Biology Common Assessement # 1
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- 1.Which of the following organelles is involved in storing materials in a plant cell?
- A.
Mitochondrion
- B.
Vacuole
- C.
Cell Membrane
- D.
Golgi body
- 2.A segment of nucleic acid is analyzed to see whether it is DNA or RNA. The nucleic acid can be identified as DNA if it contains
- A.
Hydrogen bonds
- B.
Deoxyribose sugars
- C.
Nucleotide bases
- D.
Phosphate groups
- 3.During photosynthesis hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide to make
- A.
Protein
- B.
Cellulose
- C.
Cholesterol
- D.
Glucose
- 4.
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Potential Hazards of Petroleum Naphtha, Hexane, Toluene, and AcetoneQuestion:The Ingredients described above are used to make a bonding agent. The most important safety precaution to take when applying this bonding agent is to- A.
Work in a well - ventilated area
- B.
Wear a lab coat
- C.
Dry it with a small flame
- D.
Cover the work area with newspaper
- 5.Which lab setup would be appropriate to use in heating 100 mL of water to boiling point?
- A.
A thermal coil inside a 100 mL cylinder
- B.
A 10 mL test tube held above a Bunsen burner
- C.
A 200 mL beaker placed on a hot plate
- D.
A sealed 300 mL flask in a warm - water bath
- 6.Which of the following procedures should be used in finding the mass of crystals?
- A.
Pour wastes down the sink with plenty of water
- B.
Pour the excess crystals back into the original container
- C.
Put the crystals on the outer part of the balance pan for massing
- D.
Use weighing paper on the balance pan
- 7.Food provides the human body with all of the following except
- A.
Lipids
- B.
Hydrochloric Acid
- C.
Amino acid
- D.
Calories
- 8.DNA molecules separate into single stands, which are then used to construct two identical stands of DNA. This process ensures that the
- A.
Daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cells
- B.
Parent cells use little ATP
- C.
Cytoplasm is in equilibrium
- D.
Mitochondria are genetically identical to the chloroplasts
- 9.
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Question:Which safety precaution should be observed while analyzing sediment from a marine aquarium?- A.
Avoid using glassware
- B.
Use a fume hood
- C.
Wear rubber gloves
- D.
Have a fire extinguisher nearby
- 10.In experiments, a benefit of larger sample sizes would be more
- A.
Control groups
- B.
Time per group
- C.
Variables
- D.
Representative data
- 11.
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Use both the chart and graph above to help you answer the question below.Question:The cloud conditions above are typical of locations near a warm front. According to these data, what are the most likely sky conditions for Waco?- A.
Altostratus clouds
- B.
Stratus clouds
- C.
Cirrus clouds
- D.
Clear skies
- 12.3' AATCGC 5'Which of the following nucleotide base sequences complements the section of DNA modeled above?
- A.
5' TTUCGC 3'
- B.
5' GCGATT 3'
- C.
5' TTAGCG 3'
- D.
5' UTCGCA 3'
- 13.
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A safety checklist for this activity should include the presence of a proper fire extinguisher and all the following items except a- A.
Receptacle for broken glass
- B.
Squeeze bottle
- C.
Fire blanket
- D.
Laboratory apron
- 14.
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A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 15.The reason for wafting or fanning a small amount of chemical vapors toward the nose as a means to detect odors in a test tube is to
- A.
Protect the respiratory tract against potentially harmful vapors
- B.
Avoid splashing chemicals into the face of any person
- C.
Determine the relative strength of the odor before smelling directly
- D.
Avoid experimental error from excessive loss of mass of reactants or products
- 16.Which of these is a hypothesis that can be tested through experimentation?
- A.
A fish's ability to taste food is affected by the clarity of aquarium water.
- B.
Tadpoles' fear of carnivorous insect larvae increases as the tadpoles age.
- C.
Bacterial growth increases exponentially as temperature increases
- D.
The number of times a dog wags its tail indicates how content the dog is
- 17.
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Which of the following shows the length of a rubber strip measured precisely to 2.22 centimeters?- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 18.
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Question:Which would most likely cause the liquid in Tube A to rise?- A.
Solute in the tubes changing from higher temperature to a lower temperature
- B.
Water passing form a region of lower starch concentration to a higher starch concentration
- C.
Start concentrations being equal on each side of the membrane
- D.
Water and starch volumes being the same
- 19.In DNA, which of the following determines the traits of an organism?
- A.
Strength of hydrogen bonds
- B.
Amount of adenine
- C.
Sequence of nitrogen bases
- D.
Number of sugars
- 20.Laboratory equipment is cleaned and properly stored after use primarily so that
- A.
The possibility of contamination in the laboratory is minimized
- B.
Chemical products can be measured and recorded as data
- C.
Toxic materials can be kept in the laboratory
- D.
Time is saved in setting up the next experiment
- 21.
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Which of the following pieces of equipment would be most appropriate for measuring the volume of a marble?- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 22.Which of the following will allow measurement of a liquid's volume with the greatest precision?
- A.
50 mL cylinder graduated in 1 mL increments
- B.
100 mL cylinder graduated in 1 mL increments
- C.
100 mL cylinder graduated in 0.5 mL increments
- D.
200 mL cylinder graduated in 5 mL increments
- 23.Energy conversion within an animal cell would be severely limited by removal of the cell's
- A.
Chloroplasts
- B.
Lysosomes
- C.
Plastids
- D.
Mitochondria
- 24.Objects of the same mass but of different sizes and shapes were dropped from a given height. Their rates of free fall were measured and recorded. Which of the following is most likely the question this experiment was designed to answer?
- A.
How does height affect the force of gravity?
- B.
How do size and shape affect an object's rate of free fall?
- C.
How do mass and weight affect falling objects?
- D.
How does gravity affect objects of different densities?
- 25.
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The chain above represents three codons. Which of the following changes would be expected in the amino acid if the mutation shown above occurred?- A.
The identities of more than one amino acid would change
- B.
The amino acid sequence would remain unchanged
- C.
The amino acid sequence would be shorter than expected
- D.
The identity of one amino acid would change.
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