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100

What does heterozygous mean?

What does homozygous mean?

Heterozygous = different

Homozygous = the same

100

Solve: 

-5(x - 11)

-5x + 55

100
How are Ashoka and Ghandi similar?

They both practiced nonviolence to accomplish important things

100

What was the mandate of heaven?

The idea that a ruling family of China was given the right to rule by God

100

The Appalachian Trail goes through how many states?

Flash Dojo: Which state does it begin in, and which does it end in?

14, Maine, Georgia

200

List one advantage and one disadvantage of sexual reproduction

Advantage: All offspring are different

Disadvantages: Must find a mate, takes a long time, very few offspring are produced

200

Solve:

2x - 17 = -13

x = 2

200

If the ocular of a microscope is 10x and the objective is 40x, what is the total magnification?

400x

200

What was the silk road?

A network of trade routes that connected Asia, the Middle East, and Europe to trade goods and ideas
200

About how many hours of your life are spent sleeping?

25-30 hours

300

How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?

How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?

Mitosis: 2 daughter cells

Meiosis: 4 daughter cells

300
Mr. E has 33 cards in his collection. After his friend gives him some more, he has 52 cards. How many cards did his friend give him?  Define the variable, Write an equation, Solve
Let x = cards friend gave      x + 33 = 52        x = 19 cards
300

Solve:

7x + 3(x - 12)

10x - 36

300

Which philosophy believes in the idea that people are bad and they need strict rules to keep them from doing bad things?

Legalism
300

What was the last letter to be added to the alphabet?

The letter J

400

A red flower and a white flower crossbreed and make a flower that is both red and white. What is this an example of?

Codominance

400

22 = 3x + 40

x = -6

400

List one part of the cell theory. 

FLASH DOJO: List the other two parts

All living things are made of one or more cells, The cell is the basic unit of all living things, All cells come from other cells

400

Why was China called the Middle Kingdom?

Mountains, deserts, and large distances separated it from other locations

400

Approximately how many times does the human heart beat each day?

115,000 times each day

500

Which of the following is heterozygous?

AA, aa, Aa

Aa

500

Jerry swam 22 meters on Friday. He also swam on Sunday. In total he sawm 72 meters. How much did he swim on Sunday?  Define the variable, write an equation, solve

Let x = distance swam on Sunday    x + 22 = 72    x = 50 meters  

500

What two rivers does Mesopotamia sit between?

The Tigris and the Euphrates

500

Which dynasty arose along the Huang River?

Shang Dynasty

500

In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to do what?

Walk on the moon