What’s Your Style

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What’s Your Learning Style

For these questions, choose the first answer that comes to mind and click on a, b, or c. Don’t spend too much time thinking about any one question.

Question 1
    1. When you study for a test, would you rather

      • a) read notes, read headings in a book, and look at diagrams and illustrations.

      • b) have someone ask you questions, or repeat facts silently to yourself.

    • c) write things out on index cards and make models or diagrams.
Question 2
    1. Which of these do you do when you listen to music?

      • a) daydream (see things that go with the music)

      • b) hum along

    • c) move with the music, tap your foot, etc.
Question 3
    1. When you work at solving a problem do you

      • a) make a list, organize the steps, and check them off as they are done

      • b) make a few phone calls and talk to friends or experts

    • c) make a model of the problem or walk through all the steps in your mind
Question 4
    1. When you read for fun, do you prefer

      • a) a travel book with a lot of pictures in it

      • b) a mystery book with a lot of conversation in it

    • c) a book where you answer questions and solve problems
Question 5
    1. To learn how a computer works, would you rather

      • a) watch a movie about it

      • b) listen to someone explain it

    • c) take the computer apart and try to figure it out for yourself
Question 6
    1. You have just entered a science museum, what will you do first?

      • a) look around and find a map showing the locations of the various exhibits

      • b) talk to a museum guide and ask about exhibits

    • c) go into the first exhibit that looks interesting, and read directions later
Question 7
    1. What kind of restaurant would you rather not go to?

      • a) one with the lights too bright

      • b) one with the music too loud

    • c) one with uncomfortable chairs
Question 8
    1. Would you rather go to

      • a) an art class

      • b) a music class

    • c) an exercise class
Question 9
    1. Which are you most likely to do when you are happy?

      • a) grin

      • b) shout with joy

    • c) jump for joy
Question 10
    1. If you were at a party, what would you be most likely to remember the next day?

      • a) the faces of the people there, but not the names

      • b) the names but not the faces

    • c) the things you did and said while you were there
Question 11
    1. When you see the word “d – o – g”, what do you do first?

      • a) think of a picture of a particular dog

      • b) say the word “dog” to yourself silently

    • c) sense the feeling of being with a dog (petting it, running with it, etc.)
Question 12
    1. When you tell a story, would you rather

      • a) write it

      • b) tell it out loud

    • c) act it out
Question 13
    1. What is most distracting for you when you are trying to concentrate?

      • a) visual distractions

      • b) noises

    • c) other sensations like, hunger, tight shoes, or worry
Question 14
    1. What are you most likely to do when you are angry?

      • a) scowl

      • b) shout or “blow up”

    • c) stomp off and slam doors
Question 15
    1. When you aren’t sure how to spell a word, which of these are you most likely to do?

      • a) write it out to see if it looks right

      • b) sound it out

    • c) write it out to see if it feels right
Question 16
    1. Which are you most likely to do when standing in a long line at the movies?

      • a) look at posters advertising other movies

      • b) talk to the person next to you

    • c) tap your foot or move around in some other way

Total your a’s, b’s, and c’s

 

Quiz – Biochemistry

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Biochemistry Quiz
1. All of the following are carbohydrates EXCEPT:
starch
glycogen
chitin
cholesterol2. The structure contains which functional group
aldehyde
ketone
amino
carboxyl

3. Fatty acids that are unsaturated have:
an amino group
a double bond
an excess of protons
a carboxyl group

4. The structure below is a:


monosaccharide
disaccharide
lipid
polymer

5. Which of the following can have a quaternary structure?
fatty acid
protein
polysaccharide
DNA

6. An organic compound is one that:
contains carbon
is slightly acidic
forms long chains
is soluble in water

7. Which of the following elements is the LEAST abundant in living organisms?
oxygen
nitrogen
phosphorous
sodium

8. Which of the following is used in PET scans?
uranium
ions
isotopes
steroids

9. Carbon can form ___ separate bonds with other elements?
1
2
3
4

10. The cohesion of water is caused by:
ionic bonds
hydrophobic compounds
hydrogen bonds
covalent bonds

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Mitosis Quiz

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Mitosis

 

 

cell

  1. What phase is this cell in?

prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telopase

  2. During which phase do chromosomes become visible?

telophase
anaphase
prophase
interphase

cell

3. Which phase is this cell in?

prophase
telophase
metaphase
interphase

4. A cell with 10 chromosomes undergoes mitosis and cell division. How many daughter cells are produced and what number of chromosomes do they have?
2 daughter cells, 5 chromosomes each
1 daughter cell, 10 chromosomes each
4 daughter cells, 20 chromosomes each
2 daughter cells, 10 chromosomes each

5. During which phase does the spindle form?
prophase
interphase
metaphase
anaphase

cell

6. Which phase is the cell in?
prophase
telophase
interphase
metaphase

7. The process where the cytoplasm divides and forms two new cells is called:
mitosis
cytokinesis
karyotype
spindle formation

cell

8. What phase is the cell in?
anaphase
interphase
telophase
prophase

9. Cytokinesis begins in:
interphase
metaphase
telophase
prophase

 

10. What is depicted in the illustration?
mitosis of an animal cell
cytokinesis of an animal cell
mitosis of a plant cell
cytokinesis of a plant cell

Protists Quiz

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Simple Protists
  1. Plant-like protists are collectively called:
    protozoans
    algae
    diatoms
    pseudopodia
  2. Where would you find a paramecium?
    in quiet ponds
    in the human body
    in dirt
    on leaves
  3. Which of the following moves using pseudopodia?
    paramecium
    euglena
    diatoms
    ameba
  4. Which of the following is unicellular and heterotrophic?
    ameba
    paramecium
    algae
    both ameba & paramecium
  5. The word “pseudopodia” means:
    small cell
    fake eye
    false foot
    first animal

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Identify the organism pictured above.

ameba
paramecium
euglena
diatom

  1. Which organelle functions to remove excess water?
    micronucleus
    contractile vacuole
    pellicle
    gullet
  2. The ameba reproduces by:
    fusion
    endocytosis
    binary fission
    conjugation
  3. The paramecium belongs to the Kingdom ____ and the Phylum _____
    Ciliphora, Protista
    Protista, Ciliophora
    Protozoa, Protista
    Animalia, Protista
  4. Which of the following is autotrophic?
    paramecium
    foraminifera
    ameba
    euglena

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Meiosis Quiz

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Meiosis

1. Meiosis results in _____
2 haploid daughter cells
4 haploid daughter cells
2 diploid daughter cells
4 diploid daughter cells

2. Which of the following cells undergo meiosis?
sperm cells
liver cells
unicellular organisms
all of these

3. The picture depicts what phase of meiosis

propase 1
prophase 2
anaphase 1
anaphase 2

4. Crossing-over occurs during:
anaphase 1
metaphase 1
prophase 1
prophase 2

5. Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces:
zygotes
chromosomes
DNA
gametes

6. Which of the following distinguishes prophase 1 of meiosis from prophase of mitosis?
homologous chromosomes pair up
spindle forms
nuclear membrane breaks down
chromosomes become visible

7. A cell with a diploid number of 24 undergoes meiosis, how many chromosomes are in each daughter cell?
6
12
24
48

8. The picture depicts what stage of meiosis?

prophase 1
anaphase 1
metaphase 1
metaphase 2

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