Fall Sem Test 2016 Question Preview (ID: 34158)


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Biomes are classified by average annual temperature and precipitation. Which biome is characterized by limited available water due to extremely low temperatures, permafrost, 24 hour seasonal days and nights, as well as animals with thick fur?
a) taiga
b) desert
c) temperate forest
d) tundra

Which cell structure is responsible for supplying energy in both plant and animal cells?
a) mitochondria
b) chloroplast
c) nucleus
d) ribosome

Which of the examples below can BEST be described as mutualism between animals?
a) a tapeworm lives in the intestine of a bird and consumes the food that the bird has eaten
b) mountain lions and wolves fight each other for the same deer
c) a bird eats parasites off of a rhinoceros while the rhinoceros provides protection to the bird
d) rats live in the garbage dump of a town and rarely interact with people

Suppose there is a town called Cellville. Which building in Cellville would have a purpose similar to the mitochondria of the cell?
a) the library
b) the water tower
c) the power plant
d) the police station

What pair of cell structures are found in plant cells, function in protecting the cell and making food, and are not found in animal cells?
a) the cell membrane and ribosomes
b) mitochondria and a nucleus
c) flagella and Golgi bodies
d) cell wall and chloroplasts

The cells of green plants are capable of producing relatively large amounts of oxygen and simple sugars. Which cell structure is necessary for most green plants to carry out these processes?
a) lysosome
b) cell membrane
c) nucleus
d) chloroplast

What is the primary purpose of mitochondria in a cell?
a) They store genetic information.
b) They convert food molecules into energy the cell can use.
c) They trap sunlight and use the energy to make food.
d) They ship proteins and other substances across the cell membrane.

Which of these is a decomposer?
a) mushroom
b) mouse
c) tree
d) fox

Jenna's class studied a forest food web. Which of these organisms can BEST turn dead plant and animal matter into substances that can be reused by the ecosystem?
a) bacteria
b) birds
c) mice
d) plants

Albert is studying food web relationships in wetland ecosystems. He learned that hawks feed on shrews and shrews feed on cattails. What is the original source of energy for wetland ecosystems?
a) plants
b) the Sun
c) predators
d) insects

What explains how the cell membrane helps animal cells grow and divide?
a) It supplies the cell with energy.
b) It controls materials that enter and exit the cell.
c) It stores genetic information.
d) It transports enzymes.

What explains why predators need plants, such as grass, in their ecosystem?
a) The plants provide food for the animals the predators will eat.
b) The predators eat the plants.
c) The grass eat the predators.
d) The ecosystem eats the grass.

Which type of tree is found in a temperate forest?
a) deciduous
b) coniferous
c) acacia
d) succulent

Which biome covers most of the land mass near Earth's equator?
a) tundra
b) taiga
c) tropical rain forest
d) desert

All living things are made of ______.
a) sugar and spice
b) cytoplasm
c) organs
d) cells

Which part of a plant cell controls the activities of all other cell parts?
a) nucleolus
b) cell membrane
c) nucleus
d) the brain

Which biome has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a) tropical rain forest
b) deciduous forest
c) grassland
d) taiga

When water moves across the cell membrane, the process is called ______________.
a) osmosis
b) active transport
c) aquafer
d) photosynthesis

What could be an adaptation that makes it possible for animals to survive in a cold climate?
a) scaly skin
b) long ears
c) thin skin
d) fur coat

The process in which green plants convert energy from the Sun into energy stored in carbon-containing molecules is called _________.
a) respiration
b) photosynthesis
c) osmosis
d) evaporation

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