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State Test Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Complete the following word analogy: Simple sugar is to starch as amino acid is to ____.
a)
carbohydrate
b)
nucleic acid
c)
protein
d)
lipid
2.
Enzymes belong to the group of chemicals known as_________.
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
nucleic acids
d)
carbohydrates
3.
The structure found in both plant and animal cells that controls the flow of materials into and out of the cell is the_________.
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplast
d)
centriole
4.
Muscle cells require more energy than do most other cells. Which organelles would you expect to find in greater abundance in muscle cells than in most other cells?
a)
cilia
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosomes
d)
chloroplast
5.
In a particular species of mice, a single gene (B or b), determines tail length. The short tail allele is sex-linked and dominant. Shading in the pedigree below indicates a individual has a short tail. Individual 6 is a female, what is her phenotype? 
a)
XBXb
b)
XbXb
c)
short tail
d)
long tail
6.
What is the basic unit of life?
a)
a proton
b)
a cell
c)
a group of organs working together
d)
a mass of tissue working for one purpose
7.
Use the food web to the right. Assume the elk population in the Yellowstone National Park increases. How will an increase in the elk population affect the Idaho Fescue population?
a)
it will increase the population
b)
it will decrease the population
c)
it will not affect the population
d)
none of the above
8.
Which cell structures are sometimes found attached to the endoplasmic reticulum?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochonidria
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Ribosomes
9.

A DNA test was conducted at a crime scene to determine who committed murder. From the electrophoresis, who do you think committed the murder?

a)

Suspect 1

b)

Suspect 2

c)

None of the above

10.
Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the cell? 
a)
Cytokineses, Mitosis, G1, Synthesis, G2
b)
Synthesis, G1, G2, Mitosis, Cytokinesis
c)
G1, Synthesis, G2, Mitosis, Cytokinesis
d)
None of the above
11.
The diagram below represents a cell placed in a sugar solution. The symbol X is used to represent the sugar molecules, which will most likely diffuse.
a)
Into the cell, increasing the concentration of sugars in the cell
b)
out of the cell, increasing the concentration of sugar in the cell
c)
into the cell, decreasing the concentration of sugar in the cell
d)
out of the cell, decreasing the concentration of sugar in the cell
12.

In which of the following biomes would you not expect to find reptiles?

a)

grasslands

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

tropical rainforest

13.

A terrestrial biome has cool summers and harsh, snowy winters. The temperature rarely exceeds 20 degrees C during the summer. The primary producers are pine and spruce trees. Which of the following animals would you most expect to find in this biome?

a)

mammals with large ears

b)

mammals with thick fur

c)

mammals that hunt at night

d)

mammals that live primarily in trees

14.
Which of the following is not a part of interphase?
a)
G2
b)
M
c)
G1
d)
S
15.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Meiosis?
a)
Produces diploid cells
b)
Produces unique cell
c)
Two rounds of cell division 
d)
Is associated with sexual reproduction
16.
Normal-
AGA-TTC-ATA-GCG
Mutant-
AGA-TTC-AAT-AGC-G
What is the type of mutation that has occurred?
a)
deletion frameshift
b)
insertion frameshift
c)
substitution
d)
nonsense
17.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
18.
The diagram below depicts the DNA fingerprints of four fish species.
Which two species of fish are most closely related?
a)
1 and 4
b)
1 and 2
c)
2 and 3
d)
3 and 4
19.
What type of transport will occur to move a molecule from a lower concentration to a higher concentration?
a)
passive transport
b)
active transport
c)
diffusion
d)
facilitated diffusion
20.
A cell with 24 chromosomes undergoes mitosis twice. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have?
a)
6
b)
12
c)
24
d)
48
21.
Which of these shows the steps by which proteins are coded and synthesized?
a)
RNA > DNA > protein 
b)
DNA > RNA > protein
c)
protein > RNA > DNA
d)
protein > DNA > RNA
22.
Examine the DNA sequence:
 TAC CCG ATC AAA GCC
Which represents the complementary strand of DNA?
a)
CGT TTA GCT GGG ATT
b)
ATG GGC TAG TTT CGG
c)
GCA AAT CGA TAA
d)
UCA CCG AUC AAA GCC
23.
Two gametes containing 20 chromosomes fuse during fertilization. How many chromosomes will the zygote? 
a)
10
b)
20
c)
40
d)
80
24.

A student is demonstrating how water moves across cell membranes to maintain homeostasis. The student uses dialysis bags, which are semipermeable and model cell membranes. The student fills each of the three bags with 100 mL of a 10% salt solution and ties the end of each bag. In Beaker 1, the student places 200 mL of a 5% salt solution. In Beaker 2, the student places 200 mL of a 10% salt solution. In Beaker 3, the student places 200 mL of a 20% salt solution


What kind of environments are in Beakers 1, 2, and 3?

a)

Beaker 1: hypertonic, Beaker 2: hypotonic, Beaker 3: isotonic

b)

Beaker 1: hypertonic, Beaker 2: isotonic, Beaker 3: hypotonic

c)

Beaker 1: isotonic, Beaker 2: hypertonic, Beaker 3: hypotonic

d)

Beaker 1: hypotonic, Beaker 2: isotonic, Beaker 3: hypertonic

25.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
26.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
27.
All food chains begin with a ____________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
producers
d)
scavengers
28.
Another name for a consumer is a
a)
heterotroph
b)
autotroph
c)
producer
d)
plant

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