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Quarterly Assessment: 3rd Quarter

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A certain plant needs moisture, carbon dioxide, oxygen, light, and minerals to survive. This scenario shows that this particular living organism depends on .
a)
Biotic and Abiotc Factors
b)
Biotic Factors 
c)
Abiotic Factors 
d)
None of the Above
2.

Label the Medulla Oblongata

a)

H

b)

K

c)

G

d)

J

3.

Label the Temporal Lobe

a)

I

b)

A

c)

E

d)

F

4.

Label the cerebellum

a)

I

b)

F

c)

E

d)

A

5.

What is the sequence for complementary strand for the following DNA template sequence? GCATTAGGA

a)

CGTAATCCT

b)

CGATTACCA

c)

TACGGCTTG

d)

ATGCCGAAT

6.

Which enzyme is responsible for adding the free nucleotides to the replicating DNA? ​

a)

DNA Helicase

b)

DNA Ligase

c)

DNA polyermase

d)

RNA Polymerase

7.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
8.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus and ribosomes

b)

mitochondria, chloroplast and cell membrane

c)

ribosomes, cytoplasm and cell membrane

d)

cell wall and mitochondria

9.

Which kindgdoms are considered eukayotes?

a)

Plants and animals

b)

Plants, animals and archeabacteria

c)

Plants and fungi

d)

Protests, plants. fungi and animals

10.

What would happen to the rabbits of a fire would destroy the wildflowers and grasses?

a)

Reproduce more

b)

Find another food source

c)

Decrease in size

d)

Increase in size

11.

Why is the use of embryonic stem cells controversial?

a)

The embryos are destroyed in the process, exploiting fetuses and women's eggs.

b)

Can be used to cure genetic disorders

c)

They are taken from little kids, which is painful.

d)

They are put into a different person.

12.

immunity that occurs when a person gets a vaccine?

a)

Natural Passive Immunity

b)

Natural Active Immunity

c)

Artificial Active Immunity

d)

Artificial Passive Immunity

13.
Which is an example of passive immunity?
a)
people being vaccinated against disease
b)
people taking vitamins to boost their immune response
c)
people receiving antibodies from their mothers before birth
d)
people producing antibodies against organisms that cause diseases they have had previosuly
14.

immunity that occurs when a person's own immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen when a person gets sick

a)

Natural Passive Immunity

b)

Natural Active Immunity

c)

Artificial Active Immunity

d)

Artificial Passive Immunity

15.

You find and organism with the following characteristics:

Contain ribosome

Flagella

Unicelullar

Single chromosome

You would classify it as?

a)

Fungi

b)

Protist

c)

Plant

d)

Bacteria

16.

Translate the followingsequence, what amino acid is produced AAT?

a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
17.
Sometimes, DNA is called "semi-conservative." Why might this be?
a)

The old strand is conserved and used to make the new strands

b)

Uracil is conserved in that it is only used to make the new strands

c)

ATP is conserved via the usage of facilitated diffusion

d)

Ligase is conserved in that it is denatured by the process

18.

What process is being shown here?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

d)

Polypeptide production

19.

I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

20.

The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of mRNA is called

a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
transformation
d)
replication
21.

During ______ the genetic code in mRNA is read and used to put amino acids in place to make a protein.

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

duplication

d)

translation

22.

DNA contains all of the instructions an organism needs to live. DNA sequences must be converted into messages that can be used to produce proteins which do most of the work in our bodies. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What would the complimentary anticodon on the tRNA if the codon reads CGA?

a)
GTU
b)
GCU
c)

GCT

d)
TCA
24.

Limiting factors that affect all populations in similar ways, regardless of population size are

a)

tolerant

b)

density dependent

c)

carrying capacity

d)

density independent

25.

The maximum number of individual organisms that an ecosystem can comfortably support is

a)

exponential growth

b)

carrying capacity

c)

population

d)

tolerance

26.

What does the yellow line represent?

a)

exponential growth

b)

logistic growth

c)

carrying capacity

d)

none of the above

27.

What type of growth does this represent that sets a maximum number of individuals in a population?

a)

Exponential

b)

Logistic

c)

Survivorship

d)

None of these

28.

If a cells ribosomes are damaged, what cannot be produced?

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

ATP

d)

Oxygen

29.

Dogs such as Chihuahuas are examples of selective breeding. The variety of organisms produced through selective breeding gives rise to?

a)

Decreased biodiversity

b)

Increased biodiversity

c)

Some of the population eliminated

d)

Same biodiversity

30.

Whales have pelvic bones. What type of structure does this best represent?

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial structure

d)

None of the above

31.

The vaccines trigger the immune system creating specific ______________ for the pathogen.

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

medicine

d)

cells

32.

What is the purpose of a booster shot for a vaccine?

a)

Inoculate the body with pathogens

b)

Eliminate pathogens from the body

c)

Increase antigen levels

d)

Increase antibody levels

33.
Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?
a)

Cell Membrane and ribosomes

b)

Mitochondrion and ER

c)

Chloroplast and cell wall

d)

Nucleus and chloroplast

34.

Which of the following is a sex-linked trait?

a)
Color-blindness
b)

Down syndrome

c)

Sickle cells anemia

d)

Cystic fibrosis

35.

Which of these pairs represents the products of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen and water

b)

Glucose and oxygen

c)

Water and glucose

d)

Carbon dioxide and water

36.

Incomplete dominance occurs in cats, which allows them to be Black, White, or gray as shown on this Punnett square. What percentage of the offspring will be black?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

75

d)

100

37.

What inheritance patterns makes the blood type AB possible?

a)

incomplete dominance

b)

multiple alleles

c)

codominance

d)

total dominance

38.
The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
transformation
d)
replication
39.
What is the structure labeled #2?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Vesicle
c)
Ribosome
d)
Mitochondria
40.
New combination of genetic information in a gamete as a result of crossing over during prophase I of meiosis
a)
fertilization
b)
sex chromosome
c)
genetic recombination
d)
benign tumor
41.
I travel outside of the nucleus.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
42.
I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Uracil .
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
43.
I am a single strand.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
44.
I have the sugar ribose.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
45.

Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

46.
Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
47.

The picture below shows the steps of DNA replication beginning with step one and ending with step three.


​Because you are reusing the old, or parent, DNA strand DNA replication is said to be

a)

Semi- Conservative

b)

Semi-discontinuous

c)

Continuous

d)

Fully-Conserveative

48.
When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
49.
After meiosis is complete how many cells will there be?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.

If the body cells in cats have 38 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in the sperm cells of a cat?

a)

76

b)

19

c)

38

d)

you cannot tell

51.

A disease that limits blood flow to parts of the body due cholesterol buildup narrowing the blood vessels

a)

Color blindness

b)

Hypertension

c)

Atherosclerosis

d)

Hemophilia

52.

Which of the following is correct about aerobic respiration? Select 2

a)

releases oxygen to the atmosphere

b)

removes oxygen from the atmosphere

c)

produces 38 ATP

d)

produces 2 ATP

53.
What is the first barrier against disease?
a)
White blood cells
b)
Red blood cells
c)
the skin
d)
leucocytes 
54.

Surface tension is a property of water that is the result of polar water molecules sticking together or water's property of?

a)

adhesion

b)

cohesion

c)

capillary action

d)

none of the above

55.

Which of the following occur before prophase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

The products of respiration can be used by plants for photosynthesis. True of False

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The process to the right uses transgenic organisms for which of the following?

a)

Cloning humans

b)

Creating antibiotics

c)

Creating human insulin for diabetics

d)

Causing cells to divide

58.

Secondary Succession will have more of a _____ than primary succession

a)

Climax Community

b)

Pioneer Species

c)

Intermediate Species

d)

Tertiary Community

59.

Primary succession occurs after?

a)

forest fire

b)

plowed field

c)

tornado

d)

lava flow

60.

When the forces of cohesion and adhesion work together, water can move up the plant against the force of gravity by....

a)

Phototropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Capillary Action

61.

Recall the main function of a xylem cell.

a)

To transport nutrients (mainly sucrose) to different parts of a plant.

b)

To make energy for the plant via photosynthesis.

c)

To transport carbon dioxide to the leaves for photosynthessis.

d)

To transport water to different parts of plant.

62.

This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate and genes are transferred from one population to another?

a)

Extinction

b)

Gene flow

c)

Genetic drift

d)

Natural Selection

63.

There are three tenets of the Cell Theory. Which of the following is NOT a tenet?

a)

Cells are the basic structure and function of life.

b)

All living things are made of one or more cells.

c)

The cell is the basic unit of matter.

d)

All cells come from preexisting cells.

64.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
65.

Which population would show the quickest increase if the mouse were eliminated from the food chain ?

a)

Grass

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Mouse

d)

Owl

66.

Which process MUST occur before mitosis and meiosis can occur?

a)

DNA transcription

b)

DNA translation

c)

DNA replication

d)

DNA conjugation

67.

Evolved from the same ancestor, but have different functions

a)

Homologous structures

b)

Analogous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

d)

All of the above

68.
According to the cladogram, which organism is most distantly related to the human?
a)
crayfish
b)
grasshopper
c)
perch
d)
frog
69.

Which of the following describe structures that have the same function, but look different on the outside?

a)

homologous

b)

analogous

c)

vestigial

70.

Plants cell wall is made of?

a)

cellulose

b)

chitin

c)

polysaccharide

d)

peptodiglycan

71.

Recall the main funtion of a phloem cell.

a)

To transport nutrients (mainly sucrose) to different parts of a plant.

b)

To transport water to different parts of a plant.

c)

To make energy for the plant via photosynthesis.

d)

To provide structural support to a plant.

72.

What type of inheritance pattern is shown if this disorder is carried in the dominant allele?

a)

X linked recessive

b)

Autosomal recessive

c)

X linked dominant

d)

Autosomal dominant

73.
The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
transformation
d)
replication
74.
If one strand of DNA has the sequence TTACCG, the sequence of the other strand of the same molecule will be
a)
AATGGC
b)
TTACCG
c)
AACGGC
d)
AATGGG
75.

TRANSCRIBE this DNA sequence: TACGTTACT

a)

AUGCAAUGA

b)

ATGCAATGA

c)

AUGGATUGA

d)

TACGTTACT

76.
The DNA sequence ATCAGCGCTGGC is part of a gene. how many amino acids are coded for by this message?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
12
d)
20
77.
Using the codon identify the amino acid sequence:
AUG-CCA-GUA-GGG-UAA
a)
MET-HIS-ALA-GLY-STOP
b)
MET-PRO-GLY-VAL-STOP
c)
MET-PRO-VAL-GLY-STOP
d)
MET-THR-SER-ASP-STOP
78.
What is this a picture of?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
pRNA
79.
Process in which amino acids are assembled into proteins at the ribosome?
a)
Translation
b)
Transcription
c)
Meiosis
d)
Replication
80.

What are the genotypes of these flies:


red eyed female (heterozygous) ?

a)

X R X r

b)

X R X R

c)

Xr X r

d)

X r Y

e)

X R Y

81.
If a gene is found only on the X chromosome and not the Y chromosome, it is said to be 
a)
sex-linked trait
b)
polygenic trait
c)
codominant trait
d)
incomplete dominance trait
82.
Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disorder.
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
a)
XHXh
b)
XhXh
c)
XHY
d)
XhY
83.

In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

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