Review for the New Missouri EOC

Ozark cavefish are small, colorless, blind fish that live in caves in southwest Missouri. The label indicates the lateral line in an Ozark cavefish. The lateral line is a system of sense organs used to detect movement, pressure, and vibration.

How does a lateral line improve the chances of survival for Ozark cavefish?

• by improving their overall speed

• by allowing for a larger body size

• by improving their ability to locate prey

• by providing them camouflage to evade predators

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The table shows the amount of energy stored in each molecule in the photosynthesis reaction. Use the data to answer the question.

Which statement correctly describes the flow of energy in photosynthesis?

• Photosynthesis releases energy when the reactants rearrange and form the bonds in the products

• Photosynthesis releases energy when carbon dioxide and water combine to form glucose molecules

• Photosynthesis stores energy because more energy is stored in glucose than it is in carbon dioxide and water

• Photosynthesis stores energy because energy is released when glucose is formed from carbon dioxide and water.

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The passage describes a condition that is inherited. Select ALL statements which lead scientist to believe the condition is genetically-controlled.

The condition is caused by *a mutation that changes a protein that affects the connective tissues. Connective tissues help the body grow and develop properly. The mutation can cause abnormal growth of bones, abnormalities in the heart, and problems with vision. A hypothesis exists that Abraham Lincoln had this condition. Lincoln was unusually tall, *had long limbs, and other physical features characteristic of the condition. Some researchers have speculated that Lincoln's mother died young from complication of this condition. In 1960, *a male descendant of Lincoln's great-great-grandfather was positively identified having this condition. Experts believe that nearly half of the people who have the condition do not know they have it, but *there are treatments available for people diagnosed with this condition.

• a mutation that changes a protein

• had long limbs, and other physical features characteristic of the condition.

• a male descendant of Lincoln's great-great-grandfather was positively identified having this condition.

• there are treatments available for people diagnosed with this condition

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If the drought continued what is a reasonable expectation for the distribution of beak depths in the bird species?

• One hundred percent of the population will have a beak depth of 10.5 mm instead of 10.0mm

• Sixteen percent of the population will have a beak depth of 9 mm instead of only 4% of the population with 9mm

• Ten percent of the population will have a beak depth of 9 mm and 16% will of the population will have a beak depth

• Sixteen percent of the population will have a beak depth of 10 mm and 3% of the population will have a beak depth of 9mm.

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Which explanation describes the predicted pattern of beak change due to the continued drought?

• Dry conditions will cause the extinction of smaller beaked birds and therefore a new species of birds will arise in the environment

• Dry conditions do not appear to favor birds of any particular beak depth and therefore the populations will hove equally around the mean beak depth

• Dry conditions favor birds with larger beak depths so the proportion of the population with larger beak depths will increase and smaller beak depths will descrease

• Dry conditions favor birds with smaller beak depths, which will reproduce with greater frequency and increase the proportion of smaller beak depths within the population.

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Why does DNA replication occur before mitosis and cell division?

• DNA replication produces an extra copy of DNA to make sure each of the 2 daughter cells has it's own full-set of DNA before cell division takes place

• DNA replication lengthens the DNA which separates during mitosis making sure each cell receives DNA before cell division

• DNA replication is not necessary for mitosis and only happens in meiosis II before cell division to make sure there is enough DNA for the 4 daughter cells

• DNA replication makes four strands of DNA to make sure each daughter cell has double the amount of DNA so the cells can go through cell division twice

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Which claim is best supported by the data?

• As annual precipitation increases, the population of Species A and B increase

• As annual precipitation increases, the population of Species A and B decrease

• As annual precipitation increases, the population of Species A increases while B decreases

• As annual precipitation increases, the population of Species A decreases while B increases

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If the precipitation levels observed in year '09 remain the same and resources remain constant, what can be predicted to occur with the population of Species B over the next 6 years?

• Species B will continue to increase because historically the population has been increasing

• Species B will stay around carrying capacity because the conditions are remaining constant, and not increasing or decreasing

• Species B will decrease because they have used all of their resources and the population cannot be sustained

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What evidence supports common ancestry between two species. Select all that apply.

• living in the same biome

• growing to the same size

• having similar anatomical structure

• finding fossil evidence of each species

• determining their DNA sequences are quite similar

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The region of DNA indicated in the diagram is called ____________.

• chromosome

• gene

• nucleotide

• protein

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