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Bio12 midterm review

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

An organ that produces secretions called hormones is known as a :

(a)  

2.

This gland is located between the lungs behind the sternum and secretes thymosin that helps mature WBC's in our bodies when we are children. 

(a)  

3.

The process by which an organism’s internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment.

(a)  

4.

What structure(s) shown in the picture above the kidneys?

(a)  

5.

What structure is this?

(a)  

6.

Cells that have receptors for a particular hormone.

a)

gland cells

b)

neurons

c)

hormones

d)

target cells

7.

This structure releases what hormones?

a)

insulin and glucagon

b)

calcitonin and estrogen

c)

Parathyroid hormone and antidiuretic hormone

d)

epinephrine and testosterone

8.

Hormones travel through the blood and encounter many cells. How do they affect ONLY target cells?

a)

Target cells have receptors that match up with the hormone

b)

Target cells send out signals that attach to hormones and draw them to the cell

c)

Target cells have cell membranes with a different composition

d)

Magic!

9.

How do hormones travel through the body?

a)

Through the food we eat

b)

Through injects

c)

through our blood

10.

Thyroid Gland does what

a)

make chicken juice

b)

regulate metabolism

c)

help breakdown sugar

11.

Pineal gland

a)

Chemical substances produced and secreted by the endocrine glands.

b)

releases melatonin and regulates sleep

c)

Pineapple flavor, please

12.

What are hormones?

a)

things that make teenagers moody

b)

Chemical that help the body adjust to change.

c)

chicken juices

13.

This disease occurs when the Thryroid gland does not produce enough Thyroxine to meet the body's needs.

a)

Gigantism

b)

Hypoglycemia

c)

Hypothyroidism

d)

Diabetes

14.

Letter I is pointing to

(a)  

15.

What is considered the Master Gland of the Body

(a)  

16.

What hormone helps glucose get into the cells?

(a)  

17.

Tired, constipated, cold, weight gain

a)

hypothyroidism

b)

hypoglycemia

c)

hyperthyroidism

d)

hyperglycemia

18.

Regulates calcium levels in the blood

(a)  

19.

Produce hormones involved with male reproductive development

a)

Thymus

b)

Testes

c)

Thyroid

d)

Parathyroid

20.

Function of parathyroid gland?

a)

produces hormones that influence metabolic rate

b)

decrease blood calcium

c)

increase bone calcium levels

d)

decreases bone calcium levels

21.

Function of adrenal glands:

a)

produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)

b)

control female characteristics and menstrual cycle

c)

control male characteristics and sperm production

d)

help prepare the body for stress

22.

What is the function of ovaries?

a)

control female characteristics and menstrual cycle

b)

control male characteristics

c)

produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)

d)

control blood pressure

23.

What are the testes?

a)

control menstrual cycle

b)

produces hormones that control BSL (blood sugar level)

c)

control blood pressure

d)

control male characteristics

24.

What is the endocrine system?

a)

senses the hormone levels in the blood

b)

controls all other endocrine glands

c)

A group of glands that work together with the nervous system to coordinate all body functions

d)

decreases bone calcium levels

25.
Insulin causes
a)
a decrease in the concentration of blood glucose
b)
a decrease in the permeability of cell membranes to glucose
c)
an increase in the production of glucose from glycogen
d)
none of these is correct
26.
Oxytocin is sometimes administered to women to
a)
stimulate milk production
b)
stimulate uterine contractions
c)
stimulate uterine relaxation
d)
stimulate ACTH production
27.

stimulates secondary sex characteristics in males and stimulates sperm production.

(a)  

28.

In what form is carbohydrate stored in the liver?

(a)  

29.

High body temperature in humans is regulated by all these except

a)

sweating

b)

falling of skin hairs

c)

vasodilation

d)

vasoconstriction

30.

Insulin and glucagon are produced by

a)

the liver

b)

the pancreas

c)

the kidneys

31.

Which one here reduces the amount of glucose in the blood?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Insulin

c)

Glycogen

d)

ADH

32.

Which one is not a symptom of Type 1 diabetes.

a)

tired

b)

feeling very thirsty

c)

frequent urination

d)

weight gain

33.

The normal human body temperature is

a)

35 °C

b)

37 °C

c)

34 °C

d)

40 °C

34.

What hormone triggers sleepiness within humans?

(a)  

35.

A disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, causing an increase in blood sugar

(a)  

36.

Cell metabolic rates are controlled by this hormone.

(a)  

37.
Cortisol increases what?
a)
Glucagon
b)
Insulin
c)
Glycogen
d)
Glucose
38.
This hormone increases reabsorption of water by kidney. 
a)
ACTH
b)
ADH
c)
PTH
d)
glucagon
39.
Cortisol is the metabolic response to what? 
a)
Anger
b)
Stress
c)
Sugar
d)
Depression
40.
How do hormones travel from the glands where they are made to their target organs?
a)
Bloodstream
b)
Nerves
c)
Bones
41.
Which of the following hormones are NOT produced by the anterior pituitary gland?
a)
ADH and oxytocin
b)
FSH and LH
c)
LH and growth hormone
d)
ADH and FSH
42.
Which hormone produced by the hypothalamus stimulates the anterior pituitary to secrete both FSH & LH?
a)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
b)
inhibin
c)
testosterone
d)
estrogen
43.
Which hormone stimulates formation of corpus luteum or production of testoterone?
a)
FSH
b)
LH
c)
progesterone
d)
testosterone
44.
Which hormone stimulates follicle development in ovaries or sperm cells in testes
a)
FSH
b)
LH
c)
inhibin
d)
testoterone
45.

What gland produces growth hormone?

(a)  

46.
What are the two hormones that control the menstrual cycle?
a)
Oestrogen and testosterone
b)
Oestrogen and insulin
c)
Oestrogen and progesterone
47.
How do type 1 diabetics control their blood glucose levels?
a)
Eating lots of sugar
b)
Injecting insulin
c)
Taking tablets
48.

A ______causes and organism to react. The reaction is called a _______

a)

stimulus, response

b)

response, stimulus

c)

impulse, neuron

d)

neuron, impulse

49.

Which hormone triggers the release of an egg from the ovary during the menstrual cycle?

a)

Estrogen

b)

Progesterone

c)

Leutenizing Hormone

d)

Follicle stimulating hormone

50.

Which phase of the menstrual cycle is characterized by the shedding of the uterine lining?

a)

Follicular phase

b)

Ovulation phase

c)

Luteal phase

d)

Menstrual phase

51.

Which hormone is responsible for thickening the uterine lining during the menstrual cycle?

a)

Estrogen

b)

Progesterone

c)

Luteinizing hormone

d)

Follicle-stimulating hormone

52.

How does birth control pills affect the menstrual cycle?

a)

It stops ovulation

b)

It thickens the uterine lining

c)

It reduces the level of estrogen and progesterone

d)

It increases the level of follicle-stimulating hormone

53.

Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating the menstrual cycle?

(a)  

54.

In response to glucagon production

a)

The liver converts glucose to glycogen

b)

The liver converts glycogen to glucose

55.

produced in the interstitial cells of the testes; responsible for maturation of reproductive organs & secondary sex characteristics



(a)  

56.

Which of the following are considered secondary sex characteristics of males?

a)

increased muscle mass

b)

facial hair

c)

deepening voice

d)

testes

57.

produced by the corpus luteum after ovulation. It helps to maintain the menstrual cycle.

a)

Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

b)

estrogens

c)

progesterone

58.

Secondary female sex characteristics include...

a)

breast development

b)

pubic hair

c)

widening of hips

d)

menstrual cycle

e)

ovaries

59.

What is the correct term for "the sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes"?

(a)  

60.

A cell spends most of its life in what stage?

(a)  

61.

The following describes (a)   during mitosis. The spindle fiber splits the centromere and the chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell.

62.

What phase of mitosis is occuring in the picture?

(a)  

63.

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have _ chromosomes. (digit)

(a)  

64.

Name the phase:

(a)  

65.

What phase is this cell in?

(a)  

66.
Identify the phase.
a)
Telophase I
b)
Telophase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Metaphase II
67.
Put the following actions in order: DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis. 
a)
DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
b)
cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides
c)
cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
d)
DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides
68.

Which phase of the cell cycle will you find chromatin? Select all that apply.

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Telophase

e)

Cytokinesis

69.

Nuclear division is known as

a)

caryokinesis

b)

karyogenesis

c)

karyokinesis

d)

caryogenesis

70.

The (a)   holds the replicated sister chromatids together.

71.

What is a series of events a cell goes through as they grow and divide?

(a)  

72.

What are the two filaments called which are involved in a muscle contraction?

a)

Ca2+ & ATP

b)

troponin & tropomyosin

c)

titin & actin

d)

actin & myosin

73.

In genetics, the position of a gene on a chromosome is called its

a)

locus

b)

allele

c)

trait

d)

placement

74.

A pair of chromosomes with the same locus

(a)  

75.

reproductive cell produced during meiosis that has the haploid number of chromosomes.

(a)  

76.

union of two gametes that produces a diploid zygote.

(a)  

77.

diploid cell that forms when two haploid gametes unite during fertilization.

a)
Zygote
b)
Chromosome
c)
Meiosis
d)
Mitosis
78.

What is any change in the sequence of DNA referred to as?

a)

Mutation

b)

Transcription

c)

Replication

d)

Translation

79.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
80.
If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is
a)
18
b)
9
c)
27
d)
36
81.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
82.
Which of the following best describes meiosis?
a)
It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement
b)
It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
c)
It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord
d)
It is the first stage of mitosis
83.
What phase is  shown in the picture?
a)
metaphase 2
b)
anaphase 2
c)
metaphase 1
d)
telophase 1
84.

A human zygote should have (a)   chromosomes inside.

85.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
86.

How many daughter cells does Meiosis create?

(a)  

87.
Before mitosis or meiosis can begin, DNA must go through Interphase. This is when...
a)
DNA replicates
b)
DNA splits
c)
DNA forms chromosomes
d)
Chromosomes cross over
88.

What is a human body cell called?

a)

haploid

b)

somatic

c)

germ

d)

gamete

89.

Nuclear envelope breaks down and crossing over happens

a)

Prophase II

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Prophase I

90.

Chromosomes gather at the poles and cytoplasm divides into two cells

a)

Telophase II

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Metaphase II

91.

Chromosomes line up in a single file line at the equator

a)

Prophase II

b)

Prophase I

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Metaphase II

92.

Centromeres divide making sister chromatids into individual chromosomes and move toward poles

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Telophase II

c)

Anaphase I

d)

Telophase I

93.

Nuclear Envelope forms around each set of chromosomes and cytoplasm divides, making 4 haploid cells

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Telophase II

c)

Anaphase I

d)

Telophase I

94.

Why is meiosis important? (multiple answers)

a)

Leads to genetic variety

b)

Replaces cells quickly

c)

reduces the number of chromosomes in a gamete for sexual reproduction

d)

increases the number of chromosomes in a gamete for sexual reproduction

95.

What phase is this?

a)

Telophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Anaphase II

96.

What phase is this?

a)

Metaphase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Telophase I

d)

Anaphase II

97.

What phase is this?

a)

Metaphase II

b)

Prophase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Anaphase II

98.

What phase is this?

a)

Metaphase II

b)

Prophase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Anaphase I

99.

What phase is this?

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Telophase I

c)

Telophase II

d)

Anaphase I

100.

What phase is this?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Telophase II

c)

Telophase I

d)

Prophase I

101.

Which type of cell division occurs in prokaryotic cells?

a)

Binary fission

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Cytokinesis

102.

What is the purpose of cell division in eukaryotes?

a)

Repair

b)

Replace

c)

Reproduce

d)

All of the above

103.

What is the cell cycle?

a)

The process in which cellular and genetic material from one parent cell is divided between two new daughter cells.

b)

The process in which a new nucleus is created right before cell division.

c)

The life span of a cell, including growth, reproduction, and programmed cell death.

d)

The process that occurs in gametes in which the number of chromosomes is cut in half.

104.

What is cancer?

a)

The process in which two nuclei are formed, each with an identical set of chromosomes.

b)

The result of a haywire cell cycle due to mutated genes.

c)

The process that occurs in gametes in which the number of chromosomes is cut in half.

d)

The splitting of a cell into two new cells.

105.

What occurs during the S phase of the cell cycle?

a)

DNA replication occurs, resulting in the duplication of chromosomes.

b)

Cell division occurs, resulting in two daughter cells.

c)

Protein synthesis occurs, leading to cell growth.

d)

Chromosome segregation occurs, preparing for mitosis.