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Biology SOL Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ____ can be supported, modified, or rejected based on collected data.

a)

directing protein synthesis

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

enzymes

2.

What are two kinds of bonding that occur with water?

a)

polar covalent and hydrogen bonding

b)

living cell, the host cell

c)

energy and nutrients

d)

energy, carbon dioxide, and water

3.

What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

controls what enters and leaves the cell

b)

provides support

c)

site of photosynthesis

d)

transports materials through the cell

4.

A (a)   organism has to conduct all life processes by itself.

5.

Organisms can tolerate ____ in pH because every cell has a particular pH at which it functions best.

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6.

The (a)   model explained how heredity information is transmitted and provided the basis for an explosion of scientific research in molecular genetics.

7.

Interpretations of X-ray photographs of DNA were used to describe the shape and dimensions of the DNA molecule. An analysis of this and other available data led to a structural model for the -

a)

Duplicated

b)

photosynthesis

c)

Prokaryotes

d)

DNA double helix

8.

_____ is the initial source of energy for most communities

a)

Trophic Levels

b)

Provides Support

c)

Polar Covalent And Hydrogen Bonding

d)

Light

9.

The _____ is the unifying theme in biology because it emphasizes the similarity of all living things.

a)

microorganisms

b)

dna

c)

dna double helix

d)

cell theory

10.

The chemical reactions that occur inside cells are directly controlled by a large set of:

a)

transcribed (copied) to messenger RNA (mRNA)

b)

climax community

c)

protein molecules called enzymes, whose functions depend on their specific shapes

d)

true

11.

Photosynthesis involves an energy conversion in which ___ energy is converted to ___ energy in specialized cells.

a)

oxygen

b)

light -- chemical

c)

duplicated

d)

cohesive -- adhesive

12.

The amino acid sequence is directed by the:

a)

cell theory

b)

dna nucleotides

c)

proteins within a cell

d)

mRNA molecule

13.

Trisomy 21 is:

a)

a genetic disorder - Down syndrome

b)

genetically differing offspring

c)

specific proteins

d)

incomplete dominance

14.

Scientists have used the fossil record to construct -

a)

proteins within a cell

b)

the fossil record.

c)

a history of life on Earth.

d)

enzymes

15.

A tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and that can be tested by further investigation is a:

a)

dominant --- recessive

b)

hypothesis

c)

binomial nomenclature

d)

the cell cycle

16.

Genes can be altered by:

a)

assembling protein molecules

b)

inserting, deleting, or substituting DNA bases

c)

chemical reactions

d)

specific proteins

17.

The water inside and outside of cells is able to carry ___ into and around cells and ___ away from cells.

a)

nutrients -- wastes

b)

oxygen

c)

chlorophyll

d)

immune system

18.

What makes genetic diversity?

a)

Natural selection

b)

site of protein synthesis

c)

Recombination and mutation

d)

Genetic information

19.

DNA is a ____-____ molecule.

a)

homozygous

b)

dissolve

c)

double-stranded

d)

carbohydrate

20.

What is the function of the cell nucleus?

a)

site of photosynthesis

b)

site of cell respiration

c)

provides support

d)

contains DNA; site where RNA is made

21.

During mitosis, the nucleus of the cell ____, forming -

a)

carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur

b)

homozygous

c)

divides ----two nuclei with identical genetic information

d)

structure

22.

A species is defined as

a)

waste molecules

b)

climax community

c)

This information will be useful in detection, prevention, and treatment of many genetic diseases.

d)

a group of organisms that has the ability to interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

23.

A typical cell goes through a process of growth, development, and reproduction called-

a)

multicellular

b)

the cell cycle

c)

interacting species --- abiotic

d)

structure

24.

A fossil is -

a)

a genetic disorder - Down syndrome

b)

adenine (A), guanine (G), and cytosine (C) or uracil (U)

c)

protein molecules that are assembled in cells

d)

any evidence of an organism that lived long ago.

25.

Water molecules are both cohesive and adhesive due to the nature of -

a)

cohesive -- adhesive

b)

photosynthesis

c)

bonding

d)

immune system

26.

As the human population increases, so does human:

a)

in each cell

b)

oxygen -- carbon dioxide

c)

higher concentration - lower concentration

d)

impact on the environment

27.

The respiratory system responds to changing demands by increasing or decreasing _____ in order to maintain _____.

a)

lipid

b)

breathing rate --- homeostasis

c)

cytokinesis

d)

other living cells.

28.

Mitosis and meiosis refer to division of the -

a)

species

b)

nuclear material

c)

structure

d)

probability

29.

__ individuals have contrasting alleles for a particular trait.

a)

Homozygous

b)

Heterozygous

c)

Genotype

d)

Atp

30.

How long it takes structural adaptations to develop depends on:

a)

pyramid of energy

b)

food web

c)

food chain

d)

bilayer of phospholipids, transport proteins, and cholesterol

e)

the rate of adaptation, the rate of reproduction, and the environmental factors present

31.

Photosynthesis and cell respiration are complementary processes for cycling ____ and ____ as well as transferring energy in ecosystems.

a)

light -- chemical

b)

energy and nutrients

c)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

d)

chlorophyll

32.

During photosynthesis, cells use (a)   to trap energy from sunlight.

33.

The viral reproductive process includes the following steps: - A virus must insert its genetic material into the host cell. - The viral genetic material takes control of the host cell and uses it to produce viruses. - The newly formed viruses are released from the host cell.

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34.

____ are the basic units of structure and function of all living things.

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Trophic Levels

c)

Cells

d)

Mitosis

35.

What are some environmental factors that impact human health?

a)

chemical reactions for acquiring energy, reproduction, and adaptation/maintaining homeostasis

b)

diet, exercise, sleep, stress, toxic substances that enter the body, viruses, and other living organisms that infect the body

c)

Size; Eukaryotes - the genetic material surrounded by a nuclear membrane, and the addition of mitochondria and chloroplasts.

d)

The water inside and outside of cells is able to carry nutrients into and around cells and wastes away from cells.

36.

Genetic mutations and variety produced by sexual reproduction allow for -

a)

proteins within a cell

b)

diversity within a given population.

c)

a climax community occurs

d)

a history of life on earth.

37.

Similarities among organisms on the structural and metabolic levels are reflected in the large degree of similarity in -

a)

contains DNA; site where RNA is made

b)

proteins and nucleic acids of different organisms.

c)

light

d)

complementary nucleotide pairs (A-T and C-G)

38.

Plant cells and many microorganisms use solar energy to combine molecules of _____ and _____ into complex, energy-rich organic compounds.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide - water

c)

chlorophyll

d)

structures

39.

(a)   cycle through an ecosystem.

40.

Water is able to absorb large amounts of (a)   .

41.

Although there is not a complete record of ancient life for the past 3.5 billion years, a great deal of modern knowledge about the history of life comes from -

a)

light

b)

the fossil record.

c)

symbiosis

d)

cell theory

42.

An explanation of a large body of information, experimental and inferential, that serves as an overarching framework for numerous concepts is a:

a)

binomial nomenclature

b)

the cell cycle

c)

the fossil record.

d)

theory

43.

Meiosis allows sexually reproducing organisms to produce -

a)

other living cells

b)

only small changes

c)

genetic information

d)

genetically differing offspring

44.

Information about relationships among living organisms and those that inhabited Earth comes from-

a)

energy production, transport, waste disposal, synthesis of new molecules, and storage of genetic material

b)

complementary nucleotide pairs (A-T and C-G)

c)

This information will be useful in detection, prevention, and treatment of many genetic diseases

d)

comparing developmental stages of organisms and examining and interpreting the fossil record

45.

The organism's appearance based on its genes-

a)

prokaryotes

b)

heterozygous

c)

phenotype

d)

dna

46.

All living cells come from -

a)

eubacteria and archaebacteria.

b)

other living cells.

c)

interacting species --- abiotic

d)

endocytosis and exocytosis

47.

DNA technologies allow scientists to:

a)

carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and water

b)

recombination and mutation

c)

identify, study, and modify genes

d)

carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur

48.

4.A

A student groups different types of cells as shown. 1​ (a)   . 2. ​ (b)   Which table headings should the student use for the two groups?

Choose from the below words
eukaryotic cells
prokaryotic cells
motile cells
animal cells
plant cells
mobile cells
49.

Match the following monomer

a)

amino acids

1.

proteins

b)

fatty acids

2.

lipids

c)

saccharides

3.

carbohydrates

d)

nucleic acids

4.

nucleotides

e)

Carbohydrates

5.

starches & sugars

50.

An advertisement for a health supplement for dogs claims to build lean muscle and strengthen tendons and ligaments, as well as provide energy. Which two biomolecules must the supplement contain to provide these benefits? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Carbohydrates ad lipids
proteins and carbohydrates
nucleic acids and carbohydrates
lipids and nucleic acids
51.

Carrying capacity is the ​ (a)   number of organisms that can survive in an area based on the available ​ (b)   , such as food and water.

Choose from the below words
maximum
resources
minimum
predators
52.

Match the following

a)

The number of trout in a stream

1.

Population size

b)

The size of a population of bears in a certain area

2.

Population density

c)

How people or organisms are spread out in an area

3.

Population dispersion

53.

Match the following

a)

Ecosystem Diversity

1.

Variety of habitats in biosphere

b)

Species Diversity

2.

Different types of organisms in area

c)

Genetic Diversity

3.

Different alleles present in species

54.

Match the type of evidence to its corresponding component of evolutionary support.

a)

Reveals similarities in body structures and functions between organisms

1.

Homologous Anatomical Structures

b)

Determines time in which a species was living and reveals extinct species

2.

Fossil Evidence

c)

Reveals genetic sequence similarities and differences between organisms.

3.

Molecular Evidence

55.

Match the following levels of classification to their definitions:

a)

1 individual

1.

Organism

b)

All the same species

2.

Population

c)

All the different living things

3.

Community

d)

All the biotic and abiotic things

4.

Ecosystem