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Review questions for the Missouri EOC
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1
Water is often called the "universal solvent". Why is important for water to dissolve material?
Water provides a soluble environment for chemical reactions
Water heats slowly.
Water is not important to life.
Allows small insects to walk on water.
2
What is the most likely reason for an increase in producers if the carnivores also increased?
fewer herbivores
more oxygen
less food
higher temperatures
3
What is the building block (monomer) of nucleic acids?
nucleotide
monosaccharide
amino acid
fatty acid
4
Which organelle is the site of cellular respiration?
1
4
2
3
5
Which of these would increase a population of deer in a habitat?
a decline in the number of producers
an increase in the number of deer predators
an increase in the number of limiting factors
a decline in the number of deer predators
6
What organelle is found mainly in plant cells and functions as a storage center?
large central vacuole
cell wall
chloroplast
mitochondria
7
Membranes are essential to life processes. Which of the following best defines a membrane?
Membranes are the sites of energy transformations
Membranes are impermeable barriers
Membranes are cellulose bilayers
Membranes are selectively permeable
8
What is the primary purpose of cellular respiration?
to release oxygen into the environment
to release energy from food molecules
to remove carbon dioxide from the environement
to use sunlight to produce food molecules
9
Which best explains why a pyramid is used to represent energy flow in ecosystems?
Available energy increases when moving up pyramid
Available energy decreases when moving up pyramid
The population size increases when moving up pyramid
The size of the organisms decreases when moving up pyramid
10
Which process is an example of asexual reproduction?
Female fish deposits eggs & male fish releases sperm on them
A bee transferring pollen from one plant to another plant
A bacteria divides in half to form two bacteria cells.
Earthworms exchange sperm
11
Who is the best Biology teacher you have ever had?
Mr. Sword
Miss McNair
Mr. Sword
Mr. Kang
12
RNA and DNA are which type of organic compound?
protein
nucleic acid
carbohydrate
lipid
13
Which statement best explains what is happening at 50+ days?
An introduced predator is causing the decline in population
The population stabilizes as it approaches carrying capacity
Destruction of habitat is causing the decline in population
Population growth decreases as cockroaches get older.
14
Which best explains why a bacterial cell is classified as prokaryotic?
absence of nucleus
absence of cell wall
presence of cell wall
presence of nucleus
15
Which organelle is correctly paired with its role?
Vacuole - controls the cell
Nucleus - cellular respiration
Ribosomes- protein synthesis
Mitochondria-photosynthesis
16
What are the reactants of photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide, Glucose, ATP
Carbon Dioxide, Water, LE
Water, Oxygen, LE
Glucose, Oxygen, ATP
17
The bird eats the parasites on the water buffalo. Which type of symbiosis do the two have?
Predation
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parastisism
18
In which way are Photosynthesis (P) and Cellular Respiration (CR) different?
P releases energy, while CR requires energy
CR produces oxygen, while P uses oxygen
CR stores ATP, while P releases ATP
P uses carbon dioxide, while CR produces carbon dioxide
19
What is an example of osmosis?
potassium ions moving in/out of cell
carbon dioxide gas moving into leaf cells of plant
water moving into the root cells of a plant
oxygen moving into bloodstream from lungs
20
A tick sucking blood from a dog is an example of which type of symbiosis?
capillarity
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
21
Which of these is NOT a difference between mitosis and meiosis?
Mitosis produces 2 cells; meiosis produces 4 cells
Mitosis produces diploid cells; meiosis produces haploids
Mitosis is sexual; meiosis is asexual
Mitosis has 1 division; meiosis has 2 divisions
22
What tool can most accurately determine the volume of a sample of water?
balance/scale
ruler
thermometer
graduated cylinder
23
What advantage do sexually reproducing organisms have over asexually reproducing organisms?
genetic variation
increased reproductive rate
genetic stability
increased fertilization rate
24
Which of the following monomers is correctly paired with its polymer?
amino acids-carbohydrates
fatty acids- proteins
nucleotide - nucleic acids
monosaccharide - lipids
25
What conclusion can be made based on the situation below with insects and pesticides?
Both bugs are genetically identical so respond the same.
The red bug has a genetic advantage for survival.
Both bugs do not respond to the pesticide.
The white bug has a genetic advantage for survival.
26
Which organism contains the most available energy?
Mountain Lion
Hawk
Grass
Snake
27
What component of DNA accounts for genetic variation of organisms?
order of hydrogen bonds
order of phosphates
order of deoxyribose sugars
order of nitrogen bases
28
Due to insecticides, cricket population decreases. Which population is most affected by this?
Mouse
Frog
Grass
Hawk
29
Glucose belongs to which category of organic compound?
Carbohydrates
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Lipids
30
Which cross would be represented as Aa x aa, where A is white and a is dark?
cross 4
cross 2
cross 3
cross 1
31
Which correctly describes a major difference between a plant cell and an animal cell?
A plant cell has chloroplast & an animal cell does not.
An animal cell has cell wall & plant cell does not.
An animal cell has mitochondria & plant cell does not.
A plant cell has a membrane & an animal cell does not.
32
Which property of water allows it to be a good buffer for body temperature?
Surface Tension
High Heat Capacity
Turgidity
Capillarity
33
What are the genotypes of the parents if they have 78 purple and 22 white flower offspring?
PP x PP
Pp x pp
PP x pp
Pp x Pp
34
DNA codes for proteins. What accounts for the "code" in the DNA?
Sequence of nitrogen bases.
Sequence of bonds.
Ribosome sequence.
Order of amino acids.
35
Which of the following is sexual?
mitosis
budding
regeneration
meiosis
36
A plant has diploid number 12. How many chromosomes would be found in a new leaf on the plant?
6
0
12
24
37
What process produces many variations in phenotypes?
Asexual Reproduction
Regeneration
Cloning
Independent Assortment
38
Lettuce in a salad wilts soon after salt is added. Why does this wilting occur?
lose oxygen when in contact with salt
release water in the presence of salt
absorb the extra salt
swell when exposed to salt
39
What do the similarities of the structures suggest about these organisms?
They live in the same environment
They grow at the same rate
They live for the same length of time
They evolved from a common ancestor
40
A cell's ribosomes are destroyed. Which process would be affected by this?
Protein Synthesis
Osmosis
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
41
Which statement best describes the interdependence of photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
The products of P are the reactants of CR.
The products of P are the products of CR.
Photosynthesis and respiration are not connected.
CO2 & H2O are the products of P which are the reactants of R
42
Which of the following is a biotic factor that might limit the population?
Temperature
Amount of oxygen available in atmosphere
Amount of producers
Amount of precipitation
43
The central dogma for life depends on the ability to make proteins. What is this?
RNA --> DNA --> Protein
Protein --> RNA --> DNA
DNA --> RNA --> Protein
DNA --> Protein --> RNA
44
Which of these is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
It ensures no variation within a population
It creates offspring that are superior than the parents
It creates variation within a population
It creates offspring that are identical to the parents
45
What % offspring would be recessive if one parent is heterozygous and other homozygous dominant
75%
0%
100%
50%
46
Which property water would cause this difference in the two plants?
Turgor Pressure
High Heat Capacity
Surface Tension
47
The American Buffalo has cells w/ 60 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would be in the gametes?
120
20
60
30
48
If a sperm cell fertilizes an egg, what would be the result after this fertilization?
A diploid zygote
A haploid zygote
49
Suppose that a freshwater plant is mistakenly put into saltwater. Which process will occur?
Water will move out of plant, causing the plant to shrink
Water will move into plant causing it to swell
Salt will move out of the plant, causing it to swell
Nothing will occur
50
What will happen if the appropriate enzyme is added to a chemical reaction?
The reaction rate will remain the same
The reaction rate would decrease
The reaction rate would increase
The reaction will stop
51
According to fossil records, horse bones 50 MYA were much smaller. Why are they bigger now?
Natural Selection
Inbreeding
Commensalism
Migration
52
What are the sex chromosomes of a normal male?
XXY
XX
XXX
XY
53
Freckles are dominant. A no freckled woman marries a heterozygous man. Children genotypes?
0% Ff: 100% ff
75% Ff: 25% ff
50% Ff: 50% ff
100% Ff: 0% ff
