Cells
Weather &
Climate
Diversity &
Food Webs
Human & Nature Impacts
Mixed Science
100

Which organelle makes chemical energy in a cell?

Mitochondria

100

When cold air moves under warm air it results in what type of weather?

Lower temps, Bad Weather

100

In a food web, if the primary consumer population decreases, the producer popular will likely?

Increase

100

What type of impact (positive/negative) would planting seagrass and creating artificial reefs have on an ecosystem?

Positive

100

What type of adaptive trait is a dog sitting on command?

behavioral adaptation

200

All cells contain this jell-like substance that holds organelle?

Cytoplasm

200

Which pressure system leads to drier, fairer weather?

High pressure

200

In a food web, what is the major role of producers?

To make food from sunlight

200

What is the major consequence of climate change?

Increase global temperatures

200

A scientists observing the stars noticed that over time the color of an observed star became redder. What is this phenomena called?

redshift

300

What is the name given to all cells that contains a nucleus?

Eukaryotic

300

What global wind pattern is found between 300 N and 600 N across the United States?

Westerlies

300

How much energy typically moves up each trophic level?

10%

300

Organisms with favorable traits are more like to survive and reproduce is what type of selection?

Natural selection

300

What is the major human activity that releases greenhouse gases?

Burning fossil fuel

400

What is the theory which states that all organisms are made up of cells?

Cell Theory

400

Land and sea breeze breezes are caused by what conditions?

Unequal surface heating

400

In the following food web. Who are the secondary consumers?

grass -> rabbit --> snake --> fox --> bear

snake

400

There is an area where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico along the Lousiana border that is called a "dead zone". It is caused by excess fertilizer runoff. What impact does the fertilizer have on algea and oxygen?  

Increase algae and Decrease oxygen.

400

What factors make up an ecosystem?

Biotic and Abiotic factors

500

Which structures are found in both plant and animal cells?

Cell Membrane

Vacuole

Nucleus

500

How does the Coriolis force help in the formation of a hurricane?

Enables spin (rotation)

500

A tree slowly dies as a fungus grows on its roots. What type of relationship is this called?

Parasitism

500

Global warming can lead to the melting of polar ice caps. This primarily affects marine systems by __

Increasing sea levels 

Reducing salinity

Altering habitats

500

A species of bird develops long beaks to survive. A species of fox changes their fur color to adapted to winter conditions. What is this type of adaption called

Structural adaptation