General Science

Question 1

Proteins

Answer 1

They are necessary for the body’s maintenance, growth, and repair.

Question 2

Boiling point of water

Answer 2

212 degrees water boils at 212 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale at sea level. On the Celsius scale, water boils at 100 degrees.

Question 3

Respiration

Answer 3

The process by which animals convert oxygen into carbon dioxide and water is called respiration. The reverse process, by which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen is called photosynthesis

Question 4

Veins

Answer 4

Carry blood from capillaries toward the heart.

Question 5

Arteries

Answer 5

Carry blood away from the heart

Question 6

Ventricles

Answer 6

Are the lower chambers of the heart

Question 7

Red blood cells

Answer 7

Are the component of blood that carries oxygen

Question 8

Iron forms rust

Answer 8

Iron forms rust when water turns iron and oxygen into iron oxide, this is the chemical process

Question 9

O negative

Answer 9

Type O negative is the universal donor, which means that type O negative blood can be given to anybody without an adverse reaction

Question 10

Vena cava

Answer 10

Blood enters the right atrium of the heart from the vena cava

Question 11

Ammonia

Answer 11

The more basic a substance is the higher the pH.

Question 12

Small intestine

Answer 12

Of the various digestive organs, the small intestine does the most work in breaking the food down into usable nutrients. Food is broken down completely by enzymes produced in the walls of the small intestine, in the pancreas, and in the liver

Question 13

Tested

Answer 13

In the male reproductive system, the tested produce sperm. In the female reproductive system during ovulation, an egg, or ovum is released from the ovary and begins to travel through the oviduct and into the uterus

Question 14

Gene

Answer 14

Is defined as the most basic unit of inheritance

Question 15

Genotype

Answer 15

Is the combination of alleles that codes for a particular trait

Question 16

Phenotype

Answer 16

The physical expression of a particular genotype

Question 17

Chromosomes

Answer 17

Tightly coiled strands of DNA that contain multiple genes

Question 18

Shale

Answer 18

Which is derived from clay sediments, is an example of sedimentary rock

Question 19

Autotroph

Answer 19

Known as a producer or self-feeder because it can produce its own food

Question 20

Saprotroph

Answer 20

Is a decomposer

Question 21

Hetereotroph

Answer 21

Relies on other organisms to be its food,

Question 22

Scavenger

Answer 22

Feeds on decaying flesh

Question 23

Igneous

Answer 23

Rocks formed from the cooling of lava and include obsidian, granite, basalt, and others

Question 24

The earth lies between the moon and the sun

Answer 24

A lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes through the earths shadow. This means the earth lies between the moon and the sun

Question 25

One hundredth of a meter

Answer 25

The prefix centi—indicated hundredth. One thousandth of a meter is called millimeter, 10 meters is a decanters and 100 meters is a hectometer

Question 26

Violet

Answer 26

Visible light is composed of different colors each with a different frequency. Red has the lowest frequency, and violet has the highest frequency

Question 27

Monera

Answer 27

The kingdom is considered the most primitive kingdom because

It’s organisms are prokaryotic —that is there cells lack nuclei