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Biology Final Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web?

a)

energy path

b)

food chain

c)

trophic level

d)

food pyramid

2.

Animals that get energy by eating the carcasses of other animals that have been killed by predators or have died of natural causes are called

a)

scavengers

b)

omnivores

c)

heterotrophs

d)

detritivores

3.

Abiotic means living things.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Factors that can impact a population regardless of its density.

a)

biotic factors

b)

density-dependent factors

c)

density-independent factors

d)

abiotic factors

5.

Factors that are affected by the number of individuals in an area.

a)

biotic factors

b)

density-dependent factors

c)

density-independent factors

d)

abiotic factors

6.

What is the name of the molecule that holds genetic information?

a)

Enzymes

b)

Protein

c)

DNA

d)

Ribosome

7.

To use this chart, you must ALWAYS use the sequence of

a)

DNA bases

b)

mRNA codons

c)

tRNA anticodons

d)

Randomly guess

8.

Which step of protein synthesis happens at the ribosome?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

9.

Skin color, hair texture, height, and lactose tolerance are examples of

a)

Nucleotides

b)

proteins

c)

traits

d)

DNA

10.

Is this sequence of bases a part of DNA or RNA?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

11.

Which nitrogenous base is unique to RNA?

a)

Uracil

b)

Adenine

c)

Thymine

d)

Guanine

12.

mRNA is created during which process?

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Mitosis

13.

A section of DNA that is the instructions for making a protein is called a

a)

gene

b)

cell

c)

nucleus

d)

sugar-phosphate backbone

14.

Which is homozygous recessive?

a)

GG

b)

Gg

c)

gg

d)

none

15.

A couple with no albinism but both are carriers has what chance of having an albino child?

a)

0

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

16.

If you crossed a PP (purple) with a pp (white), what would the phenotypes be?

a)

all white

b)

all tall

c)

all purple

d)

1/2 white, 1/2 purple

17.
A heterozygous long-tusked elephant is crossed with a homozygous recessive short-tusked elephant. What is the probability of the offspring having short tusks?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
18.
products of meiosis are genetically
a)
different
b)
identical
19.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
20.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Sunfish
c)
Bunny
d)
Bear
21.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
22.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
23.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
24.
Organisms of a lower trophic level have a comparatively __________ number compared to organisms of the higher trophic level in order to support them.
a)
larger
b)
smaller
25.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
26.
Which of the following is the correct order of the time periods chronologically?
a)
Tertiary, Quaternary, Cretaceous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic
b)
Permian, Tertiary, Quaternary, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
c)
Jurassic, Triassic, Tertiary, Cretaceous, Quaternary, Permian
d)
Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Tertiary, Quaternary
27.
Which of the following IS TRUE about the Quaternary time period?
a)
Flying reptiles first appeared during this time.
b)
Small mammals were the most abundant during this time.
c)
Ended with an Ice age that lasted years
d)
Human beings exist in this time period
28.

Which of these types of species was NOT present in the Cretaceous time period?

a)

Large Dinosaurs

b)

Flying Reptiles

c)

Large Mammals

d)

Amphibians

29.

Which of these types of species was abundant on the land in the Permian time period?

a)

Small mammals

b)

Flying Reptiles

c)

Terrestrial Reptiles (Land reptiles)

d)

Large Dinosaurs

30.

Giant sloths, Giant Beavers, Mastodons, Wooly Mammoths and Sabertooth cats have 3 of the things listed below in common. Which of them is not true?

a)

All were hunted to extinction by humans

b)

They all dominated the Tertiary period.

c)

They existed during the Quaternary period.

d)

They were well adapted for the ice age.

31.

series of genes that controls the differentiation of cells and tissues in an embryo

a)

Hox Genes

b)

Common Ancestor

c)

Biogeography

d)

Molecular Homology

32.

Study of past and present distribution of organisms

a)

Common Ancestor

b)

Biogeography

c)

Hox Genes

d)

Stasis

33.

remnant of a structure that may have had an important function in a species' ancestors, but has no clear function in the modern species.

a)

Developmental Homolgy

b)

Molecular Homology

c)

Vestigial Structure

d)

Hox Genes

34.

An ancestral species from which later species evolved

a)

Common Ancestor

b)

Homology

c)

Developmental Homolgy

d)

Molecular Homology

35.

Do all organisms eventually become fossils?

a)

no, because only organisms that have hard parts will fossilize

b)

yes, the fossil record is incomplete only because paleontologists have not yet found every fossil

c)

no, because the conditions necessary to form fossils are relatively rare

d)

yes, the fossil record is incomplete only because some fossils have been destroyed by rock cycle processes.

36.

The fossil record provides evidence for which of the following?

a)

evolution

b)

the existence of past life forms

c)

changes in past environments

d)

all of the above

37.

Which time came first on the Geologic Time Scale?

a)

Cenozoic Era

b)

Mesozoic Era

c)

Paleozoic Era

d)

Precambrian Time

38.

Which animals have been around the longest?

a)

Mammals

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Fishes

39.

Where do most amphibians spend the first part of their life cycle?

a)

on land

b)

in water

c)

on a boat

d)

in trees

40.

Amphibians are ectothermic. This means they:

a)

are active at night

b)

they only live in swamps

c)

can regulate their own body temperature

d)

use the environmental temperature to control their body temperature

41.

Amphibians breathe through their skin. What is this called?

a)

Cutaneous respiration

b)

circulation

c)

pulmonary respiration

d)

buccal respiration

42.

As adults, amphibians are

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

decomposers

43.

Tadpoles typically feed on

a)

plant matter

b)

dog food

c)

bacteria

d)

frogs

44.

How many alleles does a child get from each parent for a trait?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

Aa, DD, Bb, yy are all examples of ---

a)

genotypes.

b)

phenotypes.

46.

What you see, or the physical appearance of an organism, is called the ---

a)

genotype.

b)

phenotype.

47.
What do we use pedigrees for?
a)
To look at families
b)
To make determinations about the offspring
c)
To track traits in families
d)
Nothing
48.

In a pedigree, which shape represents a male?

a)

circle

b)

square

49.

Which gender has an X and a Y chromosome?

a)

male

b)

female

50.

How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

51.

What is the mode of inheritance shown here?

a)

Recessive because it "skips" a generation

b)

Dominant because it shows up in every generation

52.
Is this trait (the shaded individuals) dominant or recessive?
a)
dominant
b)
recessive