GMAS Science Review

When a fox builds a den, it is demonstrating

• Instinct

• dominant traits

• a physical trait

• environmental influences

Which of the following is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

• Cell membrane

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

Which of the following is a beneficial microorganism?

• A staph bacteria that causes boils

• Mold that produces penicillin

• Algae that causes red tide

• Fungus that causes ringworm

Mendel's experiment with pea plants showed that two factors had to be present for the plants to be short. What types of factors are these?

• Recessive

• Dominant

• Genes

• Chromosomes

Which pair is most closely related?

• Canis Felis and Felis Canis

• Felis felis and Canis canis

• Canis domesticus and felis domesticus

• Felis domesticus and felis pardalis

Which of the following is true of mountains

• They are built up by waves

• They are built up by water carrying sediment away

• They are built up when plates push together

• They are made by rivers cutting through land

Which of these landforms were LEAST affected by erosion?

• Mesa

• Plain

• Canyon

• Sand Spit

Which landform is not built by constructive forces?

• Delta

• Canyon

• Sand dune

• Shield volcano

How does a hotspot form a chain of volcanoes?

• Volcanoes form above a hotspot. The volcanic mountains move as the plate moves.

• The hot spot allows magma to ooze from a vent

• The hot spot allows magma to explode from a vent

• The hot spot forms alternating layers of lava and ash.

What happens to a river when slow moving water deposits sediment on its bottom?

Note: If you don't know the meaning of a word, please look it up.

• The river changes course

• The river becomes narrower

• The river becomes deeper.

• The river becomes shallower