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