Animals
What does a bat use for navigation?
Echolocation
What type of tree is a christmas tree?
Coniferous tree
What are the stages of the water cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Extra: Sublimation, evapotranspiration, and percolation
Name three consequences of climate change.
Hotter temperatures, rising sea levels, extreme storms, increased drought, extinction of species, food scarcity, increased health risks (like due to mosquitoes carrying diseases and mosquitos thrive in hot temperatures), and increased poverty
Name three things you can do to live more sustainably?
Examples: Don’t use single use plastics, reduce water consumption, go thrift shopping, try to walk or use TTC rather than driving
What is the name for a mammal that carries their baby in their pouch, like a kangaroo?
Marsupial
What is the process that plants undergo to make food called?
Photosynthesis
What are the 5 Great Lakes?
Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas: Sulfur hexaflouride, Methane, Nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or nitrous oxide?
Nitrogen
Where should you dispose of batteries?
In official battery collection sites or disposers
Describe the stages of the food chain. Hint: First is Producers
Producer -> Primary Consumer -> Secondary Consumer -> Tertiary Consumer -> Detritivore
Can plants move? If yes, why do they move?
Yes. They move to catch prey (carnivorous plants) or to reach towards a light source.
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
Which of the following countries emit the most carbon dioxide: USA, Russia, China, or India
China
How long does it take plastic to break down: 10 years, 100 years, 1000 years, or will it never break down?
1000 years
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
What is the method of growing plants without soil but with a nutrient-based water solution?
Hydroponics
Name one type of wetland.
Swamp, Bog, Marsh, Fen
What is the purpose of the ozone layer?
The ozone layer shields us from UV rays from the sun.
In 1907, plastics were invented, since then what percentage of plastics have been recycled: 5%, 9%, 15%, or 22%
9%
What does it mean for an animal species to be sexually dimorphic?
It means that males look characteristically different from females.
Example: Male peacocks have elaborately beautiful feathers for mating purposes, while female peacocks do not have those kind of feathers.
What processes allow plants to take up water from their roots and transport it up towards its leaves?
There’s cohesion between water molecules. There’s adhesion of the water molecules to the plant. There’s also surface tension. These 3 processes make up the capillary action that allows water to move up the plant’s stem. To take up water from the roots, osmosis is used.
Which country contains the deepest lake in the world?
Russia - Lake Baikal
What is the greenhouse effect?
The gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from being released from the planet.
What is the name for the electricity that a device consumes while plugged into an outlet but turned off?
Phantom load