Ms. Hu
Living Envionment
1. A chemical analysis of organisms from each kingdom
shows that living things are primarily composed of the
elements
A)
B)
C)
D)
Base your answers to questions 6 and 7 on the
information and diagrams below and on your
knowledge of biology.
carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and sulfur
An experiment was performed to determine the effect of
different mineral salts on plant growth. Forty pots
containing identical plants were divided into four equal
groups and placed in a well-lighted greenhouse. Each
pot contained a nonmineral potting medium and one
plant. Materials were then added to each experimental
group of pots as shown
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
iron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen
chlorine, carbon, calcium, and sulfur
2. Which statement best describes cellular respiration?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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It occurs in animal cells but not in plant cells.
It converts energy in food into a more usable form.
It uses carbon dioxide and produces oxygen.
It stores energy in food molecules.
3. Most organisms contain
A)
B)
C)
D)
organic compounds, only
inorganic compounds, only
both organic and inorganic compounds
neither organic nor inorganic compounds
4. A mineral supplement designed to prevent the flu was
given to two groups of people during a scientific study.
Dosages of the supplement were measured in milligrams
per day, as shown in the table below.
6. Which measurement would most likely be taken to
determine the effect of different mineral salts upon the
experimental groups?
A)
B)
C)
D)
weight of the medium in each pot
temperature of the 40 pots
height of the 40 plants
distance of each plant from the light source
7. What was added to the control group of pots?
A)
B)
C)
D)
After 10 weeks, neither group reported a case of the flu.
Which procedure would have made the outcome of this
study more valid?
A) test only one group with 200mg of the supplement
B) test the supplement on both groups for 5 weeks
instead of 10 weeks
C) test a third group that receives 150mg of the
supplement
D) test a third group that does not receive the
supplement
5. The energy an organism requires to transport materials
and eliminate wastes is obtained directly from
A) DNA
C) hormones
water, only
nitrogen salts, only
potassium salts, only
potassium and phosphorus salts
8. The absorption and distribution of materials within an
organism is a life function known as
A) synthesis
C) transport
B) reproduction
D) locomotion
9. Vegetable oils, such as corn oil, belong to which general
class of organic substances?
A) lipids
C) carbohydrates
B) proteins
D) salts
10. For survival, a hummingbird uses a considerable
amount of energy. This energy most directly results
from the life activity of
B) starch
D) ATP
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A) transport
C) regulation
B) excretion
D) respiration
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11. A student hypothesized that lettuce seeds would not
germinate (begin to grow) unless they were covered
with soil. The student planted 10 lettuce seeds under a
layer of soil and scattered 10 lettuce seeds on top of the
soil. The data collected are shown in the table below.
16. Base your answer to the following question on the
information below and on your knowledge of biology.
Organisms living in a bog environment
must be able to tolerate nitrogen-poor,
acidic conditions. Bog plants such as the
Venus flytrap and sundew are able to
obtain their nitrogen by attracting and
consuming insects. These plants produce
chemicals that break down the insects into
usable compounds.
Which compounds present in insects are composed of
the amino acids that provide the Venus flytrap and
sundew with much of their nitrogen?
To improve the reliability of these results, the student
should
A) conclude that darkness is necessary for lettuce seed
germination
B) conclude that light is necessary for lettuce seed
germination
C) revise the hypothesis
D) repeat the experiment using a larger sample size
12. In living organisms, lipids function mainly as
A) proteins
C) carbohydrates
B) sugars
D) fats
17. What is the volume of water represented in the
graduated cylinder shown below? (Remember to look
at the bottom of the curve)
A) sources of stored energy and transmitters of
genetic information
B) sources of stored energy and components of
cellular membranes
C) transmitters of genetic information and catalysts of
chemical reactions
D) catalysts of chemical reactions and components of
cellular membranes
13. Nutrition involves those activities by which organisms
A) remove cellular waste products
B) obtain and process materials needed for other
A) 10.3 mL
C) 14.0 mL
activities
C) exchange gases with their environment
D) absorb and circulate materials
14. The life function responsible for the coordination and
control of all life activities in an organism is known as
A) regulation
C) excretion
B) reproduction
D) nutrition
15. Which life process is classified as autotrophic in some
organisms and heterotrophic in other organisms?
A)
B)
C)
D)
B) 13.0 mL
D) 15.0 mL
18. When a person does strenuous exercise, small blood
vessels (capillaries) near the surface of the skin increase
in diameter. This change allows the body to be cooled.
These statements best illustrate
A) synthesis
C) excretion
B) homeostasis
D) locomotion
19. How does the CONTROL GROUP setup in an
experiment differ from the other setups in the same
experiment?
hormonal regulation
A) It tests a different hypothesis.
B) It has more variables.
C) It does not receive the experimental treatment
nutrition
anaerobic respiration
transport
(Independent Variable).
D) It utilizes a different method of data collection.
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20. The table below shows an effect of secondhand smoke on the birth weight of babies born to husbands and
wives living together during pregnancy.
Based on these data, a reasonable conclusion that can be drawn about secondhand smoke during pregnancy
is that secondhand smoke
A)
B)
C)
D)
is unable to pass from the mother to the fetus
slows the growth of the fetus
causes mutations in cells of the ovaries
blocks the receptors on antibody cells
21. Which safety precaution is recommended when a liquid
is being heated in a test tube?
A) When holding the test tube, keep fingers closest to
the open end of the tube.
B) Direct the flame of the burner into the open end of
the test tube.
C) Stopper the test tube with a rubber stopper.
D) Wear goggles and a laboratory apron.
26. In the transfer of energy from the Sun to ecosystems,
which molecule is one of the first to store this energy?
A) protein
C) DNA
27. Which compound is inorganic?
A)
B)
C)
D)
22. Which term is defined as all the chemical reactions that
are required to sustain life?
A) metabolism
C) regulation
B) fat
D) glucose
glucose (C6Hl2O6)
carbon dioxide (CO2)
ethane (C2H6)
stearic acid (C l8H36O2)
28. Which two activities in the chart below best describe
the process of transport?
B) nutrition
D) synthesis
23. The ability of an organism to obtain food, seek shelter,
and avoid predators is most directly related to the
function of
A) reproduction
C) locomotion
B) egestion
D) excretion
24. Excretion is best described as the removal of
A)
B)
C)
D)
A) A and C
C) C and D
metabolic wastes from a cell
toxic wastes by the process of cyclosis
water molecules from dipeptide hydrolysis
undigested material from the digestive tract
25. Which group of organic molecules includes glycogen
and glucose?
A) carbohydrates
C) nucleic acids
B) B and C
D) A and D
29. A cheetah can run short distances at speeds in excess of
100 kilometers per hour. Such speed is an adaptation
for
B) lipids
D) proteins
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A)
B)
C)
D)
obtaining food
decreasing body temperature
increasing the rate of digestion
obtaining oxygen
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30. The diagram below represents the measurements of two leaves.
The difference in length between leaves A and B is closest to
A) 20 mm
B) 20 cm
C) 0.65 m
31. Base your answer on the diagram below and on your
knowledge of biology.
D) 1.6 µm
33. Which substances are inorganic compounds?
A)
B)
C)
D)
water and salts
proteins and carbohydrates
fats and oils
enzymes and hormones
34. Which statement describes the best procedure to
determine if a vaccine for a disease in a certain bird
species is effective?
Which statement describes two unsafe laboratory
practices represented in the diagram?
A) Vaccinate 100 birds and expose all 100 to the
disease.
B) Vaccinate 100 birds and expose only 50 of them to
the disease.
C) Vaccinate 50 birds, do not vaccinate 50 other birds,
A) The flame is too high and the test tube is
unstoppered.
B) The opening of the test tube is pointed toward the
D) Vaccinate 50 birds, do not vaccinate 50 other
birds, and expose only the vaccinated birds to the
disease.
and expose all 100 to the disease.
student and the student is not wearing goggles.
C) The test tube is unstoppered and the student is not
wearing goggles.
D) The beaker has water in it and the flame is under
the tripod.
35. In which process are simple materials chemically
combined to form more complex materials?
A) synthesis
C) hydrolysis
B) pinocytosis
D) cyclosis
32. The process that removes metabolic waste products
from an organism is known as
A) egestion
C) excretion
B) secretion
D) oxidation
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36. Base your answer to the following question on the information below and on your knowledge of biology.
Students cut 20 rod-shaped pieces of potato of the same diameter and length. Five pieces of potato
were placed into each of four beakers containing different concentrations of sugar solutions. Each
potato piece was measured again after 24 hours. The table below shows the results of their experiment.
Which graph best represents the information in the data table above?
A)
B)
C)
D)
37. The disease known as malaria may result in a fever, a
decrease in red blood cells, and an enlarged liver and
spleen. These symptoms are evidence of
A)
B)
C)
D)
a disruption of homeostasis
a decrease in allergic reactions
an increased number of cell organelles
hormone destruction
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38. A student conducted an experiment to determine if
listening to different types of music would affect pulse
rate. She thought that pulse rate would change with
different types of music. Each person participating in
her experiment listened to seven different selections of
music for 30 seconds each. The pulse rates were taken
after each 30-second interval of music. Based on her
experiment, the student concluded that a person's pulse
rate changed when listening to different types of music.
The component missing from this experiment is a
A) prediction
C) control group
B) hypothesis
D) research plan
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Answer Key
November Midterm
1.
B
37.
A
2.
B
38.
C
3.
C
4.
D
5.
D
6.
C
7.
A
8.
C
9.
A
10.
D
11.
D
12.
B
13.
B
14.
A
15.
B
16.
A
17.
B
18.
B
19.
C
20.
B
21.
D
22.
A
23.
C
24.
A
25.
A
26.
D
27.
B
28.
C
29.
A
30.
A
31.
B
32.
C
33.
A
34.
C
35.
A
36.
B
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