Biology
The function of the digestive system
to break down food into usable molecules for the body
Thermal energy is another word for
Heat Energy
This is the step in the water cycle when liquid turns into a gas
What is evaporation
Genotypes made of two different gene copies for example: Ff
Heterozygous
The units (2) used to measure temperature
Degree Celsius (°C) or Degree Fahrenheit (°F).
The main source of energy for the Earth's climate system
The Sun
What day of the week does Ms. P bring Emotional Support Munchkins?
Friday
What is a specific characteristic or feature of an organism called?
Trait
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Crust
The smallest unit of living things.
What is a Cell?
Heat transfers from an object that is...to and object that is ...
HOT to COLD
the process by which water vapor cools and changes back into a liquid
Condensation
The number of copies of each gene contained in the DNA.
2
the process by which water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Precipitation
The long-term pattern of weather conditions in a particular area
Climate
The name of Ms. Principato's Dog
Fletcher
Air has Mass.
True
Is the following thing living or non living:
Rock
Non-Living
The cell structure known as the powerhouse of the cell.
What is the Nucleus?
A hot cup of tea is left in a room temperature box. What will happen to the temperature of the tea?
The temperature will decrease or go down
The state of matter has the fastest moving molecules
Gas
The number of copies each parent passes on to their offspring.
1
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
weather
The greenhouse gases that are increasing in the atmosphere due to human activity
Carbon Dioxide or CO2 and Methane CH4
How Many Siblings does Ms. P have
the continuous movement of ocean water caused by prevailing winds
Ocean Currents
This is when the moon moves directly between earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight in a certain path on Earth
Solar Eclipse
The cell structure that contains the genetic information for the cell.
Nucleus
Object A (107 degree ) touches Object B (85 degree ) Which way will energy transfer?
A to B
The state of matter has the slowest moving molecules
Solid
A tiger has two of the same copies for the trait of Eye Color.
Heterozygous or Homozygous
Homozygous
the layer of gasses that surrounds earth’s surface
atmosphere
Cars contribute to the release of Greenhouse Gases. Name 2 solutions that could reduce this effect.
Taking Public Transportation, riding bikes or walking, carpooling.
Ms. P's Favorite singer is..
Taylor Swift
What is the force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth called?
Gravity
Name the correct Order of events in the water cycle AFTER sunlight heats the water on the surface of Earth
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff
The Organ System responsible for transporting oxygen and nutrients to ALL cells in the body
Circulatory
Kinetic energy of an object describes the..
How fast the molecules in an object or its temperature
the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container
Liquid
A square chart that shows all the possible gene combinations that result from sexual reproduction.
Punnett Square
The latitude at the equator is….
0 degrees
How do livestock release methane in the atmosphere?
eating and digestion
How many years has Ms. P been a teacher at ECM?
5 years
What determines the function of a protein?
its structure or the way that it looks
Which animal is most closely related to humans based on percent of shared DNA?
Chimpanzees. Humans and chimps share a surprising 98.8 percent of their DNA.
Name the 6 characteristics of all living things.
Made of cells, require energy, respond to stimuli, reproduce, grow and develop, and maintain homeostasis.
The higher the kinetic Energy, the ___________ the temperature.
higher or hotter
Rank the 3 States of matter from highest energy to lowest energy.
Highest: Gas
Middle: Liquid
Lowest: Solid
In tomatoes, red fruit (R) is dominant over yellow fruit (r). A plant that is homozygous for red fruit is crossed with a plant that has yellow fruit. What will be the genotype and phenotype of the offspring?
Genotype: Rr
Phenotype: Red
The closer you are to the equator, the ______________ the climate
Hotter
Name 3 Human Activities that contribute to the release of Carbon Dioxide or Methane in our Atmosphere.
Combustion - burning fuels for cars, heating homes, using energy.
Livestock releasing Methane during digestion
What is Ms. Principato's favorite 6th grade unit to teach?
Climate Change
__________ occurs because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere
coriolis effect
Name the two gasses we breathe in and out.
O2 (oxygen) and CO2 (carbon dioxide)