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1. Consider this graph 2.
The diagram shows a simplified nitrogen

cycle. Which process is responsible for
returning nitrogen to the air?
Which statement summarizes the informa-

tion in the graph? A excretion
B decomposition
A the cells survive best under acidic C photosynthesis
conditions D nitrification
B the cells survive best under basic
conditions
C these cells would survive better in
distilled water 3. Thousands of years ago, giraffes with short
D the survival of these cells does not necks were common within giraffe popula-
affect pH tions. Nearly all giraffe populations today have
long necks. This difference is due to
A giraffes stretching their necks to keep

their heads out of the reach of
predators
B giraffes stretching their necks so they
could reach food higher in the trees
C a mutation in genetic material
controlling neck size occurring in
some skin cells of a giraffe
D a mutation in the genetic material
controlling neck size occurring in the
reproductive cells of a giraffe
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4. “It is likely that ducks developed webbed 6. The diagram below represents an energy
feet because ducks that had webbed feet pyramid.
were able to survive better than ducks
without webbed feet, therefore the trait was
passed on to the next generation.”
This attempt to explain the development of

webbed feet in ducks matches the theory
proposed by …
A Jean Lamarck
B Charles Darwin
C Gregor Mendel
D Thomas Malthus At each successive level from E to H, the
amount of available energy
A increases, only
B decreases, only
C remains the same
5. Rainfall in a tropical region is below aver- D increases, then decreases
age for 10 consecutive years. Insect species
adapted for dry conditions are much more
plentiful at the end of the 10 years. Which of
the following statements explains the in-
crease in the population of the insects?
A biodiversity in the region has

increased due to the dry conditions
B insects with a high tolerance for dry
conditions have migrated out of
the region
C natural selection has favored insect
species with a high tolerance for
dry conditions
D natural selection has selected against
insect species that are adapted for
dry conditions
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7. Which two processes result in variations that 10.

commonly influence the evolution of sexu-
ally reproducing species?
A mitosis and natural selection

B extinction and gene replacement
C mutation and genetic
recombination
D environmental selection and
selective breeding
8. In examining a picture of a cell taken with

an electron microscope, a student observes What did the work of these scientists contrib-
that the cell has a nucleus and a cell mem- ute to the study of biology?
brane, but not a cell wall. The student can
correctly conclude that the cell probably
comes from A it proved the theory of spontaneous
generation
A a sea-weed B it supported hypotheses about the
B a plant origin of life
C a fungus C it provided an alternative to the cell
D an animal theory of life
D it explained the method by which
natural selection occurs

9. Some insects can stand on the surface of the
water because:
A water has a high specific heat

B water has a high boiling point
C water is a good evaporative coolant
D water’s molecules are cohesive and
adhesive
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11. Proteins are formed from monomers 13.

(subunits) called –
A amino acids
B fatty acids
C nucleic acids
D ribonucleic acids
12. The evolutionary pathways of seven living

species are shown in the diagram below Which statement is supported by the phyloge-
netic tree shown?
A species V is still alive today and is the

oldest species
B species W is still developing from a
prior species
C species X, Y and Z became extinct 20
million years ago
D species W first came into existence 15
million years ago
14. One of the factors allowing DNA to fit inside

the nucleus of a cell is its ability to –
Which two species are likely to have the
most similar DNA base sequences/
A break apart into separate genes
A b and g B denature from the effect of an enzyme
B e and g C coil tightly around associated proteins
C b and c D extend to form very long, thin
D c and d molecules
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Use the following diagram to answer questions 15,16, and 17
15. Which statement provides the reason for the decrease in number of cases of bacterial pneumonia from
1940 to 1970?
A the bacteria did not respond to medical treatments

B antibiotics were made available for the treatment of bacterial infections
C as a result of genetic engineering, humans became immune to the bacteria
D as a result of sexual reproduction, the bacteria evolved into a harmless form
16. The greatest difference between the incidence of measles and the incidence of bacterial pneumonia oc-
curred in
A 1940
B 1950
C 1960
D 1970
17. Which statement explains a change in the incidence of disease in 1970?
A new drugs cured diabetes

B children were vaccinated against measles
C the bacteria that cause pneumonia developed a resistance to drugs
D new technology helped to reduce the incidence of all three diseases
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18. An animal cell surrounded by fresh water 20. Which graph illustrates the expected change in
will burst because the osmotic pressure the finch population if the environment chang-
causes es to favor small beaks?
A water to move into the cell

B solutes to move into the cell
C water to move out of the cell
D solutes to move out of the cell
19.
During meiosis, homologous chromosomes

can exchange DNA in a process known as –
A replication
B cytokinesis
C crossing over A Graph 1
D internal fertilization B Graph 2
C Graph 3
D Graph 4
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21. One possible reason for the rise in the 24. Timothy has attached earlobes. His mother
average air temperature at Earth’s surface is and father both have free earlobes, which are
that dominant. Which statement explains how
Timothy inherited attached earlobes?
A decomposers are being destroyed
B deforestation has increased the levels A he received a recessive allele from
of oxygen in the atmosphere each parent
C industrialization has increased the B he received a dominant allele from
amount of carbon dioxide in the air each parent
D growing crops is depleting the ozone C he received a recessive allele from his
shield mother and a dominant allele from his
father
D he received a dominant allele from his
mother and a recessive allele from his
father
22. Scientists hypothesize that oxygen began to
accumulate in Earth’s atmosphere after the
appearance of living things with the ability
to –
25.
A breathe air
B form tissues
C photosynthesize
D reproduce sexually
23. A strand of mRNA that is 450 bases long

will produce a protein containing approxi-
mately how many amino acids?
According to the diagram, during the last 40
A 150 million years, the structure of the horse’s foot
B 450 has —
C 900
D 1350 A lost its toes
B become smaller
C grown toes
D remained the same size
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26. In people, the trait for colorblindness (Xb) is a recessive sex linked trait and normal
vision (XB) is dominant. If a female who is heterozygous for colorblindness has
children with a man who has normal vision, what percent of their male children
would be expected to be color blind?
A 0%
B 25%
C 50%
D 100%
27. The diagram below represents a genetic procedure.
Which statement best describes the outcome of this procedure?
A Bacterial cells will destroy defective human genetic material.

B Bacterial cells may form a multicellular embryo.
C The inserted human DNA will change harmful bacteria to harmless ones.
D The inserted human DNA may direct the synthesis of human proteins.
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28. A student adds an unknown solution to a 30. Which concept is best represented in the
slide containing an animal cell. The student diagram shown below?
observes a decrease in the volume of the cell.
This unknown solution is
A isotonic
B osmotic
C hypotonic
D hypertonic
29.
A human actions are a threat to
equilibrium in ecosystems.
B equilibrium in ecosystems requires
that humans modify ecosystems.
C equilibrium in ecosystems directly
affects how humans modify
ecosystems.
D human population growth is the
primary reason for equilibrium in
Which of these will complete the mRNA ecosystems.
strand matched to DNA?
A CAG
B AUG
C GUC
D UAC
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31.
According to the graphs shown above, during which month would the bear population
have the most fish available to eat?
A May
B July
C August
D October
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32. A virus was introduced to control a rabbit 34. In the diagram below, what does X represent?
population, at first; the rabbits died in large
numbers, but the death rate decreased over
time. Which of the following explains the
decrease in the rabbit death rate?
A young rabbits learned to avoid being

infected with the virus
B natural selection favored rabbits that
are resistant to the virus
C the lifespan of this virus is too
short to affect the rabbits over a long A autotrophs
period of time B herbivores
D the rabbits that were originally C carnivores
infected with the virus have been D decomposers
dead for many years
33. The diagram below represents a biochemical

process. 35. A major reason that humans can have such a
significant impact on the ecological
community is that humans
A reproduce faster than most other

species
B can modify their environment through
technology
C remove large amounts of carbon
dioxide from the air
D are able to increase the amount of
finite resources available
Which molecule is represented by X?
A DNA
B starch
C protein
D ATP
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36. 38.
The above information was collected in the

field while studying the effect of pH on the
Assume the trend in the graph above growth of the duckweed plant. The data shows
continues. Which of the following would that duckweed has optimum growth at a pH
result: of –
A ocean levels would lower

B an increase in earthquake activity A 4
C days would gradually become longer B 6
D an increase in average global C 8
temperatures D 12
37. Which cell process will move substances 39. Certain poisons are toxic to organisms because
against a concentration gradient? they interfere with the function of enzymes in
mitochondria. This results directly in the
A osmosis inability of the cell to
B diffusion
C active transport A build proteins
D facilitated diffusion B store information
C dispose of metabolic wastes
D release energy from nutrients
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40. Placing wilted lettuce in cold water will 42. The main difference between prokaryotic and
make it crisp again. Which statement eukaryotic cells is that –
describes what happens to restore the lettuce
to its original condition? A eukaryotic cells have no organelles
B prokaryotic cells are always much
larger
A water left the lettuce cells by C prokaryotic cells do not have a plasma
diffusion membrane
B osmosis caused salts to enter the D eukaryotic cells have a more advanced
lettuce cells cellular organization
C salts in the leaf caused water to
leave the cells
D water entered the cells of the
lettuce by osmosis
43. Assume that brown eyes (B) are dominant

over tan eyes (b) in guinea pigs. When a
41. An organism Jimsonweed, a common plant brown-eyed male is mated with a tan-eyed
in New Jersey, has 12 chromosomes in its female, 50% of the litter has brown eyes and
body cells. How many chromosomes will an 50% has tan eyes. What is the genotype of the
egg cell of this plant have? female guinea pig?
A 6 chromosomes A BB
B 12 chromosomes B Bb
C 18 chromosomes C Bt
D 24 chromosomes D bb
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44. The diagram below represents the cloning of a carrot plant.
Compared to each cell of the original carrot plant, each cell of the new plant will have
A the same number of chromosomes and the same types of genes

B the same number of chromosomes, but different types of genes
C half the number of chromosomes and the same types of genes
D half the number of chromosomes, but different types of genes
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45. What would happen to an animal cell with 47. Cutting down a rain forest and planting agri-
an internal salt concentration of 0.8% if it cultural crops, such as coffee plants, would
were placed in a 20.0% salt solution? result in
A a decrease in erosion
A there will be a net movement of B a decrease in biodiversity
water out of the cell and the cell will C an increase in the amount of
shrink photosynthesis
B there will be a net movement of D an increase in the amount of energy
water into the cell and the cell will recycled
burst
C there will not be any net movement
of water
D there will be a net movement of salt
into the cell
48.
46. Which statement describes cellular

respiration?
A it stores energy in food molecules

B it uses carbon dioxide and produces
oxygen
C it occurs in animal cells but not
plant cells
D it converts energy in food into a
more usable form
The kayotype above would belong to?
A a normal human male

B a normal human female
C a male with chromosomal
abnormality
D a female with chromosomal
abnormality
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49. In DNA, adenine pairs up with thymine and 51. The presence of some homologous structures
guanine with cytosine. If adenine makes up in vertebrates suggests that these vertebrates
40% of the bases in DNA, then what
percentage of the bases in DNA does A all develop at the same rate
cytosine make up? B evolved from different animals that
appeared on Earth at the same time
C all develop internally and rely on
A 10% nutrients supplied by the mother
B 20% D may have a common ancestor
C 40%
D 50%
50. Two closely related species of birds live in 52. Why does sexual reproduction result in greater
the same tree. Species A feeds on ants and diversity among offspring than does asexual
termites, while species B feeds on reproduction?
caterpillars. The two species coexist
successfully because they A only mitosis must occur in sexual
reproduction
A interbreed B sexual reproduction may occur at
B compete less for food a faster rate
C share the same food C mutations are more likely to occur in
D use different methods of asexual reproduction
reproduction D new combinations of genes result from
sexual reproduction
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53.
The expression of both alleles for flower color produces a new phenotype that is pink. This illustrates
incomplete dominance. Which of the following would be the correct phenotype ratio from a cross between
two heterozygous pink flowers?
A 2 red, 2 white
B 2 red, 1 pink, 1 white
C 1 red, 2 pink, 1 white
D 1 red, 1 pink, 2 white
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54. An experiment setup is shown in the diagram below.
Which conclusions could you draw from the experimental setup?
A green plants need light for cell division

B plants grow best in the absence of light
C green water plants release a gas in the presence of light
D roots of water plants absorb minerals in the absence of light
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55. Scientists believe that a dinosaur known as a 57.

hadrosaurus was a plant eater. Which of the
following pieces of evidence supports this
conclusion?
A fossilized plant remains are found

with the fossils of the hadrosaurus
B the regions where hadrosaurus fossils
are found were heavily forested
C the fossilized teeth of the
hadrosaurus are flat like the teeth of
modern herbivores
D hadrosaurus fossils are found with
fossils of other dinosaurs that were
herbivores
According to the data in the graph, during

which time period did the overall bluegill
population decline?
A 1990-1993
56. Which cell process occurs only in organisms B 1993-1996
that reproduce sexually? C 1996-1999
D 1999-2002
A mitosis
B meiosis
C mutation
D replication
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58. Each drawing represents different stages in the community succession within the state of Virginia. Which
of the following drawings represents the climax community in this succession pattern?
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59. Which statement describes all stable

ecosystems?
A herbivores provide energy for the

autotrophs
B the populations of predators are
dependent on the populations of the
prey
C the number of autotrophs equals the
number of heterotrophs
D consumers synthesize ATP from light
energy
60. Limited resources contribute to evolutionary

change in animals by increasing
A genetic variation within the

population
B competition between members of
the species
C the carrying capacity for the species
D the rate of reproduction in the
population
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ology P

1. Consider this graph 2.

The diagram shows a simplified nitrogen

Which statement summarizes the informa-

A giraffes stretching their necks to keep

This attempt to explain the development of

A biodiversity in the region has

7. Which two processes result in variations that 10.

A mitosis and natural selection

8. In examining a picture of a cell taken with

A water has a high specific heat

11. Proteins are formed from monomers 13.

12. The evolutionary pathways of seven living

A species V is still alive today and is the

14. One of the factors allowing DNA to fit inside

Use the following diagram to answer questions 15,16, and 17

A the bacteria did not respond to medical treatments

17. Which statement explains a change in the incidence of disease in 1970?

A new drugs cured diabetes

A water to move into the cell

During meiosis, homologous chromosomes

23. A strand of mRNA that is 450 bases long

27. The diagram below represents a genetic procedure.

Which statement best describes the outcome of this procedure?

A Bacterial cells will destroy defective human genetic material.

A young rabbits learned to avoid being

33. The diagram below represents a biochemical

A reproduce faster than most other

The above information was collected in the

A ocean levels would lower

43. Assume that brown eyes (B) are dominant

44. The diagram below represents the cloning of a carrot plant.

A the same number of chromosomes and the same types of genes

46. Which statement describes cellular

A it stores energy in food molecules

The kayotype above would belong to?

A a normal human male

54. An experiment setup is shown in the diagram below.

Which conclusions could you draw from the experimental setup?

A green plants need light for cell division

55. Scientists believe that a dinosaur known as a 57.

A fossilized plant remains are found

According to the data in the graph, during

59. Which statement describes all stable

A herbivores provide energy for the

60. Limited resources contribute to evolutionary

A genetic variation within the

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