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Biology Final Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT true of MEIOSIS?
a)
Produces two cells
b)
Allows for genetic recombination
c)
Produces gametes
d)
Includes crossing over
2.
If the diploid number of an organism is 36, how many chromosomes are found in a gamete?
a)
36
b)
72
c)
18
d)
Not enough information
3.
What do you call a change in an organism's DNA?
a)
Replication
b)
Mutation
c)
Codon
d)
Phenotype
4.
There are 18 body chromosomes in diploid cells of frogs.  How many chromosomes are in their haploid sex cells?
a)
9
b)
18
c)
36
d)
48
5.
Where in the cell is DNA located?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Lysosome
c)
Ribosome
d)
Nucleus
6.
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine are all...
a)
Nitrogen bases
b)
Phosphate groups
c)
Deoxyribose sugar
d)
Hydrogen bonds
7.
What is the function of ATP?
a)
Stores energy for cell use
b)
Carries hydrogen
c)
Releases oxygen
d)
Absorbs carbon dioxide
8.
What is the process in which plants make glucose called?
a)
Respiration
b)
Fermentation
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Transformation
9.
CO+ H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
 
represents which process?
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Light reaction
c)
Calvin Cycle
d)
Photosynthesis
10.
C6H12O6 + O2 --> CO+ H2
 
represents which process?
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Light reaction
c)
Calvin Cycle
d)
Photosynthesis
11.
What type of organisms perform photosynthesis?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Both plants and animals
d)
Neither plants nor animals
12.
What type of organisms perform cellular respiration?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Both plants and animals
d)
Neither plants nor animals
13.

The following are examples of carbohydrates

a)

DNA and RNA

b)

Saturated and unsaturated fats

c)

glucose, fructose, and ribose

d)

Keratin and Collagen

14.

DNA and RNA are examples of

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Lipids

15.

Glucose in the monomer (building block) of which macromolecule?

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Proteins

16.

Provide structure in skin hair and nails is one function of a ____________.

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic Acid

17.

Protein chains are composed of __________________, while carbohydrate chains are composed of _________________.

a)

nucleotides, fatty acids

b)

sugars, amino acids

c)

Fatty acids, nucleotides

d)

amino acids, sugars

18.

Enzymes can speed up chemical reactions

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Enzymes are not destroyed in chemical reactions.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Enzymes lower activation energy.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Carbohydrates are composed of

a)

water and ammonia

b)

polymers

c)

monosaccharides

d)

fatty acids

22.

Lipids are composed of

a)

monomers

b)

monosaccharides

c)

water and ammonia

d)

glycerol and fatty acids

23.

Enzymes only work on one specific chemical reaction.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Diffusion, osmosis and facilitated diffusion are all forms of:

a)

passive transport

b)

ion channels

c)

active transport

d)

concentration channels

25.

Molecules move UP/AGAINST the concentration gradient during

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

26.

Molecules move DOWN/WITH the concentration gradient during

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

27.

What type of solution would cause a cell to shrink/shrivel?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Ionic

d)

Hypotonic

28.

Which contains a true nucleus and membrane bound organelles?

a)

Eukaryotic Cell

b)

Prokaryotic Cell

29.

Which does NOT have a true nucleus or membrane bound organelles?

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Eukaryotic Cell

30.

The organelle responsible for cellular respiration is

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

vacuole

d)

golgi body

31.

Molecules move from an area of __________ concentration to ____________ concentration during DIFFUSION

a)

high, low

b)

low, high

32.

Exocytosis is a type of active transport that involves

a)

the use of a sodium potassium pump to move molecules

b)

moving large amounts of molecules out of the cell

c)

moving large amounts of molecules into the cell

d)

the use of a protein channel to move molecules into the cell

33.

In plants, the function of the chloroplast is to

a)

produce ATP when needed

b)

transport wastes out of the cell

c)

synthesize proteins

d)

carry out photosynthesis

34.

The mitochondria is an organelle present in both plant and animal cells

a)

true

b)

false

35.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

protein synthesis

b)

make energy available to the cell

c)

is the control center of the cell

d)

carries out photosynthesis

36.

The products of photosynthesis

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

c)

glucose and water

d)

carbon dioxide and water

37.

Releases energy stored in the bonds of glucose molecules

a)

photosynthesis

b)

crossing over

c)

protein synthesis

d)

cellular respiration

38.

Energy from the sun is stored in the bonds of sugar molecules during

a)

Meiosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

cellular respiration

d)

metamorphosis

39.

Which of the following is true about the reactions for photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

a)

The products of photosynthesis are the products of cellular respiration

b)

the products of photosynthesis are not involved in cellular respiration

c)

the reactants of photosynthesis are the reactants of cellular respiration

d)

The products of photosynthesis are the reactants of cellular respiration

40.

Which is a product of cellular processes?

a)

DNA

b)

ATP

c)

C6H12O6C_6H_{12}O_6

d)

RNA

41.

energy needed for photosynthesis

a)

no energy is needed

b)

solar

c)

mechanical

d)

chemical

42.

energy needed for cellular respiration

a)

solar

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical

d)

no energy is needed

43.

When a _________________ molecule is synthesized, it provides a major source of of energy for cellular processes in plants and animals

a)

glucose

b)

nucleic acid

c)

lipid

d)

chlorophyll

44.

Which gases are used and released during photosynthesis?

a)

uses carbon dioxide and releases oxygen

b)

uses nitrogen and releases carbon dioxide

c)

uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

d)

uses carbon dioxide and releases hydrogen

45.

Which gases are used and released during cellular respiration?

a)

oxygen is used and carbon dioxide is released

b)

hydrogen is used and oxygen is released

c)

carbon dioxide is used and hydrogen is released

d)

carbon dioxide is used and oxygen is released

46.

Meiosis produces

a)

zygotes

b)

gametes

c)

Diploid cells

d)

chromosomes

47.

As a result of mitosis, each new daughter cell will have

a)

nothing in common with the parent cell

b)

the same # but different kinds of chromosomes as the parent cell

c)

the same # and same kinds of chromosomes as the parent cell

d)

half the # of chromosomes as the parent cell

48.

Meiosis results in

a)

4 haploid daughter cells

b)

2 diploid daughter cells

c)

2 haploid daughter cells

d)

4 diploid daughter cells

49.

The chromosomes in sex cells (gametes) are different from those of the parent cell as a result of

a)

damage to the gene

b)

crossing over

c)

new chromosomes were introduced

d)

insertion mutation

50.

A series of events a cell goes through as it grows and divides is known as

a)

the Calvin Cycle

b)

the Kreb Cycle

c)

the Cell cycle

d)

Cytokinesis

51.

Mitosis results in _____ new cells; Meiosis results in ______ new cells.

a)

2, 3

b)

4, 2

c)

2, 4

d)

3, 4

52.

The most genetically similar would be

a)

two sperm from the same male

b)

two sex cells from the same person

c)

two eggs from the same female

d)

two somatic cells from the same person

53.

What does helicase do?

a)

unzips two strands of DNA

b)

replicates RNA

c)

forms the double helix of DNA

d)

transports amino acids

54.

Which sequence would result from TRANSCRIPTION:

CGATTACAG

a)

GCUAAUGUC

b)

CGTUUTCTG

c)

GCTAATGTC

d)

CGAUUACAG

55.

Information in mRNA is converted into a sequence of amino acids in a protein during

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

transportation

56.

Protein synthesis follows which pathway or sequence?

a)

mRNA → tRNA →DNA

b)

DNA → RNA → Protein

c)

Protein → DNA → RNA

d)

mRNA → DNA → tRNA → protein

57.

What is the function of mRNA?

a)

It brings the instructions from DNA in the cell nucleus to the cytoplasm

b)

It clamps onto messenger RNA and uses information to assemble amino acids

c)

It transports amino acids to the ribosomes to be assembled into proteins

d)

It creates another molecules of DNA through replication

58.

What is the function of tRNA?

a)

It brings instructions from DNA in the cell nucleus to the cytoplasm

b)

It clamps onto messenger RNA and uses its information to assemble amino acids

c)

It transports amino acids to the ribosomes to be assembled into proteins

d)

It creates another molecule of DNA through replication

59.

Which nucleic acid contains deoxyribose ?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

60.

Which nucleic acid contains ribose ?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

61.

On which cell organelle does protein synthesis take place?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosome

62.

An incorrect copy of DNA is known as a

a)

codon

b)

mutation

c)

nucleotide

d)

replication

63.

Which is NOT an example of selective breeding

a)

Selecting two horses and having them mate in order to produce stronger offspring

b)

Breeding two dogs in hopes that their best traits will be passed on to their puppies.

c)

Taking the skin cell from a sheep and making an exact clone of the sheep

d)

Breeding cattle to produce tender beef

64.

Which would most likely affect the offspring?

a)

cancer in skin cells

b)

a damaged mitochondria in a liver cell

c)

a fractured chloroplast in a leaf cell

d)

a chromosomal alteration in a gamete

65.

When and where does the mutation of genes occur?

a)

during trancription in the ribosome

b)

during translation in the nucleus

c)

during replication in the nuclues

d)

during regeneration in the ribosome

66.

What is occurring?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

hydrolysis

d)

translation