Biology Practice for EOC #1
1.Scientists have discovered a large number of frogs with various mutations in ponds nearagricultural fields. Which investigation will best test the scientists’ hypothesis that thecause of the mutations is from fertilizer runoff used on crops in nearby fields?
A compare the number of mutated frogs with the number of unaffected frogs
B record the pH and temperature of the pond water and compare with the amount of fertilizeradded to thefields
C determine when the first mutations occurred and how many generations have been affectedthereafter
D test frogs in ponds with fertilizer against frogs in ponds without fertilizer
2. Which procedure will best measure the amount of growth of a plant after adding fertilizerto the soil?
A compare the color of the plant before and after adding fertilizer
B compare the amount of sun exposure before and after adding fertilizer
C compare the mass of the plant before and after adding fertilizer
D compare the weight of the soil before and after adding fertilizer
3. Over time, differences in the frequencies of particular traits in a frog population led to thedevelopment of a new frog species. This happened when the frog population:
A became geographically isolated.
B migrated over winter months.
C consumed a new food source.
D inhabited a large territory.
4.The graph shows the number of producer species in four different locations.
Which location would be least affected by the introduction of a non-native herbivore?
A Location 1
B Location 2
C Location 3
D Location 4
5. Which macromolecule group is responsible for storing and transmitting genetic
information?
A carbohydrate
B lipid
C nucleic acid
D protein
6. Two heterozygous pea plants are crossed. Which percentage of their offspring is expectedto display a recessive phenotype?
A 0%
B 25%
C 50%
D 75%
7.Two energy transformation processes that occur in living cells are represented.
Which statements correctly describe the two processes?
AI. Sunlight energy is converted into the chemical energy found in glucose.
II. Energy from glucose is used to produce high-energy bonds in ATP.
B I. Energy from glucose is used to produce high-energy bonds in ATP.
II. Sunlight energy is converted into the chemical energy found in glucose.
C I. Energy from ATP is used to produce a high-energy molecule of glucose.
II. Energy from the sun is converted into high-energy bonds in ATP.
D I. Energy from the sun is converted into high-energy bonds in ATP.
II. Energy from ATP is used to produce a high-energy molecule of glucose.
8.The general trend graph below represents the changes in the deer population on an islandover time.
Which best explains the decrease in the number of deer from 1925 to 1940?
A decreased number of predators
B decreased number of competitors
C decreased number of parasites
D decreased number of producers
9. A student studies an inheritance shown in the pedigree. The shaded figures represent organisms that display the inherited trait.
Which conclusion is most likely supported based on the information in the pedigree?
A The trait is dominant, and the female parent is homozygous.
B The trait is dominant, and the male parent is heterozygous.
C The trait is recessive, and the female parent is homozygous.
D The trait is recessive, and the male parent is heterozygous.
10. Researchers have discovered that the Paris japonica plant, a rare native plant in Japan, has the largest recorded genome.
It is more than 50 times larger than the human genome. This is a problem for the plant, because it takes a long time for a cell to copy its entire DNAand divide. In comparison, many desert plants have a small genome and can quicklycomplete their life cycle after it rains, while environmental conditions are favorable. Due toParis japonica having a very large genome, what would most likely occur to the plantspecies if its environment were rapidly altered?
A The plants will cross-pollinate with more native plant species.
B The plants will be at a greater risk of extinction.
C The plants will manipulate their genes to adapt to a variety of habitats.
D The plants will be able to grow in a wide range of extreme environmental conditions.
11. What is the most likely outcome of an increase in the rate of sediment formation and deposition in alake ecosystem over time?
A a shift in fish species requiring high levels of dissolved oxygen
B an increase in the amounts of floating water plants and algae
C a successional shift in the lake becoming a field or grassland
D an increase in the oxygen content of the water from additional sediments
12.Which cellular structure is present in all prokaryotic cells?
Aendoplasmic reticulum
B plasma membrane
C chloroplast
D lysosome
13.Energy is used by the cell to produce the illustrated change.
Because energy is spent, the illustrated change is classified as
Aosmosis.
B facilitated diffusion.
C active transport.
D passive transport.
14.Cystic fibrosis is a recessive, single-gene genetic disorder that affects mainly lung cells. Itproduces abnormally thick mucus, making breathing very difficult. Which best explainshow this disorder is passed on to offspring?
A Both parents must express the disease.
B Both parents must be carriers of the allele.
C The allele must be carried on the Y-chromosome.
D The allele must be carried on the X-chromosome.
15.Which organelle increases the plant cell size and surface area to increase the absorption ofions?
A mitochondrion
B lysosome
C vacuole
D nucleus
16.Purple martins fly very long distances to reach their nesting grounds in North America.The birds’ bodies perform aerobic respiration to provide them with energy. Why is aerobicrespiration necessary for these birds?
AOnly small amounts of oxygen are needed to expend energy.
B Only sugar is required to produce the necessary energy.
C Large amounts of carbohydrates are needed for energy storage.
D Large amounts of energy are required.
17. A team of engineers built a wind turbine using the following steps:
1. research turbines that currently exist
2. brainstorm ideas on a new design of the turbine
3. design the blades, body, and tail of the turbine
4. produce a workable prototype of the turbine
When finished, the prototype did not spin correctly. The engineers determined that the turbine blades were too small for the body. Which step in the design process needs to be corrected?
A Step 1
B Step 2
C Step 3
D Step 4
18.Which cell organelle is correctly matched to its function?
A vacuole – stores materials
B mitochondrion – transports materials
C Golgi apparatus – supports cell shape
D ribosome – converts energy
19.Which substance should a student use to test for the presence of lipids?
A Lugol’s iodine
B Sudan III
C biuret reagent
D Benedict’s solution
20.Researchers use differences in amino acid sequences to determine:
A the environment in which an organism lives.
B the rate of mutation during protein synthesis.
C the genetic relatedness among species.
D the adaptive traits that species have acquired.
21.A student makes a chart to compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Which statement should be listed on both sides of the chart?
A synthesizes ATP
B occurs in mitochondria
C requires oxygen to occur
D requires sunlight to occur
22.Which pair of trees is most closely related?
A Sabal mexicanaandPrunus mexicana
B Fraxinus americanaandCornus florida
C Acer floridanumandAcer rubrum
D Juglans nigraandSalix nigra
23.Scientists can use DNA sequences to identify potential health risks such as susceptibility to certain cancers in individuals. What would be an ethical concern associated with this biotechnology?
A medical insurance companies denying certain individuals insurance due to their DNA profiles
B pharmaceutical companies initiating research for individuals with genetic susceptibility tocertain diseases
C fear of increased lawsuits against medical practitioners using genetic profiles in prescribing treatments
D prescribing medicines and early administration of treatments on individuals with certainDNA profiles
24.A student conducted a controlled experiment to determine the optimal temperature for an enzyme to work effectively in a reaction.
The student repeated the experiment several times. She concluded that the optimal temperature was 37°C with a large decrease in activity after 40°C as the enzyme broke down. Which best explains why this student’s conclusion is free from bias?
A The conclusion suggests another possible experiment.
B The conclusion incorporates the opinions of the researcher.
C The conclusion involves a graph of the data collected.
D The conclusion is based on results from a controlled experiment.
25.Which is an accurate statement regarding cell growth and reproduction?
A Cells must triple in size before they divide.
B Cells divide once and then stop growing in size.
C Cell division occurs continuously regardless of size.
D Cell division is triggered when cells reach a certain size.
26.A student created this diagram to provide a general overview of a cellular process.
Which cellular process is represented in the diagram?
A respiration
B cytokinesis
C chemosynthesis
D photosynthesis
27.Which process is responsible for synthesizing new strands of DNA from a supply of
nucleotides in the nucleus?
A replication
B translation
C respiration
D transcription
28.Plant productivity in an ecosystem will increase when:
Aoxygen is added to the leaves.
B nitrogenous compounds are added to the soil.
C oxygen is released in large quantities from the stomata.
D carbohydrates enter the plant from the air.
29.An energy-flow diagram is shown.
Which statement most accurately describes this diagram?
A Heat is maintained and recycled within the system.
B Waste products are only produced by the decomposers.
C Decomposers directly flow the energy to producers and consumers.
D Solar energy is required for the system to function.
30. A student wanted to investigate how an increase of a particular nutrient would affect thebiodiversity of an area. She planted 100 plants each of three species in five equally sizedtracts of land. To each tract of land, she added increasing amounts of the nutrient. Her data are shown below:
Which of these best describes the relationship between the amount of nutrient and thebiodiversity of the habitat?
A As the amount of nutrient increased, the biodiversity of the habitat increased.
B As the amount of nutrient increased, the biodiversity of the habitat decreased.
C As the amount of nutrient increased, the biodiversity of the habitat remained the same.
D There is no relationship between the amount of nutrient and the biodiversity of the habitat.
31.A biology class was investigating how paramecia respond to different light intensities. Theclass formulated the following question: How does light affect the movement of a paramecium?
What is the next step the class should take to answer the question?
A record observations
B analyze data
C design an experiment
D draw a conclusion
32.This setup involves a system of transport that does not use energy.
Larger solutes cannot pass through the membrane. Which diagram best represents the end result of the system setup?
AB CD
33. When two plants were crossed, the offspring showed a wide range of traits not visible in the parents. Which process is responsible for producing such genetic variability within theoffspring?
A mitosis
B meiosis
C replication
D transcription
34. Light energy is transformed into chemical energy during:
Aanaerobic respiration.
B cellular respiration.
C photosynthesis.
D chemosynthesis.
35.The diagram represents the carbon cycle.
Which numbered process could function in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
36. A scientist studied a pond ecosystem to understand why a frog population had disappeared from that area. The scientist discovered that certain organisms had decreased dramatically over a two-month period. The decrease of which organisms most likely led to the extinction of the frog species in that ecosystem?
A fish and ducks
B snakes and birds
C bacteria and snails
D zooplankton and grasshoppers
37. Which type of cellular reproduction produces daughter cells with one-half the number of chromosomes found in the parent cell?
A mitosis
B meiosis
C grafting
D budding
38. Once the cell completes the process of synthesizing the protein, to which organelle is the protein sent for modification and packaging?
A the nucleus
B a ribosome
C a mitochondrion
D the Golgi apparatus
39. Scientists evaluated four new pesticides for agricultural use. Their initial test results are shown in the table.
Based on the initial results of cost to benefit, which pesticide should be chosen for further evaluation?
A Pesticide 1 because the average increase in yield is greatest
B Pesticide 2 because it stays active in the soil for months
C Pesticide 3 because the yield-to-cost ratio is greatest
D Pesticide 4 because it remains in the water for months
40. Southeast Asian coral reefs have the highest levels of biodiversity among the world’smarine ecosystems. Dynamite fishing is the practice of using explosives to stun or kill largeschools of fish. However, it is very destructive to the surrounding ecosystems, such as thecoral reefs. What will most likely happen if the practice of dynamite fishing continues andintensifies over time?
A decrease in many species living in the coral reefs
B increase in biodiversity as the coral reefs are replaced by other habitats
C decrease in water salinity as the coral reef fragments dissolve
D increase in other marine species as more habitats become available
41. Researchers have found a 245-base-pair sequence in the DNA of E. coli bacteria whichbinds to an initiator protein to begin DNA replication. What occurs first after binding?
A Hydrogen bonds between bases begin to break.
B Phosphates are ejected from the DNA molecule.
C Complementary bases are added to the DNA molecule.
D DNA sugars are broken down to release chemical energy.
42. Thomas Malthus (1766 – 1834) wrote an essay that included the idea that if a population grows too large, the environment will no longer be able to support that population. Which statement also supports Malthus’s idea?
AAsexual reproduction ensures a high level of biodiversity in a population.
B The amount of available energy in an environment determines its carrying capacity.
C Environmental conditions determine genetic variation within individuals in a population.
D Consumers dictate the amount of energy available at the producer level in a population.
43. The diagram illustrates a series of cell divisions in a pig.
Cell X represents a
A red blood cell.
B neuron.
C sperm cell.
D striated muscle.
44. An early sign that a eukaryotic cell is undergoing cell reproduction is when the:
A cell engulfs foreign material.
B plasma membrane begins to thin.
C cell chemically bonds with a coenzyme.
D replication of genetic material occurs in the nucleus.
45. A decrease in nitrifying bacteria in an ecosystem will cause a reduction in the ecosystem’s herbivore population by:
Aallowing herbivores to better digest cellulose.
B causing plants eaten by herbivores to produce toxins.
C reducing the availability of plants eaten by herbivores.
D increasing the acidity of the water the herbivores drink.
46. The bar graph shown represents the energy content of the trophic levels found in a forest ecosystem.
Which bar represents primary consumers?
A W
B X
C Y
D Z
47.The graph represents a reaction before and after the addition of an enzyme.
According to the graph, the addition of the enzyme
A lowered the overall energy change in the reaction.
B decreased the amount of product produced.
C increased the potential energy of the products.
D lowered the activation energy needed to speed up the reaction.
48. In guinea pigs, black fur color is dominant to white fur color. If a homozygous dominant guinea pig is crossed with a heterozygous guinea pig, what percentage of the offspring will be white?
A 0%
B 25%
C 50%
D 100%
49. The osprey is one of the largest birds of prey in North America. Its diet consists almostexclusively of fish. Feeding on fish species that bask or feed near the surface of the waterreduces competition from other raptors.
The osprey has a reversible fourth toe, allowing it to position two toes forward and two toesbackwards. Also, the undersides of an osprey’s feet are covered in spiny spicules or barbs.
Which best explains the function of these adaptations?
Aacts as a defense against other birds of prey
B supports the weight of the bird when nesting
C helps keep their prey from wriggling free
D protects the osprey’s feet when diving into the water
50. Which cellular process will directly use the information contained in a strand of DNA?
A protein synthesis
B active transport
C cytokinesis
D respiration
51. The diagram represents some feeding relationships in the African savanna.
What would most likely happen to the herbivore population if the primary producers inthe food web were destroyed?
A The herbivores would become meat eaters.
B The herbivore population would decrease, resulting in a decrease in other organisms.
C The herbivores would begin to make their own energy through cellular processes.
D The herbivore population would quickly become extinct while the carnivores wouldsurvive.
52. The structure shown represents a macromolecule.
The presence of which element indicates that this molecule should be classified as a proteinrather than a lipid?
Aoxygen
B hydrogen
C carbon
D nitrogen
53. Students are setting up an investigation to compare the mass of pepper plants grown with different types of fertilizers. Which tool or tools should be used to measure the mass of each pepper plant so that an accurate change in mass is calculated?
A different balances to compare measurements
B the same digital balance for each measurement
C spring scales that measure in micro units
D recently calibrated dial-spring scale
54. Students measured the mass of potato slices and placed them in solutions with differentsugar concentrations. Twenty-four hours later, students removed the slices and determinedtheir final mass. Students calculated an average percent change for each set of potato slices.Their data are shown in the line graph below.
According to the graph, which concentration of sugar caused the potato slices to lose thehighest percentage of mass?
A 2 M
B 4 M
C 6 M
D 8 M
55. One role of tRNA during the translation phase of protein synthesis is to:
A transfer mRNA to tRNA.
B transfer DNA to mRNA.
C transport nucleotides out of the nucleus.
D transport amino acids to the ribosome.