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WorksheetsScience Skills Week #3
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 44mins
What is the meaning of the Latin root...
Eu
Forward, favoring, before
Well, good, true, normal
Above, beyond, over
Equal, same
What is the meaning of the Latin root...
Pro
Out, away, from
Cell
In, into, within
Forward, favoring, before
What is the meaning of the Latin root...
Marg
good, well, true, normal
forward, favoring, before
poison
border, edge
What is the meaning of the Latin root.....
Cata
breakdown, downward
good, well, true, normal
poison
border
What is the meaning of the Latin term...
Tox
good, well, true, normal
poison
breakdown, downward
edge
Inside a greenhouse, different types of trees are kept at 3 different humidity levels. These are left for 3 years. One tree is left outside in normal conditions. The heights of the trees are measured once a week.
Identify the independent variable.
three years
type of tress
growth of trees
humidity levels
You water some plants with 4 different types of water (salt water, regular water, sugar water and distilled water). After a two-week period, the height of the plants are measured.
Identify the dependent variable
type of water
two week period
height of plants
sugar water
Latoya wanted to find out what toothpaste made teeth the cleanest. Everyday she brushed her teeth with a different product and then took a plaque test to see how much plaque was left. She used Crest, Colgate, Close-up, and water.
Identify the independent variable.
Latoya
type of toothpaste
amount of plaque
plaque test
Type of macromolecule that is used for long term energy storage in animals.
carbohydrates
lipids
amino acids
nucleotide
The monomers of proteins.
fatty acids
amino acids
nucleotides
enzymes
A material that can speed up the rate of a reaction. In humans, these materials are most often enzymes.
catalyst
amino acid
nucleotide
polymerization
Monomers of lipids
amino acids
fatty acids
nucleotides
monosaccharides
The monomers of nucleic acids.
nucleotides
amino acids
monosaccharides
fatty acids
Special lipid that is made of a phosphate head and fatty acids tails. Composes the cell membrane.
unsaturated
proteins
phospholipid
catalyst
Type of macromolecule that produces most of the structure of your body. Also creates enzymes, some hormones and is a source of food.
nucleic acids
proteins
carbohydrates
lipids
Type of macromolecule that is responsible for you genetic information.
proteins
nucleic acids
carbohydrates
lipids
Material, that can act like a catalyst, that is composed of amino acids.
carbohydrate
fatty acids
lipid
enzyme
A general name for the four important organic molecules that make up all living things. Hint: all are made of smaller pieces bonded together.
Macromolecules
Lipids
Atoms
Nucleic Acids
Another name for a carbohydrate that means many sugars.
monosaccharide
polysaccharide
amino acid
fatty acid
Another name for a monomer of carbohydrates. Hint: means one sugar
polysaccharide
monosaccharide
amino acid
nucleotide
A group of students want to discover which type of cereal contains the greastest quantity of iron supplements. They tested Kellogg's, General Mills and Great Value brand cereals during their chemistry lab. They found that Kellogg's cereal had 11% more iron than any of the other brands.
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
Type of cereal
Amount of iron supplement
Number of boxes of cereal tested
Where the cereal was tested
Kathryn wanted to know which color light allowed for the most plant growth. She got 5 colored bulbs (yellow, green, blue, black and white) and 5 lamps where she screwed in each of the bulbs. She placed the plants in a box with the lamp and watered the plants each day at the same time. Every day when she watered them she measured their height and counted their leaves.
What is the dependent variable?
Color of the light bulbs
The number of the light bulbs
The time that she measured the plants
The growth of the plants
