Human Body
What are the five senses?
Taste, touch, smell, hearing, vision.
How many legs does an octopus have?
Eight. Each of its tentacles has a mini-brain of its own to move somewhat on its own.
Which “ology” comes from the Ancient Greek words for “study” and “house,” and focuses on how organisms relate to the environment they live in? (Hint: You’ll hear it often in environmentalism, but it actually belongs to the field of biology)
Ecology.
The small, living units of material that make up all living things are called _____.
Cells.
Which structure of the plant grows underground and keeps the plant from falling over?
Roots.
What is the strongest bone in the human body?
The femur!
What does the bat use to navigate and locate its prey?
Echolocation. It sends out a series of high-frequency sound waves that humans can’t hear.
What is an ecosystem?
A geographic area where living organisms (plants, animals, and other organisms) and non-living components (weather, landscape, etc.) interact and form a self-sustaining system
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria.
Known as the "powerhouse of the cell" because they produce most of the energy that powers a cell's biochemical reactions.
What is the name of the process by which green plants use sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce glucose before it is processed into more complex forms?
Photosynthesis.
How many bones are in an adult human body?
206?
Which animal has the highest blood pressure?
The giraffe. The blood pressure of giraffes measures 280/180 mm Hg, which is two times higher than ours!
Tress have flat leaves that drop off each fall. What type of tree is this?
Deciduous Trees.
These trees shed their leaves annually, typically in the fall, and remain bare during the winter, until new leaves emerge in the spring.
The ____ is the control center of the cell.
Nucleus.
Can plants be carnivorous?
Yes.
Some plants are carnivorous, meaning they attract, trap, and digest animals for nutrients. There are currently around 630 species of carnivorous plant known to science.
How many bones does a baby have at birth?
300!
What is the color of a polar bear’s skin?
Black. The black color can better absorb the sun’s warm rays, helping polar bears stay warm more easily in freezing temperatures.
What is the role of a producer, consumer, and decomposer in an ecosystem?
Producers (like plants) create their own food using sunlight, consumers (like animals) obtain energy by eating other organisms, and decomposers (like fungi and bacteria) break down dead organisms, recycling nutrients.
A Plant cell has a ____ which is not found in animal cells.
Cell wall.
Which structure of the plant supports the plant and has tissues that move food and water around the plant?
Stem.
_1_ carry oxygen-rich blood AWAY from the heart, while _2_ carry oxygen-poor blood BACK to the heart.
1. Arteries
2. Veins
How many compartments do cows have in their stomach?
Four. The cow’s stomach (or stomachs) allows them to swallow grass, even if it hasn’t been adequately chewed.
They store the food in the first two compartments to break it down before regurgitating and rechewing it later.
What is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors?
Biotic factors are living things within an ecosystem; such as plants, animals, and bacteria, while abiotic are non-living components; such as water, soil and atmosphere.
Process by which cells become genetically different from one another.
Meiosis
What structures inside plant cells help with photosynthesis?
Chloroplasts.
A plant cell organelle where photosynthesis occurs, containing chlorophyll for capturing sunlight and converting it into chemical energy.