science icon Biology End Of Instruction Practice Test

Students enrolled in Biology I must take the multiple choice End Of Instruction test. Students may request to retake the test once prior to graduation.

This multiple-choice test takes about 120 minutes to complete, including testing directions. The test is not strictly timed. Testing sessions for students who need more time can be extended. This additional time is available as an immediate extension of the testing session; it is not available as a separate session at another time.

Students who finish early need to make sure their work is complete and are encouraged to check and verify their answers prior to closing their test booklets. Students will not be allowed to reopen their test booklets once they have been closed for a given test session.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education provides this Test Blueprint that gives approximate numbers of test questions and the PASS objectives they cover.

Oklahoma does not provide detailed Biology I EOI sample tests. The practice test below has been compiled by this teacher as a aid for his students. Many of the questions on this practice test come from online tests provided by the state of Texas.

answer sheet

1. Which population would be most affected if the snakes were removed from this food web?
  1. Grass
  2. Mouse
  3. Lizard
  4. Hawk

 
2. These pictures show the results of the chromatography of a leaf extract. Which statement is best supported by the results of this investigation?
  1. This leaf contains more than five pigments.
  2. This leaf has more yellow pigment than green pigment.
  3. This leaf contains at least four different pigments.
  4. This leaf's green pigment is less dense than the yellow pigment.

 
3. The graph shows the relationship between environmental temperature and the pumping rate of an earthworm's aortic arches. If this trend continues, what will most likely be the earthworm's pumping rate at an environmental temperature of 12 oC?
  1. 7 beats per minute
  2. 8 beats per minute
  3. 9 beats per minute
  4. 10 beats per minute

 
4. The data table here shows the number of tomatoes
produced by branches of different lengths.

 

Which graph below best represents these data?

 

 

Does the Length of
a Tomato Plant Branch
Affect Productivity?
Branch Length
(cm)		 Number of
Tomatoes
(per branch)
22 1
23 2
24 3
25 5
26 6
27 4
28 3
29 1

 
A. B.
C. D.

 
5. The mass of a small mammal is found to be 2.5 kilograms. What is the mass of the animal in grams?
  1. 2500
  2. 250
  3. 25
  4. 0.25

6. Which question is this apparatus most likely designed to answer?
  1. Does atmospheric pressure affect transpiration?
  2. Does gravity affect the direction of plant growth?
  3. Does turgor pressure affect the absorption of water?
  4. Does absorbed light increase the environmental temperature?

 
7. Which series of bases will complete this strand of DNA?
  1. CCTGAT
  2. ACTGGC
  3. GTAGGC
  4. TCAGGG

 
8. The graph above shows the average number of rabbits and coyotes in an area over time. Which conclusion is best supported by these data?
  1. The rabbit population obtains energy by consuming young plants.
  2. The coyote population is influenced by the available number of rabbits.
  3. The number of rabbits will decrease during summer months.
  4. The number of coyotes will be greater than the number of rabbits within a ten-year period.

 
9. This picture shows an angiosperm structure. Which of these gymnosperm structures has a similar function?
  1. Pine needle
  2. Pine root
  3. Pinecone
  4. Pine seed

 
10. People with heart conditions are often required to limit their salt intake. According to these labels, which food should a person on a low-salt diet choose?
  1. Q
  2. R
  3. S
  4. T

 
11. Which of these experimental setups would be the first step in determining whether earthworms choose a wet environment or a dry environment?

 

 

A. B.
C. D.

 
12. You are working with a small lab group when someone spills an unknown chemical on the lab table. What is your first action?
  1. Wipe the spill up with a paper towel.
  2. Continue working as if nothing has happened.
  3. Notify your teacher.
  4. Move to another lab station.

 
13. A compound light microscope is known to have an eyepiece lens with a magnification of 10X and an objective lens with a magnification of 50X. How many times does this microscope enlarge the image being viewed?
  1. 10
  2. 50
  3. 60
  4. 500

 
14. The data table shows the average annual ring thickness of trees in two different forests. Which column represents the independent variable?
  1. Column 3
  2. Column 2
  3. Column 1
  4. Cannot be determined
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Age of the tree in years Average thickness of the annual rings in cm.
Forest A		 Average thickness of the annual rings in cm.
Forest B
102.02.2
202.22.5
303.53.6
353.03.8
504.54.0
604.34.5

 
15. The diagram represents the biomass of four different populations. Which population contains the largest number of individuals?
  1. Population 4
  2. Population 3
  3. Population 1
  4. Cannot be determined

 
16. Of the following variables, which is least likely to be the dependent variable in an experiment?
  1. Time
  2. Volume
  3. Mass
  4. Length

 
17. Which of the following chemical equations represents cellular respiration?
  1. 6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2
  2. 14H+ + Cr2O7-2 + 6I - 2Cr+3 + 3I2 + 7H2O
  3. C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O
  4. C7H16 + 11O2 7CO2 + 8H2O

 
18. What specific hazard does this National Fire Protection Association safety label warn against?
  1. Reacts violently with water
  2. Very flammable
  3. Causes cancer
  4. Can explode when exposed to sudden shock

 
19. Which of these diagrams best represents a food web?
  1. E
  2. F
  3. G
  4. H

 
20. Which of these Punnett Squares represents a cross involving incomplete dominance?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

 
21. What type of cell is diagramed here?
  1. Bacteria
  2. Plant
  3. Animal
  4. Protist

 

Use this table to answer questions 22 through 25.

  Blood Type    Rh Type   How Many Have It  Percentage
O + 1 person in 3   37.4%    44% 
O - 1 person in 15 6.6%
A + 1 person in 3 35.7% 42%
A - 1 person in 16 6.3%
B + 1 person in 12 8.5% 10%
B - 1 person in 67 1.5%
AB + 1 person in 29 3.4% 4%
AB - 1 person in 167 .6%

22. Human blood type is controlled by multiple alleles. How many forms of the human blood type gene are there?
  1. 3
  2. 6
  3. 8
  4. 12

 
23. What is the rarest blood type?
  1. O -
  2. A -
  3. B -
  4. AB -

 
24. What is the most common blood type?
  1. O +
  2. A +
  3. B +
  4. AB +

 
25. Given a sample of 100 people, how many will have a B blood type?
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 2
  4. 1

 
26. Which of these leaves belongs to a Monocot?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

 

Use this graph to answer questions 27 through 29.

27. What is the independent variable on this graph?
  1. Rainfall
  2. Years
  3. 1989
  4. Months

 
28. During the two years represented on the graph, which month has received the most rainfall?
  1. June
  2. May
  3. April
  4. April and June

 
29. What would be the next unit if the vertical axis were extended?
  1. July
  2. 1992
  3. 2
  4. 10

 
30. This picture shows a liquid in a ten milliliter graduated cylindar. What is the volume of the liquid?
  1. 6.6 ml
  2. 6.8 ml
  3. 7.0 ml
  4. 7.2 ml

 
31. Most fertilizer bags are labeled with three numbers that represent the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) rating. Which of these sets of numbers indicates a fertilizer containing the greatest amount of nitrogen?
  1. 5-10-5
  2. 7-7-7
  3. 8-10-12
  4. 10-15-8

 
32. According to the theory of natural selection, a species that lacks the variations necessary to adapt to a changing environment will most likely -
  1. become dormant
  2. mutate
  3. become extinct
  4. fossilize
33. This apparatus was used to collect the oxygen that was produced by Elodea. Which factor was most responsible for the production of oxygen by Elodea?
  1. Sugar was present in the liquid.
  2. The liquid contained enough oxygen for the plant to absorb.
  3. The presence of light stimulated photosynthesis.
  4. The plant contained a large number of mitochondria.

  34. The diagram shows the early development of a vertebrate embryo. According to this information, how many cells will be present after the fourth cleavage?
 
  1. 4
  2. 16
  3. 32
  4. 64

 
35. The picture shows a student reading a graduated cylinder. Which change would help ensure that a more accurate measurement is made?
  1. The student should be seated.
  2. The cylinder should be held with two hands.
  3. The student should be wearing insulated gloves.
  4. The cylinder should be on a flat surface.

 
36. The bulk of these short-grass prairie plants is underground. This adaptation provides plants with --
  1. more surface area for the absorption of water
  2. more resistance to insect-transmitted diseases
  3. increased ability to maintain cooler leaf temperatures
  4. improved ability to detect areas high in carbon dioxide

 
37. The body cells of an individual plant have 50 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would be found in the gametes produced this plant?
  1. 5
  2. 10
  3. 25
  4. 50

 
38. The data shows the types of invertebrates
often consumed each night by a pallid bat.

 

Which graph below best represents these data?

Typical Diet of a Pallid Bat,
Antrozous pallidus
Organism Percent of Diet
Moths 50
Flies 25
Cicadas 12
Centipedes 8
Scorpions 5
A. B.
C. D.

 
39. This human karyotype is unusual because chromosome set -
  1. 5 has chromosomes of different shapes
  2. 10 is missing genetic material
  3. 14 has enlarged centromeres
  4. 21 has extra genetic material

 
40. According to this label, people should NOT take this pain reliever if they -
  1. suffer from cold-related headaches
  2. are allergic to aspirin
  3. have high blood pressure
  4. experience mild heartburn

 
41. The graph shows the results of a restocking program in which shrimp raised on a shrimp farm are released into the wild. If this trend continues, about how many metric tons of shrimp will be released in 1999?
  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. 14
  4. 15

 
42.Which trait is best used to distinguish between Coleoptera and Hymenoptera?
  1. Style of metamorphosis
  2. Type of wing structures
  3. Kind of mouthparts
  4. Presence of an exoskeleton
Insect OrderTraits
Orthoptera -Incomplete metamorphosis
-Two pairs of straight, membranous wings
-Biting and chewing mouthparts
Coleoptera -Complete metamorphosis
-One pair of hard wings, one pair of membranous wings
-Tough exoskeleton
-Biting and chewing mouthparts
Lepidoptera -Complete metamorphosis
-Two pairs of scale-covered wings
-Hairy exoskeleton
-Long, coiled tongue
Hymenoptera -Complete metamorphosis
-Two pairs of membranous wings
-Chewing or sucking mouthparts
-Many social species
-Tough exoskeleton
 

43. Male collard lizards are larger than females. According to the pictures here, the difference in length between the male and the female collard lizard when measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail is approximately -
  1. 3 cm
  2. 8 cm
  3. 12 cm
  4. 15 cm

 
44. Which piece of laboratory equipment is used for dissecting a flower's pistil?

 
45. Study the range of Woodhouse's toad on the map above. Which of the toads below would compete the MOST with Woodhouse's toad for food and habitat?
A. B.
C. D.
 

 
46. The diagram above shows some of the stages in cellular respiration. Which of the following gives the stages in the correct order?
  1. Electron transport system, Krebs cycle, glycolysis
  2. Glycolysis, electron transport system, Krebs cycle
  3. Krebs cycle, glycolysis, electron transport system
  4. Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, electron transport system
 

47. According to this label, one serving of this product would provide about 1/3 of the average daily value of -
  1. fat
  2. cholesterol
  3. carbohydrates
  4. protein

 
48. The diagram shows a standard technique for dispensing liquid in a laboratory. What is the main reason that liquid should be dispensed from a reagent bottle in this manner?
  1. The liquid is slowly heated by friction.
  2. The liquid's increased surface area absorbs more oxygen.
  3. The stirring rod keeps the liquid from splashing.
  4. The beaker causes liquids of different densities to form layers.

 
49.The average length of these snail shells is --
  1. 2.1 cm
  2. 2.3 cm
  3. 2.5 cm
  4. 2.7 cm

 
A. B. C. D.
50. Turgor is the internal cytoplasmic pressure that results from the amount of water absorbed by plant cells. The pictures above show a turgor pressure demonstration using stalks of celery in different salt solutions. Which of these shows the celery stalks in order from the one with the most turgor pressure to the one with the least turgor pressure?
  1. Q, T, S, R
  2. R, S, T, Q
  3. S, R, T, Q
  4. T, Q, R, S

 

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Test Answers

  • question 1 - D
  • question 2 - C
  • question 3 - B
  • question 4 - D
  • question 5 - A
  • question 6 - B
  • question 7 - C
  • question 8 - B
  • question 9 - C
  • question 10 - D
  • question 11 - C
  • question 12 - C
  • question 13 - D
  • question 14 - C
  • question 15 - D
  • question 16 - A
  • question 17 - C
  • question 18 - A
  • question 19 - D
  • question 20 - D
  • question 21 - C
  • question 22 - A
  • question 23 - D
  • question 24 - A
  • question 25 - A
  • question 26 - A
  • question 27 - D
  • question 28 - C
  • question 29 - D
  • question 30 - A
  • question 31 - D
  • question 32 - C
  • question 33 - C
  • question 34 - D
  • question 35 - D
  • question 36 - A
  • question 37 - C
  • question 38 - C
  • question 39 - D
  • question 40 - B
  • question 41 - B
  • question 42 - B
  • question 43 - D
  • question 44 - C
  • question 45 - D
  • question 46 - D
  • question 47 - C
  • question 48 - C
  • question 49 - B
  • question 50 - D