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Instructions
Readeachquestionandallanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer.Reviewyourtestattheendbeforesubmitting.

1.

Whichbestdescribeshowcarbonmovesthroughouttheenvironment?
A.

Carbondioxideisonlyreleasedduringphotosynthesis.

B.

Thecarboncycleendswhendeadmaterialsaredeposited.

C.

Plantsandanimalshelpcyclecarbonthroughouttheenvironment.

D.

Onlyplantshavetheabilitytomovecarbonthroughoutthe
environment.

2.

Whichorganismschangenitrogenfromanatmosphericgasintoauseful
form?
A.

fungi

B.

plants

C.

animals

D.

bacteria

3.

Whichorganismwouldmostlikelybefoundatthetopofanenergy
pyramid?
A.

eagle

B.

frog

C.

grass

D.

grasshopper

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4.

Nutrientsandenergyflowthroughanecosystemandarerequiredforthe
survivaloftheecosystem.Whichbestexplainstherelationshipbetween
nutrientsandenergy?
A.

Bothmoveinthesamedirectionwithintheecosystem,withboth
beinglostasheat.

B.

Energyandnutrientsmoveinoppositedirectionswithinthe
ecosystem,withbothbeingrecycled.

C.

Bothmoveinthesamedirectionwithintheecosystem,withenergy
beinglostasheatandnutrientsbeingrecycled.

D.

Energyandnutrientsmoveinoppositedirectionswithinthe
ecosystem,withenergybeinglostasheatandnutrientsbeing
recycled.

5.

Thediagrambelowrepresentsaforestfoodweb.

Whichgrouphasthegreatestamountofbiomass?
A.

Hawk

B.

Plant

C.

Snake

D.

Wolf

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6.

Whydoesatmosphericcarbondioxideincreaseasaresultofdeforestation?
A.

Grassoftenreplacesforests.

B.

Farmersplantcornandsoybeans.

C.

Therearefewertreestoabsorbit.

D.

Thetreesshadethesoilfromthesun.

7. Adiagramofthecarboncycleisshown.

Whichofthefollowingprocessesispartofthecarboncycle?
A.

Decomposersputcarbonintothesoilbybreakingdownorganicmaterial.

B.

Factoriesremovecarbonfromtheatmospherebyburningmaterials.

C.

Plantsputcarbonbackintotheatmospherethroughtheprocessofphotosynthesis.

D.

Animalsremovecarbonfromtheatmospherethroughtheprocessofrespiration.

8.

Whichbehaviormostlikelyinvolvesimprinting?
A.

Amayflybuildsanestandlayseggs.

B.

Aswanraisedasaducklingactslikeaduck.

C.

Anewfoalbeginstonurseimmediatelyafterbirth.

D.

Aseaturtlelayshereggsonlandandreturnstotheocean.

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9. Whichexampledescribesalearnedbehaviorinadog?
A.

smellingtheairforodors

B.

barkingwhendisturbed

C.

sittingoncommand

D.

digginginsoil

10.

Whichdescribesamutualisticrelationshipbetweentwodifferent
organisms?
A.

twoorganismsfightingoverlimitedresources

B.

twoorganismsbenefitingfrominteractingtogether

C.

oneorganismbenefitsbyeatingtheotherorganism

D.

oneorganismbenefitsattheexpenseoftheotherorganism

11.

Largeaphidsdefendthebetterfeedingsitesonatreebykickingsmaller
aphidsoffofthebestleaves.Whichofthefollowingtermsbest
describestheinteractionbetweenthelargeaphidsandthesmallaphids?
A.

competition

B.

mutualism

C.

parasitism

D.

predation

12.

Whichisconsideredaparasite?
A.

flea

B.

fireant

C.

scorpion

D.

blackwidowspider

13.

Whichorganismwouldbeconsideredapredatorinafoodchain?
A.

bird

B.

grass

C.

fungi

D.

butterfly

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14.

Whichisanexampleofparasitism?
A.

afoxeatsarabbit

B.

abeestingsahuman

C.

abeetleeatsaroseplant

D.

afungusdecomposesadeadtree

15.

Mostofasnowleopardsdietconsistsofrabbit.Whatismostlikelyto
happenifthepopulationofsnowleopardsdoubles?
A.

Rabbitpopulationwilldouble.

B.

Snowleopardswillbecomeextinct.

C.

Rabbitpopulationwilldecreasebyhalf.

D.

Neitherthesnowleopardnortherabbitpopulationswillbeaffected.

16. Whichofthefollowingbestexplainswhatwilloccurwhenapopulationgrowslargerthanthecarrying
capacityofitsenvironment?
A.

Theemigrationratewilldecrease.

B.

Thecompetitionratewilldecrease.

C.

Thebirthratewillincrease.

D.

Thedeathratewillincrease.

17.

Whichisadensitydependentlimitingfactorthataffectspopulationsize?
A.

disease

B.

climate

C.

drought

D.

naturaldisasters

18. Aparticularspeciesofsnakewasaccidentallyintroducedintoaregionwhereithadnonaturalenemies.
Theseintroducedsnakesfedonbirdsandinsectsthatwerethefoodofnativesnakespecies.Overthenext
fewyears,theintroducedsnakepopulationgrewrapidlyinsize.Howwilltheintroducedsnakesmostlikely
impactthenativesnakepopulation?
A.

Nativesnakeswillmatewiththeinvaderstoformanewspecies.

B.

Nativesnakeswilladapttoeatingdifferentvarietiesoffood.

C.

Thenativesnakepopulationwillincreaseasitmigratestonewareas.

D.

Thenativesnakepopulationwilldecreaseascompetitionforfoodincreases.

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19.

Whatroledoesaninvasivespeciesplayinanecosystem?
A.

Ithelpscreatediversity.

B.

Ittakesoveranecosystem.

C.

Ithelpshumansinsomeway.

D.

Itgeneratesthebestorganisms.

20.

Whichhumanactivitywillhavethegreatesteffectontheoccurrenceof
acidrain?
A.

increaseduseofpesticides

B.

increasedburningoffossilfuels

C.

decreasedsolidwasteproduction

D.

decreasedcuttingofforestedareas

21.

Maleandfemalerabbitswereplacedinadesertedhabitatwithagood
supplyofwaterandfood.Whichwillmostlikelyhappentotherabbit
population?
A.

Therabbitswillnotadjusttotheirnewhabitat.

B.

Predatorswillcomeintothehabitatandkillalloftherabbits.

C.

Naturallyoccurringbacteriawillinfecttherabbits,leavingthem
unabletoreproduce.

D.

Therabbitswillbreed,increasingthesizeofthepopulationuntilthe
carryingcapacityisreached.

22. Thepopulationsofblackrhinoceroseshavebeenimpactedbyhumaninteractionstothepointofbeing
endangered.Whichinteractionbestexplainswhytheblackrhinoisnowendangered?
A.

overhunting

B.

waterpollution

C.

airbornediseases

D.

increaseddeforestation

23. Manybirdslivinginacertaincoastalenvironmenthaveahighlevelconcentrationofpesticidesintheir
bodies.Whatisthemostlikelyconclusionthatcanbemadeaboutthepesticides?
A.

Thepesticidesexistnaturallyintheenvironment.

B.

Plantspickedupthepesticidesfromthecoastalsoils.

C.

Highoceantidesbroughtthepesticidesintothenestingareas.

D.

Thefishconsumedbythebirdsarecontaminatedwithpesticides.

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24.

TheburningoffossilfuelshasgreatlyincreasedthelevelofCO2inthe
atmosphere.IfthelevelofCO2continuestorise,whichwillmostlikely
occurinanecosystem?
A.

AcidrainwillhaveamuchhigherpH.

B.

Theatmospherictemperaturewillincrease.

C.

Thelevelsofgroundwaterwillincreasesignificantly.

D.

Thenumberofproducersandconsumerswillincrease.

25.

Mosquitoesbreedinwaterandareresponsibleforthetransmissionof
malariatohumans.Whichcontrolmethodwouldbeleastlikelyto
negativelyimpactthenaturalenvironment?
A.

Putpesticidesintopondstokillmosquitolarvae.

B.

Sprayalightcoatofoiloverpondstopreventrespirationin
mosquitoes.

C.

Drainpondssothatmosquitoeggshavenowheretohatch.

D.

Stockpondswithfishspeciesandotherwildlifethatfeedon
mosquitolarvae.

26.

Whatistheincreaseinconcentrationsofharmfulsubstancesathigher
trophiclevelsreferredtoas?
A.

aquaculture

B.

bioaccumulation

C.

habitatfragmentation

D.

sustainabledevelopment

27.

Whichbestdescribestheimportanceoflipidstoorganisms?
A.

Theyprovidekeratininhairandouterlayersoftheskin.

B.

Theykeepcellularorganelleshydratedwithinanorganism.

C.

Theyprovidestorageforcellularwastewithinanorganism.

D.

Theyserveascellularmembranecomponentsandasconcentrated
energysources.

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28.

Whichorganiccompoundsnecessaryforlifeareformedbyasugar
bondedtoaphosphategroupandanitrogenousbase?
A.

lipids

B.

proteins

C.

nucleicacids

D.

carbohydrates

29.

Whenusingtheiodinetesttodetermineifasubstancecontains
starches,whichreactionwillmostlikelyoccur?
A.

Thesubstancewillbubble.

B.

Thesubstancewillwarmup.

C.

Thesubstancewillturnclear.

D.

Thesubstancewillchangetoablueblackcolor.

30.

Astudentistryingtoidentifyfourorganicsubstances.Testsaredoneonthesubstancesand
theresultsareshownbelow.

BenedictsSolutionBiuretsSolutionBrownPaperLugolsIodineSolution
Substance1
NR
colorchange
NR
NR
Substance2
colorchange
NR
NR
NR
Substance3
NR
NR
NR
turnsblueblack
Substance4
NR
NR
shinyspots
NR

TowhichgroupoforganiccompoundsdoesSubstance3mostlikelybelong?

A.

carbohydratesstarch

B.

enzymes

C.

lipids

D.

proteins

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31.

Alphaamylase,anenzymepresentinsaliva,breaksdownstarch.Which
fooddoesithelptodigest?
A.

milk

B.

candy

C.

steak

D.

potato

32.

Howarethestructuresofproteinsandcarbohydratessimilar?
A.

Theybothcontainsulfur.

B.

Theybothcontainaminoacids.

C.

Theybothcontainoxygen,hydrogen,andcarbon.

D.

Theybothcontainoxygen,hydrogen,nitrogen,andcarbon.

33.

Whichcarbohydrateisfoundinthecellwallsofplantcells?
A.

cellulose

B.

glucose

C.

glycogen

D.

starch

34.

Whichorganicmoleculeisprimarilyusedbycellsasasourceofenergy?
A.

aminoacid

B.

fattyacid

C.

glucose

D.

protein

35.

Whichisaleastlikelyprimaryfunctionofproteins?
A.

toactasanorganiccatalyst

B.

tosupplyshorttermenergy

C.

tobuildandrepairdamagedcells

D.

todefendagainstforeigninvaders

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36.

Whichisacommoncharacteristicoflipids?
A.

Theycontainnitrogen.

B.

Theyaresolubleinwater.

C.

Theyareinsolubleinwater.

D.

Theyactasanorganiccatalyst.

37.

Amylaseisabiocatalystthathydrolyzesstarchintosimplesugar
moleculesinthepancreas.Whichbestdescribesamylase?
A.

lipid

B.

protein

C.

fattyacid

D.

carbohydrate

38.

Whichisacharacteristicofanenzyme?
A.

notreusable

B.

increasesactivationenergy

C.

specifictoaparticularsubstrate

D.

notaffectedbypHortemperature

39.

Howcanexcessiveheataffectthefunctionofenzymes?
A.

HeatcanincreasethepHofenzymes.

B.

Heatcancauseenzymestobecomedenatured.

C.

Heatcancauseenzymestoabsorbcarbondioxide.

D.

Heatcanproducemoresubstrateforenzymereactions.

40.

Whyareenzymesconsideredreusable?
A.

Enzymesareconstantlyrenewedbyotherenzymes.

B.

Enzymesaremadeofunusuallystrongmaterials.

C.

Enzymesareconstantlyregeneratedbyrespiration.

D.

Enzymesarenotchangedwhentheycatalyzeachemicalreaction.

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41. Whichstatementsexplaintheprimarydifferencebetweenthestructureofanucleicacidandthestructure
ofaprotein?
A.

Anucleicacidhasalternatingbasepairs.Aproteinhasalternatingpeptides.

B.

Nitrogenbasesformthebackboneofanucleicacid.Peptidesformthebackboneofaprotein.

C.

Nucleotideslinktogethertoformanucleicacid.Aminoacidslinktogethertoformaprotein.

D.

Anucleicacidisheldtogetherbythesugarphosphatecomplex.Aproteinisheldtogetherbythecarbon
carbonbonds.

42. Howarethefunctionsofacarbohydrateandalipidsimilar?
A.

Bothareasourceofenergy.

B.

Botharereplicatedduringmeiosis.

C.

Bothlowertheactivationenergyofreactions.

D.

Bothdissolvenutrientsinthedigestivesystem.

43.

Whyareenzymesessentialtoorganisms?
A.

Theyarecatalystsforbiochemicalreactionsincells.

B.

Theyprovideshorttermandlongtermenergyforthecells.

C.

Theyprovideinstructionsforproteinsynthesisanddeterminetraits.

D.

Theycreatesemipermeablebarriersinthecellthatseparatesthe
insideandoutsideofthecell.

44.

Whichexperimentcouldbeconductedtodetermineifbakedpotatochips
havelessfatthanfriedpotatochips?
A.

PlacepotatochipsinwaterandtestthepH.

B.

Placepotatochipsonapaperbagandtestforoilspots.

C.

Mixcrushedpotatochipswithiodinetoobservecolorchange.

D.

MixcrushedpotatochipswithBenedictssolutiontoobservecolor
change.

45.

Whichtypeoforganicmoleculeshouldapersonlimitinordertolose
weight?
A.

Carbohydrates,becausetheystoretwiceasmuchenergy/gram.If
theyarenotused,theywillcauseweightgain.

B.

Lipids,becausetheystoretwiceasmuchenergy/gram.Iftheyarenot
used,theywillcauseweightgain.

C.

Carbohydrates,becausetheyarenonpolarmoleculesandare
insolubleinwater.

D.

Lipids,becausetheyarenonpolarandsolubleinwater.

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46.

Whichbestexplainsthefunctionofthesequenceofnucleotides?
A.

Itprovidesenergy.

B.

Itcarriesgeneticinformation.

C.

ItallowsDNAtobesuccessfullycopied.

D.

ItdeterminestheshapeoftheDNAmolecule.

47.

Whatisadifferencebetweensaturatedandunsaturatedfats?
A.

Saturatedfatsareliquidandunsaturatedfatsaresolid.

B.

Saturatedfatsaresolidandunsaturatedfatsareliquidatroom
temperature.

C.

Saturatedfatsarehealthierforyouthanunsaturatedfats.

D.

Saturatedfatscontaindoublecarbonbondsandunsaturatedfats
havesinglebonds.

48.

Whyisthelockandkeyanalogyoftenusedtodescribeenzyme
function?
A.

Eachenzymeisthesameasitssubstrate.

B.

Eachenzymewillfitwithonlyonespecifickindofsubstrate.

C.

Eachenzymecanonlybeusedonceinareactionandcannotbeused
again.

D.

Eachenzymehasitsownactivesitethatwillnotfitwithotheractive
sites.

49.

Howdoesanenzymespeedupchemicalreactions?
A.

byabsorbingenergy

B.

byreleasingenergy

C.

bydecreasingtheenergyneeded

D.

byincreasingtheenergyneeded

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50.

Acertainenzymefoundinthehumangutdigestsproteins,butdoesnot
digestcarbohydrates.Whichbestexplainsthisdifferenceinreactions?
A.

ThepHoftheproteinisdifferentfromthepHofthecarbohydrate.

B.

Anenzymecanaffectonlyonetypeofsubstratebecauseofits
specificity.

C.

Thecarbohydratemoleculeistoolargefortheenzymetoattachto
itsactivesite.

D.

Theenzymecanaffectonlytheproteinreactionbecauseofthelarge
sizeoftheproteinmolecule.

51.

Whichisacarbohydrateconsistingofachainofmonosaccharide
molecules?
A.

aminoacid

B.

enzyme

C.

glycogen

D.

hemoglobin

52. Informationgatheredfromobservingaplantgrow3cmoveratwoweekperiodresultsin
A.

inferences

B.

variables

C.

hypothesis

D.

data

53. Biologyisthestudyof
A.

theland,waterandaironEarth

B.

thelivingworld

C.

animalsandplantsonly

D.

theenvironment

54. WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicofalllivingthings?
A.

growthanddevelopment

B.

abilitytomove

C.

responsetotheenvironment

D.

abilitytoreproduce

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55. Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsoflivingthingsbestexplainswhybirdsflysouthforthewinter?
A.

Livingthingsrespondtotheirenvironment.

B.

Livingthingsmaintaininternalbalance.

C.

Livingthingsaremadeupofunitscalledcells.

D.

Livingthingsarebasedonauniversalgeneticcode.

56. Theamountoflightandtemperatureareexamplesof
A.

factorsnecessaryforlife.

B.

methodsofenergyproduction.

C.

factorstowhichlivingthingsrespond.

D.

factorsthataffectreproduction.

57. Theprocessbywhichorganismskeeptheirinternalconditionsfairlyconstantiscalled
A.

homeostasis

B.

evolution

C.

metabolism

D.

photosynthesis

58. Whatisthetermforagroupoforganismsofonetypelivinginthesameplace?
A.

biosphere

B.

ecosystem

C.

population

D.

community

59. Whichleveloforganizationincludesalltheotherlevels?
A.

organism

B.

ecosystem

C.

population

D.

community

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60. Aminoacidistoproteinas
A.

fatistolipid

B.

DNAistoRNA

C.

Sugaristofat

D.

simplesugaristostarch

61. Amonosaccharideisa
A.

carbohydrate

B.

lipid

C.

nucleicacid

D.

protein

62. Whichofthefollowingorganiccompoundsisthemainsourceofenergyforlivingthings?
A.

Carbohydrates

B.

lipids

C.

proteins

D.

nucleicacids

63. Whatisthetermusedfortheenergyneededtogetareactionstarted?
A.

adhesionenergy

B.

activationenergy

C.

cohesionenergy

D.

chemicalenergy

64. WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutenzymesisNOTtrue?
A.

EnzymesworkbestatspecificpH

B.

allenzymesworkinsidecells

C.

Enzymesareproteins

D.

enzymesareorganiccatalysts

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65. WhichofthefollowingorganismsdoesNOTrequiresunlighttolive?
A.

chemosyntheticbacteria

B.

algae

C.

trees

D.

photosyntheticbacteria

66. Whatisanecologicalmodeloftherelationshipthatformsanetworkofcomplexinteractionsamongorganisms
inacommunityfromproducerstodecomposers?
A.

foodweb

B.

anecosystem

C.

foodchain

D.

apopulation

67. WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthefactorsthatplayaroleinapopulationgrowthrate?
A.

immigration

B.

deathrate

C.

emigration

D.

demography

68. Themovementoforganismsintoagivenareafromanotherareaiscalled
A.

immigration

B.

emigration

C.

populationdrift

D.

carryingcapacity

69. Whatishappeninginapopulationasitdecreases?
A.

thebirthrateanddeathrateremainthesame

B.

thedeathratebecomeslowerthanthebirthrate

C.

thedeathratestaysthesameandthebirthrateincreases

D.

thedeathratebecomeshigherthanthebirthrate

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70. Whicharetwowaysapopulationcandecreaseinsize?
A.

immigrationandemigration

B.

increaseddeathrateandimmigration

C.

decreasedbirthrateandemigration

D.

emigrationandincreasedbirthrate

71. EachofthefollowingisadensitydependentlimitingfactorEXCEPT
A.

competition

B.

seasonalcycles

C.

crowding

D.

disease

72. Whichofthefollowingisadensityindependentlimitingfactor?
A.

earthquake

B.

disease

C.

emigration

D.

parasitism

73. Inalogisticgrowthcurve,exponentialgrowthisthephaseinwhichthepopulation
A.

reachescarryingcapacity

B.

growsquickly

C.

growthbeginstoslowdown

D.

growthstops

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