Ecology
Biotic or abiotic: grass
Biotic
What temperature scale do scientists use?
Celcius (or Kelvin)
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
Species that no longer exist on Earth are called
Extinct
What is the school mascot?
What does the prefix bio mean?
Life
Which has more thermal energy: an iceberg or a pot of boiling water.
Iceberg
What type of rock forms from cooled lava?
Igneous
According to the Law of Superposition, where is the oldest layer of rock located?
On the bottom
What is the school motto?
Developing Learners and Leaders
Organism, population, community, ecosystem
If you hold a cup of hot chocolate, where is the heat flowing?
From the hot mug to your cold hand.
Which layer of the Earth has the most heat and pressure?
Inner core
Structures within an organism that are functionless or have no job are called
Vestigial structures
Who will be your counselor in 7th grade?
Ms. Trautman!
Give an example of competition in nature.
Answers vary.
The hotter an object gets, the ________ the atoms are moving.
Faster
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 235 MYA?
Pangea
Name four pieces of evidence that support the Theory of Evolution.
Fossils, comparative anatomy, DNA, and embryos
Name all three principals.
Dr. Houston
Dr. Buschman
Ms. Beyer
What happens to native species when invasive species are introduced to an environment?
The native species decrease in population.
When a lizard sits under the heat lamp, what type of heat transfer are they experiencing?
Radiation
This type of plate boundary forms volcanoes and mountains when two plates crash into each other.
Convergent boundary
Structures that appear similar in related organisms because they are inherited from a common ancestor
Homologous structures
What three character traits are written on a Pirate Pride?
Respect, responsibility, and involved