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Bellwork

Week 27-Life Science

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Root Word of the Week

ab-

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“away from”

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as in “abscission”, “abduct”, and “absent”

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following is TRUE:

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  1. all yeasts are nonpathogenic in humans
  2. all humans have the same number of chromosomes
  3. all bats carry rabies
  4. all DNA contains phosphorous

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following is TRUE:

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  1. all yeasts are nonpathogenic in humans
  2. all humans have the same number of chromosomes
  3. all bats carry rabies
  4. all DNA contains phosphorous

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Read a Graph

  • What is this

graph about?

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  • What does the specific data show?

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Create-a-Graph

Use the data on the board to create a graph.

Remember, it must:

  • start at 0
  • have a title
  • have x & y axes labels
  • have an evenly spaced scale

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Bonus Questions

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - In which of the following types of rock would you expect to find fossils?

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  1. Stationary
  2. Metamorphic
  3. Igneous
  4. Sedimentary

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - In which of the following types of rock would you expect to find fossils?

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  • Stationary
  • Metamorphic
  • Igneous
  • Sedimentary

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - Coal deposits today are the remains of which of the following prehistoric organisms that have undergone carbonization?

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  1. Plants
  2. Water animals
  3. Land animals
  4. Bacteria

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - Coal deposits today are the remains of which of the following prehistoric organisms that have undergone carbonization?

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  • Plants
  • Water animals
  • Land animals
  • Bacteria

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - Coal formed from the remains of plants that died more than 300 million years ago. In what period did these plants live?

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  1. Precambrian
  2. Cenozoic
  3. Carboniferous
  4. Cretaceous

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - Coal formed from the remains of plants that died more than 300 million years ago. In what period did these plants live?

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  • Precambrian
  • Cenozoic
  • Carboniferous
  • Cretaceous

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Science Trivia

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE - Earth’s most severe extinction event, also called the Great Dying, resulted in the extinction of 96% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species. This event marks the boundary between what two geological periods?

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Science Trivia-Answer

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE - Earth’s most severe extinction event, also called the Great Dying, resulted in the extinction of 96% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species. This event marks the boundary between what two geological periods?

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PERMIAN AND TRIASSIC

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following animals is NOT extinct?

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  1. Tasmanian wolf
  2. Passenger pigeon
  3. Red wolf
  4. Dodo

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following animals is NOT extinct?

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  • Tasmanian wolf
  • Passenger pigeon
  • Red wolf
  • Dodo

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following is a trace fossil?

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  1. Petrified wood
  2. Brachiopod shell
  3. Worm burrow
  4. Dinosaur bone

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following is a trace fossil?

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  • Petrified wood
  • Brachiopod shell
  • Worm burrow
  • Dinosaur bone

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Science Trivia

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following is TRUE:

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  • all yeasts are nonpathogenic in humans
  • all humans have the same number of chromosomes
  • all bats carry rabies
  • all DNA contains phosphorous

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Science Trivia-Answer

GENERAL SCIENCE - Which of the following is TRUE:

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  • all yeasts are nonpathogenic in humans
  • all humans have the same number of chromosomes
  • all bats carry rabies
  • all DNA contains phosphorous