BIO Quiz MCQs Set (2015)

Question 1 (1 point)Question 1 SavedYour understanding of biology can influence how you exercise your most fundamental rights and responsibilities as a citizen.Question 1 options:TrueFalseQuestion 2 (1 point)Question 2 UnsavedList the expressions below in the BEST order for making informed decisions.Question 2 options:UnderstandAsk questionsEvaluate and applySeek adviceQuestion 3 (1 point)Question 3 UnsavedPopulations of organisms change over time because particular heritable variations make some individuals more likely to survive and produce offspring.Question 3 options:TrueFalseQuestion 4 (1 point)Question 4 SavedWhich of the following defines metabolism?Question 4 options:continuance of living organisms while passing down traits from parent(s) to child(ren)process of adaptation and source of new speciesuniqueness and variety of organismscontrolled consumption of energy and matter for useQuestion 5 (1 point)Question 5 UnsavedMatch each term with the correct phrase.Question 5 options:diversityinheritance and reproductionevolutionmetabolism1. the process by which a body makes or breaks chemical bonds2. her eyes are like her great-grandmothers’3. the fish bone pattern looks similar to the bone pattern of a bird4. there are many species of frogs in the tropicsQuestion 6 (1 point)Question 6 UnsavedWhich of the following makes an atom chemically reactive? Choose all that apply.Question 6 options:the need to lose or gain electronsthe ability to share an electron with another atomthe number of electron shells it possessesa complete outer shellQuestion 7 (1 point)Question 7 UnsavedWhich of the following are examples of metabolic processes? Choose all that apply.Question 7 options:The making of a brick wall.The burning of a newspaper.The digestive process after eating.The actions of a plant after sunset.Question 8 (1 point)Question 8 UnsavedWhich phrases represent possible answers for how a human can receive the infidelity allele? Choose all that apply.Question 8 options:Their parent’s marriage was not a happy one.Genetic information was passed from one generation to the next.Mutated mutation in the DNA of the sperm or egg cell that formed the person.They acquired it from their husband or wife.Question 9 (1 point)Question 9 UnsavedBryan has blue eyes with fair skin and black hair. His parents both have blue eyes, but one parent has blonde hair and the other black hair. Select the phrase that best represents the relationship between Bryan and his parents.Question 9 options:A mistake was made in copying his DNA.Genetic information passed from parent to child.He has a blend of his parent’s eye colors.His DNA came from a daughter cell.Question 10 (1 point)Question 10 UnsavedMatch each term with the correct definition.Question 10 options:sexual reproductioninheritancemutationasexual reproduction1. genetic qualities transmitted from parent to offspring2. fusing of an egg cell to a sperm cell to create a new individual3. offspring arising from a single organism4. an error in the sequence of DNA that may occur during replicationQuestion 11 (1 point)Question 11 UnsavedWhich phrase best demonstrates how life continues with reproduction and inheritance? Choose all that apply.Question 11 options:My wife just gave birth to our new son.John and Mary adopted a new baby girl.A sea star has lost an arm.A dog owner has bred a new breed.Question 12 (1 point)Question 12 UnsavedWhich of the following scenarios is the best example of evolution?Question 12 options:A population of mice lives in a forest. A species of tree is introduced which reduces the amounts of nuts available for the mice. There does not appear to be a change in the mice over time.A mouse is nearly caught in a mouse trap. The mouse learns through that experience to stay away from mouse traps and teaches her offspring to avoid mousetraps. Mice are no longer caught in mousetraps.A particular species of flowers in a meadow were pollinated by bees for several hundred years. Over time, fewer and fewer bees can be found in the meadow. Some hummingbirds are attracted to a few of the plant species with brightly colored flowers. Over time, more of the plant varieties now have brightly colored flowers.A tidal wave removes all of the grass on an island.Question 13 (1 point)Question 13 UnsavedHow does environmental diversity play a role in natural selection when living things find themselves in environments that are different from their native environments?Question 13 options:The members of the population that possess the slight variation in traits that cause them to thrive in their new environment will reproduce others of their kind, while those with trait variations that are not favorable to the new environment will not survive.The members of the population that possess the slight variation in traits that causes them to fare poorly in their new environment will reproduce others of their kind, while those with trait variations that are favorable to the new environment will not survive.All members of the population will adapt to the change in environment and will continue to produce others with the same variations in traits that they presently possess.All members of the population will adapt to the change in environment but will produce offspring that will adapt to the new environment. The next generations will stop carrying the unfavorable traits.Question 14 (1 point)Question 14 UnsavedWhich of the following are examples of diversity in evolution? Choose all that apply.Question 14 options:A single bird is a part of a family of birds that consists of 22 species.Over 400 species of dogs came from one species.An estimated 2 million named living organisms came from the same ancestor.There are over 300,000 types of plants on the earth.Question 15 (1 point)Question 15 UnsavedElements are composed of a single type of atom.Question 15 options:TrueFalse