Genetics
Molecule that carries genetic info.
What is DNA?
Law about motion staying constant unless acted upon.
What is Newton’s First Law (inertia)?
The control center of the body.
What is the brain?
Number on the periodic table that equals protons.
What is atomic number?
Gas most responsible for global warming.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
Different versions of the same gene.
What are alleles?
Formula for Newton’s 2nd Law.
What is F = ma?
Carries messages between brain and body.
What are nerves (or neurons)?
Element symbol for sodium.
What is Na?
Main cause of rising sea levels.
What is melting glaciers or polar ice caps?
# of chromosomes in human cells.
What is 46?
Reaction force when pushing on a wall.
What is an equal and opposite force?
Gap between two neurons.
What is the synapse?
The only metal that's liquid at room temp.
What is mercury (Hg)?
Difference between weather and climate.
What is weather = short-term; climate = long-term patterns?
Chart used to predict inherited traits.
What is a Punnett square?
Why heavier objects need more force to move.
What is more mass = more inertia, needs more force?
Part of nervous system controlling involuntary actions.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Group of elements that do not react easily with others.
What are noble gases?
Effect where gases trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Difference between genotype and phenotype.
What is genotype = genetic code, phenotype = traits shown?
Law that explains rocket launches.
What is Newton’s Third Law?
The path a reflex takes from stimulus to response.
What is a reflex arc?
Name for vertical columns on the periodic table.
What are groups (or families)?
Term for rapid extinction of species due to climate stress.
What is mass extinction?