Which of the following statements about a balanced diet is not true?

Vitamins and minerals are needed in large quantities

A characteristic that is useful to an organism

Why does asexual reproduction produce genetically identical offspring?

Because there is no fusion of gamete

Which organisms are most likely to survive long enough to reproduce?

Ones which are well adapted to their environment

Why are drugs tested on cells, tissues and live animals in the laboratory first?

To see if it if it works and is non-toxic

What is metabolic rate?

The speed of the chemical reactions in your body

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1
Why are antibiotics no good for treating colds and 'flu?
Antibiotics work too slowly
Colds and flu are caused by bacteria
Colds and flu are viruses
Colds and flu are not viruses
2
When cloning animals from adult cells, which part of the cells is involved?
The vacuole
The cell membrane
The cytoplasm
The cell nucleus
3
Which of the following statements about a balanced diet is not true?
Vitamins and minerals are needed in large quantities
Fats can come from both animal and plant sources
Carbohydrates include sugars and starch
Proteins are needed for growth and repair
4
An adaptation is:
Only relevant to animals
A characteristic that is useful to an organism
A competition between two organisms
Only relevant to plants
5
Why does asexual reproduction produce genetically identical offspring?
Because it is another term for genetic engineering
Because there is no fusion of gamete
Because two parents are needed
Because two identical gametes are fused
6
Which organisms are most likely to survive long enough to reproduce?
Ones which are badly adapted to their environment
The smallest ones
Ones which are well adapted to their environment
The biggest ones
7
Which hormone is used to treat diabetes?
Insulin
Oxytocin
LH
FSH
8
Why are some frogs brightly colored?
To keep them cool
poison in the frogs makes their skin turn brightly colored
For protection
It makes their skin completely waterproof
9
Why are drugs tested on cells, tissues and live animals in the laboratory first?
Only to check for the right dose
To see if it if it works and is non-toxic
Only to find out if it could be toxic
Only to see if it does what the scientists hope it will do
10
What is metabolic rate?
The speed of the chemical reactions in your body
The speed your blood flows through your arteries
The speed of eating
The speed of digestion
11
Where is estrogen produced?
In the pancreas
In the the ovaries
In the stomach
In the pituitary gland
12
For which of the following do animals not compete?
territory
light
food
mates
13
In a food chain what is meant by the word producer?
An animal
A plant
A plant or animal that makes energy
An animal that produces a lot of waste material
14
Which one of the following provides strong evidence for Darwin's theory of evolution?
Fossil records
Books
None of the above
Living Creatures
15
Environmental variation can be caused by which of the following?
All three of the above
Climate
Diet
Light intensity

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