UIL Science

Which of the following does NOT possess large amounts of yolk?

• Bird egg

• Snake egg

• Mammalian egg

• Turtle egg

• Fish egg

All of the following are functions of the endoskeleton EXCEPT ___.

• protection

• locomotion

• storage of calcium and phosphorus

• temperature regulation

• production of blood cells

The brain center of consciousness and intelligence is the ____.

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• medulla

• pons

• thalamus

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If a plasma membrane were compared to a sandwich, the __ would be considered the filling.

• cholesterol

• protein

• hydrophilic heads

• hydrophobic tails

• carbohydrates

Chlorophyll reflects (does not absorb) which color of light?

• red

• green

• yellow

• orange

• blue

Fruit is produced from the development of the ___.

• zygote

• ovule

• flowers

• cotyledon

• ovary

The maximum power of magnification of a light microscope is __.

• 500

• 1000

• 2000

• 4000

• 10000

In comparing mitosis and meiosis, which of the following statements is true?

• Meiosis I is more like mitosis that is Meiosis II.

• Both processes result in four cells.

• Synapsis occurs in both.

• Chromatids are present only in mitosis.

• Meiosis II resembles mitosis.

Which of the following have an incomplete digestive system?

• annelids

• planaria

• mollusks

• arthropods

• echinoderms

An organism's biological fitness refers to is __.

• physical conditioning

• size in relation to other members of the population

• reproductive success

• competitive ability

• degree of heterozygosity

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