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Biology Snapshot 1 Review 2020

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Nucleic acids are made of nucleotides. The part of a nucleotide that contains the genetic code is --

a)

deoxyribose sugar

b)

nitrogen base (A, T, C, G)

c)

hydrogen bonds

d)

phosphate group

2.

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Which process occurs in the mitochondria and generates ATP (energy)?

a)

protein synthesis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

aerobic cellular respiration

d)

lactic acid fermentation

3.

Movement of molecules from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration is called --

a)

osmosis

b)

passive transport

c)

diffusion

d)

active transport

4.

What occurs just before the spindle fibers pull the sister chromatids apart?

a)

nuclear membrane breaks down

b)

chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

c)

nuclear membrane reforms

d)

cytoplasm divides

5.

Why does a virus need a host cell?

a)

To reproduce

b)

To do interphase

c)

To have a cell membrane

d)

To have DNA or RNA

6.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infects CD4 T cells and kills them. The death of these cells will

a)

Increase your risk of high blood pressure

b)

Increase the chance that you contract a secondary infection caused by a virus or microorganism.

c)

Increase your risk of low blood pressure

d)

A decrease of oxygen.

7.

Does a change in one base always result in a different protein being produced?

a)

Yes. The change prevents mRNA from being made.

b)

No. The change creates n additional mRNA strand.

c)

No. Some codons code for the same amino acid.

d)

Yes. Mutations are always passed from generation to generation.

8.

The monomers (building blocks) of proteins are --

a)

monosaccharides

b)

triglycerides

c)

nucleic acids

d)

amino acids

9.

Diffusion (movement from high concentration to low concentration) of water is called --

a)

simple diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

10.

The bonds that hold the nitrogen bases (A, T, C, G) together are called --

a)

nitrogen bonds

b)

hydrogen bonds

c)

peptide bonds

d)

oxygen bonds

11.

Which process occurs just before the cell enters the G2 stage of the cell cycle?

a)

Cytoplasm divides

b)

Centrioles double

c)

Nuclear membrane dissolves

d)

DNA replicates