Transcript Life Science Assessment Scavenger Hunt Answers

Life Science Assessment
Scavenger Hunt
Answers
by
Mr. Berg
Cells answers
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They all have the same parts, but plant cells have
three extra ones: chloroplast, large vacuole, and
cell wall
In the Nucleus
On Chromosomes
Prokaryotic cells: have circular DNA, no nucleus,
no membrane covered organelles, they are
bacteria
Eukaryotic cells: have linear DNA, have a nucleus,
have membrane covered organelles, and is all
other types of cells
Cells Cont. Answers
1. Mitosis
2. Chloroplast
3. Mitochondria
Plant Reproduction Answers
1. In Pollen (which is made by the anther,
which is part of the stamen)
2. In the ovule (which is found in the ovary
which is part of the pistil)
3. They have to describe how the pollen gets
from the anther to the ovule or ovary to
make a new seed and the ovary makes a
fruit.
Genetics/Heredity Answers
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Sexual - two parents to reproduce
Asexual - one parent creates copies of itself
50%
Description from ch6 sec 1
The two parents must have one dominant and one
recessive trait and they both must pass down the
recessive to the kid
Light Answers
1. The visible spectrum or all the colors
2. Radio waves, x rays, infrared,
ultraviolet, gamma rays, microwaves
3. Visible light or white light
Light cont. answers
1. It refracts or reflects
2. A medium is a solid, liquid or a gas,
two examples would any examples of
a solid liquid or gas.
3. See the definition on pg 59 and accept
any correct answer.
The Earth answers
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4.6 billion years old
3.5 billion, but if they put 4.6 million, accept that
because that’s what is says in the book
This one will be hard b/c we haven’t covered it yet.
1.
Fossils provide a historical sequence of life. The deeper a
fossil is found the older it is. See the answer in the
teachers textbook at the bottom of pg 183.