Blue Genes
This word describes the basic unit of genetics, which contains DNA.
Genes
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
Breathing
Where are electrons located in an atom?
In the electron shell / outside the nucleus
What is matter?
Anything made up of atoms and molecules.
What are two pieces of lab safety equipment that should be worn when handling chemicals?
Gloves and goggles
This is the name for a specific version of a gene present in a genotype.
Allele
Daily Double: How do muscles move bones?
Muscles work in pairs and pull on bones. One muscle contracts (squeezes) and the other one relaxes.
This word describes a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substance - it is one specific kind of building block of matter.
An element
What are the three parts of an atom and what are their charges?
Proton (+), Neutron (0), Electron (-)
This part of a lab tells you what to do.
Procedure
This gene is not seen when a dominant gene is present.
Recessive gene
After we breathe in oxygen to our lungs, where does the oxygen go?
Oxygen goes into our blood and then to our heart.
This word describes the sum/combination of all the forces acting on an object.
Net Force
What is a difference between a chemical and a physical change?
A physical change can be reversed and a chemical change cannot be reversed easily. Physical changes are changes in physical characteristics like states of matter. Chemical changes involve changes to the molecules which make up the molecule.
This piece of lab equipment is used to measure volume of liquids during a lab.
Graduated Cylinder
Each offspring receives _____ percent from each parent.
50%
What is the main purpose of the digestive system?
To turn food into energy for the body.
When the net force on an object is zero, this term can be used to describe the relationship between the forces.
Balanced forces
Daily Double: What happens to the molecules of water when they change from a liquid state to a solid state?
The molecules of water slow down and clump together when it goes from a liquid to a solid.
This piece of glass lab equipment holds liquids before and after they have been measured.
Beaker
A genotype is the combination of individual alleles in a living thing. Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant? 1) hh 2) Hh 3) HH
3) HH
What part of the nervous system helps sends signals to and from the brain?
What is one similarity and one difference between a mixture and a compound?
Both are made up of different elements/atoms/substances. Mixtures have different components which are not bonded; compounds have different components which are bonded.
What type of reaction goes through a change in temperature that causes the products to become cold?
Endothermic Reaction
What three ways can you put out a fire in the lab?
Fire blanket, fire extinguisher, shower.