Energy
Cells
Atoms
Human Body
Ecology
100

Which uses the most energy in American homes each year?

lighting, water heater, heating and cooling or refrigeration

Heating and Cooling

100

Do animal cells have a cell wall?

No

100

What type of charge does an electron have?

Negative charge

100

What does integumentary mean?

Skin

100

In the levels of organization what comes after population?

Community

200

The U.S. consumes lots of energy.  Which fuel provides the most energy?


petroleum, coal, natural gas, solar

Petroleum

200

What organelle produces proteins?

Ribosomes

200

Where are electrons located in an atom?

Electron shells or orbitals

200

What does pulmonary mean?

Lungs

200

What is a tertiary consumer in a food chain?

The third organism that eats something else.

300

Power is measured in Watts.  What is energy measured in?

Joules

300

What is the name of cell division in body cells?

Mitosis

300

What does the word mean?

Uncuttable or indivisible

300

What does systemic mean?

System

300

What is the ultimate source of energy?

Sun

400

Which famous scientist developed the equation for energy, E=MC2?

Albert Einstein

400

How many chromosomes are in human cells?

46

400

What determines the atomic number of an atom?

Number of protons

400

How many muscles does it take to frown?

About 10, 20, 30, 40

About 40 muscles--43 muscles

400

Is it an autotroph or a heterotroph that makes their own food?

Autotroph

500

What do humans have to do to get the energy they need everyday?

Eat

500

What is the energy created in the mitochondria of a cell?

ATP

500

Why are some atoms radioactive?

They are unstable and start to go through radioactive decay which releases radiation.

500

How many muscles does it take to smile?

about 10, 20, 30, 40

About 20---17 muscles.

500

How much energy is passed on to each level of the food chain as you move up to the highest consumer?

10%