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SOL Review Life at the Systems and Organisms Level
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1.
The information in the table supports which conclusion?
a. Frogs are more closely related to
c. Sea anemones are more complex than
monkeys than to sea anemones.
frogs or monkeys.
b.
____
Frogs, monkeys, and sea anemones
d.
are classified into different kingdoms.
Sea anemones and monkeys are
adapted to similar environments.
2.
A student looking through a light microscope saw this cell in cytokinesis. This
cell is most likely from —
a.
a plant
c.
an animal
b.
a virus
d.
a bacterium
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3. A geneticist studying fruit flies hypothesizes that short wings are a recessive
trait coded for by a single gene. Which observation is most likely to have led
her to form this hypothesis?
____
____
a.
Flies have wing lengths ranging from
very long to very short.
b.
Flies with long wings are less likely to d.
survive.
c.
Flies with long wings can produce
offspring with short wings.
Flies with short wings prefer to mate
with flies with long wings.
4. What do phototropism and geotropism enable plants to do?
a.
Grow toward needed resources
c.
Defend themselves against herbivores
b.
Prevent invasion by insect colonies
d.
Develop pesticide resistance by
exchanging DNA
5.
A population of mice is evenly divided into two groups, and each group
is placed on an isolated island with no existing mouse population. Which
statement best explains the difference in the mouse populations on Island A
and Island B at the end of the 20 years?
a.
On Island A, the allele for gray fur
was dominant, while on Island B, the
allele for
brown fur was dominant.
c.
Conditions on Island B favored the
brown-furred individuals, while both
fur colors
were evenly advantaged on Island A.
b.
More brown mice were in the half of
the original population that was sent
to Island
B than in the group sent to Island A.
d.
The recapturing of mice on Island A
and Island B was done differently.
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6. Fungi obtain nutrients by —
a.
photosynthesis
c.
absorption
b.
chemosynthesis
d.
ingestion
7.
A student observed different types of plants and recorded the data shown.
Based on the drawings and information in the chart, these plants are
most likely —
____
a.
gymnosperms
c.
mosses
b.
angiosperms
d.
ferns
8. Many Northern Hemisphere birds respond to seasonal environmental
changes by —
____
a.
hibernating
c.
migrating
b.
mutating
d.
estivating
9. A student observes that a type of eubacteria contains chlorophyll. Which of
these does this type of bacteria have in common with plants?
a.
It is photosynthetic.
c.
It contains mitochondria.
b.
It contains vascular tissues.
d.
It is heterotrophic.
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____ 10. Students research unicellular, prokaryotic organisms that live in harsh
environments such as volcanic hot springs, brine pools, and anaerobic black
organic mud. Which of these groups are the students most likely researching?
a.
Protista
c.
Eubacteria
b.
Archaebacteria
d.
Plantae
____ 11. An early biological theory stated that a change in a population can occur
when organisms with favorable variations for a particular environment
survive and pass these variations on to the next generation. This theory is
better known as the Theory of —
a.
Natural Selection
c.
Variation and Adaptation
b.
Punctuated Selection
d.
Acquired Characteristics
____ 12.
What ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous
recessive for the trait of tallness?
a.
0 in 4
c.
2 in 4
b.
1 in 4
d.
4 in 4
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____ 13.
Based on this classification scheme, the European otter and the leopard are in
the same —
a.
kingdom but in different orders
c.
order but in different families
b.
genus but in different species
d.
family but in different genera
____ 14. Which of these best describes an organism’s ability to maintain the constant
internal conditions necessary for life?
a.
Homeostasis
c.
Reproduction
b.
Stability
d.
Adaptation
____ 15. As the seasons change from summer to fall, there are fewer hours of daylight.
Which is a typical response of a dogwood tree to this change?
a.
Producing flowers
c.
Dropping its leaves
b.
Increasing its growth rate
d.
Shedding bark
____ 16. Fungi, such as mushrooms and molds, get their nutrition primarily by —
a.
producing food by chemosynthesis
c.
preying on other organisms
b.
decomposing dead organic matter
d.
parasitic relationships with plants
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____ 17. The oxygen content in the atmosphere of the early Earth is thought to have
increased significantly once which of these developed?
a.
Amino acids
c.
Photosynthetic bacteria
b.
Archaebacteria
d.
Mitochondria
____ 18. Some fish travel from saltwater to freshwater or from freshwater to saltwater
but still maintain the concentration of salt in their cells. This is an example of —
a.
mutation
c.
homeostasis
b.
positive feedback
d.
cellular injury
____ 19.
This dichotomous key can be used to distinguish white wildflowers found in
Virginia. According to this key, what type of flower is shown?
a.
Trientalis borealis
c.
Fragaria virginiana
b.
Stellaria media
d.
Gillenia trifoliata
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____ 20. Organisms from which kingdom are most likely to chemically digest their food
outside their bodies?
a.
Fungus
c.
Protist
b.
Animal
d.
Plant
____ 21. Some snake embryos have small buds resembling limbs. These buds
disappear at later stages of embryo development. These findings suggest that
these snakes —
a.
had a parent with limbs
c.
will have offspring with limbs
b.
have functional limbs as adults
d.
evolved from an ancestor that had
limbs
____ 22. The main reason that eating salty foods makes a person thirsty is that
additional fluid is needed to —
a.
increase the salinity of the blood
c.
maintain the fluid balance in the cells
b.
dissolve salt crystals in the stomach
d.
prevent damage to the lining of the
throat
____ 23. In a plant that has red flowers, red flower color, R, is completely dominant to
white flower color, r. If the plant is heterozygous for flower color, which
alleles will be carried by the gametes it produces?
a.
R and r
c.
r only
b.
R only
d.
Rr only
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____ 24.
Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution based on observations of
nature. Which observation that contributed to his theory is illustrated by this
population of beetles?
a.
Environmental resources are limited.
c.
Individuals within a population may
vary widely.
b.
Populations remain stable over time.
d.
Species produce more offspring than
can survive.
____ 25. Which of these species is most closely related to Felis rufus?
a.
Acer rubrum
c.
Felis concolor
b.
Selasphorus rufus
d.
Canis rufus
____ 26. Timothy has attached earlobes like his maternal grandfather. His mother and
father both have free earlobes, which are dominant. Which statement best
explains how Timothy inherited attached earlobes?
a.
He received a recessive allele from
each parent.
c.
He received a recessive allele from
his mother and a dominant allele from
his father.
b.
He received a dominant allele from
each parent.
d.
He received a dominant allele from
his mother and a recessive allele from
his father.
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____ 27.
Which of these animals has the same type of symmetry as a vertebrate?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 28. Gymnosperms (a group of plants including conifers) and angiosperms
(flowering plants) share many traits but are classified in separate groups.
Which is a difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?
a.
Only angiosperms form wood.
c.
Only angiosperms produce seeds
within fruits.
b.
Only gymnosperms reproduce with
spores.
d.
Only gymnosperms have vascular
tissue.
____ 29. In conditions of stress or fear, the human adrenal gland may produce adrenaline. Which of the
following is an effect adrenaline can have on the body?
a.
Increased blood pressure
c.
Increased production of red blood cells
b.
Decreased rate of breathing
d.
Decreased heart rate
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____ 30. Two plants are crossed, and the traits of height and color are assessed in the offspring. The following
cross was conducted: TTPP x ttpp.
Which of the following choices correctly describes the offspring?
a.
Three-quarters of the plants are tall and
purple.
c.
All are short and white.
b.
Three-quarters of the plants are short
and white.
d.
All are tall and purple.
____ 31. In squash plants, yellow fruit (Y) is dominant to white fruit (y). If two plants heterozygous for yellow
fruit are crossed, what are the possible genotypes of the offspring?
a.
Yy only
c.
Yy, yy only
b.
YY, yy only
d.
YY, Yy, yy only
____ 32.
Which type of animal is most closely related to a mammal, based on heart structure?
a.
Fish
c.
Turtle
b.
Bird
d.
Frog
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____ 33. Ascidians are sac-like marine organisms. Their larvae have well-developed brains and dorsal nerve
cords. This suggests that ascidians should be classified with the —
a.
chordates
c.
cnidarians
b.
annelids
d.
sponges
____ 34. Scientists hypothesize that oxygen began to accumulate in Earth’s atmosphere after the appearance of
living things with the ability to —
a.
form tissues
c.
photosynthesize
b.
reproduce sexually
d.
breathe air
____ 35. Which of these organisms contains no specialized cells?
a.
Paramecium
c.
Jellyfish
b.
Sponge
d.
Sea anemone
____ 36. A mushroom and a humpback whale are alike because both are —
a.
motile
c.
prokaryotic
b.
heterotrophic
d.
unicellular
____ 37. Bivalves, such as clams, are found in salt water. The clam captures food particles from water that
flows over its gills. Which of these is the best classification of the clam?
a.
A filter feeder
c.
A chunk feeder
b.
A grazer
d.
A decomposer
____ 38. If transpiration stopped completely, how would a plant’s homeostasis first be affected?
a.
More carbon dioxide molecules would be c.
taken in by leaves.
Carbohydrates would no longer be
formed.
b.
Fewer sugars stored in roots and stems
would diffuse into the soil.
Water molecules would not be released
from leaves.
d.
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____ 39. Cells from which of the following organisms would be expected to contain cell walls?
a.
Sponge
c.
Water lily
b.
Cricket
d.
Paramecium
____ 40. What characteristic do all living things share?
a.
They contain DNA.
c.
They reproduce by mitosis.
b.
They are made up of many parts.
d.
They need oxygen to survive.
____ 41.
Albino individuals lack all pigmentation so that their hair and skin are white. This family tree shows
that albinism —
a.
is carried only by females in this family
c.
is a sex-linked gene
b.
is a recessive genetic trait
d.
requires both parents to be albinos
____ 42. In the human body, muscle cells have an increased need for energy during exercise. To help supply this
energy, the body will immediately increase —
a.
food intake to increase the substances
available for respiration
c.
activity in the nervous system to
stimulate intake of carbon dioxide
b.
the need for waste products to be
retained
d.
the breathing rate to supply more oxygen
to cells for the release of energy
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____ 43.
In snapdragons, the combined expression of both alleles for flower color produces a new phenotype
that is pink. This illustrates incomplete dominance. The Punnett square above shows that both the
white and red snapdragons are homozygous. Which of the following would be the correct product
from a cross between two heterozygous pink snapdragons?
a.
2 red, 1 pink, 1 white
c.
1 red, 1 pink, 2 white
b.
1 red, 2 pink, 1 white
d.
2 red, 2 white
____ 44. Escherichia coli is the scientific name of a bacterium. What category of classification is Escherichia?
a.
Order
c.
Phylum
b.
Genus
d.
Species
____ 45. Over many generations, unrelated or distantly related species may come to resemble each other due to
—
a.
similar environmental factors
c.
homologous structural adaptations
b.
similar genetic mutations
d.
competition with each other
____ 46. Algae and multicellular plants are autotrophs because they —
a.
decompose dead organisms
c.
break down starches to glucose
b.
absorb nutrients from soil
d.
capture sunlight to produce sugars
____ 47. Some unicellular organisms are motile (have the ability to move) and some are nonmotile. Which
cellular structures are associated with movement?
a.
Ribosomes
c.
Chloroplasts
b.
Flagella
d.
Vacuoles
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____ 48.
According to the table, as vertebrate embryos develop —
a.
amphibians and humans develop the
same structures
c.
reptiles and amphibians grow external
ears
b.
only mammals develop both limbs and
external ears
d.
limbs and external ears grow on
mammals and birds
____ 49. Bones do all of the following EXCEPT —
a.
make nerve cells
c.
protect organs
b.
make blood cells
d.
store calcium
____ 50. A biologist has just discovered a new life form. The newly described organism is multicellular, does not
carry on photosynthesis, and absorbs nutrients from the environment. It is composed of eukaryotic
cells with cell walls. In which kingdom would the organism be classified?
a.
Plant
c.
Bacteria
b.
Animal
d.
Fungi
____ 51. Biochemical substances in the human body are maintained at about a neutral pH except for the —
a.
blood
c.
internal material of living cells
b.
stomach fluids
d.
lymph
____ 52. When there is a lower concentration of water outside of a plant cell rather than inside a plant cell, the
plant will tend to —
a.
grow toward the sun
c.
gain water and become rigid
b.
lose water and wilt
d.
increase its rate of photosynthesis
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____ 53.
These data were collected by observing responses of different organisms to light. Which conclusion is
supported by these data?
a.
Organisms that use photosynthesis are
attracted to light.
c.
Animals are attracted to light.
b.
Protists are not attracted to light.
d.
Decomposers are attracted to light.
____ 54.
Which of the following is the best evidence that this bird is nocturnal?
a.
The shape of its beak
c.
The thickness of its feathers
b.
The size of its eyes
d.
The length of its talons
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____ 55.
This key can be used to distinguish four species of frogs found in ponds in eastern Virginia. To which
species does the frog shown belong?
a.
Rana sphenocephala
c.
Rana catesbeiana
b.
Rana clamitans
d.
Rana virgatipes
____ 56. Unlike plants, fungi cannot make their own food because they do not have —
a.
roots
c.
spores
b.
hyphae
d.
chlorophyll
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____ 57.
This key can be used to identify the species of some wildflowers found in Virginia. All of the plants
have blue or purple flowers with five petals that are fused together. According to this key, to what
species does the plant shown belong?
a.
Viper’s bugloss (Echium vulgare)
c.
Gray beardtongue (Penstemon
canescens)
b.
Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica)
d.
Lyre-leaved sage (Salvia lyrata)
____ 58. In order to maintain homeostasis, it is most important for an animal to be able to —
a.
respond to its environment
c.
change its habitat
b.
hide from its predators
d.
increase its prey population
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____ 59. Which skull belongs to a herbivore?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 60. What is the body’s first line of defense against disease?
a.
Enzymes
c.
Antibodies
b.
Blood
d.
Skin
____ 61. Which of these is a common adaptation for mammals in an aquatic environment?
a.
Keen eyesight
c.
Sharp teeth
b.
Streamlined body
d.
Long fur
____ 62. Based on the method by which they get food, organisms are classified as autotrophs or heterotrophs.
Which organism listed below is correctly paired with its metabolism?
a.
Mushroom-autotroph
c.
Grass-heterotroph
b.
Human-heterotroph
d.
Fish-autotroph
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____ 63. In plants, gymnosperms have cones and angiosperms have flowers. Both of these plant structures are
specialized for —
a.
sexual reproduction
c.
water absorption
b.
food production
d.
photosynthesis
____ 64. Cowbirds often lay eggs in the nests of other songbirds. The young cowbirds grow up hearing the
songs of their foster parents but sing cowbird songs when they are adults. This is an example of —
a.
imprinting
c.
mimicry
b.
instinct
d.
camouflage
____ 65. According to the biological definition of a species, which organisms listed below would belong to the
same species?
a.
Plants that have flowers with the same
structures that attract the same
pollinators
c.
Animals that can breed and produce
fertile offspring
b.
Protists that are the same shape and
have the same structures for movement
d.
Mushrooms that are the same color and
can grow on trees
____ 66.
What conclusion can be drawn from the genetic information above?
a.
The white parent carried a dominant
allele.
c.
All the white rabbits are heterozygous.
b.
All the F1 rabbits carried a recessive
allele.
d.
All the black rabbits in the F2
generation are homozygous.
____ 67. A genetic pedigree showing that only males are affected by a certain disorder is evidence of what type
of inheritance?
a.
Dominant
c.
Recessive
b.
Sex-linked
d.
Passive
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____ 68. Early classification systems consisted of two kingdoms; Plantae and Animalia. What scientific
development allowed taxonomists to establish the Monera and Protista kingdoms?
a.
Discovery of DNA
c.
Invention of the electron microscope
b.
Creation of electrophoresis
d.
Development of Koch’s postulates
____ 69.
Which characteristic supports the hypothesis that this animal spends a great deal of time burrowing
through the soil?
a.
The shape of its body
c.
The length of its tail
b.
The position of its nose
d.
The size of its claws
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____ 70. The skulls below belong to different animals. Which skull belongs to the animal that is probably
unrelated to the other three?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 71. Unlike other animals, mammals can perspire. The main benefit of perspiring is that it—
a.
removes extra water from the cells
c.
removes dirt from the surface of the
skin
b.
cools the skin with evaporation
d.
relaxes the muscles
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ID: A
____ 72.
In corn plants, green (G) is dominant to albino (g). According to the Punnett square, what is the
chance of this heterozygous cross producing albino corn plants?
a.
One in four
c.
Three in four
b.
Two in four
d.
Four in four
____ 73. Which is not a major muscle in the human body?
a.
Biceps
c.
Pectoralis major
b.
Deltoid
d.
Sternum
____ 74.
Which area of the leaf is most responsible for protecting the leaf from the drying effects of the air?
a.
The epidermis
c.
The vein
b.
The mesophyll
d.
The cuticle
____ 75. What structure is common to all five kingdoms of living organisms?
a.
DNA
c.
Cell wall
b.
Nucleus
d.
Mitochondria
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____ 76.
The picture shows an organism that lives in the lakes of two caves in Augusta County, Virginia. Its
primary food source appears to be fine bits of organic matter that drift into the cave lakes. This
cave-dwelling species belongs to the kingdom —
a.
Monera
c.
Fungi
b.
Protista
d.
Animalia
____ 77.
As a result of the above experiment, responses of a planarian to different environmental stimuli were
recorded. Planaria seem to have the strongest response to —
a.
light
c.
magnetism
b.
sound
d.
gravity
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____ 78.
Which of these is most closely related to the oak weevil?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 79. Lamarck was an early scientist who studied the development of characteristics in organisms over time.
Which of the following choices best describes his views on how organisms change over time?
a.
Theory of acquired characteristics
c.
Theory of artificial selection
b.
Law of independent assortment
d.
Theory of relative fossil-dating
____ 80. Which is required by all living things?
a.
Energy
c.
Oxygen
b.
Mobility
d.
Carbon dioxide
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____ 81. Blood is considered a tissue because blood —
a.
flows inside arteries and veins
c.
is pumped from the heart and is carried
to the cells through arteries
b.
is necessary to carry oxygen and
nutrients to the cells
d.
is composed of red and white blood cells
working together and having specific
functions
____ 82.
In which part of the flower does fertilization take place?
a.
Stamen
c.
Petal
b.
Pistil
d.
Sepal
____ 83.
The above chart shows vertebrate embryo development. Which of these would be least related to the
others?
a.
b.
1
2
c.
d.
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____ 84. Which of these is a mammal native to Virginia?
a.
Armadillo
c.
Kangaroo
b.
Camel
d.
Squirrel
____ 85.
Which animal develops in a cycle most similar to the one shown above?
a.
A bird
c.
A hydra
b.
A moth
d.
A grasshopper
____ 86.
The cucumber belongs to the Cucurbitacae family and is recognized by its long, trailing vines with
fuzzy, three- to five-pointed leaves and long, spiny fruit. Using the characteristics in the chart above,
which plant is most closely related to the cucumber?
a.
Eggplant
c.
Pepper
b.
Pumpkin
d.
Okra
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____ 87. Which of these does not depend on muscle contraction?
a.
Eye movement
c.
Reflexes
b.
Arm movement
d.
Pain perception
____ 88.
In rabbits, short fur (F) is dominant to long fur (f). According to the Punnett square, what is the
chance of two heterozygous short-haired rabbits having offspring with short fur?
a.
One in four
c.
Three in four
b.
Two in four
d.
Four in four
____ 89.
This organism is most closely related to animals in the Phylum Arthropoda, the phylum that contains
beetles, because it has —
a.
legs
c.
jointed appendages
b.
antennae
d.
an elongated body
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____ 90.
A student was studying the responses of cells to solutions of varying salt concentrations. Which
solution below would cause no change in cell size?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 91. The concentration of glucose must be maintained within a fairly narrow range in most vertebrates.
This statement is an example of —
a.
homeostasis
c.
glycolysis
b.
excretion
d.
fermentation
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____ 92. Which of these processes is carried out in the same way in both plants and animals?
a.
Cellular respiration
c.
Circulation of body fluids
b.
Asexual reproduction
d.
Excretion of metabolic waste
____ 93. Bacteria are tremendously successful unicellular organisms, yet all large
organisms are multicellular. Unicellular organisms cannot grow very large because the —
a.
energy expenditures would be too great
c.
diffusion of nutrients into the cell’s
interior would be too slow
b.
locomotion of the organisms would be
too slow
d.
respiratory rate would be too high
____ 94. During a trip to a rain forest, a scientist discovered a new organism living near some rotting logs. The
scientist observed that the organism had moist skin, no hair, and an internal skeleton and that it laid
its eggs under the logs. This organism was probably a new species of —
a.
invertebrate
c.
mammal
b.
amphibian
d.
reptile
____ 95. Human red blood cells that lack sufficient hemoglobin would have a low amount of what substance?
a.
Hydrogen
c.
Calcium
b.
Nitrogen
d.
Oxygen
____ 96. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Many years ago, streptomycin
easily controlled the bacterium. Now streptomycin is much less effective against the resistant M.
tuberculosis. The increasing resistance of M. tuberculosis to streptomycin is most likely due to the
increased —
a.
use of streptomycin for bacterial
infections
c.
artificial production of streptomycin
b.
numbers of alternatives to streptomycin
d.
early detection of bacterial infections
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____ 97.
Which characteristic supports the hypothesis that this bird spends a great deal of time in the trees and
shrubs?
a.
The thickness of its bill
c.
The shape of its feet
b.
The crest of feathers on its head
d.
The color of its wings
____ 98.
According to this key, to what family does the insect above belong?
a.
Dytiscidae
c.
Gyrnidae
b.
Haliplidae
d.
Noteridae
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____ 99.
According to the graph, the highest metabolic rate is found in —
a.
amphibians
c.
birds
b.
reptiles
d.
mammals
____ 100.
A student wrote this description of a cell after looking at it under a microscope. Which type of cell was
the student most likely describing?
a.
Animal cell
c.
Bacterium cell
b.
Fungus cell
d.
Plant cell
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 101.
A biology student collected pine needles from four different species of trees. She then made diagrams
showing the number and actual length of needles in a bundle and the common and scientific name of
each species. Use her diagram above to help you answer the following question. These four different
pine trees are not classified in the same —
a.
order
c.
genus
b.
species
d.
phylum
____ 102. The body of which of these organisms has the least specialized organization?
a.
Jellyfish
c.
Starfish
b.
Sea urchin
d.
Sponge
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____ 103.
In 1910, Thomas Morgan discovered traits linked to sex chromosomes in the fruit fly. The Punnett
square above shows the cross between red-eyed females and white-eyed males. Fruit flies usually have
red eyes. If a female and male offspring from the cross shown above are allowed to mate, what would
the offspring probably look like?
a.
2 red-eyed females; 2 white-eyed males
c.
1 red-eyed female and 1 white-eyed
female; 2 red-eyed males
b.
2 red-eyed females; 1 red-eyed male, 1
white-eyed male
d.
2 white-eyed females; 1 white-eyed male
and 1 red-eyed male
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A chart of human chromosome pairs is called a karyotype. What information is revealed in the
karyotype above?
a.
The sex
c.
Trisomy
b.
The age
d.
Gene dominance
____ 105. A microorganism which releases water into its environment to regulate its salinity during osmosis is
undergoing a process that is similar to a human being who releases moisture on a hot day. This process
that helps keep both the microorganism and the human body fluids in balance is known as —
a.
homeostasis
c.
heredity
b.
cell division
d.
mutation
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ID: A
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A flower with this shape would use what type of pollinator?
a.
Wind
c.
Rain
b.
Mammal
d.
Hummingbird
____ 107.
In pea plants, tall plants are dominant to short plants. If two heterozygous tall plants are crossed, what
percent of the offspring will probably be short?
a.
75%
c.
25%
b.
50%
d.
0%
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ID: A
____ 108.
All the organisms shown above belong to the Phylum Chordata. The structural similarity in the
organisms suggests that —
a.
the humerus is attached to the skeleton
by immovable joints
c.
the humerus is the same size in all
chordates
b.
only animals that walk on 4 legs need
the humerus
d.
chordates have common ancestors
____ 109. What is the major function of the valves found in human veins?
a.
Preventing movement of blood clots
c.
Adding oxygen to blood plasma
b.
Reducing the back flow of blood
d.
Slowing the red blood cells
____ 110. Cleaner fish feed off the algae, fungi, and other microorganisms that are found on larger fish. Other
species of fish, which look like the cleaners, are able to approach the larger fish and remove large bites
of flesh. If the look-alike populations outnumber the cleaner fish, the —
a.
microorganisms on large fish would
decrease
c.
behavior of large fish would change
b.
cleaner populations would increase
d.
cleaners and mimics would interbreed
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____ 111. Which of these is capable of moving quickly in response to its environment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 112. The respiration system of frogs differs from mammals because frogs —
a.
have lungs at hatching and develop gills
for life in the water
c.
have gills throughout their life cycle
b.
hatch with gills and develop lungs as
they mature
d.
breathe only through their skin
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ID: A
____ 113.
This experiment was performed in the mid-1600s by Francesco Redi. He used it to show that
organisms —
a.
can spontaneously generate
c.
come from preexisting organisms
b.
need air to live
d.
require food to survive
____ 114.
The picture shows a section of a woody stem. In what area does the growth of this stem occur?
a.
Woody layers
c.
Cambium
b.
Pith
d.
Outer bark
37
Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 115. The pictures below show the cross section of the intestines of different animals. Which intestine can
absorb the least amount of food per centimeter of length of the intestine?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 116. Amoeba is to pseudopod as paramecium is to —
a.
vacuole
c.
oral groove
b.
cilium
d.
lysosome
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ID: A
____ 117.
The picture shows a fern that is sometimes used in an aquarium or outdoor pool to provide shade and
a spawning medium for fish. To which kingdom does Azolla caroliniana belong?
a.
Monera
c.
Fungi
b.
Protista
d.
Plantae
____ 118.
Which part of this life cycle is most like the reproductive process in animals?
a.
b.
A
B
c.
d.
C
D
____ 119. Which part of human blood is required for carrying oxygen from the lungs to body cells?
a.
Plasma
c.
Red blood corpuscles
b.
Platelets
d.
White blood cells
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 120.
The female in the second generation must be —
a.
normal because her daughter is normal
c.
colorblind because her mother was a
carrier
b.
normal because the majority of her
children are normal
d.
a carrier because one of her sons is
colorblind
____ 121.
In holly trees, red fruit (A) are dominant to white fruit (a), and spiny leaves (L) are dominant to
smooth leaves (l). According to this Punnett square, how many of the new holly trees from this cross
could have white fruit and smooth leaves?
a.
None
c.
9 out of 16
b.
1 out of 16
d.
All
____ 122. In turkeys, the dominant gene B results in black pigment throughout the feathers. Most of the feathers
of homozygous recessive individuals have light edges. Heterozygous individuals have a few feathers
with light edges. If two turkeys with mostly light-edged feathers are crossed, how many chicks would
probably have only the black-pigmented feathers?
a.
All
c.
About one half
b.
About one fourth
d.
None
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 123.
An expert should have been called in to identify the bones. The fisherman probably found bones of a
large —
a.
mollusk, like a giant squid
c.
fish, like a sea bass
b.
mammal, like a sea lion
d.
crustacean, like a king crab
____ 124. Snakes have a reputation for being slimy, while actually their skin is cool and dry. A class of
vertebrates that does have moist, mucous-covered skin is —
a.
Aves
c.
Mammalia
b.
Amphibia
d.
Nematoda
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ID: A
____ 125.
This organism belongs to the same phylum as —
a.
b.
c.
d.
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