Ecology & Environment
This term describes the variety of different species in an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
This is the basic unit of matter, consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
What is an atom?
This part of the cell contains genetic material and controls cellular activities.
What is the nucleus?
This common kitchen item is used to neutralize odors and can also be used in baking.
What is baking soda?
This device, commonly used in computing, stores data temporarily to speed up processing by the CPU.
What is cache memory?
This is the main process by which plants produce their own food using sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
This type of chemical bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.
What is a covalent bond?
This organ system includes the skin, hair, and nails.
What is the integumentary system?
This is the scientific name for the process of water turning into steam when heated.
What is evaporation?
This popular programming language, known for its simplicity and readability, is often used for web development and data analysis.
What is Python?
This type of ecosystem is characterized by very low temperatures and limited vegetation.
What is the tundra?
This is the term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed.
What is a catalyst?
These structures within cells are responsible for energy production and are often called the "powerhouses" of the cell.
What are mitochondria?
This everyday object uses a magnet to attract or repel metal objects.
What is a refrigerator magnet?
This type of storage device uses flash memory to provide fast access to data, commonly used in USB drives and SSDs.
What is flash memory?
This type of symbiotic relationship benefits both species involved.
What is mutualism?
This is the process of changing a substance from a liquid to a solid.
What is freezing?
This type of cell division results in two identical daughter cells.
What is mitosis?
This device converts electrical energy into light and is commonly found in homes.
What is a light bulb?
This technology, used in touch screens, detects input by measuring changes in capacitance.
What is capacitive touch technology?
This ecological concept refers to the progressive replacement of one community by another in an area over time, often following a disturbance or the creation of a new habitat.
What is ecological succession?
This unit measures the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.
What is a calorie?
This is the name for the genetic material in a cell that determines inherited traits.
What is DNA?
This term describes the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
This technology allows for the wireless transfer of data over short distances, commonly used for devices such as smartphones and tablets.
What is Bluetooth?