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Science Quiz Study Guide
Part 1: Vocabulary to know (this will be matching or fill in the blank)
1. photosynthesis: the process that plants use to make food/ sugar
2. life cycle: all the stages a living thing goes through
3. trait: a form of a characteristic that not all organisms have in common
4. heredity: is the process by which traits are passed from parents to offspring
5. gene: a basic unit of heredity. They carry instructions for how a living thing will grow and develop.
The second part will be multiple choice:
6. What carries instructions for your growth and development? (GENES)
7. Where do offspring’s genes come from? (EACH PARENT CONTRIBUTES ½ THE GENES)
8. What is a trait determined ONLY by heredity? (EYE COLOR)
9. What is a trait NOT determined only by heredity? (BODY SIZE)
The third part will be labeling the parts of the photosynthesis cycle:
#1 Sun
#2 Rain/ Water enters through the roots
#3 Carbon Dioxide goes into the leaves and nutrients enter through the roots
#4 chlorophyll is activate and sugar is made in the leaves
#5 oxygen is released from the plant
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We are aware of the quiz in Science Chapter 2 lessons 1 and 2 on Thurs, Dec 17th. We will study notes
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