Glamorous Genetics
Excellent Ecology
Spooky Scary Skeletons
Ominous Oceans
FOOD, FOOD, FOOD
100
What are your genes made of?
DNA
100
What is the hottest and driest ecosystem?
Desert
100
What has more bones in its body? A baby or an adult?
A baby
100
How many oceans are there? And what is the largest one?
7, Pacific Ocean
100
What contains more energy per gram? Fat or sugar?
Fat
200
Who do you inherit your genes from?
Your mum and dad
200
Some animals in an ecosystem get eaten and other animals do the eating. What diagram links and connects all these animals?
Food web
200
What has more bones in its neck? A sparrow, or a giraffe?
Sparrow
200
Name the largest shark in the world
Whale shark
200
Name a good source of fiber
Celery, beans, whole grains, brown rice, popcorn, nuts, beetroot, oatmeal, berries, potato skins
300
What is it called when there are errors/changes in your genes?
Mutation
300
Animals that eat other animals are called? Animals that eat only plants are called?
Carnivore, Herbivore
300
What is the large bone at your hips called?
Pelvis
300
Name the big, toothy fish with the light bulb in Finding Nemo
Anglerfish
300
Name any 3 nutrient types that we absorb
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats (lipids), Vitamins, Nucleic Acids, Water
400
Categorize: Genetic cause? Or environmental cause? 1) Losing an arm in an accident 2) Cancer 3) Having blue eyes
1) Environmental 2) Both 3) Genetic
400
What is the biome/ecosystem that is cold, rocky, has few plants and has short growing seasons? (Hint: Starts with a "T")
Tundra
400
What is the longest single bone on Earth? And what animal does it belong to?
Blue whale lower jawbone
400
What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean in the world?
The Mariana Trench
400
Some people are allergic to gluten. What type of nutrient is gluten?
Wheat protein
500
A gene usually has different versions of itself. What are these different versions called?
Alleles
500
What is each step in a food chain called?
Trophic level
500
What is the bone at the front of your rib cage called?
Sternum
500
Name the saltiest sea in the world (Yes, this is a sea question)
The Dead Sea
500
We can't eat grass or tree leaves because we can't digest a specific carbohydrate in them. What is this carbohydrate?
Cellulose