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EOG test prep

EOG test prep. Please get out a piece of blank lined paper. Number your paper 1-14. Please put your name at the top and “EOG test prep” at the top as well. 1. During which period in the geologic time scale was there a great increase in the variety of life forms on Earth?. Carboniferous

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EOG test prep

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  1. EOG test prep Please get out a piece of blank lined paper. Number your paper 1-14. Please put your name at the top and “EOG test prep” at the top as well.

  2. 1. During which period in the geologic time scale was there a great increase in the variety of life forms on Earth? • Carboniferous • Cambrian • Cretatious • Quaternary

  3. 2 . Flowering plants evolved during the Cretaceous period, between 145 and 65 million years ago. Scientists know when these plants evolved because of fossil evidence. Which type of fossil evidence of flowering plants was least likely to have been found by scientists? A. Fossils of flowers C. imprints of flowers B. Fossils of seeds D. imprints of stems

  4. 3. If you found many tracks of the same species of prehistoric animal in an area, what might you conclude about that animal? • It lived in groups • It hunted alone • It was the only species there • It did not produce many offspring

  5. 4. What is the underlying cause of all natural species extinctions? • Plate tectonics • Environmental change • Competition from other species • Habitat destruction

  6. 5. What percentage of all the species that have ever lived on Earth have become extinct? • Nearly 50% • Nearly 60% • Nearly 75% • More than 99%

  7. 6. Which of the following is a sudden event that can change Earth’s surface? • Volcanic Eruption • Chemical weathering • Mechanical weathering • Mountain building

  8. 7. A scientist finds fossils from the same organism in both India and Africa. What is a possible explanation for the presence of these fossils on two different continents? • Adaptation • Continental drift • Climate change • Law of superposition

  9. 8. Which statement is part of the cell theory? • Unicellular organisms are composed of a single cell • Cells vary in size and shape • All cells come from existing cells • Cells may be specialized to perform a specific function

  10. 9. Euglena are able to make their own food by carrying out photosynthesis. What is the source of energy for the process of photosynthesis? • Sunlight • Carbon Dioxide • Glucose • Water

  11. 10. Why are viruses notconsidered living things? • Viruses are not made of cells • Viruses do not contain hereditary material • Viruses cannot make their own nutrients • Viruses can be seen only with an electron microscope

  12. 11. What is a disease that can be spread from one person to another called (we called this an infectious disease but there is also another name for it…hint: we did not use this word) • Carrier • Vector • Contagion • Noninfectious disease

  13. 12. Which of the following helps to transmit diseases? • Isolation of the carrier • Reducing the population density • Elimination of the vector • Poor sanitary conditions

  14. 13. Which of the following organisms is a prokaryote? • A virus • A yeast • A coccus • An amoeba

  15. Which scientist first used the word cell to describe what he saw with a microscope? • van Leeuwenhoek • Hooke • Virchow • Schwann

  16. Please check over your answers. Make sure you have attempted to answer ALL questions. THEN click to the next slice for the answer key

  17. Answer Key 1 C 10. A 2 A 11. C 3 A 12. D 4 B 13. A 5. D 14. B • A • B • C • A

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