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Biology Warm Up

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A scientist heats an enzyme to 95°C. What MOST likely happens?

a)

Bonds in the active site break, denaturing the enzyme

b)

The enzyme speeds up permanently

c)

The enzyme gains new substrates

d)

Temperature has no effect

2.

A long chain of amino acids folded into a 3D shape is which protein structure level?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

3.

A molecule has C, H, O in a 1:2:1 ratio. It is most likely a:

a)

Lipid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic acid

4.

Which molecule would be MOST affected if a cell lacked nitrogen?

a)

Enzymes

b)

Phospholipids

c)

Glucose

d)

Cellulose

5.

Which statement about phospholipids is correct?

a)

They form double helices

b)

They create a bilayer with hydrophobic tails inside

c)

They are composed of amino acids

d)

They store genetic material

6.

A disaccharide forms by:

a)

DNA replication

b)

Hydrolysis

c)

Dehydration synthesis

d)

Electron transport

7.

Which macromolecule is NOT used for energy?

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

DNA

8.

Cellulose, chitin, and glycogen are ALL:

a)

Lipids

b)

Polysaccharides

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Triglycerides

9.

Which evidence BEST supports the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Ribosomes in the ER

b)

Mitochondria have their own DNA

c)

Cells perform mitosis

d)

Chloroplasts contain ribosomes identical to bacterial ones

10.

A cell placed in hypertonic salt water will:

a)

Swell

b)

Burst

c)

Shrink

d)

Stay the same

11.

Which transport requires a protein but NO energy?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Sodium–potassium pump

12.

Which organelle would be very abundant in a muscle cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosomes

13.

A cell is unable to package and export proteins. Which organelle is likely failing?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Golgi

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

14.

A student observes a cell with no nucleus but a cell wall. It is a:

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Virus

15.

Which part of respiration produces the MOST ATP?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Krebs cycle

c)

Electron transport chain

d)

Fermentation

16.

Lactic acid fermentation is necessary when:

a)

A cell has unlimited oxygen

b)

ATP levels are high

c)

No oxygen is present

d)

Glucose is absent

17.

What is the purpose of photosystem II?

a)

Make ATP

b)

Split water and release electrons

c)

Produce glucose

d)

Build DNA

18.

A cell fails to pass the G₂ checkpoint. Which is MOST likely true?

a)

DNA was not replicated correctly

b)

Chromosomes are aligned

c)

Spindle fibers formed early

d)

Cytokinesis is complete

19.

Which enzyme adds complementary DNA nucleotides?

a)

Helixase

b)

Polymerase

c)

Ligase

d)

Transcriptase

20.

If part of a DNA strand reads: T A C A A G C C G What is the complementary DNA?

a)

ATGTTCGGC

b)

AUGUUCGGC

c)

TACAA GCCG

d)

CGGCTTGTA