FINALS SEMESTER 1 Flashcards
measure of an ant
mm
volume of a rain drop
mL
the mass of a tiger
kg
the length of a lizard
cm or m
what is the independant variable
the variable whos change directly affects the dep variable
what is the dependant variable
the may that may change as a result of change in the independent variable
what is the control
what is controlled to measure the effect of a diffrent variable
what substances will dissolve in water
polar / hydrophyllic molecules
what is hydrophyllic
water loving and dissolves in water
what is hydrophobic
dosnt like water and dosent dissolve in water
why is water a polar molecule
because electrons are shared unequally between oxygen atoms and hydrogen atoms
which part of water is positive
the hydrogens
what part of water is negative
the oxygen
what is neutral on a pH scale
7
what is basic on a pH scale
higher than 7
what is acidic on a pH scale
lower than 7
what is a polymer
a big molecule made from small ones
what make up polymers
monomers
what do polymers make up
biomolecules
what are example of biomolecules
carbs, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins
what is the monomer for protein
amino acids
what is the monomer for lipid
fatty acid and glycerol
monomer for carbohydrates
monosaccarides
monomer for nucleic acids
nucleotides