Genes
What is the name of the molecule that carries genetic information in our cells?
DNA
What is the name of the layer of gases that surrounds Earth?
Atmosphere
Why don't skeletons fight each other?
Because they don't have the guts!
What is the name of the galaxy that Earth is in?
The Milky Way
What do we call animals that eat both meat and plants?
Omnivore
What do we call the physical characteristics that are passed from parents to offspring?
Traits
What do we call the continuous movement of water between the ocean, atmosphere, and land?
The water cycle
What do you call a fake noodle?
An impasta!
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the largest land animal on Earth?
African elephant
What is the term for a pair of genes where one is dominant and the other is recessive?
Heterozygous
What type of rock is formed from cooled lava or magma?
Igneous rock
Why did the scarecrow win an award?
Because he was outstanding in his field!
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity
What is the process called when a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis
What is the term for a change in the DNA sequence of a gene?
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago?
Pangaea
Why can't you give Elsa a balloon?
Because she will let it go!
What is the term for a star that has exploded in a powerful burst of energy?
Supernova
What is the term for animals that are active at night and sleep during the day?
Nocturnal
What is the name of the diagram used to predict the traits offspring might inherit from their parents?
Punnett square
What is the term for the process by which sediment is pressed together to form sedimentary rock?
Compaction
What did one hat say to the other?
What is the name of the point in a black hole where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape?
Singularity
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bat