Nature of Biology: 1.

The process by which animals take in foods that have already been manufactured from raw materials is Correct Choice Digestion X Ingestion Nutrition Photosynthesis 2. The process by which digested foods are passed into different parts of a plant or an animal is Correct Choice Digestion Ingestion Nutrition X Absorption 3. The process by which oxygen is taken into an organism and carbon dioxide is eliminated from the organism is called Correct Choice Excretion Secretion Circulation X Respiration 4. Learning the bones of the human body would be a part of Correct Choice X anatomy cytology embryology physiology 5. The process by which food is broken down into simpler substances is called Correct Choice X digestion excretion ingestion respiration 6. Growth occurs due to a (an) Correct Choice increase in the metabolism increase in the size of cells X increase in number of cells lowering in the rate of cell division 7. What is the smallest, most basic unit of life? Correct Choice X cell tissue system element 8. Which of these processes produce genetically identical organisms? Correct Choice grafting colchicine hybridization X cloning 9. Which microscope uses lenses and objectives to magnify? Correct Choice atomic force microscope X compound light microscope scanning electron microscope transmission electron microscope 10. Who was the founder of biology? Correct Choice

Hooke Darwin Aristotle Leeuwenhoek

11. Which is NOT one of the basic characteristics of life? Correct Choice response metabolism X air reproduction 12. Life activities such as ingestion and digestion are parts of the process of Correct Choice growth response X metabolism respiration 13. The maximum length of time an animal can be expected to live is its Correct Choice growth X life span development spontaneous generation 14. A signal to which an organism reacts is called a (an) Correct Choice action response X stimulus environment 15. All organisms directly or indirectly obtain energy from Correct Choice plants animals X the sun excretion 16. The distribution of digested materials and oxygen to all parts of the body and the removal of wastes produced by normal body activities occur in the process of Correct Choice excretion respiration assimilation X circulation 17. The application of technology to the study and solution of problems involving living things is known as Correct Choice inbreeding hybridization X biotechnology genetic engineering 18. A microscope with a 10x objective and a 50x occular magnifies Correct Choice 40 times 60 times 150 times X 500 times

19. A microscope that magnifies parts inside a cell three hundred thousand times or more is the Correct Choice stereoscopic microscope compound light microscope

scanning electron microscope transmission electronic microscope

20. A plasmid is a (an) Correct Choice X ring-like form of DNA enzyme growth hormone nitrogen base in DNA 21. Cell Structure and Function: Where is the site of protein synthesis? Correct Choice nucleus lysosome X ribosome mitochondria 22. Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called Correct Choice plants organelles eukaryotes X prokaryotes 23. What type of cell has these characteristics: contains DNA but no nucleus, contains flagella, ribosomes, cytoplasm, and a cell membrane. Correct Choice plant fungi animal X bacteria 24. In which of the following items would you expect to find cells? Correct Choice X strawberry eyeglasses silver dollar plastic flower 25. Which of the following forms of life is not eukaryotic? Correct Choice X a bacterial cell protist such as an amoeba plant cell like gumamela a human cell such as a red blood cell 26. Plant cells often have a box-like shape because of the Correct Choice nucleus X cell wall cytoplasm cell membrane 27. Which organelle has no membrane? Correct Choice vacuole lysosome X ribosome chloroplast

28. Which of the following statements is always true? Correct Choice All cells have a cell wall. All cells contain a nucleus. All cells contain a chloroplast. X All cells have a cell membrane.

29. A cell is observed to contain a nucleus, mitochondria and chloroplasts. From this information you can conclude that the cell is Correct Choice X a plant cell an animal cell bacterial cell a prokaryotic cell 30. What site regulates what goes in and out of the cell? Correct Choice cell wall vacuole X cell membrane nuclear membrane . 31. Which is the brain of the cell? Correct Choice nucleus X chloroplast golgi bodies mitochondria 32. What is the outermost boundary of an animal cell? Correct Choice the cell wall the cytoplasm the cell membrane X the nuclear envelope 33. Which of the following is not true of chloroplasts? Correct Choice They synthesize sugar They contain pigments They are only found in plants X They appear green because of the chlorophyll 34. Digestive enzymes or hydrolytic enzymes are terms associated with Correct Choice ribosomes X lysosomes golgi apparatus smooth endoplasmic reticulum 35. Which of the following structures are common to both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells? Correct Choice nucleus X ribosomes both b and c both a and b 36. Ecosystem: What is generally agreed upon as being the greatest threat to our wildlife resources? Correct Choice global warming X habitat loss ozone depletion pollution 37. Which action can have the greatest impact on reducing the threat of global warming? Correct Choice composting recycling X reducing planting a tree 38. Why should we care about the rainforests?

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Choice They provide or nurture biodiversity. They are sources of food and other resources. They are a source for medicines and other chemicals. All of the above.

39. Suppose that planktons are small autotrophs that absorb energy from the sun. The shrimp eats the plankton. The tuna eats the shrimp. The shark eats the tuna. Which of these is the primary consumer? Correct Choice plankton X shark shrimp tuna 40. Which of the following is characteristic of predation? Correct Choice X One organism kills and consumes another. One organism lives in or on another and benefits. Two organisms live together and neither is harmed. Two organisms nourish each other; both benefit. 41. In a food pyramid, the amount of energy that any level of organism receives decreases Correct Choice X up the pyramid in all levels down the pyramid across the pyramid 42. The relationship in which one organism is helped and the other is harmed is known as Correct Choice commensalisms mutualism X parasitism symbiosis 43. The level of the food chain which contains the most energy are the: Correct Choice decomposers herbivores omnivores X producers 44. Which of the following is NOT a way to prevent extinction? Correct Choice preserving natural areas X keeping endangered animals as pets breeding endangered animals in captivity reintroducing endangered animals to nature 45. How might products be designed so that they are more "environment-friendly"? Correct Choice Less energy should be required for their use. Less energy should be used in their manufacture. Products should be designed to be recycled or reused. X All of the above make products more "environment-friendly".

46. Which of the following biomes is with permafrost and no large trees? aCorrect Choice desert grasslands temperate deciduous forest X tundra 47. The study of how living organisms Correct Choice

Ecology Biology Chemistry Zoology

48. Type of ecosystem referring to those areas with little or no human intervention Correct Choice man-made ecosystem X natural ecosystem 49. A place where there is less rainfall Correct Choice X Grasslands Taiga Tundra Deserts 50. A food relationship that shows the flow of energy in an environment. Correct Choice X food chain food web ecosystem