6th Grade
The pH scale is numbered what to what?
1 to 14
**bonus points - Which number is more acidic and which is more basic?
Which example is abiotic?
-Grass
-Clouds
-Deer
-Human
Clouds
What are considered the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What surrounds a plant cell but not an animal cell?
Cell Wall
What is the ability to cause change or do work?
Energy
What are 2 types of wetlands?
**Bonus points - name 4!
Marshes, bogs, swamps, fens, etc.
Pure water has a pH value of what?
7
What type of predator is at the top of food chain?
Apex
What are the four steps of MITOSIS?
**Bonus Points - State them in the correct order.
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telephase
In what process does a heavy nucleus split into two lighter nuclei?
Fission
**Bonus Points What is the process when two lighter nuclei combine?
What is the difference between erosion and weathering?
Weathering - the breakdown or rock or soil
Erosion - Removal of rock or soil from an area
What describes an area where freshwater and saltwater mix?
Estuary
What two things are created during the process of photosynthesis?
Oxygen and Glucose
** Bonus Point - What is the chemical formula for Glucose?
What type of cell division produces gametes (egg and sperm) in the human body.
Meiosis
What are the three types of heat transfer?
Conduction, Convection, Radition
What are the 3 major watersheds of Virginia?
Carolina Sounds
Chesapeake Bay
Gulf of Mexico / Mississippi River
What 2 gases make up 99% of our atmosphere?
Nitrogen (78%)
Oxygen (21%)
Traces Gases (1%)
**What is the most prevalent trace gas?
An evolutionary adaption that allows a species to out compete another species is known as what?
Survival of the fittest.
If one parent has brown eyes (BB) and one parent has blue eyes (Bb), what is the likely percentage of children that will have brown eyes?
(Draw the Punnett Square)
75% with brown
25% with blue
Name all three subatomic particles; what is the charge and weight of each?
Proton (+) 1 amu
Neutron (/) 1 amu
Electron (-) 0 amu
Which cloud type is noticeably larger and looks like heaps of cotton? Characteristics include rain and thunderstorms. Also known as a thunderhead.
Cumulonimbus
What separates the outer planets from the inner planets and where is it located?
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Place in the correct order:
- Organ Systems
- Tissues
- Cells
- Organs
Cells -> Tissues -> Organs -> Organ Systems
What are the 8 taxonomic ranks from top to bottom?
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What is the difference between a compound, element, and molecule?
Element - pure substance consisting of 1 type of atom
Compound - 2 different types of atoms chemically combined
Mixture - 2 different types of atoms physically combined