Show Me Those Characteristics!
On Being Human
ACT Practice
Very Very Vocab
Miscellaneous
100
This characteristic of life states that all living things are made of these--the basic unit of all living things.
What are cells?
100
Humans can do this with their hands and fingers.
What is grasp things?
100
The data in Table 1 suggest that the black-capped chickadees tend to avoid what kind of tree?
What are living trees?
100
This is a tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested by further investigation.
What is hypothesis?
100
This football team beat the Vikings last night 42-10.
Who are the Packers?
200
This characteristic of life says that all living things either use photosynthesis or consume food in order to use this.
What is energy?
200
This method of moving is unique to humans.
What is bipedal movement?
200
Which of the four bird species studied would most likely be found nesting in woodlots containing only paper birch and yellow birch?
What is the hairy woodpecker and the downy woodpecker?
200
This is a substance that modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process.
What is a catalyst?
200
This state is the largest in land size in the United States.
What is Alaska?
300
When living things do this, it is a result to a change in the environment. For example, they sweat if they get too warm or shiver if they get too cold.
What is respond?
300
Humans have this type of thumb, meaning it can touch the pad of each individual finger.
What is opposable?
300
Which characteristic of non-nest trees would researchers NOT be likely to identify?
What is trunk diameter at nest height?
300
This is factual information organized for analysis or used to make decisions.
What is data?
300
This bird is the state bird of Michigan.
What is the red-breasted robin?
400
All living things have this characteristic where they use materials and energy to increase in size or replace cells.
What is grow?
400
Large leg bones in humans support this.
What is their body weight?
400
Which variable was constant in trials 2 & 5?
What is mass?
400
This means to make or become suitable for a specific use.
What is adapt?
400
In Snow White, there are Seven Dwarfs: Happy, Bashful, Dopey, Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, and this other one.
Who is Sleepy?
500
All living things do this characteristic of life, where they form offspring either similar to their parents or clones of their parents.
What is reproduce?
500
The human back has this shape, which allows it to tolerate stress.
What is an S shape?
500
The data indicate that compared to Ramp 2, Ramp 1 is...
What is less steep?
500
This is the physical and chemical processes occurring within a cell or living organism that are necessary for life.
What is metabolism?
500
This is Ms. Jenerou's favorite color.
What is green?
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