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Fall Semester Review [Part 1]: Units 1 & 2

Total questions: 139

Worksheet time: 5hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A cat is stalking a mouse. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
food (prey)
b)
avoiding predation
c)
seasonal change
d)
reproduction
2.
Why is a spider spinning a web an innate behavior?
a)
It learns how to spin the web from its mother.
b)
It learns how to spin a web through insight learning.  
c)
It is born knowing how to spin a web.
d)
It learns how to spin a web through observational learning.
3.
Which of the following terms is another term for innate?
a)
instinct
b)
learned
c)
trial and error
d)
copying
4.
A rabbit is running away from a fox. What is the stimulus for this behavior?
a)
avoiding a predator
b)
food
c)
migration
d)
estivation
5.
A mother is born knowing how to nurse her puppies. This is an example of which type of behavior?
a)
learned
b)
trial and error
c)
operant conditioning
d)
Innate
6.
Which type of behavior is most likely to occur due to a seasonal change stimulus?
a)
migration
b)
estivation
c)
reproduction
d)
social grooming
7.
Migration is an innate behavior.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Which of these is an instinct?
a)
A spider spinning a web
b)
Blinking when something gets in your face
c)
Your leg moving when the doctor taps your knee
9.
The behavior of some animals to attract other animals
a)
Courtship
b)
Dating
c)
Showing off
d)
Hibernation
10.
Which is an example of courtship?
a)
A peacock shows off his feathers
b)
A rabbit runs away from a wolf
c)
A bear hibernates
d)
Bees communicating with phromones
11.
Animals compete for...
a)
Food
b)
Mates
c)
Territory
d)
All of these
12.

Which behavior is usually concerned with finding and eating food?

a)

nurturing

b)

courting

c)

foraging

d)

migration

13.

Competitive behaviors include

a)

agonistic behavior

b)

dominance hierarchies

c)

territorial behavior

d)

all of the above

14.
What is a learned behavior?
a)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
b)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
c)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
15.
The way an animal responds to its environment
a)
Behavior
b)
Adaptation
c)
Migration
d)
Communication
16.
The sharing of information is...
a)
Communication
b)
Competition
c)
Migration
d)
Hibernation
17.
Chemicals that send information to another member of the same species
a)
Pheromones
b)
Fertilizers
c)
Pesticides
18.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Pheromones?

a)

Pheromones are a type of communication

b)

Pheromones can travel great distances

c)

Pheromones are species specific

d)

Pheromones are related to finding mates or warning others about predators.

19.

Which ones of the following may be considered a negative aspect of migration

a)

Migration allows animals to find food sources

b)

Migration may take large amounts of energy

c)

Migration puts animals at risk of being attacked by predators

d)

Migration allows animals to find favorable breeding grounds

20.

Which one of the following is not true about circadian rhythms?

a)

They can be repeated daily, monthly or yearly

b)

The cycles are influenced by environmental factors like changes in temperature or availability of food and water

c)

Our sleep/awake pattern is a circadian rhythm

d)

Circadian rhythms do not occur in humans

21.

When an animal performs an action that benefits another closely related animals at a cost to itself is called

a)

migration

b)

courtship behavior

c)

altruistic behavior

d)

dominance hierarchy

22.
A herd of zebras would be considered a
a)
community
b)
species
c)
ecosystem
d)
population
23.
All of the following are density-dependent factors that limit animal populations EXCEPT.
a)
weather
b)
predation
c)
food competition
d)
birthrate
24.
Which point on the graph represents carrying capacity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
Which of the following represents the combination of all relevant environmental variables in which a species or population lives?
a)
clade
b)
hybrid zone
c)
phylogeny
d)
ecological niche
26.
Which of the following encompases all the others?
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
population
d)
individual
27.
Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which curve best describes an organism that invests a lot of energy in parenting?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
this is not a survivorship curve
28.
Which letter shows the the exponential growth of a population?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.
The maximum population size for a species based on the environmental factors is called
a)
ecological footprint
b)
carrying capacity 
c)
population growth
d)
environmental capacity
30.
There are 200 bears in an area.  10 emigrate, 15 immigrate, 10 are born and 20 die.  How many are left?
a)
195
b)
205
c)
200
d)
260
31.
A group of interbreeding individuals occupying the same area is best called
a)
community
b)
population
c)
ecosystem
d)
symbiotic relationship
32.
Refer to a population of 500 that experiences 55 births and 5 deaths during a one year period.
If the population maintains the current growth pattern, a plot of its growth would resemble which of the following?
a)
exponential growth
b)
fluctuating growth
c)
K-selected growth
d)
logistic growth
33.
Which of the following correctly describes the interactions between T. castaneum and the parasite.
a)
The parasite decreases the population density of beetles in each culture dish.
b)
The parasite increases the population density of beetles in each culture dish.
c)
The parasite has no effect on the population density of the beetles.
34.
What is the rate of change for the population grown without a parasite from day 200 to day 400?
a)
200 days
b)
a loss of approximately 15 beetles/200 days
c)
a loss of approximately 30 beetles/200 days
d)
30 beetles
35.
__________ growth shows growth of a population under environmental constraints (carrying capacity-K) that sets a maximum population size 
a)
logistic
b)
exponential
c)
niche
d)
uniform
36.
________ grow slowly over time, cares for its young over a long period of time and is usually near the carrying capacity of its ecosystem.
a)
K-strategists
b)
R-strategists
c)
Uniform strategists
d)
environmentalists
37.
These types of organisms which multiply rapidly in numbers 
a)
R-strategists
b)
K-strategists
c)
predators
d)
mutualists
38.
J-Shaped curves
a)
show a decline after an increase
b)
display populations that have reached carrying capacity
c)
represent exponential growth
d)
does not depend on the numbe rof resources
39.
What is the appoximate carrying capacity for this population?
a)
1.5
b)
1.75 
c)
1.5 million
d)
1.25 million
40.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
41.
A certain plant needs moisture, carbon dioxide, oxygen, light, and minerals to survive. This scenario shows that this particular living organism depends on .
a)
Biotic and Abiotc Factors
b)
Biotic Factors 
c)
Abiotic Factors 
d)
None of the Above
42.
Which type of growth is best illustrated by this rabbit population?
a)
exponential
b)
logistic
c)
S-shaped
d)
predator-prey
43.
Carrying capacity is represented by which letter?
a)
r
b)
L
c)
K
d)
c
44.
The carrying capacity of an environment for a particular species at a particular time is determined by the
a)
number of individuals in the species.
b)
distribution of the population.
c)
reproductive potential of the species.
d)
supply of the most limited resources
45.
Refer to the diagram of the survivorship curve.
Which curve best describes an organism that invests a lot of energy in parenting?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
this is not a survivorship curve
46.
Which kind of dispersion is #1?
a)
clumped
b)
random
c)
uniform
47.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
48.

Type of symbiosis: Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

49.

Type of symbiosis: Skunks often live in burrows that have been dug and abandoned by woodchucks.

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

50.

Bird & Tree: A bird builds a nest in a hole in the trunk of the tree. It is protected from the rain and predators. The tree is not harmed or helped by the bird.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Competition

51.
A human & a Tape Worm: The tape worm gets a place to live in the intestines of the human and food from the human. The human loses weight and nutrients from the tape worm.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
52.
Starfish are probably the most important predator in the shallow ecosystem because they eat basically anything that they can come across. Their feeding activities control the whole ecosystem. This is an example of the starfish ___.
a)
habitat
b)
biotic factors
c)
tolerance level
d)
niche
53.
Bees use flower nectar for food, and they carry flower pollen to other flowers, allowing the flower to reproduce.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
54.
Tree kangaroos live in the upper branches of trees in the rainforests of Queensland, as well as on the island of New Guinea. This is an example of the tree kangaroos ___.
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
community
d)
population
55.
A relationship in which two species live closely together.
a)
resource
b)
mutualism
c)
succession
d)
symbiosis
56.

What level of ecological organization would include all squirrels that live in the same area?

a)

biome

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

population

57.
What is the name of an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals?
a)
producer
b)
prey
c)
predator
d)
decomposer
58.
Several species of warblers can live in the same spruce tree ONLY because they
a)
have different habitats within the tree.
b)
don’t eat food from the tree.
c)
occupy different niches within the tree.
d)
can find different temperatures within the tree.
59.

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism is harmed and another benefits is

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism.

c)

commensalism.

d)

predation.

60.
When two species of cattails are grown together, they grow at different water depths and coexist.  When grown alone, they grow at similar water depths.  Which of the following is best demonstrated by the data?
a)
natural selection
b)
character displacement
c)
resource partitioning
d)
ecological succession
61.
Many poisonous animals are brightly colored (red or orange) as a warning to predators.  The special coloration is called
a)
Mullerian mimicry
b)
Batesian mimicry
c)
aposematic coloration 
d)
mutualistic coloration
62.
Which of the following represents several species of brightly colored, harmless snakes looking like poisonous coral snakes?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
batesian mimicry
d)
mullerian mimicry
63.
Which of the following represents several species of poisonous snakes bearing bright colors of red, black, and yellow?
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
batesian mimicry
d)
mullerian mimicry
64.

How does carbon dioxide [CO2] leave the atmosphere?

a)

Through transpiration

b)

Through photosynthesis

c)

Through factory emission

d)

Sunlight

65.
Organic chemistry is a science based on the study of
a)
functional groups.
b)
vital forces interacting with matter.
c)
carbon compounds.
d)
inorganic compounds.
66.
Which two functional groups are always found in amino acids?
a)
ketone and aldehyde
b)
hydroxyl and aldehyde
c)
carboxyl and amine
d)
carbonyl and carboxyl
67.
Which molecule is an carboxyl group?
a)
Molecule A
b)
Molecule B
c)
Molecule C
d)
Molecule D
68.
Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between dehydration reactions and hydrolysis?
a)
Hydrolysis only occurs in the urinary system, and dehydration reactions only occur in the digestive tract.
b)
Hydrolysis creates monomers, and dehydration reactions break down polymers.
c)
Dehydration reactions can occur only after hydrolysis.
d)
Dehydration reactions assemble polymers, and hydrolysis breaks down polymers.
69.
What is the molecule illustrated in the figure below?
a)
a trans polyunsaturated triacylglyceride
b)
a steroid similar to cholesterol
c)
a saturated fatty acid
d)
an unsaturated fatty acid
70.
This is a picture of a?
a)
Amino Acid
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Polysaccharide
71.
This is a picture of a?
a)
Polypeptide
b)
Nuceotide
c)
Steroid
d)
Polysaccharide
72.
What are the monomers of carbohydrates?
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Amino Acids
c)
Fatty Acids
d)
Monosaccharides
73.
What macromolecule makes up the cell membrane's lining?
a)
Saturated Fatty acid chains
b)
Phospholipids
c)
Polypeptide chains
d)
Cellulose polysaccharide Chains
74.
What element is found in proteins and nucleic acids but not carbs nor lipids?
a)
carbon
b)
hydrogen
c)
nitrogen
d)
oxygen
75.
How does your body use lipids?
a)
Primary source of energy
b)
energy storage and insulation
c)
speeds up chemical reaction
d)
defense
76.
Which of the 4 major macromolecules provides a quick burst of energy?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
77.
Which term includes all others in the list?
a)
monosaccharide
b)
polysaccharide
c)
starch 
d)
carbohydrate
78.
Which of the 4 major macromolecules provides a quick burst of energy?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
79.
The fact that ice floats on liquid water is due to the fact that water's solid is ___________ than it's liquid form
a)
less polar
b)
more polar
c)
less dense
d)
more dense
80.
Alpha helix and beta pleated sheets are part of what level of protein structure?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quaternary
81.
The property of water that allows water molecules to stick to another substance is
a)
adhesion
b)
cohesion
c)
density
d)
specific heat
82.
The property of water that allows water molecules to stick to each other is
a)
adhesion
b)
cohesion
c)
density
d)
specific heat
83.
Water molecules require a lot of energy to separate one from the others.  This gives water a high
a)
density
b)
polarity
c)
solvency
d)
specific heat
84.
Which of the following is correctly defined as the attraction of the hydrogen from one molecule to the oxygen of a different molecule?
a)
amphipathic
b)
hydrophobic
c)
hydrogen bonding
d)
adhesion
85.
A solution with a pH of 8.6 would be...
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
d)
Acid and Base
86.
A solution with a pH of 8.6 would be...
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
d)
Acid and Base
87.
The lower the pH, the greater the concentration of :
a)
OH-
b)
H+
88.
Where does a plant absorb the water that it uses during photosynthesis?
a)
Leaves
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Petals
89.
Plants can lose water absorbed by roots through the leaves during which process?
a)
reproduction
b)
cellular respiration
c)
transpiration
d)
photosynthesis
90.
What force between adjacent water molecules helps transpiration?
a)
Cohesion
b)
Adhesion
91.

What is difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon?

a)

saturated has double bonds, unsaturated does not

b)

saturated has no double bonds, unsaturated does

c)

there is no difference, they are the same

d)

saturated has oxygen, unsaturated does not

92.
How is a Carboxyl Group commonly written?
a)
-OH
b)
 -COOH
c)
-COH
d)
-CHOH
93.
What two elements make up the amino group?
a)
Hydrogen, Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen, Oxygen
c)
Potassium, Hydrogen 
d)
Hydrogen, Nitrogen
94.

Which functional group is NOT present?

a)

Amino

b)

Carboxyl

c)

Hydroxl

d)

Sulfhydryl

95.
What two elements are in Hydroxyl?
a)
Oxygen and Hydrogen
b)
Sulfur and Oxgen
c)
Helium and Neon
d)
Argon and Hydrogen
96.
Which functional group is present in this molecule? 
a)
Hydroxyl 
b)
Carboxyl 
c)
Amino 
d)
Phosphate 
97.

Act as organic acids

a)

carboxyl

b)

carbonyl

c)

methyl

d)

sulfhydryl

98.

act as organic bases

a)

carboxyl

b)

carbonyl

c)

phosphate

d)

amino

99.

act as organic bases

a)

carboxyl

b)

carbonyl

c)

phosphate

d)

amino

100.

Which functional group is shown?

a)

carboxyl

b)

phosphate

c)

carbonyl

d)

sulfhydryl

101.

What is a functional group?

a)

Group of atoms that give specific characteristics to a molecule

b)

Group of molecules that give specific characteristics to an atom

c)

Group of molecules that make up a group of atoms

d)

Group of atoms that give specific characteristics to an element

102.
What is a biological molecule?
a)
a large organic molecule in any living organism.
b)
A molecule that has its own biology
c)
A molecule found only in rodents
d)
A biological polymer maade of amino acid monomers
103.

Which functional group can store or transfer energy?

a)

Carbonyl

b)

carboxyl

c)

methyl

d)

phosphate

104.

Functional group?

a)

alcohol

b)

carbonyl

c)

methyl

d)

carboxylic acid

105.

Functional group?

a)

ester

b)

aldehyde

c)

ketone

d)

carboxylic acid

106.

Functional group?

a)

acid chloride

b)

amide

c)

amine

d)

carboxylic acid

107.

What functional group is this?

a)

Carbonyl Ketone

b)

Carbonyl Aldehyde

c)

Hydroxyl

d)

Carboxyl

108.

What functional group is this?

a)

Hydroxyl

b)

Carbonyl Aldehyde

c)

Methyl

d)

Amino

109.

This group stabilizes the tertiary structure of proteins by forming covalent bonds

a)

sulfhydryl

b)

amino

c)

phosphate

d)

hydroxyl

110.

All of these elements are found in every organic compound, except:

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Oxygen

111.
What type of bond connects carbons to each other and other elements?  (The sharing of electrons)
a)
Ionic Bonding
b)
Covalent Bonding
c)
Monomer Bonding
d)
Nucleotide Bonding
112.

Every amino acid has these two functional groups attached to the central carbon (select both answers)

a)

Methyl

b)

Amino

c)

Carboxylic Acid

d)

Carbonyl

113.
A catalyst works by
a)
changing the order of the reaction
b)
increasing the temperature
c)
lowering the activation energy
d)
making the activated complex
114.
Endergonic reactions require:
a)
an input of energy
b)
a release of energy
c)
do not change energy
115.
Which of the following is true for anabolic reactions?
a)
They are spontaneous and breakdown molecules.
b)
They are nonspontaneous and breakdown molecules.
c)
They are spontaneous and build molecules.
d)
They are nonspontaneous and build molecules.
116.

The active site of an enzyme can:

a)

bind allosteric regulators.

b)

bind competitive inhibitors.

c)

bind non-competitive inhibitors.

d)

change the Gibbs Free Energy of the reaction.

117.

Which of the following do not affect enzymes ability to function?

a)

pH

b)

substrate concentration

c)

temperature

d)

water

118.

In general, enzymes do NOT:

a)

bind permanently to their substrates

b)

have names ending in -ase

c)

have their function changed with extremely high temperatures

d)

react with a specific substrate

119.

The break down of larger molecules into small one.

a)

metabolism

b)

catabolism

c)

anabolism

d)

oxidation

120.

sum of all chemical reactions

a)

chemosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

metabolism

d)

photosynthesis

121.

What is being represented by the letter B in the image?

a)

Substrate

b)

Enzyme

c)

reactants

d)

Product

122.
What type of reaction is occurring in this graph?
a)
endergonic
b)
exergonic
c)
unable to determine
123.
Enzymes are usually....
a)
Proteins
b)
Lipids
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
None of the Above
124.
Energy is released from ATP when
a)
a phosphate group is added
b)
adenine bonds to ribose
c)
ATP is exposed to sunlight
d)
a phosphate group is removed
125.
Succinate dehydrogenase catalyzes the conversion of succinate to fumarate. The reaction is inhibited by malonic acid, which resembles succinate but cannot be acted upon by succinate dehydrogenase. Increasing the ratio of succinate to malonic acid reduces the inhibitory effect of malonic acid. What is malonic acid's role with respect to succinate dehydrogenase?
a)
It is a competitive inhibitor.
b)
It is an allosteric regulator.
c)
It is able to bind to succinate.
d)
It blocks the binding of fumarate.
126.
The place, other than the active site, where activators and inhibitors bind to an enzyme is called the ________ site.
a)
competitive
b)
allosteric
c)
alterior
d)
rate
127.

Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between dehydration reactions and hydrolysis?

a)

Hydrolysis only occurs in the urinary system, and dehydration reactions only occur in the digestive tract.

b)

Hydrolysis creates monomers, and dehydration reactions break down polymers.

c)

Dehydration reactions can occur only after hydrolysis.

d)

Dehydration reactions assemble polymers, and hydrolysis breaks down polymers.

128.

Disulfide bonds are formed during which of the following structures of protein formation?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

129.

If an enzyme denatures the only level of structure that remains is the...

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

130.

What 3 letters do enzymes typically end in?

a)

-ese

b)

-ose

c)

-ase

d)

-tic

131.

What affects Enzyme activity?

a)

Nothing

b)

Temperature, Environment, Diet

c)

Temperature, Inhibitors, pH, Activators

d)

Catalyst and Substrate

132.
The diagram shows a bond forming between two amino acids. What is the name of this reaction?
a)
Dehydration Synthesis
b)
Hydrolysis
c)
Pepysis
d)
Oxidation
133.
When a protein unfolds, it is
a)
Denatured
b)
Building
c)
Adding amino acids
d)
Making food
134.
Each amino acid is different from the other due to....
a)
The R group
b)
The amino group
c)
The carboxyl group
d)
The central carbon
135.
The reaction used to digest and break the bond in red is:
a)
Hydrolysis
b)
Dehydration Synthesis
c)
Oxidation
d)
Single Displacement
136.
Which of the following terms best describes the reaction?
a)
endergonic
b)
exergonic
c)
spontaneous
d)
allosteric
137.

Which of the following statements is (are) true about enzyme-catalyzed reactions?

a)

The reaction is faster than the same reaction in the absence of the enzyme.

b)

The free energy change of the reaction is opposite from the reaction in the absence of the enzyme.

c)

The reaction always goes in the direction toward chemical equilibrium

d)

Enzyme-catalyzed are always exergonic/catabolic

138.

An allosteric inhibitor does which of the following?

a)

Binds to an enzyme away from the active site and changes the conformation of the active site, increasing its affinity for substrate binding

b)

Binds to the active site and blocks it from binding substrate

c)

Binds to an enzyme away from the active site and changes the conformation of the active site, decreasing its affinity for the substrate

d)

Binds directly to the active site and mimics the substrate

139.
Which statement is true according to the image?
a)
The red curve shows the same reaction as the black curve when catalyzed by an enzyme
b)
The black curve shows the same reaction as the red curve when catalyzed by an enzyme
c)
More activation energy is required in the reaction represented by the red curve
d)
The two curves above are not related

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