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BIOLOGY EOC REVEIW

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  Which two kingdoms only contain only unicellular organisms?
a)
Archabacteria and Protista
b)
Eubacteria and Protista
c)
Eubacteria and Fungi
d)
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
2.
Which invention from the 17th century allowed for the development of modern cell theory?
a)
X-rays
b)
 computers
c)
the light microscope
d)
 the scanning electron microscope
3.
If a company claims that its product has been proven scientifically, which of the following should have taken place if the results are to be considered reliable?
a)
The company should have held discussions with leading industry scientists.
b)
Technology should have been used in both the gathering of data and data analysis.
c)
Results should have been peer reviewed and repeated producing the same findings.
d)
The results of the investigation should have been published in popular magazines.
4.
Scientific law and a scientific theory are similar in that both
a)
are based on what we expect to happen based on natural history
b)
describe the events that can be observed in nature
c)
explain why events and conditions occur as they do in the natural world
d)
represent a large amount of scientific investigation and evidence
5.
Water has a much higher specific heat than most other covalent compounds. What do you predict might happen if water had a low specific heat instead?
a)
Flooding would occur and animals would be forced to migrate.
b)
Harmful organisms living in water would reproduce at a rapid rate.
c)
Organisms that are sensitive to changes in temperature would die.
d)
Plants would not have enough water to effectively carry out photosynthesis.
6.
Which of the following characteristics defines a cell as a eukaryote?
a)
Being able to move
b)
Having a nucleus
c)
Having ribosomes
d)
Being able to reproduce
7.
Which statement best compares a eukaryote and a prokaryote?
a)
Eukaryotes have a cell wall, while prokaryotes have a cell membrane.
b)
Eukaryotes use active transport to move substances across the cell membrane, while prokaryotes use facilitated diffusion.
c)
Eukaryotes use flagella to move themselves through substances, while prokaryotes are not able to move.
d)
Eukaryotes have membrane--‐bound organelles, while prokaryotes have few specialized structures.
8.
Which of the following best compares the processes involved in aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
a)
Glycolysis takes place in the cytosol, while the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain take place in the mitochondria.
b)
Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle take place in the mitochondria, while the electron transport chain takes place in the cytosol.
c)
The electron transport and glycolysis take place in the mitochondria, while the Krebs cycle takes place in the cytosol.
d)
The Krebs cycle takes and electron transport chain take place in the cytosol, while glycolysis and takes place in the mitochondria.
9.
The allele for brown eyes is dominant to the allele for blue eyes. Which of the following best explains how two brown--‐eyed parents could produce a blue--‐eyed child?
a)
One parent must have had only blue--‐eyed parents.
b)
Mutations after fertilization could alter gene sequences and change alleles.
c)
Eye color is a sex--‐linked trait and male children could have only the allele for blue eyes
d)
Each parent must be carrying the recessive allele for blue eyes.
10.
Once the DNA in a cell has finished replicating and has rested, what is the next step that will happen in most healthy cells in an adult?
a)
The cell will create proteins in its nucleus
b)
The cell will start manufacturing mRNA
c)
*A. The cell will begin to divide into daughter cells
d)
The cell will start the replication process again immediately.
11.
Which of the following correctly classifies the organisms in the marine food web shown below?
a)
Krill = producer; phytoplankton =primary consumer; zooplankton = decomposer
b)
Phytoplankton = decomposer; zooplankton = producer; fish = primary consumer
c)
Zooplankton = producer; fish = primary consumer; krill = secondary consumer
d)
Phytoplankton = producer; zooplankton = primary consumer; sea birds = secondary consumer
12.
Which of the following correctly traces the energy transfer through the trophic levels in the marine food web shown below?
a)
Fish - sea birds -seal -penguin
b)
Phytoplankton - krill - fish -seal
c)
Seal - sea birds -fish -phytoplankton
d)
Zooplankton - phytoplankton -krill - squid
13.
Human expansion often has a negative impact on the environment. However, these effects can be minimized to achieve sustainability. Which of the following best describes an action that will help meet this goal?
a)
Allowing new construction only in areas that are not near fresh water supplies
b)
Fining companies that use nonrenewable resources to operate
c)
Monitoring environmental systems to learn how human activities affect them
d)
Growing large quantities of the same crop in a given field each year
14.
In which of the following ways are the fungus--‐like protists similar to the heterotrophic protists?
a)
They both are commonly found living in dry environments.
b)
They both can use photosynthesis if adequate sunlight is available.
c)
They both have the ability to move around using flagella or cilia as adults
d)
They both need to gather food from their environment
15.
Which of the following best describes the characteristics that differentiate animals from the organisms of other kingdoms?
a)
Animals have eukaryotic cells and are multicellular.
b)
Animals have complex organ systems and reproduce sexually.
c)
Animals have external digestion and are vertebrates.
d)
Animals have rigid cell walls and specialized tissues.
16.
Which of the brain's regions is the last to develop?
a)
The corpus callosum of the cerebrum
b)
The frontal lobe of the cerebrum
c)
The medulla oblongata of the cerebellum
d)
The temporal lobe of the cerebellum
17.
Which event happens earliest during pregnancy?
a)
The embryo's organs begin to function on their own
b)
The embryo stores nutrients and minerals
c)
The embryo's cartilage begins to become bone.
d)
The embryo reaches approximately fifteen inches in length
18.
Which of the following correctly explains how crossing over benefits organisms that reproduce sexually?
a)
It allows for fewer mutations in offspring
b)
It allows for adjustments in a population's sex ratio
c)
It increases genetic variation in offspring
d)
It increases the number of chromosomes in offspring
19.
Which of the following explains why people need to get a flu shot each year?
a)
Antibodies for the flu virus only last for one year.
b)
The flu virus is constantly mutating and changing
c)
There are not enough antibodies in the vaccine to kill the entire virus
d)
The flu virus eventually breaks down the vaccine.
20.
What does Diploid mean?
a)
Means that a cell has only 2 homologous chromosomes
b)
Means that a cell has only 2 homologous gamete
21.
There are some similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Which of the following structures is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
lysosome
b)
mitochondrion
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
22.
Which characteristic do most plants have in common?
a)
they are unicellular
b)
they are prokaryotic
c)
they produce seeds
d)
they are autotrophic
23.
What are organisms that consume producers called?
a)
decomposers
b)
herbivores
c)
primary consumers
d)
secondary consumers
24.
Who is considered the "Father of Genetics"?
a)
George Washington
b)
Carl Linnaeus
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Gregor Mendel
25.
At which trophic level are tertiary consumers located?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
26.
What is the cell that is needed by a virus in order to reproduce called?
a)
Host Cell
b)
Bacterial Cell
c)
Prison Cell
d)
Home Cell
27.
As a primary consumer, how much energy is passed on to the next trophic level?
a)
50%
b)
30%
c)
75%
d)
10%
28.
What is not an example of evidence supporting the Evolutionary Theory?
a)
Homologies
b)
Fossil Records
c)
Biogeography
d)
Evolutionary Records
29.
What is the probability of having a boy or a girl from a single birth?
a)
50%
b)
25%
c)
75%
d)
10%
30.
Organisms that eat both plants and animals are
a)
omnivores
b)
carnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
vertebrates
31.
Which is the last phase of mitosis?
a)
telophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
interphase
32.
An organism that can maintain its own body heat is
a)
ectothermic
b)
endothermic
c)
exothermic
d)
perennial
33.
If a diploid cell has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be present in the cells that result from meiosis
a)
46
b)
23
c)
92
d)
varies
34.
In an experiment testing how plant water intake affects a plant's growth, what would be the independent variable?
a)
Glucose production
b)
Plant growth
c)
Amount of water
d)
Sunlight
35.
What is the main function of a selectively permeable membrane?
a)
storage of water
b)
storage of chemicals
c)
breaks down molecules within the cell
d)
regulates what enters and leaves the cell
36.
How would you describe this evolution?
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Structural adaption
d)
Functional adaption
37.
What type of genetic drift occurs when the population size is greatly decreased?
a)
Founder's Effect
b)
Bottleneck Effect
c)
Intrasexual Selection
d)
Intersexual Selection
38.
According to Lyell, how are geographical features formed? 
a)
Slowly, forces such as erosion have accumulated over time
b)
They appeared in a matter of hours
c)
They appeared in a matter of a few years 
d)
Differently than they were created in the past 
39.
The idea that evolution seems to occur in spurts of time.
a)
stabilizing selection
b)
directional selection
c)
disruptive selection
d)
puntuated equilibrium
40.
A population moving from on place to another.
a)
speciation
b)
geographic isolation
c)
genetic drift
d)
migration
41.
If a snake eats a mouse that ate grain. The snake would be a 
a)
tertiary consumer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
producer
42.
This carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
a)
veins
b)
capillaries
c)
arteries
d)
nerves
43.
This make a leaf green
a)
chloroplast
b)
chlorophyll
c)
mesophyll 
d)
all of the above
44.
Blood vessels that  have thin walls and diffuse oxygen and nutrients  
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
capillaries
d)
ventricle
45.
from the trachea, air moves into two large tubes in the chest cavity called
a)
trachea
b)
bronchi
c)
larynx
d)
pharynx
46.
The upper chambers of the heart are
a)
ventricles
b)
septa
c)
myocardia
d)
atria
47.
The master gland that controls many bodily functions
a)
Thalamus
b)
Hypothalamus
c)
 Pituitary
48.
These release hormones in conjunction with stress
a)
  Adrenal
b)
  Pituitary
c)
Tnyroid
49.
A group of cells that gives off or secretes chemicals
a)
Artery
b)
Vein
c)
Gland
50.
which of the following is NOT! a kind of tissue in the human body
a)
connective
b)
epithelial
c)
nervous
d)
intersitial