WED
Catastrophic Events
Ecosystems
Cells
Genetics
100
Gravity
What is the key force in pulling an avalanche downhill?
100
Wind
What is the primary source of damage in tornadoes?
100
Producer
What is always the first organism listed in a food chain?
100
Cells
What is the basic unit of life?
100
Chromosomes
Where are genes located in the nucleus?
200
Weathering
What is the process by which natural forces cause the decomposition of rocks?
200
Wind and Water Erosion
Why is the outer coastline of Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula smoother than the bayside coastlines?
200
Decomposer
What is the organism that helps to make a healthy, balanced ecosystem?
200
Organelles
What are the parts of the cell called?
200
Asexual Reproduction
What is binary fission, regeneration, and budding?
300
Deposition
What process is primarily responsible for the fan-like formation at the end of the Mississippi River?
300
Wind and Water
What are the primary sources of damage in a hurricane?
300
Lichen
What is the pioneer species that is first in primary succession?
300
UPS of the Cell
What is the Golgi Body?
300
Sexual Reproduction
What is reproduction with two parents called?
400
Mass Movements
What are landslides, mudslides, slump, and creep examples of?
400
Storm Surge
What is the primary cause of deaths during a hurricane?
400
Climax Community
What is more complex than a pioneer community?
400
Chloroplast
What is the organelle that creates glucose for the plant?
400
Heredity
What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring?
500
Outer Curve
Where would erosion due to increased velocity of water in a meandering stream occur?
500
Sandy
What is the name of the most recent hurricane that damaged New York and New Jersey?
500
Community
What is made up of all of the population in an area?
500
Cellular Respiration
What is the process by which cells break down glucose molecules to release energy?
500
Gregor Mendel
Who studied 30,000 pea plants over 8 years and is known as the "Father of Genetics?"
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