Give the name of the chemical the gives plants their green pigment and is used to trap light from the sun.
What is chlorophyll
100
All vertebrate animals have what body part in common?
What is a backbone
100
Which part of an organisms cells would hold the DNA of that organism?
What is the nucleus
100
Scientists who study things in space are called what?
What is astronomers
100
The Latin affix bi and di can both mean what?
What is two
200
Animals breathe in oxygen. What gas do plants take in?
What is carbon dioxide
200
Which of these choices is not an organ: skin, liver, blood, brain ?
What is blood
200
Give the name of the world's largest ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean.
200
The changes in the way the moon looks from Earth are called its whats?
What is phases
200
The Latin affix quad means what?
What is four
300
Give the term for the process that plants use to make food.
What is photosynthesis
300
Name one example of an animal that is cold-blooded and one example of an animal that is warm-blooded.
Generally all mammals and birds are warm-blooded, and all reptiles, insects, arachnids, amphibians and fish are cold-blooded.
300
Name the five senses that can be used in scientific observation.
What are touch, sight, smell, taste, hearing
300
Located between Mars and Jupiter, there is a field of huge rock and metal chunks that stay in orbit around the sun. What is this called?
What is the asteroid belt
300
The Latin affix mega means what?
What is big
400
Plants also make adaptations. Desert plants such as a cactus may develop a thick, waxy outer covering on their trunks and leaves. Why would plants make this adaptation?
What is to help save water
400
Name any two characteristics of mammals.
What is 1. have hair or fur 2. produce milk for their young 3. warm-blooded 4. are vertebrates (have a backbone)
400
Which area would be the most likely to have volcanoes or earthquakes: Ohio, Mississippi, California, or Florida ?
What is California (west coast of the United States is along the Ring of Fire)
400
Name (A) the planet that has rings and (B) the planet that is the largest in our solar system.
What is (A) Saturn and (B) Jupiter
400
The Latin affix kilo means what?
What is thousand
500
Which parts of plants (A) take in water and (B) process sunlight and carbon dioxide into food ?
What is (A) roots and (B) leaves
500
Animals whose body temperature changes with the temperature of its surroundings are called which: hot-blooded or cold-blooded ?
What is cold-blooded
500
Which three continents does the equator pass through?
What are Africa, Asia, and South America
500
Name the planets in the Milky Way (our solar system) in the correct order starting from the sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (will accept with or without Pluto)