Ecology
Body Systems
Genetics
Human Impact
Cells
100

What is ecology?

The study of living things and their environment

100

Which body system is responsible for delivering oxygen to the blood stream?

Respiratory (Lungs)

100

Which nitrogenous bases pair with each other?

Adenine- Thymine

Cytosine - Guanine

100

Burning of fossil fuels releases COinto the air, this is a type of?

Pollution

100

How can we identify a plant cell?

Cell wall, chloroplast, vacuoles

200

What are biotic factors? 

Living things (cells, humans, plants...)

200

Which body system is responsible for circulating oxygenated blood throughout the body?

Circulatory System

200

A mistake in the DNA.

Mutation

200

Humans cut down trees in forests to supply building materials and paper products. Removal of mass quantities of trees is called?

Deforestation / Habitat Destruction 

200

How can we identify an animal cell?

Lacking a Cell wall, Chloroplasts, and vacuoles. 

300

When two different species both need the same resource, what can happen?

Competition, possible extinction of species unable to compete

300

Which body system is responsible for sensing stimuli in the external environment?

Nervous System 

300

How much DNA is received from each parent?

50/50

300

If an animal's habitat is destroyed, what is most likely to happen?

The animals will die, move, or possibly go extinct

300

Why are cells shaped the way they are?

The shape allows them to preform their task better. 

400

Name two abiotic factors.

Anything NOT alive.

Soil, Air, Water, Wind, minerals

400

This system is 30 feet long when removed and unwound from our body.

The digestive system. 

400

When must DNA replication take place?

Before a cell can divide. 

400

Scientists are discovering many dead fish and wildlife in a pond. What could be the cause?

Pollution upstream.

Habitat Destruction

Invasive Species

pH 

Salinity


400

What does a ribosome do?

Makes proteins. 

500

Explain the difference between a food web and a food chain?

A food chain connects a few species and their nutritional needs. Represented in a linear line.  

A food web connects many species and their nutritional needs. Represented as a "web" of connections. 

500

This system is responsible for producing and delivering hormones throughout the body.

Endocrine System 

500

What does DNA stand for? Must be close. 

Deoxyribonucleic Acid 

500

A restaurant in NY releases fish into a pond out back in order to have the "Freshest Seafood." The fish have no natural predators. What could happen as a result of this?

Native populations of fish can be destroyed. Ecosystem falls apart. 

500

Where is the hereditary material for a cell stored?

The nucleus.