Final Exam Review

IB Bio Grade 11 Final Exam Review

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What do you need to bring to your Biology final exam?

• Pen

• Pencil

• Ruler

• Calculator

• Snacks

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1.1 Which functions of life are carried out by all unicellular organisms?

• Response, homeostasis, growth and photosynthesis

• Metabolism, ventilation, reproduction and nutrition

• Response, homeostasis, metabolism and growth

• Reproduction, ventilation, response and nutrition

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How many elements are in the periodic table?

• 100

• 118

• 131

• 156

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1.2 What is a function of the plant cell wall?

• Formation of vesicles for transport of large molecules

• Prevention of excessive water uptake

• Communication with other cells by means of glycoproteins

• Active transport of ions

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What is the lifespan of a human red blood cell

• 1 day

• 6 weeks

• 3 months

• 4 years

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1.3 What is a role of cholesterol in animal cells?

• It increases body fat.

• It controls membrane fluidity.

• It lines the inner wall of capillaries.

• It is a constituent of bile.

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Which planet spins the fastest, completing an entire rotation in just 10 hours?

• Mars

• Uranus

• Venus

• Jupiter

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1.4 What is osmosis?

• The movement of water through a membrane from a low to a high solute concentration

• The movement of solutes through a membrane from a high to a low water concentration

• The movement of water through a membrane from a high to a low solute concentration

• The movement of solutes through a membrane from a low to a high water concentration

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How many teeth does an adult human have?

• 28

• 30

• 32

• 36

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1.5 Which statement provides evidence for endosymbiosis?

• Early prokaryotes contributed to a large increase in oxygen in the atmosphere.

• Eukaryotic mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own circular DNA.

• Certain groups of ancient prokaryotes developed mechanisms to carry out aerobic respiration.

• Experiments by Miller and Urey produced simple organic molecules in abiotic conditions.

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What is the rarest blood type?

• AB-

• AB+

• O-

• O+

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1.6 During which stage does the cell surface area to volume ratio decrease?

• Interphase

• Metaphase

• Telophase

• Cytokinesis

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On what part of the body would you find the pinna?

• Foot

• Nose

• Ear

• Finger

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2.1 Which molecule can be hydrolyzed?

• Glycerol

• Maltose

• Fructose

• Galactose

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Which planet has the most moons?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Venus

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2.2 Which properties explain the ability of water to dissolve solutes?

I. Polarity of water molecules

II. High specific heat capacity of water

III. Hydrogen bonding

• I and II only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

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How many hearts does an octopus have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

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2.3 A polymer of alpha-D-glucose found in plants has mostly 1,4 linkages and some 1,6 linkages. Which molecule fits this description?

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Amylose

• Amylopectin

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Where can you find the smallest bone in the body?

• Wrist

• Ear

• Nose

• Ankle

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2.4 Which description matches the protein?

• Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in mammals

• Rhodopsin fixes carbon in photosynthesis

• Insulin raises blood glucose concentrations

• Immunoglobulins sense light

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Dolly was the first living creature to ever be cloned. What type of animal was she?

• Monkey

• Horse

• Sheep

• Pig

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2.5 What is the advantage of using lactase in an immobilized state in the food manufacturing industry?

• It functions within cells.

• It dissolves in multiple solvents.

• It converts cellulose into glucose.

• It is less likely to become denatured

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An egg's shell comprises what percent of its total weight?

• 2%

• 8%

• 12%

• 20%

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2.6 What is a similarity between DNA and RNA?

• Both are polymers of nucleotides.

• Both are composed of antiparallel strands.

• Both contain adenine, cytosine and thymine.

• Both contain ribose sugar.

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A geiger counter measures what?

• Earthquakes

• Brain waves

• Voltage

• Radiation

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2.7 For what did Meselson and Stahl’s work provide evidence?

• The abiotic origin of organic molecules

• The cell theory

• The fluid mosaic model of membrane structure

• The semi-conservative replication of DNA

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What is the hardest known natural material?

• Diamond

• Steel

• Iron

• Tungsten

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2.8 What describes anaerobic cell respiration?

• Glucose break down to pyruvate

• Carbon dioxide fixation

• No ATP formation

• Occurs in the mitochondrion

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Which part of the brain processes hearing and language?

• Medulla oblongata

• Amygdala

• Hypothalamus

• Temporal lobe

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2.9 How can the rate of photosynthesis be measured?

I. By the amount of oxygen produced

II. By the increase in biomass

III. By the amount of carbon dioxide produced

• I only

• I and II only

• I and III only

• I, II and III

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What is the scientific term for peeling skin?

• Dedermification

• Defibrillation

• Desquamation

• Decapitation

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3.3 What is the chromosome number in a human gamete with non-disjunction?

• 46

• 45

• 24

• 23

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What percentage of all known animals are invertebrates?

• 50%

• 75%

• 95%

• 99%

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4.1 In 1789 Gilbert White, a naturalist, observed eight breeding pairs of swifts (Apus apus) in the English village of Selborne. On average, each pair of swifts produces two offspring per year. This would allow the population to rise to 1030 swifts over 200 years. A bird survey carried out in 1983 revealed only 12 breeding pairs in this village.

What could have prevented the numbers rising to 1030?

I. The number of nesting sites remained the same.

II. The food supply of the swifts remained constant.

III. Predatory birds in the area were exterminated.

• I only

• I and II only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

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Where is the world's most active volcano located?

• Hawaii

• Bali

• Congo

• Iceland

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4.2 What restricts the length of a food chain?

• Energy losses between the trophic levels

• A greater biomass at the higher trophic levels

• The number of species in the food web

• The consumption of waste by detritivores

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This jungle animal, when in groups, is referred to as an "ambush".

• Toucan

• Chimpanzee

• Elephant

• Tiger

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4.3 What material is formed when organic matter is not fully decomposed in acidic waterlogged soils?

• Oil

• Hydrogen

• Coal

• Peat

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Space travelers from the United States are called astronauts. From Russia, they’re called cosmonauts. Where are taikonauts from?

• United Arab Emirates

• India

• China

• Australia

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4.4 Which characteristic of water vapour classifies it as a greenhouse gas?

• It absorbs and then re-emits some of the long wave radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface.

• It prevents short wave radiation from reaching the Earth’s surface.

• It absorbs UV radiation but does not re-emit it.

• It absorbs infra-red radiation but does not re-emit it.

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This lunar phase happens when less than a full moon but more than a half moon is illuminated.

• Crescent

• Gibbous

• Waxing

• Waning

Break Time

SL: Independent study (come back with a topic list on Wed)

HL: Be back in 5 minutes so we can finish our quiz on AHL material

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7.1 What is a function of DNA polymerase I?

• Adds nucleotides in a 5’ to 3’ direction to elongate the chain

• Uncoils the DNA double helix and splits it into two template strands

• Removes RNA primer and replaces it with DNA

• Produces sugar-phosphate bonds to link Okazaki fragments

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The name of this disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’. What disease is it?

• Malaria

• Cholera

• Tuberculosis

• Plague

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7.2 In which process(es) do nucleosomes play a role in eukaryotes?

I. tRNA activation

II. Transcription regulation

III. DNA supercoiling

• I only

• II only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

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The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of science. The man behind the award – Alfred Nobel – invented what?

• Bayonette

• Mustard gas

• Dynamite

• Rifle

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7.3 What does post-transcriptional modification of eukaryotic mRNA include?

I. Introns are removed from mRNA.

II. Exons are joined together to form mature mRNA.

III. A 5' cap and 3' poly-A tail are added to mRNA.

• I only

• I and III only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

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Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

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Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

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Lagomorph, refers to what type of animal?

• Rabbits

• Butterflies

• Lemurs

• Crocodiles

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8.1 Metabolic pathways are dependent on enzyme-catalysed reactions. Which term corresponds with the description?

• Allosteric inhibition: an inhibitor binds to the active site of an enzyme

• Competitive inhibition: maximum enzyme activity is lowered as substrate concentration increases

• Non-competitive inhibition: raises the maximum rate of a given enzyme reaction

• End-product inhibition: the final product in a metabolic pathway binds to the allosteric site of the first enzyme

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What two substances are the main components of bronze?

• Iron and copper

• Copper and tin

• Tin and iron

• Tin and gold

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8.2 Which process is common to photosynthesis and cell respiration?

• Photolysis

• The Calvin Cycle

• The Krebs Cycle

• Chemiosmosis

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What does your epiglottis do?

• Prevents dust from entering your ears

• Keeps urine from leaking out

• Prevents joints from bending backwards

• Keeps food out of your lungs

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8.3 What products of the light-dependent reactions are used in the light-independent reactions?

• ATP and NADPH

• NADPH and ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP)

• CO2 and ATP

• ATP and O2

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What does a conchologist collect?

• Flowers

• Seashells

• Bones

• Bugs

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9.1 Excessive irrigation can cause increased salinity in the soil. What effect does this have on water transport in the plant roots?

• Decreases movement of water from soil into the root

• Absorption of water with a higher solute concentration

• Increases movement of water from soil into the root

• Absorption of water with a lower solute concentration

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The first vaccine was for which disease?

• Smallpox

• Polio

• Diphtheria

• Typhoid

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9.2 Which tissues is specially designed for the transportation of sucrose?

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Cortex

• Stomata

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What gas makes up most of the atmosphere of Mars?

• Methane

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

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10.1 In which situation are alleles exchanged?

• During the separation of sister chromatids

• In the transmission of linked genes

• During fertilization when sperm and egg chromosomes pair up

• When chiasmata are formed between non-sister chromatids

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What element is named after the Greek word for green?

• Chlorine

• Argon

• Radium

• Thallium

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11.3 In which region of the kidney is the glomerulus found?

• Cortex only

• Medulla only

• Cortex and medulla

• Pelvis