Characteristics of Life
Water
Biomolecules
Scientific Method
Misc.
100

The genetic code in a living organism.

DNA

100

The molecular formula for water.

H2O

100

The building blocks of carbohydrates.

Monosaccharides

100
An experiment can have how many independent variables?

1

100

Living or Non-living:  Computer Virus

Non-Living

200

A tadpole turning into a frog.

Growth and Development
200

This holds the oxygen and hydrogen together in water.

Covalent Bond

200

The building blocks of proteins.

Amino Acids

200

What type of graph is this?


Line

200

The variable is measure or observed.

Dependent Variable

300

A bacteria undergoing binary fission and splitting into two.

Reproduction (asexual)

300

This intermolecular force that forms between an oxygen in one molecule and a hydrogen in an adjacent molecule.

Hydrogen Bond

300

The building blocks of lipids

glycerol and fatty acids

300

The standard used for comparison in an experiment. 

Control Group

300

Starch is an example.

Carbohydrate

400

The pH of human blood is maintained at 7.4.

Homeostasis

400

The term used to describe the two sides of water (partial positive and partial negative) 

Polar

400

This biomolecule is used to store energy (9cal/gram)

Lipid

400

The independent variable in the following experiment. 

Trevor wanted to find out what fertilizer worked best for growing marigolds.  He put Miracle Grow on one, Scotts fertilizer on one, and no fertilizer on another. 

Brand of Fertilizer

400

Basic unit of life.

Cells
500
Digesting food.

Metabolism

500
This is how plants move water from the roots and stem to other parts of the plant. 

Capillary Action

500

This biomolecule is made of the following elements: C,O,H,N, and P.

Nucleic Acids

500

The control group in the following experiment.

Alex wanted to find out what toothpaste made teeth the cleanest.  Everyday she brushed her teeth with a different product and then took a plaque test to see how much plaque was left.  She used Crest, Colgate, Close-up, and water.

Brushing with water.
500

The reason it is "cooler by the lake" in summer. 

Water's High Heat Capacity