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100
How much of the world's freshwater is actually usable? A. 3/4 B. 2% C. less than 1% D. 97%
What is less than 1%
100
What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide? A. CO2 B. C2O2 C. C2O D. C3O2
What is CO2
100
What are fossils? A. Mrs. Prevatte B. remains of dead plants and animals C. old plastic D. broken glass
What is remains of dead plants and animals?
100
What does the mitochondria supply the cell with? A. energy B. muscle tissue C. egg cells D. heart tissue
What is energy?
100
What makes fertilizers a benefit to the farming industry? A. they increase soil nutrients B. they increase bacterial growth C. they decrease bacterial growth D. They decrease pests.
What is they increase soil nutrients?
200
In 1960, what did the US Navy develop for deep ocean study? A. a mini submarine B. long-line buoys C. satellite images D. a scuba tank
What is a mini submarine?
200
How many different elements would you find in glucose (C6H12O6)? A. 3 B. 6 C. 12 D. 24
What is 3?
200
A student researched the effect of climate change on the distribution of living things. What did she most likely find? A. few animals die during climate changes B. dramatic climate changes can no longer occur. C. most animals migrate or die when a major climate change occurs. D. most animals adjust to the new climatic conditions.
What is most animals migrate or die when a major climate change occurs?
200
Which describes a bioindicator? A. a species with a short life span B. a species that depends on specific conditions to survive C. A species that can adapt well D. A species that has been introduced to an ecosystem
What is a species that depends on specific conditions to survive?
200
Why were some pesticides such as DDT removed from public use? A. they can cause heart disease B. they can cause diabetes C. they can cause meningitis D. They can cause cancer
What is they can cause cancer?
300
A significant change in average water temperature over a one month period would be most abnormal in which body of water? A. river B. ocean C. sounds D. estuaries
What is an ocean?
300
What is true about the mass of the products of a chemical reaction? A. They must equal the volume of the reaction B. They must equal the mass of the reactants C. They must be more than the mass of the products D. They must be less than the volume of the reactants
What is they must equal the mass of the products?
300
Which geological process is most likely to create a large, new landmass in a short period of time? A. glacier movement B. volcanic eruption C. erosion D. earthquake
What is a volcanic eruption?
300
What 2 cellular structures do plant and animal cells have in common? A. nuclei/mitochodria B. cell walls/chromosomes C. cell membranes/ ribosome D. vacuoles/chloroplasts
What is cell membranes/ribosomes
300
Which statement best describes why you should not take antibiotics if you have a common cold? A. Antibiotics kill bacteria and a cold is caused by a virus. B. Antibiotics only temporarily relieve a cold C. Antibiotics kill both viral and bacterial infections D. Antibiotics introduce bacteria that consume the virus.
What is antibiotics kill bacteria and a cold is from virus?
400
What is the pH of pure water? A. 0 B. 3 C. 14 D. 7
What is 7?
400
What characteristic of aluminum allows it to be made into aluminum foil? A. it is dense B. it is soluble C. it is magnetic D. it is malleable
What is it is malleable?
400
According to the Theory of Plate Tectonics, what causes the mountain ridges in the center of Earth's oceans? A. coral reefs B. volcanic activity where plates are moving apart C. Earthquake activity where plates are moving together D. Animals that pile up sand
What is volcanic activity where plates are moving apart?
400
Where is the genetic information for an organism contained? A. nucleus B. vacuole C. mitochondria D. golgi apparatus
What is the nucleus?
400
Which is most likely the cause of the decline in measles cases from 1980 to 1990? A. antibiotics B. chemotherapy C. quarantines D. vaccinations
What is a vaccination?
500
Water has a high specific heat. Which statement best describes what this means? A. water weighs more when heated B. Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius C. water can hold a large amount of heat before it gets hot. D. water loses heat rapidly.
What is water can hold a large amount of heat before it gets hot?
500
Which is an example of a synthetic substance? A. leather B. cotton C. plastic D. wood
What is plastic?
500
Which best describes a bioindicator? A. a species that has a short life span B. A species that depends on specific conditions to survive C. A species that can adapt to a variety of conditions
What is a species that depends on specific conditions to survive?
500
Which statement best explains the reason muscle cells have more mitochondria than skin cells? A. muscle cells use more energy than skin cells B. Muscle cells have fewer proteins than skin cells C. Muscle cells have a smaller nucleus than skin cells. d. Muscle cells have more excess water than skin cells
What is muscle cells use more energy than skin cells?
500
Which project is most likely to interest a scientist working at a biotechnology company? A. study of fossilized bones B. conservation of key species in an environment C. development of geneticall modified corn plants D. prevention of sewage leaking into water supplies
What is development of genetically modified plants?