Traits of Living Things
Traits of Living Things 2
What Orbits the Sun?
The Planets
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
100
Production of offspring from only one parent
What is asexual reproduction
100
The process which traits are passed from parents to offspring
What is heredity
100
a small rocky object that orbits the Sun
What is asteriod
100
This planet is known as being the "red" planet
What is Mars
100
A violent shaking of Earth's crust as built-up energy is released
What is earthquake
200
a molecule found in the nucleus of a cell and shaped like a double helix
What is DNA
200
A trait an organism develops after it is born
What is a acquired trait
200
a small, orbiting body made of dust, ice and frozen gases
What is comet
200
This planet has rings around it
What is Saturn
200
the point on Earth's surface directly over the focus of an earthquake
What is epicenter
300
the practice of breeding plants and animals for desired traits
What is selective breeding
300
You have this many chromosomes in each one of your cells
What is 46
300
the four planets of the solar system farthest from the Sun-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What are outer planets
300
The planet is known for it's Great Red Spot
What is Jupiter
300
the theory that giant plates of Earth's crust and upper mantle are moving slowly across Earth's surface
What is plate tectonics
400
the basic structural unit of DNA
What is a nucleotide
400
Human gametes have this number of chromosomes
What is 23
400
Our solar system is found on this galaxy
What is the Milky Way galaxy
400
This planet appears to be lying on it's side
What is Uranus
400
waves of energy sent through Earth when parts of the crust move suddenly during an earthquake
What are seismic waves
500
a change in the genes of an organism
What is mutation
500
This is an example of an inherited disorder that results in the blood cells, of a person, being shaped differently.
What is sickle cell anemia
500
A chunk of matter which causes a streak of light because it enters Earth's atmosphere
What is meteor
500
This is the windiest planet
What is Neptune
500
Melted rock below Earth's surface
What is magma
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