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Question 1Chromosomes are produced in what part of an eukaryotic cell? nucleus

Cell wall

ribosome

vacuole

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Question 2Which is a product of electron transport?

ATP

Glucose

water

Carbon dioxide


Question 3Which organelle is known as the cell powerhouse?

Mitochondria

ribosome

nucleus

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Question 4Which statement is true?

In mitosis the chromosomes separate once, while in meiosis the chromosomes separate twice.

In both mitosis and meiosis, the chromosomes separate twice.In meiosis the chromosomes separate once, while in mitosis the chromosomes separate twice.

In both mitosis and meiosis, the chromosomes separate once.


Question 5In a food pyramid, which organism has the LEAST amount of energy available to it?

Tertiary consumer

Primary consumer

Primary producer

Secondary consumer


Question 6Changes in an ecosystem result from all of the following EXCEPT Stability in a population size

climate

Human activity

Introduction of a nonnative species


Question 7Which statement accurately describes the role of a particular organelle?

Smooth ER produces and stores lipids

Mitochondria digest used proteins inside the cell and resynthesize them

The golgi apparatus synthesizes and stores proteins

Lysosomes sort lipids for delivery to other destinations


Question 8What is the purpose of the cell membrane?

To form a boundary to allow wastes in and out of the cell

To provide a pathway for nutrients to move within the cellTo link multicellular organisms

To separate organelles


Question 9Proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions without altering the reaction equilibrium are called

enzymes

hormones

vitamins

chromatin


Question 10Which organizes groups of organisms in order of increasing complexity? Viruses, prokaryotes,

eukaryotes

Eukaryotes, prokaryotes, viruses

Viruses, eukaryotes, prokaryotes

Prokaryotes, viruses, eukaryotes


Question 11Usable energy is captured from sunlight by

chloroplasts

Golgi bodies

chromatin

mitochondria


Question 12Fluctuations in population size in an ecosystem are determined by the relative rates of all of the following EXCEPT

overfeeding

Immigration and emigration

death

birth


Question 13What is nitrogen fixation?

A process in which bacterial enzymes produce ammonia from N2The cycle in which nitrogen passes from organic to inorganic materialsA process in which plants produce N2 to balance their chlorophyll productionThe principle that describes why nitrogen stays at a fixed level in the atmosphere


Question 14The most vital part of an ecosystem is found in the stability of its

Producers and decomposers

Predators and prey

Abiotic factors

Biotic factors


Question 15In the carbon cycle, atoms are usually returned to the atmosphere in the form of

Carbon dioxide

methane

Simple sugars

Carbon monoxide


Question 16In humans, gender is determined by which chromosomes pair?

23

22

46

44


Question 17Which cells in a multicellular organism undergo meiosis?

Sex cells

sperm

oocytes

prokaryotes


Question 18A great diversity of species

Decreases the chance that no organisms will survive major changes in the environment

Increases the chance that all organisms will survive major changes in the environment

Decreases the chance that all organisms will survive major changes in the environmentIncreases the chance that no organisms will survive major changes in the environment


Question 19Some plants and animals have adaptations that enable them to survive in a desert ecosystem. Most of these adaptations are a response to which abiotic factor?

Amount of rainfall

Number of producers

Number of consumers

Temperature range


Question 20Which phase of meiosis does the drawing represent?

Anaphase I

Prophase I

Metaphase I

Telophase I


Question 21Chlorophyll is contained in plant’s

chloroplasts

roots

viruses

mitochondria


Question 22The model of the food web is shown below. Which is true about the BIOMASS at the trophic levels shown?

Grizzly bear

Chipmunk Marmot DeerInsects

SeedsGrasses

Deer have a higher biomass than grizzly bears

Grizzly bears have the highest biomass

Seeds have a lower biomass than chipmunks

Grasses have the lowest biomass


Question 23Which are waste products of cellular respiration?

Carbon dioxide and water

Carbon dioxide and ATP

Oxygen and ATP

Oxygen and water


Question 24Which statement best describes the process of cellular respiration?

Cellular respiration converts chemical energy into a usable form

Cellular respiration uses carbon dioxide and water to synthesize glucoseCellular respiration splits water molecules

Cellular respiration circulates nutrients to cells


Question 25The chemical energy generated by chloroplasts is stored in the bonds of sugar molecules until they are broken down by

mitochondria

ATP molecules

microtubules

lysosomes


Question 26The kind of cell division that allows offspring to have the same number of chromosomes as their parents is called

meiosis

nondisjunction

mitosis

polyploidy


Question 27During which stage of cell division does the number of chromosomes decrease from diploid to haploid?

Meiosis II

Meiosis I

Prophase I

Mitosis


Question 28Meiosis is a process restricted to

Sex cells

Animal cells

Body cells

prokaryotes


Question 29Both deer and trees react to changes in their surroundings, helping the to maintain a constant internal environment. This describes

homeostasis

predation

Antibiotic resistance

Autotrophic nutrition


Question 30A greater stability of the biosphere would most likely result from

Increased biodiversity

Decreased finite resources

Decreased consumer population

Increased deforestation


Question 31Which organism would be at the base of an energy pyramid?

Autotroph

heterotroph

carnivore

omnivore


Question 32What happens to the energy that is dissipated into the environment from a food web?

Released as heat

Disappears

Released as waste

Absorbed by plants


Question 33How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?

10%

90%

100%

25%


Question 34An energy pyramid represents the following: grass, bird, grasshopper, and fox. Energy from which organism is consumed by all the others?

Grass

bird

grasshopper

fox


Question 35Which of the following is not a function of Interphase?

Splits cell in half

Cell grows

Carries out cell functions

DNA Replicates


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