Science
List the 8 disciplines of Taxonomy in order of least generic to most generic.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species.
What was the official date of Texas Independence?
Which country has the leading Coal production as of 2024?
China
Which planet is Closest to Earth
Venus
Multiple Choice Which of the following unusual vertebrates was known in the fossil record for over 100 years before a living specimen was discovered?
W) Okapi [oh-KAH-pee]
X) Coelacanth [SEE-luh-kanth]
Y) Pangolin [PANG-guh-lin] or [pang-GOH-lin]
Z) Seven gilled shark
X) Coelacanth
Why did Texas want to annex to the United Sates?
For financial stability and safety from Mexican Threats.
What US sate has no documented poisonous snakes?
Alaska
In the early part of the 20th century, the German geologist and meteorologist Alfred Wegener introduced what theory?
Continental Drift
The process of which hot air moves up and cold air moves down, causing a cycle of air that moves air, ocean, and land.
Convection Currents or Convection
What was the final battle that led to Texas Independence?
The battle of San Jacinto
What's another name of the country of Netherlands
What is the Driest Continent on Earth?
Antartica
An example of a negative feedback mechanism is thermoregulation in animals. When an ectothermic begins to feel cold, which of the following typically happens?
A) It sits in the sun until it gets warm
B) It uses metabolic energy to warm
C) It goes into torpor
D) Its body temperature cools to match the environment
A) It sits in the sun until it gets warm. (Ectothermic or cold- blooded animals regulate their body temperature by exposing their blood to the environment).
Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
What is the larges City based on surface area?
New York City
What is the main theory that scientists believe how the Universe was created?
Big Bang Theory
What are the 5 stages of Mitosis?
Who was the Mexican Dictator that was leading the conflict between Texas and Mexico?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
What is the name of the only tropical rainforest in US territory?
El Yunque National Rainforest.
Multiple Choice Which of the following is the name of the law that quantitatively describes one-dimensional water flow in saturated soils?
W) Ohm’s
X) Fick’s
Y) Fourier’s
Z) Darcy’s