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Biology Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Biology? It's the study of ______ .

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Organisms

d)

Life

2.

Species become extinct when they are not able to:

a)

reproduce quickly.

b)

adapt to changes in the environment.

c)

produce large number of offspring.

d)

evolve into new species.

3.

Any species that is unable to survive or reproduce in its environment becomes

a)

unadapted.

b)

extinct.

c)

diseased.

d)

degraded.

4.

Organisms that can adapt to changes in their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce, while those that cannot adapt die out. This idea is known as:

a)

mutation.

b)

variation.

c)

natural selection.

d)

population.

5.

Which scientist is given credit for the theory of natural selection?

a)

Issac Newton

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Albert Einstein

6.

This is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment.

a)

Evolution

b)

Graduation

c)

Species

d)

Adaptation

7.

An organism that hunts and feeds on another organism is a ______________________.

a)

prey

b)

producer

c)

predator

d)

decomposer

8.

An animal that is hunted as food

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

decomposer

d)

producer

9.

A natural process in which new organisms are created and the species continues

a)

population

b)

niche

c)

reproduction

d)

behavior

10.

In _________ _____________ only one parent organism produces offspring.

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

pollination process

d)

fertilization process

11.

What do you call the type of reproduction in which two different sex cells combine, producing an offspring?

a)

pollination

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

fertilization

d)

asexual reproduction

12.

Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Genetic variation

b)

Down syndrome

c)

Mutation

d)

New trait formed

13.
Traits that are passed from generation to generation are called ____________________
a)
Excited Traits
b)
Inherited Traits
c)
Inclined Traits
d)
Special Traits
14.
_____________________ carries information for inherited traits.
a)
DNA
b)
FBI
c)
RNA
d)
CBS
15.
A strand of DNA that looks like a twisted ladder is called a _____________________
a)
triple twist
b)
corkscrew
c)
double helix
d)
chain reaction
16.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
17.

What are sections of DNA called?

a)

DNA

b)

Genes

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Nucleus

18.

A gene determines a __________ such as eye or hair color.

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

chromosome

d)

Trait

19.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

a)

21

b)

22

c)

23

d)

24

20.

Dd is

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Both

d)

None

21.

TT and Tt are/is

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Both

d)

None

22.

dd is

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Both

d)

None

23.

A pet goldfish needs fish food.


Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

a)

Living things need energy

b)

Living things are composed of one or more cells

c)

Living things respond to their environment

d)

Living things grow and reproduce

e)

Living things maintain a stable internal environment

24.

Streptococcus, a round cell, is the bacteria that causes strep throat.


Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

a)

Living things need energy

b)

Living things are composed of one or more cells

c)

Living things respond to their environment

d)

Living things grow and reproduce

e)

Living things maintain a stable internal environment

25.

Bees create their hive on existing structures such as trees.


Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

a)

Living things need energy

b)

Living things are composed of one or more cells

c)

Living things respond to their environment

d)

Living things grow and reproduce

e)

Living things maintain a stable internal environment

26.

Tigers have cubs.


Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

a)

Living things need energy

b)

Living things are composed of one or more cells

c)

Living things respond to their environment

d)

Living things grow and reproduce

e)

Living things maintain a stable internal environment

27.

Shivering when your cold generate heat to warm your body.


Which characteristic of life does this refer to?

a)

Living things need energy

b)

Living things are composed of one or more cells

c)

Living things respond to their environment

d)

Living things grow and reproduce

e)

Living things maintain a stable internal environment

28.

How do you feel you would score on a Biology Test? (Answer honestly!)

a)

Perfect Score!

(I'd get an A at least!)

b)

I'd do pretty well!

(Probably around a B!)

c)

I could stand to study a little.

( I might get a C.)

d)

What's Biology?

(D or lower!)