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Nielsen/Lundwall Final Exam Review 2017
Nielsen/Lundwall Final Exam Review 2017
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Science Quiz Review 2017
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1
The portion of the earth in which all ecosystems operate is ?
biosphere
Canada
community
tropics
2
When you sweat to lower body temp, the body is trying to get back to
Normal
Cold
Homeostasis
Metabolism
3
Which of the following is a producer?
stove
grass
Mr. Nielsen
bunny rabbit
4
Which part of human blood transports oxygen?
platelets
red blood cells
plasma
white blood cells
5
The bones of the lower arm are connected to the muscles of the upper arm by
tendons
cartilage
ligaments
skin
6
An organism that CANNOT make it's own food is called ?
fern
plant
heterotroph
autotroph
7
Which organism is most likely the pioneer organism on a newly formed island?
tree
grass
lichen
conifer
8
Humans are known as Homo sapiens. The term sapien is the organism's ...
species
phylum
family
genus
9
What filters wastes out of the blood?
skin
stomach
liver
kidney
10
Microbes that enter the body causing disease are called ?
hosts
pathogens
antibodies
enzymes
11
What removes bacteria and dust from the air before it enters the lungs ?
cartilage
blood vessels
thin, moist air sacs
tiny nose hairs
12
When an organism reproduces asexually, the offspring is ?
genetically identical to the parent
produced from gametes
genetically different from the parent
produced as a result of fertilization
13
The density of a substance is equal to ?
volume divided by mass
mass divided by volume
mass x volume
volume + mass
14
The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between air and blood occurs in the ?
alveoli
bronchi
pharynx
trachea
15
The life cycle of a butterfly is called ?
budding
synthesis
reproduction
metamorphosis
16
Which organelle is the one that gives us energy?
mitochondria
chloroplasts
ribosomes
nucleus
17
A sperm cell of an alligator has 16 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in his stomach cell?
8
16
32
12
18
Which part of the human blood transports oxygen?
white blood cells
red blood cells
platelets
plasma
19
Which area of biology studies physical changes that have taken place in animals over many years
evolution
physiology
classification
reprodution
20
Which of the following is an abiotic factor?
plant
frog
gravel
fish
21
What is a product of photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
carbon monoxide
sunlight
22
The organelle that allows substances into and out of the cell is the ...
nucleus
lysosome
cell membrane
vacuole
23
In humans, which structure prevents food from entering the trachea?
epiglottis
trachea
bronchi
alveolus
24
Two different birds feed and nest at different parts of a tree. This avoids ?
predators
succession
parasites
competition
25
Which part of the cell contains the genetic material?
cell wall
nucleus
chloroplast
endoplasmic reticulum
26
What do plants take in and release during photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide and oxygen
oxygen and helium
light and water
carbon monoxide and oxygen
27
Hormones are secreted directly into the .....
muscle tissue
blood
digestive tract
glands
28
Differences between species may be a result of ?
inheritance
not using body structures
mutations
natural selection
29
Matter from dead plants and animals is broken down and returned to the soil by ?
producers
decomposers
parasites
herbivores
30
Most of the oxygen in the air is made in the process of ?
regulation
respiration
photosynthesis
fermentation
31
Which molecule looks like a double stranded helix?
RNA
ATP
ADP
DNA
32
All organic compounds must contain the element .....
oxygen
water
carbon
nitrogen
33
A major function of the urinary bladder is to ?
filtering urine out of blood
storing urine
releasing urine
turning urine into waste
34
An organism is able to liver well in its environment because of special characteristics called?
biotic factors
chromosomes
adaptations
abiotic factors
35
What are the characteristics of ASEXUAL reproduction ?
2parents,union of gametes,offspring similar to parents
2parent,no union of gametes,offspring genetically identical
1 parent, union of gametes, offspringNOTidentical to parents
1 parent,no union of gametes,offspring identical to parents
36
Microbes that enter the body causing disease are called ?
pathogens
enzymes
antibodies
hosts
37
The symbiotic relationship where both parties benefit is known as ?
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism
fun
38
Which cells fight disease causing organisms?
red blood cells
nerve cells
skin cells
white blood cells
39
If a species can no longer produce offspring, the species will ...
move to a different area
adapt
become extinct
evolve into a new species
40
In an ecosystem the ultimate source of energy is
carbon dioxide
oxygen
flowers
sun
41
What process can produce a large group of organisms with identical characteristics ?
sexual reproduction
cloning
meiosis
external fertilization
42
If you cut up a starfish, a new piece will grow back. This is called ?
budding
regeneration
growth
binary fission
43
The interactions between organisms in a community and physical factors in the environment are..
ecosystem
population
abiotic factors
biotic factors
44
Veins carry blood
we don't have veins
away from the heart
towards the heart
outside the body
45
Organisms that are best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others is called
survival of the fittest
over production
use and disuse
inheriting best qualities
46
Uncontrolled cell division is a characteristic of
cancer
budding
mitosis
meiosis
47
The gland that contains iodine and helps with metabolism is secreted in the
stomach
pancreas
thyroid
liver
48
Memory and thinking are associated with which part of the brain?
medulla
spinal cord
cerebrum
cerebellum
49
The vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called....
arteries
veins
liver
pancreas
50
Which organism is an autrotroph?
Ms. Lundwall
dog
plant
Mr. Nielsen
51
Which organelle is found only in plant cells?
cell wall
cytoplasm
nucleus
cell membrane
52
The process of mitosis results in ?
2 cells with same no. of chromosomes as parent
4 cells with half no. of chromosomes
one cell with replicated chromosome
2 cells with one chromosome from each chromosome