Inquiry
Rock Cycle
Levels of Biological Organization
Plants and Photosynthesis
Mr. Baranski Facts
(no negative points for guessing)
100
What is the variable we want to change in an experiment?
Manipulated Variable
100
List all three types of rock.
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
100
What is an individual life form made of many specialized cells?
Multi-cellular organism
100
What is the "skin" on the outside of the seed called?
seed coat
100
Where did Mr. Baranski go to middle school?
Griffin
200
What is the variable that represents the data that you collect in an experiment?
responding variable
200
What causes rocks to break down into sediments?
erosion and/or weathering
200
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?
sub-atomic particles
200
What part of the seed is alive?
embryo
200
What size shoe does Mr. Baranski wear?
16
300
What are factors that must stay the same on every trial to get good data?
the control or controlled variable
300
What is melted rock located beneath the Earth's crust?
magma
300
These carry out various functions within a cell
organelles
300
Which part of the seed acts as a source of food for the growing sprout?
Cotyledon
300
Who is Mr. Baranski's favorite baseball player of all time?
Ken Griffey Jr.
400
What is a special kind of prediction that forcasts how one variable will affect a second variable?
Hypothesis
400
What are the two forces that cause rock to undergo metamorphosis?
heat and pressure
400
What is the basic unit of life?
cell
400
What is the name of the organelle where photosynthesis takes place?
Chloroplast
400
What was Mr. Baranski's favorite cartoon when he was a kid?
Transformers
500
What is a conclusion based on observation, reasoning, and past experience?
Inference
500
What are naturally occurring solids with a definite chemical make-up and a specific crystal structure?
minerals
500
What is the basic unit of matter?
atom
500
What are the two products of photosynthesis?
Glucose (sugar/food) and oxygen
500
When is Mr. Baranski's birthday? Hint: It is the same day as another holiday this year.
May 12 - Mother's Day...don't forget to do something nice for your mom!
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