Matter & Energy
Compounds
Where is the majority of Earth's freshwater located?
Ice caps/ glaciers
Which infectious pathogen is nonliving?
A virus
How does Biotechnology benefit the economy in North Carolina?
What is the most accurate method scientists can use to estimate Earth's age?
Radioactive/ Absolute Dating
How is the Periodic Table arranged?
By atomic number/ number of protons
What is turbidity? What does high turbidity levels indicate?
Turbidity- cloudiness of water
High levels indicate the water is unsafe to drink.
Describe why an antibiotic will not treat a virus.
Antibiotics are medicine that can be prescribed to cure infections caused by LIVING organisms. (Bacteria)
Name 2 advantages to using Biotechnology in Agriculture.
Increased crop yield
Disease resistant crops
A scientist finds a marine fossil in the desert. What conclusion can be made about the location of this fossil?
The desert was once covered by an ocean.
Biomass, Geothermal, Solar, Wind & Hydrothermal are what type of energy resources? Explain.
Renewable Resources- infinite supply
Name the 3 Ocean Zones. Which of the 3 contains the most organisms?
Intertidal/ Sunlight Zone
Open Ocean/ Oceanic Zone
Deep Ocean/ Benthic
*The intertidal zone contains the most marine life*
What is a vector? Give an example of a disease caused by a vector.
A vector is an organism (typically an insect) that carries an infectious disease but is not affected by it.
Examples of diseases caused by vectors:
Malaria/ mosquito
Lyme disease/ tick
Bubonic Plague/ flea
Which of the following would be considered a career in Biotechnology?
1. Research analysis
2. Agricultural engineer
3. Educational technologist
4. Environmental protection agency
Agricultural engineer
Describe the Law of Superposition
The oldest rock layers are at the bottom, the younger rock layers are at the top.
Name the 4 nonrenewable energy resources we discussed in class this year.
Petroleum oil, coal, natural gas, nuclear
What is a river basin?
An area of land drained by a river and its tributaries (a large watershed)
It is an epidemic.
What is the pathogen that is used for creating synthetic insulin to treat diabetic patients?
Bacteria
What are the three characteristics of an index fossil? What type of dating are index fossils used in?
Widespread
Abundant
Short lived
(*Used with relative dating methods)
Solve the following equation using the Law of Conservation of Mass.
__ H2 + ___ N2 --> __ NH3
3H2 + N2 --> 2NH3
Why is an aquifer more likely to be cleaner than other water sources?
Increased global travel/ transportation
Biotechnology causes a decrease in biodiversity as a result of genetically modifying organisms such as crops.
What are the 4 eras of Earth? (in order)
Precambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic