General middle school science facts spanning life, earth, and physical science, continuing the elementary science facts ladder.
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- What is the basic unit of life?
- The cell
- What are the three main parts of a cell?
- Nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane
- What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?
- Photosynthesis
- What gas do plants need to perform photosynthesis?
- Carbon dioxide
- What is the process by which cells release energy from food?
- Respiration
- What does mitosis produce?
- Two identical daughter cells
- What is the molecule that contains genetic instructions for life?
- DNA
- The theory that all living things change over long periods of time is called what?
- Evolution
- What process favors traits that help organisms survive in their environment?
- Natural selection
- In a food chain, what organism converts solar energy into chemical energy?
- Producer
- What type of organism eats producers in a food chain?
- Primary consumer
- What type of organism breaks down dead matter and returns nutrients to soil?
- Decomposer
- What is a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment called?
- Adaptation
- A form of a gene that may be hidden by a more dominant form is called what?
- Recessive
- What is the passing of traits from parent to offspring?
- Heredity