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Biology Final Review

Total questions: 127

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the monomer of carbohydrates?

a)

monosaccharides

b)

glycerol

c)

nucleotides

d)

amino acids

2.

What is the monomer of a protein?

a)

monosaccharides

b)

glycerol

c)

nucleotides

d)

amino acids

3.

What is the monomer of a lipid?

a)

monosaccharides

b)

glycerol

c)

nucleotides

d)

amino acids

4.

What is the monomer of a nucleic acid?

a)

monosaccharides

b)

glycerol

c)

nucleotides

d)

amino acids

5.

Carbohydrates are great for fat storage.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The job of a carbohydrate is

a)

fat storage.

b)

quick energy.

c)

storing hereditary information.

d)

help fight diseases.

7.

The job of protein is

a)

help fight diseases.

b)

build tissue, muscle, & bones.

c)

control reaction rates with enzymes.

d)

All the above

8.

The job of protein is

a)

help fight diseases.

b)

build tissue, muscle, & bones.

c)

control reaction rates with enzymes.

d)

All the above

9.

The job of a lipid is

a)

fat storage.

b)

quick energy.

c)

storing hereditary information.

d)

help fight diseases.

10.

The job of a nucleic acid is

a)

fat storage.

b)

quick energy.

c)

storing hereditary information.

d)

help fight diseases.

11.

Complex sugars are made of polysacharides.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Organisms use this biomolecule as their MAIN source of energy.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Proteins

13.

Atoms found in lipids are

a)

C, H

b)

C, H, O

c)

C, H, O, N

d)

C, H, O, N, P

14.

Atoms found in carbohydrates are

a)

C, H

b)

C, H, O

c)

C, H, O, N

d)

C, H, O, N, P

15.

Atoms found in proteins are

a)

C, H

b)

C, H, O

c)

C, H, O, N

d)

C, H, O, N, P

16.

Atoms found in nucleic acids are

a)

C, H

b)

C, H, O

c)

C, H, O, N

d)

C, H, O, N, P

17.

Monomer is to polymer as amino acids is to lipids.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

An example of a protein is

a)

pasta

b)

bone

c)

DNA

d)

RNA

19.

DNA is to nucleic acids as blubber is to lipids.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A sprinter needs quick energy. Which of the following biomolecules would sprinter use?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

21.

Lipids can be saturated or unsaturated. Saturated means the fatty acids is filled with hydrogens.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What element is in ALL four biomolecules?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Sulfur

23.

At room temperature, unsaturated fat is

a)

liquid.

b)

solid.

24.

At room temperature, saturated fat is

a)

liquid.

b)

solid.

25.

Which biomolecules helps to form our membranes in our cells?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

26.

The picture shows the nucleic acid

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

27.

The picture shows the nucleic acid

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

28.

Which type(s) of RNA is (are) involved in protein synthesis?

a)

transfer RNA only

b)

messenger RNA only

c)

messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA

d)

ribosomal RNA and transfer RNA

29.

DNA is copied during a process called

a)

transcription

b)

transformation

c)

replication

d)

translation

30.

Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?

a)

deoxyribose + phosphate + thymine

b)

ribose + phosphate + thymine

c)

deoxyribose + phosphate + uracil

d)

ribose + phosphate + uracil

31.

In eukaryotes, DNA

a)

floats freely in the cytoplasm

b)

is located in the ribosomes

c)

is circular

d)

is located in the nucleus

32.

RNA contains the sugar

a)

glucose

b)

lactose

c)

deoxyribose

d)

ribose

33.

How many types of RNA are there?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

100s

d)

1,000s

34.

What is produced during transcription?

a)

proteins

b)

RNA molecules

c)

DNA molecules

d)

RNA polymerase

35.

Which of the following are found in both DNA and RNA?

a)

deoxyribose + phosphate + guanine

b)

ribose + phosphate + adenine

c)

phosphate + guanine + thymine

d)

phosphate + guanine + cytosine

36.

Unlike DNA, RNA contains

a)

thymine

b)

phosphate

c)

adenine

d)

uracil

37.

During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTA GGT produces a strand with the bases

a)

GAU CCA

b)

AGC TTG

c)

TCG AAC

d)

GAT CCA

38.

What happens during the process of translation?

a)

messenger RNA is made of DNA

b)

Transfer RNA is made from messenger RNA

c)

Copies of DNA molecules are made

d)

The cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins

39.

Genes contain instructions for assembling

a)

proteins

b)

pyrimidines

c)

purines

d)

nucleosomes

40.

The replication of a DNA molecule results in four copies of the same gene.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

During DNA replication, only one strand of DNA serves as a template.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

A codon consists of four nucleotides.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

If a nucleic acid contains uracil, it is DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The nitrogenous bases in RNA are able to form hydrogen bonds with each other.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The anticodon AGA is complementary to codon TCT.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

DNA is tightly wrapped around nucleosomes.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

In eukaryotes, DNA replication proceeds in one direction along the DNA molecule

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The following RNA is a

a)

messenger

b)

transfer

c)

ribosomal

49.

The following RNA is a

a)

messenger

b)

transfer

c)

ribosomal

50.

The following RNA is a

a)

messenger

b)

transfer

c)

ribosomal

51.

During transcription, the ______ between base pairs are broken.

a)

RNA

b)

nucleotide

c)

bonds

52.

The structure in the figure to the left is a (an) ______.

a)

RNA

b)

nucleotide

c)

bonds

53.

The figure to the left shows three types of ______.

a)

RNA

b)

nucleotide

c)

bonds

54.

Use the Genetic Code Wheel to find the amino acid for GGA.

(a)  

55.

Use the Genetic Code Wheel to find the amino acid for AUG.

(a)  

56.

Use the Genetic Code Wheel to find the codon for Arginine.

(a)  

57.

Use the Genetic Code Wheel to find the codon for STOP.

(a)  

58.

Red-green color blindness is:

a)

an X-linked trait

b)

a Y-linked trait

c)

both Y- and X-linked trait

d)

neither Y- and X-linked trait

59.

In a pedigree, males are represented by a

a)

square

b)

circle

c)

triangle

d)

line

60.

The chemical factors that are found on chromosomes and found on traits are called

a)

alleles.

b)

traits.

c)

genes.

d)

characters.

61.

Males are more likely to suffer from a sex-linked disease or disorder because

a)

males are the weaker sex

b)

males have less DNA.

c)

males have 1 X chromosome.

d)

males have 2 X chromosomes.

62.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

a)

two genetically identical cells.

b)

four genetically different cells.

c)

four genetically identical cells.

d)

two genetically different cells.

63.

In a pedigree, females are represented by a

a)

square

b)

circle

c)

triangle

d)

line

64.

In a pedigree, a marriage is represented by a

a)

square

b)

circle

c)

vertical line

d)

horizontal line

65.

In a pedigree, children are represented by a

a)

square

b)

circle

c)

vertical line

d)

horizontal line

66.

In a pedigree, unaffected members of the family

a)

square

b)

circle

c)

shaded

d)

unshaded

67.

When you flip a coin, what is the probability that it will come up tails?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/3

d)

1/8

68.

Hemophilia is a recessive X-linked disorder. Which genotype represents a female who is a 

      carrier for hemophilia?

a)

XHXh

b)

XHXH

c)

XhXh

d)

XHY

69.

hat is the approximate probability that a human offspring will be male?

a)

0%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

70.

 A normal human diploid cell contains

a)

23 chromosomes

b)

46 chromosomes

c)

44 chromosomes

d)

22 chromosomes

71.

Gregor Mendel’s principles of genetics apply to

a)

plants only.

b)

animals only.

c)

pea plants only.

d)

all organisms.

72.

Colorblindness is more common in males than in females because

a)

fathers pass the allele for colorblindness to their sons only.

b)

the allele for colorblindness is located on the Y chromosome.

c)

the allele for colorblindness is recessive and located on the X chromosome.

d)

males who are colorbind have two copies of the allele for colorblindness.

73.

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

a)

hybrid

b)

heterozygous

c)

homozygous

d)

dominant

74.

If an organism’s diploid number is 24, its haploid number is

a)

6

b)

12

c)

24

d)

48

75.

Gametes have

a)

homologous chromosomes.

b)

twice the number of chromosomes found in body cells.

c)

two sets of chromosomes.

d)

half the number of chromosomes.

76.

Regular body cells are produced by the process of

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

crossing-over.

d)

replication

77.

To maintain the chromosome number of an organism, the gametes must

a)

become diploid.

b)

become recessive.

c)

be produced by mitosis.

d)

be produced by meiosis.

78.

True-breeding is another term that refers to a homozygous individual.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

 A boy with colorblindness inherited the disorder from his father.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

When alleles segregate from each, they join.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Human females produce sperm that have two X chromosomes

a)

True

b)

False

82.

 In a pedigree, a square represents a female

a)

True

b)

False

83.

Mitosis results in two cells, whereas meiosis results in one cell. 

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Sex-linked genetically inherited traits

a)

can appear in both males and females.

b)

can only appear in male.

c)

can only appear in females.

d)

can appear after a mutation occurs.. 

85.

Offspring that result from crosses between parents who are homozygous dominant and homozygous recessive

a)

make up the parental generation.

b)

are true-breeding.

c)

make up the F2 generation. 

d)

are called hybrids.

86.

Hemophilia is a recessive X-linked disorder. Which genotype represents a female who has hemophilia?

a)

XHXh

b)

XhXh

c)

XHXH

d)

XHY

87.

 In the P generation, a tall plant was crossed with a short plant. Short plants reappeared in the F2 generation because

a)

some of the F2 plants produced gametes that carried the allele for shortness.

b)

the allele for shortness is dominant.

c)

the allele for shortness and the allele for tallness segregated when the F1 plants produced gametes .

d)

They inherited an allele for shortness from one parent and an allele for tallness from the other parent.

88.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a sex-linked disorder.

a)

eye color

b)

hemophilia

c)

color blindness

d)

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

89.

Offspring of crosses between parents with different traits are called

a)

homozygous

b)

heterozygous

c)

dominant

d)

recessive

90.

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

a)

hybrid

b)

homozygous

c)

heterozygous

d)

sex-linked

91.

The principle of dominance states that

a)

all alleles are dominant.

b)

all alleles are recessive.

c)

some alleles are dominant and others are recessive.

d)

alleles are neither dominant nor recessive.

92.

If you made a Punnett square showing Gregor Mendel’s cross between true-breeding tall plants and true-breeding short plants, the square would show that the offspring had

a)

the genotype of one of the parents.

b)

a phenotype that was different from that of both parents.

c)

a genotype that was different from that of both parents..

d)

the genotype of both parents.

93.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

a)

haploid cells.

b)

identical cells.

c)

diploid cells.

d)

body cells.

94.

In humans, a female has

a)

one X chromosome.

b)

two X chromosomes

c)

one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.

d)

all the above

95.

If a homozygous tall pea plant and a homozygous short pea plant are crossed,

a)

all of the offspring are short.

b)

the recessive trait seems to disappear.

c)

the offspring are of medium height.

d)

no hybrids are produced.

96.

The genetic makeup of an organisms is its

a)

recessive

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

dominant

97.

A person with the genotype Aa is said to be heterozygous.

a)

True

b)

False

98.

What is the main source of energy for life on Earth?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Sun

d)

All the Above

99.

Organisms that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use that energy to produce food are called

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

100.

Organisms that get their energy from consuming other organisms are called

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

101.

All are examples of a producers EXCEPT

a)

Plants

b)

Algae

c)

Ants

d)

Kelp

102.

Producers use this process to make their own energy

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Photozynthesis

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbohydrate

103.

Producers use this process to make their own energy

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbohydrate

104.

The reactants of photosynthesis are

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Carbohydrate

105.

The products of photosynthesis are

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Carbohydrate

106.

Another word for a plant that makes its own food using energy from sunlight…

a)

photosynthesis

b)

producer

c)

heterotroph

d)

carnivore

e)

herbivore

107.

Where does the energy start for all living things & in this food chain?

a)

Plant

b)

Sun

c)

Deer

d)

Wolf

108.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
109.

What is the definition of - Herbivore

a)

An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

b)

The rate at which organic matter is created by producers in an ecosystem

c)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

d)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

110.

What is the definition of - Carnivore

a)

An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

b)

An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

c)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

d)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only animals

111.

What is the definition of - Omnivore

a)

An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

b)

An organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter

c)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

d)

Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

112.

What is the definition of - Decomposer

a)

An organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

b)

An organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

c)

An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms and returns the nutrients back into the soil

d)

Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

113.
Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer
a)
herbivore
b)
decomposer
c)
heterotroph
d)
species
114.

What do fungi, mushrooms & bacteria do to dead plants and animals?

a)

Leave them there

b)

Decompose them

c)

Wait for other animals to eat them

d)

Move away

115.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
116.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Detritivore

117.

Which organism can be considered an herbivore?

a)

phytoplankton

b)

zooplankton

c)

arctic cod

d)

ringed seal

118.

Which organisms in the food web compete with each other for food sources?

a)

krill and arctic cod

b)

polar bear and orca

c)

krill and ringed seal

d)

phytoplankton and zooplankton

119.
What does a food chain contain? Choose ALL correct answers.
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
all of the above
120.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
121.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
122.

What percent of energy is transferred from one organisms to the next?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

100%

123.

Which organisms have 100% energy?

a)

Carnivores

b)

Omnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Producers

124.

The total amount of living tissue within a trophic level is called

a)

Biology

b)

Biomass

c)

Tissue mass

d)

Trophic mass

125.

Which organism is a always at the bottom of the ecological pyramid?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Producers

126.

Which organism is typically always at the bottom of the ecological pyramid?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Producers

127.

Of the organisms below, which would most likely be at the top of an ecological pyramid?

a)

grass

b)

hawk

c)

mouse

d)

bunny

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