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Molecular Bio/Biotech/Disease

Total questions: 127

Worksheet time: 3hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The process of converting the energy in food into energy the body can use.
a)
Metabolism
b)
Diet
c)
Digestion
d)
Calories
2.
The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use.
a)
Diet
b)
Metabolism
c)
Calories
d)
Digestion
3.
The amount of energy the body gets from food is measured in.
a)
Metabolism
b)
Diet
c)
Calories
d)
Protein
4.

What are the 3 reactants of photosynthesis? The reactants are the things needed for photosynthesis to occur.

a)

oxygen, glucose, sunlight

b)

sunlight, oxygen, water

c)

water, oxygen, carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide, sunlight, water

5.

What pigment captures/absorbs sunlight?

a)

stomata

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chloroplast

d)

phloem

6.

What are the 2 products of photosynthesis? The products are the things made in the process of photosynthesis.

a)

water, sunlight

b)

glucose, carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen, glucose

d)

sunlight, oxygen

7.

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

To make food

b)

To create energy

c)

To release oxygen

d)

To absorb sunlight

8.

Which product is "waste" and mostly released by the producer (plant)?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

sugar

d)

glucose

9.
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
a)
glucose & carbon dioxide
b)
glucose & oxygen
c)
water & oxygen
d)
water & carbon dioxide
10.
The purpose of cellular respiration is to 
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make  oxygen
11.
In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?
a)
Cellular respiration stores ATP, while photosynthesis releases ATP.
b)
Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.
c)
Photosynthesis releases energy, while cellular respiration stores energy.
d)
Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.
12.
What does metabolism mean?
a)
Converting energy into food
b)
Making light reactions happen
c)
Converting food into energy
13.
The process of cellular respiration 
a)
is performed only by organisms that are incapable of photosynthesis
b)
is performed by autotrophs and heterotrophs
c)
occurs before plants are able to carry out photosynthesis
d)
occurs only in animals
14.
The smallest units or parts of living things; the body's building blocks.
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
tissues
d)
system
15.
A way that is not extreme: not too much and not too little.
a)
moderation
b)
scan
c)
variety
d)
fiber
16.

What is the function of the digestive system?

a)

It transports blood and oxygen to your cells

b)

It breaks down food so the nutrients can be absorbed by your body

c)

It helps you breathe by taking in oxygen and transporting carbon dioxide out of your body

d)

It helps you move

17.

Organelle in eukaryotic cells that is the site of cellular respiration that burns sugar with oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi Apparatus

18.

Which of the following are basic needs for plants to make food, but not for animals.

a)

Water and oxygen

b)

Acid rain

c)

Sunlight, CO2, and soil

d)

Glucose

19.

Which best describes how organisms obtain energy from food?

a)

Food (Glucose) reacts with water to release energy during photosynthesis.

b)

Food (Glucose) reacts with oxygen to release energy (ATP) during cellular respiration.

c)

Food (Glucose) reacts with sunlight to release energy during photosynthesis.

d)

Food (Glucose) reacts with carbon dioxide to release energy during cellular respiration.

20.
Which molecule is broken down during cellular respiration to produce energy for plants and animals?
a)
glucose
b)
alcohol
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
21.

How are plant cells and human cells the same?

a)

They can produce their own oxygen.

b)

They can receive nutrients through the cell wall.

c)

They make their own glucose from sunlight during photosynthesis.

d)

They use mitochondria to release energy from glucose during cellular respiration.

22.

Why is respiration important for digestion?

a)

Respiration provides carbon dioxide for the digestion of food.

b)

Respiration provides hydrogen for the digestion of food.

c)

Respiration provides oxygen for food the combustion of food molecules to produce ATP.

23.

Which best describes the nutrients that are sources of energy for the body?

a)

fats and proteins

b)

fats and carbohydrates

c)

water and carbohydrates

d)

Calcium and fiber

24.

The equation above represents which process of molecular biology?

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Digestion

d)

Brain function

25.

This process occurs in which organism(s):

a)

Plants only

b)

Animals only

c)

Bacteria only

d)

Plants and animals

26.

What process is represented by this equation?

a)

Digestion of food

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Running

27.
Which part of a plant captures the light energy used in photosynthesis?
a)
guard cells
b)
chlorophyll
c)
roots
28.
The amount of calories a person should eat depends on:  
a)
height, weight, and athletic ability
b)
age, activity level, and gender
c)
age, height, and gender
d)
athletic ability, hair color, eye color
29.
The basal metabolic rate is the amount of energy:
a)
you expend at rest.
b)
you need to walk a mile in 30 minutes.
c)
equal to one pound of fat.
d)
that you use to eat a typical dinner.
30.
Which of the following nutrients provides energy to the body?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
vitamins
c)
water
d)
minerals
31.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
90%
32.
The basal metabolic rate is the amount of energy:
a)
you expend at rest.
b)
you need to walk a mile in 30 minutes.
c)
equal to one pound of fat.
d)
that you use to eat a typical dinner.
33.

Is a microbe that needs a person or animal to survive. It contains genetic material. Sometimes theses cannot be killed. It causes diseases like flu, common cold, herpes, rabies and ebola.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

34.

This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait.

a)

Cloning

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

35.
The process of converting the energy in food into energy the body can use.
a)
Metabolism
b)
Diet
c)
Digestion
d)
Calories
36.
The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use.
a)
Diet
b)
Metabolism
c)
Calories
d)
Digestion
37.
The amount of energy the body gets from food is measured in.
a)
Metabolism
b)
Diet
c)
Calories
d)
Protein
38.

What are the 3 reactants of photosynthesis? The reactants are the things needed for photosynthesis to occur.

a)

oxygen, glucose, sunlight

b)

sunlight, oxygen, water

c)

water, oxygen, carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide, sunlight, water

39.

What pigment captures/absorbs sunlight?

a)

stomata

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chloroplast

d)

phloem

40.

What are the 2 products of photosynthesis? The products are the things made in the process of photosynthesis.

a)

water, sunlight

b)

glucose, carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen, glucose

d)

sunlight, oxygen

41.

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

a)

To make food

b)

To create energy

c)

To release oxygen

d)

To absorb sunlight

42.

Which product is "waste" and mostly released by the producer (plant)?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

sugar

d)

glucose

43.
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
a)
glucose & carbon dioxide
b)
glucose & oxygen
c)
water & oxygen
d)
water & carbon dioxide
44.
The purpose of cellular respiration is to 
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make  oxygen
45.
In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?
a)
Cellular respiration stores ATP, while photosynthesis releases ATP.
b)
Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.
c)
Photosynthesis releases energy, while cellular respiration stores energy.
d)
Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.
46.
What does metabolism mean?
a)
Converting energy into food
b)
Making light reactions happen
c)
Converting food into energy
47.
The process of cellular respiration 
a)
is performed only by organisms that are incapable of photosynthesis
b)
is performed by autotrophs and heterotrophs
c)
occurs before plants are able to carry out photosynthesis
d)
occurs only in animals
48.
The smallest units or parts of living things; the body's building blocks.
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
tissues
d)
system
49.
A way that is not extreme: not too much and not too little.
a)
moderation
b)
scan
c)
variety
d)
fiber
50.

What is the function of the digestive system?

a)

It transports blood and oxygen to your cells

b)

It breaks down food so the nutrients can be absorbed by your body

c)

It helps you breathe by taking in oxygen and transporting carbon dioxide out of your body

d)

It helps you move

51.

Organelle in eukaryotic cells that is the site of cellular respiration that burns sugar with oxygen to produce energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi Apparatus

52.

Which of the following are basic needs for plants to make food, but not for animals.

a)

Water and oxygen

b)

Acid rain

c)

Sunlight, CO2, and soil

d)

Glucose

53.

Which best describes how organisms obtain energy from food?

a)

Food (Glucose) reacts with water to release energy during photosynthesis.

b)

Food (Glucose) reacts with oxygen to release energy (ATP) during cellular respiration.

c)

Food (Glucose) reacts with sunlight to release energy during photosynthesis.

d)

Food (Glucose) reacts with carbon dioxide to release energy during cellular respiration.

54.
Which molecule is broken down during cellular respiration to produce energy for plants and animals?
a)
glucose
b)
alcohol
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
55.

How are plant cells and human cells the same?

a)

They can produce their own oxygen.

b)

They can receive nutrients through the cell wall.

c)

They make their own glucose from sunlight during photosynthesis.

d)

They use mitochondria to release energy from glucose during cellular respiration.

56.

Why is respiration important for digestion?

a)

Respiration provides carbon dioxide for the digestion of food.

b)

Respiration provides hydrogen for the digestion of food.

c)

Respiration provides oxygen for food the combustion of food molecules to produce ATP.

57.

Which best describes the nutrients that are sources of energy for the body?

a)

fats and proteins

b)

fats and carbohydrates

c)

water and carbohydrates

d)

Calcium and fiber

58.

The equation above represents which process of molecular biology?

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Digestion

d)

Brain function

59.

This process occurs in which organism(s):

a)

Plants only

b)

Animals only

c)

Bacteria only

d)

Plants and animals

60.

What process is represented by this equation?

a)

Digestion of food

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Running

61.
Which part of a plant captures the light energy used in photosynthesis?
a)
guard cells
b)
chlorophyll
c)
roots
62.
The amount of calories a person should eat depends on:  
a)
height, weight, and athletic ability
b)
age, activity level, and gender
c)
age, height, and gender
d)
athletic ability, hair color, eye color
63.
The basal metabolic rate is the amount of energy:
a)
you expend at rest.
b)
you need to walk a mile in 30 minutes.
c)
equal to one pound of fat.
d)
that you use to eat a typical dinner.
64.
Which of the following nutrients provides energy to the body?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
vitamins
c)
water
d)
minerals
65.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
90%
66.
The basal metabolic rate is the amount of energy:
a)
you expend at rest.
b)
you need to walk a mile in 30 minutes.
c)
equal to one pound of fat.
d)
that you use to eat a typical dinner.
67.

This is the practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait.

a)

Cloning

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

68.

This is the practice of producing a genetically identical cell or organism

a)

Cloning

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

69.

This is the process of creating a unique image of an individual's alleles based on their size and using that image to identify an individual's DNA

a)

Cloning

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

70.

What is the name of the international effort to sequence a human's DNA sequence?

a)

The Gene Sequencing Project

b)

The DNA Fingerprinting Project

c)

The Nuremberg Trials

d)

The Human Genome Project

71.

Which of these is NOT a use for DNA Fingerprinting?

a)

Identifying the person whose DNA was left at a crime scene

b)

Determining the father of a child

c)

Finding the likelihood of inheriting a genetic disorder

d)

Figuring out which species are more closely related

72.

Why did scientists edit the genes of bacteria to produce insulin?

a)

Because the bacteria were diabetic

b)

Because bacteria have simple DNA that is easier to manipulate, making it easy to produce insulin in a lab

c)

Because bacteria's complex DNA was perfect for insulin production

d)

Because insulin has no use outside of a lab setting

73.

This is the practice of choosing individuals of a species to mate based on their desirable characteristics

a)

Bacterial recombination

b)

Natural selection

c)

Genetic modification

d)

Selective breeding

74.

Which of these is the correct definition of genetic modification/genetic engineering?

a)

Choosing individuals to mate based on desired characteristics

b)

Observing genetic changes in populations over time based on adaptive traits

c)

Extracting stem cells to differentiate into specialized tissues

d)

Altering the DNA of an organism at the molecular level

75.

What does transgenic mean?

a)

An organism that can change its genes at will

b)

A stem cell that can differentiate into anything

c)

An organism that has had another species' DNA put in it

d)

A bacteria that reproduces asexually

76.
Which field would most likely NOT incorporate  biotechnology?
a)
Agriculture 
b)
Genetics 
c)
Medicine
d)
Mining 
77.
Which agricultural benefit can biotechnology  provide?
a)
developing plants that are less dependent on the sun for energy
b)
developing plants that are less sensitive to variations in environmental temperatures
c)
developing plants with inheritable traits unrelated to the genetic material they contain
d)
developing plants that will not die
78.
Which of the following subjects would someone  most likely study if he or she wanted to work in  the biotechnology field?
a)
Chemistry 
b)
Genetics
c)
Physics 
d)
Environmental Science 
79.
_________________ is NOT a common ethical  concern related to human cloning.
a)
That humans will be created who exist solely as a supply of organs for transplants
b)
That clones will be more prone to abnormal development
c)
That parents will pay to have a child that is a clone of a famous athlete
d)
That cloned humans will have no personality
80.
Which of the following careers would a student studying biotechnology most likely pursue?
a)
electrical Engineering 
b)
Astronomy 
c)
Agricultural research 
d)
Geology 
81.
Which of these is not a way in which biotechnology can benefit agriculture?
a)
increase crop population
b)
reducing the loss of crops to insects
c)
producing better-tasting fruits
d)
improving farm machinery
82.
Which of these would be a concern about the use of biotechnology?
a)
creation of new pathogens
b)
making of new vaccines
c)
increased opportunities for jobs
d)
increased crop yield
83.
___________ changes the genetic material of a living organism.
a)
Crossbreeding 
b)
Genetic Modification 
c)
Bioremediation
d)
Genome
84.
Genetic engineering is used for all the following EXCEPT
a)
Medicine 
b)
Farming 
c)
Agriculture 
d)
Machinery 
85.
______________uses bacteria to clean up our surrounding.
a)
Genome
b)
Bioremediation 
c)
Genetic Modification 
d)
Crossbreeding 
86.

Is a microbe that needs a person or animal to survive. It contains genetic material. Sometimes theses cannot be killed. It causes diseases like flu, common cold, herpes, rabies and ebola.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

87.

Is a single celled microbe that causes diseases such as strep throat, meningitis, TB, cholera and staph infection. Can multiple quickly in the body. There are good and bad types of these in the body.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

88.

Is a plant-like microbe. Causes athletes foot.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

89.

A microbe that lives in or on another organism of another species (its host) and benefits by taking nutrients from the host. Examples include head lice and tapeworms.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasite

d)

Fungi

90.

If Hunter has a bacterial infection such as strep throat, can he take an antibiotic to get rid of it?

a)

Yes because antibiotics only kill bacteria

b)

Yes because antibiotics can kill any microbe

c)

No because antibiotics only kill viruses

d)

No because antibiotics are bad for you

91.

If Aubree has a viral infection such as the flu, can she take an antibiotic to get rid of it?

a)

Yes because antibiotics only kill bacteria

b)

Yes because antibiotics can kill any microbe

c)

No because antibiotics only kill viruses

d)

No because antibiotics only kill bacteria

92.

What is an infectious disease?

a)

A disease that can be spread from person to person

b)

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

93.

What is a non-infectious disease?

a)

A disease that can be spread from person to person

b)

A disease that cannot be spread from person to person

94.

A pathogen is another word for

a)

bacteria

b)

germs

c)

virus

d)

antibodies

95.

Dead or weakened versions of a disease that our bodies can easily fight off that can give us immunity from the disease is called a

a)

Shot

b)

doctor

c)

vaccine

d)

drug

96.

An ____________________ disease can also be called a communicable disease

a)

infectious

b)

noninfectious

c)

asthma

d)

deadly

97.

A ____________________ disease can also be called a noncommunicable disease

a)

infectious

b)

noninfectious

c)

asthma

d)

deadly

98.
Disease-causing microorganism, such as a bacterium or fungus.
a)
antigen
b)
prion
c)
pathogen
d)
allergen
99.
a tiny, non-living particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called
a)
bacteria
b)
a virus
c)
a fungi
d)
ha protist
100.
a single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus is called
a)
a bacteriophage
b)
a virus
c)
a protist
d)
bacteria
101.

common cold

a)

virus

b)

protozoa

c)

fungus

d)

bacteria

e)

parasite

102.

Which of these is not a disease that can be treated with antibiotics?

a)

flu

b)

strep throat

c)

tetanus

d)

sinus infection

103.

Which of these diseases cannot be prevented through vaccination?

a)

common cold

b)

mumps

c)

flu

d)

measles

104.
Vaccines work by...
a)
killing pathogens that are already infecting a host
b)
helping antibodies build immunity against a specific pathogen
c)
causing the body to expel pathogens faster than normal
d)
preventing a specific pathogen from entering the body
105.

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

parasite

d)

fungi

106.

Organisms that cause disease are called __________________.

a)

hosts

b)

pathogens

c)

Phagocytes

d)

Flagellum

107.

All include pathogens EXCEPT for__________________.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Toxins

c)

Viruses

d)

Fungi

e)

Protists

108.

What is the smallest pathogen?

a)

protist

b)

bacteria

c)

virus

d)

fungi

109.
A protein made by white blood cells to fight a specific pathogen.
a)
Antibody
b)
Antivirus
c)
Allegra
d)
Allotment
110.

Which of the following is an effective method of preventing infection by Malaria?

a)

Use pesticides to kill the mosquito (vector)

b)

Quarantine the mosquitos that carry the parasite

c)

Provide condoms to prevent transmission of parasite during sex

d)

Drink plenty of water

111.

A host is:

a)

An organism that harbors a pathogen

b)

Grant Denyer on Family Feud

c)

An animal that transmits a pathogen

d)

A microorganism that has been transmitted

112.

Common vectors include:

a)

Mosquitoes

b)

Ticks

c)

Bats

d)

All of the above

113.

Vector borne disease can transmit the following diseases.

a)

Chicken pox, Measles and Mumps

b)

Whooping cough, Tetanus and German measles

c)

Malaria, Rabies, Lyme Disease and Typhus

114.

Bacteria are:

a)

All of these

b)

can be single-celled or complex multicelluar

c)

Smallest of all micro-organisms

d)

small, single celled organisms.

115.

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Disease

d)

Pathogens

116.

This term is used when many people in a local area get sick at the same time.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Diseases

d)

Pathogens

117.

Which of these is considered a vector? (select all that apply)

a)

mosquito

b)

tick

c)

flea

d)

fungi

e)

plants

118.
A vector-borne disease is one that is spread by
a)
animals
b)
contaminated food
c)
plants
d)
all of the above
119.

Which of these is NOT a vector-borne disease?

a)

typhus

b)

plague

c)

Zika

d)

tetanus

e)

Lyme disease

120.

Something capable of spreading disease without being infected itself (rats, mosquitoes, soil parasites)

a)

Vector

b)

Hazard

c)

Virus

d)

Infection

121.

Science of studying disease-causing microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, Fungi, etc)

a)

Streptococcus

b)

Infection

c)

Protozoa

d)

Microbiology

122.

Multi-cellular Eukaryotic organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down organic matter.

a)

Protozoa

b)

Virus

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

123.

Nonliving pathogen that is capable of infecting and reproducing within living hosts: may spread rapidly throughout populations.

a)

Virus

b)

Vector

c)

Fungi

d)

Disease

124.

Antibiotics affect ...

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Bacteria and Viruses

d)

Bacteria, Viruses, and Fungi

125.

A ___________ is an organism that carries an infectious disease like malaria carrying mosquitoes.

a)

Transmitter

b)

Carrier

c)

Vector

d)

Zoonotic Transfer

126.

True or False: Viruses are NOT alive.

a)

True

b)

False

127.

They need a host in order to replicate/reproduce.

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

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