WorksheetsBiology Final Exam Review Game
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 33mins
How many different amino acids are there?
3
20
100
During digestion, proteins are broken down into...
Starches
Simple Sugars
Amino Acids
An organic compound is a compound that contains…
Carbon
Oxygen
Sodium
What identifies the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
Both processes generate energy for cell use
The products of one process are used as reactants by the other process
The reactants both processes are exactly the same
Predict the photosynthetic pathway that might be used by a saguaro cactus.
C4 Pathway
CAM
Nitrogen Fixation
Leaf pores for exchange of gases are called…
Pigments
Stomata
Carotenoids
In what organisms does alcoholic fermentation take place?
Yeast & Some Bacteria
Fruit Flies
Humans
Which class of macromolecules store and communicate genetic information?
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acid
A person experiences digestive discomfort within 2 hours of eating meat,beans,
nuts or eggs. Which of the following organs is most likely the source of this difficulty?
Large Intestine
Small Intestine
Stomach
What results from the removal of a phosphate group from ATP?
The production of AQP
The creation of energy
The release of energy
What is the function of glucose in the body?
It's the building block of proteins
It's a source of fiber
It provides energy for cells
Which element is found in proteins but NOT carbohydrates or lipids?
C
N
H
Which digestive system structure contains the enzyme pepsin?
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Stomach
Which is the primary function of the gallbladder?
Making Bile
Storing Excess Bile
Producing Insulin
Which is TRUE about enzymes?
After a reaction, they cannot be reused
They can speed up metabolic processes in the body
They cannot change shape
Which is a product of photosynthesis?
Water
Glucose
Carbon Dioxide
The energy acquired in the light-dependent reactions is used in the Calvin Cycle.
These energy-carrying molecules are…
ATP and NADPH
G3P and RuBP
RuBP and CO2
Where does glycolysis occur?
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Plasma Membrane
Which describes the process of glycolysis?
Anaerobic process that breaks down glucose
Aerobic process that manufactures glucose
Anaerobic process that manufactures glucose
Which is a structure common to ALL cells?
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Plasma Membrane
While viewing a slide of rapidly moving sperm cells, a student concludes that
these cells require a large amount of ATP to maintain their activity. What organelles provide this needed ATP?
Vacuoles
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Why might a soccer player feel soreness in his or her muscles during a game?
Not enough carbon dioxide
A buildup of lactic acid
Too much oxygen
On a laboratory exam, a student is asked to determine if the cells under a
microscope are plant cells or animal cells. What might the student look for?
Chloroplasts and a Cell Wall
A Nucleus and Ribosomes
Ribosomes and Vacuoles
Which describes the process of cellular respiration?
Anabolic pathway that breaks molecules into energy
Anabolic pathway that builds molecules of stored energy
Catabolic pathway that breaks molecules into energy
Which of these moves substances against a concentration gradient and requires
energy?
Osmosis
Sodium Potassium Pump
Facilitated Diffusion
What organisms perform cellular respiration?
Plants Only
Animals Only
Both Plant and Animals
The process of the plasma membrane pumping sodium out of a cell into a
environment where there is already a higher concentration of sodium is called...
Cotransport
Active Transport
Coupled Transport
Which of these is ONLY in plant cells?
Lysosome
Mitochondria
Central Vacuole
Which of these, best summarizes what Schleiden, Schwann and Virchow
contributed to the cell theory?
All living things have cells and new ones come from spontaneous generations
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes are made of cells, which reproduce to form new ones
Cells work together to form tissues, which form organs, which form systems and eventually an entire multicellular organism
Which of the following is used in cellular respiration?
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
RUBP
A plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. What will happen to the plant cell?
It will swell, causing an increase in turgor pressure
It will stay the same
It will shrink, causing an increase in turgor pressure
What is a major difference between facilitated diffusion and active transport?
Active transport moves substances from low to high concentration
Active transport uses proteins
Facilitated diffusion moves molecules from low to high concentration
Besides phospholipids, which of these also helps make up the plasma membrane?
Cellulose
Cholesterol
Vesicles
Which organelle produces protein for a cell?
Nucleus
Ribosome
Golgi Apparatus
Which scientist first used the term cell?
Hooke
Schleiden
Virchow
If the structure of DNA were likened to a ladder, what would make up the
“backbone” (sides) of the ladder?
Amino Acids and Sugars
Nucleotide Bases
Sugars and Phosphates
Which defines a codon?
A pair of nucleic acid and sugar
A three-base code
A pair of phosphate and sugar
During which part of the cell cycle does a cell grow and mature?
G1 Stage
S Stage
M Stage
Which scientist discovered the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae could undergo
transformation from non-virulent to virulent in infected mice?
Avery
Griffith
Chase
Which is the function of the DNA helicase enzyme in the DNA replication
process?
Coils new DNA strands
Joins DNA and RNA primer
Unwinds the double helix
How is the Cell Cycle controlled?
Checkpoint Proteins
ATP Molecules
Spindle Fibers
During replication, nucleotides are added to the lagging strand in the short
segments called ______________, which are then sealed together into a
continuous strand by DNA Ligase.
Oxaloacetates
Codons
Okazaki Fragments
The synthesis of mRNA from DNA in the nucleus is called…
Replication
Translation
Transcription
A molecule of DNA is made up of...
Nucleotides
ATP
Enzymes
Which is the function of the enzymes DNA polymerase during replication?
Unwinds the replicated DNA Strand
Bonds new nucleotides to parent strand
Winds up the replicated DNA strand
A sample of DNA is shown to contain (15%) Adenine. How much cytosine is in
the sample then?
15%
35%
70%
What holds DNA’s 2 strands of nucleotides together?
Covalent Bonds
Ionic Bonds
Hydrogen Bonds
G1, S, and G2 can be collectively referred to as…
Cytokinesis
Interkinesis
Interphase
Who discovered and created the double-helix model of DNA?
Chargaff
Avery
Watson and Crick
Why is mitosis important?
To aid in the removal of diseased cells
For growth and repair of an organism
To provide the cell energy
Which statement describes the number of chromosomes in a newly formed cell
after mitosis?
They are double the number of the parent cell
They are half the number of the parent cell
They are equal to the number of the parent cell
How can cancer cells be described?
Completing abnormal mitosis
Lacking essential nutrients
Dividing out of control
How do prokaryotes reproduce?
Binary Fission
Apoptosis
Apoptosis
How can apoptosis be defined?
Programmed Cell Death
Complete Mitosis
Incomplete Mitosis
What is the purpose of spindle fibers?
To move chromosomes
To initiate various phases of the cell cycle
To split the cytoplasm
Which of these statements BEST describes the difference between a monohybrid
and a dihybrid cross?
In a monohybrid cross two traits are tracked, while in a dihybrid cross one trait is tracked
In a dihybrid cross two traits are tracked, while in a monohybrid cross one trait is tracked
A dihybrid cross involves two different plants, monohybrid involves one plant
Which occurs during cytokinesis?
Cyclin-Dependent Kinases initiated the cell cycle
Cytoplasm Divides
Spindle Apparatus Forms
Telophase is immediately followed by…
Prophase
Interphase
Cytokinesis
Which of these could be an organism’s genotype?
3:1
Bb
25%
Mendel took the pollen from a tall pea plant and pollinated the flower of a short
pea plant. When he did this, he removed the male parts of the flower on the short
plant. Why was it important that he remove the male parts from the flower of the
short plant?
Mendel wanted to prevent self-pollination
The short plant was heterozygous
Mendel wanted to prevent the development of seeds
How is an allele described?
Version or form of a gene
Part of a chromosome
Short segment of DNA
A heterozygous organism is best described as which of these?
Hybrid
Genotype
True-Breeding
Loose uncoiled DNA is called…
Chromosome
Chromatin
Centromere
Which was concluded by Mendel due to his genetic research?
Factors for different traits are inherited together as a matched pair
Polyploidy can be beneficial in agriculture
Factors for different traits are inherited independently of one another
Which of these could be an organism’s phenotype?
3:1
Brown
25%
A dominant genetic disorder will be expressed if an individual has...
One dominant allele
A third copy of a chromosome
Two dominant alleles
The tall allele (T) is dominant to the short allele (t) in Mendel’s pea plants. You
examine a pea plant that exhibits the tall phenotype. What is its genotype?
TT
Tt
A and B
What is the effect of Sickle-Cell Disease?
Blocked Respiratory Pathways
Inefficient Oxygen Transportation
Decreased Neurological Functions
Which of the following is an X-linked recessive disorder?
Cystic Fibrosis
Hemophilia
Galactosemia
Down Syndrome is considered which of the following disorder types?
Trisomy
X-Linked
Autosomal Recessive
What is the genotype of a woman with red-green color blindness?
XcXc
XcX
XY
In mink, brown fur color (M) is dominant to silver-blue (m). If homozygous
brown mink is mated with a silver-blue mink and 8 offspring are produced; how many would be expected to be the recessive silver-blue?
0
3
6
According to Mendel’s Law of Segregation, what takes place during meiosis?
Pairs of alleles cross over on chromosomes, exchanging one for the other
Pairs of alleles separate in meiosis and each gamete receives one allele of a pair
Part of an allele is separated or broken off, from its chromosome
Which disorder results in the formation of thick mucus that clog the lungs and
pancreas?
Tay-Sachs Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Down Syndrome
Which describes a gene?
Chromosomes Pair
DNA Segment
Haploid Cell
An organism with the genotype DD for a trait is…
Heterozygous Dominant
Homozygous Dominant
Homozygous Recessive
A micrograph of matched pairs of human chromosomes can be used to confirm
the overall condition of homologous chromosomes in an individual. What is this diagnostic tool called?
Karyotype
Polygenic Trait
Pedigree
Which choice below illustrates fertilization that would lead to the development of
a normal human female?
22 pairs of autosomes + XX
23 pairs of autosomes + XO
23 pairs of autosomes + XY
What occurs during the process of meiosis in humans that can lead to a child with
the condition of Down Syndrome?
Production of gametes missing a copy of chromosome #21
Production of gametes with one an extra chromosome #21
Production of gametes with one duplicate sex chromosome
Many traits, such as stem length in plants and skin color and height in humans,
are controlled by two or more genes. What is this called?
Incomplete Dominance
Polygenic Inheritance
Epistasis
Nondisjunction is related to several serious human disorders. How does
nondisjunction cause these disorders?
Alters the number of gametes produced
Alters the number of zygotes produced
Alters the chromosome number
A heterozygous man with Blood Type A marries a heterozygous woman with
Blood Type B. The chance that their first child will have Blood Type O is…
25%
50%
75%
Which reaction takes place in the thylakoid membranes (1) of the chloroplast?
Cellular Respiration
Krebs Cycle
Light-Dependent Reactions
Which characteristic of the plasma membrane is illustrated in this drawing?
Selective Permeability
Phospholipid Bilayer
Impermeability to Water
An animal cell is placed in a beaker, as indicated in the diagram above. Predict
the direction in which osmosis will occur.
Into the Cell
In and Out of the cell equally
Out of the Cell
The process illustrated above is call…
Translation
Replication
Transciption
In the illustration above, identify the structure labeled (IV).
Hint: Brings amino acids over to the mRNA!
DNA
tRNA
mRNA
What process is shown in the illustration above?
It will have no effect on protein function
Nearly every amino acid in the protein will be changed
Down Syndrome
In the illustration above, what type of mutation has occured?
Lethal
Deletion
Insertion
When DNA replicates, each of the 2 DNA molecules has one old strand and one new strand. Identify the type of replication is being presented.
Semi-Conservative
Ultra-Conservative
Liberal
Based on the illustration above, what type of mutation has occurred
above?
Substitution
Frameshift
Insertion
In the illustration above, which molecules are represented by A and B?
Hint: Give the answer in order of A then B.
Chromosomes, Proteins
RNA, Chromosomes
Genes, Proteins
The chromosomes shown above are in which state of mitosis?
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
The cell shown here is in early prophase. Which stage will occur AFTER?
Cytokinesis
Metaphase
Telophase
A researcher crosses the F1 generation of (2) Snapdragon Plants. According to this information and the diagram above, what is the ratio of their offspring F2?
0 Red, 4 Pink, 0 White
1 Red, 2 Pink, 1 White
4 Red, 0 Pink, 0 White
What pattern of inheritance is being displayed in the question above, where neither allele is dominant, so the heterozygous genotype shows a 3rd blended intermediate phenotype?
Incomplete Dominance
Complete Dominance
Codominance
What is the genotype of all the F1 generation pea pods in the cross shown above?
II
Ii
ii
Based on the pedigree above, what do you know about individual IV-2’s mother?
She expresses the trait
She was homozygous recessive
She is a carrier
For the trait being followed in the pedigree above, individuals II-1 and II-4 can be classified as…
Homozygous Dominant
Homozygous Recessive
Carriers
