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WorksheetsBenchmark Review-10.24
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins
Olivia, Hannah, and Evelyn are working on a school project about farming. They learned that farmers spray pesticides on plants to protect them from being eaten by insects. However, they discovered that some insects have a genetic mutation that makes them resistant to the pesticides. They are now wondering how only a few resistant individuals resulted in the pesticide becoming ineffective. Which best describes this phenomenon?
the resistant insects change the toxin on the plants, making it safe for others
the resistant insects grow larger and eat less of the plants
the resistant insects eat the contaminated surface and leave the rest for others
the resistant insects are able to survive to reproduce and create a population that is also resistant
Aria, Elijah, and Evelyn are studying for a biology test. They come across a question about the integumentary system. Which organ, that they are studying, is part of this system?
brain
skin
heart
lungs
During a biology class, Evelyn, David, and Nora are studying the human body. They are trying to identify the organs that are part of the nervous system. Can you help them?
skin
brain
muscles
heart
During a field trip, Charlotte, Jackson, and Kai observed a food chain. They noticed that the grass was eaten by rabbits, the rabbits were eaten by snakes, and the snakes were eaten by eagles. According to this observation, which organism gets the LEAST energy?
eagle/bird
snakes
rabbits
grass/plants
Aria, Avery, and Charlotte went on a field trip to a nature reserve. They observed an eagle, a snake, a rabbit, and some grass. According to the energy pyramid, which organism would have the MOST energy?
eagle/bird
snake
rabbit
grass/plants
Abigail is studying the life cycle of a frog for her biology project. She is trying to understand the importance of the cell cycle in this context. Which statement would best explain this to her?
It enables frogs to produce tadpoles that are clones, just like Benjamin's science experiment last year.
It allows frogs to grow, develop, and reproduce, similar to the frog Mia raised in her aquarium.
It prevents overproduction of frog offspring, ensuring the pond in the schoolyard doesn't get overrun.
It ensures the best adapted frogs survive and pass on traits to offspring, like in the nature documentary they watched in class.
Abigail, Liam, and Noah are learning about the human body in their science class. Their teacher asked, 'Which organ is part of the digestive system that we discussed today?'
heart
skin
brain
intestines/stomach
Match the following words with their definitions.
ATP
energy source
osmosis
water moving
adaptations
changes that increase survival
prokaryote
simple organisms
eukaryote
complex organisms
Avery, Grace, and Noah are studying for their biology exam. They come across a diagram that represents one way an enzyme can be inhibited. They start discussing the effect of an inhibitor on an enzyme. Which statement do you think correctly explains the effect of an inhibitor on an enzyme?
A substrate will be able to bond with the enzyme.
The enzyme will likely be attacked by immune cells
The enzyme will be unable to produce more enzymes.
A substrate will be unable to attach to the enzyme.
Ethan, Aria, and Olivia are studying the food webs such as the one shown, which were first used in 1927 by the animal ecologist Charles Elton. They are analyzing a food web that represents the feeding relationships among organisms in an Alaskan ecosystem. They are debating which organism's removal from the ecosystem would cause the most instability. What do you think?
Auklets
Foxes
Salmon
Zooplankton
Elijah, Maya, and Liam are working on a biology project where they analyze DNA and RNA sequences to classify organisms. They use a dendrogram, based on molecular data, to represent evolutionary relationships within a group of organisms that are hypothesized to have descended from a common ancestor. After studying the dendrogram, which statement do they conclude is best supported by the information?
Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to raccoons.
Brown bears are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to sun bears.
Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to raccoons than they are to giant pandas.
The bear species are all more genetically similar to dogs than they are to giant pandas.
Isla, Evelyn, and Sophia conducted an experiment in their science class. They used vinegar to dissolve the shells of three eggs and used these eggs as models of human red blood cells. They observed the changes in the eggs when they were placed in different solutions. In this experiment, which statement best describes the role of the cell membrane in this model?
The cell membrane is an impermeable barrier that prevents water from entering the cell.
The cell membrane allows solutions to enter the cell, which causes the cell to shrink.
The cell membrane allows water to enter and leave the cell.
The cell membrane removes solutes from the environment.
James, Michael, and Anika found a structure in their biology textbook that looked similar in different species but had different functions. What is this an example of?
vestigial structures
embryology
homologous structures
fossil record
Emma, Scarlett, and Aiden were discussing in biology class. Emma stated that viruses are considered nonliving because they need a host to reproduce. Is Emma's statement true?
True
False
Samuel, Zoe, and Aria are studying for their biology exam. They come across a question about a process that follows the concentration gradient (high to low) but requires a transport protein. Which of the following processes are they discussing?
diffusion
osmosis
facilitated diffusion
active transport
Lily, James, and Arjun were studying marine life and learned that the giant octopus lays 20,000 to 100,000 fertilized eggs. They discovered that after hatching, most octopuses become prey to larger marine organisms, and less than 5% will reach adulthood to reproduce. They concluded that one benefit of the giant octopus laying many eggs is to —
increase the average body size for surviving individuals to avoid predation
decrease competition between different octopus species to maintain resources in the population
increase the chance that more individuals will survive to maintain the population
decrease the likelihood of offspring being consumed by predators
In a biology class, Anika, Ethan, and Luna are asked to construct a graphic organizer to illustrate the different levels of biological organization in a forest ecosystem.
Which term does the X in their organizer represent, if it is one level above 'organism'?
cell
organism
ecosystem
biosphere
Isla, Mia, and Samuel are studying the food chain in their biology class. They noticed a difference in the biomass of organisms at each trophic level. Which statement provides the best explanation for this observation?
The organisms at higher trophic levels, like eagles, have less energy available to them than organisms at lower trophic levels, like grass.
Organisms at higher trophic levels, like lions, require smaller habitats than organisms at lower trophic levels, like zebras.
Organisms at lower trophic levels, like plants, provide less energy than organisms at higher trophic levels, like herbivores.
Organisms at lower trophic levels, like rabbits, outcompete organisms at higher trophic levels, like foxes.
Mason, James, and Hannah are studying the San Marcos salamander, Eurycea nana, a light reddish-brown translucent salamander about 2–5 cm in length. They discovered that E. nana is found only in Spring Lake and a portion of the San Marcos River.
They are discussing which human activity would most likely decrease the ability of the salamanders to survive. What do you think?
Increasing water consumption that decreases the flow of clean water from the springs that
feed the river
Public transportation that reduces the number of automobiles that contribute to pollution
runoff into the river
Tourism that helps fund the educational programs related to river ecosystem conservation
The addition of a new food source into the river that limits competition for resources
Arjun, Grace, and Evelyn are working on a science project about plants. They are observing how water moves through different parts of a plant. Through which plant cells does water move by capillary action in their experiment?
phloem cells
guard cells
mesophyll cells
xylem cells
During a biology field trip, Olivia, Evelyn, and Scarlett observed a tree. They learned that oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse in and out of a leaf through the
palisade mesophyll.
guard cells.
phloem.
stomata.
Abigail, Benjamin, and Maya are observing a plant in their garden. They notice that the plant is adapting to the changing environmental conditions. They wonder which chemicals are helping the plant to do so. What would you suggest?
sugars
hormones
enzymes
pigments
Benjamin, Henry, and Liam are studying about plants in their biology class. Their teacher asked, 'Which of the following best describes plant hormones that you learned in today's class?'
growth regulators and chemical messengers
enzymes, growth regulators, and chemical messengers
growth regulators only
chemical messengers only
Harper, Abigail, and Daniel are observing a plant in their biology class. According to their observations, they conclude that a plant is a(an)
unicellular prokaryote.
multicellular prokaryote.
unicellular eukaryote.
multicellular eukaryote.
Luna, Grace, and Emma are studying cells in their biology class. They come across a type of cell and they identify it as a prokaryotic cell. This cell is...
A cell that Luna observed which doesn't contain a nucleus but does contain other membrane-bound organelles.
A cell that Grace observed which contains a nucleus but no other membrane-bound organelles.
A cell that Emma observed which contains a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
A cell that they all observed which doesn't contain a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
Isla, Avery, and Abigail are studying for their biology exam. They are discussing where in the cell does cell respiration occur. Isla thinks it's in the chloroplast , Avery thinks it's in the central vacuole , and Abigail thinks it's in the mitochondria. Who is correct?
chloroplast
central vacuole
mitochondria
cell membrane
Maya, Mia, and Ava observed a bird and a tree during their field trip. They noticed that the bird was building a nest on the tree, but the tree was neither harmed nor benefited by this. Which type of symbiotic relationship does this scenario describe?
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
During a biology class, Luna, Grace, and Arjun were examining a cell under a microscope. The teacher asked them, 'Which part of the cell, often referred to as "the brain of the cell", were they looking at?'
nuclear membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
nucleus
mitochondria
David, Emma, and Aria are studying cells in their biology class. They are trying to identify the outermost part of a cell. What would they identify as the outermost part?
cell wall
nucleus
cell membrane
cell skin
Benjamin, Ethan, and Zoe are working on a science project about plants. They are trying to identify the part of the plant that uses energy from sunlight to make sugar. What should they identify?
mitochondria
nucleus
chloroplasts
vacuoles
Sophia uses mascara regularly. A mite lives in the base of her eyelashes, feeding on the mascara without causing any harm to Sophia. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
predation
Maya, Scarlett, and Charlotte are studying for their biology exam. They are discussing the four main macromolecules. Can you help them identify these?
Fatty acids, monosaccharides, proteins, carbo
Carbo, proteins, lipids, nueclic acids
Carbo, proteins, nueclic acids and fatty acids
Polypeptides, amino acid, lipids, carbo
Ethan, Grace, and Mia are studying for their biology exam. They are discussing the functions of carbohydrates. Mia says that carbohydrates communicate as formal to perform chemical reactions. Ethan thinks they provide instructions for creating proteins within the body. Grace believes they are for long-term energy storage. While, Ethan's brother, who is a nutritionist, told him that carbohydrates provide structure and it has quick access. Who is correct?
Carbohydrates communicate as formal to perform chemical reaction
Carbohydrates provide instructions for creating proteins within the body
Carbohydrates are for long-term energy storage
Carbohydrates provide structure and it has quick access
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
J
F
G
H
J
F
G
H
J
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
J
Mia, Kai, and Maya are conducting a science experiment. They want to understand what is needed to release energy from the apple slices they are using. They realize that cellular respiration is the process that releases energy from food. What do they need to be present for this process to occur?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
glucose
ATP
Lily, Liam, and Rohan are studying plants in their science class. They learned that plants perform a process called photosynthesis. Later, they learned about a process called cellular respiration that happens in all living cells. What is a fundamental difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration that they learned?
Only animals carry out cellular respiration
photosynthesis requires oxygen; cellular respiration releases oxygen
photosynthesis stores energy as glucose; cellular respiration releases energy from glucose
photosynthesis releases carbon dioxide; cellular respiration requires carbon dioxide
Avery and Mason are conducting an experiment in their biology class. They have a container divided into two compartments by a membrane that is permeable to water but not to sugar. Avery pours a sugar solution of high concentration on one side of the membrane, while Mason pours a sugar solution of lower concentration on the other side. What will happen to the water level during the process of osmosis?
The water level of both sides of the membrane will decrease
The water level on the side where Avery poured the solution will increase
The water level on the side where Mason poured the solution will increase
The water level on both sides of the membrane will stay the same
Avery, Sophia, and Kai are studying a paramecium under a microscope in their biology class. They observe that this paramecium lives in an environment where water is constantly entering the organism. They learn that the paramecium uses specialized vacuoles to pump some of the water back into the environment against a concentration gradient. Which of these processes is used to pump extra water out of the paramecium?
Osmosis
Diffusion
Active Transport
Electron Transport
Mia, Arjun, and Benjamin are conducting a science experiment. They have a cell model with a semipermeable membrane and they observe the concentration of solutions inside and outside the cell. Which of the following statements best describes how the molecules will move in their experiment?
Water molecules will move out of the cell
Water molecules will move into the cell
Solute molecules and water molecules will move out of the cell
Solute molecules and water molecules will move into the cell
William, Noah, and Mason are studying for their biology exam. They are using a diagram of a cell during mitosis where the centrioles are at opposite poles of the cell and the chromosomes are lined up midway between the centrioles. They are trying to figure out what would be the next phase of mitosis. Can you help them?
anaphase
prophase
interphase
telophase
During a biology project, Daniel, Nora, and Noah discovered DNA sequences of an unknown species. Based on their findings, they concluded that the unknown species is most closely related to ________.
Species I
Species II
Species III
Species IV
Maya and James observed two mammals, a kangaroo and a wallaby, carrying their offspring in a pouch. This observation provides evidence that these mammals______.
belong to the same species
must range great distances to eat
have very similar skeletal structures
are descended from a common ancestory
James, Mia, and Avery are studying different organisms for their biology project. Based on the data they collected, which organisms do they believe are more closely related?
G. atlantica and G. stehini
G. galloti palmae and G. stehini
G. galloti eisentrauti and G. stehini
G. galloti eisentrauti and G. galloti palmae
Rohan, Grace, and Evelyn are studying a cladogram for their biology project. Based on their study, they concluded that the chimp is more closely related to the _________.
Hagfish
Salamander
Lizard
Mouse
David, Maya, and Zoe went on a field trip to a wildlife sanctuary. They spotted various organisms and used a dichotomous key to identify them. Based on their observations and the key, which organism did they identify as being purple and having a pointy hump?
Deerus octagis
Deerus humpis
Derus purplinis
Derus deafus
Which organisms belong to the kingdom bacteria?
Organisms 1 and 2
Organisms 3 and 4
Organisms 1 and 4
Organisms 2 and 3
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
J
Similarities between the bones/structure of two different organisms due to common ancestry and evolution
Vestigial Structure
Evolution
Developmental Homology
Anatomical Homology
Similarities between organisms when they are Embryos (due to common ancestry and evolution)
Vestigial Structure
Evolution
Developmental Homology
Structural Homology
(a) homology shows the genetic similarities between organisms.
Adapatations lead to...
Unique organisms
Evolution
Mutations
Stronger Organsisms
Which adaptation gives the Bony Fish the best advantage of changing directions quickly when being chased by a predator?
Fin with 2 lobes
Flexible fin
Thin bony spine
Control of fin by muscles
An invasive species, the spiny water flea, was recently found in a New York lake. These water fleas eat zooplankton, a food also consumed by native fishes. The fleas spread from lake to lake by attaching to fishing lines, anchor ropes, and boats. Which statement best describes the effect of the water flea on the lake? *** Recientemente, se encontró en un lago de Nueva York una especie invasiva, la pulga espinosa de agua.Estas pulgas acuáticas comen zooplancton, un alimento que también consumen los peces nativos. Laspulgas se propagan de un lago al otro adhiriéndose a los hilos de pesca, las cuerdas de las anclas y losbotes. ¿Qué enunciado describe mejor el efecto de la pulga acuática en el lago?
A) It will not compete with animals in the local food chain.* No competirá con los animales de la cadena alimentaria local.
B) It will feed on organisms that are important to other species. * Se alimentará de organismos que son importantes para otras especies.
C) The number of water fleas will decrease due to a lack of food. * La cantidad de pulgas acuáticas disminuirá debido a la falta de alimento
D) There will be no effect on native species in the lake.* No tendrá ningún efecto en las especies nativas del lago.
A list of environmental issues is shown below.• Rabbits transported from Europe overrun and deplete farmlands in Australia.• Many areas in the southeastern United States are overgrown with the kudzu plant from Asia.• In parts of New York State, bluebirds must compete with starlings originally brought here from England. All of these issues are the result of *** A continuación, se muestra una lista de problemas ambientales.• Los conejos transportados desde Europa invadieron y agotaron las tierras de labranza en Australia.• Muchas áreas del sudeste de los Estados Unidos están cubiertas con la planta kudzu de Asia.• En parte del estado de Nueva York, los azulejos deben competir con los estorninos originalmentetraídos aquí desde Inglaterra.Todos estos problemas son el resultado de
A) introduction of nonnative species into stable ecosystems * la introducción de especies no nativas en ecosistemas estables
B) genetic engineering without using adequate safety precautions * la ingeniería genética aplicada sin utilizar las precauciones de seguridad adecuadas
C) preservation of habitats due to human population growth * la preservación de hábitats debido al crecimiento de la población humana
D) use of foreign species to replace native predators * el uso de especies extranjeras para reemplazar a los depredadores nativos
