NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsPersinger Biology Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does the energy from our food originally come from?
a)
the Sun
b)
chemical reactions
c)
carbohydrates
d)
mitochondria
2.
Which macromolecule is made of simple and complex sugars?
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
3.
Which macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane?
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
4.
Which are enzymes?
a)
simple carbohydrates
b)
proteins that speed up chemical reactions
c)
lipids that make up the cell membrane
d)
a building block of DNA
5.
DNA and RNA are examples of...
a)
proteins
b)
nucleic acids
c)
carbohydrates
d)
lipids
6.
Another name for fats and oils
a)
proteins
b)
sugar
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
7.
Which organelle breaks down sugar into something our cells can use? (ATP)
a)
cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
Golgi body
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
8.
Which element is present in all organic compounds?
a)
carbon
b)
nitrogen
c)
oxygen
d)
phosphorous
9.
Having two of the same genes for the trait (TT, tt); Both dominant or both recessive.
a)
homozygous or purebred
b)
heterozygous or hybrid
c)
twin offspring
d)
pairs of chromosomes
10.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
11.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
Aa
b)
red hair
c)
heterozygous genes
d)
mutated DNA
12.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
13.
Who is considered the "father of genetics"?
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Reginald Punnett
c)
James Watson
d)
Justin Bieber
14.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
15.
The nitrogen base adenine is always paired with the nitrogen base ____________.
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
nitrogen
16.
Snap dragon color is a incomplete dominant trait. A red flower (RR) is crossed with white flower (rr)? What color are flowers that are Rr?
a)
Red
b)
Red and White
c)
White
d)
Pink
17.
what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?
a)
different species on different islands
b)
all species on one of the islands
c)
identical species on all the islands
d)
the same species as North America
18.
which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the wings of an ostrich
19.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
20.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
21.
asexual reproduction produces offspring with
a)
half of a single parent's genes
b)
the same genes as the parent
c)
a mix of genes from two parents
d)
lots of genetic variation
22.
The specific location where a substrate binds on an enzyme is called the:
a)
Active site
b)
Catalyst region
c)
Connection site
d)
Reactant complex
23.
What is the name for the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane?
a)
Facilitated diffusion
b)
Hydro-diffusion
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Osmosis
24.
Which organelle is the site of protein synthesis?
a)
Ribosome
b)
Lysosome
c)
Vacuole
d)
Mitochondrion
25.
Which nucleotides compose DNA?
a)
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil
b)
Adenine, guanine, cytosine
c)
Adenine, uracil, thymine
d)
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine
26.
What is one major difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
a)
Prokaryotes have many DNA replication origins while eukaryotes do not.
b)
Eukaryotes have circular DNA while prokaryotic DNA forms a double helix shape.
c)
Eukaryotes have membrane-bound organelles while prokaryotes do not.
d)
Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus while eukaryotic cells do not.
27.
Suppose two organisms, each heterozygous for eye color, reproduced and had offspring. How likely are the two organisms to have heterozygous offspring?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
28.
This type of process requires oxygen.
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
c)
Cell transport
d)
None of the above
29.
Which of the following cell organelles are related to movement?
a)
Ribosomes and lysosomes
b)
Flagella and cilia
c)
Flagella and mitochondria
d)
Centrioles and cilia
30.
DNA code is transferred to mRNA in the ____ through a process called ____.
a)
Cytoplasm, translation
b)
Nucleus, transcription
c)
Nucleus, translation
d)
Ribosome, transcription
31.
Tissue samples taken from the heart and stomach of a grasshopper would be expected to have the same:
a)
Cell size
b)
Metabolic rates
c)
DNA
d)
Cell shape
32.
"All cells arise from pre-existing cells."
This would be one major component of which scientific principle?
This would be one major component of which scientific principle?
a)
Darwin's theory of natural selection
b)
The cell theory
c)
Heisenberg's formula
d)
Newton's laws of motion
33.
Which cellular process converts solar energy into chemical energy?
a)
Respiration
b)
Transpiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Chemosynthesis
34.
Which best explains why a bacteria is classified as a prokaryote?
a)
The presence of a nucleus.
b)
The absence of a nucleus.
c)
The presence of a cell wall.
d)
The absence of a cell wall.
35.
An ecosystem has a stable population of white-tailed deer. What is the most likely outcome if a new species of deer that competed for the same resources were introduced?
a)
The white-tailed deer population would increase.
b)
The producer population would decrease.
c)
The white-tailed deer population would not be affected.
d)
The predator population would decrease.
36.
If there are 48 chromosomes in the skin cells of an organism, how many chromosomes would be found in the organism's sperm cells?
a)
48
b)
24
c)
96
d)
12
37.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
38.
Which of the following produces identical nuclei in cells?
a)
pollination
b)
mitosis
c)
osmosis
d)
fertilization
39.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
40.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
offspring are identical to parents
b)
offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
offspring are born live, rather thna from eggs
d)
offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
Reset
