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1) Which are two organisms that compete on same

food?

a) Rabbit and fox

b) Mouse and grasshopper.
c) Hawk and snake.
d) Owl and mouse

2) Every DNA molecule replicate as one old strand and

one new strand, so DNA replication is described as:
a) Conservative.
b) Semi-conservative.
c) Transcribed.
d) Translated.

3) DNA mass in gamete compared to mother cell, is:

a) The same
b) Divided by 2
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c) Divided by 4
d) Double

4) Number of chromosomes in gametes compared to the

mother cell:
a) Divided by 2
b) Divided by 4
c) Same
d) Doubled

5) Scientists found fossils of an animal in different

continents that are now separated, what is the
reason?

a) The animal roamed around in all continents that

were once joined.
b) Animal migrates.
c) Someone spread the fossils
d) Unknown

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6) We have 2 plants with height of 10 meters, 3 plants

with a hight of 15 m, 2 plants with 20 m, 3 plants with
25 m. what is the average hight of plants?
a) 18
b) 20
c) 25
d) 30

7) How many alleles are expressed by codominant

inheritance?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

8) Which best describes meiosis?

a) 1 round of cell division result in 2 diploid cells.
b) 1 round of cell division result in 4 diploid cells.
c) 2 round of cell divisions result in 2 haploid cells.
d) 2 round of cell divisions result in 4 haploid cells.

9) Which structure is not correctly paired with its

function?
a) Ribosome – protein synthesis
b) Mitochondria – energy production.
c) Golgi body – protein packing.
d) Centrioles – genetic information.

10) A specific plant toxin often harms animal that eat the
plant. Cell organelle that stores the toxin:
a) chloroplast
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b) vacuole
c) ribosome.
d) Mitochondria

11) A volcano destroyed a forest, then soil started to

form, followed by plants and animals. The process is:
a) Progression.
b) Primary succession.
c) Secondary succession
d) Biomagnification.

12) How cell in one organism can differentiate in

function and structure?
a) They have different genes.
b) They have same genes, but certain genes are
expressed.
c) The have different organelles.
d) The have different enzymes

13) Haemophilic father and normal and not carrier

mother has 2 boys and 2 girls. Which of their offspring
will most likely inherit the allele for disease?
a) All daughters
b) All sons
c) Half daughters
d) Half sons.

14) In vascular plants, which of the following terms best

describe the structure of vascular system that
transports sugar and other organic compounds
through the plant?
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a) Phloem
b) Xylem.
c) Cambium.
d) Pith.

15) Birds with large beaks and birds with small beaks
are widespread in the environment, while middle-sized
beaks are in intermediate amounts. Type of natural
selection:
a) Disruptive selection.
b) Directional selection.
c) Stabilizing selection.
d) Convergent selection.

16) Organism A can only survive, organism B survive

and reproduce, organism C have long life span,
organism D is the strongest. Which of the following is
most fit according to Darwin?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D

17) Two genes will most likely assort independently of

each other if they are located on:
a) An X chromosome
b) Codominant chromosome
c) a Y chromosome
d) Non homologous chromosomes

18) Less genetic variation in population cause:

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a) Less chances of survival.

b) More chances of survival.
c) More adaptation.
d) No change.

19) Plants and cyanobacteria are photosynthetic

organisms, how do the student know if that organism
is plant or cyanobacteria?
a) Plant cells have nucleus, cyanobacteria do not
have nucleus.
b) Plant cells have chlorophyll, but cyanobacteria do
not have.
c) Cyanobacteria have cell wall, but plant do not
have.
d) Cyanobacteria have ribosome, but plant do not
have.

20) Space between neurons is called:

a) Synapse.
b) Sarcomere.
c) Dendrites
d) Terminals.

21) How do organic compounds and inorganic

compounds differ from each other?
a) Organic compounds always have carbon and
hydrogen.
b) Inorganic compounds always have covalent
bonds.
c) Organic compounds always have ionic bonds.
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d) Inorganic compounds always have ionic bonds.

22) Some molecules travel through cell membrane

against concentration gradient, this type of transport
called:
a) Passive transport.
b) Osmosis.
c) Active transport.
d) Pinocytosis.

23) Hawks eat snakes, snakes eat frogs, and frogs eat
grasshoppers. What is relationship between these
organisms?
a) Competition.
b) Predation.
c) Mutualism.
d) Commensalism.

24) Why does the Animal cell that placed in distilled

water lysis?
a) Water flow into the cell.
b) Water flow out of the cell.
c) Solute flow out of the cell.
d) Solute flow into the cell.

25) In which phase of Meiosis is the centromere split

and chromatids separated?
a) Anaphase I
b) Anaphase II
c) Metaphase I
d) Metaphase II
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26) What is the function of white blood cells?

a) Carry oxygen
b) Carry carbon dioxide
c) Detoxify the blood.
d) Fight infections.

27) What is the neutral subatomic particle that placed

inside the nucleus of atom?
a) Protons.
b) Electrons.
c) Neutrons.
d) Energy levels.

28) What is the unit that used to measure the weight of

small organisms?
a) Meter.
b) Kilometre.
c) Gram.
d) Kilogram.

29) Why light independent reaction cannot happen in

dark?
a) It depends on NADH and FADH2 produced by
light reaction.
b) It depends on NADH and ATP produced by light
reaction.
c) It depends on FADH2 and ATP produced by light
reaction.
d) It depends on NADPH and ATP produced by light
reaction.

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30) Two organisms that live in same place and eat same
food but do not compete, because they have different:
a) Size
b) Shape
c) Structure
d) Ecological niche

31) All populations that interact with each other is called:

a) Ecosystem.
b) Biome.
c) Community.
d) Biosphere

32) Carotene is a pigment in carrots, and other

vegetables that appear orange. What true about
carotene?
a) It strongly absorbs both blue -green and yellow
orange light
b) It strongly absorbs blue-green light but does not
strongly absorb yellow-orange color.
c) It does not strongly absorb blue-green light but
strongly absorbs yellow-orange light.
d) It strongly absorbs neither blue-green nor yellow-
orange light.

33) Structures of Substance A, and substance B are

slightly different. An enzyme binds to substance A
only. because:
a) Active site of enzyme fit better with A
b) Allosteric site of enzyme binds with A.
c) Binding site of enzyme fit with A
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d) Regulatory site of enzyme fit with A.

34) Short microtubule that is found in paramecium in

great number:
a) Flagella
b) Cilia
c) Sarcomere
d) Actin

35) Nucleic acid that is involved in transcription, but not

involved in translation:
a) DNA
b) Messenger RNA
c) Transfer RNA
d) Ribosomal RNA

36) The macromolecule that is the building block of cell

membrane:
a) Protein.
b) Lipid
c) Carbohydrate
d) Nucleic acid.

37) Scientist need to know the effect of different

concentrations of auxin hormone on plant growth,
what is the control sample?
a) 0% auxin
b) 10% auxin
c) 20% auxin
d) 30% auxin

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38) Small bilaterally symmetric adult animal that is

segmented, and has chitinous exoskeleton, and
joined appendage is:
a) Chordate
b) Echinodermata
c) Molluscs
d) arthropods.

39) to measure the rate of respiration of fungi in

different temperatures, we put:
a) 10 fungi in fresh water at 15 C and 10 fungi in
freshwater at 25 C
b) 10 fungi in freshwater at 15 C, and 10 fungi un
saltwater at 25 C.
c) 10 trouts in freshwater at 15 C, and 10 fungi in
freshwater at 25 C.
d) 10 trouts in freshwater at 15 C, and 10 fungi in
salt water at 25 C.

40) determine the relationship between annual rain fall

and number of mosquitos:

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a) No relationship.
b) Positive linear relationship.
c) Negative relationship.
d) Exponential relationship.

41) pH of some substances:

Fatty acid 1
Lemon juice 2
vinegar 3
rain 5.5
milk 6.5
Sea water 8.5
ammonia 12
lye 13
which of the following statement accurately
compares rain to another substance in the
table?
a) rain has a higher hydroxide ion
concentration than ammonia
b) rain has a higher hydroxide ion
concentration than milk
c) rain has a higher hydroxide ion
concentration than vinegar
d) rain has a higher hydroxide ion
concentration than lye

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42) Phoebes Leven proposed that DNA contain an

equal amount of each nitrogenous base, an organized
in repeating clusters. Which of the following statement
is true?
a) DNA contain equal amounts of each adenine,
cytosine, guanine, and thymine.
b) DNA contain an equal amount of adenine and
guanine, and equal amount of thymine and
cytosine.
c) DNA contain an equal amount of adenine and
cytosine, and equal amounts of thiamine and
guanine.
d) DNA contain an equal amount of adenine and
thymine, and equal amounts of guanine and
cytosine.

43) which of the following statements about cell

structure is NOT correct?
a) Plant cells have cell walls, whereas animal cells
do not.
b) Ribosome are the main sites of energy
production for the cell.
c) Plant cells have chloroplasts, whereas animal
cells do not.
d) Lysosomes function in the digestion of cellular
waste products.

44) what would happen to a human red blood cell if

placed in distilled water?
a) It would shrivel.
b) it would plasmolysis.
c) it would lyse.
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d) it would not be affected.

45) which of the following pairs does not represent

correct relationship:
a) fatty acid; lipid
b) starch; polysaccharide
c) starch; carbohydrate
d) enzyme; lipid

46) which of the following statements is correct?

a) The product of transcription is DNA.
b) The product of transcription is mRNA.
c) The product of transcription is a
polypeptide.
d) The product of translation is mRNA.

47) Which of the following statements about meiosis is

correct?
a) The result of meiosis is a zygote.
b) Only somatic cells undergo meiosis.
c) Meiosis typically results in genetic variation
among the gamete produced.
d) The products of meiosis are always four cells
identical to the parent cell

48) An animal organism with a diploid number of

chromosomes equal to 30 would normally
a) produce two gametes with 30 chromosomes
each during meiosis.
b) produce four gametes with 30 chromosomes
each during meiosis.
c) produce two gametes with 15 chromosomes
each during meiosis.

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d) Produce four gametes with15 chromosomes

each during meiosis.

49) which of the following is true about

enzymes?
a) They always work alone.
b) They are consumed in a reaction.
c) They are amino acid polymers.
d) They always require a coenzyme.

50) The Calvin cycle of photosynthesis takes place in:

a) Stroma
b) Thylakoid
c) Vacuole
d) stomata

51) A student designed an experiment to determine

the effect of using fretwork on plant growth. For 4
weeks, the student grew 20 plants. 10 using a
fretwork and 10 without using a fretwork. The
student then measured the height of each plant.
What was the dependent variable in this
experiment?
a) Number of plants with a fretwork.
b) Length of time plants grew.
c) height of plants.
d) Presence or absence of a fretwork.

52) which element act as a final electron acceptor during

aerobic respiration?
a) Hydrogen
b) Carbon
c) Nitrogen

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d) oxygen

53) Select the correct sequence for human circulation.

a) heart—vein—capillary—artery—heart
b) heart—artery—lung—vein—body
systems—heart
c) heart—artery—lungs—vein—heart—body
systems
d) body system—lungs—heart—vein—
capillary—artery

54) which of the following tissues contain the highest

number of mitochondria?
a) nervous
b) skin
c) connective
d) muscle

55) Which of the following is found in all

viruses?
a) protein coat
b) cell membrane
c) membrane-bound organelles
d) endoplasmic reticulum

56) The plant hormone responsible for fruit ripening is

a) abscisic acid.
b) auxin.
c) cytokinin.
d) Ethylene

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57) The misuse of antibiotics contributes to the spread

of resistant strains of bacteria. The misuse of
antibiotics can result in:
a) The transfer of nuclei from bacteria to viruses.
b) The transfer of nuclei from viruses to bacteria.
c) A decrease in the frequency of antibiotic
resistance genes in a population of bacteria.
d) An increase in the frequency of antibiotic
resistance allele in a population of bacteria.

58) Which of the following describe a

fundamental characteristic of all living
organisms?
a) Genetic mutations arise in response to
environmental changes.
b) Inheritance of traits is based on a universal
genetic code.
c) Individual organisms can be identified by
microscopic cellular examination.
d) Cells are interchangeable between members of
the same species.

59) Damage to the Golgi apparatus will most

have which of the following cellular
consequences:
a) Transcription will be limited to
cytoplasmic vesicles of the
damaged cells

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b) Translation will be limited within

cytoplasmic vesicles of the
damaged cells
c) Protein products will be modified
for use inside the damaged cells.
d) Protein products will not be
secreted from the damaged cells.

60) Which property allows the interaction

between water molecules in the xylem
vessels of plants, contributing to their
movement up these vessels?
a) high hear capacity
b) high heat of vaporization
c) Cohesion
d) Adhesion

61) Which compound is released in a dehydration

reaction?
a) CO2
b) H2O
c) CH4
d) C6H6O6

62) there are membranous disk structures

stacked on top of each other, and which are
found in plastids.
a) Stroma.
b) Cristae
c) Grana

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d) Leucoplasts

63) Which of the following is an example of

enzyme cofactor?
a) Vitamin D
b) Iron
c) ATP
d) ADP

64) What is the site that Glycolysis takes place?

a) Cytoplasm
b) Mitochondria
c) Stroma
d) Grana

65) Which of the following is considered as an exocrine

and an endocrine gland?
a)Spleen
b) Pancreas
c) Colon
d)Stomach

66) which of following is considered accessory

organ?
a) Pancreas
b) Stomach
c) Colon
d) Stomach

67) What happened when N atom changed to N+?

a) lost electron
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b) gained electron
c) shared electron
d) no change happened

68) What's the role of flagella?

a) Propulsion
b) cell division
c) protein synthesis
d) Photosynthesis

69) Which of the following is the correct aerobic

cellular respiration equation?
a) C6H12O6+6O2 6CO2 +6H2O +36 ATP
b) C5H12O5 + 6O2 6CO2 + 36 ATP
c) 6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2
d) 6C3H6O3 + O2 6CO2 +6C2H50H

70) Which of the following muscles acts

involuntary?
a) striated skeletal muscle
b) striated smooth muscle
c) striated cardiac muscle
d) unstrained skeletalmuscle

71) Which of the following cells cover the body surface

and lines body cavity?
a) epithelial tissue
b) neurons
c) muscular tissue
d) connective tissue

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72) which of these molecules is considered an

organic matter?
a) H20
b) C6H12O6
c) NaCL
d) C6H12O6 + NaCL

73) which of the following is a conclusion obtained

from Griffiths experiment?
a) Transformation in bacteria
b) conjugation in bacteria
c) Transduction in bacteria
d) Mutation in bacteria

74) what is the function of ribosomes?

a) cell division
b) protein synthesis
c) locomotion
d) cellular
respiration

75) Which of the following is proposed by Watson and

crick model of DNA molecule?
a) its replication is semi-conservative
b) its structure is double helix
c) it's formed from amino acids
d) it's transcription results to production of RNA

76) which of the following figure represent the non-

disjunction process?

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A)

B)

C)

D)

77) Apoptosis is one of the functions of

a) ribosomes
b) centrosomes
c) lysosome
d) Mitochondria

78) which of the following is true regarding

Photosynthesis?
a) light dependent reaction depends on the
products from light independent reaction
b) light independent depends on the products
from light dependent

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c) light Independent occurs at night

d) it occurs through only one species.

79) Peptide bond is found between

a) amino acids
b) nucleic acid
c) monosaccharides
d) fatty acids.

80) Protons and neutrons are found in the atom

a) the neutrons are positive and inside the
nucleus
b) the protons are negative and outside the
nucleus
c) the neutrons have no charge and inside the
nucleus
d) the protons are positive and outside the
nucleus

81) What is common in mitochondria and endoplasmic

reticulum membrane?
a) ATP
b) Lipids
c) Proteins
d) Starch

82) We shall consider theory of endosymbiosis to be

true because these organelles have their own
a) ATP
b) DNA
c) Protein
d) starch

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83) Phagocytes and lymphocytes are types of

a) red blood cells
b) white blood cells
c) platelets
d) Plasma

84) What is the scientific meaning of biological

evolution?
a) The development of an organism during its life
time
b) The change in inherited traits over successive
generations in population of species
c) The increase in the concentration of harmful
chemicals in each trophic level.
d) The use of living organisms to control pests

85) which of following could happen from a

nondisjunction in homologous chromosomes?
a) All cells will have an extra chromosome
b) half of the cells will have an extra
chromosome
c) All of the cells will lose a chromosome
d) one-quarter will have an extra
chromosome

86) which of the following will be LEAST affected by

a mutation in the DNA sequence?
a) The ability of the DNA to replicate
b) The translation of mRNA into proteins
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c) The transcription of DNA into mRNA

d) The chosen anticodon of the tRNA

87) Mammals ……
a) have open circulatory system because blood
flows freely through cavities since there are
no vessels to conduct the blood
b) have open circulatory system because blood
pumped into a hemocoel cavity
c) have closed circulatory system because heart
pumps blood through vessels that are
separate from the interstitial fluid of the body.
d) have closed circulatory system because
blood mixes with interstitial fluid at the cellular
level.

88) What is the interaction between water

molecules?
a) Adhesion
b) Cohesion
c) root pressure
d) capillarity

89) what will happen when ATP is utilized?

a) the bond between 2nd and 3rd phosphate is
broken
b) the bond between 1 st and 2nd phosphate is
broken
c) energy is restored
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d) 3rd phosphate group linked to 2nd phosphate

group

90) What's common between the stomata in the lower

epidermis and alveoli in the lungs?
a) gas exchange
b) ATP production
c) Photosynthesis
d) cellular respiration

91) What bonds forms when electrons are shared?

a) covalent bond
b) ionic bond
c) metallic bond
d) hydrogen bond

92) Lions and hyenas, living in the same area, both eat
Buffalos. What is the most probably the relationship in
the lions and the hyena’s community?
I. Lions and hyenas will compete on the buffalo
II. lions will compete with each other on the
Buffalo
III. hyenas will compete with each other on the
Buffalo
IV. No competition will occur between lions and
hyenas as they're different species
The correct consequence?
a) I only
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b) Il and Ill only

c) IV only
d) I, ll, and Ill

93) Two students conducted an experiment to

determine what happens to the energy
transferred from each consecutive trophic level.
Which of the following conclusions represented
by the student is correct?
a) student A suggested that energy is lost
during cellular respiration
b) student B suggested that energy is lost
through animal faeces
c) both students have correct conclusions
d) Neither student have correct conclusions

94) Which of the following is correct about the

number of protons, electrons and neutrons
in carbon 13?
a) 6 protons, 6 electrons, 6 neutrons
b) 6 protons, 6 electrons, 7 neutrons
c) 5 protons, 5 electrons, 8 neutrons
d) 5 protons, 5 electrons, 5 neutrons

95) according to the 4 classifications of plants. What will

help to determine what type of plant it is?
I) cell wall

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II) flowers.
III) seeds
a) I only.
b) I and II.
c) II and III.
d) I, II, and III.

96) Which statements describes the difference between

bacteria and viruses?
a) Bacteria do not have DNA but viruses do
b) Viruses can infect humans but bacteria
cannot.
c) Bacteria have a membrane bound
nucleus but viruses do not.
d) Viruses are acellular but bacteria are not.

97) Which of the following is true regarding the

similarities between Fins of shark and fins of
dolphin?
a) evidence of common ancestors
b) evidence of convergent evolution
c) share homologous structures
d) share vestigial structures

98) What is the difference between cilia and flagella?

a) cilia is shorter and greater in number
b) cilia is longer and less In number
c) both have same length and number
d) no difference in number and length between them
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99) a scientist put 4 artificial flowers with the same

shape and height but with different colors in a box
contain honeybees. Then count the number of
honeybees that landed on each flower. What question
was he trying to answer in the experiment?
a) would bees land on real or artificial flower?
b) does the height of flower affect the land of bees?
c) does the shape of flower affect the landing of the
bees?
d) does the color of flower affect the landing of the
bees?

100) A student hypothesized that the yeast cells put in a

solution would absorb all nutrients and stop dividing
after 10 hr. then he concludes the data of the
experiment in table:
hours Cell density(cells/ml)
6 4000
8 6000
10 8000
12 11000
14 24000
Was the student’s hypothesis correct?
a) No, the cell density remain constant.
b) No, the cell density increased after 10 hours..
c) Yes, the cell density remain constant.
d) Yes, the cell density increased after 10 hours.

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