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Science Skills Week #3

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the Latin root...


Eu

a)

Forward, favoring, before

b)

Well, good, true, normal

c)

Above, beyond, over

d)

Equal, same

2.

What is the meaning of the Latin root...


Pro

a)

Out, away, from

b)

Cell

c)

In, into, within

d)

Forward, favoring, before

3.

What is the meaning of the Latin root...


Marg

a)

good, well, true, normal

b)

forward, favoring, before

c)

poison

d)

border, edge

4.

What is the meaning of the Latin root.....


Cata

a)

breakdown, downward

b)

good, well, true, normal

c)

poison

d)

border

5.

What is the meaning of the Latin term...


Tox

a)

good, well, true, normal

b)

poison

c)

breakdown, downward

d)

edge

6.

Inside a greenhouse, different types of trees are kept at 3 different humidity levels. These are left for 3 years. One tree is left outside in normal conditions. The heights of the trees are measured once a week.


Identify the independent variable.

a)

three years

b)

type of tress

c)

growth of trees

d)

humidity levels

7.

You water some plants with 4 different types of water (salt water, regular water, sugar water and distilled water). After a two-week period, the height of the plants are measured.


Identify the dependent variable

a)

type of water

b)

two week period

c)

height of plants

d)

sugar water

8.

Latoya wanted to find out what toothpaste made teeth the cleanest. Everyday she brushed her teeth with a different product and then took a plaque test to see how much plaque was left. She used Crest, Colgate, Close-up, and water.


Identify the independent variable.

a)

Latoya

b)

type of toothpaste

c)

amount of plaque

d)

plaque test

9.

Type of macromolecule that is used for long term energy storage in animals.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

amino acids

d)

nucleotide

10.

The monomers of proteins.

a)

fatty acids

b)

amino acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

enzymes

11.

A material that can speed up the rate of a reaction. In humans, these materials are most often enzymes.

a)

catalyst

b)

amino acid

c)

nucleotide

d)

polymerization

12.

Monomers of lipids

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

nucleotides

d)

monosaccharides

13.

The monomers of nucleic acids.

a)

nucleotides

b)

amino acids

c)

monosaccharides

d)

fatty acids

14.

Special lipid that is made of a phosphate head and fatty acids tails. Composes the cell membrane.

a)

unsaturated

b)

proteins

c)

phospholipid

d)

catalyst

15.

Type of macromolecule that produces most of the structure of your body. Also creates enzymes, some hormones and is a source of food.

a)

nucleic acids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

lipids

16.

Type of macromolecule that is responsible for you genetic information.

a)

proteins

b)

nucleic acids

c)

carbohydrates

d)

lipids

17.

Material, that can act like a catalyst, that is composed of amino acids.

a)

carbohydrate

b)

fatty acids

c)

lipid

d)

enzyme

18.

A general name for the four important organic molecules that make up all living things. Hint: all are made of smaller pieces bonded together.

a)

Macromolecules

b)

Lipids

c)

Atoms

d)

Nucleic Acids

19.

Another name for a carbohydrate that means many sugars.

a)

monosaccharide

b)

polysaccharide

c)

amino acid

d)

fatty acid

20.

Another name for a monomer of carbohydrates. Hint: means one sugar

a)

polysaccharide

b)

monosaccharide

c)

amino acid

d)

nucleotide

21.

A group of students want to discover which type of cereal contains the greastest quantity of iron supplements. They tested Kellogg's, General Mills and Great Value brand cereals during their chemistry lab. They found that Kellogg's cereal had 11% more iron than any of the other brands.


What is the dependent variable in this experiment?

a)

Type of cereal

b)

Amount of iron supplement

c)

Number of boxes of cereal tested

d)

Where the cereal was tested

22.

Kathryn wanted to know which color light allowed for the most plant growth. She got 5 colored bulbs (yellow, green, blue, black and white) and 5 lamps where she screwed in each of the bulbs. She placed the plants in a box with the lamp and watered the plants each day at the same time. Every day when she watered them she measured their height and counted their leaves.


What is the dependent variable?

a)

Color of the light bulbs

b)

The number of the light bulbs

c)

The time that she measured the plants

d)

The growth of the plants