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Subject: SC, Grade: HS
2008 EOCT Biology
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Author: Georgia
District: Georgia Released Tests
Printed: Friday July 26, 2013
2008 EOCT Biology
SC:HS
1 The assembly of proteins in a cell takes place in
the
greatest amount of energy per gram of mass when
metabolized?
nucleus
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B
C
D
vacuoles
ribosomes
mitochondria
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B
C
D
5 Which of the following molecules provides the
nucleic acid
protein
lipid
2 Which of the following is an organism whose
cell(s) lack(s) membrane-bound organelles?
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6 Which of the following environmental changes can
3 In all reptiles, birds, and mammals, the processes
reabsorption
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increased activation energy requirement
decreased diffusion rates
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B
C
D
bind CO2 to H2 O
split to produce O2
trap light energy
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homeostasis
insulation
hibernation
act as a source of CO2
8 A group of prokaryotes that live in extreme
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B
C
D
decreased enzyme concentrations
7 The function of chlorophyll in a light reaction is to
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of excretion, water and salt balance, and the
regulation of pH in body fluids are controlled by
the kidneys. This is an example of the organism
maintaining
increased temperature
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prokaryote
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B
C
D
to
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chromatin
cause an increase in the rates of chemical reactions
in cells?
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B
C
D
environments are the
4 Proteins are long chains or polymers made up of
nucleotides
lipids
viruses
protists
eubacteria
archaebacteria
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carbohydrates
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B
C
D
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B
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9 The complexity of body systems differs greatly
bacterium
mushroom
mouse
virus
deletion
insertion
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B
C
D
They are autotrophs.
heterozygous trait
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loud sounds
magnetic fields
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They contain organelles.
They are living organisms.
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12 Which of the following is the correct base-pairing
rule for DNA?
A-U; C-G
extreme temperatures
16 Genetic engineering techniques have been used to
produce all of the following effects except
A
B
C
D
grow salt-tolerant crop plants
decrease harvesting time
make crop plants resistant to disease
decrease soil nitrogen levels
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A-G; T-C
A-C; T-G
recessive trait
be altered before being passed to offspring if
exposed to
They can reproduce.
A-T; G-C
dominant trait
15 DNA in an individual’s gametes will most likely
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appearance of animal
homozygous trait
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habitat of animal
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B
C
D
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diet of animal
trait that disappeared in the first generation and
reappeared in the next generation is called the
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DNA comparison
11 Which statement is true about viruses?
A
B
C
D
crossing over
to
animal. Which would provide the best basis for
classifying this new species?
A
B
C
D
substitution
14 In Mendel’s experiments with a single trait, the
10 Scientists have discovered a new species of
A
B
C
D
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B
C
D
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B
C
D
of a nucleotide base is known as
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among organisms. Which of the following organisms has developed organ systems for obtaining
and utilizing energy?
13 A type of mutation that can alter DNA by the loss
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17 In fruit flies, the gray body color (G) is dominant
50% Gg, 50% gg
75% gray, 25% ebony
100% gray
decreases
fluctuates
remains the same
22 Predators often feed on weak or sick animals in an
ecosystem. The role of the predator is described as
its
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18 A characteristic of RNA is that it
A remains in the chromosomes in the nucleus
B is involved in translating information in DNA
into proteins
increases
community
habitat
niche
population
to
C undergoes crossing-over during meiosis
D is replicated during the process of mitosis
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B
C
D
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25% Gg, 75% gg
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B
C
D
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B
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trophic level it
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to the ebony body color (g). What is the genotypic
ratio of the offspring of a heterozygous gray
female and an ebony male?
21 As energy flows through an ecosystem, at each
A
B
C
D
cell respiration ? ATP ? protein
ATP ? amino acid ? protein
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20 A group of organisms of a certain species that is
in one area at a given time is known as
an ecosystem
a trophic level
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a population
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a community
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B
C
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pine trees
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gene ? chromosome ? protein
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DNA ? RNA ? protein
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transformed to make a protein?
A
B
C
D
in a forest community. Which of the following
will MOST likely be the first to occupy the burned
area?
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19 Which of the following shows how information is
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23 Lightning causes a fire that destroys all the plants
grasses and annual plants
woody shrubs
24 The state of California has several large cities
and very productive croplands that divert and use
large amounts of water from rivers. What is one
damaging effect of this use of the rivers’ water?
A increased amounts of solid waste pollution in
oceans
B decreased amounts of fresh water in marshes
and estuaries
C changes in local rainfall amounts
D changes in upstream water tables
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28 The development of radiocarbon dating allows
adaptations to their environment. Some plants,
such as vines, have adaptations that allow them
to attach themselves to the trunks of trees. These
adaptations allow vines to successfully compete
for which of the following limite d resources in the
rain forest?
scientists to see how many times carbon atoms
have been through half-lives. Since scientists
know the length of a C-14 half-life, they can gain
knowledge about fossils using the C-14 dating
technique. When radiocarbon dating was introduced, it changed the way people thought about
how organisms evolved because the technique
showed
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animals
26 Birds have been observed puffing up their feathers
under certain conditions. By trapping air between
feathers, this behavior helps the bird
long ago
D that most plants were gymnosperms
29 There are currently millions of species of organ-
to
hide from enemies
C how different the chemical composition was
isms and new species are still being discove red.
Based on Darwin’s theory of evolution, which
of the following best describes how millions of
species have developed?
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B
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oxygen
A how long ago some organisms were alive
B that eating habits have changed in some
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carbon dioxide
shelter offspring
trap body heat
27 Which of the following is considered by most
A Organisms passed on acquired characteristics
to evolve from lower life forms to higher life
forms.
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biologists to be the most accurate in supporting the
theory of evolution?
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sunlight
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B
C
D
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25 Plants that live in the rain forest have many
B Organisms were selectively bred to create
fossils
embryology
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B
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DNA sequencing
C Completely different species crossed with one
another to form the many different organisms.
D Different genetic variations in organisms were
selected in different environments.
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genetic equilibrium
different species.
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30 Which of the following best supports the idea that
organisms and environments have changed over
time?
Antarctica
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A the discovery of fossilized fern plants in
B the production of sterile hybrid animals such as
the mule
C the many different species of plants in tropical
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behaviors
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D the ability of many animals to learn new
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reproduce rapidly
live in very limited regions
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undergo complete metamorphosis
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B
C
D
to
farmers , damaging many kinds of crops. The
cotton whitefly has developed resistance to a
variety of pesticides. Pesticide resistance would
most likely develop in insects that
32 The DNA of an organism contains information
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that is used to sequence amino acids to form
specific proteins.
The existence of different
organisms with very similar amino acid sequences
is evidence of
a common ancestor
a similar environment
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common adaptive behaviors
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B
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