Properties of Water
Force of attraction between different kinds of molecules.
What is adhesion.
The energy that is needed in order to get a reaction started is called...
A is any nonliving part of the environment, such as sunlight, heat, and humidity.
What is abiotic factor.
Carbon can form how many covalent bonds with other atoms?
What is 4.
Consists of short-term changes in temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind from day to day, or minute to minute.
What is weather.
Attraction between molecules of the same substance. Creates surface tension!
What is cohesion.
The elements of compounds that engage in a chemical reactions are known as .
What are reactants.
What is the scientific study of interactions among organisms, populations, and communities and their interactions with their environments known as?
What is ecology.
This is the monomer of protein...
What is amino acid.
The main force that shapes climate is energy that arrives and strikes the earth's surface.
What is solar.
What is neutral.
are biological catalysts, and most are proteins.
What are enzymes.
The includes all life on earth.
What is biosphere.
Lipids are , meaning they are waterproof. This makes them valuable for forming cell membranes.
What is hydrophobic.
Defined by patterns and averages of temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind over many years
What is climate.
What property of water refers to its ability to dissolve other substances?
What is polarity.
The elements or compounds produced by a chemical reactions are known as .
What are products.
The is a thin layer of gases that surround our earth. Made up of 78% Nitrogen.
What is atmosphere.
Name ALL four major groups of macromolecules found in living things.
What are:
-Carbohydrates
-Lipids
-Proteins
-Nucleic Acids
Name ALL three greenhouse gases:
What are:
-Carbon Dioxide
-Methane
-Water Vapor
This is a compound that prevents sharp, sudden changes in pH.
What is a buffer.
Both and are conserved during a chemical reaction, always!
What are:
-mass
-energy
a is any living part of the environment in which an organism might interact.
What is biotic factor.
This is the monomer for nucleic acid...
What is nucleotide.
The process where cold ocean water near the poles sinks and flows along the ocean floor, then rises to the surface in some places is called...
What is upswelling.