The greatest number of relationships between
the organisms in an ecosystem is best shown in(1) a food chain (2) an energy pyramid(3) a food web
(4) an ecological succession diagram
What is (3) a food web
100
3 The primary purpose of the Articles of
Confederation was to
(1) provide revenues for the national government
(2) establish the basic framework of the national
government
(3) give the national government the power to
regulate interstate commerce
(4) guarantee a bill of rights to protect citizens
from the national government
What is (2) establish the basic framework of the national
government
100
Byron is 3 years older than Doug. The product of their ages is 40. How old is Doug?
(1) 10 (2) 8 (3) 5 (4) 4
What is (2) 8
100
A primary source about the French Revolution is
(1) an eyewitness account from a prisoner at the
Bastille
(2) an encyclopedia entry about the Reign of
Terror
(3) a recent biography of Robespierre
(4) a movie about Louis XVI
What is (1) an eyewitness account from a prisoner at the
Bastille
100
The best evidence that Earth rotates on its axis is
the changing
(1) phases of the Moon
(2) altitude of the noontime Sun from day to day
(3) apparent path of a Foucault pendulum
(4) velocity of Earth in its orbit
What is (2) altitude of the noontime Sun from day to day
200
In sexually reproducing organisms, mutations can
be inherited if they occur in
(1) the egg, only
(2) the sperm, only
(3) any body cell of either the mother or the
father
(4) either the egg or the sperm
What is (4) either the egg or the sperm
200
12 The War of 1812 has been called the “Second
War for American Independence” primarily
because the
(1) British blocked United States access to the
port of New Orleans
(2) United States continued to resist taxes
imposed by Great Britain
(3) British government had never fully respected
the United States as a free nation
(4) United States and Great Britain had not signed
a peace treaty after the Revolutionary War
What is (3) British government had never fully respected
the United States as a free nation
200
The actual dimensions of a rectangle are 2.6 cm by 6.9 cm. Andy computations.measures the sides as 2.5 cm by 6.8 cm. In calculating the area, what is the relative error, to the nearest thousandth?
(1) 0.055
(2) 0.052
(3) 0.022
(4) 0.021
What is (2) 0.052
200
An economic reason for the institution of
serfdom was to maintain
(1) an educated citizenry
(2) a stable workforce
(3) overseas trade
(4) religious uniformity
What is (2) a stable workforce
200
7 Seasonal changes on Earth are primarily caused
by the
(1) parallelism of the Sun’s axis as the Sun
revolves around Earth
(2) changes in distance between Earth and the
Sun
(3) elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit around the
Sun
(4) tilt of Earth’s axis as Earth revolves around
the Sun
What is (2) changes in distance between Earth and the
Sun
300
It is recommended that people at risk for serious
flu complications be vaccinated so that their bodies
will produce
(1) antigens to fight the flu virus
(2) antibodies against the flu virus
(3) toxins to fight the infection caused by the flu
virus
(4) antibiotics to reduce symptoms caused by the
flu virus
What is (2) antibodies against the flu virus
300
17 During the 1890s, many American farmers tried
to resolve their economic problems by
(1) joining the Populist Party
(2) staging violent protests against the
government
(3) supporting government aid to railroads
(4) asking Congress to end agricultural subsidies
What is (1) joining the Populist Party
300
Which set of data can be classified as quantitative? computations.
(1) first names of students in a chess club
(2) ages of students in a government class
(3) hair colors of students in a debate club
(4) favorite sports of students in a gym class
What is (2) ages of students in a government class
300
One impact Gutenberg’s printing press had on
western Europe was
(1) the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas
(2) a decrease in the number of universities
(3) a decline in literacy
(4) the unification of the Holy Roman Empire
What is (1) the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas
300
What controls the direction of movement of most
surface ocean currents?
(1) density differences at various ocean depths
(2) varying salt content in the ocean
(3) prevailing winds
(4) seismic activity
What is (3) prevailing winds
400
Researchers have reported that the number of
different species of fish found in certain areas of
the ocean has been greatly reduced over the past
50 years. This situation is an example of
(1) a loss of biodiversity
(2) an increase in ecological succession
(3) a lack of differentiation
(4) an increased carrying capacity
What is (1) a loss of biodiversity
400
One way in which the Chinese Exclusion Act
(1882) and the Gentlemen’s Agreement (1907)
are similar is that they
(1) reflected nativist attitudes in the United
States
(2) encouraged a policy of popular sovereignty
(3) led to an increase in Asian immigration
(4) eased requirements for citizenship
What is (1) reflected nativist attitudes in the United
States
400
12 < x - 5
What is x>17
400
One long-term effect of the Crusades was the
(1) development of Pax Mongolia
(2) fall of the Ming dynasty
(3) control of Jerusalem by Europeans
(4) growth of trade and towns in western Europe
What is (4) growth of trade and towns in western Europe
400
2 Which geologic event occured in New York State
at about the same time as the extinction of
dinosaurs and ammonoids?
(1) formation of the Queenston Delta
(2) deposition of the sands and clays underlying
Long Island
(3) initial opening of the Atlantic Ocean
(4) advance and retreat of the last continental ice
sheet
What is (2) deposition of the sands and clays underlying
Long Island
500
Which method of protecting members of an
endangered species is most ecologically sound?
(1) protecting the habitats where these animals
live from human development
(2) capturing these animals and putting them in
wildlife parks
(3) feeding and constructing shelters for these
organisms
(4) passing laws that encourage hunting of the
predators of these species
What is (4) passing laws that encourage hunting of the
predators of these species
500
Which headline related to the Spanish-American
War is an example of yellow journalism?
(1) “President McKinley Asks Congress for War
Declaration Against Spain”
(2) “United States Mobilizes for War with Spain”
(3) “United States Demands Response to Spanish
Actions”
(4) “Spanish Troops Slaughter Innocent Cuban
Citizens”
What is (4) “Spanish Troops Slaughter Innocent Cuban
Citizens”
500
4(x+5)=-12
What is x = -8
500
Which issue has raised significant environmental
concerns in the Amazon Basin?
(1) desertification (3) tsunami threats
(2) deforestation (4) acid rain
What is (2) deforestation
500
2 Which event is cyclic and predictable?
(1) a volcano erupting above a subducting
tectonic plate
(2) an earthquake occurring at the San Andreas
Fault
(3) Jupiter’s apparent movement across the night
sky
(4) an asteroid striking Earth’s surface
What is (3) Jupiter’s apparent movement across the night
sky