End of Course Biology
Reporting Category 4
Biological Processes and Systems
1. In an experiment, Pavlov caused a dog to
salivate when it heard the ring of a bell.
Which type of learning was demonstrated by
the dog?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Habituation
Imprinting
Conditioning
Trial and error
2. Which is an example of a learned behavior?
A. A bear cub practices catching salmon the
way its mother does.
B. A baby gazelle rises to its feet within a
few minutes of its birth.
C. A baby kangaroo climbs into its
mother’s pouch as soon as it is born.
D. An adult salmon returns to its freshwater
stream when it is time to reproduce.
3. Sandworms are annelid worms that live on
the seafloor. They absorb oxygen and
excrete wastes through their skin. Which
characteristics will best help the worm carry
out these functions?
A. Large number of hearts
B. Large diameter blood vessels
C. Large mouth compared to body volume
D. Large surface area compared to body
volume
4. Which reproductive adaptation is more of a
characteristic of a mammal then an
amphibian?
A. External fertilization with internal
development
B. Internal fertilization with internal
development
C. External fertilization with external
development
D. Internal fertilization with external
development
5. What is the main function of leaves?
A. Leaves provide support for growth and a
place to store food.
B. Leaves provide a place for
photosynthesis to occur.
C. Leaves absorb water and minerals and
transport nutrients to the stem.
D. Leaves create a barrier that prevents
water in the plant’s tissue from
evaporating.
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D. High acidity is harmful to this type of
plant.
7. In humans, glucose is kept in balance in the
bloodstream by insulin. Which concept does
this best illustrate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6. A scientist performs an experiment to see if
acids have an effect on the health of a
particular type of plant. Three sets of plants
were treated with acidic solutions of known
pH, while the control set was treated with a
solution of neutral pH 7.
Adaptation
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Organization
8. When worker bees return to the hive, they
perform a sequence of movements called a
waggle dance to show other members of the
colony where food is located. Which type of
behavior does this best illustrate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Aggressive behavior
Courtship behavior
Social behavior
Territorial behavior
9. Which of the following is a body system
response that adjusts body temperature when
it is higher than normal?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Breathing rate begins to decrease.
Blood vessels near the skin constrict.
Sweat glands produce and secrete sweat.
Hormones increase the metabolic rate of
the liver.
Which is the best conclusion for this
experiment?
A. Acid has no effect on the health of this
type of plant.
B. High acidity is helpful to this type of
plant.
C. Low acidity is helpful to this type of
plant.
10. Heartburn is pain that occurs when acidic
gastric juice is forced out of the upper end of
the stomach. In which of the following
organs does a person experience heartburn?
A. Pancreas
B. Esophagus
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C. Small intestine
D. Large intestine
Which of the following statements describes what
happened to the energy represented by the section
labeled X?
A.
B.
C.
D.
11. Which of the following statements best
explains why oxygen diffuses from the
alveoli into the blood?
A. The diagram draws oxygen into the
alveoli at a rapid speed.
B. Alveoli cells contain hemoglobin to
transfer gases to the blood.
C. The concentration of oxygen is greater in
the alveoli than in the blood.
D. Red blood cells move one at a time
through the capillaries surrounding the
alveoli.
12. Plants absorb solar energy during
photosynthesis. The graph below represents
how this energy is distributed in some
plants.
It is recycled to the Sun.
It is consumed by decomposers.
It is lost to the soil and the atmosphere.
It is used for cellular respiration and
maintenance.
13. Which of the following is a function of the
liver?
A. Removing toxic compounds from the
blood.
B. Secreting digestive enzymes into the
stomach.
C. Producing white blood cells to fight
infections.
D. Converting food into smaller nutrient
molecules.
14. In conditions of stress or fear, the human
adrenal gland may produce adrenaline.
Which of the following is an effect
adrenaline can have on the body?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Increased blood pressure.
Decreased rate of breathing.
Increased production of red blood cells.
Decreased heart rate.
15. In the human body, muscle cells have an
increased need for energy during exercise.
To help supply this energy, the body will
immediately increase…
A. Food intake to increase the substances
available for respiration.
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B. The need for waste products to be
retained.
C. Activity in the nervous system to
stimulate intake of carbon dioxide.
D. The breathing rate to supply more
oxygen to the cells for the release of
energy.
A.
B.
C.
D.
An inference
A hypothesis
A prediction
A conclusion
16.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fish
Bird
Turtle
Frog
17. A student’s experiment showed that
earthworms move away from light. This
statement should be classified as…
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