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1. In the scientific method, the intelligent or educated guess that serves as a temporary
solution to a problem is called ___.
a. prediction c. theory
b. hypothesis d. law
2. Limnology: lakes as ______: _______.
a. Histology: cells c. Ornithology: birds
b. Entomology: algae d. Meteorology: meteors
3. Who proposed that the continents were joined together as one supercontinent
called Pangaea.
a. Isaac Newton c. Alfred Wegener
b. Alexander Fleming d. Charles Darwin
4. The prefix milli- means ___.
a. 1/10 c. 1/1000
b. 1/100 d. 1/100000
5. 520 cm is equal to ___.
a. 5.2 dm c. 52 m
b. 5200 mm d. 0.52 km
6. Sandra weighs 55 kg. If Vic weighs 62500 g, how much more does Vic weigh?
a. 7.5 g c. 0.75 kg
b. 750 g d. 7.5 kg
7. Which of the following has the least number of significant figures?
a. 800000 c. 0.00650
b. 1.00 x 10
2
d. 60090
8. What is the scientific notation for 39200000?
a. 3.92 x 10
-7
c. 3.92 x 10
7
b. 3.92 x 10
6
d. 3.92 x 10
0
9. Who is the Father of Genetics?
a. Carolus Linnaeus c. Charles Darwin
b. Gregor Mendel d. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
10. How many 1-L bottles do you need to hold 3500 mL of liquid?
a. 3.5 c. 35
b. 4 d. 40
11. An Earth system that includes all areas on Earth occupied by organisms is the ____.
a. lithosphere c. atmosphere
b. hydrosphere d. biosphere
12. A group of organisms belonging to the same species living in the same locality
is called ___.
a. species c. community
b. population d. ecosystem
b c d
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13. It is the study of the interaction between living and non-living things.
a. ecosystem c. food chain
b. biosphere d. ecology
14. Which cannot be found at the start of a food chain?
a. algae c. mushroom
b. cyanobacteria d. nut
15. Which relationship is advantageous to one but harmful to the other?
a. mutualism c. predation
b. commensalism d. parasitism
16. On land, most of the water vapor comes from what process in plants?
a. transpiration c. evaporation
b. respiration d. perspiration
17. Cell membranes are __.
a. permeable c. impermeable
b. semi-permeable d. all of the choices
18. What cell organelle encloses a plant cell but not an animal cell?
a. cell membrane c. plasma membrane
b. nuclear membrane d. cell wall
19. Which organelle is found in animal cells but not in plant cells?
a. cell wall c. chloroplasts
b. centrioles d. vacuole
20. A human cell, after interphase, has a total of ____ chromosomes, each made up of
two ___.
a. 23, chromatids c. 23, centromeres
b. 46, chromatids d. 46, centromeres
21. in which stage do chromosomes line up equidistant from the poles?
a. Metaphase c. Metaphase II
b. Metaphase I d. all of the choices
22. The net ATP for glycolysis is ___, for the Kreb’s cycle is ___, and for the ETC is ___.
a. 2, 4, 32 c. 2, 2, 32
b. 2, 2, 2 d. 2, 2, 36
23. Fermentation occurs in the absence of ___
a. oxygen c. water
b. CO
2
d. air
24. Which is the building block of proteins?
a. monosaccharide c. nucleotide
b. amino acid d. fatty acid
a b c d
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Name: Science Review 1 1. In the scientific method, the intelligent or educated guess that serves as a temporary solution to a problem is called ___. a. prediction c. theory b. hypothesis d. law b c d 2. Limnology: lakes as ______: _______. a. Histology: cells b. Entomology: algae a b c d 3. Who proposed that the continents were joined together as one supercontinent called Pangaea. a. Isaac Newton c. Alfred Wegener b. Alexander Fleming d. Charles Darwin a b c d 4. The prefix milli- means ___. a. 1/10 b. 1/100 c. 1/1000 d. 1/100000 a b c d 5. 520 cm is equal to ___. a. 5.2 dm b. 5200 mm c. 52 m d. 0.52 km a b c d 6. Sandra weighs 55 kg. If Vic weighs 62500 g, how much more does Vic weigh? a. 7.5 g c. 0.75 kg b. 750 g d. 7.5 kg a b c d 7. Which of the following has the least number of significant figures? a. 800000 c. 0.00650 b. 1.00 x 102 d. 60090 a b c d 8. What is the scientific notation for 39200000? a. 3.92 x 10-7 b. 3.92 x 106 c. 3.92 x 107 d. 3.92 x 100 a b c d 9. Who is the Father of Genetics? a. Carolus Linnaeus b. Gregor Mendel c. Charles Darwin d. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck a b c d 10. How many 1-L bottles do you need to hold 3500 mL of liquid? a. 3.5 c. 35 b. 4 d. 40 a b c d 11. An Earth system that includes all areas on Earth occupied by organisms is the ____. a. lithosphere c. atmosphere b. hydrosphere d. biosphere a b c d 12. A group of organisms belonging to the same species living in the same locality is c ...
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