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WorksheetsBiology Final Exam Review Game
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 3600secs
When you eat a really fatty meal the gall bladder will secrete bile to help break down the fats in your digestive tract. When the body receives the signal that the bile is no longer needed , the secretion of bile stops and is instead stored in the gall bladder. Which characteristic of life is being described here?
Homeostasis
Growth and development
Reproduction
Contains genetic material
In human cells we store DNA in our nucleus that acts as the blueprint for life. What characteristic of life does this describe?
Living things are based on a universal genetic material
Living things use energy
Living things respond to the environment
Living things evolve
After contracting a virus, Sarabi started to run a fever. Her body began to sweat in an attempt to bring her body temperature down. This is an example of what process?
Adaptation
Homeostasis
Abiotic
Development
Which of the following hierarchies for the levels of organization within a living thing is correct from smallest to largest?
Molecule >Cell>Atom>Tissue>Organ System>Organ
Atom>Molecule>Organelle>Cell>Tissue>Organ
Organ>Tissue>Organelle>Atom>Cell>Molecule
Organism>Organ>Tissue>Cell>Organelle>Molecule>Atom
Your skin is composed of millions of epithelial cells that all work together to create the protective outer layer of your body. What level of organization in living things do these cells represent?
Organ
Organelle
Organism
Tissue
The cardiac system of humans consists of the heart, veins, arteries, and capillaries. These would be examples of what level of organization within living things?
Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organelle
Often referred to as the power house of the cell, which organelle is responsible for releasing energy necessary for metabolic activities?
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Which of the following cell organelles do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
Nucleus
Cell Wall
Chloroplasts
Endoplasmic Reticulum
What element is essential to organic molecules and therefore living things?
Carbon
Bromine
Argon
Nickel
Looking at the picture, which statement below best explains what has occurred?
Molecules are combining through chemical bonding to form atoms
Atoms are broken down into smaller particles when forming small molecules
Atoms are bonding together to form small molecules
All of the Above
What best explains the relationship between a monomer and a polymer
Mono means 1 and Poly means many so a monomer is a subunit used to build polymers
Mono means many and ply means 1 so a polymer is used as a subunit to build a monomer
Monomers are large molecules that are used to build the smaller polymers
The terms are not related.
Glucose is a monomer. Which of the following would be a polymer that could be made by combining multiple glucose molecules together?
DNA
Starch
Triglyceride
Enzyme
When our body breaks down food the monomers (such as glucose and amino acids) can be re-used to form complex macromolecules (such as proteins).
True
False
What changes nitrates back to nitrogen gas in the atmosphere?
photosynthesis
cheosynthesis
nitrification
denitrification
Matter cycles through food webs and biogeochemical cycles.
True
False
In the image provided, what is shown by the arrows that lead to and from the wolf?
The wolf is part of several food chains, but not a food web
The wolf is part of several food chains and several food webs
The wolf is part of one food web but no food chains
The wolf is part of one food web but several food chains
What does the model provided represent?
Amount of biomass in each trophic level
Amount of energy at each trophic level
Total amount of energy in the system
Conservation of energy between organisms
Consumers break apart their food to release its energy through Cellular Respiration. This process is also a part of the carbon cycle. What arrow represents cellular respiration?
1
2
3
4
Using the graph for elk population, which of the following statements is true?
From 2005-2007 density independent factors limited resources for the elk population
From 2004-2005 predator populations increased, impacting the elk population
From 2010-2011 resource scarcity make have been a density dependent factor causing a decline in elk population
From 2007-2008 lack of competition for resources was the most influential factor in the elk population
Why are the changes shown in the model considered primary succession and not secondary succession?
The process results in a climax community
Intermediate steps appear before the climax community
Grass grows before the mature forest
Begins with pioneer species growing on bare rock
What do we call a species that is essential for the balance and stability of their ecosystem as their impact reaches all trophic levels?
Keystone Species
Predator
Prey
Resilient
The symbiotic relationship between the crocodile and native birds is which of the following:
mutualism: bird gets food and crocodile gets fewer parasites/risk of infection
commensalism: the bird gets food but crocodile does not benefit
parasitism: the bird gets food but harms the crocodile
predation: the crocodile eats the bird
Which option below contrasts the logistic growth model and the exponential growth model?
Exponential model shows restricted growth
Exponential growth models have an S shape
Logistic growth models have long lag phases
Logistic models include the effect of the carrying capacity
Which BEST describes the interaction between DNA and RNA during protein synthesis?
RNA carries the code to the nucleus where DNA translates the code into a protein
RNA carries the code from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome for protein synthesis
DNA travels to the ribosome where RNA translates the code into a protein
DNA travels to the cytoplasm while RNA remains in the nucleus
Using the chart provided, what amino acid would the mRNA codon UGC code for?
Cysteine
Leucine
Tyrosine
Alanine
Why do cells go through mitosis?
to make food from sunlight
to create proteins
to get air into the cells
to reproduce, grow and repair/replace
Before cells can divide, what happens to the DNA?
It is replicated
It increases in size
It is divided in half
It decreases in size
What do we call uncontrolled cell growth and division?
Interphase
Apoptosis
Stem Cell
Cancer
After sperm fertilizes an egg, a single cell eventually becomes a multicellular organism. What happens in order for this cell to develop into the tissues and organs necessary for the organism to live?
As the cell grows and divides, cell differentiation will occur to create the necessary body parts
Apoptosis occurs as the cell becomes body parts
More sperm fertilize other eggs and they all combine to create the body
Bacteria infect the cell and cause the cell to form body parts
Having a widows peak is a recessive trait and represented by the genotype bb. Which statement below is correct in this situation?
An individual with a widows peak will have a "a" allele on each member of the homologous pair of chromosomes that code for the trait
An individual with a widows peak will have an "A" gene on each member of the homologous pair of chromosomes that code for the trait
An individual with a widows peak will have an "a" gene on each member of a sister chromatid
An individual with a widows peak will have an "A" allele on each member of a sister chromatid
In pea plants having green seeds (G) is dominant to having yellow seeds (g). Two heterozygous pea plants are crossed. What would be the chance of the offspring having the recessive trait?
75%
50%
25%
100%
Color blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. If a heterozygous female has an offspring with an affected male, what is the chance they will have an affected offspring? What biological sex could the offspring be?
100% chance, both male and female
25% chance, male
50% chance, both male and female
75% chance, both male and female
Which of the following statements is true about Meiosis in humans?
The end product has 2 daughter cells with 46 chromosomes
The end product has 2 daughter cells with 23 chromosomes
The end product has 4 daughter cells with 46 chromosomes
The end product has 4 daughter cells with 23 chromosomes
What is the biological sex of the individual in this karyotype?
Male
Female
Sex Chromosome Disorder
What type of nondisjunction is hown in the karyotype above?
Monosomy
Trisomy
Normal Karyotype
All of the following statements are in agreement with Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection EXCEPT which one?
Variations are inherited within populations that are better adapted to the environment
Organisms must compete for resources, causing some organisms to die
There is variation within individuals of a population caused by changes to DNA, aka mutations
The organisms that are the fittest are always largest and strongest
Using the diagram provided, which organism shares the most recent common ancestor with humans?
Rhesus monkey
Fruit Fly
Rabbit
Chimpanzee
Organism 5
Vestigial structures may not work in the modern day organism but likely once had a function in a(n)_________.
Early ancestor
Close relative
Unrelated organisms
Embryo
A researcher has discovered 2 organisms that she thinks may be the same species. How can the researcher be sure the two organisms are the same species?
They look alike
They eat the same food sources
They are able to breed and have offspring that can successfully reproduce
They live in the same georgraphic area
Biological evolution would be correctly represented by which of the following examples:
A single horse grows taller over its life time
The genetic make up of the horse has changed over hundreds of thousands of years
The size of a wild horse population increases
All of the Above
During protein synthesis, what codon do you use to determine what amino acid is being coded for?
DNA
mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
Model the process of transcription and convert the following DNA codon into mRNA. DNA Codon: TAC
ATG
AUG
TUC
UAC
Your skin is composed of millions of epithelial cells that all work together to create the protective outer layer of your body. What level of organization in living things do these cells represent?
Organ
Organelle
Organism
Tissue
A herd of wild horses that live together would be considered what level of organization in living things?
Organism
Population
Biological Community
Ecosystem
What is considered the control center of the cell because it stores the cell's DNA?
Golgi aparatus
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
To be selectively permeable means it allows some things to go in while keeping others out. Which cell structure is responsible for creating the semipermeable barrier around the outside of the cell?
Cytoplasm
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Cytoskeleton
Which is NOT an example of a chemical reaction?
ice melting
iron rusting
burning wood
chemical battery
What does the name of an enzyme end in?
-ise
-Ess
-ase
-les
What is it called when water moves from the hydrosphere to the atmosphere?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration
What form of carbon most affects the rise in global temperatures?
Mineralized carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide being used in plants
Carbon dioxide dissolved in oceans
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
True or False: In an ecosystem, energy is recycled and nutrients/matter flow in one direction
True
False: energy flows in one direction and nutrients/matter recycle
Which trophic level in the model provided receive their energy from a source other than organisms in this ecosystem?
Primary Producers
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
Which trophic level in the model provided receive their energy from secondary consumers?
Fox
Raccoon
Snake
Bear
In an ecosystem where resources are becoming less available, what effect will it have on population growth?
Only becomes negative
Increases slowly
Exponential growth
Reaches carrying capacity
All of the following are threats to biodiversity except which one?
Habitat Fragmentation
Pollution
Climate Change
Species Preservation
Which of the following is an example of primary succession?
Lichens growing on bare rock exposed after a glacier retreats
Grasses growing after a forest fire
Oak trees replacing pine trees in a forest
Invasive species introduced
As plants grow in an area after deforestation, which processes is occurring?
Ecological Succession
Pollution
Trophic Cascade
Cover cropping
What causes a population to grow?
Birth rate is lower than death rate
Birth rate stays the same, death rate increases
Birth rate is higher than death rate
Birth rate and death rate are the same
Anaphase
Cytokinesis
Telophase
Metaphase
Cytokinesis
Interphase
Anaphase
Metaphase
AATCATGGA
Where does the process of transcription take place?
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Ribosome
Mitochondria
Which of the following is NOT a difference between DNA and RNA?
DNA is double stranded, RNA is single stranded
RNA leaves the nucleus, DNA does not
They contain different sugars
DNA has a sugar-phosphate backbone, RNA does not
What are Punnett squares used for?
Determine parent genotypes
Determine parent phenotypes
Determine possible offspring genotypes and phenotypes
None of the above
What do we call traits that are controlled by more than one type of allele?
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Sex-Linked Traits
Multiple Alleles
Which option below correctly describes the term trait?
Characteristics passed from an offspring to a parent
The letters used to show possible alleles
A version of the trait that can hide a recessive allele
Characteristics passed from a parent to an offspring
When expressing dominant versus recessive alleles, what do we use to represent a recessive trait compared to a dominant trait?
A recessive trait uses an uppercase letter, dominant uses a lowercase letter
A recessive trait uses a lowercase letter, dominant uses an uppercase letter
Both use uppercase letters
Both use lowercase letters
The process by which individuals are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce the most successfully is known as what?
Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Adaptation
Genetic Variation
Humans have an appendix that no longer serves a function and can be removed without changing how the human body works. What kind of structure is this an example of?
Analogous Structure
Homologous Structure
Vestigial Structure
Fossil
Which of the following is NOT considered evidence for evolution?
Homologous Structures
Embryological similarities
DNA comparisons
Individual growth
Scientists have discovered several species of insect that all contain the DNA sequence of ATGCTAGGCTTA. The A’s, T’s, G’s, and C’s code for the amino acids that build up proteins. What does this evidence suggest?
Similar feeding habits
Susceptibility to habitat loss
Genetic basis for cellular respiration
Common ancestry among organisms
What type of isolation is observed in the picture?
Behavioral Isolation
Geographic Isolation
Ecological Isolation
Temporal Isolation
