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Department Biology Test Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process by which cells and organisms maintain stable internal conditions like body temperature, heart rate and blood sugar levels is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

osmosis

c)

respiration

d)

photosynthesis

2.

What causes a cell to become a cancer cell?

a)

environmental risk factors

b)

mutations

c)

loss of genes for proteins that control movement through the cell cycle

d)

all of the above

3.

Mitotic cell division is for

a)

replacing dead cells

b)

growing into a multicellular organism

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

both replacing dead cells and growing into a multicellular organism

4.

When looking at a sample of human tissue, cancer is suspected if

a)

There are too many cells in prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.

b)

There are very few cells in prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.

c)

Most of the cells are in interphase.

d)

There are not many cells.

5.

A cell with 60 chromosomes will undergo meiosis to produce gametes (sperm and egg) that have

a)

60 chromosomes

b)

30 chromosomes

c)

120 chromosomes

d)

no chromosomes

6.

Two haploid gametes combine to form a

a)

diploid zygote

b)

another gamete

7.

What is the correct order of events:

a)

mitosis, fertilization, meiosis, differentiation

b)

meiosis, fertilization, mitosis, differentiation

c)

mitosis, pollination, meiosis, differentiation

d)

differentiation, meiosis, mitosis, fertilization

8.

What molecule containing 3 phosphates is used to do cell work and drive chemical reactions?

a)

amino acids

b)

DNA

c)

ADP

d)

ATP

9.

The products of ____________________ are the reactants of ______________________.

a)

photosynthesis, homeostasis

b)

cell respiration, meiosis

c)

photosynthesis, cell respiration

d)

differentiation, photosynthesis

10.

How do plants get proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids?

a)

they consume them

b)

from the soil

c)

from glucose made in photosynthesis

d)

from cell respiration

11.

How many copies of each gene are in each diploid cell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

12.

Chlorophyll is green and therefore

a)

absorbs green light and uses it for photosynthesis

b)

reflects green light and uses it for photosynthesis

c)

absorbs green light but can't use it for photosynthesis

d)

reflects green light, so it can't use it for photosynthesis

13.

The gene for glucagon is on chromosome 2. Glucagon is a hormone that increases blood sugar levels. A patient has no ability to increase his blood sugar. What may be the cause?

a)

normal glucagon alleles

b)

a mutation in one glucagon allele

c)

mutations in both glucagon alleles

d)

too little insulin

14.

In living things, energy _____________________ and matter___________________.

a)

moves in one direction, is recycled

b)

is recycled, moves in one direction

c)

moves in one direction, doesn't move

d)

doesn't move, moves in one direction

15.

DNA is

a)

a single flat molecule

b)

a single helix

c)

a double flat molecule

d)

a double helix

16.

What type of protein speeds up chemical reactions by lowering the amount of energy needed to get them started?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

enzyme

c)

muscle

d)

antibodies

17.

Phospholipids are lipids with a glycerol, two fatty acids and a phosphate group that makes one end of the molecule polar. What cell structure is composed of phospholipids?

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

ribosomes

d)

cytoplasm

18.

If the number of deer in the middle of a food web decreases what is likely to occur?

a)

species that eat deer will increase

b)

species that eat deer will decrease

c)

species deer eat will decrease

d)

nothing will change

19.

When the number of producers increases in a food web, what is likely to occur?

a)

no changes to other species

b)

all other species will decrease

c)

all other species will increase

d)

only the species that eat the producers will increase

20.

Sexual reproduction includes independent assortment and crossing over to introduce ________________ to the gametes. This makes the species stronger and better able to respond to environmental changes.

a)

genetic variation

b)

new chromosomes

c)

new combinations of chromosomes

d)

all of the above

21.

Biological magnification of harmful toxins in a food chain results in the most damage to

a)

producers

b)

herbivores

c)

primary consumers

d)

top carnivores

22.

Which food chain has the most energy available for the coyote?

a)

corn-> locust -> raccoon-> coyote

b)

corn-> raccoon-> coyote

c)

corn-> coyote

d)

The coyote gets the same amount of energy at the end of all of the food chains.

23.

Where in a food web would you find carbon?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

in all the organisms in the food web

24.

Which organelles have lots of internal, folded membranes providing surface area for important chemical reactions to convert energy from one form to another?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

25.

Pyramids of biomass get narrower with each rise in trophic level because

a)

energy increases as you go up trophic levels

b)

energy decreases as you go up trophic levels

c)

energy is the same in all trophic levels

d)

energy is random

26.

Farming ________________ species diversity and __________________ ecosystem stability.

a)

decreases, decreases

b)

increases, increases

c)

decreases, increases

d)

increase, decreases

27.

Humans get energy in the form of ATP by

a)

eating food

b)

digesting food

c)

cell respiration

d)

all of the above

28.

When the number of predators decrease in a food web, the number of prey___________________, because they live longer and have more offspring.

a)

stay the same

b)

increase

c)

decrease

29.

Native species in an ecosystem are often outcompeted by

a)

an invasive species

b)

a new species introduced by humans

c)

a new species to the ecosystem

d)

all of the above

30.

Planting more trees and plants

a)

increases photosynthesis

b)

reduces the burning of fossil fuels

c)

decreases cell respiration

d)

increases carbon dioxide

31.

Decreasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

a)

increases the greenhouse effect

b)

warms the Earth

c)

decreases the greenhouse effect

d)

increases the severity of storms

32.

Burning fossil fuels is not sustainable

a)

because it leads to cooler temperatures

b)

because it is a nonrenewable energy source

c)

because it is a renewable energy source

d)

but there are no other options

33.

Which statement is true?

a)

there is nothing you can do to prevent cancer

b)

family history has control over your chances of getting cancer

c)

both family history (genes) and your environmental risks determine your likelihood of getting cancer

d)

know one knows why people get cancer

34.

The following is the correct order of steps in the development of a trait in a cell

a)

DNA, ribosome, protein, trait

b)

protein, DNA, trait, ribosome

c)

ribosome, protein, DNA, trait

d)

trait, ribosome, DNA, protein

35.

Lynx and hares are native to the arctic. Hares eat grasses and lynx eat hares. Global warming has lead to an invasion of Canadian rabbits into the Arctic. These rabbits eat grasses too, but lynx do not know how to hunt for them. What will happen to the population of hares and lynxes in the Arctic?

a)

both will increase due to more food

b)

Both will decrease due to less food

c)

hares will decrease and lynx will increase

d)

hares will increase and lynx will decrease

36.

A mutation in a gene for an enzyme will cause a loss of function if

a)

the shape of the enzyme is changed

b)

the active site can no longer bind to reactants

c)

an amino acid important for shape is changed

d)

all of the above

37.

When are chromosomes visible under a light microscope?

a)

During mitosis

b)

during interphase

c)

during S phase

d)

during G0

38.

Which zone on Earth gets the most sunlight and biomes with the greatest biodiversity?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropic

d)

desert

39.

Multicellular organisms have many different cell types. Which of the following explains this best?

a)

all cells have different genes

b)

all cells have the same genes and use all of them to make protein

c)

all cells have the same genes, but they don't use all of them to make protein

d)

all cells have different genes, but they all make the same proteins