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Semester 2 Final

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organelle performs PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
2.
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
3.
What process occurs when light energy is captured in autotrophs and converted into sugar?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Cellular Respiration
4.
What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things
a)
Sugar
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Carbon Dioxide
5.
Which organisms perform Photosynthesis?
a)
Only Autotrophs
b)
Only Heterotrophs
c)
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
6.
Which of the following is an example of an AUTOTROPH?
a)
Appletree
b)
Dog
c)
Mushroom
d)
Human
7.
Which of the following is an example of a HETEROTROPH?
a)
Grass
b)
Algae
c)
Lemon Tree
d)
Bear
8.
What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chlorosynthesis
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
ADP
d)
Electron Transport
9.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
10.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
11.
Plants need ________ for photosynthesis
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
12.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
The process in which humans eat their food
b)
When a photographer takes a photo.
c)
To get your pictures from the photo lab.
d)
The process in which plants make their food.
13.
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
14.
What is produced as a result of photosynthesis?
a)
Glucose and Chlorophyll
b)
Glucose and Oxygen
c)
Water and Light energy
d)
Carbon dioxide and Water
15.
What molecule absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis?
a)
chloroplast
b)
thylakoid
c)
grana
d)
chlorophyll
16.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.
17.
How can photosynthesis be related to cellular respiration?
a)
What's produced (made) by one is needed (the reactants) for the other
b)
They both produce the same products
c)
They both have the same reactants (need the same things)
d)
These 2 processes have nothing in common
18.
Chlorophyll absorbs a higher percentage of _____ and _______ light.
a)
purple and green
b)
red and blue
c)
black and orange
d)
yellow and green
19.
Most plants appear green because chlorophyll
a)
absorbs green light.
b)
absorbs violet light.
c)
reflects green light.
d)
does not absorb violet light.
20.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.
21.
What is the function of NADPH and ATP?
a)
They absorb light
b)
They power the light-dependent reactions
c)
They are light-reflecting pigments
d)
They are short term energy carriers
22.
Which best explains why many kinds of plants and animals can live together in an ecosystem?
a)
The plants and animals are all part of a food chain and depend on each other to live.
b)
Plants and animals are interdependent of one another.
c)
One species may overpopulate, killing all plant life.
d)
Over population of a species results in a biodiversity.
23.
_______ are consumers that eat only meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
24.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
producer 
25.
Which describes a decomposer?
a)
an organism that eats only plants
b)
an organism that makes its own food
c)
an organism that breaks down dead matter
d)
an organism that recieves energy from the sun
26.
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
27.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
28.
Examples of how humans negatively affect local ecosystems are
a)
Building dams, deforestation (cutting down trees), adding point sources to nearby streams to allow for run-off, building roads and structures, and salting roads.
b)
Creating laws to prohibit fishing from local streams.
c)
Planting trees and other plants to attract native species.
d)
Removing non-native species from the environment.
29.
How does energy enter an ecosystem? 
a)
sunlight
b)
soil 
c)
animals 
d)
invasive species 
30.
How do consumers get their energy? 
a)
laying in the sun
b)
eating other organisms 
c)
providing food for other organisms
d)
surviving in an ecosystem 
31.
Organisms that make their own food source are called-
a)
Primary consumers
b)
Secondary consumers
c)
Tertiary consumers
d)
Producers
32.
Organisms that eat producers are called-
a)
Primary consumers
b)
Secondary consumers
c)
Tertiary consumers
d)
Scavengers
33.
When an organism receives or makes it's own energy, much of it is used for daily life functions such as moving, growing, reproducing, etc. How much energy is USED/LOST in between each trophic level? (Not how much is passed on)
a)
1%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
90%
34.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
autotroph
b)
producer
c)
heterotroph
d)
mutualist
35.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the energy transfer between the levels of the food pyramid in the Indian River Lagoon System?

a)

Energy travels up the pyramid

b)

Energy stays in the phytoplankton at the lowest level

c)

Energy is released in the environment only at the top level

d)

Energy moves from the flounder to both the clam and the egret

36.

How much energy will be available for the flounder if the plankton at the bottom of this pyramid is able to produce 10,000 kcal of energy from the photosynthesis?

a)

1000

b)

100

c)

10

d)

1

37.
A student has set up an artificial ecosystem for a class project. This ecosystem has producers, first-level consumers, second-level consumers, and third-level consumers. By accident, a chemical enters the ecosystem and kills all of the first-level consumers. Which group(s) of organisms will most likely survive?
a)
Producers
b)
second-level consumers
c)
second-level and third-level consumers
d)
third-level consumers and producers
38.

Consumers breakdown the macromolecules of the organisms they have eaten to release ATP in a process called

a)

photosynthesis.

b)

chemosynthesis.

c)

cellular respiration.

d)

ATP liberation.

39.

The model of the energy available at each level that ALWAYS gets smaller as you go up is the

a)

energy pyramid.

b)

numbers pyramid.

c)

biomass pyramid.

d)

food web.

40.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
41.
Osmosis is a form of ______________. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
42.
Movement of materials from high to low concentration through a protein channel. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
43.
ATP is a form of energy.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
44.
Endocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
45.
Cells need to bring in molecules to carry out cellular processes. Often, this requires moving the molecules across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient. How do these molecules get into the cell?
a)
passive transport by diffusion
b)
active transport using ATP 
c)
passive transport by osmosis
d)
 osmosis
46.
 Look at the diagram of a cross-section of a cell membrane below. The cell membrane controls movement of materials into and out of the cell. The following particles are moving from high concentration to low concentration and are using a carrier protein. How would you describe this type of movement across the membrane? 
a)
simple osmosis
b)
active transport
c)
simple diffusion
d)
facilitated diffusion
47.
 In pure water, a red blood cell from an animal will swell and burst, but a leaf cell from a plant will not. Which structure in the leaf cell is responsible for this difference?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
 mitochondrion
d)
nucleus
48.
Which activity can occur without the use of energy?
a)
contraction of muscle tissue
b)
protein synthesis in a cell
c)
active transport of minerals
d)
movement of water across a membrane
49.
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called 
a)
active transport
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
phagocytosis
50.
During diffusion molecules tend to move 
a)
   up the concentration gradient
b)
 from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration
c)
 in a direction that doesn’t depend on concentration
d)
 down the concentration gradient
51.
Which cellular structure in plants is responsible for photosynthesis?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Chloroplast
52.
A phospholipid has 2 parts. What are they called? 
a)
Hydrophilic Head, Hydrophobic Tail 
b)
Hydrophobic Head, Hydrophilic Tail 
53.
A ______________ is composed of a phosphate and glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails. 
a)
phospholipid 
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Cholesterol 
d)
Protein 
54.
"Water Loving"
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
Hydroloric
55.
"Water Fearing" 
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
Hydroloric
56.
Solution that contains the same amount of dissolved substances as the cell it surrounds.  No water movement. Shape stays the same.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Diffusion
d)
Endocytosis
57.
Solution that contains less dissolved substances than the cell it surrounds.  Water enters the cell. Cell swells up.
a)
Exocytosis
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
Active transport
58.
Movement of particles from high to low through a transport protein.  Form of passive transport.
a)
Facilitated diffusion
b)
Active transport
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Hypotonic
59.
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
60.
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
61.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
62.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
63.
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
64.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
65.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
66.
Replicate the following strand of DNA: 
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
67.
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
68.
What is the correct complimentary strand for the following DNA?ATCGAG
a)
TACGAG
b)
ATCGAG
c)
TAGCTG
d)
TAGCTC
69.
DNA holds the code for
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
protein
d)
sugar
70.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
71.
Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA
a)
no mutation
b)
substitution
c)
insertion
d)
deletion
72.
Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCAT
What mutation occurred?
a)
deletion
b)
insertion
c)
silent
d)
transverse
73.

What's the difference between DNA and RNA

a)

RNA performs photosythesis

b)

RNA contains W instead of G

c)

RNA has three helixes

d)

RNA has U instead of T

e)

RNA has one helix

74.
If a segment of double-stranded DNA has 40 percent A, how much of it is C?
a)
40
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
75.
What does tRNA do?
a)
provides information from DNA to ribosomes
b)
transfers amino acids to the ribosomes
c)
makes up ribosomes
d)
builds proteins
76.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
77.
The anti-codon 
a)
contains a sequence the same as the codon
b)
contains a sequence complementary to the codon 
c)
contains the base thymine
78.
What is the correct sequence?
a)
RNA --> DNA --> Protein
b)
Protein --> RNA --> DNA
c)
DNA --> RNA --> Protein
d)
DNA --> Protein --> RNA
79.
If an mRNA codon is AGU, which of the following would be the appropriate tRNA anticodon?
a)
TCA
b)
UGA
c)
AGU
d)
UCA
80.
What is the process that copies information from DNA into RNA?
a)
protein synthesis
b)
transcription
c)
translation
d)
DNA Polymerase
81.
What process occurs when light energy is captured in autotrophs and converted into sugar?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Cellular Respiration
82.
What is a series of events a cell goes through as they grow and divide?
a)
Cell Division
b)
Cell Cycle
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Mitosis
83.
During what stage does the G1, S and G2 phases happen?
a)
Interphase
b)
M phase
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
84.
How many stages are in mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
85.
What type of "square" helps us solve genetic problems?
a)
carpenter square
b)
Mendel square
c)
Punnett square
d)
genetic square
86.
TT,tt,PP,pp,SS,ss are examples of alleles that are?
a)
homozygous
b)
heterozygous
c)
different
d)
homologous 
87.
The exact genetic makeup of an organism, such as RR, Tt, PP is its?
a)
phenotype
b)
dominance
c)
genotype
d)
trait
88.
"The Great White Shark was 20 feet in length.  Phenotype or Genotype?
a)
phenotype
b)
genotype
89.
Females-XX; MalesXY.  A couple has 4 girls.  What is the chance the next child will be a boy?
a)
75%
b)
100%
c)
25%
d)
50%
90.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
91.
Snapdragon flowers come in red, pink and white.  What type of inheritance is this?
a)
Complete Dominance
b)
Incomplete Dominance
c)
Codominance
d)
Polygenic Inheritance
92.
Term for an organism that display two dominant phenotypes at the same time
a)
codominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
multiple alleles
d)
linked genes
93.
What would the ratio for genotypes be for this Punnett Square?
a)
2Bb:2bb
b)
2BB:2Bb
c)
1BB:2Bb:1bb
d)
4Bb
94.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
95.
What are the possible phenotypes in this punnett square?
a)
Bb, bb, BB
b)
purple, white
c)
Bb, bb
d)
light purple
96.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
97.
W=white hair
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
a)
none
b)
3/4
c)
1/2
d)
all
98.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
99.
If a heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant, what are the possible genotypes of the future offspring?
a)
100% Tt
b)
50% Tt, 50% tt
c)
75%Tt, 25%tt
d)
25%TT, 50%Tt, 25%tt
100.

During meiosis, the homologous pairs of chromosomes and the matching alleles are lined up independently.

Offspring are a mix of maternal genes and paternal genes.

This increases genetic variation.

a)

Homozygous Dominant

b)

Law of Segregation

c)

Crossing Over

d)

Independent Assortment

101.
He is known as the father of modern day genetics.
a)
Gregory Mendel
b)
Greg Mendel
c)
Gregor Mendel
d)
Grace Mendel
102.
Chargaff's experiments showed that the amount of A, T, G and C is the same from species to species
a)
True
b)
False
103.
Who said, "The amount of A = the amount of T, and the amount of G = the amount of C"?
a)
Chargaff
b)
Avery
c)
Griffith
d)
Franklin
104.

What did Rosalind Franklin,Maurice Walkins, James Watson,Francis Crick discover?

a)

DNA is the main component of a gene

b)

DNA is found in cells

c)

DNA consists of a double helix structure

d)

DNA is made up of 4 bases

105.

Who used paper chromatography to investigate the four nitrogen bases?

a)

Francis Crick

b)

Oswald Avery

c)

Erwin Chargaff

d)

21 Savage

106.

Who worked along side Rosalind Franklin?

a)

James Watson

b)

Erwin Chargaff

c)

Oswald Avery

d)

Maurice Walkins

107.

What were Alfred Hershey & Martha Chase responsible for?

a)

Proved that DNA carries genetic information

b)

Discovered the 4 nitrogen bases

c)

Founded Pokemon GO

d)

Discovered that DNA is made up of a double helix

108.

Who was NOT a part of the discovering that DNA was structured in a double helix form?

a)

Oswald Avery

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Maurice Walkins

d)

James Watson

109.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis
110.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
111.

Which type of tumor is being described:


Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

112.

Which type of tumor is being described below:


Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly

a)

Benign

b)

Malignant

113.

All human have _________ chromosomes

a)

23

b)

46

c)

Diploid

d)

Haploid

114.

What is the pair of sex chromosomes in Males?

a)

Y

b)

X

c)

XY

d)

XX

115.

What is the pair of sex chromosomes in females?

a)

Y

b)

X

c)

XY

d)

XX

116.

A 2n cell of a bat has 44 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will you find in one of his gametes

a)

23

b)

22

c)

44

d)

88

117.

A haploid cell from a male camel has 35 chromosomes. What type of cell is this? Choose all that apply

a)

Sperm

b)

Egg

c)

Heart Cell

d)

Muscle Cell

118.
A human has 46 chromosomes in their body cells.  What is the haploid number?
a)
46
b)
92
c)
23
d)
12
119.
Mitosis produces cells with haploid or diploid number of chromosomes?
a)
Haploid
b)
Diploid
120.
Meiosis produces cells with a haploid or diploid number of chromosomes?
a)
Haploid
b)
Diploid
121.
A dog has 78 chromosomes in its body cells.  What is the diploid number?
a)
78
b)
39
c)
1
d)
100
122.
Who was responsible for the model shown?
a)
Oswald Avery, et. al.
b)
Watson and Crick
c)
Erwin Chargaff
d)
Linus Pauling
123.
Mendel’s second conclusion, which states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
a)
Principle of Dominance
b)
Hybrid
c)
Allele
d)
Probability
e)
Segregation
124.
One of Mendel’s principles that states that genes for different traits can segregate independently during the formation of gametes
a)
Principle of Dominance
b)
Hybrid
c)
Allele
d)
Probability
e)
Segregation
125.
Separation of alleles during gamete formation
a)
Fertilization
b)
Genetics
c)
Gene
d)
Independent Assortment
e)
Phenotype
126.
All are Mendel's Principles EXCEPT:
a)
Principle of Segregation
b)
Principle of Dominance and Recessiveness
c)
Principle of Independent Assortment
d)
Principle of Separation
127.
Mendel's Principle of ________________________________ describes how factors for different traits are randomly distributed in the egg/sperm
a)
Segregation
b)
Dominance and Recessiveness
c)
Separation
d)
Independent Assortment
128.
Mendel's Principle of ________________________________ describes how there are 2 “factors” that control for a trait, one from each parent.
a)
Segregation
b)
Dominance and Recessiveness
c)
Separation
d)
Independent Assortment
129.

Mendel's Principle of ________________________________ describes how each parent passes on one “factor” to the offspring.

a)

Segregation

b)

Dominance and Recessiveness

c)

Separation

d)

Independent Assortment

130.

Mitosis occurs in a:

a)

Sex cell

b)

Somatic cell

131.

Meiosis occurs in a:

a)

Sex cell

b)

Somatic cell

132.
What is the haploid number for this Karyotype?
a)
26
b)
27
c)
52
d)
54
133.
What phase of mitosis is shown here?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
134.

What protein does the codon GTC make?

a)

Met

b)

Gly

c)

Val

d)

Trp

135.
________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
136.
How does energy enter an ecosystem? 
a)
sunlight
b)
soil 
c)
animals 
d)
invasive species 
137.
According to the image depicted. What trophic level is the grasshopper?
a)
Producer
b)
Primary consumer
c)
Secondary consumer
d)
Tertiary consumer
138.
__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Borivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
139.
Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Fortivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
140.

Which group of organisms is missing from the food web above?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Decomposer