Unit 1: Organic Molecules and Homeostasis

Question 1

Sugars including starches, glucose, and starch.

Answer 1

Carbohydrate

Question 2

Includes fats, oils, and waxes

Answer 2

Lipids

Question 3

Incudes DNA and RNA

Answer 3

Nucleic Acids

Question 4

Cellular “tools” that get work done.

Answer 4

Proteins

Question 5

Protein that breaks down a “substrate”, puts together chemicals, or speeds up reactions by lowering the needed energy

Answer 5

Enzyme

Question 6

Stored sugar in humans

Answer 6

Glycogen

Question 7

Stored sugar in plants

Answer 7

Starch

Question 8

Tough plant fiber that is “technically” a sugar but only some animals can digest it

Answer 8

Cellulose

Question 9

Fat chemical that forms layers that make up the cell membrane. Outside is hydrophilic (likes water), inside is hydrophobic (hates water)

Answer 9

Phospholipids

Question 10

Movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration

Answer 10

Diffusion

Question 11

Flow of water from areas of high concentration across a cell membrane

Answer 11

Osmosis

Question 12

Natural flow of molecules or other stuff from high concentration to low concentration. Yes, these definitions are very similar!

Answer 12

Concentration Gradient

Question 13

Water in and Water Out are equal

Answer 13

Isotonic

Question 14

More water out than in

Answer 14

Hypertonic

Question 15

More water in than out

Answer 15

Hypotonic

Question 16

Using energy to move chemicals against the natural flow

Answer 16

Active Transport

Question 17

Protein that understands chemical signals

Answer 17

Receptor Protein