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1

The picture shows a contractile vacuole of a unicellular freshwater organism. The contractile vacuole regulates the flow of water into and out of the cell in an aquatic environment.

What conditions cause the contractile vacuole to fill with water?
Answer
  • A
    The concentration of water is greater outside the cell than inside the cell.
  • B
    The temperature of water in the vacuole is higher than the temperature of its environment.
  • C
    The concentration of water inside the cell is the same as the concentration outside the cell.
  • D
    The temperature of water in the vacuole is lower than the temperature of its environment.

2

The diagram shows molecules that a mitochondrion uses and produces during a cellular process.

Which other molecule is a product of this process?

Answer
  • A

    DNA

  • B

    RNA

  • C

    C6 H12 O6

  • D

    ATP

3

Carbohydrates are more easily metabolized than lipids. However, on a gram-for-gram basis lipids provide cells with more —
Answer
  • A
    nitrogen
  • B
    proteins
  • C
    structure
  • D
    energy

4

A type of cellular transport is shown.

Which description best identifies this type of cellular transport?

Answer
  • A

    Active transport, because energy is being used to move molecules against the concentration gradient

  • B

    Facilitated diffusion, because energy is being used to move molecules with the concentration gradient

  • C

    Osmosis, because energy is not being used to move molecules with the concentration gradient

  • D

    Endocytosis, because energy is not being used to move molecules against the concentration gradient

5

A table of four types of carbohydrates is shown.

Which list correctly matches the functions to the types of carbohydrates?

Answer
  • A
    Energy: glycogen and starch
    Structure: cellulose and chitin
     
  • B
    Energy: cellulose and chitin 
    Structure: glycogen and starch
     
  • C
    Energy: chitin and glycogen
    Structure: cellulose and starch
     
  • D
    Energy: cellulose and starch
    Structure: chitin and glycogen

6

Proteins and carbohydrates have many functions in the body of an organism. Specific proteins and carbohydrates perform specific tasks. Information about a protein and a carbohydrate is given below.

How are ferritin and glycogen similar in their primary functions for an organism?
Answer
  • A
    Both store materials needed by the organism.
  • B
    Both store energy used by the organism.
  • C
    Both support the structure of the organism.
  • D
    Both store information for the organism.

7

A student groups different types of cells as shown.

Which table headings should the student use for the two groups?
Answer
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

8

Students use a microscope to look for structures present in four different cells. The students placed an X for each structure that was viewed for each cell on the table shown.

Which cell that was viewed is most likely a prokaryote?

Answer
  • A

    Cell W

  • B

    Cell X

  • C

    Cell Y

  • D

    Cell Z

9

Which statement best describes the relationship between the products of photosynthesis and the reactants in cellular respiration?
Answer
  • A
    The products of photosynthesis serve as the reactants in cellular respiration to provide chemical energy.
  • B
    The products of photosynthesis combine with the reactants in cellular respiration to remove ATP from cells.
  • C
    The products of photosynthesis inhibit the reactants in cellular respiration in the presence of light.
  • D
    The products of photosynthesis change the structure of the reactants in cellular respiration in the presence of light.

10

If carbon dioxide were removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to its production of sugars (glucose)?

Answer
  • A

    The same number of sugars will be produced

  • B

    Carbon dioxide does not affect a plant’s ability to make sugars

  • C

    More sugars will be produced

  • D

    No sugars will be produced

11

Answer
  • A

    Temperature of 27°C and a pH of 4

     

  • B

    Temperature of 37°C and a pH of 6

     

  • C

    Temperature of 40°C and a pH of 8

     

  • D

    Temperature of 50°C and a pH of 10

12

People who have Alzheimer’s disease experience an increasing loss of brain function and cognition over time. Alzheimer’s is characterized by a buildup of abnormal protein fragments that damage brain cells.  Recently, scientists have discovered an enzyme, BACE2, that decreases these abnormal protein fragments in the brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease.  Which statement explains how BACE2 most likely works?

Answer
  • A

    BACE2 breaks down into smaller pieces that react with the abnormal protein fragments, forming more complex molecules.

  • B

    BACE2 molecules link several abnormal protein fragments together, forming a complete protein.

  • C

    BACE2 speeds up the reaction that breaks down the abnormal protein fragments.

  • D

    BACE2 is a reactant that combines with the abnormal protein fragments.

13

An advertisement for a health supplement for dogs claims to build lean muscle and strengthen tendons and ligaments, as well as provide energy. Which two biomolecules must the supplement contain to provide these benefits?

Answer
  • A

    Carbohydrates and lipids

  • B

    Proteins and carbohydrates

  • C

    Nucleic acids and carbohydrates

  • D

    Lipids and nucleic acids

14

When mammals get an infection, their internal body temperature often rises 2 to 3 degrees Celsius. The body gets the energy it needs to react to an infection by —

Answer
  • A

    increasing the rate of cellular division

  • B

    decreasing the rate of glucose movement into the cell

  • C

    increasing the rate of cellular respiration in mitochondria

  • D

    decreasing the rate at which carbon dioxide is removed from the cell