Practice exam

A major function of plant's roots are

• release oxygen

• produce flowers

• transport carbon dioxide

• take in water

Which type of relationship exists when a certain

type of tree’s roots need a fungus present in

order to grow normally?

• beneficial

• competition

• harmful

• infectious

Which process releases energy from digested

food?

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• vitamin production

• fertilization

Most hormones are produced by which human

organ system?

• digestive

• endocrine

• respiratory

• nervous

Which process results in the formation of a new

cell with a full set of chromosomes?

• respiration

• evolution

• fertilization

• digestion

A body cell that is undergoing abnormal cell

division is most likely

• producing sex cells

• transporting nutrients

• forming cancerous cells

• developing an infection

A green plant absorbs light. A frog eats flies.

These are both examples of how organisms

• obtain energy

• produce offspring

• excrete waste

• escape predators

The transfer of a section of DNA from one

organism into the DNA of another organism by

scientists is called

• selective breeding

• genetic engineering

• natural selection

• internal fertilization

Which model can be used to trace genetic

inheritance?

• food web

• energy pyramid

• pedigree chart

• life cycle

A main function of a plant’s seed is to

• store food to be used during early development

• attract pollen to be used during development

• produce chlorophyll to be used during photosynthesis

• take in light energy to be used during photosynthesis