‭1.‬ ‭Which of the following best describes a carnivore?

‬
‭a.‬ ‭Only eats meats‬
‭b.‬ ‭Only eats plants‬
‭c.‬ ‭Eats both plants and meat‬
‭d.‬ ‭Eats dead matters‬
‭2.‬ ‭Which of the following is not an omnivore?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Humans‬
‭b.‬ ‭Grizzly Bear‬
‭c.‬ ‭Boars‬
‭d.‬ ‭Elephants‬
‭3.‬ ‭In the fall, Canadian Geese fly southwards to warmer regions. Which of the following terms best‬
‭describes this type of behavior?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Hibernation‬
‭b.‬ ‭Migration‬
‭c.‬ ‭Mimicry‬
‭d.‬ ‭Survival Adaptation‬
‭4.‬ ‭White-Tailed Deer eat greens, nuts, and flowers, amongst other plants. Deer, in turn, are eaten by‬
‭predators such as wolves and coyotes. White-Tailed Deer are best classified as:‬
‭a.‬ ‭Primary Producer‬
‭b.‬ ‭Primary Consumer‬
‭c.‬ ‭Secondary Consumer‬
‭d.‬ ‭Apex Predator‬
‭5.‬ ‭Species that are very likely to go extinct are classified as:‬
‭a.‬ ‭Threatened‬
‭b.‬ ‭Risky‬
‭c.‬ ‭Endangered‬
‭d.‬ ‭Concerned‬
‭6.‬ ‭Whales use clicks and whistles to “tell” them what food and dangers are around them. This ability‬
‭is called:‬
‭a.‬ ‭Echolocation‬
‭b.‬ ‭Soundseeing‬
‭c.‬ ‭Wavelength-Frequency Determination‬
‭d.‬ ‭Locomotion‬
‭7.‬ ‭Which of the following is an abiotic factor?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Rocks‬
‭b.‬ ‭Trees‬
‭c.‬ ‭Weather‬
‭d.‬ ‭Sun‬
‭8.‬ ‭Which body system includes the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Cardiovascular‬
‭b.‬ ‭Digestive‬
‭c.‬ ‭Secretory‬
‭d.‬ ‭Nervous‬
‭9.‬ ‭In a food chain, which of the following is an example of a decomposer?‬
 a‭ .‬ ‭Mushrooms‬
‭b.‬ ‭Frogs‬
‭c.‬ ‭Grass‬
‭d.‬ ‭Eagles‬
‭10.‬ ‭Which of the following is NOT an organelle found in healthy cells?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Centrosomes‬
‭b.‬ ‭Peroxisomes‬
‭c.‬ ‭Lysosomes‬
‭d.‬ ‭Microsomes‬
‭11.‬ ‭Charles Darwin is best known for which of the following contributions to science?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Natural Selection‬
‭b.‬ ‭Collecting/Documenting Finch Varieties in the Galapagos‬
‭c.‬ ‭Conducting Research on Inheritance‬
‭d.‬ ‭Creating the Darwin Awards‬
‭12.‬ ‭Which of the following makes up the most diverse group of organisms?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Humans‬
‭b.‬ ‭Animals‬
‭c.‬ ‭Plants‬
‭d.‬ ‭Bacteria‬
‭13.‬ ‭Scientists have found that a certain species of frogs that live in small, isolated pockets is close to‬
‭extinction. Which of the following human actions could best reverse this trend?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Build ponds in between these pockets to facilitate interbreeding‬
‭b.‬ ‭Take out the bottom one-tenth of the population to decrease competition for vital‬
‭resources‬
‭c.‬ ‭Clone hundreds of copies of the largest individuals to decrease predation‬
‭d.‬ ‭Initiate a hunting program that takes out the predators of frogs‬
‭14.‬ ‭Which biome hosts the most biodiversity?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Tundra‬
‭b.‬ ‭Deciduous Forest‬
‭c.‬ ‭Ocean‬
‭d.‬ ‭Rainforest‬

‭15.‬ ‭Which of the following is not a type of basic flavor that the tongue can sense?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Sweet‬
‭b.‬ ‭Bitter‬
‭c.‬ ‭Spicy‬
‭d.‬ ‭Umumi‬
‭16.‬ ‭Which of the following is true regarding cellular respiration?‬
‭a.‬ ‭In glycolysis, one glucose molecule is broken down into 2 molecules of acetyl-CoA‬
‭b.‬ ‭In glycolysis, one glucose molecule is broken down into six molecules of carbon dioxide‬
‭and six molecules of water‬
‭c.‬ ‭In the citric acid cycle, 3 molecules of NADH are produced per “turn” of the cycle‬
‭d.‬ ‭In oxidative phosphorylation, FADH and NADH molecules gain a hydrogen atom to‬
‭become FADH‬‭2‬ ‭and NADH‬‭2‬
‭17.‬ ‭Which of the following taxonomic classifications is the most general (that is, covers the most‬
‭species)?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Class‬
‭b.‬ ‭Family‬
‭c.‬ ‭Phylum‬
‭d.‬ ‭Order‬
‭18.‬ ‭Which of the following is not a phase in mitosis?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Metaphase‬
‭b.‬ ‭Telophase‬
‭c.‬ ‭Hexophase‬
‭d.‬ ‭Anaphase‬
‭19.‬ ‭Which stage of cellular respiration involves the generation of both NADH and FADH‬‭2‭?‬ ‬
‭a.‬ ‭Glycolysis‬
‭b.‬ ‭Substrate Level Phosphorylation‬
‭c.‬ ‭Krebs Cycle‬
‭d.‬ ‭Oxidative Phosphorylation‬
‭20.‬ ‭Which of the following examples best describes epistatic inheritance?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Individuals of the species‬‭Charmis Delicaturus‬‭have a gene that codes for the trait‬‭Rizz,‬
‭of which there are two alleles (W and w). Individuals with at least one copy of the “W”‬
‭allele express the phenotypes associated with‬‭Rizz.‬
‭b.‬ ‭The species‬‭Fuzzius Furballus‬‭has two genes that determine coat color; one gene‬
‭determines the coat color, while another determines whether the pigment to produce said‬
‭coat color is produced at all.‬
‭c.‬ ‭Individuals of the plant‬‭Rosus Reddus‬‭has a gene that codes for petal color, which is‬
‭controlled by two alleles (R and r). Homozygous dominant individuals (denoted as RR)‬
‭have red petals, while homozygous recessive individuals (denoted as rr) have white‬
‭petals. Heterozygous individuals (denoted as Rr), however, have pink petals.‬
‭d.‬ ‭The species‬‭Squishius Smooshus‬‭has multiple genes that control its “squishiness.” The‬
‭combination of the different alleles inherited for each gene leads to varying degrees of‬
‭“squishiness” amongst individuals.‬
‭21.‬ ‭Which organelle is found in plant cells but not animal cells?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Ribosomes‬
‭b.‬ ‭Mitochondria‬
‭c.‬ ‭Cell wall‬
‭d.‬ ‭Cell membrane‬
‭22.‬ ‭Which of the following is not a citrus?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Lemon‬
‭b.‬ ‭Grapefruit‬
‭c.‬ ‭Grape‬
‭d.‬ ‭Orange‬
‭23.‬ ‭Which of the following is an insect?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Fly‬
‭b.‬ ‭Spider‬
‭c.‬ ‭Person‬
 d‭ .‬ ‭Cat‬
‭24.‬ ‭Which of the following is the smallest unit of life?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Organ‬
‭b.‬ ‭Cell‬
‭c.‬ ‭Tissue‬
‭d.‬ ‭Organism‬
‭25.‬ ‭Which organism has the most legs?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Human‬
‭b.‬ ‭Chicken‬
‭c.‬ ‭Fly‬
‭d.‬ ‭Centipede‬
‭26.‬ ‭What is the largest organism in the human body?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Lungs‬
‭b.‬ ‭Kidneys‬
‭c.‬ ‭Skin‬
‭d.‬ ‭Pancreas‬
‭27.‬ ‭Which biome is characterized by cold temperatures and coniferous forests?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Ocean‬
‭b.‬ ‭Temperate forest‬
‭c.‬ ‭Tundra‬
‭d.‬ ‭Taiga‬
‭28.‬ ‭Which of the following substances does not dissolve in water?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Salt‬
‭b.‬ ‭Sugar‬
‭c.‬ ‭Oil‬
‭d.‬ ‭Lemon juice‬
‭29.‬ ‭Which of the following terms is not commonly associated with nucleic acids?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Double helix‬
‭b.‬ ‭Alpha helix‬
‭c.‬ ‭Sense strand‬
‭d.‬ ‭Nitrogenous base‬
‭30.‬ ‭What is the name of a protein that catalyzes reactions?‬
‭a.‬ ‭Amino acid‬
‭b.‬ ‭Enzyme‬
‭c.‬ ‭Methionine‬
‭d.‬ ‭Catalyzer‬