Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which best explains why angiosperms are the most diverse and successful plant group today?

A
Reproduction is aided by flowers, protected seeds, and insect pollinators.
B
Water transport and photosynthesis are aided by vascular tissue.
C
Plant growth and increasing size are aided by a new way to distribute nutrients.
D
Reproduction is aided by exposed seeds and wind pollination.
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Why do a chicken embryo and a cow embryo look very similar even though the adults do not?

A
They are not related, but still have similar development.
B
They are distantly related, so their development is similar.
C
The embryos mutate in utero to form different structures.
D
The genetic makeup of the two species changes during development.
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In rock layers, jellyfish fossils are found lower than trilobite fossils, and trilobite fossils are found lower than ammonite fossils. What can be determined from this information?

A
Trilobites existed before jellyfish and ammonites.
B
Jellyfish existed before trilobites and ammonites.
C
Ammonites existed before trilobites and jellyfish.
D
Jellyfish, trilobites, and ammonites lived together.
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What is the main function of the central nervous system?

A
process information from stimuli and respond
B
process information from responses and sense stimuli
C
produce stimuli and cause reactions in the body
D
sensing reactions and causing stimuli in the body
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A commercial on television advertises a new medicine that claims to boost immunity. You want to verify that the claim is scientifically based. Which source is least likely to provide you with accurate information about this new medicine?

A
a magazine about entertainment and lifestyle trends
B
the studies that the television ad cites
C
a brochure from the doctor’s office
D
the website of the governmental agency that tests health products
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Carlos is collecting data about the length of earthworms in his backyard. The shortest worm he found is 4 inches long; the longest worm is 8 inches long. If most of the worms are either short or long, which type of distribution is displayed in the population?

A
directional
B
disruptive
C
stabilizing
D
normal
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Populations of organisms that exhibit a high degree of variation have a greater chance for survival than populations of organisms that show little variation. This statement is

A
always true.
B
usually true.
C
rarely true.
D
never true.
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Which career combines DNA technology and medicine?

A
nutriceuticals
B
paternity testing
C
environmental studies
D
genetics
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What hypothesis did Darwin investigate by studying the breeding of pigeons with distinctive traits?

A
New species can appear gradually through small changes in an ancestral species.
B
The amount of variation in a population is related to the type of environment it lives in.
C
Organisms have only the number of offspring that are supported by the environment.
D
Some traits appear in each generation, while others seem to disappear in some generations.
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The body obtains sugar from food. Which system most directly affects blood sugar levels?

A
respiratory
B
muscular
C
circulatory
D
digestive
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Which organ systems work together to help the body shiver in order to maintain homeostasis?

A
circulatory and respiratory
B
nervous and muscular
C
circulatory and muscular
D
respiratory and nervous
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Beans, peaches, and tomatoes are all in the same group of plants. What do these plants have in common?

A
Their seeds do not have cotyledons.
B
They do not have vascular tissue.
C
Their seeds are not protected by fruit.
D
They bear flowers and seeds.
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Two patients were admitted to the hospital. Patient one was diagnosed with salmonella poisoning, and patient two had West Nile. Which best describes their sicknesses?

A
Patient one has a communicable disease and patient two has a noncommunicable disease.
B
Patient one has a noncommunicable disease and patient two has a communicable disease.
C
Patient one contracted the sickness from contaminated materials and patient two contracted the sickness from an animal vector.
D
Patient one contracted the sickness from an animal vector and patient two contracted the sickness from contaminated materials.
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Along with Louis Pasteur, what other scientist helped to disprove spontaneous generation?

A
Eli Germ
B
John Snow
C
Francesco Redi
D
Robert Koch
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Justine was feeling very sick. She went to the doctor, who told her she had a bacterial infection and withdrew blood for blood work.Which component in Justine’s blood would be higher than normal?

A
plasma
B
white blood cells
C
red blood cells
D
platelets
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Which statement best describes the difference between xylem and phloem?

A
Xylem transports water and nutrients in the plant, and phloem transports water and sugar.
B
Xylem cells make up vascular tissue, and phloem cells make up ground and dermal tissue.
C
Xylem tissue is found at the growing parts of plants, and phloem is found on the outer part of plants.
D
Xylem cells are thin-walled and tubular, and phloem cells are thick walled and strengthened by lignin.
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Which of the following describes a positive feedback loop?

A
When blood sugar is low, the body sends hormones that increase blood sugar.
B
When the body senses that the heart rate is very high, it secretes hormones that decrease the heart rate.
C
When someone is exercising intensely, the body sends hormones that increase oxygen supply for cellular respiration.
D
When a pregnant woman begins to go into labor, the body sends hormones that increase the intensity of the labor contractions.
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Humans affect the carbon cycle in many ways through the use of fossil fuels, clear cutting of forests, and controlled burns. Which process can help counteract these human interactions?

A
photosynthesis
B
respiration
C
decomposition
D
building proteins
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This table lists examples of plants. Plant Classifications GymnospermsAngiospermsAFlowering plants, grains, and fruit treesConifers, cycads, and gingkosBGrains, flowering plants, and gingkosFruit trees, conifers, and cycadsCFruit trees, cycads, and grainsConifers, gingkos, and flowering plantsDConifers, cycads, and gingkosFlowering plants, grains, and fruit treesWhich row (A, B, C, or D) in the table accurately categorizes the plants as gymnosperms and angiosperms?

A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
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Why do a chicken embryo and a cow embryo look very similar even though the adults do not?

A
They are not related, but still have similar development.
B
They are distantly related, so their development is similar.
C
The embryos mutate in utero to form different structures.
D
The genetic makeup of the two species changes during development.

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