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Biology AIR test review

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which biomolecule is made of amino acids?
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Protein
d)
Lipid
2.

Which biomolecule is your main source of fast energy because it is easy to break down?

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Carbohydrate

3.
Which biomolecule includes fats, such as triglycerides, oils, waxes, and steroids (cholesterol); insoluble in water; provides energy storage, insulation, part of cell membrane, and hormones 
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Lipids
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Protein
4.
Which biomolecule contains Deoxyribonucleic acid; a sequence of bases that makes hereditary code; Ribonucleic acid; ­translate hereditary code into proteins that determine how the cell will function under various conditions; provides storage and retrieval of information­; encode genes, gene expression, helps make proteins 
a)
Nucleic Acid
b)
Lipid
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Protein
5.
What do monomers do?
a)
Bonds to make a Polymer
b)
Creates Protiens
c)
Stores energy
d)
Splits to make more cells
6.
Which type of respiration occurs in the presence of oxygen?
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
7.
Which type of respiration occurs without the presence of oxygen?
a)
Aerobic 
b)
Anaerobic 
8.
What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
a)
to break down food
b)
to create energy in the body
c)
to release energy from food
d)
there is none; it's a waste of time
9.
This process releases chemical energy from sugars and other carbon-based molecules to make ATP when oxygen is present.
a)
photosynthesis
b)
light-independent reaction
c)
cellular respiration
d)
light-dependent reaction
10.
What process occurs when light energy is captured in autotrophs and converted into sugar?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Cellular Respiration
11.
What process is the diagram representing?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Soil development
c)
Plant reproduction
d)
Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen cycle
12.
What are the reactants (what's needed) for photosynthesis?
a)
glucose and oxygen
b)
light, water, and carbon dioxide
13.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
14.
Which organelle converts the energy in food into energy for the cell (cellular respiration)?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Body
15.
All living things do which of the following?
a)
Chemosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
all of the answers
16.
Which organisms perform Photosynthesis?
a)
Only Autotrophs
b)
Only Heterotrophs
c)
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
17.
According to the Law of Segregation, alleles are separated during the process of _____________.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Osmosis
d)
Translation
18.

This is an example of ___________?

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Co-Dominance

c)

Complete Dominance

d)

X-linked (Sex-linked) trait

e)

Recessive trait

19.
Which best describes the process shown?
a)
mutation in which the DNA content of the gene is ltered
b)
segregation of sister chromatids
c)
condensation and segregation of the alleles
d)
crossing-over which alleles are exchanged
20.
Tt is-
a)
homozygous dominant
b)
homozygous recessive
c)
heterozygous
d)
none of these
21.
Which represents the genotype of a homozygous condition?
a)
Bb
b)
BC
c)
bb
d)
bc
22.
The diagram shows the process of cell specialization from a single stem cell. Which of the following statements is true about the process of specialization.
a)
Specilized cells (blood, skin, nervous etc) cannot be produced from a single stem cell
b)
Specilized cells are produced immediately following fertilization
c)
Even though all the cells in an organism come from one single cell, they can specialize into different cell types
d)
Sincce all the cells in an organism come from one single cell, they must all have the same structure and function
23.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 6

c)

3 and 7

d)

1 and 5

e)

5 and 4

29.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.

What belongs in box A?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

31.

What belongs in box B?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

32.

What belongs in box C?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

33.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

What is the DNA sequence after substitution at position six?

a)

ACGTAACC

b)

ACGUAACC

c)

CGGTAACC

d)

ACGTCCAA

35.

What is the resulting mRNA sequence?

a)

ACTGTAACC

b)

UGCAUUGG

c)

ACUGUAACC

d)

CGAUUCCTT

36.

This tool allows me to hide information that I don't want to see.

a)
b)
c)
37.

If I mark a question for review that means...

a)

it will let me highlight a section of the test.

b)

it will flag the question and remind me to check it at the end of my test.

c)

it will let me hide information that I don't want to see.

38.

This drop down menu lets me...

a)

Toggle back and forth between different question numbers.

b)

hide information I don't want to see.

c)

highlight certain sections of the test.

39.

I am able to move on to the next question even if I have not answered one.

a)

False

b)

True

40.

If I don't know the answer to a question (it's okay, it happens!) I should give it my best guess or mark for review so I can come back to it later.

a)

That's against the rules.

b)

Definitely.

41.

I can hide the timer on the test if I don't want to see it.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

A tutorial is...

a)

a fun game I can play.

b)

information that shows me how to use a tool or how to answer a question.

c)

totally illegal.

d)

hides information that I don't want to see.

43.

The thing to remember about the test is...

a)

just try my best; it's all good.

b)

I have to get a 100% or else.

44.
A homozygous dominant dog with brown fur is crossed with a heterozygous dog with brown fur. What are the percentages of the possible genotypes?
a)
100% BB
b)
75% BB and 25%Bb
c)
50 % BB and 50% Bb
d)
50% Bb and 50% bb
45.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
46.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
47.
Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?
a)
height
b)
the scar
c)
ability to swim
d)
ability to play drums
48.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
49.
A dog gives birth to 5 puppies. What percentage of the chromosomes does each puppy share with the mother?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
50.
This is an example of what?
a)
Complete dominance
b)
Incomplete dominance
c)
Codominance
d)
None of the above
51.
If T=Tall & t=short, what is the genotypic ratio?
a)
1:3
b)
3:1
c)
1:2:1
d)
2:2
52.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
53.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
54.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
55.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
56.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
57.
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,
a)
each one with two original strands
b)
each one with two new strands
c)
each one with one new strand and one original strand
d)
one with two new strands and the other with two original strands
58.
A process in which DNA has the unique ability to make an exact copy of itself.
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
59.
Which of the following is a base that is NOT contained in DNA?
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Uracil
d)
Guanine
60.

In eukaryotic cells, I travel out of the nucleus to a ribosome.

a)

Both DNA and RNA

b)

DNA

c)

mRNA

d)

tRNA

e)

rRNA

61.
Is found in the cell membrane as a bilayer. 
a)
lipids
b)
protein
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrate
62.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
63.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
64.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
65.
DNA holds the code for
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
protein
d)
sugar
66.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
CO+ light + H2O --> O+ Sugar
b)
CO+ sugar + H2O --> O+ light
c)
O2 + light + H2O --> CO+ Sugar
d)
CO+ O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar
67.
Which of the following is an example of an AUTOTROPH?
a)
Appletree
b)
Dog
c)
Mushroom
d)
Human
68.
What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chlorosynthesis
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
ADP
d)
Electron Transport
69.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
70.
Chloroplasts are...
a)
Structures of animal cells to produce ATP
b)
Organelles where lipids are elaborated
c)
Specialized structures of plants where food is made
d)
Waste organelle of plants
71.
Where do the light-dependent reactions occur? 
a)
thylakoid membrane
b)
stroma
c)
mesophyll
d)
mitochondria
72.
Plants need carbon dioxide from their environment to produce glucose during which stage of photosynthesis? 
a)
The light-dependent stage
b)
The light-independent stage (The Calvin Cycle)
c)
The electron transport chain
d)
ATP formation
73.
Which of the following is considered a waste product of photosynthesis?
a)
glucose
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sunlight
74.
______________ produces the most ATP.
a)
photosnthesis
b)
aerobic respiration
c)
anaerobic respiration
d)
glycolysis
75.
In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?
a)
Cellular respiration stores ATP, while photosynthesis releases ATP.
b)
Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.
c)
Photosynthesis releases energy, while cellular respiration stores energy.
d)
Photosynthesis used carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.
76.
Where does the Krebs Cycle take place?
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
77.
Anaerobic respiration.....
a)
doesn't require CO2
b)
requires CO2
c)
doesn't require oxygen
d)
requires oxygen
78.
What is the source of energy for chemosynthesis
a)
Light energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
79.
2 differences between photosynthesis and chemosynthesis is that ...
a)
photosynthesis uses light energy and needs oxygen, chemosynthesis uses chemical energy and needs water
b)
photosynthesis uses light energy and needs water, chemosynthesis uses chemical energy and does not need water
c)
Photosynthesis needs water and carbon dioxide and chemosynthesis needs light and water
80.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
81.
Chromosomes are made up of two identical sister _____________.
a)
chloroplasts
b)
nuclei
c)
chromatids 
d)
gens
82.
Cells of organism must replicate for ?
a)
growth
b)
repair of damaged cells
c)
replacement of dying cells.
d)
All of the above
83.
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
Cell Wall
84.
Eukaryotic cells store their genetic information(DNA) in __________.
a)
Chromosomes
b)
Centromeres
c)
karyotypes
d)
Proteins
85.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
86.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
87.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
88.
All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
89.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
90.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
91.
Passive transport is called "passive" because it occurs WITHOUT
a)
cause.
b)
energy.
c)
a concentration gradient.
d)
a cell wall.
92.
Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a membrane
a)
glucose
b)
NaCl
c)
proteins
d)
water
93.
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
a)
True
b)
False
94.
What does semi-permeable mean?
a)
Only some things can move through membrane
b)
Nothing can move through membrane
c)
Reagan can move through membrane
d)
Membrane connot be moved through
95.
What is the difference between active and passive transport?
a)
Active does not need energy and passive uses ATP (energy)
b)
Active uses ATP (energy) and passive does not need energy
c)
Active stores transport proteins and passive releases 
d)
Active uses hormones and passive does not 
96.
What is homeostasis?
a)
How the body releases oxygen
b)
Passive transportation 
c)
How the body regulates itself for survival
d)
Active transport
97.
Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Cola
98.
 In the given scenario what will happen?  A cell placed in salt water for 48 hours.
a)
Water will move in and out of the cell equally, and the cell will neither shrink nor swell.
b)
The cell will gain water and swell.
c)
The cell will lose water and shrink.
99.
If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw the blood cells exploded, what would you say happened?
a)
The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution.
b)
the solution was isotonic.
c)
The solution was hypertonic.
100.
Even though the concentration of salt is high in some gland cells and low in the blood, these cells can move salt out of blood and into the cells.  This is an example of
a)
passive transport
b)
active transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
101.
Cells sometimes use energy to transport materials across the cell membrane.  This is called
a)
photosynthesis
b)
osmosis
c)
cellular respiration
d)
active transport
102.
Which of these cell processes does NOT require energy?
a)
osmosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
active transport
d)
exocytosis
103.

When the concentration of molecules on both sides of a membrane is the SAME, the solution is

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

104.
Engulfs large molecules inside the membrane.
uses energy
a)
exocytosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
protein channel 
105.
Particles are too large to enter the membrane.
Need help from channel proteins.
No energy
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
facilitated diffusion