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California Science Center
Biology Extra Credit
Go to “World of Life” on the second floor and answer the following questions. In each section of the exhibit, there is a machine called “Stamp Stop”. Insert this paper in the machine and stamp it next to the questions for each section.
Go into the “Life Tunnel”. Name the 5 common things living beings have in common.
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Draw a virus:
Name a good fungus. ___________________________________________
Look inside the microscope. Draw a protist that you see.
How many kinds of bacteria support the world around us? _________________
How many beats per minute does an elephant heart beat? __________________
What percentage of US cancer deaths come from smoking? _____________
Find the Digestion guy display. Name the stages involved in digestion.
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Drinking too much alcohol leads to more than ____________ American deaths each year.
Find the giant neuron. Circle which is faster: an electric signal, an electric signal in your nerve cell or your car.
Find “Survival in CA”. Using one of the computers, find out how animals and plants survive summer in the desert. Name 3 adaptations that defend against dehydration or extreme heat.
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Find a display that shows on a computer the parts of your immune system that fights disease. It names bacteria, red blood cells, mast cells, etc. Name 3 other parts of your immune system that fight germs.
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The DNA in one cell would fill _____________ books
What is the average height of a man in the U.S.? ________________
Name an organism that only needs one parent (reproduces asexually) ________________
Find the room with the babies. At how many weeks can a woman feel movement in a fetus?_____________
See the show with Tess, the 50-foot body simulator. Describe homeostasis in detail. Give examples from the show