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DNA, Symbiosis, Succession, Plants, Evolution, Clads/DiKeys

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I will use the DNA cheat sheet and notes to do my best on this review.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I do this because I care

<3 Mrs.G

(not the answer)

2.

DNA function?

a)

store genetic information (code)

b)

make energy

c)

use information

3.

Where in the cell is DNA found?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell membrane

4.

DNA structure?

a)

double helix

b)

double twist

c)

double chocolate

5.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
c)
because we eat it every day for energy
6.

What are the nucleotides made of?

a)

Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base

b)

Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base

c)

Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

7.

the most important part of the nucleotide?

a)

base

b)

phosphate

c)

sugar

8.

What determines the genetic difference between 2 organisms? (look at the word in parentheses)

a)

the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases

b)

the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

c)

the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

9.

The two strands of nitrogenous bases in DNA are joined by which type of bond?

a)

polar bonds

b)

hydrogen bonds

10.

the process of making a copy of DNA

(MORE DNA)

a)

Transcription

b)

DNA replication

11.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
12.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
13.

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for REPLICATING DNA?

a)

A-U , C-G

b)

A-T , C-G

14.

Replicate the following DNA

CCT

a)

GGA

b)

CCT

15.

Replicate the following DNA

TAC

a)

AUG

b)

ATG

16.

Replicate the following DNA

CAT

a)

GTA

b)

CGA

17.

Replicate the following DNA

GTA

a)

CAT

b)

TAG

18.

Which of these is the correct complementary DNA strand?

TGA - GAA

a)

ACT - CTT

b)

ACT - CTA

19.

Which of these is the correct complementary DNA strand?

CAT - TAC - GAC

a)

GTA - ATG - CTG

b)

GTA - ATG - CCG

20.

Which of these is the correct complementary DNA strand?

ACC - TGA - GAA

a)

TGG - ACT - CTT

b)

TGG - ACT - CTT

c)

TGG - GAC - TTT

21.

What is symbiosis?

a)

a relationship between 2 species that live closely together

b)

how animals consume plants and other animals

c)

how plants make their own food

22.

When both organisms benefit?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Parasitism

23.

When one organism benefits and the other is harmed or hurt?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Parasitism

24.

When one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Parasitism

25.

When one organism benefits and the other is dead or consumed?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Predation

d)

Parasitism

26.
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed. 
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
27.
Two male Giraffes are fighting over the last green leaf of a tree that is dying.  
a)
Competition
b)
Mutualsim
c)
Predation
d)
Commensalism
28.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
29.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
30.

How is commensalism different from mutualism?

a)

In commensalism, one species benefits while the other is unharmed; in mutualism, both species benefit

b)

In commensalism, one species is harmed while the other benefits; in mutualism, both species benefit

c)

In commensalism, neither species is harmed; in mutualism, one species is harmed

d)

In commensalism, both species benefit; in mutualism, one species is harmed

31.
succession that occurs in an area with no soil
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
32.
succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
33.

Which would result in primary succession?

a)

volcano destroying habitat leaving only soil and ash

b)

Tornado destroying a crop leaving very little soil

c)

Glacier retreating exposing bare rock

d)

limiting factors

34.
After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
climax community
d)
limiting factors
35.

The final and most stable stage of succession.

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

c)

pioneer species

d)

climax community

36.

You're almost done!

Keep going!

a)

I got this!

b)

I don't got this.

37.
What does a plant need to survive?
a)
sunshine
b)
nutrients
c)
water
d)
all of the above
38.

makes pollen?

a)

stigma

b)

style

c)

anther

d)

roots

39.

Pollinators must transfer pollen from the _____ to the ____.

a)

anther to style

b)

anther to stigma

c)

stigma to anther

d)

anther to filament

40.

Pollen from the ___ must travel to the ___, travel down the ___, into to the ___ where it will fertilize to make a ___ or ___

a)

anther

stigma

style

ovary

seed

fruit

b)

stigma

anther

style

ovary

seed

fruit

c)

filament

anther

stigma

style

ovary

seed

d)

anther

stigma

filament

style

seed

fruit

41.

carries water up the plant?

a)

xylum

b)

pholem

c)

stomata

d)

root

42.

carries sugar around/down the plant?

a)

xylum

b)

pholem

c)

stomata

d)

root

43.

anchors the plant to the ground?

a)

stem

b)

primary root

c)

root hairs

d)

leaves

44.

What is the purpose of root hairs?

a)

To grow leaves

b)

To grow more seeds

c)

To absorb water an mineral from the soil

45.

What is the function of the stomata?

a)

controls gas exchange

b)

absorbs water

c)

transfers pollen

d)

becomes a seed or fruit

46.

A plant's response to touch

a)

thigmotropism

b)

geotropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

dormancy

47.

The movements in a plant in response to light

a)

phototropism

b)

geotropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

thigmotropism

48.

The diagram shows a plant growing while lying on its side. What type of tropism is occurring?

a)

phototropism

b)

gravitropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

thigmotropism

49.

Which of the following shows the correct energy conversion for photosynthesis?

a)

solar --> chemical

b)

chemical --> solar

c)

light --> energy

50.

What is evolution?

a)

a change in the heritable characteristic of a population over time

b)

a change the plant life community over time

c)

a change in the relationship between two species

51.

Main evidence to prove evolution?

(always the answer for evolution questions)

a)

common ancestor

b)

common link

c)

common energy source

52.

Scientific name of organisms is made of which two parts?

a)

Genus and Species

b)

Domain and Kingdom

53.

Why did scientist agreed to use a scientific name?

a)

to avoid confusion

b)

to keep everything the same

54.

Based on the cladogram the common ancestor most likely had-

a)

vertebral colum

b)

ability to purr

c)

four limbs

55.

Which shark is the picture of?

a)

Cow Shark

b)

Great White Shark

c)

Hammerhead Shark

d)

Saw Shark