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Georgia Milestones Biology EOC Practice Test

Build high school Georgia Milestones Biology readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets for cells, genetics, evolution, ecology, energy flow, and scientific modeling.

Georgia Milestones Biology EOC practice sets

This Georgia Milestones Biology EOC Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover cells, biomolecules, homeostasis, cell division, genetics, inheritance, evolution, natural selection, ecology, energy flow, population dynamics, and scientific modeling.

Biology EOC skills covered

  • Explaining cell structures, membrane transport, biomolecules, enzymes, ATP, homeostasis, and cellular organization
  • Applying mitosis, meiosis, Mendelian inheritance, mutations, DNA, genes, chromosomes, and genetic variation
  • Using evidence from adaptations, natural selection, fossils, molecular comparisons, and phylogenetic relationships
  • Analyzing food webs, energy transfer, nutrient cycles, population growth, carrying capacity, competition, and ecosystem change
  • Interpreting experimental data, evaluating claims, comparing models, and identifying limitations in biological investigations

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Identify the biological process, use evidence from the prompt, distinguish variables and controls, and check vocabulary before reviewing the explanation.

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Georgia Milestones Biology EOC Practice Questions

A 10-question Georgia Milestones Biology EOC practice set on cells, biomolecules, and homeostasis, with answers and explanations.

Read each biology situation carefully, identify the evidence or process involved, choose the best answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which cell structure is primarily responsible for controlling what enters and leaves a cell?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Cell membrane.

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: The selectively permeable cell membrane regulates movement of substances into and out of the cell.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

The selectively permeable cell membrane regulates movement of substances into and out of the cell.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which organelle is the main site of aerobic cellular respiration?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Mitochondrion.

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: Mitochondria use energy-rich molecules and oxygen to produce ATP during aerobic respiration.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

Mitochondria use energy-rich molecules and oxygen to produce ATP during aerobic respiration.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the main function of ribosomes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Making proteins.

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: Ribosomes join amino acids in the order specified by messenger RNA to build proteins.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

Ribosomes join amino acids in the order specified by messenger RNA to build proteins.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A plant cell is placed in a solution with a lower solute concentration than the cell. What will most likely happen?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Water will move into the cell by osmosis..

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: Water moves across a selectively permeable membrane toward the side with higher solute concentration.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

Water moves across a selectively permeable membrane toward the side with higher solute concentration.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which molecule stores hereditary information in most living organisms?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is DNA.

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: DNA stores the nucleotide sequence used to pass hereditary information and direct protein production.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

DNA stores the nucleotide sequence used to pass hereditary information and direct protein production.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which type of biomolecule includes enzymes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Protein.

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: Most enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

Most enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Why is ATP important to cells?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It transfers usable energy for cellular processes..

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: ATP provides readily available energy for transport, synthesis, movement, and other cellular work.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

ATP provides readily available energy for transport, synthesis, movement, and other cellular work.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process allows a cell to maintain a stable internal condition when the external environment changes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Homeostasis.

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: Homeostasis is the maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

Homeostasis is the maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus..

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: Eukaryotic cells contain a membrane-bound nucleus, while prokaryotic cells do not.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

Eukaryotic cells contain a membrane-bound nucleus, while prokaryotic cells do not.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A cell has a large number of proteins to produce. Which structure would be especially active in preparing and shipping those proteins?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus.

  1. Identify the biology concept: Determine whether the question focuses on cells, heredity, evolution, ecology, or scientific modeling.
  2. Use evidence and vocabulary: The rough ER helps process proteins and the Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and packages them.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the selected answer matches the biological relationship, process, or evidence described in the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC task.

The rough ER helps process proteins and the Golgi apparatus modifies, sorts, and packages them.

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Frequently asked questions about Georgia Milestones Biology EOC Practice

What does this Biology EOC page cover?

The page provides supplemental practice for cells, biomolecules, homeostasis, genetics, inheritance, evolution, natural selection, ecology, energy flow, population dynamics, scientific investigations, and modeling.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official Georgia Milestones Biology questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions and do not reproduce secure assessment content. Check the Georgia Department of Education for current course pathways, standards, blueprints, accommodations, calculator policies, and testing procedures.