BIOLOGY PRACTICE SOL

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This chart shows observations made of an unknown organism. Based on this information, the organism most likely belongs to the Kingdom

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Fungi

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Two students were testing the amount of fertilizer that would best promote the growth of strawberries in a garden. Which of the following could be an unavoidable source of experimental error? Length of study, variation in the strawberry plants, the cost of watering the plants, fertilization during the study

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variation in the strawberry plants

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After a volcanic eruption has covered an area with lava, what is the most likely order of succession in the repopulation of the area? Options: lichens > grasses > shrubs > trees, mosses > grasses > lichens > trees, grasses > trees > mosses > lichens, shrubs > grasses > trees > lichens

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lichens > grasses > shrubs > trees

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Put the images in the correct order based on succession: X, Y, Z, W

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Z, X, Y, W

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The diagram below shows Rosalind Franklin's x-ray diffraction image of DNA. How did this evidence affect the work of Watson & Crick?

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It was used to determine the physical structure of DNA.

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The cell membrane of the red blood cell will allow water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and glucose to pass through. Because other substances are blocked from entering, this membrane is called

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semi-permeable

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What causes tomatoes to ripen much more slowly in a refrigerator than they do if left on a table at room temperature?

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Low temperatures reduce the action of ripening enzymes.

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Which of these best completes the concept map? Options: an animal cell, a prokaryotic cell, a virus, a plant cell

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a plant cell

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Eukaryotic cells are differentiated from prokaryotic cells because eukaryotic cells...

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have nuclei

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Which molecule in plant cells first captures the radiant energy from sunlight? Options: glucose, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll, adenosine triphosphate

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chlorophyll