Anatomy
What are the 3 types of muscle?
1. Dermis, Epidermis, and Hypodermis (Subcutaneous Fat)
2. Lungs, Vessels, and Heart.
3. Sensory, Motor, Interneurons.
4. Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac
4. Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac
What is the 7th planet from the Sun?
1. Saturn
2. Jupiter
3.Uranus
4. Neptune
3.Uranus
what percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to a higher trophic level as shown in an energy pyramid?
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 15%
d) 20%
b) 10%
What makes deep ocean currents move?
Differences in water temperature and salt (thermohaline circulation).
1) Prokaryotes that obtain their energy from the sun are called
a. phototrophs
b. auxotrophs
c. chemotrophs
d. Lithotrophs
a. phototrophs
What is the largest bone in the human body?
1. The stomach.
2. The humerus.
3. The femur.
4. The tibia.
3. The femur.
What is the name of our planet in latin?
1. Urtha
2. Terra
3. Terras
4. Earth
2. Terra
which term refers to the maximum number of individuals an environment can support?
a) carrying capacity
b) population density
c) reproductive limit
d) population limit
a) carrying capacity
2. What causes most ocean waves?
A: Wind blowing across the water.
2) Which of the following is NOT a difference that would allow one to distinguish a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell?
a. Ribosomal subunit weight
b. Presence of a nucleus
c. Presence of a membrane on the outside surface of the cell
d. Presence of membrane-bound organelles
c. Presence of a membrane on the outside surface of the cell
What does the suffix "-emia" mean, ex. Hypoglycemia
1. Low sugar
2. Low
3. Sugar presence
4.Presence in blood
4. Presence in blood
How many light years are in a parsec?
1. 4
2. 3.26
3. 5.68
4. 5.67
2. 3.26
In a food web, if a top predator is removed, what is the most likely initial effect on the trophic level directly below it?
A) Decrease in population
B) Extinction of the prey species
C) Increase in population
D) No change
C) Increase in population
3. What happens during El Niño?
A: Warm water moves east in the Pacific, changing weather worldwide
3) Which of the following is a structural difference that distinguishes prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a. Nucleus presences
b. Membrane bound organelles
c. Membrane on the outside surface of the cell
d. All of the above.
d. All of the above.
What causes an allergic reaction?
1. The immune system overreacting to a substance in the environment.
2. Bacteria attacks a part of the body, causing the immune system to react.
3. The immune system mistakes part of the body for a dangerous bacteria, attacking it.
4. The immune system reacting to a poisonous substance that's entered the body.
1. The immune system overreacting to a substance in the environment.
What is the order of the regions beyond the Sun?
A. Terrestial planets, Asteroid belt, Gas giants, Oort cloud, Kuiper Belt, Interstellar space
B. Terrestial planets, Kuiper belt, Gas giants, Asteroid belt, Oort cloud, Interstellar space
C. Terrestial planets, Asteroid belt, Gas giants, Kuiper belt, Interstellar space, Oort cloud
D. Terrestial planets, Asteroid belt, Gas giants, Kuiper belt , Oort cloud, Interstellar space
D. Terrestial planets, Asteroid belt, Gas giants, Kuiper belt , Oort cloud, Interstellar space
Which biome is characterized by permafrost, low biodiversity, and short growing seasons?
A) Taiga
B) Temperate forest
C) Tundra
D) Savannah
C) Tundra
4. What is the average saltiness of seawater?
A: About 35 parts per thousand (3.5%).
4) The part of compound microscopes that is most involved in controlling the amount of light that reaches the specimen to improve contrast is...
a. Magnifying lens
b. Condenser lens
c. Diaphragm
d. Objective lens
c. Diaphragm
Give an example of a steroid?
1. Ibuprofen.
2. Estrogen.
3.Caffiene.
4.Creatine.
2. Estrogen.
A star is observed to have a large redshift in its spectrum. This indicates that the star is:
A. Rotating Rapidly
B. Rapidly decaying
C. Moving towards us
D. Undergoing fusion of C, O, and Fe
C. Moving towards us
The process of “podzolization” involves which of the following?
a. Accumulation of organic matter in the upper soil layers.
b. Formation of iron- and aluminum-rich layers below the surface.
c. Rapid mineralization of nutrients, promoting plant growth.
d. Increased microbial activity in the topsoil.
b. Formation of iron- and aluminum-rich layers below the surface.
5. What causes tides?
A: The Moon’s and Sun’s gravity pulling on Earth’s oceans.
5) Frederick Griûth discovered what form of horizontal gene transfer?
A. Conjugation
B. Transduction
C. Transformation
C. Transformation