How does studying science help you be a better member of society?

Understanding how science works will help you make better decisions.

Which of these described climate rather than weather?

Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.

What happens if you place human red blood cells in a concentrated salt solution?

They shrink as water moves from inside to outside the cells.

Matter can recycle through the biosphere because ___________.

biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it

What happens during photosynthesis?

Autotrophs produce carbohydrates.

The 35S isotope is used to label proteins. How does this isotope differ from the 32S isotope and why is it used?

35S has more neutrons than 32S, 35S is radioactive and easily traced.

Which of the following are true concerning living things? Check all that apply.

They are composed of molecules that contain carbon-carbon bonds., They undergo chemical reactions to use energy from the environment.

Which of the following describes a neutral atom of oxygen?

8 protons, 8 neutrons, 8 electrons

Marine biomes are divided into ecologically distinct zones depending on

their depth and distance from the shore.

Rank the following in order from most acidic to least acidic.

coffee, rainwater, soap, bleach

Ideally, sustainable development should ___________.

preserve ecosystems while providing for human needs

Which of the following pairs interacts with one another in a competitive manner?

two birds of the same or different species living in the same area

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1
Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts, because science relies on ___________ .
facts
theories
testing explanations
observations
2
How does studying science help you be a better member of society?
Learning the biases of science will help you know what is right or wrong.
Knowing science will help you live without the aid of technology.
Memorizing science facts will help you become more intelligent.
Understanding how science works will help you make better decisions.
3
Which of these described climate rather than weather?
The rainfall this year was greater than the rainfall last year.
Wind speed changes as a storm moves through an area.
Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.
The temperature decreases in a slow-moving cold front.
4
What happens if you place human red blood cells in a concentrated salt solution?
The cells expend energy pumping water out.
They burst as water moves from outside to inside the cells.
No change occurs as water freely diffuses back and forth across.
They shrink as water moves from inside to outside the cells.
5
Matter can recycle through the biosphere because ___________.
biological systems do not use up matter, they transform it
matter is assembled into chemical compounds
biological systems use only carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen
matter does not change into new compounds
6
Only 10% of energy stored in an organism can be passed to the next trophic level, the rest is: ____________.
eliminated as heat
used in reproduction
stored as body tissue
stored as fat
7
What goes in Box 5 of the food web ?
decomposers
scavengers
herbivores
carnivores
8
What happens during photosynthesis?
Autotrophs consume carbohydrates.
Heterotrophs consume ATP.
Heterotrophs produce ATP.
Autotrophs produce carbohydrates.
9
Introduced species can threaten biodiversity because they ___________.
reduce the amount of fertile land
cause desertification
threaten native species
cause biological magnification
10
The ³⁵S isotope is used to label proteins. How does this isotope differ from the ³²S isotope and why is it used?
35S has more protons than 32S; 35S has a greater mass.
35S has more neutrons than 32S, 35S is radioactive and easily traced.
35S has fewer neutrons than 32S, it has a smaller mass.
35S has fewer protons than 32S, 35S is radioactive and easily traced.
11
As resources in a population become less available, the population ___________.
increases slowly.
declines rapidly.
reaches carrying capacity.
enters a phase of exponential growth.
12
Which of the following are true concerning living things? Check all that apply.
They do not require catalysts to sustain their living state.
They are composed of molecules that contain carbon-carbon bonds.
They undergo chemical reactions to use energy from the environment.
They contain a vital force absent in nonliving things.
13
Which organelles are involved in energy conversion?
mitochondria and ribosomes
mitochondria and chloroplasts
smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi apparatus and chloroplasts
14
Which of the following describes a neutral atom of oxygen?
8 protons, 8 neutrons, 8 electrons
6 protons, 6 neutrons, 6 electrons
8 protons, 8 neutrons, 10 electrons
6 protons, 6 neutrons, 8 electrons
15
Marine biomes are divided into ecologically distinct zones depending on
the type of fish present.
their depth and distance from the shore.
their temperature and distance from the shore.
the type of plant life present.
16
Rank the following in order from most acidic to least acidic.
bleach, soap, rainwater, coffee
soap, bleach, coffee, rainwater
rainwater, coffee, bleach, soap
coffee, rainwater, soap, bleach
17
Ideally, sustainable development should ___________.
put the protection of the environment ahead of human needs
preserve ecosystems while providing for human needs
provide for human needs at the expense of the environment
use more natural resources to make goods to meet human needs
18
Sea otters live in the ocean. Which of the following is not likely to be a limiting factor on the sea otter population?
competition
disease
drought
predation
19
Which of the following pairs does not fit the pattern shown by the other pairs?
glucose, starch
amino acids, protein
ribonucleotide, RNA
fatty acids, DNA
20
Which of the following pairs interacts with one another in a competitive manner?
a bird and the mite that lives on the bird’s body
two birds of the same or different species living in different areas
two birds of the same or different species living in the same area
a bird and the snake that preys on the bird’s eggs

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