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WorksheetsUnit 2 Part 1 Test: Biology and Environmental Science Basics
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 43mins
A specific part of DNA that determines a specific trait is called a ________.
Phenotype
Chromosome
Gene
Genotype
Slight differences in traits among a species are called ________.
Variation
Adaptation
Mutation
Phenotype
The organism’s physical traits or appearance are its ________.
Genotype
Phenotype
Gene
Chromosome
Bundled up DNA (humans have 23 pairs) is called a ________.
Chromosome
Gene
Genotype
Phenotype
The organism’s complete set of genes is its ________.
Phenotype
Genotype
Adaptation
Mutation
An inherited trait that helps a species survive is an ________.
Adaptation
Variation
Chromosome
Mutation
A permanent change in the sequence of an organism’s DNA (can be good or bad) is a ________.
Genotype
Adaptation
Mutation
Variation
Which one of the following is a renewable resource?
Petroleum
Water
Aluminum
Iron
Which of these is not an example of a drinking water source?
River
Lake
Underground
Ocean
Electricity produced when the energy of falling water turns the blades of a generator turbine is called ________.
Wind power
Nuclear power
Hydroelectric power
Solar power
________ energy is heat energy contained in Earth’s crust.
Solar
Nuclear
Geothermal
Fossil fuel
What is a known danger of fertilizers?
Explosions
Erosion
Water pollution
Animal control
What term describes energy consumption of appliances that are turned off?
Zero point energy
Vampire energy
Stealth drain
Offset factor
Which law regulates air pollution levels in the United States?
Clean Air Act
No Smog Act
Air Pollution Act
War on Smog Act
What can exposure to photochemical smog lead to?
Respiratory problems
Hair loss
Automobile engine damage
Dirty clothes
What is a resource that is used up faster than it can be replenished called?
Renewable resource
Solar energy
Non-renewable resource
Wind energy
Biodiesel fuel is an example of what renewable energy source?
Hydro-electric energy
Fuel cell energy
Biomass energy
Solar energy
What is a large group of wind turbines used to capture wind energy called?
Wind fields
Wind farms
High wind areas
Migration paths
What is the definition of runoff?
Unabsorbed rainwater that flows over the Earth’s surface
Absorbed rainwater traveling underground
Rainwater channeled through city canals or sewers
The percentage of water that evaporates after rain
One of the cell membrane's functions is to ____________.
help create new cells
protect the cell
keep wastes in the cell
keep light out of the cell
Cytoplasm is made mostly of ___________.
chemicals
gelatin
vitamins
water
Where is the genetic material, DNA, located in a eukaryotic cell?
the vacuole
the cell membrane
the nucleus
the mitochondrion
Which feature makes a plant cell different from an animal cell?
mitochondria
chloroplasts
cell membranes
a nucleus
Which of the following could be described as one of your traits?
the color of your shirt
the color of your eyes
what type of movies you like
what state you live in
Which of the following CANNOT be inherited?
Scars
Red hair
Big feet
Brown eyes
Keeping your body at the right temperature is an example of __________.
reproduction
homeostasis
meiosis
adaptation
A mouse population develops a variation that results in white fur in a forest with many hawks. Which statement is most likely true?
The population of white mice will most likely stay the same.
The population of white mice will most likely decrease.
The population of white mice will most likely increase.
The population of hawks will most likely decrease.
By the process of natural selection, organisms that are better adapted to an environment __________ than organisms that are not.
grow larger
run faster
are stronger
survive and reproduce at a greater rate
Why is selective breeding used for dairy cattle, race horses, and other animals?
to produce mutations
to increase variations
to continue desired traits
to make more animals quickly
Which adaptation is structural?
A possum playing dead
A monkey swinging by its tail
A skunk spraying its predator
A butterfly changing colors to better hide from predators
What type of adaptation is it when a possum learns to play dead?
Structural
Functional
Behavioral
Variational
Where were the Israelites when they received the 10 Commandments?
At the Red Sea
Mount Sinai
Golgotha
Mount Zion
Which statement is NOT true about the manna and quail from heaven?
They could gather as much as they wanted.
Manna fell in the morning and quail fell in the evening.
They had to collect double on the 6th day.
If they tried to save extra, it rotted.
What was the name of the covenant God made with the Israelites after the 10 Commandments?
Abrahamic Covenant
Davidic Covenant
The New Covenant
Mosaic Covenant
Which book other than Exodus lists the 10 Commandments?
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Which of the following is NOT one of the 10 Commandments?
Honor your father and mother
Do not use the LORD’s name in vain
Do not steal
Love your neighbor as yourself
The parting of the Red Sea, the food falling from heaven, and the 10 plagues are examples of God showing his ____________.
Presence
Holiness
Power
Compassion
What was the punishment of the Golden Calf incident?
God sent poisonous snakes into the camp
God gave them all diseases
The Levites killed 3000 of the Israelites
They were no longer able to go into the promised land
Which of the following was NOT one of the purposes of Leviticus?
Teach them how to live in God’s presence
Teach them about daily life in God’s presence
Teach how to perform sacrifices
Teach how to build the tabernacle
Why don’t the Israelites go into Canaan?
The spies are scared of the people who live there
The land is not fertile
They can’t cross the river
The spies never come back to the camp
How long did they have to wander in the wilderness as punishment for refusing to go into the promised land?
10 years
20 years
30 years
40 years
Which tribe was chosen to serve as priests at the tabernacle and eventually the temple?
Tribe of Ruben
Tribe of Benjamin
Tribe of Levi
Tribe of Judah
Who was chosen as Moses’s successor to lead Israel after his death?
Joshua
Caleb
Aaron
Samuel
What does the word Deuteronomy mean?
Second law
Second covenant
The law
The rules
Which option describes one of the main focuses of Deuteronomy?
Telling the story of Moses’s life
Teaching them how to perform sacrifices
Teaching the importance of keeping God’s laws and not worshiping other gods
Describing how the Israelites entered the promised land
Joshua and Judges belong to which biblical category?
Pentateuch
Historical Books
Wisdom Books
Prophets
Who dies at the beginning of the book of Joshua?
Moses
Caleb
Joshua
Samson
In Jericho, whom do the Israelites meet who saves them and later joins God’s people?
Achan
Joshua
Rahab
Deborah
What sacred object did the men carry into the Jordan River to stop the flow so everyone could cross?
Ark of the Covenant
Moses’s staff
The 10 Commandments
A dead bird
How many days did it take Joshua and the Israelites to defeat Jericho?
5
7
10
14
During the battle against the five Amorite kings, what stopped in the sky?
The Sun
The Moon
A large bird
Moses’s staff
What is another name for the book of Joshua?
Second Law
Good News Book
Book of Tribes
Bad News Book
Which was the first sign that Israel was heading in the wrong direction?
They all worshiped Baal
They were doing the same things as Sodom and Gomorrah
They failed to drive the Canaanites out of their lands
The tribe of Dan moved out of the promised land
Whom does God raise up to deliver Israel in the period of the Judges?
Judges
Prophets
Kings
Deliverers
Which statement is NOT a requirement of the Nazarite Vow?
They cannot touch a dead body
They cannot cut their hair
They cannot eat food that grows in the ground
They cannot drink wine
Which word best fits Samson’s role among the Israelites?
Bum
Hero
Deliverer
Judge
What caused Samson’s strength to disappear?
Painted his face
Made him drink wine
Cut his hair
Touched a dead lion
Which statement best explains why a robot isn’t a living organism? Choose the most accurate reason.
Robots can move but do not carry out life processes like growth and reproduction on their own
Robots breathe and eat like animals, so they are living
Robots are made of cells, which makes them living
Robots think and learn, so they must be alive
Which option lists two differences between plant and animal cells?
Plant cells have chloroplasts and cell walls; animal cells do not
Animal cells have chloroplasts and cell walls; plant cells do not
Plant cells and animal cells both have chloroplasts but only plants have nuclei
Animal cells have cell walls and chloroplasts; plant cells have lysosomes
How many PAIRS of chromosomes do humans typically have?
23
46
12
92
_____ is the molecule of heredity in living things.
Resources that take along time to be replaced are _______________ resources.
renewable
transformation
nonrenewable
usable
Is coal renewable or nonrenewable?
These resources cannot be replenished within a person’s lifetime.
A. Fossil Fuels, Coal, Nuclear Energy, and Natural Gas
B. Fossil Fuels, Coal, Nuclear, and Natural Energy
C. Fossil Fuels, Coal, Nuclear, and Freshwater
D. Fossil Fuels, Coal, Nuclear, and Natural Gas
