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Main Module | Energy from Mud? Thank a Microbe!
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Pre-Assessments
Pre-aSSeSSmeNtS
Pre-Assessment: Multiple Choice
Askstudentstoanswerthefollowingquestionsusingonlywhattheyalreadyknow:
1. Theprocessbywhichplantsgettheirenergyiscalled:
a. respiration
b. photosynthesis
c. breathing
d. fermentation
2. Theprocessbywhichfoodisburnedtoreleaseenergyinorganismsiscalled:
a. respiration
b. photosynthesis
c. breathing
d. fermentation
3. The term which describes the series of chemical reactions that result in the
breakdownofcomplexorganicmoleculesintosimplersubstancesbyliving
organisms is:
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4. Thetermtodescriberespirationprocessesthatoccurinthepresenceofoxygenis:
a. anaerobic b. aerobic
5. Thetermtodescriberespirationprocessesthatoccurinwhenoxygenisnot
present is:
a. anaerobic b. aerobic
6. Inascienticinvestigation,the“control”is:
a. what is changed in the set up
b. what is kept the same in all the set ups
c. the set up that has not been changed
d. what is measured and is used for comparison