Biology Starr Review

Adaptations that result from natural selection are expected to increase the fitness of an organism. In terms of natural selection, what is fitness?

• being able to escape from predators

• being among the strongest organisms in a population

• being able to survive, find a mate, and produce offspring

• being able to survive long enough to reach an adult age

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What phase is this cell in?

• Cytokinesis

• Mitosis

• Prophase

• Metaphase

In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

• different from the starting cell and identical to each other.

• different from the starting cell and different from each other.

• identical to the starting cell and different from each other.

• identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -

• primary succession

• secondary succession

• climax community

• limiting factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are the three main parts of a nucleotide?

• carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

• phosphate, sugar, and nitrogen base

• phosphate, sulfate, and nitrate

• adenine, thymine, and uracil

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D

• B, A, D, C

• C, D, A, B

• D, A, B, C

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of these correctly compliments the following DNA strand during replication: AGGTCA

• UCCAGU

• TCCAGT

• ACCAGU

• TGGAGT

In which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

• Mitosis

• G1 phase

• G2 phase

• S phase

What is the probability of cloven hooves in the offspring of parents that are heterozygous for the trait?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

What phase is this cell in?

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• Prophase

• Telophase