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Praxis 5005 practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is used by plants during photosynthesis

a)

Energy

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen

2.

Which of the following functions are performed by a plant's stomata?

a)

Transport of glucose through the stem.

b)

Absorption of minerals and water from the soil.

c)

TRANSPIRATION OF WATER OUT OF LEAVES

d)

Absorption of light energy through the leaves.

3.

Which kingdom would an organism belong to if it were a eukaryotic multicellular heterotroph with chitin in its cell walls?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

4.

Which of the following organisms would likely have cells that have centrioles and small vacuoles?

a)

Birch tree

b)

Earthworm

c)

Mushroom

d)

Chrysanthemum plant

5.

Which of the following is not true of compounds?

a)

They cannot contain more than one element.

b)

They can contain only one bond.

c)

They can be molecules.

d)

They are always classified as pure substances.

6.

hich of the following units is most appropriate to measure the volume of a solid?

a)

Newtons

b)

Grams

c)

Milliliters

d)

Cubic centimeters

7.

Consider a fastball pitched during a baseball game. As the ball travels through the air, which of the following is true of its vertical motion?

a)

The ball's speed is increasing downward.

b)

The ball's potential energy is increasing.

c)

The ball's speed is increasing upward.

d)

The ball's speed is decreasing downward.

8.

Which of the following is a type of endothermic process?

a)

Solar panels absorbing the sun's rays

b)

Wind turbine generating electrical energy

c)

Fan motor causing the blades to spin

d)

Evaporation of sweat

9.

Which two organisms would have the most in common?

a)

Those in the same family

b)

Those in the same kingdom

c)

Those in the same phylum

d)

Those in the same genus

10.

Which of the following describes an object's tendency to resist changes to its state of motion?

a)

Newtons first law

b)

Newtons second law

c)

Newtons Third law

d)

Law of gravity

11.

The earth is divided into four distinct layers. Which layer is composed of very hot, liquid material?

a)

Mantle

b)

Inner core

c)

Outer core

d)

Crust

12.

What are the functions of the integumentary system?

a)

protects organs, provides structure and support, allows movement, and stores minerals

b)

produces hormones and controls chemical reactions in the body

c)

processes information and activates body responses

d)

protects body, regulates temperature, and eliminates wastes

13.

Which of the following stars has the highest temperature?

a)

Blue Giant

b)

Red Giant

c)

Yellow Dwarf

d)

Red Dwarf

14.

Which of the following can be attributed to active geothermal activity?

a)

Waterfalls

b)

Geysers

c)

Rivers

d)

Glaciers

15.

Which of the following best explains how metamorphic rocks are formed?

a)

Hot lava cools and hardens outside the Earth.

b)

Rocks are changed by heat, with or without high pressure, deep inside the Earth.

c)

Weathered rock is eroded, deposited, and cemented to form new rock.

d)

Molten magma cools and hardens inside the Earth.

16.

Quartz can be classified as which of the following?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Mineral

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Igneous Rock

17.

Which macromolecule provides long-term energy storage and insulation?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

18.

which of the following represents the amount of space an object takes up?

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

19.

What is used to measure mass?

a)

Measuring cup

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

Tripple balance beam

20.

OPEC

a)

organism population ecosystem community

b)

population economy culture order

21.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth casts a shadow on the Moon. What is the Moon’s phase when a total lunar eclipse occurs?

a)

Full moon

b)

half moon

c)

quarter moon

d)

New moon

22.

Before a dividing cell can begin mitosis, the DNA of the cell must undergo

a)

division

b)

replication

c)

mutualism