MCAS
Genetics
Science Concepts
Mix Up
MCAS 2
100
Which of the following is a chemical reaction? 
F
100
What is an allele?
A different variation of a gene.
100
Name three examples of a property.
Mass, Density, Texture, Boiling point, Melting point, Hardness, Color, Shape, Smell, Volume, Temperature.
100
The force that keeps earth orbiting the sun, and the moon orbiting the earth, and battles inertia.
Gravity
100
Which of the following is exothermic and which is endothermic?
Ice Cream- Endothermic
Fire- Exothermic
200
Which hemisphere is experiencing summer and which is experiencing Winter?
Northern Hemisphere: Summer
Southern Hemisphere: Winter
200
Which letter pairing represents homozygous dominant?
1. aa
2. Aa
3. AA
4. A
3. AA
200
What is the difference between mass and matter?
Mass: The amount of particles that make up an object or substance.
Matter: Anything that has mass and takes up space.
200
Order these from smallest to largest.
-the Milkyway galaxy, Earth, the universe, the solar system
1. Earth 2. The Solar System 3. The Milkyway Galaxy 4. The Universe
200
A computer touch screen allows users to enter information. Users have complained that the touch screen is too difficult to operate because the system does not indicate when a choice has been selected.
The complaints are which element of the universal systems model?
A. Feedback B. Goal C. Inputs D. Processes
A. Feedback
300
This process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water is crucial for life on Earth.
Photosynthesis
300
What is the percentage chance that the offspring below comes out with blue eyes? Cross the genotypes, and report your answer.
Genotype 1: Bb
Genotype 2: bb
50%
300
What two important things happen to particles in a chemical reaction to create a new substance?
The particles break apart and then rearrange.
300
THIS motion gives us day and night, while THIS motion gives us years and seasons.
Options: Revolution / Rotation
Rotation - Gives us day and night
Revolution- Gives us the seasons
300
Below you have three positions. P1, P2, and P3 which positions have kinetic energy and which have potential energy? 
P1. Kinetic
P2. Potential
P3. Kinetic
400
In the engineering design process, this step involves creating a detailed plan or drawing of your solution to the problem.
A prototype
400
A homozygous dominant flower (1) is crossed with a heterozygous flower (2). Using the letter T, give us the genotype for both flowers.
Flower 1: TT
Flower 2: Tt
400
Which of the following is an example of qualitative evidence and quantitative evidence
1. 39.6g / 30ml
2. Color/ Smell
3. Blue/ 40ml
4. Tall/ Red
3. Blue/ 40ml
400
This is the powerhouse of the cell, it provides your cells with energy so they can perform their job.
The mitochondria
400
What are the inputs of cellular respiration and what are the outputs?
Inputs: Food and oxygen
Outputs: Energy, carbon dioxide, and water
500
This part of the cell controls most of the cell's activities and contains the genetic material [DNA].
The Nucleus
500
Homozygous dominant, Homozygous recessive, and Hetrozygous are all examples of ___________, whereas the expression of those pairings [blue eyes, brown hair, light skin] are all examples of ___________.
1. Genotype
2. Phenotype
500
Fix this statement to give a true definition of the law of conservation of mass.
Matter can be created and it can be destroyed, it cannot be rearranged to form new substances?
Matter cannot be created or destroyed but it can be rearranged to form new substances.
500
What are the first three steps of creating a prototype when engineering a design?
1. Research Issue/Problem with design
2. Create criteria
3. Define constraints
500
What is the difference between a chemical reaction and a physical change?
A chemical reaction creates new substances.
A physical change only changes the physical appearance of the substance it does not create new substances.