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Biology Exam Practice

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Figure 10–1, what role does structure A

play in mitosis?

a)

 replicate DNA

b)

increase cell volume

c)

connects to spindle fibers

d)

dissolve nuclear membrane

2.

. During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell that has four chromosomes will

produce two daughter cells, each containing

a)

sixteen chromosomes

b)

eight chromosomes

c)

four chromosomes

d)

two chromosomes

3.

One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have

a)

a cell plate

b)

centromeres

c)

chromatin

d)

centrioles

4.

This structure is a replicated chromosome.              

a)

true

b)

false

5.

 The rate at which wastes are produced by a cell partially depends on the cell’s

a. ratio of surface area to volume.

                   b. volume.

c. type of membrane.

                   d.surface area.

a)

type of membrane

b)

surface area

c)

ratio of surface area to volume

d)

volume

6.

When during the cell cycle is a cell’s DNA replicated?

a)

G1 phase

b)

G2 phase

c)

M phase

d)

S phase

7.

 If a pea plant has a recessive allele for green peas, it will produce

a)

yellow peas, if it does not also have a dominant allele for green peas.

b)

green peas, if it does not also have a dominant allele for yellow peas.

c)

both green and yellow pease, if it also has a dominant allele for yellow peas.

d)

green peas, if it also has a dominant allele for yellow peas.

8.

 If a gamete has a haploid number of 12 what will the diploid number be after fertilization?

a)

36

b)

4

c)

24

d)

6

9.

In the Punnett square shown in Figure 11–1, which of the following is true about the offspring resulting from the cross?

a)

About half will be short.

b)

All will be short.

c)

About three fourths will be tall.

d)

All will be tall.

10.

Use this Punnett square to answer the following question. If a pea plant that is heterozygous for round, yellow peas (RrYy) is crossed with a pea plant that is heterozygous for round peas and heterozygous for yellow peas (RrYy), how many different phenotypes are their offspring expected to show?

a)

2

b)

8

c)

4

d)

16

11.

Gametes have

a. homologous chromosomes.

b. twice the number of chromosomes found in body cells.

c. two sets of chromosomes.

d. one allele for each gene.

a)

homologous chromosomes

b)

twice the number of chromosomes found in body cells

c)

two sets of chromosomes

d)

one allele for each gene.

12.

What is formed at the end of mitosis?

a)

two genetically identical cells

b)

four genetically identical cells

c)

two genetically different cells

d)

four genetically different cells

13.

What type of cells are gametes?

a)

body cells

b)

sex cells

c)

haploid

d)

diploid

14.

What is formed at the end of meiosis?

a)

two genetically identical cells

b)

four genetically identical cells

c)

four genetically different cells

d)

two genetically different cells

15.

 A mule is the result of a cross between a donkey and a horse. A mule is a

a)

tetrad

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

hybrid

16.

A tall plant (TT) is crossed with a short plant (tt). What will the resulting offspring look like?

a)

The offspring will be of medium height.

b)

All of the offspring will be short.

c)

All of the offspring will be tall.

d)

The offspring can be tall or short.

17.

A heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short plant. The probability that an F1 plant will be tall is

a)

25%

b)

75%

c)

50%

d)

100%

18.

Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be

a)

heterozygous

b)

homozygous

c)

dominant

d)

hybrid

19.

If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is

a)

12

b)

24

c)

6

d)

3

20.

Gametes are produced by the process of

a)

crossing over

b)

replication

c)

meiosis

d)

mitosis

21.

What is shown in Figure 11–1?

a)

replication

b)

crossing over

c)

independent assortment

d)

anaphase I of meiosis

22.

 Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

a)

diploid cells

b)

2N daughter cells

c)

haploid cells

d)

body cells

23.

As a cell grows larger, it has more trouble

a)

moving through the cell cycle.

b)

completing cell division.

c)

replicating its chromosomes.

d)

moving enough nutrients across the cell membrane.

24.

What is cytokinesis?

a)

the division of a cell’s cytoplasm

b)

the final phase of interphase

c)

a pigment in the chloroplast

d)

the spreading of cancer cells throughout the body

25.

In a eukaryote, the portion of the cell surrounding the nucleus is the

a)

epithelial tissue.

b)

organelle.

c)

nuclear membrane.

d)

cytoplasm.

26.

 During which phase of the cell cycle are chromosomes replicated?

a)

S phase

b)

M phase

c)

G2 phase

d)

G1 phase

27.

 Darwin noticed that many organisms seemed well suited to

a)

swimming from South America to the Galápagos Islands.

b)

providing humans with food.

c)

surviving in the environments in which they lived.

d)

being preserved as fossils.

28.

 Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result of

a)

the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures.

b)

the natural variations already present within the population of organisms.

c)

continual increases in population size.

d)

an unchanging local environment.

29.

 When a dairy farmer chooses to breed the cows that give the most milk in the herd, the farmers are following the principle of

a)

natural selection.

b)

artificial selection.

c)

descent with modification.

d)

acquired characteristics.

30.

Which statement about the members of a population that live long enough to reproduce is consistent with the theory of evolution by natural selection?

a)

They transmit characteristics acquired by use and disuse to their offspring.

b)

They tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the population.

c)

They are the ones that are best adapted to survive in their environment.

d)

They will perpetuate unfavorable changes in the species.

31.

Which is a structure common to ALL cells?

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

32.

The semi-fluid matrix that surrounds organelles in a cell is called the:

a)

stroma

b)

nucleoplasm

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosome

33.

The organelle that can collect, package, modify, and transport molecules is called the:

a)

vesicle

b)

plasma membrane

c)

Golgi body

d)

mitochondria

34.

What structure is responsible for creating energy for a cell?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

Golgi Body

d)

lysosome

35.

The eukaryotic organelle that is directly involved in the transport of proteins:

a)

mitochondrion

b)

ER

(endoplasmic reticulum)

c)

vacuole

d)

Golgi body

36.

 In eukaryotes, the mitochondria are the organelles primarily involved in:

a)

protein synthesis

b)

export of enzymes

c)

lipid synthesis

d)

energy release/capture

37.

The nucleolus is the site of:

a)

lipid synthesis

b)

protein synthesis

c)

chromosome replication

d)

ribosome assembly

38.

Plants, fungi and bacteria all have this:

a)

chloroplasts

b)

cell walls

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

39.

 A molecule of DNA is made up of 

a)

ATP and enzymes

b)

amino acids and proteins

c)

receptor enzymes

d)

paired nucleotides

40.

 If the structure of DNA were likened to a ladder, what would make up the “supporting structure” (not the rungs that you step on but the sides you hold onto) of the ladder?

a)

amino acids and sugars

b)

nucleotides bases

c)

phosphates and sugars

d)

hydrogen bonds

41.

Which organelle produces proteins?

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

42.

This organelle can burst open and destroy a cell when it becomes too old or worn.

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

43.

Which organelle contains the DNA of an organism?

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

44.

The nitrogenous base that always forms hydrogen bonds with guanine.

a)

cytosine

b)

helix

c)

nitrogenous base

d)

adenine

45.

The four DNA nitrogenous bases are guanine, cytosine, thymine

    and this.

a)

nitrogenous base

b)

cytosine

c)

helix

d)

adenine

46.

The twisted ladder shape of DNA is called this.

a)

nitrogenous bases

b)

cytosine

c)

helix

d)

adenine

47.

The sequence of this is what carries the genetic information

a)

nitrogenous bases

b)

cytosine

c)

helix

d)

adenine