Home > Cybersecurity > Quizzes > Penn Foster Biology Review
Penn Foster Biology Review
Fast practice, instant feedback. Timer auto-submits when time’s up.
Avg score: 62% Most missed: “( ) breaks up fats through a process of emulsification.”
Penn Foster Biology Review
Time left 00:00
25 Questions

1. The ( ) are sometimes called the 'powerhouses' of this cell

2. Blood is considered what type of tissue?

3. Speciation due to geographic barriers separating populations is called ( ) speciation

4. In meiosis, the exchange of genetic material between nonsister chromatids occurs during

5. A deficiency of vitamin D can lead to bone decalcification and a disorder called

6. Slime molds differ from water molds in that

7. What trait increases the vulnerability of a species to extinction?

8. What biogeochemical cycle involves the weathering of sedimentary rock?

9. The first hominid group known to use fire is now called

10. Among mammals, the spiny anteater is distinctive in that it's a/an

11. ( ), which helps plants 'fix' needed nitrogen, are located in root nodules.

12. Sympatric speciation may occur in plants due to

13. Venous blood from the superior vena cava enters the human heart at the

14. ( ) is the idea that the first eukaryotic cells arose from beneficial associations between primitive eukaryotes and bacteria

15. The centrally located ground tissue of a eudicot stem is the

16. Complete this analogy: Cells are to tissues as organs are to

17. ( ) is the process of transferring normal or modified genes into an individual in an attempt to correct some type of genetic defect.

18. Two protozoan species are introduced into a pond habit niche. After a few weeks pass one of the species is still there. This occurrence is an example of

19. The most common bryophytes include

20. ( ) breaks up fats through a process of emulsification.

21. The first cell that's formed when two gametes come together at fertilization is the

22. The polarity of water molecules causes them to be attracted to one another by a ( ) bond

23. The correct order of the stages of mitosis

24. Infectious, disease causing agents are called

25. In cellular respiration, the number of ATP molecules produced equals about 40% of the energy available from a glucose molecule. The remainder of the energy is lost as