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Biology Final Exam Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NUCLEOTIDES ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF...

a)

CARBOHYDRATES

b)

LIPIDS

c)

NUCLEIC ACIDS

d)

PROTEINS

2.

AMINO ACIDS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF...

a)

CARBHYDRATES

b)

LIPIDS

c)

NUCLEIC ACIDS

d)

PROTEINS

3.

FATTY ACIDS AND GLYCEROL ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF..

a)

CARBOHYDRATES

b)

LIPIDS

c)

NUCLEIC ACIDS

d)

PROTEINS

4.

WHAT ELEMENTS DO ALL BIOMOLECULES (LIPIDS, PROTEINS, NUCLEIC ACIDS, CARBS) HAVE IN COMMON?

a)

CARBON, HYDROGEN, FLOURINE

b)

CARBON, HYDROGEN, CHLORINE

c)

CARBON, HYDROGEN, IODINE

d)

CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN

5.

This cell is a -

a)

PROKARYOTIC

b)

PLANT

c)

ANIMAL

d)

PROTIST

6.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
7.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
8.

What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...

a)

store genetic information

b)

have chloroplasts

c)

use glucose for cellular respiration

d)

have endoplasmic reticulum

9.

Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by lysing (exploding)?

a)

lytic

b)

mitosis

c)

lysogenic

d)

S phase

10.
Which phase of which process does this picture show?
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication
11.
How would the DNA sequence GCTATA be transcribed to mRNA?
a)
GCUAUA
b)
CGATAT
c)
CGAUAU
d)
GCUTUT
12.
Which of the following genotypes is homozygous dominant?
a)
A
b)
Aa
c)
AA
d)
aa
13.

Scientists can determine relatedness among organisms by comparing partial amino acid sequences. The table shows four partial amino acid sequences from four organisms.


Which organism is the LEAST related to the other three organisms?

a)

Organism 1

b)

Organism 2

c)

Organism 3

d)

Organism 4

14.

Adaptations that result from natural selection are expected to increase the fitness of an organism. In terms of natural selection, which of the following best describes fitness?

a)

Being able to escape from predators

b)

Being among the strongest organisms in a population

c)

Being able to survive, find a mate, and produce offspring

d)

Being able to survive long enough to reach the adult stage

15.

Which of these is a function of the cell membrane in all cells?

a)

Producing cellular nutrients

b)

Maintaining homeostasis

c)

Neutralizing chemicals

d)

Preserving cellular wastes

16.

Which of the following is correct about the events of the cell cycle?

a)

Little happens during the G1 and G2 phases of the cell cycle.

b)

DNA replicates during the S phase of interphase.

c)

Mitosis is usually the longest phase of the cell cycle when the cell is growing.

d)

Interphase consists of G1, S, G2 phase and mitosis

17.

A segment of DNA is shown in the diagram. Which of these identifies the part of the DNA segment labeled X?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Phosphate group

c)

Hydrogen bond

d)

Deoxyribose

18.

A segment of a DNA strand is shown.

3' AGGTCAGGT 5'

Which of these is the correct complementary DNA strand for the segment shown?

a)

5' AGGTCAGGT 3'

b)

5' ACCUGAGGU 3'

c)

5' TGGACTGGA 3'

d)

5' TCCAGTCCA 3'

19.

When crossed with the genotype AaBb, which genotype would result in a 50% chance of producing offspring with the alleles AA?

a)

AaBb

b)

AABb

c)

Aabb

d)

aaBB

20.

Delray has dimples and his wife does not. Delray has a homozygous dominant genotype for dimples, and his wife has a homozygous recessive genotype for no dimples.

If Delray and his wife decide to have children, then which Punnett square correctly shows the probability of them having a child with dimples?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

What allele combination should go in the missing box of the Punnett square?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

none of these

22.

A = Brown hair and a = blond hair

What are the phenotype percentages of the offspring?

a)

50% Brown hair and 50% Blond hair

b)

25% Brown hair and 75% Blond hair

c)

75% Brown hair and 25% Blond hair

d)

0% Brown hair and 100% Blond hair

23.
Which cell part is present in eukaryotic cells, but not in prokaryotic cells?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
24.
What is one way that a lysogenic infection differs from a lytic infection?
a)
A lysogenic virus does not act on bacteria as a lytic virus does.
b)
A lysogenic virus can remain in the host DNA for a longer period without becoming active.
c)
A lysogenic virus contains RNA instead of DNA.
d)
A lysogenic virus directs the production of new viruses right away.
25.

The gray squirrel, Eastern fox squirrel and red squirrel are all different species of squirrels. Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

a)

To prevent existing named organisms from having their names changed as they become extinct

b)

To keep the classification system from being altered as new organisms are discovered

c)

To allow organisms to be placed in many classification levels at the same time

d)

To standardize the naming and organization of organisms to avoid confusion

26.
a)

The standardized name differentiates mountain lions from pumas

b)

The standardized name is less descriptive of the animal that has been observed

c)

Communication with other scientists about mountain lions will be reduced

d)

All scientists will be using the same name for mountain lions

27.

a)

Stemmiulida is more closely related to Merocheta than Penicillata is to Merocheta

b)

Spirostreptida is more closely related to Glomerida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomerida

c)

Polizoniida is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Sphaerotheriida is to Glomeridesmida.

d)

Merocheta is more closely related to Glomeridesmida than Glomerida is to Glomeridesmida

28.

a)

Needle-like straight leaves that are mostly over 25cm long and found in clusters of three; no thorns on cones

b)

Flattened and scale-like leaves that are mostly over 25cm long; soft and leathery cones

c)

Needle-like straight leaves with a length of 25cm that are mostly found in clusters of 5; thorny cone

d)

Leaves with a length of 25cm that are found in clusters of more than 5; no thorns on cones

29.

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

a)

Fur

b)

Claws or nails

c)

Lungs

d)

Jaws

31.

a)

Organisms 1 and 2

b)

Organisms 3 and 4

c)

Organisms 1 and 4

d)

Organisms 2 and 3

32.

a)

Anthropoda

b)

Annelida

c)

Mollusca

d)

Platyhelminthes

33.

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

a)

Heterotrophic

b)

Mobile

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Multicellular

35.

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.
The diagram shows a container divided into two compartments by a membrane permeable to water but not to starch. Two solutions containing different concentrations of dissolved starch were placed on each side of the membrane. Which of the following describes what will happen to the water level during the process of osmosis?  
a)
The water level of both sides of the membrane will decrease 
b)
The water level on the right side of the membrane will increase 
c)
The water level on the left side of the membrane will increase
d)
The water level on both sides of the membrane will stay the same 
37.
An animal cell placed in a sugar solution is shown in the diagram. Which statement best describes how osmosis will affect this animal cell?  
a)
Water will move out of the cell and the cell will shrink
b)
Water will move into the cell and the cell will expand 
c)
Sugar will move out of the cell and the cell will expand 
d)
Sugar will move into the cell and the cell will expand
38.
In order to make hydrochloric acid, which is required in human digestion, ATP is used to move hydrogen ions from the blood to the stomach lining. This is an example of ___.   
a)
Active Transport
b)
Passive Transport
c)
Osmotic Potential 
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
39.
 A paramecium is shown.  This paramecium lives in an environment where water is constantly entering the organism.  The paramecium uses specialized vacuoles to pump some of the water back into the environment against a concentration gradient. Which of these processes is used to pump extra water out of the paramecium?   
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Electron Transport
40.
The stages of the cell cycle are shown in random order below.  Starting with prophase, sequence the diagrams to show the stages of mitosis.  
                       
a)
5-3-1-2-4
b)
3-1-4-2-5
c)
4-1-2-5-3
d)
2-3-1-5-4
41.
A daughter cell that resulted from a mitotic division has 24 chromosomes.  How many chromosomes did the parent cell have?   
a)
6
b)
12
c)
24
d)
48
42.
What must occur during the cell cycle to ensure proper division of the chromosomes?  
a)
The cell must grow in size
b)
The mitochondria must divide 
c)
The DNA of the cell must replicate
d)
The cell membrane must dissolve
43.
The main purpose of DNA replication is to ___.  
a)
Capture sunlight
b)
Store energy in the bonds of a glucose molecule
c)
Synthesize proteins 
d)
Copy genetic information 
44.
The figures below show four processes involving DNA and RNA.  Use these figures to answer the next question. 
Which figure shows the process of replication?
a)
figure 1
b)
figure 2
c)
figure 3
d)
figure 4
45.
.  Which of these statements is true about plant and animal cells that are in the process of cell division?   A.    B.  C.  D.  
a)
Most animal and plant cells develop a cell plate
b)
Most animal and plant cells develop a cleavage furrow 
c)
Plant cells develop a cell plate and animal cells develop a cleavage furrow 
d)
Animal cells develop a cell plate and plant cells develop a cleavage furrow

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