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TESTID: 305752
GRADE: 0911
SUBJECT: LifeandPhysicalSciences
TESTCATEGORY: SchoolAssessment
2.
Whichbestdescribeshowcarbonmovesthroughouttheenvironment?
A.
Carbondioxideisonlyreleasedduringphotosynthesis.
B.
Thecarboncycleendswhendeadmaterialsaredeposited.
C.
Plantsandanimalshelpcyclecarbonthroughouttheenvironment.
D.
Onlyplantshavetheabilitytomovecarbonthroughoutthe
environment.
3.
Whichorganismschangenitrogenfromanatmosphericgasintoauseful
form?
A.
fungi
B.
plants
C.
animals
D.
bacteria
4.
Whichorganismwouldmostlikelybefoundatthetopofanenergy
pyramid?
A.
eagle
B.
frog
C.
grass
D.
grasshopper
5.
Nutrientsandenergyflowthroughanecosystemandarerequiredforthe
survivaloftheecosystem.Whichbestexplainstherelationshipbetween
nutrientsandenergy?
A.
Bothmoveinthesamedirectionwithintheecosystem,withboth
beinglostasheat.
B.
Energyandnutrientsmoveinoppositedirectionswithinthe
ecosystem,withbothbeingrecycled.
C.
Bothmoveinthesamedirectionwithintheecosystem,withenergy
beinglostasheatandnutrientsbeingrecycled.
D.
Energyandnutrientsmoveinoppositedirectionswithinthe
ecosystem,withenergybeinglostasheatandnutrientsbeing
recycled.
6.
Thediagrambelowrepresentsaforestfoodweb.
Whichgrouphasthegreatestamountofbiomass?
A.
Hawk
B.
Plant
C.
Snake
D.
Wolf
8. Adiagramofthecarboncycleisshown.
Whichofthefollowingprocessesispartofthecarboncycle?
A. Decomposersputcarbonintothesoilbybreakingdownorganicmaterial.
B. Factoriesremovecarbonfromtheatmospherebyburningmaterials.
C. Plantsputcarbonbackintotheatmospherethroughtheprocessofphotosynthesis.
D. Animalsremovecarbonfromtheatmospherethroughtheprocessofrespiration.
9.
Whichbehaviormostlikelyinvolvesimprinting?
A.
Amayflybuildsanestandlayseggs.
B.
Aswanraisedasaducklingactslikeaduck.
C.
Anewfoalbeginstonurseimmediatelyafterbirth.
D.
Aseaturtlelayshereggsonlandandreturnstotheocean.
11. Whichexampledescribesalearnedbehaviorinadog?
A. smellingtheairforodors
B. barkingwhendisturbed
C. sittingoncommand
D. digginginsoil
12.
Whichdescribesamutualisticrelationshipbetweentwodifferent
organisms?
A.
twoorganismsfightingoverlimitedresources
B.
twoorganismsbenefitingfrominteractingtogether
C.
oneorganismbenefitsbyeatingtheotherorganism
D.
oneorganismbenefitsattheexpenseoftheotherorganism
13. Thisfoodchainshowstheinteractionsbetweenorganismsfoundinapondecosystem.
AlgaeWaterBoatmanDivingBeetleFrogHeron
Whichorganismwouldbeaffectedfirstifalgaewasremovedfromtheecosystem?
A. Frog
B. Heron
C. DivingBeetle
D. WaterBoatman
14.
Largeaphidsdefendthebetterfeedingsitesonatreebykickingsmaller
aphidsoffofthebestleaves.Whichofthefollowingtermsbest
describestheinteractionbetweenthelargeaphidsandthesmallaphids?
A.
competition
B.
mutualism
C.
parasitism
D.
predation
16.
Whichorganismwouldbeconsideredapredatorinafoodchain?
A.
bird
B.
grass
C.
fungi
D.
butterfly
17. Deerprovidefoodforwolves.Howdoesthisrelationshipalsobenefitthedeerherd?
A. byprotectingdeerfromotherpredators
B. bycontrollingthedeerpopulation
C. bydecreasingdiversitywithintheherd
D. byprotectingthedeerfromdisease
18.
Whichisanexampleofparasitism?
A.
afoxeatsarabbit
B.
abeestingsahuman
C.
abeetleeatsaroseplant
D.
afungusdecomposesadeadtree
19.
Mostofasnowleopardsdietconsistsofrabbit.Whatismostlikelyto
happenifthepopulationofsnowleopardsdoubles?
A.
Rabbitpopulationwilldouble.
B.
Snowleopardswillbecomeextinct.
C.
Rabbitpopulationwilldecreasebyhalf.
D.
Neitherthesnowleopardnortherabbitpopulationswillbeaffected.
21.
Whichisadensitydependentlimitingfactorthataffectspopulationsize?
A.
disease
B.
climate
C.
drought
D.
naturaldisasters
22. Aparticularspeciesofsnakewasaccidentallyintroducedintoaregionwhereithadnonaturalenemies.
Theseintroducedsnakesfedonbirdsandinsectsthatwerethefoodofnativesnakespecies.Overthenext
fewyears,theintroducedsnakepopulationgrewrapidlyinsize.Howwilltheintroducedsnakesmostlikely
impactthenativesnakepopulation?
A. Nativesnakeswillmatewiththeinvaderstoformanewspecies.
B. Nativesnakeswilladapttoeatingdifferentvarietiesoffood.
C. Thenativesnakepopulationwillincreaseasitmigratestonewareas.
D. Thenativesnakepopulationwilldecreaseascompetitionforfoodincreases.
23.
Whatroledoesaninvasivespeciesplayinanecosystem?
A.
Ithelpscreatediversity.
B.
Ittakesoveranecosystem.
C.
Ithelpshumansinsomeway.
D.
Itgeneratesthebestorganisms.
24.
Whichhumanactivitywillhavethegreatesteffectontheoccurrenceof
acidrain?
A.
increaseduseofpesticides
B.
increasedburningoffossilfuels
C.
decreasedsolidwasteproduction
D.
decreasedcuttingofforestedareas
26.
Maleandfemalerabbitswereplacedinadesertedhabitatwithagood
supplyofwaterandfood.Whichwillmostlikelyhappentotherabbit
population?
A.
Therabbitswillnotadjusttotheirnewhabitat.
B.
Predatorswillcomeintothehabitatandkillalloftherabbits.
C.
Naturallyoccurringbacteriawillinfecttherabbits,leavingthem
unabletoreproduce.
D.
Therabbitswillbreed,increasingthesizeofthepopulationuntilthe
carryingcapacityisreached.
27. Thepopulationsofblackrhinoceroseshavebeenimpactedbyhumaninteractionstothepointofbeing
endangered.Whichinteractionbestexplainswhytheblackrhinoisnowendangered?
A. overhunting
B. waterpollution
C. airbornediseases
D. increaseddeforestation
28. Manybirdslivinginacertaincoastalenvironmenthaveahighlevelconcentrationofpesticidesintheir
bodies.Whatisthemostlikelyconclusionthatcanbemadeaboutthepesticides?
A. Thepesticidesexistnaturallyintheenvironment.
B. Plantspickedupthepesticidesfromthecoastalsoils.
C. Highoceantidesbroughtthepesticidesintothenestingareas.
D. Thefishconsumedbythebirdsarecontaminatedwithpesticides.
30.
Mosquitoesbreedinwaterandareresponsibleforthetransmissionof
malariatohumans.Whichcontrolmethodwouldbeleastlikelyto
negativelyimpactthenaturalenvironment?
A.
Putpesticidesintopondstokillmosquitolarvae.
B.
Sprayalightcoatofoiloverpondstopreventrespirationin
mosquitoes.
C.
Drainpondssothatmosquitoeggshavenowheretohatch.
D.
Stockpondswithfishspeciesandotherwildlifethatfeedon
mosquitolarvae.
31.
Whatistheincreaseinconcentrationsofharmfulsubstancesathigher
trophiclevelsreferredtoas?
A.
aquaculture
B.
bioaccumulation
C.
habitatfragmentation
D.
sustainabledevelopment
32.
Whichbestdescribestheimportanceoflipidstoorganisms?
A.
Theyprovidekeratininhairandouterlayersoftheskin.
B.
Theykeepcellularorganelleshydratedwithinanorganism.
C.
Theyprovidestorageforcellularwastewithinanorganism.
D.
Theyserveascellularmembranecomponentsandasconcentrated
energysources.
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34.
Whenusingtheiodinetesttodetermineifasubstancecontains
starches,whichreactionwillmostlikelyoccur?
A.
Thesubstancewillbubble.
B.
Thesubstancewillwarmup.
C.
Thesubstancewillturnclear.
D.
Thesubstancewillchangetoablueblackcolor.
35.
Astudentistryingtoidentifyfourorganicsubstances.Testsaredoneonthe
substancesandtheresultsareshownbelow.
BenedictsSolutionBiuretsSolutionBrownPaper LugolsSolution
Substance1 NR colorchange NR NR
Substance2 colorchange NR NR NR
Substance3 NR NR NR turnsblueblack
Substance4 NR NR shinyspots NR
TowhichgroupoforganiccompoundsdoesSubstance3mostlikelybelong?
A.
carbohydrates
B.
enzymes
C.
lipids
D.
proteins
37.
Howarethestructuresofproteinsandcarbohydratessimilar?
A.
Theybothcontainsulfur.
B.
Theybothcontainaminoacids.
C.
Theybothcontainoxygen,hydrogen,andcarbon.
D.
Theybothcontainoxygen,hydrogen,nitrogen,andcarbon.
38.
Whichcarbohydrateisfoundinthecellwallsofplantcells?
A.
cellulose
B.
glucose
C.
glycogen
D.
starch
39.
Whichorganicmoleculeisprimarilyusedbycellsasasourceofenergy?
A.
aminoacid
B.
fattyacid
C.
glucose
D.
protein
40.
Whichisaleastlikelyprimaryfunctionofproteins?
A.
toactasanorganiccatalyst
B.
tosupplyshorttermenergy
C.
tobuildandrepairdamagedcells
D.
todefendagainstforeigninvaders
41.
Whichisacommoncharacteristicoflipids?
A.
Theycontainnitrogen.
B.
Theyaresolubleinwater.
C.
Theyareinsolubleinwater.
D.
Theyactasanorganiccatalyst.
42.
Amylaseisabiocatalystthathydrolyzesstarchintosimplesugar
moleculesinthepancreas.Whichbestdescribesamylase?
A.
lipid
B.
protein
C.
fattyacid
D.
carbohydrate
43. Whichstatementbestexplainswhyenzymesbindtospecificsubstrates?
A. Anenzymecanbeinhibitedsoitsactivesiteisaltered.
B. Anenzymefoldsdifferentlyinthepresenceofdifferentsubstrates.
C. Differentaminoacidsequencescausevariationsintheshapesofanenzymesactivesites.
D. Enzymesubstratebindingisbasedonsizesoonlylargeenzymescanbindtolargesubstrates.
44.
Whichisacharacteristicofanenzyme?
A.
notreusable
B.
increasesactivationenergy
C.
specifictoaparticularsubstrate
D.
notaffectedbypHortemperature
45.
Howcanexcessiveheataffectthefunctionofenzymes?
A.
HeatcanincreasethepHofenzymes.
B.
Heatcancauseenzymestobecomedenatured.
C.
Heatcancauseenzymestoabsorbcarbondioxide.
D.
Heatcanproducemoresubstrateforenzymereactions.
47. Amylaseisachemicalthatdecomposesstarchintomaltoseanddextrin.Whichbestdescribestheroleof
amylaseinthehumanbody?
A. asaninhibitorofinsulinproduction
B. asanenzymethataidsindigestion
C. asacatalystforproteinsynthesis
D. asareceptoroffattyacidchains
48. LookatthediagrambelowoftheprotistPhacus.
Whichstructurerepresentstheflagella?
A. Part1
B. Part2
C. Part3
D. Part4
49. Ateacherdemonstratesthestructureofacellusingthemodelshownbelow.
Whichstructureismostlikelyrepresentedbythegrape?
A. cellmembrane
B. cytoplasm
C. nucleus
D. cellwall
51.
Cellsoftenmustuseactivetransporttomovesubstancesintooroutof
thecell.WheredotheygettheATPrequiredtoperformactivetransport?
A.
nucleus
B.
ribosome
C.
chloroplast
D.
mitochondria
52.
Whichtwoorganellesaremostimportantintheproductionofproteinsin
acell?
A.
nucleusandribosomes
B.
ribosomesandlysosomes
C.
nucleusandmitochondria
D.
ribosomesandgolgibodies
54.
Whattypeoforganiccompoundaremostcellwallscomposedof?
A.
carbohydrates
B.
lipids
C.
polypeptides
D.
proteins
55.
WhichcellularstructureisresponsibleforproducingATPduringaerobic
respiration?
A.
mitochondrion
B.
chloroplast
C.
nucleolus
D.
ribosome
56. Acellcompletesthesynthesizationofaproteinbyaddingacarbohydratetotheproteinsstructure.At
whichsiteinthecellisthecarbohydrateadded?
A. thenucleus
B. aribosome
C. amitochondrion
D. theGolgiapparatus
57. Whereareproteinssynthesized?
A. mitochondria
B. ribosomes
C. centrioles
D. lysosomes
59. Ofthefollowingtypesofcells,whichhasthehighestconcentrationofmitochondria?
A. bone
B. muscle
C. nerve
D. skin
60.
Theactivitiesofthisunicellularorganismaredirectedbywhichnumbered
organelle?
A.
1,nucleus
B.
2,chloroplast
C.
3,vacuole
D.
4,flagella
61.
Whichorganismsarebestdescribedasprokaryoticcells?
A.
bacteria
B.
protists
C.
plants
D.
fungi
62.
Whichismostlikelyfoundinprokaryoticcells?
A.
nucleus
B.
chloroplast
C.
mitochondrion
D.
plasmamembrane
63.
Usingamicroscope,ascientisthasidentifiedagroupofcells.Eachoval
shapedcellappearstohaveacellmembraneandseveralribosomesin
itscytoplasm.Inoneareaofthecells,acircularbandofDNAcanbe
observed.Whattypeofcellsarethese?
A.
eukaryoticprotists
B.
prokaryoticbacteria
C.
prokaryoticplantcells
D.
eukaryoticanimalcells
64.
Inprokaryotes,wheredothemetabolicfunctionstakeplaceinthecell?
A.
chromosomes
B.
ribosomes
C.
cytoplasm
D.
nucleus
65.
Whichisthebestcriteriatousewhenclassifyingcellsaseither
eukaryotesorprokaryotes?
A.
size
B.
diet
C.
methodofreproducing
D.
presenceofmembraneboundorganelles
67.
Whatisamajordifferencebetweenprokaryoticandeukaryoticcells?
A.
Eukaryoticcellsonlyhaveaflagellum.
B.
Prokaryoticcellsdonothaveacellmembrane.
C.
Eukaryoticcellsdonothavemembraneboundstructures.
D.
Prokaryoticcellsdonothavemembraneboundstructures.
68. AllorganismscontainDNAandRNA.WhatarethesubunitsofDNAandRNA?
A. simplesugars
B. aminoacids
C. carbohydrates
D. nucleotides
69. Whichstatementsexplaintheprimarydifferencebetweenthestructureofanucleicacidandthestructure
ofaprotein?
A. Anucleicacidhasalternatingbasepairs.Aproteinhasalternatingpeptides.
B. Nitrogenbasesformthebackboneofanucleicacid.Peptidesformthebackboneofaprotein.
C. Nucleotideslinktogethertoformanucleicacid.Aminoacidslinktogethertoformaprotein.
D. Anucleicacidisheldtogetherbythesugarphosphatecomplex.Aproteinisheldtogetherbythecarbon
carbonbonds.
70. Howarethefunctionsofacarbohydrateandalipidsimilar?
A. Bothareasourceofenergy.
B. Botharereplicatedduringmeiosis.
C. Bothlowertheactivationenergyofreactions.
D. Bothdissolvenutrientsinthedigestivesystem.
72.
Whichexperimentcouldbeconductedtodetermineifbakedpotatochips
havelessfatthanfriedpotatochips?
A.
PlacepotatochipsinwaterandtestthepH.
B.
Placepotatochipsonapaperbagandtestforoilspots.
C.
Mixcrushedpotatochipswithiodinetoobservecolorchange.
D.
MixcrushedpotatochipswithBenedictssolutiontoobservecolor
change.
73.
Whichtypeoforganicmoleculeshouldapersonlimitinordertolose
weight?
A.
Carbohydrates,becausetheystoretwiceasmuchenergy/gram.If
theyarenotused,theywillcauseweightgain.
B.
Lipids,becausetheystoretwiceasmuchenergy/gram.Iftheyarenot
used,theywillcauseweightgain.
C.
Carbohydrates,becausetheyarenonpolarmoleculesandare
insolubleinwater.
D.
Lipids,becausetheyarenonpolarandsolubleinwater.
74.
Whichbestexplainsthefunctionofthesequenceofnucleotides?
A.
Itprovidesenergy.
B.
Itcarriesgeneticinformation.
C.
ItallowsDNAtobesuccessfullycopied.
D.
ItdeterminestheshapeoftheDNAmolecule.
76.
Whyisthelockandkeyanalogyoftenusedtodescribeenzyme
function?
A.
Eachenzymeisthesameasitssubstrate.
B.
Eachenzymewillfitwithonlyonespecifickindofsubstrate.
C.
Eachenzymecanonlybeusedonceinareactionandcannotbeused
again.
D.
Eachenzymehasitsownactivesitethatwillnotfitwithotheractive
sites.
77.
Howdoesanenzymespeedupchemicalreactions?
A.
byabsorbingenergy
B.
byreleasingenergy
C.
bydecreasingtheenergyneeded
D.
byincreasingtheenergyneeded
78.
Acertainenzymefoundinthehumangutdigestsproteins,butdoesnot
digestcarbohydrates.Whichbestexplainsthisdifferenceinreactions?
A.
ThepHoftheproteinisdifferentfromthepHofthecarbohydrate.
B.
Anenzymecanaffectonlyonetypeofsubstratebecauseofits
specificity.
C.
Thecarbohydratemoleculeistoolargefortheenzymetoattachto
itsactivesite.
D.
Theenzymecanaffectonlytheproteinreactionbecauseofthelarge
sizeoftheproteinmolecule.