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4th MP Quarterly

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 7hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many stages are in mitosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase.

a)

prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase

b)

prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

c)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

d)

prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase

3.

Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?

a)

In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.

b)

In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.

c)

In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.

d)

In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.

4.

Which phase of Mitosis is shown here?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

5.

Which phase of Mitosis is shown here?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

6.

Which phase of Mitosis is shown here?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Anaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Prophase

7.

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

Cell Wall

8.

Humans have ________ pairs of chromosomes.

a)

21

b)

23

c)

46

d)

None of the above

9.

The ___________ holds the replicated sister chromatids together.

a)

centriole

b)

chromosomes

c)

centromere

d)

cycles

10.

The structures labeled B are

a)

centrioles

b)

chromatids

c)

centromeres

d)

chromopheres

11.

The structure labeled A is a(n)

a)

chromatid

b)

centriole

c)

centromere

d)

chromophere

12.

What is a series of events a cell goes through as they grow and divide?

a)

Cell Division

b)

Cell Cycle

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Mitosis

13.

Adenine bonds with ______________.

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Adenine

14.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

15.

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

16.

If a somatic (body) cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain

a)

3

b)

6

c)

12

d)

24

17.

The purpose of meiosis is to form ________ cells.

a)

body

b)

sex

c)

somatic

d)

brain

18.

How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

a)

23, 46

b)

46, 23

c)

2, 4

d)

50, 100

20.

A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

80

d)

160

21.
Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a
a)
carcinogen
b)
nicolyte
c)
pathogen
d)
retrovirus
22.

An abnormal mass/group of cancer cells is called a

a)

tumor

b)

cyst

c)

lesion

d)

polyp

23.
A diagnostic procedure that involves removing a tissue sample from a patient.
a)
biopsy
b)
lipotripsy
c)
pathogenesis
d)
oncology
24.
What is cancer?
a)
The heart does not receive enough blood.
b)
Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
c)
Blood filled weak spot.
d)
Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
25.

Activities or choices that will affect your health.

a)

risk factors

b)

biogenetics

c)

healthy choices

d)

habits

26.
Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.
a)
chemotherapy
b)
radiation therapy
c)
cancer surgery
d)
mitotic spindling
27.

If someone in your family has had Cancer in the past you have what doctors call a:

a)

Predisposition

b)

Carcinogen

c)

Risk Factor

d)

Chemotherapy

28.

Which type of tumor is being described:


Slow growing Not dangerous Does not spread

a)

Malignant

b)

Benign

29.

Which type of tumor is being described below:


Spreads Dangerous Grows quickly

a)

Benign

b)

Malignant

30.

If cancerous cells travel throughout your body, the cells have gone through a process known as:

a)

Metastisize

b)

Migration

c)

Flowing

d)

Locomotion

31.

What is a mutation?

a)

A mistake in DNA which can lead to cancer

b)

A complete copy of DNA

c)

A change in DNA which doesn't cause an issue

d)

A mistake in your body that is caught and removed

32.

These are examples of:

  • chemicals in cigarette smoke
  • radiation
  • nitrates in processed foods
  • artificial sweeter
  • Heavy metals such as mercury and lead
a)

Carcinogens

b)

Predispositions

c)

Mutations

d)

Tumors

33.

These are examples of:


  • Surgery
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiation
a)

Treatments for Cancer

b)

Mutations

c)

Examples of Asexual Reproduction

d)

Types of Tumors

34.

Anything that can cause mutations or turn on cancer genes.

Examples: smoking, radiation, chemicals, poor diet

a)

Risk Factors

b)

Mutations

c)

Tumors

d)

Predispositions

35.

Organisms reproduce so that their species can continue to exist. Not all organisms reproduce the same way. Asexual reproduction is a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent. Sexual reproduction is a reproductive process that involves two parents that combine their genetic material to produce a new organism which differs from both parents.

a)

I don't get it.

b)

GOT IT!

36.

One source of genetic material (parent).

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

37.

Two or more sources of genetic material (parents).

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

38.

Offspring a genetic mix of parents genetic information, not identical.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

39.

Offspring genetically identical to parent.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

40.

More energy resources required, slower.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

41.

Less energy resources required, faster.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

42.

Does not change genetic diversity in species populations due to no change in genetic material.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

43.

Leads to higher genetic diversity in species populations due to new permutations of genetic material

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

44.

Examples: bacteria, yeast, coral, flatworms, sea stars.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

45.

Examples: flowering plants, humans, dogs, fish, chicken.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

46.
Traits that are passed from generation to generation are called ____________________
a)
Excited Traits
b)
Inherited Traits
c)
Inclined Traits
d)
Special Traits
47.
_____________________ carries information for inherited traits.
a)
DNA
b)
FBI
c)
RNA
d)
CBS
48.
A nucleotide is made up of three parts:  which of these is not one of those parts?
a)
sugar
b)
phosphate
c)
amino acids
d)
base
49.
A strand of DNA that looks like a twisted ladder is called a _____________________
a)
triple twist
b)
corkscrew
c)
double helix
d)
chain reaction
50.
____________________ is to make copies of DNA
a)
replicate
b)
recycle
c)
reuse
d)
rejoice
51.
__________________________ are proteins that are made from many sub units.
a)
Nucleic Acids
b)
Armor
c)
Sugars
d)
Amino Acids
52.
RNA and DNA are all __________________, meaning they stand for something else.
a)
substitutes
b)
codes
53.
__________________ is similar to DNA.  This helps make protein for DNA.  It is a temporary copy.
a)
SEC
b)
GBA
c)
RNA
d)
PGA
54.
_____________________ is a cell organelle composed of RNA and Protein
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosome
c)
DNA
d)
Amino Acid
55.
__________________ is a change in the nucleotide base sequence of DNA.
a)
switch
b)
eraser
c)
creation
d)
mutation
56.
To transfer genes from one organism to another is ________________________
a)
Genetic Engineering
b)
Ribosome
c)
Inherited Traits
d)
Replication
57.
__________________________ is used to identify the unique patterns in a person's DNA.
a)
RNA Eye Test
b)
DNA Fingerprinting
c)
Echolocation
d)
Gene Splicing
58.
Are recessive traits shown with capital or lowercase letters? 
a)
Capital
b)
Lowercase
59.
The physical appearance or the way a gene looks is known as it's....
a)
genotype
b)
allele
c)
gene
d)
phenotype
60.
The mathematical chance that something will happen is known as...
a)
chance
b)
luck
c)
probability
61.
The different forms of genes are known as
a)
environment
b)
probability
c)
traits
d)
alleles
62.
An allele or gene that always shows is
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
hidden
d)
present
63.
Two of the same genes for a trait (sometimes called purebred). BB or bb
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
64.
Two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid). Bb
a)
protein
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
65.
What would the ratio for genotypes be for this Punnett Square?
a)
2Bb:2bb
b)
2BB:2Bb
c)
1BB:2Bb:1bb
d)
4Bb
66.
G = dominant green and y = recessive yellow
A fish has a Gy genotype, what will its phenotype be?
a)
yellow
b)
green
c)
greenish-yellow
d)
red
67.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
68.
Dominant alleles are represented by a:
a)
Male gene
b)
lowercase letter
c)
recessive trait
d)
capital letter
69.
A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents
a)
Mendel Grid
b)
Genetic Tic Tac Toe
c)
Punnett Square
d)
Pedigree Plot
70.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
71.
___________________________ is the field of science that studies of how traits are passed on, or inherited.
a)
dominant traits
b)
ratio
c)
phenotype
d)
genetics
72.
He is known as the father of modern day genetics.
a)
Gregory Mendel
b)
Greg Mendel
c)
Gregor Mendel
d)
Grace Mendel
73.
Which is a true statements about this picture?
a)
Brown is recessive
b)
Brown is dominant
c)
Blue is dominant
d)
Blue is codominant
74.
What are the possible phenotypes in this punnett square?
a)
Bb, bb, BB
b)
purple, white
c)
Bb, bb
d)
light purple
75.
What is a gene?
a)
An entire chromosome that  codes for a trait
b)
a piece of clothing
c)
a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
d)
Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait
76.
What is a genotype? 
a)
The genetic make up (code)
b)
The physical trait
77.
Tall is dominant to short. What is the phenotype of this organism?
Tt
a)
tall
b)
short
78.
Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Charles Barkley
d)
Isaac Newton
79.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
80.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
81.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
82.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers 
b)
Genotypes 
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
83.
Another word for adapt is ____________.
a)
change
b)
create
84.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
85.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
86.
The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________
a)
Species
b)
Environmental Change
c)
Adaptation
d)
Variation
87.
Darwin referred to this as survival of the fittest. Over time, it results in changes in the inherited characteristics of a population because organisms with adaptations that make them fit for their environment will survive and reproduce better than those without favorable traits.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Genetic Variation
c)
Survival of the Fittest
88.
Genetic differences between organisms of the same species
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
89.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
90.
The struggle for existence against other members of an organisms species is
a)
Competition
b)
Natural Selection
c)
gene flow
d)
genetic drift
91.
Darwin's expedition took how many years?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
92.
Darwin's expedition was called the Voyage of the _________.
a)
Titanic
b)
Beagle
93.
Remains of ancient organisms are called
a)
Extinctions
b)
Fossils
c)
Mutations
d)
Variations
94.
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the process of natural selection?
a)
Overpopulation
b)
Fossils
c)
Competition
d)
Variations
95.
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is called a(an):
a)
hypothesis
b)
experiment
c)
cause and effect
d)
scientific theory
96.
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring is called a species.  
a)
True  
b)
False

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