Biology EOC practice

A person with swollen gums rinses his mouth with warm salt water, and the swelling decreases. Which has occurred?

• the water in the gums has moved from a high to low concentration of water

• the water in the gums has moved from a low to a high concentration of water

• active transport

• the water in the gums has remained the same

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which organism is most likely to use anaerobic respiration?

• dog

• yeast

• cat

• dolphin

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Using your codon chart, which amino acid sequence can be coded from the DNA sequence

CAG TAG CGA

• alanine-isoleucine-valine

• valine-alanine-isoleucine

• valine-isoleucine-alanine

• isoleucine-alanine-valine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which disease most likely occurs after excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation?

• chicken pox

• lung cancer

• nothing would happen

• skin cancer

RNA and DNA are which type of organic compounds?

• nucleic acid

• proteins

• amino acids

• carbohydrates

Which is an example of osmosis?

• water moving into the root cells of a plant

• water moving out of the root cells of a plant

• water moving out of a cell against the concentration

• active tranport

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

A scientist treats a cell with a chemical that destroys the ribosomes. As a result, which cell process will be stopped?

• DNA replication

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• protein synthesis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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Hitchiker's thumb (H) is dominant to no hitchiker's thumb (h). A woman who does not have hitchiker's thumb marries a man who is heterozygous for hitchiker's thum. What is the probable genotypic ratio of their children?

• 100% Hh

• 75% Hh

  25% hh

• 50% Hh

  50% hh

• 100% hh

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What will most likely be the result if all of the mitochondria are removed from a plant cell?

• It will be unable to make protiens

• Nothing would happen

• It will be unable to carry out respiration

• It will be unable to carry out photosynthesis

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

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During strenuous exercise, body temperature increases. The body responds to the increase in temperature by sweating, which helps to reduce the body temperature. Which is demonstrated in this solution?

• homeostasis

• equilibrium

• cellular respiration

• ATP

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