Classification
What is the term for an animal with a backbone, and what is one example?
Vertebrate - Examples include all mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, and amphibians
What is the control center of the cell?
Nucleus
An anima's eye color is an example of what kind of trait?
Inherited trait
What force builds something up?
Constructive force
What is the name of a magnet that requires electricity?
Electromagnet
What do you call an animal whose body temperature changes with the environment and what is an example?
Cold blooded. Examples: all reptiles, fish, and amphibians
What is the thick liquid that all the cell parts float in?
Cytoplasm
A person's ability to read and write is an example of what?
A learned behavior
What is the process of rocks dropping called?
Deposition
What will happen when materials with opposite charges are put close to one another?
They will attract
An apple tree is what kind of plant?
Vascular and/or angiosperm
What technology must be used in order to see cells?
Microscope
A bee stinging a person when feeling threatened is an example of what behavior?
An instinct
What landform is made of sand through a constructive process and wind?
Sand dune
What are the necessary components of a circuit?
Battery, wire (or conductor), an object to power (light, fan, buzzer, etc), and switch (optional)
What kind of plant produces cones?
Gymnosperm
A virus that is used to create vaccines is an example of what type of microorganism?
A beneficial microorganism
A flamingo turning pink because of the food it eats is an example of what kind of trait?
An acquired trait
Julia says that weathering is a constructive process because it creates several little landforms. Do you agree or disagree? Explain why.
Disagree - weathering is the process of rocks breaking down, so it is always a destructive process.
Rose uses wires to connect a battery, lightbulb, and an eraser. What will happen to the lightbulb? Explain your answer.
The lightbulb will not turn on because the eraser is an insulator.
Dereck says that moss is an example of a vascular plant because it does not have transport tissues to carry water and nutrients throughout the plant.
Disagree - Moss is an example of a nonvascular plant because it does not have transport tissue.
(Count correct if students partially agree. But must be able to correct Dereck's statement from vascular to nonvascular to receive points.)
How is the structure of a plant cell different from the structure of an animal cell?
A plant cell has a cell wall and chloroplasts.
Raul says that a bear hibernating through the winter is an example of an acquired trait. Do you agree or disagree with him? Explain your answer.
Disagree - hibernation is a behavior, not a trait, and this type of a behavior is an instinct because the bear does not have to learn to hibernate.
Victor claims that deltas are an example of a constructive process. Do you agree or disagree with him? Explain your answer.
Agree - deltas are the creation of a new surface feature so it is created through a constructive process.
How are magnets and electricity related?
Magnets can be used to create electricity and electricity can be used to create magnets.