3rd 6 Weeks Make-Up

This is the passing of physical characteristics, or traits, from parents to offspring.

• heredity
• genealogy
• genetics
• traitology

Chromosomes are found in the ____________ of the cell

• Chloroplast
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Mitochondria

These are characteristics passed on from parent to offspring.

• Inherited Traits

• Acquired Traits

• Dominant Traits

• Recessive Traits

Which system transports nutrients and oxygen to the parts of the body?

• Respiratory System

• Digestive System

• Circulatory System

• Integumentary System

Match the organ system with its function(s).

• Takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide

• Digestive System

• Protects the body and helps control body temperature

• Integumentary System

• Breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and removes waste

• Skeletal System

• Provides support, protects organs, helps the body move

• Respiratory System

A physical change...

• changes the physical properties of an object, but does not create a new substance.

• creates a new substance and cannot be undone.

Which of the following examples provides evidence of a PHYSICAL change?

• Wood is burned and releases ash and smoke

• Iron rusts over time

• When mixed, baking soda and vinegar form gas bubbles

• Boiling water bubbles when heated

Which statement below is correct about asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction?

• Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction both involve one parent
• Sexual reproduction involves making clones and asexual reproduction creates unique offspring
• Asexual reproduction creates clones and sexual reproduction creates unique offspring

What kind of reproduction is pictured?

• spore reproduction

• fragmentation

• parthenogenesis

• budding

• runner

A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?

• Plants have cells but animals do not.
• They are both made of one or more cells. 
• They both come from the same kind of cell.
• They both come from a non-living organism.