Ecosystem
Microbiology
Compounds
Periodic Table
Photosynthesis and Respiration
100

The choice that describes a biotic factor in an ecosystem. A. Temperature above 70 degree f, B. Average 80 inches of rain, C. Winds are from the Southwest, D. Plants provide shelter for insects

What is Plants provide shelter for insects?

100

How are viruses similar to parasites?

A. Viruses & parasites cause disease and can't be prevented or treated, B. Viruses & parasites cause disease and can be treated with fungicides, C. Viruses & parasites are multicellular organisms, D. Viruses & parasites require a host organism

What are Viruses & parasites require a host organism?

100

3ClF

How many atoms are in a molecule of the above compound?

What is 6 atoms? 

100

What is the name of the family with the most reactive metals? 

What is Alkali Metals? 

100

What is a reactant in a photosynthesis chemical reaction? 

A. sugar, B. oxygen, C. carbon dioxide, D. chlorophyl 

What is carbon dioxide? 

200

The organism that is a primary consumer. 

A. Acacia Tree, B. Zebra, C. Lion, D. Sun

What is a Zebra?

200

Which situation is most likely to prevent a viral epidemic from becoming a pandemic? A. warm weather conditions, B. cold weather conditions, C. consistent public use of antibiotics, D. consistent use of vaccines 

What is consistent use of vaccines? 

200

In a chemical reaction, atoms are always

A. destroyed, B. created, C. rearranged, D. split

What is rearranged? 

200

What is the name of the family with the inert elements? 

What is Noble Gases? 

200
What is a product of respiration? 

A. sugar, B. oxygen, C. sun, D. carbon dioxide 

What is carbon dioxide? 

300

Plants -> Beetle -> Snake -> Hawk

How would eliminating snakes affect this ecosystem? A. Beetle and hawk pop would decrease,  B. Beetle and hawk population would increase,  C. Beetle pop would increase, & hawk pop would decrease, D. Beetle pop would decrease & hawk would increase

What is Beetle population would increase and hawk population would decrease? 

300

An infection forces a cell to create many copies of the original pathogen and destroys the cell in the process. A. The cause is a virus and a vaccine is needed for prevention, B. The cause is a parasite and a toxin is needed, C. The cause is a virus and an antibiotic is needed, D. The cause is a fungus and an antifungal is needed. 

What is a virus and a vaccine is needed for prevention?

300

What part of an atom forms bonds between two atoms? 

Nucleus, Neutron, Electron, Proton 

What are electrons?

300

What family is located in Group 3 and Period 6? 

What is Lanthanides? 

300
What organism makes it's own food? 

A. autotroph, B. heterotroph, C. parasite, D. host

What is an autotroph? 

400

The diagram below represents a region's food chain. Which change would increase the amount of carbon available to coyotes? A. increase coyote pop, B. increase the squirrel pop, C. introducing a competing species with coyotes, D. introducing a competing species with squirrels

plants -> squirrel -> coyote

What is increasing the squirrel population? 

400

A disease causes swelling and congestion and is transmitted in spores from decaying matter. The pathogen is a eukaryote, multicellular, and reproduces sexually and asexually. A. virus, B. bacterium, C. fungus, D. parasite

What is a fungus?

400

According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, is the following chemical formula balanced? 

Mg + O2 -> MgO

A. Yes there are the same elements in reactants and products, B. Yes there are the same number of each element on each side, C. No there are not the same amount of compounds on each side, D. No there are not the same number of each element on each side

What is "No there are not the same number of each element on each side"?

400

What element would be most similar to the properties of Magnesium? 

A. Sodium, B. Aluminum, C. Strontium, D. Hydrogen

What is Strontium?

400
What organism consumes both animals and plants? 

A. heterotroph, B. carnivore, C. omnivore, D. herbivore

What an omnivore? 

500

The organism that is a secondary consumer. 

A. Acacia Tree, B. Zebra, C. Lion, D. Sun

What is lion? 

500

A disease causes itchy bumps. It is transmitted through animal contact. The pathogen is nonliving and requires a host cell to reproduce. A. virus, B. bacterium, C. fungus, D. parasite

What is a virus? 

500

4K2CO3

How many atoms are in a molecule of the above compound?

What is 24 atoms? 

500

What part of an atom determines the type of atom?

A. Electrons, B. Mass, C. Neutrons, D. Protons

What is protons? 

500

What is a reactant in cellular respiration? 

A. sugar, B. carbon dioxide, C. sun, D. water

What is sugar?