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EOT Review Ta-Dah

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Charles darwin think about natural selection?
a)
organisms change their traits to the trait that will help them
b)
breeding 2 similar animals get the best traits
c)
breeding 2 animals with different traits give the best results
d)
organisms with better traits for their environment will survive and reproduce
2.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
3.
Any change in heritable traits within a population over generations.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Evolution
c)
Decent with Modification
d)
Adaptation
4.
Which variable is the one being tested?
a)

Dependent

b)

Independent

c)

Control

5.
Which variable is affected by what is being tested?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
6.
Which variable is the same for each test subject in an experiment?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)

Constant

7.

_________ is a rule that DESCRIBES a pattern in nature

a)

scientific theory

b)

science

c)

technology

d)

scientific law

8.

________ EXPLANATION of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations

a)

hypothesis

b)

inference

c)

critical thinking

d)

scientific theory

9.
This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
10.
(deoxyribonucleic acid) A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.
a)
DNA
b)
gene
c)
allele
d)
chromosome
11.
Approximately 70% of the world's composite volcanoes are located around the Pacific Ocean in a region called the ____________. 
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Volcano Ring
c)
Nucleus of Volcanoes
d)
Center of Fire
12.

What is the phenotypic ratio here?

a)
25% blue eye 75 % brown eye 
b)
BB = 25% Bb = 50% bb = 25%
c)
BB= 50 % bb = 50%
d)
All brown eye
13.
In which type of symbiotic relationship do organisms help each other and both benefit?  
a)
 commensalism 
b)
predation
c)
mutualism
d)
parasitism
14.
 A close relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed. 
a)
Competition
b)
 Mutualism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Parasitism
15.
 What is the term for a close relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?  
a)
parasitism 
b)
mutualism 
c)
competition
d)
commensalism
16.
Which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid 
c)
gases
17.
When holding a cup of ice water, your warm hand becomes cold. How does the heat transfer?
a)
From the cold cup to your hand
b)
From the cold cup to the warm air
c)
From the ice to your hand
d)
From your warm hand to the cold cup.
18.
According to the law of superposition the youngest rocks are found
a)
on top of rock layers
b)
on bottom of rock layers
c)
in the middle of rock layers
19.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
20.

Replication is when one scientist

a)

copies another scientist's experiment.

b)

laughs at another scientist's experiment.

c)

repeats their own experiment several times.

d)

clones another scientist.

21.

Repetition is when one scientist

a)

copies another scientist's experiment.

b)

bumps into another scientists.

c)

repeats their own experiment several times.

d)

clones a T. rex.

22.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
True
b)
How fast you get to school
c)
Riding a bike or walking
d)
False
23.
If I read this question carefully, then I will answer it correctly. What is the independent variable?
a)
I hope so
b)
Yes
c)
Reading or not reading carefully
d)
Likelihood of a correct answer
24.

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

magma

25.

What causes igneous rocks to form

a)

pressure

b)

cooling magma and lava

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

26.

What layer is the youngest?

a)

A

b)

L

c)

D

d)

Q

27.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

B

d)

D

28.

Roller coaster going down a hill

a)

Gaining kinetic and losing potential

b)

Gaining potential and losing kinetic

c)

Gaining potential and kinetic

d)

Losing potential and kinetic

29.

Object moving up a hill

a)

Gaining kinetic and losing potential

b)

Gaining potential and losing kinetic

c)

Gaining potential and kinetic

d)

Losing potential and kinetic

30.

Why does white light separate into different colors as it passes through a prism?

a)

The colors are changed by addition.

b)

This is an example of color by subtraction.

c)

Different colored light has different wavelengths.

d)

The side part of a prism only let certain colors of light pass through.

31.

What does the picture below illustrate?

a)

Visible Light Spectrum

b)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

c)

Frequency Indicator

d)

Color Line

32.

Of the visible light spectrum, what color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

e)

Violet

33.

Of the visible light spectrum, what color has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

e)

Violet

34.

Which of the following is a process that creates the sediments that form sedimentary rock?

a)

Wind, water, and ice breaking rock into smaller pieces

b)

Heat from the earth melting rock below the surface

c)

Volcanoes putting out lava that cools to form new rock

d)

Continents pushing together to fold layers of rock

35.

Which theory states that the entire crust is broken and is continuously moving?

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Titanic Theory

c)

Plate Tectonics

d)

Seafloor Spreading

36.

Earthquakes and volcanoes normally occur at which locations? 

a)
at plate boundaries
b)
in oceans
c)
in the middle of continents
d)
in the middle of plates
37.

The picture showing the energy conversion

Chemical → heat

is:

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.
Which type of energy transformation occurs when a flashlight shines?
a)
chemical → thermal → electrical
b)
chemical → electrical → light
c)
thermal → chemical → light
d)
chemical → electrical → chemical
39.

According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. It can only be changed from one form to another.

a)

destroyed, destroyed

b)

created, saved

c)

created, destroyed

d)

lost, found

40.

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum is given off by the sun?

a)

Only visible light

b)

Visible light, Ultraviolet light, Radio waves

c)

All of the electromagnetic spectrum

41.
Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's genotype?
a)
BB
b)
bb
c)
Bb
d)
bB
42.
Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's phenotype?
a)
Brown Hair
b)
Blonde Hair
c)
Brown and Blonde Hair
d)
Black Hair
43.

Ty and Crystal are working together to learn about surface tension. They each add pennies to their own cup of water to see how many they can add before the cup overflows. Ty is able to add 15 pennies. Crystal is able to add 38. What should their next step be?

a)

a.They should discuss differences in their methods.

b)

They should each claim that their answer is right.

c)

They should record their results and move on to a different investigation.

d)

They should repeat the experiment using different pennies.

44.

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

a)

types of exercise

b)

heart rate

c)

number of people whose heart rates are monitored

d)

how long the exercise goes for

45.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

a)

type of plant

b)

the amount of sunlight

c)

the type of music

d)

the type of liquid

46.

Christopher set up six tanks with equal volumes of 20 ℃ water. Three of the tanks contained water with a high salt content of 30 parts per thousand and three contained water with no salt. Christopher added an equal amount of green algae to each tank. He allowed the algae to grow in the tanks for two weeks. Then, he measured the amount of algae in each tank. Identify the question that Christopher’s experiment can best answer.

a)

Is the growth of algae affected by the temperature?

b)

Do algae grown in water with a high salt content release more oxygen than an equal amount of algae grown in water without salt?

c)

Do algae grow more in water with high salt content than in water without salt?

47.

Which is a good example of a hypothesis for the following scientific question, "Does playing violent video games lead to higher blood pressure?"

a)

Playing violent video games gives people higher blood pressure.

b)

If you have higher blood pressure, then you play violent video games.

c)

If you play violent video games you will have higher blood pressure.

d)

If you play violent video games, then you will have higher blood pressure.

48.

A statement that can be tested or is an educated guess is known as what?

a)

control

b)

observation

c)

independent variable

d)

hypothesis

49.

Tamar is talking about evolution with a friend. The friend says, “It’s just a theory, so I don’t believe it. When they prove it and it becomes the law of evolution, then maybe I’ll change my mind.” Which of these possible replies best describes scientific principles or the work of scientists?

a)

Scientists take each other at their word regarding experimental results, and the public should, too

b)

He should be wary of science because it is based on research and evidence, not bias and opinion.

c)

Science always finds the right answer; the answers that scientists and researchers discover never change.

d)

Scientific theories do not become scientific laws; they are explanations for natural phenomena based on evidence.

50.

In which type of rock might you see a fossil?

a)

Marble

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Sedimentary rock

51.

Thinking about sedimentary rock, the oldest layers are found

a)

on the top most layer

b)

in the middle of other layers

c)

all layers are the same age

d)

towards the bottom

52.

the transport of fragments of rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

lithification

53.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

54.
Which of these is an example of light energy being transformed into chemical energy?
a)

A glow stick lights up when broken.

b)

Water heated by the sun evaporates.

c)

A plant makes sugar in the sunlight.

d)

A battery causes a buzzer to vibrate.

55.

Which object shows an energy transformation from electrical to mechanical?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

Match the following

a)

Radio waves

1.

Has the longest wavelengths and the lowest frequency

b)

Microwaves

2.

Used in cell phone communication and police radar systems

c)

Infrared rays

3.

It is used in thermal imaging

d)

UV rays

4.

Overexposure to this can result in sunburns and skin cancer

e)

Gamma Rays

5.

Has the highest energy of all electromagnetic radiation and is the most damaging to human tissue

57.

Reorder the following from shortest wavelength to the longest wavelength.

a)

gamma waves

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet waves

d)

visible light

e)

infrared rays

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
58.

Match these

a)

sound

1.

mechanical energy

b)

light

2.

radiant energy

c)

travels in waves

3.

both

59.

Light waves travel the fastest in

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum of empty space

60.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)

Air

b)

Empty space

c)

Metal

d)

Water

61.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)

milk

b)

desk

c)

air

d)

door

62.

Order these colors from least energy to most energy

a)

red

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

blue

e)

purple (violet)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
63.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

Light is reflected

b)

Light is refracted

c)

Light is turned

d)

Light is absorbed

64.

A leaf is green because

a)

All colors are reflected except green

b)

The light is not part of the EM

c)

All colors are absorbed except green

d)

The sun light shining on the leaf is green

65.

Our eyes detect different energies of light (wavelengths) as

a)

different polarities

b)

different intensities

c)

different colors

d)

different spectrum

66.

Cold Pack on Person

a)

Heat is transferred from the cold pack to the person.

b)

Heat is transferred from the person to the cold pack

c)

The cold pack is getting warmer. The person is getting colder.

d)

The cold pack is getting colder. The person is getting warmer.

67.

Match the following

a)

conduction

1.

ironing a shirt

b)

convection

2.

a radiator heating a cold room

c)

radiation

3.

a microwave heating food

68.

Match the following

a)
1.

divergent

b)
2.

convergent

c)
3.

transform

69.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)

At the top of the rock layers

b)

Near the bottom of the rock layers

c)

In the middle of the rock layers

d)

Somewhat near the surface

70.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)

F

b)

E

c)

B

d)

A

71.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)

Fossil A and C are the same age

b)

Fossil B is older than fossil C

c)

Fossils A is older than fossil B

d)

Fossil D is older than fossil C

72.

The fossils found closer to the surface of the ground are generally -


(a)  
Choose from the below words
Younger & more complex
Older & simpler
Younger & simpler
Older & more complex
73.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)

To look different from other species.

b)

To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

c)

To protect itself against predators.

d)

To protect itself against prey.

74.
Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale? 
a)

Hippopotamus 

b)

Baleen Whale

c)

Grazing Mammals

d)

Camels

75.
What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?
a)

species change over time

b)

extinct species are not related to living species

c)

different species can interbreed

d)

animals that look alike are most closely related

76.
What is a gene?
a)

A bundle (like a hot dog bun) that the DNA is packed into

b)

something inside the nucleus

c)

a piece of DNA

d)

all of your DNA

77.
What allele combination should go in the missing box?
a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

none of these

78.

What is the probability of having BB?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

e)

100%

79.

Which of these is the correct order showing the largest to smallest parts of genetic material?

a)

DNA, Cell Membrane, Cell Nucleus Chromosomes, and Genes

b)

Cell Nucleus, Cell Membrane, Chromosomes, Genes, and DNA

c)

DNA, Genes, Cell Membrane, Cell Nucleus, and Chromosomes

d)

Cell Membrane, Cell Nucleus, Chromosomes, DNA, and Genes

80.
Which sentence is FALSE?
a)

All organisms have 23 pairs of DNA.

b)

Chromosomes are made of genes.

c)

DNA is made out of 4 nucleotides: adenine, cytosine, thymine, guanine

d)

DNA is the recipe for life.

81.
What is the relationship between DNA and chromosomes?
a)

Chromosomes are made of DNA

b)

DNA is made of chromosomes

c)

DNA and chromosomes are the same thing.

d)

All of the above are correct

82.

Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Then, the honey guide birds eat as well.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

83.

Match the following

a)
1.

Predation

b)
2.

Symbiosis

c)
3.

Commensalism

d)
4.

Parasitism

84.

Which of the following is a predator and prey relationship?

a)

A. Cow and grass.

b)

B. Vulture and a dead lion.

c)

C. Tick and a deer.

d)

D. Spider and a fly.

85.
Which of these contains steps in the right order?
a)
Ask a question, state your hypothesis, research, experiment, analyze, make a conclusion
b)
State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, experiment, analyze, make a conclusion
c)
Ask a question, research, state your hypothesis, experiment, analyze, make a conclusion
d)
State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, make a conclusion, experiment, analyze