Life Science Review

A student is asked to find the mass of a rock. What instrument would be best for this?

• Graduated cylinder

• Triple beam balance

• Metric ruler

• Erlenmeyer flask

You measure speed and collect the following data: 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr, 3.2 km/hr. What type of data in this?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

When comparing a plant cell to an animal cell, only the plant cell will contain -

• ribosomes

• nucleus

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

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Which organelle functions as a storage for water and nutrients?

• cell membrane

• nucleolus

• vacuole

• cell wall

A student observes a cell divide & produce four genetically different cells, each with 1/2 of the chromosomes. This is the process of -

• mitosis

• meiosis

• osmosis

• cloning

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The physical expression of a trait is called the -

• genotype

• Punnett square

• chromosome

• Phenotype

Wolves roam over large territories. What affect would building a new mall have on the wolves in that area?

• Increase population of wolves

• Stabilize population of wolves

• Reduce the wolves habitat

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Which is an example of an inherited trait?

• Eye color

• Reading

• Language

• Basketball skills

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Due to osmosis, if an egg is placed in water, the egg will -

• decrease mass

• decrease in size

• stay the same

• swell (get bigger)

Which is an abiotic change in ecosystem?

• A new plant moves into the region

• Rainfall amount increases

• A predator goes extinct

• Fish population decreases

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