Quiz about Biology Milestone Review

Question 1

SB4c

The table shows the changes in size of the populations of grasses, shrubs, and trees over 150 years.

What type of succession was taking place?

Accepted Answer

secondary succession because the first organisms to grow were grasses

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primary succession because trees replaced bushes

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secondary succession because the type of species changed twice

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primary succession because there was a decrease in the number of species

Question 2

This macromolecule stores energy and is composed of fatty acids, glycerol, and other components.

Accepted Answer

Lipid

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Carbohydrate

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Nucleic acid

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Protein

Question 3

While examining a specimen, a scientist noticed that the organism's cells had cell walls, chloroplasts, and large vacuoles. What type of cell might the scientist be examining?

Accepted Answer

Plant

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Animal

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Fungi

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Amoeba

Question 4

Suppose two organisms, each heterozygous for eye color, reproduced and had offspring. How likely are the two organisms to have heterozygous offspring?

Accepted Answer

50%

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25%

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75%

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100%

Question 5

Special proteins called enzymes are biological catalysts. This means that they:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Speed up the rate of chemical reactions in biological processes

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Reduce the activation energy required to start a chemical reaction

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None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is evidence to support the idea that two different species might have a common ancestor?

Accepted Answer

Many of their genes are the same.

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Their fossils were discovered in the same location.

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Their methods of respiration are alike.

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They use the same means of locomotion.

Question 7

SB4a

Which conclusion can be made regarding the species?

Accepted Answer

Species 2 is a predator of Species 1

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Species 1 is a predator of Species 2

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Species 1 and 2 have a mutualistic relationship

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Species 1 and 2 have a commensalistic relationship.

Question 8

In order to make hydrochloric acid, which is required in human digestion, ATP is used to move hydrogen ions from the blood to the stomach lining. This is an example of ___.

Accepted Answer

Active Transport

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Passive Transport

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Osmotic Potential

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Facilitated Diffusion

Question 9

SB2d

Scientists have studied organisms near steel mills. In one study, the scientists compared the DNA of two groups of mice. One group lived near a steel mill, and the other group lived in a rural area away from the steel mill. The scientists collected data on the number of mutations occurring in each group and created the table shown.

Which prediction can be made from this data?

Accepted Answer

Mice that live near steel mills will have higher rates of abnormalities due to mutations than mice in rural areas.

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Mice that live in rural areas will have more genes expressed than mice near steel mills.

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Mice that live near steel mills will have more genes expressed than mice in rural areas

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Mice that live in rural areas will have higher rates of abnormalities due to mutations than mice near steel mills

Question 10

A paramecium is shown.  This paramecium lives in an environment where water is constantly entering the organism.  The paramecium uses specialized vacuoles to pump some of the water back into the environment against a concentration gradient. Which of these processes is used to pump extra water out of the paramecium?

Accepted Answer

Active Transport

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Osmosis

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Diffusion

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Electron Transport

Question 11

SB5c

An organism is multicellular and can be seen without a microscope. The bar graph shows the numbers of some of the organelles in one of the cells from the organism.

From which kingdom is this organism?

Accepted Answer

Plantae

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Animalia

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Archaebacteria

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Fungi

Question 12

Sb1b

Which graph shows the most effective enzyme reduction of the amount of required activation energy?

Accepted Answer

D

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A

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B

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C

Question 13

Sb5e

Scientists and farmers studied how populations of insects on a farm changed after the farmer started using an insecticide on the crops. The diagram shows population sizes, both before and after the insecticide was applied.

What conclusion can be made about the Insect A and Insect B populations?

Accepted Answer

Some insects passed a beneficial mutation to offspring

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The insecticide was specific to Insect B

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The insecticide became less effective for Insect A

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The farmer missed spraying insecticide on some plants

Question 14

The diagram shows a container divided into two compartments by a membrane permeable to water but not to starch. Two solutions containing different concentrations of dissolved starch were placed on each side of the membrane. Which of the following describes what will happen to the water level during the process of osmosis?

Accepted Answer

The water level on the left side of the membrane will increase

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The water level of both sides of the membrane will decrease

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The water level on the right side of the membrane will increase

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The water level on both sides of the membrane will stay the same

Question 15

A cell requires energy to move materials from an area of low concentration, across the cell membrane, to an area of high concentration.  This process is called ___.

Accepted Answer

Active transport

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Osmosis

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Passive transport

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Facilitative diffusion

Question 16

Sb3a

Scientists conducted an experiment to determine how different wavelengths of light affected photosynthesis. They used two groups of the same plants. The leaves of Group 1 were covered with transparent green plastic. The leaves of Group 2 were not covered with any plastic. The results show that the plants photosynthesized best when their leaves were not covered in any plastic. Which hypothesis do the results support?

Accepted Answer

If leaves are uncovered, then their chloroplasts will produce more oxygen than the leaves that are covered in green plastic.

Answer

If leaves are covered in green plastic, then their mitochondria will absorb more carbon dioxide than the mitochondria of uncovered leaves.

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If leaves are uncovered, then their chloroplasts will release more carbon dioxide than the chloroplasts of leaves covered in green plastic.

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If leaves are covered in green plastic, then their mitochondria will produce more oxygen than the leaves that are uncovered

Question 17

sb4b

Energy is transferred between trophic levels in a food pyramid. If 150,000 joules of sunlight are captured by plants, how much energy is transferred to secondary consumers?

Accepted Answer

1,500 joules

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150 joules

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15,000 joules

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150,000 joules

Question 18

Students modeled the changes in cells during mitosis, using paper plates, flat wooden sticks, cotton swabs and construction paper. Which statement correctly uses the model to explain how mitosis maintains genetic continuity?

Accepted Answer

The chromosomes in cell 1 are the same as in cells 6 and 7

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Crossing-over occurs in cell 4, which increases the genetic diversity in cells 6 and 7

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When the unclear membrane reforms in cell 5, each nucleus becomes diploid in number.

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The independent assortment that is represented in cell 2 ensures that cell 3 has the correct number of chromosomes.

Question 19

An animal cell placed in a sugar solution is shown in the diagram. Which statement best describes how osmosis will affect this animal cell?

Accepted Answer

Water will move out of the cell and the cell will shrink

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Water will move into the cell and the cell will expand

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Sugar will move out of the cell and the cell will expand

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Sugar will move into the cell and the cell will expand

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