1. Hexane has which of the following types of chemical bonds?
• All single bonds
2. At the end of mitosis in a human body cell, how many cells are produced and what is the
number of chromosomes in each cell?
• 2 cells with 46 chromosomes
3. Which of the following serves as the catalyst for initiating photosynthesis?
• Sunlight
4. Which of the following best illustrates the concept of carrying capacity?
• A population of deer increases exponentially, but then decreases due to starvation,
then increases slightly again.
5. Water does not evaporate easily due to which of the following chemical properties?
• Hydrogen bonding
6. Which of the following organism exhibits a high fitness?
• A deer that has 90% viability of all offspring
7. For populations that are said to be in zero growth phase, which of the following is most
likely occurring?
• The death and emigration rates equal the birth and immigration rates
8. Mutations are likely to have which of the following effects on a cell’s functioning?
• No effect as the mutation may not be expressed
9. During embryo development which of the following germ layers differentiates to
form the muscles?
• Mesoderm
10. According to Linnaeus’ classification system, which of the following would be less
restrictive than the family of an organism?
• Order
11. Which of the following is a byproduct produced during photosynthesis?
• O2
12. Both DNA and RNA have which of the following in their molecular structures?
• Phosphate groups
13. Which of the following is the appropriate term to describe water evaporating from a
heated pot?
• Vaporization
, 14. Which of the following is the term used to describe the propagation of the action
potential along the axon of a neuron?
• Saltatory conduction
15. A solution has a recorded pH of 7.11. Which of the following is the best categorization of
the solution?
• Weak base
16. Gas particles are able to collide with each other as they move in random and
rapid motion. Gas particles contain a high amount of which type of energy?
• Kinetic energy
17. A catalyst is able to speed up a chemical reaction by doing which of the following?
• Lower the activation energy
18. Which of the following correctly lists the cellular hierarchy from the simplest to the most
complex structure?
• Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
19. If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, what will happen to the cell?
• It will shrink
20. What is the longest phase of the cell cycle?
• Interphase
21. What are groups of organs that perform the same function called?
• Tissues
22. When does the nuclear division of somatic cells take place during cellular respiration?
• Mitosis
23. Which group of major parts and organs make up the immune system?
• Lymphatic system, spleen, tonsils, thymus, and bone marrow
24. The rate of a chemical reaction depends on all of the following except:
• The amount of mass lost
25. For a given mass and constant temperature, an inverse relationship exists between
the volume and pressure of a gas?
• Boyle’s Law
26. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are similar in having which of the following?
• Integral membrane proteins in the plasma membrane
27. What is the role of ribosomes?
• Make proteins
• All single bonds
2. At the end of mitosis in a human body cell, how many cells are produced and what is the
number of chromosomes in each cell?
• 2 cells with 46 chromosomes
3. Which of the following serves as the catalyst for initiating photosynthesis?
• Sunlight
4. Which of the following best illustrates the concept of carrying capacity?
• A population of deer increases exponentially, but then decreases due to starvation,
then increases slightly again.
5. Water does not evaporate easily due to which of the following chemical properties?
• Hydrogen bonding
6. Which of the following organism exhibits a high fitness?
• A deer that has 90% viability of all offspring
7. For populations that are said to be in zero growth phase, which of the following is most
likely occurring?
• The death and emigration rates equal the birth and immigration rates
8. Mutations are likely to have which of the following effects on a cell’s functioning?
• No effect as the mutation may not be expressed
9. During embryo development which of the following germ layers differentiates to
form the muscles?
• Mesoderm
10. According to Linnaeus’ classification system, which of the following would be less
restrictive than the family of an organism?
• Order
11. Which of the following is a byproduct produced during photosynthesis?
• O2
12. Both DNA and RNA have which of the following in their molecular structures?
• Phosphate groups
13. Which of the following is the appropriate term to describe water evaporating from a
heated pot?
• Vaporization
, 14. Which of the following is the term used to describe the propagation of the action
potential along the axon of a neuron?
• Saltatory conduction
15. A solution has a recorded pH of 7.11. Which of the following is the best categorization of
the solution?
• Weak base
16. Gas particles are able to collide with each other as they move in random and
rapid motion. Gas particles contain a high amount of which type of energy?
• Kinetic energy
17. A catalyst is able to speed up a chemical reaction by doing which of the following?
• Lower the activation energy
18. Which of the following correctly lists the cellular hierarchy from the simplest to the most
complex structure?
• Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
19. If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, what will happen to the cell?
• It will shrink
20. What is the longest phase of the cell cycle?
• Interphase
21. What are groups of organs that perform the same function called?
• Tissues
22. When does the nuclear division of somatic cells take place during cellular respiration?
• Mitosis
23. Which group of major parts and organs make up the immune system?
• Lymphatic system, spleen, tonsils, thymus, and bone marrow
24. The rate of a chemical reaction depends on all of the following except:
• The amount of mass lost
25. For a given mass and constant temperature, an inverse relationship exists between
the volume and pressure of a gas?
• Boyle’s Law
26. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are similar in having which of the following?
• Integral membrane proteins in the plasma membrane
27. What is the role of ribosomes?
• Make proteins
