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SSA Mixed Topics Review Part 2/2
SSA Mixed Topics Review Part 2/2
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According to the cell theory, where do plant cells come from?
protein synthesis
chemical reactions
organelles
other plant cells
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Which statement is an accurate description of meiosis? A type of cell division that...
involves one division
reduces by half the # of chromosomes
produces an exact replica of itself
results in two identical cell
3
What is the term for the process that organisms use to get energy from their food?
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
ingestion
excretion
4
How does the atmosphere's ozone layer protect the biosphere?
blocking infrared radiation
preventing harmful radiation from causing mutations
blocking radio waves that can cause cancer
preventing man made pollutants from entering the atmosphere
5
How does Earth's position relative to the Sun cause the seasons?
earth is in different positions every 3 months
earth's tilt changes back and forth
earth's tilt as it revolves around the Sun
6
Why are viruses considered to be nonliving?
cannot evolve
no cellular functions
cannot exist out the body
no genetic material
7
Which of the following determines the phase of matter of a substance?
elements composed
density
motion of the particles
mass
8
What is the function of this organelle in a plant cell but not in an animal cell?
reproduction
photosynthesis
control
structure
9
This single celled organism has many organelles but no cell wall?
eubacteria
animalia
fungi
protista
10
Which of the following best describes a controlled variable?
depends on another
kept constant
independent of any effect from the experiement
changes unpredictably
11
The gravitational force between two objects depends on what?
weight and distance
mass and distance
mass and acceleration
mass and volume
12
What well established belief from the Greek culture was contrary to the heliocentric model?
stars do not move
sun is the center of the solar system
planets orbit on circular paths around earth
the moon orbits earth, not the sun
13
Which term describes the number of stars in a galaxy?
thousands
millions
billions
hundreds
14
What is an example of the process of heat conduction?
warm air rises
sun heats Earth's surface
water evaporates
earth's surface heats the atmosphere in contact with it
15
Which of the following types of radiation from the Sun has the longest wavelength?
visible
infrared
gamma
ultraviolet
16
Which of the following describes a weather condition and not a climate condition?
annual precipitation of 215 cm
average monthly temps below 0C
average temp of 18C
thunder and rain and a high temp of 18C
17
What type of cell is John looking at? How do you know?
cannot be determined
plant, looks like a chloroplast
animal, looks like a mitochondrion
animal or plant
18
Where are most mountains on Earth formed?
slip faults
midocean ridges
volcanic chains
convergent plates
19
What type of infection most likely could be successfully treated with antibiotics?
parasitic
viral
bacterial
fungal
20
Which of the following is a physical change?
milk going sour
burning a match
rusting iron
melting of ice
21
Which cellular process is responsible for passing along genetic information to new body cells?
meiosis
protein synthesis
mitosis
active transport