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Biology 1 Final Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is homeostasis?

a)

A stable state of being

b)

A stable internal environment

c)

Normal body functioning

d)

All of the answers are correct

2.

What body systems provide protection?

a)

Skeletal and Respiratory

b)

Skeletal and Integumentary

c)

Skeletal and Digestive

d)

Skeletal and Immune

3.

Which body systems control and coordinate your body?

a)

Nervous and Digestive

b)

Nervous and Immune

c)

Nervous and Endocrine

d)

Cardiovascular and Respiratory

4.

Which of the following best describes a negative feedback loop?

a)

Increasing heart rate

b)

Sweating to lower body temperature

c)

Increasing platelet number to clot blood

d)

Increasing frequency and intensity of contractions during child birth

5.

Which of the following best describes a positive feedback loop?

a)

Sweating to lower body temperature

b)

Increasing frequency and intensity of contractions during childbirth

c)

Insulin being released to lower blood sugar (back to normal)

d)

Glucagon being released to raise blood sugar (back to normal)

6.

A macromolecule is

a)

A small molecule that is essential to life

b)

A medium size molecule that essential to life

c)

A large molecule that is essential to life

d)

None of the answers describe a macromolecule

7.

What elements do all macromolecules have in common?

a)

CHO

b)

CHON

c)

CHONP

d)

CHONPS

8.

What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?

a)

Fatty Acid

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

9.

What is the monomer of a lipid?

a)

Fatty Acid

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

10.

What is the monomer of a nucleic acid (DNA)?

a)

Fatty Acid

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

11.

What is the monomer of a protein?

a)

Fatty Acid

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

12.

Which macromolecule function is paired incorrectly?

a)

Lipids: Provide long term energy storage

b)

Carbohydrates: Provide quick energy and structure

c)

Proteins: Structure, communication, fight disease, enzymes

d)

Nucleic Acids: Store energy for later

13.

What is the job of DNA?

a)

To hold genetic information and/or instructions for an organism

b)

To create proteins

c)

To turn DNA into mRNA in the nucleus

d)

To turn mRNA into a protein in the cytoplasm

14.

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

a)

Phosphate

b)

Sugar

c)

Nitrogen Base

d)

All are parts of a nucleotide

15.

What is the base-pair rule?

a)

A pairs with C & G pairs with T

b)

A pairs with T & C pairs with U

c)

A pairs with T and U & C pairs with G

d)

G pairs with T and A pairs with C

16.

What kind of bond hold the nitrogen bases of DNA together?

a)

Ionic bond

b)

Covalent bond

c)

Hydrogen bond

d)

Nitrogen bond

17.

Which of the following best describes the structure of a DNA molecule?

a)

Double helix with nitrogen bases on the outside and sugar/phosphate on the inside of the molecule

b)

Single helix with nitrogen bases on the inside and sugar/phosphate on the outside of the molecule

c)

Single helix with nitrogen bases on the outside and sugar/phosphate on the inside of the molecule

d)

Double helix with nitrogen bases on the inside and sugar/phosphate on outside of the molecule

18.

Which of the following statements applies to an RNA molecule?

a)

Single stranded and contains ribose sugar

b)

Contains U instead of T

c)

Small and able to leave the nucleus

d)

All of the answers describe an RNA molecule

19.

Which of the following is NOT a type of RNA?

a)

pRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

tRNA

20.

What is protein synthesis?

a)

The process of creating new identical cells

b)

The process of creating proteins

c)

The process of creating gametes

d)

The process of making nucleic acids

21.

What are the two steps of protein synthesis?

a)

Translocation and Transcription

b)

Transcription and Translation

c)

Translation and Translocation

d)

Transcription and Telestrations

22.

Which of the following correctly describes transcription?

a)

Takes place at the ribosome and creates mRNA using instructions from DNA

b)

Takes place at the ribosome and creates a protein using instructions from the mRNA

c)

Takes place in the nucleus and creates a proteins using instructions from the mRNA

d)

Takes place in the nucleus and creates mRNA using instructions from DNA

23.

Which of the following correctly describes translation?

a)

Takes place at the ribosome and creates mRNA using instructions from DNA

b)

Takes place at the ribosome and creates a protein using instructions from the mRNA

c)

Takes place in the nucleus and creates a proteins using instructions from the mRNA

d)

Takes place in the nucleus and creates mRNA using instructions from DNA

24.

A mutation is

a)

An error found in DNA

b)

Can causes changes in the traits that are expressed

c)

A change in DNA that leads to adaptations

d)

All are true about mutations

25.

Which mutation pairing is incorrect?

a)

Point Mutation: Change in one nucleotide that can lead to a different amino acid

b)

Frameshift Mutation: Change in one nucleotide that creates the same amino acids

c)

Insertion: Addition of a nucleotide that changes all of the codons after the insertion

d)

Deletion: Removal of a nucleotide that changes all of the codons after the deletion

26.

What is a codon?

a)

A group of 3 amino acids

b)

A group of 3 nucleotides that codes for 3 amino acids

c)

A group of 3 nucleotides that code for 1 amino acid

d)

A group of 3 amino acids that codes for 1 codon

27.

What enzyme is responsible for unzipping DNA for DNA replication?

a)

Helicase

b)

Primase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

Ligase

28.

What enzyme is responsible for gluing the new DNA strand together after DNA replication?

a)

Helicase

b)

Primase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

Ligase

29.

DNA is a semi-conservative process because

a)

Both sides are original

b)

One side is original and one side is new

c)

Both sides are new

d)

All of them describe semi-conservative

30.

Which of the following lists the phases of the cell cycle in order?

a)

Interphase, Cytokinesis, Mitosis

b)

Mitosis, Interphase, Cytokinesis

c)

Cytokinesis, Mitosis, Interphase

d)

Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis

31.

What are the parts of interphase?

a)

G1, S, Mitosis

b)

G1, S, G2

c)

G1, S, Cytokinesis

d)

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

32.

DNA replication takes place during_______, while cell growth takes place during _________.

a)

S phase, Mitosis

b)

S phase, Cytokinesis

c)

G1/G2, S phase

d)

S phase, G1/G2

33.

Which type of cells go through mitosis?

a)

Meiotic cells

b)

Somatic Cells

c)

Gametes

d)

Sex Cells

34.

Which of the following lists the phases of mitosis in the correct order?

a)

Prophase, anaphase, telophase, metaphase

b)

Prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase

c)

Anaphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

d)

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

35.

The end result of mitosis?

a)

Two haploid cells that are identical

b)

Two diploid cells that are not identical

c)

Four haploid cells that are not identical

d)

Two diploid cells that are identical

36.

The end result of meiosis?

a)

Two haploid cells that are identical

b)

Two diploid cells that are not identical

c)

Four haploid cells that are not identical

d)

Two diploid cells that are identical

37.

Meiosis is the the production of

a)

Normal body cells

b)

Gametes

c)

Somatic cells

d)

Identical cells

38.

Which of the following correctly describes the differences between asexual & sexual reproduction?

a)

Asexual requires 1 parent, sexual requires 2

b)

Asexual happens quickly, sexual is time consuming

c)

Asexual creates a clone, sexual creates genetic diverse offspring

d)

All are correct

39.

Independent assortment is

a)

When homologous chromosomes exchange genes

b)

When homologous chromosomes line up in the middle randomly

c)

The creation of egg and sperm

d)

All are correct about independent assortment

40.

Which of the following is NOT a way to create genetic diversity?

a)

Random fertilization (any egg with any sperm)

b)

Independent Assortment

c)

Crossing Over

d)

Gene Duplication