Biology: Plants
Name two things sugar can be used for in a plant.
Used as energy, stored as starch, building complex structures such as tissues and cellulose (cell walls for structure)
What is the prime example of a monotreme animal.
Platypus; egg-laying mammal
How does the circulatory system and the respiratory system work together?
Circulatory system circulates oxygen-rich blood to all the parts of the body
What is precision vs. accuracy
Precision: agreement of measurements
Accuracy: agreement of a measurement with actual value
What shape of matter can water take up on?
all forms!
Give me 3 parts of the plant that we are able to eat?
Seeds, roots, stems, fruits, leaves
Name 2 characteristics that mammals have
They have fur or hair, females have mammary glands that produce milk after having offspring, complex brain, ears with special structures, 4 types of teeth, sweat glands, air sacs in lungs (alveoli)
What is something the human blood contains?
oxygen or nutrients
What is the first step in adding these two numbers:
(7.5 x 104) + (9.3 x 103)
Make the exponents the same
What is the smallest form of matter?
What process helps green plants make their own food?
Photosynthesis
Name 3 main diets of mammals
Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores
Name the 3 types of muscles
cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, skeletal muscle
(8 x 10^-2) x (2 x 10^5)
1.6 x 10^4
What do you think is hotter: Melting or boiling? Why?
Why are plants green?
Chloroplasts in plant cells contain green pigment: chlorophyll.
Name 1 way mammals do when it gets too hot (need to lose heat) and how.
increase blood flow to surface of body, sweating wets skin and evaporates while taking the heat
Give me 3 examples of a slightly movable joint.
knees, elbows, shoulders, hips, wrists, ankles
(7.4 x 106) - (3.2 x 106)
4.2 x 106
Give me 3 examples of gases.
oxygen, carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, helium, hydrogen
What does the stomata of the plant do?
Holes that allow carbon dioxide and oxygen to flow in and out of the plant.
What do mammals have for reproduction?
Placenta, umbilical chord
Name all the digestive track organs in order starting with the mouth.
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
8.1 x 103) + (8.1 x 103)
1.62 x 104
What are 2 examples of the 4th state of matter
aurora, neon lights, solar winds