Category A
Single-celled organisms with a nucleus and either cilia or flagella were visible. These organisms probably belong to the kingdom _______.
A. Plantae
B. Animalia
C. Protista
D. Fungi
What is c. PROTISTA
In 1665, a scientist named Robert Hooke examined a thin slice of cork under a microscope. The slice was made up of many small compartments, which Hooke called cells. What part of cell theory does Hooke's discovery best support?
A. All new cells come from pre-existing cells.
B. Cells are the basic building blocks of all living organisms.
C. Cells contain genetic material that is passed to daughter cells.
D. Energy flow, or metabolism, occurs within cells.
What is B. Cells are the basic building blocks of all living organisms.
Multicellular eukaryotes that are not mobile and heterotrophic with a cell wall probably belong to the kingdom
A.Animalia.
B.Plantae.
C.Fungi.
D.Protista.
What is C. Fungi
Which cell organelle stores water and other materials?
A. lysosome
B. Golgi complex
C. vacuole
D. mitochondrion
What is C. vacuole
Which of the following IS NOT an example of Specific Immunity?
A. B cells producing antibodies
B. Vaccinations
C. Inflammatory response
D. T Cells attacking
What is: C. Inflammatory response
A mystery organism that is unicellular, has ribosomes and no nucleus would fit into which kingdom?
A. Eubacteria
B. Fungi
C. Protista
D. Non of these
What is A. Eubacteria. Its a Prokaryote
How will invasive species usually affect the native populations?
A. Native species will thrive because of a new food source
B. Native species will decrease in number because of competition for resources
C. Both of these will happen
D. Neither of these will happen
What is B. The native birds will decrease in number because there is not enough food for all the birds.
How do autotrophs cycle the carbon needed for photosynthesis?
A. They take in O2 and give off CO2
B. They take in glucose and produce CO2
C. The take in CO2 and produce glucose
D. They take in H2O and glucose and produce CO2
What is C. The take in CO2 and produce glucose
Enzymes are classified as which of the following biological organic compounds?
a. carbohydrates
b. lipids
c. nucleic acids
d. proteins
What is d. proteins
Why does transpiration occur in plants?
a. water has a high specific heat
b. water expands when it freezes
c. water is a good evaporative coolant
d. water is cohesive and adhesive
What is d. water is cohesive and adhesive
Which of the following is found in all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
A. Cell Wall
B. Cell Membrane
C. Mitochndria
D. Chloroplast
What is B. Cell Membrane
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Mitosis results in two haploid gametes
B. Meiosis results in 4 haploid gametes
C. Meiosis forms daughter cells which are genetically identical to their parent cells.
D. Mitosis occurs only in the reproductive organs.
What is B. Meiosis results in 4 haploid gametes
Which of the following IS NOT a result of deforestation?
A. Increased atmospheric CO2
B. Increased runoff and erosion
C. Decrease in biodiversity
D. Increase in a hole in the ozone layer
What is D. Increase in a hole in the ozone layer
Which of the following IS NOT evidence of evolution?
A. Analagous structures
B. Homologous structures
C. Fossils
D. DNA
What is A. Analagous structures
Which of the following macromolecules are a prominent part of animal tissues that function in insulation, helping animals conserve heat and energy storage?
a. carbohydrates
b. lipids
c. proteins
d. nucleic acids
What is b. lipids
What is the most likely reason that doctors do not use the same flu vaccine each year?
A. The virus which causes the flu mutates and adapts in order to survive and reproduce.
B. Any vaccine can only last for a year before it dies.
C. The vaccine turns into a new virus that causes a recurrence of the same flu each year.
D. A new, different virus that causes the flu enters the food chain, infecting humans.
What is A. The virus which causes the flu mutates and adapts in order to survive and reproduce.
If a cat has 38 chromosomes in each of its body cells, how many chromosomes will be in each daughter cell after mitosis?
A.38
B.19
C.11
D.76
What is A.38
What is the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
A. Eukaryotes are living organisms whereas prokaryotes include some nonliving matter.
B. Eukaryotes are found in all of the six major taxonomic kingdoms.
C. Prokaryotes do not possess a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
D. Prokaryotes do not possess any means of locomotion and are thus unable to move.
What is C. Prokaryotes do not possess a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
Which of the following IS NOT part of Hominid evolution?
A. Larger brains
B. Larger jaws
C. Bipedalism
D. Increase use of language and tools
What is B. Larger jaws
Which of these would most likely cause a mutation?
a. the placement of ribosomes on the ER
b. the insertion of a nucleotide into DNA
c. the movement of tRNA out of the nucleus
d. the release of mRNA from DNA
What is b. the insertion of a nucleotide into DNA
Which of the following would be an example of primary succession?
A. Fire in the Everglades
B. Hurricane causing a terrible flood
C. Volcanic eruption
D. A tornado destroying homes
What is C. Volcanic eruption
If the following polygenic cross occured
(AAbbCc x aaBbCC) , which of the following offspring IS NOT possible?
A. AaBbCc
B. Aabbcc
C. AaBbCC
D. AabbCC
What is B. Aabbcc
Which of the following IS NOT part of Darwin's theory of Natural Selection?
A. Variations in organisms
B. Overproduction of organisms
C. Survival of the fittest
D. Organisms change during their lifetime to adapt to their environment
What is D. Organisms change during their lifetime to adapt to their environment
If R is the allele for Black fur and r is the allele for white fur, what would the phenotype be Rr if co-dominance is exhibited?
A. Black
B. White
C. Black and White
D. Grey
What is C. Black and White
Which of the following IS NOT the result of burning fossils fuels?
A. Increase in greenhouse gases
B. Acid Rain
C. Hole in the ozone layer
D. Global warmng
What is C. Hole in the ozone layer