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