Nebraska's requirements to become a new teacher are among the nation's least demanding, earning a grade of D-minus from the National Council on Teacher Quality and prompting calls to stiffen the standards. Officials with the Nebraska Department of Education may impose a more rigorous test for college students wishing to enter teacher-preparation programs. The state is also looking at testing graduates on academic subject matter before they are certified to teach. That's something Iowa apparently is starting this year. Here is a sample of questions, courtesy of the Educational Testing Service, used on content-knowledge tests in other states. Nebraska has not yet decided what battery of content tests it would use.
Wall pressure
Turgor pressure
Transpiration
Cytoplasmic streaming
Smaller organisms need less energy per gram of body weight than do larger organisms.
Energy transfer between organisms normally involves conservation of heat energy.
Energy flow between trophic levels is inefficient.
Chemical energy is converted into radiant energy, which is then converted to chemical energy at the next trophic level.
Adaptive radiation
Seasonal isolation
Mechanical isolation
Selective hybrid elimination
The allele for PKU is located on the Y chromosome.
PKU is a dominant trait.
PKU is a recessive trait.
A mutation occurred in the sperm of the son.
Paramecia feeding on green algae
Mice feeding on seeds
Deer feeding on branches of trees
Slugs feeding on mushrooms
24
30
36
42
Less than 6 inches
Greater than 7 inches
Between 6 and 8 inches
Between 5 and 7 inches
2/9
3/8
4/9
2/3
Reflexive but not transitive
Symmetric but not transitive
Transitive but not symmetric
Both symmetric and transitive
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