GMAS Review

Glucose is a simple sugar that is broken down for the release of energy during cellular respiration. The formula for glucose is C6H12O6. To which class of organic macromolecules does glucose belong?

The function of the mitochondria in cells is to

Which of the following is the most likely cause of energy leaving the ecosystem?

Which types of organic molecules serve as the building blocks of living things and form when amino acids are joined by a peptide bond?

In pea plants, the allele for green pods is (G) is dominant over the allele for yellow pods (g). If a pea plant has yellow pods, what is its genotype?

Which of the following can cause a mutation? I. Spontaneous error during replication II. Ultraviolet radiation III. Swimming in polluted water

Ticks obtain nourishment by feeding on the blood of mammals such as mice and squirrels. Although ticks do not kill the animal upon which they feed, they can weaken the animal. What type of relationship do a tick and the animal upon which it feeds illustrate?

Bromeliads are epiphytes that live attached the high branches of trees. Living high up in the trees provide the bromeliads better access to water and sunlight. The tree receives no benefit from the relationship and is not harmed. What type of ecosystem interaction do the bromeliads and the trees exhibit?

A lichen is formed by a relationship between a fungus and a green alga. The fungus anchors the lichen and protects the alga from direct sunlight and extreme temperature fluctuations. The green alga performs photosynthesis, providing food for itself and the fungus. What type of symbiotic relationship does a lichen illustrate?

Which cell component may be present in a eukaryotic cell, but not in a prokaryotic cell?

Lice, fleas, ticks, and bedbugs are organisms that frequently obtain nutrition by living in and feeding on the tissues or fluids of other organisms. What name is given to the organisms that provide nourishment to lice, fleas, ticks, and bedbugs?

Which form of reproduction gives organisms that live in a changing environment the advantage of greater variation?

Which of the following are reactants for cellular respiration and products of photosynthesis?

Mr. Bleier is examining cells with a microscope. The cells he is viewing appear to come from a multi-cellular organism that has a nucleus, a cell membrane, a cell wall, and chloroplasts. From which of the following groups of organisms was the sample taken?

The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days. What fraction of a sample of iodine-131 will remain after 32 days?