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TMSCA Review #2 - Qualifier 3

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During what phase of mitosis will the spindle fibers attach to the chromosomes?

a)

prometaphase

b)

interphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

2.

A somatic human cell has

a)

23 chromosomes

b)

46 chromosomes

c)

46 pairs of chromosomes

d)

21 pairs of chromosomes

3.

Which of the following is correctly matched with its function?

a)

lysosome: contains genetic material

b)

mitochondria: generates lipids

c)

rough ER: creates ATP

d)

Golgi body: packages proteins

4.

The inner portion of the cell membrane would appropriately be described as

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

c)

hydrophilic

d)

ionic

5.

A freshwater organism was placed into a saltwater environment. What would happen to the organism?

a)

it would shrivel

b)

it would swell

c)

it would thrive in the environment

d)

it would be able to move water equal in and out of the cell

6.

An organism that has different alleles for the same trait would be referred to as

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

hemizygous

d)

none of the above

7.

A homozygous dominant black guinea pig and homozygous recessive white guinea pig are crossed.

What is the probabilty of their offspring's phenotype?

a)

75% black and 25% grey

b)

75% black and 25% white

c)

75% black and 25% white

d)

100% black

8.

Which of the following is not a type of evolutionary evidence?

a)

transition fossils

b)

homologous structures

c)

embryology

d)

analogous structures

9.

When clear cutting takes place on a farm, what would happen afterwards?

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

c)

climax community

d)

ecosystem

10.

A relationship where an organism benefits from one organism while the other organism also benefits is

known as

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

amensalism

d)

mutualism

11.

Which of the following would you find in a virus?

a)

genetic material

b)

cell wall

c)

phospholipid bilayer

d)

nucleus

12.

Which of the following would be an appropriate organization of plants from earliest to most recent

development?

a)

moss → ferns → algae → dicots

b)

dicots → ferns → moss → algae

c)

ferns → angiosperms → moss → dicots

d)

algae → moss → ferns → angiosperms

13.

Fully-grown adults are much larger in size than young children. What happens to the cells of the body

during the growth of a child?

a)

The cells of a growing child divide to make more cells, and those cells are each half the size as the cells were before they divided.

The cells do not grow before they divide again.

b)

The cells of the body of a growing child grow, but the number of cells stays the same.

c)

The cells of a growing child divide to make more cells, and those cells grow to become the same size as the cells were just before

they divided.

d)

The size and number of cells in the body of a growing child stay the same.

14.

A group of students is making paper airplanes. They think that the kind of paper and the design of the airplane may affect how far each paper airplane flies. The students first test if the kind of paper affects how far the airplane flies. They make several airplanes out of different kinds of paper, using the same design. Why is it important that all the airplanes have the same design?

a)

By using the same design, the students can learn about both the effect of the design and the effect of the paper

b)

By using the same design, the students can learn about the effect of the design.

c)

If they do not use the same design, the students cannot learn about the effect of the paper.

d)

It is NOT important for the airplanes to have the same design because the students are not testing the effect of the design.

15.

Which of the following does DNA provide information for?

a)

Both the types of amino acids that make up a protein, and the sequence of those amino acids.

b)

The types of amino acids that make up a protein molecule, but not the sequence of amino acids.

c)

The sequence of amino acids that make up a protein molecule, but not the types of amino acids.

d)

Neither the types of amino acids that make up a protein, nor the sequence of those amino acids.

16.

What do DNA and protein have to do with each other?

a)

DNA is a type of protein

b)

Proteins make up DNA

c)

DNA carries the information to create

proteins

d)

None of the above

17.

How many nucleotides are needed to code for two amino acids?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

9

d)

4

18.

Which of the following contain hereditary information?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Genes

c)

Plasmids

d)

All of the above

19.

Which of the following statements about competition between animals is TRUE?

a)

Animals compete for food when it is limited, but they do not compete for water when it is limited.

b)

Animals compete for food and water when they are limited, but they do not compete for shelter when it is limited.

c)

Animals compete for food, water, and shelter when they are limited.

d)

Animals do not compete for any resources, even when it is limited.

20.

A cook places an iron frying pan on the stove. What happens as the iron pan heats up?

a)

The distance between the iron atoms does not change, so the pan remains the same.

b)

The number of iron atoms does not change, so the pan remains the same.

c)

The distance between the iron atoms increases, so the pan gets a tiny bit larger

d)

The distance between the iron atoms does not change, so the pan remains the same.

21.

When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface of the water. What are the bubbles made of?

a)

air molecules

b)

heat molecules

c)

water molecules

d)

oxygen molecules

22.

Which of the following is the smallest?

a)

A germ

b)

An atom

c)

The width of a hair

d)

a cell in your body

23.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical reaction?

a)

A piece of wax melting and forming a liquid

b)

A piece of chalk making white marks on a chalkboard

c)

Bubbles of gas forming when a seashell is placed in vinegar

d)

A powder dissolving in hot water to make hot chocolate

24.

A student holds a ball at the top of a ramp. He lets go of the ball and the ball speeds up as it rolls down the ramp. How do the gravitational potential energy and the motion energy (kinetic energy) of the ball change as the ball rolls down the ramp? Why?

a)

The gravitational potential energy decreases and the motion energy increases. The gravitational potential energy is transformed into motion energy as the ball rolls down the ramp.

b)

The gravitational potential energy decreases and the motion energy increases. As soon as the ball starts moving it no longer has gravitational potential energy; it has only motion energy.

c)

The motion energy and gravitational potential energy both decrease. Both forms of energy are used up as the ball moves and are not transformed into any other form of energy.

d)

The gravitational potential energy and the motion energy both stay the same. One form of energy cannot be transformed into a different form of energy.

25.

A classic example of a longitudinal wave found in nature is a

a)

light wave

b)

sound wave

c)

ocean wave

d)

Tsunami wave

26.

What tectonic plate is London, England part of?

a)

Eurasian

b)

North American

c)

Scotia

d)

None of the above

27.

What tectonic plate is London, England part of?

a)

bluish white

b)

yellow

c)

red

d)

green

28.

What is a tornado-like event that forms over water?

a)

mesocyclone

b)

microburst

c)

supercell

d)

waterspout

29.

Which of the particles below are considered an ion?

a)

Cl-

b)

Ar

c)

F2

d)

Ag

30.

Which term is defined as a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample?

a)

temperature

b)

thermal energy

c)

pressure

d)

chemical energy

31.

Which Kelvin temperature is equivalent to 56°C?

a)

-329 K

b)

-217 K

c)

217 K

d)

329 K

32.

Which quantity of heat is equal to 200. joules?

a)

2.00 kJ

b)

20.0 kJ

c)

200. kJ

d)

0.200 kJ

33.

Which element is a member of the halogen family?

a)

K

b)

Ar

c)

Cl

d)

S

34.

The elements known as alkaline earth metals are found in Group

a)

1

b)

2

c)

17

d)

18

35.

The prefix inter- used in science to form words such as intermembrane means?

a)

between

b)

against

c)

within

d)

turgid

36.

A unit by which velocity is measured would be?

a)

m/s

b)

meter

c)

kilogram

d)

Watt

37.

How many hydrogen atoms are found in hydrogen peroxide, H2O2?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

1

d)

0

38.

What type of rock can turn into metamorphic rock?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

only metamorphic rock

d)

any type of rock

39.

A 10 kilogram mass rests on a horizontal frictionless surface. A horizontal force of 5 Newtons is applied to the mass. After the force has been applied for 1 second, the velocity of the mass is:

a)

0 meters per second

b)

0.5 meters per second

c)

5 meters per second

d)

50 meters per second

40.

Kinetic energy is energy of:

a)

position

b)

radiation

c)

motion

d)

formation

41.

Which of the following does NOT travel in a vacuum?

a)

radio waves

b)

gamma rays

c)

magnetic waves

d)

sound waves

42.

Isotopes of an element have different numbers of:

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

leptons

43.

Meiosis creates how many daughter cells?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

44.

What process is not part of the carbon cycle?

a)

weathering

b)

cellular respiration

c)

combustion

d)

assimilation

45.

The arrow in a food chain represents

a)

the flow of matter

b)

the flow of heat

c)

the transfer of energy

d)

the transfer of biomass

46.

What kind of tides exist at tidal bulges?

a)

high

b)

low

c)

neap

d)

spring

47.

Which of the following reactions would be a synthesis equation?

a)

2H2O → 2H2 + O2

b)

2H2O2 → 2H2O + O2

c)

N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3

d)

2HgO → 2Hg + O2

48.

The prefix hemo- used in science to form words such as hemoglobin means?

a)

blood

b)

tissue

c)

cell

d)

iron