ABCTE MSE Exam 2
While counting pencils, a kindergartener occasionally fumbles with a pencil and her
counting gets off. She is demonstrating an inability to do what? - ✔✔Rational counting.
one-to-one correspondence. O
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ABCTE MSE Exam 2
While counting pencils, a kindergartener occasionally fumbles with a pencil and her
counting gets off. She is demonstrating an inability to do what? - ✔✔Rational counting.
one-to-one correspondence. One number is being assigned to one item being counted.
What is rote counting? - ✔✔Recitation of numbers. No physical objects at all.
Leaning a straight board against a wall that is perpendicular to the floor will result in
what type of triangle? - ✔✔Right
which of the following would be next group in the series: abt, bcu, cdv, dew... - ✔✔efx
What would you use to find the perimeter of a square for which s = 16? - ✔✔4s
What tool is used to draw arcs and circles of varying radii? - ✔✔A compass.
What is the best way of presenting an annual budget would be using a - ✔✔pie chart
What is a bar chart good for? - ✔✔They typically present one variable over a certain
amount of time.
A stem and leaf plot is good for... - ✔✔graphing data on an interval scale
A scatter plot is good for - ✔✔graphing two variables
Change 450% to decimal form - ✔✔4.5
Simplify the expression 7(5 + 2) - 5 - ✔✔44
What is this notation? n! - ✔✔Factorial: the factorial of a given number is the product of
all positive integers less than or equal to that number.
what would be the first step in teaching 4th grade students how to calculate the area of
a rectangle? - ✔✔Define "area."
Given an initial position of 13 on a number line, what is the final position once -2, -3 and
-8 are added? - ✔✔On the whole number zero.
What is an accurate value for an acute triangle? - ✔✔60 degrees. An acute angle
measures between 0 and 90 degrees.
What is an accurate value for an obtuse angle? - ✔✔One measuring more than 90
degrees.
If two of the angles in a triangle are 40 degrees and 50 degrees, how could you
determine the measurement of the third angle? - ✔✔Subtract 90 from 180; the angles of
a triangle add up to 180 degrees.
Which units of measurement would you most likely use to weight a grape? - ✔✔grams.
Which units of measurement would you most likely use to weight a little bit of sand? -
✔✔milligrams - indicates mass of very small objects
The kilogram is equivalent to what? - ✔✔about 2 pounds
What is an inappropriate use of calculators in teaching elementary math? -
✔✔increasing fluency during a subtraction drill... you would be measuring how well a
student could use a calculator.
What does math fluency measure? - ✔✔the rate at which a student can complete a set
of problems accurately.
How many different ways can 5 books be arranged on a shelf? - ✔✔120; 5! In a
factorial, start with the number given, and multiply that number times each whole
number smaller than it counting down to 1. In this case, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120
What is the absolute value? - ✔✔The distance the number is from zero. The number
inside the absolute value can be positive or negative.
what is the equation for a line that is parallel to the x axis in the Cartesian coordinate
plane? - ✔✔y = 2 This is a reduced form of the equation y = 0 x + 2
Formula for volume of a square pyramid - ✔✔1/3(area of base)(height)
Formula for area of a triangle - ✔✔1/2bh
How does the "partial sum method" algorithm work? - ✔✔tally the total sum of each
place value and then add those place value totals to get the final answer. Often uses
base 10 blocks.
What is a duplicate of a gene? - ✔✔Allele; an allele is a duplicate of a specific gene and
often controls one specific characteristic; cats: one gene that controls fur color, many
different versions or alleles of that gene.
In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, data from the radio telescope at Arecibo,
Puerto Rico, is analyzed for what? - ✔✔Modulated radio transmission from outer space.
What is the correct order for the scientific process? - ✔✔Question, Hypothesis,
Observation, Analysis, Conclusion.
Deposited silt is sometimes a beneficial consequence of what natural disaster? -
✔✔Flood; silt is made up of tiny rock particles and is left behind on flood planes when
the water recedes = favorable agricultural conditions. (Mississippi, Nile, Tigris Rivers)
What is a substance that cannot be separated into 2 or more substances by chemical or
physical means? - ✔✔An element, such as iron.
What contains 2 or more elements and can be separated by chemical or physical
means? - ✔✔A compound. Water... hydrogen and oxygen
What contains 2 or more substances that can be separated by physical means without
the making and breaking of chemical bonds? - ✔✔A mixture (frozen peas and carrots)
Ice changing to vapor is an example of ____________ - ✔✔sublimation; a physical
transformation.
Evaporation is ________ - ✔✔a physical change
Charles Darwin is known for what? - ✔✔"The Origin of Species" based on the study of
populations and the factors that affect them.
Gregor Mendel is known for what? - ✔✔Genetics and the inheritance of traits; the basic
principles of heredity. He is the father of modern genetics.
Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer? - ✔✔The Stratosphere
contains the ozone layer that helps prevent harmful sun rays from reaching the surface
of the earth.
What is the Troposphere? - ✔✔The layer of earth's atmosphere that is closest to Earth.
Above the Stratosphere are the........... - ✔✔Mesosphere, thermosphere, and
exosphere.
In the cell, what is the role of the endoplasmic reticulum? - ✔✔Transports proteins
produced by ribosomes to various regions of the cell where they are needed or to the
Golgi body to move them out of the cell.
In the cell, what is the role of the nucleus? - ✔✔The control center.
In the cell, what is the role of the mitochondrion? - ✔✔The power house
In the cell, what is the role of the plasma membrane? - ✔✔It protects the cell contents.
What type of rock is formed from the hardening of Magma? - ✔✔Igneous; formed when
magma is cooled.
Explain how Sedimentary rock is formed: - ✔✔It is formed over time from compressed
layers of sediment. (usually forming on top of an igneous rock layer)
What is metamorphic rock? - ✔✔An existing rock that has been changed by an increase
of heat and pressure.
What type of tissue covers and protects the outside of vascular plants? - ✔✔Dermal
tissue covers the outside of plants and may consist of waxy epidermal cells, guard cells
around openings in leaves, or outgrowths in the epidermis known as trichomes.
The broadest category used in biological sciences to describe and categorize living
things is which of the following? - ✔✔Kingdom.
What are Linnaeus 7 levels of hierarchy classification? - ✔✔Kingdom, phylum, class,
order, family, genus, species.
In a scientific experiment, the idea that is
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