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1
The branch of biology dealing with interactions among/between organisms & their environment is:
Economy
Ecology
Recycling
Modeling
2
The statement "the boy is 6 inches taller than the girl" is considered a(n) ____________.
Quantitative observation
Interpretation
Qualitative observation
3
The ________ is a thin, flexible barrier around the cell.
Cell membrane
Cell housing
Cell wall
Cell capsule
4
What process is being demonstrated in the diagram?
protein synthesis
DNA replication
RNA replication
mitosis
5
What is molecular movement from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?
Diffusion
Osmosis
Temperature
Regulation
6
A controlled experiment allows the scientist to isolate and test a ______________.
Lots of variables
Mass of information
Conclusion
Single variable
7
The two main problems that growth causes for cells are DNA overload and _____________.
Organelle shortages
Surface area to volume ratio
Shrinking volume
Lack of membrane
8
A human being has ____ chromosomes.
21
16
80
46
9
The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable is called:
Evolution
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Photosynthesis
10
An interaction in which one organism captures & feeds on another organism is called _________.
Predation
Competition
Symbiosis
Mutualism
11
This organelle uses the energy from sunlight to make energy-rich food.
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Centriole
Mitochondrion
12
The energy of ___________ drives Earth's weather and helps to determine climate.
The moon
Chemicals
The sun
Earth's interior
13
The average year-after-year conditions of temperature & precipitation in a particular region.
Climate
Ecosystem
Latitude
Weather
14
During cytokinesis, a(n) ______________.
Spindle fiber attaches to a chromosome
Animal cell's nucleus divides
Plant cell builds a cell plate
The nuclear envelope disappears
15
What property of water allows water to move up plant roots into stems?
adhesion
magnetism
nonpolarity
cohesion
16
What is a tumor?
A mass of cancer cells
The rapidly dividing cells found near a wound
A defective p53 gene
An accumulation of cyclins
17
All of the members of a particular species that live in one area are called a(n) ____________.
Ecosystem
Biome
Community
Population
18
A student has a substance with a pH of 9. what should they add to it to lower the pH?
dish soap
bleach
vinegar
ammonia
19
The number of organisms an environment can support over a long period is called the areas:
Exponential growth
Carrying capacity
Limiting factor
Logistic growth
20
What is the original source of almost all the energy is most ecosystems?
Carbohydrates
Carbon
Sunlight
Water
21
The process by which a single cell becomes two daughter cells is called:
Interphase
Metaphase
Mitosis
Cell division
22
Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, & permafrost?
Temperature forest
Tropical rain forest
Tundra
Desert
23
A ____________ describes a population that is stable.
Population curve
Exponential growth curve
Normal curve
Logistic growth curve
24
Based upon the phylogenetic tree, the brittle star is most closely related to the.....
sea cucumber
sea urchin
human
starfish
25
What type of evolution is displayed in the diagram?
convergent
punctuated equilibria
divergent
26
What process is being demonstrated in the diagram?
Protein Synthesis
Meiosis
DNA replication
RNA synthesis
27
What is the function of the organelle shown?
store genetic information
make proteins
allow materials to enter/leave the cell
transport materials throughout the cell
28
The basic unit for all forms of life is the ____________.
Cell
Organ
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
29
Which organelle makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondrion
Ribosome
Vacuole
30
_______ is the process of allowing water to pass through membranes.
Osmosis
Hypertonics
Isotonics
Diffusion
31
Animal cells surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmotic pressure causes:
Water to move out of the cell
Water to move into the cell
Solutes to move into the cell
Solutes to move out of the cell
32
Green plants are ________________.
Herbivores
Consumers
Omnivores
Producers
33
All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food ______.
Chain
Interaction
Web
Network
34
What can be concluded from the graph shown?
Enzymes change amount of energy contained in the reactants
Enzymes lower activation energy
Enzymes increase activation energy
Enzymes increase amount of energy needed to start a reaction
35
A group of similar cells that perform a particular function is:
Organ
Organ system
Tissue
Organism
36
One of the main differences between mitosis & meiosis is that ____________.
Meiosis results in haploid cells
Meiosis occurs only in animals
Meiosis has fewer steps
Meiosis occurs only in plants
37
Who was the first person to see, identify, & name cells?
Robert Hooke
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Matthias Schleiden
Rudolf Virchow
38
The _________ is all the material inside the cell membrane, not including the nucleus.
Cytoplasm
Nucleolus
Endoplasmic reticulum
Cell wall
39
Which is an example of a homozygous allele combination?
rR
TT
Tt
Rr
40
The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time is called:
Climax community
Climate change
Population growth
Ecological succession
41
A(n) ________ is many groups of tissues working together.
Organism
Organ
Cell
Organ system
42
What is the monomer for carbohydrates?
amino acids
monosaccharides
fatty acids
nucleotides
43
A __________ is a cell that contains a nucleus.
Eukaryote
Bacteria
Cyanobacteria
Prokaryote
44
Darwin's explanation for evolution was dependent on which scientific concept?
the ability of organisms to learn
the significance of social behaviors to survival
the existence of variations in a population
the relationship between size and survival
45
The part of Earth in which all living things exist is called the _____________.
Biome
Biosphere
Community
Ecosystem
46
The __________ is a large structure that contains the cell's genetic information.
Nucleus
Cell wall
Mitochondria
Golgi apparatus
47
An organism that cannot make its own food is called a(n) ___________.
Autotroph
Chemotroph
Producer
Heterotroph
48
What are the products (created materials) of photosynthesis?
Oxygen & carbohydrates
Water & energy
Water & sugars
Carbon dioxide & carbohydrates
49
A(n) __________ represents the amount of energy or matter that exists in an ecosystem.
Food pyramid
Egyptian pyramid
Energy pyramid
Web pyramid
50
The first species to inhabit an area after a volcano is called a(n) ____________ species.
Origin
Succession
Pioneer
Climax
51
This term means that life has to come from other living things.
Asexual formation
Biogenesis
Spontaneous generation
Biology
52
Which organelle contains enzymes that breakdown organelles that have outlived their usefulness?
Mitochondrion
Golgi apparatus
Endoplasmic reticulum
Lysosome