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