Herbalism
Insects
Microrganisms
Weather
Biomes
100
Busy as a ___
what is a bee?
100
this is the powerhouse of the cell
what is the mitochondria?
100
When it ___ it pours
what is rain?
100
The snowy biome in Minecraft with the pine trees
what is the taiga biome?
200
A soft, moist mass, generally made from plants, that is applied to the skin for medical purposes
what is a poltus?
200
This is name of the hard upper shell of certain crustaceans, turtles, and arachnids
what is the carapace?
200
Incredibly resilient, so much so that they can withstand the vacuum of space, radiation, air deprivation, and extreme temperatures, these micro-animals are known as
what are Tardigrades/water bears/moss piglets?
200
This type of cloud forms in towering masses, and are commonly seen in thunderstorms
what are Cumulonimbus?
200
This is the adjective that refers to a climate that has little or no rainfall
what is Arid?
300
This dance is what bees sometimes use to communicate
what is the waggle dance?
300
These are a diverse group of either single-celled photosynthetic microrganisms, or large single organisms, these are essential to sustaining aquatic life, and providing oxygen
what is algae?
300
This is the name for a rotating air funnel that forms above a body of water
what is a waterspout?
300
This is the name of the zone between earth's tropics, and the poles
what is the temperate zone?
400
This is the world's largest adult insect, by weight, and is a critically endangered species native to new zealand
what is the Giant Weta?
400
These deep sea microrganisms are highly complex, and each of them are medusoid and polypoid zooids. These organisms will group together in large masses, each individual one serving a unique purpose, such as catching food, or fending off predators
what are Siphonphores?
400
This type of frozen precipitation melts in a warm layer of air, and then re-freezes into very very tiny ice pellets before they hit the ground
what is Sleet?
400
It can take up to this many minutes for a rain drop to hit the ground in a jungle
what is 10?
500
The name of this bug
what is the Brazillian Treehopper/Bocydium globulare? (Bonus 100 points for scientific name)
500
This domain of organisms can be found in extreme temperatures, and have cell membranes made of ether-linked lipids, metabolisms such as methanogenesis, and a unique motility structure
what is Archaea?
500
This type of precipitation is created when moist air is forced over a mountain
what is Orographic rain?
500
This is the name of the dry desert-like valleys found on antartica
what is the McMurdo Dry Valleys?