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100

The gradual change in a species over time…

WHAT IS EVOLUTION?

100

List the classification taxonomies in order from most general to specific …..

Class, kingdom, phylum, order, species, family, Domain, Genus.

Domain, kingdom, Phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

100

Name the two types of cells.

What are eukaryotic and prokaryotic?

100

Name the 3 types of thermal energy transfer

CONDUCTION, CONVECTION, RADIATION

100

List the 2 types of waves

What are Transverse and Longitudinal?

100

What is Ohm’s Law?

Ohm’s Law states:

I=V/R

Current=Voltage/Resistance

100

What is the name of the following compound, CaCl2

What is Calcium chloride?

200

When multiple transitional fossils are found in many rock layers, they provide evidence of

Gradual change of a species over time.

200

The taxonomic classifications of four species of amphibians are shown.

Based on the information provided, which two species are most closely related?  

  1. Northern cricket frog and bullfrog

  2. Northern leopard frog and green treefrog

  3. Northern cricket frog and green treefrog 

  4. Northern leopard frog and bullfrog 

What is answer choice 4?

200

A cladogram of five species is






Based on the cladogram, the ancestral species most likely had --

  1. a vertebral column

  2. a vertebral column and hair

  3. sharp teeth and retractable claws

  4. the ability to purr



WHAT IS ANSWER CHOICE A?

200

Heat is transferred to the Earth from the sun by-

RADIATION

200

Which of the following is a mechanical wave?

Microwaves

Light

Sound

Radio

What is sound?

200

What is a conductor?

An object that readily transfers electrical energy, usually metal.

200

The formula for an ionic compound is Li2CO3. What is its name

What is Lithium Carbonate?

300

Farmers spray pesticides on their plants to protect the plants from being eaten by insects. Some individual insects have a genetic mutation that makes them resistant to the toxins in the pesticides. 

Which statement best describes how only a few resistant individuals resulted in the pesticide becoming ineffective? 

  1. The resistant insects change the toxin on the plants, making it safe for others.

  2. The resistant insects grow larger and eat less of the plants.

  3. The resistant insects eat the contaminated surface and leave the rest for others. 

  4. The resistant insects are able to survive to reproduce and create a population that is also resistant

What is answer choice 4?

300

A researcher determines an organism to be eukaryotic, unicellular, and autotrophic. In which taxonomic group should this organism be classified?

  1. Bacteria

  2. Protista 

  3. Archaea

  4. Animalia

What is answer choice 2?

300

The diagram shows taxonomic groups and a major distinguishing characteristic of all but two of them.

 

        Which characteristics will be used to complete the chart?                                                                          

            

WHAT IS ANSWER CHOICE C?

300

Heat cannot travel by convection through concrete. True or False

WHAT IS TRUE?

300

Bats use echolocation to hunt for food. How does echolocation work?

Reflection of the sound waves as they bounce off the prey.

300

What type of force is produced when a battery causes an electric current to flow through a circuit made of copper wire?

What is a Magnetic force?

300

    The formula for a covalent compound is N2O3. What is its name

What is dinitrogen trioxide?

400

The concept of gene flow is demonstrated when a cow is driven off from its herd, joins another herd, and reproduces. When the cow contributes to the gene pool of the new herd which of these most likely increases-

  1. Natural selection 

  2. Genetic variation 

  3. Environmental fitness 

  4. Reproductive mutations

What is answer choice 2?

400

Students use a microscope to look for structures present in four different cells. The students placed an X  in the table below for each structure that was viewed.

Which cell viewed is most likely a prokaryote?

  1. Cell W

  2. Cell X

  3. Cell Y

  4. Cell Z

What is Cell X?

400

Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1.  A company that wants to develop antiviral drugs would ask a research immunologist to study-

  1. The mechanism used by the virus to infect cells

  2. How closely related the virus is to cold viruses

  3. The metabolism of the virus

  4. Meiosis in the virus

WHAT IS ANSWER CHOICE 1?

400

During a campout, you warm your hands by the fire. This demonstrates....

What is radiation?

400

the loudness of a sound wave is determined by the _______ of a wave.

What is amplitude?

400

Water is a great conductor? True or False.

What is True?

400

Which of the following is a possible ionic compound formed from Magnesium (Mg) and Chlorine (Cl

    A.) MgCl

    B.) MgCl₂

C.) Mg₂Cl

    D.) Mg₂Cl₂

what is answer choice A?

500

Which of these describes a difference between viruses and cells?

  1. Cells contain protein, and viruses contain only carbohydrates

  2. Viruses have flagella, and cells have only cilia

  3. Cells reproduce independently, and viruses require a host to reproduce.

  4. Viruses have membranes made of proteins, and cells have membranes made of nucleic acid.

What is answer choice 3?

500

A person infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may not have any symptoms for a period of time.  During this period the virus affects the body by doing which of the following?

  1. The virus produces toxins that weaken immune cells and prevent them from reproducing.

  2. The virus damages immune cells while using their machinery to produce copies of itself.

  3. The virus uses nutrients meant for immune cells to fuel its own cellular respiration.

  4. The virus changes the identity of the nucleotides of immune cells to prevent the immune system from functioning normally.

What is answer choice 2?

500

An illness caused by a certain virus includes fever, rash, joint pain, red eyes, and headache.  The virus is transmitted to people by infected mosquitoes.  Symptoms quickly occur within three to twelve days after contracting the virus.  There is no vaccine for this virus.

Which description best explains the reproductive cycle of this virus?

  1.  Lytic, because the virus is transmitted by mosquitoes

  2. Lysogenic, because there is no way to vaccinate against it

  3. Lytic, because of the quick incubation time

  4. Lysogenic, because this virus causes a fever

WHAT IS ANSWER CHOICE 3?

500

Food coloring will spread faster in hot water than cold water because of this type of thermal energy transfer.

What is convection?

500

When the three primary colors of light are mixed (red, green, and blue) what color is seen?

What is white?

500

A device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy is a(n)

What is and electrical generator?

500

Which chemical equation is correctly balanced?

    A.) NaI + Cl2 → 2NaCl + I2

    B.) CH4 + O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

    C.) 4Fe + 3O2  → 2Fe2O3

    D.) PbBr2 + 2HCl → HBr + PbCl2

What is answer choice C?