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The primary function of chloroplasts in plant cells is:
The site of photosynthesis
To provide protein for the plant
To regulate gas exchange
The housing for DNA
What is the appropriate chemical name for table salt, NaCl?
monosodium chlorine
sodium monochloride
sodium chloride
monosodium monochloride
How many hydrogen atoms are required to make 10 molecules of H2O?
Ten
Twenty
Five
Zero
You mix 100 grams of baking soda with 75 grams of vinegar in a beaker. During the reaction bubbles are formed and given off. After the reaction, a whitish liquid is left behind. If you were to taste it, what flavor would it most likely be?
sweet
sour
salty
bitter
A pH of 5 is ___ more acidic than a pH of 7
5 times
10 times
30 times
100 times
What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
sexual reproduction results in more offspring
asexual reproduction requires only one parent
both result in natural selection
sexual reproduction requires no parents
In plant reproduction, the function of the petals of a flower is:
attracting of insects for pollination
preventing insects from destroying the seeds
allowing the plant to be seen easily
attracting plants of the opposite sex
Sodium has an ion charge of 1+, while oxygen has an ion charge of 2-. Which of the following is the correct chemical formula for sodium oxide?
Na2O
NaO2
Na2O2
NaO
The best definition for the term asexual reproduction is the process by which organisms reproduce:
with another organism
to produce genetically different offspring
without another organism
to increase genetic diversity
Many cold packs used for treating sprains consist of a bag of water, inside of which is contained a smaller bag of ammonium nitrate. When the pack is squeezed, the inner bag breaks and the ammonium nitrate mixes with water, in the process making the mixture colder. This is an example of what kind of reaction?
combustion
catalyst
exothermic
endothermic
The heliocentric model of the universe was first proposed by:
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Aristotle
Galileo
Resistance is measured with a/an:
resistor
diode
ohm
ohmmeter
What kind of telescope does NOT use visible light to collect information?
radio telescope
hubble telescope
refracting telescope
reflecting telescope
Animals usually choose a mate based on which of the following factors?
physical traits
geographic location
genetic variation
heredity factors
A student takes a strip of zinc metal and inserts it into a solution of copper(II) sulfate. He then observes that the zinc strip slowly disappears while small granules of copper appear at the bottom of the container. What is a likely chemical reaction for what has happened?
Cu(s) + ZnSO4(aq) --> Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq)
Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) --> Cu(s)
Zn(s) + Cu(s) --> CuSO4(aq)
Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq) --> Cu(s) + ZnSO4(aq)
A space suit is most like
a complete living environment
a robot
removable skin
a band-aid