What is the primary function of the root system in plants?
Photosynthesis
Anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients
Producing flowers and fruits
Transporting sugars
Correct Answer :
B. Anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients
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What is the primary function of the mitochondria?
Protein synthesis
Energy production
Lipid synthesis
Waste elimination
What term describes the role a species plays in its ecosystem, including its interactions with other species and its use of resources?
Niche
Habitat
Territory
Ecosystem role
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Brain
Liver
Skin
Heart
Which of the following is the smallest unit of the nervous system?
Neuron
Nerve
Ganglion
Brain
What is the term for the study of human societies, cultures, and behaviors?
Sociology
Anthropology
Psychology
Archaeology
What is the function of the human respiratory system?
Regulation of blood sugar levels
Transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide
Digestion of food
Filtration of blood
What is the function of the cell membrane?
Synthesizing proteins
Protecting the nucleus
Regulating the passage of substances in and out of the cell
Storing genetic information
What is the term for the process by which modern humans gradually replaced archaic humans, such as Neanderthals, through migration and competition?
Speciation
Coevolution
Extinction
Out-of-Africa hypothesis
What is the process by which segments of DNA are shuffled during the formation of gametes, leading to genetic diversity?
Meiosis
Mitosis
Replication
Crossing over
What is the term for the process by which plants lose water vapor through small openings in their leaves?
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Osmosis
What is the primary function of the fallopian tubes in the female reproductive system?
Menstruation
Fertilization of the egg by sperm
Implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterus
Production of estrogen
Which type of muscle is responsible for voluntary movements in the body?
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
Involuntary muscle
A human male has how many sex chromosomes?
1
2
23
46
What is the primary function of the root system in plants?
Photosynthesis
Anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients
Producing flowers and fruits
Transporting sugars
Which term refers to structures that have no apparent function but resemble functional structures in other organisms?
Homologous structures
Analogous structures
Vestigial structures
Adaptive structures
What is the function of the human gallbladder?
Storage of bile
Production of insulin
Digestion of proteins
Filtration of blood
Which of the following is a viral disease transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes?
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Influenza
Lyme disease
What is the term for a gene that is expressed when present, even if only one copy is present in an individual's genotype?
Recessive
Dominant
Co-dominant
Allelic
What is the term for the shedding of the uterine lining in the absence of pregnancy, resulting in menstruation?
Ovulation
Fertilization
Menarche
Menstruation
In which type of population distribution are individuals evenly spaced throughout their habitat?
Random dispersion
Clumped dispersion
Uniform dispersion
Overlapping dispersion
What term describes the variety of different species in a particular habitat or ecosystem?
Species richness
Genetic diversity
Ecosystem diversity
Species evenness
What is the term for the innate, automatic response of an organism to a stimulus?
Conditioning
Habituation
Reflex
Instinct
The smallest unit of a chemical element that retains the properties of that element is called:
Atom
Molecule
Cell
Tissue
What is the main function of the kidneys in the human body?
Regulation of blood sugar levels
Production of red blood cells
Filtration of blood and excretion of waste products
Digestion of food
Which of the following is NOT a function of the cell wall in plant cells?
Providing structural support
Regulating osmotic balance
Facilitating cell communication
Protecting against pathogens
Which of the following is a bacterial disease that primarily affects the respiratory system and can be prevented by vaccination?
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Cholera
Whooping cough (Pertussis)
Which of the following is an example of an invasive species?
Native grasses in their natural habitat
A non-native tree planted in a garden
A species that naturally occurs in a specific ecosystem
A species that is endangered
What is the term for the process by which two unrelated species evolve similar traits in response to similar environmental pressures?
Natural selection
Convergent evolution
Artificial selection
Coevolution
What is the function of the pancreas in the human body?
Digestion of proteins
Regulation of blood sugar levels
Filtration of blood
Production of bile
What is the term for a change in the sequence of DNA that can be passed on to offspring?
Gene flow
Genetic drift
Mutation
Natural selection