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UIL Science Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which hormone promotes seed germination?

a)

abscisic acid

b)

ethylene

c)

gibberellin

d)

auxin

2.

The total current through this circuit is

a)

0.02 amps

b)

0.09 amps

c)

50 amps

d)

9 amps

3.

What is the unit for current?

a)

Ohms

b)

Amps

c)

Volts

d)

Watts

4.

What is the term for making an RNA copy of DNA?

a)

Transription

b)

Translation

c)

Folding

d)

Coding

5.

How can a person's muscle cells have the same exact DNA sequences as their nerve cells even though they look and perform completely different?

a)

The two different cells become mutated

b)

The proteins expressed in each cell are different

c)

They actually have different DNA in the two types of cells.

d)

The genome of the different cells changes

6.

The parts of a gene that do NOT code for amino acids in a protein are called

a)

introns

b)

exons

c)

codons

d)

anticodons

7.

The production of mature mRNA in eukaryotes involves

a)

cutting introns out and spicing exons together

b)

adding the 5' cap

c)

adding the 3' poly A tail

d)

all of these are correct

8.

A protein that binds to the operator and blocks the RNA polymerase

a)

regulator

b)

repressor

c)

activator

d)

corepressor

9.

The anticodon is located on 

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

10.

Which of these are involved in cutting out the introns? SELECT TWO.

a)

Spliceosomes

b)

Lactase

c)

snRNPs

d)

Antitrons

11.

In an operon, a sequence of DNA where RNA polymerase binds prior to transcription.

a)

operator

b)

promoter

c)

initiator

d)

repressor

12.

An organism that inherits two of the same alleles for

a single trait is

a)

homozygous.

b)

haploid.

c)

heterozygous.

d)

hemizygous.

e)

polyploid.

13.

What is the primary gas found in the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Argon

14.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Solar

d)

Nuclear

15.

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

a)

NaClNaCl

b)

KClKCl

c)

CaCO3CaCO_3

d)

MgSO4MgSO_4