What is the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms?
What is taxonomy
100
What type of magnetic field is located around the geographic north pole? Explain.
What is the magnetic south pole because opposites attract.
100
What is another name for a branch diagram?
What is a cladogram.
100
What are the three main types of adaptations?
What is behavioral, physical, and physiological.
100
What are the five steps of the EDP?
What is ask, imagine, plan, create, improve
200
What is a device that increases or decreases the voltage of alternating current?
What is a transformer
200
How can you turn off your electromagnet?
What is disconnect the wire from the power source.
200
The genus name of the rose Ryan is looking for is rosa. Its specific name is alba. What will it say on the tag identifying the plant?
What is Rosa Alba
200
Would a zebra be an example of an animal that reproduces internally or externally?
What is internally
200
What is the difference between a beaker and a graduated cylinder?
What is a beaker is similar to a cup with a spout and a graduated cylinder in taller and skinnier with a spout. A beaker is typically used to measure greater amounts of material, but a graduated cylinder is more accurate.
300
What is a coil of wire with an electric current in it?
What is a solenoid
300
Explain why some pieces of iron are more magnetic than others are.
What is some pieces of iron are more magnetic than others because the domains of the magnetic pieces are more aligned. The domains of the less magnetic pieces are randomly arranged.
300
The simple, single-celled organisms that live in your intestines are classified in what domain?
What is bacteria
300
Give TWO examples of innate behaviors.
What is answers will vary. Example: blinking, crying, breathing
300
What is a theory?
What is a possible explanation.
400
What is a period of inactivity and lowered body temperature that some animals undergo in summer as a protection against hot weather and lack of food
What is estivation
400
How does the function of an electric generator differ from the function of an electric motor?
What is the function of a generator is opposite of the function of the electric motor. A generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, and an electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
400
What are the 8 levels of classification from largest to smallest?
What is kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
400
What is the relationship between reproduction and natural selection?
What is beneficial traits can be passed down through genetics through reproduction
400
When part of a sea star breaks off, the part can develop into a new individual. What is this pattern of asexual reproduction called?
What is fragmentation
500
What is a domain?
What is tiny areas on a magnet that act like mini magnets and must be aligned to be magnetic
500
What is the difference between a step up and step down transformer?
What is a step up transformer increases voltage and decreases current. A step down transformer decreases voltage and increases current.
500
Why are sponges considered part of the kingdom animalia?
What is they have cells that lack cell walls and they cannot create their own food.
500
Give an example of an animal, 2 adaptations, and why they have them.
What is answers will vary
500
What is mimicry? Give an example that uses it.
What is an animal that looks similar to another animal or environment as a use or protection. Answers will vary for examples.