TCAP Science 3

Question 1

Which process do plants use to convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

Answer

Photosynthesis uses sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce glucose and oxygen in chloroplasts.

Question 2

Tennessee lies within which major drainage basin, meaning most of its rivers eventually flow into this system?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River Basin

Answer

Most Tennessee rivers, including the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, are tributaries of the Mississippi River system.

Question 3

A scientist adds an acid to a base solution. Which indicator would show that the mixture has reached a neutral pH?

Accepted Answer

Litmus paper remains purple

Answer

Purple (unchanged) litmus paper indicates a neutral solution with a pH of approximately 7.

Question 4

Which type of symbiotic relationship benefits one organism while neither harming nor helping the other?

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

Answer

Commensalism describes a relationship where one species benefits and the other is unaffected.

Question 5

A fossil of a marine organism is found on a mountaintop in Tennessee. What does this evidence most strongly suggest?

Accepted Answer

The area was once covered by a shallow sea

Answer

Marine fossils found inland indicate the region was once submerged under an ancient ocean.

(TCAP) Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Practice Test