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ASSESSMENT TERMINOLOGY. PRACTICE FOR THE KANSAS STATE ASSESSMENT F- M . 51 . F ATS. Which does NOT belong? Macromolecule usable for nutrition Made up of C,H,O Best source of energy Basic foundation of cell membranes and some hormones. 52. FERTILITY RATE .
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ASSESSMENT TERMINOLOGY PRACTICE FOR THE KANSAS STATE ASSESSMENT F- M
51.FATS Which does NOT belong? • Macromolecule usable for nutrition • Made up of C,H,O • Best source of energy • Basic foundation of cell membranes and some hormones
52. FERTILITY RATE a. Number of offspring per female. b. Number of offspring per female in a given time.
53. FILTRATION (PERCOLATION) a. movement of surface water through soil into the groundwater (aquifer) system. b. movement of surface water through a substrate into the groundwater (aquifer) system. DIAGRAM OF SIMPLE FILTRATION: OVERSIZE PARTICLES IN THE FEED CANNOT PASS THROUGH THE LATTICE STRUCTURE OF THE FILTER, WHILE FLUID AND SMALL PARTICLES PASS THROUGH, BECOMING FILTRATE.
54. FOOD WEB a. Diagram that illustrates the transfer of energy through a series of organisms in an ecosystem with the arrows going in the direction of the flow of energy. b. Diagram that illustrates the transfer of energy through a series of organisms in an ecosystem with the arrows going in the direction of the flow of matter.
55. FOSSIL RECORD a. The organisms or their traces stored in the lithosphere providing an image of past life and conditions on Earth. b. The collection of preserved organisms and nonorganisms stored in the lithosphere providing an image of past life and conditions on Earth.
56. FRONT (WEATHER) a. general high or low pressure isobar patterns b. the closest isobar locations generating high winds c. boundary between different atmospheric air masses
57. GAMETE Which is NOT true about a gamete? • An egg or sperm • Contains ½ the number of chromosomes • A zygote
58. GENE The basic unit of heredity; a sequence of nucleotides that codes for: a. RNA b. Proteins c. DNA d. Choices a and b
59. GENE EXPRESSION a. DNA b. RNA Genes are expressed by being transcribed into ______and this transcript may then be translated into protein.
60. GENETIC DRIFT Change in the ________ of alleles in successive generations in an area. • SIZE • TYPE • FREQUENCY • MAGNITUDE
61. GENETIC PREDISPOSITION a. susceptibility to developing a particular condition based on the presence or absence of a particular nucleotide sequence b. determining whether you are male or female is based on the presence or absence of a particular nucleotide sequence
62. GENOME ______ nucleotide sequences of an individual or species • all of the • disease causing • reproducing
63. GEOLOGIC TIME a. the period of time that includes the physical formation of Earth through present day b. the period of time that includes the physical formation of Earth as well as evidence of past life through present day c. both
64. GEOLOGY a. Study of Earth and its systems b. Study of the Solar System • Study of the universe • All choices
65. GLUCOSE WHICH IS NOT TRUE ABOUT glucose? • a monosaccharide • consists of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen • preferred source of energy for metabolism in living organisms • forms the solid structures of the human body
66. HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Going from general to specific: a. system for grouping organisms in sets from kingdom to species b. system for grouping organisms in sets from species to kingdom
67. HOMEOSTASIS a. processes that maintain equilibrium inside a living organism despite variations in the external environment b. processes that maintain equilibrium outside a living organism despite variations in the internal environment c. both
68. HYDROLOGIC (WATER) CYCLE • continual movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere • evaporation and precipitation • long-term storage in aquifers and polar ice caps • all choices
69. HYPOTHESIS a. a testable statement that is subject to further investigation and potential confirmation b. if, then statement followed by investigation using the scientific method c. both
70. IMMIGRATION • movement of individuals into an area b. movement of individuals out of an area
71. INDUCTIVE a. form of reasoning where general conclusions are based on a series of specific observations b. form of reasoning where specific conclusions are based on a series of general observations
72. INFERENCE • testable conclusion based on previously established knowledge, observed evidence, and logic. b. a conclusion based on previously established knowledge, observed evidence, and logic mostly misleading. c. both choices are correct.
73. INTERDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS Which of the following ecological interactions between two or more organisms is the WEAKEST example of interdependent relationships? a. parasitism b. commensalism c. mutualism d. carnivorism
74.INVERTEBRATES a. organisms that do NOT have a backbone b. organisms that HAVE a backbone
75. KINGDOM a. highest taxonomic rank in the Linnaean System b. most classification systems have 5-6 of these c. both
76. LAW a. Thoroughly tested, description of a common phenomenon usually expressed in mathematical form. b. Thoroughly tested, description of a common phenomenon without being expressed in mathematical form.
77. LINEAGE • Series of DNA of the ancestors and their descendents • Series of the physical characteristic changes of ancestors and their descendents • Both
78. LIPID WHICH IS NOT TRUE ABOUT LIPIDS? A. ORGANIC MACROMOLECULES COMPOSED OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, NITROGEN, OXYGEN B. HAVE LONG HYDROCARBON CHAINS (FATTY ACIDS) AND A GLYCEROL MOLECULE C. HYDROPHOBIC D. FORM FATS, OILS, AND WAXES
79. LOCOMOTION A. A CELLS WHICH HAVE BEEN DISTORTED B. MOVING FROM PLACE TO PLACE C. REPRODUCING ANIMAL CELLS D. LOCATING SPECIFIC CELLS http://www.locomotion.co.il/
80. MITOCHONDRIA A SPECIFIC ORGANELLE IN AN EUKARYOTIC CELL WHICH • CONVERTS DIGESTED FOOD INTO CELLULAR ENERGY • TRANSPORTS PROTEINS • PRODUCES PROTEINS • RIDS CELL OF WASTES
81. A description or physical replica which helps explain a scientific concept is termed A. AN EQUATION B. A MODEL C. A DIAGRAM D. AN ILLUSTRATION
82. If something is composed of many cells, each having a specific function it is termed • MULTICELLULAR • POLYCELLULAR • UNICELLULAR • MEGACELLULAR
83. A change in the nucleotide base pairs of DNA in a cell, or DNA or RNA in viruses; mutations can be harmful, helpful, or cause no change in phenotype • GENE EXPRESSION • GENE MUTATION • GENE TRIGGER • ALL THE ABOVE
84. The relationship between two organisms in which both benefit. • SYMBIOTIC • PARASITIC • COMMENSALISM • MUTUALISM
85. A change in allele frequencies when individuals with beneficial traits generally survive to reproduce in greater numbers or survival of the fittest is termed. • NATURAL SELECTION • SPECIATION • EVOLUTION • ALL CHOICES
86. NERVES Which of the following is NOT correct about nerves? • Fibers which are stimulated to send impulses throughout an organism • Work on a flow of electrons/ impulses • Use chemical messengers
87. NOMENCLATURE SYSTEM OF NAMING • ANIMALS • VIRUSES • ALL LIVING THINGS • ALL THE ABOVE
88. NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? • BURNING FOSSIL FUELS • HYROELECTRIC POWER • SOLAR POWER • BURNING WOOD
89. NUCLEOTIDE • Molecule made of three parts (sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen base); • The building blocks of the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) • Adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine, uracil (RNA) • All choices.
90. NUCLEUS Organelle surrounded by a membrane which contains DNA. It function is to: • Control the cell • Code for proteins • Produce energy • Produce DNA
91. NUTRIENT CYCLE • BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE • ORGANIC CYCLE • ENERGY SOURCE • ALL CHOICES • CHOICES A AND B
92. ORGANELLES- Which in INCORRECT? A. SPECIALIZED, MEMBRANE-BOUND STRUCTURES B. FOUND IN EUKARYOTIC AND PROKARYOTIC CELLS C. ALL HAVE SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONS D. ARE MOSTLY MADE OF PROTEIN STRUCTURES
93. ORGANIC COMPOUNDS- Class of compounds composed of carbon skeletons. Which of the following is NOT an organic compound? • Proteins • Lipids • Cellular water • Carbohydrates • Nucleic acids
94. PHOTOSYNTHETIC Process that converts inorganic substances to organic substances and that uses light as an energy source. Which is NOT true about photosynthetic processes? A. Its products are carbohydrates and oxygen. B. Its products are stored energy. C. Use radiant and chemical energy.
95. POLYGENIC Which is true for polygenics? a. Inherited through multiple genes b. Inherited through the mother and father c. Inherited through multiple DNA sites.
96. PROTEINS Which is NOT true for a protein? • an organic macromolecule • composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen • organized into amino acid chains • best source of energy
97. RADIANT ENERGY • Energy derived from the electromagnetic spectrum • Energy derived from visible light • Energy derived from the electromagnetic spectrum or energy radiated from a source.
98. RADIOACTIVE DATING The estimation of age of an object by comparison of the ratios of appropriate • isotopes with known rates of decay • used to measure the age of formerly living things • both choices
99. RADIOACTIVE DECAY Change over time in an atom due to loss of • Alpha particles • Beta particles • Gamma rays d. atomic particles and/or energy