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Biology SOL 2018 Released Test

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Directions: Drag the numbers to the correct boxes. Not every box will contain a number.

Characteristics of four plant groups are arranged on the list. Based on these characteristics, place the corresponding number at the correct point on the plant timeline.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

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2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
2.

The chart shows three RNA codes for a STOP codon. What are the THREE codes?

a)
UAG
b)

UGA

c)
UAA
d)

UGC

3.

Directions: Drag the correct arrow to each box.

Complete the food chain by placing arrows in the appropriate space, starting from the ALGAE.

a)

Box 3 = ↓Box\ 3\ =\ \downarrow

b)

Box 1 = ↓Box\ 1\ =\ \downarrow

c)

Box 2 = ↓Box\ 2\ =\ \downarrow

d)

Box 4 = ↑Box\ 4\ =\ \uparrow

e)

Box 4 = ↓Box\ 4\ =\ \downarrow

f)

Box 3 = ↑Box\ 3\ =\ \uparrow

g)

Box 2 = ↑Box\ 2\ =\ \uparrow

h)

Box 1 = ↑Box\ 1\ =\ \uparrow

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4.

Directions: Select all the correct answers.

A frog processes food and eliminates wastes through the digestive and urinary systems. Which structures carry out similar functions in the single-celled amoeba?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Chloroplasts

e)

Lysosomes

5.

Directions: Drag the answers to the correct boxes.

​ (a)   is any change (excluding injury) that disrupts normal body function. Some bacteria, protozoa, fungi, and viruses are ​ (b)   that can cause an illness. Some conditions, such as hemophilia, may be ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
An allergy
transferred
A disease
pathogens
inherited
6.

Directions: Type in your answer using only numeric numbers. Do NOT type your answer in words. Do NOT add periods, commas, or any other signs. Do NOT show your work in the answer text box.

White-tailed deer have 70 chromosomes in each body cell. How many chromosomes will be found in a gamete from a white-tailed deer?

(a)  

7.

The property of water shown allows it to __.

a)

freeze faster than it boils due to sharing metallic bonds

b)

support floating objects due to forces between covalent bonds

c)

remain stable due to electrons forming ionic bonds

d)

be both cohesive and adhesive due to hydrogen bonds

8.

In one species of plant, red flowers (R) are dominant to white flowers (r). What are the genotypes of the parent plants that are crossed when 50% of the offspring are heterozygous and 50% are homozygous recessive?

a)

RR X Rr

b)

Rr X rr

c)

rr X RR

d)

Rr X Rr

9.

Students are studying carrying capacity. They estimate the surface area of a pond to be 240 m². Research shows each frog in a pond requires about 2 m² of pond space to survive. How many frogs can this pond support?

a)

120

b)

121

c)

480

d)

484

10.

Which best explains why cells in zygotes eventually form specific cells?

a)

Cell specialization is necessary to form tissues.

b)

Meiosis requires two cell types that unite to form a genetically unique individual.

c)

Cell reproduction results in tissue repair through mitosis.

d)

Embryos are cells of the same species that are related to a common ancestor.

11.

The diagram supports the idea that chordates __.

a)

have embryos that develop at a similar rate.

b)

develop lungs from gill slits.

c)

develop a tail to maintain balance when moving.

d)

have similar characteristics during embryonic development.

12.

Drag the correct label to each beaker.​

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

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3
1)
2)
3)
13.

Directions: Drag the answers to the correct boxes.

Which type of organism is responsible for the transfer of energy and nutrients shown in different stages of the cycle?

a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

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2)
3)
14.

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are two processes involved in energy transformations. Which statement describes the structure that captures energy and creates the molecule that stores the energy?

a)

Chloroplast captures and stores glucose until it is needed.

b)

Chloroplast captures and stores CO₂ until it is needed.

c)

Mitochondrion captures and stores glucose until it is needed.

d)

Mitochondrion captures and stores H₂O until it is needed.

15.

A climax community is most likely __.

a)

rapidly changing and characterized by particular plants and animals

b)

diverse with a stable composition of plants and animals

c)

slowly changing and damaged by plants and animals

d)

stable with multiple invasive species of plants and animals

16.

The pyramid shows the transfer of energy through a terrestrial ecosystem. Using the pyramid, how much energy will be available to the third-order consumers?

a)

0.01 kJ

b)

0.1 kJ

c)

1 kJ

d)

10 kJ

17.

Slugs are slimy, snail-like, nocturnal organisms that often gather closely beneath rocks. Based on these characteristics, the slugs most likely gather together __.

a)

to remain dry

b)

to forage for food

c)

for protection from predators

d)

for prevention of disease

18.

The house mouse evolved into a separate subspecies less than 250 years after its introduction to the Faroe Islands, which are located in the North Atlantic. Which best describes the development of the Faroe Islands house mouse subspecies?

a)

Convergent evolution

b)

Parallel evolution

c)

Coevolution

d)

Divergent evolution

19.

Directions: Drag the answers to the correct boxes.

Which processes are responsible for the stages of transpiration in plants?

a)

Absorption

b)

Cohesion

c)

Evaporation

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3
1)
2)
3)
20.

Which pair of organisms is most likely autotrophic?

a)

Organism V and Organism W

b)

Organism W and Organism Y

c)

Organism Y and Organism Z

d)

Organism X and Organism Y

21.

The researcher did not find any specialized cells in Organism X because it __.

a)

has cilia for locomotion

b)

has a protective cell wall

c)

does not produce chitin

d)

is unicellular

22.

From Figure 1, which description best identifies the kingdoms that are the most closely related?

a)

Protista and Fungi, because they have the most characteristics present

b)

Fungi and Animalia, because they share the most similar characteristics

c)

Plantae and Protista, because they share the same method of obtaining nutrients

d)

Bacteria and Archaea, because they have the fewest shared characteristics with the other kingdoms

23.

Which characteristic used by the researcher would NOT be helpful in distinguishing the collected organisms from bacteria?

a)

Being multicellular

b)

Presence of chloroplasts

c)

Presence of a cell wall

d)

Having cilia

24.

Which modification to Figure 1 correctly represents the information showing only domains?

a)

Bacteria Archaea Eukarya

b)

Archaea Eukarya Bacteria

c)

Bacteria Archaea Eukarya

d)

Archaea Eukarya Bacteria

25.

Which statement about kingdoms is best supported by Figure 1?

a)

Kingdom Fungi is an ancestor of kingdom Protista.

b)

Kingdom Protista is more specialized than kingdom Plantae.

c)

Kingdom Plantae is more diverse than kingdom Animalia.

d)

Kingdom Animalia is most closely related to kingdom Fungi.

26.

Which characteristics will help the researcher determine if an organism was in kingdom Plantae or Protista?

a)

The presence of a cell wall

b)

The presence of structural chitin

c)

Being able to perform photosynthesis

d)

Having specialized tissues

27.

Directions: Drag the correct answer to each box.

Use the information in the table to categorize the organisms into their appropriate kingdoms.

a)

Organism V

b)

Organism W

c)

Organism X

d)

Organism Y

e)

Organism Z

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28.

Directions: Drag each answer to the correct location.

Use the information in Table 1 to categorize the organisms into their most likely ecological roles.

a)

Organism V

b)

Organism W

c)

Organism X

d)

Organism Y

e)

Organism Z

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5
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
29.

Based on Table 1, the sea snail is most related to the __.

a)

sea anemone

b)

shore crab

c)

sea star

d)

octopus

30.

Which factor contributes most to the vertical distribution of organisms?

a)

Preventing drying out

b)

Moving with the tide

c)

Obtaining food

d)

Finding mates

31.

Which change would most likely occur if migratory shore birds arrived and preyed only on the octopus population?

a)

A decrease in the sea star population.

b)

An increase in the limpet population.

c)

An increase in the sea snail population.

d)

A decrease in the sea anemone population.

32.

Disturbances within an ecosystem can interrupt the stability and balance of the organisms within that ecosystem. The primary limiting factor in the low tide zone in a tide pool ecosystem is ​ (a)  

If the sea snail population were removed, the ​ (b)   population would increase.

Choose from the below words

Sunlight

Temperature

Nutrients

space
acorn barnacle
33.

Part of a food chain found in a rocky tide pool is shown. Phytoplankton → Zooplankton → Shore crab → Sea star. If the phytoplankton capture 1,500 kilojoules (kJ) of energy from the sun, about how much energy will be available to the sea star?

a)

1.5 kJ

b)

15 kJ

c)

150 kJ

d)

1,500 kJ

34.

As the organisms are consumed, the concentration of the toxins increases in consumers. Which organism from Diagram 2 would most likely contain the highest concentration of a toxin?

a)

Phytoplankton, because they are how the toxins enter the food web

b)

Zooplankton, because they are first-order consumers and feed on toxic phytoplankton

c)

Acorn barnacles, because they are filter feeders and would filter the toxins from the water

d)

Octopuses, because they are apex predators and feed on organisms that have accumulated the toxins

35.

Based on the information in Diagram 2, place the organisms in their highest trophic level.

a)

Octopus

b)

Sea snail

c)

Phytoplankton

d)

Limpet

e)

Zooplankton

f)

Sea anemone

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36.

Coastal runoff from an agricultural community enters tide pools before entering the ocean. Which organism would immediately benefit from an increase in runoff into the tide pools?

a)

Octopus

b)

Phytoplankton

c)

Sea star

d)

Mussel

37.

Which change to the tide pool communities would be the most likely effect of global climate change?

a)

An increase in rainfall will wash the communities away from the shoreline.

b)

An increase in temperature will cause the communities to migrate deeper to cooler water.

c)

Rising sea levels will result in the communities being established higher on the shoreline.

d)

Individual organisms will adapt to the changing conditions, and there will be no effect on the communities.

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