Combined: Regents Living Environment Midterm Review + Living Environment Midterm Review 2

Question 1

The change in the red onion cell is most likely due to the cell being placed in

Accepted Answer

salt water

Question 2

Which gas would most likely be found in the greatest amount in the bubbles?

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oxygen

Question 3

Which structure is present in plant, but not animal cells?

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F

Question 4

The diagram represents levels of organization in living things. Which term best represents X?

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tissue

Question 5

Based on the chart below, which enzyme functions best at an acidic pH?

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Pepsin

Question 6

The process illustrated occurs within

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chloroplasts

Question 7

During exercise, sweat is released through the skin, helping the body cool. This illustrates

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homeostasis

Question 8

Why is the diagram below the preferred procedure for preparing a wet mount slide?

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The possibility of trapping air bubbles is reduced

Question 9

Which hypothesis would most likely be tested using this setup?

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Glucose is not synthesized by plants in the dark

Question 10

Which of the following is not a safe laboratory procedure?

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stopper the flask you are heating to heat it faster

Question 11

What would you expect to happen if you left this alone for one hour?

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Cell turns black

Question 12

The greatest difference between the incidence of measles and bacterial pneumonia occurred in

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1960

Question 13

Which of the following is not necessary for photosynthesis to occur?

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O2

Question 14

Which organelle is correctly paired with its function?

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chloroplast--site for photosynthesis

Question 15

Certain substances are allowed to pass through the cell membrane because of their

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size

Question 16

The arrows in the diagram could represent the release of

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CO2 from a mitochondria carrying out respiration

Question 17

Identify the correct structure and function of organelle A.

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Cell Membrane - allows substances to enter and leave

Question 18

An experiment could be considered invalid if

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it contains conclusions not explained by the evidence given

Question 19

Which illustration shows the largest one-celled organism?

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3

Question 20

Photosynthesis converts:

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light energy into chemical energy

Question 21

Molecule A and B most likely represent

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an enzyme and substrate

Question 22

Which term describes temperature in this investigation?

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Independent Variable

Question 23

Another name for a long chain of amino acids?

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protein

Question 24

Maltose is digested into two glucose molecules through the process of

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Hydrolysis

Question 25

If frog eggs taken from a freshwater aquarium were moved into a saltwater aquarium...

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Water will leave the eggs

Question 26

Cell membranes are composed primarily of

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phospholipids

Question 27

The cell walls of plant cells are composed of ________, a __________.

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cellulose; polysaccharide

Question 28

Which of the following describes the control group?

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The group that does not receive the independent variable

Question 29

What is the function of guard cells?

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Regulate gas exchange and water loss in plants

Question 30

Which statement about enzymes is false?

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They are destroyed after use.

Question 31

Which part of a microscope should the student turn to obtain a clearer image under high power?

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fine adjustment

Question 32

Identify the correct structure and function of organelle C.

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Mitochondria - cellular respiration

Question 33

Which row in the chart below best describes active transport of a molecule through a cell memb?

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3

Question 34

Which of the following is an inorganic compound?

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NaCl

Question 35

Which statement best describes the general direction of diffusion across the memb of this cell?

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Carbon Dioxide would diffuse out of the cell

Question 36

Proteins are digested into ________ and starches are digested into ________.

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amino acids; simple sugars

Question 37

What is number 1 and what does it do?

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ribosome; protein synthesis

Question 38

The cell theory does not state that

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All cells have chloroplasts

Question 39

Which statement is best supported by the data?

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Cooling the hand increases the reaction time

Question 40

Which sequence illustrates the increasing complexity of levels of organization?

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organelle > cell > tissue > organ > organ system > organism

Question 41

Photosynthesis describes

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autotrophic nutrition

Question 42

What substance would you predict was added to the cells to cause the change shown?

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salt water

Question 43

Which hypothesis would most likely be tested using this setup?

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Yeast will release a gas in the presence of glucose and H2O

Question 44

What is the name of the organelle that Cell Y has but Cell X does not have?

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Cell Wall, Chloroplast

Question 45

Which organelle is correctly paired with its specific function?

Accepted Answer

Ribosome - synthesis of proteins

Combined: Regents Living Environment Midterm Review + Living Environment Midterm Review 2

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Combined: Regents Living Environment Midterm Review + Living Environment Midterm Review 2

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