multiple choice questions

Question 1

Salivary glands produce amylase, which is responsible for the digestion of which macromolecule?

Question 2

Mechanical digestion begins in the …

Question 3

Gas exchange between the circulatory system and cells in the body occurs in which blood vessel?

Question 4

The heart chamber that receives deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood is …

Question 5

What component of the human respiratory system is the site of gas exchange?

Question 6

Where does peristalsis occur?

Question 7

What is the liquid portion of blood called?

Question 8

Which heart chamber pumps blood to almost all body parts?

Question 9

An organism with a diploid number of 32 would produce gametes with how many chromosomes?

Question 10

Which cells undergo meiosis?

Question 11

Homologous pairs lining up randomly in metaphase I is called …

Question 12

What occurs during telophase of mitosis?

Question 13

What are sister chromatids?

Question 14

How many chromosomes are found in a normal human egg?

Question 15

When pure red and pure white flowers are crossed, offspring with pink petals are produced. What is this an example of?

Question 16

Compare the following: deletion, duplication, inversion, translocation

Question 17

What is the correct order of taxonomic ranks from most general (largest group) to most specific (smallest group)?

Question 18

In which kingdom are mushrooms classified?

Question 19

What are the characteristics of living things?

Question 20

How many kingdoms exist in taxonomy?

Question 21

Are humans invertebrates or chordates? Explain why.

Question 22

Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Question 23

What are the main organs of a plant and their functions?

Question 24

Understand the characteristics and functions of parenchyma cells.

Question 25

Which plant tissues contain undifferentiated cells? What are their capabilities?