Question 1

Which of the following conditions could possibly be corrected by gene therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Cystic fibrosis 
B) Asthma 
C) Tetanus 
D) Rabies 
A) Cystic fibrosis 
B) Asthma 
C) Tetanus 
D) Rabies

Question 2

In the periodic table of elements, how are periods organized?

Accepted Answer

A) Vertically, into columns 
B) Horizontally, into rows 
C) By their abundance 
D) Alphabetically 
A) Vertically, into columns 
B) Horizontally, into rows 
C) By their abundance 
D) Alphabetically

Question 3

Which of the following terms describes the single supercontinent that is believed to have existed over 250 million years ago before the continents were separated?

Accepted Answer

A) Panthalassa 
B) America 
C) Euramerica 
D) Pangaea 
A) Panthalassa 
B) America 
C) Euramerica 
D) Pangaea

Question 4

What is the name of the spiral galaxy in which Earth exists?

Accepted Answer

A) Orion 
B) Andromeda 
C) Milky Way 
D) Hubble 
A) Orion 
B) Andromeda 
C) Milky Way 
D) Hubble

Question 5

Matter is _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Anything that has a mass 
B) Anything made of molecules 
C) Anything made of atoms 
D) All of the above 
A) Anything that has a mass 
B) Anything made of molecules 
C) Anything made of atoms 
D) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following best describes why the earth has seasons?

Accepted Answer

A) The earth's tilt 
B) The earth's revolution around the sun 
C) The relationship between the earth and the moon 
D) Both A and B 
A) The earth's tilt 
B) The earth's revolution around the sun 
C) The relationship between the earth and the moon 
D) Both A and B

Question 7

Which of the following causes tides?

Accepted Answer

A) The moon's gravitational pull on the earth's surface 
B) The earth's gravitational pull on the moon's surface 
C) Wind 
D) Sea life 
A) The moon's gravitational pull on the earth's surface 
B) The earth's gravitational pull on the moon's surface 
C) Wind 
D) Sea life

Question 8

Which of the following is believed to be detrimental to humans in the next few billion years on earth?

Accepted Answer

A) The speed at which the earth will rotate 
B) The angle at which the earth will rotate 
C) Harsh summers and winters 
D) The ozone 
A) The speed at which the earth will rotate 
B) The angle at which the earth will rotate 
C) Harsh summers and winters 
D) The ozone

Question 9

Of an individual's 46 chromosomes, one is an X chromosome and one is a Y chromosome. What does this say about this particular individual?

Accepted Answer

A) This person is a male. 
B) This person is a female. 
C) This person is old. 
D) This person is ill. 
A) This person is a male. 
B) This person is a female. 
C) This person is old. 
D) This person is ill.

Question 10

Approximately how many years ago was the earth formed?

Accepted Answer

A)  4.5 billion years ago 
B)  2.5 billion years ago 
C)  4.5 million years ago 
D)  2.5 million years ago 
A)  4.5 billion years ago 
B)  2.5 billion years ago 
C)  4.5 million years ago 
D)  2.5 million years ago

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the seven life processes?

Accepted Answer

A) Thinking 
B) Respiration 
C) Growth 
D) Reproduction 
A) Thinking 
B) Respiration 
C) Growth 
D) Reproduction

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a biome?

Accepted Answer

A) A person's house 
B) A puddle with bacteria in it 
C) A desert 
D) A pond 
A) A person's house 
B) A puddle with bacteria in it 
C) A desert 
D) A pond

Question 13

Which of the following sequences gives the correct order for the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A) Experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, refine the idea, final statement 
B) Hypothesis, experimentation, refine the idea, further experimentation, final statement 
C) Refine the idea, experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, final statement 
D) Hypothesis, experimentation, final statement, experimentation, refine the idea 
A) Experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, refine the idea, final statement 
B) Hypothesis, experimentation, refine the idea, further experimentation, final statement 
C) Refine the idea, experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, final statement 
D) Hypothesis, experimentation, final statement, experimentation, refine the idea

Question 14

What type of rock can be formed by the plates of the earth's crust pushing against each other?

Accepted Answer

A) Igneous rock 
B) Sedimentary rock 
C) Metamorphic rock 
D) Glass 
A) Igneous rock 
B) Sedimentary rock 
C) Metamorphic rock 
D) Glass

Question 15

Which definition below best defines a compound?

Accepted Answer

A) An element on the periodic table 
B) A group of two or more elements bonded together 
C) The particles of an atom that have a neutral charge 
D) The particles of an atom that have a positive charge 
A) An element on the periodic table 
B) A group of two or more elements bonded together 
C) The particles of an atom that have a neutral charge 
D) The particles of an atom that have a positive charge

Question 16

Which of the following affects natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A) Changes to the environment 
B) A small gene pool 
C) Antibiotics 
D) All of the above 
A) Changes to the environment 
B) A small gene pool 
C) Antibiotics 
D) All of the above

Question 17

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, this characteristic helps a flounder blend in with gravel on the sea floor:

Accepted Answer

A) Adaptation 
B) Camouflage 
C) Gradualism 
D) Chemosynthesis 
A) Adaptation 
B) Camouflage 
C) Gradualism 
D) Chemosynthesis

Question 18

What is the term used to describe the type of response elicited by an organism's heredity and experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral response 
B) Cognitive response 
C) No response 
D) External response 
A) Behavioral response 
B) Cognitive response 
C) No response 
D) External response

Question 19

In June of 2011, what replaced the food pyramid, which symbolized the types of food people should consume?

Accepted Answer

A) The food square 
B) The food plate 
C) The food line 
D) The cup 
A) The food square 
B) The food plate 
C) The food line 
D) The cup

Question 20

When the moon appears to be dark in a clear sky, it is at which stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Full moon 
B) Waxing moon 
C) Waning crescent 
D) New moon 
A) Full moon 
B) Waxing moon 
C) Waning crescent 
D) New moon

Which of the following conditions could possibly be corrected by gene therapy?

In the periodic table of elements, how are periods organized?

Which of the following terms describes the single supercontinent that is believed to have existed over 250 million years ago before the continents were separated?

What is the name of the spiral galaxy in which Earth exists?

Matter is _______________________.

Which of the following best describes why the earth has seasons?

Which of the following causes tides?

Which of the following is believed to be detrimental to humans in the next few billion years on earth?

Of an individual's 46 chromosomes, one is an X chromosome and one is a Y chromosome. What does this say about this particular individual?

Approximately how many years ago was the earth formed?

Which of the following is not one of the seven life processes?

Which of the following is an example of a biome?

Which of the following sequences gives the correct order for the scientific method?

What type of rock can be formed by the plates of the earth's crust pushing against each other?

Which definition below best defines a compound?

Which of the following affects natural selection?

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, this characteristic helps a flounder blend in with gravel on the sea floor:

What is the term used to describe the type of response elicited by an organism's heredity and experiences?

In June of 2011, what replaced the food pyramid, which symbolized the types of food people should consume?

When the moon appears to be dark in a clear sky, it is at which stage?

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Which of the following conditions could possibly be corrected by gene therapy?

In the periodic table of elements, how are periods organized?

Which of the following terms describes the single supercontinent that is believed to have existed over 250 million years ago before the continents were separated?

What is the name of the spiral galaxy in which Earth exists?

Matter is _______________________.

Which of the following best describes why the earth has seasons?

Which of the following causes tides?

Which of the following is believed to be detrimental to humans in the next few billion years on earth?

Of an individual's 46 chromosomes, one is an X chromosome and one is a Y chromosome. What does this say about this particular individual?

Approximately how many years ago was the earth formed?

Which of the following is not one of the seven life processes?

Which of the following is an example of a biome?

Which of the following sequences gives the correct order for the scientific method?

What type of rock can be formed by the plates of the earth's crust pushing against each other?

Which definition below best defines a compound?

Which of the following affects natural selection?

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, this characteristic helps a flounder blend in with gravel on the sea floor:

What is the term used to describe the type of response elicited by an organism's heredity and experiences?

In June of 2011, what replaced the food pyramid, which symbolized the types of food people should consume?

When the moon appears to be dark in a clear sky, it is at which stage?

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