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Republic of the Philippines

NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE


(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

GENERAL EDUCATION – BIOLOGY


1. Where do producers obtain their energy?
A. From other producers
B. From the consumers
C. From the decomposers
D. From the sun

2. Why do you experience not seeing things clearly for some seconds when you enter suddenly a well-lighted room after coming from
a dark room, you?
A. The pupils are not adapted to the dark
B. The eyes are adapted to the light only
C. The pupils are not dilated yet
D. Light had caused temporary blindness

3. What term is used to describe the ability to maintain a constant internal environment?
A. Metabolism
B. Growth and development
C. Homeostasis
D. Thermoregulation

4. What is the most common cause of cardiovascular disease?


A. Fatty deposits in the arteries
B. Inadequate supply of red blood cells
C. Lack of sodium in the diet
D. Increased heartbeat

5.Which is the smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own?
A. Cell
B. Organ
C. Tissues
D. Population

6.Which region of a vertebrate forebrain is considered with the neutral-endocrine control of visceral activities?
A. Cerebellum
B. Thalamus
C. Hypothalamus
D. Pituitary

7.Which of the following is the building block carbohydrate?


A. Amino acid
B. Nucleotide
C. Fatty acid
D. Monosaccharide

8.Why it is necessary men have more red blood cells per cubic millimeter of blood than women?
A. Man does strenuous activities and need more energy
B. They have bigger physique and need more blood
C. Man waste more blood cells and need extra
D. They are more prone to anemia disorders

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Republic of the Philippines
NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

9.Which of the following is the building block of protein?


A. Amino acid
B. Nucleotide
C. Fatty acid
D. Monosaccharide

10.Where does protein synthesis take place?


A. Ribosomes
B. Lysosomes
C. Endoplasmic reticulum
D. Golgi bodies

11.Why are our lips “redder” than our palm?


A. There is increased blood flow in the lips
B. Lips are heavily keratinized
C. Lip epidermis is thinner
D. Many blood vessels are located around the lips

12.Which of the following cannot be found in prokaryotes?


A. Cytoplasm
B. Plasma membrane
C. Membrane-bound nucleus
D. DNA

13.What do we call mutation that is brought about by the earth natural radioactivity?
A. Continuous
B. Induced
C. Lysosomes
D. Chloroplast

14.Which of the following organelles produces turbo pressure against cell wall and mainly acts as water reservoir
A. Plastids
B. Vacuole
C. Lysosomes
D. Chloroplast

15.What is the microbial organisms is used in the creation of genetically modified organisms?
A. Pseudomonas vulgaris
B. Bacillus thuringensis
C. Agro bacterium tumafaciens
D. Escherichia coli

16.What is the branch of zoology that is devoted to the study of fish?


A. Helmintology
B. Ichthyology
C. Chondrichthyes
D. Ornithology

17.The process involved in the production of mRNA using DNA as template is termed _______?
A. Transcription
B. Replication
C. Gene manipulation
D. Reverse transcription

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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

18.What is the most abundant inorganic compound in the protoplasm?


A. Fluid
B. Blood
C. Plasma
D. Water

19.Which is the riches type of tropical rain forest in the Philippines?


A. Molave forest
B. Dipterocarp forest
C. Mangrove forest
D. Pine forest

20.What muscle is described as involuntary, not striated, and have a single nucleus?
A. Smooth
B. Skeletal – striated, multinucleated
C. Cardiac - branching
D. Connective

21.We feel warmer just before it rains because __________.


A. Heat is released by the evaporation of water
B. The clouds prevent heat from escaping the earth
C. There is an increased relative humidity
D. Heat is released by the condensation of water vapor

22.Which of the following is not considered as a reproductive cell?


A. Gamete
B. Somatic cell
C. Egg cell
D. Sperm cell

23.The cell wall of plant is made of _______.


A. Lipids
B. Cellulose
C. Protein
D. Cell membrane

24.Which of the following is the correct sequence of the level of organization from lowest to highest?
A. Cells-system-organs-tissues
B. System-organs-tissues-cells
C. Cells-tissues-organs-system
D. Tissues-systems-cells-organs

25.At metaphase of the meiotic division, the chromosomes are attached to the spindle fibers as ________.
A. Double chromatids
B. Non-homologous pairs
C. Single chromatid strands
D. A tetrad of four chromatids

26.Which of the following is an example of behavioral adaption?


A. Thick green stems of the cactus plant
B. Thick fur of the bear
C. Shedding leaves during summer
D. Presence of cuticle on the upper surface of the leaves

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Republic of the Philippines
NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

27.The bipolar nature of the cell membrane is due to _______.


A. Presence of carries
B. Presence of
C. Phospholipids bilayer
D. Integral proteins

28.Which of the following is made up of diploid number of cells?


A. Zygote
B. Sperm cell
C. Egg cell
D. Both B and C

29.Which plant has underground stem modified for reproduction?


A. Ginger
B. Camote
C. Tubers
D. Strawberry

30.Which of the following structures serve as a passageway of food and air?


A. Epiglottis
B. Trachea
C. Pharynx
D. Larynx

31.Which kind of relationship is exhibited by algae and fungi in lichen?


A. Commensalism
B. Parasitism
C. Symbiosis
D. Competition

32.What do you call the finger-like folds on the inner linings of the small intestine?
A. Villi
B. Appendix
C. Rugae
D. Cecum

33.Aside from ADP, what else is the end production of the dark-reaction phase of photosynthesis?
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Sugar
C. Carbon
D. Starch

34.What is that flap-like structure that prevents the food from going the wrong way during swallowing?
A. Epiglottis
B. Larynx
C. Esophagus
D. Pharynx

35.Which pigment is dominant in red algae?


A. Phycoerythrin
B. Fucoxanthin
C. Chlorophyll
D. Pharynx

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Republic of the Philippines
NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

36.What is the membrane that surrounds the lungs?


A. Pleura
B. Meninges
C. Peritoneum
D. Pericardium

37.What is that 3-carbon sugar formed during the dark reaction phase of the photosynthesis?
A. ADP
B. NADPH
C. ATP
D. PGAL

38.What is the product of carbohydrate digestion?


A. Fatty acid
B. Glucose
C. Amino acid
D. Nucleic acid

39.What process is responsible for the upward movement of the water in very tall trees?
A. Osmosis
B. Facilitated Diffusion
C. Turgor pressure
D. Transpiration

40.What is the enzyme in the mouth that breaks starch to maltose?


A. Peptidase
B. Ptyalin
C. Pepsin
D. Maltase

41.What do you call the types of symmetry where the body parts are paired on either side of the body?
A. Dorsal
B. Bilateral
C. Radial
D. Ventral

42.Which is considered as the respiratory center of the brain?


A. Cerebellum
B. Medulla oblongata
C. Cerebrum
D. Thalamus

43.Which stage of incomplete metamorphism is undergone by grasshopper?


A. Nymph, pupa, adult
B. Egg, larva, pupa, adult
C. Egg, nymph, adult
D. Egg, pupa, adult

44.Which of the following is NOT part of the thoracic cage?


A. Clavicle
B. Ribs
C. Costal cartilages
D. Sternum

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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
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45.Where does the toxin substance secreted by bees and ants through their sting originate?
A. Silk glands
B. poison glands
C. Rectal glands
D. Salivary glands

46.What is the longest bone in the body?


A. Humerus
B. Femur
C. Tibia-fibula
D. Clavicle

47.Which cause our bones to turn brittle and easily break?


A. Turning into muscle tissues
B. Increase in flexibility
C. Turbidity decrease
D. Removal of collagen

48.How many bones does an adult human body has?


A. 201
B. 200
C. 217
D. 206

49.What do you call automatic responses to an external stimulus?


A. Reflex
B. Instinct
C. Impulse
D. All of these

50.What structure provides flexible support and protection to the spinal cord?
A. Skull
B. Ribs
C. Vertebral column
D. Sternum

51. Which hormone is insufficient in cretinism?


A. Glucagon
B. Adrenalin
C. Insulin
D. Thyroxine

52.Which of the following is both endocrine and an exocrine gland?


A. Gastric glands
B. Thyroid glands
C. Pituitary glands
D. Pancreas

53.What organ is controlled by the automatic nervous system?


A. Skeletal
B. Muscles
C. Heart
D. Both A and B

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Republic of the Philippines
NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

54.What do you call food in a semi-liquid form, partially digested and mixed with hydrochloric acid?
A. Gastric secretion
B. Gastric fluid
C. Mucosa
D. Chyme

55.Which is considered the master gland due to its influence on the activity of all the other glands?
A. Thyroid
B. Adrenal
C. Pituitary
D. Parathyroid

56.Which part of the brain is responsible for intelligence, memory and learned behavior?
A. Cerebellum
B. Cerebrum
C. Medulla
D. Thalamus

57. Which of these materials is not a major component of the plasma membrane?
A. Phospholipids
B. Glycoprotein
C. Proteins
D. DNA

58.Which form of RNA delivers information from DNA to be used in making protein?
A. Messenger RNA
B. Ribosomal RNA
C. Transfer RNA
D. All of the above

59.Which of the following is not a type of cell?


A. Bacterium
B. Amoeba
C. Sperm
D. Virus

60.Which property of water is probably MOST important for the functioning of organisms at the molecular level?
A. Cohesion and high surface tension
B. High specific heat
C. High heat of vaporization
D. resistance to flow

61.Which of the following statements is true of diffusion?


A. It requires an expenditure of energy by the cell
B. It is a passive process
C. It occurs when molecules move from a region of lower concentration to one of higher concentration
D. It requires a membrane

62.Which of the following is FALSE in comparing prophase I of meiosis and prophase of mitosis?
A. The chromosomes condense in both
B. Chromosome doubles in meiosis not in mitosis
C. The nuclear envelope disassembles in both
D. A spindle forms in both

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Republic of the Philippines
NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

63.Which are small, irregularly-shaped cells without nuclei but are rich in ATP?
A. Leukocytes
B. Thrombocytes
C. Lymphocytes
D. Erythrocytes

64.What branch of Biology is involved when one is studying the characteristic structure and functions of all kinds of cells?
A. Cytology
B. Morphology
C. Physiology
D. Histology

65.Which part of seed appears as a scar which marks the entry of the pollen tube during fertilization?
A. Seed leaf
B. Cotyledon
C. Testa
D. Hilum

66.Which type of tissue is responsible for the secondary growth in stems and roots of vascular plants?
A. Meristematic cells
B. Cambium
C. Palisade layer
D. Epidermis

67.Which biome grows tropical grassland with scattered individual trees and larger herbivores?
A. Tundra
B. Rain forest
C. Grassland
D. Savanna

68. What do you call that process in birds wherein they shed off features at least once a year?
A. Skinning
B. Molting
C. Furrowing
D. Migrating

69.What chemical should be eliminated when transporting bananas to avoid early spoilage?
A. Enzymes
B. Estradiol
C. Pheromones
D. Ethylene

70.Which of the following makes up the plant cell wall?


A. Nucleic acid
B. Cellulose
C. Protein
D. Lipids

71.Which of the following is not true of fungi?


A. Some are pathogenic
B. Some are photosynthetic
C. Some are edible
D. Form symbiotic relation with algae

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Republic of the Philippines
NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

72.Which of the following is not true of plants?


A. Some are pathogenic
B. Some are photosynthetic
C. Some are edible
D. Form symbiotic relation with algae

73.Which of the following is considered multi-cellular?


A. Embryo
B. Fertilized egg
C. Egg cell
D. Sperm cell

74.What hormone promotes the growth of the uterine lining for the implantation of the embryo?
A. Lactogenic hormone
B. Progesterone
C. Testosterone
D. Oxytocin
75.Which of the following pair of organisms are closely related?
A. Spider and mosquito
B. Frog and crocodile
C. Man and monkey
D. Ants and aphids

76.What does it mean if the blood pressure of human is 110/70?


A. The systolic pressure is 70
B. The diastolic pressure is 70
C. The pulse rate is 110 beats per minute
D. Both B and C

77.Which of the following happens when man exhale?


A. The residual volume of the lungs decreases
B. The diaphragm contracts
C. The volume of the thoracic cavity decreases
D. The lung contracts

78.Which of the following regulate breathing?


A. RBC concentration
B. Number of haemoglobin
C. Hormone level in blood
D. CO2 and O2 concentration and pH level sensors

79.Which of the following has the lowest velocity of blood flow


A. Veins
B. Arteries
C. Capillaries
D. Arterioles

80. How many carbon atoms can each pyruvic acid supply into the Kirb’s cycle?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2

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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
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81.How many oxygen is required each time to a molecule of glucose is completely oxidized through aerobic respiration?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24

82.Which of the following will not be accepted by glycolysis for catabolism?


A. Starch
B. Glycerol
C. Fatty acid
D. Sucrose

83.Which of the following characteristic is common between echinoderms and cnidarians?


A. They are both radially symmetrical
B. They have segmented bodies
C. Both have stinging cells
D. They have three embryonic tissue layers

84.Which of the following is true of Phylum Chordata?


I.Presence of notochord that provides skeletal support
II. Pharyngeal slits that have become modified for gas exchange
III. Dorsal hallow nerve cord that develops into the central nervous system
A. II and III
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. I, II and III

85.Which of the following cannot be associated with fungi?


A. Absorptive nutrition
B. Decomposers
C. Autotrophs
D. Spore production

86.Which of the following does not involve mitosis?


A. Development of embryo
B. Growth
C. Production of gametes
D. Repairing of damaged tissues
87.Which of the followings is true of mammals?
I. They have four chambered heart
II. They produce milk for the young
III. They are warm blooded
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. I, II and III

88.What term describes an egg develop into a new organism without itself being fertilized be a sperm?
A. Regeneration
B. Conjugation
C. Parthenogenesis
D. Fusion

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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
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89.Which of the following is responsible for formation of blood cell?


A. Cartilage
B. Bone narrow
C. Joints
D. Tendons

90.What is most likely to happen when a species cannot adapt to the changes in the environment?
A. It will be transform to another form
B. It will become extinct
C. It will be isolated
D. It will grow old

91.What term is used to describe the released of matured egg cell from the ovary?
A. Fertilization
B. Copulation
C. Ovulation
D. Germination

92. Which of the following blood cells is responsible for blood clotting?
A. Erythrocytes
B. Leukocytes
C. Thrombocytes
D. Neutrophils

93.Where does ectopic pregnancy occur?


A. Uterus
B. Ovary
C. Cervix
D. Fallopian tube

94.Why is cell membrane semi permeability important?


A. It is important in determining the size of the cell
B. It controls the kind of substances that enters and leaves the cell
C. It controls the pressure and energy gradient
D. It allows the molecules to diffuse freely in and out of the cell

95.What theory of evolution accounts for snake’s disappearance of legs and development of giraffe’s long neck?
A. Theory of use and disuse
B. Theory of natural selection
C. Theory of chromosomal change
D. Theory of action and interaction

96.Responsible for the capture of sunlight?


A. Plastids and pigments
B. Asters and centrioles
C. Chloroplasts and vacuoles
D. Cell wall and cell membrane

97.Which of the following is an exocrine gland?


A. Thyroid gland
B. Salivary gland
C. Pituitary gland
D. Adrenal gland

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Republic of the Philippines
NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
(Formerly Northern Bukidnon Community College) R.A.11284
Manolo Fortich, 8703 Bukidnon • 0975-3032951• nbscadmin@nbsc.ph
Creando futura, Transformationis vitae, Ductae a Deo

98.Which of the following is not an accessory organ of digestion?


A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Salivary gland
D. Adrenal gland

99.What hormone stimulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics?


A. Estrogen
B. Prolactin
C. Testosterone
D. Progesterone

100.Which of the following parts performs both as reproductive and urinary functions in males?
A. Ureter
B. Testes
C. Urethra
D. Scrotum

101. As green plants make food, they are


a. first – order consumers
b. second – order consumers
c. decomposers
d. producers

102. The producers in a pond are usually


a. tadpoles
b. algae
c. bacteria
d. small fish

103. A series in which each organism serves as food for the next organism is a
a. food chain
b. population
c. community
d. niche

104. Substances from dead plants and animals are returned to the water by
a. producers
b. consumers
c. decomposers
d. top consumers

105. The special role of each organism in a food pyramid is its


a. system
b. niche
c. physical environment
d. community

106. The consumers in a food chain in a pond are the


a. algae
b. plants
c. bacteria
d. animals

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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
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107. If you study how a fish is fitted for life in a quiet water, you are studying its
a. food pyramid
b. adaptation
c. interdependence
d. population

108. All the plants and animals in a pond form


a. an environment
b. a community
c. a population
d. an ecosystem

109. Many interdependent food chains in a forest make up a


a. food pyramid
b. pyramid of biomass
c. food web
d. habitat

110. The second – order consumers in a food pyramid get their food directly from
a. carnivores
b. decomposers
c. producers
d. herbivores

111. All the plants and animals on earth


a. create new matter
b. recycle the same matter
c. create new energy
d. recycle the same energy

112. An animal’s heartbeat and breathing are slowed down when it


a. enters a habitat
b. hunts for food
c. occupies a niche
d. hibernates

113. If you catch a fish and eat it, you may be


a. a first – order consumer
b. a second – order consumer
c. a decomposer
d. a scavenger

114. The part of sunlight absorbed most rapidly by water is


a. red light
b. blue light
c. violet light
d. green light

115. The increased effect of a pesticide on organisms that feed on each other in a lake is called
a. biological conservation
b. biological magnification
c. eutrophication
d. nitrification
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116. Plants and animals in the same ecosystem usually have similar
a. shapes
b. sizes
c. ways of obtaining food
d. environmental needs

117. Which of the following refers to a secondary carnivore?


a. eats only plants
b. gets energy directly from the sun
a. gets energy through photosynthesis
b. has less food energy available to it than consumers at lower tropic levels

118. Which of the following statements is true regarding a food chain?


a. there are more herbivores than carnivores
b. each higher trophic level has more energy available to it
c. the number of organism at each trophic level is not related to energy
d. the biomass of third – order consumers is greater than the biomass of second – order consumers

119. Which of the following is the result of biological magnification?


a. energy is lost at each trophic level of the food chain
b. the greenhouse effect will be most significant at the poles
c. top – level predators may be most harmed by toxic environmental chemicals
d. DDT has spread throughout the ecosystem and is found in almost every organism

120. Why are green plants considered autotrophs?


a. They have many pigments that capture light.
b. They can build simple inorganic substances into complex organic substance.
c. They can build any kind of substances.
d. They depend on other sources for their food.

121. In what trophic level of the food pyramid are consumers greatest in number?
a. first trophic
b. second trophic
c. third trophic
d. fourth trophic

122. In a pond or desert, light, warmth, water, minerals, carbon dioxide, and oxygen make up the
a. ecosystem
b. community
c. population
d. abiotic components

123. Why do most plants look green?


a. The chlorophyll in plants captures green light for photosynthesis.
b. The chlorophyll in plants reflects wavelengths of green light.
c. The chloroplasts in plants are surrounded by two green membranes.
d. The chloroplasts in plants make green sugar during photosynthesis.

124. Green plants make glucose from


a. water and carbon dioxide
b. chlorophyll and sunlight
c. water and oxygen
d. oxygen and carbon dioxide

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NORTHERN BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
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125. A male structure in the flowering plant is the


a. ovary
b. ovule
c. pistil
d. stamen

126. Transfer of pollen from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of another plant is
a. fertilization
b. cross – pollination
c. self – pollination
d. reproduction

127. Cuttings and graftings are examples of


a. adaptation
b. fertilization
c. vegetative propagation
d. seed dispersal

128. Both gymnosperms and angiosperms


a. produce flowers
b. produce seeds
c. have needle – like leaves
d. lose all their leaves in the fall

129. Water and minerals are carried upward in plant stems in the

a. phloem
b. xylem
c. guard cells
d. stomata

130. Vegetative reproduction is a form of


a. pollination
b. seed dispersal
c. sexual reproduction
d. asexual reproduction

131. Corn and other monocots have each of the following structures except
a. parallel veins
b. seeds
c. a layer of cambium
d. xylem and phloem

132. Green plants store the energy of sunlight by the process of


a. cellular respiration
b. photosynthesis
c. oxidation
d. reproduction

133. In plants, food is usually made in the


a. roots
b. stems
c. leaves
d. rootlets
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134. One function of roots is to


a. take in carbon dioxide
b. give off oxygen
c. anchor plant to the soil
d. produce food

135. Multicellular plants have many specialized structures. What function does xylem perform in multicellular vascular plants?
a. The xylem transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves.
b. The xylem is the place where photosynthesis takes place in a plant.
c. The xylem breaks down sugar into a form that plant cells can use.
d. The xylem is a woody tissue that fills the stem of a plant.

136. Which is not a primary function of the stem?

a. absorption
b. conduction
c. support
d. storage

137. Ginger is a .
a. bulb
b. corm
c. rhizome
d. tuber

138. The primary functions of the root are .


a. conduction and storage
b. storage and anchorage
c. anchorage and absorption
d. absorption and conduction

139. Carbon dioxide used in photosynthesis enters the leaves through the
a. root system
b. stomata
c. phloem
d. fibrovascular bundles

140. All of the following reduce loss of water from plants except
a. bark
b. waxy layers on leaves
c. closing of stomata
d. opening of stomata

141. The primary functions of leaves are .


a. photosynthesis and transpiration
b. transpiration and respiration
c. respiration and digestion
d. respiration and photosynthesis

142. Which of the following is not a correctly stated difference between monocots and dicots?
a. parallel veins in monocots; branching, netlike venation in dicot leaves
b. vascular bundles scattered in monocot stems; central vascular stele in dicot stems
c. flower parts in threes in monocots; flower parts in multiples of four or five in dicots
d. taproot system in monocots; fibrous root system in many dicots
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143. How are the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration connected?
a. both processes begin with oxygen
b. both processes require sunlight
c. each processes takes place only in plant cells
d. each process makes the material needed in the other process

144. Why do cells need oxygen?


a. Oxygen is used during the process of fermentation.
b. Oxygen is used during the process of cell division.
c. Oxygen is used during the process of cellular respiration.
d. Oxygen is used during the process of meiosis.

145. What is the result of cellular respiration?


a. Energy is produced from radiant sunlight and carbon dioxide.
b. Energy is produced from sugar molecules and oxygen.
c. Sunlight is converted into sugar molecules and oxygen.
d. Sunlight is converted into water molecules.

146. Which of these describes a reproduction method of sexual organism?


a. forming a tuber
b. fusing of sex cells from two parents
c. producing runners
d. division through binary fission

147. The diaphragm is used in breathing by each of the following animals except the
a. kangaroo
b. baboon
c. frog
d. human

148. Each of the following vertebrates is cold – blooded except


a. fish
b. amphibians
c. birds
d. reptiles

149. The embryo develops within the mother in most


a. mammals
b. reptiles
c. amphibians
d. fish

150. A feature that relates the platypus to the reptiles is


a. egg – laying
b. cold – bloodedness
c. scales
d. a diaphragm

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