- 1. The problem (in an experiment) should always have this at the end..
A) Exclamation B) Question Mark C) Nothing D) Period
- 2. The variable you changed in an experiment
A) Dependent Variable B) Independent Variable C) Control D) Hypothesis
- 3. System of measurement used by scientists
A) Standard B) Inches C) Metric D) Pounds
- 4. The brain of the cell is the
A) Mitochondria B) Ribosomes C) Nucleus D) Lysosomes E) Organelles
- 5. The other parts of a cell that have specific functions are called
A) centriole B) cell wall C) organelles D) nucleus
- 6. These one celled organisms typically live in water and some of them produce lots of oxygen
A) sponges B) fish C) crystaniles D) protists
- 7. The toilet seat is usually an area with the most bacteria (True or False)
A) True B) False
- 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) reptile B) invertebrate C) vertebrate D) mammal
- 13. Instead of teeth, worms use this to break down food into smaller pieces.
A) Esophagus B) Gizzard C) Stomach D) Seminal Vesicles
- 14. The simplest animal is a
A) sponge B) jawless fish C) mollusk D) jellyfish
- 15. Oxygen molecules get transported through the body on these cells
A) red blood cells B) stem cells C) platelets D) white blood cells
- 16. Invaders in the body are fought off by these types of cells
A) stem cells B) platelets C) white blood cells D) red blood cells
- 17. Humans have this many chambers in their heart
A) 3 B) 5 C) 1 D) 4 E) 2
- 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) True B) False
- 20. The tube that leads to your lungs is called
A) the espophagus B) the trachea C) the vein D) the intestine
- 21. Nutrients in food are absorbed in your
A) intestines B) bone marrow C) neurons D) red blood cells
- 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) Shoulder raises C) Arm curls D) Squats
- 24. When a bone breaks it is called a
A) crack B) torque C) fissure D) bust E) fracture
- 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) cerebellum C) temporal lobe D) occipital lobe
- 27. If you were unable to walk straight and could not balance you probably have a problem with your
A) temporal lobe B) cerebellum 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) frontal B) temporal C) occipital 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) 19 B) 25 C) 2 D) 8 E) 15
- 30. These are the types of cells you have in your brain
A) white blood cells B) neurons C) red blood cells D) platelets
- 31. If I did squats, which of the following muscles would I be working the most?
A) Trapezius B) Triceps C) Gluteus Maximus D) Latissiums Dorsi
- 32. How many bones are there in the human body?
A) 13 B) 563 C) 1065 D) 206
 - 33. What percentage of the offspring will be blue (Blue is recessive)?
A) 50% B) 0% C) 75% D) 25% 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) anaphase B) meiosis C) mitosis 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) Charles Darwin B) Nathaniel Faraday C) Patrick Stewart D) Marie Curie
- 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) water B) base C) acid
- 41. These are on the left side of the table and react with water
A) electrons B) alkali metals C) mercury D) protons E) noble gases
- 42. What are the ingredients for photosynthesis? (5 points)
- 43. These particles have a positive charge
A) protons B) neutrons C) quarks D) electrons
- 44. When something changes from a solid to a liquid or a gas it is a
A) isometric change B) fluid change C) chemical change D) physical change
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