120. Which kingdom should STREPTOCOCCUS be classified? A. Protista B. Plantae C. Fungi D. Monera 121.

Which of the following methods can all diabetics control their condition and avoid heart disease and blindness? I. Regulating their intake of glucose II. Increasing the levels of insulin in the body by taking insulin injections Ill. Maintaining a reasonable exercise regimen to keep weight down. A. I B. II C. I and II D. I and III 122. Without the process of meiosis, we can infer that offspring from sexual reproduction would A. have a high degree of genetic variety. B. have twice the assigned number of chromosomes. C. be identical. D. have a number of mutations. 123. Which method of reproduction provides for the most variety of offspring?

A. Cloning B. Sexual reproduction C. Asexual reproduction D. Cellular reproduction

124. What does a stick of unlit dynamite demonstrate? A. Chemical Energy B. Nuclear Energy C. Kinetic Energy D. Potential Energy

125. The principle under which a thermostat operates is the same when A. a gas expands to fill the container in which it is held. B. a pendulum swings when it is set into motion. C. a chemical reaction occurs when two substances combine. D. the level of mercury rises or falls in a glass tube.

126. What do you predict will happen when you bring two bar magnets closer together? A. They will repel each other. B. They will create an alternating current C. Nothing will happen D. They will attract each other.

127. Which of the following BEST demonstrates the greenhouse principle? A. A heated aquarium B. A car with rolled-up windows C. A microwave oven D. A solar battery -powered calculator 128. Which law of force and motion explains this occurrence, when a rocket is propelled upward by the powerful downward discharge of exhaust gases? A. Universal Gravitation B. Action and Reaction C. Applied Force D. Inertia 129. Why does a pendulum in a grandfather clock once set in motion continue to swing, thereby regulating the clock's movement? This is due to the Law of A. Universal Gravitation B. Action and Reaction C. Applied Force D. Inertia 130. Why does a bullet when discharged into the air eventually fall to the ground? This is due to the Law of A. Universal Gravitation B. Applied For c.Inertia D. Action and Reaction

131. Which of the following will occur if a cold bottle of soda is left open on a kitchen counter? A. The pressure that the soda exerts on the bottle will increase. B. The temperature of the soda will decrease. C. The amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas will decrease. D. The amount of dissolved carbon dioxide gas will remain the same. 132. In an experiment, a drop of blue ink is placed on the surface of a glass of water. In a few minutes, the drop of ink is dispersed throughout the water, turning it light blue. The result of the experiment proves that A. molecules of ink and molecules of water are in constant motion. B. heat causes the ink to disperse. C. a new compound is formed by the combination of ink and water. D. ink molecules have less density than water molecule. 133. Each of the following objects is designed to employ the buoyancy principle EXCEPT A. life preserver B. kite C. submarine D. canoe 134. An elderly woman suffered a stroke, a restriction of blood flow to the brain. If the stroke caused to the right side of her body to become temporarily paralyzed, she most likely experienced a decreased blood flow to A. the left side of her body. B. the front of her brain. C. the left side of her brain. D. the right side of her brain. 135. In an experiment, a vacuum is created when all air is removed from a tube. A coin and bits of confetti are released in the vacuum at the same time. They fall at the same rate and reach the bottom at the same time. The experiment proves that I. in a vacuum, the rate of acceleration is the same for all objects regardless of weight. II. outside a vacuum, air resistance is what makes different objects fall at different rates. III. gravity has no effect at all on objects that fall in a vacuum. A. I and II B. I and III C. I, II and III D. II and III 136. New peonies, perennial plants that produce showy flowers can be propagated from the parent plant by dividing corns that grow underground. This reproductive form resembles a A. bulb B. runner C. seed D. bud