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Fall Semester Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phase of mitosis is occurring in the cell indicated by the arrow?

a)

anaphase

b)

telophase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

2.

What process does the reaction below represent?

a)

transpiration

b)

cellular respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

glycolysis

3.

Which of the following molecules is used to produce ATP in the cytoplasm & mitochondria?

a)

glucose

b)

nitrogen gas

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

amino acid

4.

Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starch. Why doesn't it work when it hits the stomach?

a)

enzymes have been used up

b)

enzymes get too hot

c)

enzymes only function where they start working

d)

enzymes require a specific pH

5.

What increases when chromatin is replicated?

a)

amount of DNA

b)

amount of ATP

c)

number of vacuoles

d)

number of ribosomes

6.

What are the products of the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis?

a)

glucose

b)

CO2

c)

ATP, NADPH, H+, O2

d)

H20

7.

Acid rain causes pH changes in lakes and rivers that would affect what?

a)

inhibits enzyme activity

b)

breaks down nutrients in water

c)

blocks sunlight from reaching fish

d)

increase O2 levels in the water

8.

What occurs during the S phase of interphase?

a)

DNA is replicated

b)

cytoplasm must be separated

c)

chromosomes must be joined

d)

cell membrane must be expanded

9.

What are the subunits of proteins?

a)

lipids

b)

sugars

c)

starches

d)

amino acids

10.

Changes in DNA during cell reproduction can cause cancer. What does this affect?

a)

mitosis

b)

waste disposal

c)

photosynthesis

d)

respiration

11.

A cell with 12 chromosomes goes through mitosis. How many chromosomes will the new cell have?

a)

12

b)

6

c)

3

d)

1

12.

Cancer cells never enter G0 and are likely to do what?

a)

fail to complete S phase

b)

repeat the cell cycle continuously

c)

mutate during G1 phase

d)

die after completing mitosis

13.

Photosynthesis is the process in which

a)

chloroplasts create energy out of water

b)

energy is stored in carbohydrate molecules

c)

sunlight powers plant cell activities

d)

chemical energy is converted to heat energy

14.

Eukaryotic cells have this, while prokaryotic cells do not.

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

reproduction

d)

DNA

15.

If you can't digest milk, you lack what substance?

a)

enzyme

b)

carbohydrate

c)

lipid

d)

amino acid

16.

What is a used during the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis to produce glucose?

a)

glucose

b)

light

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen

17.

What are the bonds that link amino acids together to form proteins?

a)

Goldbond

b)

Hydrogen bonds

c)

nucleic bonds

d)

peptide bonds

18.

What is the only life form on Earth that is made up of prokaryotic cells?

a)

plants

b)

bacteria

c)

animals

d)

fungi

19.

Energy from glucose is used to form phosphate bonds in ATP during what process?

a)

mitosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

cellular respiration

d)

meiosis

20.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen, Carbon dioxide

b)

glucose and oxygen

c)

glucose and sunlight

d)

oxygen and atp

21.

Which structure in plant cells absorbs light?

a)

vacuole

b)

chlorophyll

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

22.

A plant wilts after a drought. When it rains it swells up. Why?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

active transport

c)

osmosis

d)

cellular respiration

23.

What kind of bonds hold complementary strands together in DNA?

a)

covalent

b)

hydrogen

c)

amino

d)

strong

24.

Which would BEST signify that two species are closely related?

a)

they look similar

b)

eat similar food

c)

similar DNA code

d)

occupy same niche

25.

What part of the diagram represents codons being translated?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

26.

Which cell structure is responsible for the storage of water in a plant cell?

a)

ribosomes

b)

vacuole

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

27.

Which organelle is paired with its correct function?

a)

cell membrane, stores DNA

b)

ribosome, synthesize proteins

c)

vacuole, makes ATP

d)

chloroplast, transport materials

28.

What determines instructions for a specific trait?

a)

sequence of nitrogen bases

b)

length of DNA molecule

c)

number of nucleic acids in a DNA molecule

d)

types of bases

29.

Why are the number of chromosomes halved when forming gametes for sexual reproduction?

a)

gametes have a single function and require less DNA

b)

so offspring will have the correct number of chromosomes

c)

to reduce the chance of mutations

d)

the chromosomes in gametes are replicated strands of DNA

30.

Write the complementary strand for TACATGTGGCCACT

a)

TACATGTGGCCACT

b)

UTGTUCUCCGGTGU

c)

ATGTACACCGGTGA

d)

AUGUAGAGGCCUGA

31.

which process is being shown in this picture

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

protein assembly

d)

translation

32.

What substance stores the most energy

a)

1 gram of alcohol

b)

1 gram of fat

c)

1 gram of carbohydrate

d)

1 gram of protein

33.

Which process requires energy?

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

passive transport

d)

active transport

34.

Which represents the first and last steps of protein synthesis?

a)

DNA acts as a template for RNA production,amino acids bond

b)

amino acids bond together, mRNA bonds to ribosome

c)

tRNA bonds to codon, amino acids bond together

d)

RNA leaves nucleus, attaches to ribosome

35.

Enzymes are

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids

36.

During mitosis....

a)

division of one cell into two identical cells

b)

DNA is replicated within a cell

c)

an egg is fertilized by a sperm

d)

nutrients are accumulated by a cell

37.

A gummy bear is placed in salt water then shrinks. What kind of solution is the saltwater?

a)

hypotonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

a mixture

38.

In a food chain, where does the energy used by the producer come from?

a)

oxygen

b)

another animal

c)

the sun

d)

a decomposer

39.

The relationship where one organism benefits, and the other is harmed is called

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

predation

d)

commensalism

40.

The relationship where one organism benefits and the other us unaffected is called

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

competition

41.

Which biome has the most biodiversity?

a)

desert

b)

tundra

c)

rainforest

d)

taiga

42.

The living populations along with the abiotic factors is called

a)

organism

b)

community

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

43.

Acid rain would affect which factor in a lake?

a)

size

b)

pH

c)

temperature

d)

types of plant life

44.

Meiosis plays a significant role in reproduction because

a)

it increases genetic variation

b)

happens faster than mitosis

c)

it more efficiently uses energy in cell division

d)

increases asexual reproduction

45.

Primary succession is different from secondary succession in that

a)

Primary succession has more species diversity than secondary

b)

it has more biomass in one year than secondary succession

c)

it takes longer to reach stability in primary than secondary

d)

the soil quality in primary is better than secondary

46.

Bacteria living on the roots of plants help cycle which element?

a)

nitrogen

b)

phosphorus

c)

carbon

d)

oxygen

47.

Which organism can be classified into more than one trophic level?

a)

FOX

b)

grasshopper

c)

birds

d)

carrots

48.

Which part of the diagram represents codons being translated?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4