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What does YMES stand for?
Young Minds Exploring Science
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
What is a chromosome
A structure that contains tightly packed DNA
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What is an acid?
- Chemical substance that release H+ ions into water
Has a pH of less than 7
If a car traveled 120m in 6 seconds, what was its velocity? (Give proper units!)
20m/s
Name two examples of igneous rocks:
Options → Obsidian, granite, basalt, scoria, rhyolite
How many pairs of chromosomes do we have
23
What was the purpose of Agar in the Week 3’s lab?
Agar is a growth medium; allows growth of bacteria; allows us to visualize the colonies
What is pH?
What is pH?
A: - “potential hydrogen” a measure of how many H+ ions are in the water
What is the average of the following set of numbers? {2,7,1,2}
3
What is weathering
breaking down or dissolving rocks
Where is DNA found in the cell
In the nucleus
How does only 4 bases in DNA make over 20-thousand genes?
Different order and different lengths of bases create unique sequences for genes
What does the atomic number represent on an element?
the number of a chemical element on the periodic table and the # of protons and electrons
What is the difference between a dependent and independent variable
Independent variable: A factor that does not depend on anything else but itself
Dependent variable: A factor that depends on the independent variable
what are the two types of metamorphic rocks
foliated and unfoliated
Which bases go together in DNA
A and T, C and G
Which cell type(s) have a cell membrane?
Trick question → every cell does!
What does it mean if litmus paper turns red?
laced into an acidic solution
Give an example of a hypothesis using the format we talked about in the first workshop
Make sure to phrase it as an if/then statement
What are the 5 main components of the rock cycle?
magma, igneous rock, sediment, sedimentary rock, and metamorphic rock.
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Name 4 differences between animal and plant cells
Animal
Plant
Squishy, soft, round
No cell wall
No chloroplasts
More protein
More mitochondria
More structured / less flexible
Cuboid/rectangular shape
Has cell wall
Has chloroplasts
Can undergo photosynthesis
**animal cells being soft and plant cells being structured is 1 difference
How many times more acidic is a pH of 6 than a pH of 9?
1000 times