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Semester 2 Study Guide

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a function of the nucleus?

a)

Store DNA.

b)

Contains information to make proteins.

c)

Controls the processes of the cell.

d)

All of the answers are correct.

2.

The images shows

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

c)

amino acid

d)

protein

3.

The thin, flexible barrier around the cell is know as

a)

the cell membrane.

b)

the cell envelope.

c)

the cell wall.

d)

the cytoplasm.

4.

Prokaryotes (prokaryotic cells) lack

a)

cytoplasm.

b)

a cell membrane.

c)

a sense of direction.

d)

a nucleus.

5.

Which of the following contains a nucleus?

a)

prokaryotes.

b)

bacteria.

c)

eukaryotes.

d)

organelles.

6.

Which of the following contain a cell wall?

a)

animal cells.

b)

plant cells.

c)

both plant and animal cells

7.

The role of the cytoskeleton is to...

a)

help the cell maintain its shape.

b)

make proteins.

c)

scare other cells at halloween.

d)

surround the cell.

8.

Which organelle is found in the cytoplasm?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

cell wall

d)

chromatin

9.

Which organelle would you expect to find ONLY in a plant cell?

a)

mitochondria.

b)

ribosome.

c)

chloroplast.

d)

lysosome.

10.

Which terms refers to cells that have different tasks?

a)

multicellular.

b)

unicellular.

c)

cell specialization.

d)

levels of oranization.

11.

Which of the following is an example of an organ?

a)

cardiac tissue.

b)

the heart.

c)

the nervous system.

d)

red blood cell.

12.

A group of similar cells that perform a specific function is called...

a)

an organ.

b)

tissue.

c)

organism.

d)

organ system.

13.

The process by which a cell divides into 2 daughter cells is called...

a)

cell division.

b)

the cell cycle.

c)

prophase.

d)

anaphase.

14.

When a cell divides each cell...

a)

receives half of the orginal cells DNA.

b)

receives a full copy of the original cells DNA.

15.

Which phase of the cell cycle is cell division?

a)

S

b)

M

c)

G1

d)

G2

16.

The cell cycle is the...

a)

cycle by which a cell grows and divides.

b)

time between the birth and death of a cell.

c)

famous bicycle race cells enter.

d)

time a cell goes through mitosis.

17.

Which of the following is a phase of mitosis?

a)

cytokinesis.

b)

interphase.

c)

anaphase.

d)

S phase.

18.

The first phase of mitosis is...

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

metaphase

d)

telophase

19.

In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes become visable?

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

metaphase

d)

interphase

20.

2 plants with genotype TT and Tt

a)

have all dominant alleles.

b)

have all recessive alleles.

c)

have the same phenotype.

d)

have different phenotypes.

21.

Organisms with 2 identical alleles (TT or tt) for a trait are called

a)

hybrid.

b)

homozygous.

c)

heterozygous.

d)

dominant.

22.

Gametes are produced by the process called...

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

23.

Meiosis results in the formation of...

a)

diploid cells

b)

body cells

c)

haploid cells

d)

2 daughter cells

24.

DNA is copied during...

a)

translation

b)

replication

c)

transcription

d)

transformation

25.

In eukaryotes (eu rhymes with NU), DNA is found in the...

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosome

26.

RNA contains the sugar...

a)

deoxyribose

b)

glucose

c)

ribose

d)

lactose

27.

Which RNA molecule carries amino acids?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

28.

What is produced during transcription? (remember C before L)

a)

mRNA molecules.

b)

DNA molecules.

c)

an amino acid chain resulting in proteins.

29.

What does the image show?

a)

anticodons

b)

the order of amino acids

c)

codons

d)

the DNA sequence

30.

What happens during the process of translation? (remember l after c)

a)

mRNA is made.

b)

proteins are made.

c)

tRNA is made.

d)

DNA is replicated.

31.

Genes contain instructions for assembling...

a)

purines.

b)

pyrimidines.

c)

proteins.

d)

nucleotides.

32.

A mutation that involves a single nucleotide is called a(n)...

a)

chromosomal mutation.

b)

a point mutation.

c)

a simple mutation.

d)

an X-Man mutation.

33.

During his voyage Darwin explored...

a)

the Hawaiian islands.

b)

New York City.

c)

the Galapagos islands.

d)

Mount Doom.

34.

Charles Darwin published his scientific ideas in a book titled...

a)

A travelers guide of the Galapagos.

b)

On The Origin of Species.

c)

Evolution: From Ape to Human.

d)

Adaptations from Natural Selection.

35.

An adaptation can be...

a)

physical or behavioral.

b)

physcial or geographical.

c)

the result of selective breeding.

d)

created from working out.

36.

Darwin called the apbility of an organism to survive...

a)

diversity.

b)

evolution.

c)

fitness.

d)

adaptation.

37.

Small pelvic bones in a whale (where legs once were) are an example of...

a)

fossis.

b)

homologous structures.

c)

vestigial structures.

d)

analgous structures.

38.

People of Darwin's time knew fossils were

a)

preserved remains of ancient organisms.

b)

unrelated to living organisms.

c)

evidence that evolution had occured.

d)

going to be used to create the Jurrasic Park franchise.

39.

Darwin's theory of evolution suggest that

a)

species change over time.

b)

animals that look alike are closely related.

40.

A change in the DNA sequence is called...

a)

an oopsie daisy.

b)

a mutation.

c)

recombination.

d)

a coding error.

41.

Natural Selection acts directly on...

a)

genotypes

b)

phenotypes

42.

The finches of the Galapogos are thought to have...

a)

a common ancestor.

b)

ecological competition.

c)

behavioral isolation.

d)

special healing powers

43.

Fossils can be

a)

preserved eggs

b)

footprint impressions.

c)

preserved bones.

d)

all of the answers are correct.

44.

Fossils form in...

a)

volcanic ash.

b)

sedimentary rock.

45.

The first living organisms on Earth were most likely...

a)

bacteria.

b)

dinosaurs.

c)

aliens.

d)

the eternals.

46.

Bacteria that break down nutrients of dead and decaying matter are called...

a)

recyclers.

b)

decomposers.

c)

photosynthesizers.

d)

endospores.

47.

A typical virus is made of

a)

DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat.

b)

protein surrounded by DNA.

c)

scary small robots.

d)

a cell membrane surrounding the cytoplasm containing a nucleus.

48.

Diseases are spread by

a)

coughing and senezing.

b)

contaminated food and water.

c)

sick animals.

d)

all the answers are correct.

49.

Compounds that kill bacteria are called...

a)

vaccines

b)

antibiotics.

c)

antiviral drugs.

d)

tylenol.

50.

Which structure acts as a boundary for the cell...

a)

the cell membrane.

b)

the cell gaurd.

c)

the channel proteins.

d)

the cell security system.