Objective 1 Analyze Data
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
A school implemented a peer-study group with one class of students to determine how it affected their science
grade. The school had four grading periods. The average science grades of the students who participated in
the study program were recorded for each grading period. The table below shows the results.
Average Grade of Students in Study Program
Grading Period
Average Science Grade
First
81
Second
85
Third
86
Fourth
89
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1. Which graph correctly illustrates the results shown in the table?
a.
c.
b.
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2. Which statement best describes how the school might better analyze the impact of the study program?
a. Compare the results to the grades of students who did not participate in the study program.
b. Compare the history grades of students who participated in the program to their science
grades.
c. Examine the topics studied in the science class.
d. Interview students who did not participate in the program.
3. Which type of graph is shown here?
a. line graph
b. circle graph
c. bar graph
d. pie graph
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4. When a scientist compares two objects or events, what is he or she looking for?
a. differences
c. similarities
b. causes and effects
d. errors
5. What is listed in the first column of a data table?
a. the title
c. collected data
b. characteristics to be compared
d. items to be compared
6. The graph shows the amount of aluminum collected during one week for recycling. Which of the following
statements best describes the data shown?
a. More aluminum was collected on Wednesday than Friday.
b. Twice as much aluminum was collected on Monday than Friday.
c. Less aluminum was collected on Monday than Wednesday.
d. The most aluminum was collected on Friday.
7. Which title would best describe the table?
Properties
Earth
Diameter (km)
12,756
Average Density (g/cm3)
5.5
Percentage of sunlight reflected
39
Daytime surface temperature (degrees)
300
Number of satellites
1
Venus
12,104
5.3
76
750
0
a. Diameter of Venus and Earth
c. Solar System Data
b. Characteristics of Venus and Earth
d. Orbital Data
8. What is plotted on the x-axis of a line graph?
a. independent variables
c. controls
b. dependent variables
d. comparisons
9. The graph shows the relationship between degree of slope and loss of soil from a container during an
experiment. Which statement describes the relationship between the two variables?
a. The data indicates no relationship between the variables.
b. Loss of soil increases as slope increases.
c. Loss of soil decreases as slope increases.
d. Loss of soil increases as slope decreases.
____ 10. Nitrogen makes up 78 percent of Earth’s atmosphere. Suppose you wanted to make a circle graph of the gases
in Earth’s atmosphere. How large of a section, in degrees, would nitrogen take up?
a. 360°
c. 78°
b. 280.8°
d. 100°
Biology 2C TAKS
Answer Section
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