MTTC Integrated Science Exam Bundle

What are the 5 steps in the Scientific Method? - Answer 1. Identify a problem or pose a question based on an observation. 2. Formulate a hypotheses. 3. Conduct experiments or tests the hypotheses. 4. Observe and record the results. 5. Draw a conclusion (was the hypothesis correct?). * peer re...

volumetric flask - Answer used to accurately prepare solutions of various concentrations often used in titrations erlenmeyer flask - Answer can be used for mixing, transporting, and reacting, but are not appropriate for accurate measurements repippette - Answer hand operated pump that dispe...

astronomy - Answer The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space layers of the sun - Answer photosphere, chromosphere, corona the moons gravitational pull is responsible for - Answer earths tides Equinox - Answer The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted towa...

Carrying Capacity - Answer the maximum abundance of a species that can be sustained within a given area of habitat Transitional Fossil - Answer any fossilized remains of a life form that exhibits traits common to both an ancestral group and its derived descendant group Adaptive Radiation - Ans...

Observational recordings - Answer - should not be altered, erased, or whited-out to make corrections - drawing a single line through it Parts of a lab report - Answer 1. title 2. abstract - contain the hypothesis - include a control and one variable 3. introduction 4. methods 5. res...

Independent Variable - Answer The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. Placed on the x-axis (horizontal) on a graph. Dependent Variable - Answer The variable that is measured in an experiment. Placed on the y-axis (vertical) on a graph. Scientifi...

Plasma - Answer ionized gas that has some electrons that are described as free because they are not bound to an atom or molecule specific gravity - Answer measurement of the density of substances in a liquid compared to water atomic theory - Answer a theory that states that all matter is compo...

Theory of Plate Tectonics - Answer A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time - explains the process of continental drift - theory is a fusion on the theories of continental drift and seafloor spreading - continents are not floatin...

Who uses photosynthesis? - Answer autotrophs Where does photosynthesis occur? - Answer chloroplasts chemosyntheis - Answer used by prokaryotic autotrophs as an inorganic chemical reaction to produce energy heterotrophs - Answer require food and use cellular respiration to release energy fro...

Heat Unit - Answer Calorie Why do ocean areas near deep water and strong currents tend to be very rich in marine life? - Answer Upwelling from deeper water raises water-enriching nutrients to the surface. What is the most common element found in the earth's crust? - Answer Oxygen Which ele...

eukaryotic - Answer contain a nucleus nucleus - Answer round structure that controls activities of cell, contains chromosomes, regulates DNA of cell what is the main difference between animal and plant cells - Answer plant cells have a cell wall describe the cell wall of a plant cell - Answ...

Magnetism - Answer Magnetism describes the property of attraction due to a magnetic field which is caused by electrically charged particles. A magnet has two poles referred to as the North and South poles. Opposite poles are attracted to each other and like poles will push away from each other. ...

Science - Answer the sum total of knowledge in any period of time, based on the current abilities of man to understand the world of phenomena, verified by observable data scientific inquiry - Answer The on going process of discovery in science Includes the diverse way in which scientists study ...