Biology
A self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms that carries generic information.
What is DNA?
The ability to do work
What is energy
A type of solid that is highly conductive, malleable, and shiny
What is a metallic solid
The term for the variety of different species in a given area
What is biodiversity?
The force that keeps us grounded to Earth
What is gravity?
The primary pigment found in plants that absorbs light for photosynthesis
What is chlorophyll?
The physical law that states "an object in motion stays in motion"
Newtons First Law of Motion (Inertia)
The symbol of this element on the periodic table is Fe
What is iron?
The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere
What is Nitrogen (N2)?
The change in a species over time
What is evolution?
The organelle known as the "powerhouse of the cell"
What is the mitochondria?
Energy is stored in an object due to its position or height
What is potential energy
A bond between a negatively charged nonmetal and a positively charged metal
What is an ionic bond?
Species that are not native to an ecosystem and cause harm
What is an invasive species?
the chemical process that breaks down glucose to produce energy
What is cellular respiration?
The process by which cells divide to produce two identical daughter cells
What is mitosis?
Waves that carry energy through space (Ex. X-Rays, Microwaves, Gamma Rays, Ultraviolet...)
What is an electromagnetic wave
The number of atoms or molecules in one mole
What is Avogadro's number or 6.02 X 10^23?
The effect caused by certain gases trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere
The greenhouse effect
The scale used to measure the intensity of earthquakes
What is the Richter scale?
Proteins that act as a catalyst for chemical reactions within the body.
What is an enzyme?
The bending of light as it passes through a different material, like from air to water
What is refraction?
This type of reaction involves the loss of electrons
What is oxidation?
The phenomenon where nutrient runoff causes an overgrowth of algae in water bodies
What is Eutrophication?
The stages of the water cycle
Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, and Infiltration