Vocabulary
Life Science
Charts & Graphs
Mystery
Science Practices
100
A process that helps an organism survive and function in its environment
A) Evolution B) Adaptation
C) Specification D) Heredity
B) Adaptation
100
This is the smallest unit of life.
What is a cell?
100
What is the mode of this data set?
A) 15
B) 11
C) 16
D) 17
A) 15
100
What is the last step of the scientific method?
A) Ask question
B) Form hypothesis
C) Draw conclusion
D) Record results
C) Draw conclusions
100
Which of the following is NOT true?
A) all organisms have genetic material
B) all organisms are made of atoms
C) all organisms have a cell wall
D) all organisms are made of one or more cells
E) all organisms are made of molecules
C) all organisms have a cell wall
200
Anything that has mass and takes up space
A) Organism B) Cell C) Matter D) Osmosis
C) Matter
200
Olivia records the temperature every morning for 7 days. She recorded the following temperatures: 55, 62, 43, 60, 58, 40, and 55.
What was the median temperature for the 7 days?
What is 55?
200
If additional cheetahs were introduced into this ecosystem, shortly thereafter we would expect a decrease in the ________ population.
What is hare population?
200
A ______ is something that changes in a science experiment that can affect results.
What is a Variable?
200
The square above is based on the eye color of two parents. One of the parents has brown eyes and carries the recessive gene for green eyes (a). What is the probability that a biological child of these parents will have brown eyes?
What is 50%
300
Newton's ____ Law of Motion states that an object at rest will stay at rest.
A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth
A) First
300
DNA is the abbreviation for this.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
300
Wavelengths are measured in nanometers (nm). Each color on the visible spectrum has a different wavelength. The human eye is only able to distinguish wavelengths between 400-750 nm. The approximate wavelengths of the visible spectrum are shown below:
If you were reading a scientific report, and it referred to a wavelength of 455 nm, which color would it be referring to?
A) Violet
B) Ultraviolet
C) Blue
D) Green
C) Blue
300
The method by which plants turn sunlight into energy.
What is photosynthesis?
300
Which of the following is NOT true?
A) Atoms can be destroyed in chemical reactions.
B) Matter is composed of atoms.
C) All atoms of any given element are identical.
D) Atoms of different elements have different properties.
A) Atoms can be destroyed in chemical reactions.
400
The result of a force moving an object over a distance is what?
A) Velocity B) Force C) Work D) Voltage
C) Work
400
The part of the cell where the DNA is found.
What is the nucleus?
400
The median of number of hurricanes per decade in this chart.
What is 15?
400
This type of mechanical energy is due to position.
What is potential energy?
400
Newton's laws of motion provides that an object set in motion remains in motion unless a force acts on it. If you suspend a ball from a tree with a piece of string and make it swing, the ball will swing for a while, then slow down and stop. Why does the ball stop swinging?
A) because gravity is pulling it toward the Earth
B) because an object at rest remains at rest unless a forces acts upon it
C) because energy of motion is converted to heat through friction with air
D) because energy is the ability to do work
E) because the mass of the object is too small to maintain the motion
A) because gravity is pulling it toward the Earth
500
A(n) _____ is a fact or idea that you figure out based on stated information.
A) conclusion B) inference C) hypothesis
D) hasty generalization
B) inference
500
The method by which cells reproduce.
What is mitosis?
500
In an ecosystem, producers convert the sun’s energy into a usable source for other organisms. Primary consumers eat the producers, secondary consumers eat primary consumers, and tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. Some organisms eat more than one type of organism in the food web. Look at the food web below. Notice that the lion is both a scavenger and a secondary consumer. Thus, they may fill more than one role in the ecosystem.
Which of the following organisms fill more than one role in the ecosystem?
A) Giraffe
B) Hyena
C) Cheetah
D) Dung-rolling beetle
B) Hyena
500
Matter can neither be ________ or _________.
What is created nor destroyed?
500
Which of the following statements about photosynthesis is correct?
A) When 6 molecules of carbon dioxide are used, 1 molecule of oxygen is produced
B) When 1 molecule of water is used, 1 molecule of glucose is produced
C) When 6 molecules of water are used, 1 molecule of glucose is produced
D) When 1 molecule of glucose is produced, 12 molecules of oxygen are used
C) When 6 molecules of water are used, 1 molecule of glucose is produced