HiSET Science Practice Test

A sample of Robin and Snow Owl populations in Wisconsin for a given year is shown below:

A sample of Robin and Snow Owl populations in Wisconsin for a given year is shown below:

A sample of Robin and Snow Owl populations in Wisconsin for a given year is shown below:

As part of a study on how skin tone and redness correlate when exposed to different amounts of UV light, a scientist set up an experiment to see how much redness occurred on various skin tones. The scientist classified 100 people into six different categories of skin tone, then exposed them to increasingly higher doses of UV light and recorded the level of redness that appeared on the skin.

In the 21st century, worker bees in bee colonies have been abandoning their queens and are deserting their hives in record numbers. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet—and one area that has been seriously affected is California’s Napa Valley. This issue became more commonly known when The National Agriculture Statistics Service reported in 2008 that only 2.44 million honey-producing hives were in the United States, down from 4.5 million in 1980.

There is no consensus among scientists as to what is causing Colony Collapse Disorder, though the USDA has undertaken a plan of action to stem the collapsing colonies involving several steps: survey and data collection, analysis of samples, hypothesis-driven research, and mitigation and preventive action. The first findings from the USDA were published in 2009 and suggested that factors such as pesticides, parasites, and pathogens may be possible causes, all of which have affected hives in Northern California.

One researcher has hypothesized that chemical pesticides are solely responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder in Napa Valley. To test his hypothesis, he is planning to run an experiment. He has obtained several healthy bee colonies and plans to expose them to pesticides while measuring the health of the colonies.

In the 21st century, worker bees in bee colonies have been abandoning their queens and are deserting their hives in record numbers. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet—and one area that has been seriously affected is California’s Napa Valley. This issue became more commonly known when The National Agriculture Statistics Service reported in 2008 that only 2.44 million honey-producing hives were in the United States, down from 4.5 million in 1980.

There is no consensus among scientists as to what is causing Colony Collapse Disorder, though the USDA has undertaken a plan of action to stem the collapsing colonies involving several steps: survey and data collection, analysis of samples, hypothesis-driven research, and mitigation and preventive action. The first findings from the USDA were published in 2009 and suggested that factors such as pesticides, parasites, and pathogens may be possible causes, all of which have affected hives in Northern California.

One researcher has hypothesized that chemical pesticides are solely responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder in Napa Valley. To test his hypothesis, he is planning to run an experiment. He has obtained several healthy bee colonies and plans to expose them to pesticides while measuring the health of the colonies.

In the 21st century, worker bees in bee colonies have been abandoning their queens and are deserting their hives in record numbers. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet—and one area that has been seriously affected is California’s Napa Valley. This issue became more commonly known when The National Agriculture Statistics Service reported in 2008 that only 2.44 million honey-producing hives were in the United States, down from 4.5 million in 1980.

There is no consensus among scientists as to what is causing Colony Collapse Disorder, though the USDA has undertaken a plan of action to stem the collapsing colonies involving several steps: survey and data collection, analysis of samples, hypothesis-driven research, and mitigation and preventive action. The first findings from the USDA were published in 2009 and suggested that factors such as pesticides, parasites, and pathogens may be possible causes, all of which have affected hives in Northern California.

One researcher has hypothesized that chemical pesticides are solely responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder in Napa Valley. To test his hypothesis, he is planning to run an experiment. He has obtained several healthy bee colonies and plans to expose them to pesticides while measuring the health of the colonies.

Organic molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids) are the critical building blocks of life on Earth. A challenge scientists have to reconcile is how Earth—which used to be solely rock and inorganic materials—could have suddenly produced the organic molecules critical to life.

In the development of a theory to describe how life first started on Earth, a popular belief is that primordial unicellular organisms used geothermal vents in the deep for energy. These geothermal vents release very hot gases from inside the earth to the very cold water deep in the ocean. From the very hot gasses to the cold ocean, the temperature of the water slowly decreased, and there is a region where organisms could have found healthy organic compounds for energy. In this region, inorganic molecules such as ammonia, methane and hydrogen sulfide could have been used by the first unicellular organisms to synthesize new organic molecules.

Organic molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids) are the critical building blocks of life on Earth. A challenge scientists have to reconcile is how Earth—which used to be solely rock and inorganic materials—could have suddenly produced the organic molecules critical to life.

In the development of a theory to describe how life first started on Earth, a popular belief is that primordial unicellular organisms used geothermal vents in the deep for energy. These geothermal vents release very hot gases from inside the earth to the very cold water deep in the ocean. From the very hot gasses to the cold ocean, the temperature of the water slowly decreased, and there is a region where organisms could have found healthy organic compounds for energy. In this region, inorganic molecules such as ammonia, methane and hydrogen sulfide could have been used by the first unicellular organisms to synthesize new organic molecules.

Organic molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids) are the critical building blocks of life on Earth. A challenge scientists have to reconcile is how Earth—which used to be solely rock and inorganic materials—could have suddenly produced the organic molecules critical to life.

In the development of a theory to describe how life first started on Earth, a popular belief is that primordial unicellular organisms used geothermal vents in the deep for energy. These geothermal vents release very hot gases from inside the earth to the very cold water deep in the ocean. From the very hot gasses to the cold ocean, the temperature of the water slowly decreased, and there is a region where organisms could have found healthy organic compounds for energy. In this region, inorganic molecules such as ammonia, methane and hydrogen sulfide could have been used by the first unicellular organisms to synthesize new organic molecules.

Organic molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids) are the critical building blocks of life on Earth. A challenge scientists have to reconcile is how Earth—which used to be solely rock and inorganic materials—could have suddenly produced the organic molecules critical to life.

In the development of a theory to describe how life first started on Earth, a popular belief is that primordial unicellular organisms used geothermal vents in the deep for energy. These geothermal vents release very hot gases from inside the earth to the very cold water deep in the ocean. From the very hot gasses to the cold ocean, the temperature of the water slowly decreased, and there is a region where organisms could have found healthy organic compounds for energy. In this region, inorganic molecules such as ammonia, methane and hydrogen sulfide could have been used by the first unicellular organisms to synthesize new organic molecules.

Organic molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids) are the critical building blocks of life on Earth. A challenge scientists have to reconcile is how Earth—which used to be solely rock and inorganic materials—could have suddenly produced the organic molecules critical to life.

In the development of a theory to describe how life first started on Earth, a popular belief is that primordial unicellular organisms used geothermal vents in the deep for energy. These geothermal vents release very hot gases from inside the earth to the very cold water deep in the ocean. From the very hot gasses to the cold ocean, the temperature of the water slowly decreased, and there is a region where organisms could have found healthy organic compounds for energy. In this region, inorganic molecules such as ammonia, methane and hydrogen sulfide could have been used by the first unicellular organisms to synthesize new organic molecules.

In current Biology, there are two main categories of uni-cellular life: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. Prokaryotes consist of Bacteria—which receive energy from either light or other organic molecules—and Archaea—which can receive energy from hydrogen sulfide. Eukaryotes can be characterized as Protozoa, algae, or fungi—all of which receive energy from either the sun or organic molecules.

Organic molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids) are the critical building blocks of life on Earth. A challenge scientists have to reconcile is how Earth—which used to be solely rock and inorganic materials—could have suddenly produced the organic molecules critical to life.

In the development of a theory to describe how life first started on Earth, a popular belief is that primordial unicellular organisms used geothermal vents in the deep for energy. These geothermal vents release very hot gases from inside the earth to the very cold water deep in the ocean. From the very hot gasses to the cold ocean, the temperature of the water slowly decreased, and there is a region where organisms could have found healthy organic compounds for energy. In this region, inorganic molecules such as ammonia, methane and hydrogen sulfide could have been used by the first unicellular organisms to synthesize new organic molecules.

In current Biology, there are two main categories of uni-cellular life: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. Prokaryotes consist of Bacteria—which receive energy from either light or other organic molecules—and Archaea—which can receive energy from hydrogen sulfide. Eukaryotes can be characterized as Protozoa, algae, or fungi—all of which receive energy from either the sun or organic molecules.

A Punnett square is a way to predict the genotype (gene allele combination) for specific traits for the offspring of specific parents. Each parent’s genotype is placed on one side of the square, and the resulting combinations are found in the boxes inside. Because some traits are dominant (only require one allele to be expressed in the phenotype, or appearance) and others are recessive (require two alleles to be expressed), the Punnett square can also be used to predict the chance of having an offspring with a certain trait. For this square, Y is the dominant allele for yellow flowers, and y is the recessive allele for blue flowers.

A Punnett square is a way to predict the genotype (gene allele combination) for specific traits for the offspring of specific parents. Each parent’s genotype is placed on one side of the square, and the resulting combinations are found in the boxes inside. Because some traits are dominant (only require one allele to be expressed in the phenotype, or appearance) and others are recessive (require two alleles to be expressed), the Punnett square can also be used to predict the chance of having an offspring with a certain trait. For this square, Y is the dominant allele for yellow flowers, and b is the recessive allele for blue flowers.

A Punnett square is a way to predict the genotype (gene allele combination) for specific traits for the offspring of specific parents. Each parent’s genotype is placed on one side of the square, and the resulting combinations are found in the boxes inside. Because some traits are dominant (only require one allele to be expressed in the phenotype, or appearance) and others are recessive (require two alleles to be expressed), the Punnett square can also be used to predict the chance of having an offspring with a certain trait. For this square, Y is the dominant allele for yellow flowers, and b is the recessive allele for blue flowers.

A Punnett square is a way to predict the genotype (gene allele combination) for specific traits for the offspring of specific parents. Each parent’s genotype is placed on one side of the square, and the resulting combinations are found in the boxes inside. Because some traits are dominant (only require one allele to be expressed in the phenotype, or appearance) and others are recessive (require two alleles to be expressed), the Punnett square can also be used to predict the chance of having an offspring with a certain trait. For this square, Y is the dominant allele for yellow flowers, and b is the recessive allele for blue flowers.