A diagnostic test is one that:
A) Locates a cure
B) Looks for a cause
C) Examines the skin
D) Is performed on doctors
B) Looks for a cause
A student is interested in subletting her apt. Which department of the newspaper should she contact?
A) Editorial
B) Classifieds
C) Local News
D) Business
B) Classifieds
As a paradigm of conservatism run amok, Senator Guthrie has no equal.
A) Contradiction
B) Subsection
C) Model
D) Freeloader
C) Model
Multiplying Fractions:
3 1/4 x 1/16
-Simplify fraction
-Multiply across numerators and denominators
**Answer: 13/64
Multiplying Decimals:
0.35 x 0.25
-Multiply normally (w/o decimals)
-Add decimal (it will have as many decimal places as the two original numbers combined)
**Answer: 0.0875
Dividing Fractions:
4 1/8 divided by 1 1/2
-Simplify
-2nd fraction reciprocal
-Multiply across
**Answer: 2 3/4
Multiplying Decimals:
0.52 x 0.04
-Multiply normally (w/o decimals)
-Add decimal (it will have as many decimal places as the two original numbers combined)
**Answer: 0.0208
Roman Numerals:
MDXVI
I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1,000
**Answer: 1,516
What % tip is $2.43 from a $13.50 bill?
A) 16%
B) 18%
C) 20%
D) 22%
-$13.50 –> .135 x (16,18,20, or 22)
**Answer: B) 18%
Multiplying Fractions:
2 3/5 x 1 1/8
-Simplify fraction
-Multiply across numerators and denominators
**Answer: 2 37/40
Which of the following decimals is approx equal to the square root of 10?
A) 3.1 B) 3.16 C) 3.2 D) 3.26
- Square each option
**Answer: B) 3.16
If gas A has 4 times the Molar Mass of gas B, you would expect it to diffuse through a plug:
A) at half the rate of gas B
B) at twice the rate of gas B
C) at a quarter the rate of gas B
D) at four times the rate of gas B
**Answer: A) Half the rate (1/2)
Physics:
Which wire would have the greatest resistance?
A) 1km, diameter 7.35mm
B) 1km, diameter 6.54mm
C) 1km, diameter 5.83mm
D) 1km, diameter 5.19mm
R= P(L/A)
P= Resistivity of material
L= Length of material
A= Crossectional length of material (diameter)
**Answer: D) diameter 5.19mm
Which statement regarding energy content is correct?
A) Decomposers > secondary producers
B) Primary consumers > producers
C) Producers > secondary consumers
D) Secondary consumers > primary consumers
**Answer: C) Producers > Secondary Consumers
Why do we perceive chlorophyll as green?
It fails to absorb green light
Why doesn’t a raindrop accelerate as it approaches the ground?
Air resistance balances the gravitational force
Physics:
Which vehicle has the greatest momentum?
A) 9000-kg traveling at 3 m/s
B) 2000-kg traveling at 24 m/s
C) 1500-kg traveling at 29 m/s
D) 500=kg traveling at 89 m/s
P= momentum
m= mass
v= volume
**Answer: B) 2000 x 24 = 48000
One difference between DNA and RNA is:
In RNA, Adenine bonds with Uracil
Which of these taxonomic ranks is the most specific?
A) Order
B) Phylum
C) Kingdom
D) Domain
Species= most specific
**Answer: A) Order
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Which stage of Mitosis occurs directly after prophase?
A) Anaphase
B) Prophase II
C) Metaphase
D) Telophase
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
**Answer: C) Metaphase
Which nitrogenous base is not found in RNA?
Thymine
Which atmospheric layer is the closest to the Earth?
A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Thermosphere
**Answer: A) Troposphere
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Which is NOT an example of connective tissue?
A) Bone
B) Cartilage
C) Blood Vessel
D) Myelin
D) Myelin
What is the simple predicate of this sentence:
Due to his mercurial temperament, Justin did not work well with others.
A) Temperament
B) not well
C) work well with others
D) did work
D) did work
What kind of sentence is this?
Never disregard your feelings in matters of the heart.
A) Imperative
B) Interrogative
C) Exclamatory
D) Declarative
A) Imperative
Def: a command
I see that _ nearly eleven–will the restaurant have opened _ doors?
A) its; its
B) it’s; its
C) it’s; it’s
D) its; it’s
B) it’s; its
Expository
An essay meant to inform
Approximately what is the circumference of a circle with a radius of 3 centimeters?
A) 9 cm
B) 19 cm
C) 28 cm
D) 42 cm
**Answer: B) 19 cm
2 x 3 x 3.14= 18.84 cm
A scientist must measure the distance between two twigs in a nest. Which would be the most accurate tool to use for this task?
A) Meter stick
B) Tape measure
C) Ruler
D) Caliper
D) Caliper
Which type of graph would best demonstrate a temperature pattern over the course of several weeks?
A) Line graph
B) Histogram
C) Circle graph
D) Scatter plot
A) Line graph; Chance over time is best expressed in a line graph
The comparison of the results of the original hypothesis takes place in what stage of the experiment?
While analyzing the data
What do micrometers, chronometers, and phonometers all have in common?
All are measurement tools
A bike and car are both traveling at a rate of 5 m/s. Which has less kinetic energy?
**Answer: the bike
Kinetic energy is energy in motion. The greater the mass of the object, the greater the kinetic energy.
The organ system primarily responsible for storing minerals is the __ system.
Skeletal
In an experiment designed to contrast flu infection rates in kindergardeners in urban and rural schools, which variable might be considerers extraneous?
A) Age
B) Illness
C) Gender
D) Habitat
Extraneous Variable: a variable that the influences the outcome of an experiment, though it is not the variable that is actually of interest.
**Answer: C) Gender
What results from the second stage of meiosis?
A) two haploid
B) four haploid
C) two diploid
D) four diploid
**Answer: B) four haploid
Meiosis I: Parent cell splits into two diploid cells
Meiosis II: The two diploid cells split into four haploid
Which is an example of an igneous rock?
A) Basalt
B) Marble
C) Limestone
D) Gneiss
**Answer: A) Basalt
Igneous Rock: formed from magma
Which part of the nervous system is involuntary?
A) Somatic
B) Autonomic
C) Central
D) Peripheral
B) Autonomic
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The puppy chased _ tail as the children watched _.
A) its; delightedly
B) it’s; delightedly
**Answer: A
It’s is a contraction of it is.