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Biology EOC Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The monomer (building block) for proteins is a

a)

monosaccharide

b)

amino acid

c)

fatty acid

d)

nucleotide

2.

Which biomolecule is the source for quick energy?

a)

carb

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

3.

How does an enzyme speed up chemical reactions?

a)

lower activation energy

b)

increase activation energy

c)

increase pH of the solution

d)

they slow down reactions

4.

Which of the following contains DNA in a nucleus?

a)

virus

b)

prokaryote

c)

eukaryote

d)

all of the above have a nucleus

5.

Which organelle is matched with its correct function?

a)

mitochondria - stores water

b)

lysosome - packages and transports proteins

c)

ribosome - makes protein

d)

cytoplasm - regulates what enters and leaves the cell

6.

Which of the following correctly describes a viral reproductive cycle?

a)

lytic - symptoms take a long time to occur

b)

lysogenic - flu is an example of a lysogenic virus

c)

lysogenic - remains dormant in the host cell

d)

lytic - HIV is an example of a lytic virus

7.

Viruses are considered nonliving because they need a host to reproduce.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Diffusion is the movement of ______ from ________.

a)

water; low to high

b)

particles; low to high

c)

water; high to low

d)

particles; high to low

9.

A cell _______ in a hypertonic solution because water moves _______ the cell.

a)

shrinks; out

b)

shrinks; in

c)

swells; out

d)

swells; in

10.

Passive transport requires ATP while active does not.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following follows the concentration gradient (high to low) but requires a transport protein?

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

active transport

12.

Which of the following does a plant need in order to make glucose?

a)

water, oxygen

b)

water, light, carbon dioxide

c)

light, oxygen, ATP

d)

sugar, oxygen, carbon dioxide

13.

Why do cells go through mitosis?

a)

growth and repair

b)

make gametes

c)

divide chromosomes in half

d)

pass on their genetic info to offspring

14.

Which of the following INCORRECTLY matches the stage of the cell cycle with the description?

a)

interphase - cell grows

b)

mitosis - nucleus divides

c)

cytokinesis - cytoplasm divides

d)

mitosis - cell divides

15.

Which phase does DNA replicate?

a)

S phase

b)

G1 phase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

16.

Name that stage!

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

17.

What occurs when cells divide uncontrollably?

a)

flu

b)

we keep growing

c)

cancer

d)

none of the above

18.

What are the sides of the DNA ladder made of?

a)

nitrogen bases

b)

hydrogen bonds

c)

sugar and nitrogen bases

d)

sugar and phosphate

19.

What determines your traits?

a)

sequence of nucleotides

b)

sequence of sugars

c)

sequence of hydrogen bonds

d)

sequence of phosphates

20.

Which enzyme unzips DNA in order for replication to occur?

a)

amylase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

helicase

21.

Select the statement that is true.

a)

DNA has the sugar ribose.

b)

RNA is double stranded.

c)

There is not a thymine in RNA, it is replaced with Uracil.

d)

DNA does not have phosphate.

22.

What is made in transcription?

a)

mRNA in the cytoplasm

b)

mRNA in the nucleus

c)

protein in the cytoplasm

d)

protein in the nucleus

23.

Name that process!

a)

DNA replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

mutation

24.

Name that mutation!

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

substitution

d)

inversion

25.

What does meiosis result in?

a)

2 identical diploid cells

b)

2 different diploid cells

c)

4 identical haploid cells

d)

4 different haploid cells

26.

What do we call alleles that are the same? (AA or aa)

a)

heterozygous

b)

recessive

c)

dominant

d)

homozygous

27.

If tall plants (T) are dominant to short plants (t) and I cross two heterozygotes, what are the chances I will get a short plant?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

28.

What is the ability for an organism to survive and reproduce?

a)

natural selection

b)

genetic drift

c)

gene flow

d)

gene shuffling

29.

Two species of squirrels are separated by a river. What type of reproductive isolation is this?

a)

temporal

b)

behavioral

c)

geographical

30.

A gene does not need to be heritable for evolution to occur.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Evidence of evolution shows that all organisms

a)

do not go through genetic drift

b)

cannot reproduce

c)

share a common ancestor

d)

all of the above

32.

Bat wings and bird wings have similar structure. What type of evidence is this?

a)

vestigial structure

b)

analagous structure

c)

homologous structure

d)

molecular evidence

33.

Who is most related to the hamster?

a)

salmon

b)

salamander

c)

lizard

d)

chimp

34.

How do you write a scientific name?

a)

kingdom species

b)

genus species

c)

family order

d)

species genus

35.

Which of the following is not a eukaryote?

a)

fungi

b)

protist

c)

animal

d)

eubacteria

36.

An organism is a eukaryotic, multicellular, autotroph. Which kingdom does it belong to?

a)

eubacteria

b)

fungi

c)

plantae

d)

animalia

37.

Where does photosynthesis occur in a plant?

a)

flower

b)

stem

c)

leaf

d)

roots

38.

What does xylem move for the plant?

a)

water

b)

food

c)

soil

d)

air

39.

Phototropism is a plants response to

a)

touch

b)

light

c)

gravity

d)

water

40.

Which body system is responsible for providing structure and protection to internal organs?

a)

endocrine

b)

urinary

c)

digestive

d)

skeletal

41.

Which body system is responsible for removing waste as feces?

a)

endocrine

b)

urinary

c)

digestive

d)

skeletal

42.

Which body system is the first line of defense?

a)

integumentary

b)

urinary

c)

digestive

d)

skeletal

43.

How much energy is passed between trophic levels?

a)

90%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

all of it

44.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

a)

rock

b)

flower

c)

squirrel

d)

mushroom

45.

The cattle egret will eat insects that have been disturbed when the cattle graze in the pasture. What type of relationship is this?

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

competition

46.

What type of pyramid shows the amount of living tissue at each level?

a)

energy pyramid

b)

pyramid of numbers

c)

biomass pyramid

d)

pyramids of Egypt

47.

What is the minnow in the food chain?

a)

primary producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

48.

Primary succession occurs quicker because it does not start with soil.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

carrying capacity is

a)

largest number of individuals a given environment can support

b)

resource that can be used over and over again

c)

diversity of organisms in an area

d)

series of species replacement

50.

Which of the following would cause the MOST ecosystem instability?

a)

picking a flower for your mom

b)

cutting down all of the trees in a forest

c)

catch and release fishing

d)

planting more trees