Biology Formative 1-10 (released test) 2009

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An iodine solution is placed on the cut side of a potato. Within seconds, a blue-black color appears. What is most likely occurring?

A a positive test for proteins

B a positive test for starches s

C a negative test for proteins

D a negative test for starches

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A person with swollen gums rinses his mouth with warm salt water, and the swelling decreases. Which has occurred?

A The swollen gums have absorbed the saltwater solution.

B The saltwater solution lowers the temperature of the water in the gums.

C The salt in the solution has moved against the concentration gradient.

D The water in the gums has moved from a high to a low concentration of water.

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This diagram represents a cell.
Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins?

A 1

B 2

C 3

D 4

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Which organism is most likely to use anaerobic respiration?

A bird

B moss

C tree

D yeast

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Plant cells that are specialized for cell division are most likely found in what part of a plant?

A root tips

B leaf epidermis

C stem epidermis

D vascular tissues

1

This diagram represents the bone structures of the front limbs of four different animals.
What do the similarities of the structures suggest about these organisms?

A

B

C

D

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This chart represents amino acids that are coded from different combinations of mRNA codons.
Which amino acid sequence can be coded from the DNA sequence CAG TAG CGA?

A Valine — Isoleucine — Glycine — Alanine

B Valine — Aspartic Acid

C Valine — Isoleucine — Alanine

D Valine — Phenylalanine — Alanine

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Which set of parents can most likely produce a child with type O blood?

A one parent with type AB blood, and the other parent with type A blood

B one parent with type AB blood, and the other parent with type O blood

C one parent with heterozygous type A blood, and the other parent with type O blood

D one parent with homozygous type A blood, and the other parent with homozygous type B blood

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This diagram represents samples of DNA that were cut with a restriction enzyme during DNA fingerprinting in a crime lab. Which technique was used to produce these bands?

A cloning

B gel electophoresis

C gene splicing

D genetic engineering

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What process produces many variations in phenotypes?

A independent assortment

B asexual reproduction

C regeneration

D cloning

Biology Formative 1-10 (released test) 2009

An iodine solution is placed on the cut side of a potato. Within seconds, a blue-black color appears. What is most likely occurring?

A person with swollen gums rinses his mouth with warm salt water, and the swelling decreases. Which has occurred?

This diagram represents a cell.Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins?

Which organism is most likely to use anaerobic respiration?

Plant cells that are specialized for cell division are most likely found in what part of a plant?

This diagram represents the bone structures of the front limbs of four different animals.What do the similarities of the structures suggest about these organisms?

This chart represents amino acids that are coded from different combinations of mRNA codons.Which amino acid sequence can be coded from the DNA sequence CAG TAG CGA?

Which set of parents can most likely produce a child with type O blood?

This diagram represents samples of DNA that were cut with a restriction enzyme during DNA fingerprinting in a crime lab. Which technique was used to produce these bands?

What process produces many variations in phenotypes?

An iodine solution is placed on the cut side of a potato. Within seconds, a blue-black color appears. What is most likely occurring?

A person with swollen gums rinses his mouth with warm salt water, and the swelling decreases. Which has occurred?

This diagram represents a cell.Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins?

Which organism is most likely to use anaerobic respiration?

Plant cells that are specialized for cell division are most likely found in what part of a plant?

This diagram represents the bone structures of the front limbs of four different animals.What do the similarities of the structures suggest about these organisms?

This chart represents amino acids that are coded from different combinations of mRNA codons.Which amino acid sequence can be coded from the DNA sequence CAG TAG CGA?

Which set of parents can most likely produce a child with type O blood?

This diagram represents samples of DNA that were cut with a restriction enzyme during DNA fingerprinting in a crime lab. Which technique was used to produce these bands?

What process produces many variations in phenotypes?

This diagram represents a cell.
Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins?

This diagram represents the bone structures of the front limbs of four different animals.
What do the similarities of the structures suggest about these organisms?

This chart represents amino acids that are coded from different combinations of mRNA codons.
Which amino acid sequence can be coded from the DNA sequence CAG TAG CGA?

This diagram represents a cell.
Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins?

This diagram represents the bone structures of the front limbs of four different animals.
What do the similarities of the structures suggest about these organisms?

This chart represents amino acids that are coded from different combinations of mRNA codons.
Which amino acid sequence can be coded from the DNA sequence CAG TAG CGA?