WorksheetsBio Final Practice Exam #3
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of the following is a characteristic of living systems?
Spontaneous generation
Metabolism
Crystallization
Sedimentation
Which domain includes organisms with membrane-bound organelles?
Bacteria
Viruses
Eukarya
Archaea
Which property of water allows insects to walk on its surface?
High specific heat
Surface tension
Cohesion
Adhesion
What is the normal livable pH range for humans?
2–4
7.35–7.45
5–7
9–11
Which functional group is characteristic of alcohols?
Carbonyl
Hydroxyl
Phosphate
Amino
Which reaction builds polymers from monomers?
Hydrolysis
Dehydration synthesis
Reduction
Oxidation
Which carbohydrate is a disaccharide?
Fructose
Starch
Sucrose
Glucose
Which lipid is the main component of biological membranes?
Triglycerides
Phospholipids
Waxes
Steroids
Which level of protein structure involves alpha helices and beta sheets?
Primary
Secondary
Quaternary
Tertiary
Which nucleic acid is typically single-stranded?
DNA
RNA
Neither DNA nor RNA
Both DNA and RNA
Which organelle is present in plant cells but not animal cells?
Chloroplasts
Golgi apparatus
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Which organelles contain their own DNA?
Ribosomes and peroxisomes
Mitochondria and chloroplasts
Golgi and lysosomes
Nucleus and ER
Which type of transport requires energy input?
Osmosis
Active transport
Facilitated diffusion
Simple diffusion
Which reaction releases energy spontaneously?
Endergonic
Exergonic
Allosteric
Coupled
Which type of enzyme regulation involves binding at a site other than the active site?
Feedback inhibition
Allosteric regulation
Competitive inhibition
Covalent modification
Which stage of cellular respiration produces the most ATP?
Glycolysis
Electron transport chain
Citric acid cycle
Fermentation
What is the main purpose of fermentation?
Break down proteins
Regenerate NAD+
Generate large amounts of ATP
Produce oxygen
Which photosynthetic reaction produces ATP and NADPH?
Light-independent reactions
Light-dependent reactions
Calvin cycle
Photorespiration
Which molecule provides carbon for sugar synthesis in the Calvin cycle?
O2
CO2
H2O
NADPH
Which plant type uses temporal separation of carbon fixation to minimize photorespiration?
C3
CAM
C4
Algae
Which step is common to all cell signaling pathways?
Reception
Response
All of the above
Transduction
Which ligands bind intracellular receptors?
Polar molecules
Proteins
Nonpolar molecules
Ions
During which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
M
G2
S
G1
Which type of cell cycle dysregulation can lead to cancer?
Balanced mitosis
Uncontrolled cell division
Normal checkpoints
Excess apoptosis
Which process reduces ploidy from diploid to haploid?
Meiosis II
Meiosis I
Mitosis
Fertilization
Which event generates genetic variability during meiosis?
DNA replication
Crossing over
Binary fission
Cytokinesis
Which type of allele masks the expression of another?
Dominant
Incomplete
Codominant
Recessive
Which principle states that alleles of different genes assort independently?
Linkage
Segregation
Independent Assortment
Dominance
Which type of cross reveals whether a dominant phenotype is homozygous or heterozygous?
Backcross
Testcross
Dihybrid cross
Monohybrid cross
Which term describes an organism with two identical alleles for a gene?
Heterozygous
Homozygous
Diploid
Haploid
Which inheritance pattern occurs when genes are located close together on the same chromosome?
Polygenic inheritance
Linkage
Codominance
Independent assortment
Which sex chromosome combination results in a male in humans?
XO
XY
YY
XX
Which molecule was shown to be the genetic material by the Hershey-Chase experiment?
Protein
DNA
Lipids
RNA
Which enzyme unwinds DNA during replication?
Primase
Helicase
Ligase
DNA polymerase
Which strand is synthesized continuously during DNA replication?
Template strand
Lagging strand
Leading strand
RNA strand
Which process converts DNA into RNA?
Translation
Transcription
Replication
Splicing
Which modification is added to the 5' end of eukaryotic mRNA?
Poly(A) tail
5' cap
Intron
Exon
Which stage of translation involves tRNA bringing amino acids to the ribosome?
Elongation
Initiation
Replication
Termination
Which mutation changes a single base pair without altering the amino acid sequence?
Missense
Silent
Nonsense
Frameshift
Which operon regulates lactose metabolism in E. coli?
Trp operon
Lac operon
His operon
Ara operon
Which type of control involves the lac repressor blocking transcription?
Feedback control
Negative control
Allosteric control
Positive control
Which structure packages DNA into nucleosomes?
Spliceosomes
Histones
Polymerases
Ribosomes
Which process introduces foreign DNA into bacteria via plasmids?
Transformation
Transduction
Conjugation
Translation
Which viral cycle integrates viral DNA into the host genome?
Lytic cycle
Retroviral cycle
Lysogenic cycle
Binary fission
Why are some viral infections difficult to treat?
Viruses lack DNA
Viruses mutate rapidly
Viruses are prokaryotic
Viruses produce antibiotics
Which technique is used to amplify a specific DNA segment?
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Gel electrophoresis
Northern blot
Sanger sequencing
Which DNA technology can be used to test for human genetic disorders?
Gene cloning
Genetic screening
DNA profiling
PCR
Which DNA sequencing method uses chain-terminating nucleotides?
Illumina sequencing
Sanger sequencing
Shotgun sequencing
Nanopore sequencing
Which evolutionary theory suggested acquired traits could be inherited?
Neutral theory
Lamarck’s theory
Modern synthesis
Darwin’s natural selection
Which model is used to analyze allele frequencies in populations?
Hardy-Weinberg model
Neutral drift model
Mendelian model
Darwinian model
Which agent of evolutionary change introduces new alleles into a population?
Mutation
Genetic drift
Natural selection
Nonrandom mating
Which type of selection favors intermediate phenotypes?
Directional
Stabilizing
Disruptive
Sexual
Which type of reproductive isolation occurs before fertilization?
Prezygotic
Postzygotic
Hybrid breakdown
Polyploidy
Which speciation process occurs when populations are geographically separated?
Sympatric
Allopatric
Parapatric
Polyploidy
Which evolutionary event can trigger adaptive radiation?
Stable environment
Mass extinction
Balanced polymorphism
Genetic drift
Which system classifies organisms into hierarchical categories but does not reflect evolutionary history?
Linnaean system
Cladistics
Phylogenetics
Molecular taxonomy
Which term describes groups that contain a common ancestor and all its descendants?
Monophyletic
Polyphyletic
Paraphyletic
Artificial
Which principle guides the construction of the simplest phylogenetic tree?
Maximum likelihood
Parsimony
Random choice
Independent assortment
Which structure in a phylogenetic tree represents a common ancestor?
Branch tip
Node
Leaf
Root hair
Which evolutionary process maintains a balanced polymorphism?
Directional selection
Stabilizing selection
Heterozygote advantage
Genetic drift
Which characteristic distinguishes prokaryotic cells from eukaryotic cells?
Presence of nucleus
Presence of ribosomes
Ability to reproduce
Plasma membrane
Which organelle modifies, sorts, and packages proteins?
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondria
Lysosome
Which molecules form the bilayer of biological membranes?
Proteins
Phospholipids
Carbohydrates
Steroids
Which type of protein spans the membrane?
Peripheral
Integral
Cytoskeletal
Enzymatic
Which transport process moves molecules down their concentration gradient without energy?
Active transport
Facilitated diffusion
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
What drives osmosis?
ATP hydrolysis
Protein pumps
Water moving from hypotonic to hypertonic solutions
Enzyme activity
Which reaction requires energy input?
Exergonic
Endergonic
Spontaneous
Catabolic
Which enzyme regulation involves a molecule competing for the active site?
Allosteric regulation
Competitive inhibition
Feedback inhibition
Coenzyme binding
Which factor can denature enzymes by disrupting hydrogen bonds?
pH
Temperature
Both pH and temperature
Substrate concentration
Which stage of cellular respiration occurs in the cytoplasm?
Glycolysis
Citric acid cycle
Electron transport chain
Fermentation
Which molecule is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?
NAD+
FAD
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Which photosystem splits water to release oxygen?
Photosystem I
Photosystem II
Calvin cycle
Ferredoxin
Which pathway compares photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
Both use electron transport chains
Both produce glucose
Both consume oxygen
Both occur only in plants
Which signaling pathway uses G-proteins?
Steroid hormone signaling
GPCR signaling
Ion channel signaling
Direct contact signaling
Which cell cycle phase involves cell growth and preparation for DNA replication?
G1
S
G2
M
Which macromolecule stores genetic information?
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic acids
Carbohydrates
Which level of protein structure is determined by the sequence of amino acids?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
Which organelle is the site of photosynthesis?
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Golgi apparatus
Which molecule is the universal energy currency of cells?
ATP
Glucose
NADH
FADH2
Which stage of meiosis separates sister chromatids?
Meiosis I
Meiosis II
Mitosis
Fertilization
Which Mendelian principle explains why offspring inherit one allele from each parent?
Independent assortment
Segregation
Dominance
Linkage
Which inheritance pattern occurs when both alleles are expressed equally?
Dominance
Recessive
Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Which enzyme adds RNA primers during DNA replication?
DNA polymerase
Helicase
Primase
Ligase
Which mutation introduces a premature stop codon?
Silent
Missense
Nonsense
Frameshift
Which bacterial process transfers DNA via a virus?
Conjugation
Transformation
Transduction
Translation
Which viral structure contains the genetic material?
Capsid
Envelope
Tail fibers
Ribosome
Which DNA technology can identify individuals in forensic cases?
PCR
DNA profiling
Gene cloning
DNA sequencing
Which evolutionary mechanism involves random changes in allele frequencies?
Mutation
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Gene flow
Which type of selection favors extreme phenotypes at both ends?
Directional
Stabilizing
Disruptive
Sexual
Which system of classification is based on evolutionary relationships?
Linnaean
Cladistics
Artificial
Phenetic
Which property of water helps regulate Earth’s climate?
Low density
High specific heat
Surface tension
Polarity
Which carbohydrate is a polysaccharide used for energy storage in animals?
Cellulose
Glycogen
Sucrose
Fructose
Which organelle is responsible for digesting cellular waste?
Mitochondria
Lysosome
Golgi apparatus
Peroxisome
Which molecules form the backbone of nucleic acids?
Sugar-phosphate
Peptide bonds
Hydrogen bonds
Fatty acids
Which process moves proteins through the endomembrane system?
Diffusion
Protein trafficking
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
Which stage of cellular respiration releases CO2?
Glycolysis
Citric acid cycle
Electron transport chain
Fermentation
Which photosynthetic adaptation separates carbon fixation spatially?
C3
C4
CAM
Photorespiration
Which signaling molecules bind to surface receptors?
Nonpolar ligands
Polar ligands
Steroid hormones
Lipids
Which phase of mitosis aligns chromosomes at the cell’s equator?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Which Mendelian principle explains how alleles separate during gamete formation?
Independent assortment
Segregation
Dominance
Linkage
