8th Microbiology SWMS

Where do plants get the food (glucose) they need for energy?

• They produce it during photosynthesis

• They absorb it directly from the sun

• They absorb it directly from the soil

• They receive it from atompsheric gases

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Why are digestion and cellular respiration important to the body?

• They help provide the energy needed for body functions

• They control the production of hornones in the body.

• They build muscles and bone that the body needs.

• They store food for the body

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A runner is preparing to run a long race. Which would provide the highest level of food for the runner.

• carbohydrates

• minerals

• vitamins

• proteins

Which best explains why good fats (avocado, olive oil) are an important part of a healthy diet?

• Fats provide the body and its organs with stored energy, insulation, and protection.

• Fats are necessary for controlling blood pH

• Fats act as a catalyst by reacting with sugars in fruits and vegetables

Which best describes the relationship between diet and exercise for a healthy body?

• A well-balanced diet increases energy levels and improves the ability to exercise

• The body burns more calories through exercise if a high-fat diet is consumed.

• Consuming large amounts of carbohydrates ensures energy to perform exercise

• A poor diet causes the body to increase energy production and provides more energy for exercise.

How are plant cells and human cells the same?

• They use mitochondria to release energy from sugars

• They can produce their own oxygen

• They make their own food from sunlight

• They can receive nutrients through the cell wall

Which was most likely the earliest way biotechnology was studied by humans?

• breeding better varities of crops and livestock

• finding of evidence of crimes

• making new medicines to cure sicknesses

• discoveriing the causes of hereditary diseases

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Which best descriebes the process by which the energy from the sun is used to create glucose molecules?

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• combustion

• decomposition

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Biotechnology uses a procedure called genetic engineering. Whihc best describes genetic engineering?

• adding DNA from one organsim into the DNA of another organisms

• making artificial DNA in the labroatory from chemicals

• cutting out pieces of DNA from an organism under a microscope

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