Geographic history
What island country almost prompted a nuclear war in the Cold War?
Cuba
How many legs do spiders have?
Eight
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria
Why are triangles a staple in bridge building?
They have a very rigid, stable structure.
What is wrapped around a woodpecker's skull to cushion it from impact?
Its tongue
What country is Hitler from?
(Bonus 100 points for naming his Hobby)
Austria
(Painting)
What do Tarantulas do to protect themselves when threatened?
They shoot small hairs out of their abdomens.
What organelle makes plant cells have their color?
The Chloroplast
Why does water pressure increase the further divers go beneath the surface?
The weight of all the water on top of the diver is also pushing against them.
Why do most cave-dwelling animals not have good vision?
They have evolved to not need it because it is too dark anyway.
What was the name that Russia assumed during the Cold War?
The Soviet Union
Which spiders are smart enough to recognize faces?
(There are 2)
Wolf spider and Jumping spider
What makes cells become cancerous?
The cells death cycle is interupted due to genetic mutation.
Why are the melting points of different metals different?
They have different specific heats.
Why do Owls throw up Owl pellets?
So they can get rid of the parts of their prey that they cannot digest.
What happened in Manchuria before WWII?
The rape of Nanking
Why are arachnids different from other bugs?
They evolved from different ancestors but look similar because of convergent evolution.
Name 2 differences between plant and animal cells.
plants: chloroplasts, a rigid cell wall, a large central vacuole, a fixed rectangular shape, and store energy as starch.
Animals: Lysosomes, centrioles, and a flexible and irregular shape, lack a cell wall, and lack a chloroplast.
Why do islands move away from their volcano of origin?
Continental drift
What type of symbiotic relationship is Commensalism?
When one party benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed.
What was the name of the town that some of the first colonizers of the US supposedly abandoned?
The Roanoke Colony (The Lost Colony)
Why are tarantulas in the family Theraphosidae?
They are ancient spiders that evolved differently from other arachnids.
What are the differences between a Prokaryotic cell and an Eukaryotic cell?
A Prokaryotic cell is a single-cell organism without a linear DNA, and meanwhile, a Eukaryotic cell is a more complex organism with linear DNA (we are made of Eukaryotic cells)
How do fetuses get nutrients while in an egg?
They absorb the nutrient filled yolk of the egg?
Name all Taxonomy levels in order.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species