7 Characteristics of Life
Plant vs. Animal Cells
History is Science
Venus Flytrap
Fun Facts about
Mrs. Prouty
100
How do plants Reproduce? You must give 2 answers.
Pollinators and/or by wind pollination.
100
What is the job of the Nucleolus? Where is it located? What is its size in micrometers? To get the full points, you must give all 3 answers.
The nucleolus makes Ribosomes. It is located at the CENTER of the Nucleus. It is 1.5 micrometers.
100
Who invented the First microscope? (It was more of a Novelty than a scientific tool at the time.)
Zacharias Jansen and his father Hans
100
Where do Venus Flytraps get their energy from? To get the full points, you must give 2 answers.
Flies (bugs) and Photosynthesis
100
What are Mrs. Prouty's TWO favorite colors? (Hint: They are both shades of Blue.) To get the full points, you must give 2 answers.
Turquoise and Aquamarine
200
Where do Animals get their Energy from? To get the full points, you must explain your answer.
Animals get their energy from the food that they eat. But, animals also get energy indirectly from the Sun because the food they eat, like plants, get their energy from the Sun.
200
What does DNA stand for? (Spell it correctly) What is in our DNA?
DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA contains our genetic material (chromosomes and genes).
200
Who were the 5 founding fathers of the orginal Cell Theory? To get the full points, you must SAY their names correctly.
Robert Hooke Mathias Schleiden Theodore Schwann Anton von Leeuwenhoek Rudolph Virchow
200
How much Sunlight/Light do Venus Flytraps need? To get the full points, you must be very SPECIFIC with your answer.
Venus Flytraps must get at least 12 hours of light (sunlight or florescent light), but they need a minimum of 4 hours of DIRECT sunlight.
200
Which STATE did Mrs. Prouty attend college in? What was the name of her University? What was the school Mascot? To get the full points, you must give all 3 answers.
Montana University of Montana Western Go Bulldogs! :)
300
In the video "7 Characteristics of Life," yeast was used to explain what characteristic? What is yeast generally used for? To get the full points, you must answer both questions.
Growth and Development. Yeast is generally used for cooking and baking.
300
What is the job of the Lysosome? What is its Nickname? To get the full points, you must answer both questions.
The Lysosome is in charge of removing and disposing digestive waste in the cell. Its nickname is the "Garbage Truck".
300
What was Robert Hooke studying at the time that lead him to believe that these things under his microscope looked like "cells" from a Monastery that monks used?
The Cell Wall of a Cork plant.
300
How long does it take a pod of a Venus flytrap to digest its food (ex. a fly)? Give your answer in the number of DAYS.
It takes 5-12 days following capture.
300
What is Mrs. Prouty's favorite professional Football team? What is the City and the Mascot name? To get the full points, you must answer both questions.
Seattle Seahawks
400
What is Homeostasis? Give an example of how it works in humans.
Homeostasis is the ability or tendency to maintain internal stability in an organism to compensate for environmental changes. An example of homeostasis is the human body keeping an average temperature of 98.6 degrees.
400
What is the job of the Peroxisome?
The Peroxisome is in charge of breaking down fatty acids and a variety of metabolic reactions including several aspects of energy metabolism.
400
What did Theodore Schwann discover about cells? Who did he work with? To get the full points, you must answer both questions.
Schwann discovered that both plants and animals are made up of cells. He worked with Matthias Schleiden in discovering this information.
400
What type of environment do Venus Flytraps normally live in? What kind of soil do they normally grow in? To get full the points, you must answer both questions.
Venus Flytraps normally live in sandy bogs in Coastal Rainforests. They grow in moist, acidic and nutrient-poor soil.
400
When is Mrs. Prouty's birthday? Month and Day (Hint: It is in the Summer!)
August 16th
500
Is camouflage in chameleons an example of an adaptation or a response to stimulus? Why do they change colors? To get the full points, you must explain your answer.
Camouflage in chameleons is an example of an adaptation. Chameleons sit very still and change colors to blend with its environment when it senses a predator is near.
500
This organelle is important for breaking down food molecules and turning it into energy (ATP) for the cell. Without it, the cell cannot get energy from the foods we eat. What is the name of this organelle and what is this process called? To get the full points, you must answer both questions.
Mitochondria. The process is called Cellular Respiration.
500
During the late 1600's, Robert Hooke made a claim that a certain (well-known) Scientist used his work in Physics to discover how planets move due to gravity. Out of anger, this Scientist destroyed Hooke's portraits and needless to say, many did not know what Hooke looked like until recently. Who was this angry Scientist?
Isaac Newton
500
What is the Species name of the Venus flytraps that we are raising in our classroom?
"Crested Petioles"
500
What is the name of Mrs. Prouty's dog? What breed is her dog? (Hint: 1/2 _________ 1/4 _________ 1/4 _________) To get the full points, you must answer both questions correctly.
Luna Prouty 1/2 Blue Heeler 1/4 Cocker Spaniel 1/4 Border Collie
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