Define the term “science”.

Define the term “science”.

1. Define the term "science". What is the scientific method?
2. If you were to test 1000 people on the effects of vitamin C on the duration of their colds, what would be
the control? What would be the variable?
3. List five specific facts about the STRUCTURE of an atom. Be sure that these are about STRUCTURE,how the atom is constructed, what its parts are and so on, not about what it does.
4. Name some important organic molecules in living things and tell what they do. Name some important inorganic molecules in living things and tell what they do.
5. List six properties of water and tell how each affects human life.
6. Define "pH" and describe the properties of acids, bases, and salts. In your response, use the terms: hydrogen ion, hydroxide ion.
7. What is a monosaccharide? A disaccharide? A polysaccharide? A saturated fat? An unsaturated fat? Give two examples of each.
8. Name three types of nucleic acids. Name two types of proteins.
9. Describe the fluid-mosaic model.
10. How are diffusion and osmosis similar? How are they different? How is active transport similar to diffusion? How is it different?
11. Explain how the endoplasmic reticulum, the ribosomes, the Golgi apparatus, and lysosomes are related
and work together.
12. List and describe 5 additional organelles in the cell and state the function of each.
13. How do enzymes work? In your response, use the terms: substrate, product, energy, and coenzyme.
14. What are hypotonic solutions? What are isotonic solutions? What are hypertonic solutions? How would these each affect your cells?