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comp practice Bio 2

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two reactants for photosynthesis?

a)

sun

b)

water

c)

oxygen gas

d)

carbon dioxide

2.

Photosynthesis goal is to

a)

make sugar

b)

make water

c)

make O2 gas

d)

make carbon dioxide

3.

If a plant produces 3,000 Kcal, is eaten by a rabbit which is then eaten by a hawk, how many Kcal does the Hawk get?

a)

10%

b)

30

c)

3

d)

.3

4.

What is the most likely reason these fish have adapted to have different fin shapes?

a)

It helps the fish to have more friends.

b)

It helps the fish to survive in their environment.

c)

It does not help the fish in any way.

d)

It helps the fish attract more predators.

5.

Organisms with advantageous adaptations are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms without the advantageous adaptations. This phenomenon is known as natural selection. In order for natural selection to occur,

a)

one population must become extinct so another can be created.

b)

organisms within a population must have some genetic variation.

c)

there must be more male organisms than female organisms.

d)

all of the organisms within a population must be exactly the same.

6.

According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, individuals who survive are the ones best adapted for their environment. Their survival is due to the

a)

possession of adaptations developed through use.

b)

possession of inherited adaptations that maximize fitness.

c)

lack of competition within the species.

d)

choices made by plant and animal breeders.

7.

Which word is used to describe the biotic factors found in an ecosystem?

a)

Population

b)

community

c)

species

d)

biome

8.

Which of these has its own circular strand of DNA

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus of eukaryotes

d)

Golgi body

9.

which is a protein monomer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.
The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?
a)
The direction of population migration
b)
Differences in dietary habits
c)
Progressively smaller organisms
d)
The direction of the energy flow
11.
Temperature, light, air, water, soil and climate are all ______ parts of the environment.
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
living
d)
boreal
12.
Organisms use nitrogen to form
a)
carbohydrates and lipids
b)
proteins and lipids
c)
lipids and nucleic acids
d)
proteins and nucleic acids
13.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
14.
If a diploid cell of a beetle has 10 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in one stomach cell from this beetle?
a)
2
b)
5
c)
10
d)
20
15.

The human tail bone (coccyx) is a remnant of our evolutionary and no longer has any function, therefore, it is a ?

a)

fossil

b)

adaption

c)

vestigial structure

d)

mutation

16.

When dog breeders only breed certain dogs with the desired traits, they are practicing ______________.

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

nation building

d)

socialism

17.

The fox belongs to what trophic levels

a)

1st and/or 2nd trophic level

b)

3rd trophic level only

c)

3rd and/or 4th trophic level

d)

4th trophic level only

18.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
19.
Flagella are used for...
a)
Food
b)
Movement
c)
Collecting sunlight
d)
Respiration
20.

These types of shells are all _____________.

a)

bivalves

b)

gastropods

c)

clams

d)

slugs

21.

The type of symmetry a butterfly has is ___________.

a)

radial

b)

bilateral

c)

asymmetric (no symmetry)

22.

Which type of mollusk is a slug?

a)

bivalve

b)

cephalopod

c)

gastropod

d)

sponge

23.

What is a radula?

a)

A Tounge like sturcture used to scrape plant matter into easy to eat pieces.

b)

A part used to make protection.

c)

the fancy way to say "Tentacle"

d)

Movment

24.

What type of circulatory system do arthropods have?

a)

open

b)

closed

25.

The exoskeleton of an arthropod is made of which of the following?

a)

chitin

b)

dentin

c)

protin

d)

chlorotin

26.

A signal that causes an animal to react in some way is called a(n)___________.

a)

Reaction

b)

Response

c)

Stimulus

d)

Overreaction

27.

Name the group....


spiny skin and a system of fluid filled tubes

a)

cnidaria

b)

mollusca

c)

athropoda

d)

echinodermata

28.

This is an animal that produces little internal body heat. Amphibians & reptiles are examples.

a)

endotherm

b)

ectotherm

c)

isotherm

d)

barotherm

29.

what is this tool called?

a)

flowchart

b)

mohs hardness scale

c)

richter scale

d)

dichotomous key

30.
The reproductive cells of fungi are called:
a)
pollen
b)
seeds
c)
spores
d)
mold
31.
Fungi were originally classified as plants but later they were classified separately.  Which of the following characteristics of fungi separates them from plants?
a)
They reproduce asexually.
b)
They are able to grow in dry conditions.
c)
They are unable to make their own food.
d)
They can move from one place to another.
32.
Yeast is in the ______ fungi category.
a)
Sac
b)
Mold
c)
incomplete
d)
club
33.
Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi
a)
Diphtheria
b)
The Common Cold
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's Foot
34.
Mold is an example of
a)
club fungi
b)
sac fungi
c)
zygote fungi
d)
mold fungi
35.
Fungi are . . . 
a)
Archaeans
b)
Autotrophic
c)
Eukaryotic
d)
Prokaryotic
36.
What is Cilia?
a)
A tail like structure that help protist move
b)
Hair like fibers that help protist move
c)
A place where spores are kept
d)
A fake foot that help protist move
37.

Identify this protist:

a)

Amoeba

b)

Euglena

c)

Paramecium

d)

Volvox

38.
What is a pseudopod?
a)
A tail like structure that help protist move
b)
Hair like fibers that help protist move
c)
A place where spores are kept
d)
A fake foot that help protist move
39.

Identify this protist:

a)

Amoeba

b)

Euglena

c)

Paramecium

d)

Volvox

40.
Which protist makes up about 80% of the world's oxygen?
a)
Plasmodium
b)
Euglena
c)
Water mold
d)
Phytoplankton
41.
 Is water mold plant-like, fungus-like, or animal-like?
a)
Plant-like
b)
Fungus-like
c)
Animal-like
42.
_______________ are classified by their shape.
a)
Bacteria
b)
Flagella
c)
Protists
d)
Paramecium
43.
What is the name of this bacteria?
a)
Bacillus
b)
Coccus
c)
Spirilla
44.

Which of the following is one of the 3 domains?

a)

Animals

b)

Bacteria

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Fungi

45.

what material are found in most bacterial cell wall?

a)

cellulose

b)

chitin

c)

peptidoglycan

d)

amylose

46.

the Gram-positive bacteria stain purple because

a)

they form endospore

b)

they have cellulose layer

c)

they have thick peptidoglycan layer

d)

they have thin peptidoglycan layer

47.

which of the following statements are TRUE about organisms in the Domain Bacteria

a)

consist of bacteria and cyanobacteria

b)

some are photoautotroph

c)

genetic material is single stranded

d)

organelles are not present

48.

Cyanobacteria are…

a)

Photoheterotrophs

b)

Photoautotrophs

c)

Chemoautotrophs

d)

Chemoheterotrophs

49.

Bacteria, along with having its main chromosome, has small circular pieces of DNA. What are these small pieces of DNA called?

a)

Plasmids

b)

Nucleoid

c)

Ribosome

d)

Flagellum

50.

What kind of Archaea would you find in places such as volcanoes and hot vents on the ocean floor?

a)

Thermophiles

b)

Halophiles

c)

Cyanobacteria

d)

Plasmophiles

e)

Volcanophiles

51.

Which of the following is not a characteristic that defines an Archaea?

a)

Live in extreme environments

b)

Have cell walls with weird lipid compositions

c)

Ancient prokaryotes

d)

Has a nucleolus

52.

Which of the following terms describes this group of creatures: slime molds, diatoms, red algae.

a)

Protists

b)

Archaea

c)

Bacteria

d)

Methanogens

53.

The Dead Sea is a large salt lake bording Jordan and Israel. It has a salt concentration of 34.2%, which is too hypertonic for most life. What life might still survive and thrive there?

a)

Halophiles

b)

Thermophiles

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Cyanobacteria

54.

Plants are classified as non-flowering and flowering plants. Which of the following is flowering plant?

a)

Moss

b)

Fern

c)

Durian tree

d)

Conifer

55.

What is the common characteristic of fern and conifer?

a)

Non-vascular

b)

Vascular

c)

Reproduces through spores

d)

Reproduces by bearing cones

56.

Which of the following are the characteristics of monocotyledon plants? (choose more than 1 answer)

a)

Fibrous root

b)

Woody stem

c)

Non-flowering

d)

Leaves with parallel veins

57.

Mosses and liverworts have small, rootlike structures called:

a)

rhizomes

b)

rhizoids

c)

hyphae

d)

tubers

58.

A leafy branch of a fern is a:

a)

Xylem

b)

Frond

c)

Root

d)

Phloem

59.

Tubes that carry sugars and food throughout the plant.

a)

Phloem

b)

Xylem

c)

Moss

d)

Vasculars

60.

Tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots to the top of the plant.

a)

vascular tubes

b)

Xylem

c)

Fern

d)

Annuals

61.

How are mammals different from other vertebrates?

a)

They use lungs to breathe.

b)

They have cartilage instead of bones.

c)

They produce milk to feed young.

d)

They do not hibernate.

62.
____ are plants that produce naked, or not covered, seeds.
a)
Nonvascular
b)
Vascular
c)
Gymnosperms
d)
Angiosperms
63.
All sporophytes are ...
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
c)
seed bearing
d)
spore bearing
64.

Which of these statements about alternation of generations is true?

a)

gametophyte spores grow into the sporophyte generation

b)

sporophyte generation produces egg and sperm

c)

sporophyte spores grow into the gametophyte generation

d)

sporophyte generation produces diploid spores

65.

Large, multicellular algae

a)

seaweed

b)

macroalgae

c)

thallus

d)

red algae

66.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of pteridophytes?

a)

Sporophyte generation is dominant

b)

Gametophyte generation is dominant

c)

Produce spores

d)

Has true roots, stems and leaves

67.

Alternation of generations in plants refers to the alternation of

a)

diploid and haploid stages

b)

male and female stages

c)

meiotic and mitotic stages

d)

spore and seed stages

68.

Angiosperms are the most successful terrestrial plants. Which of these features is unique to them and helps account for their success?

a)

Dominant gametophytes

b)

Fruits enclosing seeds

c)

Embryos enclosed within seed coats

d)

Sperm cells without flagella

69.

This plant is classified under

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Pteridophytes

c)

Gymnoperms

d)

Angiosperms

70.

Dominant generation is gametophyte generation. This statement is TRUE for...

a)

pteridophytes

b)

bryophytes

c)

angiosperms

d)

gymnosperms

71.

The common name for the organism in bryophytes is

a)

mosses

b)

flowering plants

c)

ferns

d)

pines

72.
All of the following are characteristics of chordate embryos EXCEPT
a)
notochord
b)
dorsal, hollow nerve cord
c)
a tail that extends beyond the anus
d)
gill slits across the wall of the pharynx
e)
a vertebral column
73.
Which of the following are cartilaginous fishes?
a)
salmon and tuna
b)
coelacanths and lungfish
c)
karp and koi
d)
trout and bass
e)
sharks, skates, and rays.
74.
Many bony fish have an air-filled organ that provides them with buoyancy when they are swimming. This structure is called a
a)
swim lung
b)
swim bladder
c)
prop fin
d)
swim buoy
e)
snorkle.
75.
The first tetrapods on land were most similar to modern day animals known as
a)
amphibians
b)
lampreys
c)
reptiles
d)
tree shrews
e)
monotremes.
76.
According to fossil evidence, birds are descendants of flying dinosaurs, and their feathers represent a modification of
a)
scales
b)
vertebrae
c)
fingers
d)
hair
e)
cartilage.
77.
A distinguishing feature of marsupials is that
a)
they lay leathery eggs
b)
the young continue to development within the mother’s pouch
c)
the young develop in the mother’s uterus
d)
are found only in Australia
e)
lack all hair
78.

Firm but flexible structure that extends along the upper part of a chordate’s body.

a)

NOTOCHORD

b)

CHORDATE

c)

HIBERNATION

d)

CARTILAGE

79.
Which is the most specific classification level?
a)
Domain
b)
Kingdom
c)
Genus 
d)
Species
80.
An organism’s scientific name consists of...
a)
Domain kingdom
b)
Phylum class
c)
Family order
d)
genus species
81.
Chordates, Annelids, Echinoderms, Cnidarians, Mollusks, and Arthropods
a)
Phyla
b)
Kingdom
c)
Division
d)
Domain
82.
The 8 levels of classification, largest to smallest.
a)
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
b)
Genus, Species, Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
83.

Which Phylum does the Black Widow belong to?

a)

Mammals

b)

Birds

c)

Echinoderms

d)

Arthropods

84.

The leaves of ____________ have parallel veins.

a)

monocots

b)

dicots

c)

nonvascular plants

d)

conifers

85.

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

86.

Which adaptation is NOT a characteristic of reptiles?

a)

gills

b)

scaly skin

c)

shelled eggs

d)

lungs

87.

Monotremes are which group of mammals

a)

milk

b)

egg-laying

c)

marsupials

d)

warm bodied

88.

Which group of animals is not a chordate?

a)

mollusk

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

fish

89.

The protein coat of a virus is known as the __________.

a)

capsid

b)

genome

c)

cell membrane

d)

envelope

90.

The ___________ cycle allows replication of the phage genome without destroying the host.

a)

lysogenic

b)

lytic

91.
Viruses are...
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
non-living
d)
endospores
92.
What process is this?
a)
phagocytosis
b)
lytic cycle
c)
lysogenic cycle
d)
formation of antibodies
93.
Which is the only structure you would expect to see when examining a prokaryotic cell with a compound microscope?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
cell membrane
d)
mitochondria
94.

The ability to maintain a stable internal environment is called ________________.

a)

Metabolism

b)

Mitosis

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Homeostasis

95.
What is one way that a lysogenic infection differs from a lytic infection?
a)
A lysogenic virus does not act on bacteria as a lytic virus does.
b)
A lysogenic virus can remain in the host DNA for a longer period without becoming active.
c)
A lysogenic virus contains RNA instead of DNA.
d)
A lysogenic virus directs the production of new viruses right away.
96.
Which of the following macromolecules are a prominent part of animal tissues that function in insulation, helping animals conserve heat?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic acids
97.

What is the name of flower part #6 ?

a)

pollen tube

b)

style

c)

receptacle

d)

anther

98.

What is the name of flower part #8 ?

a)

stigma

b)

receptacle

c)

ovule

d)

ovary

99.

What is the name of flower part #12 ?

a)

style

b)

ovule

c)

stamen

d)

pistil

100.

This is the base of the pistil, matures to become fruit?

a)

ovule

b)

ovary

c)

style

d)

stigma

101.

Germination is

a)

When a seed starts to grow

b)

When an egg and pollen join together

c)

When Pollen moves stamen to stigma

d)

When a plant makes its own food.

102.

Which is NOT part of a seed?

a)

seed coat

b)

embryo

c)

pollen

d)

food store

103.

The part of the seed that grows into a new plant

a)

food store

b)

seed coat

c)

embryo

d)

first leaf

104.

What is the function of cotyledon?

a)

proctect the seed

b)

small holes that enable water and air to enter the seed

c)

stores food

d)

embryo that develops into root

105.

Jellyfish have what type of body structure

a)

Medusa

b)

Polyp

c)

Hydra

d)

Branched

106.

Sponges get their food by

a)

photosynthesis

b)

decomposing it

c)

sponges do not eat

d)

filter feeding

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