Biology Honors Midterm Review

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

• Livings things are made of cells
• Living things respond to the environment
• Living things move
• Livings things have the need for energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

The three particles that make up an atom are

• Protons, neutrons, and isotopes
• positives, negatives, and electrons
• Neutrons, isotopes, and electrons
• protons, neutrons, and electrons

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A researcher conducted an experiment to see if increasing water consumption lessens the visible effects of rosacea, a common skin condition. The dependent variable in this experiment was

• Rosacea disorder
• increased water consumption
• amount of water consumed
• visible skin condition

A school psychologist is interested in studying the effectiveness of a reading improvement program and has randomly assigned participants to one of two groups.  The 1st group receives training in phonics, while the 2nd group is put on a waiting list and receives no training.  What is the control group?

• the group that received the phonics training
• The group that received no training
• The school psychologist
• The population

Dogs do not sweat like humans, so they release excess heat from their bodies by panting.  Panting is considered

• Lactic acid fermentation
• Cellular respiration
• A gene malfunction
• A homeostatic mechanism

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

A covalent bond is formed as the result of 

• Transferring electrons
• sharing electrons
• eliminating protons
• sharing protons

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

The attraction of one water molecule to another water molecule due to polarity is called

• Adhesion
• cohesion
• high specific heat
• wetness

Which of the following BEST completes the sentence below?  
Due to the polarity of water, nonpolar covalent substances like wax:

• do not dissolve in water and are considered insoluble
• are volatile so they dissolve in water
• dissolve in water and are considered soluble
• do not melt but will not dissolve in water

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Water molecules form hydrogen bonds because

• the water molecule is polar
• the oxygen molecule is positively charged
• the water molecule forms a tetrahedron
• the hydrogen atoms are negatively charged

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

Proteins are polymers formed from

• cholesterol
• nucleotides
• amino acids
• glycerol + 3 fatty acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6