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WorksheetsBiology SOL Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
A student wants to examine chromosomes from animal cells. Which of these would be the best tool for the student to use?
litmus paper
thermometer
dissecting microscope
compound microscope
Scientists have altered crop plants to make them more resistant to insects and disease. Which of these processes makes it possible for scientists to alter plants?
natural selection
gene splicing
adaptation
chemosynthesis
Students collected 400 oak leaves for a research project. The graph below shows the lengths of the leaves they collected.
According to the graph, what number of the leaves have a length of 12 centimeters?
60
70
80
90
Which of these supply the main energy source used in cellular respiration?
carbohydrates
amino acids
lipids
nucleic acids
Most carbohydrates in the human body are
Used as building blocks for proteins
Used as catalysts for reactions in cells
Consumed as a source of short term energy
Not easily absorbed into the bloodstream
The deer tick feeds on the blood of the red squirrel, deer, and deer mouse. Which of these best describes the role of the deer tick in the forest food web?
parasite
producer
herbivore
decomposer
The ability of the human body to regulate the level of blood glucose is an example of
osmosis
homeostasis
binary fission
aerobic respiration
On Earth, water cycles through the atmosphere, oceans, land, and organisms. By what process does most of the water in plants return to the environment?
evaporation from the roots
condensation on the leaves
evaporation from the leaves
diffusion from the roots
During photosynthesis, trees convert carbon dioxide and other materials to
water and oxygen
fatty acids and proteins
glucose and oxygen
unicorns and rainbows
Corals are marine animals that often live in tropical seas. Many types of corals have unicellular algae living in their tissues. The algae provide up to 98 percent of the corals' food. The corals provide protection and inorganic nutrients for the algae.
Algae leave the coral when the water is too warm. What kind of factor is temperature on this relationship?
biotic
abiotic
parasitic
commensalistic
Which of these results when one nitrogen base replaces another in a segment of genetic material causing a genetic change?
an enzyme substrate
a mutation
a feedback loop
an adaptation
Scientists have recently discovered a new species that lives attached to the side of a tree. An organism from this new species
-is multicellular -has cell walls
-has vascular tissues -makes its own food
-has structures that absorb moisture from the air
What Kingdom would this species belong to?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Bacteria
What is true about prokaryotic cells?
They are only multicellular
They have a nucleus
They do not have a nucleus
They are eukaryotes
Which of these is an example of homeostasis in a multi-cellular organism?
inheriting a trait
growing larger and stronger
building a nest
regulating body temperature
Which of these is an environmental factor that causes damage to chromosomes?
acid rain
lead paint
methane gas
ultraviolet light
Look at the DNA sequence below.
GAA TTC GCA
What do the G and A represent in the DNA sequence?
sugars
amino acids
phosphates
nitrogen bases
Which of these is the process by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane. (diffusion of water)
osmosis
transpiration
capillary action
active transport
What phase of mitosis is shown in the image.
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
In humans, the allele for dimples (D) is dominant. The allele for not having dimples (d) is recessive. A woman (DD) and a man (Dd) have four children. Which of these is the predicted probabilities show the children with dimples to the children without dimples?
100% 0%
75% 25%
50% 50%
20% 80%
True or False: A Virus can be treated with antibiotics
True
False
In humans, the allele for unattached earlobes (E) is dominant. The allele for attached earlobes (e) is recessive. A woman who is heterozygous for this trait marries a man who has attached earlobes. What is the probability that this couple's child will have unattached earlobes?
25%
50%
75%
100%
Which of these structures does the organism shown above use to move itself?
cilia
nuclei
ribosomes
mitochondria
The process by which individuals with inherited traits well suited for their environment leave more offspring than individuals with other characteristics is better known as
adaptation
natural selection
lamark's theory
artificial selection
Look at this karyotype. What is wrong with this karyotype?
The karyotype is normal
There is an extra chromosome on 21 resulting in Down Syndrome.
The karyotype has XY chromosomes therefore being a female.
The karyotype has only 22 chromosomes.
The average normal human being has ____ chromosomes total.
2
23
46
47
Look at the image above, which one of these organisms would be considered an Omnivore?
Algae
Shrimp
Bluefish
Mussel
Based on the chemical equation above, what would be the reactants?
CO2 + H2O
CO2
C6H12O6 + O2
O2 + H2O
What is the probability of the offspring having a dominate trait based on the Punnett Square above?
100%
75%
50%
25%
The picture above represents the structure of a ___________________.
Fatty Acid
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Carbohydrate
If the DNA triplet is TAC, then the mRNA triplet would be ________ and the amino acid would be _______.
AUG ; PRO
AUG ; MET
UUG ; LEU
AUC ; ILE
