General Science Module 9

Question 1

Criteria for being alive #1

Answer 1

All life forms contain deoxyribonucleic acid, which is called DNA.

Question 2

Criteria for being alive #2

Answer 2

All life forms have a method by which they extract energy from the surroundings and convert it into energy that sustains them.

Question 3

Criteria for being alive #3

Answer 3

All life forms can sense changes in their surroundings and respond to those changes

Question 4

Criteria for being alive #4

Answer 4

All life forms reproduce

Question 5

Atom

Answer 5

The smallest chemical unit of matter

Question 6

Molecule

Answer 6

Two or more atoms linked together to make a substance with unique properties

Question 7

DNA Molecule

Answer 7

Shaped like a double helix

Question 8

Backbone (related to DNA)

Answer 8

The two long strands of atoms linked together in just the right way forming the double helix

Question 9

Nucleotides

Answer 9

The little units attached to each strand in the DNA molecule. The ______________ bases store DNA information.

Question 10

DNA Sequence

Answer 10

Only adenine and thymine can link together, and only cytosine and guanine can link together

Question 11

Precocial

Answer 11

A term used to describe offspring that are born able to hear, see, move about, regulate body temperature, and eliminate waste without a parents help.

Question 12

Altricial

Answer 12

A term used to describe offspring that are born without at least one of the following abilities: hear, see, move about, regulate body temps or eliminate waste

Question 13

Cell

Answer 13

the smallest unit of life in creation

Question 14

Organelle

Answer 14

Structure inside the cell

Question 15

Cytoplasm

Answer 15

The jelly-like substance which fills the cell

Question 16

Membrane

Answer 16

An outer covering of the cell

Question 17

Photosynthesis

Answer 17

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food. They produce Glucose and Oxygen

Question 18

Metabolism

Answer 18

The sum total of all processes in an organism that convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism’s life functions. Produces Energy, Carbon Dioxide, and Water.

Question 19

Receptors

Answer 19

Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment

Question 20

Nucleus

Answer 20

The center “brain” of the cell.