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June 2016 NY Regents LE - Parts A and B1

Quiz by Christopher Merryman

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  • Q1
    Which statement is an example of the interdependence of organisms?
    Owls hunt at night
    Ants get food from insects and protect insects from predators
    Crows feed on dead mice
    Ticks feed on the blood of animals and the ticks grow larger
    30s
  • Q2
    Residents of a town are concerned that a recently built factory could pose health risks. Scientists were asked to investigate the effects of the factory on the health of local residents. The most relevant information they reported was that
    local medical facilities have recently reported a 15% increase in the number of patients treated for asthma
    in a survey, residents felt that the air in town looks dirtier now
    there have been reports that other types of factories have been linked with health issues
    residents have occasionally seen smoke coming from the factory
    30s
  • Q3
    Farmers may someday clone their best milkproducing cow into a whole herd. What potential disadvantage might be important to consider in having such a large group of clones on one farm?
    Lack of variation may limit survival in the herd.
    The cows could be mated only with each other
    The cows could be fertilized by only one type of bull.
    It may be difficult to tell the animals apart
    30s
  • Q4
    DNA replication occurs in preparation for
    meiosis, only
    mitosis, only
    neither mitosis nor meiosis
    both mitosis and meiosis
    30s
  • Q5
    An individual eats a hamburger. Which two systems must interact to transfer the nutrients in the hamburger to human muscle tissue?
    circulatory and respiratory
    digestive and circulatory
    digestive and immune
    respiratory and excretory
    30s
  • Q6
    The diagram below shows cell A completing a life process. Cell A performs functions similar to the tissues and systems in complex, multicellular organisms. This process results in
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    increased autotrophic nutrition
    the maintenance of homeostasis
    a reduction in competition
    increased genetic variation
    30s
  • Q7
    The shape of a protein molecule directly determines its
    circulation throughout the body
    functions inside and outside of cells
    roles in building water molecules
    movements through the cytoplasm
    30s
  • Q8
    Which molecule would require the use of energy in order to be brought into the cell?
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    4
    2
    3
    1
    30s
  • Q9
    Many domestic plants that are currently used for food by humans share a wild plant ancestor. The changes that have occurred in four common plants and the results are shown in the chart below. What event most likely produced the changes that occurred in the wild plant ancestor?
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    Competition for survival occurred in all ecosystems of the world
    Mutations in wild mustard sex cells were passed on to offspring
    Ancient herbivores overgrazed wild mustard
    Humans did not like to eat wild mustard
    30s
  • Q10
    Which statement describes the result of this exposure?
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    There have been no changes in the bases
    A new base has been inserted
    A base has been deleted
    One base has been substituted for another
    30s
  • Q11
    An ameba, a one-celled organism, can move, ingest, and transport materials within the cell, because it has
    systems
    organelles
    tissues
    organs
    30s
  • Q12
    In humans, the placenta is essential to the embryo for
    respiration, nutrition, and excretion
    movement, reproduction, and nutrition
    coordination, movement, and growth
    nutrition, excretion, and reproduction
    30s
  • Q13
    A student infected by a common cold virus ran a low-grade fever. After a few days, the student’s temperature returned to normal and the student was free of cold symptoms. The fever served as
    an antigen in the circulatory system
    an immune response to a pathogen
    a biological catalyst
    a weakened pathogen
    30s
  • Q14
    Many animals have developed courtship behaviors. Males will often dance, swim, or sing in a particular way to attract a female. Males who are more successful at the courtship behavior will have a greater chance of having more offspring. This behavior is a result of
    genetic engineering
    asexual reproduction
    gene manipulation
    natural selection
    30s
  • Q15
    After a zygote is formed, specialization of cells occurs. Through which process do the cells of a zygote become specialized?
    sexual reproduction
    fertilization
    meiosis
    differentiation
    30s

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