Taxonomy Quiz

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Taxonomy
  1.  Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?
    dog & tapeworm
    tapeworm & bacteria
    mushroom & tree
    ameba & bacteria
  2. Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are:
    multicellular & heterotrophic
    multicellular & autotrophic
    unicellular & autotrophic
    unicellular & autotrophic
  3. Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms?
    class
    order
    phylum
    family
  4. A scientific name contains information about its:
    family & species
    genus & species
    phylum & order
    class & family
  5. What do plants and animals have in common?
    both are heterotrophic
    both are autotrophic
    both are prokaryotic
    both are eukaryotic
  6. The current classification system was devised by:
    Aristotle
    Plato
    Linnaeus
    Darwin
  7. Instead of phylum, plants use which category?
    division
    subspecies
    class
    subkingdom
  8. If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same:
    class
    species
    family
    kingdom
  9. Which kingdom contains “extreme halophiles”?
    eubacteria
    archaebacteria
    fungi
    protista
  10. A dichotomous key is used to:
    locate an organism
    identify an organism
    divide a kingdom
    interbreed species

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Cell Quiz

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Cells

1. What part of the cell is responsible for breaking down and digesting things?
ribosomes
lysosomes
endoplasmic reticulum
vacuole

2. Identify the organelle pictured.

chloroplast
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi apparatus
mitochondria

3. What part of the cell serves as the intracellular highway?
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi apparatus
cell membrane
mitochondria

4. Which of the following would you NOT find in a bacterial cell?
DNA
cell membrane
golgi apparatus
ribosomes

5. Which of the following is found in plant cells, but not animal cells?
cell wall
vacuole
mitochondria
endoplasmic reticulum

6. The jellylike interior of the cell is called the:
vacuole
cytoplasm
cytoskeleton
nucleus

7. Identify the organelle.
golgi apparatus
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria
lysosome

8. What part of the cell makes proteins?
ribosomes
mitochondria
lysosomes
vacuole

9. Where are ribosomes usually located in animal and plant cells?
inside the nucleus
near the cell membrane
on the endoplasmic reticulum
inside the vacuole

10. What part of the cell serves to process, package and export proteins?
mitochondria
endoplasmic reticulum
nucleolus
golgi apparatus

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Reptile Quiz

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Reptiles
  1. Which of the following made it possible for reptiles to make a complete transition to land?
    amniote egg
    3 chambered heart
    double loop circulation
    nictitating membrane
  2. Which of the following pairs is most closely related?
    snake & lizard
    crocodile & tuatara
    alligator & komodo dragon
    alligator & alligator snapping turtle
  3. Which part of the amniote egg is responsible for storing waste?
    chorion
    yolk sac
    amnion
    allantois
  4. Sea snakes and turtles breathe:
    with gills
    with lungs
    through their skin
    through their chorion
  5. Turtles and Tortoises belong to the ORDER:
    Squamata
    Crocodilia
    Chelonia
    Rynchocephalia
  6. Which organ on the snake is responsible for detecting odors?
    cloaca
    pit organ
    Jacobson’s organ
    venom gland
  7. Which of the following reptiles is known as a “living fossil”?
    tuatara
    komodo dragon
    sea turtle
    anaconda
  8. The top of a turtle’s shell is called the:
    plastron
    amnion
    carapace
    ventricle
  9. Snakes are thought to have evolved from:
    crocodilians
    lizards
    eels
    salamanders
  10. Ovoviviparous snakes:
    are venomous
    incubate eggs within the body
    lay eggs in nests
    do not have an amnion

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Cell Respiration Quiz

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Cellular Respiration Quiz
1. Which of the following occurs in both photosynthesis and respiration?
chemiosmosis
glycolysis
calvin cycle
krebs cycle2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
glycolysis can occur with or without oxygen
glycolysis occurs in the mitochondria
glycolysis is the first step in both aerobic and anaerobic respiration
glycolysis produces 2 ATP, 2 NADH, and 2 pyruvate

3. This process uses NADH and FADH2 to produce ATP
oxidative phosphorylation
fermentation
glycolysis
krebs cycle

4. This process begins with the production of Acetyl-CoA:
chemiosmosis
glycolysis
fermentation
krebs cycle

5. Cramps during exercise are caused by:
alcohol fermentation
glycolysis inhibition
lactic acid fermentation
chemiosmosis

6. Oxidative phosphorylation is also known as:
chemiosmosis
glycolysis
fermentation
electron transport chain

7. The final electron acceptor during oxidative phosphorylation is:
oxygen
water
carbon dioxide
ATP

8. Which of the following processes produces the most ATP?
glycolysis
oxidative phosphorylation
fermentation
krebs cycle

9. Which of the following is necessary for oxidative phosporylation to occur?
ATP
oxygen
carbon dioxide
lactic acid

10. Which of the following is the products of the Krebs cycle?
ATP
NADH
FADH
all of these

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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