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Science EOG Review NC

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which is the best evidence for evolution?

a)

new rock layers containing fossils of simple organisms

b)

new rock layers containing fossils unlike existing organisms

c)

old rock layers containing fossils unlike existing organisms

d)

old rock layers containing fossils of complex organisms

2.

Which demonstrates how genetic variation may result from a change in the environment where an animal lives?

a)

A salmon swims faster as it enters colder waters.

b)

A snake increases its body temperature because it moves on top of a rock in direct sunlight.

c)

A beetle stands out to predators because it moves among plants that have colors different than its own.

d)

An arctic fox changes its color over time because it migrates to an area with a different climate.

3.

Which is the most accurate way of determining the age of a fossil?

a)

radioactive dating

b)

relative dating

c)

dating index fossils

d)

dating the rock layers above the fossil

4.

Which allows scientists to investigate what Earth’s climate was like over the past 740,000 years?

a)

volcanic deposits

b)

fossils

c)

faults

d)

ice cores

5.

Recent changes in species can be found in the upper layers of rock. This provides a link between which two scientific ideas?

a)

cell theory and the theory of evolution

b)

the periodic nature of the elements and cell theory

c)

the theory of evolution and the Law of Superposition

d)

the Law of Superposition and the periodic nature of the elements

6.

Which example BEST represents an interconnection between an aquatic food web and a terrestrial food web?

a)

Fish eat insects that land on the surface of a pond.

b)

Snakes eat bird eggs.

c)

Bats eat mosquitos.

d)

Mountain lions catch and eat deer.

7.

What is one way the government of the United States attempts to reduce pollution in the oceans?

a)

create new desalination plants

b)

discontinue sewage treatment programs

c)

increase oil and gasoline production

d)

enforce laws limiting trash dumping

8.

The population density of marine life is denser along the shorelines of the ocean than farther out in the deep waters of the ocean.  Which statement provides the BEST reason for this situation?

a)

Ocean currents prevent many smaller marine organisms from living in deep water.

b)

The shallow waters have fewer predators.

c)

Coastal waters are less polluted than the deeper waters of the ocean.

d)

There are more nutrients in shallow waters.

9.

Which is an example of a physical change?

a)

boiling

b)

burning

c)

rotting

d)

rusting

10.

Which project is MOST LIKELY to interest a scientist working at a biotechnology company?

a)

study and reconstruction of fossilized bones

b)

conservation of key species within ecosystems

c)

development of genetically modified corn plants

d)

prevention of sewage leaking into water supplies

11.

Which source of water pollution includes oil and gasoline discharge from automobiles and storm sewer discharge?

a)

agriculture

b)

bacteria

c)

sedimentation

d)

urban runoff

12.

Which BEST describes a bio-indicator?

a)

a species that has a short life span

b)

a species that depends on specific conditions to survive

c)

a species that can adapt to a variety of conditions

d)

a species that has been introduced to an ecosystem

13.

Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of sedimentary rocks?

a)

A) Melting and solidification

b)

B) Erosion and deposition

c)

C) Heat and pressure

d)

D) Cooling and crystallization

14.

What is the main function of the mitochondria in a cell?

a)

A) Protein synthesis

b)

B) Energy production

c)

C) Photosynthesis

d)

D) Cell division

15.

Which of the following best explains why the sky appears blue during the day?

a)

A) Reflection of the ocean

b)

B) Scattering of sunlight by the atmosphere

c)

C) Absorption of blue light by the ozone layer

d)

D) Emission of blue light by the sun