Natural Selection/Ecosystems
A random change to a gene that can sometimes results in a new trait
Mutation
What is force?
A push or pull
What are the 3 main branches of science?
Physical, Life, Earth
When a liquid is changed to a solid it is called?
Freezing
Name the two gasses we breathe in and out.
O2 (oxygen) and CO2 (carbon dioxide)
What is prey?
An animal that gets eaten by another animal
What is the space around a magnet called in which magnetic forces can act on objects?
Magnetic field
What type of scientist studies different types of rocks?
Geologist
What bond happens with the sharing of electrons?
Covalent bond
What organelle is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
The process of changing to survive in an ecosystem is called?
Adaptation
True or False: A magnetic force is stronger further away from a magnet.
False
3 types of rocks
Igneous, sedementry, metamorphic
What lowers the activation energy of a reaction and speeds it up?
Catalyst
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
A chart used to show the possible genetic outcomes of reproduction
Punnett Square
What is the force between an object and the surface it is moving over called?
Friction
2 main types of rain clouds
nimbostratus and cumulonimbus
When a solid changes directly to gas ?
Sublimation
Chemical equation of photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy --> C6H12O6 +6O2
An organism that makes their own food is called?
Producer or Autotroph
What is are both components of the equation for calculating speed?
Distance and Time
3 types of plate techtonic boundaries
divergent, convergent, and transform
Name 3 polyatomics and their charges
Ammonium: NH₄⁺
Hydroxide: OH⁻
Nitrate: NO₃⁻
Carbonate: CO₃²⁻
Sulfate: SO₄²⁻
Phosphate: PO₄³⁻
Name of the class of animals that thrive on land and in water; comprises the frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders?
Amphibians