SCIENCE GP 2

What is the basic unit of life

CELL

Group of cells working together to perform a specific function

TISSUE

Group of tissues working together to perform aspecific function

ORGAN

Group of organs working together to perform a specific physiological function

ORGAN SYSTEM

Group of interdependent organ systems working together to maintain life?

ORGANISM

Which of the following subatomic particles is responsible for the chemical properties of an element

ELECTRON

Subatomic particles that determine the atomic number of an element?

PROTON

Subatomic particles that make up the nucleus of an atom?

PROTONS AND NEUTRONS

He developed the modern periodic table of elements

DMITRI MENDELEEV

POSITIVE ELECTRICAL CHARGE

PROTON

NEGATIVE ELECTRICAL CHARGE

ELECTRON

NEUTRAL CHARGE

NEUTRON

PROTONS AND NEUTRONS

NUCLEOS

Hot air rising above a fire, ice melting and rain falling from clouds are examples of the process of

CONVECTION

The energy of the sun is the result of nuclear fission or fusion

FUSION

He proposed the heliocentric model of the universe.

NICOLAUS COPERNICUS

He introduced the modern atomic theory in the early 19th century

JOHN DALTON

It describes the physical appearance of an organism based on its genes

PHENOTYPE

It refers to the genetic makeup of an organism

GENOTYPE

It is a genetic condition where a person has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual two

TRISONOMY 21 [DOWN SYNDROME]

What is the location on the earth's surface that is directly above the place where an earthquake originates

EPICENTER

Scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake

MERCALLI SCALE

The characteristic/ gene that causes maleness is located on the

Y CHROMOSME

How many chromosomes does a humanbodyhave

46 CHROMOSOMES

Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are types of

CARBOHYDRATES

Macromolecules responsible genetic makeup of an organism.

NUCLEIC ACID

Building blocks of proteins

AMINO ACID

What is the correct order of the biological taxonomic hierarchy from most inclusive to least inclusive

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Who is the father of evolution

CHARLES DARWIN

Who coined the term of the FITTEST

HERBERT SPENCER

Who developed the binomial system of nomenclature?

CAROLUS LINNAEUS

FATHER OF ANCIENT TAXONOMY

ARISTOTLE

The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called:

GAMMA RAYS

What is the relationship between the frequency and the wavelength of electromagnetic waves? Direct inverse?

INVERSE

What electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength

RADIO WAVES

What are the sites of protein synthesis

RIBOSOMES

Controls the activities of the cell

NUCLEUS

Controls what goes into and out of the cell.

CELL MEMBRANE

The energy currency of the cell

ATP (ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE)

Membrane-bound organelle responsible for transporting, modifying, and packaging proteins and lipids

GOLGI APPARATUS/BODY

Stores water, nutrients, waste products, and other substances.

VACOULE

Plant cell walls are composed of which material?

CELLULOSE

Fungal cell walls are composed of which material

CHITIN

The waste product of photosynthesis is

OXYGEN

Photosynthesis takes place in the?

CHLOROPLAST

The green pigment in plants

CHLOROPHYLL

What are the reactants of photosynthesis

CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, AND SUNLIGHT

Dengue is an infectious disease transmitted by an organism classified under which phylum

Arthropoda

What causes Mad Cow disease

PRIONS

What causes Malaria

PLASMODIUM (ANOPHELES MOSQUITO)

A geothermal power plant in Tiwi Geothermal Power Plant uses steam from underground to rotate turbines and generate electricity. What is the primary energy transformation occurring in this process

.Thermalenergy→Mechanicalenergy→Electricalenergy

Control center of the human body

NERVOUS SYTEM

Facilitates gas exchange by bringing in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues while carrying away waste products

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

The isotopes of a given element always have

different masses and the same number of protons

Who discoveredElectrons?

JOSEPH JOHN THOMPSON

Who discovered Neutrons

JAMES CHADWICK

Who discovered Protons/Nucleus

ERNEST RUTHERFORD

represents the correct order of the processes responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks

Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation

Which of the following shows the correct chronological development of major technological eras in industry

Steam engine → Electricity → Computers → Artificial Intelligence

The depletion of dissolved oxygen in water results into eutrophication and causes

DIMINISHED SEA HARVEST

Organisms capable of decomposing are called

SAPROTROPHS

an organism that makes its own food using sunlight or chemical energy

AUTOTROPHS

an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things to get energy

HETEROTROPHS

organic compounds used in manufacturing PERFUMES

ESTERS

REPRESENTS PHYSICAL CHANGE

MELTING OF ICE INTO THE WATER

The practical application of scientific knowledge on daily human activities is called

TECHNOLOGY

groups THAT have the most in common with one another

MEMBERS OF THE SAME SPECIES

Which organism is commonly used in genetic engineering to produce insulin for humans

BACTERIA