- 1. The problem (in an experiment) should always have this at the end..
A) Exclamation B) Period C) Nothing D) Question Mark
- 2. The variable you changed in an experiment
A) Hypothesis B) Independent Variable C) Control D) Dependent Variable
- 3. System of measurement used by scientists
A) Standard B) Metric C) Inches D) Pounds
- 4. The brain of the cell is the
A) Lysosomes B) Nucleus C) Ribosomes D) Organelles E) Mitochondria
- 5. The other parts of a cell that have specific functions are called
A) nucleus B) centriole C) cell wall D) organelles
- 6. These one celled organisms typically live in water and some of them produce lots of oxygen
A) sponges B) crystaniles C) fish D) protists
- 7. The toilet seat is usually an area with the most bacteria (True or False)
A) False B) True
- 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) mammal B) reptile C) vertebrate D) invertebrate
- 13. Instead of teeth, worms use this to break down food into smaller pieces.
A) Stomach B) Gizzard C) Esophagus D) Seminal Vesicles
- 14. The simplest animal is a
A) sponge B) jellyfish C) mollusk D) jawless fish
- 15. Oxygen molecules get transported through the body on these cells
A) white blood cells B) red blood cells C) stem cells D) platelets
- 16. Invaders in the body are fought off by these types of cells
A) platelets B) red blood cells C) white blood cells D) stem cells
- 17. Humans have this many chambers in their heart
A) 4 B) 5 C) 1 D) 2 E) 3
- 18. This type of blood is a universal donor
A) Type A B) Type AB C) Type O
- 19. True or False, you can mix A and B blood
A) False B) True
- 20. The tube that leads to your lungs is called
A) the trachea B) the vein C) the intestine D) the espophagus
- 21. Nutrients in food are absorbed in your
A) red blood cells B) intestines C) neurons 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) Sit-ups B) Arm curls C) Squats D) Shoulder raises
- 24. When a bone breaks it is called a
A) fracture B) crack C) torque D) bust E) fissure
- 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) temporal lobe B) parietal lobe C) occipital lobe D) cerebellum
- 27. If you were unable to walk straight and could not balance you probably have a problem with your
A) frontal lobe B) cerebellum C) temporal lobe D) parietal lobe
- 28. You feel a small pin-prick on your finger. What area of your brain is most activated?
A) parietal B) frontal C) temporal D) occipital
- 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) 8 B) 2 C) 15 D) 25 E) 19
- 30. These are the types of cells you have in your brain
A) white blood cells B) platelets C) red blood cells D) neurons
- 31. If I did squats, which of the following muscles would I be working the most?
A) Trapezius B) Latissiums Dorsi C) Gluteus Maximus D) Triceps
- 32. How many bones are there in the human body?
A) 13 B) 206 C) 563 D) 1065
- 33. What percentage of the offspring will be blue (Blue is recessive)?
A) 100% B) 25% C) 50% D) 75% E) 0%
- 34. Explain why this Punnet Square is incorrect (2 points)
- 35. The directions for how you are put together are stored in your
A) Cell wall B) Brain C) Bone marrow D) DNA
- 36. In this type of cell division, all the chromosomes are copied
A) telephase B) meiosis C) mitosis D) anaphase
- 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) Nathaniel Faraday B) Patrick Stewart C) Charles Darwin D) Marie Curie
- 39. The Black Plague was transmitted to others and spread all over Europe by
A) Fleas B) The Wind C) Mosquitoes D) Bad Water
- 40. Something that has a pH of 10 is a
A) base B) water C) acid
- 41. These are on the left side of the table and react with water
A) electrons B) alkali metals C) protons D) noble gases E) mercury
- 42. What are the ingredients for photosynthesis? (5 points)
- 43. These particles have a positive charge
A) neutrons B) protons C) electrons D) quarks
- 44. When something changes from a solid to a liquid or a gas it is a
A) chemical change B) physical change C) fluid change D) isometric change
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