WorksheetsREVIEW GRADE 9
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
This nonmendelian inheritance is observed when two different traits are both physically present in an individual or offspring.
Codominance
Multiple alleles
Incomplete Dominance
Sex-linked Inheritance
Which of the following does not belong to the group?
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Thrombocytes
Neutrophil
Food and air share a common passage before separating into the esophagus and trachea. If this part were blocked, both swallowing and breathing would be affected. Which organ is this?
Larynx
Trachea
Pharynx
Esophagus
When a tall pea plant (TT) is crossed with a short pea plant (tt), all offspring in the first generation (F₁) are tall. Which principle of heredity explains why the tall trait appears while the short trait seems hidden?
Law of Segregation
Law of Independent Assortment
Law of Dominance
Law of Incomplete Dominance
Genetic engineering follows a specific order of steps to successfully modify an organism's DNA. Which of the following shows the correct sequence?
Transformation - DNA isolation - Infection - Cloning - Selection - Ligation
DNA isolation - Ligation - Transformation - Cloning - Selection - Infection
Ligation - DNA isolation - Cloning - Infection - Selection - Transformation
DNA isolation - Transformation - Ligation - Selection - Infection - Cloning
Which option correctly groups the benefits and risks of genetic engineering?
Benefits: Reduced Biodiversity, Allergic Reactions, Decreased Pesticide Effectivity, High Cost for GM Seeds
Risks: Improved Nutrition, Disease Detection, Increase Productivity, Cheaper Medicines
Benefits: Improved Nutrition, Disease Detection, Increase Productivity, Cheaper Medicines
Risks: Reduced Biodiversity, Allergic Reactions, Decreased Pesticide Effectivity, High Cost for GM Seeds
Benefits: Improved Nutrition, Reduced Biodiversity, Allergic Reactions, High Cost for GM Seeds
Risks: Disease Detection, Increase Productivity, Cheaper Medicines, Decreased Pesticide Effectivity
Benefits: Decreased Pesticide Effectivity, Reduced Biodiversity, Allergic Reactions, High Cost for GM Seeds
Risks: Improved Nutrition, Cheaper Medicines, Increase Productivity, Disease Detection
Scientists have identified five major mass extinction events in Earth's history. Which option shows the correct chronological order from the oldest to the most recent?
Triassic → Ordovician → Permian → Devonian → Cretaceous
Ordovician → Devonian → Permian → Triassic → Cretaceous
Permian → Ordovician → Triassic → Devonian → Cretaceous
Devonian → Cretaceous → Triassic → Ordovician → Permian
In photosynthesis, which process captures solar energy, splits water to release oxygen, and produces ATP and NADPH that will later power the Calvin Cycle?
Calvin Cycle
Light Reactions
Cellular Respiration
Fermentation
In photosynthesis, one pathway of the light reactions involves both Photosystem II and Photosystem I. This pathway produces ATP, NADPH, and releases oxygen from the splitting of water. Which process is being described?
Cyclic Photophosphorylation
Noncyclic Photophosphorylation
Calvin Cycle
Fermentation
Renewable resources are those that can naturally replenish over time. Which set correctly lists only renewable resources?
Soil, Trees, Rocks, Air, Water, Wildlife
Soil, Trees, Coal, Air, Wildlife, Water
Trees, Oil, Water, Wildlife, Air, Minerals
Rocks, Soil, Natural Gas, Air, Wildlife, Water
Nonrenewable resources cannot be replenished within a human lifetime. Which option shows the correct set of only nonrenewable resources?
Coal, Petroleum, Minerals, Natural Gas
Coal, Petroleum, Soil, Water, Minerals
Trees, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Wildlife
Rocks, Coal, Air, Petroleum, Minerals
In photosynthesis, the light-dependent reactions occur in the thylakoid membranes, while the Calvin Cycle takes place in a fluid-filled space inside the chloroplast. This space surrounds the grana and contains enzymes needed for glucose formation. What is this structure called?
Matrix
Stroma
Cytoplasm
Thylakoid
The Calvin Cycle is the stage of photosynthesis that uses ATP and NADPH to fix carbon dioxide into glucose. Which option shows the correct order of its main steps?
Carbon Fixation → Regeneration of RuBP → Reduction
Reduction → Carbon Fixation → Regeneration of RuBP
Carbon Fixation → Reduction → Regeneration of RuBP
Regeneration of RuBP → Reduction → Carbon Fixation
The following are ailments of the circulatory system, except ONE.
Hemophilia
Pneumonia
Atherosclerosis
Hypertension
Hilda has chest pain, cough nausea, shortness of breath, and headache for over two weeks so she decided to visit their family doctor, Hilda found out that she has a pneumonia. What is a pneumonia?
A condition where the airways are inflamed due to allergic reactions
An infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, often causing them to fill with fluid
A genetic disorder that affects the body's ability to produce mucus
The collapsing of a lung due to a puncture in the chest wall
Mass extinction causes the complete loss of all life on Earth.
True
False
Habitat fragmentation increases the living space for species, helping them thrive.
Maybe
It depends
False
True
The airways of the person having an asthma becomes narrow and swell, producing extra mucus.
False
It depends
Maybe
True
Crocodiles have an incomplete septum in their ventricles.
True
False
Maybe
It depends
Renewable resources can be used without any environmental impact.
True
Maybe
It depends
False
Erythrocytes are responsible for the transport of oxygen all throughout our body.
Not all the time
True
False
Maybe
Recombinant cells are cells that ingest a plasmid but without a gene of interest.
False
Maybe
True
It depends
Genotype is the physical manifestation of the trait.
Sometimes
Maybe
True
False
Females can be affected by x-linked diseases.
True
False
Histones are proteins where the DNA is wrapped.
Maybe
It depends
True
False
It is a desired gene that researchers/scientists attached to Plasmid.
gene of interest
Plasmid
It is a type respiration where exchange of gases can occur across the skin surfaces of an animal.
He is an Austrian monk, who discovered inheritance through his experiment with pea plants.
These are things found in, on, and around the Earth.
Soil
Nonrenewable resources
Renewable resources
Natural Resources
It is one of the biggest veins that serves as a pathway for deoxygenated blood from the upper body.
It occurs when the amount of the used resources exceeds the rate of replenishment.
Overexploitation
It is an extrachromosomal circular DNA strand in the bacterium's cytoplasm.
It is characterized by a thick green layer on the surface of the water, such as ponds or lakes.
It is a component of blood responsible for temporary clot when there is opening in the blood vessels.
leukocytes
thrombocytes
erythrocytes
These are species that naturally live in a certain area without human intervention.
Introduced species
The Human Genome Project completely sequenced the First Human chromosome in this year.
These are carbon-rich deposits from dead materials.
Minerals
Oils
Coals
Natural gas
These are specialized organ found in many aquatic animals, including fishes and some amphibians as their method of respiration.
Fins
Scales
It is the physical process inhalation and exhalation of gases.
Internal Respiration
External Respiration
Breathing
Transport of respiratory gases
This rule states that adenine always pairs with thymine (A-T) and cytosine always pair with guanine (C-G).
Chargaff Rule
Chargaf Rule
Charguff Rule
Chargaff Role
It is the place where the allele is located.
This artery is the pathway of oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. It is considered as the biggest artery in the body.
An entry point of the lungs.
It contains the chlorophyll- the site of light reaction
This region of nasal cavity warms the inhaled air.
Respiratory region
Vestibule region
olfactory region
It is a plant's method of producing its own food
It is a place where an organism lives.
This happens when a habitat is fragmented or divided into smaller area.
It is also known as DNA-joining enzyme because its main role is to ligate or join the two DNA strands.
It is a naturally-occurring, inorganic, homogenous solid with a definite chemical composition and an ordered crystalline structure.
