Georgia Biology EOC Practice Test Questions with
Correct Answers
What will most likely be the result if all the mitochondria are removed from a plant
cell?
A. It will be unable to carry out respiration
B. It will lose water through osmosis
C. It will break down the ribosomes in the cell
D. It will be unable to photosynthesize
It will be unable to carry out respiration
What process best explains how a nerve cell and a muscle cell can both develop from the
same fertilized egg?
A. Differentiation
B. Natural selection
C. Selective Breeding
D. Genetic engineering
Differentiation
During Strenuous exercise, body temperature increases. The body responds to the
increase in temperatures by sweating, which helps to reduce body temperature. Which
is demonstrated in this situation?
A. Excretion
B. Metabolism
,C. Homeostasis
D. Synthesis
Homeostasis
Before mitosis begins, which happens before the nucleus starts dividing?
A. The cytoplasm separates
B. The DNA replicates
C. The sister chromatids separate
D. The homologous chromosomes cross over
The DNA replicates
What is the function of autotrophs in the carbon cycle?
A. to use oxygen to produce glucose
B. to take in excess water
C. to use carbon dioxide to produce glucose
D. to feed on herbivores
To use carbon dioxide to produce glucose
Two different populations of birds live in the same area and eat the same types of food.
Which most likely describes the relationship between these two populations of birds?
A. competition
B. mutualism
C. parasitism
D. predator-prey
, Competition
What will most likely happen if the human population continues to grow at current
rates?
A . There will be fewer natural resources available for future generations.
B. There will be an increase in nitrogen levels in the atmosphere.
C. There will be a decrease in water pollution.
D. There will be an increase in the number of strong hurricanes.
There will be fewer natural resources available for future generations.
A strand of DNA has these bases:
AGC CAT GTA TAC
What is the complementary DNA strand?
A. ACG GAT CTA TAG
B. TCG GTA CAT ATG
C. TGC CTA GAT ATC
D. UCG CUA CAU AUG
TCG GTA CAT ATG
Which statement best describes the relationship that exists among proteins, DNA, and
cells?
A. Proteins combine to produce cells, which produce DNA.
B. Proteins are made up of DNA, which determines the cells that are produced.
Correct Answers
What will most likely be the result if all the mitochondria are removed from a plant
cell?
A. It will be unable to carry out respiration
B. It will lose water through osmosis
C. It will break down the ribosomes in the cell
D. It will be unable to photosynthesize
It will be unable to carry out respiration
What process best explains how a nerve cell and a muscle cell can both develop from the
same fertilized egg?
A. Differentiation
B. Natural selection
C. Selective Breeding
D. Genetic engineering
Differentiation
During Strenuous exercise, body temperature increases. The body responds to the
increase in temperatures by sweating, which helps to reduce body temperature. Which
is demonstrated in this situation?
A. Excretion
B. Metabolism
,C. Homeostasis
D. Synthesis
Homeostasis
Before mitosis begins, which happens before the nucleus starts dividing?
A. The cytoplasm separates
B. The DNA replicates
C. The sister chromatids separate
D. The homologous chromosomes cross over
The DNA replicates
What is the function of autotrophs in the carbon cycle?
A. to use oxygen to produce glucose
B. to take in excess water
C. to use carbon dioxide to produce glucose
D. to feed on herbivores
To use carbon dioxide to produce glucose
Two different populations of birds live in the same area and eat the same types of food.
Which most likely describes the relationship between these two populations of birds?
A. competition
B. mutualism
C. parasitism
D. predator-prey
, Competition
What will most likely happen if the human population continues to grow at current
rates?
A . There will be fewer natural resources available for future generations.
B. There will be an increase in nitrogen levels in the atmosphere.
C. There will be a decrease in water pollution.
D. There will be an increase in the number of strong hurricanes.
There will be fewer natural resources available for future generations.
A strand of DNA has these bases:
AGC CAT GTA TAC
What is the complementary DNA strand?
A. ACG GAT CTA TAG
B. TCG GTA CAT ATG
C. TGC CTA GAT ATC
D. UCG CUA CAU AUG
TCG GTA CAT ATG
Which statement best describes the relationship that exists among proteins, DNA, and
cells?
A. Proteins combine to produce cells, which produce DNA.
B. Proteins are made up of DNA, which determines the cells that are produced.
