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Biology EOC Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is step #1 of the scientific method?

a)

Observation

b)

Question

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Experiment

2.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a living organism?

a)

Reproduces

b)

Made of cells

c)

Homeostasis

d)

All are characteristics

3.

What is the largest organizational level that biologists will study?

a)

Biome

b)

Population

c)

Biosphere

d)

Community

4.

What measurement system is used most in the science world?

a)

Imperial

b)

Metric

c)

Sciency

d)

Burns

5.

What is ecology?

a)

The study of interactions between the sun and the planets.

b)

The study of interactions between living organisms and their environment.

c)

The study of cells on a microscopic level.

d)

The study of how bacteria interferes with your immune system.

6.

A group of the same organisms that are able to breed together is called a:

a)

Individual

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

7.

All of the living and nonliving parts of an environment are called a ___________.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Biome

c)

Population

d)

Biosphere

8.

Organisms that can make their own food are called:

a)

Chemotrophs

b)

Consumers

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

9.

What is the main energy source for all of life on Earth?

a)

Plants

b)

Chemical compounds

c)

The sun

d)

Oxygen

10.

How is a food chain different from a food web?

a)

A food chain shows "what's being eaten by what".

b)

A food web shows "what's being eaten by what".

c)

A food web shows all of the food chains together in a certain area.

d)

None of the above are correct in the difference.

11.

What is an organism's niche within an environment?

a)

It's "job" of what it does within an area.

b)

How it interacts with other organisms whether it be positive, negative or neutral.

c)

The organism's species.

d)

All of the above are correct.

12.

What is predation?

a)

When both species benefit from a relationship.

b)

When one species benefits and the other is not harmed.

c)

When one organism eats another organism.

d)

When one species is harmed and one benefits.

13.

What is commensalism?

a)

When one organism benefits and one is not harmed.

b)

When both organisms benefit.

c)

When one organism is harmed and one is benefitted.

d)

When one organism eats another organism.

14.

Secondary succession would be an event such as:

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Gatlinburg wildfires

c)

Nuclear blast

d)

None of the above

15.

What is a population's carrying capacity?

a)

The minimal amount of organisms needed to survive.

b)

The max amount of organisms that can live within a population.

c)

How many young organisms a population can have.

d)

How many older organisms a population can have.

16.

The first person to view cells under a microscope was:

a)

Hooke

b)

Van Leewuenhoek

c)

Schwinn

d)

Schneider

17.

Which of these is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells.

b)

All living things come from pre-existing cells.

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function

d)

Plants are not made of cells.

18.

What type of cell does not contain a nucleus?

a)

Eukaryote

b)

Prokaryote

c)

Animal

d)

Plant

19.

Which organelle is the "control center" of the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Golgi

20.

What part of the cell is the energy producer for the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Rough ER

21.

What part of the cell is the "protein factory" and is responsible for protein production?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Lysosomes

22.

What is osmosis?

a)

The movement of particles across the membrane.

b)

The movement of water across the membrane.

c)

The balance of proteins within the cell.

d)

The overall structure of the outside of the nucleus.

23.

In genetics, a genotype of Rr would be called?

a)

Homozygous dominant

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Homozygous recessive

d)

None of the above

24.

What is a phenotype?

a)

The genetic representation of a person

b)

The physical representation of a person

c)

The traits passed down

d)

The probability on a Punnett square

25.

When both alleles are expressed at the same time (Ex: think crossing a red rose and white rose) it is called:

a)

Domination

b)

Incomplete dominance

c)

Heterozygation

d)

Magic

26.

Why are males more susceptible to sex-linked diseases like hemophilia and color-blindness?

a)

Their Y chromosome isn't as big as the X, therefore not covering up a gene

b)

Males are more susceptible to diseases than females

c)

Males carry a trait that allows for these diseases to pop up

d)

None of the above

27.

How is energy stored within cells?

a)

ADP

b)

ATP

c)

GTP

d)

GDP

28.

Where do the reactions of photosynthesis take place within a plant cell?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Wall

29.

The part of the chromosome labeled #2 is the:

a)

Sister chromatids

b)

Centromere

c)

Chromatin

d)

DNA

30.

Which one lists the phases of the cell cycle in the correct order?

a)

G1, G2, S and M

b)

S, G1, G2 and M

c)

M, S, G1, G2

d)

G1, S, G2 and M

31.

The longest phase of the cell cycle is:

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Telophase

d)

Interphase

32.

This is the phase where the chromosomes separate when the spindle shortens.

a)

Metaphase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Cytokinesis

33.

Which of these is NOT a base in DNA?

a)

Uracil

b)

Thymine

c)

Adenine

d)

Guanine

34.

A DNA sequence of ATA GCT ATG is replicated. What is the resulting strand?

a)

TAT CGA GGA

b)

TAT CGA TAC

c)

GCT ATC CCA

d)

TCA GAC TTA

35.

The main enzyme that unzips the DNA during replication is called:

a)

DNA Polymerase

b)

DNA Helicase

c)

RNA Helicase

d)

RNA Polymerase

36.

What does mRNA stand for?

a)

Messenger RNA

b)

Mitochondrial RNA

c)

Mitotic RNA

d)

Mutated RNA

37.

Where does transcription occur in the cell? (Hint: DNA to mRNA)

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cell Membrane

38.

Where does translation occur within the cell? (mRNA to tRNA to proteins)

a)

Nucleus

b)

Rough ER

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cell Membrane

39.

What is a codon?

a)

A sequence of 2 bases read at the ribosome

b)

A sequence of 3 bases read at the ribosome

c)

A sequence of 4 bases read at the ribosome

d)

A sequence of 5 bases read at the ribosome

40.

What is the most broad classification?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Domain

d)

Class

41.

What organism is least related to a bird?

a)

Crocodile

b)

Primate

c)

Amphibians

d)

Sharks

42.

The father of evolution is called:

a)

Darwin

b)

Aristotle

c)

Linneaus

d)

Hooke

43.

Darwin's ship he travelled on was called the HMS:

a)

Eagle

b)

Beagle

c)

Triangle

d)

Smeagle

44.

Darwin's animals he conducted his studies on were:

a)

Finches

b)

Turtles

c)

Swans

d)

Doves

e)

Starfish

45.

Artificial selection is termed:

a)

Where the fittest survive

b)

Where humans choose what two things mate

c)

Where factors affect reproduction rates

d)

Where factors come into play that alter the numbers in a population

46.

What is a vestigial organ?

a)

An organ that is similar in shape and function

b)

An organ that is not needed anymore but is still present

c)

An organ that is different in structure but has the same function

d)

None of the above

47.

What is a homologous structure?

a)

An organ that is not need anymore but is still present

b)

Is similar in structure and function

c)

Is different in structure but has the same function

d)

All of the above

48.

In a population of white and brown rabbits, the brown rabbits begin to be preyed on more than the white rabbits. This is an example of what type of natural selection?

a)

Directional

b)

Disruptive

c)

Stabilizing

d)

Neutralizing

49.

Human birth weight is an example of what type of natural selection?

a)

Stabilizing

b)

Directional

c)

Disruptive

d)

Neutralizing

50.

Sperm and egg in meiosis are called:

a)

Gametes

b)

Hapletes

c)

Depletes

d)

None of the above