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Readeachquestionandallanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer.Reviewyourtestattheendbeforesubmitting.
1.
Whichbestdescribeshowcarbonmovesthroughouttheenvironment?
A.
Carbondioxideisonlyreleasedduringphotosynthesis.
B.
Thecarboncycleendswhendeadmaterialsaredeposited.
C.
Plantsandanimalshelpcyclecarbonthroughouttheenvironment.
D.
Onlyplantshavetheabilitytomovecarbonthroughoutthe
environment.
2.
Whichorganismschangenitrogenfromanatmosphericgasintoauseful
form?
A.
fungi
B.
plants
C.
animals
D.
bacteria
3.
Whichorganismwouldmostlikelybefoundatthetopofanenergy
pyramid?
A.
eagle
B.
frog
C.
grass
D.
grasshopper
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4.
Nutrientsandenergyflowthroughanecosystemandarerequiredforthe
survivaloftheecosystem.Whichbestexplainstherelationshipbetween
nutrientsandenergy?
A.
Bothmoveinthesamedirectionwithintheecosystem,withboth
beinglostasheat.
B.
Energyandnutrientsmoveinoppositedirectionswithinthe
ecosystem,withbothbeingrecycled.
C.
Bothmoveinthesamedirectionwithintheecosystem,withenergy
beinglostasheatandnutrientsbeingrecycled.
D.
Energyandnutrientsmoveinoppositedirectionswithinthe
ecosystem,withenergybeinglostasheatandnutrientsbeing
recycled.
5.
Thediagrambelowrepresentsaforestfoodweb.
Whichgrouphasthegreatestamountofbiomass?
A.
Hawk
B.
Plant
C.
Snake
D.
Wolf
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6.
Whydoesatmosphericcarbondioxideincreaseasaresultofdeforestation?
A.
Grassoftenreplacesforests.
B.
Farmersplantcornandsoybeans.
C.
Therearefewertreestoabsorbit.
D.
Thetreesshadethesoilfromthesun.
7. Adiagramofthecarboncycleisshown.
Whichofthefollowingprocessesispartofthecarboncycle?
A.
Decomposersputcarbonintothesoilbybreakingdownorganicmaterial.
B.
Factoriesremovecarbonfromtheatmospherebyburningmaterials.
C.
Plantsputcarbonbackintotheatmospherethroughtheprocessofphotosynthesis.
D.
Animalsremovecarbonfromtheatmospherethroughtheprocessofrespiration.
8.
Whichbehaviormostlikelyinvolvesimprinting?
A.
Amayflybuildsanestandlayseggs.
B.
Aswanraisedasaducklingactslikeaduck.
C.
Anewfoalbeginstonurseimmediatelyafterbirth.
D.
Aseaturtlelayshereggsonlandandreturnstotheocean.
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9. Whichexampledescribesalearnedbehaviorinadog?
A.
smellingtheairforodors
B.
barkingwhendisturbed
C.
sittingoncommand
D.
digginginsoil
10.
Whichdescribesamutualisticrelationshipbetweentwodifferent
organisms?
A.
twoorganismsfightingoverlimitedresources
B.
twoorganismsbenefitingfrominteractingtogether
C.
oneorganismbenefitsbyeatingtheotherorganism
D.
oneorganismbenefitsattheexpenseoftheotherorganism
11.
Largeaphidsdefendthebetterfeedingsitesonatreebykickingsmaller
aphidsoffofthebestleaves.Whichofthefollowingtermsbest
describestheinteractionbetweenthelargeaphidsandthesmallaphids?
A.
competition
B.
mutualism
C.
parasitism
D.
predation
12.
Whichisconsideredaparasite?
A.
flea
B.
fireant
C.
scorpion
D.
blackwidowspider
13.
Whichorganismwouldbeconsideredapredatorinafoodchain?
A.
bird
B.
grass
C.
fungi
D.
butterfly
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14.
Whichisanexampleofparasitism?
A.
afoxeatsarabbit
B.
abeestingsahuman
C.
abeetleeatsaroseplant
D.
afungusdecomposesadeadtree
15.
Mostofasnowleopardsdietconsistsofrabbit.Whatismostlikelyto
happenifthepopulationofsnowleopardsdoubles?
A.
Rabbitpopulationwilldouble.
B.
Snowleopardswillbecomeextinct.
C.
Rabbitpopulationwilldecreasebyhalf.
D.
Neitherthesnowleopardnortherabbitpopulationswillbeaffected.
16. Whichofthefollowingbestexplainswhatwilloccurwhenapopulationgrowslargerthanthecarrying
capacityofitsenvironment?
A.
Theemigrationratewilldecrease.
B.
Thecompetitionratewilldecrease.
C.
Thebirthratewillincrease.
D.
Thedeathratewillincrease.
17.
Whichisadensitydependentlimitingfactorthataffectspopulationsize?
A.
disease
B.
climate
C.
drought
D.
naturaldisasters
18. Aparticularspeciesofsnakewasaccidentallyintroducedintoaregionwhereithadnonaturalenemies.
Theseintroducedsnakesfedonbirdsandinsectsthatwerethefoodofnativesnakespecies.Overthenext
fewyears,theintroducedsnakepopulationgrewrapidlyinsize.Howwilltheintroducedsnakesmostlikely
impactthenativesnakepopulation?
A.
Nativesnakeswillmatewiththeinvaderstoformanewspecies.
B.
Nativesnakeswilladapttoeatingdifferentvarietiesoffood.
C.
Thenativesnakepopulationwillincreaseasitmigratestonewareas.
D.
Thenativesnakepopulationwilldecreaseascompetitionforfoodincreases.
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19.
Whatroledoesaninvasivespeciesplayinanecosystem?
A.
Ithelpscreatediversity.
B.
Ittakesoveranecosystem.
C.
Ithelpshumansinsomeway.
D.
Itgeneratesthebestorganisms.
20.
Whichhumanactivitywillhavethegreatesteffectontheoccurrenceof
acidrain?
A.
increaseduseofpesticides
B.
increasedburningoffossilfuels
C.
decreasedsolidwasteproduction
D.
decreasedcuttingofforestedareas
21.
Maleandfemalerabbitswereplacedinadesertedhabitatwithagood
supplyofwaterandfood.Whichwillmostlikelyhappentotherabbit
population?
A.
Therabbitswillnotadjusttotheirnewhabitat.
B.
Predatorswillcomeintothehabitatandkillalloftherabbits.
C.
Naturallyoccurringbacteriawillinfecttherabbits,leavingthem
unabletoreproduce.
D.
Therabbitswillbreed,increasingthesizeofthepopulationuntilthe
carryingcapacityisreached.
22. Thepopulationsofblackrhinoceroseshavebeenimpactedbyhumaninteractionstothepointofbeing
endangered.Whichinteractionbestexplainswhytheblackrhinoisnowendangered?
A.
overhunting
B.
waterpollution
C.
airbornediseases
D.
increaseddeforestation
23. Manybirdslivinginacertaincoastalenvironmenthaveahighlevelconcentrationofpesticidesintheir
bodies.Whatisthemostlikelyconclusionthatcanbemadeaboutthepesticides?
A.
Thepesticidesexistnaturallyintheenvironment.
B.
Plantspickedupthepesticidesfromthecoastalsoils.
C.
Highoceantidesbroughtthepesticidesintothenestingareas.
D.
Thefishconsumedbythebirdsarecontaminatedwithpesticides.
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24.
TheburningoffossilfuelshasgreatlyincreasedthelevelofCO2inthe
atmosphere.IfthelevelofCO2continuestorise,whichwillmostlikely
occurinanecosystem?
A.
AcidrainwillhaveamuchhigherpH.
B.
Theatmospherictemperaturewillincrease.
C.
Thelevelsofgroundwaterwillincreasesignificantly.
D.
Thenumberofproducersandconsumerswillincrease.
25.
Mosquitoesbreedinwaterandareresponsibleforthetransmissionof
malariatohumans.Whichcontrolmethodwouldbeleastlikelyto
negativelyimpactthenaturalenvironment?
A.
Putpesticidesintopondstokillmosquitolarvae.
B.
Sprayalightcoatofoiloverpondstopreventrespirationin
mosquitoes.
C.
Drainpondssothatmosquitoeggshavenowheretohatch.
D.
Stockpondswithfishspeciesandotherwildlifethatfeedon
mosquitolarvae.
26.
Whatistheincreaseinconcentrationsofharmfulsubstancesathigher
trophiclevelsreferredtoas?
A.
aquaculture
B.
bioaccumulation
C.
habitatfragmentation
D.
sustainabledevelopment
27.
Whichbestdescribestheimportanceoflipidstoorganisms?
A.
Theyprovidekeratininhairandouterlayersoftheskin.
B.
Theykeepcellularorganelleshydratedwithinanorganism.
C.
Theyprovidestorageforcellularwastewithinanorganism.
D.
Theyserveascellularmembranecomponentsandasconcentrated
energysources.
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28.
Whichorganiccompoundsnecessaryforlifeareformedbyasugar
bondedtoaphosphategroupandanitrogenousbase?
A.
lipids
B.
proteins
C.
nucleicacids
D.
carbohydrates
29.
Whenusingtheiodinetesttodetermineifasubstancecontains
starches,whichreactionwillmostlikelyoccur?
A.
Thesubstancewillbubble.
B.
Thesubstancewillwarmup.
C.
Thesubstancewillturnclear.
D.
Thesubstancewillchangetoablueblackcolor.
30.
Astudentistryingtoidentifyfourorganicsubstances.Testsaredoneonthesubstancesand
theresultsareshownbelow.
BenedictsSolutionBiuretsSolutionBrownPaperLugolsIodineSolution
Substance1
NR
colorchange
NR
NR
Substance2
colorchange
NR
NR
NR
Substance3
NR
NR
NR
turnsblueblack
Substance4
NR
NR
shinyspots
NR
TowhichgroupoforganiccompoundsdoesSubstance3mostlikelybelong?
A.
carbohydratesstarch
B.
enzymes
C.
lipids
D.
proteins
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31.
Alphaamylase,anenzymepresentinsaliva,breaksdownstarch.Which
fooddoesithelptodigest?
A.
milk
B.
candy
C.
steak
D.
potato
32.
Howarethestructuresofproteinsandcarbohydratessimilar?
A.
Theybothcontainsulfur.
B.
Theybothcontainaminoacids.
C.
Theybothcontainoxygen,hydrogen,andcarbon.
D.
Theybothcontainoxygen,hydrogen,nitrogen,andcarbon.
33.
Whichcarbohydrateisfoundinthecellwallsofplantcells?
A.
cellulose
B.
glucose
C.
glycogen
D.
starch
34.
Whichorganicmoleculeisprimarilyusedbycellsasasourceofenergy?
A.
aminoacid
B.
fattyacid
C.
glucose
D.
protein
35.
Whichisaleastlikelyprimaryfunctionofproteins?
A.
toactasanorganiccatalyst
B.
tosupplyshorttermenergy
C.
tobuildandrepairdamagedcells
D.
todefendagainstforeigninvaders
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36.
Whichisacommoncharacteristicoflipids?
A.
Theycontainnitrogen.
B.
Theyaresolubleinwater.
C.
Theyareinsolubleinwater.
D.
Theyactasanorganiccatalyst.
37.
Amylaseisabiocatalystthathydrolyzesstarchintosimplesugar
moleculesinthepancreas.Whichbestdescribesamylase?
A.
lipid
B.
protein
C.
fattyacid
D.
carbohydrate
38.
Whichisacharacteristicofanenzyme?
A.
notreusable
B.
increasesactivationenergy
C.
specifictoaparticularsubstrate
D.
notaffectedbypHortemperature
39.
Howcanexcessiveheataffectthefunctionofenzymes?
A.
HeatcanincreasethepHofenzymes.
B.
Heatcancauseenzymestobecomedenatured.
C.
Heatcancauseenzymestoabsorbcarbondioxide.
D.
Heatcanproducemoresubstrateforenzymereactions.
40.
Whyareenzymesconsideredreusable?
A.
Enzymesareconstantlyrenewedbyotherenzymes.
B.
Enzymesaremadeofunusuallystrongmaterials.
C.
Enzymesareconstantlyregeneratedbyrespiration.
D.
Enzymesarenotchangedwhentheycatalyzeachemicalreaction.
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41. Whichstatementsexplaintheprimarydifferencebetweenthestructureofanucleicacidandthestructure
ofaprotein?
A.
Anucleicacidhasalternatingbasepairs.Aproteinhasalternatingpeptides.
B.
Nitrogenbasesformthebackboneofanucleicacid.Peptidesformthebackboneofaprotein.
C.
Nucleotideslinktogethertoformanucleicacid.Aminoacidslinktogethertoformaprotein.
D.
Anucleicacidisheldtogetherbythesugarphosphatecomplex.Aproteinisheldtogetherbythecarbon
carbonbonds.
42. Howarethefunctionsofacarbohydrateandalipidsimilar?
A.
Bothareasourceofenergy.
B.
Botharereplicatedduringmeiosis.
C.
Bothlowertheactivationenergyofreactions.
D.
Bothdissolvenutrientsinthedigestivesystem.
43.
Whyareenzymesessentialtoorganisms?
A.
Theyarecatalystsforbiochemicalreactionsincells.
B.
Theyprovideshorttermandlongtermenergyforthecells.
C.
Theyprovideinstructionsforproteinsynthesisanddeterminetraits.
D.
Theycreatesemipermeablebarriersinthecellthatseparatesthe
insideandoutsideofthecell.
44.
Whichexperimentcouldbeconductedtodetermineifbakedpotatochips
havelessfatthanfriedpotatochips?
A.
PlacepotatochipsinwaterandtestthepH.
B.
Placepotatochipsonapaperbagandtestforoilspots.
C.
Mixcrushedpotatochipswithiodinetoobservecolorchange.
D.
MixcrushedpotatochipswithBenedictssolutiontoobservecolor
change.
45.
Whichtypeoforganicmoleculeshouldapersonlimitinordertolose
weight?
A.
Carbohydrates,becausetheystoretwiceasmuchenergy/gram.If
theyarenotused,theywillcauseweightgain.
B.
Lipids,becausetheystoretwiceasmuchenergy/gram.Iftheyarenot
used,theywillcauseweightgain.
C.
Carbohydrates,becausetheyarenonpolarmoleculesandare
insolubleinwater.
D.
Lipids,becausetheyarenonpolarandsolubleinwater.
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46.
Whichbestexplainsthefunctionofthesequenceofnucleotides?
A.
Itprovidesenergy.
B.
Itcarriesgeneticinformation.
C.
ItallowsDNAtobesuccessfullycopied.
D.
ItdeterminestheshapeoftheDNAmolecule.
47.
Whatisadifferencebetweensaturatedandunsaturatedfats?
A.
Saturatedfatsareliquidandunsaturatedfatsaresolid.
B.
Saturatedfatsaresolidandunsaturatedfatsareliquidatroom
temperature.
C.
Saturatedfatsarehealthierforyouthanunsaturatedfats.
D.
Saturatedfatscontaindoublecarbonbondsandunsaturatedfats
havesinglebonds.
48.
Whyisthelockandkeyanalogyoftenusedtodescribeenzyme
function?
A.
Eachenzymeisthesameasitssubstrate.
B.
Eachenzymewillfitwithonlyonespecifickindofsubstrate.
C.
Eachenzymecanonlybeusedonceinareactionandcannotbeused
again.
D.
Eachenzymehasitsownactivesitethatwillnotfitwithotheractive
sites.
49.
Howdoesanenzymespeedupchemicalreactions?
A.
byabsorbingenergy
B.
byreleasingenergy
C.
bydecreasingtheenergyneeded
D.
byincreasingtheenergyneeded
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50.
Acertainenzymefoundinthehumangutdigestsproteins,butdoesnot
digestcarbohydrates.Whichbestexplainsthisdifferenceinreactions?
A.
ThepHoftheproteinisdifferentfromthepHofthecarbohydrate.
B.
Anenzymecanaffectonlyonetypeofsubstratebecauseofits
specificity.
C.
Thecarbohydratemoleculeistoolargefortheenzymetoattachto
itsactivesite.
D.
Theenzymecanaffectonlytheproteinreactionbecauseofthelarge
sizeoftheproteinmolecule.
51.
Whichisacarbohydrateconsistingofachainofmonosaccharide
molecules?
A.
aminoacid
B.
enzyme
C.
glycogen
D.
hemoglobin
52. Informationgatheredfromobservingaplantgrow3cmoveratwoweekperiodresultsin
A.
inferences
B.
variables
C.
hypothesis
D.
data
53. Biologyisthestudyof
A.
theland,waterandaironEarth
B.
thelivingworld
C.
animalsandplantsonly
D.
theenvironment
54. WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofalllivingthings?
A.
growthanddevelopment
B.
abilitytomove
C.
responsetotheenvironment
D.
abilitytoreproduce
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55. Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsoflivingthingsbestexplainswhybirdsflysouthforthewinter?
A.
Livingthingsrespondtotheirenvironment.
B.
Livingthingsmaintaininternalbalance.
C.
Livingthingsaremadeupofunitscalledcells.
D.
Livingthingsarebasedonauniversalgeneticcode.
56. Theamountoflightandtemperatureareexamplesof
A.
factorsnecessaryforlife.
B.
methodsofenergyproduction.
C.
factorstowhichlivingthingsrespond.
D.
factorsthataffectreproduction.
57. Theprocessbywhichorganismskeeptheirinternalconditionsfairlyconstantiscalled
A.
homeostasis
B.
evolution
C.
metabolism
D.
photosynthesis
58. Whatisthetermforagroupoforganismsofonetypelivinginthesameplace?
A.
biosphere
B.
ecosystem
C.
population
D.
community
59. Whichleveloforganizationincludesalltheotherlevels?
A.
organism
B.
ecosystem
C.
population
D.
community
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60. Aminoacidistoproteinas
A.
fatistolipid
B.
DNAistoRNA
C.
Sugaristofat
D.
simplesugaristostarch
61. Amonosaccharideisa
A.
carbohydrate
B.
lipid
C.
nucleicacid
D.
protein
62. Whichofthefollowingorganiccompoundsisthemainsourceofenergyforlivingthings?
A.
Carbohydrates
B.
lipids
C.
proteins
D.
nucleicacids
63. Whatisthetermusedfortheenergyneededtogetareactionstarted?
A.
adhesionenergy
B.
activationenergy
C.
cohesionenergy
D.
chemicalenergy
64. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutenzymesisNOTtrue?
A.
EnzymesworkbestatspecificpH
B.
allenzymesworkinsidecells
C.
Enzymesareproteins
D.
enzymesareorganiccatalysts
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65. WhichofthefollowingorganismsdoesNOTrequiresunlighttolive?
A.
chemosyntheticbacteria
B.
algae
C.
trees
D.
photosyntheticbacteria
66. Whatisanecologicalmodeloftherelationshipthatformsanetworkofcomplexinteractionsamongorganisms
inacommunityfromproducerstodecomposers?
A.
foodweb
B.
anecosystem
C.
foodchain
D.
apopulation
67. WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthefactorsthatplayaroleinapopulationgrowthrate?
A.
immigration
B.
deathrate
C.
emigration
D.
demography
68. Themovementoforganismsintoagivenareafromanotherareaiscalled
A.
immigration
B.
emigration
C.
populationdrift
D.
carryingcapacity
69. Whatishappeninginapopulationasitdecreases?
A.
thebirthrateanddeathrateremainthesame
B.
thedeathratebecomeslowerthanthebirthrate
C.
thedeathratestaysthesameandthebirthrateincreases
D.
thedeathratebecomeshigherthanthebirthrate
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70. Whicharetwowaysapopulationcandecreaseinsize?
A.
immigrationandemigration
B.
increaseddeathrateandimmigration
C.
decreasedbirthrateandemigration
D.
emigrationandincreasedbirthrate
71. EachofthefollowingisadensitydependentlimitingfactorEXCEPT
A.
competition
B.
seasonalcycles
C.
crowding
D.
disease
72. Whichofthefollowingisadensityindependentlimitingfactor?
A.
earthquake
B.
disease
C.
emigration
D.
parasitism
73. Inalogisticgrowthcurve,exponentialgrowthisthephaseinwhichthepopulation
A.
reachescarryingcapacity
B.
growsquickly
C.
growthbeginstoslowdown
D.
growthstops
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