Practice Exam Answers

Which is a function of the cell structure that is labeled X?

In which location is glucose formed?

What is shown in the image?

What type of lipid is shown?

Which characteristic would be correctly found in B?

Medical biologists are researching a fertility disorder that prevents developing offspring from forming the structures they need to maintain nourishment and continue development. Therefore, development ceases early during gestation. What is the final stage of development that these offspring could reach before development stops?

Which statement best distinguishes the light-dependent (L-D) reactions from the light-independent (L-IND) reactions?

Which statement best describes the process of chemiosmosis and the direct result of its occurrence?

A dietician examines the diet of a patient who is complaining that he is unable to build muscle mass. The patient eats mainly fresh fruits, vegetables, pasta, bread, and some fats and oils. Which type of supplement will the dietician most likely recommend?

A new multicellular organism has been discovered, and scientists want to study the organism’s cell structures, including organelles. Which microscope should they use?

Which statement best describes the overall change that occurs as a result of mitosis?

The concentration of sodium on the inside of the cell is 20 mM. The outside of the cell has a sodium concentration of 115 mM. Which mechanism of ion uptake would best move sodium from the inside of the cell to the outside?

Which statement correctly explains whether more ATP is found in muscle cells or bone cells?

Which statement correctly describes what proteins, lipids, and glycogen have in common?

Which organ systems work together to help the body shiver in order to maintain homeostasis?

Which action is a physical change in digestion?

Influenza (the flu) is caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory system. Which type of gene is most likely to be widely expressed in the body of someone who contracts the influenza virus?

How does a catalyst influence a chemical reaction?

How is a brain injury classified?

Which best illustrates the result of the process of meiosis?

A doctor suspects that one of her patients has a deficiency in one of the six key elements found in living organisms. He has low energy and extremely weak, soft bones. Based on this information alone, which nutrient supplement will she most likely prescribe?

What do all cellular activities in living organisms use as a source of energy?

By which process do plants obtain carbon from the atmosphere?

Which is an energy conversion that occurs during cellular respiration?

Growth of chest hair, deepening of the voice, and muscle growth are secondary sex characteristics. Which structure or structures produce substances most likely to affect the development of these traits?

Which part of the neuron is indicated by the arrow, and what is its function?

What will happen with the CO sub 2 next?

Which organelle in the table is correctly matched with its function?

Which carbohydrate is shown?