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Encyclopedia of Biology Page # 125 to 175

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any organism that lives in the home of

another and shares its food or home is

a)

scarab beetle

b)

ant

c)

sparrow

d)

frog

2.

Refers to the various positional and

structural arrangements of a flower cluster on a floral

axis.

a)

bunch

b)

inflorescence

c)

receme

d)

all of these

3.

A small

electrical charge of a few millivolts, creating a local

hyperpolarization (increase in membrane potential on

the negativity of the inside of the neuron) in the membrane

of a postsynaptic neuron.

a)

regulatory postsynaptic potential

b)

inhibitory postsynaptic potential

c)

presynaptic potential

d)

none of these

4.

A group of natural chemical glycoprotein

messengers, acting as cytokines, that are secreted

by different cells of the immune system to make other

cells perform specific cellular functions.

a)

integral protein

b)

interferon

c)

insulin

d)

interleukin

5.
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
Cell Wall
6.
The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
None of the above
7.
Interphase has 3 stages; G1, S, and G2.  What happens during synthesis?
a)
Cells grow and carry out normal functions
b)
Cells copy organelles and prepare for a critical checkpoint
c)
The cell splits into two new daughter cells
d)
The cell makes a copy of its DNA
8.
The cycle in which cells undergo growth and division
a)
Cell Cycle
b)
Interphase
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
9.
What phase are cells in the longest?
a)
Interphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
10.

The two different states of the Intertidal Zone include:

a)

Low tide and the splash zone

b)

Low tide and medium tide

c)

Low tide and high tide

d)

High tide and the splash zone

11.

Species living in the Intertidal Zone must be able to survive which changes?

a)

Moisture

b)

Temperature

c)

Salinity

d)

All of the above

12.

Holes, cracks, or crevices where seawater collects as the tide goes out.

a)

tide pools

b)

tide zones

c)

tidal waves

d)

tidal shore

13.

Only exposed during low tide; contains the highest biodiversity

a)

High tide

b)

Medium tide

c)

Low tide

14.

Only submerged at high tide; hotter and drier

a)

High tide

b)

Medium tide

c)

Low tide

15.

Submerged and exposed for equal amounts of time

a)

High tide

b)

Medium tide

c)

Low tide

16.

Ecosystem found on marine shorelines alternating between high and low tide

a)

Abyssal Zone

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Intertidal Zone

d)

Open Ocean

17.

Intertidal Zones along the coast of Northern CA can be found in

a)

Monterey

b)

Santa Cruz

c)

San Francisco

d)

All of the above

18.

The Splash Zone can be described as

a)

Lies between medium and low tide

b)

Lies between high and low tide

c)

Area above the high tide zone in which animals survive by getting splashed by the waves.

d)

Never receives water

19.

Species living in the Intertidal Zone include

a)

Sharks

b)

Whales

c)

Sea Stars

d)

Jellyfish

20.

CGMs measure the amount of blood glucose from

a)

Vessels

b)

Capillars

c)

Arthery

d)

Interstitial Fluid

e)

Intracellular Fluid

21.

What is the Interstitial Fluid?

a)

Internal fluid of the cells

b)

body fluid between blood vessels and fat

c)

body fluid between blood vessels and cells

d)

Internal fluid of the blood cells

22.

An intervening section of DNA that occurs

almost exclusively within a eukaryotic GENE, but which

is not translated to amino acid SEQUENCEs in the gene

product.

a)

jumping gene

b)

exon

c)

intron

d)

plindromic sequence

23.

A DRUG that

acts at the same RECEPTOR as that of an AGONIST, yet

produces an opposite effect.

a)

antagonist

b)

negative antagonist

c)

inverse agonist

d)

both b & c

24.

A rapid and temporary increase in population

density, often followed by a mass emigration; common

in bird species.

a)

disruption

b)

irruption

c)

interruption

d)

population

25.

In this life cycle numbers 2 and 3 are:

a)

The gametophyte

b)

The sporophyte

c)

Gametes

d)

Zygotes

26.

Algae, and all plants reproduce using:

a)

The alternation of generations

b)

Only asexual reproduction

c)

Only sexual reproduction

d)

Diploid gametes

27.
Which type of life cycle has both a haploid and diploid multicellular stage?
a)
asexual
b)
diploid-dominant
c)
haploid-dominant
d)
alternation of generations
28.

termites

a)

thysanura

b)

isoptera

c)

diptera

d)

coleoptera

e)

odonata

29.

A stage in development prior to adult stage.

a)

larva

b)

tadpole

c)

pupa

d)

juvenile

30.

A unit of work and energy; 1 J = .......................... cal.

a)

0.125

b)

0.239

c)

0.333

d)

0.432

31.

A unit of work and energy;

1 cal = ..............J.

a)

0.498

b)

0.367

c)

3.182

d)

4.184

32.

a photograph or picture of chromosomes grouped in ordered pairs is a ______________

a)

pedigree

b)

Punnett Square

c)

Venn Diagram

d)

Karyotype

33.
Which sex chromosomes would indicate a typical human male?
a)
XX
b)
X
c)
XY
d)
XXY
34.

You are viewing a patients karyotype. You see 23 chromosomes total. There are no homologous chromosomes. Which type of cell are you viewing?

a)

Egg cell

b)

Zygote

c)

Skin cell

d)

White blood cell

35.
What is the gender of the individual whose karyotype is seen in the image?
a)
Male
b)
Female
36.
The results of the karyotype indicate that an individual has 3 chromosome #21. Which of the following genetic disorders do they have?
a)
Edwards Syndrome
b)
Patau's Syndrome
c)
Down's Syndrome
d)
Klinefelter's Syndrome
37.

Based on the karyotype, what is the sex of this baby?

a)

Male

b)

Female

38.
Is this Karyotype human?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Impossible to Determine
39.
What is the haploid number for this Karyotype?
a)
26
b)
27
c)
52
d)
54
40.

What is the diploid number of chromosomes for a bat if the sperm cell has 22 chromosomes?

a)

22

b)

11

c)

44

d)

21

41.

A dominant species as predator

that maintains species richness in a community through

selective predation of the best competitors in the community,

and as a result maintains populations of less

competitive species.

a)

keystone predator

b)

predator

c)

cornivore

d)

dominant prey

42.

The structure at the base

of a flagellum or cilium that rises from the centriole

and consists of a cylinder composed of nine longitudinally

oriented, evenly spaced, triplet microtubules surrounding

one central pair, called the axoneme.

a)

kinetosome

b)

basal body

c)

flagellin

d)

both a & b

43.

The microtubules that connect

kinetochores to spindle polar fibers.

a)

kinetochore

b)

spindles

c)

kinetochore fibers

d)

threads

44.

The act of organizing individuals into social

groups, roles, and categories based on parentage, marriage,

or other criteria.

a)

kinocilium

b)

kinship

c)

kinematics

d)

all of these

45.

Krebs, Sir Hans Adolf (1900–1981) German Biochemist

Sir Hans Adolf Krebs was born in

......................................, on August 25, 1900,

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Mexico

46.
The "regenerator" of the Krebs Cycle is:
a)
Oxaloacetate
b)
Acetyl-CoA
c)
Citrate
d)
α-Ketoglutarate
47.
Before entering Krebs Cycle, pyruvate is:
a)
Oxidized
b)
Reduced
c)
Isomerized to Acetyl-CoA
d)
Phosphorylated
48.
The number of ATP molecules produced out of Krebs Cycle is:
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
0
49.
How many FADH2 molecules are produced by 1 molecule of glucose?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.
How many FADH2 molecules are produced by 1 turn of the Krebs Cycle?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
51.
How many NADH molecules are produced by a molecule of glucose through the Krebs' Cycle?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
52.
Which of the following is not a requirement for the Krebs Cycle?
a)
NAD+
b)
FAD+
c)
Water
d)
Pyruvate
53.
How many CO2 molecules are produced by the Krebs Cycle for a molecule of glucose?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
3
54.
After Krebs Cycle, how many Carbon atoms from the original glucose molecule remain?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
3
d)
2
55.
Krebs Cycle takes place in the:
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Matrix
c)
Ribsome
d)
InterMembrane Space
56.
The inner most interior of the mitochondrion is called the:
a)
Cristae
b)
Matrix
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Carbuncles
57.
Krebs Cycle is part of_______________ respiration.
a)
Aerobic
b)
Anaerobic
58.
Prior to entering the Krebs Cycle, each pyruvate molecule loses electrons, hydrogen ions, and a carbon, forming an energy-rich molecule of
a)
Acetyl-CoA
b)
Citrate
c)
Oxaloacetate
d)
Malate
59.
After the Krebs Cycle only a small portion of the energy of glucose has been converted to ATP. At this point the majority of usable energy is contained in
a)
NADH and FADH2
b)
Carbon Dioxide 
c)
Acetyl-CoA
d)
Citrate
60.

Trees that grow near the tree line and

that are profoundly shaped by wind and ice, often

twisted and flaglike or

a)

krummholz

b)

kuru

c)

K-selection

d)

labile

61.

Define laccase.

4 lines
62.

what is epitope?

4 lines
63.

what are fibroblast?

4 lines
64.

what is genetic code?

4 lines
65.

Elaborate genetic drift.

4 lines