Review+Questions+for+Assessment

Variety of Life

1. What are the basic needs of microorganisms?

2. Why are insects classified as arthropods, but arthropods are not classified as insects?

3. Choose 2 animals that are closely related but live in different environments. How are they different and how does the difference help them survive where they live? Example the red fox and the arctic fox have different fur colour that helps them blend into their surroundings. Blending in helps them to sneak up on prey and hide from predators more easily.

4. Why do scientist use Latin to classify living things?

5. What types of information can fossils give us?

6. Is a wooden telephone pole considered living or non-living? Explain your answer.

Electricity

1. Draw a parallel circuit diagram with a closed and a open switch so that one light is on and the other is off. Label your switches as open/closed and on/off.

2. Describe a device that takes electrical energy and converts it to kinetic energy(motion).

3. Explain what non-electrical device could replace the following devices. hair dryer light heater

4. What renewable energy resources are available to us in NB?

5. What nonrenewable energy resource