SC Biology EOC Review #2

A bird-watcher records the movement of migrating birds. In which part of the scientific process is the bird-watcher participating?

• analyzing data

• experimenting

• hypothesizing

• observing

Which deals with the transmission of inherited traits from one generation to another?

• anatomy

• genetics

• ecology

• cell transport

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What will most likely happen if all the mitochondria are removed from a plant cell?

• It will lose water through osmosis.

• It will break down the ribosomes in the cell.

• It will not carry out cellular respiration.

• It will not carry out photosynthesis.

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What process best explains how a nerve cell and a muscle cell can both develop from the same fertilized egg?

• differentiation

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• genetic engineering

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During intense exercise, body temperature increases causing you to sweat. This helps to reduce the body temperature. Which is demonstrated in this situation?

• excretion

• metabolism

• synthesis

• homeostasis

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Before mitosis begins, which happens before the nucleus starts dividing?

• The cytoplasm divides

• The sister chromatids separate

• The DNA replicates

• The homologous chromosomes cross over

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What is the function of autotrophs in the carbon cycle?

• To use oxygen to produce glucose

• To use carbon dioxide to produce glucose

• To take in excess water

• To feed on herbivores

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Two different populations of birds live in the same area and eat the same types of food. Which most likely describes the relationship between these two populations of birds?

• competition

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

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What will most likely happen if the human population continues to grow at current rates?

• There will be less greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

• There will be a decrease in water pollution

• There will be an increase in the number of hurricanes

• There will be fewer natural resources available for future generations

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A strand of DNA has these bases: AGC CAT GTA TAC

What is the complementary DNA strand?

• ACG GAT CTA TAG

• TCG GTA CAT ATG

• TGC CTA GAT ATC

• UCG CUA CAU AUG