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Ivy Biology Mid Term Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT listing some of 5 elements are most abundant in living things?

a)

Carbon & Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen & Sulfur

c)

Nitrogen & Phosphorus

d)

Sodium & Calcium

2.

What is the positive part of an atom?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Isotope

3.

Carbon forms MANY different structures and makes up MANY different molecules. What about Carbon makes this possible?

a)

Valence of 2

b)

Valence of 4

c)

Positive Charge

d)

Negative Charge

4.

What kind of bonds are weak individually but strong when together in quantity? They hold proteins and nucleic acids together

a)

Hydrogen bonds and Van der Waals Interactions

b)

Covalent Bonds

c)

Ionic Bonds

d)

Metallic Bonds

5.

What macromolecule is important in building structural components of an organism such as hair, horns or scales?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

6.

The cell walls of plants & fungus and the exoskeletons of insects are made of this macromolecule

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Carbohydrates

7.

Whales and seals store their energy for the winter in what kind of macromolecule?

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

8.

The function of this macromolecule is to store and transfer genetic information.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

9.

When synthesizing macromolecules, a water molecule is released. This reaction is called

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Dehydration

10.

When breaking down a molecule into subunits, a water molecule is added. What kind of reaction is this?

a)

Dehydration

b)

Hydrolysis

11.

Which of the following is NOT a special property of water molecules?

a)

Cohesive & Adhesive

b)

Polar

c)

High Heat Capacity

d)

Universal Solvent

e)

Negatively Charged

12.

If an organism has no nucleus and no golgi apparatus and no endoplasmic reticulum, you can safely assume that it is what kind of organism?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Fungus Cell

d)

Plant Cell

13.

Another name for a prokaryote is

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plant

c)

Fungus

d)

Protist

e)

Animal

14.

Eukaryotic Cells do have what structures that are unique to all eukaryotes; choose all that apply

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell Wall

e)

Ribosome

15.

The nucleus...

a)

is the control center of the cell

b)

houses the DNA/chromosomes

c)

houses the nucleolus

d)

houses the centrioles

16.

What two organelles have DNA inside them, separate from the cell's chromosomes; choose all that apply

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Golgi Apparatus

e)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

17.

A cell will swell when it is in a solution that is

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

18.

The energy molecule or a cell's currency is

a)

Glucose

b)

NADPH

c)

FADH2

d)

ATP

19.

What is the purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

produce glucose

b)

produce ATP

c)

break down glucose

d)

activate NADPH

20.

What kinds of organisms can do cellular respiration using mitochondria?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Both

d)

Neither

21.

Which kinds of organisms or cells do lactic acid fermentation; choose all that apply

a)

Bacteria in yogurt

b)

Tired muscle cells

c)

Red blood cells

d)

Bacteria in Kombucha

22.

If cell transport requires energy and goes against the concentration gradient, it is...

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

chemiosmosis

23.

This organelle plays the final role in preparing a protein molecule for export out of the cell

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleolus

24.

The citric acid cycle happens here.

a)

mitochondrial matrix

b)

chloroplast's stroma

c)

chloroplast's thylakoid membrane

d)

mitochondrial inner membrane space

25.

Where does glycolysis happen in plants and animals?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

26.

Glycolysis ends with what products; choose all that apply

a)

pyruvate

b)

ATP

c)

NADH

d)

Glucose

e)

ADP

27.

The citric acid cycle results in; choose all that apply

a)

CO2

b)

ATP

c)

NADH

d)

FADH2

28.

Another word/term for a gamete; choose all that apply

a)

diploid

b)

haploid

c)

sex cell

d)

somatic cell

e)

N

29.

Another word/term for a somatic cell; choose all that apply

a)

body cell

b)

diploid

c)

gamete

d)

haploid

30.

This is only for the purpose of growth, repair and asexual reproduction

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

DNA replication

d)

Transcription

e)

Translation

31.

When does crossing over occur?

a)

Mitosis, prophase

b)

Meiosis I, prophase I

c)

Mitosis, Metaphase

d)

Meiosis II, Metaphase II

32.

Which nucleotides are the purines?

a)

Adenine and Guanine

b)

Adenine and Thymine

c)

Cytosine & Guanine

d)

Thymine & Cytosine

33.

Choose those that apply to RNA; choose all that apply

a)

Uracil

b)

Thymine & Adenine

c)

Ribose

d)

Cytosine & Guanine

e)

Phosphate group

34.

Transcription happens here and makes what?

a)

nucleus; protein

b)

ribosome; protein

c)

nucleus; mRNA

d)

ribosome; mRNA

35.

Translation happens where & forms what?

a)

ribosome; mRNA

b)

ribosome; protein

c)

nucleus; mRNA

d)

nucleus; protein

36.

Blood typing inheritance is governed by; choose all that apply

a)

Complete Dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Incomplete Dominance

d)

Multiple Alleles

e)

X Linked Traits

37.

HH or hh; choose all that apply

a)

homozygous

b)

genotype

c)

heterozygous

d)

phenotype

38.

In RNA processing, what is left out?

a)

introns

b)

exons

c)

5' cap

d)

Poly A Tail

39.

This law states that the two alleles of a single trait will separate randomly, meaning that there is a 50% either allele will end up in either gamete.

a)

Law of Independent Assortment

b)

Law of Segregation

40.

This law states that the allele of one gene separates independently of an allele of another gene

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

41.

In a pedigree; check all that apply

a)

males are square

b)

females are square

c)

affected is shaded

d)

unaffected is square

e)

genotypes can ALWAYS be determined

42.

In horses, If you cross a roan mare and roan stallion, what percent of offspring will be roan?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

0%

43.

If you cross yellow flowers and red flowers and all of the offpring are orange then the flower inheritance pattern is

a)

complete dominance

b)

codominance

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

multiple alleles

44.

Karyotypes allow us to find; check all that applyy

a)

autosomal trisomy

b)

autosomal monosomy

c)

sex chromosomal trisomy

d)

sex chromosomal monosomy

e)

normal number of chromosomes

45.

If a doctor uses genetic test information to choose the most effective drug for a specific individual, this is

a)

pharmacogenomics

b)

toxicogenomics

c)

mitochondrial genomics

46.

If I use a lysis buffer and alcohol in a lab, what am I most likely doing?

a)

DNA Extraction

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Molecular Cloning

d)

Developing a GMO

47.

What are some of the purposes of using Biotechnology?

a)

Development of Vaccines

b)

Development of Antibiotics

c)

Development of Biofuels

d)

Development of GMOs to increase crop yield

e)

Treating Oil Spills

48.

If an entire chunk of a chromosome is missing it is called a

a)

deletion

b)

inversion

c)

duplication

d)

translocation

49.

Recessive X linked traits/disorders are more common in

a)

males

b)

females

c)

dogs

d)

lizards

50.

Mitosis creates _____________ & meiosis creates_____________.

a)

2 identical cells; 4 unique cells

b)

2 unique cells; 4 identical cells

c)

4 identical cells; 2 unique cells

d)

4 unique cells; 2 identical cells