2nd Semester Final Review

Plants perform photosynthesis through this organelle.  It captures energy from the sun and uses it to produce food for the cell.

• Chlorophyll
• Chloroplasts
• Mitochondria
• Golgi Apparatus

This structure is in plant cells but not animal cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure/rigidity to the plant.

• Cell membrane
• Cell Nucleus
• Cell Wall
• Endoplasmic Reticulum

Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Two horses pull in opposite directions, but together move in the direction shown. Which of the following best describes the forces being applied in this situation?

• The forces are balanced, and the net force is zero
• The forces are unbalanced, and the force of Horse 1 is greater
• The forces are unbalanced, and the force of Horse 2 is greater
• The forces are balanced, and the force of Horse 1 is greater

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

• the younger the rocks get
• the smellier the rocks get
• the harder the rocks get
• the older the rocks get

The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?

• old geologists
• sweet geology music
• the known history of rocks and fossils
• a list of every living thing ever

What type of rock do fossils form in?

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic
• Classic

According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?

• A
• B
• C