Main Science Points
How to calculate the total magnification?
By multiplying the ocular lens magnification by the objective lens magnification.
120cm= mm?
1200mm
Do plant or animal cells have cloroplasts?
What are plant cells.
What is evolution?
The change in heritable characteristics of biological populations over many generations.
What are circumpolar constellations?
Constellations that are visible in the sky from a certain location because of them being close to the celestial poles that never go below the horizon.
What type of observations include numbers?
What are quantitative observations.
800mL= L?
0.8L
Which type of cells have rectangular cell walls?
What are plant cells.
What is a recessive gene?
A gene that's trait only is visible when an organism inherits two same copies of it from each parent.
What do you measure with ppm?
Salinity, nitrates, and nitrites.
What type of observations use all 5 sense?
What are qualitative observations.
20mg= g?
0.02g
What is the job of the mitochondria?
To produce energy for the whole cell.
What is adaptation?
A behavioral or physical trait changing to help an organism better survive and reproduce in its environment.
What are the differences between salinity and turbidity?
Salinity measures the saltiness while turbidity measures the the cloudiness of the water.
What axis do you put the independent variable?
The x axis
400nm= mm?
0.0004mm
What is the job of the nucleus?
To store DNA, genetic information.
What is a mutation?
A random genetic variation.
What do animals need for themselves and their ecosystem to survive?
Oxygen, a food source, shelter, the water cycle, and all the Trophic Pyramid to be balanced.
What is the dependent variable?
The variable that is affected based off of the independent variable
3km= cm?
300,000cm
What is the outside layer of a call called?
What is the cell membrane.
What is the purpose of a cladogram?
To visualize the relationship between which organisms are closely related.
What is the average pH for drinking water?
6.5-8.5.