Ecology
The driving force behind all life is the
Sun
The three forms of rock are
igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
The two components of a chemical equation are
reactants and products
The basic unit of life is the...
Cell
The Chemical equation for water is...
H2O
The three main heterotrophs are
omnivores
carnivores
herbivores
Name the three major types of volcanoes
shield volcanoes
cone volcanoes
composite volcanoes
The states of matter are
solids, liquids, and gases
Plant cells are different from animal cells in that they
have a cell wall and chloroplasts
The man who created the periodic table is
Dmitri Mendeleev
Photosynthesis is
the process by which plants absorb sunlight to make sugar in order to feed themselves
The main force behind earthquakes is thanks to
tectonic plate movement
The five basic reactions in chemistry are...
decomposition
synthesis
single displacement
double displacement
combustion
The three forms of symbiotic relationships are
Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism
The asteroid belt is located between
Mars and Jupiter
The difference between a biotic factor and an abiotic factor is
A biotic factor is all living things in an environment and an abiotic factor is all non-living things in an environment
The hardest rock on earth that is on the Mohs Scale of Hardness is the
diamond
The 5 parts of an atomic symbol are
The atomic number, atomic weight, name, symbol, and electron configuration.
In order for an organism to survive, it requires three things:
Food, water, and shelter.
Whales that filter water from their mouths in order to eat krill have these kind of teeth
Baleen
The difference between a food chain and a food web is
A food chain is how one group of organisms gains energy from eating the other, a food web is how a group of food chains can interact with each other in different ways.
Examples of harnessing earth's natural resources are
water, wind, and sunlight
Thermal energy and size are related because...
How many molecules an object has. The bigger the object, the more molecules it has, the more energy is required to move the object
Most bacteria on humans are located in which system?
The digestive system
The largest organ in our body is our
Skin