1) which of the following substrates are required to run cellular respiration?
a. glucose & oxygen
b. glucose & carbon dioxide
c. sunlight & oxygen
d. energy & glucose
2) trace the path of an inhaled air molecule in a human being.
a. nasal cavity-glottis-larynx-trachea-pharynx-bronchi-bronchioles-alveoli
b. nasal cavity-pharynx-larynx-glottis-trachea-bronchi-bronchioles-alveoli
c. nasal cavity-pharynx-glottis-larynx-trachea-bronchi-bronchioles-alveoli
d. nasal cavity-pharynx-glottis-larynx-trachea-bronchioles-bronchi-alveoli
e. nasal cavity-pharynx-glottis-trachea-larynx-bronchi-bronchioles-alveoli
3) deamination of amino acids, in the excretory system, will initially resultin the
formation of
a. ammonia.
b. urea.
c. glucose.
d. creatinine.
e uric acid.
4) which statement is not true about mitosis?
a. mitosis is a process that duplicates and divides the nuclear contents only.
b. mitosis produces two daughter cells that contain the same number of chromosomes
as the parent cell.
c. mitosis produces two daughter cells that contain the same kinds of chromosomes as
the parent cell.
d. mitosis uses a diploid (2n) parent cell to form daughter cells containing a haploid
number(n) of chromosomes.
e. mitosis is involved in development of a fertilized egg into a multicellular organism.
5) as the average global temperature continues to increase, which type of biome(s) will
take over the regions currently inhabited by temperate forests?
a. tropical seasonal forests
b. tropical rainforests and deserts
c. taiga and woodlands
d. tropical seasonal forests and deserts
e. tundra and savannas
6) erasmus darwin, in his discussion of evolutionary possibilities, included all of the
following except
a. changes during the development of organisms.
b. comparative anatomy of plants and algae.
c. vestigial organs.
d. artificial selection in animal breeding.
7) what is the correct order of events during primary succession?
a. soil formation occurs- pioneer species enter the region, shrubs begin to grow – small
trees begin to grow
b. pioneer species enter the region, soil formation occurs,shrubs begin to grow – small
trees begin to grow
c. pioneer species enter the region, shrubs begin to grow – small trees begin to grow
d. pioneer species enter the region, climax status is reached- small trees begin to grow
8) the sunlit portion of a lake is specifically referred to as the
a. littoral zone.
b. limnetic zone.
c. profundal zone.
d. benthic zone.
e. abyssal zone.
9) which kingdom or supergroup is characterized by organisms that are heterotrophic by
ingestion?
a. animal
b. plant
c. fungi
d. protists
10) when the stomata in a leaf close during the day, then
a. carbon dioxide in the air spaces in the leaf decreases.
b. oxygen in the air spaces in the leaf increases.
c. c3 plants carry on photorespiration, using o2 and producing pga and co2.
d. all photosystems as well as photorespiration come to a halt.
e. all choices but the halting of photosystems are correct.
11) the highlighted grouping in the cladogram is a ____________ grouping.
a. monophyletic
b. paraphyletic
c. polyphyletic
d. none of the above.
12) gene therapy in humans has been used to treat
a. cystic fibrosis.
b. cancer.
c. inborn errors of metabolism.
d. all of the above.
e only two of the above.
13) which of the following statements is not correct about the arrangement of tissues in
the eudicot root?
a. the specialized root tissues are seen at the zone of maturation.
b. the epidermis of the root has no cuticle on its outer surface, unlike other epidermal
tissues.
c. the pericycle is the outer layer of cells in the vascular cylinder, with the ability to
form secondary or branch roots.
d. the star-shaped phloem is located in the center of the vascular cylinder, with xylem
arranged between the arms of phloem.
e. the casparian strip is a waxy lining on four sides of the cells of the endodermis, which
forces water into the endodermal cells.
14) the electrons are unequally shared in _______, and transferred in __________.
a. ch4, na+cl-
b. o2, ch4
c. na+cl-, h2o
d. h2o, n2
15) which of the following is/are true about sexual reproduction?
a. at the cellular level is the opposite of reproduction since it involves two cells fusing
to become one.
b. it requires the development of organs such as the uterus, which are of no immediate
survival advantage to the individual but are advantageous to the species.
c. it regularly produces a wider array of adaptations to the external environment in a
shorter period of time.
d. it regularly produces a wider array of adaptations to the internal environment (disease
agents, parasites) in a shorter period of time.
e. all of the choices are true.