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CEHS Spring Biology Final review

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check all the boxes for each organelle that plant and animal cells both have.

a)

lysosomes

b)

cell membrane

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

e)

cell wall

2.

What do you think homeostasis is?

a)

Keeping your body systems stable

b)

Staying at home

c)

Making body systems unstable

3.

Has membrane bound organelles

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Both

4.

Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

In the mitochondria

c)

Floating around in the cytoplasm

d)

In the ribosome

5.

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

a)

Nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

6.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell membrane

7.

The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?

a)

Prokaryotes are plant cells

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus

c)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus

d)

There is no difference

8.

This cell would be classified as a(n) ________________ cell.

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Both

9.
Cells use energy to move materials across a membrane (low to high concentration).
a)
Active transport
b)
Passive transport
c)
Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
10.
Particles are removed from a cell (pushed out).
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Permeable
d)
In high concentration
11.
Compare the concentrations of the sugar in the cell and the solution.  Which is HYPOTONIC?
a)
Cell
b)
Solution
12.
The  movement of water from a high concentration to a low concentration is called
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
facilitated diffusion
d)
active transport
13.
In this situation, where the solute is illustrated by red dots, predict if will WATER move into or out of the cell, and how that will affect the cell.
a)
Water will move into the cell and the cell will expand.
b)
Water will move into the cell and the cell will shrink.
c)
Water will move out of the cell and the cell will expand.
d)
Water will move out of the cell and the cell will shrink.
14.

When the concentration of solutes on both sides of a membrane is the SAME, the solution is

a)
isotonic
b)
hypertonic
c)
hypotonic
15.
If there is 25% oxygen inside the cell and 50% oxygen in the outside blood, which direction will the oxygen move?
a)
Out of the cell
b)
Into the cell
c)
The cell is at equilibrium
16.
A cell contains 25% NaCl and is placed in a solution that has 5% NaCl.  Which of the following is correct about what will happen to the cell?
a)
The solution is hypotonic and the cell will swell.
b)
The solution is hypotonic and the cell will shrink
c)
The solution is hypertonic and the cell will swell
d)
The solution is hypertonic and the celll will shrink.
17.

Which macromolecule is used as our main source of energy?

a)

Lipids/Fats

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

18.

Which macromolecule stores energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids/Fats

d)

Nucleic Acids

19.

Nucleic acids make up which of the two molecules listed below?

a)

FDA

b)

RNA

c)

DNA

d)

FDR

20.

Match the MACROMOLECULES and their MONOMERS.

Hint: Monomer = a single unit

a)

carbohydrate

1.

monosaccharide

b)

lipid

2.

fatty acid & glycerol

c)

protein

3.

amino acid

d)

nucleic acid

4.

nucleotide

21.

What is this?

a)

water

b)

DNA

c)

a snake

22.

Match the following MONOMERS and MACROMOLECULES

a)
1.

Nucleic Acid

b)
2.

Protein

c)
3.

Lipid

d)
4.

Carbohydrate

23.

An enzyme is a ______________.

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

protein

24.

Which macromolecule gives LONG-TERM energy?

a)

lipid

b)

carbohydrate

c)

nucleic acid

25.
Proteins are made of monomers called ___________
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Glycerol and fatty acids
26.
What is the purpose  of an enzyme?
a)
give permission for the reaction
b)
raise activation energy
c)
speed up reactions
d)
control how many reactions occur
27.

What is replicated in S phase of Interphase?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell

c)

DNA

d)

Nucleus

28.

Interphase is preparing the cell for...

a)

Cell division

b)

cell fragmentation

c)

cell deterioration

d)

cell proliferation

29.

Which phase is demonstrated in the image?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

30.

Which phase is demonstrated in the image?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

31.

Which phase is demonstrated in the image?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

32.

Which phase is demonstrated in the image?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

33.

Reorder the following

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telephase

e)

cytokenises

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
34.

Which phase is this in?

a)

Interphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telephase

35.
What does NOT happen during interphase?
a)
growth
b)
DNA replication 
c)
obtaining nutrients
d)
cell divison
36.
Cells spend the majority of their lives in
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Synthesis 
d)
Gap 2
37.

Cells of organisms must go through cell division for?

a)

growth

b)

repair of damaged cells

c)

replacement of dying cells.

d)

All of these

38.
Identify the parts of the nucleotide shown:
a)
1) Ribose Sugar      2) Phosphate 
3)  Nitrogen Base
b)
1) Deoxyribose Sugar
2) Phosphate
3) Nitrogen Base
c)
1) Phosphate
2) Ribose Sugar
3) Nitrogen Base
d)
1)  Phosphate
2) Deoxyribose Sugar
3)  Nitrogen Base
39.
What occurs during G1?
a)
Checkpoint after S phase
b)
Chromosomes line up at the equator.
c)
The cell grows and develops.
d)
Spindle fibers separate chromosomes to opposite poles of the cell. 
40.

During mitosis, DNA is found in the condensed form called a

a)

chromosome

b)

centromere

c)

centriole

d)

chromatin

41.

WHAT DOES MEIOSIS CREATE?

a)

CHROMOSOMES

b)

GAMETES

c)

DNA

d)

TRAITS

42.

THE END RESULT OF MEIOSIS IS...

a)

FOUR UNIDENTICAL GAMETES

b)

FOUR IDENTICAL GAMETES

c)

TWO IDENTICAL GAMETES

d)

TWO UNIDENTICAL GAMETES

43.

THE GAMETES ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE ONE HALF OF THE GENETIC INFO SO IT IS CALL

a)

DIPLOID (2N)

b)

DIPLOID (N)

c)

HAPLOID (2N)

d)

HAPLOID (N)

44.

HOW MANY CHROMOSOMES DO HUMAN GAMETES HAVE?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

47

d)

22

45.

CROSSING OVER ALLOWS FOR WHAT TO HAPPEN?

a)

ALL CELLS TO STAY THE SAME

b)

GENETIC VARIATION

c)

REDUCTION OF CHROMOSOMES

d)

CHROMOSOME NUMBER TO INCREASE

46.

THIS IMAGE SHOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CHROMOSOMES?

a)

NON- DISJUNCTION

b)

METAPHASE

c)

TELOPHASE

d)

CROSSING OVER

47.

The idea of non-disjunction of the 21st chromosome means the following:

a)

complete seperation of chromosomes

b)

complete seperation of genes

c)

failure for chromosomes to seperate

d)

failure for genes to seperate

48.

Explain the karyotype of this individual

a)

Male - no genetic defect

b)

Male - Down's Syndrome

c)

Female - no genetic defect

d)

Female - Down's Syndrome

49.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
50.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
51.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
52.
What is a phenotype
a)
The genetic make up (code)
b)
The physical trait
53.
having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
54.
having two different genes for a trait (sometimes called hybrid).
a)
protein
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
genotype
55.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
56.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
57.
Snapdragon flowers come in red, pink and white.  What type of inheritance is this?
a)
Complete Dominance
b)
Incomplete Dominance
c)
Codominance
d)
Polygenic Inheritance
58.
Incomplete dominance means that the traits are
a)
expressed equally
b)
dominant
c)
recessive
d)
blended
59.
One form of a gene is called_______________
a)
a DNA
b)
a Phenotype
c)
a trait
d)
an allele
60.
If green is dominant over purple, then what is the genotype for this individual?
a)
Purple
b)
Green
c)
GG
d)
gg
61.
 Recessive alleles are-
a)
capital
b)
lowercase
c)
both
d)
neither
62.
If a heterozygous tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant, what are the possible genotypes of the future offspring?
a)
100% Tt
b)
50% Tt, 50% tt
c)
75%Tt, 25%tt
d)
25%TT, 50%Tt, 25%tt
63.

True or False: You can be blood type AB because A and B are co-dominant

a)

true

b)

false

64.

If parent are B and O blood group. Predict the blood group of the child.

a)

A

b)

AB

c)

B

65.
What does a filled in square represent?
a)
Not affected Female
b)
Not affected Male
c)
Affected Male
d)
Affected Female
66.
How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
67.
This pedigree represents the inheritance of hemophilia in this family. How many of the females have the hemophilia trait?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
2
d)
3
68.
What do half colored symbols represent?
a)
The individual is a carrier (heterozygous).
b)
The individual expresses the trait.
c)
The individual has both recessive alleles.
d)
The individual has both dominant alleles.
69.

What is the gender of this person?

a)

Male

b)

Female

70.
Which layer is the youngest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
71.
How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?
a)
Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years
b)
Fossils show that some species have gone extinct
c)
Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past
d)
Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time
72.

Similarities in bone arrangements, like those in the picture, support the hypothesis that...

a)

these organisms are not well adapted

b)

these organisms share a common ancestor

c)

these organisms all share the same DNA sequences

d)

these organisms are members of the same species

73.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
74.

What is this an example of?

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial organs

d)

Functional adaption

75.
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
76.
According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 
a)
Species I
b)
Species II
c)
Species III
d)
Species IV
77.

Reindeer from a rancher in Alaska escape from their pen during an enormous snow storm. After their escape, they mate with wild caribou that are migrating across the land. The offspring of these have traits for short legs and have tame behavior.

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Non-Random Mating

d)

Natural Selection

78.

Males of the bighorn sheep species fight one another to show females who is the dominant male and are more likely to mate with females.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Non-Random Mating

79.

During a hurricane, a population of beetles almost gets completely wiped out. The only beetles that survived were lucky that they were in their nest at the time of the hurricane and had enough food to survive.

a)

Natural selection

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Gene Flow

d)

Non-Random Mating

80.

Insects become resistant to pesticides very quickly, sometime in one generation. If an insect is resistant to the chemical, most of the offspring will also be resistant. Considering that insect generations can be a matter of weeks, insects in an area can become immune to a chemical within months.

a)

Mutation

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Gene Flow

81.

A chemical spill causes the offspring of ladybugs to have blue dots instead of black dots.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Mutation

d)

Gene Flow

82.

The country of Sweden is known for having people with blonde hair and blue eyes. One day a family moves from Sweden to India where dark hair and dark eyes are very common. A female from Sweden marries a male from India and their offspring now have blonde hair and blue eyed traits.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Non-Random Mating

d)

Gene Flow

83.

A certain type of plant can produce blue or yellow flowers. During a fire, many yellow flowers are destroyed and now since blue is the dominant trait, the plant reproduces offspring that produce only blue flowers.

a)

Non-Random Mating

b)

Gene Flow

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic Drift

84.

Some organisms of a population of birds are born with extra-long beaks instead of a normal sized beak.

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Mutation

85.

In a habitat there are red bugs and green bugs. The birds prefer the taste of the red bugs, so soon there are many green bugs and few red bugs. The green bugs reproduce and make more green bugs and eventually there are no more red bugs

a)

Genetic Drift

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Gene Flow

d)

Mutation

86.

Females a certain bird species are attracted to the mating calls of male species more than others

a)

Genetic Drift

b)

Mutation

c)

Non-Random

d)

Natural Selection

87.

Northern elephant seals have reduced genetic variation probably due to the effects humans inflicted on them in the 1890s. Hunting reduced their population size to as few as 20 individuals at the end of the 19th century. What evolutionary concept is displayed in this example?

a)

Bottleneck Effect

b)

Founder Effect

c)

Directional Selection

d)

Frequency Dependent Selection

88.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
89.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
90.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
91.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
92.

Match the following

a)

the movement of genes into or out of a population

1.

Gene Flow

b)

Random chance; small population

2.

Genetic Drift

c)

A sudden change in one or more characteristics due to a change in a gene

3.

Mutation

d)

Occurs due to physical difference as a result of a genetic difference

4.

Non-Random Mating

e)

The movement of organisms from one place to another

5.

Migration

93.

What type of selection is pictured here?

a)

Directional

b)

Disruptive

c)

Stabilizing

94.

What type of selection is pictured here?

a)

Directional

b)

Disruptive

c)

Stabilizing

95.

A particular bird species lays an average of 4 eggs per nesting season. If more than four eggs are produced, the parents may not be able to feed the hatchlings. If less than 4 eggs are produced, there is an increased risk that predators will take all the young that have been produced.

a)

Directional

b)

Disruptive

c)

Stabilizing

96.

A lizard population lives in a very rocky area consisting of black rocks and white rocks. Black lizards can hide from predators by living on black rocks, and white lizards can hide from predators by living on white rocks. The intermediate grey colored lizard is found in fewer numbers because of its inability to hide from predators in this environment.

a)

Directional

b)

Disruptive

c)

Stabilizing

97.

During the ice ages, the black bears of Europe increased in size.

a)

Directional

b)

Disruptive

c)

Stabilizing

98.

In a population of field mice, coat color ranges from light tan to dark brown. Medium brown mice are found in greater abundance due to their ability to blend in with their surroundings.

a)

Directional

b)

Disruptive

c)

Stabilizing

99.

A population of Madagascar hissing cockroaches lives in a woodpile. It suffers predation from lizards. The lizards are unable to eat the very largest adult cockroaches, and instead prey upon small and medium sized adults. Eventually, the population of cockroaches has more large members overall.

a)

Directional

b)

Disruptive

c)

Stabilizing

100.
Compare the concentrations of the sugar in the cell and the solution.  Which is HYPOTONIC?
a)
Cell
b)
Solution
101.
In this situation, where the solute is illustrated by red dots, predict if will WATER move into or out of the cell, and how that will affect the cell.
a)
Water will move into the cell and the cell will expand.
b)
Water will move into the cell and the cell will shrink.
c)
Water will move out of the cell and the cell will expand.
d)
Water will move out of the cell and the cell will shrink.
102.
The  movement of water from a high concentration to a low concentration is called
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
facilitated diffusion
d)
active transport
103.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
104.

Similarities in bone arrangements, like those in the picture, support the hypothesis that...

a)

these organisms are not well adapted

b)

these organisms share a common ancestor

c)

these organisms all share the same DNA sequences

d)

these organisms are members of the same species

105.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
106.

What is this an example of?

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial organs

d)

Functional adaption

107.

Reindeer from a rancher in Alaska escape from their pen during an enormous snow storm. After their escape, they mate with wild caribou that are migrating across the land. The offspring of these have traits for short legs and have tame behavior.

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Non-Random Mating

d)

Natural Selection

108.
According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 
a)
Species I
b)
Species II
c)
Species III
d)
Species IV
109.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
110.
Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
111.
When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. 
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
112.
The process of childbirth is an example of:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
113.

What type of feedback loop is shown?

a)

negative

b)

neutral

c)

positive