Elemental Nomenclature
H
Hydrogen
The name derives from the Greek hydro for "water" and genes for "forming" because it burned in air to form water.
1 m = x cm?
1 Meter equals 100 Centimeters.
Centi means hundred or hundredth.
Omnivores diet?
Many types of food.
Omni means "of all things".
Most abundant element in Botanical (plant) life forms.
Carbon
The kingdom that houses animals.
Animalia
P
Phosphorus
The name derives from the Greek phosphoros for "bringing light" because it has the property of glowing in the dark.
What part of an atom determines the type of atom?
Nucleus
Define - The formation of new cells by division each with a complete set of chromosomes.
Mitosis
Name a part of a cell unique to plants.
Cell wall, chloroplasts, plastids, and a central vacuole.
Most abundant element in animals.
Oxygen
Na
Sodium
The symbol Na derives from the Latin natrium for "natron" (soda in English).
State the charge of Neutrons, Protons, and Electrons.
Neutron - No charge
Proton - Positively charged
Electron - Negatively charged
Mitochondrion's function?
Phototropism?
The growth of an organism in response to a light stimulus.
Name 5 Characteristics of mammals.
Have hair, Mammary glands for feeding young, live inside mothers prior to birth, Warm-Blooded, Four-chambered heart.
Fe
Iron
The symbol Fe is derived from the Latin ferrum for "firmness".
List the taxons in order by descending size.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
Provides a surface for chemical reactions
Endoplasmic Reticulum
What kingdom are plants in?
Plantae
What is the primary means of reproduction in the kingdom Animalia?
Sexual reproduction
Au
Gold
What are the steps to the scientific method?
Observe - Identify a phenomenon.
Question - Inquire into it.
Research - Search for reliable information.
Hypothesize - Formulate a logical, educated guess.
Experiment - Create a physical model of your hypothesis.
Test - Identify if your hypothesis is accurate to the real world.
Conclusion - What can you learn about the initial phenomenon.
What are the main Life functions?
Transport, Irritability, Nutrition, Respiration, Excretion, Synthesis, Growth, and Reproduction.
What is Budding?
A form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops from some generative anatomical point of the parent organism.
What is Estivation and when does it occur?
When an organism's metabolism slows down and the animal survives without eating. This occurs in the summertime.