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SAT BIOLOGY MCQ SET 1
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1. As people gets older, the ability of applying or maintain attention
increases
decreases
stays constant
remains unaffected
2. The brain ____ as people gets older.
shrinks
expands
stays constant
remains unaffected
3. There is __________ in working memory as people gets older.
upgradation
degradation
no change
a slight change
4. According to the philosophy of Idealism in education, the subject matter of curriculum should be
mathematics
science
physical world
mind
5. What trophic level is represented by the snake?
decomposer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
6. In the Eastern United States, many forested areas were cleared for agricultural purposes. If cultivation was abandoned in those areas, they would eventually return to forests. This is an example of
primary succession
secondary succession
decomposition
interspecific competition
7. Which of the following represents an example of Mullerian mimicry?
Two unrelated poisonous frog species that share the same habitat also resemble each other in coloration
The coloration of the canyon tree frog allows it to blend in with the granite rocks among which it lives
When disturbed, the larva of the hawkmoth puffs up its head and thorax such that it resembles the head of a small poisonous snake
In some orchid species, the flowers resemble female moths and attract male moths that attempt to mate with them, contributing to pollination in the process
8. A human cell that contains 22 autosomes and a Y chromosome must be
a zygote
a somatic cell of a male
a somatic cell of female
a sperm cell
9. Which of the following events DO NOT lead to genetic variation in a population?
independent assortment of chromosomes during meiosis
crossing over between homologous chromosomes during meiosis II
crossing over between homologous chromosomes during meiosis I
random mutation
10. A special form of loose connective tissue that pads and insulates the body and stores fuel reserves is known as
epithelial tissue
adipose tissue
fibrous connective tissue
muscle tissue
11. Which of the groups below represents the correct relationship in order from smallest (or simplest) to largest (or more complex)?
matter-element-compound-electron-atom
electron-element-atom-compound-matter
electron-atom-element-matter-compound
electron-atom-element-compound-matter
12. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
The product of transcription is DNA
The product of transcription is mRNA
The product of transcription is a protein
The product of translation is mRNA
13. What defines the Sahara Desert as a desert?
It is characterized by very hot temperatures
The growing season is very short
Cacti make up the dominant form of vegetation
It is very dry
14. Which of the following descriptions of a DNA molecule is NOT correct?
Synthesis is semiconservative
Opposite strands are antiparallel
The number of cytosines present is roughly equal to the number of uracil
It contains the sugar deoxyribose
15. All of the following ideas are essential to Charles Darwin theory of natural selection EXCEPT
individuals tend to produce more offspring than can survive
variation is present in all populations
characteristics acquired by one parent can be passed on to their offspring
resources are usually limited
16. The secondary structure of proteins whose conformation may be an alpha helix is due to
the hydrogen bonds between a carbonyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another
the hydrogen bonds between variable groups
the interactions between hydrophobic and hydrophilic variable groups
the interactions between the positively and negatively charged variable groups
17. A student cut a 2 cm3 block out of a potato and massed the block. She then placed the block in distilled water and waited an hour. If she remassed the block she could expect which of the following?
the mass to increase due to plasmolysis
the mass to increase because the potato is hypertonic to the water
the mass to decrease because the potato will loose its water
the mass to decrease because of the higher water potential in the potato
18. Red-green colorblindness in humans is a sex-linked trait. If a woman with normal vision, whose father was colorblind, married a man whose mother was colorblind, what would be the probability of their first child being a colorblind girl?
0 percent
12.5 percent
25 percent
50 percent
19. What are the number of different types of gametes that can be produced by an organism whose genotype is AaBbCcDd?
8
10
12
16
20. The number of chromosomes in normal humans is 46. After meiosis in sperm production, the number of chromosomes I would be _________ and the number of resulting cells would be ________.
46, 2
23, 2
46, 1
23, 1
21. Which statement is NOT true for ferns?
The gametophyte is larger than the sporophyte
The sori give rise to the gametophytes
Eggs are fertilized by sperm in the archegonia
Ferns possess vascular tissue for the transport of water and minerals
22. In symbiotic relationships, groups of two or more organisms live in physical proximity. Which of the following types of symbiosis depicts commensalism?
A little bird riding on the back of a rhino, picking parasites off the back of the rhino
Undertaker bees removing dead bees from the hive of worker bees
A wrasse cleaning the parasites off the gills of a bigger fish
An egret riding on the back of a cow, looking for food in cow patties
23. Competition between members of a prairie dog population could be expected to increase as a result of an increase in the
spread of disease among the prairie dogs
prairie dog intrinsic reproductive rate
mortality rate of prairie dogs
natality rate of prairie dog predators
24. The rain shadow effect is used to describe rainfall around certain mountain ranges. Which of the following statement is true?
The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere have the same prevailing winds
Cool air can hold more moisture than warm air
In the northern hemisphere, there is more rainfall on the eastern slope
None of the above statements are true
25. The enzyme that assimilates carbon dioxide into the Calvin cycle is known as
rubisco
pepco
catalase
PEP carboxylase
26. The separation of plant pigments using paper chromatography is based on
the non-polarity of the solvents and pigments
the polarity of the paper
the polarity of the pigments
all of the above
27. Organisms are placed in different trophic levels according to how they obtain their energy. Another name for primary consumer is
green plant
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
28. Some organisms living in a vacant lot include grass, dandelions, mice, grasshoppers, and slugs. Collectively these organisms represent
an ecosystem
a community
a population
a mutualism
29. Darwins finches are a group of about twelve species of birds that live on the Galapagos Islands. The fact that they have different size beaks is regarded as a consequence of
genetic drift
coevolution
competition
chance
30. Predators in an ecosystem
help the community by keeping the number of prey from outstripping their resources
help the prey population by removing the sick and less fit individuals
enhance species diversity
all of the above
31. A walking stick, a type of insect that is a primary consumer, is an example of an organism using
aggressive mimicry
Batesian mimicry
camouflage
Mullerian mimicry
32. The buildup of pesticides in ospreys is known as
biological magnification
food web dynamics
succession
keystone predation
33. An organism with the genotype AaVv can produce how many different types of gametes
1
2
4
6
34. In four-o-clocks, pink flowers are the result of a red allele and a white allele for the color gene. If you crossed a white with a pink, what would be the most likely result?
20 red and 20 pink
40 pink
20 red and 20 white
20 pink and 20 white
35. Donald Johanson, Tom Gray, and others discovered a hominid that lived in East Africa__________ million years ago and nicknamed her Lucy, whose scientific name they gave as __________
3.5, Homo habilis
3.5, Homo africanus
5.5, Australopithecus africanus
3.0, Australopithecus afarensis
36. Ammonia is released from dead plants by
denitrifying bacteria
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
bacteria of decay
nitrifying bacteria
37. In a natural community, all the living things that directly or indirectly affect the environment are known as
pioneer organisms
keystone species
secondary consumers
biotic factors
38. In order to preserve the biosphere for future generations, humans must
make use of technology to develop new herbicides
put all wild animals in game preserves
explore ways to drain and fill wetlands along the seacoast
understand how living things interact with their environment
39. Which group can best be described as a population?
all the honeybees in an orchard in one spring
all the plants and animals in a forest
the living and nonliving factors in a meadow
the life in Earths atmosphere
40. Competition between the members of a woodchuck population in a large field could be expected to increase as a result of an increase in the
woodchuck reproduction rate
spread of disease among the woodchucks
number of woodchucks killed by cars
number of secondary consumers
41. Let r stand for the intrinsic rate of growth, N for the number of organisms in a population, and K for the carrying capacity. A good formula for logistic growth would be?
rN (N-K)/K
rN (N-r)/rK
rK (K-N)/rN
rN (K-N)/K
42. Mimicry is an important biotic factor in communities all over the world. For instance, viceroy butterflies closely resemble (mimic) monarch butterflies. Birds that eat viceroys enjoy a good meal, but those that eat monarchs retch right away. What type of mimicry does this describe?
Mullerian
aggressive
crypsis
Batesian
43. Probably the worlds most pressing ecological problem is
destruction of the rain forests
human overpopulation
depletion of natural resources
over-fishing the oceans
44. Predators are beneficial to communities because
they control the prey population growth
they practice predation harvest
predators enhance species diversity
(A), (B), and (C)
45. Gymnosperms are NOT
seed plants
predominantly diploid
flowering plants
conifers
46. Viruses are
always viewed with a light microscope
are an enzyme-nucleus mix
obligate, intracellular parasites
cellular
47. An invertebrate is found in a freshwater setting and studies show it to have three developmental body layers and a cuticle covering its outer body. It belongs in the same phylum as the
hydra
leeches
sea stars
crustaceans
48. Bile
activates pancreatic lipases
emulsifies fat droplets
congeals fat droplets
digests fats
49. Which of the following enzymes acts on protein?
pepsin
ptyalin
amylase
maltase
50. Digestion in protozoans is
extracellular
intracellular
intercellular
dorsal
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