Sound/Light
True or false?
Light is an electromagnetic wave
True
The United States is experiencing this season when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
Summer
This organelle is the control center of the cell
The nucleus
What is the purpose of the digestive system?
To break down food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
Barnacles attach themselves to the skin of whales. The barnacles benefit by having a place to live and access to food as the whale moves through the water, while the whale is unharmed. What type of ecological relationship is this?
Commensalism
What is amplitude?
The height of a wave
This takes 1 year to complete
The Earth's revolution around the Sun
This is the powerhouse of the cell. It breaks down glucose for energy.
Mitochondria
To transport oxygen, carbon dioxide, glucose, and waste throughout the body.
What does biodiversity mean?
The amount of species in a given area
How is a sound produced?
Using vibrations.
This term is used when the lit side of the moon is growing on the right.
Waxing
Animals don't have this organelle. It's purpose is to protect the plant and provide it structure.
Cell wall
What is the purpose of the respiratory system?
To allow for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood.
Which type of farming decreases the spread of plant diseases?
Diversified farming
How does a one-way mirror work?
50% reflection, 50% transmission
During these months, the North Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness.
December - March
The largest organelle in plant cells. It stores food, water, metabolic and toxic wastes.
Vacuole
What type of blood vessels deliver nutrients to cells?
Capillaries
Name an animal that used to live in CT before deforestation.
Mountain lion, wolf, Elk
What type of electromagnetic radiation does a TV remote use?
Infrared
This is the term for when one body is moving around another body in space
Orbit
Small organelles that make proteins.
Ribosomes
Name at least 5 different systems of the human body.
Muscular System, Skeletal System, Digestive System, Excretory System, Circulatory System, Immune System, Nervous System, Respiratory System
Name a species of fruit eater in the Indonesian rainforest that would be negatively impacted if the orangutan went extinct.
Sunbear, Hornbill, Elephant