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ZOOLOGY LEC & LAB FINALS

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant) in order to study its internal parts

a)

Dissection

b)

Embalming

c)

Incision

d)

Probe

2.

Zoology is the complete study of the ...?

a)

animal kingdom

b)

plant kingdom

c)

fungi kingdom

d)

bacterium kingdom

3.

The study of animal body form and structure is known as...

a)

anatomy & morphology

b)

developmental biology

c)

taxonomy

d)

ecology

4.

Genetics is the study of ...

a)

genes and heredity

b)

body development over time

c)

behaviors

d)

diets

5.

The study of organisms in their environments is ...

a)

ecology

b)

taxonomy

c)

zoogeography

d)

physiology

6.

The naming of animals fall under the study of ...

a)

taxonomy

b)

genetics

c)

physiology

d)

paleontology

7.

Who is considered as "Father of Genetics"?

a)

Robert Hook

b)

Johann Gregor Mendel

c)

Robert Brown

d)

Aristotle

8.

Tick mark the vertebrates from the following

a)

Shark

b)

Snake

c)

Crocodile

d)

Star fish

9.

Dengue fever is spread by

a)

Anopheles mosquito

b)

Bat

c)

House Fly

d)

Contaminated water

10.

The study of cells is:

a)

Helminthology

b)

Cytology

c)

Ornithology

d)

histology

11.

The study of birds is:

a)

Helminthology

b)

Cytology

c)

Ornithology

d)

Histology

12.

The study of parasitic worms is:

a)

Helminthology

b)

Cytology

c)

Ornithology

d)

Histology

13.

Which organ system contains organs such as the testes, ovaries, adrenal glands and pancreas. Functions to produce hormones that regulate body functions such as bone growth and urine production.

a)

Circulatory

b)

Integumentary

c)

Endocrine

d)

Nervous

14.

Which organ system would study the transport of respiratory gases through-out the body, as well as nutrients and hormones. Contains the heart, blood and vessels

a)

Circulatory

b)

Integumentary

c)

Endocrine

d)

Nervouse

15.

Which organ system contains the organ that is considered the first line of defense against germs.... the Skin? In addition, it regulates body temperature through sweat glands and helps insulate the body

a)

Circulatory

b)

Integumentary

c)

Endocrine

d)

Nervous

16.

A scientific name consists of which of the following taxonomic parts?

a)

Genus and phyla

b)

Kingdom and genus

c)

Genus and species

d)

Kingdom and species

17.

The correct order of body organization is:

a)

Tissues, organ system, cells and organs

b)

Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

c)

Organ systems, organs, tissues, cells

d)

None of the above

18.

Sponges live sessile as adults. What does sessile mean?

a)

They are able to float with the currents to move from place to place

b)

They live attached to something, such as a rock or reef

c)

They have tentacles to pull themselves along the ocean floor

d)

They have one fin which serves as a means of propulsion through the water

19.

the term cell was givin by

a)

roberthooke

b)

tatum

c)

schwann

d)

debary

20.

plant cell has cell wall

a)

true

b)

false

21.
Acts as a protective coat. Keeps fluids and liquids in, keeps bacteria and germs out.
a)
Liver
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Kidneys
d)
Skin
22.
The control center of the human body. Sends signals throughout the body to make us function.
a)
Lungs
b)
Liver
c)
Brain
d)
Skeleton
23.

The two organs that filter waste from the blood.

a)

Brain

b)

Stomach

c)

Kidneys

d)

Lungs

24.

The liver's function is to:

a)

take information from the environment.

b)

churns food and mixes it.

c)

produces bile, stores glucose, and removes substances from the blood.

d)

Removes water from undigested waste before it leaves the body.

25.

What does the pancreas produce?

a)

bile

b)

tissues

c)

movement

d)

digestive juices

26.

The skeletal system work together to do all of the following actions:

a)

hold the body up and produce movement

b)

give it shape

c)

make blood cells

d)

protect inner organs

27.

The heart's responsibility is to:

a)

pumps blood throughout the body

b)

supplying oxygen and nutrients to the tissues

c)

and removing harmful wastes from the blood

d)

all of the above

28.

The largest organ of the body:

a)

brain

b)

skeletal system

c)

sensory system

d)

skin

29.

This is the :

a)

Small intestine

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

bladder

30.

The liver stores glucose.. What is a common name for glucose?

a)

waste

b)

bile

c)

water

d)

sugar

31.

This organ is the:

a)

tongue

b)

kidneys

c)

pancreas

d)

liver

32.

Which organ is not part of the sensory system?

a)

Bones

b)

eyes

c)

ears

d)

mouth

33.

Which organ FINISHES breaking down food.

a)

Large Intestine

b)

Stomach

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Bladder

34.

Jimmy said that both muscles and the skeletal system help control movement . Is this correct?

a)

Yes, both work together to help the body move.

b)

Yes, muscles produce blood and bones make the muscles move.

c)

No, only muscles make the body move.

d)

No, only the skeletal system makes the body move.

35.
Provides glucose for cellular respiration.
a)
Respiratory system
b)
Nervous system
c)
Excretory system
d)
Digestive system
36.
Carries needed materials to cells and waste products away from cells
a)
Immune system
b)
Circulatory system
c)
Nervous system
d)
Respiratory system
37.
Protects our bodies from pathogens and fights disease
a)
Immune system
b)
Endocrine system
c)
Nervous system
d)
Circulatory system
38.
Collects and removes wastes produced by the body's cells
a)
Muscular system
b)
Excretory system
c)
Circulatory system
d)
Digestive system
39.
Provide the raw materials for cell respiration
a)
Digestive and respiratory
b)
Immune and endocrine
c)
Respiratory and excretory
d)
Circulatory and Digestive
40.
Receives information and directs our response to the information
a)
Endocrine system
b)
Immune system
c)
Nervous system
d)
Muscular system
41.
Which of the following is a job of the skeletal system?
a)
Pulls on the bones to make us move
b)
Directs the muscles to contract
c)
Controls body with chemicals
d)
Protects internal organs
42.
Controls long-term changes and daily body activities through the release of chemicals
a)
Immune system
b)
Endocrine system
c)
Digestive system
d)
Nervous system
43.
Provides shape and support, and something for the muscles to pull on
a)
Respiratory system
b)
Skeletal system
c)
Muscular system
d)
Circulatory system
44.

Stores urine until the body is ready to release it

a)

Bladder

b)

Liver

c)

Lungs

d)

Small intestine

45.

Made up of One Cell

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

46.

Made up of more than one cell

a)

Multicellular

b)

Unicellular

47.

work together to support a particular area of life

a)

Organ Systems

b)

Cellular Systems

c)

Organ Functions

d)

Cellular Systems

48.

a grouping of two or more types of tissue that performs a specific function that contributes to the larger purpose

a)

Organ

b)

Organ System

c)

Organelle

d)

Organ in an attic that is super sweet

49.

In biological organization, what is the smallest unit of life?

a)

tissue

b)

organ

c)

cell

d)

structure

50.

A group of similar cells make up a ________________.

a)

cell

b)

structure

c)

organs

d)

tissues

51.
A single unit of sugar is referred to as:
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Monocarbohydrate
c)
Mononutrient
d)
Monopolymer
52.
Sugars all end with what three letter ending?
a)
-ote
b)
-ate
c)
-ase
d)
-ose
53.
The scientific name for table sugar is ___
a)
lactose
b)
sucrose
c)
galactose
d)
glucose
54.
Which health problems is a consequence of eating too much added sugar? 
a)
overweight
b)
heart disease
c)
diabetes
d)
all of the above
55.
Which foods do not contain natural sugar?
a)
apple
b)
milk
c)
strawberry
d)
none of the above
56.
What is not a type of carbohydrate?
a)
Fat
b)
Fiber
c)
Starch
d)
Sugar
57.
Important to the structural integrity of plant cells, this is the single most popular polysaccharide in the world.
a)
Starch
b)
Glycogen
c)
Cellulose
d)
Chitin
58.
Which has more energy, 1.0 g of carbohydrate or 1.0 g of lipid?
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
59.
A molecule is________
a)
a glob of gelatinous goo
b)
smaller than an atom
c)
filled with raisons
d)
more than one atom bonded together
60.
The smallest part of matter is in this picture. What is it called?
a)
Atom
b)
molecule
c)
pebble
d)
piece
61.
Fish, nuts, oils and avocado are health sources of....
a)
Fiber
b)
Protein
c)
Minerals
d)
Fat
62.
This essential nutrient helps repair skin and build muscle.
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Protein
c)
Water
d)
Fat
63.
Ashley is getting ready for her soccer game, which nutrient will give her body the main fuel for her game? 
a)
Fat
b)
Water
c)
Multi-vitamin
d)
Carbohydrates
64.
Proteins are made up of small units called ____.
a)
Disaccharides
b)
Lipids
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Monosaccharides
65.
What is the function of nucleic acids?
a)
Stores energy
b)
Stores genetic information
c)
Movement
d)
Physical structure
66.
Phospholipids are used in what biological structure?
a)
RNA
b)
DNA
c)
Cell membrane
d)
Cell wall
67.
Oils are which type of macromolecule?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
68.
Which macromolecule is made of simple and complex sugars?
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
69.
Another name for fats and oils
a)
proteins
b)
sugar
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
70.
What do you grasp when carrying the microscope?
a)
The stage and nosepiece
b)
The top and stage
c)
The base and stage
d)
The arm and base
71.
Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?
a)
All living things are made of one cell
b)
Cells are the basic units of structure and function in organisms.
c)
Most cells arise from existing cells
d)
Cells are nonliving units that make up organisms
72.
This organelle is in all eukaryotic cells. It is the control center of the cell because it holds the DNA.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Ribosomes
73.
Which of these supports the cell theory as it is stated today?
a)
Cells must contain a nucleus
b)
All organisms are made of more than one cell
c)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
d)
Not all cells are alive
74.

Acids and bases differ in that

a)

Bases dissolved in water form more hydrogen ions than do acids dissolved in water

b)

Acids dissolved in water form more hydrogen ions than do bases dissolved in water

c)

Acids dissolved in water form more hydroxide ions than do bases dissolved in water

d)

Bases have a lower pH than do acids

75.

Which of the following groups of terms is associated with carbohydrates?

a)

Monosaccharide, glycogen, cellulose

b)

Monosaccharide, cellulose, lipid

c)

Disaccharide, polysaccharide, steroid

d)

Polysaccharide, amino acid, collagen

76.

The speed of a chemical reaction is increased by

a)

An enzyme

b)

The reactant

c)

Glucose

d)

ATP

77.

Which of the following enzymes helps break down starch into glucose?

a)

Pepsin

b)

Trypsin

c)

Catalase

d)

Amylase

78.

Which of the following is not a property of water?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Polarity

c)

Nonpolarity

d)

Stores heat well

79.

A substance made when atoms of two or more different elements join together

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Compound

d)

Molecule

e)

Electron

80.

Negatively charged atomic particle

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Compound

d)

Molecule

e)

Electron

81.

The smallest unit of matter that cannot be broken down by chemical means

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Compound

d)

Molecule

e)

Electron

82.

A group of atoms held together by covalent bonds

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Compound

d)

Molecule

e)

Electron

83.

A substance made of only one kind of atom

a)

Atom

b)

Element

c)

Compound

d)

Molecule

e)

Electron

84.

Molecules that are________ dissolve best in water, while _______ molecules do not dissolve well in water.

a)

polar; nonpolar

b)

nonpolar; polar

c)

polar; bipolar

d)

bipolar; polar

85.

An atom or molecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons is called a(n)

a)

electron

b)

ion

c)

neutron

d)

proton

86.

Name the physiological process that requires energy

a)

Osmosis

b)

Active transport

c)

Respiration

d)

Diffusion

87.

Name the physiological process being demonstrated.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Acive transport

c)

Osmosis

d)

Photosynthesis

88.

Name the physiological process being demonstrated

a)

Plasmolysis

b)

Active transport

c)

Deplasmolysis

d)

Haemolysis

89.

Give the function of nucleolus

a)

Controls activities of a cell

b)

Site for energy production

c)

Site for ribosomes production

d)

None of the above

90.

Identify the physiological process shown

a)

Active transport

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Active transport and Osmosis

91.

Identify a plant cell

a)
b)
c)
d)
92.

Which of the following does not affect the rate of Active Transport?

a)

Temperature

b)

Surface area to volume ratio

c)

pH

d)

Glucose concentration

93.

Give the identity of the shown structure

a)

Animal cells

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Plant cells

d)

Mitochondria

94.

The stage of the cell cycle during which the cell matures, prepares to divide and copies its DNA.

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

95.

What is the result of mitosis?

a)

4 genetically different cells

b)

2 genetically identical cells

c)

2 genetically different cells

d)

4 genetically identical cells

96.
Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.
a)
diploid, 23
b)
diploid, 46
c)
haploid, 23
d)
haploid, 46
97.

What principle states that during gamete formation genes for different traits separate without influencing each other’s inheritance?

a)

Principle of Independent Assortment

b)

Principle of Segregation

c)

Principle of Dominance

d)

Principle of Incomplete Dominance

98.

Principle of Segregation is defined as...

a)

Some alleles are dominant over others

b)

Allele pairs separate during gamete formation and randomly unite at fertilization

c)

During gamete formation genes for different traits separate without influencing each other’s inheritance

99.

A kitten has spots and stripes. The mother has stripes and the father has spots. Which law of inheritance does this show?

a)

Incomplete dominance

b)

Codominance

c)

Multiple alleles

d)

Complete dominance

100.

If a son has an X-linked trait, from whom must he have inherited it?

a)

Mother

b)

Father

c)

Depends on whether trait is recessive or dominant

d)

Grandmother

101.
During the ___ phase, DNA is replicated.
a)
G1
b)
S
c)
G2
d)
M
102.
The passing of traits from one generation to another.
a)
Cell Division
b)
Dominance
c)
Heredity
d)
Recessiveness
103.
A segment of DNA found on a chromosome that determines the inheritance of a particular trait.
a)
Cell
b)
Gene
c)
Phenotype
d)
Trait
104.

One gene from an inherited pair is called this.

a)

An allele

b)

A cell

c)

A chromosome

d)

A trait

105.

All of the following are examples of inherited traits except...

a)

Eye color

b)

Eye shape

c)

Hair length

d)

Hair type

106.

Alleles for this type of trait are represented by capital letters.

a)

Acquired

b)

Dominant

c)

Hybrid

d)

Recessive

107.

A trait that will be expressed in the phenotype only if both alleles are the same.

a)

Acquired

b)

Dominant

c)

Hybrid

d)

Recessive

108.

The joining of a sperm and egg is called...

a)

Fertilization

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Inheritance

109.

The process that occurs in the formation of sex cells by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Fertilization

d)

Reproduction

110.
B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
111.

A threadlike structure within a cell's nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next.

a)

cell cycle

b)

chromosome

c)

chromatid

d)

pedigree

112.

The series of events in which a cell grows, prepares for division, and divides to form two daughter cells.

a)

pedigree

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

cell cycle

113.

The process that occurs in the formation of sex cells (sperm and egg) by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half.

a)

pedigree

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

chromatid

114.

The structure formed when a chromosome divides during meiosis.

a)

pedigree

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

chromatid

115.

The second stage of the cell cycle during which the cell's nucleus divides into two new nuclei and one set of DNA is distributed into each daughter cell.

a)

pedigree

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

chromatid

116.

In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

a)

identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

b)

different from the starting cell and identical to each other.

c)

identical to the starting cell and different from each other.

d)

different from the starting cell and different from each other.

117.

Which cell is NOT produced in meiosis?

a)

sperm cell

b)

egg cell

c)

gametes

d)

body cells

118.

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

a)

46, 23

b)

12, 24

c)

23, 46

d)

24, 12

119.

Mitosis or Meiosis?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

120.

Mitosis or Meiosis?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

121.

Is this trait dominant or recessive?

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

122.

Which of the following explains why cell theory will not ever become the law of cells?

a)

A.Scientific theories are well-tested explanations, while laws are well-tested descriptions of natural phenomena; one cannot become the other.

b)

B.Cells of different organisms are so diverse that it is impossible to come up with a law that would apply to all of them.

c)

C. Because cells undergo change as mutations occur within them, developing anything beyond a cell theory would be impractical.

d)

D. Scientific theories can only become laws if all possible cases can be tested; it would be impossible to test all living things to see if they have cells.

123.

The goal of scientific experimentation is to increase what we know about how the natural world operates. If a hypothesis is tested repeatedly by a wide variety of experimental approaches in many scientific investigations and cannot be proved false, then the hypothesis could be called a

a)

A. conclusion.

b)

B. fact.

c)

C. rule.

d)

D. theory.

124.

Because the function of most plant leaves is to carry out photosynthesis, their cells contain many more of what organelle than other parts of the plants?

a)

A. Chloroplasts

b)

B. Mitochondria

c)

C. Nuclei

d)

D. Vacuoles

125.

Which of these statements is a key idea of the cell theory that disproves the theory of spontaneous generation?

a)

A. ¨The cell is the basic unit of life.

b)

B. ¨All living things are made of matter.

c)

C. ¨All cells arise from pre-existing cells by division.

d)

D. All cells are formed from the combination of two other cells.

126.

After the invention of the microscope, biologists were able to look at organisms on a microscopic scale. The new data that they collected with this instrument led to what theory?

a)

A. Atomic Theory

b)

B. Cell Theory

c)

C. Theory of Inheritance

d)

D. Theory of Organic Evolution