Properties of Life
A 'jump' or perhaps a quick movement due to an outside influence
What is 'response to stimuli'
When the experiment is complete, and the results support the hypothesis.
What is "publish"
part of the atom that contains protons and neutrons
what is the 'nucleus'
The storage carbohydrate in animals
What is 'glycogen'
Water Loving
What is Hydrophilic
The progression of size, resulting in increased complexity of the organism
What is "growth and development"
An Educated Guess
"What is the Hypothesis"
the six organic elements
what is 'CHNOPS'
The smallest unit of larger molecules called polymers
What is a 'monomer'
general term for an organism that can be uni- or multi-cellular, includes organelles
What is a 'eukaryote'
Bringing the organism back into balance.
What is 'homeostasis'
Taking in information through the senses, usually begins the scientific method.
What is observation?
Sharing of an electron in this kind of bond
What is 'covalent'
biological macromolecule that carries the genetic blueprint of a cell and carries instructions for the functioning of the cell
What is a 'nucleic acid'
The amount of heat one gram of a substance must absorb or lose to change its temperature by one degree Celsius
What is 'Specific heat capacity'
The ability to remain 'fit' for their changing environment
What is 'adaption'
The activity of discovery, usually with Independent and dependent variables
What is Experiment
A scale that measures free Hydrogen atoms in solution.
what is the 'pH' scale
biological macromolecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids
What is a 'protein'
reaction that links monomer molecules together, releasing a molecule of water for each bond formed
What is 'dehydration synthesis'
The genetic line does not cease with this organism.
what is 'reproduction'
The sorting through of experimental data to make sense of gathered information
What is 'Analyze'
An atom or chemical group that does not contain equal numbers of protons and electrons
What is an 'ion'
type of nitrogenous base in DNA and RNA; cytosine, thymine, and uracil
What is a 'pyrimidine'
A long-chain of hydrocarbons with single covalent bonds in the carbon chain; the number of hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon skeleton is maximized
What is a 'saturated fat/lipid'