Chemistry
Bio-technology
Ecology/photosynthesis/cellular respiration
Hydrology
Microbiology
100

what is a element?

A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

100

What is global warming?

Gradual increase in earth's temperature

100

what is the ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem?

The sun

100

What percent of water is fresh-water?

3%

100

what are three viral diseases?

the cold, the stomach flu and covid

200

WHat is a homogenus mixture?

a mixture where they are all the same

200

Which energy resource uses a device called a photovoltaic cell?

bonus: what does it do?

solar energy

converts sunlight into energy.

200

What is the 10% rule in an ecosystem?

Only 10% of the energy is aquired as one organism consumes another

200

What are the different types of water bonding?

cohesion and adhesion

200

Whats the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

eukaryotic has nucleus and prokaryotic doesn't

300

What is the group with full valence electrons?

noble gasses

300

What are genetically modified organisms? 

And 3 examples

Organisms thats genes have been altered, exp, corn, soy bean and potato

300

what is at the top of the energy pyramid?

Apex predator

300

What is upwelling?????

Colder, denser, nutrientful water rises towards surface.

300

What is a microbe?

Tiny living things found all around us

400

What groups make full valence eletrons

exp. group 1 an 7 
400
What is bio-remediation

BONUS (100) = an example

Use of organisms to clean up pollution.

400

What is biodiversity and why is it important?

Essential for the processes that support life on earth

400

What is a bio-indicator? And why are they important in determining the health of a river or lake?

Living organism that helps tell health of water.

If river or lack is healthy enough for organisms to live in it.

400

what is the difference between a carrier and a vector?

a carrier carries the disease with no symptoms, and a vector speeds the disease without having it 

500

What is a percipitate? 

a solid formed by a change in solution

500
What are stem cells? 

Cells that are able to turn into many other cells.

500

What is the equation for photosynthesis?

BONUS : what is the equation for cellular respiration?

6CO2 + 6H2 --> C6 H12O6 +6O2


C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O

500

Proccess of eutrophication?

Run-off of excess nutrients enters the water

nutrients promote growth of algae

algae bloom occurs

algae die

decomposition of algae makes oxygen levels decrease and all fish die

500

what is a parasite?

BONUS: How does a parasite reproduce?

an organism that gets food at the expense of its host
Asexually

M
e
n
u