter changes or controls in an experiment.
What is an independent variable?
100
The type of carbohydrate that is used for short term energy storage
What is sugar?
100
Holds the DNA of a cell
What is the Nucleus?
100
The molecule that makes up the majority of a plasma membrane
What is a phospholipid?
100
When a molecule has positive and negative charges it is known as this type molecule.
What is polar?
200
The variable that is being measured in an experiment
What is a dependent variable?
200
The type of proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reactions
What is an enzyme?
200
Acts as the cell's skin, separating the inside of the cell from the outside
What is the cell membrane?
200
The part of a phospholipid that is attracted to water
What is the head?
200
Living things must maintain this ____________, meaning to stay in balance with the environment (Ex: shivering when you get cold)
What is homeostasis?
300
A trial in an experiment that you know will work
What is a positive control?
300
The monomers that make up nucleic acids (Hint: there are 4 types A,T,C,G
What are nucleotides?
300
The jelly-like fluid that fills up a cell
What is cytoplasm?
300
When a molecule needs to be moved against a concentration gradient (low to high) energy needs to be used in this form of transport
What is active transport?
300
DAILY DOUBLE!! Who is the best teacher in the world?
Who is Mr. Jordan R. Valois?
400
This is a trial in an experiment which you expect to fail to have something to compare your results to
What is a negative control?
400
Any factor that can impact an enzyme's effectiveness.
What is temperature, pH, concentration, or the presence of inhibitors?
400
Cell type that does not have any membrane-bound organelles
What is a prokaryote?
400
When a cell is placed into a hypertonic solution will water move into or out of the cell?
what is out of?
400
The strongest type of bond between two atoms
What is a covalent bond?
500
These variables must stay the same in an experiment so the results do not change from trial to trial.
What is a constant?
500
The ending that almost all enzyme names have
What is -ase?
500
Very large organelle found in plants that is used to prevent dehydration
What is the large central vacuole?
500
If a cell does not gain any mass from osmosis when placed in a solution, what type of solution is it?
Isotonic
500
Name the 6 characteristics of life
Growth, Reproduction, Heredity, Homeostasis, Metabolism, Made of cells (Organized)