| A | B |
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| Whaty is the genotype for a male? | XY |
| What is the genotype for a female? | XX |
| What is a female carrier of a sex linked disorder? | female genes with the disorder on ONE X |
| What is the symbol for a male on a pedigree chart? | square |
| What is the symbol for a female on a pedigree chart? | circle |
| What does a half filled in circle mean on a pedigree chart? | half filled in circle |
| Two of the same case letters (both recessive or both dominant) represent a hybrid or purebred? | Purebred |
| A dominant (Capital letter) and recessive (lowercase letter) gene represents a hybrid or a purebred? | Hybrid |
| What is the only way a recessive trait will show? | pure for the recessive trait |
| A hybrid will result in the dominant or the recessive trait showing? | dominant |
| How many chromosomes are in the sex cells? | half of the body cells |
| What type of asexual reporduction is when an organism splits in half? | binary fission |
| What type of asexual reproduction has a little organism growing out of the side of the parent? | budding |
| What is a fertilized egg called? | zygote |
| What is the process of an egg and sperm joining? | fertilization |
| What is the change in an organism over time? | evolution |
| What is a specific trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce? | adaptation |
| What type of organism evolves quickly | single cell (bacteria) |
| What type of organism evolves slowly? | multicellular (elephant) |
| What term describes the best adapted organisms survive and reproduce? | Natural Selection |
| Where do you find the oldest fossil in sedimentary rock? | bottom layer |
| Where is the most evolved fossil found in sedimentary rock? | top layer |
| A shell impression is an example of a ______. | fossil |
| What type of organism breaks down dead organisms? | decomposer |
| What type of organism makes food and always begins a food chain? | producer |
| What type of organism needs to eat food? | consumer |
| What type of consumer eats plants only? | herbivore |
| What is the correct order for the levels of classification from largest to smallest? | Kingdom-phylum-class-order-family-genus-species |
| An amoeba, paramecium and euglena are examples of what kingdom? | protist |
| What structures are only in a plant cell? | cell wall and chloroplast |
| What process creates energy? | respiration |
| What is needed for a cell to go through respiration? | Oxygen and glucose (food) |
| What are the end product of respiration? | energy, carbon dioxide, and water |
| Which level of classification has the greatest variety? | Kingdom |
| What is the basic unit of life for all living things? | the cell |
| What process makes food in plants? | photosynthesis |
| What process describes the movement of water through a cell membrane? | osmosis |
| What system transports materials? | circulatory |
| What system breaks down food? | digestive |
| What system sends and receives electrical messages? | nervous |
| What system has hormones as a chemical messenger? | endocrine |
| Which system protects and supports the body? | skeletal |
| Which system brings oxygen into the body? | respiratory |
| What system helps the body move? | muscular |
| What connective tissue connects muscle to bone? | tendon |
| What connective tissue connects bone to bone? | ligament |
| What in the body delivers food and gas to the cells? | blood |
| What chemical messenger controls slow body processes? | hormones |
| What type of cell carries electrical messages? | nerve cell |
| What measurement is the amount of space an object takes up? | volume |
| What is the formula for volume? | l x w x h |
| What can you use to measure length | meter stick |
| What unit measures mass? | grams |
| What unit measures liquid volume? | liters |
| What tool is used to measure liquid volume? | graduated cylinder |
| What tool is used to measure mass? | triple beam balance |
| Which type of statement, inference or observation, uses the words perhaps - maybe - might? | inference |
| What type of statement, observation or inference, uses your 5 senses? | observation |
| How can you make sure your experiment results are accurate? | repeat the experiment |
| What is the first step in an experiment? | problem |
| What step in the experiment is your educated guess? | hypothesis |
| What step in an experiment lists the steps to follow? | procedure |
| What step in the experiment is the end where you state if your hypothesis is correct? | conclusion |
| What do we call measurements taken during an experiment? | data |
| How do you know if an object will float in water? | it is less than 1.0 g/ml |
| How do you know if an object will sink in water? | it is more than 1.0 g/ml |
