FSA review unit 6: Biology

FSA review unit 6: Biology

Poll

What field of science do you feel the MOST confident in for the FSA?

• Chemistry: atoms, periodic table, pure sub. & mixture, phy. & chem. changes

• Biology: cells, evolution, genetics, food web & chains, symbiotic relationships

• Space: galaxies, stars, planets

• Earth: Weather, seasons, rock cycle, layers of the earth, tides

• Physics: Energy, forces, energy transfer, gravity

Poll

What field of science do you feel the LEAST confident in for the FSA?

• Chemistry: atoms, periodic table, pure sub. & mixture, phy. & chem. changes

• Biology: cells, evolution, genetics, food web & chains, symbiotic relationships

• Space: galaxies, stars, planets

• Earth: Weather, seasons, rock cycle, layers of the earth, tides

• Physics: Energy, forces, energy transfer, gravity

Multiple Select

Which of the following are products of photosynthesis?

• CO2

• Glucose

• H2O

• O2

• Light

Multiple Choice

The cell theory developed from work of many different scientists. Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?

• All cells come from other living cells.

• The cell is the basic unit of all living things.

• All cells of living things have the same organelles.

• All living things are made up of one or more cells.

Multiple Choice

Josh plans to use a microscope to observe a cell from a maple leaf and a cell from a snake's skin. Which of the following will Josh most likely see present in both cells?

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• tissue

Multiple Choice

In a complex organism, there is a pattern of organization of structures. Which of the following shows the organization of structures in a deer, from simplest to most complex?

• cells-> atoms-> organs-> organ systems-> tissues

• tissues-> organs-> atoms-> organ systems-> cells

• atoms->cells->tissues-> organ-> organ system

• organ systems-> tissues-> organs-> cells-> atoms

Open Ended

Name one organ system AND its function.

Multiple Choice

Organ systems in the human body work together to keep a human alive. Which of the following statements describes how the circulatory and excretory systems work together to maintain homeostasis?

• They bring oxygen into the body and deliver it to cells

• They break down food and deliver nutrients to cells

• They transmit electrical signals and move the body

• They remove waste products from the cells.

Multiple Choice

Predation is one type of relationship between organisms. Which of the following describes an example of predation?

• a group of fish living in a pond

• an ant colony building its home in soil

• a flea living on and biting a cat to get food

• a sparrow hunting, killing and eating a worm

Multiple Choice

Cows would not be able to digest the grasses they eat without the help of certain bacteria. These bacteria live in the cows' digestive systems and help break down plant material to release nutrients. Which of the following best describes this relationship?

• commensalism

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

Multiple Choice

In an ecosystem, energy is transferred from one organism to another. Which of the following best shows the transfer of energy among organism in an ecosystem's food web?

• omnivore -> carnivore -> herbivore -> producer

• producer -> herbivore -> carnivore -> decomposer

• producer -> decomposer-> herbivore-> omnivore

• carnivore-> herbivore -> decomposer -> omnivore

Multiple Choice

Curly hair (C) is dominant to straight hair (c). If a mother with a homozygous dominant genotype and a father who was heterozygous had offspring, what percent would have straight hair?

• 0%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

Earth has undergone several ice ages in its history. Which type of organisms would natural selection favor most if Earth had another ice age?

• organisms that make food by photosynthesis

• organisms that hunt other organisms for food

• organism that are able to swim in deep water

• organism that have thick fur and layers of fat

Multiple Choice

Potato plants can reproduce asexually. Which of the following is part of asexual reproduction in potato plants?

• bud

• egg

• pollen

• seed

Multiple Choice

The liver is one of several organs that work together to break down food in the human body. The diagram below shows these organs. Which of the following do these organs make up?

• a cell

• a tissue

• an organ system

• an organism

Multiple Choice

The punnett square shows a cross between dogs with long ears (A) and short ears (a). What percentage of dogs will be born with short ears?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

Multiple Choice

The diagram below identifies the structures of a plant cell. Which structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• nucleus