Science starters
Name:
Period:
When you enter class, get out the paper and answer the question, Please use test-taking skills (highlighting,
underlining, writing notes, etc.) Please explain why you chose your answer!!! This is due: ______________
Day
Question:
M
If a whale has 70 chromosomes in each somatic cell, how
many chromosomes will be in their gametes?
A. 23
B. 46
C. 35
D. 140
T
Which of the following can be described as a group of
tissues working together to perform a specific
function?
A. Atoms
B. Tissues
C. Organs
D. Organelles
W
List the following words in order from smallest to
largest.
A. Gene, DNA, Chromosome, Nucleus
B. Nucleus, DNA, Chromosome, Gene
C. DNA, Gene, Chromosome, Nucleus
D. Chromosome, Cell, Nucleus, Gene
TR
Which of the following is the function of a vacuole?
A. The control center of the cell
B. Fills the cell and suspends the organelles
C. Provide protection and structure for the cell
D. To store waste, food, and water
F
What is the probability of an offspring having a
dominant phenotype when their parents are both
heterozygous?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
Explanation:
Science starters
Name:
Period:
When you enter class, get out the paper and answer the question, Please use test-taking skills (highlighting,
underlining, writing notes, etc.) Please explain why you chose your answer!!! This is due: ______________
Day
M
T
W
TR
F
Question:
Is the following pedigree dominant, recessive, or sex
linked?
A. Dominant
B. Recessive
C. Sex-linked
D. Not enough information to know
List the levels of organization in the correct order (from
smallest to largest).
A. Cell – Tissue – Organ –Organ System – Organism
B. Tissue – organelle- cell- organism
C. Organism- organ- cells- organelles
D. Organs- tissues- cells- organ system- organism
A student tests how chewing gum would affect their test
scores. Which of the following would be considered his
independent (test) variable?
A. Test scores
B. Chewing gum
C. Amount of time studying
D. Not chewing gum
Alexander asks Kate for her procedure during her
Oreo lab so that he can verify her results. He does the
Oreo lab again and ends up with the same conclusion
she did. What Alexander did is an example of
A. Repetition
B. Replication
C. Cheating
D. Control variables
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Explanation: