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BIOSCORE DB024 : T3 Variation & T4 Biocatalysis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is polygenic characteristic?

a)

ABO blood group

b)

Ability to taste phenylthiocarbide

c)

Skin colour

d)

Colour blindness

2.

The diagram above shows a type of selection process. The arrow show the direction of natural selection. What type of selection is shown by the diagram above?

a)

Stabilising selection

b)

Artificial selection

c)

Disruptive selection

d)

Directional selection

3.

Which of the following factors causes variation?

I. Random assortment of homologous chromosome during metaphase of mitosis

II. Fusion of gametes of different species to produce viable offspring

III. Crossing over between chromatids of homologous chromosome during meiosis

IV. Presence of dominant and recessive alleles

a)

III ONLY

b)

III and IV

c)

II,III and IV

d)

I,II,III and IV

4.

The diagram above shows a type of selection process. The arrows show the direction of natural selection. Which of the folowing examples can be explained by using the diagram above?

a)

Increased survival rate for newly born human babies with average weight

b)

Increase in antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria

c)

Increased population of average height trees in the forest compared to short and tall trees

5.

Variation caused by environmental factors is less important for evolution compared to variation caused by genetic factors because?

a)

it only affects phenotype of an organism

b)

its effect is temporary

c)

its effect can be suppressed by genetic factor

d)

its effect only occurs in few organisms

6.

Which of the following is caused by artificial selection?

a)

An increase in the population of melanic peppered moth around industrial areas

b)

An increase in the resistance of aphids to insecticide

c)

An increase in the milk production in cows

d)

An increase in the resistance of pathogenic bacteria to antibiotic

7.

The best definition of species involves

a)

interbreeeding capability

b)

morphological similarities

c)

habitat similarities

d)

physiological similarities

8.

Speciation that is caused by breeding occuring at different times of the day is called

(a)  

9.

The frequency of the melanic form of peppered moth, Biston betularia found in industrialised areas of Britain is increased compared to the pale form of peppered moth. This is the result of

a)

Adaptive radiation

b)

Artificial selection

c)

Speciation

d)

Natural selection

10.

Which of the following statements best describes what will most likely occur to the moth populations in the image above?

a)

The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of dark moths will rise.

b)

The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of light moths will rise.

c)

The dark moths will be captured by predators more easily than the light moths, and the dark moths will probably go extinct.

d)

The light moths will change their wing color to match that of the dark moths.

11.

Which of the following statements best describes what will most likely occur to the moth populations in the image above?

a)

The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of dark moths will rise.

b)

The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of light moths will rise.

c)

The dark moths will be captured by predators more easily than the light moths, and the dark moths will probably go extinct.

d)

The light moths will change their wing color to match that of the dark moths.

12.

Watch the animation and identify the hypothesis involved

a)

Lock and Key hypothesis

b)

Induced Fit hypothesis

c)

Enzyme-Substrate hypothesis

13.

Only a small amount of enzyme is needed for a large amount of substrate because _______

a)

Enzymes do not change at the end of a reaction and as such can be reused

b)

A small amount of enzyme can provide enough energy to continue the reaction

c)

More enzymes are formed while reaction takes place

d)

Enzymes act till completion of a reaction or not at all

14.

The protein part of an enzyme that binds to prosthetic group to form a functional enzyme is called

a)

holoenzyme

b)

apoenzyme

c)

coenzyme

d)

conjugated protein

15.

According to the induced fit hypothesis of enzyme catalysis, which of the following is CORRECT?

a)

The binding of the substrate slightly changes the shape of the enzyme’s active site

b)

The binding of the substrate depends on the shape of the active site

c)

Some enzymes change their structure when activators bind to the enzyme

d)

A competitive inhibitor can outcompete the substrate for the active site

16.

Parts of the enzyme molecule that interact with a substrate are called:

a)

cofactors

b)

active sites

c)

induced-fit models

d)

reaction sites

17.

How does enzyme lower the activation energy?

a)

Bring substrate closer to each other

b)

Increase the kinetic energy of substrate

c)

Weakening the bonds inside the substrate

d)

Bring substrate together into correct orientation

18.

Give one similarities between competitive inhibitor and non-competitive inhibitor action

a)

Both caused enzyme's conformation changed

b)

The maximum rate of reaction is not reached

c)

Reaction become slower

d)

Rate of reaction can be increased by increasing the substrate concentration

19.

Based on the graph shown above

i. Enzymes are denatured

ii. Enzyme's active site are fully occupied with substrate

iii. Active site of enzyme is no longer complementary with substrate

iv. The rate of reaction increases with increasing substrate concentration

a)

i and ii

b)

i and iii

c)

ii and iii

d)

ii and iv

20.

The rate of reaction of thrombokinase in prothrombin decrease as the concentration of Ca2+ reduced. Which of the following is the role of Ca2+ ?

a)

Competitive inhibitor

b)

Cofactors

c)

Coenzyme

d)

Prosthetic group