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College Biology Midterm Review
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Water has many unique, important properties because of its ability to...
Form Hydrogen Bonds
form hydrogen bonds
form Hydrogen Bonds
FORM HYDROGEN BONDS
2
Earth's surface is heated by convention currents in the...
inner core
core
mantle
crust
3
To neutralize a substance means to...
make it clear
turn it into water
bring the pH to 7
keep the pH where it is
4
Earth's crust is divided into large plates called...
oceanic plates
tectonic plates
continental plates
all of the above
5
A cell is placed into a beaker of glucose. After a time it becomes shriveled. This is an example of a(n) _____ solution.
hypotonic
dead
hypertonic
isotonic
6
Animal remains use which element for absolute dating?
Oxygen
Carbon
Uranium
Iron
7
How many valence electrons does sulfur (atomic number 16) have?
8
6
16
14
8
Converging continental plates form what type of landform?
mountains
trenches
mid-atlantic ridges
volcanoes
9
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
diffusion
facilitated diffusion
osmosis
protein pumps
10
According to continental drift theory...
the continents have always been in their current location
the wind has blown the continents apart
all of the continents used to be connected
animals swam from one continent to another
11
Using fossil location in rock layers to determine age is called...
relative dating
absolute dating
evolution dating
layer dating
12
Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection assumes...
some variations are more advantageous than others
variation exists in populations
advantageous variations will occur more frequently in the next generation
more offspring are produced than can survive
13
Thorium decays to Lead with a half-life of 14 billion years. What percent of the parent is left after 28 billion years?
100%
12.5%
50%
25%
14
All of the following are examples of lipids, EXCEPT...
glycogen
triglycerides
saturated fats
phosphoplipid bilayer
15
A good buffer will...
maintain pH
acid/base lines close together in a graph
have a low buffer value
all of the above
16
Acids are characterized by...
all of the above
low pH
few hydroxide ions
lots of hydrogen ions
17
He, Ne, Ar, and Kr are all found in which group?
noble gases
alkali metals
metalloids
halogens
18
Which two animals are more closely related?
Birds and Earthworms
None of these are related
Snakes and Earthworms
Birds and Snakes
19
All of the following are chemical changes, EXCEPT...
rusting
boiling
bubbling
burning
20
Cladograms can provide what type of information?
All of the above
Shared characteristics
Common ancestor
Relatedness
21
What is the correct format for a scientific name?
Genus species
genus species
Genus species
Genus Species
22
What evidence supports the continental drift theory?
mountain ranges
all of the above
fossils
continent shape
23
Elements in the same group have the same...
valence electrons
all of the above
group number
characteristics
24
What is the correct order of the taxonomic levels?
Kindgom, Order, Family, Phylum, Class, Species, Genus
Kingdom, Phylum, Family, Class, Order, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
25
Darwin defines "fitness" as the ability to...
reproduce
survive
eat the most food
survive and reproduce
26
The periodic table is arranged by increasing...
atomic mass
group number
atomic number
valence electrons
27
Correctly match the term to the definition...
heat capacity - how hot a substance can get
cohesion - attraction between different substances
surface tension - caused by cohesion of water molecules
adhesion - attraction between the same substance
28
Earthquakes mainly occur along which type of plate boundaries?
divergent
transform
convergent
subduction
29
Which of the following supports the theory of sea-floor spreading?
fossils
magma currents
magnetic reversals
trenches
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Atomic mass =
protons + electrons
protons
electrons + neutrons
protons + neutrons
