- 1. The problem (in an experiment) should always have this at the end..
A) Period B) Nothing C) Exclamation D) Question Mark
- 2. The variable you changed in an experiment
A) Control B) Dependent Variable C) Hypothesis D) Independent Variable
- 3. System of measurement used by scientists
A) Inches B) Metric C) Standard D) Pounds
- 4. The brain of the cell is the
A) Lysosomes B) Organelles C) Ribosomes D) Mitochondria E) Nucleus
- 5. The other parts of a cell that have specific functions are called
A) cell wall B) centriole C) nucleus D) organelles
- 6. These one celled organisms typically live in water and some of them produce lots of oxygen
A) fish B) protists C) sponges 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) False B) True
- 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) mammal C) vertebrate D) reptile
- 13. Instead of teeth, worms use this to break down food into smaller pieces.
A) Seminal Vesicles B) Stomach C) Esophagus D) Gizzard
- 14. The simplest animal is a
A) sponge B) jawless fish C) jellyfish D) mollusk
- 15. Oxygen molecules get transported through the body on these cells
A) platelets B) red blood cells C) stem cells D) white blood cells
- 16. Invaders in the body are fought off by these types of cells
A) red blood cells B) stem cells C) platelets D) white blood cells
- 17. Humans have this many chambers in their heart
A) 1 B) 5 C) 3 D) 4 E) 2
- 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 intestine C) the vein D) the trachea
- 21. Nutrients in food are absorbed in your
A) neurons B) red blood cells C) bone marrow D) intestines
- 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) Squats B) Arm curls C) Sit-ups D) Shoulder raises
- 24. When a bone breaks it is called a
A) fissure B) bust C) crack D) fracture E) torque
- 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) cerebellum C) occipital lobe D) parietal lobe
- 27. If you were unable to walk straight and could not balance you probably have a problem with your
A) cerebellum B) temporal lobe C) frontal 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) occipital 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) 2 B) 19 C) 15 D) 8 E) 25
- 30. These are the types of cells you have in your brain
A) platelets B) red blood cells C) white blood cells D) neurons
- 31. If I did squats, which of the following muscles would I be working the most?
A) Triceps B) Latissiums Dorsi C) Gluteus Maximus D) Trapezius
- 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) 100% B) 50% C) 75% D) 0% 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) Bone marrow C) Brain D) Cell wall
- 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) Patrick Stewart B) Charles Darwin C) Nathaniel Faraday D) Marie Curie
- 39. The Black Plague was transmitted to others and spread all over Europe by
A) Mosquitoes B) Bad Water C) Fleas D) The Wind
- 40. Something that has a pH of 10 is a
A) acid B) water C) base
- 41. These are on the left side of the table and react with water
A) protons B) mercury C) electrons D) noble gases E) alkali metals
- 42. What are the ingredients for photosynthesis? (5 points)
- 43. These particles have a positive charge
A) quarks B) protons C) electrons D) neutrons
- 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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