Quiz about 9th Grade Biology Final Exam

Question 1

W=white hair
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?

Accepted Answer

all

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none

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3/4

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1/2

Question 2

What is the genotype for a pea plant heterozygous for round seeds (R), and homozygous recessive for green seeds (y)?

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Rryy

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Ry

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RRyy

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RrYy

Question 3

What is the functions of lipids?

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Stores energy, insulation, protection

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Quick source of energy

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Builds muscles, skin, enzymes

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Stores genetic information

Question 4

What is structure C?

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Products

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Substrate

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Active site

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Enzyme

Question 5

The graph shows how enzymes affect reactions in cells. Which statement best summarizes the information shown in the graph?

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Enzyme decrease the activation energy of the reaction.

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Enzymes increase the energy of the reactants.

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Enzymes decrease the energy level of the products.

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Enzymes reverse the direction of the reaction.

Question 6

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

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Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

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Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

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Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

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Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

Question 7

Which is true about active transport?

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It requires energy

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it does not require energy

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It moves substances down the concentration gradient

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it moves material from high to low concentration

Question 8

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

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6CO₂ + 6H₂O --> 6O₂+ C₆H₁₂O₆

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6CO₂+ C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6H₂O --> O₂

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6O₂ + 6H₂O --> 6CO₂+ C₆H₁₂O₆

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C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ ---> 6H₂O + 6CO₂

Question 9

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG

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TAC ACT GTC

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ATG TGA CAG

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GTA AGT GAC

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CAT TCA CTG

Question 10

The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication

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helicase

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replicase

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polymerase

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synthase

Question 11

What process is going on in this photo?

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Translation

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Transcription

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Replication

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All the above

Question 12

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

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Leucine

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Phenylalanine

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Tyrosine

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Stop codon

Question 13

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

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meiosis, gametes

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mitosis, gametes

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mitosis, body cells

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meiosis, body cells

Question 14

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG
The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ______ mutation.

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Deletion

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Substitution

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Insertion

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Inversion

Question 15

Which is NOT true of MEIOSIS?

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Produces two cells

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Allows for genetic recombination

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Produces gametes

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Includes crossing over

Question 16

SPEED QUESTION!!  I am the control center of a cell.

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Nucleus

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Mitochondria

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Ribosome

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Plasma membrane

Question 17

Which of the following is true of NUCLEIC ACIDS?

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Function is transmitting information

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Examples include enzymes and hormones

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Monomer is amino acid

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Used for long-term energy storage

Question 18

If the diploid number of an organism is 36, how many chromosomes are found in a gamete?

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18

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36

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72

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Not enough information

Question 19

Which process creates an identical copy of DNA?

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Replication

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Mutation

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Transcription

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Translation

Question 20

Transcribe this sequence:  ACTGTTC

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UGACAAG

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TGACAAG

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TGUCUUG

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AGUCUUG

Question 21

In a cross of two heterozygous parents, what proportion of the offspring will also be heterozygous?

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50%

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100%

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0%

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75%

Question 22

Cell membrane allows nutrients to enter the cell and wastes to leave but prevents unwanted materials from entering or needed things from leaving.  What does this describe?

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Selective permeability

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Metabolism

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Respiration

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Photosynthesis

Question 23

When Mendel crossed two green pea plants, some of the offspring produced yellow peas.  What does this tell us about the parent plants?

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They must have been heterozygous

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They must have been homozygous dominant

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They must have been homozygous recessive

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One was dominant and one was recessive

Question 24

What do you call a change in an organism's DNA?

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Mutation

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Replication

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Codon

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Phenotype

Question 25

Photosynthesis uses CO₂ to create

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Sugar / glucose

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O2

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Water

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ATP

Question 26

In cellular respiration, what is needed in order to create the MOST ATP?

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O2

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Water

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CO2

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ATP

Question 27

What process is pictured?

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Transcription

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Translation

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DNA replication

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Cloning

Question 28

What is labeled 8 in the picture?

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tRNA

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mRNA

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amino acid

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ribosome

Question 29

Why is water moving OUT of the cell?

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The cell is surrounded by a hypertonic environment

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The cell is surrounded by a hypotonic environment

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The cell is hypertonic

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Water always moves out of cells

Question 30

Chromosomes with the genes for the same traits arranged in the same order - one from mom / one from dad

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Homologous chromosomes

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Alleles

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Sister chromatids

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Gametes

Question 31

Every 3 bases on mRNA is a codon and represents a single

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amino acid

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protein

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ribosome

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nucleotide

Question 32

When movement of a solute from high to low concentration occurs through a transport (carrier) protein

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Facilitated diffusion

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Active transport

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Simple diffusion

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Exocytosis

Question 33

If two parents both do not have a certain inheritable disease but their child does, the disease is most likely

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recessive

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a mutation

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dominant

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X-linked

Question 34

Organelle with ribosomes attached to its surface - helps to create / transport protein in eukaryotic cells

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Rough ER

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Golgi apparatus

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Mitochondria

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Chloroplast

Question 35

Which has more ENERGY?

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ATP

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ADP

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AMP

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None of these

Question 36

When you have 2 different alleles for a trait (such as Aa), that means you....(multiple answers possible)

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Show only the dominant form of the trait

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Are heterozygous

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Show the recessive form of the trait AND dominant form

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Are homozygous

Question 37

Polymers are made up of...?

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Monomers

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Monosaccharides

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Proteins

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None of the above

Question 38

The picture shown shows which class of biomolecule?

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Carbohydrate

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Protein

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Nucleic Acid

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Lipid

Question 39

What are the monomers of DNA?

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nucleotides

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glycerols

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amino acids

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fatty acids

Question 40

Which group of organic molecules speed up chemical reactions and serve as immune defense mechanisms?

Accepted Answer

proteins

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carbohydrates

Question 41

Enzymes are capable of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction within a living cell.  Enzymes accomplish this through which of the following means?

Accepted Answer

reducing the activation energy

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reducing the number of products

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increasing the temperature of the cell

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increasing the concentration of reactants

Question 42

Based on the graph, at what temperature does this enzyme work best?

Accepted Answer

30 C

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15 C

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40 C

Question 43

What is the optimal pH for this enzyme?

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8

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2

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4

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12

Question 44

What is true regarding the information in the graph?

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Sucrase and Trypsin work at pH 7

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Pepsin metabolizes best at pH 3.5

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Trypsin works in highly acidic areas

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Sucrase metabolizes lactose

Question 45

What is the process that gets energy from food when oxygen is present?

Accepted Answer

cellular respiration

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ATP synthase

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photosynthesis

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synthesis

Question 46

What is created as a product of cell respiration?

Accepted Answer

energy (ATP)

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glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)

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oxygen (O₂)

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sodium chloride (NaCl)

Question 47

During this process, glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) is created in the chloroplasts of plant cells.

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

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Cell respiration

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Diffusion

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Mitosis

Question 48

A saltwater fish is accidentally placed in a freshwater aquarium in a few short hours it sadly died. Which explains why this occurred?

Accepted Answer

The cells of the fish quickly absorbed massive amounts of water and it ended up killing the fish.

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The cells of the fish body were dehydrated by the quick loss of water.

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The fish hated the new decor in the freshwater tank.

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It was just its time.

Question 49

What type of transport is this?

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facilitated diffusion

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active transport

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diffusion

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osmosis

Question 50

The cell below is in a _________ solution.

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Hypertonic

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Hypotonic

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Isotonic

Question 51

The cell below is in a _____________ solution.

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Hypotonic

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Hypertonic

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Isotonic

Question 52

A cell in a hypotonic solution will...

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swell

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shrink

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stay the same size

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impossible to tell

Question 53

Special proteins help move particles, but NO energy is needed. This is...

Accepted Answer

facilitated diffusion

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exocytosis

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active transport

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equilibrium

Question 54

Where will molecule X try to move to?

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Side B

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Side A

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Out of the box

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Stuck in the membrane

Question 55

Which type of transport requires no input of energy?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Answer

Passive Transport

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Osmosis

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Simple Diffusion

Question 56

Which type of transport requires an input of energy?

Accepted Answer

Active Transport

Answer

Passive Transport

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Osmosis

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Simple Diffusion

Question 57

What is embedded in the phospholipid bilayer?

Accepted Answer

proteins

Answer

salt

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water

Answer

trapped animals

Question 58

In this diagram, which is the dominant trait?
The B stands for bud.

Accepted Answer

purple flower bud

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white flower bud

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dominant

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recessive

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