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The smallest unit of an organism, it is enclosed by a membrane and performs life functions
cell
nucleus
mitochondria
cytoplasm
A flexible layer that surrounds a cell that controls what may enter or leave
cell
nucleus
cell membrane
cytoplasm
Eukaryotic cells can include ______________. *Select all that apply.
plants
animals
fungi
Structures in cells that perform specific functions and are found in all Eukaryotic cells and some Prokaryotic cells.
cell
organelle
cell membrane
cytoplasm
Eukaryotic Cells have a nucleus
True
False
The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of eukaryotic cells.
Nucleus
Nuclear Membrane
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
What can be found in plant cells, but not animal cells?
Cell membrane
Vacuole
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
pregnant
pre-existing
paternal
pin size
What is the function of the mitochondria?
to capture energy from the sun and turn it to sugar
to release usable energy for the cell
to store energy for when the cell needs it
to remove waste from the cell
What organelle allows plants to create their glucose?
Mitochondria
Lysosome
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Which of the following is not one of the 4 things all cells have?
cell membrane
cytoplasm
DNA
nucleus
What type of cell is this?
Plant
Animal
Prokaryote
Cells that do not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles are called (a) . Cells that contain a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are (b) .
Chloroplast
uses light energy to produce glucose
Mitochondria
uses the chemical energy in glucose to produce ATP
Ribosome
produces protein
Nucleus
contains the DNA
PREDATION is a form of interaction where......
the organism that benefits is the predator
the organism that benefits is the prey
both organisms benefit
neither organism benefits
Predation
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
Not living, or produced by nonliving things
Abiotic
Biotic
An ecological role played by a specific organism
limiting factor
niche
Abiotic factor
Biotic factor
All the organisms of one species within a particular ecosystem.
Community
Biome
Population
Organism
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
exhaling
combustion
cellular respiration
photosynthesis
decomposition
Fossil fuels
Wood of trees
Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
All of the above
bacteria
fungi
rain
Which of the following best describes a reason for a decrease in predator populations?
an increase in prey populations
an increase in vegetation to eat
a decrease in prey populations
excessive rainfall in a given month
What is a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals.
An organism that uses energy from the sun to make it's own food.
An organism that must eat to get energy.
A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem by using several food chains.
ecosystem
food web
environment
food chain
producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
decomposers
1%
10%
100%
1000%
Which elements below are part of the 6 most important ones in biochemistry?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Polonium
Carbon
Sodium
Which things below are organic macromolecules?
Water
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
Match the following organic macromolecules to their function
Short term energy storage
Protein
Builds muscle, transports material, hormones, and enzymes
Carbohydrate
Long term energy storage and insulation
Lipid
Stores and transfers genetic information
Nucleic Acid
Which thing below is the monomer of a protein?
Monosaccharide
Nucleotide
Glycerol
Fatty Acid
Amino Acid
What below is an example of a lipid?
Fat
Oil
Sugar
Muscle
DNA
Where on the enzyme does the substrate bind?
Active Site
Polymer
Lactase
Docking Site
Which formula below represents cellular respiration?
sodium
protein
fats
carbohydrates
Reaction B occurs at a slower rate.
The original reaction is catalyzed.
Less energy is needed to start reaction B.
More energy is released by the original reaction.
bond energy
chemical energy
activation energy
reactant energy
proteins
lipids
carbohydrates
nucleic acids
fatty acids
lipids
hormones
cell membranes
proteins
carbohydrates
unsaturated fatty acids
phospholipids
What is this enzymes optimal temperature?
10 ºC
40 ºC
50 ºC
70 ºC
Which claim is best supported by this graph?
This enzyme has an optimal pH of 13
The enzyme prefers more of an acidic environment
The optimum pH for this enzyme is 4 and denatures at a pH of 9
The optimum pH for this enzyme is 9 but it denatures at a pH of 4
Which organelle performs photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Golgi body
Light-dependent (aka Calvin Cycle) reactions take place in the thylakoid membrane of which plant organelle?
thylakoid membrane
stomata
chloroplast
mitochondria
What is one reactant in photosynthesis that heterotrophs (like us humans) breathe out that plants use?
H2O water
CO2 carbon dioxide
O2 oxygen
glucose C6H12O6
Plants are __________, they make their own food.
Heterotrophs
Autotrophs
Mitochondria
A black hole into an intergalactic void
If carbon dioxide is completely removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to the plant’s production of Glucose?
Glucose production will increase.
Glucose will not be produced.
The rate of glucose production will decrease .
Fewer glucose will be produced at first, but then the plant will recover.
Select all the products of Photosynthesis.
H2O (Water)
CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
O2 (Oxygen)
Sunlight (Light Energy)
C6H12O6 (Glucose)
I am the powerhouse of the cell and produce ATP!!! What am I?
Ribosomes
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
Why is Photosynthesis important? Select all that apply
Produces glucose as food for plants
Produces oxygen for all organisms
Helps clean my room
Begins all food chains/webs
The diagram shows a plant which is placed in a box. The plant is watered every day but died after one week. Why?
The plants did not get enough air
The plant did not get enough water
The plant did not get enough sunlight
The correct photosynthesis equation is:
C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6H2O + 6CO2 +ATP
6H2O + 5CO2 → sunlight
→ 6O2 + C6H12O6
6H2O + 6CO2 + sunlight
→ 6O2 + C6H12O6
None of the above
Select ALL the reactants of Photosynthesis. *clue: 3*
H2O (Water)
CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
O2 (Oxygen)
Sunlight (Light Energy)
C6H12O6 (Glucose)
ADP
ATP
Mitochondria
Nucleus
photosynthesis
light-independent reaction
cellular respiration
light-dependent reaction
photosynthesis
aerobic respiration
anaerobic respiration
glycolysis
Which of the following represents the process of cellular respiration?
Glucose + water + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + energy
Carbon dioxide + water + energy --> glucose + oxygen
Glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + energy
Glucose + water + carbon dioxide --> oxygen + energy
The two types of fermentation are alcoholic and _____________ acid fermentation.
lactic
sulfuric
hydrochloric
acetic
In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?
Cellular respiration stores ATP, while photosynthesis releases ATP.
Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.
Photosynthesis releases energy, while cellular respiration stores energy.
Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.
What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?
Adenine
Thymine
Uracil
Guanine
Cytosine
Which of the following will pair with Adenine?
Guanine
Thymine
Cytosine
Uracil
Which of the following will pair with Cytosine?
Thymine
Guanine
Adenine
Uracil
Where is eukaryotic DNA generally located?
In the cytoplasm
In the nucleus
In the ribosome
amino acids
nucleotides
fatty acids
polysaccharides
Replication
Translation
Transcription
G1
S
G2
M
In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.
ATG TGA CAG?
ATG TGA CAG
TAC ACT GTC
GTA AGT GAC
CAT TCA CTG
double helix
contains ribose
made of amino acids
contains uracil
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
the color of the nitrogen bases
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
nitrogen base
phosphate group
deoxyribose sugar
nucleotide
amino acid
nitrogen base
nucleotide
nitrogen base pair
In this diagram of (a) , A is the (b) , B is the (c) , and C is the (d) . These three parts make up the building block of DNA, the (e) .
Which phase is this in?
Interphase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Which phase is this in?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Which phase is this in?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Which phase is this in?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
What is the image above:
Chromosome
Chromotid
Centromere
Centriole
Two reasons cells go through mitosis are
growth
repair
sexual reproduction
make different cells
During mitosis (a) cells are produced. However, meiosis produces (b) cells.
Spindle fibers help divide the sister chromatids during mitosis. What would happen if the spindle fibers didn't form?
Mitosis would stop
Mitosis would find a way to continue
Meiosis would occur instead
the cell cycle
red blood cell formation
DNA replication
ATP synthesis
tumor
cyst
lesion
polyp
mutation
malignant
metastasize
carcinogen
rapid cell division
rapid DNA replication
slow cell division
long interphase
Label the parts of the DNA strand:
A. (a)
B. (b)
C. (c)
D. (d)
The image depicts several different types of organisms. What do each of these organisms have in common?
Each organism is dependent on the same food
They belong in the same species
They have nothing in common
They each have the same nitrogen bases
Four different types of cells are shown in the image attached. Which characteristic do all 4 organisms share with each other?
self movement
membrane bound organelles
Genetic material composed of DNA
ability to convert sunlight into energy
Translate the following mRNA strand into its proper amino acid sequence using the Codon chart attached.
AUG - CAC - UGC
(a)
Which type of mutation is illustrated in the image below?
substitution
insertion
deletion
frameshift
Which type of mutation is demonstrated in the image below?
missense
nonsense
insertion
deletion
Somatic cell mutation affects the (a) .
Gamete cell mutation affects the (b) .
(a) : forms part of ribosomes, cell's protein factories
(b) : brings amino acids from cytoplasm to a ribosome to help make growing proteins.
(c) : intermediate message that is translated to form a protein
(a) is the process by which DNA makes a copy of itself during cell division.
(b) is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.
(c) the process by which a cell makes proteins using the genetic information carried in messenger RNA.
The process of transcription occurs in the (a) . The process of translation occurs in the (b) at the (c) .
Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of genetic disorders whose major symptom is muscle wasting. The genetic disorder occurs because of a mutation in the gene sequence as seen in the image below. Which type of mutation is shown in the image?
Point Mutation
Frameshift
Nonsense
Missense
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUG CCA GUA UGA
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
Met-Pro-Val
Tyr-Gly-His
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
is double stranded
contains the base Thymine
contains the base Uracil
contained the base Guanine
Transcription
Translation
Replication
amino acids
nucleotides
fatty acids
polysaccharides
Which statement correctly describes a way that mutations increase the likelihood that a species will survive in a changing environment?
Mutations are a source of variation in the species
Mutations are the cause of disease in the species
Mutations are not harmful when they occur in somatic cells
Mutations are always passed on to subsequent generations
A parent that has a mutation to their skin cells caused by the environment can pass this mutation to their offspring
True
False
occur in somatic cells (body cells)
occur in gametic cells (sex cells)
are rejected by meiosis
only occur if the parent is exposed to harmful substances
Original DNA: CAT GAT CCA
New DNA: CAT TGA TCC A
What mutation occurred?
deletion
substitution
tranverse
insertion
How many chromosomes does a human somatic (body) cell have?
2
14
23
46
Why do sexually reproducing organisms need meiosis?
To double the number of chromosomes in a new organism
So that gametes have half the number of chromosomes of the organism
So that offspring are identical
So that human sperm and egg cells will each have 46 chromosomes.
What process, and which types of cells are represented by the diagram?
Mitosis, somatic cells
Mitosis, gametes
Meiosis, somatic cells
Meiosis, gametes
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.
23, 46
2, 4
4, 2
46, 23
This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?
segregation of sister chromatids
mutation in which the DNA content of the gene is altered
condensation and segregation of alleles
crossing - over in which alleles are exchanged
What is produced at the end of meiosis II? Choose all correct answers
4 cells
Haploid Cells
Unique Cells
2 Cells
Clones
How do we write DOMINANT alleles?
Capital letters
Lower case
An individual has the phenotype Bb. Will they express the dominant or recessive trait?
Recessive
Dominant
Chromosomes are made of DNA
DNA is made of chromosomes
DNA and chromosomes are the same thing.
All of the above are correct
Tt
tt
TT
to
Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of
genotypes
phenotypes
AN
Aa
AA
aa
Bb
BB
bb
B
In a flowering plant species, red flower color (R) is dominant over white flower color (r). Which of the genotypes of any red-flowering plant resulting from this species?
rr
RF
Rr
RR
Genotype
Phenotype
Homozygous
Heterozygous
In this Punnett square, the dominant trait is the (a) flower color. The recessive trait is the (b) flower color.
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
none
3/4
1/2
all
Which genotype represents a male with hemophilia?
XHXh
XhXh
XHY
XhY
XBXb
XbXb
XbY
XBY
codominance
incomplete dominance
sex linked traits
all choices are correct
A, AB, B
A,B
A,O,AB,B
A,B,AB,O
Cross a red snapdragon with a white, what are the results? (incomplete)
100 % red
100% pink
100 % white
none of the choices
complete
incomplete
codominance
sex-linked
to compare DNA of two individuals
read braille
analyze genetic disorders in many generations of individuals
analyze genetic disorders in one individual
1 male child
2 male and 2 female children
2 male children
1 daughter and 1 son
A phenotype that improves an organism’s chance of survival in their environment is considered a(n) ____________.
natural selection
adaption
speciation
Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?
People selectively breeding hamsters for size.
Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
Male birds of certain species inheriting colorful feathers that are more attractive to females.
The forelimbs of mammals have similar anatomy because these groups descended from a recent common ancestor. Their bone structure is an example of a(n) ______________ structure.
vestigial
analogous
homologous
Which best describes the phrase survival of the fittest?
strongest in a population are most successful
fastest in a population are most successful
those that can survive and reproduce are most successful
those that can live the longest are most successful

Mammals belonging to which taxonomic group would be the most closely related?
mammals in the same Order
mammals in the same Genus
mammals in the Class
Mammals in the same Family
The bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, is most closely related to the
spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki
asian flying frog, Polypedates leucomystax
northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens
african bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adspersus
Which of the following organisms are the LEAST related?
Zebra and Tiger
Polar Bear and Mountain Lion
Polar Bear and tiger
Mountain Lion and Tiger
Why do viruses need a host cell?
because they aren't living
because they need to reproduce
because they can't live without a host cell
Which viral life cycle is shown?
Lysogenic Cycle
Lytic Cycle
Binary Fission
Conjugation
