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Bio Final Practice Exam #3

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a characteristic of living systems?

a)

Spontaneous generation

b)

Metabolism

c)

Crystallization

d)

Sedimentation

2.

Which domain includes organisms with membrane-bound organelles?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Eukarya

d)

Archaea

3.

Which property of water allows insects to walk on its surface?

a)

High specific heat

b)

Surface tension

c)

Cohesion

d)

Adhesion

4.

What is the normal livable pH range for humans?

a)

2–4

b)

7.35–7.45

c)

5–7

d)

9–11

5.

Which functional group is characteristic of alcohols?

a)

Carbonyl

b)

Hydroxyl

c)

Phosphate

d)

Amino

6.

Which reaction builds polymers from monomers?

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Dehydration synthesis

c)

Reduction

d)

Oxidation

7.

Which carbohydrate is a disaccharide?

a)

Fructose

b)

Starch

c)

Sucrose

d)

Glucose

8.

Which lipid is the main component of biological membranes?

a)

Triglycerides

b)

Phospholipids

c)

Waxes

d)

Steroids

9.

Which level of protein structure involves alpha helices and beta sheets?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Quaternary

d)

Tertiary

10.

Which nucleic acid is typically single-stranded?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Neither DNA nor RNA

d)

Both DNA and RNA

11.

Which organelle is present in plant cells but not animal cells?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

12.

Which organelles contain their own DNA?

a)

Ribosomes and peroxisomes

b)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts

c)

Golgi and lysosomes

d)

Nucleus and ER

13.

Which type of transport requires energy input?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Active transport

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Simple diffusion

14.

Which reaction releases energy spontaneously?

a)

Endergonic

b)

Exergonic

c)

Allosteric

d)

Coupled

15.

Which type of enzyme regulation involves binding at a site other than the active site?

a)

Feedback inhibition

b)

Allosteric regulation

c)

Competitive inhibition

d)

Covalent modification

16.

Which stage of cellular respiration produces the most ATP?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Electron transport chain

c)

Citric acid cycle

d)

Fermentation

17.

What is the main purpose of fermentation?

a)

Break down proteins

b)

Regenerate NAD+

c)

Generate large amounts of ATP

d)

Produce oxygen

18.

Which photosynthetic reaction produces ATP and NADPH?

a)

Light-independent reactions

b)

Light-dependent reactions

c)

Calvin cycle

d)

Photorespiration

19.

Which molecule provides carbon for sugar synthesis in the Calvin cycle?

a)

O2

b)

CO2

c)

H2O

d)

NADPH

20.

Which plant type uses temporal separation of carbon fixation to minimize photorespiration?

a)

C3

b)

CAM

c)

C4

d)

Algae

21.

Which step is common to all cell signaling pathways?

a)

Reception

b)

Response

c)

All of the above

d)

Transduction

22.

Which ligands bind intracellular receptors?

a)

Polar molecules

b)

Proteins

c)

Nonpolar molecules

d)

Ions

23.

During which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

a)

M

b)

G2

c)

S

d)

G1

24.

Which type of cell cycle dysregulation can lead to cancer?

a)

Balanced mitosis

b)

Uncontrolled cell division

c)

Normal checkpoints

d)

Excess apoptosis

25.

Which process reduces ploidy from diploid to haploid?

a)

Meiosis II

b)

Meiosis I

c)

Mitosis

d)

Fertilization

26.

Which event generates genetic variability during meiosis?

a)

DNA replication

b)

Crossing over

c)

Binary fission

d)

Cytokinesis

27.

Which type of allele masks the expression of another?

a)

Dominant

b)

Incomplete

c)

Codominant

d)

Recessive

28.

Which principle states that alleles of different genes assort independently?

a)

Linkage

b)

Segregation

c)

Independent Assortment

d)

Dominance

29.

Which type of cross reveals whether a dominant phenotype is homozygous or heterozygous?

a)

Backcross

b)

Testcross

c)

Dihybrid cross

d)

Monohybrid cross

30.

Which term describes an organism with two identical alleles for a gene?

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

Diploid

d)

Haploid

31.

Which inheritance pattern occurs when genes are located close together on the same chromosome?

a)

Polygenic inheritance

b)

Linkage

c)

Codominance

d)

Independent assortment

32.

Which sex chromosome combination results in a male in humans?

a)

XO

b)

XY

c)

YY

d)

XX

33.

Which molecule was shown to be the genetic material by the Hershey-Chase experiment?

a)

Protein

b)

DNA

c)

Lipids

d)

RNA

34.

Which enzyme unwinds DNA during replication?

a)

Primase

b)

Helicase

c)

Ligase

d)

DNA polymerase

35.

Which strand is synthesized continuously during DNA replication?

a)

Template strand

b)

Lagging strand

c)

Leading strand

d)

RNA strand

36.

Which process converts DNA into RNA?

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

Replication

d)

Splicing

37.

Which modification is added to the 5' end of eukaryotic mRNA?

a)

Poly(A) tail

b)

5' cap

c)

Intron

d)

Exon

38.

Which stage of translation involves tRNA bringing amino acids to the ribosome?

a)

Elongation

b)

Initiation

c)

Replication

d)

Termination

39.

Which mutation changes a single base pair without altering the amino acid sequence?

a)

Missense

b)

Silent

c)

Nonsense

d)

Frameshift

40.

Which operon regulates lactose metabolism in E. coli?

a)

Trp operon

b)

Lac operon

c)

His operon

d)

Ara operon

41.

Which type of control involves the lac repressor blocking transcription?

a)

Feedback control

b)

Negative control

c)

Allosteric control

d)

Positive control

42.

Which structure packages DNA into nucleosomes?

a)

Spliceosomes

b)

Histones

c)

Polymerases

d)

Ribosomes

43.

Which process introduces foreign DNA into bacteria via plasmids?

a)

Transformation

b)

Transduction

c)

Conjugation

d)

Translation

44.

Which viral cycle integrates viral DNA into the host genome?

a)

Lytic cycle

b)

Retroviral cycle

c)

Lysogenic cycle

d)

Binary fission

45.

Why are some viral infections difficult to treat?

a)

Viruses lack DNA

b)

Viruses mutate rapidly

c)

Viruses are prokaryotic

d)

Viruses produce antibiotics

46.

Which technique is used to amplify a specific DNA segment?

a)

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

b)

Gel electrophoresis

c)

Northern blot

d)

Sanger sequencing

47.

Which DNA technology can be used to test for human genetic disorders?

a)

Gene cloning

b)

Genetic screening

c)

DNA profiling

d)

PCR

48.

Which DNA sequencing method uses chain-terminating nucleotides?

a)

Illumina sequencing

b)

Sanger sequencing

c)

Shotgun sequencing

d)

Nanopore sequencing

49.

Which evolutionary theory suggested acquired traits could be inherited?

a)

Neutral theory

b)

Lamarck’s theory

c)

Modern synthesis

d)

Darwin’s natural selection

50.

Which model is used to analyze allele frequencies in populations?

a)

Hardy-Weinberg model

b)

Neutral drift model

c)

Mendelian model

d)

Darwinian model

51.

Which agent of evolutionary change introduces new alleles into a population?

a)

Mutation

b)

Genetic drift

c)

Natural selection

d)

Nonrandom mating

52.

Which type of selection favors intermediate phenotypes?

a)

Directional

b)

Stabilizing

c)

Disruptive

d)

Sexual

53.

Which type of reproductive isolation occurs before fertilization?

a)

Prezygotic

b)

Postzygotic

c)

Hybrid breakdown

d)

Polyploidy

54.

Which speciation process occurs when populations are geographically separated?

a)

Sympatric

b)

Allopatric

c)

Parapatric

d)

Polyploidy

55.

Which evolutionary event can trigger adaptive radiation?

a)

Stable environment

b)

Mass extinction

c)

Balanced polymorphism

d)

Genetic drift

56.

Which system classifies organisms into hierarchical categories but does not reflect evolutionary history?

a)

Linnaean system

b)

Cladistics

c)

Phylogenetics

d)

Molecular taxonomy

57.

Which term describes groups that contain a common ancestor and all its descendants?

a)

Monophyletic

b)

Polyphyletic

c)

Paraphyletic

d)

Artificial

58.

Which principle guides the construction of the simplest phylogenetic tree?

a)

Maximum likelihood

b)

Parsimony

c)

Random choice

d)

Independent assortment

59.

Which structure in a phylogenetic tree represents a common ancestor?

a)

Branch tip

b)

Node

c)

Leaf

d)

Root hair

60.

Which evolutionary process maintains a balanced polymorphism?

a)

Directional selection

b)

Stabilizing selection

c)

Heterozygote advantage

d)

Genetic drift

61.

Which characteristic distinguishes prokaryotic cells from eukaryotic cells?

a)

Presence of nucleus

b)

Presence of ribosomes

c)

Ability to reproduce

d)

Plasma membrane

62.

Which organelle modifies, sorts, and packages proteins?

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

63.

Which molecules form the bilayer of biological membranes?

a)

Proteins

b)

Phospholipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Steroids

64.

Which type of protein spans the membrane?

a)

Peripheral

b)

Integral

c)

Cytoskeletal

d)

Enzymatic

65.

Which transport process moves molecules down their concentration gradient without energy?

a)

Active transport

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Exocytosis

66.

What drives osmosis?

a)

ATP hydrolysis

b)

Protein pumps

c)

Water moving from hypotonic to hypertonic solutions

d)

Enzyme activity

67.

Which reaction requires energy input?

a)

Exergonic

b)

Endergonic

c)

Spontaneous

d)

Catabolic

68.

Which enzyme regulation involves a molecule competing for the active site?

a)

Allosteric regulation

b)

Competitive inhibition

c)

Feedback inhibition

d)

Coenzyme binding

69.

Which factor can denature enzymes by disrupting hydrogen bonds?

a)

pH

b)

Temperature

c)

Both pH and temperature

d)

Substrate concentration

70.

Which stage of cellular respiration occurs in the cytoplasm?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Citric acid cycle

c)

Electron transport chain

d)

Fermentation

71.

Which molecule is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?

a)

NAD+

b)

FAD

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

72.

Which photosystem splits water to release oxygen?

a)

Photosystem I

b)

Photosystem II

c)

Calvin cycle

d)

Ferredoxin

73.

Which pathway compares photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

a)

Both use electron transport chains

b)

Both produce glucose

c)

Both consume oxygen

d)

Both occur only in plants

74.

Which signaling pathway uses G-proteins?

a)

Steroid hormone signaling

b)

GPCR signaling

c)

Ion channel signaling

d)

Direct contact signaling

75.

Which cell cycle phase involves cell growth and preparation for DNA replication?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

M

76.

Which macromolecule stores genetic information?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic acids

d)

Carbohydrates

77.

Which level of protein structure is determined by the sequence of amino acids?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

78.

Which organelle is the site of photosynthesis?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi apparatus

79.

Which molecule is the universal energy currency of cells?

a)

ATP

b)

Glucose

c)

NADH

d)

FADH2

80.

Which stage of meiosis separates sister chromatids?

a)

Meiosis I

b)

Meiosis II

c)

Mitosis

d)

Fertilization

81.

Which Mendelian principle explains why offspring inherit one allele from each parent?

a)

Independent assortment

b)

Segregation

c)

Dominance

d)

Linkage

82.

Which inheritance pattern occurs when both alleles are expressed equally?

a)

Dominance

b)

Recessive

c)

Codominance

d)

Incomplete dominance

83.

Which enzyme adds RNA primers during DNA replication?

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

Helicase

c)

Primase

d)

Ligase

84.

Which mutation introduces a premature stop codon?

a)

Silent

b)

Missense

c)

Nonsense

d)

Frameshift

85.

Which bacterial process transfers DNA via a virus?

a)

Conjugation

b)

Transformation

c)

Transduction

d)

Translation

86.

Which viral structure contains the genetic material?

a)

Capsid

b)

Envelope

c)

Tail fibers

d)

Ribosome

87.

Which DNA technology can identify individuals in forensic cases?

a)

PCR

b)

DNA profiling

c)

Gene cloning

d)

DNA sequencing

88.

Which evolutionary mechanism involves random changes in allele frequencies?

a)

Mutation

b)

Natural selection

c)

Genetic drift

d)

Gene flow

89.

Which type of selection favors extreme phenotypes at both ends?

a)

Directional

b)

Stabilizing

c)

Disruptive

d)

Sexual

90.

Which system of classification is based on evolutionary relationships?

a)

Linnaean

b)

Cladistics

c)

Artificial

d)

Phenetic

91.

Which property of water helps regulate Earth’s climate?

a)

Low density

b)

High specific heat

c)

Surface tension

d)

Polarity

92.

Which carbohydrate is a polysaccharide used for energy storage in animals?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Glycogen

c)

Sucrose

d)

Fructose

93.

Which organelle is responsible for digesting cellular waste?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Lysosome

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Peroxisome

94.

Which molecules form the backbone of nucleic acids?

a)

Sugar-phosphate

b)

Peptide bonds

c)

Hydrogen bonds

d)

Fatty acids

95.

Which process moves proteins through the endomembrane system?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Protein trafficking

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Exocytosis

96.

Which stage of cellular respiration releases CO2?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Citric acid cycle

c)

Electron transport chain

d)

Fermentation

97.

Which photosynthetic adaptation separates carbon fixation spatially?

a)

C3

b)

C4

c)

CAM

d)

Photorespiration

98.

Which signaling molecules bind to surface receptors?

a)

Nonpolar ligands

b)

Polar ligands

c)

Steroid hormones

d)

Lipids

99.

Which phase of mitosis aligns chromosomes at the cell’s equator?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

100.

Which Mendelian principle explains how alleles separate during gamete formation?

a)

Independent assortment

b)

Segregation

c)

Dominance

d)

Linkage