Ecology
GEOLOGY
Chemistry
Biology
Astronomy
Graphic Grab Bag
100
The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. This includes abiotic and biotic factors.
What is an ecosystem?
100
The scientist who came up with the Theory of Continental drift.
Who was Alfred Wegener??
100
Anthing that has MASS and VOLUME.
What is matter?
100
The organelle that makes energy for a cell.
What is the mitochondria?
100
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The force of gravity between the two objects in the diagram below:
What is 
100
The name for the geological structure that is circled in red:
What is a "mid-ocean ridge"?
200
These organisms produce energy through the use of photosynthesis. Use the Scientific term.
What are Plants/Producers/Autotrophs?
200
Going from inner layer to outer layer, name the 4 layers of the earth.
What is the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust?
200
When water goes from a liquid to a gas.
What is vaporization (evaporation)?
200
The total magnification of a microscope that has an eyepiece that magnifies 5x and an objective lens that magnifies 30x
What is 150x?
200
A diagram showing the earth, sun and moon during a solar eclipse. Include light/dark on objects.
Double points if you include the umbra.
A correct diagram should include all 3 objects in a straight line.
200
This diagram shows the movement of the Indian Plate over time. What kind of plate boundary is between the Indian and the Eurasian plates today (include C-C, C-O or O-O)
What is "CONVERGENT C-C"?
300
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The organism that a parasite lives in or on in a parasitism interaction.
What is a host?
300
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Name the boundary when two tectonic plates push against each other.
What is a convergent boundary?
300
When the temperature of a substance increases, the particles of the substance do this.
What is gain energy/speed up/spread apart?
(must have at least 2 of the 3 above)
300
The correct order for the following terms, from smallest to largest:
organ- organelle- organism- tissue- cell- Organ system-
What is: organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism?
300
Phobos and Deimos.
What are the two moons of Mars?
300
In what year did many wolves contract a virus (CPV or canine parvovirus)? This virus affects the survival rate of young wolves.
What is 1979 or 1980?
400
Pilot fish and the shark: Pilot fish are small fish that make their niche by picking up the scraps that sharks leave behind while feeding. The shark makes no attempt to prey on the pilot fish.
What is commensalism?
400
The name for these
What is a volcanic island arc? (Island arc also acceptable)
400
The state of matter represented in model A. (You must give at least two reasons for your choice)
What is a solid?
Reasons: Particles close together, particles arranged in regular pattern (specific shape), particles strongly attracted to each other
400
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Humans have legs, amoeba have...?
What are pseudopods?
400
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The phases of the moon, starting with a new moon.
What are: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent?
400
The theory of continental drift states that the positions of Earth's continents have slowly changed over millions of years. The diagram below illustrates some evidence that supports the theory of continental drift. Name two things visible in this diagram that can be used as evidence!
What are (choose 2):
a. the puzzle like fit of the coasts of South America and Africa
b. the presence of (non-swimming) identical reptile fossils on continents now separated by oceans
c. the presence of plant fossils in Antarctica
500
Examine the food web below. Using just this information, which animal is more likely to be a keystone species? The baleen whale or the leopard seal?
What is the leopard seal (the leopard seal has more feeding relationships with other organisms)
500
The name for this geological feature. (hint: it is Iceland)
What is a "rift valley"? (just "rift" okay, too)
500
Describe the model below using (at least 2) chemistry terms or concepts.
What is:
Below are some possible answers:
*This is a molecule
*This molecule is made of 3 atoms
*The atoms are held together by chemical bonds (difficult/impossible to break attraction)
*This molecule consists of two elements; oxygen and nitrogen
500
Amoeba a have pseudopods, paramecium have...
What are cilia?
500
The type of space object this is and two pieces of evidence that support your choice:
What is a comet?
*orbits sun
*elliptical orbit (distance from sun changes a lot)
*icy
*very small
500
The amount of energy available to the tertiary consumer, un this energy pyramid:
