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WorksheetsSemester 2 Biology Review
Total questions: 153
Worksheet time: 3hrs 9mins
What is the order of substances for the central dogma of DNA?
DNA
mRNA
Protein
Match the following DNA sequences to their RNA complement
ATG
UAC
TAC
AUG
CCC
GGG
GGG
CCC
CAG
GUC
ATG GGA ACT CCA
Is this individual male or female?
Male
Female
Pairs of similar chromosomes are called...
homologous chromosomes
sister chromatids
When a cell divides, DNA strands coil around proteins to form ...
chromatin
chromosomes
Homologous chromosome pairs are a combination of how many chromosomes from each parent?
1 from each parent
2 from each parent
Which of the following is used to determine genetic defects or if an extra or missing chromosome exist in an organism?
Pedigree
Punnett Square
Karyotype

The failure of one or more pairs of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids to separate "normally" during meiosis is called _____________________.
nondisjunction
anaphase I
nondiploidy
karyotype
How many alleles does a person carry for a trait?
1
2
3
4
How many alleles does a child get from each parent for a trait?
1
2
3
4
In a pedigree, which shape represents a male?
circle
square
On a pedigree, this symbol represents a ---
not affected female.
not affected male.
affected male.
affected female.
On a pedigree, this symbol represents a ----
not affected male.
not affected female.
affected male.
affected female.
How many individuals are there in the 3rd generation?
1
2
4
6
How are individuals III-2 and II-4 related?
Brother and sister
Dad and daughter
Uncle and niece
Grandfather and granddaughter
The trait this pedigree traces is recessive because it skips a generation and individuals can be carriers. What is the most likely genotype for person III-3?
GG
Gg
gg
What is the carrying capacity of the graph?
around 500
more than 800
less than 300
around 700
When death rate is equal to birth rate...
population increases
population decreases
population stays the same.
population rapidly increases then becomes stable
When birth rate is high and death rate is low...
population increases
population decreases
population stays the same
all of these
Predation
Symbiosis
Commensalism
Parasitism
A scientist was studying a population of fish in a pond over a period of 10 years. He observed that
the population increased each year for 3 years, and then remained nearly constant for the rest of
the study. The best explanation for this observation is that the population had
stopped reproducing
reached carrying capacity
mutated into a different species
run out of food and all died
Which graph depicts exponential growth in a population?
Over time, scientists are predicting the Baltic Sea to become less salty. As a result, there will be less biodiversity. Which best explains why the biodiversity of the Baltic Sea would decrease?
Fewer types of plants and animals are found in warm water than in cool water.
Plants and animals adapted for living in saltwater will grow more slowly in water that has less salt.
Plants and animals adapted for living in saltier conditions will not be able to survive and reproduce.
Animals adapted for living in warm water will eat all the plants and animals adapted for living in cool water.
This biome has hot summers, cold winters, diverse grasses, trees, and shrubs, and is common in central US.
savanna
temperate grassland
temperate forest
tundra
Which biome consists of very low precipitation and can be hot or cold?
savanna
tropical rainforest
tundra
desert
Which biome consists of warm weather year-round, a dry season and a rainy season, and diverse trees, shrubs, and grasses?
tropical rainforest
temperate grassland
savanna
desert
Which biome consists of lakes, rivers, and streams and only includes 3% of the Earth’s water?
Marine open ocean
Marine coastal
Tundra
Freshwater
Which biome consists of long bitter winters, cool summers, and diverse coniferous trees?
Taiga
Tundra
Temperate forest
Grassland
Which biome consists of grasses, shrubs, cold temperatures, and the permafrost?
Taiga
Tundra
Temperate forest
Temperate grasslands
Which biome consists of diverse deciduous trees, warm summers, cool winters, and can be found in the eastern US?
Taiga
Temperate forest
Tropical rainforest
Temperate grassland
Which biome is warm year-round, receives LOTS of rain, and is rich in. biodiversity?
Temperate forest
Temperate grassland
Boreal Forest
Tropical rainforest
This anemone displays what kind of symmetry? (a)
All animals are broadly split into what two categories?
Cute and ugly
Vertebrates and invertebrates
Water-breathing proboscis monkeys and air-breathing proboscis monkeys
Compound and complex
What type of symmetry does the organism have?
Asymmetrical
Radial
Bilateral
Organisms that is able to convert the energy from the sun into chemical energy (glucose).
Heterotroph
Autotroph
Carnivore
Omnivore
The idea of evolution by natural selection was developed by
Charles Darwin
Charles Lyell
Jean Baptiste Lamarck
Albert Einstein
Darwin discovered 13 species of finch on the Galapagos. He noticed that they had different shaped beaks, and hypothesized that the different beaks developed due to
predators
their diet
the tortoise population
randomly developed
One of the requirements for natural selection to occur in a population is
all animals are the same
acquired traits
common ancestors
variation
Evolution is
a trait that helps an organism reproduce
the ability to survive and reproduce
changes in organisms over time
organisms that have better suited traits survive
The ability to survive and reproduce is called
evolution
adaption
trait
fitness
What happens to organisms when there is a big change in their environment, like a forest fire?
organisms become extinct
organisms die
organisms with the best adaptations survive
nothing, they just go on with life
Natural selection is
a process where organisms better suited for their environment survive and reproduce
an inherited characteristic that benefits organisms
a process of change over time to a species
surviving and reproducing in an environment
All rabbits of the same species living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)
population
species
community
ecosystem
Adaptations can be:
camouflage
ability to survive cold weather
hunting skills
all of the above
Differences in traits are called:
natural selection
genetic variations
artificial selection
adaptations
A species could go extinct if:
food becomes more plentiful.
members of the species have adaptations to enhance survival.
the environment changes drastically and no one can adapt.
there is less competition for resources.
What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?
Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase
Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase
Light moths--hunted easily, light moths--population increase
Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.
A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:
the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease
both populations should stay the same
both populations will increase
the green population to decrease and the yellow to increaseThis is a wrong answer
How do you "win" at natural selection?
survive
go extinct
survive & reproduce
What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?
natural selection
mutation
camouflage
adaptation
What happens to new traits that HELP organisms survive over time?
They become MORE COMMON
They become LESS COMMON
They are EQUALLY COMMON
If a new trait DOES NOT help an organism survive, what may happen to it?
It dies and its DNA is not passed on
It survives and its DNA is passed on
It changes its traits to adapt and survive
Change over time
Natural Selection
Evolution
Selective Breeding
Homeostasis
Natural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on.
nature
a human
traits
evolution
A human arm and a whale fin have similar bone structure but the whale fin is used for swimming and the arm is used for reaching and grabbing. What type of structures are these?
Homologous structures
Analogous structures
Vestigial structures
Fossil structures
The similarities of bone structure in the diagram provide evidence of what?
The organisms probably use there forelimbs for the same thing.
The organisms evolved from a common ancestor.
The organisms have the same DNA.
All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs.
The first word in a scientific name is the
species
phylum
genus
class
The science of grouping and naming organisms
Phylogeny
Dichotomy
Taxonomy
Genetics
The taxonomic level that would include the MOST number of species
class
kingdom
phylum
genus
What are the eight major classification groups from most broad to most specific?
class, kingdom, order, family, species, genus, domain
domain, kingdom, class, phylum, family, order, genus, species
kingdom, phylum, class, order, domain, family, species, genus
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Which taxonomic level would include the LEAST number of organisms?
species
genus
order
phylum
Fungi and bacteria share which of the following similiarities?
Members of both groups have cell walls made of chitin
Members of both groups are decomposers
Members of both groups are capable of photosynthesis
Members of both groups are classified as eukaryotes
Which of the following is a common trait to all members of the six kingdoms: Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia?
Presence of a cell wall
Capable of sexual reproduction
Presence of genetic material
Presence of a nucleus
which domain contains eukaryotic organisms?
eukarya
bacteria
archaea
Reorder the following from most to least inclusive of taxa in classification.
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
What levels of classification are used in the scientific name?
Kingdom, Phylum
Kingdom, Species
Genus, Species
Phylum, Genus
A wolf's scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?
Canis
rufus
wolf
animal
Which organism follows an r-strategy for reproduction?
robin
zebra
human
fly
What is an example of uniform dispersal?
random elephant groups
school of fish
territorial pair of jaguars
one large herd of buffalo
Which characteristic is typical of a k-strategist?
produces many offspring
lengthy parental care
generally small organism
short life span
Emigration is
the movement out of an area
the movement into an area
movement in and out of an area
migration
Why don't populations grow indefinitely?
limiting factors
only biotic factors
only abiotic factors
none of the above
(Im)migration is ...
the movement into an area
The movement out of an area
The migration process
exponential graph
Match the picture with the type of population distribution
uniform distribution
Random distribution
Clumped distribution
The number of trout in a stream
Population size
The size of a population of bears in a certain area
Population density
How people or organisms are spread out in an area
Population dispersion
The graphs below show the changes in crab color at one beach.
Which of the following is most likely to have caused the change in the distribution?
A new predator arrived that preferred dark-tan crabs.
A new predator arrived that preferred light-tan crabs.
A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the least visible to predators.
A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the most visible to predators.
What type of selection is depicted in the picture?
stabilizing
directional
disruptive
