Cells/Microbiology
Human Body
Ecology
Genetics
Photosynthesis/Cell Respiration
100

The part of the cell known as the control center, contains DNA.

What is the nucleus

100

What organ expels CO2 but takes in O2?

What is the lungs
100

What organisms break down dead material and recycle things in the ecosystem?

What are decomposers/fungi/bacteria

100

What does DNA stand for?

What is deoxyribonucleic acid

100

What is the green pigment in plants that catches sunlight?

What is chlorophyll

200

What type of cell does not have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles?

What is the prokaryotic cell

200

What is one example of an involuntary muscle that pumps?

What is the heart (or smooth muscle)

200

What word describes all living things in a particular area?

What is a community

200

What molecule carries genetic information in a cell?

What is DNA

200

What does photosynthesis do?

What is: it makes sugar/energy for the plant from light energy

300
What organelle produces energy/ATP through cellular respiration?

What is the mitochondria

300

What is the largest organ of the human body?

What is skin

300

What type of symbiosis benefits one organism but harms the other?

What is parasitism

300

What is a change or mistake in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information called?

What is a genetic mutation

300

Where in plants does photosynthesis occur?

Where is in the chloroplasts

400

What organelle stores food/water and sometimes waster?

What is the vacuole

400

What cell helps fight off infection + is part of the immune system?

What is a white blood cell (leukocyte)

400

What biome is known for dense forests, a lot of rain, and is typically found near the equator?

What is the tropical rainforest biome

400

Who is known as the father of genetics (hint: think pea plants)?

Who is Gregor Mendel

400

What is the process of breaking down glucose to make ATP?

What is cellular respiration

500

What part of a cell is found in both plant and bacteria cells that provides support + protection?

What is the cell wall

500

What muscle in the body is dome shaped and is a big part of breathing in?

What is the diaphragm

500

What word describes the role or job a species has in an ecosystem?

What is a niche

500

What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

What is: mitosis makes 2 genetically identical cells, meiosis makes 4 genetically diverse ones

500

What gas do plants release during photosynthesis?

What is oxygen