The Living World Questions and Answers

Why did cities pave streets, sanitize water and create public transportation systems between 1865 and 1920? To increase taxes, since better living conditions were offered. To improve living conditions, since úrban areas became more congested. To respond to political interests. To provide job to immigrants.

What restrictions were imposed by the Southern states in an effort to prevent African Americans from voting? They had to have a passport. They had to own land. They had to have a check-up They had to pass a literacy test, pay the poll tax, and/or be eligible for the grandfather clause

Look at this timeline. 1850-1880 - Massive Chinese immigration 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 1900 - Mexican labor recruitment 1908 16,000 Mexicans working in the southwest Using this timeline and your own knowledge, these events most correlate to the discovery of gold government land grant policy railroad construction picking fruits and vegetables

"Let me tell you what I think of (it). I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman .. the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood." Susan B. Anthony Based on the passage and your own knowledge, what is Susan B. Anthony referring to? The right to vote A bicycle A trolley car A job

Scott Joplin is a dancer vocalist pianist and composer tennis player

Read the following list of items: • Tennis • Bicycling • Hershey • Coca Cola What do all of these items have in common? All became popular at the turn of the century. All competed for sales at the turn of the century. All were associated with spectator sports. All of these choices.

Study this list. The Great Train Robbery The Perils of Pauline The Birth of a Nation All of these could be categorized as book titles plays early motion pictures song titles

Between the years 1890 .and 1920, America experienced many reforms. The most profound reforms occurred in politics and big business. Progressive presidents supported various reforms that were aimed at helping relieve tensions between the upper and lower classes. Similarly, journalists used their publications to draw their readers' attention to the corrupt practices of politicians and big business. These collective efforts helped bring about reforms in the early 20 century that we still enjoy today. The progressive movement formed from the collective thoughts and actions of middle-class reformers, journalists, intellectuals, and political leaders. The progressive movement was a group of reform efforts which aimed to return control of the government to the people, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life. Progressives wanted to cure the many social problems caused by industrialization. Why did progressivism target the government? To assure immigrants had equal participation in government To make sure kickbacks covered poor people's needs To improve government efficiency To reward political bosses

Why is it difficult to determine what LUCA was and what the relationships among Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya are using gene trees?

Based on this photo and your own knowledge, how did this 1889 ladies safety bicycle affect the popular fashion of the time? Women began wearing pants. Women began wearing mini-skirts. Women split their skirts and stopped wearing tight corsets. Women began wearing more comfortable shoes.

In 1881 the "Greatest Show on Earth" was baseball Vaudeville's Barnum and Bailey Circus minstrel shows

Study this list. mind readers instrumentalists escape artists - Houdini and his many imitators contortionists balancing acts freak acts dancers, etc. anyone acting crazy or silly - eccentric regurgitators these individuals drank liquids and then brought them back up to fill fish tanks, etc. Based on this list and your own knowledge, this might be a lineup of acts for A Broadway show A vaudevilles A Wild west Show A circus

Effort to improve efficiency in the workplace by applying scientific principles to make tasks simpler and easier is called Mass production Interchangeable Parts Scientific Management Scientific Method

Study the following list. Faith-based organizations Began to operate during the Progressive Movement Both are still in operation today. Both strive to relieve urban problems by promoting social welfare reform The characteristics found in the list can be matched to which of the following combinations of organizations? YMCA and the Salvation Army Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America United League and United Women's Temperance Society YMCA and United Women's Temperance Society

Study the following list. 1. England II. France III. Spain Prior to the year 1880, what had the countries on the list been able to do that America had not yet done? Raise a powerful army Create a navy Establish colonies Trade with Native Americans

The Treaty of Versailles imposed very rigid restrictions against which European country? Britain France Germany Russia

When did the World War I begun between central powers and allied powers? August 1914 April 1914 August 1941 April 1941

The banning of the consumption, sale and distribution of alcohol is called: purging prohibition revolution reform

Posters like the one pictured below appeared all over America during World War I as a result of the work of which of the following organizations? Committee on Public Information Committee on Pictorial Publicity Committee on Propaganda Committee on Patriotic Propaganda

The policy of influencing the political and economic developments of another country through diplomacy, economic, and military power is called Infringement Imperialism Colonization Annexation

The included the countries of France, Britain, Russia, Serbia, and eventually the USA. Central Powers Allied Powers National Defense Committee None of these choices

Study the following list. I. Police Commissioner Edwin Curtis refuses to deal with the labor union of the Boston Police. II. The Boston police go on strike. III. Calvin Coolidge sent in the National Guard. IV. Edwin Curtis fires the AFL representatives on the police force. Which of the following shows the chronological order of the events in the list? I, II, III, IV I, II, IV, III I, IV, II, III I, IV, III, II

Which of the following outlines the rules the government must follow? A. Declaration of Independence B. Articles of Confederation C. Constitution

In the 1920s, people were able to live beyond their means by purchasing goods through layaway an installment plan barter system promissory notes

The Treaty of Paris of 1898 allowed the United States to annex all of these except Guam Puerto Rico the Philippines in exchange for $20 million Cuba

Choose the correct four goals of progressivism: Protecting social welfare, promoting moral reform, creating economic reform, improving efficiency Promoting the general welfare, establishing justice, providing for the common defense, securing liberties Providing children food and shelter, providing women food and shelter, providing clean workplaces None of the choices

According to Article 2 of the Constitution, what is the president allowed to do once per year to speak to the entire government? A. The president runs for office. B. The president vetos all laws. C. The president is impeached. D. The president delivers the State of the Union address.

Study the following diagram. General Intelligence Division in the Justice Department Which of the following BEST completes the diagram? The Central Intelligence Agency The Federal Bureau of Investigation The Congressional Intelligence Agency The Federal Bureau of Foreign Affairs

Who campaigned for the Presidency in 1920 on a platform to return America to a state of "normalcy"? Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding

During Rhodopsin signaling, negative feedback weakens the strength of the response in rod cells, allowing us to sense small changes in light intensity over a broad range of brightness. The correct term for this is... Molecular Switching Neutralization Positive Feedback Amplification Adaptation

When myoblasts in cell culture are treated with purified "proteinX", they increase in size and then divide. What type of signal is proteinX? Growth factor Survival factor O Mitogen Mitogen and growth factor Myostatin

Which of these is a mechanism used to terminate Receptor Tyrosine Kinase (RTK) signaling? Kinases remove phosphates from the receptors. The alpha subunit of the G protein hydrolyzes its bound GTP The receptors are inactivated by phospholipase C. The receptors are internalized by endocytosis and digested in lysosomes.

How does mitogen binding to a Receptor Tyrosine Kinase (RTK) lead to the activation of Ras? The RTK recruits cytosolic Ras to the membrane. The RTK recruits both Ras and Ras-GEF from the cytosol to the membrane. The RTK activates MAPKKK, which phosphorylates and activates Ras. The RTK phosphorylates the GDP bound by inactive Ras. The RTK recruits cytosolic Ras-GEF to the membrane.

Which protein is activated by CAMP? Adenylyl Cyclase CAMP Phosphodiesterase Protein kinase A Glycogen synthase Protein kinase C

Which of the following is FALSE? Biological membranes usually contain lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates. Membranes are two molecules thick. Simple membranes are impermeable to other molecules. Membrane are held together noncovalently. Proteins can allow specific molecules to cross membranes.

Which of the following is NOT a common way that proteins are associated with membranes? enzymatic active sites beta "barrel" pores transmembrane alpha-helices attached lipids hydrophobic patches

In a regressive tax, what occurs the LESS you spend? A. The more the tax amount is in the end. B. The less the tax is in the end. C. The tax amount remains the same in the end.

"Which of the characteristics identified using SIM media, which would be most useful in differentiating E. coli and Klebsiella?" lactose fermentation hemolysis motility hydrogen sulphide formation

Which of these abiotic factors can affect the organisms found in aquatic biomes? CHECK ALL THAT COULD APPLY water depth oxygen content water temperature light penetration

True or False: a microclimate is determined by large-scale differences in the environment that affect light and wind patterns True False

A population is correctly defined as having which of the following characteristics? CHECK ALL THAT COULD APPLY possessing a constant and uniform density and dispersion inhabiting the same general area individuals belonging to the same species

A group of interbreeding individuals occupying the same habitat at the same time is a(n) species. quadrat. guild. population. equilibrium.

Lakes with elevated dissolved nutrients and low water clarity are called photic. pelagic. eutrophic. lotic. oligotrophic.

Which of the following is protected by the 1st Amendment? A. Accurate reporting of the facts in the news. B. Inaccurate reporting of actions of the president. C. Destroying someone's character on Twitter with untrue statements.

In the Plessy vs. Ferguson case, the Supreme Court sided with who? A. Homer Plessy B. John Ferguson C. William McKinley

Which of the following is an example of a "regressive" tax? A. Tax placed on retirement wages. B. Tax from buying a house. C. Taxes on your weekly paycheck.

A poll was done a few years ago to gauge the public's active participation in social issues. What percentage of people participated per the poll results? A. about 30% B. about 60% C. about 90%

How long do you need to live in the United states before you are allowed to start the naturalization process? A. 5 years B. 7 years C. 10 years

Which of the following best describes the term "Output" as it relates to machinery? A. the efficiency of a machine B. the effort needed to maintain a machine C. the overall cost of a machine itself

Most of the knowledge a manager in manufacturing has about the job comes from which of the following areas? A. high school vocational courses B. college classes and degrees C. on-site training and experience D. reference manuals and booklets