Living Things & Cells
Science Vocab
Disease & Medicine
Math & Graphs
Lab Safety
100
Give an example of a horse's reaction to a stimulus.
Answers vary. Example: the horse turns its head when it hears a sound.
100
A living thing.
Organism
100
How are vaccines and antibiotics different?
Vaccines prevent disease, while antibiotics treat infection.
100
How many milliliters (mL) of liquid are in the graduated cylinder?
17 mL
100
Are food and drinks allowed in the lab?
a) Never
b) Sometimes
c) Always
a) Never
200
Name one organelle that is only found in plant cells, but not in animals cells.
Possible answers: cell wall, chloroplasts
200
The basic unit of life.
Cell
200
If 32 people in Valemount get food poisoning from a community event, this is an example of an:
a) pandemic
b) outbreak
c) epidemic
b) outbreak
200
Suppose you score 18/20 on a test. What is your score as a percentage?
90%
200
How should broken glass be disposed of?
In a special container for broken glass - NOT the classroom garbage bin.
300
Give 2 examples of positive interactions we have with microbes.
Possible answers: food production, antibiotics, waste water treatment, etc.
300
A microbe that causes disease.
Pathogen
300
What parts of the human body are the 1st line of defense against pathogens? (select all that apply)
a) white blood cells
b) skin
c) heart
d) stomach
e) nose/ throat
b) skin
d) stomach
e) nose/ throat
300
Suppose that students in a class voted on their favourite type of movie. Here are the results:
How many people voted for Action?
300
What is the correct way to smell the odour of a substance?
Waft the fumes towards your nose - do not inhale directly.
400
Name one difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Possible answers - prokaryotic cells are more simple and lack a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells are more complex and have a nucleus.
400
When an infectious disease spreads rapidly to multiple countries.
pandemic
400
Explain what the immune system's 2nd and 3rd lines of defense are responsible for.
2nd - White blood cells fight pathogens that have entered the body and cause inflammation
3rd - Specialized white blood cells (T cells and B cells) remember how to fight the infection
400
A substance has a mass of 5 g and a volume of 20 mL. What is its density?
0.25 g/mL
400
If you didn't hear or understand the teacher's instructions, what should you do?
a) Do your best to figure it out
b) Ask the teacher for help
b) Ask the teacher for help
500
Give 2 reasons why a virus is not a living thing.
Possible answers - a virus is not made of cells, does not take in nutrients, grow, or produce waste. It can only reproduce and use energy when it binds to a host cell.
500
The organelle responsible for generating energy in the cell.
Mitochondria
500
Explain how some pathogens become resistant to antibiotics.
Random mutations occur in pathogens as they multiply. Sometimes, they mutate in a way that makes them resistant to an antibiotic. When the antibiotic is used, it kills the weak pathogens, but the resistant pathogens survive and continue to multiply.
500
Which substances have a higher density than water?
Gold, vegetable oil, and aluminum
500
What should you do if your partner's clothes catch on fire?
- Tell them to stop, drop, and roll
- Cover them with a fire blanket
- Tell the teacher