CONTENT EXAM 305 QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
2024.
Host - ANSWER- a food source
Decrease in atmospheric pressure - ANSWER- associated with stormy weather and
precipitation
Barometer - ANSWER- an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Anemometer - ANSWER- measures the speed of wind or gas current
Hygrometer - ANSWER- measures humidity of air or gas
Independent Variable - ANSWER- quantity that is known, plotted along the X-axis
Dependent Variable - ANSWER- quantity that is unknown, plotted along the Y-axis
Recessive - ANSWER- little t, an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
Dominant - ANSWER- big T, describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another
form of that trait.
Commenalism - ANSWER- a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and
the other neither is harmed nor benefited
Mutualism - ANSWER- a relationship between two species in which both species benefit
Parasitism - ANSWER- a relationship between two organisms of different species where
one benefits and the other is harmed
Osmosis - ANSWER- diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane, how
water enters a plant
Nimbostratus clouds - ANSWER- gray rain clouds
Cumulus cloud - ANSWER- puffy, cotton like, fair weather
Cumulonimbus clouds - ANSWER- developing thunderstorms, hail, lightning, heavy
rain
, Stratus - ANSWER- associated with wet conditions
Scientific questions - ANSWER- is testable and can be answered by observing,
measuring, and experimenting
Greatest threat to biodiversity - ANSWER- destruction of plant and animal habitats
Tides - ANSWER- the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the
moon's gravity pulling on earth
Spring tides - ANSWER- the highest tides, formed when the earth, sun and moon are
lined up in a row, this happens every two weeks during a new moon or full moon
Neap tides - ANSWER- smaller tides, formed when the earth, sun and moon form a
right angle, this causes the sun and moon to pull the water in two different directions,
happens during a quarter or three-quarter moon
Mechanical energy - ANSWER- relates to the energy an object has due to its motion or
position
Advances in technology support - ANSWER- increase in carrying capacity and size of
human populations
Carrying capacity - ANSWER- number of individuals that the environment can support
over an extended period without causing environmental degradation
Potential energy - ANSWER- position of an object, stored energy (ball at the top of a
hill)
Kinetic energy - ANSWER- motion of an object (ball rolling down a hill)
Large bodies of water - ANSWER- absorb heat and release heat at a lower rate then the
surrounding land air (high specific heat capacity of water)
Call walls - ANSWER- enable cells to withstand internal water pressure without
rupturing, protect the cell, the surface area and volume of a cell 4:1 ratio
Gettysburg Adress - ANSWER- "all men are created equal", Lincoln gave it after civil
war, purpose was to create a cemetery for the fallen soldiers, wanted to bring the
country together
US constitution was written to - ANSWER- establish a national government and define
its powers, places limits on government
Due process - ANSWER- constitutional guarantee that no person may be deprived of
life, liberty, or property without fair legal proceedings
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
2024.
Host - ANSWER- a food source
Decrease in atmospheric pressure - ANSWER- associated with stormy weather and
precipitation
Barometer - ANSWER- an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Anemometer - ANSWER- measures the speed of wind or gas current
Hygrometer - ANSWER- measures humidity of air or gas
Independent Variable - ANSWER- quantity that is known, plotted along the X-axis
Dependent Variable - ANSWER- quantity that is unknown, plotted along the Y-axis
Recessive - ANSWER- little t, an allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present
Dominant - ANSWER- big T, describes a trait that covers over, or dominates, another
form of that trait.
Commenalism - ANSWER- a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and
the other neither is harmed nor benefited
Mutualism - ANSWER- a relationship between two species in which both species benefit
Parasitism - ANSWER- a relationship between two organisms of different species where
one benefits and the other is harmed
Osmosis - ANSWER- diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane, how
water enters a plant
Nimbostratus clouds - ANSWER- gray rain clouds
Cumulus cloud - ANSWER- puffy, cotton like, fair weather
Cumulonimbus clouds - ANSWER- developing thunderstorms, hail, lightning, heavy
rain
, Stratus - ANSWER- associated with wet conditions
Scientific questions - ANSWER- is testable and can be answered by observing,
measuring, and experimenting
Greatest threat to biodiversity - ANSWER- destruction of plant and animal habitats
Tides - ANSWER- the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the
moon's gravity pulling on earth
Spring tides - ANSWER- the highest tides, formed when the earth, sun and moon are
lined up in a row, this happens every two weeks during a new moon or full moon
Neap tides - ANSWER- smaller tides, formed when the earth, sun and moon form a
right angle, this causes the sun and moon to pull the water in two different directions,
happens during a quarter or three-quarter moon
Mechanical energy - ANSWER- relates to the energy an object has due to its motion or
position
Advances in technology support - ANSWER- increase in carrying capacity and size of
human populations
Carrying capacity - ANSWER- number of individuals that the environment can support
over an extended period without causing environmental degradation
Potential energy - ANSWER- position of an object, stored energy (ball at the top of a
hill)
Kinetic energy - ANSWER- motion of an object (ball rolling down a hill)
Large bodies of water - ANSWER- absorb heat and release heat at a lower rate then the
surrounding land air (high specific heat capacity of water)
Call walls - ANSWER- enable cells to withstand internal water pressure without
rupturing, protect the cell, the surface area and volume of a cell 4:1 ratio
Gettysburg Adress - ANSWER- "all men are created equal", Lincoln gave it after civil
war, purpose was to create a cemetery for the fallen soldiers, wanted to bring the
country together
US constitution was written to - ANSWER- establish a national government and define
its powers, places limits on government
Due process - ANSWER- constitutional guarantee that no person may be deprived of
life, liberty, or property without fair legal proceedings
