Science Quiz Bee Clincher Grade 9

What are the 3 particles that make-up the atom?

• protons, neutrons, and isotopes

• neutrons, isotopes, and electrons

• positives, negatives, and electrons

• protons, neutrons, and electrons

A pure substance that is a compound is made out of __________.

• particles of more than one type of atom

• particles of the same type of atom

• particles of the same type of atom

Jake's cats eat food from a can. The cats come running into the kitchen when they hear the electric can opener. Now, each time Jake's mother open a can of corn, the cats come running. This is an example of -

• learned behavior

• correct behavior

• migration

• instinct

The irises of some individuals lack melanin, making them translucent, but still has a blue color instead of white. Which phenomenon gives these irises their blue color?

• Fujiwhara effect

• Halo effect

• Poynting effect

• Tyndall effect

According to Hardy-Weinberg Principle, if allele frequencies are stable through the generations, there would be no evolution. This point is known as genetic equilibrium. Thus, evolution, according to Hardy-Weinberg will not occur if ___.

• The population is very small

• There is selective mating

• The population is isolated

• There is a mutation