Waves
Body Systems
Homeostasis
Reproduction
General Knowledge
100

Wave property responsible for brigntness and volume

Amplitude

100

Body system responsible for converting food to energy

Digestive System

100

When you get hot, your body produces this to help cool you down.

Sweating

100

This type of reproduction requires one parent and produces genetically identical offspring.

Asexual Reproduction

100

The sport currently being played in the 'World Cup'

Football (Soccer)

200

Wave property responsible for colour and pitch

Wavelength

200

The largest organ in the human body

Skin
200

After exercise, your breathing rate increases to help maintain stable levels of these two gases.

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

200

This is the name given to a fertilised egg cell.

Zygote

200

Location for the 2028 Olympics

Los Angeles

300

The correct order of colours in the visible spectrup

ROYGBIV

300

Organ system that includes the heart, lungs and veins

Cardio-pulmonary system

300

This organ monitors body temperature and acts as the body's thermostat.

Hypothalamus

300

This reproductive strategy allows some animals, such as hydra, to produce offspring from a small outgrowth on their body.

Budding

300

Largest City in the world by population

Jakarta, Indonesia (~42,000,000 residents)

400

*Double Points, double time* Marine mamals primarily use sound to commuicate despite being underwater. Explain how this can be effective

Teacher choice, must include:
Density of water greater than air
Sound travels further and faster in water

400

This body system detects a hot surface and sends signals that cause you to pull your hand away before you consciously think about it.

The Nervous System

400

Homeostasis mainly works through this type of feedback mechanism, where a change triggers a response that reverses the change.

Negative Feedback

400

Human body cells contain 46 chromosomes, while gametes contain how many

23

400

This element makes up about 21% of Earth's atmosphere.

Oxygen

500

These two types of electromagnetic radiation have wavelengths longer than visible light and are commonly used in communication technologies.

Radio Waves and Microwaves

500

This body system transports disease-fighting white blood cells and helps return excess fluid to the bloodstream.

The Lymphatic System

500

This response causes blood vessels near the skin to widen, increasing heat loss.

Vasodilation

500

*Double Points, double time* Outline 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of sexual reproduction using non-mammal examples

Teacher Choice, must include:
Increased genetic diversity as a positive

500

This is the second-largest country in the world by land area.

Canada (First is Russia)