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Biology Final Review #1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic unit of carbohydrates is a

a)

amino acid

b)

monosaccharide

c)

disaccharide

d)

polysaccharide

2.

When digested the fat molecule is broken into:

a)

fatty acids

b)

amino acids

c)

glycerol

d)

fatty acids and glycerol

3.

What characteristic of water molecules allow them to form weak hydrogen bonds with each other?

a)

positive charges

b)

polarity

c)

solubility

d)

covalent bonds

4.

What characteristic of water causes surface tension?

a)

cohesion

b)

ionic bonds

c)

isotopes

d)

suspension

5.

What particles combine to form proteins?

a)

amino acids

b)

lipids

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nucleotides

6.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
7.
Which statement reflects one of the major components of the cell theory?
a)
All living things are multi-cellular.
b)
Organs are the basic unit of structure and function for all living things.
c)
All cells come from previously existing cells.
d)
Every organism has a reproductive system to ensure survival of the species.
8.
In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?
 
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
9.
Using this image, what organelle is C?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Large Cell Vacuole
d)
Chloroplast
10.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
Sac that stores water, nutrients, and waste products
b)
Sac filled with digestive chemicals
c)
Jelly-like substance within the plasma membrane
d)
stack of membranes that packages chemicals
11.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
12.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
13.

Select all that are raw materials for Photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight (Light Energy)

e)

Glucose (Sugar/food)

14.

Select all that are products of Photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight (Light Energy)

e)

Glucose (Sugar/food)

15.
What is the function of NADPH and ATP?
a)
They absorb light
b)
They power the light-dependent reactions
c)
They are light-reflecting pigments
d)
They are short term energy carriers
16.
What are the two products of the light reactions that are needed for the calvin cycle?
a)
NAD and NADPH
b)
NADP + and Glucose
c)
NADPH and ATP
d)
Oxygen and NADPH
17.

The term aerobic means

a)

wine-making

b)

with carbon dioxide

c)

without carbon dioxide

d)

with oxygen

e)

without oxygen

18.

which of the following is the result of glycolysis?

a)

reduction of FAD to FADH2

b)

production of carbon dioxide

c)

conversion of glucose to 2 three carbon compounds

d)

conversion of NADH to NAD+

19.

In the electron transport chain, electrons are passed from one electron transport molecule to another and are finally accepted by

a)

an oxygen molecule

b)

a molecule of carbon dioxide

c)

a molecule of water

d)

ADP

20.
Where does glycolysis take place in the cell?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cytosol
c)
Cell Membrane
d)
Mitochondrial Matrix
21.

What stage is shown in the picture?

a)

prophase in mitosis

b)

prophase I in meiosis

c)

prophase II in meiosis

d)

interphase

22.

Meiosis results in

a)

two unique daughter cells

b)

four identical daughter cells

c)

two identical daughter cells

d)

four unique daughter cells

23.

Crossing over occurs in

a)

prophase of mitosis

b)

prophase I of meiosis

c)

interphase

d)

during all stages of meiosis I

24.

Mitosis is responsible for growth, repair, and maintenance in an organism because

a)

it occurs at a faster rate than meiosis

b)

the chromosome number is reduced by half

c)

exact duplicates of each mother cell are produced

d)

it is the only process that involves replication of genetic material

25.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
26.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
27.
The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication
a)
helicase
b)
replicase
c)
polymerase
d)
synthase
28.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
29.
What is the product of translation?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
proteins
30.
What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
a)
RNA-protein-DNA
b)
RNA-DNA-protein
c)
DNA-protein-RNA
d)
DNA-RNA-prtein
31.
What happens if someone gives you a 90% salt saline drip?
a)
Your cells will shrivel and you'll die
b)
Your cells will swell and you'll die
c)
Nah you'll be fine.
32.

The head of phospholipids are

a)

hypotonic

b)

hydrophbic

c)

hypertonic

d)

hydrophilic

33.

What is the plasma membrane made of?

a)

sugars

b)

phospholipids

c)

nucleic acids

d)

proteins

34.
Large particles enter the cell by which process...
a)
exocytosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
exoskeleton
d)
osmosis
35.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
36.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
37.

Having two different allele forms for a particular gene. Ex. Aa

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

Dominant

d)

Recessive

38.

Which of the following best describes how genes influence an organism's traits?

a)

Genes control the production of proteins, which affect the organism's traits.

b)

DNA controls the production of lipids, which determine the organism's traits.

c)

Carbohydrates control the production of genes, which affects the organism's traits.

d)

Genes control the development of sister centrioles, which determine the organism's traits.

39.
What mutation has occurred here? 
T-G-A-C-C-A
T-G-A-G-C-A
a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Frameshift 
40.

Black fur in mice (B) is dominant to brown fur (b).

Short tails (T) are dominant to long tails (t).

What percentage of the offspring of the cross BbTt x BBtt will have black fur and long tails?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

41.

What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

a)

Fossils

b)

Vestigial Structures

c)

DNA

d)

Homologous Structures

42.

What type of evidence is shown in the image above?

a)

Fossils

b)

Vestigial structures

c)

Homologous Structures

d)

DNA

43.

What type of evidence are shown in the picture above?

a)

Fossils

b)

Embryology

c)

Homologous Structures

d)

Vestigial Structures

44.
The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---
a)
The organisms shown lived in the same natural envionrment
b)
The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor
c)
The organisms shown have the same genetic diseases
d)
All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs
45.

Transcribe the following DNA strand into the correct mRNA strand?

TGC-GGA-CTC-CTC

a)

ACG-CCT-GAG-GAG

b)

TCC-GGT-CTC-CTC

c)

UGC-GGA-CUC-CUC

d)

ACG-CCU-GAG-GAG

46.

During protein synthesis, what does mRNA do?

a)

it strings together two complementary DNA strands

b)

it constructs proteins out of random amino acids

c)

it delivers DNA's instructions for making proteins to the ribosome

d)

it constructs proteins out of random amino acids

47.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
48.
What would happen if we did not have start codons?
a)
Polypeptide chains would continue to grow
b)
Amino acids would bind to tRNA
c)
Protein synthesis wouldn't occur
d)
mRNA would form a double strand
49.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
50.
What does tRNA do?
a)
provides information from DNA to ribosomes
b)
transfers amino acids to the ribosomes
c)
makes up ribosomes
d)
builds proteins