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MCAS Biology Review
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1
The physical appearance of a trait is known as...
Genotype
Trait
Phenotype
Genes
2
Which statement describes how plant and animal cells are similar?
Both have Mitochondria
Both are Autotrophs
Both have Cell Walls
Both are Prokaryotic
3
Which food is a good source of carbohydrates?
Steak
Milk
Butter
Cereal
4
Which process is used for asexual reproduction, growth, and repair?
Cellular Respiration
Mitosis
Protein Syntheis
Meiosis
5
Biology is the study of
Life
Space
Science
Plants
6
Which structure carries impulses from the brain to muscles?
Motor Neurons
Spinal Cord
Sensory Neurons
7
Which organelle is responsible for producing proteins?
Ribosomes
Lysosomes
Nucleus
Endoplasmic Reticulum
8
According to Chargaff's rule, the amount of adenine in a DNA molecule is always equal to
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
Guano
9
Organic molecules all contain which element?
Oxygen
Helium
Carbon
Nitrogen
10
Which term refers to having 2 identical copies of an allele?
Heterogeneous
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Homeostatis
11
6 CO
2
+ 6 H
2
0 + sunlight = 60
2
+ C
6
H
12
0
6
is the equation for which process?
Transcription
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Translation
12
What structure carries blood away from the heart toward the muscles?
Capillaries
Veins
Motor Neurons
Arteries
13
Which type of natural selection is this:D
Disruptive
Mean Regression
Directional
Stabilizing
14
Which of the following is NOT evidence for evolution?
DNA sequences
Fossils
Feather color
Homologous bone structures
15
Which of the following is NOT an example of a eukaryote?
Skunk
Mushroom
Bacteria
Pine tree
16
What happens when a phosphate-phosphate bond in an ATP molecule is broken?
Water is transported into animal cells
Lysosomes release their contents
Light energy is absorbed in plants
Energy is released
17
If a cell has 12 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would a daughter cell have after meiosis?
6
12
24
3
18
What is the term for a foreign species that is inserted into an ecosystem with no predators?
Tourists
Emmigrants
Population
Invasive Species
19
Ursus maritimus and Ursus americanus belong to the same
Habitat
Species
Zoo
Genus
20
What will most likely happen to a predator population if the prey population decreases?
Predator Decreases
No Change
Immediate Extinction
Predator Increases
21
Which of the following is a heterozygous genotype?
TT
GG
Ff
ff
22
Which molecule transfers amino acids to the ribosome to assemble proteins?
rRNA
mRNA
tRNA
DNA
23
Which organ is primarily responsible for water absorption?
Brain
Esophagus
Stomach
Large Intestine
24
Where are blood cells made?
Brain
Smooth Muscle
Marrow
Heart
25
Which structure carries nerve impulses from the skin to the central nervous system?
Motor Neuron
Sensory Neuron
Marrow
Capillary
26
This type of division results in half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell
Mitosis
Meiosis
Respiration
Transcription
27
Genes found on the X or Y chromosome are said to be
Incomplete Dominance
Recessive
Dominant
Sex-Linked
28
Which molecule is used by our cells for energy?
ATP
Sugar
AMP
ADP
29
Proteins are made up of which type of molecule?
Monosaccharides
Amino Acids
Nucleotides
Fatty Acids
30
Absorption of oxygen happens in the
Alveoli
Trachea
Veins
Lung
31
Fossils of snakes with hind limbs best supports which conclusion?
Snakes are poor competitors compared to limbed reptiles
Snakes are well adapted to live on land without limbs
Future snakes will have limbs
Snakes evolved from an ancestral reptile with limbs
32
The heart is made up of which kind of muscle?
Skeletal
Cardiac
Strong
Smooth
33
If two organisms belong to the same phylum, they must also belong to the same
Class
Family
Species
Kingdom
34
Crossing a purple unicorn with a yellow unicorn and getting a multicolored unicorn represents:
Incomplete Dominance
Sex Linked Trait
Co-Dominance
Normal Heredity Patterns
35
Which of the following processes removes oxygen from the atmosphere?
Condensation
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
Respiration
36
The message from DNA is copied to mRNA during the process of
Translation
Mitosis
Photosynthesis
Transcription
37
Two heterozygous parents would have what % recessive offspring?
25
100
75
50
38
Which of the following is another term for producer?
Detritivore
Autotroph
Carnivore
Heterotroph
39
Which type of consumer eats only meat?
Omnivore
Decomposer
Herbivore
Carnivore
40
Examining a bone marrow sample could help a doctor diagnose problems with which function?
Sense of Balance
Production of Blood Cells
Speed of Reflexes
Filtering of Wastes from the Blood