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Science Mid-Term
Science Review #1
Question | Answer |
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Write a hypothesis for the "Bouncing Ball" experiment. | IF I drop the ball from a higher level THEN the bounce will be higher too BECAUSE it builds momentum. |
What do you collect and record while conducting an experiment? | Data. |
List the levels of TAXONOMY in order. | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. |
What is the structure of the Animal Kingdon? | Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell Membrane. |
What is the structure of the Plant Kingdon? | Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Chloroplast, Cell wall. |
What is the structure of the Fungi Kingdom? | Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell walls. |
What is the structure of the Protist Kingdom? | Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cell wall. |
What is the structure of the Moneran Kingdom? | Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Some have cell walls. |
Define Taxonomy. | An orderly classifacation of organisams that go from a large, general group to a small specific group. |
Chromosomes | 1. String like structures found in the Nucleus 2. They carry the DNA |
Nucleus | 1. The oval shaped organelle 2. Found in the center of the cell 3. Called the "brain" of the cell because it directs cell activities |
Vacuole | 1. Sac like structures 2. Stores water, Waste and Nutrients |
Mitochondria | 1. A folded organelle 2. Often called the "PowerHouse" of the cell. It produces energy using oxygen and nutrients |
Cells make up Tissues... | Tissues make up Organs Organs make up Organ Systems Organ Systems make up an Organism |
What was Robert Hooke responsible for? | He was the first scientist to see cells under a microscope. |
List the differences between an animal cell and a plant cell. | ANIMAL PLANT 7 small vacuoles 1-2 large vacuole Have lysosomes Chloroplasts Cell membrane Cell wall & membrane |
What is a Structural Adaptation? | An adaptation that involves body parts or color Ex. The spotted moth is gray to blend in with a soot tree. |
What is a Behavioral Adaptation? | An action that aids in an organisms survival. Ex. The Plover will pretend her wing is broken to keep predators away from her nest. |
What is a Physiological Adaptation? | An adaptation that involves a body part's job of controlling a life process. |
What are the 6 Basic Life Processes? | 1. Take in energy. 2. Release energy in food. 3. Use energy for life processes 4. Produce and excrete waste. 5. Respond to the enviorment. 6. Reproduce. |
What is an inherited trait? | A trait passed on to the offspring by the parents. |
Describe a learned behavior and give an example | A behavior that is taught by another member of that organisms species. Ex. Humans learned to walk and talk. |
What is a reflex? | A quick, automatic response to a stimulus. |
Name the #s on the microscope page. | #1 Body tube #2 Nose piece #3 low objective lens #4 low objective lens #5 High objuctive lens #6 stage clips #7 diaphram #8 light source #9 eye piece #10 arm #11 stage #12 course adjustment knob #13 Fine adjustment knob #14 base |