1. Saturday Review

2. What type of tissue is attached to the skeletal system and help bones move? 1.Muscle Tissue 2.Cardiac Tissue 3.Adipose Tissue 4.Epithelial Tissue

3. Plants use different compounds to complete the process of photosynthesis. What do plants give off as a waste product during Photosynthesis? 1.Carbon Dioxide 2.Nitrogen 3.Oxygen 4.Water

4. Which of the following events on Earth is MOST affected by the gravitational pull of the moon? 1.Tides 2.Wind 3.Earthquakes 4.Precipitation

5. In the 18 th century, a Swedish scientist devised a scale of measurement in which 0 represented the freezing point of water and 100 represented water’s boiling point. What scale of measurement did this scientist develop? 1.The Kelvin Scale 2.The Celsius Scale 3.The Absolute Scale 4.The Fahrenheit Scale

6. Mr. Kenny can float more easily in ocean water than in water in a swimming pool. Why is it easier for him to float in ocean water? 1.Ocean water is more dense. 2.Ocean water is deeper. 3.There is a larger volume of ocean water to float in. 4.He has a smaller mass in ocean water.

7. In certain parts of the world, people use solar panels to harness energy from the Sun to heat their homes. Which type of energy transformation occurs with these solar panels? 1.Radiant to thermal 2.Chemical to radiant 3.Magnetic to chemical 4.Electrical to mechanical

8. Which of the following is related to a chromosome in a way similar to how bone is related to a skeleton? 1.Nucleus 2.Gamete 3.A gene 4.A cell

9. Red eyes (R) are dominant in fruit flies, while brown eyes (r) are recessive. If a fruit fly has a homozygous dominant genotype, what color eyes will it have? 1.Red 2.Black 3.Brown 4.Maroon

10. Which BEST describes Earth during the Devonian Period, which occurred approx. 345 million to 400 million years ago. 1.The first vertebrates appear. 2.The first flowering plants appear 3.The earliest mammals and birds appear 4.The first amphibians and insects appeared

11. The levels of organization in the human body are arranged from complex to most complex. Which is the lowest level? 1.Cell 2.Organ 3.Tissue 4.System

12. Which organ of the digestive system absorbs the MOST nutrients from food? 1.Stomach 2.Pancreas 3.Small intestine 4.Large intestine

13. On a very hot summer day, the rooms on the first floor of a house stay cooler than the rooms on the second floor. Which form of thermal energy flow causes this to occur? 1.Kinetic 2.Radiation 3.Convection 4.Conduction

14. Dams produce power by allowing water to flow through them and over giant turbines. Which site description offers the best location for an energy producing dam? 1.Narrow river that is winding 2.Wide river with a steep drop 3.Wide river with gradual drop 4.Several rivers that merge into a delta

15. Mary found a 4 leaf clover in her yard. She wondered how the clover cells were similar to his skin cells. How are plant and animal cells similar? 1.Both have a nucleus 2.Both have a cell wall 3.Both have chloroplasts 4.Both have large vacuoles

16. When people have infections in their bodies, the production of which of the following increases? 1.Plasma 2.Platelets 3.Red blood cells 4.White blood cells

17. Where can Brackish water MOST LIKELY found? 1.Where lakes and rivers meet 2.Where rivers and oceans meet 3.Where ponds and creeks meet 4.Where streams and lakes meet