- 1. The problem (in an experiment) should always have this at the end..
A) Exclamation B) Nothing C) Question Mark D) Period
- 2. The variable you changed in an experiment
A) Hypothesis B) Control C) Independent Variable D) Dependent Variable
- 3. System of measurement used by scientists
A) Metric B) Pounds C) Inches D) Standard
- 4. The brain of the cell is the
A) Lysosomes B) Nucleus C) Organelles D) Ribosomes E) Mitochondria
- 5. The other parts of a cell that have specific functions are called
A) organelles B) cell wall C) centriole D) nucleus
- 6. These one celled organisms typically live in water and some of them produce lots of oxygen
A) sponges B) fish C) crystaniles D) protists
- 7. The toilet seat is usually an area with the most bacteria (True or False)
A) True B) False
- 8. True or False, a virus cannot be killed
A) True B) False
- 9. Name one positive effect of bacteria
- 10. Name one negative thing that fungi do
- 11. Describe two ways that you can prevent the spread of the flu virus
- 12. An animal without a backbone is a(n)
A) invertebrate B) reptile C) mammal D) vertebrate
- 13. Instead of teeth, worms use this to break down food into smaller pieces.
A) Esophagus B) Seminal Vesicles C) Gizzard D) Stomach
- 14. The simplest animal is a
A) jellyfish B) sponge C) mollusk D) jawless fish
- 15. Oxygen molecules get transported through the body on these cells
A) white blood cells B) stem cells C) red blood cells D) platelets
- 16. Invaders in the body are fought off by these types of cells
A) red blood cells B) white blood cells C) platelets D) stem cells
- 17. Humans have this many chambers in their heart
A) 4 B) 2 C) 3 D) 5 E) 1
- 18. This type of blood is a universal donor
A) Type A B) Type O C) Type AB
- 19. True or False, you can mix A and B blood
A) True B) False
- 20. The tube that leads to your lungs is called
A) the vein B) the espophagus C) the intestine D) the trachea
- 21. Nutrients in food are absorbed in your
A) neurons B) intestines C) red blood cells D) bone marrow
- 22. Give an example of a healthy sample meal that includes things from all areas of the food pyramid (6 points)
- 23. Which exercise would you do to work your biceps?
A) Shoulder raises B) Squats C) Arm curls D) Sit-ups
- 24. When a bone breaks it is called a
A) bust B) fracture C) torque D) fissure E) crack
- 25. Explain what happened to Phinneus Gage and how it changed his behavior. Explain why this happened (4 points)
- 26. This part of your brain is responsible for seeing
A) occipital lobe B) temporal lobe C) cerebellum D) parietal lobe
- 27. If you were unable to walk straight and could not balance you probably have a problem with your
A) temporal lobe B) cerebellum C) parietal lobe D) frontal lobe
- 28. You feel a small pin-prick on your finger. What area of your brain is most activated?
A) parietal B) occipital C) temporal D) frontal
- 29. If I gave you a list of 30 items and gave you one 2 minutes to memorize them, about how many would the average person likely remember on a test later in the period?
A) 19 B) 2 C) 8 D) 25 E) 15
- 30. These are the types of cells you have in your brain
A) red blood cells B) neurons C) platelets D) white blood cells
- 31. If I did squats, which of the following muscles would I be working the most?
A) Gluteus Maximus B) Latissiums Dorsi C) Trapezius D) Triceps
- 32. How many bones are there in the human body?
A) 13 B) 1065 C) 563 D) 206
- 33. What percentage of the offspring will be blue (Blue is recessive)?
A) 0% B) 25% C) 75% D) 50% E) 100%
- 34. Explain why this Punnet Square is incorrect (2 points)
- 35. The directions for how you are put together are stored in your
A) Brain B) Bone marrow C) Cell wall D) DNA
- 36. In this type of cell division, all the chromosomes are copied
A) telephase B) meiosis C) anaphase D) mitosis
- 37. Why did birds with certain beak styles survive on one of Darwin's islands (the Galapogos), but they did not survive on other islands nearby? (4 points)
- 38. Who discovered evolution?
A) Patrick Stewart B) Marie Curie C) Nathaniel Faraday D) Charles Darwin
- 39. The Black Plague was transmitted to others and spread all over Europe by
A) Fleas B) The Wind C) Bad Water D) Mosquitoes
- 40. Something that has a pH of 10 is a
A) acid B) base C) water
- 41. These are on the left side of the table and react with water
A) alkali metals B) mercury C) electrons D) noble gases E) protons
- 42. What are the ingredients for photosynthesis? (5 points)
- 43. These particles have a positive charge
A) protons B) electrons C) quarks D) neutrons
- 44. When something changes from a solid to a liquid or a gas it is a
A) isometric change B) fluid change C) chemical change D) physical change
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