When 2 plants were crossed, the seeds produced did NOT sprout or grow. Which of the following conclusions best describes this information?

The two groups are different species because the seeds produced cannot sprout or grow

The two groups are the same species because the plants have similar shapes

The two groups are different species because they have differently sized stems

The two groups are the same species because the plants produced fertile offspring

Which of the following statements best describes the genetic characteristics of human males and females?

Males and females both receive 23 chromosomes from each parent

Males have more genes than females

Males and females have exactly the same 46 chromosomes

Female genes rather than male genes determine the sex of offspring

Scientists hypothesize that tiger frogs evolved from a recent common ancestor. Which of the following provides the best support for the scientists' hypothesis?

Tiger frogs have similarities in their mitochondrial DNA that are not shared by other frog species.

Tiger frogs have longer life spans

Tiger frogs live near each other

A scientist hypothesizes that a bird species on an island is related to a species on nearby land. Which of the following types of information is most useful for determining how closely related the two bird species are?

The DNA sequences of the species

The physical appearances of the species

Two populations of fish live in separate water drainage systems. Which of the following questions would be most useful to ask to help determine whether these two populations are the same species?

Can individuals from the two populations successfully interbreed?

Are the food sources the same for the two populations?

Do the two populations' habitats have the same water pH?

Do young fish in the two populations mature slowly or quickly?

Which of the following statements best describes how the nose contributes to the efficient functioning of the lungs?

The nose filters dust and pollen from inhaled air

The nose dries air as it enters the respiratory system

The nose removes excess carbon dioxide from inhaled air

The nose detects the amount of oxygen in the respiratory system

Which of the following is the best example of homeostasis in the human body?

More growth hormone is released when the level of growth hormone in the body is too low.

The secretions from oil glands in the skin decreases as a person ages

Opposite muscles are used to bend and extend a person's arm at the elbox joint

The villi of the small intestine increase the absorption of nutrients from the small intestine into the blood.

Which of the following conclusions is the best support for why certain types of monkeys have similar looking external appearances and bone structure?

They all descend (come) from a common ancestor

They all eat the same types of food

They all were the first mammals to evolve from reptiles

They ll are classified as different species

Two vegetable plants have the same scientific name, Beta vulgaris. Based on this information, which of the following statements describes these vegetables?

They are the same species of organism.

They cannot interbreed with each other.

They cannot grow under the same conditions

They have identical numbers of leaves when fully grown.

Which of the following best describes the producers in a terrestrial food web?

They convert solar energy (from the sun) to chemical energy (through food)

They are at the highest trophic level

They are not affected by decomposers

They obtain all their nutrients and energy from consumers.

Which of the following statements describes the main purpose of digestion in the human body?

Digestion changes food molecules into smaller molecules that can pass into the blood and be used by body cells

Digestion adds phosphate groups that can yield energy when food reaches body cells

Digestion supplies free oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen atoms from food molecules for body cells

Digestion removes all bacteria and toxins before food is absorbed into the blood and body cells

Which of the following organisms are most closely related?

C. americanus and L. americanus

Which of the following statements best explains how forests reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air?

Trees use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis to form organic compounds and food

The roots of the trees fix atmospheric carbon dioxide into the soil for use by the trees

Soil bacteria in forests break down carbon dioxide to produce fossil fuels

Animals that live in forests consume carbon dioxide during cellular respiration

Which of the following are parts of the human respiratory system?

Alveoli, trachea, larynx, lungs

A scientist observes two butterflies with similar wing patterns. Which of the following observations would best show that the two butterflies belong to the same species?

The butterflies mate with each other and produce fertile offspring

The butterflies share a habitat

The butterflies pollinate the same flowers

The butterflies make a chrysalis and not a cocoon for metamorphosis

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What is a producer?

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

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

an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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What is a herbivore?

an animal that gets energy from eating other animals

an organism that gets energy from eating only plants

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

an animal that eats only herbs

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An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

producer

consumer

decomposer

prey

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A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

ecosystem

food web

environment

population

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An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a

predator

prey

population

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An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a

herbivore

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omnivore

autotroph

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Which of the following is NOT a consumer

grass

dog

shark

fish

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Biology MCAS Review

What is a producer?

What is a herbivore?

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

Which of the following is a living part of the ecosystem?

Soil is an example of...

Directs all cell activities "Brain or Control Center of cell"

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