Georgia Biology EOC UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Archaea - CORRECT ANSWER - Single cell prokaryote found in extreme environments
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Single celled prokaryote with peptidoglycan in the cell
wall
Prokaryote - CORRECT ANSWER - Cells with no nucleus or membrane bound organelles
Eukaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER - Cells with nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWER - Serves as a cell's boundary to regulate materials
entering and exiting the cell
Cell Wall - CORRECT ANSWER - Protects some cells and gives the cell it's shape
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains DNA, which controls cellular function
Chloroplasts - CORRECT ANSWER - Capture solar energy for photosynthesis
Golgi Body/Apparatus - CORRECT ANSWER - Modify, sort, and ship proteins and lipids
Mitochondria - CORRECT ANSWER - Makes ATP for the cell through cellular respiration
Ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWER - Synthesizes polypeptide chains to make proteins
Eubacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingdom of "true" bacteria
,Archaebacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingdom of bacteria such as methanogens and
thermophiles
Protist - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingdom that contains eukaryotic organisms that do not
fit into any other kingdom
Fungi - CORRECT ANSWER - Heterotrophic eukaryotes that do external digestion
Plants - CORRECT ANSWER - Photosynthetic multi-cellular eukaryotes
Animals - CORRECT ANSWER - Multi-cellular eukaryotic heterotrophs that can move
Taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Branch of biology dealing with naming and
organizing organisms
Ecology - CORRECT ANSWER - Scientific study of the interactions between organisms
and their environment
Biosphere - CORRECT ANSWER - Includes all organisms living on and around earth and
their environments
Biotic - CORRECT ANSWER - All the living organisms in an ecosystem
Abiotic - CORRECT ANSWER - All the non-living organisms in an ecosystem
Population - CORRECT ANSWER - All organisms of the same species in an area
Community - CORRECT ANSWER - All the living organisms in an area
, Ecosystem - CORRECT ANSWER - All the biotic and abiotic factors in an area
Aquatic - CORRECT ANSWER - Ecosystem that contains salt and fresh water
Marine - CORRECT ANSWER - Saltwater ecosystems are also called ____ ecosystems
Niche - CORRECT ANSWER - The specific role that an organism plays in an ecosystem
Habitat - CORRECT ANSWER - The place where an organism lives
Tundra - CORRECT ANSWER - Biome with permafrost, cold & windy conditions and
low growing vegetation
Tropical Rain Forest - CORRECT ANSWER - Warm & moist biome with ferns, orchids,
monkeys, parrots and jaguar.
Desert - CORRECT ANSWER - Biome with very little precipitation, cacti plants and
many reptiles.
Grassland - CORRECT ANSWER - Biome with grasses, grazing herbivores and lions
Taiga - CORRECT ANSWER - Cold biome with evergreens, snowshoe hare and timber
wolves
Temperate Deciduous Forest - CORRECT ANSWER - Biome that has white-tailed deer,
squirrels and trees that lose their leaves
Open Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Deep ocean area with dolphins and whales
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Archaea - CORRECT ANSWER - Single cell prokaryote found in extreme environments
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Single celled prokaryote with peptidoglycan in the cell
wall
Prokaryote - CORRECT ANSWER - Cells with no nucleus or membrane bound organelles
Eukaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER - Cells with nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWER - Serves as a cell's boundary to regulate materials
entering and exiting the cell
Cell Wall - CORRECT ANSWER - Protects some cells and gives the cell it's shape
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains DNA, which controls cellular function
Chloroplasts - CORRECT ANSWER - Capture solar energy for photosynthesis
Golgi Body/Apparatus - CORRECT ANSWER - Modify, sort, and ship proteins and lipids
Mitochondria - CORRECT ANSWER - Makes ATP for the cell through cellular respiration
Ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWER - Synthesizes polypeptide chains to make proteins
Eubacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingdom of "true" bacteria
,Archaebacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingdom of bacteria such as methanogens and
thermophiles
Protist - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingdom that contains eukaryotic organisms that do not
fit into any other kingdom
Fungi - CORRECT ANSWER - Heterotrophic eukaryotes that do external digestion
Plants - CORRECT ANSWER - Photosynthetic multi-cellular eukaryotes
Animals - CORRECT ANSWER - Multi-cellular eukaryotic heterotrophs that can move
Taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Branch of biology dealing with naming and
organizing organisms
Ecology - CORRECT ANSWER - Scientific study of the interactions between organisms
and their environment
Biosphere - CORRECT ANSWER - Includes all organisms living on and around earth and
their environments
Biotic - CORRECT ANSWER - All the living organisms in an ecosystem
Abiotic - CORRECT ANSWER - All the non-living organisms in an ecosystem
Population - CORRECT ANSWER - All organisms of the same species in an area
Community - CORRECT ANSWER - All the living organisms in an area
, Ecosystem - CORRECT ANSWER - All the biotic and abiotic factors in an area
Aquatic - CORRECT ANSWER - Ecosystem that contains salt and fresh water
Marine - CORRECT ANSWER - Saltwater ecosystems are also called ____ ecosystems
Niche - CORRECT ANSWER - The specific role that an organism plays in an ecosystem
Habitat - CORRECT ANSWER - The place where an organism lives
Tundra - CORRECT ANSWER - Biome with permafrost, cold & windy conditions and
low growing vegetation
Tropical Rain Forest - CORRECT ANSWER - Warm & moist biome with ferns, orchids,
monkeys, parrots and jaguar.
Desert - CORRECT ANSWER - Biome with very little precipitation, cacti plants and
many reptiles.
Grassland - CORRECT ANSWER - Biome with grasses, grazing herbivores and lions
Taiga - CORRECT ANSWER - Cold biome with evergreens, snowshoe hare and timber
wolves
Temperate Deciduous Forest - CORRECT ANSWER - Biome that has white-tailed deer,
squirrels and trees that lose their leaves
Open Ocean - CORRECT ANSWER - Deep ocean area with dolphins and whales
