• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/57

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

57 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back

Name the 7 characteristics for a living thing?

-made up of cells


-use energy


-adapt to surroundings


-have DNA


-react to changes


-change or develop


-produce more organisms

Name the 4 things to survive?

-place to live


-food


-water


-air

What is an organism?

any living thing

the smallest unit of an organism that carries on the functions of life?

cell

an organism's ability to keep the proper conditions inside no matter what is going on outside the organism?

homeostasis

How many cells does a unicellular have?

one

Which type of reproduction is when there is only one parent?

asexual reproduction

Asexual reproduction is ____________ to the parent?

identical

Why do organisms use energy?

All organisms must take in materials and energy to grow, develop, and reproduce.

How do you know that all living things contain matter?

All living things contain mass or take up space.

What is DNA?

is the genetic material found in all cells at some point in their lives

What are producers?

obtain energy by making their own food (photosynthesis)

What are consumers?

take in food to meet their energy needs

What are decomposers?

get food by breaking down and eating dead organisms or waste products

sexual reproduction?

2 parents (simi

asexual reproduction?

1 parent

What is a protein?

building block of life

What is an enzyme?

they speed up chemical reaction in your body

What is the function of a carbohydrate?

energy; rich organic compounds

another type of organic compound found in living things,don't mix with water, and release a lot of energy

lipids

Where do humans store starch?

cell structures

What is a good food for a 15 year old boy to eat to build more muscles?

meat or chicken

What is an organic compound?

always contain carbon and hydrogen

What are atoms?

most basic element

What is a nucleic acid?

they carry herridtary information; used to make proteins

What are four organic compounds in living organisms?

proteins


carbohydrates


lipids


nucleic acids

What types of compounds make up proteins?

amino acids

How many proteins can be made from the 20 known amino acids?

unlimited combination

Why are proteins so important?

building blocks of living tissue

What is the job of an enzyme?

speed up chemical reaction in your body

Why are carbohydrates beneficial?

they provide energy and they are rich organic compounds

What are the 4 categories of carbohydrates?

monoschride, disaccride, polysaccaride, & pentose

Why would polysaccharides beneficial to athletes?

they are slow to metabolize

What carbohydrate is found in insect exoskeletons?

chitten

What carbohydrate is found in cell walls of plants?

cellulose

How is energy stored in plants?

starches

What carbohydrate is stored in the liver in humans?

glugen

What are 4 types of lipids?

-phosolipids


-waxes


-steroids


-fats and oils

Will fats dissolve in water?

no

Saturated fats are ________ at room temperature

solid

Unsaturated fats are _________ at room temperature.

liquid

What are 2 types of steroids?

hormone sex & waxes

Why are waxes helpful?

preotection

What is unique about nucleic acids?

carry information

What forms nucleic acids?

sugar

What is a nucleotide?

sugar

glucose?

carbohydrate

steroid?

lipid

chittin?

carbohydrate

fats?

lipids

RNA?

nucleic acids

hemoglobin?

protein

starch?

carbohydrate

celluose?

carbohydrate

DNA?

nucleic acids

waxes?

lipid

enzymes?

proteins