Question: As a person cycling increases speed, the rate of calories burned, distance traveled, and energy expended also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
Answer Options: Speed, Distance, Energy, Calories
Answer: Speed
Question: A farmer grows apple, orange, lemon, banana, and pear trees. The number of trees planted this year is shown in the table above. Which of the following would best display the data?
Answer Options: Scatter plot, Bar graph, Line graph, Stem and leaf plot
Answer: Bar graph
Question: A couple dining at a restaurant receives a bill for $38.40. They wish to leave a 15% gratuity. Which of the following is the estimated gratuity?
Answer Options: $4.00, $6.00, $5.00, $7.00
Answer: $5.76
Question: Which of the following is the greatest value?
Answer Options: 34 + 96, 0.372, 3/8, 37%
Answer: 34 + 96 (130)
Question: How many feet are there in 6 yards?
Answer Options: 18 ft, 9 ft, 36 ft, 2 ft
Answer: 18 ft
Question: A recipe calls for 2.5 teaspoons of vanilla. 1 teaspoon equals approximately 4.93 mL. Which of the following is the correct amount of vanilla in mL?
Answer Options: 5.33 mL, 7.43 mL, 0.507 mL, 12.325 mL
Answer: 12.325 mL
Question: Solve the equation 4(x – 5) = 8. Which of the following is the correct answer?
Answer Options: 7, -3, 3/4, 3 1/4
Answer: 7
Question: Which of the following statements is true about the graph above?
Answer Options: The Chargers had the greatest increase of points per game between their 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, The Chargers scored their lowest number of points per game in the 1999-2000 season, The Chargers scored their greatest number of points per game in the 2008-09 season, The Chargers points per game decreased between seasons eight times between 1996 and 2015
Answer: The Chargers points per game decreased between seasons eight times between 1996 and 2015
Question: When the weights of newborn babies are graphed, the distribution of weights is symmetric with the majority of weights centered around a single peak. Which of the following describes the shape of this distribution?
Answer Options: Skewed right, Bimodal, Uniform, Bell-shaped
Answer: Bell-shaped
Question: A sweater that normally sells for $87 is marked 25% off. Which of the following estimates the sale price of the sweater?
Answer Options: $65, $51, $22, $36
Answer: $65.25
Question: An athlete runs 4 miles in 28 minutes and then changes their pace to run the next 4 miles in 32 minutes. Overall, what is the average time in minutes it takes the athlete to run 1 mile?
Answer Options: 8.5 minutes, 7 minutes, 7.5 minutes, 8 minutes
Answer: 7.5 minutes
Question: If x represents the width of a rectangle and the length is four less than three times the width, which of the following expressions represents the length of the rectangle in terms of x?
Answer Options: 3 – 4x, 3x – 4, 4x – 3, 4 – 3x
Answer: 3x – 4
Question: A circle has an area of 49π in². Which of the following is the circumference of the circle in terms of pi (π)?
Answer Options: 7π in, 28π in, 14π in, 3.5π in
Answer: 14π in
Question: A class of 28 students has 13 boys and 15 girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys in the class?
Answer Options: 13:15, 15:13, 15:28, 13:28
Answer: 15:13
Question: Which of the following values is the greatest?
Answer Options: 9/2, 10/3, 4.4, 4.25
Answer: 9/2 (4.5)
Question: Which of the following is used to determine a person’s DNA sequence?
Answer Options: Hormones, Genes, Blood types, Enzymes
Answer: Enzymes
Question: In a phase diagram, which of the following is the term used for a substance held at a temperature and pressure where the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of a substance exist simultaneously?
Answer Options: Critical point, Critical temperature, Triple point, Absolute zero
Answer: Triple point
Question: In a hypertonic solution, water flows through aquaporins embedded in the plasma membrane of the cell. This type of transport is best known as which of the following?
Answer Options: Facilitated diffusion, Osmosis, Active transport, Diffusion
Answer: Osmosis
Question: Which of the following substances is responsible for donating H+ ions to act as a buffer when blood pH rises?
Answer Options: Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Carbonic acid, Oxygen
Answer: Carbonic acid
Question: Which of the following glands synthesizes antidiuretic hormone?
Answer Options: Pineal gland, Pancreas, Hypothalamus, Thymus
Answer: Hypothalamus
Question: In a certain plant, red flowers are dominant over white flowers. A plant heterozygous for red flowers and a plant with white flowers are crossed. Which of the following is the expected proportion of phenotypes in the next generation?
Answer Options: 1 red, 3 white, 4 red, 0 white, 2 red, 2 white, 3 red, 1 white
Answer: 2 red, 2 white
Question: If a portion of a strand of DNA bases reads 5′ AGCTAGCGT 3′, what would the sequence of bases on the complementary strand read?
Answer Options: 5′ UCGAUGCGA 3′, 5′ TCGATCGCU 3′, 3′ AGCTAGCGT 5′, 3′ TCGATCGCA 5′
Answer: 3′ TCGATCGCA 5′
Question: Which of the following are the two major parts of the nervous system?
Answer Options: Peripheral nervous system and somatic nervous system, Autonomic nervous system and central nervous system, Peripheral nervous system and central nervous system, Autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system
Answer: Peripheral nervous system and central nervous system
Question: A farmer grows apple, orange, lemon, banana, and pear trees. The number of trees planted this year is shown in the table above. Which of the following would best display the data?
Answer Options: Scatter plot, Bar graph, Line graph, Stem and leaf plot
Answer: Bar graph