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UPCAT Review: BIOLOGY

  1. Spiny anteaters or Echidnas are mammals that lays eggs. To which of the following groups do they belong?
    1. birds
    2. placentals
    3. marsupials
    4. monotremes

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  1. Spiny anteaters or Echidnas are mammals that lays eggs. To which of the following groups do they belong?
    1. birds
    2. placentals
    3. marsupials
    4. monotremes

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  1. Which of the following cell parts are found in BOTH animal and plant cells?
    1. vacuoles
    2. lysosomes
    3. ribosomes
    4. chloroplasts

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  1. Which of the following cell parts are found in BOTH animal and plant cells?
    1. vacuoles
    2. lysosomes
    3. ribosomes
    4. chloroplasts

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  1. Which of the following is TRUE of reproductive cells?
    1. An egg cell carries two X chromosomes.
    2. A sperm cell carries two Y chromosomes.
    3. An egg cell an carry either an X or Y chromosome.
    4. A sperm cell can carry either an X or Y chromosome.

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  1. Which of the following is TRUE of reproductive cells?
    1. An egg cell carries two X chromosomes.
    2. A sperm cell carries two Y chromosomes.
    3. An egg cell an carry either an X or Y chromosome.
    4. A sperm cell can carry either an X or Y chromosome.

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  1. What adaptation is referred to when a group of organisms evolves to share the characteristics of another group?
    1. mimicry
    2. symbiosis
    3. resistance
    4. habitat tracking

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  1. What adaptation is referred to when a group of organisms evolves to share the characteristics of another group?
    1. mimicry
    2. symbiosis
    3. resistance
    4. habitat tracking

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  1. Which of the following is NOT an angiosperm?
    1. pine
    2. apple
    3. guava
    4. mango

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  1. Which of the following is NOT an angiosperm?
    1. pine
    2. apple
    3. guava
    4. mango

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  1. Which pigment is responsible for the red, purple or blue colors in the plants?
    1. carotene
    2. food color
    3. chlorophyll
    4. anthocyanin

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  1. Which pigment is responsible for the red, purple or blue colors in the plants?
    1. carotene
    2. food color
    3. chlorophyll
    4. anthocyanin

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  1. What type of plants can grow in salt water?
    1. xerophytes
    2. halophytes
    3. thallophytes
    4. mesophytes

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  1. What type of plants can grow in salt water?
    1. xerophytes
    2. halophytes
    3. thallophytes
    4. mesophytes

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  1. Which of the following is NOT an example of commensalism?
    1. orchids and trees
    2. lice and human beings
    3. remora shark and sperm whale
    4. filter-feeding barnacles and whale sharks

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  1. Which of the following is NOT an example of commensalism?
    1. orchids and trees
    2. lice and human beings
    3. remora shark and sperm whale
    4. filter-feeding barnacles and whale sharks

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  1. What do you call the process by which pollination is done by insects?
    1. zoophily
    2. anthrophily
    3. entomophily
    4. self-pollination

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  1. What do you call the process by which pollination is done by insects?
    1. zoophily
    2. anthrophily
    3. entomophily
    4. self-pollination

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  1. Which of the following is a disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin B3?
    1. enteritis
    2. beriberi
    3. pellagra
    4. paresthesia

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  1. Which of the following is a disease caused by the deficiency of vitamin B3?
    1. enteritis
    2. beriberi
    3. pellagra
    4. paresthesia

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  1. Which of the following kingdoms comprises of organisms with cell walls that has a composition similar to that of the exoskeleton of insects?
    1. Fungi
    2. Protista
    3. Plantae
    4. Prokarya

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  1. Which of the following kingdoms comprises of organisms with cell walls that has a composition similar to that of the exoskeleton of insects?
    1. Fungi
    2. Protista
    3. Plantae
    4. Prokarya

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  1. Excessive transpiration of plants will result to which of the following?
    1. drying of the fruits
    2. yellowing of leaves
    3. wilting of the plant
    4. nonbearing of fruits

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  1. Excessive transpiration of plants will result to which of the following?
    1. drying of the fruits
    2. yellowing of leaves
    3. wilting of the plant
    4. nonbearing of fruits

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  1. A fossil was discovered and it was observed that the molars and premolars on the skull were well developed. The jaws were constructed to allow lateral movement. Which of the following is MOST likely the identity of the animal?
    1. omnivore
    2. carnivore
    3. herbivore
    4. insectivore

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  1. A fossil was discovered and it was observed that the molars and premolars on the skull were well developed. The jaws were constructed to allow lateral movement. Which of the following is MOST likely the identity of the animal?
    1. omnivore
    2. carnivore
    3. herbivore
    4. insectivore

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  1. Which of the following BEST describes a perfect flower?
    1. It is long-stemmed.
    2. It has radiant colors.
    3. It has both stamen and pistil.
    4. It has both petals and sepals.

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  1. Which of the following BEST describes a perfect flower?
    1. It is long-stemmed.
    2. It has radiant colors.
    3. It has both stamen and pistil.
    4. It has both petals and sepals.

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  1. Sponges are simple, multicellular animals with tissues but no distinct organs. They typically attach to rocks, shells, or coral. To which taxonomic group do they belong?
    1. Porifera
    2. Cnidaria
    3. Placozoa
    4. Ctenophora

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  1. Sponges are simple, multicellular animals with tissues but no distinct organs. They typically attach to rocks, shells, or coral. To which taxonomic group do they belong?
    1. Porifera
    2. Cnidaria
    3. Placozoa
    4. Ctenophora

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  1. Why is the epidermis of a leaf covered by a waxy cuticle?
    1. to filter sunlight
    2. to keep the leaf dry
    3. to prevent water loss
    4. to make it harder for animals to digest the leaf

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  1. Why is the epidermis of a leaf covered by a waxy cuticle?
    1. to filter sunlight
    2. to keep the leaf dry
    3. to prevent water loss
    4. to make it harder for animals to digest the leaf

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  1. What does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?
    1. nucleus
    2. cell wall
    3. lysosome
    4. Golgi apparatus

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  1. What does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?
    1. nucleus
    2. cell wall
    3. lysosome
    4. Golgi apparatus

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  1. The plasma membrane is composed of two layers of interspersed with cholesterol and proteins.
    1. lipid molecules
    2. hydrophilic molecules
    3. hydrophobic molecules
    4. phospholipid molecules

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  1. The plasma membrane is composed of two layers of interspersed with cholesterol and proteins.
    1. lipid molecules
    2. hydrophilic molecules
    3. hydrophobic molecules
    4. phospholipid molecules

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  1. The skin is composed of tissues wherein cells are compactly arranged. What do you call these tissues?
    1. plasmic
    2. epithelial
    3. epidermis
    4. connective

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  1. The skin is composed of tissues wherein cells are compactly arranged. What do you call these tissues?
    1. plasmic
    2. epithelial
    3. epidermis
    4. connective

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  1. What is common among newts, tortoises and lampreys aside from being vertebrates?
    1. They have scales.
    2. They are all parasites.
    3. They are cold-blooded.
    4. They have mammary glands.

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  1. What is common among newts, tortoises and lampreys aside from being vertebrates?
    1. They have scales.
    2. They are all parasites.
    3. They are cold-blooded.
    4. They have mammary glands.

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  1. Which of the following BEST describes a cold-blooded animal?
    1. Their blood is cold.
    2. They are first order consumers.
    3. They thrive in cold environment.
    4. Their body fluid temperature adapts to the environment.

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  1. Which of the following BEST describes a cold-blooded animal?
    1. Their blood is cold.
    2. They are first order consumers.
    3. They thrive in cold environment.
    4. Their body fluid temperature adapts to the environment.

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  1. What symbiotic relationship refers to the partial dependence of the evolutionary changes of an organism to another species which it has a close ecological relationship with?
    1. correlation
    2. coevolution
    3. coexistence
    4. codependence

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  1. What symbiotic relationship refers to the partial dependence of the evolutionary changes of an organism to another species which it has a close ecological relationship with?
    1. correlation
    2. coevolution
    3. coexistence
    4. codependence

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  1. Which is an example of catabolism?
    1. digestion
    2. fertilization
    3. perspiration
    4. reproduction

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  1. Which is an example of catabolism?
    1. digestion
    2. fertilization
    3. perspiration
    4. reproduction

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  1. What type of reproduction involves gametes?
    1. fusion
    2. sexual
    3. fission
    4. asexual

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  1. What type of reproduction involves gametes?
    1. fusion
    2. sexual
    3. fission
    4. asexual

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  1. Which of the following is NOT a factor of germination?
    1. water
    2. oxygen
    3. fertilizer
    4. temperature

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  1. Which of the following is NOT a factor of germination?
    1. water
    2. oxygen
    3. fertilizer
    4. temperature

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  1. What do you call the component that makes up 50 to 55% of blood and is yellowish in color?
    1. plasma
    2. platelets
    3. leukocytes
    4. erythrocytes

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  1. What do you call the component that makes up 50 to 55% of blood and is yellowish in color?
    1. plasma
    2. platelets
    3. leukocytes
    4. erythrocytes

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