WorksheetsNotebook Test #1 Prep
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
BIOLOGY is the study of ________
Earth
Weather
Matter & Energy
Life
Which area of science listed below is NOT a "Sub-Branch" of Biology?
Meterology
(weather)
morphology
anatomy
behavior
The branch of biology that deals with the form and structure of living things is called...
Hint - comparing skeletons of different animals.
Physiology
Morphology
Biochemistry
Behavior & Psychology
The term (prefix) MORPH comes from the Greek Language.
We see it in words like Metamorphosis and morphology.
What does the prefix MORPH mean?
small/invisible
large/heavy
change/form
slow moving
Anatomy involves studying the structure of a living organism.
Human anatomy involves how the human ___________ is organized.
brain
body
skeleton
nervous system
The photo above shows a human arm along with a few other mammal bones.
This is called "Comparative Anatomy" of ____________________________
skeletons
homologous structures
body designs
form and function
Anatomy covers the structure (parts) and physiology covers .......
the design and ability to adapt
the rate of growth and developement
the size and shape of body parts
the function - how the structures work
The aggregate (sum of) how living things react and respond to stimuli is called ....
behavior
anatomy
physiology
adaptability
A stimulus or stimuli (plural) is best described as a response to a particular circumstance.
Stimuli can be:
internal or external
conscious or subconscious
overt or covert
and........
real or imaginary
voluntary or involuntary
safe or scary
basic or complex
An example of an external environmental stimulus would be....
a stomach ache from eating too much
a loud unexpected noise that startles you
a happy feeling after exercising
a rash from poison ivy
Describe the mixture on the RIGHT.
heterogenous
homogeneous
generic
random
It is basically impossible to know exactly how long WE (modern humans) have been on Earth.
Our Genus and species name is Homo sapiens.
Over the past few decades scientists and anthropologists studying human remains have a current theory (hypothesis) that WE (modern humans) "Originated in Africa". This means that our oldest ancestors lived in the area we now call Africa around ________ years ago.
10,000
100,000
200,000
200,000,000
Our modern species name of "sapiens" comes from the Latin word meaning...
"Walks upright on two feet (bipedal)"
"Uses Tools"
"Wise Man"
"Seeks Knowledge"
Who famously said: "We are made of Star-Stuff"
Billy Nye
Carl Sagan
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Albert Einstein
Our "ingredients" as humans include many chemical elements but the biggest percentage is just a handful.
The acronym _________ is used to help remember our "main ingredients"
CHIPS
CHATS
CHOMPS (plus Ca)
CHNOPS (plus Ca)
Ca is the chemical symbol on the Periodic Table of Elements for the element -
Calcium
Carbon
Cobalt
Chlorine
Most scientists believe that if life exists anywhere else in the universe it must be/has to be ___________ based - just like life here on Earth.
(One other possibility for life somewhere else in the universe could be Silicon based)
Oxygen - O
Nitrogen - N
Hydrogen - H
Carbon - C
Deoxyribonucleic Acid is commonly called:
DXRA
DXA
DNA
RNA
Life on earth is Carbon based because-
Carbon atoms .....
are very abundant
like to form bonds with other atoms
are large and easy to see
are very heavy and complex
The element carbon represents around 50% of all the dry "BIOMASS" on planet Earth.
Biomass is renewable organic material that comes from...
factories
plants and animals
surface mining
deep tunnel mining
The Periodic Table of Elements is an arrangement of pure substances based on their atomic number.
Carbon is #6 and that can never change. This means that Carbon ALWAYS has...
6 protons
6 electrons
6 neutrons
6 particles
Carbon will normally will have 2 electrons filling up its "first shell" and 4 in the second shell.
Since there is room for 8 in the second shell, carbon will bond with other elements in order to fill its outer shell and satisfy the _______.
full house rule
periodic rule
stabilization rule
octet rule
The illustration (Carbon is black and Hydrogen is red) represents:
a carbon atom
a carbon molecule
a methane gas molecule
a water molecule
Chemistry is often called the "__________" because it is so important in connecting all of the other branches of science
Connecting Science
Central Science
Keystone Science
King of Science
Based on the bar graph in your notes showing our human ingredients -
We can conclude that our body weight percentage is mostly -
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Carbon
The "air" you breathe is a mixture of elements in the form of a gas.
The air you breathe has more of the element _______ in it that any other element.
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Hydrogen
The Atmosphere is a mixture of around ________ different elements (gasses)
5
10
15 +
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
Pennsylvania has 22 different species of salamander.
What is this on called?
Eastern Newt
Northern Dusky Salamander
Eastern Hellbender
Blue Spotted Salamander
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
Our state tree is an evergreen species that has very small pine cones (about the size of your thumb nail).
What is our state tree in Pennsylvania?
Cherry Tree
Blue Spruce
Eastern Hemlock
American Chestnut
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
When using leaves to identify a tree - we can look at how they are arranged on the branches. If we remember "MAD-Horse" that acronym could help us identify or leaves that are arranged directly in an opposite configuration.
What does the "A" stand for in "MAD-Horse"?
American Beech Family
Ash Family
Apple Family
Acacia Family
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
This tree once covered Pennsylvania and the north east. It grew very large and some called it "The Sequoia of the East"
It is now considered to be "Functionally Extinct"
White Pine Tree
Baobabs Tree
American Chestnut Tree
Giant Redwood Tree
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
does the prefix "DI" in Dichotomous mean?
one
two
three
four
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
This is our state fish in Pennsylvania.
What native species is this fish?
Rainbow Trout
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Golden Trout
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
Pick out the oak leaf
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
out the Sassafras leaf
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
Pick out the Maple leaf
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
out the Tulip Poplar leaf
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
out the PA State Tree Leaves (Eastern Hemlock)
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
out the Blue Spruce Leaves (Merry Christmas!)
!
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
out the White Pine Leaves
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
out the Scotch Pine leaves
Lab Review - Not on the Quiz!
study of trees is called ______
biology
botany
zoology
dendrology
