Growth and Development of Organisms Practice

1.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Mr. Koening is doing an experiment. He places two identical plants by the window in his classroom. The plants exist under identical conditions except, Mr. Koening waters one plant everyday and the other plant every other day. After one month, Mr. Koening finds that the plant watered everyday is taller than the plant watered every other day. What type of factor has influenced growth of the plants?

genetic factor

environmental factor

behavioral factor

science factor

2.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

The cell cycle is:

The regular sequence of growth and division of a cell

The regular sequence of repair of a cell

The regular sequence of apoptosis

The regular sequence of DNA replication

3.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Which of these experiments provide the best evidence that genetic factors influence plant growth?

Planting seeds from several different plants under identical conditions that are found to grow at similar rates

Planting seeds from several different plants under identical conditions that are found to grow at different rates

Planting seeds from the same parent plant under a variety of conditions that are found to grow at different rates

Planting seeds from the same parent plant under a variety of conditions that are found to grow at similar rates

4.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Which of the following choices is NOT an environmental factor that could influence growth of a plant?

soil type

deoxyribonucleic acid

local climate

fertilizer application

5.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

In addition to genes passed on from biological parents, which of the following most influences a human's height?

local climate

exposure to sunlight

nutrition

medication

6.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

DNA replication means:

DNA moves out of the nucleus

DNA makes a copy of itself

DNA becomes chromosomes

DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid

7.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Which of the following experiments provides the best way to test the effect of daylight hours on rose bush bloom numbers?

study a single rose bush during different seasons and under different amounts of sunlight to see when it has the most blooms

research the kinds of rose bushes that have the highest number of blooms to see how much sunlight they need

count rose bush blooms in different parts of the world that have different amounts of sunlight

collect data on the number of rose bush blooms grown under identical conditions, except for hour of daylight

8.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Multicellular organisms grow by:

expanding cell size

increasing cell size

expanding number of mitochondria

increasing the number of cells

9.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

A group of biologists are setting up an experiment to study the length of the cell cycle, which of the following cells would not be a good cell to use?

liver cell

brain cell

blood cell

skin cell

10.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Somatic cells are:

reproductive cells

seed cells

body cells

happy cells

11.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Students planted 100 seeds in two similar plots of land on the same day. Both plots of land measured fifteen square feet. The students recorded data for a year. Based on the data in the table provided on your table, the height of the plants in Seed Group 2 is most likely the result of which of the following factors?

success rate of the sprouts

genetic factors of the plants

average local rainfall

pH of the soil in the area

12.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

In the cell cycle, G0 (G zero) means:

Growth phase

Resting phase

DNA replication phase

Cell division phase

13.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Fill in the blanks of the following sentence: Chromosomes are held together by the ______________________________________.

ribosomes

mitochondria

chromatids

centromeres

14.

Multiple Select

15 mins

1 pt

Cells divide for which of the following reasons? Check ALL that apply.

growth

repair

reproduction

respiration

15.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

A farmer treated a population of corn plants with fertilizer. The farmer observed these corn plants, on average, were taller than another population of the same kind of corn plant that were not treated with fertilizer. The farmer's observation supports which of the following conclusions?

Fertilizer cannot affect corn plant growth

Only fertilizer can make corn plants larger

Survival of corn plants is dependent on fertilizer

Fertilizer can affect corn plant growth

16.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Knickers, the steer, became famous for being extremely large. Which of the following factors contributed most to Knickers' size.

genes

sunlight

age

food

17.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

When a parent cell divides, the products are called:

cousin cells

son cells

daughter cells

mother cells

18.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Fill in the blanks: Deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule the shape of a __________________________________ made of alternating sugar and __________________________ sides and complementary _____________________________________________ as the rungs of the ladder.

twisted ladder, phosphate, nitrogen bases

straight ladder, nitrogen, phosphate bases

straight ladder, phosphate, nitrogen bases

twisted ladder, nitrogen, phosphate bases

19.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Fish in a small pond will typically be smaller than fish in a large pond. Which type of influential factor is at work?

genetic factor

environmental factor

20.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

What animal is the only mammal able to regrow body parts?

humans

cows

deer

dogs

21.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

A scientist planted several radish plants at work. She also planted several radish plants at home. She observed that the plants grown at home were taller and had more leaves than those grown at work. She proposed the idea that genetic differences were responsible for the differences. Which of the following is the best argument AGAINST her idea?

Changing environments can alter plants' genetic material

Genetic factors cannot influence plant height or leaf growth

The genetic material of all the plants would be the same

Environmental factors are usually stronger than genetic factors

22.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Fill in the blank. According to a NASA study, between 2000 and 2009, plant growth in the southern hemisphere ________________________ because of climate change.

fell

increased

stayed the same

was not measured

23.

Multiple Select

15 mins

1 pt

Check ALL that apply. Chromosomes are made of _____________________________?

Condensed chromatin

Condensed chromatids

Condensed milk

Genetic material

24.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

When an amoeba goes through the cell cycle and divides, it has ____________________________________?

grown

repaired

reproduced

photosynthesized

25.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

How long does the cell cycle take?

2 hours

22 hours

2 seconds

depends on the type of cell

26.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

A unicellular organism grows by:

increasing the number of its cells

increasing the size of its cell

changing shape

shrinking

27.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

The DNA molecule is a:

singular helix

double helix

triple helix

quadruple helix

28.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor that could influence growth and development of an ANIMAL?

food

space

genes

predators

29.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Remember Lily, the puppy? Which of the following would NOT influence Lily's growth and development?

her DNA

her food

her parents

her friend, Lucy, a hound dog

30.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

What does DNA stand for?

deoxyribonucleic acid

deribonucleus acid

deoxynucleic acid

deoxrinecleic acid

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