Plate Techtonics
The name of the supercontinent that existed roughly 250 million years ago.
What is Pangaea
The physical passing of traits from parents to offspring.
What is Heredity
The smallest unit of matter
What is an atom
The three primary phases of matter
What are solid, liquid, and gass
The specific environment where an organism lives
What is a habitat
The type of boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
What is a Transform Boundry
A segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait.
The center of an atom, containing protons and neutrons
What is the nuecleous
The speed of an object in a specific direction
What is velocity
An organism that makes its own food using sunlight.
What is a producer
The driving force behind plate tectonics, caused by heat in the mantle.
What are Convection Currents
This molecule, found in the nucleus, carries the genetic code
What is DNA
A substance with a pH below 7.
What is acid
The energy of motion
What is Kinetic Energy
A large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region.
What is a biome
The process where one plate sinks beneath another at a convergent boundary.
What is Subduction
The scientific term for an organism's physical appearance or visible traits.
What is a Phenotype
The chemical symbol for gold
What is au
Newton's first law states that an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by this.
What is external force
When an animal consumes another, this percentage of energy is typically passed over.
What is 10%
This boundary type is responsible for creating new seafloor
What is a Divergent Boundry
An organism with two different alleles for a trait
What is Heterozygous
A bond formed when electrons are transferred between atoms
What is an ionic bomb
The standard unit of force, named after the developer of the laws of motion.
What is a Newton
An organism that breaks down dead organic matter