Biology 1
What do we call animals that have a backbone?
Vertebrates
What year did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
1788.
What do we call living things that can make their own food, like plants?
Producers.
What force pulls objects towards earth?
Gravity.
How much water is in a metric Cup?
250ml
What is the process called upon which organisms create their own food?
Photosynthesis
Where did the First Fleet land?
Botany Bay first, then Sydney Cove.
What are the two parts of a scientific name?
Genus and species.
The change of water from a vapour to a liquid.
Condensation.
Where are the 2028 Olympics being held?
Los Angeles, California, USA.
What is the name of an animal at the very top of the food chain?
Apex predator
Who was the infamous bushranger who lived from 1854-1880?
Ned Kelly.
What do we call animals that feed their babies with milk?
Mammals
Name the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas.
What are the colours of the rainbow?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.
What is the name of the process when a tadpole becomes a frog?
Metamorphosis.
What does the word “Anzac” stand for?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
Which vertebrate group can live both in water and on land, and has moist skin?
Amphibians
What is the tilt the earth is on?
23.5 degrees.
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile.
Who is known as the “father of modern classification”?
Carl Linnaeus
When did Australia become a federated nation?
1901.
What are the seven levels of taxonomy?
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Name the planets in their order (starting from closest to the sun).
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
What is the largest star in our Solar System?
The Sun.