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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How quickly can bacteria create a new generation?

2. Scientist Jean de Charpentier was a specialist on what?

3. The troposphere is the layer of atmosphere:

4. What did Carl Linnaeus bring order to through his method of classification?

5. The first hand axe was shaped with a stone how many years ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are scientific discoveries challenging the understanding of human evolution?

2. What does the author say about oxygen and the highest elevations people can live at?

3. Describe the Indonesian volcanic eruption of 1815.

4. What are cyanobacteria? How did they affect the environment billions of years ago?

5. What is Carl Linnaeus known for?

6. What does a Swedish DNA study reveal about the origins of modern man?

7. How are traits determined genetically?

8. What does the author say about radioactive waste being dumped into oceans?

9. What type of scientific work did the monk and scientist Gregor Mendel do?

10. How much of Earth's land is suitable for humans to live on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe, in detail, the composition and function of a cell.

Essay Topic 2

Describe earthquakes, including the mechanism behind them, where they can hit, and how they are measured.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the events that led to the discovery of Pluto and later of its moon. Then, describe the debate that went on regarding whether Pluto is a true planet.

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