Cells & Anatomy
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Taxonomy & General Bio
100

In which part of the digestive tract do most of the chemical digestion and absorption of food occur?

Small intestine


100

What happens to most of the energy when it passes in a food chain?


it is lost from the system as heat 

100

What is the major cause for air pollution?

factories

100

What is the term for a scientific name of an organism made up of two Latin names?

Binomial nomenclature

200

These are different digestive secretions:

I- Secretion of enzymes

II- Secretion of saliva

III- Secretion of stomach juice

Which one directly causes the breakdown of nutrients chemically in the human intestine?


I 

200

What converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants?

some microorganisms


200

Why is soil erosion bad?

no plants grow after it 

200

What is the term used to describe the number of organisms in a population dying each year?

Death Rate

300

The liver is involved in the detoxification of many poisons and drugs. In which organelle does this process primarily take place?


smooth ER

300

The diagram shows the part of the carbon cycle. What are the processes X and Y?

Photosynthesis | Respiration


300

Which greenhouse gas is released from factories and by herbivores (plant eating animals)?

carbon dioxide

300

Let's consider two species: Wolf (Canis lupus) and Cat (Felis domesticus). These species definitely belong to different …

Genera

400

Figure shows the structure of an animal cell. Select the organelle(s) which consist(s) of two subunits: large and small subunits.

A

400

Consider the food chain: grass -> grasshopper -> mouse -> snake -> hawk. What percentage of energy in the grass (100%) is expected to pass to the hawk?

0.01% (10% rule: 100% -> 10% -> 1% -> 0.1% -> 0.01%)


400

Caterpillars are destroying the tomato garden. What could be used to protect tomatoes?

Insecticide

400

Why might global warming lead to the extinction of many amphibian species?

These animals need water to reproduce

500

Figure below shows a cross section of a leaf taken using an optical microscope with a magnification of x250. Use the information provided to calculate the actual length of a palisade cell, as marked by line A on Figure. Give your answer in µm.

80 µm (2 cm = 20,000 µm. 20,000 / 250 = 80 µm)


500

Shagan, in Semey, had a population of 1,100 individuals. They had a birth rate of 132 in one year, a death rate of 88 in one year, and an emigration (individuals leaving the population) rate of 22. How Shagan's population is changed in one year?

+22 (132 - 88 - 22 = 22)


500

What might happen if all farmers stopped using pesticides?

there will be fewer fruits and vegetables, which will lead to higher prices for them 

500

A lysosome measures 0.4 µm in diameter. What is the diameter in nm?

400 nm