1/10/24 Classification SOL Review Warm-up

Which statement is true?

• All fungi are multicellular heterotrophs

• All fungi are single-celled heterotrophs

• All animals are multicellular heterotrophs

• All animals are single-celled heterotrophs

Which statement BEST explains why viruses can only reproduce within a host?

• Viruses lack the genes necessary for transcription

• Viruses need the host to provide nutrients

• Viruses need the host cell to break down their cell membranes

• Viruses lack the ribosomes necessary to make their own proteins.

An infectious disease causes an increase in the body temperature and a decrease in the blood glucose levels of a deer. What is MOST likely an effect of this disease?

• a disruption in the homeostasis of the deer

• a change in the genetic makeup of the deer

• an increase in the energy level of the deer

• an increase in the reproductive rate of the deer

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A euglena cell has a structure called an eyespot that detects light. A paramecium does not have an eyespot, so it cannot detect light. Why doesn't a paramecium need an eyespot?

• A paramecium does not live where there is light

• A paramecium does not photosynthesize its own food

• A paramecium lives in shallower water than a euglena

• A paramecium uses cilia instead of a flagellum to move

Which of the following characteristics of the cow is different from the paramecium?

• The cow requires energy to survive

• The cow consumes oxygen during cell respiration

• The cow's hereditary traits are controlled by DNA

• The cow is composed of a large number of cells

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What structure can be found in BOTH a virus and a cell?

• nucleic acid chain

• Golgi apparatus

• endoplasmic reticulum

• nuclear membrane

Tuataras are reptiles that are found only in New Zealand. They were originally classified as a type of lizard, but close examination of the tuataras' skull and body showed them to be quite distinct from lizards. In fact, tuataras are related to a group of reptiles once thought to be long extinct. The table shows how tuataras have now been classified compared with other types of reptiles. How did this biological classification table change to accommodate the discovery of the tuatara's distinctive traits?

• The orders Squamata and Rhynchocephalia swapped places

• The orders Squamata and Rhynchocephalia were combined

• The order Rhynochocephalia was created

• The order Squamata was created

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A taxonomic classification system is a tool that shows relationships among organisms. The system gives scientists a common language and logic that can be used to organize and classify all living things. When organisms are discovered that do not fit within the system, the system is modified to accommodate these new organisms. Which two words BEST describe a taxonomic classification system?

• rigid and formal

• flexible and informal

• formal and flexible

• informal and rigid

The diagram shows the evolutionary relationships between several groups of organisms. Organisms with the greatest biochemical similarities would most likely be found in which pair of genera (plural of genus is genera)?

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 1 and 4

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A sample of bacteria was added to a culture dish containing a food supply. The dish was kept in an incubator for two weeks, where temperature and other conditions that favored bacterial growth were kept constant. The graph shows changes that occurred in the bacterial population over the two weeks. Which statement provides the best explanation for some of the changes observed?

• The bacteria were unable to reproduce until day 8

• The bacteria consumed all of the available food

• The culture dish contained an antibiotic for the first five days

• The temperature increased and the bacteria died.

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