SOL Review Quiz 2

Which of the following require a host cell because they are not able to make proteins on their own? 

• blue-green algae

• bacteria

• protozoans

• viruses

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

How do human diseases caused by bacteria and diseases caused by viruses react to antibiotics? 

• Neither responds to antibiotics.

• Both respond to antibiotics.

• Viral diseases respond to antibiotics; bacterial diseases do not.

• Bacterial diseases respond to antibiotics; viral diseases do not.

Placing wilted lettuce in cold water will make it crisp again. Which statement best describes what happens to restore the lettuce to its original condition?

• Water left the lettuce cells by diffusion.

• Water entered the cells of the lettuce by osmosis.

• Osmosis caused salts to enter the lettuce cells.

• Salts in the leaf caused water to leave the cells.

Which statement best summarizes the information in the graph?

• The cells survive best under acidic conditions.

• The cells survive best under basic conditions.

• These cells would survive better in distilled water.

• The survival of these cells does not affect pH.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

An experiment was designed to determine the effects of cool temperatures on the germination of piñon pine seeds. Which of these variables was LEAST important to control in this experiment?

• The brand name of the refrigerator used to produce the cool temperatures

• The number of seeds used in each group

• The amount of time that the seeds were exposed to cool temperatures

• The temperature range used to define cool temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A biology student collected pine needles from four different species of trees. She then made diagrams showing the number and actual length of needles in a bundle and the common and scientific name of each species. Use her diagram to answer the following question. These four different pine trees are not classified in the same —

• order

• species

• genus

• phylum

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

According to this label, one serving of this product would provide about 1/3 of the average daily value of –

• fat

• cholesterol

• carbohydrates

• protein

The picture shows an organism that lies in the lakes of two caves in Augusta County, VA. Its primary food source appears to be fine bits of organic matter that drift into the cave lakes. This cave-dwelling species belongs to the kingdom –

• Monera

• Protista

• Fungi

• Animalia

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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To study the structure of phloem and xylem tissue, a student could prepare and observe sections using a(n)

• microscope

• centrifuge

• incubator

• triple beam balance

The graph shows the changes in two populations of herbivores in a grassy field. A possible reason for these changes is that

• all of the plant populations in this habitat decreased

• population B competed more successfully for food than population A did

• population A produced more offspring than population B did

• population A consumed the members of population B

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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