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Biology Final Review

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 3hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
2.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
3.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

bacteria

d)

animalcules

4.

The 3 parts of the Cell Theory are...?

a)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from other cells

b)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells are the basic units of dance and vibes in living things

All cells are destroyed from other aliens

c)

All living things are composed of Jell-O

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things

All cells are produced from factories in Canada

d)

All living things are composed of cells

Cells do karate and practice eating whole pies in their free time

All cells are produced from other cells

5.

What does it mean to say that a cell membrane is semipermeable?

a)

it allows some materials to pass through

b)

it allows nothing to enter the cell, only to leave

c)

It only allows things into the cell and not out

d)

it allows all materials to pass through

6.

What is the function of an organelle?

a)

to take up space

b)

to carry out a specific function in the cell

c)

to carry out all the functions of a cell

d)

to create new cells

7.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

to capture energy from the sun and turn it to sugar

b)

to release usable energy for the cell

c)

to store energy for when the cell needs it

d)

to remove waste from the cell

8.

What organelle allows plants to create their glucose?

a)

Mitochondira

b)

Lysosome

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

9.

Which of the following is not one of the 5 things all cells have?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

nucleus

10.

What is the difference the key difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus, Eukaryotes do not

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus, Prokaryotes do not

c)

Prokaryotes have a cell membrane, Eukaryotes do not

d)

Eukaryotes have ribosomes, Prokaryotes do not

11.

Which of the following organelles do plants have that animals to not? (Select all that apply)

a)

Cell wall

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Chloroplasts

e)

Ribosomes

12.

Which organelle provides structure and protection to plant cells?

a)

cell membrane

b)

ribosome

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

cell wall

13.

Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?

a)

Monica's growth

b)

drinking milk

14.
Steve wanted to see if the type of fertilizer made sunflowers grow larger. What is the independent variable 
a)
Type of fertilizer
b)
Size of sunflower
c)
type of sun flower
15.
This bullseye demonstrates...
a)
High Accuracy & High Precision
b)
High Accuracy & Low Precision
c)
Low Accuracy & High Precision
d)
Low Accuracy & Low Precision
16.

How close a measurement is to the true value is called..

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Significant

d)

Estimate

17.
When a measurement is repeatable and consistent it is said to have...
a)
High precision
b)
Low precision
c)
High accuracy
d)
Low accuracy
18.

All students should exercise, not just because exercise is fun, but also because it is good for the brain.

a)

Objective

b)

Subjective

19.

In a study, participants who exercised showed improvement of their memory while participants who did not exercise showed no improvement.

a)

Objective

b)

Subjective

20.
What two elements make up water?
a)
Helium and oxygen
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen
c)
helium and carbon
d)
oxygen and carbon
21.
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
a)
cohesion
b)
adhesion
c)
capillary action
d)
surface tension
22.

Why does ice float?

a)

As water freezes, the molecules spread out decreasing its density.

b)

As water freezes, it takes up more hydrogen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.

c)

As water freezes, air gets trapped making it more dense

d)

As water freezes, it takes up more oxygen from the atmosphere, causing it to be more dense

23.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to dissolve in water?

a)

nonpolar fats and oils

b)

polar sugar molecules

c)

salt made of a positive sodium ion and a negative chloride ion

d)

all of the substances will dissolve easily in water

24.

Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?

a)

Water is pushed by solutes

b)

Capillary action pulls the water molecules up like a chain

c)

Water is pulled by gravity

d)

Water cannot move up roots to leaves

25.

The diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane is:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Equilibrium

26.

All matter is composed of very small particles called:

a)

Molecules

b)

Ions

c)

Solutes

d)

Isotopes

27.

The movement of molecules from a place where there is a greater/higher concentration to an area where there is lesser/lower concentration is:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Active Transport

28.

A solution in which the concentration of solutes is the same inside and outside of a cell is a _____________________ solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

d)

homeotonic

29.

If a red blood cell is placed in a solution that has a concentration gradient higher than the red blood cell, this type of solution is called:

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Homeotonic

30.

If a red blood cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, it will eventually

a)

shrink up

b)

swell and burst

c)

no change will occur

d)

swell and not burst

31.

When substances move in and out of cells using only their own kinetic energy this is called:

a)

Active Transport

b)

Passive Transport

c)

Activation Energy

d)

Selective Transport

32.

Molecular movement continues even when there is no overall change in concentration. This is referred to as:

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

c)

homeostasis

d)

equilibrium

33.

The difference in the concentration of a substance across a space is called:

a)

kinetic energy gradient

b)

solvent gradient

c)

concentration gradient

d)

dynamic equilibrium

34.

During which phase does the cell grow and copy its DNA before Mitosis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Anaphase

35.

Which phase of mitosis is when the chromosomes become visible and the spindle forms outside the nucleus?

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

36.

What phase of the cell cycle is pictured?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

37.

What phase of the cell cycle is pictured?

a)

Prophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Telophase

38.

What is the scientific term that refers to sex cells?

a)

autosome

b)

gamete

c)

karyotype

d)

chromosome

39.

This term refers to half the normal chromosome number

a)

haploid

b)

2N

c)

diploid

d)

3N

40.

The stage of meiosis where crossing over or the exchange of genetic information happens between pairs of chromosomes

a)

Prophase II

b)

Telophase I

c)

Metaphase II

d)

Prophase I

41.

The term that refers to a cell that has its full or complete number of chromosomes is

a)

diploid

b)

N

c)

gamete

d)

haplpoid

42.

What is another term for body cells?

a)

somatic cells

b)

gamete

c)

stem cell

d)

neural cell

43.

Which process converts carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into sugar and oxygen?

a)

Cell respiration

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chlorosynthesis

d)

Photosynthesis

44.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in photosynthesis?

a)

Light energy to Chemical energy

b)

Light energy to Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy to Light Energy

45.

Which organelle and process converts chemical energy stored in sugar into ATP?

a)

Chloroplasts via Photosynthesis

b)

Mitochondria via Carbon cycle

c)

Photosynthesis via Chloroplasts

d)

Mitochondria via Cellular Respiration

46.

Which organisms undergo cell respiration?

1. Plants

2. Animals

3. Bacteria

a)

1. Only

b)

1. and 2. Only

c)

3. Only

d)

ALL organisms, 1., 2. and 3.

47.

Which organelle is the site of Cell Respiration in Eukaryotes?

a)

Chlorplast

b)

Mitchondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane

48.
What is the function of ATP in living things?
a)
provides energy for cells
b)
stores genetic information
c)
provides structure in the nucleus
49.
Which structures shown in the Figure make up the ADP molecule?
a)
A and B
b)
A, B and C
c)
A, B, C, and D
d)
C and D
50.
Where is the energy stored in ATP molecules
a)
In the Ribose Sugar
b)
In the Adenine group
c)
In the Phosphate bonds
d)
In the Bank
51.

What do genes do?

a)

Give the body chromosomes.

b)

Control the DNA.

c)

Control the production of proteins.

52.

What is the correct sequence of structures from smallest to largest?

a)

Chromosomes, Gene, DNA, Nucleus, Cell

b)

Cell, Nucleus, Chromosomes, DNA, Genes

c)

DNA, Gene, Nucleus, Chromosome, Cell

d)

Gene, DNA, Chromosomes, Nucleus, Cell

e)

Gene Nucleus, DNA, Chromosome, Cell

53.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
54.

Chromosomes are made of

a)

DNA

b)

genes

c)

proteins

d)

traits

55.

What are the structures in this image called?

a)

chromosomes

b)

centromere

c)

sister chromatids

d)

chromatin

56.

Eye color, hair color, having freckles, etc. are examples of:

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Genes

d)

Traits

57.

The part of the cell that contains chromosomes and genes is the:

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Ribosomes

58.
The traits of an organism are passed to its offspring on small coded strands of DNA material called
a)
meiosis
b)
recessive traits
c)
genes
d)
heredity
59.

How many alleles for the same gene do offspring get?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

23

d)

100's to 1000's

60.

Homologous Chromosomes are a combination of how many chromosomes from each parent?

a)

1 from each parent

b)

2 from each parent

c)

1/2 from each parent

d)

23 from each parent

61.

Which set of chromosomes represents a male?

a)

XX

b)

XY

c)

XXY

d)

XYY

62.

Is this person a male or female?

a)

Male

b)

Female

63.

Which of the following will pair with Adenine?

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

64.

What does semiconservative replication mean?

a)

that the DNA is proof read at the end of the process

b)

that the newly made DNA has one strand from the original DNA and one new strand

c)

that the newly made DNA will send half of its strand to one cell and leave the old strand in the original cell

d)

that the original DNA strands come back together after replication is over

65.

DNA is copied during

a)

During cell division

b)

All the time

c)

During protein production

66.

The DNA sequence is TTA CCG What is the complementary sequence?

a)

TTA CCG

b)

AAT GGC

c)

GGC AAT

67.

Semiconservative replication is how DNA reproduces. What does it mean

a)

DNA will only partially copy itself

b)

One strand is kept as a template to build the other new strand

c)

One strand is upside down to the other strand.

d)

One strand is made of DNA while the other strand is made of proteins

68.
I am a single strand.
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
69.

Enzymes are an example of

a)

lipids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

70.

What is a substance called if it speeds up a chemical reaction?

a)

reusable

b)

catalyst

c)

specific

d)

fragile

71.

Each enzyme only has 1 substrate that will fit its active site.  What is this called?

a)

reusable

b)

catalyst

c)

fragile

d)

specific

72.

Letter B...

a)

substrate

b)

active site

c)

enzyme

d)

products

73.

Letter C...

a)

products

b)

substrate

c)

enzymes

d)

active site

74.

An enzyme speeds up a reaction by

a)

raising the activation energy

b)

lowering the activation energy

c)

releasing energy

d)

absorbing energy.

75.

What happens when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?

a)

The shape of the enzyme are changed and it denatures

b)

The enzymes die

c)

The enzymes' amino acid sequence changes

d)

The enzymes remain the same

76.

Substances that are changed during a chemical reaction

a)

reactants

b)

products

77.

Releases energy

a)

endothermic reaction

b)

exothermic reaction

78.

What is the human most closely related to?

a)

Fish

b)

mouse

c)

Salamander

d)

Human

79.

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

a)

Saurischian dinosaurs

b)

Ornithischian dinosaurs

c)

Crocodiles

d)

None of these are related to birds

80.

According to this tree, which of these animal phyla are most closely related?

a)

Arthropoda & Mollusca

b)

Arthropoda & Chordata

c)

Chordata & Mollusca

81.

A personal with type AB blood has which genotype?

a)

type A

b)

AA

c)

IAIA

d)

IAIB

82.

A person with a Type O Phenotype would have what potential genotypes?

a)

IBIB

b)

IBi

c)

ii

d)

IAIB

83.
The "Father of Genetics"
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Gregor Mendel
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Robert Hooke
84.
The trait that always shows. 
a)
Dominant 
b)
Recessive
c)
Hidden
d)
Overt
85.
The term for the different forms of a trait. 
a)
DNA
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Genes
d)
Alleles
86.
The hidden trait.  You need two of these alleles for the trait to show.
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
c)
Hidden
d)
Overt
87.
If a trait is homozygous the letters are the 
a)
Same
b)
Different
88.
If you are homozygous recessive, the genotype would be 
a)
AA
b)
aa
c)
Aa
89.
If you are heterozygous, your genotype would be
a)
AA
b)
aa
c)
Aa
90.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
91.
What is the phenotype of the offspring? (A-Brown hair; a-blond hair) 
a)
50 % Brown Hair and 50% Blond Hair 
b)
25 % Brown Hair and 75% Blond Hair 
c)
75 % Brown Hair and 25% Blond Hair 
d)
0% Brown Hair and 100% Blond Hair 
92.
Aa, DD, bB, yy are all examples of
a)
genotypes
b)
phenotypes
93.
How many alleles (letters) do each person carry for a trait?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
94.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
Mendelian dominance
d)
complete dominance
95.
Incomplete dominance or co-dominance?
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. 
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-dominance
c)
Complete dominance
d)
Mendelian dominance
96.

What is this an example of?

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial organs

d)

Functional adaption

97.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
98.

Similarities in bone arrangements, like those in the picture, support the hypothesis that...

a)

these organisms are not well adapted

b)

these organisms share a common ancestor

c)

these organisms all share the same DNA sequences

d)

these organisms are members of the same species

99.
Structures are similar in appearance but not in structure
a)
Vestigial 
b)
Homologous 
c)
Analogous Structures 
d)
Embryonic 
100.

Natural selection causes the frequency of favorable alleles to

a)

decrease in a population

b)

remain constant in a population

c)

Increase in a population

d)

vary widely in a population

101.
For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?
a)
Through luck
b)
Through natural selection
c)
Through careful management
d)
Through choice
102.
What is survival of the fittest?
a)
It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
b)
It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
c)
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
d)
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
103.

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

a)

The population keeps growing

b)

The population starts to die off

c)

The entire species will go extinct

d)

The carrying capacity just increases

104.

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

a)

around 500

b)

more than 800

c)

less than 300

d)

around 700

105.
Which of the following would INCREASE the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
a)
increase in predators
b)
disease
c)
increase in available food
d)
drought
106.
If a disease destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the barley eating bird population in the the field ?
a)
The bird population would stay the same
b)
The bird population would infinitely increase
c)
The bird population would decrease
107.

What are the major roles plants and animals play in the food web?

a)

producers, consumers, and decomposers

b)

composers, consumers, and reproducers

c)

consumers, scavengers, and parasites

108.

What do you call an organism that eats both plants and meat?

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

109.

What are animals that eat only plants called?

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

decomposer

110.

An example of decomposers is/are

a)

very hungry animals

b)

bacteria and fungi

c)

scavengers

111.

What makes up the largest part of every trophic pyramid?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

112.

Which statement describes the movement of energy in the diagram?

a)

Energy flows from the Sun, to the corn, to the mouse, to the owl.

b)

The owl gets its energy directly from the Sun.

c)

Energy flows from the owl, to the mouse, to the corn.

113.

What is the difference between biotic & abiotic factors?

a)

Biotic are non-living & abiotic are living

b)

Biotic has to do with ecosystems, abiotic has to do with cars

c)

Biotic are living & abiotic are non-living

114.

What is the difference between producers & consumers?

a)

Producers make their own food, consumers eat other organisms

b)

Consumers make their own food, producers eat other organisms

c)

Consumers are always at the bottom of the pyramid, producers are always at the top

115.

Why are decomposers important to the trophic pyramid (and circle of life)?

a)

Decomposers break down dead material and recycle energy

b)

Decomposers make the food for the consumers

c)

Decomposers give plants the sunlight that they need for photosynthesis

116.
Failure to maintain homeostasis could result in:
a)
lack of internal balance
b)
eventual death
c)
difficulty carrying on metabolism 
d)
all three
117.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
118.

A ______________ is a large molecule.

a)

Micromolecule

b)

Polymer

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Macromolecule

119.

Which of the following elements are found in all macromolecules? (Select all that apply).

a)
b)
c)
d)
120.

Which of the following is not one of the four major classes of macromolecules?

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbon

c)

Protein

d)

Carbohydrates

e)

Nucleic Acid

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