Units 1 - 4
Unit 5: Space Science
Unit 6: Cellular Biology
Unit 7: Natural Selection and Evolution
Mystery Unit Questions
100

What does a graduated cylinder measure?

Volume

100

What moon position is always in between the Sun and the Earth?

New Moon

100

A group of tissues that makes up a part of the body with a special function

Organ

100

What two animals were important in the study of Natural Selection?

Finches and Tortoises (Galapagos Islands)

100

Adaptation can happen in a season. True or False?

False

200

Diagram A: 20N Left, 50N Right

Diagram B: 55N Left, 50N Right

Diagram C: 50N Left, 50N Right


Which diagram has acceleration to the left?

Diagram B

200

What eclipse is this?


SUN -> MOON --> EARTH

Solar Eclipse

200

Glucose and Oxygen are the inputs for what?

Cellular Respiration

200

Giraffes necks elongating over time is an example of what type of adaptation?

Structural Adaptation

200

Which cell type is smaller? Eukaryotic cells or prokaryotic cells?

Prokaryotic Cells

300

How can you determine which elements have similar chemical properties?

Same Group (Vertical Column)

300

The earth, moon, and sun were positioned as follows on November 30, 2021. 

SUN->EARTH->MOON

What tide occurred on November 30, 2021?

Spring Tide

300

Prokaryotic cells are ______________ unicellular and _______________ multicellular. 

Always Unicellular; Never Multicellular

300

In order to survive in their environment, organisms need to __________ through ___________. 

Adapt; Natural Selection

300

A butterfly and a bird are an example of ____________ evolution. These two animals have ____________ structures. 

Convergent; Analogous 

400

What are the units for mass, volume, and density?


Mass - g

Volume - ml or cm3

Density - g/ml OR g/cm3

400

There are _____ low tides and _____ high tides in _____ hours. 

2 low tides; 2 high tides; 24 hours

400

This organelle has ribosomes attached for protein synthesis.

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

400

To prove common descent between a whale and a shark, what four pieces of evidence can you use?

Anatomical Structures, Embryological Development, Fossil Records, DNA (genes, DNA Sequence)

400

Since mitochondria creates ATP (powerhouse of the cell), what process is it apart of?

Cellular Respiration

500

A property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force. What is it?

Inertia

500

What moon phases occur during Neap Tides?

First Quarter and Third Quarter

500

What is a metabolism?

The sum of chemical reactions that take place in each cell of a living organism and that provide energy for vital processes and for synthesizing new organic material (think of photosynthesis and cellular respiration).

500

Two black poodles mate and produce a spotted poodle. Now, generations of spot poodles exist. What type of evolution would this be?

Mutation

500

Radiometric dating helps discover the age of fossils by looking at carbon-14's _______________________. 

Rate of Decay (Half-Life)

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