Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
last name of the organism's scientific name is the ____. a. | species | c. | genus | b. | family | d. | order | | | | |
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The
classification system most commonly used today separates organisms into ____
kingdoms.
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The
theory that living things come only from other living things is called ____. a. | adaptation | c. | spontaneous
generation | b. | biogenesis | d. | homeostasis | | | | |
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To
solve a problem, scientists follow a series of steps called ____. a. | a
dichotomous key | c. | classifications | b. | scientific methods | d. | Systems or Units | | | | |
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A
group of organs working together to perform a certain function is a(n) ____. a. | organ
system | c. | organ | b. | tissue | d. | organism | | | | |
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Which
of these have prokaryotic cells? a. | snails | c. | bacteria | b. | frogs | d. | food | | | | |
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Substances too large to pass through the cell membrane enter the cell in a process
called ____. a. | endocytosis | c. | exocytosis | b. | passive transport | d. | active transport | | | | |
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The
passive transport of water through a membrane is ____. a. | osmosis | c. | equilibrium | b. | fermentation | d. | active transport | | | | |
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Which
of these is selectively permeable? a. | door | c. | wall | b. | window screen | d. | mirror | | | | |
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Figure 3-1
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Diagram A in Figure 3-1 is an example of ____. a. | diffusion | c. | osmosis | b. | active transport | d. | equilibrium | | | | |
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Diagram B in Figure 3-1 is an example of ____. a. | exocytosis | c. | osmosis | b. | active transport | d. | equilibrium | | | | |
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Diagram C in Figure 3-1 is an example of ____. a. | diffusion | c. | osmosis | b. | active transport | d. | equilibrium | | | | |
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Which
diagrams in figure 3-1 show processes that require energy? a. | none | c. | structures D and
F | b. | all | d. | structures C and
E | | | | |
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14.
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In
DNA copying, the bonds between the nitrogen bases are broken by a(n) ____. a. | hormone | c. | RNA | b. | enzyme | d. | cytoplasm | | | | |
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Animal cells do NOT have ____. a. | centrioles | c. | cell plates/walls | b. | centromeres | d. | cytoplasm | | | | |
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Most
of the life of any cell is spent in a period of growth called ____. a. | interphase | c. | telophase | b. | prophase | d. | anaphase | | | | |
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Which
of the following does not occur in plant cell mitosis, but does occur in animal cell
mitosis? a. | spindle fibers
form | c. | cell walls
form | b. | centrioles
form | d. | cell plate
forms | | | | |
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The
chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell contain a code known as ____. a. | RNA | c. | meiosis | b. | mitosis | d. | DNA | | | | |
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DNA
does NOT contain the nitrogen base ____. a. | adenine | c. | uracil | b. | cytosine | d. | thymine | | | | |
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A
cell that has two of every kind of chromosome is ____. a. | haploid | c. | an
egg | b. | diploid | d. | a
sperm | | | | |
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Haploid numbers of chromosomes are usually found in the ____ of an
organism. a. | tissues | c. | sex
cells | b. | body cells | d. | zygotes | | | | |
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22.
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Each
human skin cell has ____ chromosomes.
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23.
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A
Punnett square shows you all the ways in which ____ can combine. a. | alleles | c. | sperm | b. | eggs | d. | colors | | | | |
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Mendel called plants that received different alleles for a trait from each parent
____. a. | hybrids | c. | genotypes | b. | dominant | d. | phenotypes | | | | |
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In a
Punnett square, a capital letter stands for a ____ allele. a. | recessive | c. | homozygous | b. | dominant | d. | heterozygous | | | | |
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26.
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Of
the following, which represents a homozygous recessive genotype?
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____
are remains of life from an earlier time. a. | Sedimentary rocks | c. | Variations | b. | Fossils | d. | Limestones | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT a fossil? a. | outline of a fern found in a
rock | c. | baby mammoth
found in a glacier | b. | petrified wood in the desert | d. | old stone tools found in a cave | | | | |
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In
undisturbed areas, older rock layers lie ____ successively younger rock layers. a. | below | c. | in
between | b. | above | d. | on top of | | | | |
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The
name Homo sapiens means ____. a. | “tool-using man” | c. | “handy man” | b. | “wise
human” | d. | “southern
ape” | | | | |
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A(n)
____ is a group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves. a. | species | c. | family | b. | genus | d. | order | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT a way that skin protects the body? a. | glands secrete
fluids that destroy bacteria | b. | pores open to let bacteria in | c. | prevents excess
water loss from body tissues | d. | prevents internal damage | | |
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Of
the following, which is a type of movable joint? a. | pivot | c. | hinge | b. | ball and
socket | d. | all of the
above | | | | |
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Sweat
glands help rid the body of wastes by ____. a. | releasing water and salt | c. | releasing phosphorus | b. | releasing
calcium | d. | all of the
above | | | | |
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Of
the following, which is NOT a function of the skeletal system? a. | protects
interior organs | c. | stores
minerals | b. | gives shape and support to body | d. | produces vitamin D | | | | |
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Which
of the following muscles is NOT striated? a. | cardiac | c. | skeletal | b. | smooth | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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Cells
of the epidermis (skin) are constantly ____. a. | dying off | c. | being replaced | b. | rubbing
off | d. | all of the
above | | | | |
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Amylase is an example of a(n) ____ released in the mouth. a. | accessory
organ | c. | amino
acid | b. | carbohydrate | d. | enzyme | | | | |
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Of
the following, which organ does food NOT pass through? a. | pancreas | c. | stomach | b. | mouth | d. | small intestine | | | | |
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Which
of the following would MOST directly affect the operations of the digestive system? a. | osteoporosis | c. | heart
attack | b. | liver damage | d. | a sore throat | | | | |
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The
heart of a human contains ____ chamber(s).
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According to the
diagram above, what is the white pin pointing at? a. | small intestine | c. | large intestine | b. | liver | d. | stomach | | | | |
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Of
the following, which is NOT a disorder of the respiratory system? a. | kidney
failure | c. | emphysema | b. | bronchitis | d. | asthma | | | | |
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Of
the following, which is NOT a sense organ? a. | eyes | c. | tongue | b. | ears | d. | intestine | | | | |
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Things too small to be seen with other microscopes may be viewed with a(n)
____. a. | compound light
microscope | c. | electron
microscope | b. | brightfield microscope | d. | simple microscope | | | | |
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Matching
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Use Figure 2-2 to match each stage of virus reproduction
with the correct description below
Figure 2-2
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The
hereditary material of the virus injects itself into the bacterial cell.
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47.
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The
cell bursts open and releases new virus particles.
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48.
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A
specific virus attaches to the surface of a specific bacterial cell.
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49.
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The
viral hereditary material directs the cell to make new virus particles.
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New
viruses form inside of the host cell.
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Match each term with the correct description below. a. | lysosomes | g. | nucleus | b. | vacuoles | h. | organelles | c. | compound light
microscope | i. | cell
membrane | d. | scanning electron microscope | j. | cell wall | e. | electron
microscope | k. | cytoplasm | f. | mitochondria | l. | Golgi bodies | | | | |
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membrane-bound spaces for temporary storage in cells
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52.
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protective layer around all cells
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53.
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where
the energy in food is stored until it is released
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54.
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magnifies images up to a million times
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55.
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protects the cells of plants
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56.
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flattened membranes that package cellular substances
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57.
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gives
a three-dimensional view of an object
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58.
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gelatinlike material inside cell membrane
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structures within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells
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60.
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directs all the activities of the cell
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61.
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has
two sets of lenses to magnify an object
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62.
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organelles that contain digestive chemicals
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Match each term with the correct description below. a. | Punnett
square | e. | recessive
factor | b. | homozygous | f. | alleles | c. | heredity | g. | genetics | d. | dominant factor | | | | |
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a
genetics tool that uses letters to represent dominant and recessive alleles
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64.
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a
factor that seems to disappear
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65.
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when
there are two alleles that are exactly the same
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66.
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a
factor that covers up another factor
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67.
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the
different forms a gene has for a trait
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68.
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passing on of traits from parents to offspring
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69.
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study
of heredity
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Match each term with the correct description below. a. | mitosis | d. | eggs | b. | fertilization | e. | meiosis | c. | zygote | f. | sperm | | | | |
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70.
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sex
cells from female reproductive organ
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71.
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sex
cells from male reproductive organ
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72.
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only
takes place in reproductive organs
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73.
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cell
that forms in fertilization
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74.
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joining of two sex cells
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75.
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takes
place in body cells
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