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1.4-8 HBIO

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which line in the table below shows features of the human genome?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

The following are events in the evolution of life on Earth.

1 Animals appear

2 Vertebrates appear

3 Land plants appear

In which order are these events thought to have occurred?

a)

1 2 3

b)

1 3 2

c)

3 1 2

d)

3 2 1

3.

The graph below shows a molecular clock which compares the amino acid sequences in the protein cytochrome C in various vertebrate groups.From the information in the graph, which vertebrate groups shared a common ancestor most recently?

a)

fish and reptiles

b)

Birds and mammals

c)

Reptiles and mammals

d)

Birds and reptiles

4.

The type of mutation shown is…

a)

Deletion

b)

Substitution

c)

Insertion

d)

Inversion

5.

The graphs below show possible changes in the body size of a population of barn swallows, Hirudino rusticana, in response to a selection pressure.Which row in the table below matches each graph with the type of selection taking place?

a)

1-disruptive

2-directional

3-stabilising

b)

1-directional

2-disruptive

3-stabilising

c)

1-stabilising

2-disruptive

3-directional

d)

1-directional

2-stabilising

3-disruptive

6.

With how many species does the African leopard share a common ancestor in this phylogenetic tree?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

12

d)

13

7.

New species have evolved when two populations

have become

a)

isolated by a behavioural barrier

b)

unable to interbreed to produce fertile offspring

c)

very different due to directional selection

d)

very different due to disruptive selection.

8.

Each type of human cell has a different structure and function because

a)

only some of their genes are expressed

b)

they contain different genes

c)

some genes are lost during differentiation

d)

some genes are gained during differentiation.

9.

The list describes some uses of stem cells.

1 Studying how cells differentiate

2 Researching the development of Parkinson’s disease

3 Producing skin for skin grafts

4 Bone marrow transplants

Which of these uses are not therapeutic?

a)

1 only

b)

1 and 2 only

c)

2 and 4 only

d)

3 and 4 only

10.

The analysis of DNA sequences from different organisms is used in the production of molecular clocks.

This analysis is based on the assumption that over time DNA sequences undergo mutations

a)

Randomly

b)

Spontaneously

c)

At a varying rate

d)

At a constant rate

11.

Embryonic stem cells can be used therapeutically to differentiate and replace any damaged or diseased tissue.

This is because they are

a)

multipotent and specific genes are switched on

b)

pluripotent and all genes are switched on

c)

multipotent and specific genes can be switched on

d)

pluripotent and all genes can be switched on.

12.

The table shows three examples of gene transfer. Which of these examples illustrate horizontal gene transfer?

a)

2 only

b)

3 only

c)

1 and 2 only

d)

1 and 3 only

13.

Sickle cell anaemia is a human condition that affects haemoglobin, reducing the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. It is caused by a mutation that changes one adenine base to thymine. This results in one amino acid in haemoglobin being changed. The mutation that causes sickle cell anaemia is

a)

Deletion

b)

Insertion

c)

Substitution

d)

Translocation

14.

The diagram shows the arrangement of genes on a chromosome before and after a mutation.Which type of mutation has taken place?

a)

Inversion

b)

Insertion

c)

Duplication

d)

translocation

15.

he protein dystrophin contains 3684 amino acids. A mutation in the dystrophin gene causes cells to produce a protein with 2428 amino acids.

Which type of mutation could have caused this?

a)

Nonsense

b)

Duplication

c)

Missense

d)

Inversion

16.

Define cellular differentiation

(a)  

17.

What does cellular differentiation allow

(a)  

18.

Regions of unspecialised cells in animals

a)

(Adult) Stem cells

b)

Embryonic stem cells

c)

Meristems

19.

Cells in the very early embryo can differentiate into all the cell types that make up the organism and so are..

a)

Pluripotent

b)

Multipotent

c)

Multicellular

d)

Singular

20.

Tissue stem cells are involved in the growth, repair and renewal of the cells found in that tissue. They are..

a)

Pluripotent

b)

Multipotent

c)

Multicellular

d)

Singular

21.

All the genes in embryonic stem cells can be switched ___

a)

On

b)

Off

22.

Tissue stem cells are multipotent as they can differentiate into ..

(a)  

23.

involve the repair of damaged or diseased organs or tissues.

a)

Therapeutic uses

b)

Research uses

24.

involve stem cells being used as model cells to study how diseases develop or being used for drug testing.

a)

Therapeutic uses

b)

Research uses

25.

The genome of a organisms is its..

(a)  

26.

Most of the eukaryotic genome consists of

a)

Non-coding sequences

b)

Coding sequences

27.

DNA sequences that code for protein are defined as

(a)  

28.

Which of these are DNA sequences that do NOT code for proteins

a)

Genes

b)

Regulate

c)

Transcribed but never translated

29.

Non-translated forms of RNA

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

30.

Missense mutations

a)

result in one amino acid being changed for another. This may result in a non-functional protein or have little effect on the protein.

b)

result in a premature stop codon being produced which results in a shorter protein.

c)

result in some introns being retained and/or some exons not being included in the mature transcript.

d)

cause all of the codons and all of the amino acids after the mutation to be changed. This has a major effect on the structure of the protein produced.

31.

Nonsense mutations

a)

result in one amino acid being changed for another. This may result in a non-functional protein or have little effect on the protein.

b)

result in a premature stop codon being produced which results in a shorter protein.

c)

result in some introns being retained and/or some exons not being included in the mature transcript.

d)

cause all of the codons and all of the amino acids after the mutation to be changed. This has a major effect on the structure of the protein produced.

32.

Splice-site mutations

a)

result in one amino acid being changed for another. This may result in a non-functional protein or have little effect on the protein.

b)

result in a premature stop codon being produced which results in a shorter protein.

c)

result in some introns being retained and/or some exons not being included in the mature transcript.

d)

cause all of the codons and all of the amino acids after the mutation to be changed. This has a major effect on the structure of the protein produced.

33.

Frame-shift mutations

a)

result in one amino acid being changed for another. This may result in a non-functional protein or have little effect on the protein.

b)

result in a premature stop codon being produced which results in a shorter protein.

c)

result in some introns being retained and/or some exons not being included in the mature transcript.

d)

cause all of the codons and all of the amino acids after the mutation to be changed. This has a major effect on the structure of the protein produced.

34.

What nucleotide mutation relates in frame-shift mutations

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

35.

where a section of a chromosome is added from its homologous partner.

a)

Duplication

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

36.

where a section of a chromosome is removed.

a)

Duplication

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

37.

where a section of chromosome is reversed.

a)

Duplication

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

38.

where a section of a chromosome is added to a chromosome, not its homologous partner.

a)

Duplication

b)

Deletion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

39.

Define evolution

(a)  

40.

Define natural selection

(a)  

41.

an average phenotype is selected for and extremes of the phenotype range are selected against.

a)

Stabilising selection

b)

Directional selection

c)

Disruptive selection

42.

one extreme of the phenotype range is selected for.

a)

Stabilising selection

b)

Directional selection

c)

Disruptive selection

43.

two or more phenotypes are selected for.

a)

Stabilising selection

b)

Directional selection

c)

Disruptive selection

44.

is where genes are transferred between individuals in the same generation.

a)

Horizontal gene transfer

b)

Vertical gene transfer

45.

is where genes are transferred from parent to offspring as a result of sexual or asexual reproduction.

a)

Horizontal gene transfer

b)

Vertical gene transfer

46.

Natural selection is more rapid in

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

47.

importance of isolation barriers

(a)  

48.

What barriers lead to allopatric speciation

a)

Geographical

b)

Behavioural

c)

Ecological

49.

What barriers lead to sympatric speciation

a)

Geographical

b)

Behavioural

c)

Ecological

50.

What barriers lead to allopatric speciation

a)

Geographical

b)

Behavioural

c)

Ecological

51.

To compare sequence data, computer and statistical analyses

a)

Bioinformatics

b)

Phylogenetics

52.

the study of evolutionary history and relationships.

a)

Bioinformatics

b)

Phylogenetics

53.

3 domains of life

a)

Bacteria

b)

Archaea

c)

Eukaryotes

d)

Yeast

54.

An individual’s genome can be analysed to predict the likelihood of developing ..

(a)