Chemistry
Cells
Physics
Ecosystems
Bonus
100

What is the abbreviation symbol for the element “helium?”

He

100

Where is DNA stored?

The Nucleus

100

What formula describes Newton’s Second Law?

F = ma

Force = mass x acceleration

100

What is a food chain?

Food chains show how energy moves in an ecosystem. (Animals eat plants and/or other animals for the energy needed to survive.)

100

What is a genotype?

A genotype is a combination of alleles for a specific gene using an inherited DNA sequence

200

Of the following 3, which has a negative charge: proton, electron, neutron?

Electron

200

What is a cell?

Cells are the smallest fully structural and functional unit of any organism.

200

If a 2 gram ball is accelerating down a hill at 3 m/s2 what is the force?

6 N

200

What is a population?

A population is made up of multiple organisms of the same species.

200

What is Phantom Pain?

The memory of pain associated with an amputated limb

300

The Chart of the chemical elements organized by atomic number is known by what?

The Periodic Table of Elements

300

Where does cellular respiration take place?

(energy formation)

The Mitochondria

300

The speed of something over a given direction is known as what?

Velocity

300

What is an abiotic factor? 

Something that is not living.

300

What is the difference between acquired and inherited traits?

Acquired traits are developed by an individual in response to their environment, while inherited traits are passed down from parents to offspring.


400

Name an example of a chemical compound.

CO2, H2O, CO, NaCl, C6H12O6, etc

400

Where are proteins formed? (Protein synthesis)

The Ribosomes
400

Name one of Newton’s Laws.

Newton's First Law: An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

Newton's Second Law: The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of the object and the amount of force applied.

Newton's Third Law: Whenever one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite on the first.

400

What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?

A community only contains living things, while an ecosystem has living and non-living things.

400

How are recessive traits displayed in homozygous are heterozygous organisms?

Recessive traits in homozygous organisms are displayed genotypically and phenotypically. (You can see the trait physically)

Recessive traits in heterozygous organisms are only displayed genotypically. (You cannot seen the trait physically, but it can be seen in offspring)

500

When a substance turns from a liquid into a gas (or vapor) naturally, this is known by what?

Vaporization

500

Name at least two differences between plant and animal cells.

Cell wall

Vacuole size and function

Centrioles 

500

The number of waves that can pass through a fixed point in unit time is known by what?

Frequency

500

What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?

Commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.

500

Name all the Body Systems (there are 11)

Digestive system, Muscular system, Integumentary system, Lymphatic system, Endocrine system, Nervous system, Skeletal system, Reproductive system, Respiratory system, Urinary system, Circulatory system