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WorksheetsBiology - Second Semester Pre-test
Total questions: 152
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
Which of the following are products of photosynthesis? (Select 2)
glucose
light
water
oxygen
What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
To release energy
To create glucose
To grow
To get oxygen for respiration
Which of these are limiting factors for photosynthesis? Choose 3 answers.
Light intensity
CO2 concentration
Temperature
Light
CO2 low levels
The Calvin Cycle occurs in the
Thylakoid
Grana
Inner membrane of chloroplast
Stroma
Light reactions occur in the ______________________of the chloroplast
thylakoids
stroma
outer membrane
Light-independent reactions occur in the ______________________of the chloroplast
thylakoids
stroma
outer membrane
Which of the following is a reactant of cellular respiration?
Glucose
Carbon Dioxide
Water
ATP
In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration similar?
Both processes destroy energy.
Both create energy.
Photosynthesis breaks down sugar while cellular respiration produces sugar.
Both processes transfer energy from one form to another.
One molecule produced by animals during cellular respiration is
carbon dioxide
glucose
oxygen
chlorophyll
During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell that has four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing
Two chromosomes.
Four chromosomes.
Eight chromosomes.
Sixteen chromosomes.
which is heterozygous ?
Tt
TT
Which is homozygous ?
Zz
SS
the genetic makeup of an organism
heterozygous
punnet square
genotype
Genotype refers to the ...
physical expression of the genes
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
how an organism will appear
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
one
two
three
five
What is a phenotype
The genetic make up (code)
The physical trait
G = green, g = yellow
This gene shows complete dominance. The genotype for a yellow plant is...
GG
Gg
gg
all of the choices result in yellow
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
hidden allele
dominant allele
recessive allele
present allele
b= blue eyes
What is true about two brothers that have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB the other Bb.
G = dominant green and g = recessive yellow
A fish has a Gg genotype, what will its phenotype be?
yellow
green
greenish-yellow
red
According to Chargaff's rule, Cytosine always pair with
Adenine
Uracil
Thymine
Guanine
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides?
Topoisomerase
DNA Polymerase
Ligase
Primase
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
CAT TCA CTG
ATG TGA CAG
TAC ACT GTC
GTA AGT GAC
CAT TCA CTG
CAT TCA CTG
Which is the first step?
DNA Helicase unwinds original DNA strand
RNA Primase lays down RNA primer for new nucleotide bases.
DNA polymerase builds new strands by bring in new nucleotide bases.
Ligase knits together fragments on lagging strand
The picture below shows the steps of DNA replication beginning with step one and ending with step three.
Because you are reusing the old, or parent, DNA strand DNA replication is said to be
Semi- Conservative
Semi-discontinuous
Continuous
Fully-Conserveative
The picture below shows an enzyme unwinding and unzipping DNA.
What is the name of this enzyme?
DNA Helicase
DNA Ligase
DNA polyermase
RNA Polymerase
The process by which the cell uses information from mRNA to produce proteins.
translation
transcription
replication
association
In RNA, which nucleotide base pairs with adenine?
thymine
guanine
uracil
cytosine
Which cell organelle is the cite of protein synthesis?
ribosome
nucleus
mitochondria
endoplasmic reticulum
Which between these two best explains why the DNA CANNOT travel outside of the nucleus?
It is not permitted by the nuclear membrane.
It is too large to travel outside.
Which of the following organelles reads or translates the code from mRNA?
ribosome
mitochondria
cytoplasm
nucleues
The portion or segment of the DNA strand that codes for a particular protein is called a _____________________.
gene
chromosome
codon
anticodon
Which statement best defines a mutation?
a physical trait that negatively impacts the organism
an adaptive trait that allows the individual to be better fit for survival
a change in the order, number, or type of bases in the genetic code
an identical copy of the original DNA strand
Mutations are always bad/harmful.
True
False
Possible negative consequences of mutations could be genetic ____________________ and cancer.
diversity
disorders
dominance
duplication
Chemical or physical agents in the environment that may cause mutations are called:
mutants
mutagens
chromosomal mutations
missense mutations
Mutations that change a single base pair, usually involving a substitution of one base for another:
chromosomal mutation
polyploidy
translocation
point mutation
If a point mutation does not change the order of the amino acid sequence, this is called a:
nonsense mutation
silent mutation
missense mutation
frameshift mutation
Insertions and deletions are also known as:
frameshift mutations
chromosomal mutations
silent mutations
polyploidy
If UCU is changed to UCC, this is a _______________________________.
silent mutation
missense mutation
nonsense mutation
frameshift mutation
Which of the following mutations would be the most likely to affect the resulting protein?
substitution
silent mutation
frameshift mutation
all mutations affect the resulting protein
Mutations can be beneficial because they increase genetic _____________________ and can make the individual and species more likely to survive.
diseases
complications
disorders
diversity
A chart that shows the presence or absence of a trait according to the relationships between parents, siblings, and offspring.
Karyotype
Genome
Barr body
Pedigree
is the full set of genetic information that an organism carries in its DNA.
Karyotype
Genome
Barr body
Pedigree
a photograph that shows the complete diploid set of chromosomes grouped together in pairs, arranged in order of decreasing size.
Karyotype
Genome
Barr body
Pedigree
Trisomy 21; three copies of chromosome 21 instead of 2
Down Syndrome
Klinefelter's syndrome
Turner's syndrome
Sickle cell disease
Caused by a mutation that affects hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells.
Down Syndrome
Klinefelter's syndrome
Turner's syndrome
Sickle cell disease
Which of the following would an animal breeder use to increase the number of cows that give the most milk?
overproduction
genetic isolation
acquired characteristics
artificial selection
An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)
vestigial structure
speciation
analogous structure
adaptation
How well an organism survives and reproduces in its environment is described as
common descent
descent with modification
fitness
tolerance
Which of the following is the correct way to summarize natural selection?
overproduction, competition, variations, fitness, survive and reproduce
overproduction, variations, competition, fitness, survive and reproduce
competition, fitness, survive and reproduce
variations, competition, fitness, survive and reproduce
Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue are called
analogous
homologous
adaptations
vestigial
What series of islands off the coast of South America did Darwin spend considerable amount of time and greatly influence Darwin's work.
Hawaiian Islands
Galapagos Islands
Which can be used as evidence for evolution (change over time)?
Fossils
Homologous Structures
Embryo Similarities
Biochemical Analysis
All are examples of evidence of evolution
What is the result of "Survival of the Fittest"?
Evolution (populations change over time)
Genetic Equilibrium (populations remain unchanged over time)
Wrote "Principles of Geology". Geologic events that occurred in the past will continue to occur in the future.
Malthus
Hutton
Lyell
Lamarck
Wallace
Stated earth is millions of years old.
Malthus
Hutton
Lyell
Lamarck
Wallace
The female peahen continues to choose the male peacock with the brightest, most beautiful feathers. This is an example of?
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Wrote the book "On the Origin of Species"
Charles Lyell
Charles Darwin
Change over time?
Evolution
Homeostasis
Mimicry is
Long Time evolutionary events
Short time evolutionary events
Mistakes in the genetic code
When an organism looks very similar win physical resemblance to other objects
Natural selection is the process that passes down ____________________ traits.
Same
Old
Useless
Favorable
The process in which an animal cannot reproduce any more and dies out is known as _________________________.
Speciation
Extinction
Evolution
Natural Selection
