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1
Which of the following is an abiotic factor
log
rain
animal
plant
2
Interphase is a phase of mitosis?
False
True
3
Which person did not contribute to the development of the cell theory?
Virchow
Malthus
Schleiden
Schwann
4
Of the types of RNA, which types carries RNA?
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
RNAi
5
Which type of succession starts with no soil?
secondary
original
exclusionary
primary
6
The hip bones on a whale is an example of a(n)
homologous structure
vestigial structure
analogous structure
fossil record
7
What does the principle of dominance state
all animals are made of cells
cells come from preexisting cells
if you have a dominant trait, you see the dominant trait
all plants are made of cells
8
How did Darwin view the fossil record?
shows related ancestors
explanation for the great flood
non related beings from the past
9
Which macromolecule has fats, oils, waxes, cholesterol and steroids in its category?
lipids
proteins
carbohydrates
nucleic acids
10
Which of the following is an example of a prokaryote
Escherichia . coli
Homo sapiens
Ursus maritimus
Canis lupus
11
What is an example of a standing water ecosystem
streams
estuaries
rivers
ponds and lakes
12
An organism that consumes others to survive is called a(n)
producer
plants
heterotroph
autotroph
13
How many codons are needed to specify three amino acids?
9
30
3
12
14
What happens to a cell that is put into a hypotonic solution?
The cell will starve
The cell will swell
The cell will shrivel
It exchanges materials in and out of the cell at an equally
15
All the parts of the Earth is in this category
biome
biosphere
ecosystem
ecotome
16
Two brown furred dogs produce a tan furred pup. How did this happen?
both individuals were homozygous dominant
both individuals were heterozygous
one was a carrier of the trait
both individuals were homozygous recessive
17
What occurs in the S phase of interphase?
organelles replicate
DNA replication
cell lysis
cell grows
18
Looking at a cladogram, what characteristics are shared by each group
derived character
node
fork
taxon
19
During mitosis, what pulls the DNA towards each pole?
centromeres
spindle fibers
channel proteins
centrosomes
20
What tool is used to classify life based on structural similarities
dichotomous key
derived character
domains
clade
21
What is an animal that you would see in a temperate forest?
ostrich
kangaroo
polar bear
deer
22
What sugar is found in DNA and not in RNA
fructose
deoxyribose
glucose
ribose
23
Which macromolecule is used to make to make the channels and pumps in cell membranes
lipid
protein
carbohydrate
nucleic acid
24
In a cross between two heterozygous individuals produces what percentage of offspring?
1 dominant 3 recessive
3 dominant 1 recessive
2 dominant 2 recessive
4 dominant 0 recessive
25
DNA and RNA are similar in several aspects, but one of the following choices are not true
RNA uses Ribose sugar
RNA is single stranded
DNA is double stranded
RNA is only found in the nucleus
26
Which of the following is NOT part of a nucleotide
sugar
amino acid
base
phosphate
27
Which of the following is NOT a product of mitosis?
diploid cells
2N cells
haploid cells
daughter cells
28
Which organism is an omnivore
bear
bass
squirrel
deer
29
Who influenced Darwin that the world was changing gradually?
Lyell and Hutton
Wallace
Malthus
Lamarck
30
The basis of the food web is a(n)
heterotroph
parasite
producer
consumer
31
Which of the following is not a part of the cell theory
All animals are made of cells
Cells come from preexisting cells
All living things are made of cells
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function
32
Which of the following is not a characteristic of life?
evolves
contains genetics material
growth and development
moves
33
If tall plants are crossed w/ short plants and all the offspring are tall, which trait is domin
Tall is dominant
short is recessive
short is dominant
34
Define fitness in evolutionary terms
the ability to survive and reproduce
the ability to survive
the strength of an individual
the number of offspring reproduced
35
What is the year by year change in atmospheric conditions called
climate
troposphere
stenosphere
weather
36
What is the main function of a carbohydrate?
main source of energy
speeds up chemical reactions
back up energy source
store genetic formation
37
What is the monomer of cellulose?
amino acids
amylose
starch
glucose
38
T or F: Transmission of acquired traits is part of the modern theory of evolution.
False
True
39
Which cycle includes transpiration, evaporation and condensation
nitrogen cycle
carbon cycle
water cycle
phosphorus cycle
40
Which of the following organelles would you find in a plant, but not an animal
lysosome
nucleus
chloroplast
vacuole
41
What organelle makes protein?
Golgi apparatus
nucleus
ribosome
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
42
____ takes place in a
cell
leading to its division and duplication of its DNA
Meiosis
mitosis
cell cycle
43
Definition: The interaction among and between organisms and their environment
succession
trophic pyramid
ecology
competitive exclusion principle
44
What is the chemical composition of water?
C18H22O2
H20
C6H12O6
SPONCH
45
______________ is the process by which organisms keep their internal conditions fairly constant
homologous
metamorphosis
homeostasis
metabolism
46
Which structure do we classify cells as being prokaryotic or eukaryotic
flagella
phospholipid bilayer
nucleus
cell wall
47
On a cladogram, what group is most closely related
out group
taxon
clade
phylogeny
48
Which biome is characteristic of not having any trees
temperate forest
savannah
tundra
rain forest
49
What structure is located in the cell nucleus?
nuclear envelop
nucleolus
tRNA
endosymbiotic theory
50
Select all that apply. Type O blood mother and father has AB. Possible offspring would be....
AO
OO
BO
AB
51
What are the levels of organization from smallest to largest?
population, community, ecosystem, biosphere, biome
species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community, population, species
biome, biosphere, ecosystem, community, population
52
Where is DNA located in eukaryotic cells?
vacuole
cytoplasm
nucleus
cell membrane
53
When an alligator preys on a fish, some are killed and others survive. This is called
artificial selection
natural selection
gene flow
genetic drift
54
The movement of H2O from a higher to lower concentration through a semi permeable membrane
plasmolysis
diffusion
concentration gradient
osmosis
55
Which macromolecule speeds up a chemical reactions using enzymes?
nucleic acids
lipids
carbohydrates
proteins
56
Nature provides the variation and humans select for that trait
fitness
natural selection
artificial selection
gene flow
57
When monomers are joined together it is called...
polymer
monomerization
polymerization
lysis
58
Which product is not a end result of meiosis?
Diploid
haploid
N
sperm cell
59
A group of the same species is called a(n)
population
biome
ecosystem
community
60
Of the stages of the cell cycle, in which stage has does the nucleus dissolve?
telophase
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
61
When birds fly south for winter, this is an example of which characteristic of life
growth and development
response to stimuli
evolution
homeostasis
62
What was the name of Darwin's publication?
On the Origin of Species
The Double Helix
Silent Spring
Beak of the Finch
63
Where does translation take place?
cytoplasm
extracellular fluid
cell membrane
nucleus
64
What is the result of DNA replication
identical copies of DNA
4 genetically different gametes
surface area
cancer
65
What sugar type makes cell walls
amylose
fructose
glucose
cellulose
66
According to Darwin, which organisms are most likely to survive?
genetic drift
gene flow
fittest
bottleneck effect
67
Biology is the study of
animals
life
everything
science
68
What is produced from transcription
tRNA
rRNA
mRNA
RNAi
69
What does the cytoskeleton do for the cell?
allows cellulose to enter and exit the cell
maintains structural integrity of the cell
allows water to enter the cell
keeps water out of the cell
70
Aquatic ecosystems are classified by all of the following EXCEPT
chemistry of the water
temperature of the water
depth and flow of the water
organisms that live there
71
What is the function of the cell membrane?
to copy DNA
to make protein receptors
Only to allow glucose into the cell
to keep good stuff in and bad stuff out
72
Where does all energy of Earth come from
chemoautotrophs
insects
plants
sun
73
While on the Beagle, what location was most significant to Darwin's theory of evolution.
Canary Islands
Indonesia
Galapagos Islands
Australia
74
What is the job of the nucleus?
to manage cell
synthesize lipids
make protein
generate energy from breaking down glucose to make ATP
75
Uncontrolled cell growth is called _________
cancer
metabolism
frameshift mutation
silent mutation
76
Tall plants is an example of
recessive
genotype
phenotype
77
Why is carbon important to all living things?
it is chemically unreactive
it is the largest molecule in SPONCH
it is an atom all macromolecules have
It has 7 valence electrons
78
Incomplete dominance: red (RR) X white (WW) = RW. What do they look like?
pink
white with red spots
Red and white spotted
all would be read
79
Red flower + white flower = red and white speckled is an example of
polygenic trait
incomplete dominance
codominance
multiple alleles