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