S.C.O.P.E.S. Students Creating Ownership Practicing Everyday Science
BIOLOGY T1 2015-2016
T1 SCOPES: Week 6 (September 28-October 2)
6-1
Knowing the definitions of the following Latin prefixes and root words, which structure in the organism pictured to the right represents the acrosome?
 acro = summit, top
 soma = body,
A Q
B R
C S
D T
6-2 (9A-R)
Butter
Pasta
Ribs
Name of Food
Pancake syrup
Type of Nutrient
Fats and Oils
Starch
Fat and Protein
Sugar
Lipid
Macromolecule
Carbohydrate
Protein
Carbohydrate
Which of the following foods listed in the table above is an example of a polysaccharide?
A butter
B pasta
C ribs
D pancake syrup
6-3 (11D-R)
Surtsey is an island located south of Iceland. The island was formed by a volcanic eruption and first appeared in 1963. The table below contains descriptions of changes in the population and diversity of species on Surtsey.
Which of these lists the descriptions in the correct order of ecological succession on Surtsey?
A I, II, IV, III
B III, I, II, IV
C IV, III, I, II
D II, IV, I, III
6-4 (9A-R)
The Venus Fly Trap (Dionaeo muscipula) is a carnivorous plant found in the bogs of North
Carolina and in the Big Thicket of East Texas. The soil in the bogs has low level of nitrogen.
Which macromolecule provides the most nitrogen for the plant?
A carbohydrate
B protein
C lipid
D deoxyribonucleic acid
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S.C.O.P.E.S. Students Creating Ownership Practicing Everyday Science
BIOLOGY T1 2015-2016
T1 SCOPES: Week 6 (September 28-October 2)
6-5 (4B-R)
Which of these characteristics prevents fire from being classified as living?
A response to stimuli
B produces energy
C made of one or more cells
D movement
6-6 (4B-R)
Which cell organelle digests materials that have been engulfed by cells?
A Cell wall
B Chloroplast
C Lysosomes
D Mitochondria
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S.C.O.P.E.S. Students Creating Ownership Practicing Everyday Science
BIOLOGY T1 2015-2016
T1 SCOPES: Week 7 (October 5-9)
7-1 (9A-R)
The brown paper test for lipids is positive when food is placed on the paper and a spot forms which will allow light to pass through it. Which food would give the most positive test for lipids?
A potato chips
B bread
C sugar
D carrots
7-2 (4A-S)
Which of the following diagrams shows a prokaryotic cell?
A
B
C
D
7-3 (12C)
A forest fire destroys the majority of the trees in a state park. Which effect will this most likely have on secondary consumers in that ecosystem?
A The amount of available energy will increase because there will be fewer predators in the forest.
B The amount of available energy will increase because there will be less competition from producers.
C The amount of available energy will decrease because fewer primary consumers will survive the lack of vegetation.
D The amount of available energy will remain constant because secondary consumers are not reliant on primary consumers.
7-4 (4A-S)
A lab technician needs to determine whether cells in a test tube are prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
The technician has several dyes she could use to stain the cells. Four of the dyes are described in the table below:
Dye
Acridine orange
Test
Stains DNA and RNA
Osmium tetroxide
Eosin
Nile blue
Stains lipids
Stains cell cytoplasm
Stains cell nuclei
Which dye could the technician use to determine whether the cells are prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
A Acridine orange
B Osmium tetroxide
C Eosin
D Nile blue
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S.C.O.P.E.S. Students Creating Ownership Practicing Everyday Science
BIOLOGY T1 2015-2016
T1 SCOPES: Week 7 (October 5-9)
7-5 (9C-S)
Individuals who lack lactase are unable to break down the sugar lactose. The suffixes –ase and
–ose help to distinguish between types of molecules. Sugar molecules end in the –ose suffix.
What type of molecules are characterized by the –ase suffix?
A enzyme
B fatty acid
C lipid
D starch
7-6 (4B-R)
Which of the following pairs matches a cell organelle with its function?
A chloroplast—movement
B nucleus—cell regulation
C vacuole—energy production
D mitochondrion—photosynthesis
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S.C.O.P.E.S. Students Creating Ownership Practicing Everyday Science
BIOLOGY T1 2015-2016
T1 SCOPES: Week 8 (October 12-16)
8-1 (12C)
The diagram below represents a food web. Which organisms are correctly paired with their nutritional role?
A hawk-decomposer; insect eating bird-parasite
B mountain lion-predator; bark beetle-herbivore
C mouse-autotroph; flower seed-heterotroph
D grasshopper-carnivore; grass-autotroph
8-2 (9A-R)
Which words best complete the lettered blanks in the two sentences below?
Organic compounds, such as proteins and starches, are too __1__ to diffuse into  cells.
 Proteins are digested into __2__ and starches are digested into __3__.
A 1—large, 2—simple sugars, 3—amino acids
B 1—small, 2—simple sugars, 3—amino acids
C 1—large, 2—amino acids, 3—simple sugars
D 1—small, 2—amino acids, 3—simple sugars
8-3 (4B-R)
A decalcified egg has no outer shell. The egg shrinks when placed in corn syrup. This is due to
–
A diffusion
B osmosis
C active transport
D facilitated diffusion
8-4 (9B-S)
During photosynthesis in plants, what is the source of the carbon in the sugar molecule, glucose, (C
6
H
12
O
6
)?
A carbon dioxide (CO
2
) in the air
B carbon monoxide (CO) in the air
C carbon (C) particles in the soil
D carbon (C) particles in the water
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S.C.O.P.E.S. Students Creating Ownership Practicing Everyday Science
BIOLOGY T1 2015-2016
T1 SCOPES: Week 9 (October 19-23)
9-1 (12C)
The diagram below shows an energy pyramid.
Approximately how much energy is available to the secondary consumers in this energy pyramid?
A 10 kcal/m
B 100kcal/m
2
2
/year
/year
C 1,000 kcal/m
D 5,000 kcal/m
2
2
/year
/year
9-2 (4B-R)
Which of the following statements corretly matches a cell part with its function?
A The cell membrane packages lipids for export.
B The mitochondria perform photosynthesis.
C The lysosome digests molecules.
D The nucleus produces energy.
9-3 (9B-S)
The equation below represents a summary of a biological process.
Carbon dioxide + Water  Glucose + Water + Oxygen
This process is completed in –
A mitochondria
B ribosomes
C cell membranes
D chloroplasts
9-4 (9A-R)
Lemur’s bodies are adapted to efficiently store energy for times when food is scarce. This adaptation may help explain how lemur ancestors survived the trip across the Mozambique
Channel from mainland Africa to Madagascar.
Which of the following types of molecules are primarily used for long-term energy storage in the lemur?
A lipids
B monosaccharides
C nucleic acids
D proteins
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S.C.O.P.E.S. Students Creating Ownership Practicing Everyday Science
BIOLOGY T1 2015-2016
T1 SCOPES: Week 9 (October 19-23)
9-5 (9A-R)
Which diagram below represents a monomer of a carbohydrate?
9-6 (4B-R)
Which of these is a principle of cell theory that supports the idea that new cells will replace damaged cells in a scraped knee?
A All living things are composed of one or more cells.
B Cells are the basic units of structure and function of living things.
C All cells arise from previously existing cells.
D Most cells are too small to be viewed with the unaided eye.
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