Observation vs Inference
All albino animals have pink eye.
Inference
The basic unit that all living things are comprised of
Cells
Made of nucleotide monomers
Nucleic Acids
List the 4 major macromolecules
Lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids
Type of cell with a cell wall and one central vacuole
Plant cells
That pea plant has 15 leaves.
Quantitative Observation
Frogs laying eggs that hatch, and follow several stages of a life cycle describes which two characteristics of living things?
Living things reproduce and living things grow
Proteins
Stores genetic information in a code
Nucleic Acids
What type of eukaryotic cell lacks a cell wall but contains centrioles?
Animal Cells
My brother is crying, so he must have broken up with his girlfriend.
Crying = qualitative observation
Break up =Inference
Sweating when it is hot and shivering when it is cold occurs because of what characteristic of living things?
Maintaining internal balance/homeostasis
Made of fatty acids and glycerol
Lipids
Provides structural support and quick energy
carbohydrates
Type of cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Eukaryotic
Mr. Cooper is tired
Inference
DNA and adaptations are part of which characteristics of living things?
Have universal genetic code and change over time (evolve)
What are the monomers for carbohydrates
glucose and other simple sugars/monosaccharides
Which macromolecules form cell membranes
Lipids
Type of cell that lacks a nucleus and organelles. Ex. bacteria
Prokaryotic
The cookies are burned.
Qualitative Observation
Living things using sunlight to photosynthesis, or eating other organisms to undergo cellular respiration occurs because of which characteristic?
Living things require energy
Define enzyme
Type of protein that will create or break chemical bonds to speed up cellular reactions. -ase suffix
Regulate cell processes, form bone/muscle, transport materials
Describe a eukaryotic organelle and its function
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