Who Wants To Be a Millionaire

1. Who Wants To Be a Millionaire By Aaron Blossey and Adam Smith

2. Instructions-1.Good luck on your OAT!2. If you answer the question correctly you receive a point.3. You continue answering until you get one wrong in which you turn is done.4. The person with the most points or questions answered correctly wins.

3. 1.In a multicultural organism, such as a fish, which of these items is composed of all the others? • A. tissues • B. organs • C. cell structures • D. organ systems The answer is D. organ systems

4. 2.Guppies are small fish that live in fresh water. Most guppy species reproduce sexually, but some reproduce asexually. There are two lakes in a particular region. One lake contains a species of guppy that reproduces asexually. The other lake contains a species of guppy that reproduces sexually. Ascientist studying these lakes predicts that the sexually reproducing guppies would survive better than the asexually reproducing guppies if a fungus was introduced to both lakes. Which statement supports this hypothesis? The sexually reproducing guppies are identical to one another. B. The sexually reproducing guppies have a variation of inherited characteristics. C. The sexually reproducing guppies require only one individual for reproduction. D. The sexually reproducing guppies are carriers of harmful characteristics The answer is B.

5. 3. A group of students is given the procedures for an experiment and data collected by another class that previously did the experiment. The group of students is asked to check the accuracy of the other class’s data. How could the students check the other class’s data for accuracy? • A. by graphing data that the other class collected • B. by drawing conclusions from the other class’s data • C. by repeating the experiment with the same procedures and comparing data • D. by adding another variable and repeating the experiment with modified procedures The answer is C.

6. 4.What tool do you use to find the mass of an object? • A. Ruler • B. Timer • C. Balance • D. graduated cylinder The answer is C.

7. 5.Which is the major process of surface rock formation on volcanoes • A. Rock cools quickly from melted rock. • B. Rock is recrystallized by extreme pressure. • C. Rock solidifies slowly deep underground. • D. Rock is formed from deposited sediments The answer is A.

8. 6. Which phenomena occur as a result of gravitational attraction between the moon and Earth? • A. Eclipses • B. Ocean Tides • C. Seasonal Changes • D. Phases of the Moon The answer is B.

9. 7.What change would occur if Earth’s rate of rotation increased The year would be shorter The year would be longer The day would be shorter The day would be longer The answer is C.

10. 8.Why is coal considered a nonrenewable energy source? Sunlight is the original source of energy for coal. The burning of coal could cause environmental pollution Once coal is mined, it can take millions of years to be replaced Coal is abundant, But it is very expensive to mine from underground The answer is C.

11. 9.Which cell structure carries out a function for a cell that is similar to the function that bark carries out for a tree? • A. Cell Wall • B. Nucleus • C. Chloroplast • D. Mitochondrion The answer is A.

12. 10.Which is an example of cells with a common structure and function? • A. Stomach • B. Muscle Tissue • C. Mitochondria • D. Digestive System The answer is B.

13. 11. Coal is usually found underground compressed in a layer between other types of rock. Coal is produced by what rock forming process? • A. Crystallization from melted rock • B. Formation of sediment from weathering • C. Deposition and burial of dead plant matter • D. Eruption of volcanic ash followed by settling in a layer The answer is C.

14. 12.What interaction between organisms would be described as parasitic? • A. A mosquito feeding on the blood of a dog • B. A bee gathering nectar and pollen from a flower • C. A cleaner shrimp picking dead skin off a large fish • D. A nonpoisonous snake mimicking a poisonous snake The answer is A.

15. DensityLimestone – 2.7 g/mlMagnesium – 1.74 g/mlSulfur – 2.07 g/mlWater – 1 g/mlWax – 0.95 g/ml 13.Which will float in water? • A. Limestone • B. Magnesium • C. Sulfur • D. Wax The answer is D.

16. 14. In which environment is white fur color an advantage for survival? • A. Desert • B. Grassland • C. Arctic Tundra • D. Temperate Forest The answer is C.

17. 15. Why do satellites and spacecraft launched from Earth need to reach a specific speed to escape Earth’s Surface? • A. To overcome Earth’s gravitational force • B. To protect equipment from radiation • C. To break through the sound barrier • D. To avoid Earth’s magnetic field The answer is A.

18. 16.Which describes the potential andkinetic energy of the pendulum atposition X? A. Potential energy is at its lowest and kinetic energy is at its lowest. B. Potential energy is at its highest and kinetic energy is at its lowest. C. Kinetic energy is at its highest and potential energy is at its lowest. D. Kinetic energy is at its highest and potential energy is at its highest. The answer is C.

19. 17.Students want to pound a stakeinto the ground to hold a signannouncing a bake sale at school.Which of these tips on a woodenstake would take the least force topound into the ground witha hammer? The answer is A.

20. 18 The answer is A.

21. 19. By what process is energytransferred when sound wavestravel through air? • A. absorption of sound waves by surfaces • B. vibrations of perpendicular electric and magnetic fields • C. flow of air currents away from the sound source to the listener • D. consecutive, repeating collisions or interactions of air particles The answer is D.

22. 20. According to the pie chart, what percentage of the U.S. energy resources isgenerated by fossil fuels? A. 22% B. 41% C. 87% D. 100% The answer is C.

23. 21.The Appalachian mountain range ismade of folded rock layers.The presence of this folded range isevidence of which process ofmountain formation? • A. separation of two fault blocks • B. collision of two plates with each other • C. eruption of volcanoes near each other • D. deposition of sand and rocks from rivers The answer is B.

24. 22.A desert lake has evaporated to half its original size over the past 50 years. This caused a large increase in the lake’s salt concentration. Over these 50 years, scientists have observed a decrease in the population of one fish species and an increase in the population of a shrimp species. Which hypothesis about the organisms’ ability to live with the salt concentration does the evidence support? • A. The fish are better able to live in areas of high salt concentration. • B. The shrimp are better able to live in areas of high salt concentration. • C. Neither the shrimp nor the fish are able to live in areas of high salt concentration. • D. Both the shrimp and the fish are equally able to live in areas of high salt concentration. The answer is B.

25. 23.Which cellular process convertslight energy from the sun intochemical energy that organismsuse for life functions? • A. digestion, in which starch is broken down into simple sugars • B. respiration, in which oxygen is used and carbon dioxide is given off • C. fermentation, in which sugar is broken down and alcohol is given off • D. photosynthesis, in which carbon dioxide is used and sugars are produced The answer is D.

26. 24.A group of students decides to investigate whether adding crushed eggshells to soil will affect the pH level of the soil. The students add different amounts of eggshells to the soil. They test the pH level of each soil sample but then realize that they have forgotten to record the mass of the eggshells they added to each soil sample.Why is it important for the students to repeat this experiment? • A. to record accurate data • B. to form a new hypothesis • C. to rewrite the procedures • D. to test a different question The answer is A.