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WorksheetsBiology EOC Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is step #1 of the scientific method?
Observation
Question
Hypothesis
Experiment
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a living organism?
Reproduces
Made of cells
Homeostasis
All are characteristics
What is the largest organizational level that biologists will study?
Biome
Population
Biosphere
Community
What measurement system is used most in the science world?
Imperial
Metric
Sciency
Burns
What is ecology?
The study of interactions between the sun and the planets.
The study of interactions between living organisms and their environment.
The study of cells on a microscopic level.
The study of how bacteria interferes with your immune system.
A group of the same organisms that are able to breed together is called a:
Individual
Population
Community
Ecosystem
All of the living and nonliving parts of an environment are called a ___________.
Ecosystem
Biome
Population
Biosphere
Organisms that can make their own food are called:
Chemotrophs
Consumers
Omnivores
Producers
What is the main energy source for all of life on Earth?
Plants
Chemical compounds
The sun
Oxygen
How is a food chain different from a food web?
A food chain shows "what's being eaten by what".
A food web shows "what's being eaten by what".
A food web shows all of the food chains together in a certain area.
None of the above are correct in the difference.
What is an organism's niche within an environment?
It's "job" of what it does within an area.
How it interacts with other organisms whether it be positive, negative or neutral.
The organism's species.
All of the above are correct.
What is predation?
When both species benefit from a relationship.
When one species benefits and the other is not harmed.
When one organism eats another organism.
When one species is harmed and one benefits.
What is commensalism?
When one organism benefits and one is not harmed.
When both organisms benefit.
When one organism is harmed and one is benefitted.
When one organism eats another organism.
Secondary succession would be an event such as:
Volcanic eruption
Gatlinburg wildfires
Nuclear blast
None of the above
What is a population's carrying capacity?
The minimal amount of organisms needed to survive.
The max amount of organisms that can live within a population.
How many young organisms a population can have.
How many older organisms a population can have.
The first person to view cells under a microscope was:
Hooke
Van Leewuenhoek
Schwinn
Schneider
Which of these is NOT part of the cell theory?
All living things are made of cells.
All living things come from pre-existing cells.
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function
Plants are not made of cells.
What type of cell does not contain a nucleus?
Eukaryote
Prokaryote
Animal
Plant
Which organelle is the "control center" of the cell?
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Ribosomes
Golgi
What part of the cell is the energy producer for the cell?
Nucleus
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Rough ER
What part of the cell is the "protein factory" and is responsible for protein production?
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Lysosomes
What is osmosis?
The movement of particles across the membrane.
The movement of water across the membrane.
The balance of proteins within the cell.
The overall structure of the outside of the nucleus.
In genetics, a genotype of Rr would be called?
Homozygous dominant
Heterozygous
Homozygous recessive
None of the above
What is a phenotype?
The genetic representation of a person
The physical representation of a person
The traits passed down
The probability on a Punnett square
When both alleles are expressed at the same time (Ex: think crossing a red rose and white rose) it is called:
Domination
Incomplete dominance
Heterozygation
Magic
Why are males more susceptible to sex-linked diseases like hemophilia and color-blindness?
Their Y chromosome isn't as big as the X, therefore not covering up a gene
Males are more susceptible to diseases than females
Males carry a trait that allows for these diseases to pop up
None of the above
How is energy stored within cells?
ADP
ATP
GTP
GDP
Where do the reactions of photosynthesis take place within a plant cell?
Vacuole
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Cell Wall
The part of the chromosome labeled #2 is the:
Sister chromatids
Centromere
Chromatin
DNA
Which one lists the phases of the cell cycle in the correct order?
G1, G2, S and M
S, G1, G2 and M
M, S, G1, G2
G1, S, G2 and M
The longest phase of the cell cycle is:
Metaphase
Prophase
Telophase
Interphase
This is the phase where the chromosomes separate when the spindle shortens.
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
Which of these is NOT a base in DNA?
Uracil
Thymine
Adenine
Guanine
A DNA sequence of ATA GCT ATG is replicated. What is the resulting strand?
TAT CGA GGA
TAT CGA TAC
GCT ATC CCA
TCA GAC TTA
The main enzyme that unzips the DNA during replication is called:
DNA Polymerase
DNA Helicase
RNA Helicase
RNA Polymerase
What does mRNA stand for?
Messenger RNA
Mitochondrial RNA
Mitotic RNA
Mutated RNA
Where does transcription occur in the cell? (Hint: DNA to mRNA)
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Ribosomes
Cell Membrane
Where does translation occur within the cell? (mRNA to tRNA to proteins)
Nucleus
Rough ER
Ribosomes
Cell Membrane
What is a codon?
A sequence of 2 bases read at the ribosome
A sequence of 3 bases read at the ribosome
A sequence of 4 bases read at the ribosome
A sequence of 5 bases read at the ribosome
What is the most broad classification?
Kingdom
Phylum
Domain
Class
What organism is least related to a bird?
Crocodile
Primate
Amphibians
Sharks
The father of evolution is called:
Darwin
Aristotle
Linneaus
Hooke
Darwin's ship he travelled on was called the HMS:
Eagle
Beagle
Triangle
Smeagle
Darwin's animals he conducted his studies on were:
Finches
Turtles
Swans
Doves
Starfish
Artificial selection is termed:
Where the fittest survive
Where humans choose what two things mate
Where factors affect reproduction rates
Where factors come into play that alter the numbers in a population
What is a vestigial organ?
An organ that is similar in shape and function
An organ that is not needed anymore but is still present
An organ that is different in structure but has the same function
None of the above
What is a homologous structure?
An organ that is not need anymore but is still present
Is similar in structure and function
Is different in structure but has the same function
All of the above
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?
Directional
Disruptive
Stabilizing
Neutralizing
Human birth weight is an example of what type of natural selection?
Stabilizing
Directional
Disruptive
Neutralizing
Sperm and egg in meiosis are called:
Gametes
Hapletes
Depletes
None of the above
