- 1. The problem (in an experiment) should always have this at the end..
A) Period B) Exclamation C) Question Mark D) Nothing
- 2. The variable you changed in an experiment
A) Independent Variable B) Dependent Variable C) Control D) Hypothesis
- 3. System of measurement used by scientists
A) Metric B) Pounds C) Standard D) Inches
- 4. The brain of the cell is the
A) Lysosomes B) Mitochondria C) Organelles D) Nucleus E) Ribosomes
- 5. The other parts of a cell that have specific functions are called
A) nucleus B) organelles C) centriole D) cell wall
- 6. These one celled organisms typically live in water and some of them produce lots of oxygen
A) sponges B) protists C) crystaniles D) fish
- 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) vertebrate B) invertebrate C) mammal D) reptile
- 13. Instead of teeth, worms use this to break down food into smaller pieces.
A) Stomach B) Seminal Vesicles C) Gizzard D) Esophagus
- 14. The simplest animal is a
A) jellyfish B) mollusk C) jawless fish D) sponge
- 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) platelets B) red blood cells C) stem cells D) white blood cells
- 17. Humans have this many chambers in their heart
A) 3 B) 5 C) 1 D) 2 E) 4
- 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 espophagus B) the vein C) the trachea D) the intestine
- 21. Nutrients in food are absorbed in your
A) bone marrow B) intestines C) red blood cells D) neurons
- 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) crack B) fracture 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) parietal lobe B) temporal 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) frontal B) occipital C) parietal D) temporal
- 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) 15 B) 8 C) 25 D) 2 E) 19
- 30. These are the types of cells you have in your brain
A) red blood cells B) platelets C) neurons D) white blood cells
- 31. If I did squats, which of the following muscles would I be working the most?
A) Triceps B) Latissiums Dorsi C) Trapezius D) Gluteus Maximus
- 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) 50% B) 0% C) 25% D) 75% 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) Bone marrow B) DNA C) Cell wall D) Brain
- 36. In this type of cell division, all the chromosomes are copied
A) meiosis B) mitosis C) telephase 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) Patrick Stewart B) Charles Darwin C) Marie Curie D) Nathaniel Faraday
- 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) water B) base C) acid
- 41. These are on the left side of the table and react with water
A) noble gases B) mercury C) electrons D) alkali metals E) protons
- 42. What are the ingredients for photosynthesis? (5 points)
- 43. These particles have a positive charge
A) neutrons B) electrons C) quarks D) protons
- 44. When something changes from a solid to a liquid or a gas it is a
A) fluid change B) isometric change C) physical change D) chemical change
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