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