AIMS Practice Semester 1

Question 1

Desert animals often hunt at night to stay out of the heat of the day. This shows ........

Accepted Answer

how behaviors help animals survive

Question 2

A genotype describes the _________ inherited.

Accepted Answer

genes

Question 3

Which variable is not a good constant (CV) for the helicopter lab?

Accepted Answer

amount of paperclips

Question 4

Mendel's garden experiments are important because they were the first to ....

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predict how traits are inherited

Question 5

Plants survive harsh winters through...

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dormancy

Question 6

Where is DNA located in a cell?

Accepted Answer

chromosomes

Question 7

What is it called when a warm-blooded animal's temperature is controlled by internal conditions

Accepted Answer

endothermic

Question 8

Which seed dispersal method is most likely for dandelions?

Accepted Answer

wind

Question 9

How are animal and plant cells different?

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Plant cells can make their own food

Question 10

How does natural selection explain the changes in a population of organisms?

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Changes in population in response to the environment

Question 11

Charles Darwin is known for his theory about ...

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natural selection

Question 12

Which graph would you use to show percentage?

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Circle

Question 13

What is the IV for this question: Does the size of the bubble depend on the solution's price?

Accepted Answer

price

Question 14

What symbiotic relationship describes how the bee and flower coexist?

Accepted Answer

mutualism

Question 15

Mr. Lee's students analyzed population records for Mesa from 1900-2000. What would be the IV?

Accepted Answer

year

Question 16

What symbiotic relationship describes how the shark and remora coexist?

Accepted Answer

commensalism

Question 17

What symbiotic relationship describes how the mistletoe lives off a palo verde tree?

Accepted Answer

parasitism

Question 18

A phenotype describes the _______ inherited.

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traits

Question 19

What is estivation?

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Staying dormant during the heat of the day

Question 20

Where does an individual get their genetic traits?

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parents

Question 21

Which species led to Darwin's theory of natural selection?

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finches

Question 22

What is the IV in this sentence: The amount of paper clips affects the time it takes for flight

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amount of weight

Question 23

Why were pea plants selected to study heredity?

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They grow quickly

Question 24

On which axis is the DV located?

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y

Question 25

What is a co-dominant trait?

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Traits that show phenotypic characteristics of both alleles

Question 26

Who is the "Father of Genetics"?

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Mendel

Question 27

The purpose of ___________ is reproduction.

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meiosis

Question 28

Which hypothesis is written correctly?

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More gel in a shoe causes less impact on a runner's knees.

Question 29

Why are bacteria becoming more and more resistant to medicine?

Accepted Answer

mutations

Question 30

Mr. Lee's students analyzed population records for Mesa from 1900-2000. What would be the CV?

Accepted Answer

city

Question 31

Coach wants to know if baseballs or softballs fly farther. What's the scientific question?

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Does the type of ball affect how far it will travel?

Question 32

The pp genotype is called ......

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homozygous recessive

Question 33

What structural adaptation does a skunk use to ward off predators?

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chemical defense

Question 34

Which graph would you use to show change over time?

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Line

Question 35

On which axis is the IV located?

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x

Question 36

What is used to predict traits?

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Punnett Square

Question 37

What is the DV for this question: Does the size of the bubble depend on the solution's price?

Accepted Answer

size

Question 38

Robert Hooke looks at cork under a microscope. He called the little boxes he saw ......

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cells

Question 39

What is the CV in this sentence: The amount of paper clips affects the time it takes for flight

Accepted Answer

type of paperclips

Question 40

Mr. Lee's students analyzed population records for Mesa from 1900-2000. What would be the DV?

Accepted Answer

population

Question 41

Which set of genes would Fred have if he had blue eyes?

Accepted Answer

dd

Question 42

What is the DV in this sentence: The amount of paper clips affects the time it takes for flight

Accepted Answer

helicopter drop time

Question 43

What is the EG for this question: Does the type of soap affect the size of bubbles?

Accepted Answer

Super Duper Bubble solution

Question 44

Which graph would you use to compare and contrast?

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Bar

Question 45

Fred has blue eyes. His parents' are brown. This is because blue eyes are controlled by a ...

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recessive gene

Question 46

What does GMO stand for?

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Genetically Modified Organism

Question 47

The purpose of _______ is growth and repair in cells.

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mitosis

Question 48

What is the Control Group for this question: Does the type of soap affect the size of bubbles?

Accepted Answer

Regular soap bubble

Question 49

What does "survival of the fittest" mean?

Accepted Answer

those best adapted survive

Question 50

What is it called when a cold blooded animal's temperature is controlled by external conditions

Accepted Answer

ectothermic

AIMS Practice Semester 1

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AIMS Practice Semester 1

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