What two factors affect the gravitational attraction between two objects?
mass and distance
100
What are simple cells with no nucleus?
What is prokaryotes
100
What has a nucleus and membrane bound organelles?
What is eukaryotes
200
What evidence supports the Big Bang Theory?
Galaxies appear to be receding (red shift)
200
What does the law of conservation of energy state?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed (it just changes forms)
200
Gregor Mendel
What is father of genetics
200
The Law of Dominance
What is the dominant trait will always show up in the offspring
300
What fuels a star?
Nuclear fusion
300
How are nuclear fission and fusion different?
Fission is the division of one atom into two, and fusion is the combination of two lighter atoms into a larger one.
300
The process in which sunlight is converted to sugar is called?
What is photosynthesis
300
What converts glucose to make ATP?
What is Cellular respiration
400
List the kinds of waves included in the electromagnetic spectrum from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength.
radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma rays
400
What are two main types of energy? Give examples of each type.
Potential energy: stored energy
examples- elastic energy, chemical energy, nuclear energy
Kinetic energy: energy of movement
examples- thermal energy, mechanical energy, and electrical energy
400
Phases of mitosis
What is What is prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase/cytokinesis.
400
End result of mitosis
What is two identical daughter cells
500
What are the relative sizes of the particles that make up an atom?
protons and neutrons are relatively the same size, an electron has relatively very little mass when comparing it to a proton and/or neutron
500
Describe each rock type. Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
Sedimentary rocks are caused by weathering and erosion, Igneous rocks form when magma cools and makes crystals, and metamorphic rocks are caused by heat and pressure
500
food web
What is a complex series of food chains
500
Energy in a food pyramid
What is 90% of energy is lost to heat and only 10% moves up to the next trophic level