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WorksheetsCCEA Single Award Biology
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A positive test for the Biuret test goes....
a)
Blue-black
b)
Purple
c)
White
d)
Brick red
2.
Vital for bone and teeth repair....
a)
Iron
b)
Copper
c)
Calcium
d)
Magnesium
3.
Supplies most of your immediate energy....
a)
Fats
b)
Cellulose
c)
Glucose
d)
Glycogen
4.
You need this in your diet to make Haemoglobin....
a)
Iron
b)
Magnesium
c)
Calcium
d)
Zinc
5.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
6.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
7.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
8.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
9.
oxygen is a gas produced by _ and used by _
a)
plants and animals
b)
photosynthesis and carbon dioxide
c)
animals and plants
d)
carbon dioxide and photosynthesis
10.
carbon dioxide is a gas produced by _ and used by -
a)
plants and animals
b)
carbon and photosynthesis
c)
animals and plants
d)
photosynthesis
11.
planting large numbers of trees result in _
a)
a decrease in oxygen production
b)
an increase in oxygen production
c)
oxygen and carbon
d)
carbon and oxygen
12.
plants require _, _, and _ for photosynthesis
a)
sunlight
b)
water
c)
carbon
d)
sunlight,water and carbon dioxide
13.
Photosynthesis is the:
a)
uptake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide by animals
b)
uptake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide by plants
c)
uptake of carbon dioxide and the release of oxygen by plants
d)
uptake of carbon dioxide and the release of oxygen by animals
14.
What is produced as a result of respiration?
a)
sugars and oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide and water
c)
phosphorous and starch
d)
hydrochloric acid and sodium
15.
What is the function of a protein?
a)
Immediate Energy
b)
Long-term energy
c)
Building materials for growth and repair
d)
To build muscle mass and to help with acne
16.
What is the function of a fat (lipid)?
a)
Immediate Energy
b)
Long-term energy
c)
Building materials for growth and repair
d)
To build muscle mass and to help with acne
17.
What is the function of a carbohydrate?
a)
Immediate Energy
b)
Long-term energy
c)
Building materials for growth and repair
d)
To build muscle mass and to help with acne
18.
The arrow in a food web/chain shows _____.
a)
which consumers are hungry
b)
the direct the energy is moving
c)
the direct the energy is NOT moving
d)
how producers impact the entire food web
19.
Why do doctors suggest people get a flu vaccine each year?
a)
viruses replicate more rapidly over time
b)
viruses can mutate from year to year
c)
vaccines are absorbed by the body after a year
d)
vaccines get stronger over time
20.
What do antibiotics cure?
a)
bacteria
b)
virus
c)
parasite
d)
fungus
21.
Athlete's foot is an example of this pathogen
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungus
d)
Protozoan
22.
Disease causing organism.
a)
Phagocyte
b)
Pathogen
c)
Pandemic
23.
Type of white blood cell that engulfs pathogens.
a)
Phagocyte
b)
T-cell
c)
Pandemic
24.
What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?
a)
Anti inflammatory
b)
Antigens
c)
Antiseptic
d)
Antibodies
25.
Which disease is caused by a bacteria?
a)
Malaria
b)
The flu
c)
Strep Throat
d)
Athlete's foot
26.
Which one is a way the body defends against a pathogen?
a)
Fever
b)
Stomach Acid digesting
c)
White Blood Cells fighing
d)
All of these are correct
27.
Antibiotics work against most
a)
Bacteria
b)
Bacteria & Viruses
c)
Vaccines
d)
Viruses
28.
When every organism of a species has died.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
29.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
30.
A homozygous dominant dog with brown fur is crossed with a heterozygous dog with brown fur. What are the percentages of the possible genotypes?
a)
100% BB
b)
75% BB and 25%Bb
c)
50 % BB and 50% Bb
d)
50% Bb and 50% bb
31.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
32.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
33.
What is a phenotype
a)
The genetic make up (code)
b)
The physical trait
34.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
35.
having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).
a)
protein
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
36.
Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?
a)
height
b)
the scar
c)
ability to swim
d)
ability to play drums
37.
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%
38.
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
39.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
40.
Two heterozygous (Tt) tall pea plants are crossed. Which describes their offspring?
a)
50% tall and 50% short
b)
75%tall and 25% short
c)
100%short
41.
Which one of the following is often a result of a diet high in sugar?
a)
Malnutrition
b)
Heart disease
c)
High blood pressure
d)
Diabetes
42.
Which component of a healthy, balance diet is responsible for aiding digestion?
a)
Fibre
b)
Fats
c)
Minerals
d)
Protein
43.
Which of the following is not a nutrient?
a)
Fats
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Vegetables
d)
Protein
44.
Chicken, fish and meat are all types of which diet component?
a)
Protein
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Fats
d)
Minerals
45.
Mineral that helps to avoid anaemia
a)
Cholesterol
b)
Zinc
c)
Iron
d)
Calcuim
46.
The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is
a)
methane
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
d)
ozone
47.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
48.
Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a)
deforestation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
oceans
d)
all of the above
49.
What method of contraception is the birth control patch?
a)
Hormonal
b)
Barrier
c)
Sterilization
d)
Chemical
50.
What method of contraception is the male condom?
a)
Hormonal
b)
Barrier
c)
Sterilization
d)
Chemical
51.
Barrier methods stop sperm from going through
a)
vagina
b)
labia
c)
cervix
d)
uterus
52.
The best protection against the STI's is
a)
pill
b)
shot
c)
condom
d)
patch
53.
The hormones in the contraceptive pill stop
a)
constipation
b)
an egg from maturing
c)
the uterus shedding it's lining
d)
periods from happening
54.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
55.
cause of a response. (happens 1st) Thing or event that evokes a reaction.
a)
stimulus
b)
response
56.
main organ of the nervous system. protected by the skull, and made of neurons, it is the control center for all actions, thoughts and emotions.
a)
brain
b)
electrical impulse
c)
gland
d)
heart
57.
Part of the nervous system made of the brain and spinal cord.
a)
central nervous system
b)
peripheral nervous system
58.
Which organ produces the hormone called insulin?
a)
pancreas
b)
heart
c)
lungs
d)
liver
59.
What do doctors believe to be the primary factor in getting type 2 diabetes?
a)
If you are tall.
b)
If you are underweight.
c)
If you are overweight.
d)
If you are short.
60.
All people with diabetes are overweight.
a)
False
b)
True
61.
Insulin
a)
lowers your blood sugar levels
b)
blocks the sugar in your bloodstream from doing what it is supposed to do
c)
gives you diabetes
62.
The most common type of diabetes is
a)
Type 1 diabetes
b)
Juvenile diabetes
c)
Type 2 diabetes
63.
In Type 1 diabetes, the body makes little or no
a)
insulin
b)
carbohydrates
c)
glucose
64.
Symptoms of Type 1 often come on suddenly where as those of Type 2 diabetes happen over a period of time and are often hard to detect.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
In sexual reproduction, the female parent produces sex cells called
a)
ovaries
b)
eggs
c)
sperm
d)
estrogen
66.
When egg and sperm nuclei join, the egg is fertilized to create a(n)
a)
embryo
b)
fetus
c)
zygote
d)
ovary
67.
The male parent in sexual reproduction produces sex cells called
a)
sperm
b)
vas deferens
c)
eggs
d)
testes
68.
In the male reproductive system, what is the pair of organs that produce sperm and testosterone?
a)
testes
b)
vas deferens
c)
prostate gland
d)
ovaries
69.
What is the process called in which an egg is released from the ovary into the fallopian tube?
a)
fertilization
b)
implantation
c)
ovulation
d)
menstruation
70.
What process occurs on the first day of the menstrual cycle?
a)
menstruation
b)
ovulation
c)
implantation
d)
fertilization
71.
Label 3 is pointing to...
a)
the ovaries
b)
the uterus
c)
the oviduct
d)
the vagina
72.
The oviduct...
a)
is where fertilisation happens
b)
releases the eggs and hormones
c)
is where the sperm is deposited
d)
where the fetus develops
73.
Label 4 is pointing to...
a)
the ovaries
b)
the uterus
c)
the oviduct
d)
the vagina
74.
Label 2 is pointing to...
a)
the ovaries
b)
the uterus
c)
the oviduct
d)
the vagina
75.
The addictive chemical in tobacco is......?
a)
THC
b)
Tar
c)
Methane
d)
Nicotine
76.
Cigarettes cause a black sticky substance called____________? to build up in a persons air passages.
a)
Tar
b)
Nicotine
c)
Cirrhosis
d)
Smoke
77.
The number one cancer caused by cigarette smoking is
a)
Kidney cancer
b)
Bladder cancer
c)
Lung Cancer
78.
What is the primary source of energy in nearly all ecosystems?
a)
Food
b)
Sun
c)
Glucose
d)
Oxygen
79.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
CO2 and H20
b)
H2O and glucose
c)
glucose and O2
d)
glucose and CO2
80.
Plants turning toward the light are a sign of
a)
geotropism
b)
phototropism
c)
thigmotropism
d)
turgor pressure
81.
Example of White Blood Cell
a)
Lymphocyte
b)
Antibody
82.
Example of the First Line of Defense
a)
Antibodies
b)
White Blood Cells
c)
Skin
d)
Red Blood Cells
83.
Cause of common cold and flu.
a)
Viruses
b)
Bacteria
c)
Reaction by the body to substances
84.
Antibiotics have been overused.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
85.
Identify the correct food chain that demonstrates the energy flow of this food web.
a)
Eagle < Bluebird < Plant
b)
Plant< Rabbit < Eagle
c)
Plant > Snail > Lizard > Eagle
d)
Eagle> Lizard>Caterpillar>Plant
86.
How many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
87.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
88.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
89.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
90.
This image shows a...
a)
Punnett Square
b)
Phenotype
c)
Genotype
d)
Dominant allele
91.
Needed to avoid the disease known as Scurvy....
a)
Magnesium
b)
Vitamin C
c)
Iron
d)
Vitamin D
92.
Indicator that tests for the presence of proteins
a)
Benedict's
b)
Biurets
c)
Iodine
93.
To get a reaction with this indicator, the solution has to be heated.
a)
Iodine
b)
Biuret's
c)
Benedict's
94.
What happens in the liver when the bloodstream has lower than usual glucose levels
a)
Glucose is converted to glycogen
b)
Glycogen is converted to glucose
c)
The liver keeps storing glycogen
95.
Gland that secretes hormones that regulate blood glucose
a)
Liver
b)
Adrenals
c)
Pancreas
d)
Thyroid
96.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon dioxide and water
b)
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
c)
Glucose and oxygen
d)
Glucose and water
97.
What are the reactants (what's needed) for photosynthesis?
a)
glucose and oxygen
b)
light, water, and carbon dioxide
98.
What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
a)
sulfur
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
99.
What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
a)
make glucose
b)
make ATP
c)
make light
d)
release carbon dioxide
100.
What are the reactants in the equation for cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen and lactic acid
b)
carbon dioxide and water
c)
glucose and oxygen
d)
water and glucose
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