Workspace Science Test 38
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OFFICIAL ACT Form F11 · April 2023

Science

24 questions ~9 min recommended
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=== Compounds and C. elegans ===
Based on the results of Experiment 1, the C. elegans were most attracted to which of Compounds X, Y, or Z, if any? On Dish3 in Experiment1, the number of C.elegans that moved toward Compound Z was approximately how many times as great as the number of C.elegans that moved toward Compound Y? The single-dish experimental design shown in which of the following figures would have best allowed the students to determine which compound (X, Y, or Z) was most attractive to the C.elegans? In Experiments 1 and 2 combined, Compound Z was placed on a total of how many dishes? Based on the description of C.elegans in the passage, a cell from a C.elegans lacks which of the following structures? In Experiment 2, as the amount of pre-exposure time increased, did the number of C. elegans that were attracted to Compound Z increase or decrease?

=== Pythons and Metabolic Rate ===
In the python (Python molurus), a species of snake, organ mass and metabolic rate may decrease between meals, conserving energy. Figure 1 shows, for a group of juvenile pythons (GroupV), the average mass of the small intestine before and after each python ingested a single meal that had a mass equal to 25% of the python’s body mass. Figure 2 shows, for 4 groups of juvenile pythons (Groups W−Z), the average oxygen consumption rate, in milliliters of oxygen consumed per gram of body mass per hour (mL/g/hr), before and after each python ingested a single meal. Table 1 shows the relative mass of the meal ingested by the pythons in each group.

=== Solubility of Substances ===
The solubility of a substance is typically defined as the maximum mass, in grams (g), of the substance (the solute) that will stay dissolved in 100g of a solvent (such as water). The solubility of a substance generally varies as the temperature of the solvent changes. Figure1 shows, for each of 5 substances, how solubility in water varies with temperature.

=== Karymsky Lake ===
Karymsky Lake is located within a volcanic caldera. In April 1993, water samples were collected from the lake and analyzed for pH, for Na+, and for SO4. On January 2, 1996, a 2-day-long underwater eruption occurred in the lake. The eruption produced a crater on the bottom of the lake at the north end. In April 1996, water samples were again collected from the lake and analyzed for pH, for Na+, and for SO4.

=== ... ===
Twenty-five mL of methanol (a solvent) was added to the flask, and the mouth of the flask was covered with aluminum foil. The contents of the flask were boiled until a color change was observed (which signaled that the I2 had been completely consumed). The flask was allowed to cool, and the contents of the flask were filtered using filter paper. The filter paper was dried, and the mass of unreacted Zn on the filter paper was determined. The filtrate (the liquid that passed through the filter) was poured into a beaker and heated to evaporate the methanol, leaving a dry solid in the beaker. The mass of the dry solid was measured. The percent by mass of Zn and of I in the dry solid was calculated.

1. Based on the results of Experiment 1, the C. elegans were most attracted to which of Compounds X, Y, or Z, if any?

2. In Experiments 1 and 2 combined, Compound Z was placed on a total of how many dishes?

3. On Dish3 in Experiment1, the number of C.elegans that moved toward Compound Z was approximately how many times as great as the number of C.elegans that moved toward Compound Y?

4. The single-dish experimental design shown in which of the following figures would have best allowed the students to determine which compound (X, Y, or Z) was most attractive to the C.elegans?

5. Based on the description of C.elegans in the passage, a cell from a C.elegans lacks which of the following structures?

6. In Experiment 2, as the amount of pre-exposure time increased, did the number of C. elegans that were attracted to Compound Z increase or decrease?

7. For GroupV, on which of the following days was the average mass of the small intestine approximately twice as great as it was on Day 0?

8. According to Figure 1, before the Group V pythons ingested a meal, the average mass of their small intestines was approximately:

9. Based on Figures 1 and 2, when Group Y had an average oxygen consumption rate of 0.05 mL/g/hr between Day0 and Day5, the average mass of the small intestine for Group Y was most likely closest to which of the following values?

10. Based on Figure 2, the average metabolic rate for the Group W pythons was most likely greatest approximately how many days after they ingested their meal?

11. According to Figure1, the solubility of KNO3 in water at 50°C is closest to which of the following values?

12. Based on Figure 1, approximately how many more grams of sucrose will stay dissolved in 100 g of water at 80°C than at 20°C?

13. Which of the following compounds shows the least variation in solubility as the temperature of water increases from 0°C to 100°C?

14. In Study 2, on average, at which location was the Na+ content greater, and at which location was the SO4 content greater?

15. The 2 studies, taken together, would most likely have been useful in determining whether the eruption in January 1996 affected the:

16. Approximately how many months after the eruption were water samples collected from the lake?

17. Assume that the electrical conductivity of the lake water is determined only by the SO4 content. Also assume that the electrical conductivity and the SO4 content are directly related. Based on these assumptions and on the results of Study2, on April 1, 1996, at what depth in the center of the lake, and at what depth in the flooded crater would the electrical conductivity of the water most likely have been greatest?

18. Which of the following graphs best shows the mass of dry solid obtained in Trials 1−5?

19. Consider the procedures in the experiment that are listed below. These procedures were performed in what order?

20. Which of the following expressions gives the mass of Zn that reacted in Trial 1?

21. Suppose a trial had been performed in the experiment with 2.00g of Zn and 2.50g of I2. Based on the results of the experiment, the mass of unreacted Zn in this trial would most likely have been:

22. Which of the variables listed below were dependent variables in the experiment?

23. Consider the results of Trials 1−3. In those trials, as the initial mass of I2 increased, the mass of unreacted Zn:

24. Consider the trials in which the initial mass of I2 was 2.00 g. In those trials, as the initial mass of Zn increased, the mass of dry solid obtained: