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Device used to measure liquid

What is a Graduated cylinder?

100

Which of the following is a compound?

A. Sodium         C. Nitrogen 

B. Sugar            D. Air

B. Sugar 

100

Which disease is caused by fungus?

Intestinal worms     Influenza 

Chickenpox             Athletes foot

Athletes foot

100

What is one possible human benefit from biotechnology research?

Producing crops that don’t naturally grow in this climate

100

What would happen to the deer population in an area if all the predators were removed from that area?

The deer population would increase and begin to compete for food 

200

Once 2 liquids are poured together, there is bubbling and it is determined that the weight has decrease. What best describes this change?

Some of the atoms escaped into the air

200

Which best describes a method of obtaining energy that may cause changes in water temperatures and affect fish population?

Burning coal                Using ethanol  
Using solar panels       Generating electricity in a hydro electric plant

Generating electricity in a hydro electric plant 

200

How are pandemics different from epidemic?


Pandemics are more widespread 

200

How has genetic engineering helped farming?

By creating crops that better resist diseases 

200

What is the primary source of energy for most cells in the body?

Sugar

300

In the chemical reaction for decomposition of carbonic acid into water and carbon dioxide. H2CO3 = H2O CO2

how does the reaction support the Law of Conservation 

The mass of the atoms in the reactant equals the mass of the atoms in the products

300

Which is a non renewable resource?

Oil    Sunlight      Water     Wood

Oil

300

Which is the most likely re of overuse of an antibiotic?

More infections caused by bacteria resistant to the antibiotic

300

What can farmers do to help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air 

Planting trees around the property 

300

Which of the following is considered as an element?

vinegar     Carbon dioxide    Iron   Water

Iron

400

High turbidity has what effect on drinking water?

the water is undrinkable

400

How would an increase in salinity affect the ecosystem in an estuary?  Two ways.


Salt tolerant creatures would increase 

salt intolerant creatures would decrease 

400

Which illness could be most likely treated with an antibiotic?

Influenza    Common cold     Strep throat   Diabetes

Strep throat 

400

What would increase the genetic variation in a population of organisms?

Increase in mutations

400

What evidence is there that life on earth has continuously evolved?

Evidence from rock layers, fossils and ice cores

500

Which best explains why all of the Earths freshwater is not available for human use?

Most of the Earths water is frozen

500

If fossils of marine animals were found on top of mountains what theory would that support?

The earth was once covered by water

500

Many infectious diseases have nearly been eliminated worldwide. Why should global studies of infectious diseases continue?

All infectious diseases have the ability to mutate, adapt and evolve 

500

What is the best reason for scientists to study ice cores from the Earths ice caps?

To study past climates by analyzing trapped gases and particles 

500

With regard to melting point, what happens with elements that have a higher atomic number?

It increases