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Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Three of the four answers below are characteristics of water. Select the exception.

a)

stabilizes temperature

b)

produces salt

c)

common solvent

d)
  • causes surface tension through cohesion

2.

How do hydrophilic molecules react with water?

a)

mix evenly with

b)

attracted to

c)

repelled by

d)

absorbed by

3.

Critical thinking implies all of the following except...

a)

believing what ppl tell you

b)

decided whether ideas are based on opinions or evidence

c)

being aware of bias

d)

judging information before you accept it

4.

If an atom has 4 electrons in its second energy level, which of the following must be true?

a)
  • The second energy level is not reactive.

b)
  • The third energy level must have at least two electrons.

c)
  • The first energy level must have eight electrons

d)
  • The first energy level must have two electrons.

5.

Which of the following would be used in connection with the word base?

a)

contents of the stomache

b)

bleach

c)

a ph less than 7

d)

excess hydrogen ions

6.

A compound is...

a)

a combination of two or more atoms

b)

a combination of two or more different atoms

c)

electrically charged

d)

a carrier of one or more neutrons

7.

When electrons are shared equally by atoms:

a)

non polar covalent bond

b)

polar covalent bond

c)

hydrogen bond

d)

isotope

8.

What is the chemical or combination of chemicals that keep the pH of the body within a normal range by taking up or releasing hydrogen ions?

       

a)

ions

b)

acid

c)

buffer

d)

base

9.

One of the descriptions of a living organism states: "Organisms undergo descent with modification." This describes which aspect of living things:

a)

heredity

b)

structural complexity

c)

homostasis

d)

evolution

10.

When defining a living organism, an organism's homeostasis can be defined as:

a)

modifications over time

b)

maintaining stable internal conditions

c)

a genetic system that can be replicated exactly

d)

the totality of a cell’s process

11.

The scientific method is unable to address which of the following?

a)

morality and ethics

b)

supernatural phenomena

c)

subjective questions

d)

all of the above

12.

Identify what is considered to be the smallest living structure.

a)

organisms

b)

cells

c)

organelles

d)

atoms

13.

A pH of 4 indicates what?

a)

neutral

b)

base

c)

acid

d)

none of the above

14.

What type of bond is formed whenever atoms share a pair of electrons?

a)

ionic

b)

polar

c)

covalent

d)

metallic

15.

____are used by scientists to determine the age of fossils?

a)

isomers

b)

ions

c)

electrons

d)

isotopes

16.

What is the maximum number of electrons that an energy level (except the first one) may contain?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

2

d)

4

17.

The goal of a scientific experiment is ultimately to:

a)

demonstrate that alternative hypotheses cannot occur

b)

test how conditions in nature cannot be simulated in a lab

c)

• show that your hypothesis will always occur

d)

find the exact answer in a laboratory setting only

18.

Which statement is true?

a)
  • Electrons closest to the nucleus are at the lowest energy level.

b)
  • Electrons are unable to move out the assigned orbital space.

c)
  • The innermost orbital holds eight electrons.

d)
  • No more than eight electrons can occupy a single orbital.

19.

Partial charges between atoms cause what kind of bond to form?

a)

hydrogen

b)

ionic

c)

non polar covalent

d)

polar covalent

20.

Which two subatomic particles are always equal in neutral atoms?

a)

protons & neutrons

b)

protons & electrons

c)

neutrons & electrons

d)

protons, neutrons & electrons

21.

Observation, hypothesis, experimentation, and conclusion describe the steps of what?

a)

inductive reasoning

b)

the scientific process

c)

critical thinking

d)

an experiment

22.

Water is important to living organisms because...

a)

it has the capacity to dissolve few substances.

b)

of its individualistic properties

c)

its ability to become more dense at lower temperatures

d)

its temperature stabilizing effects

23.

When an electron loses energy it...

a)
  • moves up to the next energy level (away from the nucleus).

b)

flies off from the atom

c)
  • donates that energy for the bonding of atoms into molecules.

d)
  • moves down to the next energy level (closer to the nucleus).

24.

Which of the following statements is the most accurate?

a)

Cells contain organelles made up from macromolecules

b)

A cell is the lowest level of structure that can perform all functions essential for lie

c)

A cell is the basic unit of structure and function in an organism.

d)

all of the above are correct

25.

Cellular pH is kept near a value of 7 due to the action of what?

a)

ions

b)

buffers

c)

salts

d)

isotopes

26.

Changing which of the following will result in an atom changing its elemental properties?

a)

protons

b)

ions

c)

neutrons

d)

electrons

27.

Which substance is not a compound?

a)

salt

b)

water

c)

carbon

d)

methane

28.

The test of a hypothesis is a(n):

a)

theory

b)

question

c)

challenge

d)

experiment

29.

Which of the following organization levels is the most inclusive?

a)

species

b)

cell

c)

population

d)

communities

30.

The concept that modern organisms descend from similar, often extinct, related organisms is called what?

a)

common descent

b)

artificial evolution

c)

natural selection

d)

darwin’s theory

31.

Hydrogen bonding in water is a consequence of...

a)
  • the non-polar bonding that occurs between hydrogen and oxygen.

b)

none of the above

c)
  • excessive hydrogen dissolved in the water.

d)
  • the polar covalent nature of water molecules.

32.

What is metabolism?

a)

the process of digestion

b)

maintaning stable conditions

c)

totality of orgasisms processes

d)

The process of photosynthesis in plants

33.

What comes before organs?

a)

tissues

b)

cells

c)

organ systems

d)

organisms

34.

What would a rain forest be considered?

a)

biosphere

b)

communities

c)

ecosystem

d)

population

35.

What is the term for the name of a living species

a)

humanitary name

b)

homosapian name

c)

binomial namd

d)

genotype name

36.

What would an area with plants, trees, lions and called

a)

Populations

b)

Communities

c)

Ecosystems

d)

Biosphere

37.

What element makes up most of the human body?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Nitrogen

38.

What are isotopes

a)

same protons different electrons

b)

same electrons different protons

c)

same protons different neutrons

d)

same neutrons different protons

39.

Why does radioactive decay occur

a)

Not enough electrons

b)

imbalanced number of protons and neutrons cause instability

c)

As time passes it slowly starts to decay due to not enough protons

d)

All of the above

40.

When dating fossils what do you call the rate life of C-14

a)

Half-life

b)

Half-time

c)

Half-lived

d)

Half-Year

41.

What are tracers

(a)  

42.

What is the formula to find unm FOV

(a)