Download Biology Review Practiice Questions for the State Assessment

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Biology Questions to Review for the Kansas State Assessment Test
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Directions: Circle the best answer for each question.
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S.HS.3.1.2: The student understands cell functions involve specific chemical reactions.
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Cells store energy in the phosphate bonds of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Which best describes the type of energy stored in
the bonds of an ATP molecule?
A) nuclear energy
B) chemical energy
C) electrical energy
D) mechanical energy
S.HS.3.2.1: The student understands living organisms contain DNA or RNA as their genetic material, which provides the
instructions that specify the characteristics of organisms.
2.
During an investigation, tall pea plants were crossed with short pea plants. All of the offspring from this cross were tall.
Which term best describes the tall trait for the pea plants?
A) linked
B) dominant
C) recessive
D) codominant
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Variation in human skin color is influenced by multiple genes. This is an example of
A) codominance.
B) multiple alleles.
C) polygenic inheritance.
D) intermediate inheritance.
S.HS.3.2.3: The student understands hereditary information is contained in genes, located in the chromosomes of each cell.
4.
In the Punnett square shown here, which of the following is
true about the offspring resulting from the cross?
A) All are expected to be tall.
B) All are expected to be short.
C) About half are expected to be short.
D) All are expected to be of medium height.
5.
What are the individual strands of supercoiled DNA that are present during cell division?
A) genes
B) proteins
C) nucleotides
D) chromosomes
S.HS.3.3.1: The student understands biological evolution, descent with modification, is a scientific explanation for the history of
the diversification of organisms from common ancestors.
6.
Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical
characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finch species
A) all eat the same type of food.
B) originated from a common ancestor.
C) acquired traits though use and disuse.
D) have grown larger since Darwin’s visit.
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7.
Which of the following biological processes can lead to variation within a species?
A) The random assortment of chromosomes during meiosis.
B) Crossing-over between homologous chromosomes during meiosis.
C) The random process by which a single egg and a single sperm fuse.
D) All of the above lead to variation.
S.HS.3.3.3: The student understands biological evolution is used to explain the earth’s present day biodiversity: the number,
variety and variability of organisms.
8.
The process where organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce is called
A) adaptation.
B) classification.
C) natural selection.
D) artificial selection.
9.
Which of the following is the best example of the process of natural selection?
A) A tadpole develops into a frog.
B) A dog’s coat becomes thicker as winter approaches.
C) A child develops a disease due to a genetic mutation.
D) A population of polar bears develops thicker fur over many generations.
10. Which of the following represents a trait acquired through the process of natural selection?
A) A Doberman pinscher with a clipped tail passes on this trait to its offspring.
B) A kangaroo develops strong legs through constant jumping and passes on this trait to its offspring.
C) A giraffes stretches its neck to reach leaves high in the trees and passes on this trait to its offspring.
D) A population of green and red beetles living on leaves changes to a population of mostly green beetles in the presence of a
bird predator.
S.HS.3.3.4: The student understands organisms vary widely within and between populations. Variation allows for natural
selection to occur.
11. What is the advantage of genetic variation within a species of organism?
A) No one person has an advantage over someone else.
B) The environment can provide for everyone’s needs equally.
C) Everyone in the species has an equal chance of getting food and shelter.
D) A deadly disease will not kill off everyone; some will be genetically resistant.
S.HS.3.4.1: The student understands atoms and molecules on the earth cycle among the living and nonliving components of the
biosphere.
12. Carbon cycles through the biosphere in all of the following processes EXCEPT
A) transpiration.
B) photosynthesis.
C) burning of fossil fuels.
D) decomposition of plants and animals.
13. Matter can be recycled through the biosphere because
A) chemicals can be used again and again.
B) matter is passed out of the body as waste.
C) matter moves in one direction through ecosystems.
D) biological systems use only carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen.
S.HS.3.4.3: The student understands the distribution and abundance of organisms and populations in ecosystems are limited by
the carrying capacity.
14. As resources in a population become less available, population growth
A) declines rapidly.
B) increases rapidly.
C) reaches carrying capacity.
D) enters a phase of exponential growth.
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15. What is the approximate carrying capacity of the bear
population shown here?
A) about 70 bears
B) about 160 bears
C) about 210 bears
D) about 260 bears
S.HS.3.5.2: The student understands the sun is the primary source of energy for life through the process of photosynthesis.
16. Plants help sustain animal life in all but which one of the following ways?
A) Plants release oxygen.
B) Plants produce hydrogen.
C) Plants provide food for animals.
D) Plants reduce the amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
17. Energy transfers from trophic to trophic level, using the diagram shown on the right,
which of the following represents the ultimate source of energy for the food chain?
A) sun
B) glucose
C) killer whale
D) phytoplankton
S.HS.3.5.3: The student understands food molecules contain biochemical energy, which is then available for cellular respiration.
18. Cellular respiration uses oxygen to transfer the chemical energy stored in food molecules into
A) ATP.
B) water.
C) carbon dioxide.
D) organic molecules.
S.HS.3.5.3: The student understands animals have behavioral responses to internal changes and to external stimuli.
19. Which is the most learned and the least innate in male sparrows?
A) singing patterns
B) coloration of feathers
C) location of food sources
D) aggression during mating season
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20. Migration is a behavior that is usually influenced by
A) the time of day.
B) changing seasons.
C) the phase of the moon.
D) the rise and fall of tides.
21. Ants remove dead ants from the anthill. If a live ant is painted with a chemical of a dead ant, other ants carry it out of the
anthill even as it kicks and struggles. When the ant returns to the anthill, they carry it out again. Which of the following best
describes this behavior?
A) The ants can learn only by trial and error.
B) The chemical triggers a fixed reaction pattern.
C) The ants have become imprinted on the chemical.
D) The ants continue the behavior until they become habituated.
S.HS.3.7.2: The student understands that homeostasis is the dynamic regulation and balance of an organism’s internal
environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival.
22. The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions relatively stable is called
A) evolution.
B) homeostasis.
C) reproduction.
D) photosynthesis.
S.HS.3.7.3: The student understands that living things change following a specific pattern of developmental stages called life
cycles.
23. As illustrated in this diagram, butterflies and moths exhibit a life cycle in
which they go through four different stages. This change of body form is
called
A) metaphase
B) metabolism
C) metastasis
D) metamorphosis
S.HS.4.2.1: The student understands geological time is used to understand the earth’s past.
24. Scientific evidence indicates that the concentration of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere increased dramatically approximately 2
billion years ago. Which event most closely coincides with this change in Earth’s atmosphere?
A) mammals appeared on land
B) volcanic outgassing increased
C) decay of organic matter increased
D) photosynthetic organisms appeared
S.HS.6.3.1: The student understands natural resources from the lithosphere and ecosystems are required to sustain human
populations.
25. Large scale clear-cutting of forests near a heavily populated area would most likely result in a local increase in which
atmospheric gas?
A) oxygen
B) nitrogen
C) sulfur dioxide
D) carbon dioxide