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Which of the following instruments can be utilized for culturing microorganisms?

Select one:

a. Forceps

b. Scalpel

c. Microscope

d. Petri dish

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A cell in the stems of an eggplant contains 20 chromosomes. After this cell divides, how many
chromosomes should each resulting daughter cell contain?

Select one:

a. 40

b. 10

c. 20

d. 50

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In a residential backyard, there could be flowers, grasshoppers, grasses, dragonflies, worms and ants.
Collectively, these organisms represent which of the following?

Select one:

a. Community

b. Population

c. Habitat

d. Tissue

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All of the following statements are true about water, except:

Select one:

a. It can dissolve most substances

b. It is a medium for chemical reaction

c. It hardly changes its temperature even when it absorbs heat

d. It transports substances in the body

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Energy is obtained from food in the process of:

Select one:

a. Respiration

b. Digestion

c. Storage

d. Assimilation

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An amoeba is attempting to engulf an escaping paramecium. Which structures are involved in the
activity?

Select one:

a. Pseudopods and cilia

b. Tentacles and cilia

c. Setae and pseudopods

d. Tentacle and flagella

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Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor that will determine which animals or plants
inhabit an environment?

Select one:

a. The high daytime temperatures and low night time temperature

b. Berry plants growing in abundance at the edge of a forest

c. The amount of oxygen present in the water or a pond

d. The acidity of a lake near a factory

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Reproduction is a must among plants and animals to continue survival. Which of the following is the
simplest method of reproduction?

Select one:

a. Fission

b. Parthenogenesis

c. Conjugation

d. Fertilization

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They transmit proteins produced by the ribosomes of the cells:

Select one:

a. Endoplasmic reticulum

b. Mitochondria

c. Cytosol

d. Golgi apparatus
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What makes meiosis different from mitosis?

Select one:

a. Meiosis occurs in somatic cells, while mitosis occurs in sex cells.

b. Meiosis produces identical daughter cells, but mitosis produces daughter cells that are genetically
different.

c. Meiosis produces four daughter cells, while mitosis produces only two daughter cells.

d. The chromosome number remains the same in meiosis, but is halved during mitosis.

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Algae and Fungi are put together under Phylum Thallophyta due to this reason:

Select one:

a. Both algae and fungi can reproduce

b. Both algae and fungi do not have roots, stems and leaves

c. Both algae and fungi are plants

d. Both algae and fungi need a certain amount of moisture

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The Pyramid of energy is best described as:

Select one:

a. The top of the pyramid consists of the producers which are the supplier of most the most energy.

b. The base of the pyramid is composed of the highest consumers needing the most energy.

c. The base of the pyramid consists of producers which supply the most energy

d. The top of the pyramid is composed of the highest consumers who need the most energy.

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A _____ is composed of all the members of a single species inhabiting a given location.

Select one:

a. Population

b. Food chain

c. Ecosystem

d. Niche

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Which of the following states that you will have a better chance of reaching reproductive age if you
possess a combination of favorable characteristics?
Select one:

a. Punctuated equilibrium

b. Sexual isolation

c. Survival of the fittest

d. Mutation

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Arthropodes which has many legs are termed as:

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a. Chilopoda

b. Myriapods

c. Icopoda

d. Diplopods

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Crystallized viruses retain their ineffective properties. This indicates that:

Select one:

a. They are very primitive living organisms

b. The crystals became contaminated

c. The viruses have properties quite unlike any other organism

d. The crystallization was properly done

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Chloroplasts were seen in a specimen under the microscope. The specimen might be:

Select one:

a. A virus

b. A cheek cell

c. A paramecium

d. A hydrilla

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A researcher obtained a sample of matter from the deep ocean. Which of the following would cause the
researcher to suspect that the matter was from a living tissue?

Select one:

a. The sample releases gases

b. A change in the temperature of the sample

c. The presence of DNA and enzyme in the sample

d. When exposed to air, the sample changed in color

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All of the following animals are mammal, aside from:

Select one:

a. Giant whale

b. Shark

c. Seal

d. Walrus

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Ferns and flowering plants differ in what way?

Select one:

a. Presence or absence of conducting tissues

b. Means of reproduction

c. Dominance of the sporophyte or gametophyte

d. Kind of chlorophyll present in them

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Anchor sites for muscles and production of blood cells are some of the functions of our:

Select one:

a. Bones

b. Skin

c. Cartilage

d. Ligaments

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Which among the following is a first – order consumer?

Select one:

a. Herbivores

b. Insectivores

c. Omnivores

d. Carnivores

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Photosynthesis can be carried on by which of the following organisms?

Select one:
a. Autotrophic

b. Scavenger

c. Saprophytic

d. Heterotrophic

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A doctor advised a patient to eat food rich in Calcium and Phosphorous. Most likely the patient has
problems with:

Select one:

a. Nerves

b. Bones and teeth

c. Skin and hair

d. Blood

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Vultures may kill animals for food or feed on the remains of animals killed by other animals. Therefore,
vultures may be described as:

Select one:

a. Scavengers and predators

b. Predators and omnivores

c. Scavengers and parasites

d. Predators and herbivores

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Where is the site of majority of photosynthesis in a leaf?

Select one:

a. Palisade layer

b. Spongy layer

c. Cuticle

d. Epidermis

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It is coined as the powerhouse of the cell:

Select one:

a. Endoplasmic reticulum

b. Ribosomes

c. Golgi bodies

d. Mitochondria

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Which of the following genes will most likely be inherited together?

Select one:

a. Independently assorted genes on different chromosomes

b. Genes located on different chromosomes

c. Segregated genes in different chromosomes

d. Genes located on the same chromosomes

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Which of the following things happens when you perspire while exercising?

Select one:

a. Oil is removed from the surface of your skin

b. Your hormone decreases

c. Your body takes in air

d. Your body gives off excess heat

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Among the different blood vessels, which receives the highest oxygen concentration?

Select one:

a. Pulmonary vein

b. Renal vein

c. Pulmonary artery

d. Aorta

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Which of the following statements accurately explains how trees prevent floods?

Select one:

a. Their leaves can store excess water

b. Their roots help absorb excess water

c. Excessive water are stored in their stems

d. Their roots bind the soil

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Which of the following is considered as a natural ecosystem?

Select one:

a. Terrarium

b. Coral reef

c. Aquarium

d. Garbage

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Some animals have the power to regain or restore their lost body part through the process:

Select one:

a. Molting

b. Mutation

c. Regeneration

d. Autonomy

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is known as:

Select one:

a. Ecosystem
b. Niche

c. Environment

d. Habitat

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Muscles may be controlled or may contract even without conscious thought. Which of the following
muscle groups are considered involuntary?

Select one:

a. Skeletal

b. Skeletal and Cardiac

c. Smooth

d. Smooth and Cardiac

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This relationship best describes a protozoan which causes malaria in a human host:

Select one:

a. Commensalism

b. Predation

c. Parasitism

d. Mutualism
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Which of the following statements correctly explains why viruses are not considered free-living?

Select one:

a. Their cells lack cytoplasm

b. They cannot reproduce outside a living cell

c. They are too small to be seen by light microscopy

d. Their cells contain DNA

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Vertebrates with hair, four-chambered heart and warm-bloodedness are characteristics of which of the
following?

Select one:

a. Aves

b. Pisces

c. Amphibia

d. Mammalia

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Bacteria cause various diseases in humans. They produce a poisonous substance known as:

Select one:

a. Antibodies

b. Antigens

c. Toxins

d. Microbes

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To which phylum does an organism with a certain segment with a ventral nerve cord which is solid and
has a worm-like body shape and exoskeleton?

Select one:

a. Nematoda

b. Arthropoda

c. Annelida

d. Chordata

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The digestive tube is composed of how many openings?

Select one:

a. Six

b. Three

c. Four

d. Two

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Jesse who is normal for color vision marries Jessa, a normal heterozygous woman. What is the chance of
their son being color blind?

Select one:

a. 25%

b. 75%

c. 0%

d. 50%

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Why do some marine fishes don’t survive in fresh water?

Select one:

a. Fresh water has a lower temperature

b. Fresh water has a low oxygen concentration

c. Marine fishes cannot maintain homeostatic water balance

d. Fresh water lacks suitable food for the marine fishes

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Plant eating animals get their main source of energy from:

Select one:

a. Glycogen

b. Cellulose

c. Sugar

d. Starch

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Lichen has no specific taxonomic group due to:

Select one:

a. The fungi of lichens are not found alone.

b. Lichen mutualism is unique in the plant world.

c. The fungi characteristics for classification are the same as those of the algae.

d. Lichens are among the most widely distributed of living things.

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The part of the plant cell that captures the light energy needed in photosynthesis is which of the
following?

Select one:

a. Nucleus

b. Stigmata

c. Chlorophyll

d. Cytoplast

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A correct food chain is exemplified by which of the following?

Select one:

a. Decomposers - Insects - Lizards - Snakes - Plants

b. Plants - Insects - Lizards - Snakes - Decomposers

c. Insects - Plants - Snakes - Lizards - Decomposers

d. Plants - Decomposers - Snakes - Lizards - Snakes

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Which of the following relationships can be observed among grasses and vegetables in a garden?

Select one:

a. Parasitism

b. Mutualism

c. Commensalism

d. Competition

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A doctor was advising a patient who just had his gallbladder removed to limit his intake of which of the
following food?

Select one:

a. Fresh vegetables

b. Seafoods

c. Apples

d. Pork

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The breathing rate is increased by an increase in the content of:

Select one:
a. Water vapor

b. Nitrogen

c. Oxygen

d. Carbon dioxide