Energy
This is the energy of motion.
Kinetic Energy
All living things are made of one or more of these basic units.
Cells
This is the main pigment in plants that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll
This process is responsible for growth and repair in multicellular organisms and results in two identical daughter cells.
Mitosis
This type of energy is stored in food and fuel.
Chemical Energy
Sweating when you're hot and shivering when you're cold are examples of this life process.
Photosynthesis occurs in this organelle within plant cells.
Chloroplast
Meiosis creates these types of cells and results in four non-identical daughter cells.
This is the scale used to measure the intensity of a tornado.
Enhanced Fujita Scale
This type of energy is produced by vibrating particles and can travel through air, water, and solids.
Sound Energy
All living things do this to make more of their own kind.
Reproduction
In cellular respiration, this molecule is broken down to release energy for the cell.
Glucose
This phase of mitosis involves the chromosomes lining up in the middle of the cell.
Metaphase
This type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms and can reach high altitudes.
Cumulonimbus
A stretched rubber band has this type of potential energy.
Elastic Potential Energy
A plant grows toward light over time. Which two characteristics of life does this example demonstrate, and why?
Growth and response to stimuli; the plant increases in size (growth) and changes direction based on its environment (response)
The byproducts of cellular respiration are carbon dioxide and this gas, which is used in photosynthesis.
Oxygen
In mitosis, during this phase, homologous chromosomes pair up and exchange genetic material, which increases genetic diversity.
Prophase
This term describes a sustained, strong wind that blows over a large area, often associated with major weather systems like hurricanes or cyclones.
Jet Stream
On a roller coaster, you experience kinetic and potential energy. Explain where these are strongest and weakest on the track.
Kinetic Energy is highest at the bottom and lowest at the top.
Potential Energy is highest at the top and lowest at the bottom.
Bacteria and humans are very different, but they both carry out the same 7 life processes. What does this tell us about the definition of life, and how does it apply to organisms of all sizes?
Characteristics of life apply to all living organisms, no matter their size or complexity, because they all must carry out the same basic life functions?
Describe how the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration are interconnected in the energy cycle of plants.
Photosynthesis produces glucose and oxygen, which are used in cellular respiration to produce ATP. The byproducts of cellular respiration (carbon dioxide and water) are used in photosynthesis to produce glucose and oxygen, completing the cycle
How does crossing over during meiosis contribute to genetic diversity?
Crossing over exchanges genetic material between homologous chromosomes, creating new combinations of genes that increase genetic variation in offspring.
A meteorologist forecasts a "cold front" moving in. What kind of weather should you expect, and why?
Cooler temperatures, higher winds, and potentially storms or precipitation, because cold fronts push warm air upwards, causing condensation and weather changes?