2023
A Christmas tree farmer cuts down a native forest to plant Frasier fir trees. Compared to the original forest, the newly planted Christmas tree farm will most likely be?
(1) more stable and more diverse
(2) more stable and less diverse
(3) less stable and more diverse
(4) less stable and less diverse
(4) less stable and less diverse
Studying fossils provides evidence for evolution because fossils
(1) take a long time to form
(2) can show patterns of biological change over time
(2) can show patterns of biological change over time
Rabbit populations vary in size over time. An increase in which factor would likely prevent the rabbit population from steadily increasing?
(1) predators
(4) prey
(1) predators
Which process produces only identical offspring?
(1) meiotic cell division
(2) cloning
(2) cloning
What does "Hakuna Matata" mean?
No worries
Some organisms have variations. Two sources of these variations are
(1) mitotic and meiotic cell division
(2) mutations and recombination
(3) cloning and sexual reproduction
(4) natural selection and evolution
(2) mutations and recombination
Direct harvesting occurs when
(1) pine trees are cut from a forest for use as lumber (2) zebra mussels are accidentally imported to the Great Lakes
(1) pine trees are cut from a forest for use as lumber
The carrying capacity of an environment may be decreased by
(1) maintaining biodiversity
(2) removing dead organisms
(2) removing dead organisms
One positive impact that industrialization has had is that
(1) industrialization produces waste gases that pollute the air
(3) industrialization has been a source of many jobs for people
(3) industrialization has been a source of many jobs for people
Name 2 Social Studies teachers that work at Massena High School
Skamp, Bartalo, Singh, Paquin, Sanchez and Covell
A Venus Fly Trap lost its ability to produce seeds. In order to reproduce, it has to asexually. That means the cells of the offspring would have?
(1) half the genetic information, when compared to cells of the parent plant’s leaves
(2) the same genetic information, when compared to cells of the parent plant
(3) twice as much genetic information as is present in the cells of the parent plant
(4) incomplete genetic information, because the parent plant does not produce seeds
(2) the same genetic information, when compared to cells of the parent plant
Which molecules are normally found in single-celled organisms?
(1) organic molecules, only
(2) inorganic molecules, only
(3) both organic and inorganic molecules
(3) both organic and inorganic molecules
Which two systems work together to alert the young birds of danger and help produce the vomit?
(1) respiratory and excretory
(2) circulatory and immune
(3) nervous and digestive
(3) nervous and digestive
Materials are transported within a single-celled organism by the
(1) nucleus
(2) mitochondrion
(3) cytoplasm
(3) cytoplasm
What county do we live in?
St. Lawrence
Which statement about the functioning of the human reproductive system is correct?
(1) Testes produce unfertilized eggs and release them so that they can be fertilized by sperm.
(2) Ovaries are where male gametes undergo meiosis to reduce their chromosome number.
(3) The uterus is where the fetus develops internally until birth.
(3) The uterus is where the fetus develops internally until birth.
Which sequence best represents the correct order of events in the formation of a sexually reproduced individual?
(1) embryo → zygote → gamete → fetus
(2) zygote → embryo → fetus → gamete
(3) gametes → embryo → fetus → zygote
(4) gametes → zygote → embryo → fetus
(4) gametes → zygote → embryo → fetus
Ringworm is a skin infection common among school-aged children. Although the name suggests that a worm causes the disease, it is actually caused by a fungus that lives and feeds on the dead outer layer of the skin. The relationship between ringworm and humans can be described as
(1) predator/prey
(2) parasite/prey
(3) predator/host
(4) parasite/host
(4) parasite/host
Fishermen have harvested certain fish to the point where the population of that fish is decreasing. This level of direct harvesting could cause
(1) ecosystems to be improved for future generations (2) ecosystems to be severely damaged
(3) the restoration of environmental stability
(4) all other fish species to increase in number
(2) ecosystems to be severely damaged
What is your favorite book and why is it your favorite?
Each of the cells present in a woman contains a complete set of chromosomes. The only exceptions are her
(1) skin cells
(2) nerve cells
(3) egg cells
(4) lung cells
(3) egg cells
Hammerhead sharks are unlike most other shark species. Nearly all shark species either lay eggs or give birth to live young after their eggs hatch internally. Hammerhead sharks form a placenta, a structure more commonly found in mammals, such as humans. One role of the placenta in the development of offspring is normally to
(1) produce blood cells
(2) produce gametes
(3) provide milk
(4) transfer nutrients
(4) transfer nutrients
Some environmental engineering companies have recently designed “manufactured wetlands” to serve as natural sewage treatment plants. Utilizing the ability of wetland organisms to reduce human wastes makes use of naturally occurring
(1) nutrient cycles
(2) limiting factors
(3) energy cycles
(4) finite resources
(1) nutrient cycles
Genetic engineering has the potential to correct human genetic disorders. In gene therapy, a defective gene is replaced by using a virus to insert a normal gene into the cells of an individual. This treatment will be most successful if the virus is inserted into cells that
(1) lack a nucleus
(2) are recycled after death, rather than removed from the body
(3) carry out one specific function, rather than multiple functions
(4) continue to divide during the life of the patient
(4) continue to divide during the life of the patient
What year did Ms. MacKay graduate High School? (hint, it's one of the years listed as a category)
2015