Science Order and Design Test 1 Practice

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• What is the function of mitochondria in cells?
• What is the primary function of the circulatory system?
• Which term refers to the broad category of life that includes saltwater environments?
• Which body system is responsible for transporting nutrients and oxygen?
• Which term describes the factor deliberately varied by the experimenter to observe its effect?
• Which of the following is a limiting factor example?
• pH is a measure of how acidic or basic a solution is.
• Which planet is the third from the Sun?
• Write the basic overall equation for photosynthesis in words.
• What is the function of the cell membrane?
• In a food web, what is the role of producers?
• Which scientist is credited with laying the groundwork for modern taxonomy by introducing a system of naming based on genus and species?
• What are the three major rock types, and how is each formed?
• Who introduced the scientific method?
• How do velocity and acceleration differ, and how do speed and direction relate to velocity?
• What is the function of the mitochondria in a cell?
• Which term describes the groups that receive different treatments to test effects?
• What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?
• What is the role of decomposers in ecosystems?
• Which term means the home of an organism?
• Phase changes occur with changes in temperature and pressure.
• What is the study of living things?
• What is the driving force behind plate tectonics, and what landform features result from it?
• Which term describes being inactive such as during hibernation?
• Which term means animal life?
• Which example best illustrates kinetic energy?
• Which term means the state of balance inside an organism?
• Which of the following is the best description of a safety rule in the laboratory?
• A way of explaining an object or event by using a set of facts is called?
• Which statement describes an ionic bond?
• Which are the two original kingdoms in the traditional classification system?
• Which organisms typically perform photosynthesis in most terrestrial ecosystems?
• What characterizes covalent bonds?
• Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web.
• Which term describes reasoning from specific evidence to a more general conclusion?
• Which statement correctly contrasts prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
• Which term refers to the natural home and surrounding environment of an organism?
• Which field studies microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi?
• Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood and producing urine?
• What is the study of organisms too small to see without a microscope?
• Which process moves water through the atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere?
• Isotopes differ by?
• What is a Punnett square used for?
• State the three main tenets of cell theory.
• What is the role of chlorophyll in plants?
• Which set describes the three steps in the scientific method?
• If the allele for brown eyes (B) is dominant over blue eyes (b), and a heterozygous brown-eyed parent mates with a blue-eyed parent, what is the probability of blue-eyed offspring?
• How does density affect whether an object sinks or floats in a fluid?
• Which term describes an organism that lives on land?
• Oceans and seas refer to which broad water category?
• Which statement best defines decomposers and their role in an ecosystem?
• Which organism is associated with the outer core of the Earth?
• How is a data table useful in communicating experimental results?
• Which term describes many different types of cells with different purposes?
• Which term describes the observable traits resulting from gene expression and environment?
• Which is NOT one of the six classical simple machines?
• What are the four fundamental states of matter?
• What is the primary function of the digestive system?
• What is the primary source of energy for almost all ecosystems, and what is the path of energy through an ecosystem?
• Which statement best describes kinetic energy?
• Which statement best describes the driving forces behind diffusion and osmosis?
• What is the study of how an organism's structure functions?
• What is the relationship between energy and work?
• What is the basic unit of an atom?
• Which term is used to describe a simplified representation of a real system for study?
• Which statement correctly describes a limiting factor in an ecosystem?
• Which type of symmetry can be cut in multiple ways to produce mirror images, as seen in starfish and jellyfish?
• What is a gene?
• What is the difference between a genotype and a phenotype?
• What term describes the factor that you change to test your hypothesis, which can only have one?
• Which term describes the variable that is measured to determine the outcome of an experiment?
• Who was the first to develop a modern definition of the word species?
• Which statement about acids and bases is correct?
• In photosynthesis, where do the light-dependent reactions occur, and what is produced?
• What describes sexual reproduction and its contribution to diversity?
• Which metamorphic rock formation description is accurate?
• What is the difference between weather and climate, and name one major evidence for climate change?
• What is natural selection?
• How do hormones differ from neurotransmitters?
• Which term describes the genus and species together used to identify an organism?
• What is the last step in the six basic steps?
• What is the purpose of a control group in a fair test?
• Which planet is closest to the Sun?
• The area between the highest and lowest tide levels is called the
• Name the main elements of life that cycle through ecosystems.
• What is the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?
• Which term describes the saltwater environment?
• Which statement describes a physical change?
• Which term describes a single-celled organism?
• Which molecule serves as the primary energy currency produced during cellular respiration?
• Which term means combining nutrients with oxygen to make energy?
• Which term refers to the sum of all the chemical processes of life?
• Lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds are examples of which type of water?
• Which field studies the structure of organisms and their forms?
• An ionic bond is formed between?
• What is the study of animals and how they live?
• If a plant has genotype AA or Aa for a certain trait, which genotype yields the dominant phenotype?
• Which term describes an organism that lives in trees?
• Which term describes a long-term relationship between species living in close association?
• Which term describes a stable internal condition?
• What term refers to factors that are kept the same for every group in an experiment?
• Hot springs on the ocean floor are called
• Which term means a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence?
• How does a plant cell differ from an animal cell?
• Which particles are located in the nucleus of an atom?
• What is the term for everything surrounding the organism being studied?
• The science of classification is called
• If two heterozygous parents for a dominant trait produce a 3:1 phenotypic ratio in offspring, what is the trait?
• Which term describes a close relationship in which one species benefits and the other is unaffected?
• What is the primary function of neurons?
• Which term describes animals that are active at night?
• How does diffusion differ from osmosis, and what drives both processes?
• A distinct type of organism used as a basic unit in classification is called
• What is a common property used to classify acids and bases, and what is pH?
• What is sexual reproduction, and how does it differ from asexual reproduction?
• What is plate tectonics?
• Which statement describes how ionic bonds form?
• What term describes the factor that is observed to determine the results of an experiment?
• In what organelle does photosynthesis occur, and what are the two main stages called?
• What is the first step in the six basic steps of the scientific method?
• In Mendelian genetics, what does it mean for a trait to be dominant?
• What is the study of plants?
• Plate tectonics cause which geologic activities?
• What makes water a great solvent?
• Which term refers to facts about nature?
• Which statement about a dose-response curve is true?
• Which process uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose?
• Which term describes the process by which life continues through the generation of new organisms?
• What term refers to anything that provides a partial representation of something else such as a physical model, photograph, or computer simulation?
• Which term describes symmetry that can be divided into equal right and left halves?
• Father of Taxonomy
• Which statement best describes the basis of radiometric dating?
• Which organelle is the site of cellular respiration and ATP production?
• Which sequence lists taxonomic levels from broadest to most specific?
• One major evidence for climate change besides rising temperatures is what?
• What is the role of red blood cells and hemoglobin?
• Which organ plays a major role in filtering blood and forming urine?
• What are the three main layers of the Earth, and what distinguishes them?
• Why is it important to report negative results, and how does ethics guide scientific research?
• Which process is part of the water cycle?
• What is the main function of the lungs?
• If a reaction rate increases with substrate concentration but plateaus at high concentrations, what concept explains this behavior?
• Which organelle is typically found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
• Which term describes the variables kept constant across all groups to ensure a fair test?
• Which term describes a body form lacking symmetry?
• In the standard taxonomic order, which level comes immediately after Kingdom?
• Which group makes their own energy through sunlight?
• Which term describes something that cannot be cut into equal halves, such as trees and amoebas?
• Why are lab safety practices important, and what is a general rule during experiments?
• In a controlled experiment, what is the purpose of keeping all variables constant except the one being tested?
• What happens in a covalent bond formed between two nonmetals?
• What is the study of reasoning?
• Which metric unit would you use to measure the volume of a liquid, and what instrument is typically used?
• What term describes the water environment that includes lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds?
• In ecosystems, what is the primary role of producers?
• What is gravity?
• What does the pH scale measure?
• Which statement best describes an ecological niche?
• What term refers to land environments like meadows, deserts, mountains, and jungles?
• Give an example of a simple way to reduce energy consumption at home.
• Which relationship best illustrates mutualism, a form of symbiosis?
• Which of the following best illustrates an adaptation that increases reproductive success?
• Which term is used for organisms that are active during daylight hours?
• What term describes a group in which the independent variable is absent and used as a standard for comparison?
• What is the smallest unit of living things that can be said to be alive?
• What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory in scientific reasoning?
• Which statement best defines homeostasis?
• Which term describes an organism made of a single cell?
• In an experiment, what is the independent variable, and what is the dependent variable?
• Which term means the ability of an object to be cut into equal halves that are mirror images of each other?
• During photosynthesis, what happens to light energy?
• What is the study of organisms interacting with their surroundings?
• Where does cellular respiration primarily occur in eukaryotic cells, and what is the main energy molecule produced?
• Where are electrons arranged around the nucleus?
• Which field studies plants and plant life?
• Which term refers to plant life?
• A distinct type of organism is defined as
• Which term describes the groups on which a test is performed?
• Why are significant figures important in scientific measurements?
• Which biogeochemical cycles are considered the main life-element cycles in ecosystems?
• Which energy source do producers use to make their own food?
• Which term means plant life?
• The light-dependent reactions produce ATP, NADPH, and oxygen.
• Which term describes the life form composed of many cells that perform specialized functions?
• Which term describes reasoning from evidence to a more specific conclusion?
• What characterizes ionic bonds?
• During photosynthesis, how is light energy used?
• Which statement best explains the difference between weather and climate?
• Which term describes the process of obtaining energy from nutrients using oxygen?
• The structure of DNA is a double helix.
• Which feature is characteristic of plant cells but not typical in animal cells?
• When analyzing a dose-response curve, what does a plateau at high dose indicate?
• What is the order of the planets from the Sun?
• What is a niche, and how does competition affect coexistence?
• Which term means substances in food that provide organisms with energy?
• What does homeostasis mean and give an example in the human body?
• An organism with genotype Aa is described as what?
• What is the pH range for acidic solutions?
• In a cross where one parent is homozygous dominant (AA) and the other is homozygous recessive (aa), what is the genotype of all offspring?
• Collections of salt water and sea life that cannot escape when the tide goes out are known as
• Which field studies animals and their life?
• What is a neuron?
• What term is made up of the genus and species?
• How do gases move in and out of the lungs?
• What is the SI unit for mass, and which device is commonly used to measure it?
• Which of the following describes a keystone species?
• What is cellular respiration?
• Which statement best describes the water cycle?
• Which term is associated with classification of living things?
• In respiratory gas exchange, which gas is expelled from the body?
• Which two main stages are involved in photosynthesis?
• What is respiration in cellular terms?
• Which option is a simple way to reduce energy consumption at home?
• Which term describes animals that are active during the day?
• What is the textbook definition of DNA?
• What is the study of an organism's shape and structure?
• Which field studies how living things interact with their environment?
• Which is an example of a chemical change?
• Which term means living in trees?
• Are bacteria prokaryotic or eukaryotic, and what is a key difference?
• What is a sensible explanation to a scientific problem?
• Ecological succession refers to which of the following?
• Which molecule is the primary energy currency produced by mitochondria?
• What is an adaptation that increases an organism's reproductive success?
• Which statement lists the six basic steps in the scientific method?
• What do electrons occupy around the nucleus?
• Isotopes have a different number of what?
• Which term refers to facts about nature collected for analysis?
• Which field studies how the parts of an organism work together to sustain life?
• Why is radiometric dating important in geology?
• Which term refers to the science of life in general?
• Which statement accurately describes the relationship between producers and consumers?
• Which statement best describes the circulatory system’s role in the body?
• A scientific idea that has survived many experiments and observations without being proven false is a?
• Differentiate mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism with examples.
• Which statement best explains how natural selection leads to adaptation in a population?
• Which process releases water vapor from a plant?
• What is the difference between weather and climate?
• What is a mutation?
• What is biodiversity?