WorksheetsFinal Exam Review 2019
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
What are the products of photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide and water
oxygen and water
carbon dioxide and sugars
oxygen and sugars
How does photosynthesis benefit heterotrophs?
It adds carbon dioxide to the air.
It creates food that they can eat.
It eliminates harmful sugars.
It creates clean water.
During what stage of the cell cycle does replication occur?
interphase
cytokinesis
prophase
mitosis
The regular cycle of growth and division that cells undergo is called
replication.
the cell cycle.
interphase.
mitosis.
Under which of the following conditions is lactic-acid fermentation most likely to occur?
playing video games
a very fast run
a long walk
sleeping
What is copied during replication?
the cell’s organelles
chromosomes
the cell’s DNA
two daughter cells
The stage of respiration that releases most of the energy in glucose occurs in the
nucleus.
chloroplast.
cytoplasm.
mitochondria.
How are photosynthesis and respiration related?
They have opposite equations.
They have the same equation.
They both produce carbon dioxide.
They both produce oxygen.
What are chromatids?
identical strands of chromosomes
identical daughter cells
doubled rods of centromeres
pigments that absorb the energy in sunlight
The stage of the cell cycle that follows mitosis is called
interphase.
metaphase.
cytokinesis.
telophase.
What is a mutation?
any change that is harmful to an organism
any change in a gene or chromosome
any change that is helpful to an organism
any change in the phenotype of a cell
What does the notation TT mean to geneticists?
two dominant alleles
heterozygous alleles
at least one dominant allele
one dominant and one recessive allele
What does a Punnett square show?
all the possible outcomes of a genetic cross
only the dominant alleles in a genetic cross
only the recessive alleles in a genetic cross
all of Mendel’s discoveries about genetic crosses
A purebred chicken with white feathers is crossed with a purebred chicken that has black feathers. Each of their offspring has both black and white feathers. Why does this happen?
Both alleles for feather color are dominant.
Both alleles for feather color are recessive.
The alleles for feather color are neither dominant nor recessive.
Several alleles work together to determine the trait.
Which term refers to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics?
traits
offspring
generations
hybrids
An organism’s genotype is its
genetic makeup.
feather color.
physical appearance.
stem height.
Scientists call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait a
hybrid.
dominant.
purebred.
factor.
What does the notation Tt mean to geneticists?
two dominant alleles
two recessive alleles
homozygous alleles
one dominant allele and one recessive allele
What is probability?
the actual results from a series of events
a number that describes how likely it is that an event
will occur
the way the results of one event affect the next event
the number of times a coin lands heads up
If a homozygous black guinea pig (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white guinea pig (bb), what is the probability that an offspring will have black fur?
25 percent
50 percent
75 percent
100 percent
An organism’s physical appearance is its
genotype.
phenotype.
dominance.
allele.
When sex cells combine to produce offspring, each sex cell will contribute
one fourth the number of chromosomes in body cells.
half the number of chromosomes in body cells.
the normal number of chromosomes in body cells.
twice the number of chromosomes in body cells.
The different forms of a gene are called
alleles.
factors.
masks.
traits.
An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is
a phenotype.
tall.
homozygous.
heterozygous.
A heterozygous organism has
three different alleles for a trait.
two identical alleles for a trait.
only one allele for a trait.
two different alleles for a trait.
What is the function of a cell wall?
to protect and support the cell
to perform different functions in each cell
to prevent water from passing through it
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
Which organelle is the control center of a cell?
mitochondrion
ribosome
nucleus
chloroplast
A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler elements is a(n)
particle.
element.
carbohydrate.
compound.
Which term refers to the diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane?
osmosis
engulfing
active transport
facilitated transport
The invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover
plants.
skin.
animals.
cells.
What does the term resolution refer to?
how well structures close together can be distinguished
how large an image can be
how many lenses a microscope uses
how much light is needed to see an image
What is the function of a cell membrane?
to support the cell
to perform different functions in each cell
to control which substances enter and leave the cell
to form a hard outer covering for the cell
Which term refers to the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?
collision
diffusion
active transport
concentration
Which term refers to the movement of materials through a cell membrane without using the cell’s energy?
concentration
collision
active transport
passive transport.
Which term refers to the movement of materials through a cell membrane when the cell’s energy is required?
osmosis
diffusion
active transport
passive transport
Which organelles store food and other materials needed by the cell?
mitochondria
chloroplasts
ribosomes
vacuoles
Scientists call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait
hybrid.
dominant.
purebred.
factor.
Plants make their own food using energy that comes from the ____________________.
mitosis
oxygen
sun
Almost all living things depend on the process of ____________________ to supply them with the energy they need.
cytokenesis
photosynthesis
DNA
The final stage of the cell cycle, during which the cytoplasm divides, is called ____________________.
Telophase
Cytokenesis
mitosis
The main difference between respiration and fermentation is that respiration uses ____________________ to obtain energy from food.
oxygen
glucose
carbon dioxide
A change in DNA is called a(n) ____________________.
mutation
crossing over
If a(n) ____________________ allele is present, its trait will appear in the organism.
recessive
dominant
trait
The process in which a parent cell divides twice to produce sex cells is called ____________________.
mitosis
meiosis
A chart used to predict results of genetic crosses is known as a(n) ____________________.
pedigree
Punnent Square
A microscope allowed Hooke to see “tiny rectangular rooms,” which he called ____________________.
hybrids
Punnenet suqares
cells
An organism that has two dominant or two recessive alleles is said to be ____________________ for that trait.
homozygous
heterozygous
hybrid
Cells are the basic units of structure and ____________________ in living things.
life
function
building
The diffusion of ____________________ molecules through a selectively permeable membrane is called osmosis.
water
oxygen
any
Since carbon cannot be broken down into simpler substances, it is an example of a(n) ____________________.
compond
element
When two or more elements combine chemically, they form a(n) ____________________.
compound
element
