Biology Regents Review #2

Which organelle in plant cells is primarily responsible for carrying out photosynthesis?

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

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What are the main reactants required for the process of photosynthesis?

• Oxygen and glucose

• Carbon dioxide and water

• Nitrogen and water

• Glucose and ATP

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Which elements are found in all amino acids?

• Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen

• Carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, phosphorus

• Oxygen, nitrogen, calcium, sodium

• Hydrogen, oxygen, magnesium, iron

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What is the main function of cellular respiration in living organisms?

• To produce oxygen

• To store genetic information

• To release energy from food

• To absorb sunlight

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Which of the following best defines carrying capacity in an ecosystem?

• The number of species in an ecosystem

• The maximum population size an environment can support

• The amount of sunlight available

• The number of predators in an ecosystem

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Biodiversity in an ecosystem refers to:

• The number of plants only

• The variety of living organisms

• The amount of rainfall

• The number of rivers

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Which of the following is a simple procedure to model the process of photosynthesis?

• Drawing a diagram showing sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide entering a leaf and glucose and oxygen exiting

• Writing a poem about plants

• Listing the colors of leaves

• Measuring the height of a plant

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Which of the following is a product of cellular respiration?

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Sunlight

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Which process combines carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules with other elements to form amino acids?

• Photosynthesis

• Protein synthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Fermentation

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Which mathematical representation could be used to show the population growth of a species in an ecosystem?

• A pie chart of food types

• A line graph of population over time

• A bar graph of rainfall

• A table of plant heights

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