A snail which has a shell and a muscular foot is a
poriferan
cnidarian
arthropod
mollusk
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A fish with a bony skeleton and gills is a
vertebrate
arthropod
invertebrate
crustacean
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
An animal with an exoskeleton, 8 legs and 2 body parts is a
vertebrate
arthropod
insect
nematode
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The response of inactivity and slowed metabolism that occurs during cold conditions is
hibernation
imprinting
migration
circadian rhythm
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In a certain species of moth, a small percentage have successfully adapted protective coloration. If conditions in their environment do not change, the proportion of future generations with this coloration will
decrease
stay the same become extinct stay the same
become extinct
increase
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NOT found in animal cells?
cell wall
cell membrane
lysosomes
nucleus
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The structures that provide most of the energy for the cell are
chromosomes
vacuoles
chloroplasts
mitochondria
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A plant wilts as a result of the process of
transpiration
osmosis
halitosis
division
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Plants use ___________ to make glucose.
cell respiration
photosynthesis
pollination
phototropism
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is produced by mitosis?
2 identical cells
2 nuclei
chloroplasts
2 non identical cells
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The first link in any food chain is
green plants
insects
fungi
animals
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Herbivores, scavengers, and carnivores are all
decomposers
producers
predators
consumers
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Certain ants take a sweet liquid called honeydew from tiny insects called aphids. In exchange for the honeydew, the ants protect the aphids from predators. What kind of relationship is this?
mutualism
pasrasitism
pluralism
endoplasmic reticulum
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Small fish-->Salmon-->Seal-->Great White Shark Which population will be FIRST to DECREASE in numbers if all salmon were to die?
small fish
seal
great white shark
all would decrease equally
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
An example of an abiotic factor is
producer
consumer
sunlight
predator
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
(Use the graphs provided by the teacher to answer.) Explain why the deer population went down in 1998.
Decrease in vegetation
Fewer predators
Increase in vegetation
Increase in rainfall
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
(Use the graphs provided by your teacher to answer.) In the year 2000, rainfall increased, what would you expect to happen to the deer population and vegetation?
Deer population and vegetation decreases
Deer population and vegetation increases
Both stay the same
Deer population decreases, vegetation increases
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The units of heredity are called
genes
cells
chemistry
traits
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Traits in an offspring are controlled by
chloroplast
chromosomes
cytoplasm
vacuole
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
_____ is a double spiral molecule with a pair of nitrogen bases.
A gene
A protein
An amino acid
DNA
21. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
If tall (T) is dominant in pea plants, and short (t) is recessive, a plant with genotype Tt will have a phenotype of
tall
short
hairy
medium
22. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Punnett Squares are used to _____ the outcomes of the crossing of traits.
dominate
predict
assure
number
23. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following are characteristics of all living organisms?
Reproduce, use sunlight to make food
require energy, memory
reproduce, grow and develop
made of cells, thought
24. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following are characteristics of all living organisms?
Reproduce, use sunlight to make food
require energy, memory
reproduce, grow and develop
made of cells, thought
25. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The theory that living things come only from other living things is called
adaptation
biogenesis
spontaneous generation
homeostasis
26. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NON-living?
grasshopper
quartz crystal
bacteria
dandelion
27. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The sum total of all life activities occurring in an organism is
osmosis
respiration
homeostasis
metabolism
28. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is the main source of energy used by most organisms?
oxygen
water
the sun
carbon dioxide
29. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This organism moves by
vacuoles
cilia
flagella
pseudopods
30. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Viruses
are about the same size as bacteria
have nuclei
can reproduce only within a host cell
do not infect plants
31. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Bacteria are important to the planet as
decomposers of dead organic matter
processors of nitrogen
makers of medicine
all of the above
32. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following about fungi is NOT true?
Fungi are consumers.
Fungi contain chlorophyl
All fungi cells have a nucleus.
Many fungi are decomposers.
33. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Bacteria are different from all other living things in that they
are prokaryotes.
make their own food.
are eukaryotes.
contain chlorophyll
34. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Plants have the following characteristics EXCEPT
multicellular
chlorophyll
prokaryotic
cell walls
35. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Vascular plants do not include
rosebushes
carrots
moss
trees
36. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Non-vascular plants are small because they lack
chlorophyll
transport tubes
spores
flowers
37. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The major function of leaves is to
store food
absorb water and minerals
move water to other parts of the plant
make food
38. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A major difference between plants and animals is that
plants get their energy through respiration
plants do not require air
plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen
animals take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen
39. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
You are asked to observe a single celled organism. What tool would you use?
burner
microscope
scalpel
test tubes
40. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In Life Science we use the metric system (or SI system) of measurement. The 3 base units of this system are
dram, ounce, furlong
fathom, gram, yard
foot, gallon, pound
meter, liter, gram
41. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
In case of an accident or injury, no matter how small, you should
tell the teacher immediately and wait for instructions
clean up the mess
apply needed first aid
all of the above
42. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The relationship between light intensity and plant growth can be stated:
As light intensity increases, plant growth increases.
As plant growth increases, light intensity increases to a point, then decreases.
As light intensity increases, plant growth increases to a point, then decreases.
As plant growth increases, light intensity increases.
43. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The most important way to gather data during an activity or experiment is to
ask a question
observe
write results
form a hypothesis
44. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
To measure the area of the classroom floor, which tool would probably be the most useful?
graduated cylinder
test tube
meter stick
triple beam balance
45. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Safety equipment in a lab would include
lab apron
eyewash station
protective glasses
all of the above
46. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
(Use information the teacher provides.) Which of the following is her hypothesis?
The type of nutrient used will cause differences in the amount of bread mold.
The amount of bread mold is affected by the temperature.
The amount of bread mold is determined by the amount of nutrient used.
The number of containers influence the amount of bread mold.
47. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
One control is
temperature of the containers
type of container used
temperature of the bread mold
amount of bread mold
48. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The independent or manipulated variable is
temperature of the containers
type of containers used
temperature of the bread mold
amount of bread mold
49. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The independent or responding variable is
growth of bread mold
amount of nutrients in each container
temperature of the containers
number of containers at each temperature
50. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following would NOT be a suitable way to measure growth of bread mold in this experiment?