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FINAL ASSESSMENT

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Heredity is biological inheritance.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Which scientist worked with pea plants to study the science of heredity?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Rosalind Franklin
d)
Gregor Mendel
3.
The different forms of a gene are called
a)
Alleles
b)
Genes
c)
DNA
d)
None of these
4.
When a dominant allele and a recessive allele are both present, the dominant allele will
a)
Show with the recessive
b)
Make a blend
c)
Mask the recessive
d)
None of these
5.
A heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short plant. The probability the offspring will will be tall is
a)
25%.
b)
75%.
c)
50%.
d)
100%.
6.
If the allele for having hanging earlobes is dominant, family members with attached earlobes are
a)
Homozygous recessive.
b)
Homozygous dominant.
c)
Heterozygous.
d)
Trisomal
7.
Matching: Two identical alleles for a trait
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
8.
Matching: Green pea pod
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
9.

In guinea pigs, black hair is dominant to white hair. Heterozygous male (Bb) is crossed with heterozygous female (Bb). The incomplete punnett square shows the expected results. Identify the GENOTYPE of the offspring that would be represented by the question marks.

a)

BB

b)

Bb

c)

bb

d)

None of these

10.

In guinea pigs, black hair is dominant to white hair. Heterozygous male (Bb) is crossed with heterozygous female (Bb). The incomplete punnett square shows the expected results. Identify the PHENOTYPE of the offspring that would be represented by the question marks.

a)

Black

b)

White

c)

Gray

d)

None of these

11.
Which of the following combinations of sex chromosomes represents a female?
a)
XY
b)
XXXY
c)
XXY
d)
XX
12.
In humans, the male determines the sex of the offspring.
a)
true
b)
false
13.

A man who is colorblind and a woman who is a carrier of the disorder have a son. What is the probability that their son will be colorblind?

a)

100%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

25%

14.
In cases where some alleles neither dominant or recessive, it’s called
a)
Multiple allele
b)
Polygenic trait
c)
Incomplete dominance
d)
Codominance
15.
What is the name of the book Darwin finally published in 1859?
a)
Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
b)
On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection
c)
The Voyage of the Beagle
d)
What’s in a Name?
16.
A main idea of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is that an individual with variations most suited to their environment will survive and leave more offspring. This idea is called:
a)
Common descent
b)
Fitness
c)
Artificial selection
d)
None of these
17.

Natural selection is

a)

Struggle for existence

b)

Natural variation exists

c)

Survival of the fittest

d)

All of these

18.
According the theory of evolution, adaptations do not have to be perfect, just good enough for an organism to survive and reproduce.
a)
true
b)
false
19.
An example of artificial selection is a dairy farmer breeding the biggest bull with the highest-milk-producing cow.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
The principle that each living species has descended, with changes to its environment, from other species over time is:
a)
Descent with modification
b)
Biogeography
c)
Fossil record
d)
Homologous structures
21.

Homologous structures have a common structure, but a

a)

different function

b)

different structure

c)

non-functioning structure

d)

None of these

22.
The pelvis and femur bones in whales are inherited, but have lost their function due to selection pressures. This is an example of
a)
Homologous structures
b)
Embryology
c)
Vestigial structures
d)
None of these
23.
Natural variation in lving things exists because of
a)
Mutations to DNA (or genes)
b)
Gene shuffling when egg and sperm are produced
c)
Both of these
d)
None of these
24.
Genetic bottleneck is
a)
A group of similar looking organisms that can breed with each other and produce fertile offspring.
b)
Allele (or variation) frequency changes as a result of migration of a small subgroup of a population.
c)
When an allele (or variation) becomes more or less common simply by chance.
d)
Change in allele (or variation) frequency after a dramatic reduction in size of a population.
25.

Which effect is demonstrated in the figure above?

a)

A group of similar looking organisms that can breed with each other and produce fertile offspring.

b)

Allele (or variation) frequency changes as a result of migration of a small subgroup of a population.

c)

When an allele (or variation) becomes more or less common simply by chance.

d)

Change in allele (or variation) frequency after a dramatic reduction in size of a population.

26.
What is the basic structure of virus?
a)
Genetic material surrounded by a protein coat
b)
Protein surrounded by genetic material
c)
Embryo with a supply of food, surrounded by a protective coat
d)
None of these
27.
A virus is a living thing.
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Viruses inject a host cell with their own genetic information to replicate their genes. This is the only way they can
a)
Regenerate
b)
Reproduce
c)
Regurgitate
d)
None of these
29.
A prokaryote is a cell that
a)
does not have a nucleus
b)
has a cell wall
c)
has a single strand of DNA
d)
All of these
30.
Which of the following characteristics represents the Domain Archaea?
a)
“Modern” bacteria
b)
Very diverse
c)
Can only survive in harsh conditions
d)
None of these
31.

Which of the following bacteria is the type called bacillus?

a)

a.

b)

b.

c)

c.

32.
What are the two ways bacteria can cause disease?
a)
Feeding directly on tissue; releasing toxins
b)
Injecting DNA into a cell; releasing toxins
c)
Spreading plasmodium; causing malaria
d)
None of these
33.
What are the two ways antibiotics can stop bacteria?
a)
Prevent cells from copying DNA; prevent protein production
b)
Allow antibodies to recognize virus; white blood cells attack
c)
Prevent formation of cell wall; prevent turning sugar into energy
d)
None of these
34.
What is a protist?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Not a plant
c)
Not an animal
d)
All of these
35.
What is a pseudopod?
a)
False foot
b)
False tentacle
c)
False plant
d)
All of these
36.

Which organism has cilia?

a)

a.

b)

b.

c)

c.

37.
What is a fungus?
a)
Prokaryotic heterotrophs that have a call membrane
b)
Eukaryotic heterotrophs that have a cell membrane
c)
Eukaryotic heterotrophs that have a cell wall
d)
None of these
38.

Which fungus structure is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Hyphae

b)

Mycelium

c)

Fruiting body

d)

None of these

39.
What are lichens?
a)
Association between a fungus and algae
b)
Association between a fungus and plant
c)
Association between a fungus and yeast
d)
None of these
40.
Which are a plant's fluid transporting system?
a)
Xylem and Phloem
b)
Monocots and Dicots
c)
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms
d)
None of these
41.
Which of the following is NOT a male part of a flower?
a)
Anther
b)
Pistil
c)
Stamen
d)
Filament
42.
Which of the following is NOT a female part of the flower?
a)
Anther
b)
Pistil
c)
Ovary
d)
Stigma
43.

Which number in the diagram above represents the ovule, or egg cell?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

44.

Which number in the diagram above represents the pollen, or sperm cell?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

45.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of animals?
a)
Heterotrophic
b)
Multicellular
c)
Has a cell wall
d)
Eukaryotic
46.
How are invertebrates characterized?
a)
They have a backbone
b)
They do not have a backbone
c)
They are bipedal
d)
None of these
47.
What is an organism that has, at some point in its development, (1) a dorsal hollow nerve cord, (2) a notocord, (3) pharyngeal pouches, (4) a post-anal tail?
a)
Chordate
b)
Cnidarian
c)
Sponge
d)
All of these
48.
If a chordate has a backbone, it is called a
a)
Invertebrate
b)
Vertebrate
c)
Lancelet
d)
Both A and B
49.
Which type of symmetry has a circular body plan, where any number of imaginary planes could divide the body into equal halves.
a)
Radial symmetry
b)
Bilateral symmetry
c)
Asymmetry
d)
None of these
50.
Which type of symmetry has a 2-sided body plan, where only one imaginary plane could divide the body into left and right sides (mirror images).
a)
Radial symmetry
b)
Bilateral symmetry
c)
Asymmetry
d)
None of these

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