Ecosystems
Endocrine System
Nervous System
Homeostasis
General Knowledge
100
What is an abiotic factor?
A nonliving factor
100
What hormone do ovaries produce?
Estrogen
100
What body parts make up the CNS
Brain and spinal cord
100
What is the hormone produced by the pancreas to reduce blood sugar levels
Insulin
100
Who is the oldest Kardashian
Kourtney
200
What are the 3 types of symbiotic relationships?
Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism
200
What chemical messages that used to carry messengers through the blood in the endocrine system
Hormones
200
What kind of cell is on your desk
Motor Neuron
200
Define homeostasis
A process by which a living organism can maintain internal stability while adjusting to changing external conditions
200
In Super Mario video game series what do green mushrooms give players
1-Up (extra life)
300
What organism in this food web could be classed as both a 1st order and 2nd order consumer.
Birds
300
What are the 2 differences between how messages are sent and received in endocrine systems when compared to the nervous system?
Nervous fast and short-lasting
Endocrine slow and long-lasting
300
Label the cell on your desk
300
What is the name for the process of blood vessels shrinking and restricting blood flow?
Vasoconstriction
300
What is Miley Cyrus's most streamed song on Spotify
Flowers
400
If there is 121 000 kJ of energy available in the first trophic level of this food chain how much would the owl receive.
121 000/10 = 12 100
12 100/10 = 1 210
1 210/10 = 121 kJ
400
Where is the hypothalamus located?
In the brain
400
What role does myelin sheath and axon terminal play for a neuron.
Myelin sheath - insulation for the electrical transmission/speed up electrical transmission
Axon terminal - Releases neurotransmitters
400
If Mr King is feeling hot, what kind of receptors would be responsible for detecting a change in temperature?
Thermorecptor
400
Who won the Oscar for best film this year
Everything Everywhere All At Once
500
What is the photosynthesis equation (written in words)
500
Which gland is referred to as the master gland?
Pituitary gland
500
Shade on your brain the cerebrum, cerebellum, medulla & hypothalamus
500
What are the 5 parts of the stimulus response model
Stimulus -> Receptor/sensor -> Control center -> Effector -> Response
500
In order, what are the three largest cities in Australia by population (as of April 2023)
Melbourne
Sydney
Brisbane