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SELECTION, SPECIATION & BIOCATALYSIS RMO

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best definition of species?

a)

A group of organisms that lives in the same habitat

b)

A group o organisms that exploit the same ecological niche

c)

A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce viable and fertile offspring

d)

A group of organisms that have the same appearance

2.
What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive  and reproduce?
a)
natural selection
b)
adaptation
c)
mutation
d)
genetic engineering
3.

Stabilising selection reduce genetic variation by allowing only intermediate phenotype adapted to the environment, and eliminate both of extreme phenotype.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is the suitable example of disruptive selection?

a)

Length width of hawk?

b)

Black peppered moth

c)

Size and shape of beak of Finches in Galapagos Island

5.

When a species environment favors one dominant type of characteristic to the point that the other variations of the trait start to disappear is called _____.

a)

disruptive selection

b)

directional selection

c)

stabilizing selection

d)

unstabilizing selection

6.

The process of a new species arising within the geographic range of the parent population is called

a)

ecological speciation

b)

allopatric speciation

c)

adaptive radiation

d)

sympatric speciation

7.

Which of the following must occur after a period of geographic isolation in order for the two sibling species to remain genetically distinct following their geographic reunion in the same home range?

a)

Prezygotic barriers

b)

Postzygotic barriers

c)

Ecological isolation

d)

Reproductive isolation

8.

All of the following examples describes prezygotic isolating mechanisms except

a)

elaborate and unique courtship display to identify mates

b)

reproductive organs that are physically incompatible

c)

hybrids that are viable but sterile

d)

different breeding times

9.
Different mating times
a)
temporal
b)
behavioral
c)
geographic
d)
other
10.

Behavioural isolation is when different species are isolated reproductively due to different time of mating.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the definition of artificial selection?

a)

Selective reproduction between closely related organism, in order to propagate particularly desirable characteristic.

b)

Crossing between unrelated or distantly related individuals of a species to produce a progeny.

c)

Human intervention in animals or plants reproduction to ensure certain desirable traits are represented in the next descending (next) generation.

12.

What are the effects of inbreeding

a)

Loss of vigor ( healthier , larger offspring )

b)

Reduces the variability of genome

c)

Numbers of homozygous phenotype increase

d)

Increase in variation

13.

Outbreeding increasing genetic variation by producing hybrid offspring which a result of mating between different species

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Allopolyploidy can lead to formation of a new species which is known as a sterile hybrid.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which is the correct example for hybrid infertility?

a)

Hybrids are produced but fails to develop to maturity.

b)

F1 hybrids are fertile, but F2 generation fails to develop properly

c)

Hybrids fail to produce functional gametes.

16.

Only a few types of a particular bird species diverge after a small number colonises a new island. This mechanism is called

a)

stabilizing selection

b)

directional selection

c)

the founder effect

d)

disruptive selection

17.

Different shapes and sizes of beak among finches in Galapagos Island are due to adaptation of diet for different food sources.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A population of lizards in South Texas have the ability to pass on their traits to their offspring. A very cold winter occurs and only the lizards tolerant to extreme cold survive.

Did natural selection occur?

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

Which describes the relationship between evolution and natural selection?

a)

Natural selection is the outcome, evolution is a hypothesis

b)

Evolution is the outcome, natural selection is the process

c)

Natural selection is always happening, evolution happens rarely

d)

Evolution and Natural selection are the same idea just different words

20.
Humans have been a very successful species on earth.  They have very large, very diverse populations spread all around the world. As a result,
a)
Human have very limited ability to adapt to changes in the environment.
b)
Young humans have lower survival rates as compared to other species.
c)
Humans have a potential to adapt to various environmental changes.
d)
All humans are more disease resistant.
21.

Enzymes are important biological catalysts because they:

a)

supply the energy to initiate a biochemical reaction

b)

increase the free energy of a biochemical reaction

c)

lower the entropy and enthalpy of a biochemical reaction

d)

lower the activation energy of a biochemical reaction

22.

Most enzyme are ___________

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

DNA

23.

The active site of an enzyme is the region that _________

a)

binds allosteric regulators of the enzyme

b)

is involved in the catalytic reaction of the enzyme

c)

binds the product of the catalytic reaction

d)

is inhibited by the presence of a coenzyme or a cofactor

24.

Only a small amount of enzyme is needed for a large amount of substrate because _______

a)

Enzymes do not change at the end of a reaction and as such can be reused

b)

A small amount of enzyme can provide enough energy to continue the reaction

c)

More enzymes are formed while reaction takes place

d)

Enzymes act till completion of a reaction or not at all

25.

1. The substance on which an enzyme acts:

a)

substrate

b)

product

c)

ATP

d)

free energy

26.

Parts of the enzyme molecule that interact with a substrate are called:

a)

cofactors

b)

active sites

c)

induced-fit models

d)

reaction sites

27.

Watch the animation and identify the hypothesis involved

a)

Lock and Key hypothesis

b)

Induced Fit hypothesis

c)

Enzyme-Substrate hypothesis

28.

An enzyme catalyses a reaction by ___________

a)

supplying the energy to speed up a reaction

b)

lowering the energy of activation of a reaction

c)

changing the equilibrium of a spontaneous reaction

d)

increasing the amount of free energy of a reaction

29.

The line on the graph labeled A represents the:

a)

activation energy with an enzyme

b)

activation energy without an enzyme

c)

free energy of the reactants

d)

change in entropy and enthalpy

30.

If one continues to increase the temperature in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, the rate of the reaction:

a)

increases and then levels off

b)

decreases and then levels off

c)

increases and then decreases rapidly

d)

decreases and then increases rapidly

31.

In which way the enzymatic reaction can be increased if the enzymes are saturated with the substrate?

a)

add more enzymes

b)

add more substrate

c)

increase the temperature

d)

add cofactor

32.

The reaction rate of an enzyme catalyzed chemical reaction would likely be affected by:

a)

pH

b)

substrate concentration

c)

temperature

d)

all of these are correct

33.

Which of the following is true of enzymes?

a)

Enzymes may require a non-protein cofactor or ion for catalysis to take place

b)

Enzyme function is influenced by physical and chemical environmental factors such as pH and temperature

c)

Enzymes increase the rate of chemical reaction by lowering activation energy

d)

All of these are correct

34.

What is an organic non-protein "helper" of an enzyme molecule called?

a)

accessory enzyme

b)

allosteric group

c)

cofactor

d)

functional group

35.

NAD+ is the example of

a)

metal ions

b)

coenzyme

c)

prosthetic group

36.

Consider the following: “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”.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Succinate dehydrogenase is the enzyme, and fumarate is the substrate

b)

Succinate dehydrogenase is the enzyme, and malonic acid is the substrate

c)

Succinate is the substrate, and fumarate is the product

d)

Fumarate is the substrate, and malonic acid is a non-competitive inhibitor

37.

Hydrogen cyanide binds to the active site of an enzyme that is part of the pathway that forms ATP in cells; in this way, it prevents the enzyme’s activity. Hence, hydrogen cyanide can best be described as a :

a)

coenzyme

b)

cofactor

c)

competitive inhibitor

d)

modulator

38.

Lyases are enzymes that _____

a)

split chemical bonds by hydrolysis

b)

catalyze the addition or removal of double bond

c)

rearrangement atoms in a substrate

d)

Form bonds with cleavage of ATP

39.

The enzyme sucrase acts on

a)

sucrose only

b)

sucrose and starch

c)

any disaccharide

d)

any organic monomer

40.

Hydrolases are one important class of enzyme that function to catalyze ____________

a)

splitting a molecule using water

b)

conversions between isomers

c)

reactions in which double bonds are formed

d)

oxidation-reduction reactions