Quiz about Life Science FSA Review

Question 1

Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?

Accepted Answer

the cell

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the mitochondria

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the vacuoles

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the nucleus

Question 2

Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?

Accepted Answer

cell membrane

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cytoplasm

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nucleus

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vacuole

Question 3

Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

Accepted Answer

to absorb light energy and manufacture food

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to remove waste materials by active transport

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to manufacture chemical energy from food

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to control the shape of the cell

Question 4

What is the function of a cell wall?

Accepted Answer

to protect and support the cell

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to perform different functions in each cell

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to prevent water from passing through it

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to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

Question 5

In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?

Accepted Answer

chloroplasts

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nucleus

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mitochondria

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vacuoles

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true for all living things (organisms)?

Accepted Answer

All living things are made of one or more cells

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All living things have organs

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All living things produce their own food through photosynthesis

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All living things are made of more than one cell

Question 7

Besides energy from the sun, what else does a plant require to complete photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

Water, carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll

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Wind energy

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Oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Oxygen and water

Question 8

What is a herbivore?

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an organism that gets energy from eating only PLANTS

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an animal that gets energy from eating other ANIMALS

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an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and other animals

Question 9

What is a producer?

Accepted Answer

an organisms that uses sunlight to MAKE its own food

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an organism that gets energy from EATING other organisms

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an organism that gets energy from eating DEAD organisms

Question 10

An organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

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decomposer

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producer

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consumer

Question 11

What is a carnivore?

Accepted Answer

an animal that gets energy by eating other ANIMALS

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An animal that gets energy by eating only PLANTS

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an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and animals

Question 12

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

Accepted Answer

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

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There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

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There would be a decrease in the mice population.

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There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

Question 13

Which organisms recycle carbon in decaying matter back into atmospheric carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

fungi

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fish

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plants

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mammals

Question 14

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

Accepted Answer

Producers

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Carnivores

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Herbivores

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Top Predator

Question 15

Which is the SIMPLEST level of organization in a human being?

Accepted Answer

cells

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organs

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tissues

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systems

Question 16

Organisms who receive their energy by consuming other organisms.

Accepted Answer

Heterotroph

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Chloroplast

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Autotroph

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Phototropism

Question 17

The genetic code for all of your traits.

Accepted Answer

DNA

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Nucleus

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Chloroplast

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Recessive gene

Question 18

The term used to define a cell that has a nucleus containing DNA.

Accepted Answer

Eukaryote

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Prokaryote

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Autotroph

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Homeostasis

Question 19

A cell without a nucleus.

Accepted Answer

Prokaryotic

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Eukaryotic

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Heterotroph

Question 20

The trait that is always expressed.  It will hide or mask the other trait.

Accepted Answer

Dominant

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Recessive

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Natural Selection

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Homeostasis

Question 21

The trait that is hidden or masked by the other trait.

Accepted Answer

Recessive

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Dominant

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Eukaryotic

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Homeostasis

Question 22

Organisms who make their own energy by taking in light or chemicals.

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Autotroph

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Heterotroph

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Phototropism

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Heterotroph

Question 23

The organism's ability to maintain equilibrium or balance in their body.

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Homeostasis

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Heterotroph

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Prokaryotic

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Autotrophic

Question 24

The allele pair is Bb is

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Heterozygous

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Homozygous recessive

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Homozygous dominant

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None of the above

Question 25

The allel pairing bb is

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Homozygous recessive

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Heterzygous

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Homozygous dominant

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None of the above

Question 26

A characteristic of an organism that increases the chances of survival in its environment.

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Adaptation

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Abiotic

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Allele

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Biodiversity

Question 27

An organism that cannot produce their own food.

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Heterotroph

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Budding

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Consumer

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Eukaryote

Question 28

A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

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Asexual reproduction

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Sexual reproduction

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Eukaryote

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Gene

Question 29

The classification system in which each organism is given a unique, two part scientific name indicating its genus and species.

Accepted Answer

Binomial Nomenclature

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Autotroph

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Community

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Dominant

Question 30

Change over time, the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

Accepted Answer

Evolution

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Dominant

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Gene

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Adaptation

Question 31

What do the arrows in the food chain show?

Accepted Answer

The transfer of energy

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What animals eat

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The order of animal dominance

Question 32

Which level will contain plants?

Accepted Answer

D

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A

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B

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C

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