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3 Question 1-10 Two alleles which are the same for a trait

4 Answer 1 10 Homozygous

5 Question 1-20 Genetic make-up of an organism, What you can t see

6 Answer 1 20 Genotype

7 Question 1-30 One dog carries heterozygous, black-fur traits (Bb), and its mate carries homozygous, blonde fur traits (bb). Using a Punnett square, determine the probability of their puppies having black fur.

8 Answer 1 30 ½ or 50%

9 Question 1-40 The type of plant used in Mendel s Experiments

10 Answer 1 40 True breeding pea plant

11 Question 1-50 A half shaded box in a Pedigree chart represents this

12 Answer 1 50 A male carrier of the recessive trait

13 Question 2-10 The role an organism fills in its environment

14 Answer 2 10 Niche

15 Question 2-20 A group of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

16 Answer 2 20 Community

17 Question 2-30 The largest population that an environment can support

18 Answer 2 30 Carrying capacity

19 Question 2-40 The second level of Environmental Organization

20 Answer 2 40 population

21 Question 2-50 diagram that represents how energy in food flows from one organism to the next

22 Answer 2 50 Food Chain

23 Question 3-10 The type of rock formed when magma cools inside the Earth.

24 Answer 3 10 Intrusive Igneous rock

25 Question 3-20 The two types of crust

26 Answer 3 20 Oceanic and Continental

27 Question 3-30 The basic difference between weathering and erosion

28 Answer 3 30 Weathering: breaking down of rocks Erosion: Carrying broken down material away

29 Question 3-40 What evidence supports the Theory of Pangea.

30 Answer 3 40 Mountain formation & Fossil Evidence (mesosaurus).

31 Question 3-50 How many different layers can the Earth be classified into and what determines each new layer?

32 Answer : Chemical and Physical composition Physical: Compositional: Lithosphere Crust Asthenosphere Mantle Mesosphere Core Outer core Inner core

33 Question 4-10 Occurs when light travels from one medium to the next

34 Answer 4 10 Refraction

35 Question 4-20 Identify the main difference between a transverse and longitudinal wave

36 Answer 4 20 Transverse waves don t need a medium to travel while longitudinal waves do

37 Question 4-30 The high pressure portion of a longitudinal wave

38 Answer 4 30 Compression

39 Question 4-40 The difference between Thermal Energy and heat

40 Answer 4 40 Thermal Energy: energy an object has due to the motion of its molecules Heat: energy transferred from an object of higher temp to lower temp

41 Question 4-50 Identify the parts of the EM spectrum from high frequency to low frequency.

42 Answer 4 50 Gamma Ray X-Ray Ultra-Violet Visible Light Infrared Microwaves Radio Waves

43 Question 5-10 Primary evidence that supports the Theory of Evolution

44 Answer 5 10 Fossil Evidence

45 Question 5-20 Explanation of a scientific phenomenon supported by a large amount of evidence

46 Answer 5 20 Scientific Theory

47 Question 5-30 Bethany is testing how a person s heart rate changes as the speed of movement increases. What are the independent and dependent variables?

48 Answer 5 30 Independent: speed of movement Dependent: heart rate

49 Question 5-40 The difference between Codominance and Incomplete dominance

50 Answer 5 40 Codominance: both alleles are fully expressed Incomplete dominance: both alleles influence the phenotype

51 Question 5-50 Identify the 3 types of faults and what the center of an earthquake is called

52 Answer 5 50 Strike-slip, reverse, and normal fault focus

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