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UNIT 3A - Review quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which biomolecule includes fats, such as triglycerides, oils, waxes, and steroids (cholesterol); insoluble in water; provides long-term energy storage, insulation, part of cell membrane, and hormones

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Protein

2.
Building blocks of polymers.
a)
monomer
b)
polypeptide
c)
monosaccharide
d)
glycerol
3.
Plants and animals are composed of organic compounds. Which of the following are the common elements found in organic compounds?
a)
iron, oxygen, nickel, copper
b)
sodium, potassium, gold, hydrogen
c)
helium, neon,argon,krypton
d)
carbon,hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
4.
During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
G2 phase
d)
M phase
5.
Put the following stages of the cell cycle in order: G2, S, G1, M. 
a)
G1, S, G2, M
b)
S, G1, G2, M
c)
G1, M, G2, S
d)
M, G1, S, G2
6.
Put the following actions in order: DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis. 
a)
DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
b)
cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides
c)
cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
d)
DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides
7.
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
Cell Wall
8.
One difference between a cancer cell and a normal cell is that
a)
Cancer cells divide uncontrollably
b)
Normal cells divide uncontrollably
c)
Cancer cells cannot make copies of DNA
d)
Normal cells cannot make copies of DNA
9.

Why is it called the Synthesis (S) stage?

a)

protien synthesis is happening

b)

DNA synthesis is happening

c)

several smaller stages are combined

d)

the chromosomes line up

10.
What is cancer?
a)
Colon Cancer
b)
Uncontrolled Cell growth
c)
Gentic Links
d)
Hair Loss
11.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
12.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
13.
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
14.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
15.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
16.

If thousands of glucose molecules were bonded together with equal numbers of sucrose molecules, the resulting substance could be described as a –

a)

monomer of proteins

b)

polymer of amino acids

c)

polymer of monosaccharides

d)

monomer of nucleic acids

17.

Which biomolecule is composed of five basic elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus arranged into two types of polymers, one a double-stranded molecule shaped as a double helix, the other polymer is a single-stranded molecule?

a)

Protein

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Lipids

18.

Which of the following correctly lists the the stages of mitosis in order?

a)

telophase, prohase, anaphase and metaphase

b)

metaphase, anaphase, telophase and prophase

c)

prophase, anaphase, metaphase, and telophase

d)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase

19.

The diagram shows cells in different phases of mitosis. A student is trying to find a cell in a particular phase of mitosis. The student is looking for evidence that spindle fibers are separating the chromosomes to ensure that each new nucleus has one copy of each chromosome.


Which cell is in the phase of mitosis that the student is searching for?

a)

Cell 1

b)

Cell 2

c)

Cell 3

d)

Cell 4

20.

When cells become too large, they have a hard time completing functions, such as transporting nutrients or waste from one part of the cell to the other. To fix this problem, cells go through a process of cellular division. Which of the following best describes the importance of the cell cycle and mitosis?

a)

Responsible for creating life through the process of fertilization

b)

Formation of new cells that are identical to the parent cell for growth and repair of organisms

c)

Creates diploid daughter cells through sexual reproduction

d)

Formation of daughter cells that increase genetic variability within a species

21.

A segment of a DNA strand is GTC TAG. Which of the following is the complementary DNA strand?

a)

GAG AAC

b)

CAG TAG

c)

CAG ATC

d)

GTC ATC

22.

A diagram of the DNA double helix is provided. The DNA components highlighted in the diagram can best be described how? They are -

a)

the sugar deoxyribose and a phosphate.

b)

genes, one from each parent

c)

nitrogen bases held together by a hydrogen bond

d)

the amino acids that will code for a protein.

23.

Students are given data from an investigation that identified some of the chemical elements present in four different samples.


Which sample was most likely DNA?

a)

Sample 1

b)

Sample 2

c)

Sample 3

d)

Sample 4

24.

The ____________________________ are used to distinguish one nucleotide from another in ____________________________.

a)

sugars ; nucleic acids

b)

nitrogenous bases ; proteins

c)

amino acids; proteins

d)

nitrogenous bases ; nucleic acids

25.

Match the biomolecule with its monomer:

1.Proteins A. Monosaccharides

2.Nucleic Acids B. Amino Acids

3.Lipids C. Nucleotides

4.Carbohydrates D. Fatty Acids and glycerol

a)

1&B; 2&A; 3&D; 4&C

b)

1&D; 2&C; 3&D; 4&B

c)

1&B; 2&C; 3&D; 4&A