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Funny..... its the Biology End.Of.Year
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1
Inheritance traits passed along on the X-chromosome are which kind of trait?
Sex-linked
Mutations
Dominant
Recessive
2
We are human organisms - our structure is...
Organs > Tissue > System > Cell
Cells > Tissue > Organs > Organ systems
Organism > Cells > Systems
3
Before mitosis can begin, what must happen?
Chromatids separate
DNA replicates
Crossing over
Cytoplasm divides
4
Roaches sprayed with insecticide, some survived & produced offspring - what can be inferred?
The environment has no effect on survival
Insecticides cause mutations which protect them
Individuals with favorable variations survive & reproduce
Species adapt to all environments
5
What biological process is happening in this picture?
Protein synthesis
Meiosis
DNA replication
Cell apaptosis
6
How do pesticides affect insect populations and, thus, the proces of natural selection?
NatSel shifts when resistant insects survive
NatSel decreases because all insects die
Insects & predators are killed, altering NatSel
NatSel is changed because insect DNA mutates
7
Which produces more energy - fermentation or aerobic respiration?
They are equal
Aeorbic respiration is greater
Fermentation is greater
They are inversely proportional
8
In this cladogram, which two species are most closely related (left to right A,B,C)?
A & B
A & C
None
B & C
9
If two species adopt different environments and have new adaptations to survive, this is...
Divergent evolution
Convergent evolution
10
Industry & factories plants
mainly
produce what negative effect in our envionment?
Acid rain
Water pollution
Radiation
Deforestation
11
On the Pedigree Chart, in Generation 4 - how many individuals are affected?
2
1
0
3
12
What is the function of autotrophs in the carbon cycle?
Use carbon dioxide
Eats herbivores
Uses oxygen
Removes water
13
A DNA strand reads - AGC CAT GTA TAC, what is the
complimentary
DNA strand?
TCG GTA CAT ATG
UCG CUA CAU AUG
TGC CTA GAT ATC
ACG GAT CTA TAG
14
Adenosine
di-
phosphate has how many phosphate groups?
0
2
1
3
15
Which statement about carbohydrates is true?
The CHO ratio is always 1:2:1
They are made of Carbon, Hydrogen & Nitrogen
Examples are lipids & fats
Their shape is 'chains & tails'
16
Later in life, hopefully you will remember 'Ms D' / Ms Page because she...
All of these
She laughed
She cared alot
She loves questions
17
What purpose does cilia serve in the paramecium?
Storage
Cleaning
Absorption
Locomotion
18
Chloroplasts and mitochondria both...
Are found in plants and animals
Make biomolecules
Produce food for an organism
Make energy for the organism
19
The process of fermentation happens in this type of environment...
Oxygenated
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Liquid
20
What sex are the affected members of Generation 4?
Both Male
Male & Female
Can't tell
Both Female
21
The cross shown is an example of...
Genetic drift
Codominance
Multiple alleles
Incomplete dominance
22
Currently, human population growth is exponential - what is likely to happen in the future?
Increase in CO2 levels
Decrease in water pollution
Increase in strong hurricanes
Fewer natural resources
23
What important process is shown in this diagram?
Protein Synthesis
RNA transfer
DNA replication
Codon reproduction
24
Which two organisms have the
greatest
genetic differences?
C & E
A & B
C & D
25
This organelle is the...
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Golgi body
Nucleus
26
If mitochondria were
not
present in a plant cell, what would happen?
No photosynthesis
Ribosomes breakdown
Water loss
No respiration
27
Endangered species are off limits for hunting, how is this beneficial?
Protection of the species
Useful for tourists
Ensures reproduction
Protection from predators
28
Three RNA codons form what?
Amino acid
Protein chain
STOP signal
Nucleotide
29
How does aerobic respiration differ from anaerobic respiration?
More oxygen is used in anaerobic
More water is released in aerobic
Aerobic respiration creates more ATP
Lactic acid is controlled in anaerobic
30
Name the subunits of DNA & their function...
Lipids / Provide insulation
Proteins / Structural components
Saccharides / Quick energy
Nucleotides / Store information
31
Which of these is a parasitic relationship?
Shark / Pilot fish
Tick / Bear
Whale / Plankton
Moss / Trees
32
This kingdom includes unicellular prokaryotes that live in very extreme environments.
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Archaeabacteria
33
What organisms are at the base / bottom of this trophic pyramid?
Terrestrial
Producers
Consumers
Aquatic
34
Phenotype is...
Appearance
Genetic alleles
Abnormal
Incomplete
35
Sex-linked traits are usually carried on the ___ chromosome.
21st
Y
X
19th
36
Fatty acids are the monomer for these biomolecules...
Lipids
Proteins
Acids
Enzymes
37
What process is represented by this picture?
Food chain
Cell respiration
Photosynthesis
Carbon cycle
38
Which sort of biomolecule do whales use for energy storage?
Fat
Glucose
DNA
Starch
39
Which would
most likely
produce a mutation that is passed along to offspring?
Tobacco smoke alters lung cell genes
A gamete has an extra chromosome
Radiation changes DNA in a skin cell
Exposure to chemicals affect nerve cell
40
Algae blooms are caused by high levels of phosphorous from fertilizers - an example of...
Eutrophication
Fixation
Decompoisition
Transportation
41
This photo is a good example of _________ __________ on our environment.
Human impact
DNA mutation
Species differentiation
Genetic drift
42
On which axis is the independent variable plotted?
X-Y
Y
X
43
Insects 'out-smart' pesticides used to treat crops in order to survive & reproduce, this is...
DNA mutations
Evolution
Pesticide resistance
Gene adaptability
44
How might salt water affect a plant cell?
Swells due to salt intake
Shrinks due to salt loss
Shrinks due to water loss
Swells due to water intake
45
When using a microscope, the Power of the Lens times the Power of the Objective equals the...
Eyepiece
Mirror strength
Stage height
Magnification
46
To produce transgenic bacteria, which one of these must happen in the process?
Chain of bacterial amino acids is inserted
Human gene is inserted in a bacterial plasmid
Plasmid replaces faulty hromosomes
Mutation is added to a bacterial cell
47
What does this diagram show?
Trophic levels
All of these
Food pyramid
Energy pyramid
48
Which beak is best for tearing flesh?
D
C
A
B
49
Why does it make sense to use bacteria to produce medicine like insulin?
Reproduce quickly
Simplicity
Mutations
Safety
50
In Science which of these holds more weight - a Theory or a Law?
Neither
Theory
Law
51
Which technique is
most likely
used by forensic scientists in crime solving?
Gene therapy
Gene cloning
DNA fingerprinting
Karotyping
52
Which bird beak is best for probing for organisms in beach sand?
B
D
C
A
53
Which best describes the relationship between DNA, Proteins and Cells?
Proteins are made of DNA & produces Cells
Cells contain DNA, which controls Protein production
Proteins produce Cells & DNA
DNA is made of Proteins & controls Cell function
54
This image shows the process just
after
cell division - what is it called?
Telophase
Interphase
Cytokinesis
Prophase
55
What does this equation represent: 6H
2
O + 6CO
2
---> C
6
H
12
O
6
+ 6H
2
O
Photosynthesis
Fermentation
Aerobic exercise
Cellular respiration
56
I am the 'Father of Genetics'...
Lamarck
Crick
Watson
Mendel
57
A bird watcher records the movement of birds - which part of the Scientific Method is this?
Observation
Controlled variable
Experiment
Hypothesis
58
Melting of polar ice caps is
mainly
caused by...
CO2 emissions
Pollution
Acid rain
Deforestation
59
The 3 Codons AAG form which Amino Acid?
Tyrosine
Cystine
Lysine
Valine
60
What is the shape / structure of most Lipids?
Double helix
Rings
Chains 'n' Tails
"L"-shape
61
What is the 'central dogma' of Biology?
Transcriptiion > Translation
Carbs > Sugars > Starches
DNA > RNA > Protein Synthesis
ADP > ATP > ADP
62
Some plants use sexual reproduction & replicate their chromosomes, this is called...
Pollination
Meiosis
Fertilization
Photosynthesis
63
During transcription, which Nucleic Acid type 're-writes' the code...
RNA
DNA
Enzyme
Glycogen
64
What is the name of this diagram?
Mutation tracker
Cancer flow chart
Pedigree chart
Punnett square
65
Down's syndrome is caused by an additional chromosome in which set?
#23
#18
#21
#20
66
Who committed the murder?
None of these
Suspect 2
Suspect 3
Suspect 1
67
A giraffes' neck, over time, has become longer & able to reach higher leaves, this is...
Adaptation
Meiosis
Cell respiration
Natural selection
68
Do antibiotics effectively treat viruses?
No
Sometimes
Yes
Always
69
The
independent variable
in an experiment is...
The thing that stays the same
The control group
The thing that I change
The thing that's measured
70
Any inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival is a(n)...
Mutation
Anonymous
Adaptation
Allele
71
The Carbon Cycle on Earth is managed
mostly by...
Humans
Radiation
Oxygen
Plants
72
Colorblindness & hemophilia are sex-linked traits, which chromosome is involved?
X-only
Y-only
#23
XY
73
How does exposure to X-rays & magnetic fields affect most animal cells?
Increase cell differentiation
Increase red blood cells
Produce new nucleotides in DNA
Change DNA structure
74
Each line on this diagram represents a _____________ .
Ancestor
Offspring
Cousin
Clade
75
Which
best
explains why muscle cells are different from blood cells?
Environment influences cells
Blood cells are produced by the heart
Different genes are activated
Mutations occur in muscle cells
76
If each of the Carbon molecules on a Lipid chain are occupied, the fat is...
Saturated
Hydrophilic
Unsaturated
Hydrophobic
77
How are
transgenic
organisms most useful?
To create new species
To control microorganisms
To treat disease
To help habitats
78
What is the mRNA sequence matching this DNA segment - ATA GCA CAT GTA?
TAT GCT CTA GAT
TAT CGT GTA CAT
UAU CGU GUA CAU
UAC GCU CUA CUA
79
Why is Meiosis essential for sexual reproduction?
Forms a zygote with half the chromosomes
Forms gametes with half the #of chromosomes
Forms a zygote with triple #of chromosomes
Forms gametes with twice the #of chromosomes
80
"Earth's decomposers" makeup this kingdom - they also contain chitin...
Animalia
Eubacteria
Fungi
Plantae
81
The living and non-living parts of a particular environment form a(n)...
Ecology
Ecosystem
Biome
Biodrome
82
What is this type relationship called?
Mutualism
Predation
Commensalism
Parasitic
83
What structure is found
only
in plant cells?
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Vacuole
Nucleolous
84
What kind of chromosomes are in set #23 of the karyotype?
Duplicates
Chromatids
Sex chromosomes
Mutations
85
The parent on the left has which type of alleles?
Heterozygous
Homozygous dominant
Homozygous recessive
86
Structures (in different species) that are made up of similar bones are called...
Homologous
Covergent
Analogous
Divergent
87
Ants will leave chemical signals so other ants can follow them to food, etc - these are called
Courtship
Perfume
Body odor
Pheromones
88
Over time, two species that live in the same environment will adapt in similar ways, this is...
Competition
Homeostasis
Convergent evolution
Divergent evolution
89
Moths are attracted to light, what behavior is this?
Habituation
Learned behavior
Imprinting
Innate behavior
90
What is a GMO?
Gene Mutated Origin
Genotype Missing Out
Green Machine O
Genetically Modified Organism
91
What property of water allows plants to move nutrients from roots to leaves?
Capillary action
Surface tension
Polarity
Hydrogen bonding
92
The information in the Punnett square shows that 'Bb' is the _____________ of all offspring.
Breed
Phenotype
Genotype
Ratio
93
How does Earth's ozone layer benefit life?
Filters UV rays
Absorbs heat from the Sun
Protects rainfall & clouds
Blocks photosynthesis
94
Mendel identified different versions of genes that affect inherited characteristics, they are..
Alleles
Chromatids
Chromosomes
messengerRNA
95
Burning fossil fuels creates environmental damage
mostly
by...
Ozone layer destruction
Polluting waterways
Decreasing CO2 level
Causing greenhouse gases
96
Sugars and starches make up which type of biomolecule?
Carb's
Protein
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
97
How does DNA code for proteins?
Arranging bases in a particular order
By using sugar & phosphate molecules
By replicating the helix structure
Adding Hydrogen bonds
98
Changes in the classification system of organisms are now helped & improved by...
The food chain
More species
Technical advances
Extinctions
99
What factor
most affects
the amino acid sequences of proteins?
The cell where the protein is located
The original DNA sequence
The ribosomes
The amount of ATP
100
Vigorous exercise & muscle soreness is caused by a build up of lactic acid, this process is...
Cellular respiration
Fermentation
Exhausting
Aerobic respiration
101
White (WW) flowers are crossed with Red (RR) flowers - pink flowers result, why?
Trait modification
Incomplete dominance
Multiple alleles
Codominance
102
Structure #9 (squiggly oval) is the...
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Nucleus
103
During exercise the body sweats to reduce body temperature - what process is demonstrated?
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Synthesis
Excursion
104
Non-living factors in the environment are called...
Abiotic
Biotic
Limiting
Living
105
Vascular plants have these structures for water & nutrient flow...
Stems & leaves
Roots & seeds
Xylem & phloem
Internal vessels
106
This graph shows the recent increase in atmospheric CO
2
levels is _________.
Immeasurable
Declining
Exponential
Unchanged
107
The 'heads' of the plasma membrane are...
Hydrophobic
Hydrophilic
108
How much energy is available from the base / bottom of this trophic pyramid?
10,000 kcal
1 kcal
1,000 kcal
5,000 kcal
109
The males of a species 'dance' & 'sing' - what is the purpose of this behavior?
To clean his feathers
To scare young birds
To imprint offspring
To attract a female
110
Vegetarians (non-meat eaters) can get their proteins from these sources...
Sugar & Starch
Nucleotides
Nuts & Beans
Fruits & Berries
111
The yucca plant attracts moths, the moth pollinates the flowers, this relationship is...
Predation
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
112
HIV, influenza and smallpox are examples of...
Colds
Viruses
Enzymes
Bacteria
113
Euglena, amoeba, paramecium and algae all part of this this kingdom...
Protista
Archaeabacteria
Fungi
Eubacteria
114
When we 'infer' something is occuring, this is
mainly
based on a(n) ____________ .
Guess
Observation
Conclusion
Result
115
Aything that is 'organic' includes this element...
Helium
Hydrogen
Carbon
Oxygen
116
The process which is the opposite of photosynthesis is...
Cellular respiration
Glycolosis
Fermentation
Holding your breath
117
A field ecologist follows populations in a large grassland, what method should he used?
Interviewing farmers nearby
Walking, collecting animals & totaling #s
Dividing the field in half then doubling the result
Observing species several times during the year
118
What would be evidence that a cell is using
active transport
to move ions across a gradient?
ATP is required
Concentration changes
Rapid movement
Channels are closed
119
Bio-geo-chemical cycles on Earth include these types...
Carbon
All of these
Phosphorous
Nitrogen
120
Which is the longest & busiest part of the cell cycle - preparing for cell division?
Interphase
Anaphase
Prophase
Cytokinesis
121
Two populations live in the same area- if they eat the same food, what is their relationship?
Predator-Prey
Mutualism
Parasitism
Competition
122
What are the two phenotypes / blood types for the offspring shown?
2A & 2O
2AB & 2A
4A
4AB
123
Fire destroys an ecosystem, what must come back before anything else?
Rodents
Water
Shrubs
Plants
124
If energy is used to move materials out of the cell, what is
most likely
occuring?
Osmosis
Passive transport
Active transport
Diffusion
125
Bacteria become resistant to penicillin - the offspring are also resistant
most likely
due to
Bacteria produce antibodies
High mutation rates show in offspring
Penicillin becomes ineffective & this is inherited
Bacteria reproduce asexually
126
Which can cause variations within a species by changing DNA?
Mutations
Predation
Competition
Mutualism
127
A dog fetching a ball is an example of...
Innate behavior
Migration
Learned behavior
Parental care
128
What is the resulting genotype of crossing WW X RR ?
2 RR & 2 WW
All 'WW'
All 'RW'
All 'RR'
129
Who coined the term 'cell' by looking at cork slices through a primitive microscope...
Hooke
Leeuwenhoek
Virchow
Schwaan
130
Unregulated deforestation will
most likely
result in...
Acid rain will lower the pH of rivers
CO2 levels increase & contribute to global warming
Humans will have more paper products
Plants & animals will adapt
131
Which bird beak is best for cracking nuts & eating seeds?
D
C
A
B
132
Are GMO's produced by using recombinant DNA technologies?
Yes
Maybe
No
133
The problem with overuse of antibiotics (prescription & food supply) is eventual __________ .
Bacterial overoad
Re-infection
Death
Antibiotic resistance
134
Light-dependent & dark-dependent reactions happen during this process...
Electron transport
Cell respiration
Photosynthesis
Fermentation
135
Members of this kingdom have cell walls that contain cellulose and cells with chloroplasts
Fungi
Animalia
Bacteria
Plantae
136
Prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells both contain what organelle?
Nucleus
Ribosomes
Centrioles
Cell walls
137
The plasma membrane is composed of a ________________ ________ .
Fatty acid sequence
Phospho-lipid bilayer
Saturated chain
Carrier protein
138
A bee population will have specific roles in the natural world, what is this behavior called?
Static
Habitual
Innate
Learned
139
The peppered moth has changed over time to match soot-covered trees, this is called __________.
Stimulus / Response
Impersonation
Adaptation
Collaboration
140
Whether your ear lobes are attached or unattached is an __________ trait.
Separate
Inherited
Troublesome
Unnatural
141
Genetic drift occurs most often in which kind of populations?
Small populations
Marine populations
Large populations
Land populations
142
Plants make Glucose during photosynthesis, the process which uses glucose is...
Replication
Digestion
Cellular respiration
Transpiration
143
Insecticides now cause severe decline in the bee population, why does this matter?
Humans can be affected
Honey is good
Bee stings hurt
Plants need pollinators
144
What is the difference between full classification & scientific names of organisms?
Scientific names have single taxonomy
Scientific names give only Order & Family
Full classification has more info than the Scientific name
They both change by country
145
A membrane which allows certain particles to pass through is...
Negatively charged
Solid bilayer
Semi-permeable
Osmotic
146
Babies born with very low or very high birth weight are less likely to survive, an example of..
Disruptive selection
Successful selection
Directional selection
Stabilizing selection
147
What is the name of this diagram?
Public square
Punnett square
Parent bingo
Phase diagram
148
Water sticks to water, this is...
Cohesion
Surface tension
Adhesion
A miracle
149
What is at the base of this cladogram?
Root
Node
Clade
Common ancestor
150
The ribosome is releasing a group of amino acids - these will form a...
Fatty acids
tRNA molecule
DNA helix
Protein chain
151
How is sexual reproduction different from asexual reproduction?
SR occurs only in multicellular organisms
SR produces identical offspring
SR produces offspring with traits from both parents
SR occurs in unicellular organisms
152
Which trophic level has the most energy available for use?
Herring
Tuna
Phytoplakton
Zooplankton
153
A ____________ elicits a response.
Reward
Stimulus
Smell
Response
154
Decomposers are important to our environment - what is their function?
Produce new chemicals
Are eaten by consumers
Recycle nutrients
Feed on dead matter
155
What is this diagram called?
Genotype
Karyotype
Chromosome table
Phenotype
156
What results from a single cell going through mitosis?
2 cells with 1/2 the parent cell #
4 cells with 1/2 the material
2 cells identical to parent cell
4 cells idetical to parent cell
157
Which statement about nucleic acids is true?
Made of a 5-Carbon sugar, phosphate & nitrogen base
Made of ATP & Glucose
Made of two 6-Carbon sugars
Made of sugar - phosphate bonds only
158
What type of biomolecule are enzymes?
Protein
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Nucleic acid
159
What chromosomal process is present in offspring of sexual reproduction, causing variations?
Identical chromosomes
Extra chromosomes
Double chromosome #
Independent assortment
160
What
most
affects the rate at which food is broken down to release energy?
Hormones
Enzymes
Nucleic acids
Metabolism
161
The ability to roll your tongue is a dominant trait, this is determined by...
Recessive alleles from Dad
Dominant alleles from parents
Point mutation
Recessive alleles from Mom
162
What process is represented here?
Recombinant DNA
Stem cell transplant
Cloning
Restriction enzyme
163
Which biomolecule do we remember because it has an "N" (amino group) in it?
Nucleic acids
Carb's
Proteins
Lipids
164
Which organelle transports compounds throughout the cell?
Ribosomes
Plasma membrane
Nuclear membrane
Endoplasmic reticulum
165
Which environmental factor would cause the
greatest & most direct
effect on plants & animals?
Ozone destruction
Global warming
Acid rain
Increase in Oxygen
166
The offspring of this cross are all...
Recessive
Dominant
Mutated
Heterozygous
167
Cell organelles which appear as small dots on the smooth ER are the...
Ribosomes
Smooth ER
Nucleus
Golgi body
168
Human impact is changing Earth's environment through...
Acid rain
All of these
Sea level rise
Deforestation
169
Two people believe they are related, what's the
best
technique to determine if it's true?
Karyotyping
DNA testing
Genetic disorder test
Blood types
170
Can you sing the 'Cell Rap'? "Cells... Cells... are made of..."
Orangisms
Organelles
Parts
Cell walls
171
Structure #5 (windy road) is the...
Smooth ER
Rough ER
Nucleus
Centriole
172
The study of transmission of inherited traits through generations is...
Forensics
Anatomy
Genetics
Ecology
173
This graph shows that a particular population has reached ________ _________.
Logistical growth
Negative growth
Drought resistance
Carrying capacity
174
This male bird is dancing in hopes to impress a mate, what behavior is this?
Competition
Dating
Courtship
Isolation
175
Each trophic level loses 90% of its energy as you go up the pyramid - what causes this loss?
Reproduction
Hunting / Predation
Body heat loss
All of these
176
Which process produces the
most
variation in a species?
Mitosis
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Cloning
177
The acronym we use to remember the 7 Characteristics of Life is...
DNA
RAREHOG
ATP
FLUFFY
178
What process causes a muscle cell to become 'different' from a nerve cell?
Differentiation
Genetic engineering
Selective breeding
Natural selection
179
This kingdom includes unicellular organisms with cell walls containing peptidoglycan.
Protista
Eubacteria
Fungi
Archaeabacteria
180
How much energy is transferred to the level above it?
90%
10%
0%
50%