25 questions
What is the mass being shown on the triple beam balance?
(a) 200.0 grams
(b) 260.5 grams
(c) 260.0 grams
(d) 265.0 grams
What is the length of the nail shown by Ruler A?
(a) 4 cm
(b) 4.5 cm
(c) 4.4 cm
(d) 4.2 cm
Convert
the following length measurement. 157mm
= ______m
1.57m
(b)15.7m
(c) 1570m
(d) 0.157m
What is the maximum mass, in grams, that could be measured by this balance?
(a) 110
(b) 500
(c) 610
(d) 1510
Asexually produced offspring are genetically
(a) identical to the parent
(b) different from each other
(c) different from the parent
(d)
formed by two parents
A new yeast cell is sometimes produced from a single parent by a process called budding. The process of budding is best described as
(a) sexual reproduction, with genetically identical offspring
(b) sexual reproduction, with genetically different offspring
(c) asexual reproduction, with genetically identical offspring
(d)
asexual reproduction, with genetically different offspring
The vast variety of different traits found in humans results from
(a) intensive training and education
(b) exercise and conditioning
(c) sexual reproduction and mutations
(d) birth defects and recessive genes
The diagram shows the offspring of a white and a gray mouse. All of the offspring are gray.
Which is a correct gene combination for the parents shown in the diagram?
(a) GG x GG
(b) gg x GG
(c) gg x gg
(d)
Gg x Gg
The diagram shows the offspring of a white and a gray mouse. All of the offspring are gray.
If two gray (Gg) mice mated, what percent of their offspring would have pure white fur?
(a) 25%
(b) 75%
(c) 50%
(d) 100%
The parent whose genes are aa
(a) must be dominant
(b) has a straight hairline
(c) has a peaked hairline
(d) may have AA offspring
What is the function of DNA in a cell?
(a) regulating the movement of nutrients
(b) carrying genetic material
(c) storing and releasing chemicals
(d) providing energy for activities
A scientist crosses two different varieties of corn to produce a single variety that has traits from both parents. This technique is an example of
(a) competition
(b) selective breeding
(c) natural selection
(d) ecological succession
The adrenal gland produces the following hormone
(a) estrogen
(b) testosterone
(c) adrenaline
d) thyroxine
In which human body system are hormones produced?
(a) respiratory
(b) nervous
(c) endocrine
(d) digestive
Which group of organisms can show significant trait changes in the shortest period of time?
(a) bacteria
(b) fish
(c) birds
(d) reptiles
Which condition is the result of abnormal cell division?
(a) cancer
(b) infection
(c) pregnancy
(d) extinction
Extinction of a species is most likely to occur as a result of
(a) evolution
(b) selective breeding
(c) migration
(d) environmental changes
The fur of a snowshoe rabbit changes to white during the winter. This change is an example of
(a) adaptation
(b) metamorphosis
(c) competition
(d) metabolism
In determining the phenotype for the ABO blood system:
(a) O is dominant over A
(b) O is recessive
(c) B is dominant over A
(d) O is dominant
One parent’s blood type genes are AB and the other parent’s blood type genes are AO. What percent of the offspring are expected to have type A blood?
(a) 100%
(b) 50%
(c) 75%
(d) 25%
. What does B represent?
(a) sperm cell
(b) egg cell
(c) fertilized embryo
(d) body cell
What process is occurring at C?
(a) asexual reproduction
(b) growth
(c) cell division
(d) fertilization
An organism is born with a genetic abnormality not present in any of its ancestors. This abnormality is most likely the result of
(a) circulation
(b) competition
(c) mutation
(d) respiration
The cross section below shows fossils and the rock layers in which they are found. Crustal movement has not displaced the rock layers.
Which fossil is considered the oldest in the cross section shown?
(a) armored fish
(b) early horses
(c) dinosaurs
(d) trilobites
The diagram below shows a population of adult giraffes over time. Letters A, B, and C represent three time periods.
Which process does the diagram best represent?
(a) ecological succession
(b) natural selection
(c) genetic engineering
(d) asexual reproduction