Biology A
History A
Biology B
History B
Mixed
100
Which is one of the five characteristics of life?
having organs
containing tissues
growing and developing
spontaneously generating
growing and developing
100
What was the name of the first English settlement in New England?
Rhode Island
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay
New Hampshire
Plymouth
100
Which list shows the levels of organization of an organism in hierarchical order from left to right, from the least complex to the most complex?
organism, organ, organ system, cell, tissue
organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell
cell, tissue, organ system, organ, organism
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
100
Who was a colonial-era minister known for religious tolerance?
Roger Williams
William Bradford
John Winthrop
Martin Luther
Roger Williams
100
Which of the following groups founded Harvard University?
the Pilgrims
the Separatists
the Puritans
the Anglicans
the Puritans
200
Which characteristic of life best describes the process of homeostasis?
responding to the environment
reproducing
growing and developing
using energy
responding to the environment
200
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established in New England by
the Catholics.
the Separatists.
the Puritans.
the Pilgrims.
the Puritans.
200
Which term best describes an organism that can contain up to five levels of organization to carry out life functions?
multicellular
unicellular
abiotic
biotic
multicellular
200
hich best summarizes an interaction that occurred in the early colonial era in New England?
The English colonists moved onto American Indian land and expected the American Indians to obey colonial law.
American Indians resented the successful farming methods of the English colonists and raided their stores of food.
American Indian groups frequently had conflicts with the English colonists and refused to offer them help.
The English government recognized the sovereignty of the American Indians, angering the colonists in New England.
The English colonists moved onto American Indian land and expected the American Indians to obey colonial law.
200
Which would best be described as abiotic?
fish in a stream
bacteria in the soil
water in a stream
roots in the soil
water in a stream
300
Which characteristic of life best describes the process of photosynthesis?
using energy
containing cells
reproducing
growing and developing
using energy
300
What did the Puritans form to establish their own New World colony?
the Mayflower Compact
the Virginia Company
the Massachusetts Bay Company
the Jamestown settlement
the Massachusetts Bay Company
300
When listing the levels of organization in organisms from least complex to most complex, which level is just below organs in complexity?
cell
organism
organ system
tissue
tissue
300
The Pequot War was an example of
a conflict in which American Indians allied with English colonists and fought other American Indians.
an English militia creating conflict between English colonists and various American Indian tribes.
an English militia helping to settle a violent conflict between two American Indian tribes.
a conflict in which American Indian tribes banded together to fight English colonists and drive them off.
a conflict in which American Indians allied with English colonists and fought other American Indians.
300
How were Redi’s and Pasteur’s experiments different?
Redi studied broth, but Pasteur tested meat.
Pasteur studied flies, but Redi tested meat.
Pasteur tested for microorganisms, but Redi studied larger organisms.
Redi tested for microorganisms, but Pasteur studied larger organisms.
Pasteur tested for microorganisms, but Redi studied larger organisms.
400
Sweating when it is hot outside is an example of which characteristic of life?
using energy
reproducing
responding to the environment
growing and developing
responding to the environment
400
Both Pilgrims and Puritans established New World colonies to
follow Separatist beliefs.
benefit the Church of England.
practice their religions freely.
avoid an impending religious war.
practice their religions freely.
400
Which level of organization includes all the other levels of organization?
organ system
organism
tissue
cell
organism
400
Which of the following was the site of the most serious conflict of the Pequot War?
a Wampanoag grain storage bin
a Pequot fort at Mystic
a Pequot settlement in Boston
an English fort at Plymouth
a Pequot fort at Mystic
400
When was the first Thanksgiving?
1621
500
Living organisms share certain characteristics of life. Two living organisms, a pine tree and a sea urchin, are pictured below.
Photo by David
Which statement describes a difference in one of the characteristics of life shared by these organisms?
One of the organisms produces asexually, the other does not.
One of the organisms uses plants for energy, the other uses animals for energy.
One of the organisms gets energy from the sun, the other does not.
One of the organisms grows and changes, but the other does not.
One of the organisms gets energy from the sun, the other does not.
500
Who helped establish Plymouth Colony and organize the first Thanksgiving?
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
William Bradford
William Bradford
500
The excretions of living organisms are best categorized as which type of factor in an environment?
biotic
abiotic
living
nonliving
biotic
500
Which of the following groups were allies against the Pequot Indians during the Pequot War?
the Wampanoag Indians and Spanish colonists
the Wampanoag Indians and English colonists
the Narragansett Indians and English colonists
the Narragansett Indians and French colonists
the Narragansett Indians and English colonists
500
A lion eating a zebra is an example of which characteristic of life?
having cells
responding to the environment
using energy
growing and developing
using energy