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Gabby's Quiz of bill nye and lions

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river empties the Great Lakes?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Hudson River

d)

Maple River

2.

Which region is known as the "Breadbasket of Canada"?

a)

Prairie Provinces

b)

Maritime Provinces

c)

Core Provinces

d)

Pacific Provinces

3.

What natural resource would you find in the Grand Banks?

a)

Oil

b)

Minerals

c)

Fish

d)

Magic

4.

What is the only province that touches the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Quebec

b)

Alberta

c)

Manitoba

d)

British Columbia

5.

What 2 provinces do the Rocky Mountains run through?

a)

British Columbia and Alberta

b)

Quebec and Ontario

c)

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

d)

Newfoundland and New Brunswick

6.

What province is the city of Vancouver in?

a)

Alberta

b)

British Columbia

c)

Newfoundland

d)

Quebec

7.

The Boreal Forest helps what industry in Canada?

a)

Mining

b)

Farming

c)

Lumber

d)

Fishing

8.

Where do most people in Canada live, due to the subarctic climate in the north?

a)

The Northern Territories

b)

Along the Pacific Coast

c)

Along the US Border

d)

Along the Atlantic Coast

9.

What is the Canadian Shield?

a)

An area with rich soil for farming

b)

A rich fishing area

c)

An area with rocky soil

d)

A National Forest in Canada

10.

What country does Canada share the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, and Great Plains with?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Britain

11.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Toronto

c)

Vancouver

d)

Eh?

12.

What makes Nunavut unique?

a)

It is the only territory in Canada

b)

It was created for the Inuit

c)

It has a tropical climate

d)

It is the location of Canada's capital

13.

What is the French Canadian province, where most people speak French?

a)

Quebec

b)

British Columbia

c)

Ontario

d)

Saskatchewan

14.

What is the name of Canada’s leader?

a)

President

b)

Governor

c)

The Wizard

d)

Prime Minister

15.

How is Canada’s relationship with Britain today?

a)

Poor, Britain fought the 7 Years War with Canada

b)

Great, Canada is a part of the British Commonwealth

c)

Poor, Canada does not listen to the Queen of England

d)

Great, Canada has the same national anthem as Britain

16.

What are provinces?

a)

Canada's money

b)

Canada's leader

c)

Canada's political divisions

d)

Canada's capital

17.

What region is considered the center of Canada’s economy? (Hint: It has a strong financial and industrial sector)

a)

Core Provinces

b)

Prairie Provinces

c)

Maritime Provinces

d)

Pacific Provinces

18.

Which 2 European nations are responsible for settling Canada?

a)

Italy and Germany

b)

United States and Mexico

c)

Britain and France

d)

Russia and Ukraine

19.

Which explorers settled along the St. Lawrence River in Canada?

a)

Cartier and Champlain

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Cook and Polo

d)

Potter and Weasley

20.

Which natural resource was important to the exploration of Canada?

a)

Furniture

b)

Oil

c)

Fish

d)

Fur

21.

Which line of evidence was most pivotal in determining parentage?

a)

Geographic data

b)

Observations

c)

Karyotype

d)

Genotype data

22.

Which of the following most correctly describes a karyotype?

a)

An organized picture of chromosomes

b)

An organized picture of alleles

c)

An organized picture of genes

d)

An organized picture of DNA

23.

Which of the following most correctly describes an allele?

a)

A version of a gene

b)

A collection of DNA

c)

A chromosome from a parent

d)

A picture of an individual's genes

24.

Can an individual organism have two different alleles for the same trait?

a)
b)
25.

If an organism has the following alleles for a trait - A/B, which of the following statements is true?

a)

The mom can be A/B

and the dad can be B/C

b)

The mom can be A/A

and the dad can be C/C

c)

The mom can be B/B

and the dad can be B/C

d)

The mom can be B/B

and the dad can be C/C

26.

True or false, lions can move from pride to pride?

a)
b)
27.

Phylogenetic Tree

a)

Belonging to a particular region

b)

A diagram that shows the evolutionary relationship of different groups.

c)

Move from one place to another

d)

An individual inherits DIFFERENT alleles for a particular gene from both parents (BC, Bb)

28.

If a cub carries the alleles O/M at FCA71, who cannot be the father?

a)

120 only

b)

133 only

c)

120 or 133

d)

It is impossible to tell

29.

Looking only at FCA40, which combos of alleles are possible in a cub?

a)

A/A only

b)

A/A or A/C

c)

A/C only

d)

None of these

30.

Why do lions benefit from living in a group?

a)

They can divide the labor of parenting and hunting

b)

They are less likely to be seen

c)

They are more likely to encounter poachers

d)

They can wander for miles

31.

Plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create sugars using what process?

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Decomposition

d)

Nitrogen fixation

32.

What do the branching points on a phylogenetic tree represent?

a)

time

b)

a shared common ancestor

c)

members of the same species

d)

interbreeding among different species

33.

How can this DNA evidence be used when comparing lion prides?

a)

It can be used to determine relatedness among prides to see which prides are the most genetically similar.

b)

It can be used to determine whether individuals are members of the same species.

c)

It can be used to determine if a species is extinct.

d)

It can be used to determine the number of lions in a pride.

34.

Does the genetic data support the geographic data for the lion prides?

a)

Yes, in general, prides that live closer geographically are more genetically similar.

b)

No, most of the prides that live close geographically are genetically different.

35.

Which of the following most accurately describes the food preferences/hunting style for lions?

a)

Lions prefer to hunt a single large prey item and eat from that prey for multiple days.

b)

Lions prefer to hunt many small prey throughout the day and consume each prey quickly after catching it.

c)

Lions prefer to hunt 3-4 medium sized prey each day.

d)

Lions prefer to hunt on their own and do not share their prey with members of their pride.

36.

Which of the following is the most likely scenario for a lion hunting prey?

a)

Lions prefer to hunt wildebeest and zebra 1-2 times per day compared to multiple hunts for meerkat or warthogs.

b)

Lions prefer to hunt many meerkats each day.

c)

Lions prefer to hunt 3-4 warthogs per day.

d)

Lions are herbivores and prefer to eat grass all day.

37.

What do herbivores eat?

a)

plants

b)

plants and animals

c)

animals

d)

bacteria

38.

which animal can weight 30 stones

a)

lion

b)

leopard

c)

panther

d)

tiger

39.

What is a group of lions called?

a)

herd

b)

school

c)

pride

d)

huddle

40.

True or False: Lions are a type of cat.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

How long do lions live for?

a)

18-20 years

b)

0-5 years

c)

10-20 years

d)

25-40 years

42.

What is the name of the hair around a male lion's head?

(a)  

43.

Where do lions live?

a)

Europe

b)

Oceania

c)

Antarctica

d)

Africa

44.

What is the name given to a group of lions?

a)

Pride

b)

Herd

c)

Flock

d)

Tower

45.

Which lions are the main hunters?

a)

Males

b)

Females

c)

They work together.

46.

How many babies do lions tend to give birth to?

a)

Just 1

b)

1-4

c)

5-8

d)

8-12

47.

What are baby lions called?

(a)  

48.

Lions are...

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

49.

Are lions really active or do the sleep lots?

a)

Really active

b)

Sleep lots

50.

How long can a Lion live for?

a)

18-20 years

b)

10-20 years

c)

7-45 years

d)

25-40 years

51.

How does the hair matter of the gender of the Lion?

a)

Girls have a Maine and Boys have a Maine.

b)

Males have a Maine and Females do not.

c)

It doesn't really matter. They look the same to me.

52.

They can run (what) miles per hour?

a)

236 miles

b)

56 miles

c)

35 miles

d)

29 miles

53.

Lions breathe out of their legs. Is that true?

a)

Yes!

b)

No!

54.

Lions have claws. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

55.

What is located at their bottom?

a)

the legs

b)

a maine

c)

the nose

d)

a tail

56.

Of all the millions of dinosaurs that lived, we only know about __________________.

a)

a few hundred

b)

a few thousand

c)

a handful

d)

a few zillion

57.

We know about dinosaurs beacause we found their fossilized____________

a)

shoes

b)

brains

c)

blood

d)

bones

58.

To become a fossil, an organism is usually buried by_______________

a)

volcanoes

b)

water

c)

erosion

d)

lava

59.

True or false? We have found nests and eggs from dinosaurs.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

The first clue that dinosaurs existed at one point was their_____________ buried in rock.

a)

sneakers

b)

waste

c)

food

d)

bones

61.

Which is not something that helps scientists learn about dinosaurs?

a)

how deep the bones are buried

b)

the color of the nearby flowers

c)

what is near them in rock layer

d)

how long they were buried

62.

Many scientist believe ________________ from space played a role in dinosaur extinction.

a)

stars

b)

planets

c)

supernovas

d)

meteorites

63.

What blocked the sunlight and contributed to dinosaur extinction?

a)

huge plant leaves

b)

dust from a meteorite crashing into Earth

c)

tall mountains

d)

100 days of rain clouds

64.

True or false? Dinosaurs and humans never lived at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which are dinosaurs most similar to ?

a)

mammals

b)

amphibians

c)

fish

d)

chickens

66.

We can learn about how dinosaurs moved from their _____________________

a)

cave art

b)

foot prints

c)

nail polish colors

d)

stomach size

67.

Elements that are ____________________ help us figure out the age of fossils.

a)

stable

b)

warm

c)

liquid

d)

radioactive

68.

A scientist who studies fossils of dinosaurs is a _______________

a)

chemist

b)

botanist

c)

paleontologist

d)

archaeologist

69.

One reason to study dinosaurs is because they lived in their own _____________________________

a)

country

b)

ecosystem

c)

pod

d)

continent

70.

The Earth began about ___________________

a)

10,000 years ago

b)

100,000 years ago

c)

65 million years ago

d)

4.6 billion years ago

71.

Dinosaurs became extinct approximately

a)

65 million years ago

b)

4.6 billion years ago

c)

25, 000 years ago

d)

165 million years ago

72.

The word fossil is Latin for ___________

a)

something extinct

b)

something that has been dug up

c)

something old

d)

something rocky

73.

Which is NOT something fossils tell us about dinosaurs?

a)

how big they were

b)

what they ate

c)

how fast they could run

d)

the color of their outer covering

74.

When minerals work their way into the little gaps in bones, they become______________

a)

softer

b)

cooler

c)

rainbow colored

d)

per-mineralized,

meaning minerals all the way through

75.

Scientists measure the amounts of radioactive Potassium and Argon to _____________

a)

figure out what dinosaurs ate

b)

determine the height of the dinosaur

c)

figure out when the fossil was buried and the age of the fossil

d)

determine the weight of a dinosaur

76.
 Why does the earth have seasons?
a)
Earth’s rotation           
b)
Earth’s shape          
c)
Earth’s tilt        
d)
Earth’s revolution          
77.
  What season is it when our part of the world is tilted toward the sun?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
78.
How long does it take the earth to travel all the way around the sun?
a)
1 year
b)
1 season
c)
1 month
d)
1 decade
79.
 What do June 21 & December 21 have in common?
a)
Equinox
b)
Same Day
c)
Nothing
d)
Solstice
80.
 How fast does the earth turn in miles per hour?
a)
10 mph
b)
100 mph
c)
1,000 mph
d)
10,000 mph
81.
  When are the days and nights equal? 
a)
Equinox
b)
Same Day
c)
Nothing
d)
Solstice
82.

The Earth's seasons affect every living thing on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

We have seasons on Earth because...

a)

we are so close to the sun.

b)

of Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun.

c)

of gravity.

d)

of electricity.

84.

What is the imaginary line that passes through the middle of the Earth (from North to South) called?

a)

current

b)

compass

c)

lever

d)

axis

85.

When we are on the part of the Earth that is tilted toward the sun, what season is it?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

86.

When the part of the Earth that we are on is tilted away from the sun, what season is it?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

87.

The North and South Poles are the _________ places on Earth.

a)

coldest

b)

warmest

88.

Solar panels convert light directly into:

a)

gravity.

b)

magnets.

c)

electricity.

d)

weather.

89.

During which season do we get the warmest weather?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

90.
What are hemispheres? 
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
91.
What is rotation?
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
92.
What is a revolution?
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
93.
What is an axis?
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
94.

What TWO things cause season?

a)

Earth's orbit around the Sun

b)

the Moon's rotation

c)

the Sun spinning around the Earth

d)

the Earth is tilted

95.

How long does it take for Earth to revolve (or orbit) around the Sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

1 month

c)

1 year (365 days)

96.
 Why does the earth have seasons?
a)
Earth’s rotation           
b)
Earth’s shape          
c)
Earth’s tilt        
d)
Earth’s revolution          
97.
  What season is it when our part of the world is tilted toward the sun?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
98.
How long does it take the earth to travel all the way around the sun?
a)
1 year
b)
1 season
c)
1 month
d)
1 decade
99.
 What do June 21 & December 21 have in common?
a)
Equinox
b)
Same Day
c)
Nothing
d)
Solstice
100.
 How fast does the earth turn in miles per hour?
a)
10 mph
b)
100 mph
c)
1,000 mph
d)
10,000 mph
101.
  When are the days and nights equal? 
a)
Equinox
b)
Same Day
c)
Nothing
d)
Solstice
102.

The Earth's seasons affect every living thing on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

103.

We have seasons on Earth because...

a)

we are so close to the sun.

b)

of Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun.

c)

of gravity.

d)

of electricity.

104.

What is the imaginary line that passes through the middle of the Earth (from North to South) called?

a)

current

b)

compass

c)

lever

d)

axis

105.

When we are on the part of the Earth that is tilted toward the sun, what season is it?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

106.

When the part of the Earth that we are on is tilted away from the sun, what season is it?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

107.

The North and South Poles are the _________ places on Earth.

a)

coldest

b)

warmest

108.

Solar panels convert light directly into:

a)

gravity.

b)

magnets.

c)

electricity.

d)

weather.

109.

During which season do we get the warmest weather?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

110.
What are hemispheres? 
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
111.
What is rotation?
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
112.
What is a revolution?
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
113.
What is an axis?
a)
the two halves of the Earth
b)
an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
c)
the act of spinning around an axis
d)
a planet's orbit around the Sun
114.

What TWO things cause season?

a)

Earth's orbit around the Sun

b)

the Moon's rotation

c)

the Sun spinning around the Earth

d)

the Earth is tilted

115.

How long does it take for Earth to revolve (or orbit) around the Sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

1 month

c)

1 year (365 days)