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Grade 8- first term exam review

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  • wind pollinated flowers have brighter, more colorful sweet smelling petals, T/F?
    false
  • in isotopes, atoms have different proton numbers, t/f?
    false
  • the flower part into which a pollen grows its pollen tube is?
    style
  • Name two adaptations of a mangrove tree.
    aerial roots, seeds growing vertically, leaves excreting salt etc
  • What did John Dalton do?
    came up with the atomic theory
  • petrol burns in the car is the reaction endothermic/exothermic?
    exothermic
  • Hibernation is a structural adaptation, T/F?
    False
  • a sherbet candy in your mouth fizzes, is it endothermic/exothermic?
    endothermic
  • the male gamete in a flower is the?
    pollen
  • a puddle evaporates after a rainy day, is this endothermic or exothermic?
    endothermic
  • how did democritus contribute in the history of atoms?
    suggested the word' atoms'
  • once a seed is formed, the petals and anthers and stigma, wither away, t/F?
    true
  • In photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is a reactant, T/F?
    True
  • The famous gold foil experiment was conducted by?
    Ernest rutherford
  • why does a camels have bushy eyelashes
    to prevent sand from entering the eyes
  • Elaborate on 2 properties of a neutron
    in the nucleus, has a mass of 1, neutral charge
  • to test for carbon dioxide, calcium carbonate is used, T/F?
    false
  • Why is alcohol used to test for starch in leaves?
    it dissolves chlorophyll
  • what physical feature in a polar bear prevents excessive loss of body heat?
    thick coat, small ears etc