The Living World Questions and Answers

True or false Memory for pictures seen a week ago is similar to memory for 1 point words and sentences a few minutes ago O True False

O Pictures with airplanes O Pictures that are striking unexpected O Pictures that are ordinary

What is this note taking format called Captionless Image O KWL

6 3 The diagram below shows an energy pyramid for an aquatic ecosystem 1 point Which of the following statements best explains why the energy pyramid is narrowest at the top Top carnivores Producers Carnivores Herbivores te The organisms at the top of the pyramid receive only a small fraction of the energy that originally enters the system O The organisms at the top of the pyramid need only a small amount of energy for their metabolism The organisms at the top of the pyramid have the largest population sizes The organisms at the top of the pyramid are the most efficient feeders

6 3 There are many fungus species that live inside plant tissues What determines whether the relationship between a fungus and a plant is commensalism mutualism or parasitism O whether the effect of the fungus on the plant is neutral positive or negative O whether the fungus reproduces in the plant with spores seeds or runners O how long the fungus survives in the plant O where the fungus is located in the plant

A controlled experiment is one in which the experiment is repeated many times to ensure that the results are accurate the experiment proceeds at a slow pace to guarantee that the scientist can carefully observe all reactions and process all experimental data there are at least two groups one of which does not receive the experimental treatment there are at least two groups one differing from the other by two or more variables there is one group for which the scientist controls all variables

A proposed explanation for an observation is a an observation experiment control group law hypothesis

Why is it important that an experiment include a control group The control group is the group that the researcher is in control of it is the group in which the researcher predetermines the nature of the results The control group provides a reserve of experimental subjects A control group is required for the development of an if then statement A control group assures that an experiment will be repeatable Without a control group there is no basis for knowing if a particular result is due to the variable being tested or to some other factor

The 10 question pre lab quiz must be completed in one 20 minute session and can only be taken once Question 1 Science assumes that biological systems are understandable and can be explained by fundamental rules or laws True 1 pts Falco

6 1 A small population colonized an isolated island Over time the size of the population increased to its carrying capacity as represented in the graph below Which of the following conditions will most likely keep the population at its carrying capacity Population Size Carrying capacity Time O a death rate that is half the birth rate a death rate of zero a death rate that is twice the birth rate a death rate equal to the birth rate 1

Which of the following statements about immigration to the United States during the 19th century is true Agricultural growth supported unlimited immigration Immigration was encouraged by labor union leaders Increasing industrialization led a demand for cheap O to immigrant labor Most immigrants settled in rural areas

Many factors helped to give rise to a new political organization in the late 19th century in which of the following cities O Philadelphia O Baltimore O New York O All of these choices

Which of the following is NOT the correct pairing of items McKinley tariff Raising tariffs Blue Laws Increasing pensions O to Civil War veterans windows and children Sherman Silver Purchase O Increasing the amount of silver coinage Sherman O Outlawing Antitrust combinations Act in

Which type of monopoly is most likely to involve a patent from the United States Government O Natural O Geographic O Technological

In imperfect competition there are three forms of industry Which of the following is NOT one of those forms of industry O Oligopoly O Monopoly Monopolistic competition

Why is having a place of respect and prestige in society particularly important to Okonkwo O All of the choices He wishes to prove himself before his wives He wishes to distance himself from his mother s legacy He wishes to distance himself from his father s legacy

Choose the correct answer we We can infer that in future with the missionaries Okonkwo s society might O grant greater rights to women O eschew outcasts O embrace traditional religion

Why is it important to understand and reflect on the themes of a story Themes help us to understand the story Themes are the most important aspect of any story Themes are constantly shifting with time

Choose the correct answer From the synopsis and analysis of Things Fall Apart we can infer that Okonkwo views negotiation as a n act O effeminate O masculine O strong

and said to itself If only I d been born an eagle Which of the following is true about the story The Eagle The farmer eagle s growth restricted the The baby eagle changed to a chick The hen brought up the baby eagle as a chick The eagle spent its life as a chick without knowing its potential as an eagle

is a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of familiar conversation O Colloquial O Idiosyncratic O Sentiment O Aphorism 9 13 17 21

What is the point of view O Point of view is the perspective through which the story is experienced O The point of view refers to words whose meanings reflect their sounds The point of view is an expression that means something different than the literal meaning of the words O The point of view is the literary technique of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects

stion Select the answer with the appropriate meaning to complete the following sentence Ints 2 Janice is much appreciated for her O poor O contribution Odisinterest attitude toward the new project

is a novel written by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart O Macbeth O The Wizard of Oz O Telltale Heart

Question 15 Points 3 Why might Okonkwo take issue with his son s laziness in Things Fall Apart O Okonkwo is trying to distance himself from his father who was known as lazy Okonkwo is afraid the family will starve if his son does not work O Okonkwo is afraid that his son will make him lazy too Okonkwo is afraid that his other children will follow his son

Read the following passage and answer the question Chang was a man from an island and he had lived in Canada for many years He was surprised at how Canadian society respects the rights of women both at work and at home However some of his girlfriends in Canada say that they miss the good old days when women were treated in a different way The men of the olden days would open the doors for women pull out chairs for women to sit down and even pay the bill at restaurants Now most Canadians believe that men and women should be considered equal For example women have to pay for their own meals Which of the following best summarizes the passage The men of olden days would open the doors for women pull out chairs for women to sit down and even pay the bill at restaurants O Most Canadians believe that men and women should be considered equal Chang who has lived in Canada for many years was surprised at how Canadian society respects the rights of women both at work and at home Some girlfriends in Canada say that they miss the good 29 13 21 25 33 37 17

Choose the correct answer A major theme is a theme of little importance O one of many themes of little importance O the only theme in a text O a central theme in a text Complete Later Complete

Choose the correct answer The American Renaissance took place between these years 1800 1890 1840 1860 1900 1940 1860 1940

I ve found a little remedy To ease the life we live And make each day a happier one It is the word forgive So often little things come up That leave a pain and sting That covered up that once would not Amount to anything Tis when we hold them up to view And brood and sulk and fret They grow greater before our eyes Twere better to forget What is the subject of this poem Forgetting

Question 1 Read the following excerpt from The Scarlet Letter and answer the question Points 2 The letter was the symbol of her calling Such helpfulness was found in her so much power to do and power to sympathize that many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification They said that it meant Able so strong was Hester Prynne with a woman s strength A What kind of character does the narrator attempt to depict in the excerpt given O Hester has the strength and courage to live her life as she determines it O Hester has the power to attract people s attention and attain what she wanted in life Hester feels guilty for her adultery and gets into her shell O Hester wants to kill her daughter and commit suicide so that she can escape guilt

Read the following selection from Nature Chapter I Standing on the bare ground my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space all mean egotism vanishes I become a transparent eye ball I am nothing I see all the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me I am part or particle of God What literary device is used in this passage O Imagery O Allegory O Aphorism None of the choices Complete Later Complete 17 21 25 13 29 33

Question 2 Points 1 Why do writers do not state all the information directly in their works Writers expect readers to infer details by reading between the lines O Writers do not want readers to know everything O Writers want to maintain suspense till the end Writers usually tell everything in the upcoming edition or the next series

genic tree allows to categorize animals based on similarities in their patterns of development True False Question 18 1 point Listen Meroblastic cleavage happens in birds and fishes because they have a large amount of yolk in their eggs True

Some fish like sharks are able to reproduce without a male but not via asexual reproduction True False

Sperm chemotaxis induces the directed locomotion of sperm when getting closer to the ovum is allowed by the attractants secreted by the ovum is due to the release of chemicals by the spermatozoa in the female reproductive system facilitates the meeting of sperm and ovum

When an individual is born from one parent via sexual reproduction we can say that the parent was dioecious sequential hermaphrodite heterogametic

A testcross is O a mating between an individual of unknown genotype and an individual homozygous recessive for the trait of interest a mating between two individuals of unknown genotype a mating between an individual of unknown genotype and an individual heterozygous for the trait of interest a mating between two individuals heterozygous for the trait of interest Oa mating between an individual of unknown genotype and an individual homozygous dominant for the trait of interest

Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells use which of the following to turn certain genes on or off O RNA transcriptase DNA ligase regulatory proteins intron segments

O is hydrophobic O consists of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol O O plays a role in energy storage is a type of fat All of the choices are correct

Nucleotides O O O contain sugar molecules contain nitrogenous bases can be linked together to form nucleic acids contain phosphate groups All of the choices are correct

The two main functions of the rough endoplasmic reticulum are the production of ribosomes and steroid hormones mitochondria and proteins that are to be secreted by the cell membrane and proteins to be secreted by the cell hydrogen peroxide and steroid hormones secreted by the cell chromatin and mitochondria

Which of the following are produced during the light reactions of photosynthesis O ATP NADPH CO glucose ADP NADP ATP NADPH O ADP NADP 02 glucose ADP NADP CO2

Using the Argument Sandwich Outline which of the following is Warrant 1 A the improved efficiency B the enhanced energy power C the reason for increased reliability Body Paragraph Structure Claim We should use ocean wave energy as the primary energy resource to produce powerful energy Argument Sandwich Outline Data 1 the increase in reliability Warrant 1 Data 2 the improved efficiency

In what state was Three Mile Island located O New York O New Jersey O Pennsylvania O Rhode Island

was the Iran Contra Affair O Actions taken to stop the spread of communism in Germany O A conspiracy that involved selling weapons to Iran O Actions that started a war between the United States and Iran O Alter the public s perception of the

A child is born to parents who are first cousins neither of these parents has sickle cell anemia note that the inbreeding coefficient for a child born to first cousin parents was calculated in Video 4 2 If the frequency of HbS the hemoglobin allele causing sickle cell anemia in homozygotes is 0 1 in the ancestry group to which these parents belong what is the probability that the child will have sickle cell anemia O 0 016 O 0 100 O 0 020 0 010

Latinos Asian Americans Gays and Lesbians O Minority groups fighting for equal rights Minority groups who received equal pay O Minority groups who were segregated in schools Minority groups who joined the Start Il Pact

AS 18 TO IS TO Conservative O New Right Liberal New Left O New Left Liberal New Right New Left Republicans New Right O New Right Democrats NewLeft

Jerry Falwell Jim Bakker Pat Robertson O Members of the New Right O Members of the New Left O Members of the Moral Majority O Members of the Supreme Court

Points 1 Ronald Reagan s ease in speaking and persuading earned him the nickname The People s President O The Reasonable Republican The Nation s Teacher O The Great Communicator