Biology SOL Review

A student wants to examine chromosomes from animal cells. Which of these would be the best tool for the student to use?

• litmus paper

• thermometer

• dissecting microscope

• compound microscope

Scientists have altered crop plants to make them more resistant to insects and disease. Which of these processes makes it possible for scientists to alter plants?

• natural selection

• gene splicing

• adaptation

• chemosynthesis

Students collected 400 oak leaves for a research project. The graph below shows the lengths of the leaves they collected.

According to the graph, what number of the leaves have a length of 12 centimeters?

• 60

• 70

• 80

• 90

Which of these supply the main energy source used in cellular respiration?

• carbohydrates

• amino acids

• lipids

• nucleic acids

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Most carbohydrates in the human body are

• Used as building blocks for proteins

• Used as catalysts for reactions in cells

• Consumed as a source of short term energy

• Not easily absorbed into the bloodstream

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The deer tick feeds on the blood of the red squirrel, deer, and deer mouse. Which of these best describes the role of the deer tick in the forest food web?

• parasite

• producer

• herbivore

• decomposer

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The ability of the human body to regulate the level of blood glucose is an example of

• osmosis

• homeostasis

• binary fission

• aerobic respiration

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On Earth, water cycles through the atmosphere, oceans, land, and organisms. By what process does most of the water in plants return to the environment?

• evaporation from the roots

• condensation on the leaves

• evaporation from the leaves

• diffusion from the roots

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During photosynthesis, trees convert carbon dioxide and other materials to

• water and oxygen

• fatty acids and proteins

• glucose and oxygen

• unicorns and rainbows

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Corals are marine animals that often live in tropical seas. Many types of corals have unicellular algae living in their tissues. The algae provide up to 98 percent of the corals' food. The corals provide protection and inorganic nutrients for the algae.

Algae leave the coral when the water is too warm. What kind of factor is temperature on this relationship?

• biotic

• abiotic

• parasitic

• commensalistic

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