vocab quiz U5 U6

what is amber?

• a hard, transparent, yellowish-brown substance that was formed in ancient times from resin (= a substance produced by trees) and is used in jewellery

• any large or small living thing that can move independently

• an object that has been made by a person, such as a tool or a decoration, especially one that is of historical interest

• any of various types of container, usually round, especially one used for cooking food

What is a burial

• The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past

• the act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this

• A large body of water surrounded by land

• A natural underground reservoir containing groundwater

Define shipwreck

• an accident in which a ship is destroyed or sunk at sea

• The breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid

• The process of converting light energy into chemical energy stored in the bonds of glucose

• The production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reactions of an electron transport chain

What is an ecosystem?

• A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

• A large, natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream

• A large, natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level

• A large area of land covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

what is inheritance

• money or objects that someone gives you when they die

• something made in an earlier period that is collected and considered to have value because it is beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality

what is Access to the Internet?

• Progressive forward movement in technology

• Able to connect to the Internet

• To save your data to another device

• To control technology from a distance

What is a fossil?

• A type of fuel formed in the earth from the remains of plants and animals

• The preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past

• A large body of water surrounded by land

• A natural underground reservoir containing groundwater

Explain the concept of photosynthesis

• The process of converting light energy into chemical energy stored in the bonds of glucose

• The breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid

• The production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reactions of an electron transport chain

• A large, natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level

Define a glacier

• A large, natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream

• A large area of land covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

• A large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface

• A large, natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level

What is "Internet-enabled"

• Keep a paper copy

• An appliance that saves work

• Machines or appliances that have Internet access

• The best technology available