MAAP Review

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Using the diagram, which type of asexual reproduction is being demonstrated by the bacterial cell?

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Budding

Cleavage

Regeneration

Binary Fission

Multiple Choice

If an organism has 24 chromosomes in a body cell, how many will each daughter cell have at the end of meiosis?

• 6

• 12

• 23

• 24

Multiple Choice

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Multiple Choice

Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What do all waves transfer?

• Matter

• Heat

• Electricity

• Energy

Multiple Choice

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

Multiple Choice

Who is considered to be the Father of genetics?

• Mendel
• Watson & Crick
• Flemming
• Darwin

Multiple Choice

An organism's phenotype describes its __________.

• genetic makeup
• physical appearance

Multiple Choice

Heterozygous is when...

• the alleles are the same
• the alleles are different
• the alleles are absent
• the alleles are present

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a mechanical wave?

• Light wave

• Sound wave

• Water wave

• Seismic wave

Multiple Choice

___ is when light travels through a material and bends.

• Diffraction
• Dispersion
• Mirage
• Refraction

Multiple Choice

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

• Sedimentary Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Igneous Rock

Multiple Choice

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

Multiple Choice

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Plate

Multiple Choice

What is a break in the lithosphere along which movement in an earthquake has first occurred?

• Earthquake
• Epicenter
• Fault
• Focus

Multiple Choice

Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?

• Epicenter
• Fault
• Hypocenter
• Tremor

Multiple Choice

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

• P Wave
• Rayleigh Wave
• S Wave
• Shear Wave

Multiple Choice

Which body wave squeezes and stretches rock materials as they pass through the Earth?

• Body Waves
• P Waves
• S Waves
• Surface Waves

Multiple Choice

Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?

• Body Waves
• P Waves
• S Waves
• Surface Waves

Multiple Choice

P Waves can move through which of the following?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• All of these

Multiple Choice

What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?

• Divergent Boundary
• Magma
• Subduction Boundary
• Volcano

Multiple Choice

What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

• Hot Spot
• Magma
• Lava
• Volcano

Multiple Choice

Why does magma tend to rise to the surface?

• It has large amounts of silica.
• It contains very little silica.
• It is denser than the surrounding material.
• It is less dense than the surrounding material.

Multiple Choice

The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?

• Divergent Boundary
• Hot Spot
• Subduction Boundary
• Transform Boundary

Multiple Choice

What is Pangaea?

• Pangea was a supercontinent that was assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago

• The gravitational pull on the mantle.

• How mountains are formed.

• Another name for Europe.

Multiple Choice

What is the process where animals live or die based on their adaptations to their environment.

• Genetic Drift

• Natural Selection

• The Circle of Life

• Mammoth

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Multiple Choice

The earth is ______________of years old

• Hundreds

• Millions

• Billions

• Trillions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Minerals

• Petroleum (oil)

• Sunlight (solar)

Multiple Choice

"The process of breaking rocks down into small pieces of rocks or fragments"

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Soil

Multiple Choice

Wetlands store flood waters. How is this beneficial? Choose the best answer.

• Its not really beneficial because this may flood peoples homes.

• It releases the water is increments which will really increase the wildlife in that area.

• It releases the water in increments ( a little at a time) which slows the water down thus slowing erosion.

• Its really not beneficial because this will flood the habitats of the wildlife living there.

Multiple Choice

Where is saturated water located?

• Above the water table
• below the water table
• beside the water table
• within the water table

Multiple Choice

Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of _______

• genotypes

• phenotypes

Multiple Choice

If an organism reproduces asexually, its offspring will most likely be:

• produced as a result of fertilization
• Genetically identical to the parent
• Genetically different from each other
• Produced from specialized cells known as gametes

Multiple Choice

The physical expression of a trait is called the ...

• genotype

• phenotype

Multiple Choice

Which is not a reason wetlands are important?

• affect climate
• control erosion
• filter out pollutants
• provide wildlife habitat

Multiple Choice

This is an example of ___________?

• Incomplete dominance
• Codominance

Multiple Choice

A stream that runs into a river is known as a

• porosity

• tributary

• stream run

• runoff

Multiple Choice

Genotype: TT is ...

• homozygous dominant

• homozygous recessive

• heterozygous

Multiple Choice

Which type of wetlands does support wooden trees?

• bog
• fen
• marsh
• swamp

Multiple Choice

Cross 2 heterozygous tall pea plants. Tall (T) is dominant to short (t). What fraction of the offspring do you predict will be tall?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 3/4

• 4/4

Multiple Choice

"Weathering that changes the materials that are part of a rock into new materials"

• Mechanical Weathering

• Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• All Weathering

Multiple Choice

A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?

• Incomplete Dominance
• Codominance

• Independent assortment
• Recessive inheritance

Multiple Choice

How wells dry out?

• ground water is removed slowly than it replaced
• ground water get trapped in an aquifer
• ground water is removed more quickly than it is replaced
• ground water becomes contaminated with pollutants

Multiple Choice

Genotype: Aa is ....

• homozygous dominant

• homozygous recessive

• heterozygous

Multiple Choice

What causes tributaries to flow downward toward a main river?

• friction

• surface tension

• gravity

• silt and sand

Multiple Choice

Which set of alleles are considered heterozygous?

• HH

• Hh

• hh

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about ground water?

• IT creates pores between rock and sediment
• It eventually return to the surface
• It flows quickly uphill in porous soil
• It remains underground very briefly

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a PHENOTYPE for flower color in pea plants?

• Pp

• PP

• Purple

Multiple Choice

Why do some power plants use fossil fuels to make electricity?

• Fossil fuels are better for the environment

• Fossil fuels slow down global climate change

• Fossil fuels are less expensive than other power sources

• Fossil fuels are renewable

Multiple Choice

A red flowered plant (RR) breeds with a White flowered plant (WW). The gene for petal color in these plants expresses incomplete dominance.  What percentage of the offspring will have pink (RW) flowers?

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 100%

Multiple Choice

How does bogs differ from marshes and swamps?

• Bogs produce no beat
• Bogs rarely dry out
• Bogs need hot weather
• Bogs are nutrient-rich

Multiple Choice

In humans, freckles (F) on the skin are dominant to no freckles (f).  If a heterozygous parent and a recessive parent conceive, what is the chances of having a child with NO FRECKLES?

• 0%

• 50%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

Streams, rivers, and lakes are examples of...

• surface water

• ground water

• aquifers

• water tables

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This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits. Example, one flower is red and the other flower is white but they reproduce a pink offspring.

• incomplete dominance
• co-dominance
• complete dominance
• recessive pattern

Multiple Choice

Which measures the water's ability to flow through rock and sediment?

• fluidity
• viscosity
• porosity
• permeability

Multiple Choice

In a population of bees, long wings (L) are dominant over short wings (l).  Bees with long wings are ...

• heterozygous only (Ll)

• homozygous 

  dominant only (LL)

• heterozygous or 

  homozygous 

  dominant (LL or Ll)

Multiple Choice

"Weathering that includes physical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces"

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• All Weathering

• Weather

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In guinea pigs, the allele for rough coat (R) is dominant over the allele for smooth coat (r).  A homozygous dominant guinea pig and a homozygous recessive guinea pig are mated.

What would be the phenotype of the offspring?

• 100% rough coat

• 100% smooth coat

Multiple Choice

Which type of wetlands appear in the photo?

• Bog
• lake
• marsh
  
• swamp

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This is an example of ___________.

•  Incomplete Dominance
•  Codominance

Multiple Choice

About ______________ of Earth is covered in water.

• 3%

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

Multiple Choice

In the problem shown, what must the genotype of the missing parent be?

• BB

• Bb

• bb

Multiple Choice

Which type of wetlands appear in the photo?

• Bog
• marsh
• swamp
• spring

Multiple Choice

Mammals are a dominant group in which era?

• Cenozoic

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cambrianozoic

Multiple Choice

Materials that water can pass through are called...

• impermeable

• runoff

• pores

• permeable

Multiple Select

Which is an example of mechanical weathering (multiple answers)

• Tree roots breaking up a sidewalk

• Rust on a bicycle left outside

• Oxygen combining with other molecules

• Ice freezing and breaking up rock

Multiple Choice

What percentage of all water on Earth is fresh?

• 75%

• 3%

• 97%

• 66%

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Which of the following is a source of air pollution? (Select all that apply)

• Coal

• Nuclear

• Solar

• Biomass

Multiple Choice

2/3 of freshwater on Earth is "locked away" in what water source location?

• atmosphere
• rivers and lakes
• underground
• ice and glaciers

Multiple Select

What are the examples of chemical weathering? (multiple answers)

• Rust on a bicycle left outside

• Ice freezing and breaking up rock

• Oxygen combining with other molecules

• Tree roots breaking up a sidewalk

Multiple Choice

A substance has a low permeability when...

• water can flow through easily

• water CAN'T Flow through easily

Multiple Choice

Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Organic
• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

How many river basins are in North Carolina?

• 11

• 17

• 30

• 27

Multiple Choice

All objects experience weathering at the same rate.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between groundwater and surface water?

• Surface water percolates (moves) through the soil to form groundwater.
• There is no relationship between surface and groundwater.
• All surface water begins as groundwater that moves upwards.

• All surface water is saltwater, which becomes fresh upon percolating into soil.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an advantage of using hydroelectric power?

• It doesn't harm the environment.

• It doesn't pollute.

• It is nonrenewable.

• It only works during the daytime.

Multiple Choice

What does the water table separate?

• saturated zone and impermeable zone

• saturated zone and unsaturated zone

• unsaturated zone and surface

• surface and impermeable zone

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Soil is composed of which of the following? (multiple answers)

• Rock

• Organic Matter

• Water

• Air

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What are characteristics of a good aquifer?

• high permeability and low porosity

• low permeability and high porosity

• high permeability and high porosity

• low permeability and low porosity

Multiple Choice

What era did the formation of the earth occur?

• Paleozoic

• Precambrian

• Cenozoic

• Cambrian

Multiple Choice

Cement does not allow water to flow through it so it has a what quality?

• high pororsity

• high permeability

• low permeability

Multiple Choice

All living or once living matter is considered organic matter.

• True

• False

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How does building on floodplains increase the chance of flooding?

• Cement and other materials used for buildings are impermeable

• It decreases the air quality

• More people walking around makes the land sink

• An increase in buildings boosts the economy

Multiple Choice

Which BEST explains what scientists are referring to when they use the term conservation?

• nonliving parts of the environment

• living organisms in the environment

• health of the living organisms in the environment

• protection, management, and renewal of resources

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What is transpiration?

• water from the ocean enters the atmosphere as vapor

• water on the surface enters groundwater

• water vapor returns to earth as liquid

• water lost by plants enters the atmosphere as water vapor

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Which soil horizon is known as topsoil?

• O

• A

• B

• C

Multiple Choice

What is filtration?

• Filtration adds vitamins and minerals to drinking water

• Filtration removes small particles from water

• Filtrations guarantees a clear color in water

• Filtration adds chlorine to water

Multiple Choice

Variations are caused by . . .

• Kaleidoscopes

• Variety Shows

• Mutations

• A change in phenotypic expression

Multiple Choice

Definition: the continuous process by which water is circulated throughout the earth through various processes

• precipitation

• codensation

• water cycle

• evaporation

Multiple Choice

Which soil horizon is known as subsoil?

• O

• A

• B

• C

Multiple Choice

As water temperature increases, water's density...

• increases

• decreases

Multiple Choice

Which will most likely occur if fossil fuels continue to be used globally as the primary energy resource?

• The amount of available food will increase.

• The amount of pollution in the oceans will decrease.

• The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will increase.

• The amount of health concerns affecting the human population will decrease.

Multiple Select

During which season(s) does lake turnover take place?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

Multiple Choice

R stands for which soil horizon?

• Regolith

• Bedrock

• Parent Material

• Organic Matter

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How does a tropical lake differ from a temperate lake?

• Tropical lakes experience more temperature changes year-round

• Tropical lakes do not cycle, while temperate lakes do.

• Temperate lakes remain warm above, and cool below.

• Tropical lakes experience cycling between upper and lower layers.

Multiple Choice

How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?

• 2019 years old

• 3.6 billion years old

• 4.6 billion years old

• 4.6 million years old

Multiple Choice

Why can this well access groundwater?

• Because it extends down below the water table.

• It can't, because the water table is too low.

• Because it does not extend below the water table.

• Because it is built in impermeable ground.

Multiple Choice

What is below bedrock?

• Subsoil

• Parent Material

• Regolith

• Topsoil

Multiple Choice

Some environmentally friendly options have negative consequences. Which is a correct example?

• Hybrid cars use less gasoline, but their batteries are difficult to recycle.

• Nuclear power plants use renewable fuel, but their waste is radioactive.

• Coal power plants use non renewable energy, but they don't make any air pollution.

Multiple Choice

How many major types of soil are there on Earth?

• 10

• 13

• 12

• 8

Multiple Choice

A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?

• Melting and cooling
• Extreme heat and pressure
• Compaction and cementation
• Weathering and erosion

Multiple Choice

What is this picture depicting?

• Soil Horizons

• Soil Color

• How cool this knife is

• Dirt

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When energy is transferred from one form to another, why does some energy get lost?

• Some energy is destroyed

• Some energy becomes light

• Some energy becomes heat

• Some energy gets created

Multiple Choice

What is this a picture of?

• Colors of the rainbow

• pH scale

• Good food

• poisonous things

Multiple Choice

What type of event usually marks the end of an Era

• A Mass Extinction

• A Quinceanera

• An earthquake

• A Volcanic Eruption

Multiple Choice

A pH of 7 is....?

• Acidic

• Neutral

• Basic

• A good number

Multiple Choice

Which is true about oil as an energy source?

• Offshore drilling for oil can damage the environment.

• Oil is a renewable energy source.

• Oil releases radioactive waste.

• Oil spills enhance living communities.

Multiple Choice

Less than 7 on the pH scale means the substance is?

• Acidic

• Neutral

• Basic

• Good

Multiple Choice

Transform boundary move in what direction?

• Away from each other

• They collide

• Slide past each other

• Create mountians

Multiple Choice

A number greater than 7 on the pH scale means the substance is?

• Acidic

• Neutral

• Basic

• Good

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about greenhouse gases?

• Using petroleum as an energy source releases greenhouse gases.

• Burning coal does not release greenhouse gases.

• Greenhouse gases lead to global climate change.

• Carbon dioxide is the most common greenhouse gas.

Multiple Choice

What are the four eras in order from OLDEST to NEWEST?

• Pre-Cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

• Pre-Cambrian, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Cenozoic

• Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Pre-Cambrian

• Mesozoic, Pre-Cambrian, Cenozoic, Paleozoic

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about hydropower?

• It is powered by gravity.

• Dams release the water and it turns a turbine.

• It doesn't cause any damage to the environment.

• It uses a renewable energy source.

Multiple Choice

True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of humans practicing conservation?

• Flushing the toilet more often.

• Running smaller, more frequent loads of laundry

• Letting the faucet run while brushing teeth

• Collecting water in rain barrels to irrigate gardens

Multiple Choice

What era did trilobites, fishes, and other marine organisms dominate?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a way to conserve natural resources?

• Run the dishwasher only when it's full

• Take longer showers

• Unplug small electronics when they're done charging

• Use reusable containers when possible

Multiple Choice

A variation is . . .

• when organisms have camouflage like spots or stripes

• an organism from a different dimension

• when you order different food than your friend

• differences between organisms in the same species

Multiple Choice

When hydropower is used to make electricity, 30% of the energy in the falling water is not converted into electricity. Why?

• The water stops moving.

• Gravity is not strong enough.

• The energy is lost as light

• The energy is lost as heat.

Multiple Choice

Which era is the most recent, the one that we are currently in?

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cenozoic

• Precambrian

Multiple Select

Which of the following is true about using fossil fuels for energy? (Check ALL that apply)

• They are nonrenewable, and will eventually run out.

• They produce greenhouse gases like CO₂

• They cause global climate change (increase in global temperature)

• They take millions of year to be created

Multiple Choice

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

Multiple Choice

Which energy source relies on the energy of atoms breaking up and releasing radioactive energy?

• Solar

• Wind

• Petroleum (oil)

• Uranium (nuclear)

Multiple Choice

Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on the appearance or disappearance of life.

• true

• false

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Which energy sources involve heating water to make steam that turns a turbine? (Check ALL that apply)

• Coal

• Petroleum (oil)

• Uranium (nuclear)

• Solar

Multiple Choice

This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?

• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Multiple Select

Which energy sources come from fossil fuels? (Check ALL that apply)

• Petroleum (oil)

• Coal

• Uranium (nuclear)

• Wind

Multiple Choice

The dinosaurs and reptiles were dominant in which Era?

• Precambrian

• Mesozoic

• Paleozoic

• Cenozoic

Multiple Choice

Which energy source is likely to increase in use over the next 100 years?

• Petroleum (oil)

• Coal

• Solar

• Biomass

Multiple Choice

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

Biomass energy can come from all of the following except which one?

• Using enzymes to ferment corn and produce ethanol as fuel

• Using bacteria to release methane from animal waste as a fuel

• Burning wood to provide heat

• Burning natural gas for heat water and turn a turbine

Multiple Choice

90% of Earth’s history occurred during which era?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

Multiple Choice

Something that helps an organism survive in its environment is an . . .

• Adaptation

• Tool

• Evolution

• Sour Patch Kid

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At the end of this era, multi-cellular organisms like sponges, jellyfish and worms filled the oceans.

• Precambrian Era

• Paleozoic Era

• Mesozoic Era

• Cenozoic Era

Multiple Choice

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

What happens on the surface of the Earth at a Divergent boundary?

• tsunamis

• mountains

• Ocean trenches

• Seafloor spreading and faults

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
• Brown, Red, Gray
• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation?

• Quills

• Speed

• Camouflage

• Fish

Multiple Choice

This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

The point where the rays meet is known as....

• Fire
• the focal point
• refraction
• Plane of the lens

Multiple Choice

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

What does 'fitness' mean in natural selection?

• How fast an animal can run

• How much you work out

• How well adapted the animal is to their environment

• How strong an animal is

Multiple Choice

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

What happens on the surface of the earth at Convergent boundaries?

• Seafloor spreading

• Mountains

• The plates crumble and explode

• The plate move away from each other

Multiple Choice

Name the boundary

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• sergent

Multiple Choice

Which animal is the most FIT to live in the desert?

• Penguin

• Bear

• Tiger

• Lizard

Multiple Choice

Name the boundary

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• sergent

Multiple Choice

This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?

• Extrusive Igneous Rock
• Intrusive Igneous Rock
• Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
• Biochemical Sedimentary Rock

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?

• volcanoes
• mountains
• trenches
• earthquakes and fault line

Multiple Choice

Which animal is most FIT to live in the Antarctic?

• Penguin

• Bear

• Tiger

• Lizard

Multiple Choice

Mountains form from....

• Plates sliding past one another
• collision of plates
• plates moving away from each other
• none of these

Multiple Choice

What is occurring in this picture?

*(Hint)* This occurs at divergent plate boundaries

• Subduction

• An Earthquake

• A mountain is being formed

• Seafloor spreading

Multiple Choice

Earth's plates are....

• Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth
• Never moved
• Move seldom and very fast
• move when they feel like it

Multiple Choice

What is survival of the fittest?

• Do you even lift brah?

• Only the strong survive

• Hunger Games

• The best adapted animal will live and reproduce

Multiple Choice

Plates moving apart would be...

• convergent
• divergent
• transform

Multiple Choice

What type of wave is a light wave?

• A sound wave

• A seismic wave

• A electromagnetic wave

• A mechanical wave

Multiple Choice

What type of boundary creates a new seafloor?

• convergent continental to continental
• convergent ocean to continental
• convergent ocean to ocean
• divergent 

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: All mutations are bad

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Name the boundary

• convergent
• transform
• divergent
• sergent

Multiple Choice

What drives the movement of plate tectonics?

• Earthquakes

• Convection

• Gravity

• Wind

Multiple Choice

Name this boundary

• Convergent
• Divergent
• Transform
• Sergent

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Mutations are random

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Mutations lead to variation.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Where can you find the Ring of Fire?

• Pacific Ocean

• Black Sea

• Europe

• Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: Animals choose how they adapt to their environment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Which describes a convex lens?

• triangular in shape
• more transparent in the middle
• thicker on the edges than in the middle
• thicker in the middle than on the edges

Multiple Select

How does waterproof feathers help penguins survive in the Antarctic. (Choose all that apply)

• Helps keep them warm and dry

• Helps them blend in

• Helps them swim in cold waters

• Helps them see further in cold weather

Multiple Choice

What is the Ring of Fire?

• The surface of the sun

• What Thor created his hammer with.

• Another name for the Mantle

• A large ring of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

Multiple Choice

Why is an insertion/deletion mutation worse than a substitution mutation?

• Putting things into your DNA is always bad`

• It causes a frameshift (affects the whole code after the mutation)

• It causes a mutation

• All DNA is important you can't delete even one nucleotide

Multiple Choice

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

Multiple Select

What causes mutations? (Select all that apply)

• Some viruses

• Radiation

• Mistakes in copying the DNA

• Radioactive Spiders

Multiple Choice

What happens when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate?

• A mountain forms

• Subduction occurs

• They form a fault

• It causes a hurricane

Multiple Choice

What is a codon?

• An allele

• A three base piece of DNA that encodes for an amino acid

• A computer virus

• A nucleotide

Multiple Choice

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

• recessive
• dominant
• lower case letter
• both 

Multiple Choice

A protein is made from a chain of

• Amino Acids

• Alice in Chains

• Meat

• Carbon

Multiple Choice

Tectonic plate float on which layer of the earth?

• Inner Core

• Mantle

• Outer Core

• Crust

Multiple Choice

In the process of protein synthesis (DNA to Protein) what is the first step?

• DNA to RNA

• RNA to Amino Acid

• Amino Acid to Protein

Multiple Choice

When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.

• Compaction
• Cementation
• Weathering
• Erosion

Multiple Choice

In the process of protein synthesis (DNA to Protein) what is the 2nd step?

• DNA to RNA

• RNA to Amino Acid

• Amino Acid to Protein

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are evidence of continental drift?

• Fossils, volcanoes, core samples & Africa

• Coastlines, fossils, climate & land formations

• Climate, core samples, coastlines & earthquakes

• Earthquakes, coastlines, fossils and core samples

Multiple Choice

In the process of protein synthesis (DNA to Protein) what is the 3rd step?

• DNA to RNA

• RNA to Amino Acid

• Amino Acid

Multiple Choice

Is a convex lens thicker or thinner in the middle?

• Thicker 
• Thinner 

Multiple Choice

What natural disaster occurs most often at Traverse plate boundaries?

• Volcanoes

• tsunamis

• Earthquakes

• Hurricanes

Multiple Choice

The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called

• erosion
• weathering
• sediments

Multiple Choice

What direction do Divergent plates travel?

• North and South

• East and West

• Towards each other

• Away from each other

Multiple Choice

What is the amplitude of this model wave?

• 0mm

• 5cm

• 15cm

• 10mm

Multiple Choice

When molecules heat up during convection, they become less dense and move ______?

• Up towards the Earth's crust

• Into the core

• Around the equator

• Very slowly

Multiple Choice

This rock started as lava that cooled and solidified. Then it was heated and put under pressure, which changed it chemically. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentar

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

Convergent plates move in what direction?

• North and South

• They slide past each other

• They move towards each other

• They move in opposite directions

Multiple Choice

Is a concave lens thicker or thinner in the middle? 

• Thicker 
• Thinner 

Multiple Choice

Where can volcanoes form?

• At transverse & divergent plate boundaries

• Only at divergent boundaries

• At divergent and convergent boundaries

• Only at transverse boundaries

Multiple Choice

Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Mid-Ocean Ridges are ____?

• Underwater mountains

• the deepest part of the ocean

• formed when two oceanic plates collide

• How the oceans are divided

Multiple Choice

What do you call a section of DNA that codes for a specific trait?

• nucleus
• chromosome
• gene
• DNA

Multiple Choice

The largest fault line in the world can be found ____?

• across Europe and Asia

• along the equator

• along the western coast of the United States

• eastern coast of the United States

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 major types of rocks?

• Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

• Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

• Brown, Red, Gray

• Streak, Hardness, Breakage

Multiple Choice

Who was the founder of continental drift theory?

• Darrell Sohm

• Albert Einstein

• Alfrerd Wegener

• Sir Isaac Newton

Multiple Choice

When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when happens to them?

• They slow down and change direction

• They speed up and change direction

• They maintain the same speed and change direction

• They maintain their same speed and direction

Poll

My favorite subject in 7th grade is ___?

• Math

• Science

• English

• Social Studies

Multiple Choice

The individual particles that make up a rock are known as _____

• Grains

• Textures

• Metamorphs

• Lava

Multiple Choice

Why is a light wave not considered a mechanical wave?

• A light wave is visible to humans.

• A light wave moves faster than most waves.

• A light wave does not have a wavelength.

• A light wave travels through the vacuum of space.

Multiple Choice

Two ways to describe types of igneous rocks are _____

• Extrusive and Intrusive

• Foliated and Non-Foliated

• Clastic and Biochemical

• Black and Gray

Multiple Choice

This diagram best represents 

• reflection
• refraction
• absorption
• diffusion

Multiple Choice

Intrusive rocks

• Forms at earth's surface

• Has a fine-grained texture

• Form underground

Multiple Choice

T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

• tt
• Tt
• Bb
• TT

Multiple Choice

Extrusive rocks

• Forms underground

• Has a coarse-grained texture

• Cool quickly

Multiple Choice

How does light travel

• It curves around corners
• Really slow
• In a straight line
• In circles

Multiple Choice

A slow cooling igneous rock will have _____ crystals

• large

• small

• average

• black

Multiple Choice

What is the frequency of this model wave?

• 10 waves per second

• 3 waves per second

• 6 waves per second

• 2 waves per second

Multiple Choice

This type of rock can contain fossils.

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• extrusive igneous rocks

• intrusive igneous rocks

Multiple Choice

How does a concave lens differ from a convex lens?

• A convex lens is another way to describe a plane mirror; a concave lens is curved

• A concave lens is curved inward on both sides; a convex lens is on only one side

• A convex lens has a thick center and thin edges, a concave lens has a thin center and thicker edges

• A convex lens has a thin center and thick edges. a concave lens has a thick center and thinner edges

Multiple Choice

This rock is formed in layers.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

What word is used to describe different versions of the same gene?

• Chromosomes
• Phenotype
• Alleles
• Genotype

Multiple Choice

This rock is changed by heat and pressure.

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

• Metamorphic

Multiple Choice

A concave lens has an inward curved shape. It refracts light outward from the lens. They light rays spread apart as they exit the lens. Which represents a concave lens?

• A

• B

• A and B

• neither A or B

Multiple Choice

What factors can lead to the formation of a sedimentary rock?

• melting and solidification

• extreme heat and pressure

• compaction and cementation

Multiple Choice

How is an electromagnetic wave different from a mechanical wave?

• An electromagnetic wave travels slower than a mechanical wave.

• An electromagnetic wave has a larger amplitude than a mechanical wave.

• An electromagnetic wave can travel through a vacuum, but a mechanical wave cannot.

• An electromagnetic wave has no wavelength, but a mechanical wave has a wavelength.

Multiple Select

Which 2 statements below correctly identify the difference between a rock and a mineral?

• Rocks are mixtures and minerals are not.

• Rocks can be organic and minerals are always inorganic.

• Rocks are harder than minerals.

• Rocks are the building blocks of minerals.

Multiple Choice

Echolocation uses which of the following wave characteristics?

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Doppler Effect
• Diffraction

Multiple Choice

G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...

• GG
• Gg
• gg
• all of the choices result in yellow

Multiple Choice

What does the word "diverging" mean?

• to spread apart
• to come together
• parallel
• perpendicular

Multiple Select

Which of the following are not a part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

• Gamma Rays

• Radio waves

• Magnetic waves

• x-rays

Multiple Choice

What does the word "converging" mean?

• to separate
• to come together
• parallel 
• perpendicular

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is homozygous dominant?

• BB
• Bb
• bb

Multiple Choice

A converging lens is also known as a ____ lens.

• convex
• concave
• double
• refracted

Multiple Choice

Gamma Rays are

• High energy

• Low energy

• Medium energy

• Just right

Multiple Choice

What type of lens do you have in your eye?

• Concave

• Prismatic

• Objective

• Convex

Multiple Choice

B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Multiple Select

Based on your observations of the prism, select the true statements.

• When light travels through a prism, the light is separated by wavelength.

• Humans see the different wavelengths of visible light as different colors.

• The prism is being used to combine different colors of light.

• The light bends when it enters the prism and again when it leaves the prism.

Multiple Choice

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

A light wave is considered to be an electromagnetic wave. But what other kind of wave is it?

• Surface wave

• Longitudinal wave

• Transverse wave

Multiple Choice

Which of the following alleles is homozygous (purebred) recessive?

• Tt
• tt
• TT
• t

Multiple Choice

Why does this car appears red under a white light?

• The car is absorbing the red light and reflecting the blue and green.

• The car is reflecting only the red light while absorbing the blue and green.

• The car is absorbing the red and green light while reflecting the blue.

• The car is absorbing the red, blue and green, but our eyes can only see the red.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

• AA
• Aa
• aa

Multiple Choice

What is ultraviolet light

• Light that has more energy than regular light so we can't see it.

• Light that has less energy than regular light so we can't see it.

• Light that is only given off at night.

• Light that only All Might can see.

Multiple Choice

Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?

• 0 %
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Multiple Choice

What word describes the inheritance of two alleles that are the same?

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Homologous
• Heterotrophic

Multiple Choice

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is heterozygous?

• TT
• Tt
• tt

Multiple Choice

Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of

• genotypes
• phenotypes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• empty space

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

• recessive
• dominant
• lower case letter
• both 

Multiple Choice

An organisms genetic makeup or allele combinations

• genotype
• phenotype
• homozygous
• heterozygous

Multiple Choice

What you see, or the physical appearance.

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

Multiple Choice

What word describes the inheritance of two different alleles?

• Homozygous
• Heterozygous
• Heterotrophic
• Homologous

Multiple Choice

AA and Aa always show up as

• dominant
• recessive

Multiple Choice

Different forms of a gene

• genetics
• genes
• alleles
• trait

Multiple Choice

aa always shows up as

• dominant
• recessive

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

• sound
• light
• ocean
• seismic

Multiple Choice

Aa is

• homozygous
• heterozygous

Multiple Choice

An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present

• traits
• genes
• recessive allele
• dominant allele

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a phenotype?

• Aa
• red hair
• heterozygous
• DNA

Multiple Choice

What word is used to describe the characteristics (physical) that an individual inherits?

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

Multiple Choice

What is a punnett square?

• graph used to predict the possible genotypes of offspring in a given cross
• a graph used to predict the possible birth rate of offspring.
• a graph used to predict the possible behavioral characteristics an offspring could have
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Having two identical alleles for a trait

• homozygous
• heterozygous
• dominant allele
• recessive allele

Multiple Choice

In a punnet square where are the parent alleles written?

• Top and inside the boxes
• Only on the left and right side of the boxes. 
• outside of the boxes (top and left side)
• All on the top side of the boxes

Multiple Choice

Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?

• The function of these bones is the same in all animals
• They live in similar environments
• They have a common ancestor
• All organisms resemble humans

Multiple Choice

What you see, or the physical appearance.

• Genotype
• Phenotype
• Homozygous
• Heterozygous

Multiple Choice

What is the probability of homozygous dominant offspring?

• 25%
• 50%
• 0%
• 100%

Multiple Choice

Genotype refers to the ...

• physical expression of the genes
• the possible combination of alleles in a gene
• whether an allele is dominant or recessive
• how an organism will appear

Multiple Choice

What organism did Mendel do his famous studies of genetics with? 

• bees
• carrots 
• peas 
• mice

Multiple Choice

What is the dominant trait?

• yellow pea seeds
• green pea seeds
• there is no dominant seed
• Jolly green giant

Multiple Choice

What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

• 25%
• 50%
• 0%
• 100%

Multiple Choice

The highest point on a wave is:

• the crest

• the trough

• the top

• the coast

Multiple Choice

If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of brown hair?

• 25%
• 50%
• 0%
• 75%

Multiple Choice

What is a factor that is covered up by another trait?

• Recessive
• Dominant

Multiple Choice

If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of blonde hair?

• 100%
• 50%
• 25%
• 75%

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of waves?

• longitudinal and transverse

• sound and light

Multiple Choice

What is the probability of homozygous dominant offspring?

• 0%
• 100%
• 50%
• 25%

Multiple Choice

What is a hybrid?

• Crossing two organisms with different traits
• A cool car
• A parent

Multiple Choice

In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.

• recessive

• dominant

• lower case letter

• both

Multiple Choice

Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wavelength

Multiple Choice

The Austrian Monk who is deemed the Father of Genetics?

• John Hammond

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

• Mr. Betenson

Multiple Choice

What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring known as?

• Heredity
• Genetics
• Punnett Square

Multiple Choice

The blending of two traits is known as ---

• incomplete dominance

• codominance

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

Multiple Choice

A condition in which both alleles for a gene are expressed so that both traits are visible is known as ---

• Codominance

• Incomplete dominance

Multiple Choice

The scientific study of heredity is ____.

• Genetics
• Punnett squares
• Inheritance
• Biology

Multiple Choice

What is the probability of heterozygous offspring?

• 25%
• 50%
• 0%
• 100%

Multiple Choice

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

• A

• B & D

• D

• C & G

Multiple Choice

If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of blonde hair?

• 100%
• 50%
• 25%
• 75%

Multiple Choice

Which generation in Mendel's experiments showed a 3:1 ratio of traits?

• The second generation offspring
• The first generation offspring
• The original parents
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the number of complete waves passing a fixed point in a given amount of time?

• Amplitude

• Intensity

• Wavelength

• Frequency

Multiple Choice

All offspring in this generation (Mendel's experiment) exhibit the dominant trait.

• The first parent plants
• The first generation offspring
• The second generation offspring
• Generation X

Multiple Choice

Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

Multiple Choice

Dominant alleles are represented by a:

• Male gene
• lowercase letter
• recessive trait
• capital letter

Multiple Choice

Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of

• Homologous structure
• Analogous structure
• Mimicry
• Camoflague

Multiple Choice

AA and Aa always show up as

• dominant
• recessive

Multiple Choice

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

Multiple Choice

Aa is

• homozygous
• heterozygous

Multiple Choice

What is the frequency of this wave? You must count the number of complete waves.

• 1 Hz

• 5 Hz

• 10 Hz

Multiple Choice

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring is called

• cross-pollination
• cross-breeding
• heredity
• genetics

Multiple Choice

How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?

• dense to less dense
• trough to crest
• compression to compression
• beginning of illustration to the end

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct phenotype for this organism?

• BB
• blue
• green
• bb

Multiple Choice

How many cell divisions does meiosis have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

When is a recessive allele expressed in offspring?

• when two copies are present
• when parents have no dominant alleles
• when the offspring is heterozygous
• when one copy is present

Multiple Choice

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

• medium

• light

• energy

• heat

Multiple Choice

Mendel's law of segregation states that during meiosis, the alleles that control each trait separate, and only _________________ from each pair is/are passed to the offspring

• one allele
• the dominant trait
• two alleles
• the recessive trait

Multiple Choice

What is frequency measured in?

• Milliseconds

• Miles

• Hertz

• Kilograms

Multiple Choice

Which of the following genotypes is homozygous recessive?

• RR
• Rr
• rr
• None of the Above

Multiple Choice

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

• matter

• space

• energy

• water

Multiple Choice

Brown (B) is dominant over white (b). Which genotype is a purebred for brown fur?

• BB
• Bb
• bb
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Analogous structures show common ancestry.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Another word for homozygous is...

• purebred
• hybrid
• heterozygous
• dominant

Multiple Choice

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

Multiple Choice

What is the genotype for this organism?
(E= 3 eyes, e= 1 eye)

• EE
• Ee
• ee
• EE or Ee

Multiple Choice

Period of a wave refers to...

• how long it takes for the event to repeat.

• how strong a wave is.

• how long a wave is.

• how much energy a wave has.

Multiple Choice

What law states that in Tt the person will only show the dominant allele

• law of segregation
• law of independent assortment
• law of dominance
• law of punnett squares

Multiple Choice

Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?

• A

• B & D

• B & F

• F

Multiple Choice

What is a phenotype

• The genetic make up (code)
• The physical trait

Multiple Choice

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) 

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• fatty acids
• polysaccharides

Multiple Choice

An organism's _______ describes its genetic composition. An organism's _______ describes its appearance or observable characteristics.

• phenotype; genotype
• species; heredity
• heredity; species
• genotype; phenotype

Multiple Choice

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

• Visible light

• Radio waves

• X-rays

• Gamma-Rays

Multiple Choice

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• homologous structures
• fossil structures

Multiple Choice

Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

• seconds

• Hz

• inches

• meters

Drag and Drop

What advantages do sexually reproducing organisms have over asexually reproducing organisms?

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Genetic variation

Genetic stability

Multiple Choice

Shorter wave lengths can carry more energy. Which of these probably carries the MOST energy:

• Infrared light

• Visible light

• X-rays

• UV light

Multiple Choice

How would you describe this evolution?

• Homologous structure
• Analogous structure
• Structural adaption
• Functional adaption

Multiple Choice

What is the distance between the calm sea and the highest wave called?

• Wave

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Magnitude

Multiple Choice

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Multiple Choice

What does #1 represent?

• Period

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

Multiple Choice

The structures shown are_________

• homologous
• heterologous
• analogous
• vestigial

Multiple Choice

What does #2 represent?

• Period

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

Multiple Choice

Which part of meiosis produces diversity in gametes?

• DNA replication

• Prophase

• Crossing-over

• Cytokinesis

Multiple Choice

What does #3 represent?

• Period

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

Multiple Choice

Evolution occurs quickly (over short periods of time).

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

Multiple Choice

  Notice the similarities of a shark and dolphin.  If these similarities developed by  common life experiences and not by common ancestry, which of the following vocabulary words would best describe them?

• a.  Vestigial Organ
•   b.  Embryological Similarities
• c.  Homologous Structures
• d.  Analogous Structures

Drag and Drop

Sexual reproduction provides for what to occur?

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Cloning

budding

Genetic stability

Genetic variation

Multiple Choice

Embryos of chickens, fish and humans look very similar. They all have folds known as gill pouches in the neck region. What may this suggest?

• they all formed in the ocean 
• they all evolved from a common ancestor
• they are all going extinct

Multiple Choice

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

Multiple Choice

An example of an analogous structure includes:

• wing of a butterfly and bird wing
• bird wing and human arm
• rat appendix and human appendix

Multiple Choice

How many daughter cells does meiosis produce?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• fossils
• vestigal structures

Multiple Choice

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

• adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
• adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
• adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

Multiple Choice

A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?

• This is purely by chance and isn't significant
• The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor
• All dinosaurs evolved into birds and that's why there aren't any dinosaurs alive today
• Dinosaurs choose to fly, and evolved into birds to escape predation and capture food

Multiple Choice

How do unicellular (single celled) protists reproduce?

• internal fertilization

• External fertilization

• Binary fission

• conjugation

Multiple Choice

Structures are similar in appearance but not in structure

• Vestigial 
• Homologous 
• Analogous Structures 
• Embryonic 

Multiple Choice

Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose and adenine
• deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
• sugar and the nucleus
• deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

Multiple Choice

The changes of species over time

• Embryonic 
• Natural selection 
• Mimicry 
• Evolution 

Multiple Choice

Meiosis produces daughter cells that are genetically _________ each other.

• identical to

• different from

• superior to

• inferior to

Multiple Choice

• Homologous
• Vestigial
• Analogous

Multiple Choice

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

Multiple Choice

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

Multiple Choice

Which statement below is correct about asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction?

• Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction both involve one parent
• Sexual reproduction involves making clones and asexual reproduction creates unique offspring
• Asexual reproduction creates clones and sexual reproduction creates unique offspring

Multiple Choice

What conclusions can be made based on this table shown?

• the American black bear and the giant panda are most closely related

• the giant panda and the red panda are most closely related

• the red panda and the racoon are the most closely related

• the giant panda and the racoon are most closely related

Multiple Choice

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG

Multiple Choice

The picture shows the members of the Camelidae family. The physical features and the geographical origin of these animals provide evidence that - 

• they live in the same type of environment.
• have slowly evolved to become herbivores.
• have a common ancestor.
• exchanged DNA in the past.

Multiple Choice

If an organism has 30 chromosomes in each body cell, how many will each daughter cell have after going through meiosis?

• 10

• 15

• 30

• 40

Multiple Choice

Bird and butterfly wings have the same functions but different structures. What type of evolutionary evidence is this?

• Analogous structures

• Embryological development

• Genetic comparisons

• Homologous structures

Multiple Choice

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

• polar bonds
• ionic bonds
• covalent bonds
• hydrogen bonds

Multiple Choice

Genetic Variation means

• genetic differences in a population or species
• genetic similarities between a population or species

Multiple Choice

Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA

• AATCATGGA
• TTAGTACCT
• UUAGUACCU
• GGATAUCUA

Multiple Choice

The daughter cells produced by meiosis are also called __________.

• somatic cells

• stem cells

• germ cells

• gametes

Multiple Choice

DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,

• each one with two original strands
• each one with two new strands
• each one with one new strand and one original strand
• one with two new strands and the other with two original strands

Multiple Choice

What are some of the facts about asexual reproduction?

• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two mates to reproduce
• Reproduces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce

Multiple Choice

The sugar in DNA is ?

• sucrose
• glucose
• deoxyribose
• fructose

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of meiosis?

• to help the organism grow

• to repair damaged cells

• to heal injuries

• to create diversity in offspring

Multiple Choice

A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.

• Replication
• Translation
• Transcription

Multiple Choice

What are some of the facts about sexual reproduction?

• Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce
• Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce
• Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

Multiple Choice

What phase is this?

• Interphase II
• Prophase I
• Metaphase I
• Anaphase II

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation
• Only needs one parent
• Offspring are exact copies of parent

Multiple Choice

What phase is shown here?

• Prophase II
• Metaphase I
• Metaphase II
• Anaphase I

Multiple Choice

What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

• Only one parent needed
• Off spring are exact copies of parents
• Happens very quickly
• Needs two parents

Multiple Choice

What phase is shown here?

• Anaphase II
• Metaphase I
• Anaphase I
• Telophase II

Multiple Choice

When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?

• Sexual
• Differentiation
• Asexual 
• Specialization

Multiple Choice

What phase is shown here?

• Metaphase II
• Telophase I
• Telophase II
• Metaphase I

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If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -

• identical to only one parent
• identical to all of its siblings
• a unique combination of traits

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What phases is shown here?

• Prophase II
• Prophase I
• Anaphase II
• Interphase I

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What kind of reproduction has a stem that grows along the ground and takes root to become a new organism?

• binary fission

• fragmentation

• mitosis

• budding

• runner

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What phase is shown here?

• Anaphase I
• Prophase I
• Metaphase II
•  Metaphase I

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What kind of reproduction is pictured?

• spore reproduction

• fragmentation

• parthenogenesis

• budding

• runner

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What phase is shown here?

• Telophase II
• Anaphase II
• Metaphase I
• Interphase I

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What kind of reproduction is pictured?

• spore reproduction

• fragmentation

• parthenogenesis

• budding

• runner

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What phase is shown here?

• Telophase I
• Metaphase II
• Telophase II
• Anaphase I

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A fertilized egg is called a ____.

• baby

• sperm

• egg

• zygote

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What process is shown here?

• Genetic Randomization
• Cross Over
• Allele Switching
• Cross Pollination

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What is a gamete?

• sex cell

• human cells

• plant cells

• plant and animal cells

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When does the process shown here happen?

• Prophase I
• Anaphase II
• Interphase II
• Telophase I

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The male gamete is a ______. The female gamete is a _____. When the two gametes come together, it's called _____.

• egg, sperm, offspring

• sperm, egg, offspring

• sperm, egg, gamete

• sperm, egg, asexual reproduction

• sperm, egg, fertilization

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What kind of cells does meiosis produce?

• haploid

• diploid

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Sexual reproduction provides more diversity/variation in a species.

• true

• false

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Asexual reproduction happens quicker than sexual reproduction.

• true

• false

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How many parents are required for asexual reproduction?

• none

• 1

• 2

• 4

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Which organisms reproduce by budding? Click all that apply.

• hydra

• earthworm

• bacteria

• yeast cells

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How many parents are involved with sexual reproduction?

• none

• 1

• 2

• 4