Science & Stuff
A biologist is looking at a cell under the microscope. The cell lacks a nucleus and does not contain other organelles. What type of cell is the biologist looking at?
What is prokaryotic cell?
Correctly identify the subatomic particle with its electrical charge.
What is protons (positive), electrons (negative), neutrons (no charge)?
Purpose of the vacuole.
What is storing food and water?
What is the process called that plants use to capture the sun’s energy and build carbohydrates to store
energy?
What is photosynthesis?
What is the name of the famous Christmas ballet?
What is the Nutcracker?
A student wants to see if plants grow better when they are exposed to classical music. The student uses 4 greenbean plants potted in the same container with the same type of soil. Two of these plants are grown in a greenhouse playing classical music, while the other two plants are grown in a greenhouse that does not have music playing. After 2 weeks, the height of the plants will be measured and recorded.
Identify the Independent and Dependent variables.
What is the Independent variable is the presence or absence of music in the greenhouse and the Dependent variable is the height the plants grow?
Argon, Krypton, and Xenon belong under which elemental family?
What is the Noble Gases?
A monomer made up of a Phosphate Group, a Sugar, and a Nitrogen-Base is called …
What is nucleotide?
What pigment molecule found in Photosystem I and Photosystem II absorbs the energy of sunlight and uses
that energy to split water molecules into energized electrons, hydrogen ions, and oxygen gas?
What is chlorophyll?
What plant’s berries are often white and traditionally hung on doorways?
What is mistletoe?
Who was the scientist that saw and named cells for the first time after looking at cork under a microscope?
Who is Robert Hooke?
Water molecules have a slightly negative (-) charged region located with the oxygen and it has a slightly positive (+) charged region located with the hydrogen. Because water has this “uneven” distribution of charges, water is considered a(an):
What is a polar compound?
Which organelles are found in plant cells but not animal cells?
What is cell wall and chloroplast?
Location of Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis take place?
What is in the thylakoid of the chloroplast?
How many towns in America are named “Christmas”?
What is two?
Type of fermentation would you find occurring in human muscle cells during a very intensive exercise workout
What is Lactic Acid Fermentation?
Hydrogen has an atomic mass of 1 and has an atomic number of 1. What are the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons
What is 1 proton, 1 electron, and zero neutrons?
The organelle that produces lipids.
What is Smooth ER?
How many ATP molecules are created during Aerobic Respiration?
What is 30-40?
Who wrote the classic story “A Christmas Carol?”
Who is Charles Dickens?
Identify the parts of the cell theory. (Hint: 3 parts)
All cells come from other cells.
Cells are basic unit of life.
All living things are composed of 1 or more cells.
An atom with too few electrons and an overall positive charge is called …
What is cation?
Examples of passive transport (Hint: 3 types)
What is simple diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion?
The chemical formula for photosynthesis.
What is 6 CO2 + 6H2O + Light Energy → 6O2 + C6H12O6?
What country is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition in the 16th century?
What is Germany?