Life Science Assessment Scavenger Hunt Answers by Mr. Berg

Cells answers 1.They all have the same parts, but plant cells have three extra ones: chloroplast, large vacuole, and cell wall 2.In the Nucleus 3.On Chromosomes 4.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 1.Sexual - two parents to reproduce Asexual - one parent creates copies of itself 2.50% 3.Description from ch6 sec 1 4.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 billion years old billion, but if they put 4.6 million, accept that because that’s what is says in the book 3.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.