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Science Vocabulary and Concepts

Total questions: 211

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something that causes a change or reaction in a living being is a....?

a)

Cell

b)

Stimulus

c)

Respiration

d)

Life

2.

What is the basic building blocks of life?

a)

Stimulus

b)

Legos

c)

Cells

d)

Life

3.

What is a good word to define "Respiration"?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Eating

c)

Breathing

d)

Moving

4.

People are alive. Are trees alive?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

This word means "something living"

a)

Bologna

b)

Biography

c)

Biotic

d)

Binary

6.

This word means "not living"

a)

Abiotic

b)

Apple

c)

Abnormal

d)

Analogy

7.

Is a mushroom Biotic or Abiotic?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

8.

Is heat biotic or abiotic?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

9.

One property of living things is NUTRITION. What word best describes "Nutrition"?

a)

Growth

b)

Breathing

c)

Food

d)

Offspring

10.

One property of living things is Reproduction. What best describes "Reproduction"?

a)

Moving from one place to another to avoid danger or find food

b)

Exchanging gasses such as oxygen and carbon dioxide

c)

Eating things to get nutrients for your body

d)

Having offspring or children to pass genes to the next generation

11.

Which of these is NOT a property of living things?

a)

Organization (Cells / DNA)

b)

Respiration (Breathing)

c)

Excretion (Poo poo and pee pee)

d)

Circulation (Blood)

12.

If you were talking to a 3 year old, how might you describe "excretion"?

a)

Poo poo and pee pee

b)

Getting Bigger

c)

Eating Food

d)

Seeing and hearing things

13.

Sensitivity, or responding to stimuli, is a property of living things.

What are some examples of SENSES that people have?

a)

Brain, Stomach, Liver, Kidney, Heart

b)

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes

c)

Growing, eating, sleeping, talking, walking

d)

Sight, taste, touch, smell, hearing

14.

One property of life is ORGANIZATION. How is life on Earth "organized"?

a)

With a filing cabinet

b)

With cells and DNA

c)

With a 3 ring binder and tabs

d)

With folders and post-it notes

15.

One property of living things is "growth". Fire grows, but it is not considered "alive". Why not?

a)

To be "alive" it must show ALL the properties of living things (and fire doesn't so it's not alive)

b)

Fire IS alive.

c)

Fire didn't submit the proper paperwork to be considered alive.

d)

Fire will be alive someday, just not yet.

16.

When classifying life (Taxonomy), the first word starts with "D". What is the word?

a)

Domain

b)

Dominos

c)

Destroy

d)

Dichotomy

17.

When classifying life (Taxonomy), the second word starts with "K". What is the word?

a)

Kinship

b)

Kinetic

c)

Kingdom

d)

Keto

18.

When classifying life (Taxonomy), the third word starts with "P". What is the word?

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Phylum

d)

Pluto

19.

When classifying life (Taxonomy), the fourth word starts with "C". What is the word?

a)

Clue

b)

Carbon

c)

Country

d)

Class

20.

When classifying life (Taxonomy), the fifth word starts with "O". What is the word?

a)

Operation

b)

Ordeal

c)

Option

d)

Order

21.

When classifying life (Taxonomy), the sixth word starts with "F". What is the word?

a)

Familiar

b)

Family

c)

Final

d)

Fantasy

22.

When classifying life (Taxonomy), the seventh word starts with "G". What is the word?

a)

Genus

b)

Generation

c)

Genocide

d)

Generic

23.

When classifying life (Taxonomy), the eighth word starts with "S". What is the word?

a)

Spectrum

b)

Specialization

c)

Species

d)

Single

24.

We read the sentence, "These range from simple, single celled bacteria, to complex, multicellular organisms, such as plants and animals."


What does "multicellular" mean?

a)

It has a lot of cell phones

b)

It has only one cell

c)

It has many cells

d)

It is a plant

25.

We read the sentence, "These range from simple, single celled bacteria, to complex, multicellular organisms, such as plants and animals."


What does "organism" mean?

a)

Any living being

b)

a musical instrument

c)

abiotic factors

d)

mammals

26.

We learned about taxonomy when we described "Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species".


What does "taxonomy" mean?

a)

It's when we pay for things with taxes

b)

It's how we group or classify things.

c)

It's when people tax my patience

d)

It's the study of life

27.

What is the term we used for the 2-word naming system of an organism?


For example, "People" are actually Homo sapiens

a)

Binomial Nomenclature

b)

Binary Code

c)

Bifocal Nomination

d)

Sodium Bicarbonate

28.

What does the "Bi" mean in "Binomial Nomenclature"

a)

Two

b)

Bicycle

c)

Species

d)

Latin

29.

What does the NOM mean in binomial nomentclature?

a)

Name

b)

Genus

c)

Species

d)

Words

30.

Which of these is the correct binomial name of dogs and wolves?

a)

Canines doggies

b)

Wolfie doggos

c)

Canis lupus

d)

Wolfus maximus

31.

Who came up with the biological classification system?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Carl Linneaus

d)

Dwyane Johnson

32.

What is a "common ancestor"

a)

Hobbies that you share with your grandparents

b)

A son or daughter

c)

A species that two or more current species come from

d)

A parent and their children

33.

What does it mean to be "extinct"

a)

There are no more of that species alive

b)

That species never existed

c)

There are many of that species left

d)

There are just a few of the species left

34.

What does "Morphology" mean?

a)

The study of Might Morphin' Power Rangers

b)

The study of animals

c)

The study of life

d)

The study of the shape and form of things

35.

Which statement about "Species" is true.

a)

Member of different species can interbreed.

b)

Member of different species CANNOT interbreed

36.

What is "a group of similar organisms that can exchange genes and interbreed" called?

a)

Species

b)

Kingdom

c)

Domain

d)

Phylum

37.

What does it mean to "interbreed"?

a)

Eat food and take in nutrition

b)

Reproduce or have chldren / offspring

c)

Exchange gasses and breathe

d)

Use senses to understand the world

38.

Lions are Panthera leo. Which of those are the lion's genus?

a)

Panthera

b)

Leo

39.

Jaguar's name is Panthera onca. Which of those names is it's species name.

a)

Panthera

b)

Onca

40.

What is it called when there are two groups who are of the same species but typically do no interact. They might look and behave differently but can still interbreed.

a)

Subspecies

b)

Class

c)

Tribe

d)

Kingdom

41.

What is a dog's genus?

a)

Canis

b)

Wolf

c)

Homo

d)

Sapien

42.

What is a dog's species?

a)

Canis

b)

Lupus

c)

Rottweiler

d)

Hound

43.

What is a Wolf's species?

a)

Canis

b)

Lupus

c)

Coyote

d)

Mammal

44.

What is a dog's subspecies?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Familiaris

c)

Domesticatus

d)

Mammal

45.

Are dogs and wolves the same species?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

Never

46.

What family do dogs belong to?

a)

Suidae

b)

Moschidae

c)

Canidae

d)

Hippopotamidae

47.

The Canidae family is divided into two tribes, what are they?

a)

Mammals and Reptiles

b)

True dogs and foxes

c)

Coyotes and Wolves

d)

Carnivores and Herbivores

48.

Which is NOT a member of the Canidae (Canine) family?

a)

Tiger

b)

Wolves

c)

Coyotes

d)

Dogs

49.

Which category has more different organisms?

a)

Family

b)

Species

c)

Genus

d)

Subspecies

50.

Which category has more different organisms?

a)

Family

b)

Species

c)

Class

d)

Genus

51.

What ORDER do dogs, wolves, tigers, walruses and others belong to?

a)

Carnivora

b)

Marsupialia

c)

Insectavora

d)

Monotrema

52.

Are humans in the same ORDER (carnivora) as dogs?

a)

Maybe

b)

Sometimes

c)

Yes

d)

No

53.

What does carnivore mean?

a)

Plant-eating

b)

Meat-eating

c)

Insect-eating

d)

Eats all things

54.

What does herbivore mean?

a)

Plant-eating

b)

Meat-eating

c)

Insect-eating

d)

Eats all things

55.

What does omnivore mean?

a)

Plant-eating

b)

Meat-eating

c)

Insect-eating

d)

Eats all things

56.

What does Carn (as in carnivore) mean?

a)

Flesh or meat

b)

Plants

c)

Eat or Devour

d)

FIsh

57.

What does "vorous" mean (like herbivore, carnivore, etc)

a)

Produces Milk

b)

Warm Blooded

c)

Flesh or Meat

d)

Eat or Devour

58.

The animal that hunts other animals is called...

a)

Mammal

b)

Predator

c)

Prey

d)

Canidae

59.

The animal that gets hunted by another animal is called...

a)

Prey

b)

Predator

c)

Endotherm

d)

Exotherm

60.

What would an animal with Binocular vision have?

a)

A pair of binoculars

b)

Two front facing eyes

c)

Eyes on the side

d)

Four or more eyes

61.

Which of these is NOT a typical characteristic of a carnivore?

a)

Moves slowly

b)

Sharp Sense

c)

Binocular Vision

d)

Sharp Teeth

62.

Pandas are a pseudo-herbivore. What does pseudo mean?

a)

Authentic

b)

Real

c)

Fake

d)

Hungry

63.

Pandas are technically carnivores but what do they eat?

a)

Caesar Salad

b)

Bamboo

c)

Pasta

d)

Fish

64.

Are humans and dogs the same CLASS of animal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

Never

65.

What CLASS do dogs belong to?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Mammals

66.

The word mammal comes from the latin "mamma" meaning what?

a)

Breast

b)

Blood

c)

Brain

d)

Brawn

67.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of mammals?

a)

Gives Lives Birth

b)

Is cold-blooded

c)

Has Hair or Fur

d)

Produces Milk for its young

e)

Has larger brain

68.

Which of these IS a characteristic of mammals?

a)

Has a smaller brain

b)

Gives live birth

c)

Lays eggs

d)

Is cold-blooded

69.

What of these groups of animals have scales?

a)

Mammals

b)

Reptiles

c)

Birds

d)

Insects

70.

Which class of animals is WARM BLOODED

a)

Reptiles

b)

Fish

c)

Mammals

d)

Amphibians

71.

Which of these groups is most likely to lay an egg?

a)

Mammals

b)

Homo sapiens

c)

Canidae

d)

Fish

72.

What is one way a Platypus doesn't fit with a typical mammal?

a)

Has GIlls

b)

Lays Eggs

c)

Is cold-blooded

d)

Has Scales

73.

What percent of species that have ever lived are now extinct?

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

99.9%

74.

Is arguing and making an argument the same thing?

a)

Yes

b)

No

75.

What phylum are people in?

a)

Chordata

b)

Amphibians

c)

Vestigial

d)

Canidae

76.

Organisms in the phylum choradata are called?

a)

Reptiles

b)

Chordates

c)

Fungi

d)

Feline

77.

Humans are in a subphylum called vertebrata. This means we have what?

a)

A tail

b)

Gills

c)

Lungs

d)

A spine

78.

What are vertebrae?

a)

teeth made for tearing flesh

b)

bones that protect the spinal cord

c)

gill slits

d)

the voice box

79.

What is the spinal cord?

a)

Glands that secrete milke

b)

Part of the cell that makes proteins

c)

A plug that lets you recharge in an outlet

d)

Nerves that connect the brain and body

80.

About how many species of vertebrae are there?

a)

70,000

b)

6

c)

500 million

d)

150

81.

How many different animal phyla are there?

a)

9

b)

200

c)

5000

d)

1

82.

Chordates have a dorsal, hollow nerve cord. What does dorsal mean?

a)

Left

b)

Back

c)

Dolphin

d)

Large

83.

Which of these is NOT a property of Chordates?

a)

Gill slits

b)

Post-anal tail

c)

Dorsal Hollow Nerve Cord

d)

Warm-blooded

84.

Before an animal is born, at one early stage it is called an...

a)

toddler

b)

embryo

c)

adult

d)

baby

85.

Rarely, humans are born with a tail. This tail is called....

a)

amphibious

b)

morphological

c)

horizontal

d)

vestigial

86.

As an embryo, humans have gill slits. What happens to them?

a)

They turn into gills

b)

They turn into lungs

c)

The turn into a tail

d)

They turn into bones in the lower jaw, middle ear and voice box

87.

What are the 3 main Kingdoms we've been talking about?

a)

Plants, Animals and Fungus

b)

Plants, Trees, and Flowers

c)

Animals, Mammals, and Carnivores

d)

Fungus, Mushroom, and Mycelium

88.

What tool would help you to see bacteria?

a)

Teleporter

b)

Microscope

c)

Telescope

d)

Microwave

89.

What are bacteria?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

90.

What are plants, animals and fungi?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

91.

A cell without a nucleus (a simpler cell) is called what?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

92.

A cell with a nucleus (a more complex cell) is called what?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

93.

Carl Linnaeus thought that mushrooms were plants. Are they?

a)

Yes

b)

No

94.

Animals need to get food from outside sources. What is this called?

a)

Producers

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Aerobic

95.

Plants create their own food through photosynthesis. What is this called?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Chordata

d)

Phylum

96.

Animals are motile. What does this mean?

a)

The can move whenever they want

b)

They make their own food

c)

They are fungus

d)

They have a spine

97.

What do sensory organs do for animals?

a)

Makes them self destruct

b)

Allows them to respond to stimuli

c)

Makes them warm blooded

d)

Gives them a spine

98.

What allows plants to take light energy to help create sugar?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Synthetic fibers

d)

Heterotrophs

99.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

Allows plants to make sugar using light energy

b)

Allows organisms to be warm blooded

c)

Allows animals to move whenever they want

d)

Give their cells a nucleus

100.

What makes plants green?

a)

Gamma radiation

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Jealousy

d)

Mitochondria

101.

Which of these have cell walls?

a)

Animals and Bacteria

b)

Plants and Fungus

c)

Bacteria and Protists

d)

Castles and Fortresses

102.

What are plant cell walls made from?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Autotrophs

c)

Fungus

d)

Cellulose

103.

What are fungus cell walls made from?

a)

Chitin

b)

Mushrooms

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Iron

104.

Can fungi make their own food?

a)

Yes

b)

No

105.

How do most fungi reproduce?

a)

Spores

b)

Embryos

c)

Eggs

d)

Budding

106.

What is this called: All organisms are made of cells. The Cell is the basic building blocks of life. Every cell comes from an existing cell.

a)

Cell Theory

b)

Germ Theory

c)

Big Bang Theory

d)

The Theory of Evolution

107.

What are all organisms made of?

a)

Blood

b)

Bones

c)

Bacteria

d)

Cells

108.

What is the basic building block of life?

a)

Cells

b)

Lego Blocks

c)

Nucleus

d)

Oxygen

109.

Where do new cells come from?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Other cells

c)

The ether

d)

Homunculi

110.

What are the two main types of cells?

a)

Big and Small

b)

With DNA and Without DNA

c)

Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic

d)

Cytoplasmic and Water Soluble

111.

Which type of cell has a nucleus?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

All of them

d)

None of them

112.

Do prokaryotic cells have organelles?

a)

Yes

b)

No

113.

What type of cells have DNA?

a)

Both Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic

b)

Only Prokaryotic

c)

Only Eukaryotic

d)

There's no such thing as DNA

114.

Where is the DNA located in Eukaryotic cells?

a)

In the cell wall

b)

In the nucleus

c)

In the ribosomes

d)

In the vacuoles

115.

Plant and Animal cells are:

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

Unkaryotic

d)

Trikaryotic

116.

What type of cells are bacteria?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Karaoke

d)

Kryptonite

117.

Which organelle is the "control center" of the cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondria

118.

The nucleus is the ...

a)

Garbage and Recycling Facility

b)

Powerhouse of the cell

c)

Control Center of the cell

d)

Sorting and Packaging facility

119.

Which organelle houses most of the cells DNA?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

120.

The nucleus contains most of the cells .....

a)

DNA

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Water

d)

Cells

121.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Do not resuscitate

b)

Denatured Alcohol

c)

Deqe5skjdij3wglkjic Acid

d)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

122.

Which organelle is the "powerhouse" of the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Vacuole

123.

The mitochondria is known as the ___________ of the cell

a)

Garbage Facility

b)

Powerhouse

c)

Protein Factory

d)

Brain

124.

Cells that need more energy, like muscles, might have more.....

a)

Ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nuclei

125.

Ribosomes make...

a)

Proteins

b)

Sandwiches

c)

DNA

d)

Mitochondria

126.

Where are proteins mostly made?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Blood

d)

Chloroplasts

127.

In cells, what does "ER" stand for?

a)

Eternal Reality

b)

Extra Ribosome

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Empty Rabbits

128.

What are the two types of Endoplasmic Reticulum?

a)

Up and Down

b)

Flat and Round

c)

Rough and Smooth

d)

East and West

129.

What makes the Rough ER look bumpy?

a)

Rocks

b)

Pimples

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cancer

130.

What's does the ER (Endoplamic Reticulum) do?

a)

Moves and transports materials

b)

Stores the DNA

c)

Stores Water

d)

Pumps blood

131.

What do Golgi bodies do?

a)

Stores Water

b)

Make gold

c)

Package and Sort proteins

d)

Digests Food

132.

What is the cells "garbage and recycling" facility?

a)

Golgi Bodies

b)

Nucleus

c)

Intestines

d)

Lysosome

133.

What do lysosomes do?

a)

Store Water

b)

Store DNA

c)

Break down unused material

d)

Makes protein

134.

What do vacuoles do?

a)

Makes blood

b)

Stores water

c)

Cleans the carpet

d)

Transports proteins

135.

How are plant vacuoles different than animal vacuoles?

a)

They are larger

b)

They are better

c)

They have more DNA

d)

They have less structure

136.

How tightly packed things are

a)

Molecules

b)

Osmosis

c)

Concentration

d)

Diffusion

137.

A group of atoms bonded together to form the smallest chemical

a)

Microscope

b)

Concentration

c)

Molecule

d)

Osmosis

138.

A barrier that blocks some things but lets other things in

a)

Semi-permeable membrane

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Molecule

139.

When molecules are evenly and equally distributed then the solution has reached...

a)

Semi-Permeable Membrane

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Equilibrium

140.

When molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration that is called:

a)

Diffusion

b)

Concentration

c)

Molecules

d)

Equilibrium

141.

The diffusion of water is called

a)

Osmosis

b)

Molecules

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Semi-permeable membrane

142.

Diffusion and Osmosis is when molecules move from areas of **** concentration to areas of **** concentration

a)

High to low

b)

Low to High

c)

Medium to Middle

d)

Big to Large

143.

Water can move through a cell membrane because it is

a)

Concentrated

b)

Made of molecules

c)

Small

d)

Semi-permeable

144.

Which is smaller Molecules or Cells

a)

Molecules

b)

Cells

145.

A wet paper will stop picking up water because the concentration of water inside and outside of the towel has reached..

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Molecules

c)

Semi-permeability

d)

Concentration

146.

If a cell is dehydrated it might be called

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Equilibrium

147.

If a cell is over-hydrated it might be called

a)

Osmotic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Hypertonic

148.

Hypertonic is when a cell is

a)

Dehydrated

b)

Overhydrated

149.

Hypotonic is when a cell is

a)

Overhydrated

b)

Dehydrated

150.

Water molecules going into and out of the cell are the same, it is called

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Supersonic

151.

Isotonic is when

a)

Too much water going in

b)

Water in is equal to water out

c)

Too much water going out

d)

Too much space

152.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Demoxyflavobubonic Acid

b)

Deroxyblibonubalic Acid

c)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

d)

Deproxyfidorubic Acid

153.

Height, weight, eye color, hair thickness, etc are examples of what?

a)

Physical Characteristics

b)

Mutations

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Offspring

154.

Offspring

a)

Children

b)

Parents

c)

Cousins

d)

Pets

155.

A copying error in DNA is called a...

a)

whoopsie doodle

b)

mutation

c)

heterozygous

d)

alleles

156.

DNA is a

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Lipid

157.

Protein, Lipid, Carbohydrate and Nucleic Acids are all what?

a)

Monomers

b)

Microwaves

c)

Macromolecules

d)

Micronutrients

158.

Which of these is NOT a macromolecule

a)

Protein

b)

Lipid

c)

Cells

d)

Nucleic Acid

159.

Macro means

a)

Large

b)

Small

c)

Far Away

d)

Near

160.

A bonding of atoms that makes the smallest chemical element

a)

Gene

b)

Molecule

c)

Chromosome

d)

Allele

161.

What is the monomer of protein (i.e. what is protein made of)

a)

Water

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Lipid

d)

Enzymes

162.

Which of these is a high protein food?

a)

Brown Rice

b)

Soda

c)

Chicken

d)

Olive Oil

163.

Which of these is NOT a high carbohydrate food?

a)

Soda

b)

Brown Rice

c)

Pasta

d)

Bacon

164.

Which of these is high in Lipids?

a)

Brown Rice

b)

Kale Salad

c)

Double Bacon Cheeseburger

d)

Apple Juice

165.

What do protein do for you?

a)

Short Term Energy storage

b)

Build muscles, make enzymes, create hormones, etc

c)

Holds genetic information

d)

Long term energy storage

166.

What do lipids do for you?

a)

Short Term Energy storage

b)

Build muscles, make enzymes, create hormones, etc

c)

Holds genetic information

d)

Long term energy storage

167.

What do carbohydrates do for you?

a)

Short Term Energy storage

b)

Build muscles, make enzymes, create hormones, etc

c)

Holds genetic information

d)

Long term energy storage

168.

What do nucleic acids do for you?

a)

Short Term Energy storage

b)

Build muscles, make enzymes, create hormones, etc

c)

Holds genetic information

d)

Long term energy storage

169.

DNA is a

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Protein

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Lipid

170.

DNA's base is made of

a)

Lead

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Argon

d)

Xenon

171.

Nucleic Acid's sugar is called what?

a)

Ribose

b)

Pixie Stix

c)

Lactose

d)

Glucose

172.

DNA's sugar is called?

a)

Dededumdiddly

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Dehydroglucose

d)

Denitrolactose

173.

Why is it DE OXY ribose?

a)

It's a misnomer

b)

It's missing one oxygen

c)

It's just a name, no meaning

d)

it has two oxygens

174.

DNA has a phosphate group that can easily lose hydrogen, therefore it is an....

a)

Chemical

b)

Atom

c)

Acid

d)

Base

175.

Nucleic Acids were originally found in the...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Body

176.

What does the pH scale measure?

a)

How Acidic or Alkaline something is

b)

Tectonic plate movement

c)

How hot something is

d)

How fast something goes

177.

Where is water on the pH scale?

a)

0 = very acidic

b)

14 = very alkaline / basic

c)

7 = neutral

d)

100 = a big number

178.

Where is a lemon on the pH scale?

a)

3 = acidic

b)

12 = alkaline / basic

c)

7 = neutral

d)

100 = a big number

179.

Where is soap on the pH scale?

a)

3 = acidic

b)

12 = alkaline / basic

c)

7 = neutral

d)

100 = a big number

180.

Guanine pairs with

a)

Cytosine

b)

Adenine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

181.

Cytosine pairs with

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Thymine

d)

Uracil

182.

Adenine pairs with

a)

Thymine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Uracil

183.

Thymine pairs with

a)

Uracil

b)

Cytosine

c)

Guanine

d)

Adenine

184.

A chromosome is

a)

Acid

b)

Long coiled strand of DNA

c)

A recessive trait

d)

A genotype

185.

A section of a chromosome that codes for a particular protein is called

a)

A gene

b)

Dominant

c)

Heredity

d)

Punnett Square

186.

A different version of a gene is called

a)

Phenotype

b)

Allele

c)

Gene

d)

XY Chromosome

187.

Genes / Alleles come in two types:

a)

Left and Right

b)

Rough and Smooth

c)

Big and Small

d)

Dominant and Recessive

188.

On a Punnett Square, recessive genes are:

a)

Capital Letters

b)

Lower case letters

189.

XY is what biological sex?

a)

Male

b)

Female

190.

The genes that make a genetic code:

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

191.

The gene that is actually expressed (what you can see)

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

192.

What does "homo" mean?

a)

Same

b)

Different

c)

Attracted

d)

Male

193.

What does "Hetero" mean?

a)

Different

b)

Same

c)

Both

d)

Female

194.

We use these to determine the likelihood of an offspring's traits

a)

Circle gets the square

b)

Tic tac toe

c)

Punnett Squares

d)

Cells

195.

Bg

B=Dominant Brown

g = recessive green

What color eyes will this person have?

a)

Green

b)

Brown

c)

Blue

d)

Greenish-Brown

196.

How many pairs of chromosome do people have?

a)

23

b)

45

c)

950

d)

3.14

197.

How many TOTAL chromosomes do people have?

a)

2 for $5.00

b)

999

c)

3

d)

46

198.

If a person has the trait for red hair and is "rr" what are they:

a)

Heterozygous for red hair

b)

Homozygous for red

199.

If someone has the genes Bg for eye color, they are:

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

200.

the passing of traits from one generation to the next is called

a)

Heredity

b)

Alleles

c)

Homozygous

d)

Genotypes

201.

XX

a)

Female

b)

Male

202.

Sometimes one gene can stop another gene from expression. This is called:

a)

Tasking

b)

Flasking

c)

Masking

d)

Basking

203.

Sometimes two dominant alleles work together like if you have AB blood type. They are:

a)

Co-Dominant

b)

Really good sharers

c)

Heredity

d)

Recessive

204.

A section of DNA; controls protein production

a)

Gene

b)

DNA

c)

Protein

d)

Trait

205.

Coiled section of DNA. Humans have 23 pairs.

a)

Chromosome

b)

DNA

c)

Trait

d)

Protein

206.

A characteristic or feature of an organism

a)

Trait

b)

DNA

c)

Reproduction

d)

Protein

207.

Requires fusion of sperm and egg

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

DNA

d)

Trait

208.

The passing of traits from parents to offspring

a)

Heredity

b)

DNA

c)

Sexual Reproduction

d)

Offspring

209.

A child inherits 75% of their mother's genes and 25% of their father's

a)

False

b)

True

210.

All the following can be inherited except

a)

Language

b)

Hair Texture

c)

Eye Color

d)

Nose Shape

211.

Why do some siblings not look like their parents while others do?

a)

DNA exists

b)

Genes mix with many combinations

c)

All organisms are clones

d)

Depends on their diet

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