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Biology Spring Semester Final Review 2

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Responsible for creating sex cells are gametes called sperm and egg. 
a)
Meiosis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Photosynthesis
2.
What is the process shown in the diagram above? 
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
prophase I
d)
Prophase II
3.
If a cell has 2 of every chromosome.  1 of each pair from the maternal parent and 1 of each pair from the paternal parent. 
a)
homologous pairs
b)
replicated chromosomes
c)
haploid
d)
diploid
4.
What is the name of the step in the diagram above? 
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase I
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Anaphase I
5.
What is the name of the step found above?
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase I
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Anaphase I
6.

CROSSING OVER INCREASES

a)

LIFE SPAN

b)

GENETIC VARIATION

c)

THE NUMBER OF OFF-SPRING

d)

ALL ARE TRUE

7.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  
a)
homozygous 
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
8.
Alternative forms of a gene are called
a)
Alleles
b)
Homozygous
c)
DNA
d)
Genetics
9.
The physical appearance of an organism based on traits
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Meiosis
d)
Genetics
10.
The allele combinations
a)
genetics
b)
mitosis
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
11.
This trait will always be expressed if present because it will mask the expression of others
a)
stem cells
b)
heterozygous
c)
dominant
d)
recessive
12.
Which of the following is heterozygous
a)
FF
b)
tt
c)
Gg
d)
RR
13.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
rr
b)
AA
c)
TT
d)
Ff
14.
Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
a)
Jj
b)
Rr
c)
MM
d)
ee
15.
Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's phenotype?
a)
Brown Hair
b)
Blonde Hair
c)
Brown and Blonde Hair
d)
Black Hair
16.
Mark is heterozygous. If B is for brown hair, and b is for blonde hair, what is Mark's genotype?
a)
BB
b)
bb
c)
Bb
d)
bB
17.
Recessive Traits show up 
a)
Always
b)
Only when there are two
18.
What gamete possibilities could come from this parent's genotype?
a)
AB, AB, aB, aB
b)
Ab, AB, Ab, ab
c)
Ab, Ab, Ab, Ab
d)
AB, aB, ab, aB
19.
A dihybrid cross shows the possible outcomes of _______ 
a)
two alleles
b)
two parents
c)
two traits/characters
d)
a self pollination
20.
What goes in box 1
a)
AABb
b)
AABB
c)
aabb
d)
AaBb
21.
What genotype is missing from this Punnett Square?
a)
RrYy
b)
RRYY
c)
rryy
d)
RrYY
22.
parent 1: GgBB
parent 2: ggBb
Find the gametes for parent 1.
a)
GB, GB, gB, gB
b)
gB, gb, gB, gb
c)
Gg, BB, GB, GB
d)
gg, Bb, gB, gb
23.
Assume mom's gametes are on the left, what is her genotype?
a)
TTZz
b)
TtZz
c)
ttZZ
d)
TtZZ
24.
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism? 
a)
Amphibians
b)
Ray finned fish
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
25.
Which two orgainsms have hair? 
a)
Sharks & Ray Finned Fish
b)
Primates & Rodents
c)
Birds & Crocodiles
d)
Rabbits & Birds
26.
Which of the following contains the genetic code for protein synthesis?
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
27.
What type of macromolecule is being represented in this image? 
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
28.
What are the building blocks of proteins?
a)
amino acid
b)
fatty acid
c)
nucleotide
d)
lipid
29.
What are the single sugars that are the building blocks of carbohydrates?
a)
monosaccharides
b)
disaccharides
c)
polysaccharides
d)
amino acid
30.
The element _______is found in all of the organic compounds.
a)
Iron
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Carbon
d)
Oxygen
31.
DNA and RNA are examples of 
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
32.
Nucleotides are monomers of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
33.

Two of the four principle classes of organic compounds are proteins and nucleic acids. What is the relationship between proteins and nucleic acids?

a)

Nucleic acids use proteins for energy

b)

Nucleic acids are a subset of proteins

c)

Proteins are long polymers of nucleic acids

d)

Nucleic acids contain the information to make proteins

34.

Baby food manufacturers sometimes use proteases in their products. Proteases are enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of the proteins in these foods, making digestion easier for infants.

Proteases are which of the following types of molecules?

a)

enzyme

b)

fatty acid

c)

carbohydrate

d)

nucleic acid

35.

In living organisms, lipids function mainly as:

a)

Sources of stored energy and transmitters of genetic information

b)

Sources of stored energy and components of cellular membranes

c)

Transmitters of genetic information and catalysts of chemical reactions

d)

Catalysts of chemical reactions and components of cellular membranes

36.

A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

lipids

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

37.

Photosynthesis involves the production of sugar and oxygen. Select the drawing that shows the carbohydrate that is formed in photosynthesis.

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.
Enzymes are considered to be 
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
39.
What is the primary function of carbohydrates in your body?
a)
Speed up chemical reactions.
b)
Give immediate energy.
c)
Help to store energy.
d)
Build cell walls in plants.
40.
What is this an example of?
a)
vestigial structures
b)
embryology
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil record
41.

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as

a)

vestigial structures

b)

analogous structures

c)

homologous structures

d)

embryology

42.

What is this an example of?

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial organs

d)

Functional adaption

43.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
44.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
45.
What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another
a)
genetic drift
b)
sexual selection
c)
bottleneck effect
d)
gene flow
46.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
47.
Which two species are most related?
a)
B&C
b)
A&B
c)
A&C
d)
C&B
48.
Genetic drift happens when
a)
random survival occur
b)
natural selection occur
c)
adaptions occur
d)
species die
49.
When two species can no longer interbreed it is best known as?
a)
speciation
b)
new species
c)
nothing
d)
a species
50.
This picture is best known as
a)
homologous structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
vestigial structures
d)
embryology
51.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
52.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
53.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
54.
Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand: 
GTAGTCA
a)
UATUAGA
b)
ACGACTG
c)
CAUCAGU
d)
CATCAGT
55.
The main function of tRNA is to...
a)
carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
b)
form a portion of ribosomes
c)
string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
d)
bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes
56.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
57.
What process is going on in this photo? 
a)
Transcription 
b)
Translation 
c)
Replication 
d)
All the above 
58.

What is the location in the cell for translation?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria in cytoplasm

c)

ribosome in cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast in cytoplasm

59.
What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
a)
Anticodon
b)
Codon
c)
Protein
60.
What is the location in the cell for transcription?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
d)
mitochondria
61.
Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?
a)
YES!
b)
NO!