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Biology Final Exam

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The correct order of phases during mitosis is

a)

anaphase → metaphase → prophase → telophase

b)

prophase → metaphase → anaphase → telophase

c)

prophase → metaphase → telophase → anaphase

d)

prophase → anaphase → metaphase → telophase

2.

In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes form?

a)

They form before mitosis begins.

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

3.

In which phase of mitosis do chromatids separate?

a)

prophase

b)

telophase

c)

anaphase

d)

metaphase

4.

Which statement is the best description of mitosis?

a)

Mitosis is the division of the chromosomes.

b)

Mitosis is the division of the cytoplasm.

c)

Mitosis is the division of the nucleus.

d)

Mitosis is the division of the cell.

5.

Which statement is the best description of cytokinesis?

a)

Cytokinesis is is the division of the chromosomes.

b)

Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm.

c)

Cytokinesis is the division of the nucleus.

d)

Cytokinesis is the division of the cell.

6.

How many chromosomes are in a normal human cell?

a)

23

b)

32

c)

46

d)

64

7.

What type of cell division results in 4 cells with only half the number of chromosomes?

a)

mitosis

b)

cytokinesis

c)

meiosis

d)

crossing-over crossing-over

8.

The random distribution of homologous chromosomes during cell division is known as

a)

crossing-over.

b)

independent assortment.

c)

genetic variation.

d)

meiosis

9.

For questions 9 - 11, use the following information: Purple color (P) is dominant over white color (p), and tall plants (T) are dominant over short (t) plants.


If a PPTT plant is crossed with a pptt plant, what are the potential phenotypes of the offspring?

a)

purple-tall plants and white-short plants

b)

purple-tall plants only

c)

purple-short plants and white-tall plants

d)

white-short plants only white-short plants only

10.

What are the expected genotypes from a PPtt and PPTt cross?

a)

half purple-tall and half purple-short plants

b)

all purple-tall plants

c)

all purple-short plants

d)

all white-tall plants

11.

If a Pp plant is crossed with another Pp plant, what is (are) the expected genotype(s) in the offspring?

a)

100% Pp

b)

25% PP, 50% Pp, 25% pp

c)

50% PP, 50% pp

d)

75% purple, 25% white

12.

Biotechnology can be used to

a)

develop crops that are resistant to insects.

b)

create organisms that are useful to humans.

c)

free innocent people from jail.

d)

all of the above

13.

alleles for a trait that are the different

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Quasizygous

d)

Juxtazygous

14.

The physical/observable characteristic:

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

Karyotype

d)

Pedigree

15.

The organism's genetic makeup for a trait:

a)

phenotype

b)

genotype

c)

karyotype

d)

pedigree

16.

What genotype is homozygous dominant?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

17.

What genotype is homozygous recessive?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

18.

What genotype is heterozygous?

a)

RR

b)

Rr

c)

rr

19.

A red flower RR is crossed with a white flower WW resulting in offspring that are red flowers with white patches. This is an example of

a)

co-dominance

b)

co-excessiveness

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

incomplete excessiveness

20.

A red flower RR is crossed with a white flower rr resulting in pink flowers. This is an example of

a)

co-dominance

b)

co-excessiveness

c)

incomplete dominance

d)

incomplete excessiveness

21.

What is this?

a)

Pedigree

b)

Karyotype

c)

Venn diagram

d)

Punnett Square

22.

In a pedigree, what shape represents a male?

a)

circle

b)

square

c)

triangle

d)

diamond

23.

How many generations are shown in this pedigree?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

What does an open circle represent on a pedigree?

a)

Not Affected Male

b)

Not Affected Female

c)

Affected Male

d)

Affected Female

25.

What does a filled in square represent?

a)

Not affected Female

b)

Not affected Male

c)

Affected Male

d)

Affected Female

26.

Determine the sex of the individual whose karyotype is displayed in the image.

a)

female

b)

male

27.

at which numbered pair is this individual's karyotype not normal?

a)

21

b)

4

c)

11

d)

18

28.

What is recombinant DNA?

a)

DNA from 2 different organisms combined

b)

DNA from 2 different ribosomes

29.

In which ways can genetic engineering can improve crops?

a)

Make them pest or drought resistant

b)

Make them more nutritious

c)

Make them larger

d)

All of the above

30.

Making changes in the DNA of an organism is

a)

selective breeding

b)

artificial selection

c)

genetic engineering

d)

genetic transformation

31.

The Cambrian explosion refers to

a)

the eruption of super volcanoes during the Cambrian.

b)

the biggest mass extinction the world had ever seen.

c)

a spectacular burst of new life.

d)

the mass extinction that allowed dinosaurs to flourish. the mass extinction that allowed dinosaurs to flourish.

32.

The Mesozoic Era is known as the

a)

age of dinosaurs.

b)

the era of “old life.”

c)

age of mammals.

d)

none of the above none of the above

33.

During the Cenozoic Era,

a)

mammals took advantage of the extinction of the dinosaurs.

b)

the earliest birds evolved from reptile ancestors.

c)

dinosaurs reached their peak in size and distribution.

d)

the continents continued to move apart.

34.

To put similar organisms into groups

a)

taxonomy

b)

classification

c)

dichotomous key

d)

phylum

35.

tool used to help identify an organism's scientific name

a)

taxonomy

b)

classification

c)

dichotomous key

d)

phylum

36.

two-name system of classification

a)

phylum

b)

classification

c)

taxonomy

d)

binomial nomenclature

37.

Which of the following is the correct order from broadest to smallest?

a)

Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Phylum

b)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

c)

Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species

d)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

38.

The main language of scientific names is:

a)

Chinese

b)

English

c)

Latin

d)

Arabic

39.

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

a)

class and family name

b)

genus and species name

c)

domain and kingdom name

d)

kingdom and phylum name

40.

What trait separates sharks from ray-finned fish?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Bony skeleton

c)

Four limbs

d)

None

41.

According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?

a)

crayfish

b)

grasshopper

c)

perch

d)

frog

42.

A branching diagram that represents the proposed phylogeny or evolutionary history of a species or group

a)

Cladogram

b)

Cladistics

c)

Phylogeny

d)

Taxonomy

43.

What is the most recently evolved trait?

a)

Amniotic egg

b)

Walking legs

c)

Jaws

d)

Hair

44.

According to this cladogram, primates share a common ancestor with

a)

amphibians

b)

rodents and rabbits

c)

crocodiles

d)

birds

45.

A method that classifies organisms according to the order that they diverged from a common ancestor

a)

Cladogram

b)

Dichotomous Key

c)

Molecular Clock

d)

Cladistics