The Building Blocks of Science
The branch of science that studies living organisms.
What is biology?
The building blocks of living things, these are the smallest units that can be considered alive.
What are cells?
The interactions in the biosphere or within the body can be described using this.
What are systems or system models?
This is the smallest unit of matter.
What is an atom?
This element forms the backbone of life’s molecules
What is carbon?
The act of noticing and describing events or processes in a careful and orderly manner.
What is an observation?
The process by which new generations of organisms arise.
What is reproduction?
The spiral of a shell or fern or the tendency of organisms to conform to certain shapes are examples of this.
What are patterns?
The protons and neutrons form this part of the atom.
What is the nucleus?
Molecule formed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of 1:2:1
What is a carbohydrate?
A logical interpretation of data or observations
What is an inference?
The genetic code of an organism is contained in this complex molecule.
What is DNA?
An example of this is the sharp teeth and dense white fur of a polar bear.
What are structure and function?
The identity of an element is determined by the number of these.
What are protons?
The building blocks of nucleic acids, made of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.
What is a nucleotide?
A highly reliable scientific explanation of events in the natural world, which is supported by repeated observations and used to predict future events.
What is a theory?
A signal, either external or internal, to which a living organism will respond.
What is a stimulus?
In science, understanding how and why living things respond to the environment is an exploration of this and is the basis for defining rules and patterns in nature.
What is cause and effect?
This is made of two or more atoms, and has completely different properties than its component elements.
What is a compound?
These carbon macromolecules are not soluble in water, and can act as protective barriers for plants or long term energy storage in animals.
What is a lipid?
Observing, asking questions, forming hypotheses, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions are all parts of this.
What is scientific methodology?
The relatively consistent set of conditions maintained by an organism despite changes in its environment.
What is homeostasis?
All life requires intake of these two basic components of the universe.
What are energy and matter?
This type of bond is formed when one atom donates its electrons to another atom.
What is an ionic bond?
Homeostasis is important to maintain the structure of proteins. Too much variation in conditions like temperature or pH can cause the protein to do this.
What is denature?