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Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of mitosis?

a)

Reproductive Cells

b)

Growth, repair, and replacement of old cells

c)

DNA

d)

RNA

2.

Put these in order from simplest to most complex.

a)

Heart tissue, eye cell, brain, nervous system

b)

eye cell, heart tissue, brain, nervous system

c)

Nervous system, brain, eye cell, heart tissue

d)

eye cell, heart tissue, nervous system, brain

3.

What organelle reads the RNA and constructs the protein?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

4.

How would you describe this set of letters gg?

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous Dominant

c)

Homozygous Recessive

d)

Little letters

5.

In DNA what pairs with Cytosine?

a)

Guanine

b)

Uracil

c)

Thymine

d)

Adenine

6.

What is the new base in RNA that is not in DNA?

a)

Thymine

b)

Uracil

c)

Guanine

d)

Cytosine

7.

Where is our DNA located in our bodies?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

8.

What is it called when DNA is rewritten/copied into RNA

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Ribosome

d)

Copying

9.

What occurs in the process of translation?

a)

DNA is rewritten/copied into RNA

b)

RNA is read and a protein is made

c)

DNA is rewritten/copied into DNA

d)

DNA is read and a protein is made

10.

What make up proteins when they are bonded together in a certain shape?

a)

Mini-p's

b)

Enzymes

c)

Proteinsoses

d)

Amino Acids

11.

What would shivering be an example of?

a)

Maintain homeostasis

b)

Keeping your heart rate up

c)

Mitosis

d)

Meiosis

12.

What is it called when different cells in our body know what their specific task is to be?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Cell differentiation

d)

Cell leveling

13.

What is a nucleotide made up of?

a)

Base pairs and sugar

b)

Sugar, phosphate, base

c)

Sugar, hydrogen bond, double helix

d)

Double helix

14.

How do you describe the genetic combination of a person who can’t roll their tongue (tt)?

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous Dominant

c)

Homozygous Recessive

d)

Two Little T's

15.

What is in the shape of a double helix?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Nucleotide

c)

DNA

d)

RNA

16.
During interphase the cell ___________.
a)
divides into two cells
b)
divides its nucleus
c)
replicates its DNA
d)
replicates the organelles within the cell
17.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
DeNatured Acid
b)
DomiNant Acid
c)
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
d)
DiriboNucleic Acid
18.
Where does replication occur within the cell?
a)
in the cytoplasm
b)
in the nucleus 
c)
in the ribosome
d)
in the chromatin
19.
The following describes __________ during mitosis. The chromatin condenses and spindle fibers form at each side of the cell. The nuclear membrane breaks apart.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
20.
The following describes ________  during mitosis. The chromosomes line up along the center of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to each chromosome at the centromere.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
21.
The following describes _________ during mitosis. The spindle fiber splits the centromere and the chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
22.
What is the correct term for "the basic building block of all living organisms"?
a)
cell
b)
cell cycle
c)
cell plate
d)
centriole
23.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
24.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
25.
Crossing over creates
a)
male genotype
b)
genetic variation (differences)
c)
DNA replication
d)
mitosis
26.
Which of the following best describes meiosis?
a)
It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement
b)
It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
c)
It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord
d)
It is the first stage of mitosis
27.
What phase is represented?
a)
metaphase 1
b)
metaphase 2
c)
anaphase 1
d)
anaphase 2
28.
What phase is  shown in the picture?
a)
metaphase 2
b)
anaphase 2
c)
metaphase 1
d)
telophase 1
29.
products of meiosis are genetically
a)
different
b)
identical
30.
A human zygote should have _____ chromosomes inside.
a)
46
b)
23
c)
92
d)
64
31.
How many daughter cells does Meiosis create?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
d)
1
32.
What is mean by homeostasis?
a)
Controls and coordinates body activities through chemical 
b)
controls and coordinates body activities through electrical impulses
c)
For maintenance of a steady state in the internal environment
d)
remove metabolic waste products from the cel
33.

The heart is an example of a(n)

a)

organ

b)

tissue

c)

organ system

d)

cell

34.

What is the correct hierarchy of cells?

a)

tissues-cells-organ systems-organs-organisms

b)

cell-organisms-tissues-organs-organ systems

c)

cells-tissues-organs-organ systems-organisms

d)

organs-tissues-cells-organ systems-organisms

35.

What is an organ system?

a)

an individual living thing such as a plant, bacterium, animal, or fungi.

b)

a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.

c)

a group of tissues that perform a specific function or group of functions.

d)

groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.

e)

the smallest structural and functioning unit of an organism.

36.

What is an organ?

a)

an individual living thing such as a plant, bacterium, animal, or fungi.

b)

a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.

c)

a group of tissues that perform a specific function or group of functions.

d)

groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.

e)

the smallest structural and functioning unit of an organism.

37.

What is an organism?

a)

an individual living thing such as a plant, bacterium, animal, or fungi.

b)

a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.

c)

a group of tissues that perform a specific function or group of functions.

d)

groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.

e)

the smallest structural and functioning unit of an organism.

38.

What is a cell?

a)

an individual living thing such as a plant, bacterium, animal, or fungi.

b)

a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.

c)

a group of tissues that perform a specific function or group of functions.

d)

groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.

e)

the smallest structural and functioning unit of an organism.

39.

What are tissues?

a)

an individual living thing such as a plant, bacterium, animal, or fungi.

b)

a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions.

c)

a group of tissues that perform a specific function or group of functions.

d)

groups of cells that have a similar structure and act together to perform a specific function.

e)

the smallest structural and functioning unit of an organism.

40.

An organ is made up of many...

a)

tissues

b)

organ systems

c)

organisms

d)

hearts and lungs

41.

A group of similar cells working together makes a(n)

a)

organ system

b)

tissue

c)

organism

d)

molecule

42.

Digestive and reproductive are examples of...

a)

organ systems

b)

organisms

c)

cells

d)

tissues

43.

Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

44.

How many codons equals 1 amino acid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

How many nucleotides equal 1 amino acid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

46.

TRANSCRIBE this DNA sequence: TACGTTACT

a)

AUGCAAUGA

b)

ATGCAATGA

c)

AUGGATUGA

d)

TACGTTACT

47.
Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?
a)
YES!
b)
NO!
48.

A DNA nucleotide may be made up of a phosphate group, along with

a)

deoxyribose sugar and uracil

b)

ribose sugar and cytosine

c)

deoxyribose sugar and thymine

d)

ribose sugar and adenine

49.
How many generations are shown in this pedigree?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.
Which individual in the first generation is a carrier?
a)
The male
b)
The female
c)
individual 1
d)
None of the above
51.
How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
52.
How many boys did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
53.
How many girls did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
54.
In the second generation-how many people have the disease or display the physical trait?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
55.
In the second generation-how many people are carriers of the trait?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
56.
How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
57.
How many kids did individual one and two (from the second generation) have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
58.
How many people in this whole pedigree have the trait/disease?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
59.
How many people in the pedigree are carriers for the disorder? 
a)
6 
b)
8
c)
2
d)
9
60.
Looking at this pedigree, how many family members have the disease?
a)
4
b)
7
c)
All
d)
None
61.
In the second generation-how many people have the disease or display the physical trait?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
62.
What do half colored symbols represent?
a)
The individual is a carrier.
b)
The individual expresses the trait.
c)
The individual has both recessive alleles.
d)
The individual has both dominant alleles.
63.
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
64.
a)
Not Affected Male
b)
Not Affected Female
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
65.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
66.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
lower case letter
d)
both 
67.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
68.

T - tall and t = short

In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square

a)

tt

b)

Tt

c)

Bb

d)

TT

69.

B = brown eyes

b = blue eyes

One brother has genotype BB and the other brother has genotype Bb.

Which statement is true about these two brothers?

a)

They have same phenotype and genotype

b)

They have different phenotypes and genotypes

c)

They have same phenotype, but different genotypes

d)

They have different phenotypes, but the same genotype

70.

Which of the following would be a phenotype?

a)

Aa

b)

red hair

c)

heterozygous

d)

DNA

71.

Which of the following genotypes is Purebred? Select 2 answers.

a)

aA

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

aa

72.

What are the phenotype percentages of the offspring?

(A-Brown fur color; a-white fur color)

a)

50 % Brown fur and 50% White fur

b)

25 % Brown fur and 75% White fur

c)

75 % Brown fur and 25% White fur

d)

0% Brown fur and 100% White fur

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