Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven properties common to all life?

Accepted Answer

Ability to photosynthesize

Question 2

A scientist is testing the effect of a new fertilizer on plant growth. She sets up two groups: one receives the fertilizer, and the other does not. Which group is the control group?

Accepted Answer

The group that does not receive the fertilizer

Question 3

Which of the following correctly lists the taxonomic classification from most specific to most general?

Accepted Answer

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

Question 4

Which of the following best describes an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight warming the soil

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a mutualistic relationship?

Accepted Answer

Bees pollinating flowers while collecting nectar

Question 6

Which process adds carbon to the atmosphere, contributing to the carbon cycle and global warming?

Accepted Answer

Burning of fossil fuels

Question 7

Which of the following statements about covalent and ionic bonds is correct?

Accepted Answer

Covalent bonds are generally stronger than ionic bonds in aqueous solutions.

Question 8

If the pH of a solution changes from 6 to 4, how does the hydrogen ion concentration change?

Accepted Answer

It increases by a factor of 100

Question 9

Which property of water allows sweating to cool your body?

Accepted Answer

Evaporative cooling

Question 10

Which of the following best explains why carbon is unparalleled in its ability to form large, diverse molecules?

Accepted Answer

Carbon can form up to four covalent bonds with other atoms

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the relationship between dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis?

Accepted Answer

Dehydration synthesis joins monomers together; hydrolysis breaks polymers into monomers

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the plasma (cell) membrane is correct?

Accepted Answer

It controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell

Question 13

Which of the following is a function of ribosomes in a cell?

Accepted Answer

Synthesis of proteins

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to high solute concentration?

Accepted Answer

Osmosis

Question 15

A cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. What will most likely happen to the cell?

Accepted Answer

It will lose water and shrink

Question 16

Which of the following best explains why enzymes are specific to their substrates?

Accepted Answer

The shape of the enzyme's active site matches the substrate

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of feedback inhibition in enzyme activity?

Accepted Answer

A product of a metabolic pathway binds to an enzyme early in the pathway and decreases its activity

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the role of ATP in cellular work?

Accepted Answer

ATP provides energy for cellular processes by releasing a phosphate group

Question 19

Which of the following is a real-world example of how buffers function in biological systems?

Accepted Answer

Buffers maintain the pH of blood within a narrow range, preventing harmful changes

Question 20

Which of the following best explains the effect of increasing surface area to volume ratio as a cell decreases in size?

Accepted Answer

It increases the efficiency of transporting materials across the cell membrane

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