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Scientists believe the surface of Europa is ice because:
a) it is far from the sun
b) you can see polar bears on the surface
c) there are no mountains and cracks in the surface suggest iced
d) remnants of glaciers are apparent
e) its core has had a long time to cool |
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| c) there are no mountains and cracks in the surface suggest ice |
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Extraterrestrial life in our solar system is :
a) likely, there are over 400 billion stars
b) probably not intelligent and may be extinct
c) Vulcan
d) a mathematical impossibility
e) among us on Earth |
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| b) probably not intelligent and may be extinct |
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Claims that intelligent creatures, or their surrogate machines have visited Earth are :
a) true
b) false
c) not supported by the evidentiary demands of science
d) probably accurate
e) likely, based on the duck |
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| c) not supported by evidentiary demands of science |
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Which of the following best describes the Panspermia Hypothesis of Arrhenius ?
a) evolves from matter
b) life is created by an external force or entity
c) life is self-sustaining chemical system
d) life on earth is mediocre
e) life arrives, ready-made, on the surface of planets from space |
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| e) life arrives, ready made, on the surface of planets from space |
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Which of the following is not included in Drake's equation?
a) the number of planets per star
b) the rate of star formation
c) the number of coinciding orbits
d) the number of planets suitable for life
e) the number of planets that develop intelligent life |
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| c) the number of coinciding orbits |
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Which of the following describes a solitary animal?
a) one that lives in herds
b) one that spends much of its time grooming their individual
c) one that interacts with other individuals only during mating season
d) one that lives in a colony
e) one that has a recognizable and distinct society |
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| c) one that interacts with other individuals only during mating season |
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Which of the following is not a social behavior of gorillas?
a) the strutting walk
b) facial expressions
c) grooming
d) sleeping
e) vocalizations |
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Which is the following is not a benefit of sociality?
a) ability to capture larger prey
b) protection from predators
c) knowledge sharing
d) division of labor
e) protection from communicable disease |
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| e) protection from communicable disease |
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| Krakatau was largely destroyed b a volcanic eruption that took place in 1883. When was the island reforested? |
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A spider is found on a barren rooftop in Manhattan. which dispersal mechanism most likely accounts for its presence?
a) active swimming
b) hitchhiking
c) active dispersal
d) ballooning |
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Which of the following is a biotic disturbance?
a) insects consume the leaves of many trees in a forest
b) a hurricane destroys a forest
c) a tree falls in to an abyss created by an earthquake
d) lightening strikes a tree, killing it
e) a flood washes away a riverbank |
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| a) Insects consume the leaves of many trees in a forest |
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Natural disturbances, such as forest fires are:
a) and important part of many ecosystems
b) should always be prevented
c) should be increased
d) good for roasting marshmallows
e) not really good for everything |
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| a) an important part of many ecosystems |
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Which is the first step in the scientific method?
a) devise an experiment to test a hypothesis
b) develop a hypothesis to explain a pattern
c) observation of a pattern or phenomenon
d) if the hypothesis cannot be disproved through time it may become a theory or law
e) watch T.V. |
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| c) observation of a pattern or phenomenon |
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What is confirmation bias?
a) when you have a conflict of interest
b) when your results different from your expectations
c) when you report data that supports your belief but omit data that does not
d) When you are being objective
e) when you are always wrong |
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| c) when you report data that supports your belief but omit data that does not |
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Current scientific knowledge indicates that the earth is approximately:
a) 4.6 trillion yrs old
b) 4.6 billion yrs. old
c) 4.6 million yrs. old |
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In the Permian-Triassic extinction, what percentage of life is estimated to have become extinct?
a) approximately 25%
b) between 15 and 30 %
c) between 77 to 96%
d) less than 5%
e) less than 20% |
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Which of the following is true regarding plate tectonics and continental drift?
a) the lithosphere moves on top of the of the asthenosphere
b) the asthenosphere moves on top of the lithosphere
c) the asthenosphere is heavier than the lithosphere
d) continental drift no longer occurs
e) there is no evidence for continental drift |
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| a) the lithosphere moves on top of the asthenosphere |
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in what period did dinosaurs appear and diversify?
a) Mesozoic
b) Paleozoic
c) Devonian
d) Ordovician
e) Triassic |
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which of the following does not support the hypothesis that an astroid led to the K-T extinction?
a) shocked quartz
b) a layer of iridium in the fossil record
c) a candidate crater off the coast of Mexico
d) the crater contents match that of Baptistina asteroids
e) light carbon in the fossil record |
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| e) light carbon in the fossil record |
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Approximately how many species of ant can be found in South America to the Arctic ?
a) 20 million
b) 20,000
c) 200
d) 1
e) billion and billions |
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Approximately when did Pangaea divide into Gondwanaland and Laurasia?
a) 225 million yrs ago
b) 135 million yrs ago
c) 4.6 million yrs ago
d) 65 million yrs ago
e) about 2 billion yrs ago |
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What Eon do we currently live in ?
a) Quaternary
b) Phanerozoic
c) Mesozoic
d) Silurian
e) Precambrian |
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What is the earliest fossil known?
a) a stromatolite fossil
b) a placoderm fossil
c) a cteleost fossil
d) modern art
e) bacteria |
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Which is true of the biological species concept?
a) individuals that appear different are defferent species
b) if they mate in captivity they are the same species
c) if they occur at different time periods they are different species
d) two individuals that appear different can be the same species if they mate under natural conditions
e) the biological species concept helps differentiate |
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| d) two individuals that appear different can be the same species if they mate under natural conditions |
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Which of the following is not a problem for the Biological Species Concept?
a) sibling species
b) semi-species
c) chronospecies
d) asexual
e) hermaphrodites |
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Identifying an organism as a species based on its shape and coloration only corresponds to:
a) evolution
b) the phylogenetic/ evolutionary species concept
c) the biological species concept
d) the morphological species concept
e) natural selection |
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| d) the morphological species concept |
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The origin of a new species occurs when:
a) an organism becomes adapted to a new environment
b) a species of separated by a physical barrier such as a glacier
c) some difference evolves that prevents the production of fertile hybrids between populations under natural conditions
d) a small group of individuals colonizes an island
e) radiation mutates an individual's DNA |
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| c) some difference evolves that prevents the production of fertile hybrids between populations under natural conditions |
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" A group of breeding organisms occupying an exclusive part of the range of a species" is a :
a) a species
b) a population
c) an animal
d) a subspecies
e) chronospecies |
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Industrial Melanism is an example of:
a) speciation
b) evolution
c) abiogenesis
d) a + b
e) b + c |
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Evolution is defined as :
a) change directed by a creator
b) survival of the fittest
c) descent with modification
d) the occurrence of beneficial mutation
e) the change in gene frequencies through time |
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| e) the change in gene frequencies through time |
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Which is not true?
a) humans are the pinnacle of evolution
b) individuals don't evolve,populations do
c) evolution does not require geological time
d) evolution can occur by natural selection or genetic drift
e) genetic drift may result in speciation |
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| a) humans are the pinnacle of evolution |
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Heat Islands are :
1) the result of global climate change
2) local scale temp differences, generally between urban and rural areas
c) localized areas of the atmosphere where heat is trapped due to greenhouse gas
d) areas of the ocean warmed by deep sea thermal vents
e) nice places to be in February |
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| b) local-scale temperature differences , generally between urban and rural species |
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According to the article by Sanderson and Brown, in 1782 most of Manhattan was consisted of:
a) agricultural fields
b) orchards
c) roads
d) buildings/forts
e) natural areas |
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However, according to the same article ( Sanderson and Brown ), in 2004 most of Manhattan was consisted of:
a) sidewalks and parking lots
b) recreational open space
c) roads
d) buildings
e) natural areas |
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Which of the following is true of deserts?
a) The Sonora is the largest desert in the world
b) Bactrian camels live in the Sahara Desert
c) Dromedary camels live in the Sahara Desert
d) Kangaroos live in the Gobi desert
e) The Gobi is the largest desert in the world |
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| c) Dromedary camels live in the Sahara desert |
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Which is true of the Peregrine Falcon and Gyrfalcon?
a) They produce fertile hybrids and thus are actually the same species
b) genetic studies indicate that despite morphological similarities, they are unrelated
c) They likely descended from the same species but have evolved into separate species through time
d) they both live exclusively in arctic habitats
e) The Peregrine Falcon is larger and lighter in coloration than the Gyrfalcon |
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| c) they likely descended from the same species butt have evolved into separate species through time |
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Tthe resilience of t life is demonstrated by :
a) the existence of animals specialized to live in caves
b) the existence of animals to live in deserts
c) the ability of life to rebound after a massive disturbances such as fires and hurricanes
d) the example of Krakatau
e) all of the above |
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Rosemary Wakeman (the second speaker during the Focus the nation event primarily spoke about the global climate change will affect:
a) Biodiversity
b) Politics
c) Fossil Fuels
d) Water and sustainability
e) Religious Views |
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