Part One Flashcards

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Proteins that act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in living things?

A

Enzymes

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A human is a _______

A

Heterotroph

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Th science of life is called?

A

Biology

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3
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A living thing that is composed of more than one cell is called?

A

Multicellular

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4
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The three parts of a nucleotide?

A

Nitrogen,sugar,phosphate

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5
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Amino acid subunits join together to make?

A

Proteins

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Adenine,Thymine,Cytosine,Guanine,and Uracil are used to make?

A

Nucleotides

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Glucose is a?

A

Carbohydrate

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Proteins that act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in living things?

A

Enzymes

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9
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Reactant that binds to the active site of an enzyme during a chemical reaction?

A

Substrate

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Reproduction in which the offspring comes from the genetic material from a single parent?

A

Asexual reproduction

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All the organisms that live in a place plus their non-living environment?

A

Ecosystem

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12
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Another name for autotrophs?

A

Producers

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13
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The portion of the earth in which all life exists?

A

Biosphere

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14
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Matter moves through ecosystem in?

A

Bio geochemical cycles

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Heterotroph that obtains energy by eating only plants?

A

Herbivore

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16
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Heterotroph that breaks down organic matter?

A

Decomposer

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17
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Heterotroph that feed on dead plants and animal remains?

A

Detritivore

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18
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Heterotroph that eats only meat?

A

Carnivore

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Organisms that are able to take in energy from their environment and make their own carbohydrates are called?

A

Autotrophs

20
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The ____ is the basic unit of life.

A

Cell

21
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What do ribosomes make?

A

Proteins

22
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What is the function of the cell membrane?

A

Controls what enters or leaves cell

23
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When DNA is spread out in the nucleus of a cell of non-dividing cell it is called ______?

A

Chromatin

24
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Small structure in a cell that performs a specific function?

A

Organelle

25
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Mitochondria burns?

A

Glucose

26
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Makes proteins?

A

Ribosomes

27
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Contains chromatin?

A

Nucleus

28
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Makes lipids for membranes?

A

Smooth ER

29
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Makes ATP?

A

Mitochondria

30
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Modifies and transports proteins made on ribosomes?

A

Rough ER

31
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Regulates calcium levels in muscle cells?

A

Smooth ER

32
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Contains genetic info?

A

Nucleus

33
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Give cell shape/support?

A

Cytoskeleton

34
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Place for photosynthesis?

A

Chloroplast

35
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Large storage space?

A

Vacuole

36
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A plant cell is a?

A

Eukaryote

37
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This organelle contains the molecules for photosynthesis?

A

Chloroplast

38
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Plants “look green” because they _____ green wavelengths of light?

A

Reflect

39
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A ______ is a molecule that absorbs energy and is used by green plants to absorb sunlight?

A

Pigment

40
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Space surrounding the thylakoids is called the?

A

Stroma

41
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The main photosynthetic pigment in green plants?

A

Chlorophyll

42
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An organism that can make its own food like a green plant is called an?

A

Autotroph

43
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Molecules that interact in a chemical reaction that are written on the left side of a chemical equation are called?

A

Reactions

44
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An organisms that can’t make its own food and must get its energy from consuming other organisms?

A

Heterotroph

45
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Molecule made of ribose,adenine, and 3 phosphates used by living things to store and release energy?

A

ATP

46
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The change in shape of a protein at extremes of temperature or pH?

A

Denaturing

47
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6 carbon sugar molecule that is the main product of photosynthesis and is used as the fuel burned by cells?

A

Glucose