Nature of Science
Macromolecule
Understanding Experiments
Chemistry of Life
Random Facts
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What is science based off of?

Experimentation

100

What macromolecule is butter in?

Lipids

100

What is a testable prediction based on an observation?

Hypothesis 

100

True or False: the smallest part of an element is a cell

False (atom)

100

What is the macromolecule in your DNA

Nucleic Acid

200

What is a broad concept or principle

Law

200

What are the 4 macromolecules?

Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

200

What format do you right a hypothesis in?

If (IV) then (DV)

200

Are electrons found in the nucleus or surrounding the outside of it?

Surrounding the outside (electron cloud)

200

Technology is the advancement of _____

Society

300

What is an explanation of an observed phenomenon?

Theory

300

What is the polymer of carbohydrates?

Polysaccharides

300

What is usually on the x-axis of a graph?

Independent Variable

300

True or False: Periods = rows on the periodic table

True

300

True or False: an observation is a guess about an object or outcome

False

400

There are 7 apples in the tree. 

Is this an example of qualitative or quantitative observations?

Quantitative 

400

What is the order in which your body uses energy through macromolecules?

1. Carbohydrates

2. Lipids

3. Proteins

400

What is the effect of an experiment known as?

Dependent Variable

400

What is the difference between cations and anions?

Cation = POSITIVELY charged

Anion = NEGATIVELY charged

400

What part of a phospholipid is hydrophobic? (top or bottom)

Bottom

500

How close your measurements are to each other

Precision

500

What is the 4th structure of proteins.

Quaternary structure

500
True or False: groups that are being tested are the control groups

False (experimental group)

500

What is the definition of an isotope?

2 or more forms of the same element with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons

500

What elements are proteins composed of?

C, H, O, N, P, S