5. Passive transport across cell membrane does NOT usually include which one below?
(A)Concentration gradient
(B)The process of osmosis
(C)A semi-permeable membrane
(D)An enzyme that pumps the molecules
(E)Water, as the solvent

1. In an experimental biological research, what is the function of a controlled experiment? (A)A carefully recorded result (B)A repeat of an experiment (C)An experiment that all variables are kept constant (D)A group that is designed to contrast with an experimental group with a treatment (E)An experimental group for testing the variation

2. Charles Darwin proposed which one below in evolutionary biology? (A)Genetic drift (B)Gene flow (C)Natural selection (D)Mutation (E)Island biogeography

3. Water is the molecule that makes the life on the earth possible. Which on below did NOT describe its property correctly? (A)The property of cohesion of the water molecules is due to covalent bonds. (B)Water molecules are the most abundant molecules on the surface of the Earth. (C)Water is an excellent solvent of life. (D)Water has high specific heat thus stabilizes the thermo-dynamics in organisms. (E)Water molecules are constantly moving in a liquid status.

4. Which kind of cells would have most lysosomes comparing to others listed below? (A)Ovarian cells (B)Muscle cells (C)Pancreatic cells (D)Red blood cells (E)White blood cells

6. Which one is the genetic material for eukaryotes? (A)Ribonucleic acid (B)Deoxyribonucleic acid (C)Phospholipids (D)Carbon dioxides (E)Cellulose

7. In a cellular respiration, which step produces most ATP? And how many of ATP could be produced in that step? (A)Oxidative phosphorylation – 32 ATP (B)Oxidative phosphorylation – 12 ATP (C)Citric Acid cycle – 12 ATP (D)Glycolysis – 12 ATP (E)Glycolysis – 2 ATP

8. Which one below is the INCORRECT statement about fermentation and cellular respiration? (A)Fermentation is the process of producing ATP without oxygen. (B)The process of fermentation produces 2 ATP. (C)The process of cell respiration produces 2 ATP in the step of glycolysis. (D)The process of cell respiration uses oxygen in the step of oxidative phosphorylation. (E)The process of alcohol fermentation requires an aerobic environment.

9. Which of the products below are produced in light reactions of photosynthesis, then consumed by Calvin cycle? (A)ADP and NADP+ (B)CO2 and O2 (C)ATP and NADP+ (D)ATP and O2 (E)ATP and NADPH

10. Why farmers in Taiwan can plant sugarcanes on a dry land (given their type of photosynthesis)? (A)Because sugarcanes close their stomata on their leaves during the night. (B)Because the first product of the carbon fixation process of sugarcanes is the carbon compound 3-PGA. (C)Because sugarcanes are C4 plants. (D)Because sugarcanes are CAM plants. (E)Because sugarcanes maximize photorespiration when in dry condition.

11. When does the DNA replication happen in a cell cycle of a human somatic cell? (A)First gap of the interphase (B)S phase of the interphase (C)Second gap of the interphase (D)Mitosis (E)Cytokinesis