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Contents
1 Life processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 What are life processes? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Nutrition & types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
1.3 Autotrophic nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
1.4 Nutrition in human beings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
1.5 Respiration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
1.6 Transportation in plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
1.7 Transportation in animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
1.8 Excretion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
2 Control & Coordination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

2.1 Nervous system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
2.2 Hormones in animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
2.3 Coordination in plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
3 How do organisms reproduce? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472

3.1 Introduction to reproduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
3.2 Asexual reproduction and its types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
3.3 Introduction to sexual reproduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550
3.4 Sexual reproduction in flowering plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552
3.5 Human reproduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 568
4 Heredity and evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584

4.1 Variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
4.2 Heredity & Mendel’s experiment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642
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4.3 Traits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671

4.4 genes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696

4.5 chromosomes & DNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717
4.6 Sex determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 759
4.7 Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
4.8 Speciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 850
4.9 Evolution & classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889
4.10 Evolution is not progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953
1. Life processes
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1.1 What are life processes?
1. What part of a sunflower plant absorbs B. examining the plants for spores
water and nutrients? C. counting the number of leaves on each
A. roots stalk
B. stems D. noticing if the plants are near rocks
C. leaves 5. Which life process converts chemical en-
D. flowers ergy into heat energy?
A. Nutrition
2. Cellular respiration takes place in the
B. Excretion
A. nucleus
C. Respiration
B. cytoplasm
D. Transpiration
C. ribosomes
6. Excretion commonly involves
D. mitochondria
A. Removal of by products during
3. What step do we always start with when catabolism
using dichotomous keys? B. Removal of by products during an-
A. 1 abolism
B. 2 C. Removal of nitrogenous waste
C. 3 D. All of the above
D. 4 7. Which gas is removed from the atmo-
sphere during photosynthesis?
4. A student sees many pants around a pond.
A. hydrogen
The student can determine which plants
are nonvascular by B. oxygen
A. observing if they lack true stems, C. nitrogen
roots, or leaves D. carbon dioxide
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. D
1.1 What are life processes? 3
8. Glomerulus in human beings excretory sys- B. nutrition

tem is C. respiration (cellular)

A. A cup shaped end of a coiled tube
D. growth
B. A nephron
14. Whales eat plankton and plants make their
C. A cluster of thin walled capillaries
own food from sunlight. These are exam-
D. A cluster of thick walled blood capillar- ples of which life process?
ies
A. Reproduction
9. The traffic light turns green, and the driver B. Nutrition
steps on the gas pedal to make the car
move forward. The green light acted as C. Movement
a that caused a response in the driver. D. Sensitivity
A. nymph
15. The organisms which doesn’t come under
B. budding plants nor animals which which type of nu-
C. stimulus trition
D. specialized A. Saprophytic
10. The jellyfish is an invertebrate because it B. Parasitic

lacks- C. Holozoic
A. eyes D. Autotrophic
B. bones
16. Which of the following are parts of
C. blood nephron
D. cells A. Glomerulus
11. The contains the energy that is re- B. Bowman’s capsule
leased in the respiration process. C. Collecting duct
A. oxygen D. Renal artery
B. fructose
17. Reproduction is the ability to
C. glucose
A. detect and respond to changes in our
D. carbon dioxide
surroundings
12. Which part of the plant attracts bees and B. eat
other insects?
C. have babies
A. Flower
D. none of above
B. Fruit
C. Leaf 18. How many life processes are there?
D. none of above A. Seven
B. Six
13. The process by which oxygen is used to
release stored energy from food is called C. Five
A. synthesis D. Eight
8. C 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. A 16. A 16. B 16. C 17. C 18. A
19. A student made a list of examples of each C. cytoplasm

of the five kingdoms. The list contains two
D. protoplasm
examples from the same kingdom. Which
one of these should be removed from the 25. Why do humans need to respond to the
list? Elephant Worm Mushroom Sunflower stimuli?
Amoeba
A. to avoid injury and save oneself
A. worm
B. to be happy
B. mushroom
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C. sunflower C. to obtain information and to communi-
cate
D. amoeba
D. to breathe in and out
20. Sponges reproduce asexually by breaking
off from a parent in a process called 26. Who was the finalist of 2020 IPL
A. internal A. Delhi capitals
B. fragmentation B. sunrisers Hyderabad
C. budding C. Royal challengers Bangalore
D. external D. Kolkata knight riders
21. Which of these is a natural resource of Vir-
ginia? 27. Who won IPL 2008
A. power plant A. Chennai super kings

B. a glacier B. Mumbai Indians
C. a river C. Rajasthan royals
D. a dam D. Delhi chapters
22. It contains seeds and can be eaten 28. A fox is chasing a rabbit to catch and eat
A. Fruit it. The rabbit is running away so it can sur-
B. Flower vive.Both animals are showing examples
of
C. Stem
A. Nutrition
D. none of above
B. Reproduction
23. All living organisms are made up of
C. Movement
A. Cells
D. Sensitivity
B. Bacteria
C. Organs 29. Farming would be impossible without
which natural resource?
D. Tissue
A. soil
24. The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a
leaf is B. stone
A. chloroplast C. gold
B. mitochondria D. coal
19. D 20. C 21. C 22. A 23. A 24. A 25. A 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. C
30. During digestion, the salivary amylase 36. Why are some muscles attached to
breaks bones?

A. Proteins A. They have the same functions as
B. Lipids bones.
C. Carbohydrates B. They move the bone in order to move
the body.
D. Vitamins
C. They are part of the skeleton.
31. The blood leaving the tissues becomes
richer in D. All muscles and bones are actually car-
tilage.
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water 37. Water absorption through roots can be in-
C. Heamoglobin creased by keeping the potted plants:
D. Oxygen A. in the shade
B. in dim light
32. Valves are present in
A. Arteries C. under the fan
B. Capillaries D. covered with a polythene bag
C. Veins 38. Which describes the life process sensitiv-
D. Both 2 and 3 ity?
33. The instrument for measuring blood pres- A. Breaking down food into molecules us-
sure is called: able by cells
A. manometer B. Taking in food
B. stethoscope C. Responding to changes in the internal
C. sphygmomanometer or external environment
D. barometer D. Taking in or releasing oxygen or car-
bon dioxide
34. What is the main function of the excretory
system? 39. the main function of the lymph is
A. to collect and remove wastes from the A. transport O2 to brain
body
B. transport CO2 to lungs
B. to strengthen skeletal muscles
C. return interstitial fluid to blood
C. to protect the nervous system
D. return RBCs and WBCs to lymph ves-
D. to bring oxygen to body cells sels
35. We get kcal of energy e per gram of
proteins. 40. All plants have these parts.
A. 4 A. Leaves and roots

B. 8 B. Leaves and stems
C. 9 C. Roots and stems
D. None of the above D. Roots, leaves and stems
31. A 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. C 39. C 40. D 41. A
41. Which ofthe following organism have par- C. stem cell

asitic mode of nutrition D. organ system
A. Plasmodium
47. Dog is one of animal that in Omnivore cat-
B. Penicillium
egory. Dog eat
C. Agaricus
A. meat only
D. Paramecium
B. plant only
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42. Normal systolic pressure in humans is- C. meat and plant
A. 80mmHg D. none of above
B. 120mmHg
48. Oxygen is needed by the body
C. 150mmHg
A. to purify the blood
D. 40mmHg
B. to pump blood in vessels
43. The first step of photosynthesis is
C. to aerate lungs
A. Splitting of water into hydrogen and
D. to produce ATP
oxygen
B. Release of energy 49. pancreas pour secretions into
C. Conversion of light energy into chemi- A. oesophagus
cal energy
B. stomach
D. Absorption of light energy by chloro-
C. large intestine
phyll
D. duodenum
44. What part of the flower produces pollen?
A. ovary 50. Which describes the life process, exchange
of gases?
B. sepal
A. Breaking down food into molecules us-
C. pistil able by cells.
D. stamen B. Taking in food. ex. endocytosis.
45. All of the following contain a cell wall ex- C. Maintaining an stable internal environ-
cept: ment.
A. prokaryotes D. Taking in or releasing of oxygen or car-
B. animal cells bon dioxide.
C. plant cells 51. Complete the sentence:All living things can
D. bacteria , some lay eggs, some have babies,
some produce seeds.
46. A group of similar types of cells that work
A. Reproduce
together to do a specific job is called a/an
B. Grow
A. tissue C. Move
B. organ D. none of above
42. B 43. D 44. D 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. D 51. A 52. A 52. C
52. inhalation occurs when B. regulation

A. diaphragm is lowered C. nutrition

B. diaphragm is elevated D. reproduction
C. ribs move upwards
58. Which life process obtains and uses food?
D. ribs move downward
A. excretion
53. Why is excretion an important life pro-
B. synthesis
cess?
C. growth
A. It helps organism maintain their tem-
perature. D. nutrition
B. It helps an organism break down food.
59. The substance in plants and animals that
C. It removes wastes and toxins from an act as an energy currency.
organism.
A. DNA
D. It allows organisms to produce en-
ergy. B. RNA
C. ADP
54. Coal is important for Virginia because it-
D. ATP
A. it can be used for energy
B. it can be divided into 4 parts 60. A resource that cannot be replaced once it
C. is found in many areas of the country is used up is a-
D. is formed from plant and animal re- A. renewable resource

mains B. non-renewable resource
55. K cal of energy is obtained per gram C. natural resource
of lipid. D. resuable resource
A. 8
61. The component of blood which makes
B. 4
chemicals known as antibodies is:
C. 9
A. platelets
D. None of the above
B. white blood cells
56. The removal of waste materials in our bod-
C. red blood cells
ies called
D. plasma
A. RESPIRATION
B. REPRODUCTION 62. Seeds that remain inactive until the right
C. EXCRETION conditions of light, water, and soil are
present are called-
D. none of above
A. pollen
57. Which life function provides substances
B. dormat
that organisms need for growth and repair
of tissue? C. flowers
A. excretion D. recycled
53. C 54. A 55. C 56. C 57. C 58. D 59. D 60. B 61. B 62. B 63. A
63. Most catches 69. White blood cells

A. Suresh A. allow for gases to exchange
B. Ms B. give blood its color
C. Drived C. fight infection and disease
D. Pujara D. help clot blood
64. Which structure does a plant cell have that 70. A group of different tissues working to-
an animal cell does not have?
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gether to do a job is called a/an
A. Vacuole A. tissue
B. Cytoplasm
B. organ
C. Cell membrane
C. stem cell
D. Cell Wall
D. organ system
65. Snakes move by contractions con-
nected to their ribs and backbones 71. A(n) eats mainly plants.
A. contracts A. producer
B. relaxes B. carnivore
C. internal C. herbivore
D. muscles D. omnivore
66. The substance that makes plants green is 72. Which animal has a digestive system most
known as- similar to a human?
A. water A. jellyfish
B. calcium B. octopus
C. chlorophyll C. cow
D. carbon dioxide D. wolf
67. The process by which organisms break 73. At the end of glycolysis molecules are
down food into small molecules that can obtained.
be used by the organism
A. Amino acid
A. ingestion
B. Pyruvic acid
B. digestion
C. excretion C. Fatty acid
D. hibernation D. Lactic acid
68. Hallucinations and brain damage are the 74. In plants, the food not used is immediately
result of stored in the form of
A. smoking A. Glucose
B. unbalanced diet B. Starch
C. drink alcohol C. Glycogen
D. drug abuse D. Cellulose
64. D 65. D 66. C 67. B 68. D 69. C 70. B 71. C 72. D 73. B 74. B
75. A process that involves chemical reac- 81. The release of energy (sometimes using
tions in which an organism builds large oxygen) stored in food is
molecules from simple ones

A. Respiration
A. digestion B. Nutrition
B. locomotion
C. Synthesis
C. synthesis
D. Growth
D. transport
82. Which of the following is the process of
76. Which type of animal cells would have discharging sweat from body?
more mitochondria than others?
A. Reproduction
A. Blood cells
B. Excretion
B. Brain cells
C. Defecate
C. Skin cells
D. Respiration
D. Muscle cells
83. When a muscle , it returns to its origi-
77. Identify which are non-living
nal length.
A. cow
A. contracts
B. fork
B. relaxes
C. car
C. lapping
D. tree
D. internal
E. bottle
84. Most ducks in cricket history
78. Budding is a form of
A. Virat Kohli
A. sexual reproduction
B. Jayasurya
B. asexual reproduction
C. Harbhajan Singh
C. complete metamorphosis
D. Shreyas Iyer
D. gestation
79. Chemical reactions which larger molecules 85. This enzymes converts proteins into pep-
are built from smaller ones tones and proteoses in the stomach
A. Growth A. Pepsinogen
B. Synthesis B. Dipeptidases
C. Movement C. Pepsin
D. Nutrition D. Trypsin
80. the removal of wastes from the cell 86. What is the job of the ribosomes?
A. Growth A. protein digestion
B. Reproduction B. protein synthesis
C. Transport C. energy release
D. Excretion D. respiration
75. C 76. D 77. B 77. C 77. E 78. B 79. B 80. D 81. A 82. B 83. B 84. A
85. C 86. B 87. C
87. Complete the sentence:All living things , 93. Turning around to see who is calling your
some walk, some swim, some fly. name is an example of a
A. Reproduce A. response
B. Grow B. responsibility
C. Move C. reason
D. none of above D. rationale
88. Waste products are eliminated during per- 94. Pick all examples of a living thing
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spiration. A. A human
A. Circulation B. A rock
B. Homeostasis C. A dog
C. Excretion D. Sand
D. Metabolism 95. The joining of an egg and sperm cell
89. A plant links sugar molecules together to A. fertilization
build starch molecules B. gestation
A. Homeostasis C. adaptation
B. Regulation D. asexual reproduction
C. Circulation 96. The process by which organisms use oxy-
D. Synthesis gen to break down food molecules to re-
lease energy
90. If you accidentally touch a very hot cup of
milk and pull your hand back quickly, you A. Mitosis
are demonstrating which life process? B. Cellular Respiration
A. Sensitivity C. Digestion
B. Growth D. Excretion
C. Nutrition 97. A group of similar cells working together
D. Respiration to perform a life function for a multicellular
organism is called
91. The rate of breathing is faster in
A. tissues
A. Aquatic animals
B. organs
B. Terrestrial animals
C. organ systems
C. None of these
D. organisms
D. Both of these
98. the process by which organisms make
92. The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell large complex molecules from smaller
is called molecules
A. fertilization A. synthesis
B. labor B. excretion
C. asexual reproduction C. transport
D. magic D. nutrition
88. C 89. D 90. A 91. A 92. A 93. A 94. A 94. C 95. A 96. B 97. A 98. A
99. The maintenance of an organism’s internal C. Population

environment is called:
D. Feet

A. compensating
B. homeostasis 105. Blood plasma contains of water
C. balancing A. 70%
D. routine B. 80%
C. 90%
100. The control and coordination of all life
functionsThe response of an organism to D. None of the above
change
106. What is cellular respiration?
A. Cellular Respiration
A. the breakdown of glucose to release
B. Synthesis
ATP
C. Regulation
B. the breakdown of glucose to release
D. Growth NADH
101. Why is classification important in biol- C. the breakdown of glucose to release
ogy? FADH
A. To group similar organisms based on D. the breakdown of glucose to release
their characteristics carbon
B. To allow scientists to sub divide organ-
107. Photosynthesis occurs in which of these
isms based purely in their ideas
organisms?
C. To give biologists something to study
A. sunflower
D. none of above
B. mushroom
102. The parts of alimentary canal are C. sunfish
A. Stomach
D. luna moth
B. Liver
C. Small intestine 108. Creating more of an organism is called
D. Ball gladder A. growth

B. transport
103. The brain coordinates the various sys-
tems of the body. C. respiration
A. Homeostasis D. reproduction
B. Metabolism
109. An inactive state during which normal
C. Circulation body activities slow.
D. Regulation A. instinct
104. Anything that helps a species survive. B. camouflage
A. An Adaptation C. migration
B. Evolution D. hibernation
99. B 100. C 101. A 102. A 102. C 103. D 104. A 105. C 106. A 107. A 108. D
109. D 110. B
110. Which is the largest artery in the human 116. The more complex an animal’s nervous
body called? system is, the more its sense organs
A. Superior Vena Cava are.
B. Aorta A. internal
C. Inferior Vena Cava B. specialized
D. Pulmonary Artery C. stimulus
111. The movement of digested food to all the D. neurons
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cells of an organism is an example of
117. Which sentence from the article states a
A. excretion
MAIN idea of the entire article?
B. transport
A. In order to stay alive, your body needs
C. regulation to be stable, or the same, most of the
D. nutrition time.
112. Process of releasing energy from B. This includes your cells, which are the
foodUsually involves the use of oxygen smallest units of living things.
A. Nutrition C. When the cells change to do different
B. Growth D. none of above
C. Reproduction
118. contraction in the right ventricle pumps
D. Cellular Respiration blood into the
113. Living things do all the following EXCEPT: A. Aorta
A. Respond to stimulus B. pulmonary vein
B. Grow and develop
C. pulmonary artery
C. Maintain homeostasis
D. coronary artery
D. They do not change
114. Sunflowers were given their name be- 119. the movement of materials from one cell
cause they turn to face the Sun. This is to another throughout an organism
an example of which life process? A. excretion
A. Respiration B. synthesis
B. Growth C. nutrition
C. Excretion
D. transport
D. Movement
120. The opening and closing of stomata is reg-
115. Converting inorganic nutrients to organic
ulated by
nutrients is called
A. Guard cells
A. Respiration
B. Excretion B. Subsidiary cells
C. Photosynthesis C. Stomatal Pore
D. Circulation D. Epidermal cells
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121. The internal (cellular) energy reserve in C. growth

autotrophs is D. transport

A. Glycogen
127. Seeds can lie dormant for many years un-
B. Protein
til
C. Starch
A. sunlight causes photosynthesis
D. Fatty acid
B. food webs are complete
122. As most of the plants are autotrophs, C. conditions are right for growth
why venus fly trap follows heterotrophic
mode of nutrition? D. conduction of food occurs
A. Because they have less chlorophyll. 128. Which of the following are the waste
B. Because they have less nitrogen in the product that released from the lungs?
soil where they grow. A. Water only
C. Because they have less sunlight B. Carbon dioxide and water vapour
D. There is no reason as such C. Oxygen, karbon dioxide and urea
123. When a tree is dormant, the tree is D. Water, oxygen, carbon dioxide and
urea
A. dying
B. inactive 129. The internal energy reserve in autotrophs
C. growing taller is
D. growing its leaves A. glycogen

B. protein
124. It is the site of gaseous exchange in hu-
man lungs. C. starch
A. villi D. fatty acid
B. alveoli 130. Organisms consist of only one cell
C. trachea A. Multicellular
D. larynx B. Unicellular
125. During fertilization, an embryo forms C. Organisms can’t consist of only one
inside the female’s body. cell
A. internal D. none of above
B. lapping
131. passage of inhaled air in human beings
C. respiration
A. trachea-lungs-larynx-pharynx-alveoli
D. diffusion
B. nose-larynx-pharynx-bronchus-alveoli-
126. The human circulatory system is most di- bronchioles
rectly involved in the life function called C. nostril-pharynx-larynx-trachea-
A. nutrition bronchi-bronchioles-alveoli
B. synthesis D. nose-mouth-lungs

132. What is an inherited trait that helps a C. they contain chlorophyll

species survive? D. they depend on plants and other ani-
A. Adaptation mals for food
B. Respiration E. they have have limbs, head, eyes, ears
C. Photosynthesis and mouth.
D. Buying Mrs. Foltz chocolate 138. One of the following does not have a nu-
cleus. This one is:
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133. Which of the following show the air pas-
A. white blood cell
sage for inhalation?
B. guard cell
A. lungs → nose → trachea
C. red blood cell
B. nose → trachea → lungs
D. epidermal cell
C. nose → lungs → trachea
D. trachea → lungs → nose 139. Why does your breathing rate increase
when you exercise?
134. All organisms have structures that re- A. more oxygen is picked up at the lungs
move wastes. This process is for delivery to the working muscles
A. nutrition B. less oxygen is picked up at the lungs
B. regulation for delivery to the working muscles
C. respiration C. your muscles are resting
D. excretion D. your lungs need more energy to func-
tion
135. This process releases chemical energy
from sugars and other carbon-based 140. The site of complete digestion is
molecules to make ATP when oxygen is A. Large intestine
present.
B. Small intestine
A. photosynthesis
C. Stomach
B. light-independent reaction
D. Liver
C. cellular respiration
141. What does movement mean?
D. light-dependent reaction
A. Something staying still.
136. The preferred energy fuel of the body is:
B. A person or living thing getting from
A. fructose. one place to another.
B. glucose. C. A living thing getting smaller
C. amino acids. D. A living thing getting bigger.
D. fatty acids.
142. On a graph, where should the indepen-
137. Which of the following applies to animals dent variable be?
(select all the correct answers) A. Y axis
A. they make their own food B. X axis
B. they can move around freely C. Legend

D. It depends on your data if it is quanti- 148. What 3 systems work together to make
tative or qualitative an animal move about?

A. nervous, digestive, muscular
143. The table lists the parts of a violet plant
and their functions. What is the function B. nervous, digestive, circulatory
of violet flower? C. nervous, skeletal, muscular
A. release oxygen D. nervous, circulatory, muscular
B. produce seeds 149. Which process involves the release of
C. absorb sunlight energy from food substances in all living
cells?
D. promote growth
A. breathing
144. Which of the following is a common plant B. nutrition
that grows wild in Virginia?
C. respiration
A. Orange Tree
D. digestion
B. Lemon Tree
150. In tansportation of plants, roots are in
C. Dogwood Tree contact with soil to
D. Cactus Tree A. Take up water
145. Most run outs in cricket history B. Take up soil
A. Inzamam ulInzamam ul haq C. Take up ions

D. To take up nutrients and water
B. Babar Azam
C. Fakhar Zaman 151. This is the process of obtaining food and
breaking it down into a useable form
D. Kane Williamson
A. Transport
146. artery carries deoxygenated blood. B. Synthesis
A. aortic C. Nutrition
B. pulmonary D. Growth
C. renal 152. A state of inactivity when resources
D. inferior are low; so that organisms can con-
serve energy; metabolism is lower to sur-
147. Which of the following best describes the viveEx:seeds, tulip bulbs in winter
function of mitochondria? A. respiration
A. They convert energy from food B. organism
molecules into energy the cell can use.
C. dormant
B. They store energy from food
D. digestion
molecules.
C. They store energy from sunlight. 153. The ear responds to the stimulus of
D. They produce nucleic acids that re- A. light

lease energy. B. touch

C. sound 159. Shopping malls, houses, gas stations,

D. smell and offices-
A. make up a small part of Virginia land
154. is the functional unit of kidneys
B. make up all of Virginia land
A. neuron
C. make up half of Virginia land
B. nephron
D. make up most of Virginia land
C. capsule
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D. conducting duct 160. This part of the alimentary canal is called
sight of complete digestion
155. What does a plant need to survive?
A. Stomach
A. sunshine
B. Small intestine
B. nutrients
C. Large intestine
C. water
D. Mouth
D. all of the above
161. A body part of behavior that helps a liv-
156. What is homeostasis?
ing thing survive
A. How the body releases oxygen
A. instinct
B. Passive transportation
B. physical adaptation
C. How the body regulates itself for sur-
C. hibernation
vival
D. migration
D. Active transport
157. The main idea of the article is that a 162. Which of the following is NOT a life pro-
body’s life processes help each other keep cess?
the body stable.Which key detail from the A. Nutrivity
article supports the article’s MAIN idea? B. Sensitivity
A. Molecules are groups of atoms bonded C. Respiration
together.
D. none of above
B. These characteristics and processes
work together to maintain life. 163. Trees, wild flowers, and grasses are all
C. Staying alive is the body’s most impor- considered to be
tant job. A. vascular plants
D. none of above B. nonvascular plants
158. Many substances move through cell mem- C. woody plants
branes from areas of higher concentration D. nonwoody plants
to areas of lower concentration in the pro-
cess of 164. Combining of parent genetic information.
A. cellular respiration. A. Sexual Reproduction
B. diffusion. B. Asexual Reproduction
C. reproduction. C. Excretion
D. DNA replication. D. Exchange of Gases

165. Which of the following help in protecting C. growth and development

the inner lining of the stomach from the
D. stimuli
harmful effect of hydrochloric acid?

A. Mucus 171. Which basic life process means storing en-
B. Pepsin ergy and getting rid of unused materials
during respiration?
C. Trypsin
A. Reproduction
D. Bile
B. Releasing energy in food
166. Which of the following does not have a
C. Responding to the environment
valves?
D. Using energy
A. heart
B. arteries 172. Which gas does plants use to produce
C. capillaries their food?
D. veins A. oxygen
B. nitrogen
167. why we need to separate o2 and co2
blood in humans C. carbon dioxide
A. to maintain life D. none of above
B. to maintain temperature of environ-
173. A migrating bird needs lots of energy.
ment
Which life process provides that energy?
C. to maintain body temperature
A. synthesis
D. none of these
B. respiration
168. The correct abbreviation for milliliter is.. C. excretion
A. ML
D. regulation
B. Ml
C. mL 174. Lymphs finally open into
D. ml A. Lymphatic capillaries
B. Veins
169. plants produce their food by the process
of C. Lymph vessels
A. germination D. None of these
B. photosynthesis
175. Hormones help coordinate and control
C. chlorophyll what occurs in the body. This is an exam-
D. none of above ple of which life process?
A. Cellular Respiration
170. A cat mates and produces kittens. This is
an example of B. Regulation
A. homeostasis C. Nutrition
B. reproduction D. Synthesis

176. the process by which an organism main- C. development.

tains a stable internal environment
D. energy.
A. reproduction
B. excretion 182. Complete the sentence:All living things
and develop.
C. synthesis
A. Reproduce
D. regulation
B. Grow
177. Produces new organisms identical to the
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parent. C. Move
A. Sexual Reproduction D. none of above
B. Asexual Reproduction
183. A breaks down waste or dead organ-
C. Digestion isms and recycles nutrients.
D. Cellular Respiration A. consumer
178. Each of the following of Virginia’s B. producer
minerals can be used for building
materialsEXCEPT- C. decomposer
A. coal D. omnivore
B. limestone
184. One way that mosses and ferns are sim-
C. sand ilar is they both
D. granite A. are flowering plants
179. What is NOT an example of excretion? B. produce spores
A. release of a hormone into a blood C. grow in areas with little rainfall
B. removal of carbon dioxide from the D. are dormant during the winter
lungs
C. removal of urine by kidney 185. which blood vessel takes blood away
D. release of water from the sweat from the kidney?
glands A. Renal Portal Vein
180. The continuous contractions and relax- B. Renal Vein
ations of the digestive organs is called C. Afferent Arteriole
A. peristalsis
D. Efferent Arteriole
B. photosynthesis
C. expansion 186. Which life process involves the use of
oxygen and carbon dyoxide?
D. constriction
A. Regulation
181. A change in an organism’s surroundings
that causes it to react is called B. Synthesis
A. a stimulus. C. Nutrition
B. a response. D. Respiration

187. Which describes the life process of repro- 192. One cell-thick vessels are called
duction? A. I. Arteries

A. Changing throughout an organisms life B. II. Veins
B. Passing down genetic information to C. III. Capillaries
offspring.
D. IV. Pulmonary artery
C. Maintaining an stable internal environ-
ment. 193. The process of food intake in Amoeba is
called
D. Removal of toxins and waste.
A. Exocytosis
188. The reaction of an organism to a stimulu- B. Endocytosis
sExample:to jump when startled, to move C. Ectocytosis
away from a light or noise.
D. Autotrophism
A. photosynthesis
194. What is the role of a tree in a food
B. development chain?
C. stimulus A. It breaks down wastes and dead or-
D. response ganisms
B. It uses the sun’s energy to make food.
189. During respiration in lungs, the exchange
C. It eats other organisms.
of gases is made by
D. It cannot make its own food.
A. Trachea
B. Bronchus 195. A nitrogen waste resulting from the
breakdown of the amino acids produced
C. Bronchioles during protein digestion.
D. Alveoli A. carbon dioxide
B. bile
190. How does the millipede wiil protect them
self? C. urea
A. Curl up the body D. water
B. Venom 196. All living things do certain things to stay

alive.
C. Camouflage
A. breathing
D. none of above
B. organ system
191. Why do humans need to excrete and defe- C. life processes
cate?
D. reproduction
A. To get rid of waste materials from their
bodies 197. Complete the sentence:All living things
have a Some living things live longer
B. To reproduce than others.
C. To stay alive A. Lifespan
D. To grow B. Breath

C. Baby C. Moth
D. none of above D. Hippopotamus
198. The bloodstream brings oxygen and food
204. Who won Orange cap in 2020 IPL
to cells.
A. Synthesis A. KL Rahul
B. Growth B. Shikhar Dhawan
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C. Excretion C. Shreyas Iyer
D. Transport D. Mayank Agarwal
199. The is the basic unit of life
205. Which are the same for both plants and
A. organ animals?
B. cell
A. they breathe out carbon dioxide
C. atom
B. they are made up of many types of
D. tissue
cells
200. What is the least complex level of cellular C. they grow
organization?
D. they move about freely
A. cells
B. tissues E. they need water to survive
C. organs 206. The removal of waste products produced
D. organ systems by cell activities from the organism. This
can involved the skin, the kidneys and the
201. What is the purpose of antibodies? lungs.
A. To pump lymph through the vessels
A. RESPIRATION
B. To create lymph
B. REPRODUCTION
C. To fight infection
D. To remove old red blood cells C. REGULATION
D. EXCRETION
202. Complete the sentence:All living things
need and use , some use food, some
207. The process of combining carbon diox-
use sunlight, some use soil.
ide, water, and light energy in the
A. Energy chloroplast to store energy for the
B. Change cells.Example:plants take in sunlight and
use carbon dioxide and water to store en-
C. Waste
ergy
D. none of above
A. photosynthesis
203. Choose the animal that look like their par-
ents. B. respiration
A. Mosquito C. dormant
B. Ladybird D. ingestion

208. Which of the following applies to plants B. Regulation

A. They can move around freely C. Circulation

B. they have root, stem, branches and D. Metabolism
leaves
214. A eats mainly other animals.
C. They make there own food
A. carnivore
D. they depend on animals for food
B. omnivore
E. they give off oxygen and take in carbon
dioxide C. herbivore
D. decomposer
209. An organism that cannot make its own
food 215. Anything an organism responds
A. consumer to.Examples:sound, light, heat, odor,
movement, hunger
B. producer
A. stimulus
C. tree
B. response
D. leaf
C. metabolism
210. molecule of glucose breaksdown in glycol- D. reproduction
ysis to form
216. The human body uses amino acids to pro-
A. Pyruvate
duce proteins
B. 2 molecule of pyruvate
A. Homeostasis
C. 3 molecule of pyruvate
B. Regulation
D. 2 moles of pyruvate
C. Circulation
211. During respiration, the glucose converts D. Synthesis
into pyruvate in
217. Which process best describes breathing?
A. Mitochondria
A. removing wastes from the blood
B. Nucleus
stream
C. Cytoplasm
B. breaking down food into smaller nutri-
D. Golgi complex ents
212. An animal that hunts for its food C. bringing oxygen in and releasing car-
bon dioxide
A. prey
D. eliminating germs from the blood
B. predator
C. producer 218. This is list of Mammals
D. decomposer A. Lion
B. Shark
213. the human body produces hormones, vi-
tamins, proteins, enzymes, etc. to keep it C. Lizard
functioning. D. Cow
A. Homeostasis E. Turtle

219. What do plants take in through their root 224. During incomplete metamorphosis, an
systems? egg develops into a
A. Light A. budding
B. water B. stimulus
C. carbon dioxide C. nymph
D. oxygen D. specialized
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225. When you shade your eyes (a response)
220. Which cell does not have a cell wall?
from a bright light, you are demonstrating
A. Animal cell which characteristic
B. Algae cell A. Respiration
C. Plant cells B. Stimulus
D. Algal cells C. Movement
D. Growth
221. Which equation shows the reaction for
anaerobic respiration 226. may occur either inside or outside the
A. carbon dioxide + water → glucose female organism’s body.
and oxygen A. budding
B. glucose + Oxygen → lactic acid and B. fertilization
energy C. asexual
C. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide D. fragmentation
and water and energy
D. glucose → ethanol + carbon dioxide 227. Which of the following events in the
and energy mouth cavity will be affected if salivary
amylase is lacking in the saliva?
222. Skin is one of the organs of excretion pro- A. Starch breaking down into sugars.
cess. Which of the following is excreted by
B. Proteins breaking down into amino
the skin?
acids.
A. Carbon dioxide C. Absorption of vitamins.
B. Sweat D. Fats breaking down into fatty acids
C. Urine and glycerol.
D. Water vapour 228. Which of the following is NOT a charac-
teristic that all living things share?
223. the heart chamber having the thickest
muscular wall is A. all living things reproduce
A. left atrium B. all living things use energy

C. all living things obtain water by drink-
B. right atrium
ing
C. right ventricle
D. all living things sense and respond to
D. left ventricle change

229. When an organism gets bigger 234. Plants make many substances; food, fla-
A. growth voring, drugs, poisons. What life process
makes this possible?

B. reproduction
A. nutrition
C. synthesis
B. respiration
D. regulation
C. synthesis
230. What happens during osmosis? D. growth
A. water molecules moves from high to 235. In a flower, what most likely happens
low concentration without the use of en- when pollen from the stamen gets into the
ergy ovary?
B. water molecules moves from high to A. the plant dies
low concentration with the use of energy
B. a seed develops
C. water molecules moves from high to
C. the flower closes
low water potential without the use of en-
ergy D. the sepals fall off
D. water molecules move from high to 236. Waste products are expelled out of the
low water potential with the use of energy body.
231. Which of the following animals is an in- A. Growth
vertebrate? B. Reproduction
A. Squirrel C. Excretion
B. Sea Gull D. none of above
C. Cricket 237. Which structure surrounds and protects
D. Lizard an animal cell?
A. Nucleus
232. If is not there, the food won’t be
transferred to all the parts of the alimen- B. Vacuole
tary canal. C. Cytoplasm
A. Bolus D. Cell membrane
B. Chime 238. Chemical reactions that use digested food
C. Peristalsis to make materials that the cell uses
D. Mucus A. Respiration
B. Synthesis
233. Complete the sentence:All living thing re-
act to , some escape predators, some C. Reproduction
blink, some change. D. Nutrition
A. Stimuli
239. The main source of energy for life comes
B. Waste from
C. Change A. the Earth
D. none of above B. the moon

C. the sun B. Excretion

D. the food we eat/make C. Nutrition
D. Reproduction
240. Three of Vertebrates animals classifica-
tion are 246. The action of bile can be termed as:
A. Mammals A. Esterification
B. Worms B. Hydrogenation
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C. Reptiles C. Emulsification
D. Squids D. Oxidation
E. Birds 247. Identify which are living
241. The food and the water that we take in A. cow
convert into B. fork
A. Oxygen C. whale
B. Waste materials D. tree
C. Energy E. bottle
D. Growth
248. The removal of all the wastes produced
242. What part of blood is responsible for car- by the cells of the body.
rying wastes, nutrients, and minerals? A. excretion
A. Red Blood Cells B. metabolism
B. White Blood Cells C. digestion
C. Platelets D. respiration
D. Plasma 249. Responding to change helps an organism
to survive, which is the best example of a
243. To make more individuals
response to change:
A. Growth and Development
A. A polar bear hides it’s cubs from dan-
B. Reproduction ger.
C. Excretion B. You move your hand away from a hot
D. Transport surface when you touch it.
C. A cell only grows in a certain enviro-
244. An animal that is hunted for food. ment.
A. predator D. A plant uses energy from the sun to
B. prey make sugar.
C. consumer 250. What controls the activity of a cell?
D. decomposer A. nucleus
245. Plants and animals releases carbon diox- B. cytoplasm
ide as a form of C. cell membrane
A. Respiration D. mitochondria

251. Which Virginia resource is renewable? 257. All the changes undergone by living
A. granite things as they grow.Examples:learning to
walk, talk; puberty, maturing into an adult

B. coal
A. adaptation
C. limestone
B. growth
D. forests
C. development
252. To move D. life span
A. Excretion 258. When things are kept where they are
B. Growth and Development supposed to be is
C. Transport A. photosynthesis
D. Nutrition B. chloroplasts
C. respiration
253. Temporary finger like extensions on
amoeba are called D. homeostasis
A. Cell membrane 259. The process by which organisms remove

cellular waste
B. Cell wall
A. digestion
C. Pseudopodia
B. excretion
D. Cilia
C. synthesis
254. Glomerulus and Bowman’s capsule consti- D. respiration
tute
260. Which life process can an INDIVIDUAL or-
A. collecting tubule
ganism survive without?
B. malpighian capsule
A. reproduction
C. ureters
B. nutrition
D. collecting duct C. transport
255. Drinking alcohol can cause D. excretion
A. lost body coordination 261. The process of acquiring oxygen from out-
B. slow response to stimulus side the body, and to use it in the process
of break-down of food sources for cellular
C. hallucination needs
D. lung damage A. digestion
256. The emulsification of fats during diges- B. respiration
tion is made by C. transportation
A. Salivary juice D. excretion
B. Gastric juice
262. All of the chemical reactions in the body
C. Bile juice that break down and build molecules.
D. Pancreatic juice A. Homeostasis

B. Metabolism 268. In CAM plants CO2 is stored in the form

C. Circulation of in the vacuoles.
D. Regulation A. lactic acid

B. malic acid
263. In photosynthesis process
C. palmitic acid
A. The chemical energy is converted to
D. linoleic acid
mechanical energy
269. Who won IPL 2021
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B. The light energy is converted to chem-
ical energy A. Delhi capitals
C. The food energy is converted to heat B. Mumbai Indians
energy
C. Pune supergiants
D. The heat energy is converted into light
D. Chennai super kings
energy
270. Term given to describe the 2 name nam-
264. When using a dichotomous key to iden- ing system is:
tify organisms, what do we look at?
A. dichotmous key
A. physical features
B. binomial nomenclature
B. weather patterns
C. 2 scientific names
C. environment
D. binomial key
D. diet
271. Which describes the life process regula-
265. Where does the process of splitting of tion?
glucose into pyruvate take place?
A. Cytoplasm able by cells
B. Hemoglobin B. Taking in food
C. Mitochondria C. Responding to changes in the internal
D. none of above or external environment
D. Taking in or releasing oxygen or car-
266. Which of the following plants is an exam- bon dioxide
ple of a nonvascular plant?
A. dogwood 272. Which of these is the main function of a
cell wall?
B. moss
A. To make food
C. ginkgo
B. to store water
D. pine tree
C. to provide support
267. What are pores in leaves called D. to make the plant green
A. Stomata
273. Which basic life process means to have
B. Guard cell more of?
C. Subsidiary cells A. Reproduction
D. All B. Releasing energy in food

C. Responding to the environment 279. What is an increase in the amount of liv-

ing material and/or the formation of new
D. Produce and excrete waste
structures?

274. There are characteristics of life. A. Reproduction
A. 8 B. Growth
B. 6 C. Development
C. 10 D. Homeostasis
D. 5 280. What keeps the plant from breaking or
falling?
275. Food provides energy for movement and
other life processes. What else does food A. the seeds
allow a living organism to do? B. the leaves
A. Rest C. the roots
B. Grow D. the flower
C. Camouflage itself 281. The cluster of capillaries within a
D. Become a predator nephron.
A. glomerulus
276. Which of the following is not a part of
mitosis. B. alveoli
A. Anaphase C. aorta
D. vein
B. Diplotene
C. Prophase 282. What is an organism? Choose 2
D. Cytokinesis A. Something that grows and adapts
B. A living thing
277. How many molecules of ATP are gained
during anaerobic respiration of one C. Something that is dead
molecule of glucose? D. Something you can buy at the super-
market
A. 36
B. 38 283. A plant grows toward the light. The
plant’s action is an example of
C. 2
A. reproduction.
D. 4
B. a response.
278. Which of these provides support and pro- C. a stimulus.
tection for many insects?
D. development.
A. muscle
284. Which adaptation (for the underlined an-
B. skeleton
imal) serves the function of defense?
C. spinal cord
A. A walking stick looks like the twig on
D. exoskeleton which it rests.

B. A porcupine’s quills cause a predator 290. Complete the sentence:All living things
to seek another meal. over time
C. A whale filters plankton and krill from A. Reproduce
the water in which it swims.
B. remain the same
D. A penguin is dark on top and white be-
C. Change
low to blend in with the water.
D. none of above
285. The correct path in urine formation is
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A. kidney-ureter-bladder-urethra 291. Which of these is an example of a behav-
ioral adaptation?
B. bladder-kidney-ureter-urethra
A. A cow that has flat teeth
C. kidney-ureter-urethra-bladder
B. A fish that has scales
D. kidney-bladder-urethra-ureter
C. A squirrel that has buried acorns
286. Which player scored most centuries in
cricket historyWhich player scored most D. An owl that has soft feathers.
centuries in cricket history
292. Pollen is produced in the
A. Sachin Tendulkar
A. ovary
B. Washington Sundar
B. pistil
C. Virat Kohli
C. petal
D. Rohit Sharma
D. stamen
287. Suppose that you close a window be-
cause you notice rain. Your action in clos- 293. What is the name of the substance that
ing the window is a gives plants their green colour?
A. involuntary action A. pigment
B. stimulus B. chlorophyll
C. response C. dye
D. depressant D. none of above
288. An organism that makes its own food for 294. Diaphragm separates the
energy
A. Abdominal cavity and excretory cavity
A. consumer
B. Pulmonary cavity and abdominal cavity
B. predator
C. Chest cavity and abdominal cavity
C. prey
D. None of these
D. producer
289. Rings of cartilage are present in trachea 295. Which basic life process means move-
to prevent ment, growth and/or repair?
A. Collapse of trachea A. Reproduction
B. Collapse of lungs B. Releasing energy in food
C. Collapse of larynx C. Responding to the environment
D. Collapse of pharynx D. Using energy

296. is the final product of glycolysis. 302. A life processes responsible for carrying
A. carbon dioxide food and oxygen from one place to another

B. ATP A. excretion
C. Pyruvic acid B. transportation
D. acetyl coA C. digestion
D. none of above
297. What is copied during replication?
A. the cell’s organelles 303. My dog had puppies.
B. chromosomes A. reproduction
C. the cell’s DNA B. regulation
D. two daughter cells C. cellular respiration
D. growth
298. controlling and coordinating life functions
and also an organisms response to changes 304. In anaerobic respiration the amount of
A. Growth ATP produced overall is
B. Nutrition A. 2 ATP
C. Transport B. 38 ATP
D. Regulation C. 36 ATP
D. 40 ATP
299. A cat has a litter if six kittens.
A. Growth 305. A life processes which removes Waste
byproducts
B. Reproduction
A. excretion
C. Digestion
B. digestion
D. Excretion
C. nutrition
300. Which is not an example of reproduc- D. respiration
tion?
A. A dandelion produces and disperses 306. What is the best match for ‘change’?
its seeds A. To move
B. A cat has kittens B. To go up and down
C. A large rock is crushed into thousands C. To become something different
of small pieces of gravel D. To get smaller
D. A strawberry plant runner grows a
new plantlet 307. In which of the following vertebrate
group/ groups, heart does not pump oxy-
301. When many organ systems work to- genated blood to different parts of the
gether it can form body?
A. organ A. pisces
B. cells B. amphibians
C. organ system C. reptiles
D. organism D. mammals

308. I had pancakes and sausage for break- 313. How do adaptations help animals?
fast, which was broken down in my mouth, A. To escape animals
stomach and small intestines. This is an
example of which life process? B. to hunt for food
A. Growth C. to survive in their habitats

D. All of these are correct
B. Cellular Respiration
C. Nutrition 314. The production of offspring can be
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sexual (2 parents) or asexual (1 parent)
D. Reproduction
A. RESPIRATION
309. the process by which organisms release B. REPRODUCTION
chemical energy from food
C. REGULATION
A. respiration
D. EXCRETION
B. excretion
315. All producers show
C. digestion
A. heterotrophic nutrition
D. nutrition
B. autotrophic nutrition
310. How does your chest move during inhala- C. holozoic nutrition
tion?
D. both A and B
A. goes up and inflate
316. To make their food, plants need sunlight
B. goes down and contract and
C. goes up and contract A. water and nutrients
D. goes down and inflate B. water and oxygen
311. You can find total magnification by which C. oxygen and carbon dioxide
of the following methods? D. carbon dioxide and water.
A. ocular PLUS objective 317. Reproduction is
B. ocular TIMES objective A. Speaking
C. ocular MINUS objective B. Having babies
D. ocular DIVIDED BY objective C. Eating and drinking
D. none of above
312. What is digestion?
A. Breaking down food into molecules us- 318. Movement; this is the process by which
able by cells. usable materials are taken into the living
thing
B. Taking in food. ex. endocytosis.
A. GROWTH
ment. B. NUTRITION
D. Taking in or releasing of oxygen or car- C. TRANSPORT

bon dioxide. D. SECRETION

319. A cell membrane: B. development

A. surrounds the cell C. orgamism

B. is the outer line on a diagramis the D. cell
outer line on a diagram
325. the correct order of steps in nutrition in
C. controls the activities of the cell human beings is
D. controls the passage of substances A. ingestion-digestion-assimilation-
into and out of the cell absorption-egestion
320. Shows how energy flows from one organ- B. ingestion-digestion-absorption-
ism to another. assimilation-egestion
A. food cycle C. ingestion-absorption-digestion-
egestion-assimilation
B. prey chain
D. ingestion-assimilation-absorption-
C. food chain digestion-egeston
D. predator cycle
326. All living organisms are composed of
321. Which are characteristics of non-living A. cells
things
B. autotrophs
A. they grow and develop
C. heterotrophs
B. they cannot move on their own
D. stimuli
C. reproduce
327. what are the types of circulation in hu-
D. do not excrete
mans
E. excrete
A. systematic
322. Most fair play awards in IPL history B. water
A. Delhi capitals C. pulmonary
B. Punjab kings D. land
C. Chennai super King 328. The process by which organisms break
D. Mumbai Indians down food to release energy.Example:the
oxygen we breathe in enters the lungs and
323. The organ whose excretory functions in- is moved into the blood to help cells break
clude detoxification of the blood and for- down the food and that releases the en-
mation of urea. ergy.
A. liver A. photosynthesis
B. kidney B. hibernation
C. heart C. organism
D. gall bladder D. respiration
324. The smallest unit of an organism that can 329. The process of releasing energy from the
perform life functions breakdown of food is called
A. digestion A. excretion

B. digestion 335. Most catches in IPL

C. ingestion A. Suresh Raina
D. respiration B. Pawan
C. Virat Kohli
330. What is the function of stomata
D. Rahane
A. Transpiration
336. Which life process involves getting phys-
B. Exchange of gases
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ically larger?
C. All A. reproduction
D. None B. synthesis
331. Guess! This animals breathe through C. growth
their gills, cold-blooded and lay eggs. D. regulation
which category they belong to?
337. The small intestine receives secretion
A. Amphibians
from
B. Fish A. Liver and kidney
C. Birds B. Kidney and pancreas
D. none of above C. Pancreas and lungs
332. What is the basic unit of structure and D. Liver and pancreas
function in a living thing? 338. food prepared in leaves is translocated
A. a cell by the
B. a tissue A. xylem
C. an organ B. phloem
D. an organ system C. pith

D. epidermis
333. What does the stem of the plant do?
339. The phloem tissue in plants is responsible
A. It makes food for the plant for the transport of:
B. It soaks up the water from the ground A. water
C. It delivers water to the other parts of B. water and minerals
the plant
C. sugar
D. It makes seed
D. all of the above
334. Green plants can make their own food us- 340. conduction of water in plants mainly oc-
ing sunlight, in a process called cur through
A. photosnythises A. tracheids
B. photosynthesis B. companion cells
C. photosynsis C. sieve tubes
D. photothensysis D. stomata

341. Which of these is a function of a leaf? 347. Sharks eat small fish and plants make
A. carrying nutrients throughout the their own food from sunlight. These are
examples of which life process?

plant
B. converting solar energy into sugar A. Reproduction
C. creating shade for the plant B. Nutrition
D. absorbing water from the ground C. Movement

D. Sensitivity
342. When an organism responds to stimuli in
the environment 348. An increase in the size an organism
A. reproduction A. Growth
B. growth B. Reproduction
C. regulation C. Nutrition
D. synthesis D. Respiration
343. What is known as the production of off- 349. Which organelle is the control center of a
spring? cell?
A. Reproduction A. mitochondrion
B. Growth B. ribosome
C. Development C. nucleus
D. Homeostasis D. chloroplast
344. Which part of the plant makes the seed? 350. The xylem in plants are responsible for
A. Flower A. transport of water
B. Root B. transport of food
C. Stem C. transport of aminoacid
D. Leaf D. transport of oxygen
345. This is referred to as the energy currency 351. Which of the following is not a product of
of the cell excretion?
A. ADP A. Urine
B. ATP B. Water vapour
C. Mitochondria C. Sweat
D. Nucleus D. Faeces
346. To increase in size as an organism gets 352. The internal parts of a cell are suspended
olderExample:getting taller in a jelly-like liquid called the-
A. development A. nucleus
B. cell B. cell membrane
C. growth C. cytoplasm
D. excretion D. chloroplasts

353. Best player in cricket history C. Lipase

A. Sunil Gavaskar D. Trypsin
B. Virendra Sehwag
359. what is the respiratory pigment of body
C. Sachin Tendulkar
A. diffusion
D. Harbhajan Singh
B. haemoglobin
354. What is the definition of excretion? C. rbcs
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A. Removing undigested food from the D. wbcs
body
B. Discharging excess water from the 360. The process by which organisms produce
body offspring
C. Disposing urine from the body A. regulation
D. Removal of waste products from the B. nutrition
body C. reproduction
355. The cartilaginous flap that prevents the D. excretion
entry of food into windpipe
361. Which is the best description of an
A. Glottis ecosystem?
B. Epiglottis
A. all of the living and nonliving things in
C. Sphincter an area
D. Pleura B. all of the individuals of one species in
an are
356. An adaptation that helps amphibians
move from place to place in water is: C. all of the populations of living things in
an area
A. eggs covered by jelly substance
D. all of the abiotic factors in an area
B. webbed feet
C. moist skin 362. To get bigger and change
D. a strong skeleton A. Regulation
357. To take food, water or minerals into the B. Growth and Development
body. Example:eating an apple or drinking C. Reproduction
a Gatorade
D. Synthesis
A. adaptation
363. What is one way plants rely on the pro-
B. ingestion
cess of osmosis?
C. digestion
A. Chloroplast make sugar.
D. excretion
B. Oxygen gas leaves the plant.
358. Name the enzyme present in saliva? C. Plants grow towards the light.
A. Pepsin D. Plants absorb water from the soil with
B. Amylase their roots.

364. The removal of gases and wastes is C. only meat

called D. chocolate cupcakes

A. nutrition
370. Which of these statements are correct
B. respiration
A. The functional unit of kidneys are
C. excretion
nephrons
D. regulation
B. The functional units of lungs are alve-
365. Many wastes products are stored in oli
which part of plant? 1) Cellular vacuoles C. The functional units of stomach are villi
2) Resins and gums3)Leaves4) Stems5)
Chloroplasts D. Liver is a part of respiratory system
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4 371. This process delivers necessary materials

B. 2 and 3 to all parts of the cell
C. 1, 2 and 3 A. Transport
D. 2, 3 and 5 B. Respiration
C. Reproduction
366. What is reproducing?
D. Excretion
A. To make offspring similar to the par-
ents 372. The changes a frog goes through in its life
B. To eat from tadpole to adult.
C. To read A. metamorphosis
D. To do homework B. reproduction
367. Worst team in IPL C. photosynthesis
A. Chennai super kings D. fertilization
B. Mumbai Indians 373. Which of the following do plants need to
C. Kolkata knight riders make their own food?
D. Deccan chargers A. flowers
368. Glycolysis takes place in the of the B. bacteria

cell. C. sunlight
A. mitochondria D. oxygen
B. ribosomes
374. The organ that removes metabolic
C. cytoplasm wastes including urea, excess water, and
D. Golgi complex salts from the blood.
A. lung
369. A lion is an example of a carnivore, which
means it eats B. liver
A. only plants C. kidney
B. both plants and meat D. colon

375. Tiny, thin-walled blood vessels where C. Ethanol

the blood and body cells exchange sub-
D. Both 1 and 3
stances are called
A. capillaries 381. A plant using sunlight to make food to
B. single loops use or a deer eating leaves from a shrub
are examples of
C. atria
A. Movement
D. ventricles
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B. Respiration
376. The main nitrogen-containing waste ex-
C. Sensitivity
creted in urine by humans is
D. Nutrition
A. AMMONIA
B. UREA 382. A group of different organs working to-
C. URIC ACID gether to do a series of jobs is called a/an
D. NUCLEOTIDE
A. tissue
377. Find the odd one out
B. organ
A. Lipase
C. stem cell
B. Trypsin
D. organ system
C. Pepsin
D. Amylase 383. Where is Hemoglobin present?
A. Blood Plasma
378. What are the two gases that animals ex-
change B. Lymph
A. oxygen and nitrogen C. RBC
B. carbon dioxide and oxygen D. WBC
C. hydrogen and carbon dioxide
384. The opening and closing of stomata in
D. nitrogen and helium leaves is controlled by
379. Process of taking in/making food and A. Guard cells
breaking it down into usable form B. Phloem cells
A. Nutrition
C. Zylem cells
B. Excretion
C. Cellular Respiration
D. Growth 385. What are the organs we use to breath?
(Answers can be more than 1).
380. What are the products formed when A. lungs
anaerobic respiration takes place in mus-
cle cells? B. eyes
A. Lactic acid+energy C. nose
B. Carbondioxide+water+energy D. trachea

386. Process by which an organism increases 392. Which of the following is true?
in size or cell growth. A. Only animals share the seven life pro-

A. GROWTH cesses
B. NUTRITION B. Only plants share the seven life pro-
cesses
C. TRANSPORT
C. Plants and animals share all seven life
D. SECRETION
processes
387. An eats both plants and animals. D. Plants and animals only share four life
A. carnivore processes
B. omnivore 393. Which of the following mainly excretes
C. herbivore carbon dioxide?
D. producer A. skin
B. kidney
388. Complete the sentence:All living things
get rid of C. lungs
A. Energy D. urethra
B. Waste 394. Amount of air that remains in lungs after

a forcible expiration
C. Change
A. residual volume
D. none of above
B. alveoli
389. Which basic life process means to create
C. bronchi
and get rid of unused materials?
D. capillary
A. Using energy
B. Releasing energy in food 395. the process in which green plants takes
in food
C. Taking in energy
A. osmosis
B. tranpiration
390. The valve present between right atrium C. photosynthesis
and right ventricle.
D. diffusion
A. tricuspid
396. Plant cells have a permanent vacuole
B. bicuspid
filled with
C. pulmonary
A. sell sap
D. aortic
B. sell cap
391. The cell wall is made from C. cell sap
A. cell sap D. cell cap
B. cellulase 397. One difference between sharks and most
C. sellulose fishes is that sharks have fertilization
D. cellulose A. budding

B. specialized 403. Place the following events in sequence:A)

C. internal Urine passes through the uretersB) Urea
enters the kidneysC) Urine enters the ure-
D. interneuron thra
398. Choose the egg laying animal A. B, A, C
A. Lizard B. C, B, A
C. B, C, A
B. Dog
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D. A, C, B
C. Cat
404. Glucose gets converted into pyruvate in
D. Bat
A. mitochondria
399. In unicellular organisms like amoeba B. cytoplasm
gaseous exchange takes place through the
process of C. muscle cells
D. yeast
A. osmosis
B. transportation 405. Only partial breakdown of glucose
molecule (C6H12O6) takes place in-
C. diffusion
A. active respiration
D. elimination
B. passive respiration
400. A paramecium absorbs materials from its C. anaerobic respiration
environment and circulates these materi- D. aerobic respiration
als through its cytoplasm. Which life func-
tion is described by this statement? 406. Using oxygen to release energy from
food, occurs in the mitochondria
A. reproduction
A. RESPIRATION
B. transport
B. REPRODUCTION
C. synthesis
C. REGULATION
D. respiration D. EXCRETION
401. To make, produce or create 407. This life process must be carried on by ev-
A. Synthesis ery living thing to keep species alive
B. Transport A. photosynthesis
B. respiration
C. Excretion
C. reproduction
D. Respiration
D. locomotion
402. Which basic life process means to react
408. Who was the finalist of IPL 2021
to a change around you?
A. Sunrisers Hyderabad
A. Reproduction
B. Chennai super kingsChennai super
B. Releasing energy in food kings
C. Responding to the environment C. Punjab kings
D. Produce and excrete waste D. Rajasthan royals

409. What type of passive transport describes B. Humans will become extinct
when water molecules pass across a cell C. Humans will stay healthy
membrane?

D. Humans will be happy
A. Diffusion
B. Osmosis 415. The exit of the food from stomach to
small intestine is regulated by
C. Active Transport
A. Walls
D. none of above
B. Valves
410. Which of the following will cause higher
rate of breathing? C. Chyme
A. reading a story book D. Sphincter

B. dancing 416. What causes water to enter plant roots
C. sleeping from the soil?
D. watching television A. water potential in xylem is higher than
the soil
411. A frog jumping is an example of
B. water potential in root hair cells is
A. reproduction higher than the soil
B. locomotion C. water potential in root hair cells is
C. growth lower than the soil
D. synthesis D. water potential in xylem is lower than
the soil
412. During deficiency of oxygen pyruvate is
converted into lactic acid in 417. Behavior an animal is born with
A. mitochondria A. migration
B. nucleus B. instinct
C. chloroplast C. physical adaptation
D. cytoplasm D. camouflage
413. What is the correct order of organization 418. a plant is kept in dark cupboard for 48
A. tissues-cells-organs-organ systems- hours before conducting any experiment
organism on photosynthesis to
B. cell-tissue-organs-organ systems- A. remove chlorophyll from the leaves
organism B. remove starch from the plant
C. organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-
C. ensure that no photosynthesis occurs
organism
D. ensure that leaves are free of starch
D. tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-
organism 419. What is ingestion?
414. What will happen if humans do not un- A. Breaking down food into molecules us-
dergo excretion and defecation process? able by cells.
A. Humans will become sick B. Taking in food. ex. endocytosis.

C. Maintaining an stable internal environ- C. neurons

ment.
D. budding
D. Taking in or releasing of oxygen or car-
bon dioxide. 425. To remove
420. What are the products of anaerobic res- A. To create
piration?
B. Excretion
A. Glucose and oxygen
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C. Respiration
B. Carbon dioxide and water
D. Reproduction
C. Lactic acid
D. Carbon monoxide 426. What pigment helps to absorb sunlight
421. What can a reader learn by looking at the A. Melanin

article’s section titles? B. Chloroplast
A. the difference between living and non- C. Chlorophyll
living things
D. All
B. how life processes work together to
help the body survive
427. Waste removal Examples:exhaling car-
C. the names of some major life pro- bon dioxide, solid and liquid waste re-
cesses moval
D. none of above A. excretion
422. Which of these is a main function of this B. digestion
plant’s roots?
C. ingestion
A. making seeds
D. photosynthesis
B. producing pollen
C. absorbing nutrients 428. An example of an organism that exhibits
D. storing chlorophyll external fertilization would be a(n)
A. elephant
423. This life function is NOT necessary for the
survival of an individual, but IS necessary B. parrot
for the survival of a species C. frog
A. respiration
D. snail
B. nutrition
C. excretion 429. Plants and animals releases carbon diox-
ide by the process of
D. reproduction
A. Respiration
424. Yeast cells undergo a form of asexual re-
production called B. Excretion
A. internal C. Nutrition
B. nymoh D. Reproduction

430. Cacti is a plant which is adapted to live C. A ladybug

on deserts. Which of the following is in-
D. A fox squirrel
correct with respect to cacti

A. They take up CO2 molecule at daytime. 435. The process by which an organism ob-
B. They prepare an intermediate tains food is called
molecule at night. A. Growth
C. This intermediate molecule is con- B. Reproduction
verted into glucose by the sunlight.
C. Nutrition
D. The stems perform photosynthesis.
D. Respiration
431. What is meant by rate of breathing?
A. The number of chest movement in one 436. The process by which food is changed into
minute. a form the body can use.
B. The number of leg movement in one A. Nutrition
minute.
B. Synthesis
C. The number of lung movement in one
hour. C. Digestion
D. The number of eyes movement in one D. Respiration

day.
437. Which part of a plant cell is responsible
432. The followings are aspects of personal for controlling the activities of the other
health EXCEPT parts of the cell?
A. clean clothes A. Vacuole
B. healthy diet B. Nucleus
C. clean environment
C. Cell Wall
D. body weight
D. Cell Membrane
433. If the rate of respiration becomes ore
than the rate of photosynthesis, plants 438. The respiratory pigment present in hu-
will man beings are
A. continue to live, but will not be able to A. Chlorophyll
store food
B. Haemoglobin
B. be killed instantly
C. Oxygen
C. grow more vigorously (rapidly) be-
cause more energy is available D. Carbondioxide
D. stop growing and gradually die of star-
439. Most wickets in cricket history
vation.
A. Muthaiya Muralidharan
434. which of these organisms has cells with
cell walls? B. Tripbells shamsi
A. A bluebird C. r chahal
B. A pine tree D. Avish Khan

440. chloroplasts are present in the of the 446. A 7-pound baby becomes a 180-pound
leaf. man
A. palisade parenchyma A. Excretion
B. aerenchyma B. Respiration
C. sclrenchyma C. Metabolism
D. collenchyma D. Growth
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441. Which of the following is the first phase 447. Which part of plant holds the leaves,
of karyokinesis. flowers and fruits?
A. Anaphase A. stem
B. Telophase B. roots
C. Metaphase C. leaves
D. Prophase D. none of above
442. A plant absorbs minerals from the soil 448. Write the water soluble form of proteins.
A. Circulation A. Glucose
B. Digestion B. Amino acids
C. Growth C. Glycerol
D. Nutrition D. Pyruvate
443. The length of time an organism is ex- 449. The two structures most plants use to
pected to live. Examples:humans aver- gather nutrients and energy to live are
age 80 years, dogs average 12 years, A. roots and leaves
mayflies average 1 day
B. roots and flowers
A. life span
C. stems and roots
B. growth
D. stems and leaves
C. dormant
D. adaptation 450. Due to the absence of which enzyme, the
small intestine of herbivores are longer as
444. Platelets compared to that of carnivores.
A. allow for gases to exchange A. Chitin
B. give blood its color B. Cellulose
C. fight infection and disease C. Cellulase
D. help clot blood D. Amylase
445. Blood from superior venacava flows into 451. After they are born, most mammals
A. right atrium A. reproduce asexually
B. right ventricle B. can care for themselves
C. left atrium C. are helpless for a long time
D. left ventricle D. begin to fly within 2 weeks

452. In which section of the article would the C. cytoplasm

author add information about how breath-
D. cytoplam
ing supports life?

A. “Movement” 458. A type of dormancy in mammals Ex:polar
B. “Respiration” bears do this in the winter because food is
harder to find
C. “Reproduction”
A. ingestion
D. none of above
B. hibernation
453. The functional unit of the kidneys which
includes the glomerulus, Bowman’s cap- C. growth
sule and the Loop of Henle. D. reproduction
A. arteriole
459. Choose animal that in category of Rep-
B. veinule tiles
C. alveoli
A. Snake
D. nephron
B. Dolphin
454. Which of the following is a product of fer- C. Parrot
mentation?
D. none of above
A. Methanol
B. Oxygen 460. Most worst player in cricket history
C. Ethanol A. Virat Kohli
D. Lactic acid B. Rohit Sharma
455. A natural resource that all people, plants, C. Hardik Pandya
and animals need to live is-
D. Aiden markram
A. coal
B. limestone 461. is often referred to as the “molecular
unit of currency”.
C. water
A. GTP
D. forests
B. ATP
456. A person sweats to keep body tempera-
ture at a safe level C. NADH
A. Nutrition D. FADH
B. Digestion 462. Which of these human activities most re-
C. Homeostasis lies on high-quality soil?
D. Circulation A. growing crops
457. Most chemical reactions happen here: B. hiking

A. sytoplasm C. hunting
B. sitoplasm D. coal mining

463. Nutrients are carried to other parts of the B. vena cava

cell by C. hepatic vein
A. Excretion D. pulmonary vein
B. regulation
469. The scheme of glycolysis was given by
C. Synthesis
A. Gustav Embden
D. Transport
B. Otto Meyerhof
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464. Which of these plant parts forms the
C. J. Parnas
seeds?
D. All of the above
A. The stamen
B. The pistil 470. What is photosynthesis?
C. The sepals A. The process in which humans eat their
food
D. The petals
B. When a photographer takes a photo.
465. If there is 5 percent water inside a cell
and 5 percent water outside a cell C. To get your pictures from the photo
lab.
A. more water will move inside the cell
D. The process in which plants make their
B. more water will move outside the cell food.
C. There will be no net movement of wa-
ter, it moves into and out of the cell at the 471. There are life processes in living
same time. things.
D. none of above A. 5
B. 6
466. Cellular respiration is
C. 7
A. the process by which cells break down
glucose into energy. D. 8
B. the process by which cells break light 472. All of the chemical activities of an or-
down into energy. ganism that enable the organism to live,
C. the process by which cells communi- grow and reproduce.Examples:respiration,
cate with other cells. digestion
D. none of above A. ingestion
B. metabolism
467. The cells utilize glucose to produce energy
C. life needs
A. Nutrition
D. hibernation
B. Excretion
C. Respiration 473. Which plant part develops into a fruit?
D. Homeostasis A. leaf
468. Which vein brings clean blood from the B. stem

lungs into the heart? C. root
A. pulmonary artery D. flower

474. In human heart, the oxygenated blood in- 480. The sum of all the chemical reactions tak-
ters into the heart through ing place in a living organism in order to
maintain life is called

A. Aorta
B. Vena cava A. Catabolism
C. Pulmonary artery B. Anabolism
D. Pulmonary vein C. Metabolism
475. The movement of molecules against a con- D. None of the above
centration gradient
A. simple diffusion 481. Which basic life process means to eat
B. facilitated diffusion food/photosynthesis?
C. active transport A. Using energy

D. osmosis B. Releasing energy in food
476. What will happen if the guard cells have C. Taking in energy
excess of water in them?
A. They will shrink and open.
B. They will shrink and close. 482. What is the most complex level of cellular
organization in humans?
C. They will swell and open.
D. They will swell and close A. cells
477. Process of removing waste produced by B. organs

cells C. organ system
A. Excretion
D. organism
B. Movement
C. Reproduction 483. Sarah was only 5 ft last year but this
year she is 5 ft 3 inches. This is an ex-
D. Cellular Respiration
ample of which life process?
478. Which animal has the simplest and least
A. Regulation
organized nervous system consisting of a
nerve net? B. Reproduction
A. cnidarian C. Growth
B. mollusk D. Nutrition
C. flatworm
D. planarian 484. The release of energy from food that uses
oxygen
479. In Amoeba, ammonia is excreted through
A. Respiration
A. Plasma Membrane
B. Excretion
B. Food Vacuole
C. Contractile Vacuole C. Regulation
D. Both (b) and (c) D. Transport

485. Another term for sweating; removal of B. decrease body temperature

water, salt and urea through the sweat
C. increase body temperature
glands in the skin.
D. regulate blood pressure
A. perspiration
B. respiration 491. Which term describes the process of tak-
C. reabsorption ing in food?
D. transport A. digestion
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486. All the materials and conditions an organ- B. excretion
ism need to survive.Examples:nutrients, C. egestion
oxygen, proper temperature, space, water
D. ingestion
A. growth
B. life needs 492. Stomach of man mainly digests
C. development A. carbohydrates
D. metabolism B. fats
487. Identify the odd one out based on mode C. sucrose
of nutirition D. proteins
A. Mango plant
493. Dissolved gases move between the blood
B. Neem plant
and body cells by which process?
C. Bay plant
A. absorption
D. Cuscuta
B. respiration
488. The process in which water splits during
C. diffusion
photosynthesis is called
A. hydrolysis D. osmosis
B. plasmolysis 494. bile is produced in

C. photolysis A. Gall bladder
D. non of these
B. pancreas
489. Undigested food during the digestion pro- C. liver
cess will be removed as
D. duodenum
A. Urine
B. Sweat 495. Process of moving materials
(food/gases/waste) in and out and
C. Faeces
within a living thing
D. Oxygen
A. Nutrition
490. If the environment gets cold, we will of-
B. Excretion
ten shiver in order to:
C. Movement
A. keep body temperature the same as
the external temperature D. Regulation

496. The chloroplasts are most abundantly 501. Diabetic people need to-
found in the leaf in A. increase water intake

A. Spongy mesophylls B. reduce water intake
B. Palisade mesophylls C. eliminate any physical activity
C. Midrib D. increase sweet intake
D. Guard cells
502. This structure absorbs light energy to
497. The lungs, kidney and skin are all part of make food
the A. cytoplasm
A. nervous system B. chlorophyll
B. nephron C. chloroplast
C. kidney D. cell sap
D. excretory system 503. The length of small intestine is maximum
in the following animal
498. A group of organs working together to
perform a life function for a multicellular A. Lion
organism is called B. Tiger
A. tissue C. Human
B. organ D. Cow
C. organ system
504. The bile juice is stored in the
D. organism A. Pancreas
499. A fungus is found growing on dead leaves B. Liver
on the forest floor. The fungus is an exam- C. Bile duct
ple of a-
D. Gall bladder
A. decomposer
B. producer 505. A butterfly’s mouth-parts are adapted to
up nectar
C. carnivore
A. lapping
D. predator
B. relaxes
500. Which describes the life process, re- C. contracts
sponse to environment?
D. sucking
able by cells. 506. The contraction and expansion movement
of the walls of the food pipe is called:
B. Taking in food. ex. endocytosis.
A. translocation
ment. B. transpiration
D. Taking in or releasing of oxygen or car- C. peristaltic movement

bon dioxide. D. digestion

507. To control B. allows animals to move to warmer

A. Respiration places.
B. Nutrition C. allows animals resemble an unpleas-

ant animal and protect itself against
C. Transport predators.
D. Regulation D. none of above
508. The main function of the circulatory sys- 513. Most fours in IPL
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tem is
A. Shikhar Dhawan
A. To give the body structure and support
B. Navdeep Saini
B. Excrete waste
C. Kane Williamson
C. transport blood, nutrients, and gases
D. Shreyas Iyer
throughout the body
D. to transport messages from the body 514. Any inherited characteristic of an organ-
to the brain ism that makes it better able to survive in
its environment.Examples:wings, number
509. Unlike Hooke, Leeuwenhoek observed of legs, fingers, leaves, or sharp teeth
cells that
A. growth
A. had no cell walls.
B. stimulus
B. came from plants.
C. response
C. were alive.
D. adaptation
D. could only be seen with a compound
microscope. 515. Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukary-
otes contain?
510. To consume food
A. nucleus
A. Nutrition B. mitochondria
B. Growth and Development C. ribosomes
C. Reproduction D. cell wall
D. Regulation
516. What subject are we having now?
511. Each cell contains approximately wa- A. Physics
ter by weight
B. Biology
A. 90%
C. Chemistry
B. 80%
D. Geography
C. 70%
D. 10% 517. Which two match ‘living? Choose 2
A. Breathing
512. Hibernation
B. Not growing
A. allows animals to survive when food
sources are scarce, conserve energy, and C. Reproducing
protects them from predators. D. Not creating

518. Which is NOT a way for organisms to B. Respiration

respond to their environment to maintain
C. Synthesis
stable internal conditions?

D. Digestion
A. Plants close their stomata to reduce
water loss.
524. The fats are made up of
B. Sweating to cool off.
A. Fatty acids
C. Animals grow and change throughout
their lives. B. Glycol
D. Produce urine to conserve water. C. Fatty acids+Glycol
519. Which player has scored 175 in history D. Fatty acids+glycerol
A. Chris Gayle 525. are known as electron carriers.

B. Shreyas Iyer A. NADH and Oxygen
C. Kyle jamieson B. FADH and oxygen
D. I hope
C. NADH and CO2
520. Which enzyme acts on proteins in basic D. NADH and FADH2
medium in our body?
A. Pepsin 526. This is the process by which living things
take in materials from its environment for
B. Trypsin
growth and repair.
C. Lipase
A. GROWTH
D. 2nd and 3rd both
B. NUTRITION
521. Increase in size or number of cellsCan
C. TRANSPORT
change an organisms appearance
A. Growth D. SECRETION
B. Excretion 527. Waste products are eliminated during uri-

C. Nutrition nation
D. Cellular Respiration A. Circulation
522. In plant cells, chloroplasts- B. Homeostasis

A. act as the cell’s control center C. Excretion
B. enable plant cells to produce their own D. Metabolism
food
528. The way in which an organism obtains
C. allow materials to move into and out of
and uses food substances
the cell
D. support and protect the cell A. excretion
B. nutrition
523. A plant forms large starch molecules from
smaller sugar molecules. C. digestion
A. Nutrition D. synthesis

529. Which word best matches respiration? 535. To make more of an organism and some-
thing that is necessary for the survival of
A. Air
a species
B. Gas
A. Excretion
C. Breathing
B. Reproduction
D. Out of breath
C. Synthesis
530. How do stomata close and open D. Growth
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A. Guard cells 536. What does growth mean? Choose 2
B. Subsidiary cells A. Getting smaller
C. All B. Getting larger
D. None C. Increasing in size
531. What do living things use energy for? D. Decreasing in size
A. To do things like grow, repair, replace 537. Which of the following statements are
cells, and digest. CORRECT?
B. To find friends A. All living things need nutrition
C. To succeed in school B. Plants can move from one place to an-
D. To reach their goal other
C. Animals make babies and plants make
532. To make energy seeds which grow into new plants
A. Synthesis D. Non-living things carry out five (5) life
B. Nutrition processes
C. Reproduction E. All living things respire
D. Respiration 538. What is the chemical formula for photo-

synthesis?
533. Which type of plant cell would have more
A. Carbon Dioxide + Oxygen + Sunlight
chloroplasts than others?
= Glucose + Water
A. Leaf cell
B. Glucose + Oxygen = Carbon Dioxide
B. Root cell + Water + Sunlight
C. Stem cell C. Carbon Dioxide + Water + Sunlight
D. Root epidermal cell = Glucose + Oxygen
D. none of above
534. Any living thing is called an
539. The fluid in artificial kidney is
A. organ
A. Dialysing fluid and has a different os-
B. organization
motic pressure than blood
C. organism
B. Dialysing fluid which has a different
D. none of above blood pressure

C. Dialysing fluid which has same blood C. organism

pressure D. metabolism

D. Dialysing fluid which has a same os-
motic pressure as blood 545. Which region of the alimentary canal ab-
sorbs the digested food?
540. In which part of the alimentary canal food
A. Stomach
is finally digested?
B. Small intestine
A. stomach
B. mouth cavity C. Large intestine
C. small intestine D. Liver
D. large intestine 546. To produce an organism of the same kind.

Examples:cats have litters of kittens, a
541. Which organism show autotrophic nutri- dog has puppies
tion
A. development
A. Bacteria
B. reproduction
B. Green plants
C. stimulus
C. Blue green bacteria
D. response
D. All of them
542. When a few drops of iodine solution are 547. One of the following is not an enzyme of
added to rice water, the solution turns digestive system.
blue-black in colour. This indicates that A. PEPSIN
rice water contains:
B. LIPASE
A. fats
C. TRYPSIN
B. complex proteins
D. ENTEROGASTRONE
C. starch
D. simple proteins 548. Most wickets in IPLMost wickets in IPL
A. Lasith Malinga
543. What happens to your breathing rate
when you exercise? B. Amit Mishra
A. increases C. Deepak Chauhan

B. decreases D. Owais Khan
C. stays the same 549. What is translocation?
D. none of above A. Transportation of insoluble products of
photosynthesis
544. A living thing that is made of one or more
cells, uses energy, moves, responds to its B. Transportation of nutients of photosyn-
environment, adjusts, reproduces, has a thesis
metabolism and has a life span C. Transportation of soluble products of
A. respiration photosynthesis
B. growth D. Tranportation of water

1.2 Nutrition & types 52
550. Virginina has many different water re- B. Mumbai Indians

sources. Which of the following have fresh C. Chennai super kings
water?
D. Sunrisers Hyderabad
A. Chesapeake Bay
B. Atlantic Ocean 553. How does the puffer fish will protect
from their enemies?
C. Lakes & Rivers
A. From sharp spines
D. Lake Superior
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B. Hard shell
551. Which of the following behaviors should C. Hard scale
be avoided?
D. Horn
A. Sleeping
554. In human excretion system, the nitroge-
B. Drink 8 glasses of water everyday
nous waste produced in the form of
C. Watching television
A. Ammonia
D. Smoking
B. Uric acid
552. Best team in IPL C. Urea
A. Delhi capitals D. Fecal matter
1.2 Nutrition & types

1. A food sample is taken in a test-tube and B. Nitrogen
a drop of iodine solution was added to it. C. Argon
A blue-black colour change was observed.
It indicates presence of which component D. Potaasium
in food?
4. Which color shows the presence of starch
A. Fat while performing iodine test?
B. Protein A. iodine
C. Carbohydrate B. blue-red
D. Vitamin C. geen-black
D. blue-black
2. It is the bodily functions that maintain and
endure the survival of an organism 5. Eggs are a source for ? (Multiple an-
A. Nutrients swers(3))
B. Nutrition A. Carbohydrates
C. Procurement B. Protein
D. Maintenance Processes C. Calcium
D. Minerals
3. Protein is the only nutrient which has
which element in it? E. Vitamins
A. Helium 6. Amoeba digests its food in the

A. Food vacuole 12. When your body lacks enough water to

B. Stomach function properly-

C. Liver A. diet
D. Intestine B. essential nutrients

C. dehydration
7. How do insectivorous plants digest insects
D. thirsty
A. They do not digest them
13. Carbohydrates are made up of which of the
B. By using digestive juices
following?
C. they do not need to digest
A. Hydrogen, helium and colorine
D. none of above
B. Carbon, copper sulphate and iodine
8. A chemical substance in the body that C. Hydrogen, oxygen and carbon
helps maintain the body.
D. Iodine, oxygen and iron
A. kidney
14. Foods that are rich in fats are:
B. nutrient
A. Rice, bread, pasta
C. dopamine
B. Butter, cream, cheese
D. seratonin
C. Fruits, vegetables, legumes
9. Inorganic elements essential for good
D. Beef, lamb, beans
health. e.g. Calcium, Iron, Potassium
A. Protein 15. villi are present in
B. Fat A. small intestine
C. Minerals B. large intestine
D. Vitamins C. stomach
D. none of above
10. Carbohydrates are our body’s initial en-
ergy source. Which of the following foods 16. The substances in food that your body
are a good source of carbohydrates? needs to grow, have energy, and stay
A. Steak healthy are called?
B. Potatoes A. Nutrients
C. Butter B. Proteins
D. Fish C. Vitamins
D. Carbohydrates
11. a liquid in the mouth that mixes with food
to begin digestion 17. What are lipids broken down into?
A. starch A. Amino acids
B. oxygen B. Fatty acids
C. saliva C. Simple sugars
D. fiver D. Lipase

18. Bacteria that converts solid form of ni- C. Chloroplast

trogen intoatmospheric nitrogen are called D. Croton
A. Denitrifying Bacteria 24. The mutual association in which two dif-

ferent types of organisms live and work
B. Ammonifying Bacteria together for their mutual benefit is called
C. Nitrifying Bacteria
D. All the above A. Symbiosis
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B. Parasitic nutrition
19. In order for plants to maintain the concen-
tration of their cytoplasm and assist with C. Saprophytic nutrition
active transport, they need to get from D. Autotrophic nutrition
the soil.
25. All green plants are
A. Nitrates
A. Autotrophs
B. Phosphates
B. Heterotrophs
C. Magnesium
C. Bacteria
D. Potassium
D. none of above
20. What nutrient keeps our body warm?
26. What do carnivorous plants feed on
A. fat
A. plants
B. protein
B. they carry out the photosynthesis
C. fruits and vegetables
C. insects
D. carbohydrates
D. they take their nutrition from a host
21. Which of the following is an autotrophic plant
mode of nutrition?
27. You are at the grocery store to buy cereal
A. Commensalism for the week. You come across a new type
B. Saprophytism of Cheerios which scientists have fortified
and enriched with many essential vitamins
C. Parasitism
and minerals. You decide to buy this cereal,
D. Chemosynthesis because it’s healthier! What kind of influ-
ence is this?
22. What type of feed provides minimal en-
ergy? A. Technological
A. Concentrate B. Economic
B. Roughage C. Environmental
C. Supplement D. Media
D. none of above 28. Which one of the following is a parasite?
23. Chlorophyll is present in the cell organelle A. Pitcher Plant
called B. Venus Flytrap
A. Cell membrane C. Cuscuta
B. Cytoplasm D. none of above

29. provide more than double the energy 34. What are the monomers of a polysaccha-
provided by carbohydrates or proteins in rides?
the human body.

A. Amino Acids
A. Vitamins B. Nucleotides
B. Fats C. Triglycerides
C. Minerals D. Monosaccharides
D. Starch
35. The vitamins and minerals essential for
30. The process by which nutrient molecules growth and development.
pass through the wall of your digestive A. Macronutrients
system into your blood.
B. Micronutrients
A. absorption
C. Proteins
B. digestion
D. Carbohydrates
C. peristalsis
D. villi 36. Organisms Which Prepare Food For Them-
selves Using Simple Naturally Available
31. .... is the process of taking food by an or- Raw Materials Are Referred To As
ganism and its digestion, absorption and A. . Heterotrophs
utilisation by the body.
B. . Autotrophs
A. Respiration
C. . Parasites
B. Circulation
D. . Saprophytes
C. Excretion
D. Nutrition 37. tiny ribbon-like structures lining the walls
of the small intestine, through which
32. Define the term ‘balanced diet’. molecules of food enter the bloodstream
A. A diet containing some nutrients in the A. stomata
correct proportions. B. villi
B. A diet containing most nutrients in the C. cells
correct proportions.
D. enzymes
C. A diet containing none nutrients in the
correct proportions. 38. What are the 3 types of fats?
D. A diet containing all nutrients in the A. simple, complex and fiber
correct proportions. B. trans, unsaturated and saturated
33. Picking a certain brand of bottled water C. vitamin A, B and C
because a celebrity is drinking it in an ad- D. carbs, fats and protein
vertisement is most likely an illustration
of what type of external food influence? 39. The process of Photosynthesis produces
A. Economic A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Media B. Nitrogen
C. Environmental C. Oxygen
D. Technological D. Hydrogen

40. A has all the nutrients that our body C. good nutrients
needs, in the right amounts. D. none of above
A. balanced diet
46. Excessive consumption of nutrients can
B. meal
cause
C. diet
A. Obesity
D. breakfast
B. Diafram
41. Water is essential to life and also helps
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C. Osteomalacia
A. aid in digestion
D. Scurvy
B. regulate body temperature
C. lubricates joints and cells 47. This type of nutrient is needed in larger
amounts and play principal role in cell
D. all of these structure, these include carbon, hydrogen,
42. What nutrient provides a concentrated and oxgen.
source of energy? A. carbohydrate
A. Protein B. micronutrient
B. Carbohydrates C. mineral
C. Fat D. macronutrient
D. Sugar
48. Fungi are , which means they cannot
43. Which statement is an example of a good make their own food.
dietary recommendation?
A. Autotrophs
A. Burn more calories than you consume.
B. Heterotrophs
B. Gradually increase calories con-
sumed. C. Carnivores
C. Burn fewer calories than one con- D. Omnivores
sumes.
49. In carnivores most of the digestion of food
D. Gradually decrease calories burned. happens in the
44. Which of these careers would a student A. rumen
studying biotechnology most likely pur- B. stomach
sue?
C. intestine
A. electrical engineering
D. caecum
B. astronomy
C. agricultural research 50. This vitamin helps your body fight off in-
D. geology fections (illnesses)
A. a
45. Protein, carbohydrates and fats are called
the nutrients. B. b
A. micronutrients C. c
B. macronutrients D. d

51. If a person has a deficiency in Vitamin D 56. Which of the following are better sugars
and Calcium, they may have It may to eat
cause a person to have brittle bones.

A. honey
A. scurvy B. potatoes
B. Rickets C. chocolates
C. Osteoporosis D. raisins
D. Anemia 57. Antibiotics is a
52. This type of nutrient is needed in larger A. Roughage
amounts and includes proteins, fats, and B. Supplement
carbohydrates C. Additive
A. carbohydrate D. Concentrate
B. micronutrient
58. You are scrolling through Instagram one
C. mineral rainy afternoon and come across a spon-
D. macronutrient sored post from Panera about their new
chili dish. This makes you crave Panera so
53. The helps in mixing saliva with food. much that you call up a friend and go there
for dinner. What kind of external influence
A. Heart is this?
B. Stomach A. Technological
C. Nose B. Media
D. Tongue C. Econmoic
D. Environmental
54. This macronutrient is the body’s main
source of energy. There are two main 59. Nutrients used to supply the calories to the
types-sugars (milk, fruit, sugar, candy) body-
and starches, which are found in bread,
A. fats
crackers, and pasta.
B. carbohydrates
A. Proteins
C. protein
B. Carbohydrates
D. none of above
C. Fats
60. Which statement is true?
D. Iron
A. Some fatty acids and some acids are
55. Why is drinking water good for the essential.
joints? B. Some vitamins and some noble gases
A. It helps increase their flexibility. are essential.
C. Some fatty acids and some proteins
B. It helps them become stronger.
are essential.
C. It helps lubricate them.
D. Some fatty acids and some amino
D. none of above acids are essential.

61. What is the name of the sugar found nat- 66. What is the process of breaking down food
urally in milk? into a form your body can use
A. Fructose A. Breakdown
B. Lactose B. Stress
C. Glucose C. Digestion
D. Nutrients
D. Sucrose
67. Which food provides the most energy for
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62. Which of the following is true about Nutri- the body in the shortest amount of time?
tion?
A. potato
A. A process by which organisms need to B. meat
eat healthy food
C. milk
B. A process by which organisms need to
D. fruit
digest glucose
C. A process by which organisms obtain 68. What can be added to water and tooth
and use the nutrients required for main- paste to improve the quality of people’s
taining life teeth?
A. Whitening agents
D. A process by which the body needs in
order to survive B. Water
C. Fluoride
63. Which is needed the least to meet the nu-
D. Chlorine
tritional needs of small animals?
A. Carbohydrates 69. Which of the following is NOT an essential
nutrient?
B. Protein
A. Sunlight
C. Sugar
B. Water
D. Water C. Vitamins
64. This nutrient has 3 main types-saturated, D. Minerals
unsaturated, and trans. 70. Elements in food that help your body work
A. carbohydrates properly.
B. fats A. Minerals
C. protein B. Fats
C. Nutrients
D. minerals
D. Protein
65. Which of the following are types of miner-
71. Jerry wants to build up his muscles, which
als?
food group intake he should increase?
A. Calcium, Iron A. Carbohydrates
B. Iron, Vitamin E B. Fats
C. Calcium, Fiber C. Proteins
D. Fiber, Vitamin E D. vitamins

72. Using plant or animal as food material is 77. listen it

called
A. autotrophic

A. Autotrophic nutrition
B. photosynthetic
B. Heterotrophic nutrition
C. chemosynthetic
C. Parasitic nutrition
D. parasitic
D. Saprophytic nutrition
78. Which of the following does not occur dur-
73. This macronutrient is the body’s major
ing photosynthesis?
storage form of energy. They are es-
sential nutrients for growth and healthy A. Energy from sunlight is absorbed
skin.Examples:butter, oil, nuts, meat, and B. Carbon dioxide is evolved
fish.
C. Glucose is synthesized
A. Protein
D. Oxygen is given off
B. Carbohydrates
C. Fats 79. Jason chooses to buy Siracha hot sauce, be-
D. Vitamin C cause it is a popular condiment among his
friends. This is most likely an example of
74. Eating food is also called (Khana khane ko which factor affecting food choices?
ye bhi khte hei)
A. Family Schedules
A. Excreation
B. Social
B. Digestion
C. Knowledge & Skills
C. Ingestion
D. Stages of Life
D. Nutrie
E. Nutrients 80. tell the name of the types of organisms
who make their own food by the process
75. IN UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS, FOOD IS of photosynthesis
TAKEN BY In unicellular organisms,
food is taken into the body by A. seprotrophs
A. MOUTH B. autotrophs
B. SPECIALIZED ORGANS C. heterotrophs

C. Vacuole D. parasites
D. WHOLE BODY SURFACE Body surface 81. Which of the sources below is a credible
76. Eating pasta the night before a race is source or science-based nutrition informa-
most likely an example of which type of tion that you can safely follow for health
individual food choice factors? and wellness?
A. adventure and wellness A. MyPlate.gov

B. enjoyment and social ties B. The Atkins Diet
C. comfort and entertainment C. Wikipedia
D. nutrition and wellness D. The National Inquirer

82. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS NOT 88. What does the body use carbohydrates
A FACTOR THAT ENABLES PHOTO SYNTHE- for?
SIS TO UNDERGO IN PLANTS. A. Carbohydrates enable the tranport of
A. OXYGEN Oxygen essential nutrients in the body.
B. CARBON DI OXIDE Carbon dioxide B. Carbohydrates improve digestion.
C. WATER is water C. Carbohydrates are used by the body
for growth.
D. LIGHT Light
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D. Carbohydrates provide the body with a
83. The mode of feeding of the mosquito source of energy.
A. Chewing 89. According to MyPlate.gov, half you plate
B. Cuddling should be:
C. Scraping A. Fruits & Vegetables
D. Sucking B. Dairy & Grains
C. Grains & Vegetables
84. Mash potatoes would be considered a:
D. Fruits & Protein
A. simple carb
B. complex carb 90. The Term That Is Used For The Mode Of
Nutrition In Yeast, Mushrooms And Bread
C. fiber Mould Is:Autotrophic Insectivorous Sapro-
D. fat phytic Parasitic
85. The sub-categories for vitamins are: A. . Autotrophic
A. Complete/Incomplete B. . Insectivorous
C. . Saprophytic
B. Simple/Complex
D. . Parasitic
C. Water/Fat Soluble
D. Saturated/Unsaturated 91. Which is a way the agricultural biotechnol-
ogy industry could have a positive impact
86. Which type of food should take up the on the environment?
most space on your plate? A. by producing crops that are virus resis-
A. fruit & vegetables tant
B. meats B. by making robots to replace large farm
C. grains machines
C. by reducing the need for countries to
D. fats and oils
import food
87. Organisms other than plants which contain D. by increasing the use of wind farms
Chlorophyll are that produce electricity
A. Algae
92. The component of food which helps our
B. Protozoa body fight against infections
C. Virus A. Protein
D. Fungi B. Fats

C. Carbohydrates D. Helps the body store fat

D. Starches E. Helps maintain nervous skeleton and

immune system
93. What is the energy content per 100 g for
lipids? 98. The process of food intake is known as
A. 4000 kJ
A. Excretion
B. 1720 kJ
B. Calculation
C. 1760 kJ
C. Respiration
D. 2000 kJ
D. Ingestion.
94. Which component of a healthy, balance
diet is responsible for providing energy be- 99. Fourth of July, Ramadan, Easter, and
fore an event? Christmas are examples of which internal
A. Fats influences on food choices?
B. Proteins A. personal beliefs
C. Carbohydrates B. personal tastes
D. Vitamins C. religious and cultural
95. FOOD PREPARED BY PLANTS IS STORED D. situational factors

IN THE FORM OF Food prepared by
plants is stored in the form of 100. are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT
(other animals)?
A. GLUCOSE Glucose
A. Omnivores
B. FAT GLOBULES Fat
C. STARCH Starch B. Carnivores
D. CHLOROPHYLL Chlorophyll C. Producers

D. Herbivores
96. A document that provides information to
promote health and help people reduce
101. a chain of sugars that is made by plants
their risk for heart disease, cancer and di-
and that makes up a carbohydrate
abetes through diet and physical activity:
A. starch
A. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
B. Declaration of Independence B. fiber
C. Food Guide Pyramid C. glucose
D. MediaWise D. villi
97. Select four functions of a vitamin that are 102. An animal that eats plant materials
correct from the following:
A. Carnivore
A. Release energy in macronutrients
B. Omnivore
B. Helps chemical reactions occur
C. Herbivore
C. Not required for red blood cell produc-
tion D. none of above

103. Which of these are associated with diges- C. proteins.

tion in Amoeba? D. water.
A. Food vacuole
109. Mason wants to start a physical fitness
B. Pseudopodia program to help him get in shape. What ac-
C. Contractile vacuole tivities should he practice for flexibility?
D. Nucleus A. stretching exercises
B. cardiovascular exercises
104. which of the following facts are true
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about pitcher C. resistance exercises
A. These are insectivorous plants D. calisthenics
B. They feed on plants 110. Select all the macronutrients from the list
C. Examples; Nepenthes & Old world A. Carbohydrates
D. They do not carry out photosynthesis B. Water
105. Three types of vitamins are C. Vitamins
A. 2 of b vitamins D. Fat
E. Protein
B. some vitamin k
C. vitamin g 111. Which of the following is not regarded
as a micro nutrient or trace element essen-
D. Vitamin D
tially for plant growth?
106. The type of feed used to encourage milf, A. Phosphorus
eggs, wool/hair, etc is called
B. Zinc
A. Growth C. Boron
B. Production D. Silicon
C. Fattening
112. What is the chemical substance obtained
D. Work from food and used in the body to pro-
107. an invisible, odorless gas that is used vide energy, structuralmaterial, and regu-
during photosynthesis and given off as a lating agents to support growth, mainte-
waste product during respiration nance, and repair of the body’s tissues?
A. oxygen A. food
B. vitamin
B. carbon dioxide
C. nutrient
C. nitrogen
D. mineral
D. helium
113. are consumers that eat BOTH Plants
108. The nutrient that is most important for
and Animals for food.
dissolving other nutrients and carrying
them to different parts of the animal’s A. Omnivores
body is: B. Producers
A. carbohydrates. C. Herbivores
B. minerals. D. Carnivores

114. I am the only vegetable that will make B. photoheterotroph

you cry I can be added to almost every- C. chemoheterotroph
thing, I am really very sly You can chop

me up, Measure me by the cup I can be yel- D. mixotrophs
low, white, red, or green Add me to your
119. What is the process by which nutrients
cooking for I am not usually seen.
are changed chemically in the stomach and
A. Onion intestines into a form that can be absorbed
B. Beans into and used by the body called?
C. Celery A. Water
D. Radishes B. Fat
C. Digestion
115. fat is good for
D. Minerals
A. energy provision
B. making us fat 120. Which essential nutrient carries other nu-
trients to your cells, helps with digestion,
C. keeping us fit removes waste, and cools your body off.
D. helping our digestive system A. Avocado
116. This type of macronutrient is a source of B. Saturated Fats
long term or stored energy for the body C. Water
A. poultry D. Unsaturated Fats
B. carbohydrate
121. It is the inter relationship of the mineral
C. vitamin elements in the soil
D. fat A. Animal Nutrition
117. Refined grains are grains that have been B. Animal Nutrients
milled, a process that removes the bran C. Plant Nutrition
and germ. This is done to give grains a
finer texture and improve their shelf life, D. Plant Nutrients
but it also removes dietary fiber, iron, and 122. What are they two types of digestion?
many B vitamins. Which of these foods is
a refined grain? A. water soluble and fat soluble
A. Oatmeal B. complete and incomplete
B. Bulgur (cracked wheat) C. mechanical and chemical
C. White rice D. none of above
D. Popcorn 123. What are Amino Acids

E. All of the above A. They provide energy in carbohydrates
118. Organism that was capable of obtaining B. They are molecules found in proteins
their carbon from fixing atmospheric CO2 C. They are the main make up of vitamins
to cell carbon
A. autotrophs D. none of above

124. DIGESTION DOES NOT TAKE PLACE IN 129. Which essential nutrient is an organic sub-
THE FOLLOWING ORGANS OF DIGESTIVE stance that is naturally occurring?
SYSTEM. A. Fat
A. OESOPHAGUS The alimentary canal
B. Minerals
B. LARGE INTESTINE
C. Vitamins
C. RECTUM
D. Protein
D. ALL THE ABOVE
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130. I’m shaped like a pear but darker in color
125. Which Of The Following Statements Is Or My insides are creamy and have super skin
Are Correct? powers You can use me as dip for your fa-
A. . Insectivorous plants do not perform vorite chip But be careful, you should only
photosynthesis at all and they obtain nu- eat a little of meBecause I have 275 calo-
trients from insects. ries you see
B. . Parasitic nutrition is a type of “Het- A. Pear
erotrophic Nutrition”. B. Tomatoes
C. . The association of pulses plant with C. Avocado
rhizobium bacteria is example of sapro-
trophic relationship. D. Broccoli
D. . None of the above. 131. FruitsVegetablesStaplesFoods from Ani-
malsFatsLegumes
126. Of the options below, which nutrient
would be considered an energy nutrient? A. Nutrition
A. Vitamins B. Nutrients
B. Minerals C. The six Food Groups
C. Protein D. none of above
D. Carbs 132. The diet which contains the required es-
127. A condition caused by the loss of fluid sential nutrients in the right proportions is
from the body. called a
A. Dehydration A. opsin diet
B. Diabetes B. insoluble diet

C. Osteoporosis C. balanced diet
D. Malnutrition D. soluble diet
128. organic nutrients, including sugars and 133. Which is the most common symptom for
starches, that can provide an organism all types of nutrient deficiencies in small
with energy animals?
A. proteins A. Extra energy
B. carbohydrates B. Increased feed efficiency
C. starches C. Shiny hair coat
D. vitamins D. Slow growth

134. Which nutrient insulates the body against 140. Green Plants make Their Food by the pro-
the cold and protects internal organs? cess

A. Proteins A. . Photosynthesis
B. Fats B. . Saprotrophic process
C. Minerals C. . Heterotrophic process
D. Nutrients D. . Symbiotic process
135. pleasing to the taste 141. How does calcium help the animals
A. ration body?
B. diet A. Builds muscle

B. Helps eyesight
C. palatable
C. Develops red blood cells
D. none of above
D. Strong bones
136. In order for plants to create DNA and
RNA, they need to get from the soil. 142. The sub-categories for Proteins are:
A. Nitrates A. Complete/Incomplete
B. Phosphates B. Simple/Complex
C. Magnesium C. Water/Fat Soluble
D. Potassium D. Saturated/Unsaturated
137. Pellagra is caused by Pellagra is 143. Where in the plant cell does photosynthe-
caused by vitamin deficiency. sis happen?
A. Riboflavin Riboflavin A. Cytoplasm
B. NIACIN Niacin B. Cell Wall
C. Ascorbic acid C. Vaculole
D. Thaimin Thiamin D. Chloroplast
E. Nucleus
138. Organisms that consume decaying or-
ganic matter. They are otherwise known 144. Which vitamin is needed to prevent the
as decomposers. disease Rickets
A. Autotroph A. Vitamin D
B. Herbivore B. Vitamin A
C. Carnivore C. Vitamin C
D. Saprotroph D. Vitamin B12
139. What do fruits that make them sweet? 145. Which terms best describe autotrophs?
A. Vitamin C A. Plants; producers
B. Fiber B. Animals; producers
C. Fructose C. Plants; consumers
D. Protein D. Animals; consumers

146. Which nutrient helps build and maintain 151. Which nutrient supplies the most energy
body cells and tissues? per gram?
A. Protein A. carbohydrates
B. Water B. fats
C. Carbohydrates C. protein
D. Fiber D. water
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147. What is Biology? 152. sugar is a form of
A. It is concerned with the properties of A. quick energy
matter and energy B. slow released energy
B. It is the study of life and living organ- C. Vitamin
isms
D. Fibre
C. It deals with the identification of a sub-
stance which matter is composed 153. The part where bacteria help the plant
to fix nitrogen and in turn, the bacteria
D. It is a natural science that studies ce-
are able to utilize some organic compounds
lestial objects and phenomena
provided by plant.
148. Additional glands those participate in di- A. Root Hairs
gestion Additional glands that partici-
B. Root Nodules
pate in digestion are among the following
C. Mycorrhizae
A. Liver D. none of above
B. Pancrease Pancreas 154. Our body uses to carry out daily ac-
C. Salivary glands tivities.
D. All the above A. energy
B. hands
149. Which of the following foods is highest in
protein? C. nutrients
A. Chicken D. protein
B. Apple 155. Which of these are sources of proteins?
C. Carrots A. Butter and ghee
D. Melon B. Cheese and Oils
150. What two categories in the MyPlate dia- C. Meat, eggs, milk and fish
gram are the largest? (you should eat the D. Dry Fruits
most of)
E. All pulses
A. Vegetables and Grains
156. It is a relationship which one benefits at
B. Proteins and Grains the expense of the other (Parasites bene-
C. Vegetables and Proteins fits from the host).
D. Fruit & Vegetables A. Predation

B. Parasitism C. processed or foods altered from their

C. Symbiosis natural state

D. dairy
D. none of above
162. an animal that eats both plants and ani-
157. The major source of fats and oils in ani-
mals
mal feeds are:
A. omnivore
A. Grains & protein concentrates
B. herbivore
B. Manure & urine
C. carnivore
C. Petroleum products
D. organism
D. Vitamins & minerals
163. Appetite is controlled by a centre in which
158. Which essential nutrient is primarily re- part of the brain?
sponsible for building muscle and repairing
A. the hypothalamus
the body?
B. the cerebellum
A. Carbohydrates
C. the medulla oblongata
B. Protein
D. the hippocampus
C. Fats/Oils
164. Which of these dairy products contains a
D. Water
healthy bacteria (also called probiotics)?
159. Bread and pasta are a good source of A. MIlk
which nutrient?
B. Cheese
A. Fat C. Yogurt
B. Carbohydrates D. Ice Cream
C. Proteins
165. An indigestible complex carbohydrate-
D. Minerals
A. Protein
160. which one of the following is a compo- B. Fiber
nent of food that do not produce any nutri-
C. Water
ent .
D. none of above
A. roughage
B. vitamin 166. example of a parasitic plant
C. mineral A. bryophyllum
B. rose
D. Carbohydrate
C. amarbel
161. What types of foods have normally nutri-
D. cascuta
tion labels?
A. whole foods, such as fruits and vegeta- 167. CHEMICAL NAME OF VITAMIN K? Chem-
bles ical name of Vitamin C
B. grains, such as pasta, bread, barley, A. RETINOL Retinol

and rice B. RIBOFLAVIN Riboflavin

C. PHYLLOQUINONE Phylloquinone 173. Organisms that feed on dead organisms

D. CALCIFEROL Calciferol for nutrients are called
A. saprobes
168. The chemical process by which your body
breaks down food and releases energy is B. parasites
known as C. autotrophs
A. Metabolism D. phototrophs
B. Digestion
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174. The Digested food is absorbed by
C. diet
A. Small Intestine
D. none of above
B. Large Intestine
169. physical activity undertaken for the pur- C. Lungs
pose of being fit and healthy
D. Brain
A. ruminant
175. Why parasitic nutrition is one of the most
B. diet
disadvantaged types of modes of nutri-
C. exercise tion?
D. fiber A. The host gains more weight once a par-
asite is in the body
170. Which of the following counts as part of
the fruit group? B. The host and parasite both benefit
from the presence of each other
A. Canned peaches
C. The host gets harm and health might
B. Dried apricots
be at risk once the parasites are inside the
C. 100% orange juice body
D. Fresh strawberries D. The host will just wait for the parasite
E. All of the above to disappear.
171. Organisms which prepare food for them- 176. Venus fly trap, Sundew, Pitcher plant are
selves using simple naturally available all examples of
raw materials are referred to as A. Saprophytes
A. auto B. Parasites
B. trophs C. Insectivorous Plants
C. heterotrophs D. Symbiotic organisms
D. autotrophs
177. are nutrients needed in small quanti-
172. an organism in a food chain that is able ties s growth, regulating body functions,
to make its own food and preventing some diseases.
A. decomposer A. Fats
B. consumer B. sugar
C. producer C. Carbohydrates
D. ruminant D. Vitamins

178. The study of nutrients and how the body 183. What is the order of lipids/fats from
uses them. The title of this unit. worst to least harmful when it comes to
damaging your arteries?

A. Nutrition
A. Saturated fats, unsaturated fats, trans
B. Healthy eating
fat
C. Nutrients
B. Saturated fats, trans fat, unsaturated
D. Metabolism fats,
C. Unsaturated fats, saturated fats, trans
179. The nutrients the body requires in large
fats
amounts.
D. Trans fats, saturated fats, unsaturated
A. Nutrients
fats
B. Macronutrients
184. What are the two types of protein?
C. Micronutrients
A. simple and complex
D. Iron
B. complete and incomplete
180. Mal nutrition is the condition where
C. mechanical and chemical
A. One nutrient lacking in food. A nutrient D. none of above
deficient diet
B. Two nutrients lacking in food 185. Which of the following is an example of
a HETEROTROPH?
C. One or more nutrients lacking in food.
Food deficient in one or more nutrients. A. Grass
D. No nutrients lacking in food. No nutri- B. Algae

ents are lacking C. Lemon Tree
181. Which of the following is NOT the name D. Bear

of a type of tooth?
186. Reason for Pellagra. the skin disease
A. canine The skin disease called pellagra is caused
B. mole by this.
C. incisor A. Protein deficiency
D. premolar B. Fungus Fungus

C. Vitamin deficiency
182. How many types of teeth are there?
(Danto ke kitne types hote hein? ) D. Hormone deficiency
A. 1 187. This nutrient is made from amino acids.

B. 2 A. Carbohydrates
C. 3 B. Fat
D. 4 C. Protein
E. 5 D. Vitamins

188. Nuts, bacon and avocado are some exam- B. protein

ples of which nutrient? C. copper
A. Protein D. calcium
B. Fats
194. What process of chemical reaction to
C. Carbohydrates make polysaccharide from monosaccharide
D. none of above A. Evaporation
B. hydrolysis
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189. Which type of fat SHOULD you include in
your diet in a moderate amount because it C. condensation
serves a purpose? D. Sublimation
A. saturated 195. If people don’t put this nutrient in their
B. trans diet, they are likely to have constipation.
C. unsaturated A. Fiber
D. none-never consume fat! B. Fats
C. Proteins
190. End products of light dependent reactions
those participate in further reactions D. Vitamin
A. NADPH 196. Which of the following is an example of
B. ATP photoautotroph?
C. Both are BOTH A. Methanogens

B. Cyanobacteria
D. OXYGEN Oxygen
C. Lactobacillus
191. Which of the following helps to build our
D. Rhizopus
immune system.
A. Nutrition 197. hich Of The Following Is Parasite?
A. . Lichens
B. Nutrients
B. . Algae
C. Dietary guidelines
C. . Cuscuta
D. Water
D. . Fungus
192. WHICH IS THE GAS THAT PLANTS RE-
LEASE AFTER THE PROCESS OF PHOTO- 198. What is the test for reducing sugars?
SYNTHESIS? A. Biuret
A. OXYGEN B. Ethanol
B. CARBON C. Benedict’s
C. NITROGEN D. Iodine
D. HYDROGEN 199. Baby or primary teeth are called
A. Milk teeth
193. Which vitamin helps in the production of
red blood cells and supplies oxygen to B. Final teeth
cells? C. Adult teeth
A. iron D. Premolars

200. How has biotechnology helped to im- C. proteins

prove the agricultural industry? D. carbohydrates

A. by developing irrigation systems that
cover a large land area 206. Which of the following is not a parasite?
B. by creating some crops that resist cer- A. Leech leech
tain insects B. Yeast Yeast
C. by producing soil free of decomposers C. Doddar Doddar
D. by developing machines that help farm- D. Pinworm
ers harvest crops faster
207. steps to food safety are
201. The chemical elements found in fats?
A. clean, separate, cook, put aside
A. Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
B. clean, separate, cook, chill
B. Carbon and Hydrogen only
C. put in a plastic bag, separate, boil in
C. Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen water, freeze
D. Carbon only D. clean, observe, cook and freeze
202. Vitamin dissolved in fat
208. Where should you place your napkin to
A. A maintain good ‘Table Etiquette’?
B. D A. On the table
C. E B. On your lap
D. All the above C. Tucked in your shirt
203. are substances in foods that provide D. Under the chair
energy and materials for cell development,
growth, an repair 209. Cutting food costs in half because children
are leaving for college is an example of
A. carbohydrates which type of influences on food?
B. calories A. cultural influences
C. nutrients B. physiological influences
D. vitamins
C. psychological influences
204. Name a type of nutrition in lichens D. situational influences
A. Parasitic nutrition
210. There are several modes of nutrition in
B. Symbiotic nutrition living organisms. Name the type of nutri-
C. Saprophytic nutrition tion in which organisms prepare their own
food.
D. Insectivorous nutrition
A. Saprotrophic
205. Which of the following nutrients is impor-
B. Heterotropic
tant for body, cell, and muscle growth and
repair? C. Parasitic
A. vitamins D. Autotropic
B. fats E. symbiotic

211. Animals get nutrients by-(animals nutri- 217. Food high in sodium and saturated fats
ents khaan se lete hein) but low in cholesterol is considered
A. Eating Plants A. healthy
B. Eating Chicken B. unhealthy
C. Eating Animals C. healthy as long as it has enough fiber
D. Eating chicken and animals D. healthy as long as it has enough vita-
E. Eating plants and animals mins
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212. The overall goal of cellular respiration is 218. Which nutrient has the most calories per
to make:(Cual es el proposito de la respira- gram?
cion celular? (Crear que)) A. Fats
A. Glucose(glucosa) B. Carbohydrates
B. ATP C. Proteins
C. Oxygen(oxigeno) D. All nutrients have the same amount
D. Water(agua) 219. What are lipids mostly made of?
213. Which nutrient helps build, maintain, and A. Sugar and Honey
repair muscles? B. Glycerol and Fatty Acids
A. carbohydrates C. Water and Salt
B. water D. Oxygen
C. fats
220. Green plants can be classified as
D. proteins
A. Autotrophs
214. These are required for health and vitality B. Heterotrophs
A. carbohydrates C. Saprophytes
B. protein D. Parasites
C. water
221. Xerophthalmea, cornea failure are the vi-
D. vitamins and minerals tamin deficiency diseases occurred to
215. Athlete’s foot would be considered A. Ear
A. commensalistic B. Lings lungs
B. mutualistic C. Eye
C. parasitic D. Skin
D. none of above 222. Liver secretes (Liver secretes
216. A plant or animal that gets its energy karta hai.)
(food) from other living things is called: A. Gall bladder
A. Decomposers B. Liver juice
B. Consumers C. Bile juice
C. Carnivores D. Amylase
D. Herbivores E. Starch

223. SAPROPHYTIC TYPE OF NUTRITION IS B. carbohydrates

C. water

A. TO LIVE ON OTHER ORGANISMS
D. protein
B. TO EAT OTHER ORGANISMS
229. What is involved in creating genetically
C. TO LIVE ON DEAD MATTER
modified bacteria?
D. TO INFECT OTHER ORGANISMS. Caus-
ing disease to other organisms A. allowing them to reproduce freely
B. changing their food source
224. Nutrients that promote normal growth,
give you energy, and keep your skin C. using biotechnology techniques
healthy. There are two types:saturated D. growing them on selected plants
and unsaturated.
230. Organism that totally dependent on the
A. Fat
other organism forfood are called
B. Protein mode of nutrition.
C. Carbohydrates A. Parasitic
D. Nutrients B. Symbiotic
225. Macronutrients are nutrients needed in C. Heterotrophic
D. Autotrophic
A. Large amounts
231. Which of the following is a micronutrient
B. Small amounts
(containing no caloric energy)?
C. Normal amounts
A. water
D. It does not matter
B. vitamins
226. State the effect of deficiency of Vitamin C. minerals
K.
D. all of these
A. Prolonged bleeding
B. Night blindness 232. Organisms which prepare food for them-
selves using simple naturally available
C. Scurvy
raw materials are referred to as
D. Beri beri
A. heterotrophs
227. the process by which cells produce energy B. autotrophs
from stored sugars
C. parasites
A. glucose
D. saprophytes
B. diet
C. photosynthesis 233. Kwashiorkor is a
D. respiration A. protein deficiency disease
B. carbohydrate deficiency disease
228. Which nutrient provides the body with a
concentrated form of energy? C. vitamin deficiency disease
A. fats D. none of above

234. Potassium is a nutrient that many Amer- 239. Which of these are macronutrients?
icans don’t get enough of. Which of the A. Fat, Protein, Carbohydrate
following is a good fruit source of this min-
eral to help regulate blood pressure? B. Protein, Fiber, Minerals
A. Died apricots C. Minerals, Vitamins, Water

D. Fat, Carbohydrates, Fiber
B. Bananas
C. Orange juice 240. a plate-shaped model showing recom-
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mended proportions for food types in a bal-
D. All of the above anced diet
235. Widest part of alimantry canal is? (Ali- A. diet
mantry canal ka sbse wide part konsa hei? B. food plate
)
C. vitamins
A. Intestine D. health
B. Liver
241. a series of chemical reactions that break
C. Gall bladder food down into forms that the body can
D. Stomach use
A. diet
E. Food pipe
B. respiration
236. In order for plants to create chlorophyll, C. photosynthesis
they need to get from the soil.
D. digestion
A. Nitrates
242. What are cavities?
B. Phosphates
A. Tiny openings in your teeth
C. Magnesium
B. Black spots on teeth
D. Potassium
C. Silver spots on the gum
237. The piercing and tearing teeth is called D. Sticky film of bacteria on teeth
A. incisor 243. The controversy over antibiotics in live-
B. Canine stock feed has to do with
C. Pre-molar A. GMO’s
D. Molar B. stem cells

C. antibiotic resistant bacteria resulting
238. What food group are beans and peas in endangering humans
counted in?
D. lowering the age of puberty in humans
A. Vegetable Group
244. Define Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR
B. Protein Group
A. The rate at which you use energy when
C. Both your body is at rest.
D. Neither B. Your height to weight ratio

C. Your blood pressure rate after running 250. A type of roots that is slender extension
a mile of specialized epidermal cells that greatly
increase the surface area available for ab-

D. none of above
sorption.
245. Which is most true of vitamins in the A. Roots Nodules
small animal’s diet?
B. Root Hairs
A. Needed in very large amounts
C. Mycorrhizae
B. Needed in very small amounts
D. Lateral Root
C. Provide most of the energy needed
D. Regulate body temperature of small 251. Which of the following best describes the
animals function of ATP?
246. Vultures are an example of a because A. It stores food.

they feed on dead material. B. It is a means of energy transfer.
A. Scavenger C. It speeds up chemical reactions.
B. Prey D. Large quantities of energy can become
C. Producer available.
D. Decomposer 252. Carbohydrates are most important for:
247. units used for measuring the amount of A. controlling the animal’s body tempera-
energy in food ture and transporting nutrients.
A. nutrients B. converting food to energy and produc-
ing heat.
B. calories
C. developing and repairing muscle, skin,
C. minerals
hair, and nerves.
D. diet
D. regulating body glands and protecting
248. a simple sugar made by plants during pho- against disease.
tosynthesis that is an important source of
energy for all living things 253. This is the type of fungus that uses dead
and decaying organisms to obtain energy.
A. saliva
A. Parasitic
B. nutrient
B. mutualistic
C. glucose
C. saprobe
D. villi
D. symbiotic
249. Scientists have been able to cause some
bacteria to produce insulin. In which area 254. Eating pizza with friends after a football
of science would these scientists most game is most likely an example of which
likely work? food choice factors?
A. biotechnology A. comfort and family ties
B. nuclear engineering B. adventure and entertainment
C. marine biology C. social ties and entertainment
D. chemistry D. nutrition and wellness

255. Villi are situated in? (Villi kha hoti hei? B. Dentin
) C. Cementum
A. Large intestine D. The pulp cavity
B. Stomach
261. What is a type of food that does NOT con-
C. Blood tain carbohydrates?
D. Blood vessels A. Dairy
E. Small intestine
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B. Meat
256. It is the result of Photosynthesis (Check C. Fruit
all possible answers) D. Sugary Sweets
A. Carbon Dioxide
262. Which performers can benefit from a
B. Water protein-rich diet?
C. Glucose A. Tennis players, golfers
D. Oxygen B. Swimmers, footballers
257. Mohl’s half leaf experiment shows is C. 3000m runner, long distance runner
essential for photosynthesis D. Weight lifters, Sprinters,
A. Oxygen
263. Light absorbing pigment vs. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide transporting pigment light absorbing pig-
C. Nitrogen ment vs. Oxygen transport pigment
D. Light A. Mg vs. Fe
B. Mn vs. Fe
258. It is formed when the sugar in our food
combines with the germs in our mouth. C. Fe vs. Mn
A. bad breath D. Fe and. Mg.
B. sugar 264. The two types of feeding are scheduled
C. plaque and feeding.
D. swollen gums A. two-a-day
B. three-a-day
259. The type and amount of feed provided
over a period of time C. free-for-all
A. ration D. free access
B. diet 265. Examples that are used to replace and re-
C. palatable pair your body cells
D. none of above A. meats, corn

B. chicken, nuts
260. The tooth surface that has no nerves but
can still have sensitivity due to the pres- C. eggs, beans
ence of this. D. fish, peas
A. The enamel E. meats

266. What do proteins do for the body? 272. When trying to loose weight, eat/drink
A. grow and repair tissue this

B. breaks down food A. 8 glasses of milk every day
C. most abundant source in the body B. Foods that are high in calories and low
in nutrients
D. none of above
C. 3000 calories a day over 3 meals
267. The food groups recommended in the
D. Foods that are high in nutrients and
greatest amounts on MyPlate are:
low in calories
A. fruits and grains.
273. What color vegetable should you eat the
B. grains and vegetables.
most?
C. fruits and protein.
A. Orange
D. grains and protein.
B. Purple
268. a condition of well-being in which an or- C. Green
ganism is free of illness or injury
D. A variety of colors
A. nutrients
B. ruminant 274. What are examples of autotrophic nutri-
tion
C. health
A. Bacteria, plants
D. digestion
B. Animals
269. If a person has a deficiency in Iron, they C. Fungi
may have
D. All
A. scurvy
B. Rickets 275. In photosynthesis, the following pro-
cesses are part of the light reaction except
C. Osteoporosis
D. Anemia
A. transfer of radiant energy which re-
270. Name the process!The movement of duces a co-factor
amino acid molecules into themuscle cells. B. absorption of radiant energy by chloro-
A. Assimilation phyll
B. Egestion C. utilization of energy in the electron
transfer chain from ATP
C. Ingestion
D. formation of glucose using energy
D. Digestion
from NADPH
271. The science of farming and raising live-
stock 276. Which TWO (2) food groups provide Fibre
in the diet?
A. inorganic
A. Meat & Meat alternatives and Milk &
B. digestion Milk products
C. agriculture B. Milk & Milk products and Fruit & Veg-
D. respiration etables

C. Bread & Cereals and Meat & Meat al- 281. This vitamin is found in oranges and
ternatives lemons and keeps your gums healthy
D. Bread & Cereals and Fruit & Vegeta- A. A
bles B. B
C. C
277. curling of leaves may cause by the defi-
ciency of this nutrient in plants. D. D
A. nitrogen 282. Meat is a source for ? (Multiple an-
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B. phosphorous swers(2))
A. Carbohydrates
C. potassium
B. Protein
D. megnessium
C. Fat
E. nitrogen deficiency
D. Minerals
F. potassium deficiency E. Vitamins
G. phosphorous deficiency
283. What is the most important nutrient?
H. magnesium deficiency A. Carbohydrates
278. Which of the following food contains car- B. Water
bohydrate, proteins and fats? C. Fats
A. A Burger D. Protein
B. B Banana 284. The sub-categories for carbohydrates
C. C Cereals are:
A. Complete/Incomplete
D. D Margerine
B. Simple/Complex
279. The process of taking food into body is C. Water/Fat Soluble
known as
D. Saturated/Unsaturated
A. Digestion
285. What are the two types of carbohy-
B. Excretion of Egesgion drates?
C. Ingestion A. Simple
D. All The above B. Macro
C. Micro
280. If a company genetically modifies corn to
produce an odor that repels insects, which D. Complex
best describes how the corn was modi- E. Roughage
fied?
286. Where does cellular respiration occur?
A. by crop rotation techniques
A. Nucleus
B. by chemical exposure B. Mitochondria
C. by harvesting at different times C. Vacuole
D. by techniques used in biotechnology D. Chloroplast

287. What is an organism that takes in food 292. Ricketts is a result of a lack of in the
from different sources? (Organismos que diet.
adquieren su comida de otros recursos se

A. Vitamin C & B1
llaman? )
B. Vitamin D only
A. heterotroph(heterotrophicos)
C. Vitamin D & C
B. autotroph(autotrophicos)
D. Vitamin B1 only
C. producer(produsores)
293. END PRODUCTS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS
D. grass(Pasto)
288. Organisms that cannot make their own A. CARBON DI OXIDE AND WATER Car-
food and must obtain energy from exter- bon dioxide, water
nal sources are called B. CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBOHY-
A. autotrophs DRATE Carbon dioxide, starch
B. heterotrophs C. CARBOHYDRATE AND OXYGEN Starch,
oxygen
C. thylakoids
D. CARBON DI OXIDE AND OXYGEN. Car-
D. plants
bon dioxide, oxygen
289. What do we call the openings on the un- 294. Jerry wants to build up his muscles,
derside of the leaves that allows gas ex- which food nutrient intake he should in-
change to happen? crease?
A. Stomata A. Carbohydrates
B. Guard Cells B. Fats
C. Mesophyll Cells C. Proteins
D. Cuticule D. vitamins
290. Select all the fat soluble vitamins from 295. Meat, chicken, fish and nuts and butter
the following: are
A. Vitamin A A. Food for protection
B. Vitamin C B. Body-building food
C. Vitamin D C. Energy-giving food
D. Vitamin E D. none of above
E. Vitamin K 296. Which of the following has the highest

sodium content?
291. What are the best sources of calcium in
A. Fresh fruits and vegetables.
the American Diet?
B. Lunchmeats, processed cheeses and
A. ice cream & cake
canned soup.
B. apples & oranges
C. Mild, roast beef sandwich.
C. milk & dairy products D. Tossed salad with vinegar and oil
D. bread & pasta dressing.

297. Foodborne illness or food poisoning is of- 303. Which of the following is not a reason to
ten related to place a green plant inside an aquarium?
A. mishandling food A. Providing food for animals.
B. handling food carefully B. Providing oxygen for animals.
C. cleaning food too much C. Removing the chlorine from the water.
D. shopping in unsanitary supermarkets D. Removing the animal’s waste prod-
ucts.
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298. This feed type has a lot of carbohydrate
304. Which foods contains carbohydrates?
A. clover
A. Fish
B. straw
B. Pasta
C. hay
C. Egg
D. none of above
D. Carrot
299. percentage of N-P-K in plants is
305. To avoid delay in blood clotting, the vita-
A. 5%-10%-5% min to be given is
B. 10%-10%-5% A. Vitamin-B
C. 10%-10%-10% B. Vitamin-A
D. 5%-10%-15% C. Vitamin-K
300. An a la carte menu is D. Vitamin-E
A. served at formal occasions 306. We have learned in class that animals
B. has a fixed price have different nutritional requirements.
Read each situation carefully and choose
C. is an expensive menu
the option that best represents each ani-
D. one in which food is ordered sepa- mal’s nutritional requirements. A 7 year
rately old team of Belgian Draft horses used 5
times a week at a tourist attraction.
301. A fat molecule is also known as
A. Gestation/Lactation
A. unsaturated fatty acids
B. Growth
B. saturated fatty acids
C. Maintenance
C. triglyceride
D. Work
D. glycerol
307. What are canine teeth?
302. lack of nutrient in an animal’s system
A. They are used to cut and chop food
A. lipid
B. They help your tongue to swallow the
B. deficiency food
C. death C. They are sharp, pointy teeth
D. balance D. They are your four (4) front teeth

308. Which of the following is a nitrogen- 314. We have learned in class that animals
fixing bacteria? have different nutritional requirements.

A. Lactobacillus
B. Rhizobium mal’s nutritional requirements. 3 year old
C. Salmonella sow with a litter of piglets.
D. none of above A. Gestation/Lactation
309. Which terms best describe het- B. Growth

erotrophs? C. Maintenance
A. Plants; producers D. Work
B. Animals; producers
315. hy Insectivorous Plants Trap Insects?
C. Plants; consumers
A. . They can’t get sufficient nutrients, as
D. Animals; consumers nitrogen, from soil.
310. A major source of energy for your body B. . They want to take sometimes differ-
comes from: ent nutrition as juices of insects.
A. Carbohydrates C. . They are autotrophs and some au-
B. Water totrophs are not able to make food.
C. Minerals D. . Once in a week, they used their diges-

tive system.
D. Vitamin
316. Choose an Insectivorous plant
311. Dodder is
A. Mango tree
A. Autotroph
B. Neem tree
B. Parasite
C. Venus flytrap
C. Saprophyte
D. none of above
D. None of these
312. The study of food and how the body uses 317. Which of the following is the process of
it is called converting energy in food into energy your
body can use?
A. Health
A. Metabolism
B. Nutrition
B. Digestion
C. Nutrients
C. Nutrients
D. Diet
D. Health Food
313. The taking in of substances e.g. food and
drink into the body via the mouth 318. Name plant which aren’t heterotroph
A. Nutrition A. Amarbel
B. Ingestion B. Venus flytrap
C. Absorption C. Tulsi
D. Assimilation D. none of above

319. Disease from a deficiency of calcium C. PKU

A. Scour D. Anorexia Nervosa
B. Milk fever 325. Adipose tissue secretes
C. Grass tetany A. Glycogen
D. Swayback B. Insulin
C. Leptin
320. Which part of the plant is called its food
D. Iodine
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factory?
A. Fruit 326. Which of the following best describes a
B. Leaf heterotroph?
A. An organism that is dependent on an-
C. Seeds
other organism
D. none of above
B. An organism that is independent of an-
other organism
321. PURPLE SYLPHUR BACTERIA:PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC::HUMANBEING:?
PURPLE SULFUR BACTERIA:PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC::HUMANBEING:?
C. An organism that shows that it can ob-
tain its own food
A. CHEMOSYNTHETIC AUTOTROPH D. An organism that can survive without
Chemical analytical autotroph the other organism
B. PARASITE. a parasite 327. The process by which the body takes in
C. HETEROTROPH NUTRITION and uses food.
D. ALL THE ABOVE. All of the above A. Nutrition
B. Calories
322. What are the best sources of calcium in a
C. Body Mass Index
person’s diet?
D. Appetite
A. ice cream & cake
328. Which of the following is not a nutrient?
B. apples & oranges
A. Fats
C. milk & dairy products
B. Carbohydrates
D. bread & pasta
C. Vegetables
323. What is the main reason for eating a D. Protein
wide variety of foods?
329. Which of the following uses can leaf cells
A. to learn the food label
make of the glucose they produce during
B. to provide all the nutrients you need photosynthesis.
C. to keep from getting bored with your A. Excrete it.
diet B. Use it during cellular respiration to
D. to help improve physical fitness produce energy for growth.
C. Store it in the chloroplast as starch
324. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to
grains.
A. Scurvy D. Use it to make cellulose for cell wall
B. Rickets maintenance or construction.

330. About how much of your plate should be 335. The relationship between a herbivore
fruits and vegetables? and bacteria which lives in the caecum is
known as

A. One quarter
A. Parasitism
B. One half
B. Symbiosis
C. Three quarters
C. Commensalism
D. All of it
D. Saprophytism
331. What vitamin gives carrots and sweet 336. What would be an example of a supple-
potatoes their orange color? ment?
A. Vitamin D A. Barley
B. Folate B. Salt Block
C. Vitamin A C. Corn
D. Vitamin O D. Pasture Grass
332. Salivary glands secrets 337. Pitcher plant traps insects because it
A. is a heterotroph.
A. Bile Juice
B. grows in soils which lack in nitrogen.
B. Hydrochloric Acid
C. does not have chlorophyll.
C. Blood
D. has a digestive system like human be-
D. Sugar ings.
333. Nuts and seeds are good sources of 338. fibre is good for?
what? A. keep our stomach and bowels healthy
A. Protein B. Our eyes
B. Dietary fiber C. to help us hear well
C. Minerals D. to grow carbohydrates, proteins,
some fat and plenty of fresh fruit and veg-
D. Vitamin E
etables rich in vitamins and minerals.
E. All of the above
339. Numerous fingerlike projections in the
334. Which of the following species exhibits a folds of the wall of the ileum is classified
mode of autotrophic nutrition? as
A. A grasshopper that feeds on plants A. Bolus

B. Chyme
B. A queen honey bee that is attracted to
a pollen flower. C. Bile
C. A fungi sprout near a tree that is sur- D. Villi
rounded by dead leaves
340. Which mineral is needed for hemoglobin
D. A pitcher plant that also feeds on information in red blood cells, for oxygen
sects that will be trapped in their leaf transport?

A. Magnesium 346. How can a lack of carbohydrates affect

B. Calcium performance?
C. Iron A. No energy stores for endurance

events
D. Sodium
B. Body will turn to use water storage in-
341. Which fat is the healthiest fat to consume stead
in your daily diet?
C. Increase building of the muscles
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A. Polyunsaturated Fat
D. fasten the repair of tissues
B. Saturated Fat
347. This mineral helps reduce tooth decay
C. Trans Fat
A. sodium
D. Butter
E. Monounsaturated Fats B. riboflavin
C. magnesium
342. The following are unsaturated fats
D. fluoride
A. chocolates, sunflower cooking oil and
mars bars 348. The plant which traps and feeds on in-
B. avocado pear, sardines and nuts sects is:
C. chocolate cake A. Pitcher plant
D. fats made from animals B. Lichen
C. Venus Flytrap
343. CO2 + 12 H2O → + + 6 H20.
D. Cuscutta
A. C6H11O2 + 6 O2.
B. C6H12O6 + 6CO2. 349. We have learned in class that animals
C. C6H12O6 + 6O2. have different nutritional requirements.
D. C12H22O12 + 6O2. → the option that best represents each an-
344. It is a cooperative/close relationship be- imal’s nutritional requirements. 15 year
tween two species in which at least one old gelding used a few times a year for a
species benefits. grandpa to give his grandkids a horseback
ride.
A. Predation
A. Gestation/Lactation
B. Parasitism
B. Growth
C. Symbiosis
C. Maintenance
D. none of above
D. Work
345. Which food can fit into all 6 nutrient cat-
egories? 350. Which is not an electrolyte?
A. Milk A. sodium
B. Potato B. magnesium
C. Carrots C. potassium
D. Soda D. zinc

351. Paheli Asked To Boojho That “Can You D. minerals, protein, carbohydrates, cal-
Solve The Following Riddle-I Am White cium, iron
And Soft. I Grow Well In The Rainy Sea-

son. Children Pluck Me From The Ground 356. Which vitamin below is the water soluble
And Admire Me. But I Absorb Nutrients vitamin
From Dead Animals And Plants”. A. C
A. . White Lotus B. K
B. . Mushroom C. D
C. . Pitcher plant D. E
D. . White Marigold
357. What are the raw materials needed to
352. Carbohydrates is the primary source of perform photosynthesis?
fuel for the body, what is the secondary A. Glucose
source of fuel for the body?
B. Carbon Dioxide
A. Protein
C. Oxygen
B. Fats
D. Water
C. Water
358. The Tissue Responsible For The Trans-
D. Minerals
portation Of Food In Plants
353. What builds cell, sends nerve impulses, A. . Xylem
carry oxygen to body cells?
B. . Phloem
A. water
C. . Stomata
B. fats
D. . Root hair
C. minerals
359. decomposition is an important role of
D. vitamins
A. protozoans
354. Your body uses about minerals?
B. algae
A. 1
C. plants
B. 13
D. fungi
C. 100, 00
D. 14 360. This nutrient is composed of sugars,
starches, and fiber and is the primary
355. A cheese tuna sandwich with lettuce, source of energy for most animals.
onions and tomato contains the following A. Carbohydrates
nutrients
B. Fat
A. protein, fats, minerals, carbohydrates,
calcium C. Protein
B. fats, carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins, D. Vitamins

iron 361. a fatty substance found in animal foods
C. carbohydrate, vitamins, protein, fats, that is unhealthy for humans when con-
minerals sumed in large quantities

A. minerals 367. Fruits and vegetables contain and

B. carbohydrates A. vitamin protein
C. starches B. mineral fibre
D. cholesterol C. vitamin mineral
D. mineral water
362. Protein is found in which food?
A. Eggs 368. This micronutrient is important in move-
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ment and brain development.It can be
B. Cheese
found in beans and leafy dark green veg-
C. Chocolate etables.
D. Tomatoes A. Iron
363. pick an example of autotroph. B. Vitamin C
A. animals C. Vitamin D
D. Fats
B. amoeba
C. grass and tree 369. A runner is preparing to run a long race.
Which would provide the highest level of
D. small shrub
energy for the runner?
364. The body’s primary source of energy is? A. minerals
A. Cabohydrates B. carbohydrates
B. Protein C. proteins
C. Sugars D. vitamins
D. Fats 370. A source of simple carbohydrates is:
365. Stomach has shape? (Stomach ki A. Seeds
shape hoti hei? ) B. Brown rice
A. L-shaped C. Fruits
B. M-shaped D. Potatoes
C. V-shaped
371. Select four functions of a vitamin
D. J-shaped
A. Release energy in macronutrients
E. S-shaped
B. Helps chemical reactions occur
366. Milk is a source for ? (Multiple an- C. Critical to red blood cell production
swers(3))
D. Helps the body store fat
A. Carbohydrates
E. Helps maintain nervous skeleton and
B. Protein immune system
C. Fat
372. Which of the following is a function of
D. Minerals protein?
E. Vitamins A. Heat and energy

B. Formation of red blood cells 378. Which statement is INCORRECT?

C. Growth and repair A. Amino acids are basic units of protein

D. none of above B. Fatty acids are basic units of glycogen.
C. Glucose is a basic unit of starch.
373. What is the energy content per 100 g for
carbohydrates? D. Glycerol is a basic unit of lipid.
A. 4000 kJ 379. A tiger is an example of a because it
B. 1720 kJ eats other animals.
C. 1760 kJ A. Producer
D. 2000 kJ B. Predator
C. Organism
374. Select the micronutrients from the list
D. Prey
A. Carbohydrates
380. Faeces are stored temporarily in the
B. Minerals before being eliminated through the anus.
C. Protein A. large intestine
D. Fat B. small intestine
E. Vitamins C. stomach
375. What are health benefits of eating D. rectum
fruits?
381. The type of feed to be used by young an-
A. Obesity imals is called
B. Heart disease A. Maintenance
C. Getting vitamins and minerals to help B. Growth
the functions of your body. C. Fattening
D. Tasting a sweet snack without too D. Work
much sugar.
382. To encourage good nutrition, MyPlate rec-
376. Your body’s main source of energy is ommends that half of a plate should be
A. Carbohydrates filled with:
B. Minerals A. fruits and vegetables.
C. Fats B. fruits and grains.
D. Vitamins C. grains and vegetables.

D. a variety of foods from each food
377. What is the function of dietary fiber? group.
A. promotes regularity
383. What is the breakdown of food into
B. may reduce the risk of some diseases smaller pieces without chemical change to
like obesity and some types of cancer the food molecules?
C. may reduce cardiovascular disease A. Mechanical digestion
D. all of these B. Bile

C. Surface area 389. the organ in which food is mixed with

chemicals and becomes partially digested
D. Chemical digestion
A. colon
384. Which micro-nutrient is not manufactured B. small intestine
by living things?
C. liver
A. Vitamins
D. stomach
B. Carbohydrates
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390. Which of the following is not necessary
C. Fats for photosynthesis
D. Minerals A. Chlorophyll
385. Which of the feed additives is responsible B. Carbon-di-oxide
for a growing current medical crisis? C. Oxygen
A. wormers D. Water
B. Vitamin C 391. What type of feed are minerals and vita-
C. antioxidants mins primarily in?
D. antibiotics A. Roughages
B. Concentrates
386. Physiological influences on food choices
C. Supplements
include gender, age, wellness, and:
D. none of above
A. peer group.
B. personal likes and dislikes. 392. Meat, poultry, fish and egg are some ex-
amples of which Macro Nutrient?
C. emotions and feelings.
A. Protein
D. activity levels.
B. Fat
387. Water is considered the most important C. Carbohydrate
nutrient because: D. none of above
A. bone joints are lubricated with water.
393. makes the food soft and easy to di-
B. protein is its major component. gest.
C. . water converts food to energy and A. Refrigerating
produces heat. B. cooking
D. water makes up 55 to 65% of the ani- C. overnight soaking
mal’s body.
D. none of above
388. Fats which are oils are primarily: 394. Digestion begins in the ?
A. Unsaturated A. stomach
B. Saturated B. throat
C. Complete C. mouth
D. Incomplete D. none of above

395. The chemical reactions in the body’s cells 400. Which of the following foods is a good
which convert food into the energy needed source of protein?
for action.

A. Fruit
A. Metabolism
B. Salad
B. Hemostasis
C. Butter
C. Calorie
D. Meat grow, help us to see, keep our
D. Nutrient organs, bones, muscles and skin healthy,
fight diseases.
396. The Four (4) teeth at the front of each
person’s mouth are used to 401. Plant and animal cells can combine glu-
cose molecules into long chains called
A. Grind food
A. Monosaccharides
B. Cut or bite food
B. Disaccharides
C. Tear food
C. polysaccharides
D. none of above
397. Which of these helps in the production
of red blood cells and supplies oxygen to 402. Unsaturated fat is in the form of at
cells? room temperature.
A. iron A. Solid
B. sodium B. Liquid
C. copper C. Gas
D. calcium D. None of the above
398. Chemical name of vitamin B1 403. Which of the following is NOT a feature
of respiratory surfaces?
A. Thaimin Thiamin
A. Large surface area
B. Riboflavin Riboflavin
B. permanently moist
C. Cyanakobalamin
C. good supply of blood
D. All the above
D. thick membrane
399. Describe the structure of a triglyceride.
404. Large molecule that contain carbon, hy-
A. One glycerol joined with 3 fatty acids
drogen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur
molecules.
used to REPLACEMENT and REPAIR of
B. One glycerol joined with 2 fatty acid body cells for growth
molecules.
A. fats
C. One glycerol joined with 1 fatty acid
B. Proteins
molecule
C. lipids
D. Three glycerol joined with 3 fatty acid
molecules D. vitamins

405. About how much of the grains you eat C. 2 Litres

should be whole grains?
D. 5 Litres
A. None
B. One quarter 411. Foods in the Protein Foods Group provide
protein, but which of these foods from that
C. One half group is also a source of calcium?
D. All of them
A. Peas
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406. A food label is required to list ingredi- B. Sardines
ents:
C. Chicken
A. In order of most to least quantity in the
food D. Ham
B. In alphabetical order 412. The roots of saprophytes contain organ-
C. If not commonly known isms called
D. From least to most quantity in the food A. Earthworms
407. Iodine is to test the presence of in the B. Insects
food. C. Rats
A. carbohydrates D. Fungi
B. starch
C. fat 413. DISEASE OCCURS DUE TO DIFFICIENCY
OF VITAMIN A
D. proteins
A. NIGHT BLINDNESS rickets
408. Which animal feed example would be con-
B. SCURVY Scurvy
sidered a roughage?
A. Barley C. PELLARA Pellagra
B. Alfalfa Hay D. BERIBERI Beriberi
C. Oats 414. Which of the following best organisms is

D. Electrolytes a chemoautotroph?
409. organic nutrients required in small A. amoeba

amounts for health and normal growth B. halophiles
A. vitamins C. euglena
B. carbohydrates D. blue-green algae
C. starches
415. Vitamin dissolved in water
D. fiber
A. A
410. How much water should we drink every-
day? B. D
A. 3 Litres C. B
B. 1 Litre D. K

416. when was Utricularia Inflata discovered C. Trans fats

A. 1886 D. none of above

B. 1790 422. WHAT PART OF THE PLANT ABSORBS
C. 1780 CARBON DIOXIDE?
D. 1880 A. ROOTS
417. What is insulin? B. STEM
A. Hormone that helps regulate blood glu- C. LEAVES

cose levels D. none of above
B. hormone that helps raise blood glu- 423. What defines an essential nutrient?
cose levels
A. Essential nutrients cannot be synthe-
C. hormone that helps lower blood glu- sized by the body
cose levels
B. Essential nutrients include some Vita-
D. none of above mins
418. Which essential nutrient STORES en- C. Essential nutrients can only be found
ergy? in fat soluble tissues
A. Carbohydrates D. Essential nutrients are difficult to ob-
B. Fat tain
C. Protein 424. Which nutrient helps rebuild and repair

D. Minerals muscles?
A. water
419. Carrots, onions, and sweet potatoes are
all vegetables and are what part of a B. protein
plant? C. carbohydrates
A. Seeds D. fats
B. Flower
425. This vitamin is found in dairy and builds
C. Root strong bones
D. Stem A. A
420. When animals do not receive enough wa- B. B

ter, one of the first signs is: C. C
A. bright eyes. D. D
B. glossy hair coat.
426. Which of the following scenarios is most
C. increased weight gain. likely to occur to increase the potential of
D. overheating. plants below the canopy (the coverage of
the tallest trees) in a rainforest to photo-
421. Which is the healthiest kind of fat? synthesize more efficiently.
A. Unsaturated fat A. She some of its leaves.
B. Saturated fat B. The leaves become yellow and orange.

C. The leaves become a darker green. A. Simple Sugars

D. The tree are shorter with wider B. Fruit
branches.
C. Fibre
427. What is the best way to know that the
D. Vegetable
bread you are buying is a whole grain
bread?
432. Benedict’s test is used to test the pres-
A. The label says “Wheat bread”, “multi- ence of
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grain”, or “stone ground”
A. Starch
B. Bread is brown, not white in color
B. Glucose
C. Any ingredient that includes the word
“whole” C. Fat
D. The bread tastes “grainy” D. Protein
E. The person putting out the bread says
so 433. The body’s main source of energy
428. Of the 20 amino acids, our body is capa- A. Protein

ble of producing 11, the other 9 are called B. Vitamins
A. needed amino acids C. minerals
B. necessary amino acids
D. Carbohydrates
C. essential amino acids
D. non-essential amino acids 434. Jason, a 25-year-old young professional,
relies heavily on high-sodium and high-fat
429. Any food or feed high in fiber and low fast food and frozen meals because he
in digestible nutrients such as many fruits never learned to cook. Which internal in-
and vegetables, straw, and low-quality fluence on food choices does this repre-
vegetation, hay, haylage, and silage. sent?
A. Roughage A. knowledge and skills
B. Ruminant B. family schedules
C. Silage
C. peer group
D. Vitamin
D. stages of life
430. Saprophytic nutrition
A. Fungi on Bread 435. A person can make healthier food choices
when shopping for packaged and canned
B. Amarbel foods by:
C. Algae
A. buying only organic food products.
D. Mushrooms
B. purchasing larger sizes.
431. Another type of complex carbohydrate
C. reading the nutrition labels.
that helps to carry waste out of your body.
It lowers your risk of developing heart dis- D. buying more canned than packaged
ease can some types of Cancer. foods.

436. The type of feed that is used day-to-day 442. Water, vitamins, and minerals are consid-
to keep and animal healthy and necessary ered
for maintaining life is called

A. micronutrients
A. Growth B. macronutrients
B. Production C. pointless
C. Maintenance D. nutrients that contain caloric energy
D. Work
443. This is the first food given to newborn
437. What is formed during photosynthesis calves
A. Glucose, oxygen, water A. milk powder
B. Oxygen, water B. Moozlee
C. Glucose C. pasture
D. Glucose, oxygen D. colostrum
438. Which of the following are the most com- 444. is how you see yourself when you
mon signs of food allergies: look in the mirror or when you picture
A. sore throat and fever yourself in your mind
B. fever and diarrhea A. Body Image
C. rash, vomiting, closing off of the wind- B. Body Respect

pipe, hives, diarrhea C. Respect
D. fever and vomiting D. My Image
439. In amoeba food is digested in 445. Mostly grass eating animals are called
A. food vacuole
B. mitochondria A. Carnivore
C. pseudopodia B. Omnivore
D. chloroplast C. Ruminants
D. Scavenger
440. Typically animals from which group need
to feed most frequently 446. Which of the following nutrients provides
A. herbivores energy to the body?
B. carnivores A. carbohydrates
C. omnivores B. vitamins
D. pescivores C. water
D. minerals
441. How many types of teeth we have?
A. 4 447. (A) NUMBER OF TEETH IN HUMANS IS
36. (B) TYPE OF TEETH IN HUMANS ARE 4.
B. 1 WHICH STATEMENT IS CORRECT? Which of
C. 2 the above sentences is correct?
D. 3 A. A

B. B that 453. an invisible, odorless gas essential for

life that makes up part of the air
C. A and B
A. oxygen
D. None is nothing.
B. carbon dioxide
448. Choose an organism which is a het-
erotroph C. nitrogen
A. Cuscuta D. helium
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B. Mango tree 454. Water provide the body with:
C. Coconut tree A. Energy and Fiber
D. none of above B. Protection of Internal Organs
449. Water from the undigested food is ab- C. substances that become part of bones,
sorbed mainly in the tissues, and body fluids
A. Stomach D. Dissolving vitamins, minerals, and

amino acids
B. Food Pipe
C. Small Intestine 455. Length of small intestine is about me-
ter. (Small intestine ki lmbai lgbhag
D. Large Intestine meter hoti hei)
450. Not an Enzyme acts on protein A. 3
A. Pepsin Pepsin B. 5
B. Trypsin Trypsin C. 9
C. Peptidase Peptidase D. 7.5
D. Amylase Amylase E. 15
451. tiny pores in leaf cells that allow gases 456. an organism in a food chain that breaks
to enter or exit the leaf down organic material
A. villi A. decomposer
B. stomata B. herbivore
C. starch C. omnivore
D. stamin D. producer
452. I am a handsome white vegetable That is 457. a type of lipid found in plants and ani-
actually a flower I remind you of broccoli mals that is a necessary nutrient in small
And bring great phyto-power! amounts
A. Broccoli A. fiber
B. Cauliflower B. sugar
C. Turnip C. starch
D. Squash D. fat

458. what is the role of stomata? 464. Going to a dinner show (such as Dixie
A. openings in the leaf that allows gas in Stampede or Medieval Times) is an exam-
ple of what kind of food choice?

and out of the plant
B. site of photosynthesis A. Emotional
C. transport water and supports the B. Entertaiment
plant
C. Wellness
D. transport sugars
D. Adventure
459. The main site of absorption of water is
465. The enzyme amylase breaks down starch
A. stomach
into:
B. duodenum
A. glucose
C. small intestine
B. lactose
D. large intestine
C. maltose
460. How many cannines are there in a jaw?
(Ek jaw mein kitne cannines hote hei? ) D. sucrose
A. 4
466. Fat provides the body with:
B. 6
A. Energy and Fiber
C. 2
B. Protection of Internal Organs
D. 8
E. 14 C. substances that become part of bones,
tissues, and body fluids
461. What are the 3 functions of the digestive
D. Dissolving vitamins, minerals, and
system?
amino acids
A. provide minerals
B. break down 467. People need amount of nutrients ac-
cording to their age and the work they do.
C. absorb
A. same
D. eliminate waste
B. different
462. Which dish is suitable for a strict vegetar-
ian? C. equal
A. Macaroni Pie D. none of above
B. Alfredo
468. Balance diet means diet that consists of
C. Spaghetti nutrients in Quantities. A balanced
D. Lasagna diet means a diet that contains all the nu-
trients in milk.
463. PKU is the abbreviated name for
A. Adequate
A. Phenylketonuria
B. Pheynlketonuria B. Equal
C. Phenylketanuria C. Unequal
D. Phenylketonaria D. All the above

469. An example of a nutrition claim that a 474. One sign that food is healthy comes from
person should be cautious of is: the listed
A. replacing corn with brown rice in an A. preservatives
evening meal. B. added sugars
B. guaranteeing one will lose five pounds C. additives
per week on the grapefruit diet.
D. natural ingredients
C. consuming fresh fruit for dessert
475. What elements are found in proteins?
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D. encouraging one to choose orange
juice instead of lemonade. A. Carbon
470. Substances in food that provide nourish- B. Hydrogen

ment essential for growth and the main- C. Oxygen
tenance of life are called nutrients. What D. Phosphorus
are the 5 nutrients?
E. Nitrogen
A. Carbohydrates, Meats, Minerals, Wa-
ter, Protein, and Dairy 476. What is the most abundant substance in
the body?
B. Fruits, Milk, Vitamins, Water, Pork,
and Vitamins A. water
C. Carbohydrates, Fats, Protein, Miner- B. protein
als and Vitamins C. fats
D. Fats, Minerals, Cheese, Protein, and D. carbohydrates
Vegetables
477. Compounds that help to regulate body
471. is energy giving foods processes.
A. Vitamins and minerals A. Fats
B. Carbohydrates B. Vitamins
C. Proteins C. Minerals
D. none of above D. Carbohydrates
472. Two types of carbohydrates 478. Which of the following classes of animals
A. Donots and Kale has a crop to store food and a gizzard?
B. Noodles and Yam A. Ruminant
C. Khurma and Shrimp B. Avian
D. Channa and Candy C. Post-gastric fermenters
D. Monogastrics
473. This food type maintains body tempera-
ture 479. An example of an autotrophic plant is
A. vitamins A. Mushroom
B. water B. Mould
C. protein C. Dodder
D. carbohydrates D. Neem

480. What are Polysaccharides C. Symbiosis

A. Complex Sugar that is the basic D. none of above

Molecule of Carbohydrates
485. The wall of stomach helps in protecting
B. Simple sugar comprised of 2 or more from hcl
monosaccharides
A. Pepsin
C. Compounds comprised of more than
10 monosaccharides bonded together B. Mucus
D. Compounds that are the basic C. Saliva

molecules of carbohydrates D. Bile juice
481. Constipation is occurred due to deficiency 486. All of the following are sources of calo-
of in food. ries except
A. Cellulose Cellulose A. proteins
B. Vitamins B. vitamins
C. Minerals Mineral salts C. fats
D. Carbohydrates are carbohydrates D. carbohydrates
482. Which vitamin is vital for bone strength 487. Which juice is secreted by pancreas?
& can be found in dairy products (e.g milk (Pancreas konsa juice secrete krta hei? )
& cheese)? A. panctic juice
A. A B. pamcreasic juice
B. B C. pancreatic juice
C. C D. Pancreas juice
D. D E. Bile juice
483. Photolysis means 488. If a livestock farmer who mixes feed on
A. Breakdown of carbon molecule in light. the farm needs an anima l protein source
A carbon atom breaks down in the pres- that has a high percent protein, which of
ence of light these should be selected?
B. Breakdown of oxygen in presence of A. Barley
light B. Fish meal
C. Breakdown of water in presence of C. Soybean meal
light
D. Wheat
D. Breakdown of water in presence of
Co2. Dissociation of water molecule in 489. To encourage good nutrition, MyPlate rec-
presence of Co2 ommends choosing foods that are high in:
484. A relationship where the predator kills A. fiber and nutrients.

and eats another oganism (Its prey) B. sodium and added sugars.
A. Predation C. sodium and added fats.
B. Parasitism D. water and calories.

490. In which part of the alimentary canal 496. An illness caused by the lack of a suffi-
does digestion of protein begin? cient amount of a nutrient is called a
A. Small intestine A. Over abundance
B. Buccal cavity B. Shortage
C. Stomach C. Deficiency
D. Oesophagus D. Toxicity
491. You can find Iron in which food? 497. Which part of the leaf is a waxy layer
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A. Chips that protects the outer surface and pre-
vents water loss?
B. butter
A. Stomata
C. Milk
B. Guard Cells
D. red meat
C. Mesophyll Cells
492. Which of the following describes the char- D. Cuticule
acteristic of a living being?
A. Nutrition 498. This vitamin helps prevent night-
blindness and helps keep your skin clear
B. Excretion
A. A
C. Respiration
B. B
D. All the above
C. C
493. The following are examples of organisms D. D
that do heterotrophic nutrition EXCEPT:
A. Eagle eating rabbit 499. How many types of nutrition are there in
plants?
B. Fungi that sprout in an area of decay-
ing leaves A. 1
C. A venus flytrap that spread its leaves B. 3
D. You eating grass C. 2
D. none of above
494. Aerobics, competitive basketball, and
running are examples of: 500. Chemical process by which your body
A. very light physical activities. breaks down food to release this energy-
B. light physical activities. A. fiber
C. moderate physical activities. B. lipid
D. vigorous physical activities. C. digestion
D. metabolism
495. We need for our body to grow well
and stay healthy. 501. The digestive juice with out enzymes
A. teeth A. Bile
B. nutrients B. Gastric
C. food C. Pancreatic juice
D. sleep D. Saliva

502. I usually come in white or brown You can 507. what is the major photosynthetic region
get me all in year round I have yellow stuff of the leaf?
inside of me I am the protein with your

A. palasade mesophyll layer
morning tea
B. spongy layer
A. Bacon
C. guard cells
B. Ham
D. stomata
C. Eggs
D. Turkey 508. To test for fats we need to:
A. Boil the food item
503. External factors such as spring flooding
and colder-than-normal winters are: B. Rubb the food item on paper
A. economic influences on food availabil- C. Rubb the food item on rice paper
ity and choices. D. Cool the food item
B. media influences on food availability
and choices. 509. Which two nutrients are used for en-
ergy?
C. environmental influences on food
availability and choices. A. Fats and carbohydrates
D. technological influences on food avail- B. Fats and protein
ability and choices. C. Protein and minerals
504. Proteins are also needed by performers D. Vitamins and carbohydrates
who are in order to repair damaged
tissue 510. Which mineral helps with the formation
of bones and teeth, blood clotting and
A. professional nerve function?
B. bored A. Calcium
C. Overweight B. Magnesium
D. recovering from injury C. Potassium
505. Below are the enzymes produced by the D. Iron
pancreas except?
511. “Leaves Are The Food Factories Of
A. Maltase
Plant”. But, How Does Cactus (Desert
B. Amylase Plants) Carry Out Photosynthesis?
C. Protease A. . Roots
D. Lipase B. . Spines
506. It is a symbolic interaction between a C. . Stems
young root and a fungus. D. . Green leaves
A. Root Nodules
512. What are parasitic plants?
B. Root Hairs
A. Parasitic plant are those which absorb
C. Mycorrhizae food from another growing green plant
D. Laterial Root called host.

B. Parasitic plants only depend on ani- D. Minerals

mals.
E. Proteins
C. Parasitic plants depend on plants .
D. none of above 518. Extracellular digestion is seen in Ex-
tracellular digestion is seen in the follow-
513. Cuscuta has a special structure called ing
A. Tendrils A. Fungi
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B. Haustorium
B. Human beings
C. Thorns
C. Ruminants are ruminant animals
D. Thick stem
D. All the above
514. Substances in food that your body needs
A. Sugar 519. Two different organisms living together
and benefitting from each other are known
B. Empty calories
as
C. Nutrients
A. Saprophytic
D. Sodium
B. Heterotrophs
515. We have learned in class that animals
C. Parasitic
have different nutritional requirements.
Read each situation carefully and choose D. Symbionts
mal’s nutritional requirements:A 5 month 520. Raflesia is which type of heterotroph? ?
old pig getting ready for the market live-
A. Parasites
stock show:
A. Gestation/Lactation B. Saprophyte
B. Growth C. Insectivorous plants
C. Maintenance D. none of above
D. Work
521. Fruits and vegetables are
516. When an animal such as rabbits eats its
A. Food for protection
own faeces to gain more nutrients this is
referred to as B. Body-building food
A. rumination C. Energy-giving food
B. deficiency D. none of above
C. caecotrophy
D. herbivory 522. What is used in large amounts?
A. phosphorus
517. Name the components of food
A. Carbohydrates B. calcium
B. Fats C. fats
C. Vitamins D. water

523. Why is mechanical digestion important? 528. Identify two organisms that can feed
saprophytically.
A. Allows a larger surface area so en-

zymes can work more efficiently A. fungi
B. Breaks down food molecules so they B. passion fruit vine
can be absorbed C. soil bacteria
C. Releases energy from the food to use D. leeches
in digestion
529. Which type of feed would be considered
D. Helps maintain the optimum pH for en- a concentrate?
zyme activity
A. Pasture
524. having to do with or coming from living B. Silage
organisms
C. Barley
A. respiration D. Haylage
B. organic
530. What type of heterotrophic nutrition do
C. agriculture mammals manifest?
D. inorganic A. Photoautotrophic Nutrition
B. Saprophytic Nutrition
525. Tiny pores on the surface of leaves are
called C. Holozoic Nutrition
A. ChlorophyII D. Parasitic Nutrition
B. Stomata 531. What is added to feed to improve the
C. Leaf stalk palatability and reduce dust?
A. Blood meal
D. Lamina
B. Hay
526. Which of these grain products is available C. Molasses
in both refined and whole grain varieties?
D. Urea
A. Pasta
532. Define Osteoporosis
B. Break
A. A disease that occurs when your blood
C. Cornbread
sugar is too high.
D. Crackers B. A disease of the bones that can happen
E. All of the above when you don’t consume enough calcium.
C. A disease due to not having enough
527. What is the ultimate source of energy for iron in your diet.
all living organisms?
D. A disease due to not developing
A. Water energy enough red blood cells.
B. Solar energy
533. What “equipment” is needed for photo-
C. Food Energy synthesis to work?
D. none of above A. Light

B. Glucose C. Proteins, fats and fibre

C. Oxygen D. Proteins and fibre
D. Chlorophyll
539. an even-toed hoofed mammal that has
534. In this type of nutrition solid and complex a multi-chambered stomach and chews its
organic food is directly taken into the body cud
A. Saprophytic nutrition A. herbivore
B. Parasitic nutrition
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B. omnivore
C. Holozoic nutrition
C. carnivore
D. ruminant
535. Chemical element or compounds found
in food that provide energy, promote 540. Which of the following is an example of
growth, and allow for the maintenance of an AUTOTROPH?
body function
A. Grass
A. nutrient
B. Dog
B. feedstuff
C. Mushroom
C. protien
D. carbs D. Human
536. Human beings can be categorised as 541. substances in food or soil that organisms
A. heterotrophs need to live, stay healthy, and grow
B. autotrophs A. vitamins
C. parasites B. nutrients
D. saprotrophs C. organic
537. Which of the following options describes D. saliva
what happens during saprophytic nutri-
tion? 542. During photosynthesis, the stomata help
in the intake of?
A. Sunlight is converted into food for the
organism. A. Carbon dioxide
B. Enzymes are secreted out of the body B. Oxygen
to digest food externally for subsequent
absorption. C. Water
C. Other organisms are killed and eaten. D. Nitrogren

D. None of the above. 543. The first step in holozoic nutrition
538. A balanced diet is BEST represented by A. digestion
which of the following below?
B. ingestion
A. Carbohydrates and fibre
C. absorption
B. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats and fi-
bre D. egestion

544. Three types of carbs 549. What are the three micronutrients?
A. starch (bread) A. Carbohydrates, Minerals, Water

B. sugar B. Vitamins, Minerals, Water
C. Fiber( fruit) C. Vitamins, Fats, Water
D. meat D. Protein, Carbohydrates, Vitamins
545. Heterotrophic organisms take 550. Vitamin needed for fertility

A. organic nutrients from the environ- A. A
ment B. B
B. inorganic nutrients from the environ- C. C
ment
D. D
C. Both organic and inorganic nutrients
from the environment 551. What is the primary function of PRO-
D. None TEINS
A. Growth and repair of body tissues
546. ....is responsible of prescribing the thera-
peutic Diet, and is responsible of plan- B. Allows each cell in the body to do its
ning the therapeutic diet. work-as important as air
A. physician / dietician C. Stored Energy
B. Dietician / dietician D. Triggers chemical reactions
C. dietician / Physician 552. This nutrient has 2 types-complete and

D. Physician/ physician incomplete
A. protein
547. The inner walls of the stomach secrete
B. fat
A. Mucus & hydrochloric acid C. carbohydrates
B. Bile D. vitamins
C. Lime 553. A part of plants that absorbs nutrients,

D. Salt water, minerals from the ground and the
foundation of plant.
548. I’m the fruit that acts like a vegetable I’m A. Stem
as small as a cherry or as big as a baseball
You can eat me with salad, pizza, or pas- B. Branches
taSqueeze me on burgers or have me as C. Roots
soup I’m very high in Vitamin A and Vita- D. Leaves
min C Don’t forget about all the potassium
in me 554. Select the nutrient that best applies to
A. Tomatoes the description. This nutrient helps reg-
ulate chemical reactions withinthe body.
B. Pickles There are two types of this nutrient, macro
C. Cucumbers and trace. What is the nutrient?
D. Lettuce A. Minerals

B. Vitamins 560. An example of a food filled with carbohy-

C. Water drates is
A. Eggs
D. Water
B. Bread
555. In order for plants to create amino acids
C. Cheese
and proteins, they need to get from
the soil. D. Poultry
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A. Nitrates 561. an organic substance occurring in foods;
B. Phosphates there are four types; sugars, starches, cel-
lulose, and lignin, all of which can be bro-
C. Magnesium
ken down by animals for energy
D. Potassium
A. amino acid
556. Amino acids are found in B. carbohydrate
A. Vegetables C. protein
B. Proteins D. lipid
C. Fats and oils 562. an animal that only eats plants
D. Starch A. carnivore
557. Which one of the following is NOT needed B. omnivore
in higher amount as our diet by our body? C. producer
A. Carbohydrates D. herbivore
B. Water
563. These type of teeth are found in the front
C. Fats corners of our mouth. They tear the food
D. Fibre that we eat.
A. incisors
558. This micronutrient helps your body resist
infection.It can be found in most fruit and B. canines
vegetables. C. premolars
A. Iron D. molars
B. Vitamin C
564. Fats aid in absorbing fat-soluble vitamins
C. Vitamin D and have 2.25 times more energy than:
D. Proteins A. calcium.
559. This type of macronutrient gives your B. carbohydrates.

body a supply of quick energy C. minerals.
A. vitamin D. vitamins.
B. protein
565. Malnutrition may be caused by
C. carbohydrate A. deficiency, imbalance or excess of min-
D. fat erals in the diet.

B. deficiency, imbalance or excess of nu- 571. Karen consumes two and one-half cups of
trients in the diet. spinach every day to meet her vegetable
group. Which MyPlate recommendation

C. deficiency or excess of nutrients in the
should she do a better job of following?
diet.
A. vary your vegetables
D. deficiency or imbalance of nutrients in
the diet. B. focus on whole fruit
C. make half your grains whole grains
566. Which Thanksgiving meat has less fat?
D. vary your protein source
A. turkey
572. Food and drink considered in terms of its
B. ham qualities, composition, and its effects on
C. chicken health-
D. hen A. digestion
B. lipid
567. is the largest gland in our body.
C. diet
A. Skin D. none of above
B. Hand
573. What is autotrophic nutrition
C. Liver
A. Converting inorganic to organic food
D. Leg B. Absorbing nutrients from live host
568. Which part of the leaf controls the open- C. Release digestive enzymes outside
ing and closing of the stoma? and absorb digested food
A. Stomata D. Taking in organic food
B. Guard Cells 574. Which of the following are macronutri-

ents
C. Mesophyll Cells
A. C, H, O
D. Cuticule
B. N, Ca, P
569. an organic compound that is a building C. Mg, Fe, Cu
block of proteins
D. Cl, Ca, Mg
A. amino acid
575. Two Organisms Are Good Friends And
B. carbohydrate Live Together. One Provides Shelter,
C. protein Water And Nutrients While The Other
Three Prepares And Provides Food. Such
D. lipid An Association Of Organisms Is Termed
As:Saprophyte Parasite Autotrophs Sym-
570. What are the two types of vitamins?
biosis
A. Vitamin A and Vitamin C A. . Saprophyte
B. water soluble and fat soluble B. . Parasite
C. simple and complex C. . Autotrophs
D. none of above D. . Symbiosis

576. Chlorophyll functions:- 582. Mineral that helps to avoid anaemia

A. Helps in photosynthesis A. Cholesterol
B. absorbs nutrients and minerals B. Zinc
C. Traps sunlight C. Iron
D. Gives greenish colour to leaves D. Calcuim
577. Chemical digestion of food results in 583. The consequences of a unhealthy diet
could include
NARAYAN CHANGDER
what?
A. Small soluble molecules A. Heart Disease
B. Large soluble molecules B. Obesity
C. Small insoluble molecules C. Type 2 Diabetes
D. Large soluble molecules D. Problems with your teeth, skin or hair.

584. A Hydra is an example of a
578. Which type of food is not digested before
being absorbed by the body? A. Autotroph
A. carbohydrates B. Heterotroph
B. proteins C. Saprotroph
C. fats D. Detritivore
D. water 585. Gardening, dancing, and walking briskly
are examples of:
579. A simple carbohydrate that serves as a
major source of energy for your body is A. very light physical activities.
B. light physical activities.
A. Glucose
C. vigorous physical activities.
B. Vitamin K
D. moderate physical activities.
C. Fiber
D. amino acids 586. The process by which food is taken in by
an organism and used by its body is called
580. an organism in a food chain that eats a
producer or another consumer A. Fungus
A. decomposer B. Bacteria
B. producer C. Food
C. consumer D. Nutrition
D. herbivore
587. Which is the most common food from the
581. In a testing for reducing sugars, the food grain group eaten in the United States?
substance is usually warmed with A. Tortillas
A. Sodium hydroxide B. Bread
B. Sudan III C. White rice
C. Sulphuric acid D. Popcorn
D. Benedict’s solution E. Pancakes

588. The substances in food that your body C. Glucose

needs to grow, have energy, and stay
D. Water
healthy

A. Macronutrients 594. Vitamin C deficiency causes due to vi-
B. Micronutrients tamin C deficiency disease is caused.
C. Nutrients A. Pellagra Pellagra

D. Vitamins B. Scurvy
589. fats and oils C. Night blindness is rickets
A. lipids D. All The above

B. minerals 595. Tomatoes, whole grains, and blueberries
C. vitamins have all been know to
D. carbohydrates A. improves brain health.
590. What type of feed has more than 18% B. slow people down.
crude fiber? C. improve circulation.
A. Concentrate D. be gross.
B. Roughage
C. Supplement 596. What type of milk is recommended for
adults?
D. none of above
A. Fat free (skim)
591. A food intolerance
B. Buttermilk (full fat)
A. is an allergy
C. Reduced fat (2%)
B. leads mostly to diarrhea
D. Whole Milk
C. is a negative reaction to a food that in-
volves the immune system 597. Nutrition is a
D. often leads to very uncomfortable A. Buzz word
symptoms and body reactions
B. Science
592. Meat and seafood are a good source of
which nutrient? C. Art
A. Fat D. Theory
B. Carbohydrates 598. How many cup-equivalents from foods
C. Proteins in the dairy group are recommended for
adults each day?
D. Minerals
A. 1 cup
593. Which by product of photosynthesis can
be toxic if it stays in the leaves? B. 2 cups
A. Oxygen C. 3 cups
B. Carbon Dioxide D. 4 cups

599. Vitamin C is needed for? 604. Which nutrient helps to build body cells
A. Blood cells and tissues?
B. Healthy teeth and gums, avoiding A. water

scurvy B. protein
C. Building muscles and growth C. carbohydrate
D. healthy skin D. iron
600. All the following are roughage except for
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605. Which is an antioxidant?
A. Hay
A. vitamin C
B. Straw
B. vitamin B
C. Pasture
C. vitamin D
D. Oats
D. vitamin A
601. Breakdown of complex substances of
food in simple substances is called? 606. GREEN PLANT IS AN EXAMPLE FOR
(Khane ke complex substances ka simple A. HETEROTROPH NUTRITION
substances mein tootna kya khlata hei..?
) B. PHOTO AUTOTROPH Autolysis of light
A. Eating C. CHEMO AUTOTROPH Chemical au-

totrophy
B. Ingestion
D. PARASITE
C. Excreation
D. Digestion 607. Examples of heterotrophic animals
E. Complexication A. Fungi
602. Distinguish between autotrophic and het- B. Animal

erotrophic nutrition. (Select the correct op- C. Both
tions).
D. None
A. Autotrophs make their own food.
B. Autotrophs depend on other organ- 608. An animal that eats a combination of
isms for food. meat and plant materials
C. Heterotrophs make their own food. A. Carnivore

D. Heterotrophs depend on other organ- B. Omnivore
isms for food. C. Herbivore
603. The diagram that suggest the amount of D. none of above
food you should consume from each food
group at each meal. 609. The specific heat capacity of water is
A. MyPryamid A. 4.186 joule/gram ◦ F
B. MyPlate B. 4.186 KJ/gram ◦ C
C. MyFood C. 41.86 joule/gram ◦ C
D. MyDiet D. 4.186 joule/gram ◦ C

610. Which nutrient is the body’s MAIN source C. Grains, nuts, seeds
of energy? D. Chicken, beef, fish

A. fats
616. How much percent in the human body
B. proteins
that is in weight?
C. carbohydrates
A. 70%
D. water
B. 40%
611. Name a green pigment present in the C. 50%
leaves of a plant
D. 60%
A. Chlorophyll
B. Stomata 617. Which of the following class of organisms
belongs to saprotrophs?
C. Guard cells
A. Fungi
D. none of above
B. Algae
612. plants can be further divided into par-
C. Lichens
asites, saprophytes and symbiotic plants.
D. none of above
A. parasitic
B. bryophyllum 618. Proteins are important because
C. autotrophs A. Give us energy
D. heterotrophs B. Give us vitamins
613. Which of these are functions of fats? C. Help with growth and repair of tissues
A. Fats stored in our body keeps us warm D. Good source of fibre
B. Fats are important for the growth of 619. ACID PRESENT IN GASTRIC JUICE
our body
A. SULFURIC ACID Sulfuric acid
C. The help in repairing our body cells
B. HYDROCHLORIC ACID Hydrochloric
D. They are energy suppliers acid
E. All or these C. GASTRIC ACID Gastric acid
614. Why do we need a balanced diet? D. ALL THE ABOVE
A. The body needs nutrients for speed
620. Glucose is used for (select all that ap-
and height
ply)
B. The body needs nutrients for energy,
A. Energy!
growth and repair
B. Added to nitrates to make amino acids
C. to provide energy
D. To have better outlook C. Converted into starch for energy stor-
age
615. Foods that are rich in carbohydrates are: D. Converted in fat/oil for long term en-
A. Rice, bread, pasta ergy storage
B. Eggs, milk, cheese E. Built up to form cellulose molecules

621. The function of Calcium and Phosphorus C. Amino acid

is to
D. Glycerol
A. Hardens the enamel of teeth.
B. Builds haemoglobin in the red blood 627. If you get up from the table during a meal,
cells. what should you do with the napkin?
C. Maintains the functions of the nervous A. Put it on the table

system. B. Take it with you
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D. Build strong bones and teeth. C. Give it to someone else on the table
622. Amino Acids are the building blocks of D. Put it on your chair
what?
628. Which of these is a subgroup of vegeta-
A. Muscle
bles?
B. Proteins
A. Raw
C. Fats
B. Crunchy
D. Minerals
C. Dark-green
623. Which of the following nutrients mainly D. Juiced
provides energy to the body?
A. carbohydrates 629. an animal that only eats other animals
B. vitamins A. herbivore
C. water B. omnivore
D. minerals C. carnivore
624. A type of roots that is circular or localized D. top predator
swellings in roots wherein bacteria cells
exist. 630. A diet is
A. Root Nodules A. when an individual reduces the

amount of fat they consume.
B. Root Hairs
B. the food a person normally eats.
C. Mycorrhizae
C. when a person reduces the amounts of
D. Lateral Root
fat and carbohydrate they consume
625. The number of salivaryglands in a man D. eating only vegetables and fruits
A. 2pairs
631. The starches and sugars found in foods;
B. 8pairs
esp. in plant based foods. They are the
C. 4pairs main source of energy.
D. 3pairs A. Fat
626. Which one breaks the starch into sugar B. Protein
A. Bile juice C. Carbohydrates
B. Salivary amylase D. Nutrients

632. I can be long and green Or brown and A. Diffusion

round I’ll be your veggie or your meat You
B. osmosis
can eat me cold or with some heat I can

grow on a pod or on a vine I will provide C. assimilation
you with fiber as you dine. D. active transport
A. Steak
638. What nutrient is the body’s main source
B. Eggs of energy
C. Peas
A. Fat
D. Beans
B. Carbohydrates
633. This mineral helps build strong bones and C. Protein
teeth
D. Water
A. iron
B. vitamin D 639. An animal showing signs of carbohydrate
deficiency will most likely:
C. calcium
A. become extremely excited.
D. sodium
B. have a loss of body heat and energy.
634. Chicken, fish and meat are all types of
C. have an increase of body heat and en-
which diet component?
ergy.
A. Protein
D. show signs of increased energy.
B. Carbohydrate
C. Fats 640. Which is most true of vitamins?
D. Minerals A. Contain twice the energy of fats
B. Needed in very large amounts
635. transports the nutrients from the
undigested food to every cell of the body. C. Needed in very small amounts
A. Oxygen D. Regulate body temperature
B. Blood
641. What is the function of proteins?
C. Water
A. store genetic information
D. Nitrogen
B. store energy
636. Fiber found in fruit is associated with C. maintain body temperature
which of the following health outcomes?
D. build skin, hair, nails, muscles
A. Strengthing bones
B. Maintaining proper bowel function 642. What are substances in food that your
body needs to function?
C. Building muscle
A. Food
D. Make new blood cells
B. Water
637. Which of the following processes is in-
C. Protein
volved in the passage of water through
cell walls? D. Nutrient

643. What do you call this process of breaking 648. Select the nutrients that provide our bod-
down food into parts that can be utilized ies with calories.
by the body?
A. minerals
A. Ingestion
B. carbohydrates
B. Digestion
C. vitamins
C. Absorption
D. fats
D. Assimilation
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E. proteins
644. Vitamin C found can be found in fruit such
as oranges. It helps with helps with? 649. A substance you need to grow and live is
A. Blood cells called a
B. Healthy teeth and gums, avoiding A. Balanced diet

scurvy B. Nutrient
C. Building muscles and growth C. Calorie
D. healthy skin D. Myplate
645. Which of the following is of types of Mal-
650. Which of the following pair of teeth differ
nutrition
in structure but are similar in function?
A. Calorie malnutrition
A. canines and incisors.
B. Protein Malnutrition Protein Malnutri-
tion B. molars and premolars.
C. Protein Calorie Malnutrition Protein C. incisors and molars.
calorie malnutrition D. premolars and canines.
D. All the above
651. What is the nutrient needed to supply
646. Which of the following reagents is used stored energy; found in oils, butter, lard;
for the test of starch? the most calorically dense nutrient; pro-
A. Million’s reagent vides body insulation called?
B. Fehling’s solution A. Nutrient

C. Sudan III B. Fat
D. Iodine solution C. Protein
647. Why is a healthy diet important? D. Vitamins
A. It maintains a constant body tempera- 652. The disease that caused by inadequate
ture. amount of iron in the diet?
B. It prevents damage to internal organs. A. Anemia
C. It makes oxygen for all the cells in the
B. Scurvy
body.
C. Kwashiorkor
D. It supplies the body’s needs for
growth and energy. D. Rickets

653. Which of the following is not required for 659. The MAIN purpose of nutrition labels on
photosynthesis? food products is to

A. Sunlight A. market the company’s product
B. Oxygen B. provide the consumer with information
C. Water for choosing healthy foods
D. Carbon dioxid C. complete the packaging of the product
654. a material in green plants that can turn

D. none of above
water, air, and sunlight into food
A. cholesterol 660. The process of intake of food is called
B. chlorophyll A. Ingestion
C. enzymes B. Digestion
D. glucose C. Absorption
D. Assimilation
655. It is the act of getting something you
need, meaning to “acquire” 661. the Different Types Of Therapeutic Diet
A. Procurement are divided related to:
B. Nutrition A. Nutrient modification
C. Nutrients B. Texture modification
D. Maintenance Processes C. Food allergy or food intolerance modi-
fication
656. Sugar is part of which food group
D. Tube feeding
A. Oils
E. Additional feeding
B. Protein
C. Fruit and vegetables 662. A family is choosing to prepare dinner at
home rather than go out to a restaurant,
D. Carbohydrates
because a parent just became unemployed.
657. Rice, pasta, oatmeal, potatoes are some This most likely demonstrates which type
examples of which nutrient? of need?
A. Fibre A. Economic
B. Starch B. Hunger
C. Carbohydrates C. Emotional
D. none of above D. Intellectual
658. This large molecule or nutrient uses for 663. I am in every part of your body I am in
replacement and repair of body cells and the food you eat I break down and build
for growth. back up I am in eggs, nuts, and meat
A. Carbohydrate A. Fats
B. Fat B. Carbohydrates
C. Protein C. Protein
D. Vitamin D. none of above

664. This macronutrient is a building block for C. fat

the body’s tissues
D. constipated
A. Carbohydrate
B. Fat 670. The risk of obesity, heart disease, & can-
cer is increased by a diet high in
C. Protein
A. fat
D. Vitamin
B. cholesterol
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665. Which of these foods is a source of vita-
C. saturated fat
min C?
D. All of the above
A. Pineapples
B. Strawberries 671. This nutrient is used to build and repair
C. Oranges cells
D. All of the above A. Vitamins

B. Carbohydrates
666. Why should we eat spinach?
C. Minerals
A. It has vitamin E and K
B. It helps make bones strong D. Protein
C. It helps with digestion 672. Vitamin C is found in which of the follow-

D. It has vitamin A and C ing fruits?
A. Apple
667. the process by which plants convert en-
ergy from the Sun into food B. Lemon
A. respiration C. Banana
B. cholesterol D. Lime
C. photosynthesis
673. formula of glucose is
D. inorganic
A. C6H11O6
668. Essential amino acids B. Its surface is 12 watts
A. are vitamins that dissolve in fat
C. Its surface is 12 peach
B. are the nine amino acids the body can-
D. C8H12O6
not produce
C. come from grains, legumes, nuts, and 674. A substances that the body cannot man-
seed ufacture on its own, but that are needed
D. are units of energy produced by pro- for forming healthy bones and teeth and
tein for regulating many vital body processes.
A. Minerals
669. If you don’t eat enough fibre you may be-
come B. Vitamins
A. dehydrated C. Fiber
B. ill D. Vitamin K

675. This is known as the amount of energy 680. What three parts of the nutrition label
released by something you eat or drink you should limit in your diet?

A. Calorie A. Saturated fat and trans fat 2. sodium
3. potassium
B. Carbohydrate
B. Unsaturated fat 2. sodium 3. added
C. protein sugars
D. dairy C. Saturated fat and trans fat 2. fiber 3.
added sugars
676. What are some of the most common
sources of calcium? (Multiple answers(2)) D. Saturated fat and trans fat 2. sodium
3. added sugars
A. apple, oranges & pineapple
681. In Dodder the structure that helps to ab-
B. cabbage, broccoli
sorb food from host is
C. egg, meat & bread A. Haustoria
D. milk, yoghurt & cheese B. Roots
E. leafy green vegetables, nuts & seeds C. Leaves
677. Therapeutic diet refers to D. Vascular tissue
A. Diabetes. 682. Which animal would typically do better

on a scheduled feeding ration?
B. food allergies.
A. Rabbit
C. the use of diet or certain foods in the
treatment and management of diseases. B. Cattle
C. Guinea Pig
D. a medical condition.
D. Mouse
678. How does calcium help our body?
683. What are Carbohydrates
A. Builds muscle
A. Class of nutrients that is a major
B. Helps eyesight source of energy for the body.
C. Develops red blood cells B. Class of nutrients that is a minor
D. Builds strong bones source of energy for the body.
C. A type of nutrient that breaks down
679. Autotrophic organisms take sugar in the body.
A. Organic nutrients from the environ- D. A type of nutrient that breaks down fat
ment in the body.
B. Inorganic nutrients from the environ- 684. Proteins are complex nutrients mainly
ment used to:
C. Both organic and inorganic nutrients A. control the animal’s body temperature
from the environment and transport nutrients
D. Neither organic nor inorganic nutri- B. develop and repair muscles, skin, hair,
ents from the environment and nerves.

C. regulate body glands and protect 690. Organic compounds that help to regulate
against disease. body processes and fight some diseases.
D. support breathing and produce heat A. Fats
for body warmth. B. Vitamins
C. Minerals
685. VITAMINS NOT DISSOLVED IN FAT
D. Carbohydrates
A. A
are consumers that eat ONLY
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B. D 691.
PLANTS.
C. E
A. Herbivores
D. B B. Carnivores
686. Fruits are sources of which of the follow- C. Omnivores
ing? D. Producers
A. Folate 692. What are Heterotrophic Nutrition?
B. Vitamin D A. Heterotrophic nutrition are depend on
C. Calcium host.
B. Heterotrophic nutrition depend on
D. Protein
other plants and animals for food.
687. Which has the highest energy value? C. Heterotrophic Nutrition are an organ-
ism depends on other plants or animals
A. Carbohydrates
for food.
B. Fats D. none of above
C. Protein
693. The following are examples of proteins
D. Vitamins A. Fruit salad
688. Carnivores have large versions of these B. Samp and beans
teeth types for ripping meat C. Fish and chips
A. incisor D. Eggs and bacon
B. canines 694. If we have a feed that has 14% crude
C. molars fiber, what type of feed would it be clas-
sified as?
D. sharp ones
A. Roughage
689. the types of food that an animal eats reg- B. Concentrate
ularly C. Supplement
A. diet D. none of above
B. nutrition 695. Example of saprophyte
C. enzyme A. Mango plant
D. ruminant B. Amoeba

C. Dodder C. Insectivorous
D. Yeast D. none of these

696. You throw away the outside and cook the 701. Liver secrets
inside Then you eat the outside and throw A. Acid
away the inside What did you eat?
B. Bile Juice
A. Avocado
C. Base
B. Corn on the Cob
D. Water
C. Snap Peas
702. Parasitic animals
D. Eggplant
A. Earth Worms
697. The price of specialty coffee drinks has
B. Leeches
risen in the United States due to increased
demand. This is an example of what type C. Lice
of external food influence? D. Housefly
A. economic
703. What are the 6 main nutrients?
B. environmental
A. protein and carbs
C. media B. fats and minerals
D. technological C. steak and eggs
698. All parts which perform ingestion to ex- D. potatoes and corn
creation together form-(sare organs jo in- E. vitamins and water
gestion se excreation ek sath perform krte
hei vo kya kehlate hei? ) 704. Even though some flowering plants con-
A. Buccal cavity tain accessory pigments which give them
colours, they still contain the pigment
B. Alimentary canal
A. Melanin
C. Food pipe
B. Chlorophyll
D. Digestive channel
C. Xanthophyll
E. Stomach
D. Carotene
699. This macronutrient is a building block for
705. the power to do work, make a change, or
the body’s tissues and regulates reactions
move objects
in the body
A. health
A. carbohydrate
B. respiration
B. fat
C. molecule
C. protein
D. energy
D. vitamin
706. Packages often contain more than one
700. Rhizobium is an example of serving. If you eat the whole package,
A. Symbiosis you end up eating
B. Parasites A. more nutrients

B. more calories C. Fiber

C. more calories and nutrients D. Sugar
D. the same amount of calories
712. How many molars are there? (Molar
707. Feed that is high in fiber (more than 18% kitne hote hei)
crude fiber) A. 4
A. hormone implant B. 6
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B. probiotic C. 8
C. roughage D. 12
D. concentrate E. 14
708. Two organisms are good friends and live 713. an organic compound composed of amino
together. One provides shelter, water, acids that are used in the building and re-
and nutrients while the other prepares and pair of tissues
provides food. Such an association of or-
ganisms is termed as A. amino acid
A. saprophyte B. carbohydrate
B. parasite C. protein
C. autotroph D. lipid
D. symbiosis 714. Which of the following is not one of the
709. Which vitamin is known as ribofavin? five food groups?
A. B1 A. Grain
B. B2 B. Protein
C. B3 C. Vitamins
D. C D. Dairy
710. Swollen body parts and fluffy face are 715. Simple carbohydrates come from what
characteristic features for disease. type of food sources?
Swelling in body parts, swollen face A. sugar
symptoms of disease.
B. pasta
A. Kwashiarker Kwashiarker
C. whole grains
B. Merasmaus Merasmus
D. vegetables
C. Obesity
D. All 716. Which mineral is essential for nerve im-
pulses and fluid balance
711. Which of these nutrients can you get from
A. Iron
eating whole fruit that is not usually found
in juice? B. Calcium
A. Vitamins C. Magnesium
B. Minerals D. Sodium

717. Animals need which of the following min- 723. the smallest part of a substance that can
erals below? exist by itself, made of two or more atoms
bonded together

A. cesium
B. helium A. atom
C. potassium B. organism
D. lead C. molecule
718. How much water does our body have? D. cell
A. 50% 724. Dietary minerals are

B. 90% A. surplus to requirements
C. 75% B. essential for preventing scurvy
D. 100% C. organic materials
719. What is the etymology of butterworts D. essential chemical elements.
A. reflects its characteristics
725. Jana decided to eat only meat, oily fish,
B. eats a lot of butter cheese and bread, and drink water. Which
C. reflects its colour nutrient would be in low levels in her
diet?
D. reflects its behavior
A. calcium
720. The type of feed to be used to increase an
animals weight and meat marbling prior to B. iron
being butchered is called C. vitamin C
A. Growth D. vitamin D
B. Maintenance
726. It’s strawberry season in NC! This year,
C. Fattening strawberry’s were so abundant that they
D. Reproduction were only 99 cents per pint.. This price
is much better than in the winter when a
721. The process of breaking down food into pint cost $2.00! What kind of external in-
a form the body can use. fluence is this?
A. Diet A. Economic/Environmental
B. Metabolism
B. Individual
C. Calories
C. Technological
D. Digestion
D. Media
722. The term that is used for the mode of
nutrition in yeast, mushroom and bread- 727. Entree is the
mould is A. second course of the menu
A. autotrophic B. small course before the main course
B. insectivorous or the ‘appetizer’.
C. saprophytic C. vegetable dish served on the menu
D. parasitic D. the cocktail dish served on the menu

728. Which type of carbohydrates are excel- B. parasitic

lent sources of fuel (energy) for the body C. autotrophic
and come from foods like whole grains,
vegetables, legumes and rice D. symbiotic
A. simple E. heterotrophic
B. complex 733. Potatoes and rice are a source for ?
C. complete (Multiple answers(2))
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D. incomplete A. Carbohydrates
B. Protein
729. Choosing to convert a vacant city lot into
a community vegetable garden is an ex- C. Fat
ample of what type of external food in- D. Minerals
fluence?
E. Vitamins
A. environmental
B. economic 734. Carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are
considered
C. media
A. micoronutrients
D. technological
B. bad
730. emulsified fats are break down by
C. macronutrients
A. trypsin
D. containing no energy
B. bile juice
735. An organism, like bacteria, that breaks
C. lipase
down dead plant or animal matter and re-
D. pepsin leases their nutrients back into the soil is
called:
731. A student conducting an investigation on
a plant places part of a leaf from the plant A. Omnivores
in an airtight container and left for 24 B. Herbivores
hours.The leaf is tested for starch and is
negative.What was the leaf lacking that it C. Decomposers
needed to do photosynthesis? D. Carnivores
A. Water
736. Nutritional requirements of plants (Check
B. Oxygen all possible answers)
C. Light A. Essenstial Nutrients or elements
D. Carbon Dioxide B. Raw Food
E. Chlorophyll C. Water
732. Some plants obtain their nutrition from D. Carbon Dioxide
decaying organic matter. They secrete di- E. Canned Food
gestive juices onto dead and decaying mat-
ter, and then absorb the nutrients from it. 737. Promotes repairing and rebuilding of
This mode of nutrition is called muscle tissue
A. saprophytic A. Protein

B. vitamins 743. Eating disorders are disorders that can af-

fect..
C. minerals

A. Only kids
D. fats
B. anyone
738. In the horses gastrointestinal tract, the
is enlarged to enable the animal to use C. adults
high-fiber feeds. D. teens
A. Stomach
744. What are Monosaccharides?
B. Cecum
A. Complex Sugar that is the basic
C. Colon molecule of carbohydrates
D. Gall bladder B. Simple sugar comprised of 2 disaccha-
rides
739. A simple sugar that is the body’s main
source of energy- C. Simple sugar that is the basic molecule
of carbohydrates
A. brown sugar
D. Complex Sugar comprised of 2 disac-
B. white sugar charides
C. glucose
745. Which food a vegetarian choice in the Pro-
D. complete tein Food Group?
740. The chemical used to absorb carbon diox- A. Hummus (Made from chick peas)
ide B. Sesame seeds
A. KMnO4 C. Peanut Butter
B. KOH D. Black bean veggie burger
C. HCl E. All of the above
D. NaOH
746. Which of the following is a parasitic or-
741. Approximately how much of our body is ganism?
water? A. Lichen
A. 1/4 B. Leech
B. 1/3 C. Dog
C. 1/2 D. Algae
D. 2/3
747. Which component of a healthy, balance
742. The sub-categories for fats are: diet is responsible for aiding digestion?
A. Complete/Incomplete A. Fibre
B. Simple/Complex B. Fats
C. Water/Fat Soluble C. Minerals
D. Saturated/Unsaturated D. Protein

748. Inorganic elements in food that help your 753. VITAMIN USEFUL FOR FIXATION OF BRO-
body regulate chemical reactions. KEN BONES
A. Minerals A. C
B. Fats B. D
C. A
C. Nutrients
D. B
D. Protein
754. Carbohydrates provide the body with:
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749. Which component of a balanced diet is
A. Energy and Fiber
mainly responsible for resisting infection
& disease? B. Protection of Internal Organs
A. Fibre C. substances that become part of bones,

tissues, and body fluids
B. Water
D. Dissolving vitamins, minerals, and
C. Minerals amino acids
D. Vitamins 755. Which essential nutrient makes up 70%
of an animal’s body?
750. Nutritionally adequate diets should pro-
vide what percentage of energy from car- A. Carbohydrates
bohydrates? B. Water
A. 60% to 80% of total energy from carbs. C. Protein
B. 30% to 50% of total energy from carbs. D. Minerals
C. 45% to 65% of total energy from carbs. 756. Peanut punch is an excellent source of .
D. 25% to 75% of total energy from carbs. A. protein and vitamin C
B. water and iron
751. In a water culture experiment, a plant
C. calcium and protein
showed poor growth and yellowing of
leaves. These symptoms were probably D. fats and calcium
due to the absence of 757. An animal that has 4 chambers to its
A. Calcium stomach
B. Phosphorus A. herbivore
C. Iron B. caecotroph
C. ruminant
D. Zinc
D. omnivore
752. the smallest independently functioning
758. Ultimate source of energy for all living
unit in an organism
organisms is
A. cell
A. Plants
B. enzymes B. Atmosphere
C. fat C. Earth
D. lipid D. Sun

759. Which organisms perform Photosynthe- 764. Which is not a material that provides nu-
sis? trients?

A. Only Autotrophs A. fats
B. Only Heterotrophs B. vitamins
C. Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
C. water
D. none of above
D. air
760. There are 2, 500 types of me. I come in a
variety of colors you see. Sometimes I’m 765. Which are called energy giving foods?
sweet, sometimes I’m sour.I give you lots
of super immune powers. A. Proteins
A. Banana B. Fats
B. Apple C. Minerals
C. Grapes D. Vitamins
D. Pears
E. Carbohydrates
761. The disease that caused by inadequate
amount of vitamin C in the diet? 766. A pattern of eating that includes what a
person eats, how much a person eats, and
A. Anemia
how often a person eats is
B. Scurvy
A. Diet
C. Kwashiorkor
B. Healthy Weight Range
D. Rickets
C. Food Log
762. Choose the correct order after reading
the statement below.Digestion is a com- D. Balanced Diet
plex process involving:
A. Ingestion, Absorption, Digestion, As- 767. Food is pushed down by movement of the
similation, Egestion wall of food pipe. This is called
B. Ingestion, Digestion, Assimilation, Ab- A. Assimilation
sorption, Egestion
B. Digestion
C. Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, As-
similation, Egestion C. Peristalsis
D. Ingestion, Absorption, Assimilation, D. Mastication

Digestion, Egestion
768. Males usually require more energy than
763. Which of the following are not au- females because they tend to be more
totrophs?
A. Aggressive
A. algae
B. mosses B. Tend to have more muscle
C. ferns C. sleepy
D. fungi D. active

769. glands are Located in mouth or Buc- 774. Maria chooses low-sodium foods for her
cal Cavity. (Konsi glands mouth mein hoti diet because she has hypertension (high
hei) blood pressure). This is most likely an ex-
ample of which food choice factor?
A. Gastric
A. Comfort
B. Bile
B. Entertainment
C. Thriode
C. Enjoyment
D. Salivary
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D. Nutrition
E. Helix
775. an organ that produces a fluid to help di-
770. Energy from carbohydrates is converted gest food
to a substance in our body for a storage A. pancreas
which is called
B. liver
A. Glucose
C. small intestine
B. Sucrose
D. colon
C. Starch
776. What nutrient insulates the body from
D. Glycogen colds and protect vital organs?
771. What nutrients do different types of food A. proteins
have? B. minerals
A. carbohydrates and vitamins C. water
B. protein and carbohydrates D. fats
C. fats, vitamins and minerals 777. Which of these foods is actually a fruit in
D. fats, vitamins and minerals, protein, plant biology?
carbohydrates A. Onion
772. What would be an example of a concen- B. Pepper

trate type of feed? C. Mushrooms
A. Oats D. All of the above
B. Grass Hay 778. How can biotechnology help farmers
C. Pasture overcome sudden changes in the global cli-
mate?
D. Corn Silage
A. by changing the types of soil in which
773. pitcher plant is an example of the crops are planted
A. saprotrophic plants B. by developing crops that are resistant

to adverse weather
B. insectivorous plants
C. by rotating the crops within the same
C. heterotrophic field
D. symbiosis D. by only planting crops in the winter

779. The structure that helps Amoeba to take 784. This macronutrient is used to build, main-
food tain, and repair cells in your body. Exam-
ples:beans, eggs, fish, and meat.

A. Nucleus
A. Carbohydrates
B. Vacuole
B. Fats
C. Pseudopodia
C. Proteins
D. Cell membrane
D. Vitamin D
780. A collection of chemical reactions that 785. I am found in everything you eat and
takes place in the body’s cells. Determines drink All except for water You need me ev-
the rate at which our bodies break down ery single day Some people need more of
and use food for energy. me than others What am I?
A. Calorie A. Calorie
B. Metabolism B. Fats
C. Nutrition C. Carbohydrates
D. Nutrient D. Oils
786. Which is the primary source of energy for

781. If an animal has all the correct nutrients
most cells in the body?
in its food its diet is referred to as
A. Sugar
A. good
B. Fat
B. optimal
C. Protein
C. balanced
D. Vitamin
D. deficient
787. Which symptom is common to almost all
782. The dissolved minerals and organic sub- nutrient deficiencies and therefore hard to
stance from the environment. It is re- isolate to one deficiency?
quired to organism to grow. A. Anemia
A. Growth B. Muscle tremors
B. Nutrients C. Rickets
C. Nutrition D. Slow growth
D. Procurement 788. Which of the following is a parasite

A. Fungus
783. Select all the fat soluble vitamins:
B. Cuscuta
A. Vitamin A
C. Mushroom
B. Vitamin C D. Bacteria
C. Vitamin D
789. Deficiency of vitamin K leads to Vita-
D. Vitamin E min K deficiency causes
E. Vitamin K A. Delay in blood clotting

B. Scurvy 795. We have milk teeth.

C. Both A. twenty-five
D. Anemia Anemia B. 20
790. What are the last four teeth a person will C. thirty
get?
D. 35
A. Wisdom teeth
796. What type of milk is recommended for in-
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B. Molars
fants less than 6 months old?
C. Premolars
A. Fat free (skim)
D. Canines
B. Low fat (1%)
791. The following are all examples of feed for
certain reasons or life stages, except for: C. Reduced fat (2%)
A. growth D. Whole milk
B. reproduction E. None of these milks are recommended

C. lactation 797. Which of the following animals exhibits
D. intelligence holozoic nutrition?
792. The process by which food is moved A. Psychrophile organisms that like cold
through the alimentary canal is called temperature
A. digestion B. An octopus that captures its prey
through its arms
B. mastication
C. peristalsis C. A flower that pollinates
D. swallowing D. A cobra lily plant that captures insects
793. When a little amount of food item is 798. Water and minerals are transported to
rubbed on a sheet of paper, a translucent the leaves and other parts of the plant by
spot is produced . Which of the following
is present in this food item? A. Stomata
A. Protein
B. Xylem vessels
B. Carbohydrates
C. Phloem vessels
C. Fat
D. None to the above
D. Minerals
799. Organic compounds that help the animals
794. Which of the following foods contain car-
body to work properly. e.g. A, C, B, K, D
bohydrates?
A. Fish A. Carbohydrates
B. Pasta B. Minerals
C. Egg C. Vitamins
D. Peanuts D. Digestion

800. What two molecules make up a lipid? C. Carbohydrates

A. glycogen and fatty acids D. Vitamins growth and repair of our bod-

B. alpha and beta glucose ies.
C. glycogen and amino acids 806. Which nutrient both provides energy for
D. none of above the body and insulates & protects the
body?
801. Organims that obtain their C from organic
compounds and energy from the sunlight A. carbohydrates
are referred as B. lipids
A. photoorganotrophs C. protein
B. photoheterotroph
D. water
C. both
D. chemoorganotrophs 807. secretes pancreatic juice.
A. Liver
802. The nutrient that builds, maintains, and
repairs body tissue is B. Brain
A. Protien C. Pancreas
B. Carbohydrates D. Skin
C. Water
808. Which of the following is a nitrifying bac-
D. Fats teria?
803. What is an autotroph? A. Nitrobacter
A. An organism that can obtain its own B. Rhizobium
food
C. Azotobacter
B. An organism that can obtain its own
food and can survive on its own D. Nitrosomonas
C. An organism that is dependent on 809. heterotrophic nutrition example
other organisms
A. algae
D. An organism that feeds on dead organ-
isms B. bacteria
C. fungi
804. Water makes up % of the body.
A. 55 D. All
B. 82 810. The main difference between a saturated
C. 70 and unsaturated fatty acid is that satu-
rated fatty acids have
D. 75
A. a carboxyl group
805. Which nutrient is the number one energy
source for the body? B. at least one double bond
A. Grains C. all single bonds
B. Vegetables D. a hydrocarbon tail

811. During digestion our digestive system C. Lipid

break down fat in to and
D. Sodium
A. fat
B. fatty acid and glycerol 817. Sugar present in sugarcane is
C. glucose A. Glucose Glucose
D. maltose B. Fructose Fructose
812. Ginger wants to feed her growing rabbits C. Sucrose Sucrose
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a high-energy feed. When she examines D. Galactose Galactose
the feed label of the concentrated pellets,
she finds which ingredient that indicates 818. are usually the main source of energy
the pellets are high-energy? for your body
A. Corn gluten A. carbohydrates
B. Cottonseed oil meal
B. vitamins
C. Soybean oil meal
C. fats
D. Sunflower meal
D. minerals
813. This nutrient gives you energy, helps to
insulate the body, and keeps your skin 819. Which type of feed gives a nutritional
healthy boost to a ration?
A. Vitamins A. Concentrate
B. Fats B. Roughage
C. Carbohydrates
C. Supplement
D. Minerals
D. none of above
814. Which is not an antioxidant?
A. Vitamin eVitamin E 820. Why is protein an important part of a
healthy diet?
B. Vitamin C
A. It is needed to change glucose to en-
C. calcium ergy.
D. none of above
B. It is needed to store nutrients.
815. Name a partial heterotroph C. It is needed to repair tissue.
A. Pitcher plant
D. It is needed to produce water.
B. Coconut tree
C. Banyan tree 821. what need to be digested or broken down
before your body can use them?
D. none of above
A. fats
816. Fatty substance that does not dissolve in
water B. minerals
A. Fiber C. proteins
B. Carbohydrate D. Carbohydrates

822. Which of the following classes of animals B. Essential Amino Acid

has a simple stomach that secretes acid?
C. Amino Acid

A. Ruminant
D. Nutrition
B. Avian
828. Which of these nutrients are primarily
C. Post-gastric fermenters
used for energy?
D. Monogastrics
A. Carbohydrates
823. What type of feed has less than 18% B. Fats (Lipids)
crude fiber?
C. Proteins
A. Concentrate
D. Minerals
B. Roughage
E. Vitamins
C. Supplement
D. none of above 829. the large excretory organ that filters
blood and helps with digestion
824. the muscle-lined tube down which food
passes from the throat to the stomach A. liver
A. esophagus B. small intestine
B. pancreas C. colon
C. liver D. molecule
D. small intestine 830. Iodine test is used to confirm the pres-
ence of
825. Which of these is a calcium option for peo-
ple who are lactose intolerant? A. Fats
A. Lactose-free milk B. Protiens
B. Calcium-fortified soy milk C. Vitamins
C. Yogurt and some cheeses D. Carbohydrates
D. Kale and collard green
831. What are the 3 MACROnutrients?
E. All of the above
A. Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat
826. Which is an example of an external influ- B. Beef, Sugar, Soda
ence affecting food choices?
C. Water, Vitamins and Minerals
A. religious beliefs with specific food
laws D. Cereal, Whole grains, Mom’s spaghetti
B. availability of canned foods 832. Which feed type is considered a

C. increases in one’s high blood pressure roughage?
D. number of employed parents A. Oats
B. Corn
827. An amino acid that can be synthesized by
the body C. Barley
A. Non Essential Amino Acid D. Pasture Grass

833. Why insectivorous plants trap insects? C. minerals.

A. They are autotrophs and some au- D. proteins.
totrophs are not able to make their own
838. VITAMINS DISSOLVED IN FAT
food.
A. A
B. They can’t get sufficient nutrients, as
nitrogen from the soil. B. D
C. They want to take sometimes different C. E
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nutrition as juices of insects. D. K
D. Once in a week, they used their diges- 839. Digestion starts from
tive system. A. Mouth
834. Although I have quite the bad reputation B. Stomach
I am essential for your diet. I help you ab- C. Liver
sorb Vitamin A, D, E and K. There are dif-
D. Ribs
ferent types of me Some good and some
not Use me sparingly 840. Name a benefit of eating carbohydrates
A. Fats for an athlete
B. Carbohydrates A. gives you energy
B. repair muscles
C. Protein
C. build muscles
D. Calories
D. reduces fats
835. minerals obtained by plants are selec-
tively absorbed from 841. Overweight individuals are more likely to
suffer
A. stem
A. hypotension and type I diabetes
B. root
B. hypotension and type II diabetes
C. leaves C. hypertension and type II diabetes
D. flower D. hypertension and type I diabetes
836. Which part of the leaf contains the ma- 842. Glycogen is stored in the muscles. Where
jority of the plant’s chloroplasts and does else is glycogen stored?
most of the photosynthesis? A. Kidney
A. Stomata B. Stomach
B. Guard Cells C. Liver
C. Mesophyll Cells D. Lungs
D. Cuticule 843. During which of the following is food for
837. The nutrient most important for produc- plants produced?
ing enzymes and providing material for the A. Respiration
growth of bones and teeth is: B. Nutrition
A. A. carbohydrates. C. Transpiration
B. fats. D. Photosynthesis

844. Parasitic nutrition is seen in 849. Which of the following is not a function
of minerals?
A. Leeches

A. Strengthens bones
B. Human beings
B. Prevents dehydration
C. Amoeba
C. Blood cell production
D. Paramlecium
D. Prevents fatigue
845. What would happen, if a goat eats away 850. You won’t find me in the freezer Or in the
all the leaves of a small plant? canned good aisle Chop me up with other
A. Plant will no more. veggies And lay me in a pile You can only
find me fresh Because that’s how I taste
B. Soil nutrients will help to survive the best
plant once again.
A. Spinach
C. Remaining leaves and branches will
B. Lettuce
help to sustain the plant.
C. Peas
D. The small plant survived on the food
stored in the stem and roots. D. Asparagus
851. Where completion of food digestion

846. The process of breaking down of food is takes place in human? (Humans mein Food
called ka Complete digestion kha hota hei? )
A. Digestion A. Stomach
B. Ingestion B. Anus
C. Excretion C. Rectum
D. Respiration D. Intestine
E. Gall bladder
847. The term photosynthesis was coined by
whom? 852. nutrition in which plant change solar en-
ergy into chemical energy is called
A. Charles Darwin
A. parasitic
B. Charles Reid Barnes
B. autotrophic
C. Nikola Tesla
C. chemotrophic
D. Michael Faraday D. symbiotic
848. Where does mucus secret? (Mucus kahan 853. Which nutrient is a compound that helps
secret hota hei? ) regulate many vital processes, including di-
gestion, absorption and metabolism of nu-
A. In intestine
trients?
B. In stomach A. minerals
C. In gastric juice B. water
D. In large intestine C. vitamin
E. In food pipe D. carbohydrates

854. takes in food by the use of pseudopo- 859. Why do many packaged foods list water
dia. as the first ingredient?
A. Goat A. Because there is less water than any
other ingredients.
B. Tiger
B. Because there is more water than any
C. Amoeba other ingredients.
D. Human C. Because it is in reverse alphabetical
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order.
855. Respiration is made easier due to the in-
take of this nutrient. D. Because it’s the most common ingredi-
ents.
A. Vitamin A
860. Autotrophic nutrition maybe defined in
B. Vitamin C
terms of food obtained
C. Vitamin B A. from other organisms in exchange for
D. Vitamin D some products
B. by the breakdown of complex sub-
856. I’m one of the world’s oldest known stances
fruits, I grow on a tree You can even find
me inside your cookie Calcium and fiber, I C. by an organism utilizing its own store
do provide You can eat me fresh or eat me of energy
dried D. by synthesizing simple substances us-
ing energy from an external source
A. fig
B. walnut 861. Vitamin C CHEMICAL NAME
C. apricot A. Cuanacobalamine Cina cobalamin
D. Plums B. Ascorbic acid

C. Retinol Retinol
857. Thunderstorm can be beneficial to plants D. Pyruvuc acid Pyruvic acid
because it
A. kills the pests that attacks crops 862. An amino acid that cannot be made by the
body and must be supplied by the diet
B. destroys some of the major crops
A. Diet
C. adds nitrates to the soil B. Essential Amino Acids
D. makes rain water available to plants C. Vitamins
858. It is the science that interprets the nutri- D. Minerals
ents and other substances in food in rela-
863. If you are undernourished
tion to maintain the body.
A. you are lacking sufficient energy and
A. Maintenance Processes nutrients.
B. Nutrients B. you are too thin for a certain height.
C. Nutrition C. you are too short for a certain height.
D. Growth D. you have tender bones.

864. Which is the most difficult to digest in the 870. In most of the nutrients are absorbed
ration? by the small intestine.

A. Protein A. Lotus plant
B. Fats
B. Rosemary
C. Fiber
C. Human beings
D. Vitamins
D. Ant
865. An animal that eats meat and meat prod-
ucts 871. Carbohydrates are?
A. Carnivore
A. They are used by your body for replace-
B. Omnivore ment and repair your blood cells
C. Herbivore B. Do not require digestion and are ab-
D. none of above sorbed directly into your bloodstream
866. What important mineral is found in all C. Things that need to be digested or bro-
foods in the Dairy Group? ken down before your body can use them
A. Vitamin C D. Are nutrients that usually are the
B. Riboflavin body’s main source of energy
C. Calcium
872. nitrogen, Phosphorous, megnissium and
D. Fiber Potassium are
867. Main role of this nutrient is to build and A. nutrients
repair body cells and tissues.
B. mineral nutrients
A. carbohydrates
C. parasitic nutrients
B. fats
C. protein D. saprophytic nutrients
D. vitamins
873. Which essential nutrient helps form,
868. What are the products of photosynthe- build, and repair muscles?
sis?
A. Carbohydrates
A. Water
B. Minerals
B. Oxygen
C. Protein
C. Glucose
D. Carbon Dioxide D. Vitamins
869. The biological process in which light en- 874. The products of photosynthesis are
ergy is converted into chemical energy
A. glucose and sunlight
A. Respiration
B. carbon dioxide and water
B. Photosynthesis
C. Excretion C. glucose and chlorophyll
D. Transportation D. oxygen and glucose

875. Vitamins, minerals, and water do not 880. proteins that speed up a chemical reaction
A. need proteins to survive in the human in the body
stomach A. vitamins
B. need nutrients to be able to go though B. enzymes
the digestion system C. proteins
C. require digestion and are absorbed di- D. lipids
rectly into your bloodstream
881. A protein is a compound made of
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D. none of above
A. protein
876. What nutrient is used to build and repair B. amino acids
cells? C. amino energy
A. Protein D. none of above
B. Fat 882. If we were to burn animal feed, which
C. Carbohydrates nutrient is left over?
D. Saturated Fat A. Carbohydrates
B. Vitamins
877. Which of the following classes of animals
has a multi-chambered stomach? C. Minerals
A. Ruminant D. Fats
B. Avian 883. The saliva of cattle contains the com-

pound sodium bicarbonate. What is the
C. Post-gastric fermenters function of the compound?
D. Monogastrics A. to break down cellulose
878. Which of these breakfast foods will pro- B. to neutralise the acid in the abomasum
vide the most energy C. to maintain the pH of the rumen be-
A. potato chips tween 6.5 and 7.2
B. whole grain cereal D. to prevent the growth of bacteria in the
rumen
C. bowl of grapes
884. Grass tetany is caused by a deficiency in
D. barone
A. Calcium
879. How has genetic engineering helped B. Magnesium
farming?
C. Cobalt
A. by developing better fertilizer for
D. Manganese
crops
B. by creating crops that resist some dis- 885. Which of the following are necessary for
eases forming healthy bones?
A. calcium and vitamin D
C. by producing soil that makes crops
grow better B. calcium and vitamin E
D. by producing faster ways to harvest C. iron and vitamin A
crops D. iron and vitamin C

886. Scurvy is a lack of C. 1

A. Vitamin E D. 2

B. Vitamin K E. 5
C. Selenium
892. An association between living organisms
D. Vitamin C in which one lives on and feeds at the ex-
pense of the other organism is known as
887. I’ve got lots of Vitamin C And my seeds
are outside of me I’m a special type of fruit
you see! I grow close to the ground You A. parasitism
can come pick me, or buy me by the pound B. commensalism
A. Peanuts C. symbiosis
B. Raspberries D. predation
C. Blueberries
893. What compound in the blood can act as
D. Strawberries an indicator of the risk of coronary heart
disease.
888. the thin, coiled part of the digestive sys-
tem, in which nutrients are removed from A. Water
food and put in the bloodstream B. Cholesterol
A. stomach C. Na+
B. pancreas D. Jam
C. liver
894. Organic substances needed by the body
D. small intestine for function, growth and repair of the
889. The food type required for growth and body.
repair is A. fats
A. carbohydrate B. minerals
B. fats C. vitamins
C. protein D. none of above
D. all the above
895. Which of the following is the correct
890. Which part of the plant takes carbon diox- equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
ide from air for photosynthesis? A. 6CO2 + 6H2O + light→ 6O2 +
A. Root hair C6H12O6 (glucose)
B. Stomata B. 6CO2 + CHO + H2O → 6O2 + light
C. Leaf veins C. 6O2 + C6H12O6 → CO2 + 6H2O
D. Sepals D. Drive to McDonald’s → get food
891. How many cells amoeba has? (Amoeba 896. Carbohydrates Fats Proteins Water Vita-
mein kitne cells hote Hein) mins Minerals
A. 3 A. The 6 Food Groups
B. 4 B. The 6 Essential Nutrients

C. The food groups A. Denitrifying bacteria

D. none of above B. Parasitic bacteria
C. Saprophytic bacteria
897. The purpose of carbohydrates is:
D. Nitrifying bacteria
A. to provide a layer of insulation for pro-
tection. 902. The amount of energy released when nu-
B. to boost the immune system and fight trients are broken down is measured by a
off infection. unit called:
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C. to provide the body with energy. A. Calorie
D. to help us get a good night’s rest. B. Metabolism
C. Nutrient
898. This nutrient is essential to EVERY body
function. D. Amino Acid
A. Vitamins 903. Which of the following is the correct

B. Minerals equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS? (Formula
correcta de la PHOTOSYNTHESIS)(Luz=
C. Water light / energy=energia)
D. Protein A. CO2 + light + H2O → O2 + Sugar
899. Which of the following is true about B. CO2 + sugar + H2O → O2 + light
chemoautotrophs? C. O2 + light + H2O → CO2 + Sugar
A. An organism that is dependent on dead D. CO2 + O2 + H2O → Light+ Sugar
organisms
904. From which of the following the oxygen
B. An organism that survives daylight is released in plants during photosynthesis
area
A. Glucose
C. An organism uses chemicals to create
simpler organic substances important for B. Water
its survival. C. Carbon dioxide
D. An organism uses photons to make D. Chlorophyll
their own food
905. Digestion converts protein into which
900. Water helps keep the mucus membranes simpler substance?
of your body healthy. These membranes A. amino acid
are found in several places, including your
B. Nitrogen
C. sucrose
A. eyelashes
D. fatty acid and glycerol
B. finger nails
C. hair 906. Vitamins A, E, D, K are all
D. lips A. Neither fat nor water soluble
B. Fat and Water soluble
901. Which of the following bacteria reduces
the nitrate in the soil to gaseous nitro- C. Fat soluble
gen? D. Water soluble

907. a living thing 912. Lichen is the combination of and

A. organism A. Amarbel

B. ruminant B. Fungi
C. producer C. Algae
D. carnivore D. Host plant
913. organic nutrients used by the body to

908. The food component present in sugar is:
grow and repair cells
A. Protein A. carbohydrates
B. Fats B. protein
C. Vitamins C. vitamins
D. Carbohydrates D. fats
909. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEASURE 914. examples of insectivorus plants are:
DOES NOT RELATED TO PREVENTION OF A. venus trap
INDIGETION?
B. pitcher plant
A. TO ADD FIBERS WITH FOOD. Adding
C. moneyplant
fiber to the diet
D. tulsi
B. TO CHEW FOOD BEFORE SWALLOW-
ING Chew food well before swallowing 915. Define Diabetes
C. TO TAKE ADEQUATE QUANTITIES OF A. A disease that occurs when your blood
FOOD sugar is too high.
D. TO TAKE PLENTY OF WATER AFTER B. A disease of the bones that can happen
TAKING FOOD when you don’t consume enough calcium.
C. A disease due to not having enough
910. Which of the following is NOT a good iron in your diet.
source of calcium?
D. A disease due to not developing
A. Yogurt enough red blood cells.
B. Apple juice
916. Not getting proper nutrition, which may
C. Tofu mean either too little, too much or the
D. Skim milk wrong kind is
A. micronutrients
911. How many incisors are there? ( Kitne
B. malnutrition
types ke incisors hote hein? )
C. overweight
A. 4
D. stunted
B. 16
917. Below are the factors that influence the
C. 8
calorific requirement for an individual ex-
D. 4 cept?
E. 14 A. Physical activities

B. State of health 923. Which animal needs to have the most nu-
C. Climate trient dense diet of the animals below?
D. Appearance A. Your dog that lays around all day.

B. A horse sitting out back in grandpa’s
918. The parts that hold our teeth in place are pasture
called
C. A race horse
A. mouth
D. A beef cow that has a 3 week calf
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B. tongue
924. The chemical elements found in proteins?
C. gums
A. Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
D. throat
B. Carbon and Hydrogen only
919. Your body needs over 50 nutrients that C. Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
can be broken up into classes.
D. Carbon only
A. 2
925. Which of the following is NOT a fac-
B. 4 tor that determines how much energy we
C. 6 need.
D. 8 A. Age
920. Folate (from foods such as spinach and B. Gender
black-eyed peas) and folic acid (from for- C. Type of blood
tified foods such an enriched grains and D. Level of activity
from supplements) are especially impor-
tant for which of the following groups? 926. Which of the following is not the condi-
tion of Kwashiarker
A. Children under 2 years old
A. Under development of muscles
B. Athletes
B. Irritability
C. Women of childbearing age
C. Diarrhoea
D. All of these
D. Swollen legs and abdomen
921. foods that contain the same type of nu-
927. Kwashiorkor is the condition occurred by
trients
malnutrition.
A. vitamins
A. Protein
B. fats B. Calorie
C. food groups C. Protein calorie
D. daily servings D. All the above
922. The food group that is highest in protein 928. function of mucus is
is
A. to make acidic medium
A. Milk and alternatives
B. to protect the inner lining of small in-
B. Fruit and vegetables testine
C. Meat and soy beans C. to digest protein
D. Grain and cereals D. to protect the inner lining of stomach

929. Auto means self and trophs means D. Yellow green. Yellow green. green yel-
A. Chlorophyll low green

B. Chloroplast 935. What are the three major types of carbo-
C. Nutrition hydrates that are the main source of en-
ergy for the body?
D. Mistletoe
A. sugar, fruit, beans
930. Units of heat that measures the energy B. sugar, starch, fiber
available in food.
C. Fiber, grains, Proteins
A. Nutrients
D. Dairy, Grains, Vegetables
B. Metabolism
C. Macronutrients 936. Plants that produce their own food called
D. Calories A. An autotroph
B. An heterotroph
931. a food substance that cannot be digested
but which helps the process of digestion C. Both
A. mineral D. None of them
B. vitamin 937. Eating 3 meals a day in order to consume

C. fiber enough calories is an example of what kind
of food choice?
D. enzymes
A. Nutrition
932. This vitamin helps blood clot. B. Comfort
A. vitamin a C. Enjoyment
B. vitamin e D. Family and social ties
C. vitamin c
938. catches insects with it’s tongue.
D. vitamin k
A. Snail
933. are energy giving foods. B. Human
A. minerals C. Lion
B. fats D. Frog
C. carbohydrates
939. Deandre uses a chart to visualize how
D. protein much peanut butter is considered one serv-
934. Chlorophyll a is in color while chloro- ing for his sandwich. Which weight-
phyll b is in color. control strategy is he using?
A. Blue green. Blue green blue green A. following recommended calorie needs
B. Yellow green. Blue green. yellow B. controlling portion sizes

green C. practicing moderation
C. Blue green. Yellow green yellow green D. achieving physical fitness

1.3 Autotrophic nutrition 140
1.3 Autotrophic nutrition

1. Entry of which substance in the guard cells C. guard cells
open the stomata? D. none of above
A. Carbohydrate
7. What inorganic substances are required
B. Carbon Dioxide
for autotrophic nutrition
C. Starch
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A. Carbon dioxide, water
D. Water
B. Water, sunlight
2. The stomata would remain closed on a hot C. Carbon dioxide, sunlight
day to
D. All
A. allow gas exchange
B. prevent gas exchange 8. Which process is used by plants for con-
verting inorganic to organic substance
C. allow water loss
A. Photosynthesis
D. prevent water loss
B. Transpiration
3. What is the form of food produced after
C. Translocation
photosynthesis?
D. All
A. Cellulose
B. Starch 9. Where is chlorophyll used during photosyn-
C. Glucose thesis
D. None of these A. Absorbs sunlight

B. Form energy
4. Animals have mode of nutrition
C. For movement
A. Autotrophic
D. For circulation
B. Heterotrophic
C. None 10. The carbohydrates that are not used im-
mediately in animals are stored as in
D. none of above
liver.
5. Which part of the plants absorb Carbon A. glucose
dioxide?
B. Glycogen
A. Root
C. starch
B. Stem
D. none of above
C. Leaf
D. Stomata 11. We eat food
A. To enjoy
6. The opening and closing of stomata is a
function of cells. B. To get energy
A. mesophyll cells C. To fill our stomach
B. epidermal cells D. To breath

12. Proteins are composed of what smaller 18. The Calvin cycle is another name for
building blocks? what?

A. amino acids A. Photolysis
B. nucleic acids B. photochemical reaction
C. fatty acids C. photosynthesis
D. nucleotides D. carbon fixation
13. How many molecules of glucose, oxygen 19. The products of photosynthesis reaction
and water are produced during photosyn- are-
thesis A. Carbohydrates, oxygen
A. 1, 6, 6 B. Carbohydrates, carbon dioxide
B. 6, 6, 1 C. Water, oxygen
C. 6, 6, 6 D. Carbon dioxide, water
D. 12, 12, 12
20. An example of Saprophytic plant is
14. An example of parasite is A. Dodder
A. cuscuta B. Mushroom
B. rose C. Pitcher
C. jasmin D. Rose
D. neem
21. converting light energy into chemical en-
15. What is sunlight required during photosyn- ergy
thesis A. photolysis
A. For energy production B. autotrophic nutrition
B. For movements C. heterotrophic nutrion
C. For respiration D. carbon fixation reactions
D. For circulation
22. What do plants give off after photosynthe-
16. What is one of the reactants of cellular res- sis?
piration? A. Oxygen
A. energy B. carbon
B. glucose C. nitrogen
C. carbon dioxide D. hydrogen
D. water
23. which gas is produced during photosynthe-
17. What is released during photosynthesis sis.
A. Carbon dioxide A. carbon dioxide
B. Oxygen B. oxygen
C. Nitrogen C. hydrogen
D. All D. nitrogen

24. Which of the following events do not occur 29. The autotrophic mode of nutrition requires:
during photosynthesis? A. Carbon dioxide and water
A. Absorption of light energy by chloro- B. Chlorophyll
phyll.
C. Sunlight
B. Conversion of light energy to chemical D. All of the above
energy.
30. The formula for photosynthesis
C. splitting of water into hydrogen and
A. C6H12O6 + O2 + H2O → CO2 + H2O
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oxygen.
D. Oxidation of carbohydrates into car- B. CO2 + O2 + H20 → C6H12O6 + O2
bon dioxide and water + H2O
C. CO2 + H2O → O2 + H2O + C6H12O6
E. Reduction of carbon dioxide to carbo-
hydrates. D. CO2 + H2O → O2 + H2O + C3H6O3
25. This is the process of converting inorganic 31. In the experiment to prove that carbon
materials into organic dioxide is necessary for photosynthesis,
potassium hydroxide is used in one of the
A. Heterotrophic nutrition experimental set up. It is used to
B. Autotrophic nutrition A. Absorb carbon dioxide
C. photolysis B. release carbon dioxide
D. carbon fixation C. clean air inside set up
D. none of above
26. This is the site of autotrophic nutrition
32. Which of the following substances enter a
A. leaf
plant tissue through stomata?
B. chloroplasts A. Water
C. chlorophyll B. Nitrate
D. stem C. Iron
27. This brings water and minerals up the D. Carbon Dioxide

plant 33. Which of the following is the simplest form
A. xylem of food formed during photosynthesis?
B. phloem A. Starch
B. Protein
C. stomates
C. Glucose
D. guard cells
D. Fat
28. Energy transformation that takes place in
34. Which part absorbs sunlight for photosyn-
the process of photosynthesis
thesis?
A. Solar to chemical A. chloroplast
B. Solar to electrical B. chlorophyll
C. Solar to mechanical C. stomata
D. Nanak Dev D. roots

35. How many molecules of carbon dioxide C. lipids

and water are used in photosynthesis D. none of above

A. 6, 12
41. The splitting of water using light
B. 12, 6
A. hydrolysis
C. 6, 6
B. dehydration synthesis
D. 12, 12
C. photolysis
36. What is energy required for in living organ- D. photosynthesis
isms
42. Which of the following are complex or-
A. Growth ganic substances?
B. Synthesise proteins A. water
C. Develop body B. nitrogen
D. All C. proteins
37. Green dots seen in microscope in leaf cells D. none of above
are called and more number of such 43. Glucose is a
green dots are present in cells
A. carbohydrate
A. Chloroplast and Mesophyll
B. lipid
B. Chlorophyll And Mesophyll
C. protein
C. Chloroplast And Guard cell
D. nucleic acid
D. Chloroplast And Epidermal cell
44. This brings food (glucose) down a plant
38. How do plants take carbon dioxide A. xylem
A. Stomata B. pholem
B. Root C. stomates
C. Stem D. guard cells
D. All
45. Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis
39. What happens to water absorbed from come from
Soil in photosynthesis A. Water
A. Splits to form H+ and OH- B. Carbon dioxide
B. Produces ATP C. Glucose
C. Reduces to carbohydrates D. ChlorophyII
D. All 46. This nutrient helps in digestion, removes
waste, and regulates body temperature.
40. Organisms use biocatalysts to break down
complex substances into simpler ones. A. Fats
These biocatalysts are also called B. Water
A. Hormones C. Carbohydrates
B. Enzymes D. Saturated fats

47. The layer of the leaf where the most pho- 52. What is the by product of photosynthesis
tosynthesis occurs A. Glucose, oxygen, water
A. upper epidermis B. Oxygen, water
B. spongy mesophyll C. Glucose
C. phloem D. Oxygen
D. palisade layer
53. This is the major site of autotrophic nutri-
48. Guard cells when carbon di oxide tion
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comes in A. leaf
A. swells B. stomata
B. shrinks C. chlorophyll
C. dies D. stem
D. None
54. Which among the following are simple in-
49. Which of the following statements is/are organic substances?
correct? (i) All green plants can pre- A. protein
pare their own food.(ii) Most animals
are autotrophs.(iii) Carbon dioxide is not B. carbohydrates
required for photosynthesis.(iv) Oxygen C. carbondioxide
is liberated during photosynthesis.Choose D. none of above
the correct answer from the options be-
low: 55. Name part which is responsible for green
A. ( i) and (iv) color of plants.
B. (ii) only A. chlorophyll
C. (ii) and (iii) B. cholorplast
D. (i) and (ii) C. stomata

D. mesophyll
50. During an experiment on photosynthesis,
what is the role of KOH? 56. Which of the following plants take up car-
A. Absorption of any carbon dioxide bon dioxide at night; ti make an interme-
diate for photosynthesis?
B. Supplying carbon dioxide for photosyn-
thesis A. Cactus
C. Supplying water vapour for photosyn- B. Mango

thesis C. Grass
D. Removal of any oxygen D. Croton
51. Which of the following raw material is 57. What are carbohydrates converted into in
available in the air for photosynthesis? plants
A. oxygen A. Starch
B. carbon dioxide B. Protein
C. nitrogen C. Fats
D. hydrogen D. Oils

58. Like bacteria, fungi play an important role B. Sunlight cannot pass through the oil
in breaking down the C. Oil would have dissolved the chloro-

A. bodies of bugs phyll
B. bodies of dead organisms D. Oil would have blocked the stomata
C. animal waste and prevented gas exchange
D. bacteria 64. Which gas is the inorganic raw material

used from the atmosphere during photo-
59. Excess carbohydrate present in plants is synthesis?
stored in the form of
A. hydrogen
A. Sucrose
B. oxygen
B. Starch
C. nitrogen
C. Fructose
D. carbon dioxide
D. Glucose
65. If cuscuta grows on any tree, then tree is
60. The light dependent reactions are also called
called
A. Ghost
A. Photolysis
B. Host
B. Calvin cycle
C. Guest
C. carbon fixation
D. Parasite
D. photosynthesis
66. What are biocatalyst
61. Just after photosynthesis, carbohydrate is
A. Enzymes
converted into which of the following?
B. Hormones
A. Sucrose
C. Pepsin
B. Starch
D. Trypsin
C. Fructose
D. Glucose 67. The equation for photosynthesis
A. C6H12O6 + O2 + H2O → CO2 + H2O
62. When do desert plant open stomata and
absorbs carbon dioxide B. CO2 + O2 + H20 → C6H12O6 + O2
+ H2O
A. Night
C. CO2 + H2O → O2 + H2O + C6H12O6
B. Day
D. CO2 + H2O → O2 + H2O + C3H6O3
C. Summer
D. Winter 68. Photosynthesis is:
A. Trapping energy of sunlight to form glu-
63. Meher wiped the leaves of a plant with cose.
an oily cloth to remove all the dust and to
give it a shiny look. After a few days the B. Synthesis of photosensitive com-
plant died. Why? pounds.
A. Water would not be absorbed as oil is C. Oxidation of glucose

a water repellant D. Oxidation of carbon dioxide

69. How is order maintained in body 75. What is the function of chlorophyll?
A. Energy A. Trapping of sunlight
B. Food B. Helpful in Splitting of water
C. ATP C. Reduction of Carbon dioxide into Glu-
cose
D. All
D. All of these
70. These are the products of photosynthesis
76. Where do you find more number of stom-
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A. CO2 and O2 ata in leaf?
B. CO2 and H2 A. Lower epidermis
C. CO2 & C6H12O6 B. Upper epidermis
D. none of the above C. Palisade Mesophyll layer
71. The inorganic raw material that is split to D. Spongy mesophyll layer
give a product needed for reducing carbon 77. Tiny pores present in leaves to take carbon
dioxide to carbohydrate. dioxide are
A. nitrogen A. Stomata
B. oxygen B. Chlorophyll
C. water C. Chloroplast
D. chlorophyll D. Bacillus
72. These color wavelengths are best for pho- 78. In which of the following groups of organ-
tosynthetic activity isms, food material is broken down out-
A. red and green side the body and absorbed?
B. blue and violet A. Mushroom, green plants, Amoeba
C. green and blue B. Yeast, mushroom, bread mould
D. blue and red C. Paramecium, Amoeba, Cuscuta

D. Cuscuta, lice, tapeworm
73. Cellular Respiration’s goal is to
79. Which of the following are autotrophs?
A. make water
A. animals
B. make ATP
B. green plants
C. make glucose
C. fungi
D. make oxygen
D. none of above
74. Green dots seen in microscope in leaf cells
80. What are steps of photosynthesis
are
A. Chlorophyll Absorbs sunlight
A. Chloroplast
B. Light energy converted to chemical en-
B. Chlorophyll
ergy
C. Nucleus C. Water broken into hydrogen and oxy-
D. Cell gen

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D. Carbon dioxide converted to carbohy- C. Rose plant

drates D. Lichen

E. All
86. What do plants convert carbon dioxide and
81. What is the intermediate product produced water into
during the Carbon fixation reactions A. Carbohydrates
A. oxygen
B. Proteins
B. ATP
C. Fats
C. water
D. All
D. PGAL
87. Select the correct statement
82. Formation of carbohydrates from carbon
A. Heterotrophs do not synthesise their
dioxide is called
own food
A. Reduction
B. Heterotrophs utilise solar energy for
B. Oxidation photosynthesis
C. Addition C. Heterotrophs synthesise their own
D. Substitution food
D. Heterotrophs are capable of convert-
83. The mode of nutrition in which organisms
ing carbon dioxide and water into carbo-
make food themselves from simple sub-
hydrates
stances is called( )
A. Autotrophic nutrition 88. What is the correct equation for cellular
respiration?
B. Heterotrophic nutrition
A. 6O2 + C6H12O6 → 6CO2 + 6H2O +
C. Saprotrophic nutrition
Energy
D. All of the above
B. 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy → 6CO2 +
84. These control the opening and closing of 6H2O
stomata C. 6CO2 + 6H2O → 6O2 + C6H12O6 +
A. lenticels Energy
B. chloroplasts D. 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy → 6O2 +
C6H12O6
C. guard cells
D. protector cells 89. What is food stored in animals
85. Which of the following have heterotrophic A. Glycogen

mode of nutrition B. Starch
A. Pitcher plant C. Proteins
B. Mushroom D. Oils
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1. In which part of the digestive system are B. Trypsin-Pancreas-Stomach

most of the nutrients absorbed into the C. Lipase-Pancreas-Small intestine
bloodstream?
D. Pepsin-Gastric glands-Stomach
A. Stomach
B. Oesophagus 7. After surgical removal of an infected gall-
bladder, a person must be especially care-
C. Small Intestine
ful to restrict dietary intake of
D. Large Intestine
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A. starch
2. What is the site for complete digestion? B. protein
A. Small intestine C. sugar
B. Large intestine
D. fat
C. Stomach
8. Fat digestion yields fatty acids and glyc-
D. Mouth
erol, whereas protein digestion yields
3. Occurs when the cells of the digestive sys- amino acids. Both digestive processes
tem take in small molecules of digested A. occur inside cells in most animals
food
B. add a water molecule to break bonds
A. absorption
C. require a low pH resulting from HCl
B. digestion production
C. elimination D. consume ATP
D. ingestion
9. Which of the following are proteins?
4. Which blood vessel connects the small in-
A. arugula
testine to the liver?
A. Hepatic artery B. Strawberries
B. Hepatic vein C. tortilla
C. Hepatic portal vein D. Beans, eggs, chicken

D. Pulmonary vein 10. You can find protein in
5. Where does most of the digestive process A. dairy products.
take place? B. fruit.
A. Small intestine C. oil.
B. Stomach D. none of above
C. Large intestine
11. Chicken, fish and meat contain which nutri-
D. none of above
ent?
6. The following list describes four major di- A. Protein
gestive enzymes. Which one of the follow-
B. Carbohydrate
ing is incorrect?
A. Salivary amylase-Salivary glands- C. Fats
Mouth D. Minerals

12. What is often added to water and tooth 17. Which of the following is a function or are
paste to improve the quality of peoples functions of the liver?
teeth.

A. Detoxifies alcohol using alcohol dehy-
A. Whitening agents drogenase
B. Water B. Converts excess glucose to glycogen
for storage
C. Fluoride
C. Deaminates excess amino acids to
D. Chlorine
urea for excretion
13. Which of the following statement is D. Synthesises plasma proteins e.g. pro-
FALSE? thrombin and fibrinogen
A. Microvilli help to increase rate of ab- 18. What are the correct example of foods for
sorption protein?
B. Lacteals transport recombined fats to A. Meat, fish
the liver
B. Onion, lettuce
C. Each villus is made of one-cell thick ep-
C. Anchovies, banana
ithelium
D. Rice, noodle
D. There are very few blood capillaries in
the villi for absorption 19. What measures energy in food?
14. Which of the following enzymes digests A. Calories
proteins? B. Ruler
A. Trypsin C. Thermometer
B. Lipase D. Food label
C. Peptidases 20. The food we eat contains
D. Amylase A. nutrients
15. are enzymes that help break down B. colors
fats. C. numbers
A. Lipase D. water
B. Amylase 21. Which of the following statements is the
C. Papain function of carbohydrate?
D. Pepsin A. Regulate body processes
B. Replace dead cells
16. The mechanical and chemical breakdown
of food into small particles and molecules C. Act as a chemical solvent
that your body can absorb and use D. Supplies a lot of energy
A. ingestion
22. When this forms on your teeth, it can
B. elimination cause cavities
C. digestion A. Enamel
D. absorption B. Crown

C. Plaque 28. The oesophagus connects to the

D. Fluoride A. pharynx
23. In physical digestion: B. stomach
A. a chemical reaction takes place C. large intestine
B. no new substances are produced D. rectum
C. an enzyme converts one chemical into 29. The correct sequence of the steps involved
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another in the process of Human Digestive System
D. food is not broken into smaller pieces A. Digestion, Ingestion, Assimilation,
but just mixed Egestion and Absorption
24. The removal of undigested food and other B. Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, As-
wastes from the body similation and Egestion
A. absorption C. Egestion, Absorption, Digestion, As-

similation and Ingestion
B. elimination
D. Ingestion, Absorption, Digestion, As-
C. digestion similation and Egestion
D. ingestion
30. Oils and butter are rich in
25. What is the function of Bile Juice secreted A. proteins.
by Liver?
B. fats.
A. It makes the food alkaline.
C. carbohydrates.
B. It makes the food acidic.
D. none of above
C. It breaks down the big fat globules for
effective enzyme action 31. are enzymes that help break down car-
D. It converts fat to fatty acid and glyc- bohydrates.
erol A. Amylase
26. What is the correct order of arrangement B. Papain

of teeth from front to back of the mouth? C. Lipase
A. Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars. D. Pepsin
B. Canines, Premolars, Molars, Incisors. 32. How is the small intestine adapted to per-
C. Incisors, Premolars, Canines, Molars. form its function?
A. Being long and coiled
D. none of above B. Lined with villi
27. How many teeth are there in the human C. Richly supplied with blood vessels
body D. All the above
A. 33
33. The ability of the body to go through
B. 34 daily activities without being overly tired
C. 32 is known as
D. 43 A. Cardio Fitness

B. Physical Fitness 39. What are the correct example of foods for
C. Muscular Fitness vitamin?

D. Mental Fitness A. Orange, lemon
B. Anchovies, meat
34. What are the organs we use to breath?
C. Rice, cereals
A. lungs
D. Noodle, fish
B. eyes
C. nose 40. What are the functions of eyelids and eye-
lashes
D. trachea
A. to protect and rehydrate the eyes
35. combines with to weaken the B. keep dirt out of the eyes
enamel which leads to tooth decay.
C. keep debris out of the eyes
A. Chocolates, food
D. all of the above
B. Acids, plaque
C. Glucose, plaque 41. Digestion is necessary because
D. none of above A. to release energy from food.
B. insoluble food cannot be absorbed into
36. Food moves through the esophagus and
the bloodstream.
the rest of the digestive tract by waves
of muscle contractions called C. to make us feel full of energy.
A. peristalsis D. soluble food needs to become insolu-
ble ].
B. homeostasis
C. sonar waves 42. The function(s) of hydrochloric acid is/are
D. tsunami waves
A. to stop the action of salivary amylase
37. Bile is produced by , stored in , re-
leased by B. changes inactive pepsinogen to active
pepsin
A. liver; duodenum; bile duct
C. provides a slight acidic medium to suit-
B. liver; gall bladder; bile duct able for the action of pepsin
C. gall bladder; liver; bile duct D. kills potentially harmful microorgan-
D. gall bladder; duodenum; bile duct isms in food
E. emulsify fats
38. Identify the correct statements for food
additives 43. The teeth and tongue contribute to what
A. 1) not normally consumed as food function of the digestive system?
B. 2) added intentionally to food A. Chemical breakdown of food
C. 3) includes contaminants B. Physical breakdown of food
D. 4) deteriorates quality C. Elimination of waste
E. option 1 & 2 D. Absorption

44. Where does ingestion begin? 50. Which of the following is NOT a major ac-
A. duodenum tivity of the stomach?
A. mechanical digestion
B. stomach
B. hydrochloric acid production
C. mouth
C. nutrient absorption
D. colon
D. enzyme secretion
45. Food additives usage is prohibited in which 51. The part that stores liver’s digestive juice
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of the food item. until they are needed by the intestines.
A. RTE A. Pancreas
B. infant food B. Gall bladder
C. health supplements C. Duodenum
D. none of above D. Spleen
46. What are the correct example of foods for 52. A type of digestion where food is physi-
carbohydrate? cally broken into smaller pieces
A. chemical digestion
A. Rice, noodle, pasta
B. mechanical digestion
B. Rice, meat, noodle
C. indigestion
C. Meat, Noodle, Water
D. automatic digestion
D. Banana, Fish, Pasta
53. If you were to jog 1 km a few hours after
47. What is a function of protein? lunch, which stored fuel would you proba-
bly tap?
A. Repair and build muscle
A. muscle proteins
B. Keep the body warm
B. muscle and liver glycogen
C. Help with the digestive system
C. fat in the liver
D. Cures asthma D. fat in adipose tissue
48. Fruits and vegetables 54. What is the function of dietary fibre in the
A. have vitamins and minerals human body?
B. make us sick A. Provides energy
B. Fights infection and disease
C. energy giving food
C. Keeps the digestive system healthy
D. body building food
D. Promotes healthy hair and nails
49. Which organ releases digestive enzymes
55. are examples of high energy high nu-
into the small intestine?
trient food
A. pancreas A. Fruits & vegetables
B. small intestine B. Chocolate & Ice cream
C. esophagus C. Milk & Cheese
D. salivary glands D. Pancake & Maple syrup

56. MilkTeeth fall off in B. proteins

A. Children C. carbohydrates

B. Adult D. vitamins
C. Old Man
62. Where does protein digestion begin?
D. Old Lady
A. in the stomach
57. How does a cavity form?
B. in the mouth
A. Virus
C. in the gall bladder
B. Eating healthy food
D. in the small intestines
C. Bacteria
D. none of above 63. A thin, watery liquid that forms when food
mixes with gastric juices
58. What are the five processes in human nu-
trition (in order)? A. chyme
A. ingestion, digestion, egestion, absorp- B. gastric juice
tion, assimilation
C. bolus
B. ingestion, digestion, absorption, eges-
tion, assimilation D. enzyme
C. ingestion, digestion, absorption, as- 64. Digestion of which of the following would
similation, egestion be affected the most if the liver were
D. absorption, ingestion, digestion, eges- severely damaged?
tion, assimilation A. Proteins
59. Which of the following organs is INCOR- B. Carbohydrates
RECTLY paired with its function?
C. Fats
A. stomach-protein digestion
D. All the above will be equally affected
B. large intestine-bile production
C. small intestine-digestion and nutrient 65. The folds of the small intestine are covered
absorption with fingerlive projections called
D. pancreas-enzyme production A. bolus
60. Which part of the ear acts as the sound B. bile

collector? C. villi
A. outer ear D. rugae
B. ear canal
66. What is the functions of Incisors teeth?
C. middle ear
D. inner ear A. for swallow the food
B. for cutting and chopping food
61. Which nutrient is the starches and sugars
in foods? C. for crushing food
A. lipids D. for grinding food

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67. What organ is responsible for the majority 69. Which nutrient is vital to every body func-
of the absoption that occurs in the digestion?
tive system? A. lipids
A. large intestine B. water
B. small intestine C. minerals
C. stomach D. protein
D. oral cavity
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70. What are the three sections of the small
68. How do your chest move during breathing intestine?
out? A. Appendix, pancreas, and gall bladder
A. goes up and inflate B. Duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
B. goes down and contract C. Rectum, ileum, and appendix
C. no movement D. Duodenum, oesophageal sphincter,
D. none of above and pyloric sphincter
1.5 Respiration
1. What type of sugar molecule is produced 4. Which of the following is NOT a step in
by plants during photosynthesis? cellular respiration?
A. Oxygen A. Glycolysis
B. Starch B. Krebs Cycle
C. Glucose C. Oxidative Phosphorylation

D. Calvin Cycle
D. Water
5. In photosynthesis
2. What is made by plants during photosyn-
A. water is chloronated
thesis that can be used for energy by both
plants and animals B. light energy is changed to glucose
A. Salt C. osmosis happens
B. Tacos D. ATP is made
C. Sugar (glucose) 6. Where does cellular respiration take place

in the cell?
D. Carbon Dioxide
A. Cell Membrane
3. During oxygen debt, the lactic acid is re- B. Nucleus
moved from
C. Mitochondria
A. Liver D. Vacuole
B. Muscles
7. All of the following are functions of the cit-
C. Lungs ric acid cycle except
D. Heart A. production of ATP

1.5 Respiration 155
B. production of NADH 13. When animals exercise with a lack of oxy-

gen their muscles can form
C. production of FADH2
A. lactic acid

D. adding electrons and protons to oxy-
gen, forming water B. alcohol
C. minions
8. Photosynthesis is performed by D. oxygen
A. plants and certain types of protists 14. Gaseous exchange in a human takes place
B. animals only at the
C. plants and animals A. lungs
B. windpipe
D. fungus
C. nostrils
9. The respiratory system works with the D. heart
to help with Cellular Respiration
15. Select all that are outputs of Photosynthe-
A. Nervous system sis.
B. Circulatory System A. Water
C. Muscular System B. Carbon Dioxide
D. Endocrine System C. Oxygen
D. Sunlight (Light Energy)
10. What is the purpose of the Krebs’ cycle? E. Glucose (Sugar/food)
A. To make the electron carriers
16. Which of the following is a reactant of cel-
B. To make ATP lular respiration?
C. To break down glucose A. Glucose
D. To break down ADP B. Carbon Dioxide
C. Water
11. The raw materials of cellular respiration D. ATP
consists of
17. Which type of cells have the most mito-
A. Oxygen and Glucose chondria?
B. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide A. Plant cells
C. Carbon Dioxide, Water and Sunlight B. Bone cells
D. Carbon Dioxide and Glucose C. Muscle cells
D. Brain cells
12. This term refers to the production of ATP
without oxygen being present. 18. What is the purpose of Aerobic respira-
tion?
A. anaerobic
A. to break down food
B. prokaryotic B. to create energy in the body
C. biogenic C. to release energy from food
D. organic D. there is none; it’s a waste of time

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19. What is the job of the respiratory sys- 24. Fermentation enables glycolysis to con-
tem? tinue under
A. To pump blood to all your cells. A. anaerobic conditions
B. To break down food into glucose B. aerobic conditions
C. To take in Oxygen that will transported C. photosynthetic conditions
by blood. D. hydrophobic conditions
D. none of above
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25. How many ATP molecules are released dur-
ing aerobic respiration?
20. During the Krebs cycle, each acetyl group
entering the cycle yields: A. 48
A. 1 ATP, 2 NADH, and 3 FADH2 B. 26
B. 1 ATP, 3 NADH, and 1 FADH2 C. 38
C. 3 ATP, 2 NADH, and 1 FADH2 D. 16
D. 4 ATP, 2 NADH, and 1 FADH2 26. The reactants in photosynthesis are

A. Sunlight, Water, and Carbon Dioxide
21. How many ATP do glycolysis, the Krebs
Cycle and Electron Transport Chain produce B. Glucose and Water
(in that order)? C. Carbon Dioxide and Water
A. 2, 32(ish), 2 D. Oxygen and Glucose
B. 32(ish), 2, 2 27. Why do our cells perform respiration?
C. 2, 2, 32(ish) A. To make glucose
D. 2, 2, 2 B. To make oxygen
22. amino acids C. To make carbon dioxide
A. molecules that are the building blocks D. To make energy

of proteins 28. Which process converts inorganic raw ma-
B. a molecule made of carbon and oxygen terials from the environment into organic
atoms molecules?
C. the ability to make things move or A. Aerobic Respiration
change B. Anaerobic Respiration
D. a type of energy storage molecule C. Photosynthesis
made of many glucose molecules con-
D. Homeostasis
nected together
29. Which molecule is not produced during
23. The overall yield of ATP in glycolysis is anaerobic respiration?
A. 1 A. water
B. 2 B. lactic acid
C. 4 C. carbon dioxide
D. 6 D. ethanol

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30. All living things do which of the follow- C. occurs before plants are able to carry
ing? out photosynthesis

A. Chemosynthesis D. occurs only in animals
B. Respiration 36. This molecule contains two phosphate
C. photosynthesis groups
D. all of the answers A. ADP
31. How many molecules of O2 are needed for B. ATP

respiration to occur? C. Mitochondria
A. 1 D. Nucleus
B. 2 37. How much ATP is produced during the
C. 4 Krebs Cycle?
D. 6 A. 2
32. If the amount of glucose is increased for B. 4

an animal cell, what will happen? C. 32
A. the cell will produce less ATP D. 34
B. the cell will produce no ATP E. 36
C. the cell will produce more ATP 38. In which part of the cell does photosynthe-
D. the cell will produce the same amount sis take place?
of ATP A. vacuole
33. The element is found in all of the or- B. mitochondria
ganic compounds . C. cell wall
A. Iron D. chloroplast
B. Nitrogen
39. What is the energy source for photosyn-
C. Carbon thesis?
D. Oxygen A. Enzymes
34. What are the two products of aerobic res- B. Sunlight
piration? C. Glucose
A. Glucose & oxygen D. Carbohydrates
B. Carbon dioxide & water
40. When an organism breaks down food,
C. Lactic acid the atoms get rearranged into different
D. Carbon monoxide molecules. When the atoms get rear-
ranged, what is released?
35. The process of cellular respiration
A. Energy
A. is performed only by organisms that
are incapable of photosynthesis B. Water
B. is performed by autotrophs and het- C. Glucose

erotrophs D. Oxygen

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41. To rid the body of lactic acid, oxygen is 46. and respiration processes are comple-
needed; the amount of oxygen required to mentary to each other.
break down lactic acid is referred to as A. Photosynthesis
A. Oxygen debt B. Aerobic respiration
B. Oxygen levels C. Fermentation
C. Kinetic energy D. none of above
D. none of above
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47. ADP is an abbreviation for:
42. What happens during respiration A. aniline diphosphate.
A. oxygen is released into the air B. adenine diphosphate.
B. glucose is broken down, releasing en- C. adenosine diphosphate.
ergy
D. adenosine triphosphate.
C. carbohydrates are released into the
bloodstream 48. What are the two reactants of cellular res-
D. water and carbon dioxide are con- piration?
verted into energy A. C6H12O6 & 6CO2
43. Which statements best describe the first B. 6 CO2 & 6H2O
stage of cellular respiration? Check all C. C6H12O6 & 6O2
that apply.
D. 6CO2 & 6O2
A. The stage happens in cytoplasm.
49. Which type of organisms can perform Cel-
B. The stage happens in mitochondria.
lular Respiration?
C. Oxygen combines with small A. bacteria
molecules.
B. plants
D. Glucose is broken down.
C. animals
E. Energy is released.
D. both plants and animals
44. What gas do animals breath out that
plants can use for photosynthesis 50. When cells get energy from glucose with-
out oxygen it is called
A. oxygen
A. cytoplasm
B. Nitrogen
B. fermentation
C. Hydrogen
C. photosynthesis
D. Carbon Dioxide
D. none of above
45. Where within the cell does photosynthesis
take place? 51. How do photosynthesis and cellular respi-
ration differ?
A. the cytoplasm
A. photosynthesis uses food and cellular
B. the chloroplasts respiration produces food
C. the mitochondria B. photosynthesis gives off oxygen and
D. the nucleus cellular respiration uses oxygen

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C. photosynthesis uses oxygen and cellu- B. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide

lar respiration uses carbon dioxide + water
C. Glucose + carbon dioxide → oxygen

D. photosynthesis makes ATP and cellular
respiration uses sunlight + water
52. In terms of energy released from glucose: D. glucose + water → carbon dioxide +
oxygen
A. Anaerobic respiration releases more
than aerobic respiration 57. The three stages of cellular respiration in-
B. Aerobic respiration releases more clude glycolysis, krebs cycle, and the
than anaerobic respiration A. carb cycle
C. Aerobic and anaerobic respiration re- B. light reaction
lease about the same amount
C. electron transport chain
D. none of above
D. calvin cycle
53. Inside of which cell organelle does cellular
58. what body system exchanges O2 for CO2
respiration take place?
A. respiration
A. Ribosome
B. excretion
B. Cell Membrane
C. Nucleus C. digestion
D. Mitochondria D. nervous
54. What would happen if a plant didn’t have 59. Fermentation is cellular respiration with-
stomates? out which molecule?
A. It wouldn’t be able to regulate the loss A. CO2

of glucose B. O2
B. It wouldn’t be able to regulate the loss C. C6H12O6
of water vapor
D. none of above
C. It wouldn’t be able to store carbohy-
drates 60. The products of cellular respiration con-
sists of
D. It wouldn’t be able to trap sunlight
A. Oxygen and Glucose
55. which substance does the human body
B. Carbon Dioxide and Glucose
need to carry out cellular respiration?
C. Carbon Dioxide, Water and Energy
A. carbon dioxide
D. Oxygen and Water
B. chlorophyll
C. oxygen 61. Name the products of anaerobic respira-
tion in plants
D. water
A. Water + ethanol
56. What is the word equation for aerobic res-
piration in animals? B. Lactic acid
A. carbon dioxide + water → glucose + C. Ethanol + carbon dioxide

oxygen D. Carbon dioxide + water

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62. C6H12O6 is the chemical formula for C. Mitochondria

A. Carbon Dioxide D. Cell membrane
B. Water
68. Where in the cell do most aerobic respira-
C. Oxygen tion reactions happen?
D. Glucose A. In the nucleus
63. What is the name of the process that helps B. In the mitochondria
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make beer and wine?
C. In the ribosomes
A. Fermentation
D. none of above
B. Alcoholic fermentation
C. Lactic acid fermentation 69. Where does respiration take place in the
cell?
D. Glycolysis
A. Cell Membrane
64. Photosynthesis is a biological process that
B. Nucleus
occurs in autotrophs. Which of the follow-
ing is produced as a result of photosynthe- C. Mitochondria
sis? D. Vacuole
A. Water and light
70. When particles move from areas of high
B. Glucose and chlorophyll
concentration to areas less concentrated,
C. Glucose and oxygen this has taken place.
D. Carbon dioxide and water A. photosynthesis
65. The light dependent reactions occur in the B. mitosis
of the chloroplasts C. endocytosis
A. Thylakoid Membrane
D. diffusion
B. Stroma
C. Thylakoid Lamellae 71. What is the gas we breath out that plants
use for photosynthesis?
D. Granum
A. sulfur
66. The of photosynthesis are the products B. carbon dioxide
of respiration
C. oxygen
A. products
D. hydrogen
B. raw materials
C. substances 72. Where is ATP synthase located in the mi-
D. raw meat tochondrion?
A. cytosol
67. Where in the cell does anaerobic respira-
tion take place? B. electron transport chain
A. Nucleus C. outer mitochondria membrane
B. Cytoplasm D. inner mitochondria membrane

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73. Which describes the difference between C. mitochondrial matrix.

aerobic and anaerobic cellular respira- D. Golgi complex
tion?

A. anaerobic requires oxygen, while aer- 78. After photosynthesis, plants store their
obic does not energy as
B. aerobic requires oxygen, anaerobic A. chlorophyll

does not B. pigment
C. anaerobic respiration is never found in C. glucose (sugar)
animals D. Oxygen
D. aerobic respiraiton is only found in an-
imals 79. What macromolecule describes glucose?
A. lipid
74. Which of the following statements is
B. protein
false?
C. nucleic acid
A. Earthworms breathe through their
moist skin D. carbohydrate
B. Cockroach takes in air through tiny air 80. Which organ breaks down lactic acid?
tubes called stomata
A. Liver
C. Fish take in oxygen dissolved in water
B. Lung
through their gills
C. Heart
D. The exchange of gases in plants takes
place by diffusion. D. Bladder
75. In which eukaryotic organelles does photo- 81. process 3 of aerobic respiration
synthesis occur? A. krebs cycle
A. mitochondria B. fermentation
B. stomata C. glycolysis
C. xylem D. ETC
D. chloroplast 82. What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
76. Lactic acid fermentation occurs in your mus- A. make glucose
cles after a workout because your cells are B. make ATP
struggling to get
C. make light
A. Glucose
D. release carbon dioxide
B. Sunlight
83. Plants make their own food using energy
C. Oxygen
that comes from the
D. Water
A. sun
77. In eukaryotes, glycolysis occurs in the: B. ground
A. mitochondrial inner membrane C. mitochondria
B. cytosol D. chloroplast

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84. Where does the first stage of cellular res- B. carbon dioxide and oxygen
piration take place?
C. oxygen and water vapor
A. chlorophyll
D. air and oxygen
B. chloroplast
C. cytoplasm 90. What do animals do with the carbon diox-
ide produced in their cells during cellular
D. mitochondria respiration?
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85. What is the output of oxidative phospho- A. store it for later use
rylation? B. reuse it during photosynthesis
A. ATP
C. exhale it in the breathing process
B. NADH
D. combine it with water to make sugar
C. FADH2
D. glucose 91. What is used to oxidise lactic acid?
A. Water
86. Foods synthesized in the process of Photo-
synthesis by plants is stored as B. Oxygen
A. Starch C. Carbon dioxide
B. Protein D. Glucose
C. Vitamins 92. Energy is released from ATP when
D. Fats
A. a phosphate group is added
87. Where does oxidative phosphorylation B. adenine bonds to ribose
take place?
C. ATP is exposed to sunlight
A. Cytosol
D. a phosphate group is removed
B. Mitochondrial Matrix
C. Mitochondrial Cristae 93. What are the products of fermentation in
a plant?
D. Stroma
A. lactic acid
E. Thylakoid Membrane
B. ethanol and water
88. What is the equation for aerobic respira-
C. ethanol and carbon dioxide
tion?
A. C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O D. oxygen and ATP
B. C6H12O6 + O2 → CO2 + H2O 94. Which molecules are made during the
C. C6H12O6 + 6O2 → CO2 + 6H2O Krebs Cycle to power the electron trans-
port chain?
D. 6C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O
A. ATP and CO2
89. What two gases do cellular respiration and
B. ATP and NADH
photosynthesis keep constant in our atmo-
sphere? C. NADH and FADH2
A. water vapor and carbon dioxide D. ADP, NAD+ and FAD+

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95. Cellular respiration is called an aerobic pro- B. oxygen and carbon dioxide
cess because it requires C. glucose and sunlight

A. exercise D. oxygen and glucose
B. light
101. Adenosine triphosphate is more com-
C. glucose monly known as
D. oxygen A. ADP
96. Select all that are inputs for Cellular Res- B. ATP
piration. C. DNA
A. Water D. Sugar
B. Carbon Dioxide 102. In the cells Oxygen is used to break down
C. Oxygen A. glucose into carbon di oxide
D. Sunlight (Light Energy) B. Glucose into carbon di oxide and water
E. Glucose (Sugar/food) C. water into carbon di oxide
D. carbon di oxide into water
97. Which organism(s) go through cellular res-
piration? 103. Which of the following is a way of mea-
A. animals only suring cellular respiration in germinating
peas?
B. plants only
A. Oxygen production
C. both animals and plants
B. Water production
D. decomposers
C. Glucose production
98. What is the waste energy from respiration D. Carbon dioxide production
given off as?
104. Most photosynthesis takes place in what
A. Heat part of the plant?
B. Light A. flower
C. Sound B. leaf
D. Kinetic C. stem
99. Which is the correct equation for aerobic D. roots
respiration? 105. What is one difference between Photo-
A. 6O2 + C6H12O6 → 6CO2 + 6H2O synthesis and Cellular Respiration?
B. 6CO2 + H2O → O2 + 6C6H12O6 A. Cellular respiration uses carbon diox-
ide and photosynthesis does not.
C. 6O2 + C6H12O6 → 6CO2
B. Cellular respiration uses oxygen and
D. 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6
photosynthesis produces oxygen.
100. Which substances do cells in the human C. Cellular respiration produces oxygen
body need to carry out cellular respira- and photosynthesis does not.
tion? D. Photosynthesis produces more glu-
A. oxygen and water cose than cellular respiration does.

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106. What happens during photosynthesis? 112. energised hydrogen ions are carried by
A. Heterotrophs consume ATP. A. ATP
B. Heterotrophs produce ATP. B. NAD only
C. Autotrophs consume carbohydrates. C. FAD only
D. Autotrophs produce carbohydrates. D. NAD and FAD
107. What is another name for glucose? 113. In respiration, how is chemical energy
stored?
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A. Chlorophyll
A. ATP
B. Chloroplasts
B. Glucose
C. Stomata
C. Oxygen
D. Sugar
D. Carbon Dioxide
108. How do cells release energy stored in
114. What is produced by anaerobic respira-
ATP?
tion in yeast?
A. by releasing adenosine in ATP
A. Lactic acid and carbon dioxide
B. by trapping ATP from carbohydrates
B. Lactic acid only
C. by breaking a phosphate bond in ATP C. Carbon dioxide and ethanol
D. by combining ATP molecules in chloro- D. Carbon dioxide only
phyll
115. In what organelle does cellular respira-
109. Small openings on the side of the cock- tion take place?
roaches body is called as
A. mitochondria
A. trachea
B. chromosomes
B. spiracles
C. lysosomes
C. glucose
D. nucleus
D. none of above
116. oxygen and glucose combine to produce
110. The photosynthesis ocurrs in: energy in the form of
A. The morning A. ATP
B. The night B. Sugar
C. The morning and night C. Breathing
D. none of above D. Light energy
111. Which plant cell structures capture sun- 117. The primary source of energy for nearly
light to produce sugars? all life is the Sun. Which BEST describes
how green plants utilize this energy?
A. vacuoles
A. Green plants convert radiant energy
B. ribosomes and compounds into food.
C. mitochondria B. Green plants convert thermal energy
D. chloroplasts into organic compounds.

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C. Green plants use electromagnetic en- 123. Which of the following organisms depend
ergy to release heat. on the process of cellular respiration for
survival?

D. Green plants use mechanical energy to
release water. A. Animals, some algae, and phytoplank-
ton, but not plants
118. Which type of respiration releases more
B. Only animals, since they are the only
energy per gram of glucose?
organisms that go through the process of
A. Aerobic cellular respiration
B. Anaerobic C. Humans only
C. They both release the same amount D. All organisms that break down glucose
D. none of above for food; including plants and animals
119. Anaerobic respiration 124. What is the word equation for aerobic
respiration in plants?
A. doesn’t require CO2
A. carbon dioxide + water → glucose +
B. requires CO2 oxygen
C. doesn’t require oxygen B. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide
D. requires oxygen + water
C. Glucose + carbon dioxide → oxygen
120. When glycolysis occurs,
+ water
A. a molecule of glucose is split
D. glucose + water → carbon dioxide +
B. two pyruvate are made oxygen
C. some ATP is produced
125. Which of the following is part of Aerobic
D. all of these Respiration?
121. What is the main function of oxidative A. Calvin Cycle

phosphorylation? B. Light Dependent Reaction
A. To complete the breakdown of glucose C. Glycolysis
B. To generate a proton gradient and syn- D. Fermentation
thesize ATP
126. Glycolysis yields a net energy profit of
C. To split a glucose molecule in half and ATP molecules per molecule of glucose.
synthesize NADH
A. 0
D. none of above
B. 1
122. How much ATP is produced during the C. 2
ETC?
D. 4
A. 2
127. Which process does heterotrophs and au-
B. 4
totrophs undergo in order to convert glu-
C. 32 cose into ATP?
D. 34 A. cellular respiration
E. 36 B. osmosis

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C. photosynthesis 133. Which is the correct equation for anaero-

bic respiration in humans?
D. transcription
A. glucose + lactic acid → carbon diox-
128. ATP hydrolysis is ide + water
A. Exergonic B. glucose → lactic acid + carbon diox-
ide
B. Endergonic
C. glucose → lactic acid
C. Anabolic
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D. none of above
D. A condensation reaction
134. Identify all of the products of photosyn-
129. Which two body systems function in co- thesis
ordination to deliver oxygen to our cells?
A. Glucose
A. Respiratory system and Circulatory B. Water and Glucose
system
C. Glucose and Oxygen
B. Circulatory system and Immune sys-
tem D. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
C. Digestive system and Nervous system 135. Is the smallest unit with the basic prop-
erties of life.
D. Muscular system and Skeletal system
A. particle
130. What is the purpose of cellular respira- B. cell
tion?
C. respiration
D. none of above
B. to create energy in the body
136. This is the organelle that does Cellular
C. to release energy from food Respiration.
D. there is none; it’s a waste of time A. Chloroplast
131. Which of the following phase is NOT de- B. Mitochondria

pendent on the presence of oxygen? C. Ribosomes
A. glycolysis D. Nucleus
B. oxidation of pyruvate 137. Which of the following can be compared
C. Krebs cycle to a battery in need of recharging? (empty
wallet)
D. oxidative phosphorylation
A. ADP
132. What are the products of anaerobic res- B. ATP
piration in a human cell? C. Ribose
A. Energy and Lactic Acid D. Adenosine
B. Lactic Acid
138. Which of the following is not an au-
C. Lactic Acid and Carbon Dioxide totroph?
D. Carbon Dioxide and Water A. Plants

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B. Algae 144. Where can be lenticels present?

C. Humans A. Stems

D. none of above B. Roots
C. Fruits
139. What gas is released into the air during
cellular respiration? D. All of the above
A. oxygen 145. What is the best description of the fate of

pyruvate in animal cells if there is oxygen
B. carbon dioxide
present.
C. water
A. pyruvate enters the mitochondria and
D. glucose produces Glucose
B. pyruvate remains in the cytoplasm and
140. Fermentation will occur if an organism
produces lactic acid
does not have available.
C. pyruvate enters the mitochondria and
A. oxygen produces water and carbon dioxide
B. hydrogen D. pyruvate remains in the cytoplasm and
C. carbon produces ethanol.
D. carbon dioxide 146. When athletes run long distances, their
muscles become fatigued due to a lack of
141. What is the approximate total net gain oxygen. Which process helps athletes gen-
of ATP at the end of aerobic respiration? erate more energy to continue running?
A. 2 ATP A. aerobic respiration
B. 4 ATP B. anaerobic respiration
C. 38 ATP C. chemosynthesis
D. 60 ATP D. photosynthesis
142. The mitochondria is responsible for 147. How does photosynthesis benefit het-
erotrophs?
A. photosynthesis
A. it adds carbon dioxide to the air
B. anaerobic respiration
B. It creates food that they can eat
C. aerobic respiration
C. It eliminates harmful sugars
D. fermentation
D. It creates clean water
143. which kind of cells would have the most 148. Which compound serves as the major en-
mitochondria? ergy compound for a cell?
A. brain cells A. DNA
B. bone cells B. ATP
C. plant cells C. Chlorophyll
D. muscle cells D. none of above

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149. is called the energy currency of the 155. From the nasal cavity the air reaches our
cell. lungs through the
A. ALL OF THE BELOW A. mouth
B. ASAP(Adenosine Triphosphate) B. chest cavity
C. AFP (Adenosine Triphosphate) C. windpipe
D. ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) D. none of above
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150. Fermentation occurs in the cell’s 156. Where does ETC occur?
A. cytoplasm A. Mitochondrial matrix
B. nucleus B. Outer mitochondrial membrane
C. cell membrane C. Inner mitochondrial membrane
D. cristae D. Cytosol
151. What is the input of Krebs cycle? 157. What is the output of glycolysis?
A. pyruvate A. glucose
B. acetyl CoA B. 2 pyruvate

C. 2 NADH
C. glucose
D. 2 ATP
D. NADH
E. 2 FADH2
152. Where does aerobic respiration take
place? 158. The role of the stomata in leaves is to:
A. Cytoplasm A. Allow gases to enter and exit the leaf
B. Mitochondria B. Conserve water by closing during
times when too much water can transpire
C. Stroma
C. Open when it rains so water can be
D. Thylakoid taken in
153. Which of the following is NOT one of the D. A and B only
products of respiration? E. A and C only
A. water
159. Identify the main energy source that is a
B. glucose reactant in photosynthesis
C. carbon dioxide A. Glucose
D. energy (ATP) B. Sunlight
154. What is the second stage of aerobic res- C. Water
piration? D. Carbon Dioxide
A. Calvin cycle
160. Cellular respiration is carried out by
B. Kreb’s cycle which of the following?
C. Glycolysis A. animals, plants, and bacteria
D. ETC B. animals, but not plants or bacteria

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C. bacteria, but not plants or animals 166. How many ATP molecules are released in
aerobic reaction?
D. plants, but not animals or bacteria

A. 2
161. Lactic acid fermentation occurs in your
B. 35
muscles after a workout because your cells
are struggling to get C. 38
A. Glucose D. 4
B. Sunlight 167. Cellular respiration is a chemical reaction

C. Oxygen that converts chemical energy stored in
glucose into which large molecule?
D. Water
A. carbohydrate
162. What do the plants release during the res- B. citric acid
piration? C. pyruvate
A. Oxygen D. ATP
B. O2
168. O2 is the chemical formula for
C. Carbon Dioxide
A. Oxygen
D. CO2
B. Carbon Dioxide
163. When a person experiences muscle fa- C. Glucose
tigue, what is building up in this person’s D. Water
muscles?
A. lactic acid 169. Rate of transpiration is low in
A. .water plants
B. ethanol
B. Forest plant
C. photosynthesis
C. Desert plant
D. aerobic respiration
D. All of the above
164. What does the “TP” in ATP stand for?
170. Which of the following are NOT waste
A. 2 phosphates products of fermentation?
B. tri (3) phosphates A. alcohol
C. Two proteins B. lactic acid
D. tri (3) proteins C. carbohydrates
D. none of above
165. What is the pigment in chloroplasts that
performs photosynthesis? 171. Why do plants conduct photosynthesis?
A. Chlorosynthesis A. To make light
B. Chlorophyll B. To make mitochondria
C. ADP C. To make glucose
D. Electron Transport D. To release carbon dioxide

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172. Living organisms and artificial devices 177. Which organism among the following
both use and store energy with various respire anaerobically?
methods and structures. Which of the fol-
A. Plant
lowing is MOST like a green leaf during the
daytime? B. Yeast
A. a person running along a track C. Animal
B. a solar collector charging a battery D. Humans
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C. a person eating a hamburger at lunch
178. In microorganisms, the product(s) of
time
anaerobic respiration is/are:
D. a wind turbine generating electric cur-
A. Lactic acid
rent as it spins
B. Ethanol
173. In which part of the cell does cellularres-
C. Carbon dioxide
piration take place in an animal cell?
A. cell membrane D. Water
B. mitochondria 179. Fermentation, an example of anaerobic

C. nucleus respiration, is a:
D. none of above A. life process that occurs when no oxy-

gen is available
174. In what organelle does the 2nd stage of B. life process that occurs when carbon
cellular respiration take place in? dioxide and nitrogen is available
A. chlorophyll C. life process that occurs when hydro-
B. chloroplast gen is available
C. cytoplasm D. life process that occurs when oxygen
is available
D. mitochondria
175. Which process produces the most ATP per 180. What is the chemical equation for photo-
molecule of glucose? synthesis? Choose the BEST answer
A. lactic acid fermentation A. C6H12O6 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
B. aerobic respiration B. CO2 + H2O → C6H12O6 + O2
C. alcoholic fermentation C. 6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
D. all are about the same D. C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
176. What is the main source of energy for 181. What is the first stage of aerobic respira-
photosynthesis? tion called?
A. carbon dioxide A. Citric acid cycle
B. sunlight B. Calvin cycle
C. water C. Glycolysis
D. glucose D. ETC

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182. during which phase of aerobic respiration 188. What substance is glucose stored as in
is oxygen required? the muscles?

A. glycolysis A. Glycogen
B. Kreb’s cycle B. Glucagon
C. electron transport system
C. Starch
D. All three phases
D. none of above
183. Anaerobic means
189. Some parasites live in the intestines of
A. with oxygen
the host where there is no oxygen. Which
B. without oxygen process is the best mode for these par-
C. to run for a long time asites to get the energy needed to stay
alive?
D. none of above
A. aerobic respiration
184. What is the name of the 1st step of cel-
lular respiration? B. anaerobic respiration
A. Glycolysis C. chemosynthesis
B. Kreb’s Cycle D. photosynthesis
C. ETC
190. What cells in the body are very good at
D. Anaerobic respiration undergoing lactic acid fermentation?
185. When respiration occurs with oxygen, it A. Muscle cells
is called
B. Fat cells
A. anaerobic
C. Liver cells
B. aerobic
C. light-dependent D. Skin cells
D. fermentation 191. What are the uses of the energy produced

186. The greatest amount of ATP is produced in respiration? Tick all that apply.
during A. To build larger molecules from smaller
A. fermentation molecules.
B. anaerobic respiration B. To break down smaller molecules into
larger molecules.
C. glycolysis
D. aerobic respiration C. To maintain our body temperature.
D. To allow muscles to contract.
187. How does a human body get energy?
A. Sunlight on the skin produces energy. 192. Fungi store their glucose as
B. Water provides the majority of energy. A. Glycogen
C. Food and oxygen combine to deliver B. Cellulose
energy
C. Starch
D. Sleep provides energy stored at night
for the next day. D. none of above

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193. Where in the body does respiration oc- D. chemical bonds of carbon dioxide.
cur? E. double covalent bonds of oxygen
A. In the heart molecules.
B. In all living cells
199. How many stages does respiration
C. In the muscles have?
D. In the lungs A. 1
B. 2
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194. What is not required during respiration in
plants? C. 3
A. Sunlight D. 4
B. Oxygen
200. Most of the concentration of which gas
C. Glucose results from the activity of producer organ-
D. none of above isms?
A. nitrogen
195. What is the energy created by respiration
called? B. oxygen
A. ATP C. water vapor
B. TAP D. carbon dioxide
C. PAT 201. Where does respiration in plants takes
D. TPA place?
196. The energy carrier that the cell uses to A. Fruits

power its day to day activities is B. Cytoplasm and mitochondria
A. ATP C. Stem
B. NADH D. Root
C. FADH2
202. The main purpose of anaerobic respira-
D. glucose tion is to
197. Choose the three reactants needed for A. produce oxygen
photosynthesis. B. replenish NAD+ for glycolysis
A. Carbon dioxide C. replenish oxaloacetic acid for the
B. Water Krebs cycle
C. Energy D. produce ATP
D. Glucose 203. What products are made during anaero-
bic respiration in yeast?
198. The energy produced by cellular respira-
tion is stored in the A. Carbon dioxide and water
A. chemical bonds of carbon dioxide. B. Ethanol and water
B. bonds between phosphates of ATP. C. Ethanol and carbon dioxide
C. iCloud online D. Lactic acid and carbon dioxide

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204. Which gas is most abundant in the air 209. What are the products of anaerobic res-
that we breathe in? piration in an animal cell?

A. carbon dioxide A. Glucose and oxygen
B. oxygen B. Carbon dioxide and water
C. water vapour C. Lactic acid
D. nitrogen
D. Carbon monoxide
205. Which type of respiration produces the
most energy 210. Most of the ATP made during Cellular
Respiration is made during which stage?
A. Anaerobic
A. Glycolysis
B. Aerobic
B. Krebs
C. Both produce the same amount
D. none of above C. Electron Transport Chain
D. None of these
206. Which of the following best summarizes
the process of cellular respiration in plants 211. The waste products of cellular respiration
and animals? consists of
A. Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide A. Oxygen and Water
+ water
B. Oxygen and Glucose
B. Oxygen + carbon dioxide → glucose
+ water C. Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
C. Water + carbon dioxide → oxygen + D. Carbon Dioxide and Water
glucose
D. Carbon dioxide + glucose → oxygen 212. In the presence of oxygen, cellular respi-
+ water ration takes place in two stages. They are
A. glycolysis and fermentation
207. Mitochondria, and therefore the true cel-
lular respiration process, is found in B. electron transport chain, then fermen-
tation
A. eukaryotes, including plants, animals,
protists, and fungus C. glycolysis, then aerobic respiration
B. prokaryotes, including bacteria D. glycolysis, then the Calvin cycle
C. only plant cells
213. How can photosynthesis be related to cel-
D. only animal cells lular respiration?
208. Which process takes place in the presence A. What’s produced (made) by one is
of oxygen and produces nearly 20 times as needed (the reactants) for the other
much as ATP as glycolysis alone?
B. They both produce the same products
A. photosynthesis
C. They both have the same reactants
B. lactic acid fermentation (need the same things)
C. aerobic respiration D. These 2 processes have nothing in
D. alcoholic fermentation common

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214. If an organism does not have mitochon- B. Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide
dria, what process can they not perform? + Water
A. DNA replication C. Carbon dioxide + Glucose → Oxygen
B. photosynthesis + Water
D. Carbon dioxide + Oxygen → Glucose
C. protein synthesis
+ Water
D. cellular respiration
220. Which of the following is true about res-
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215. When running cross country or exercising, piration?
some of your muscles start to “burn”. This
A. It is the process where cells release
is called
energy from sugar.
A. Aerobic Respiration
B. It takes place only at night.
B. Alcoholic Fermentation
C. Respiration produces oxygen which is
C. Photosynthesis used for photosynthesis.
D. Lactic Acid Fermentation D. It is a process that occurs only in ani-
mals.
216. Which of the following is NOT a raw ma-
terial needed for photosynthesis? 221. What is the net gain of ATP during glycol-
A. carbon dioxide ysis?
B. light A. 1
C. oxygen B. 2
D. water C. 3
D. 4
217. What do stomata takes during the respi-
ration? 222. Which organ excretes carbon dioxide?
A. O A. Lungs
B. Carbon dioxide B. Liver
C. oxygen C. Heart
D. none of above D. Kidney
218. The principle role of respiration is to 223. What gas is given off by a plant as a
byproduct during photosynthesis?
A. convert glucose into carbon dioxide
A. carbon dioxide
B. harness the energy in glucose in a
form that cells can use B. nitrogen
C. release oxygen from glucose C. hydrogen
D. convert glucose into carbon dioxide D. oxygen
and water
224. Which of the following is a product of cel-
219. What is the formula for photosynthesis? lular respiration?
A. Carbon dioxide + Water → Glucose + A. Glucose

Oxygen B. Carbon Dioxide

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C. Oxygen 230. What is the function of enzymes?

D. Radiant Energy A. Help digest your food

225. Which two processes are major contribu- B. store energy
tors in the movement of carbon in the car- C. speed up chemical reactions
bon cycle?
D. make up proteins
A. respiration and evaporation
B. respiration and photosynthesis 231. “Cramp” during exercise is associated
C. condensation and evaporation with:
D. photosynthesis and condensation A. Photosynthesis

B. Ethanol fermentation
226. chemical reaction
A. a process in which atoms rearrange to C. Aerobic respiration
form new substances D. Lactic acid fermentation
B. a set of interacting parts forming a
complex whole 232. What will most likely be the result if all
of the mitochondria are removed from a
C. a proposed answer to a question about plant cell?
the natural world
A. It will be unable to carry out respira-
D. a claim supported by evidence tion.
227. In the absence of oxygen, cells will do B. It will lose water through osmosis.
this process after performing Glycolysis to
release energy C. It will break down the ribosomes in the
cell.
A. Photosynthesis
D. It will be unable to photosynthesize
B. Electron Transport Chain
C. Kreb Cycle 233. Which organism uses Anaerobic Respira-
D. Fermentation tion?
A. Plants
228. Which of the following is part of Photo-
synthesis? B. Animals
A. Calvin Cycle C. Bacteria
B. Krebs Cycle D. Protist
C. Glycolysis
234. What is the chemical equation for anaer-
D. Electron Transport Chain obic respiration in yeast?
229. Main energy source for cells come in the A. glucose carbon dioxide + ethanol
form of + a little energy
A. kinetic B. glucose lactic acid + energy
B. potential C. glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide
C. ATP + water + energy
D. ETC D. none of above

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235. Due to accumulation of which acid there 240. circulatory system

is a muscle cramp?
A. the body system that transports
A. Hydrochloric acid molecules to and from all cells of the body
B. Sulphuric acid B. the body system that takes in oxygen
C. Ammonium and releases carbon dioxide
D. Lactic acid C. the body system that takes in food and

breaks it down
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236. Which activity of primary consumers re- D. the body’s use of molecules for energy
turns carbon to the atmosphere? and growth
A. the breakdown of carbon compounds
during the process of digestion 241. The ATP made during glycolysis is gener-
ated by
B. the release of carbon dioxide during
the process of respiration A. substrate-level phosphorylation
C. the generation of carboncontaining B. electron transport

waste that is used by decomposers C. photophosphorylation
D. the transfer of carbon in various forms D. chemiosmosis
when food is consumed by consumers
242. What is the main purpose of photosyn-
237. Which of the following are parts of the thesis?
respiratory system?
A. To make food
A. mouth
B. To create energy
B. windpipe
C. To release oxygen
C. heart
D. To absorb sunlight
D. lungs
E. blood 243. Where do the reactions of Aerobic respi-
ration take place? (Krebs Cycle & Electron
238. When we inhale air, it passes through our Transport Chain)
nostrils into the A. Cytoplasm
A. nasal cavity B. Mitochondria
B. chest cavity C. Chloroplasts
C. tracheae D. Cell Wall
D. spiracles
244. What is Chlorophyll?
239. How many ATP are produced in aerobic A. A type of reproduction.
respiration?
B. A green pigment responsible for the
A. 2 absorption of light to provide energy for
B. 33 photosynthesis.
C. 4 C. A stage of mitosis.
D. 36 D. none of above

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245. Earthworms skin is C. carbon dioxide

A. moist and slimy D. glucose

B. moist and rough
251. Carbon dioxide enters the leave through
C. rough and slippery
what opening?
D. rough and slimy
A. root
246. Where does the energy for ATP come
from? B. stem
A. Nucleic Acid C. stomata

B. Protein D. stomach
C. Lipid
252. What happens when the phosphate
D. Carbohydrate bonds of ATP break?
247. Carbon dioxide is a product during A. Acid is neutralized.
A. lactic acid fermentation B. Energy is stored.
B. Calvin cycle
C. Energy is released.
C. Krebs cycle
D. An organism becomes sick.
D. ETC
E. iI have to buy a new one
248. Grass takes in light energy during photo-
synthesis. What happens to the majority 253. Respiration takes place in the
of this energy?
A. nucleus
A. It is stored as chemical energy.
B. It is used to help the saw grass grow B. blood
and reproduce. C. lungs
C. It is transferred to organisms that eat
D. mitochondria
the grass.
D. It disappears as it is used up by the 254. The end product of glycolysis is
plant.
A. hydrogen
249. During strenuous exercise, our muscles
B. pyruvate
are in oxygen dept when:
A. they have used up all their energy C. carbon dioxide
B. they have run out of ATP D. glucose
C. they are respiring anaerobically
255. Which molecule isn’t an energy carrier?
D. they have cramps
A. FADH2
250. What organic molecule is necessary for
cellular respiration to occur? B. NADH
A. lipids C. oxygen
B. fats D. ATP

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256. In the human body, cellular respiration C. Sound

breaks down sugar molecules after they
D. Water
enter the cell. What results from this pro-
cess? 262. The correct word equation for Anaerobic
A. growth of bacteria respiration in humans is
B. release of energy A. glucose → lactic acid + oxygen
C. activation of enzymes B. glucose → lactic acid (+ energy re-
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D. production of oxygen leased)
257. What word refers to the oxygen required C. glucose + oxygen → lactic acid (+ en-
to breakdown lactic acid after exercise? ergy released)
A. Oxygen Dedt D. lactic acid → energy released

B. Oxygen Credit 263. In what cell organelle does Cellular Res-
C. Carbon Cycle piration occur?
D. Nitrogen Cycle A. Mitochondrion
258. How are lactic acid and alcoholic fermen- B. Chloroplast
tation similar? C. Lysosome
A. They have the same products D. Endoplasmic reticulum
B. They have the same reactants
C. They both require oxygen 264. Which element is required during aerobic
respiration?
D. They occur in the same organisms
A. oxygen
259. what does the plant release during the
B. hydrogen
photosynthesis?
A. oxygen C. nitrogen
B. carbon D. none of above

C. carbon dioxide 265. What enzyme in the ETC is responsible
D. none of above for generating the ATP molecules?
260. What is the energy source needed for A. ATPase

photosynthesis to occur. B. ATP synthase
A. sugar C. Hexokinase
B. water D. none of the above
C. sunlight
266. What is another name for a producer?
D. A Drake soundtrack
A. autotroph
261. When respiration occurs, most of the en-
ergy from glucose is released as B. chlorophyll
A. Heat C. heterotroph
B. Movement D. fermentation

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267. What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of 272. The first step in getting energy in the cell
energy for living things by breaking down glucose is known as

A. Sugar A. the Krebs cycle
B. Sun B. electron transport
C. Moon C. fermentation
D. Carbon Dioxide
D. glycolysis
268. What green pigment is used to trap light
energy from the Sun to be used for photo- 273. Where in the body does respiration take
synthesis? place? Select the best answer.
A. Chlorophyll A. The lungs

B. Xanthophyll B. The muscles
C. Carotene C. All cells
D. Chloroplast D. The blood
269. Which of these is a product of cellular res- 274. How does water get into the leaves of a
piration? plant?
A. ATP A. it goes into the stomata
B. Carbon dioxide
B. The roots absorb it and then it travels
C. Water up the xylem
D. All of these are a product of cellular C. it is made during a chemical reaction
respiration in the stem
270. What is the word equation for aerobic D. The flowers capture water and deliver
respiration in yeast? it to the leaves
A. carbon dioxide + water → glucose +
275. Which organelle in the human body helps
oxygen
our body carry out cellular respiration?
B. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide
+ water A. chloroplast
C. Glucose + carbon dioxide → oxygen B. mitochondria

+ water C. chlorophyll
D. glucose + water → carbon dioxide + D. none of above
oxygen
276. What is NOT a product of cellular respira-
271. What happens to your pulse (heart rate)
tion?
when you exercise?
A. It increases A. carbon dioxide
B. It decreases B. energy
C. It stays the same C. oxygen
D. none of above D. water

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277. Cellular respiration involves an energy B. Carotenoids

conversion. Which of the following rep-
C. Xenophylls
resents the energy conversion that occurs
during cellular respiration? D. Chlorophyll
A. ATPto glucose 283. Energy released by the electron transport
B. ATPto light energy chain is used to pump H+ ions into which
C. a. glucose to ATP location?
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D. none of above A. Cytosol
B. Mitochondrial Outer Membrane
278. Where do the reactions of photosynthe-
sis take place in autotrophs? C. Mitochondrial Inner Membrane
A. Chloroplast D. Mitochondrial Intermembrane Space
B. Mitochondria
284. What gas is TAKEN IN during photosyn-
C. Cell Walls thesis?
D. Cytoplasm A. argon
279. To convert the energy of glucose into the B. nitrogen
usable form of ATP is a function of
C. oxygen
A. Cell Wall
D. carbon dioxide
B. Cytoplasm
C. Nucleus 285. This molecule contains three phosphate
groups
D. Mitochondria
A. ADP
280. What are the products in cellular respira-
B. ATP
tion?
C. Mitochondria
A. water and carbon dioxide
B. water and glucose D. Nucleus
C. carbon dioxide and oxygen 286. Respiration’s goal is to

D. glucose and oxygen A. make water
281. All living things do which of these pro- B. make ATP
cesses?
C. make glucose
A. Chemosynthesis
D. make oxygen
B. Respiration
C. Photosynthesis 287. Which of the following is produced during
the process of cellular respiration?
D. None of these
A. carbon dioxide
282. What is the pigment responsible for ab-
B. sodium chloride
sorbing light energy in chloroplasts during
photosynthesis? C. oxygen
A. None of the Above D. sugar

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288. The burning or breaking down of glucose 293. Which of the following molecules pro-
is known as duced through cellular respiration is the
primary source of energy for a cell?

A. photosynthesis
A. ATP
B. transpiration
B. ADP
C. respiration
C. NADH
D. transport
D. FAD
289. The final product of aerobic respiration is
294. Which gas is a product released during
A. oxygen
photosynthesis that humans need for sur-
B. water vival?
C. ATP A. Carbon dioxide
D. NAD+ B. neon
290. Which of these are the result of anaero- C. nitrogen

bic respiration in a human? Choose 2 an- D. oxygen
swers.
295. What is the main function of Krebs cy-
A. Oxygen Debt
cle?
B. Lactic Deficit
A. To complete the breakdown of glucose
C. Lactic Acid
B. To generate a proton gradient and syn-
D. Excess Carbon Dioxide thesize ATP
291. The overall goal of cellular respiration is C. To split a glucose molecule in half and
to make: synthesize NADH
A. Glucose D. none of above
B. ATP 296. What pigment in the leaf captures energy

C. Oxygen from the sun?
D. Water A. carbon
B. chlorophyll
292. Why does anaerobic respiration occur
during hard exercise? C. air
A. There may be insufficient oxygen sup- D. chloroplast

plied to the muscle cells
297. Which is the correct, balanced, symbol
B. Carbon dioxide builds up in the respir- equation for aerobic respiration?
ing muscle cells
A. C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
C. Anaerobic respiration releases more
B. C6H12O6 → 2 C3H6O3
energy from glucose than aerobic respira-
tion C. C6H12O6 → 2 C2H5OH + 2 CO2
D. none of above D. 6 CO2 + 6 H2O → C6H12O6 + 6 O2

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298. after strenuous exercise, a muscle cell 303. How are photosynthesis and respiration
would contain decreased amounts of related?
and increased amounts of A. The products for one are the raw ma-
A. glucose ATP terials for the other
B. ATP glucose B. They both have 2 stages
C. oxygen lactic acid C. They have opposite equations
D. lactic acid ATP D. All of these are true!
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299. How does carbon dioxide get into the 304. Select the product(s) of aerobic respira-
leaves of a plant? tion.
A. It’s absorbed by the roots A. Carbon dioxide
B. It’s made in a chemical reaction in the B. Oxygen
stem C. Glucose
C. It enters through the stomata D. Water
D. It goes through the flowers
305. The energy in ATP is stored
300. the final electron acceptor in oxidative A. in the bond between the second and
phosphorylation is third phosphate
A. oxygen B. in the bond between the first and sec-
B. hydrogen ond phosphate
C. in the bond between the adenosine
C. ATP
and the first phosphate
D. NAD
D. I like turtles
301. What is the chemical equation for cellular
306. A plant is releasing a gas. What is the
respiration?
mosl tlikely the gas?
A. Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide
A. co2
+ Water + Energy
B. methane
B. Oxygen + Carbon dioxide + Energy
→ Glucose + Water C. water vapor
C. Carbon dioxide + Glucose → Oxygen D. oxygen
+ Water + Energy
307. The purpose of cellular respiration is to
D. Water + Carbon dioxide + Energy → make
Oxygen + Glucose
A. food from energy
302. Which gas leaves a stomata? B. ATP from glucose
A. Oxygen C. heat for the organism
B. Nitrogen D. oxygen
C. Helium
308. Energy flows through an ecosystem
D. Carbon Dioxide from-

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A. a. the sun toautotrophs to het- 314. When does stomata close and opens?
erotrophs A. When sunlight needed

B. th e sun toheterotrophs to autotrophs
B. When lack of Glucose
C. autotrophs toheterotrophs and back to
C. When it loses water it closes and when
autotrophs
it is filled with water it opens
D. none of above
D. When it is cut
309. During heavy exercise when supply of
oxygen to our muscles is insufficient food 315. Which cells are responsible for opening
breakdown is by and closing stomates to regulate water
loss & gas exchange?
A. anaerobic respiration
A. Guard Cells
B. aerobic respiration
B. Gate Cells
C. Vascular Cells
D. none of above
D. Root Cells
310. What reactants are there in cellular res-
piration? 316. What are the 3 stages of cellular respira-
tion in the correct order?
A. Water and Glucose
B. Oxygen and Glucose A. Krebs, Glycolysis, Electron Transport
Chain
C. Carbon Dioxide and Water
B. Glycolysis, Krebs, Electron Transport
D. Glucose and ATP Chain
311. This is the first step of cellular respiration C. Electron Transport Chain, Krebs, Gly-
A. Glycolysis colysis
B. Lactic Acid Fermentation D. none of above

C. Alcoholic Fermentation 317. What is the ultimate source of energy for
D. Aerobic Respiration all living things?
A. electricity
312. Which of the following equations best
represents photosynthesis? B. plants
A. C + O2 + H2O = CO2 +HOH C. sun
B. 6CO2 + 6H2O = C6H12O6 + 6O2 D. food
C. 6C + 6 H2O = C6H12O6
318. What is the output of Krebs cycle (one
D. C6H12O6 = 6CO2 + 6H2O turn)?
313. Where does Glycolysis occur? A. 3 NADH
A. Cytoplasm B. 1 FADH2
B. Mitochondria C. 1 ATP
C. Chloroplast D. 2 CO2
D. Stroma E. acetyl CoA

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319. The energy released in respiration is 325. After cellular respiration is complete, on
stored by creating which molecule? 38% of the energy in glucose is used.
A. Glucose What happens to the rest of the energy?
B. Lactic Acid A. released as heat
C. ATP B. stored for later use
D. ADP C. eliminated by the digestive system
320. What do we call the process by which D. turned into protein
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glucose is broken down and energy is re-
leased? 326. The calvin cycle occurs in the of the
A. breathing chloroplasts
B. photosynthesis A. Thylakoid Membrane
C. respiration B. Stroma
D. perspiration C. Thylakoid Lamellae
321. What are the reactants in cellular respi- D. Granum
ration?
A. glucose and oxygen 327. Photosynthesis is an energy conversion
process. Which pathway shows the en-
B. glucose and carbon dioxide
ergy transformations that occur from the
C. water and carbon dioxide beginning to the end of the process?
D. oxygen and glucose A. solar → glucose → ATP
322. Aerobic respiration is controlled by B. glucose → ATP → solar
A. enzymes C. solar → ATP → glucose
B. hormones
D. glucose → solar → ATP
C. nervous impulses
D. ribosomes 328. Aerobic respiration produces how many
ATP molecules
323. What kind of organisms cannot make
their own food? A. 2
A. Autotrophs B. 26
B. Heterotrophs C. 36
C. Thylakoids D. 50
D. Detrivores
329. Where is the energy stored in ATP
324. carbon dioxide is obtained by the plant molecules
through its
A. In the Ribose Sugar
A. roots
B. leaf B. In the Adenine group
C. stem C. In the Phosphate bonds

D. none of above D. In the Bank

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330. Organisms that are able to take inorganic 335. One of the principal compounds that liv-
raw materials and convert them into or- ing things use to store energy is
ganic products to use for food are called

A. DNA
A. Autotrophs B. ATP
B. Heterotrophs C. H20
C. Decomposers D. CO2
D. Consumers 336. What are the reactants in the equation
for cellular respiration?
331. Aerobic means
A. oxygen and lactic acid
A. without oxygen
B. carbon dioxide and water
B. with oxygen
C. glucose and oxygen
C. without effort D. water and glucose
D. none of above
337. In what part of the cell does photosyn-
332. What do both glycolysis and fermenta- thesis occur?
tion have in common? A. Nucleus
A. They requireoxygen B. Chloroplast
B. They producelactic acid and ethyl alco- C. Epidermis
hol D. Vacuole
C. They produceATP
338. Which of the following is the correct
D. none of above equation for aerobic cellular respiration?
A. 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2 +
333. Fermentation is:
ATP
A. Cellular Respiration B. 6O2 + C6H12O6 → 6H2O + 6CO2 +
B. Photosynthesis ATP
C. Aerobic C. C6H12O6 + 6H2O → 6CO2 + 6O2 +
ATP
D. Anaerobic
D. 6O2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6CO2 +
334. What are water and carbon dioxide in the ATP
cellular respiration reaction?
339. Muscle cells that are used during heavy
A. They are reactants because they are exercise often do not receive enough oxy-
present before the reaction. gen for energy production. What waste
product builds up in muscle cells resulting
B. They are reactants because they are
in soreness?
present after the reaction.
A. water
C. They are products because they are
present before the reaction. B. alcohol
D. They are products because they are C. carbon dioxide

present after the reaction. D. lactic acid

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340. In which way will energy be used after C. thylakoid membranes

it leaves the mitochondrion during cellular D. chlorophyll
respiration?
A. repairing parts of damaged tissue 346. What is ATP?
B. combining with carbon dioxide A. A molecule that releases energy when
broken down
C. building new oxygen molecules
D. starting the second stage of respira- B. A molecule that uses up energy when
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tion broken down
C. A molecule that is used up in respira-
341. What are the small holes on the under- tion
side of plant leaves called?
D. A molecule that only plants make
A. Guard Cells
B. Stomates 347. What intermediate step is between gly-
colysis and the Krebs cycle?
C. Air Spaces
A. ETC
D. Vascular Cells
B. Substrate level phosphorylation
342. what are the two types of respiration?
C. Chemiosmosis
A. Aerobic
D. Pyruvate oxidation
B. Anaerobic
C. arobic 348. Which of the following are the reactants
of photosynthesis?
D. none of the above
A. carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O)
343. Select all that are inputs for Photosynthe-
B. oxygen (O2) and water (H20)
sis.
A. Water C. water (H20) and glucose (C6H12O6)
B. Carbon Dioxide D. glucose (C6H12O6) and carbon dioxide

(CO2)
C. Oxygen
D. Sunlight (Light Energy) 349. Which is a product of the ETC?
E. Glucose (Sugar/food) A. Carbon dioxide
B. Glucose
344. The reactants of photosynthesis are
A. sugar and water. C. Oxygen
B. sugar and oxygen. D. Water
C. carbon dioxide and water. 350. What would be two examples of aerobic
D. carbon dioxide and oxygen. exercise?
A. short walk down the hall
345. A green pigment that traps energy from
the sunlight is B. long bike ride
A. ATP C. long swim
B. carotenoid D. laying down reading a book

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351. What gas is used to break apart sugar 356. Aerobic respiration yields about ATP
during respiration? molecules per glucose, whereas anaerobic
respiration yields ATP molecules per

A. oxygen
glucose.
B. carbon dioxide
A. 36; 2
C. nitrogen
B. 2; 36
D. argon
C. 6; 2
352. Photosynthesis is D. 36; 18
A. The process in which organisms con- 357. Which of the following best describes
vert/transfer energy from glucose to ATP. photosynthesis?
B. The process in which organisms ex- A. Photosynthesis converts radiant en-
change carbon dioxide and oxygen in their ergy into chemical energy.
lungs.
B. Photosynthesis produces carbohy-
C. The process of taking a picture. drates.
D. The process of plants convert- C. Plants need sunlight, carbon dioxide,
ing/transferring solar energy to chemical water, nutrients, and chlorophyll to com-
energy to make their food. plete photosynthesis.
353. In what organelle does cellular respira- D. Plants use chlorophyll, water, and car-
tion occur? bon dioxide to make sugar.
A. nucleus 358. Where does the energy for plants to per-
B. ribosome form photosynthesis come from?
C. mitochondria A. Breaking down ATP

B. sunlight
D. cell membrane
C. glucose metabolism
354. What is the word equation for anaerobic
D. None of the Above
respiration in bacteria and muscle cells?
A. glucose → Lactic acid 359. How is respiration different from photo-
synthesis?
B. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide
+ water A. Respiration involves the transforma-
tion of energy.
C. glucose → Ethanol and carbon dioxide
B. Respiration involves the exchange of
D. glucose + water → carbon dioxide + gases.
oxygen
C. Respiration is a process that occurs in
355. Where does anaerobic respiration happen cells.
in the cell? D. Respiration takes place in all living
A. the nucleus things.
B. the mitochondria 360. Product of photosynthesis are
C. the cytoplasm A. carbon dioxide and glucose
D. the ribosomes B. oxygen and glucose

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C. water and glucose 366. Cellular respiration involves the net

D. none of above of glucose.
A. Reduction
361. Which of the following processes creates
the most ATP during aerobic cellular respi- B. Oxidation
ration? C. ATP
A. glycolysis D. REDOX
B. fermentation 367. Glycolysis takes place in the
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C. electron transport chain A. mitochondria
D. Kreb’s cycle B. cell membrane
362. Which of the following processes needs C. cytoplasm
energy from respiration? D. nucleus
A. Uptake of carbon dioixde by leaves
368. Considering only glycolysis and the
B. Absorption of water by plant roots conversion of pyruvate molecules to
C. Absorption of ions by plant roots acetyl CoA molecules, how many NADH
D. Absorption of glucose in the small in- molecules will be produced from one glu-
testine cose molecule?
A. 1
363. In the process of photosynthesis, which
pigment has the largest role? B. 2
A. chlorophyll C. 3
B. melanin D. 4
C. carotene 369. An oxygen debt occurs in muscles when

D. hemoglobin
A. the breathing rate increases
364. Which equation shows the reaction for
anaerobic respiration in humans B. the pulse rate increases
A. carbon dioxide + water → glucose C. anaerobic respiration has taken place

and oxygen D. more carbon dioxide has been pro-
B. glucose + Oxygen → lactic acid and duced
energy 370. Which of the following statements is
C. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide TRUE?
and water and energy A. Aerobic respirationrequires oxygen
D. glucose → lactic acid and energy and produces less energy per glucose
than anaerobic respiration.
365. What process is the opposite of aerobic
respiration? B. Anaerobic respiration doesnot require
oxygen and produces less energy per glu-
A. anaerobic respiration cose than aerobic respiration.
B. cellular respiration C. Only prokaryotic cells canperform aer-
C. photosynthesis obic respiration.
D. lactic acid fermentation D. none of above

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371. What function does ATP carry out in liv- 376. Which is not a waste product of cellular
ing things? respiration?

A. aids in protein folding and coiling A. Water
B. used to capture and transfer energy B. Heat
C. identifies DNA start sequences for C. Carbon Dioxide
transcription
D. Oxygen
D. helps maintain the fluidity of cell mem-
branes 377. Which step of cellular respiration RE-
372. Which chemical symbol represents a prod- QUIRES oxygen?
uct of aerobic respiration? A. glycolysis
A. C6H1206 B. Krebs cycle
B. 02 C. oxidative phosphorylation
C. CO2
D. Calvin cycle
D. none of above
378. The maintenance of homeostasis in ani-
373. What is absorbed by the tree roots and mals is MOST directly related to which?
transported to the leaves?
A. recombination of chromosomes during
A. air meiosis
B. water
B. percentage of protein molecules in the
C. carbon organism
D. glucose C. growth and development of the organ-
ism
374. As light intensity slowly decreases in a
forest, what will most likely happen to the D. use and production of energy
rate of photosynthesis?
379. If oxygen is not present what process
A. It will slow down with decreasing light
will occur in yeast cells?
intensity.
B. It will continue to happen at a normal A. Alcoholic fermentation
pace. B. Respiration
C. It will speed up with decreasing light C. Photosynthesis
intensity.
D. Lactic acid fermentation
D. It will stop with decreasing light inten-
sity. 380. Where does aerobic respiration occur in
animal cells?
375. What does metabolism mean?
A. Converting energy into food A. nucleus
B. Making light reactions happen B. chloroplasts

C. Converting food into energy C. mitochondria
D. none of above D. cytoplasm

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381. In order for a plant to reproduce 386. Which of the following best explains the
A. pollen must transfer from the anther purpose of cell respiration?
to the pistil A. In cell respiration, sunlight is used to
B. pollen must transfer from the pistil to make sugar
the anther
B. In cell respiration, sunlight is used to
C. pollen must transfer from the stigma make ATP
to the ovule
C. In cell respiration, glucose is used to
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D. pollen must transfer from the ovule to
make energy
the stigma
D. In cell respiration, oxygen is used to
382. Which of the following are used in the
make sugar
overall reactions for photosynthesis?
A. carbon dioxide 387. Cellular respiration is a cellular process
B. water that occurs in the cells of-
C. light A. plants
D. all of the above
B. Plants and Animals
383. How many carbons are in a glucose
molecule? C. Animals
A. 1 D. None
B. 3
388. How does matter move through these
C. 6
systems (photosynthesis and respiration)
D. 12
A. Matter changes form as it moves
384. What is respiration?
B. Matter is recycled as the atoms are re-
A. the breakdown of glucose to release arranged in to different molecules
ATP
B. the breakdown of glucose to release C. Matter starts as Sunlight and moves to
mitochondria ATP
C. the breakdown of food to release glu- D. The amount of matter decreases as it
cose moves through the system
D. the breakdown of glucose to release
carbon 389. Which of the following equation explains
cellular respiration?
E. the breakdown of oxygen to release
glucose A. sugar+water → salt+sunlight
385. Which step can be performed by prokary- B. sugar+oxygen → water+carbon
otes AND eukaryotes? dioxide+energy
A. glycolysis C. water+carbon dioxide+sunlight →
B. Krebs cycle sugar+oxygen
C. oxidative phosphorylation D. Sugar+energy → water+carbon
D. Calvin cycle dioxide+oxygen

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390. What are the three products of cellular B. The products of photosynthesis are the
respiration? reactants of respiration.

A. carbon dioxide C. The products of photosynthesis are
B. water the products of respiration.
D. none of above
C. energy
D. sunlight 396. In what cell organelle does photosynthe-
sis occur?
391. Glucose is broken down during which pro-
A. Mitochondrion
cess?
B. Chloroplast
A. Calvin cycle
C. Lysosome
B. Glycolysis
D. Nucleus
C. Krebs Cycle
D. Photosynthesis 397. Where does photosynthesis occur?
A. mitochondria
392. Why do muscle cells have more mitochon-
dria? B. stomata
C. xylem
A. to increase oxygen production
D. chloroplast
B. to produce more energy
C. to ensure more carbon dioxide is re- 398. Starch can be broken down into
leased A. Glycogen
D. to gain water B. Glucose
393. Carbon dioxide produced in plants is ex- C. Amino acids
creted through: D. Cellulose
A. The stem
399. A yeast is producing bubbles when it is
B. The leaves placed in sugar water. What are the bub-
C. The root bles?
D. none of above A. acid

B. carbon dioxide
394. The act or process of taking air into your
C. oxygen
lungs and releasing it.
D. alcohol
A. particle
B. cell 400. cellular respiration
C. respiration A. the chemical reaction between oxygen
and glucose that releases energy into
D. breathing
cells
395. In what way is photosynthesis and respi- B. the body system that takes in oxygen
ration related to each other? and releases carbon dioxide
A. The reactants of photosynthesis are C. a group of atoms joined together in a
the reactants of respiration. particular way

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D. the body system that takes in food and 406. Why are plants usually green?
breaks it down A. Because the chlorophyll reflects green
401. Each NADH molecule carrying hydrogen light
to the ETC can produce a maximum of B. Because the chlorophyll absorbs green
molecules of ATP? light
A. 1 C. Because the accessory pigments com-
B. 2 bine to make green
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C. 3 D. Because the accessory pigments only
absorb green light
D. 4
407. What is the correct chemical formula of
402. If a plant died from lack of food, which glucose?
structure is most likely missing or dam-
A. C6H12O6
aged?
B. C6H12O
A. flower
C. C2H12O6
B. root
D. C6H6O6
C. stem
D. leaves 408. The raw materials or reactants of photo-
synthesis are
403. Where does Krebs cycle take place?
A. sugar and water.
A. Cytosol
B. sugar and oxygen.
B. Mitochondrial Matrix
C. carbon dioxide and water.
C. Mitochondrial Cristae
D. carbon dioxide and oxygen.
D. Stroma
409. The process of fermentation happens
E. Thylakoid Membrane
A. I play Fortnight
404. When animals use energy, what is al-
B. when there isn’t enough oxygen for
ways produced?
aerobic respiration.
A. sugar
C. whenever a plant receives direct sun-
B. heat light.
C. oxygen D. whenever the muscles need more
D. starch acid.
E. when there is too much glucose for
405. Starting with one molecule of glucose, aerobic respiration.
the “net” products of glycolysis are
A. 2 NAD+, 2 H+, 2 pyruvate, 2 ATP, and 410. how much ATP molecules is released
2 H2O when 1 molecule of glucose is oxidised?
B. 2 NADH, 2 H+, 2 pyruvate, 2 ATP, and A. 29
2 H2O B. 28
C. 2 FADH2, 2 pyruvate, 4 ATP, and 2 H2O C. 38
D. 6 CO2, 6 H2O, 2 ATP, and 2 pyruvate. D. 60

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411. What is the function of a carbohydrate? C. C6H12O6

(Why do I need this before a workout? ) D. 2 pyruvate

A. Quick energy
417. Which step of cellular respiration makes
B. Movement the most ATP?
C. Stores genetic information A. Glycolysis
D. Speeds up reactions B. Krebs Cycle
412. Where does anaerobic respiration occur? C. Electron Transport Chain
A. glucose molecule D. Light Dependent Reactions
B. mitochondria 418. What is another name for a consumer?
C. cytoplasm A. autotroph
D. none of above B. chlorophyll
413. What does cellular respiration provide C. heterotroph
plants? D. fermentation
A. ATP
419. Where is ATP produced?
B. Carbon Dioxide A. only in autotrophs
C. oxygen B. only in heterotrophs
D. Glucose C. in plant and animal cells only
414. Which of the following best explains the D. in all cells
affect of cell respiration?
420. This process does not make ATP alone,
A. Oxygen is released into the atmo- but it allows glycolysis to continue making
sphere ATP when oxygen is unavailable for cellu-
B. Carbon dioxide is released into the at- lar respiration.
mosphere A. Fermentation
C. Glucose is released into the atmo- B. Electron Transport Chain
sphere
C. Glycolysis
D. ATP is released into the atmosphere
D. Kreb’s cycle
415. What are the parts of the ATP molecule?
421. How does the body use energy from res-
A. adenine, thylakoids, stroma piration?
B. stroma, grana, chlorophyll A. just to make molecules such as pro-
C. adenine, ribose, phosphate groups teins for growth and repair
D. NADH, NAHPH, FADH B. to sweat so we can lose heat when we
get too hot
416. Along with 2ATP, what is produced dur- C. just for muscle contraction to allow us
ing glycolysis? to move
A. 6CO2 D. for muscle contraction, growth and
B. 6O2 heat

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422. To get the most ATP molecules for energy 427. How are our air sacs adapted for gaseous
in cellular respiration, you have to have exchange?
lots of? A. They are thick to absorb more oxygen.
A. hydrogen B. Their high numbers increase the sur-
B. oxygen face area for gaseous exchange.
C. carbon dioxide C. They are surrounded with blood ves-
sels to exchange oxygen and carbon diox-
D. water ide.
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423. Which type of fermentation can occur in D. They trap dust and dirt so clean air en-
your muscle cells when your body lacks ters the blood.
oxygen?
428. Which statement best describes cellular
A. alcoholic fermentation respiration?
B. lactic acid fermentation A. It occurs in animal cells but not in plant
C. regular fermentation cells.
D. cellular respiration B. It converts energy in glucose into a
more usable formof energy.
424. What is the chemical formula for carbon C. It uses carbon dioxide and produces
dioxide? oxygen.
A. H2O D. It stores energy in food molecules.
B. CO2 429. The purpose of cellular respiration is to
C. CHO2 produce?
D. CO2H A. ATP (for energy release)
B. oxygen
425. A decrease in the amount of oxygen avail-
able will C. sugar
A. not have an effect on the amount of en- D. protein
ergy produced during cellular respiration 430. What is the main function of glycolysis?
B. decrease the amount of glucose pro- A. To complete the breakdown of glucose
duced during cellular respiration
B. To generate a proton gradient and syn-
C. cause the amount of water produced thesize ATP
during cellular respiration to increase
C. To split a glucose molecule in half and
D. decrease the amount of energy pro- synthesize NADH
duced during cellular respiration
D. none of above
426. A type of process that requires oxygen is 431. What gas is needed in order to perform
known as respiration at the cellular level?
A. aerobic fermentation A. oxygen
B. anaerobic respiration B. carbon dioxide
C. aerobic respiration C. hydrogen
D. anaerobic fermentation D. nitrogen

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432. A heterotroph is 438. Where does cellular respiration take

A. an organism that must eat other organ- place?

isms for energy A. Mitochondria
B. an organism that makes its own food B. Chloroplast
C. a plant C. Stomata
D. an organism that has cells with chloro- D. Leaf
plasts
439. How do yeast produce ATP when there is
433. Cells produce ATP most efficiently in the no oxygen available?
presence of
A. lactic acid fermentation
A. water
B. carbon dioxide
C. alcoholic fermentation
C. oxygen
D. photosynthesis
D. radiant energy
440. Many plants that grow on land store
434. The respiration of the plants ocurrs in:
energy in the form of starch. When
A. The morning the plants need energy, the molecules of
B. The night starch can be broken down into monosac-
charides. What type of biomolecule is
C. The morning and night
starch?
D. none of above
A. Protein
435. How is water transported from stems to B. Carbohydrate
leaves?
C. Lipid
A. xylem
D. Enzyme
B. phloem
C. stems 441. If you run as fast as you can for 5 min-
utes, your cells in your muscles will most
D. roots likely use which process to get the en-
436. Where does glycolysis take place? ergy?
A. Cytoplasm A. cellular respiration
B. Stroma B. fermentation
C. Thylakoid C. photosynthesis
D. Mitochondria D. ribosomes
437. During fermentation, yeast produces CO2 442. Fermentation occurs when there is a lack
and of
A. lactic acid A. oxygen
B. alcohol B. water
C. hydrogen C. glucose
D. water D. carbon dioxide

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443. What happens to matter and energy as 448. Respiration is the process by which
they go through the process of photosyn- A. cells break down glucose into en-
thesis? ergy.
A. Both are lost B. cells break light down into energy.
B. Both are conserved C. cells communicate with other cells.
C. Matter is lost, energy is conserved D. cells break down glucose into oxy-
gen
D. Energy is lost, matter is conserved
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449. Which gas enters a stomata?
444. What is the purpose of aerobic/cellular
A. Oxygen
respiration?
B. Nitrogen
C. Helium
B. to create energy in the body
D. Carbon Dioxide
C. to release energy from food
450. “Feeling the burn” during extreme exer-
D. there is none; it’s a waste of time cise is associated with
445. Carbon dioxide produced in humans is ex- A. alcoholic fermentation
creted through: B. lactic acid fermentation
A. The lungs C. photosynthesis
B. The skin D. aerobic respiration
C. The large intestine 451. During your respiraton experiment, how
D. The kidneys are anaerobic conditions created?
A. using an fermentation lock (airlock)
446. Aerobic respiration and photosynthesis B. using boiled and cooled water
are both
C. using a layer of oil over the surface of
A. products of digestion. the reaction mixture
B. youtube pages owned by Mr. Otto D. all of the above
C. processes that happen in the chloro- 452. Plants need to conduct photosynthe-
plasts. sis
D. ways to make glucose. A. Oxygen
E. important processes that happen in B. Soil
cells.
C. Carbon dioxide
447. What gas is RELEASED during photosyn- D. Sugar
thesis?
453. Which molecule enters Kreb’s Cycle?
A. carbon dioxide A. Pyruvate
B. argon B. Glucose
C. oxygen C. Acetyl CoA
D. nitrogen D. reducing powers

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454. Where does anaerobic cellular respiration C. animal and plant cells
take place in eukaryotic cells?
D. all cells.

A. Mitochondria
B. Ribosomes 460. What is the purpose of respiration? Se-
lect the best answer.
C. Cytosol
A. To release the chemical energy stored
D. Cell Membrane
in glucose
455. Which of the following is not needed for B. To generate heat
photosynthesis to occur?
C. To produce energy
A. sunlight
D. To absorb oxygen by diffusion
B. carbon dioxide
C. water 461. The waste gas given off by aerobic respi-
D. oxygen ration is?
A. oxygen
456. In Krebs cycle tick any of the following
statement(s) that are true B. carbon dioxide
A. Acetyl CoA combines with a 4 Carbon C. nitrogen
compound to form a 6 Carbon compound D. methane
B. NADH is formed
C. ATP is made 462. What is the molecule called that mito-
chondria produce when they respire glu-
D. CO2 is released cose?
457. What do you call respiration with no oxy- A. ATP
gen
B. ADP
A. Naerobic respiration
C. DNA
B. Anaerobic respiration
D. 80p
C. Naaerobic respiration
D. Unaerobic respiration 463. What are the products of anaerobic res-
piration in plants?
458. Which of the following is NOT a use of
the energy released in respiration A. Glucose and oxygen
A. breaking down large molecules into B. Carbon dioxide and water
smaller ones C. Ethanol and water
B. muscle contraction D. lactic acid
C. active transport
464. What is the symbol for glucose
D. maintaining a steady body tempera-
ture A. C6H12O7
459. aerobic respiration occurs in B. C6H

A. animal cells only C. C6H12O6
B. animal cells and a few plant cells D. C6H1206

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465. Why are cellular respiration and photo- 470. The electron transport chain produces
synthesis important? A. 34 ATPs
A. they both make the same things B. 2 ATPs
B. they both make what the other needs C. 17 ATPs
(reactants and products opposites)
D. 38 ATPs
C. they aren’t important.
471. starch
D. because we (humans) can do both!
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A. a type of energy storage molecule
466. Which processes are AEROBIC? CHOOSE made of many glucose molecules con-
ALL THAT APPLY. nected together
A. ETC B. a category of large molecules that
B. Krebs Cycle perform important functions inside living
things
C. Glycolysis
C. a process in which atoms rearrange to
D. Fermentation form new substances
467. Cellular respiration is similar in both D. a set of interacting parts forming a
plants and animals in what way? complex whole
A. Energy is required and oxygen is re- 472. What is the name of the structure on a
leased. leaf that lets gasses flow in and out?
B. Nitrogen is required and energy is re- A. Stomata
leased. B. Cell membrane
C. Oxygen is required and energy is re- C. chlorophyll
leased.
D. chloroplast
D. Oxygen is required and carbon is re-
leased. 473. the three stages of aerobic respiration, in
the correct order are
468. What molecule is broken down to provide
A. glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation
energy for life processes?
and the calvin cycle
A. oxygen
B. fermentation, calvin cycle and electron
B. carbon dioxide transport system
C. glucose C. glycolysis, calvin cycle and electron
D. water transport system
D. glycolysis, kreb’s cycle and oxidative
469. What are the reactants for photosynthe- phosphorylation
sis?
474. The overall equation for cellular respira-
A. Carbon Dioxide & Oxygen
tion is:
B. Oxygen & Water
A. C6H12O6 + energy → 6CO2 + 6H2O
C. Water & Glucose + energy
D. Carbon Dioxide & Water B. CH2O + O2 → CO2 + 6H2O + energy

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C. C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + 480. What determines the fate of pyruvate?
energy
A. carbon dioxide
D. C6H12O6 + 6CO2 → 6O2 + 6H2O +

B. oxygen
energy
C. ATP
475. The final electron acceptor of aerobic res- D. water
piration is
A. oxygen 481. Please select who performs cellular res-
piration:
B. water
A. Animals
C. carbon dioxide
B. Both animals and plants
D. NAD+
C. plants
476. Which product is “waste” and mostly re- D. none of above
leased by the producer (plant)?
A. oxygen 482. Which process produces the MOST ATP?
B. carbon dioxide A. Photosynthesis
C. sugar B. Cellular Respiration
D. glucose C. Lactic Acid Fermentation

D. Glycolysis
477. What is the fuul form of ATP?
A. Adenosine Phosphate 483. Cellular respiration occurs in
B. Adenosine Triphosphate A. Plants
C. Adinosne Triphosphate B. Animals
D. None of the above C. Rocks

D. People
478. the loss of hydrogen or electrons is
known as 484. Plants do respiration
A. dehydration A. 24 hours a day
B. hydrogenation B. During the day time
C. reduction C. Never
D. oxidation D. When they cannot photosynthesise
479. Where specifically in the cell does ETC oc- 485. The expression “feel the burn” means
cur? that a person exercising is doing
A. Matrix of mitochondria A. lactic acid fermentation
B. Cytosol B. alcoholic fermentation
C. Cristae of mitochondria C. photosynthesis
D. Thylakoid membrane D. aerobic respiration

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486. The first step of cellular respirations is D. Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide
A. Krebs cycle + Water + Energy
B. ATP/ADP cycle 492. What is the main goal of Cellular Respi-

C. Glycolysis ration?
D. ETC A. to break down Glucose in the form of
ATP
487. What are the REACTANTS for cellular res-
B. to make Glucose which we use for en-
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piration?
ergy
A. oxygen and carbon dioxide
C. to create Carbon Dioxide for plants
B. water and glucose
D. Respiration is a byproduct of photosyn-
C. carbon dioxide and water
thesis
D. glucose and oxygen
493. Why do we eat food?
488. reaches the air in the soil particles .
A. to provide energy/fuel
A. root
B. root hair B. to eliminate waste products
C. root particles C. to prevent diseases

D. none of above D. to kill pathogens
489. What is the chemical formula for oxy- 494. What products are produced during pho-
gen? tosynthesis?
A. H12O2 A. chloride and sugar
B. C6O2 B. oxygen and sugar
C. O3 C. nitrogen and sugar
D. O2
D. carbon dioxide and sugar
490. ATP has
495. Which would cause your body to do lactic
A. 1 Phosphate acid fermentation?
B. 2 Phosphates A. A long walk
C. 3 Phosphates
B. A very fast run
D. 4 Phosphates
C. standing on one foot
491. What is the equation for photosynthe- D. stretching
sis?
A. Water + Carbon dioxide + Energy → 496. When is lactic acid formed?
Oxygen + Glucose A. During anaerobic respiration
B. Carbon dioxide + Glucose → Oxygen
B. During aerobic respiration
+ Water + Energy
C. After anaerobic respiration
C. Oxygen + Carbon dioxide + Energy
→ Glucose + Water D. After aerobic respiration

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497. The expression “feel the burn” means C. Energy Liberation

that a person exercising is goes through
D. None of these

A. lactic acid fermentation 502. An giraffe exhales
B. alcoholic fermentation A. carbon dioxide & water
C. photosynthesis
B. ATP and carbon dioxide
D. aerobic respiration
C. carbon dioxide & glucose
498. How are cellular respiration and photo-
D. glucose & oxygen
synthesis almost opposite processes?
A. Photosynthesis removes oxygen from 503. When plants undergo photosynthesis, a
the atmosphere, and cellular respiration reaction produces sugar, oxygen, and wa-
puts it back. ter. During respiration, stored energy
B. Photosynthesis releases energy, and from the products of photosynthesis is con-
cellular respiration stores energy. verted to usable energy. In what form is
the energy stored prior to use in respira-
C. Photosynthesis removes carbon diox-
tion?
ide from the atmosphere, and cellular res-
piration puts it back. A. chemical energy
D. all of the above B. kinetic energy
499. Water is taken into a plant through its C. light energy
A. roots D. heat energy
B. stem
C. leaf 504. The correct word equation for aerobic res-
piration is
D. none of above
A. carbon dioxide + water (+ energy)
500. Cells in the body use oxygen for cellular → glucose + oxygen
respiration. Which is the result of cellular
respiration? B. water + oxygen → carbon dioxide +
glucose (+ energy)
A. ATP is produced and carbon dioxide is
released. C. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide
+ water (+ energy)
B. ATP is consumed and carbon dioxide is
released. D. glucose + water → carbon dioxide +
C. ATP is produced and carbon dioxide is water (+ energy)
absorbed.
505. Cellular Respiration occurs in what cell or-
D. ATP is consumed and carbon dioxide is ganelle?
absorbed.
A. chloroplast
501. Which phase of glycolysis do we see the
input of ATP? B. cytoplasm
A. Cleavage C. mitochondria
B. Energy Investment D. animal

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506. what does the plant release during the D. a type of energy storage molecule
respiration? made of many glucose molecules con-
A. oxygen nected together
B. carbon 512. Cellular Respiration takes place in
C. carbon dioxide A. anaerobes
D. none of above B. Cells of all organisms
507. When breakdown of glucose occurs with C. Animals
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the use of oxygen it is called D. Humans
A. aerobic respiration 513. The polymer of glucose in animals is
B. anaerobic respiration A. Starch
C. cellular respiration B. Sucrose
D. anaerobes C. Glycogen
508. Which process takes place during day D. Cellulose
time in plants?
514. Which statement about photosynthesis is
A. Photosynthesis correct?
B. Respiration A. Plants get the energy they need for
C. Exotheremic photosynthesis from water.
D. All of the above B. Plants get the energy they need for
photosynthesis from soil.
509. Plants need for photosynthesis
C. Plants get the energy they need for
A. oxygen photosynthesis from sunlight.
B. soil D. Plants do not require energy to per-
C. carbon dioxide form photosynthesis.
D. sugar 515. Where does the process of cellular respi-
ration mostly happen?
510. Glycolysis is a process
A. in the ribosomes
A. Anabolic
B. in the chloroplasts
B. Catabolic
C. in the mitochondria
C. Single Step
D. in the nucleus
D. Strictly Eukaryotic
E. in the toilet
511. carbon dioxide
516. What chemical reaction has almost the
A. a molecule made of carbon and oxygen same products and reactants as cellular
atoms respiration but reversed?
B. the body’s use of molecules for energy A. Rusting
and growth
B. Photosynthesis
C. a molecule that organisms can use to
release energy, and that is made of car- C. Combustion
bon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms D. Symphonies

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517. Where in a cell does aerobic respiration 522. Which of these materials helps plants use
take place? energy from sunlight?

A. Cytoplasm A. roots
B. Ribosomes B. soil
C. Mitochondria C. chlorophyll
D. glucose
D. Nucleus
E. Chloroplasts 523. Which tubes transport the sugar from the
leaves throughout the plant?
518. In cellular respiration, the electron trans- A. phloem
port chain takes place in
B. xylem
A. the membrane of the mitochondrion
C. stem
B. the folds of the mitochondrion D. roots
C. the cytoplasm
524. Which process produces the most en-
D. the cell nucleus ergy?
519. Life processes require energy. Biochem- A. respiration

ical processes involve specific reactions. B. fermentation
Which is a characteristic of biochemical pro- C. photosynthesis
cesses common to all animals?
D. symbiosis
A. function at any pH level
525. Respiration is
B. heat released as a product
A. The movement of the diaphragm
C. use only anaerobic respiration
B. Breaking down starch to sugar
D. amount of energy absorbed
C. Releasing energy from glucose
520. How do living organisms return carbon to D. Breathing
the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
526. Hydrogen ions move through a process
A. respiration and photosynthesis called down their concentration gradi-
B. respiration ent.
C. photosynthesis A. ATP synthesis
D. none of above B. Oxidation

C. ETC
521. The ATP’s of glycolysis are produced
D. Chemiosmosis
through
A. chemiosmosis 527. What relationship do you notice about
cellular respiration and photosynthesis?
B. substrate-level phosphorylation
A. They are the same processes.
C. oxidative phosphorylation
B. The products of one process are the re-
D. photophosphorylation actants of the other process.

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C. They are unrelated because they in- D. Water + Carbon dioxide + Energy →
volve completely different molecules. Oxygen + Glucose
D. They only occur in certain types of
533. Which of the following organelles is re-
plants.
sponsible for cellular respiration?
528. Choose the two products of photosynthe- A. Mitochondria
sis.
B. Nucleus
A. glucose
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C. Endoplasmic Reticulum
B. carbon dioxide
C. energy D. Ribosome
D. oxygen 534. This is the “powerhouse” of the cell.

Most of an eukaryotic cell’s energy is
529. What happens to your pulse when you
made here.
exercise?
A. mitochondria
A. It increases
B. It decreases B. ribosomes
C. It stays the same C. chloroplasts

D. none of above D. nucleus
530. Where does anaerobic respiration occur 535. Which is a product of the cellular respira-
in cells? tion reaction?
A. cytoplasm A. glucose
B. chloroplast B. carbon dioxide
C. mitochondria C. blood
D. nucleus
D. cells
531. What type of respiration requires oxy-
gen? 536. What is being produced during photosyn-
thesis?
A. Aerobic
A. sugar and oxygen
B. Anaerobic
B. sugar and carbon dioxide
C. Photosynthesis
D. Circulation C. glucose
D. gases
532. What is the chemical equation for Aerobic
respiration? 537. What are the products of photosynthesis
A. Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide (what is made)?
+ Water + Energy A. Glucose and Chlorophyll
B. Oxygen + Carbon dioxide + Energy
B. Glucose and Oxygen
→ Glucose + Water
C. Water and Light
C. Carbon dioxide + Glucose → Oxygen
+ Water + Energy D. Carbon dioxide and Water

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538. Where does glucose come from? 544. From one glucose molecule how many
A. Sweets ATP molecules are produced?
A. 36

B. Lungs
B. 37
C. Stomach
C. 38
D. Small Intestine
D. 39
539. Cellular Respiration involves the chemical
545. Where do animals get the oxygen and
breakdown of to form ATP Energy
glucose they need for cellular respiration?
A. Fats A. Plants
B. Fructose B. Mitochondria
C. Glucose C. Sun
D. Proteins D. other animals
540. What do stomata takes during the photo- 546. After hard exercise, panting allows ex-
synthesis? cess lactic acid to be:
A. O A. Carried to the liver to be broken down
B. Carbon dioxide B. Broken down to form carbon dioxide
and water
C. oxygen
C. Converted into glucose for storage
D. none of above
D. none of above
541. What gas is released from the plant dur- 547. What is required to carry out fermenta-
ing RESPIRATION? tion or anaerobic respiration?
A. carbon dioxide A. glucose
B. oxygen B. the absence of oxygen
C. nitrogen C. glucose and the abscense of oxygen
D. argon D. none of above
542. What is the chemical formula for glu- 548. In which organelle inside of plant cells
cose? does the process of photosynthesis occur?
A. C6H12O6 A. Mitochondria
B. C12H6O12 B. Ribosomes
C. C6O12H6 C. Cell Wall

D. Chloroplasts
D. 6CH2O
549. What are the two products that are
543. The Krebs cycle produces.. formed in photosynthesis?
A. 34 ATPs A. Oxygen and carbon dioxide
B. 2 ATPs B. Water and oxygen
C. 17 ATPs C. Oxygen and glucose
D. 38 ATPs D. Water and glucose

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550. What is another word for anaerobic res- C. O

piration? D. P
A. Fermentation
556. In what organelle does photosynthesis
B. Breathing
take place in?
C. Glycolysis
A. chlorophyll
D. Synthesis
B. chloroplast
551. Cellular respiration harvests the most
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C. cytoplasm
chemical energy from which of the follow-
ing? D. mitochondria
A. Substrate-level phosphorylation 557. What do you mean by aerobic respira-

B. Oxidative phosphorylation tion?
C. Converting oxygen to ATP A. When the oxidation of food takes place
in presence of oxygen.
D. Transferring electrons from organic
molecules to pyruvate B. When the oxidation of food takes place
in absence of oxygen.
552. The glucose required for respiration is ob-
C. When the oxidation of food takes place
tained from:
in presence of carbon-dioxide.
A. The air
D. When the oxidation of food takes place
B. Food in absence of carbon-dioxide.
C. Water
558. Lungs are present in the
D. none of above
A. Chest Cavity
553. What molecule does Krebs cycle start B. Nasal cavity
with
C. Respiration
A. Pyruvate
D. Diaphragm
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Acetyl coA 559. What is required to carry out anaerobic
respiration?
D. ATP
A. glucose
554. Identify the gas that is a reactant in pho-
tosynthesis: B. the absence of oxygen
A. Nitrogen C. glucose and the abscense of oxygen

B. Oxygen D. none of above
C. Carbon Dioxide 560. What gas is released by plants during
D. Chlorophyll photosynthesis?
A. sulfur
555. Which of the following elements are in
protein but not carbohydrates or lipids? B. carbon dioxide
A. H C. oxygen
B. N D. hydrogen

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561. In photosynthesis, how is chemical en- 566. What is the input of oxidative phospho-
ergy stored? rylation?

A. ATP A. NADH
B. Glucose B. FADH2
C. Oxygen C. pyruvate
D. glucose
D. Carbon Dioxide
E. ATP
562. What product of fermentation causes
pain, weakness and cramping in your mus- 567. How does ATP provide energy for the
cles? cell?
A. The bond between the first and second
A. glucose
phosphate is broken to release energy.
B. alcohol B. The bond between the adenine and the
C. lactic acid sugar is broken to release energy.
D. hydrochloric acid C. The bond between the sugar and phos-
phates are broken and release energy.
563. What is the input of glycolysis? D. The bond between the second and
A. glucose third phosphate are broken to release en-
ergy.
B. pyruvate
568. Plants use the energy from the sun to pro-
C. NADH
duce and sugars
D. G3P
A. carbon dioxide
564. What is the chemical formula for water? B. air
A. H2O C. oxygen
B. HO2 D. methane
C. CHO2 569. Which of the following go through the

process of photosynthesis?
D. CO2H
A. bees
565. Order the terms according to the path fol- B. algae
lowed by oxygen during cellular respira-
C. humans
tion.
D. mushrooms
A. Lungs, Outside Air, Bloodstream, Cell,
Nose 570. Which phase of cellular respiration oc-
curs in the cytoplasm whether oxygen is
B. Bloodstream, Cell, Outside Air, Lungs,
present or not?
Nose
A. Breakdown of pyruvate
C. Outside Air, Nose, Lungs, Blood-
stream, Cell B. Glycolysis
D. Cell, Outside Air, Lungs, Nose, Blood- C. Krebs cycle

stream D. Oxidative Phosphorylation

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571. During exercise, the heart rate increases 576. What happens during aerobic respira-
to: tion?
A. Supply more lactic acid to the muscles A. Glucose is produced.
for anaerobic respiration B. ATP, water and carbon dioxide are pro-
B. Supply more oxygen and glucose to the duced.
respiring cells C. Soda is produced
C. Keep up with the pulse rate D. Oxygen is produced.
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E. Lactic acid and oxygen are produced.
D. none of above
577. If the amount carbon dioxide is increased
572. What are the products of anaerobic res- what happens to the rate of photosynthe-
piration in plants and yeast? sis?
A. Lactic Acid and Carbon Dioxide A. it increases
B. Carbon Dioxide and Energy B. it decreases
C. it doesn’t change
C. Ethanol and Energy
D. it is not affected
D. Ethanol and Carbon Dioxide
578. What is the plant organelle called that
573. How many ATP are gained through gly- performs photosynthesis
colysis? A. Chloroplast
A. 0 B. Mitochondria
B. 2 C. Nucleus
C. 4 D. DNA
D. 30-38 579. Where does photosynthesis take place?

A. mitochondria
574. Which process produces 36 ATP, carbon B. chloroplast
dioxide and water?
C. ribosomes
A. photosynthesis D. nucleus
580. How do plants breathe?
C. lactic acid fermentation A. Through the stem
D. mitosis B. Through the stomata
C. Through the chloroplast
575. Select all that are outputs of Cellular Res-
piration. D. none of above
A. Water 581. The organic molecule that is the cell’s pri-

mary form of energy?
B. Carbon Dioxide
A. Glucose
C. Oxygen B. ATP
D. ATP (Cellular Energy) C. ADP
E. Glucose (Sugar/food) D. GMP

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582. The ETC involves phosphorylation. C. anaerobic respiration

A. photo D. glycolysis

B. oxidative 587. which phase/s of aerobic respiration oc-
C. reductive cur on the inner mitochondrial membrane?
D. substrate level A. glycolysis
B. Kreb’s cycle
583. Which of the following describes the pri-
C. Electron transfer system
mary energy conversion that occurs when
plants produce sugar? D. Kreb’s cycle and glycolysis
A. Chemical energy is converted to light 588. The release in energy from the sugar that
energy. are in plant and animal cells is called
B. Chemical energy is converted to me- A. photosynthesis
chanical energy. B. transpiration
C. Light energy is converted to mechani- C. cellular respiration
cal energy. D. transition
D. Light energy is converted to chemical
589. Which of the following chemical equa-
energy.
tions properly demonstrates Cellular Res-
584. Why do mice have a faster rate of respi- piration? Choose the BEST answer.
ration than a hippo? A. C6H12O6 + O2 → H2O + CO2
A. They have a larger SA:V ratio and B. H2O + CO2 → C6H12O6 + O2
need to release more heat energy to stay C. C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 H2O + 6 CO2
warm.
D. 6 H2O + 6 CO2 → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
B. They need more energy because they
move around more 590. The four carbon molecule regenerated in
the Krebs cycle is called
C. They have a higher body temperature
A. oxaloacetate
so they need to release more heat energy
B. citrate
D. They eat continuously and therefore
have more glucose available for respira- C. Rubp
tion D. NADH
585. What products are made by yeast in 591. Each chemical reaction that occurs in cellu-
sugar water with NO oxygen lar respiration relies on an enzyme. What
role does an enzyme play in cellular respi-
A. 36 ATP
ration?
B. alcohol and carbon dioxide A. a. an enzymereverses a chemical re-
C. lactic acid action
D. orange juice B. a. an enzymeconverts light energy into
chemical energy
586. produces the most ATP.
C. anenzyme speeds up a chemical reac-
A. photosnthesis tion
B. aerobic respiration D. none of above

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592. Which must an animal do in order for cel- C. water

lular respiration to begin? D. ATP
A. turn energy into sugars
598. In which biological event is chemical
B. eat food energy transformed into mechanical en-
C. gain energy ergy?
D. change sugars into food A. photosynthesis
B. bioluminescence
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593. Adam’s body is producing a product in his
muscles that is causing them to hurt. What C. muscular movement
is the name of this product? D. nerve impulse transfer
A. Lactic acid
599. Which of the following processes does
B. oxygen not produce carbon dioxide?
C. carbon dioxide A. oxidation of pyruvate
D. none of above B. Krebs cycle
594. Which process provides plants with the C. alcohol fermentation
glucose needed for cellular respiration? D. lactic acid fermentation
A. breathing 600. How will clear-cutting of forests affect
B. photosynthesis the level of carbon dioxide in the atmo-
C. swimming sphere?
D. digestion A. It will decrease because of increased

respiration.
E. fermentation
B. It will increase because of decreased
595. NADH is a form of NAD+. photosynthesis.
A. Reduced C. It will decrease because of decreased
photosynthesis.
B. Oxidized
D. It will remain constant as respiring an-
C. Catabolized
imals remove the carbon dioxide.
D. Hydrolized
601. Which of these is a product of photosyn-
596. Which two muscles are responsible for thesis and a requirement for cellular respi-
BREATHING? ration?
A. The Diaphragm A. carbon dioxide
B. The Lungs B. glucose
C. The Heart C. sunlight
D. The Intercostal Muscles D. water
597. Which is not a product of cellular respira- 602. Identify all of the products of cellular res-
tion? piration:
A. oxygen A. Glucose and Oxygen
B. carbon dioxide B. Carbon Dioxide and Water

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C. Carbon Dioxide, Water, and ATP 608. In order to recover the fatigue, the lactic
D. Oxygen, Water, and Glucose acid is

603. What are the products of anaerobic res- A. taken to muscles
piration in humans? B. taken away from muscles
A. Glucose and oxygen C. converted to galactose
D. converted to glucose
C. Lactic acid
D. Carbon monoxide 609. Aerobic respiration is different from
anaerobic respiration in that aerobic res-
604. Which process do the animals in the food piration needs
web use to convert energy from food into
ATP? A. chlorophyll
A. cellular respiration B. carbon dioxide
B. osmosis C. glucose
C. photosynthesis
D. oxygen
D. transcription
605. The energy animals need for their life 610. Where in the cell does the first stage of
functions is released when their cells carry respiration occur?
out which of the following functions? A. mitchondria
A. Absorbing water from the environment B. cytoplasm
B. Breaking down glucose
C. chloroplast
C. Moving molecules across membranes
D. chlorophyll
D. Eliminating waste products
606. What happened when sunlight strikes a 611. What is the advantage of anaerobic res-
plants leaves? piration in humans?
A. Chlorophyll releases carbon dioxide. A. It produces more ATP
B. Chlorophyll releases light energy. B. It is faster than aerobic respiration
C. Chlorophyll captures light energy.
C. It allows someone to continue exercis-
D. Chlorophyll captures oxygen. ing when short of O2
607. Why do athletes continue to breath heav- D. There are no advantages
ily after exercise? Choose 2 answers.
A. They need O2 to break down lactic acid 612. The extra oxygen needed is to oxidise
lactic acid into
B. They need more O2 for aerobic respi-
ration A. carbon dioxide and oxygen
C. They have to remove excess CO2 from B. oxygen and water
the blood
C. carbon dioxide and water
D. The muscle cells need to rebuild their
stores of ATP D. carbon dioxide, water and oxygen

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613. How many hydrogens are in a glucose 619. How many carbon atoms are there in a
molecule molecule of pyruvic acid?
A. 1 A. 2
B. 3 B. 3
C. 6
C. 6
D. 12
D. none
614. Which is a product of glycolysis?
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A. pyruvic acid 620. The process carried out by yeast that
causes bread to rise is
B. carbon dioxide
C. water A. alcoholic fermentation
D. glucose B. lactic acid fermentation
615. Which statement is true for both photo- C. cellular respiration

synthesis and cellular respiration? D. yeast mitosis
A. They both occur in the mitochondria
621. What is the purpose of this chemical re-
B. They both are required for a cell to pro-
action in a cell:ATP-→ ADP + P
duce ATP
C. They both produce oxygen A. To release energy immediately
D. They both have sunlight as a reactant B. To produce energy immediately
616. What molecule absorbs sunlight for pho- C. To pay back oxygen debt
tosynthesis? D. To break down lactic acid
A. chloroplast
622. When hydrogen ions (protons) are
B. thylakoid
pumped across the inner mitochondrial
C. grana membrane, they form a proton gradient.
D. chlorophyll ATP is then formed by a process known
as:
617. The Krebs cycle takes place in the
A. glycolysis
A. mitochondrial matrix
B. mitochondrial cristae B. Krebs cycle
C. chloroplast stroma C. chemiosmosis

D. chloroplast thylakoid D. substrate-level phosphorylation
618. What energy releasing process occurs 623. Which of these is a reactant of cellular
when an organism does not have oxygen respiration?
available?
A. Energy
A. respiration
B. fermentation B. Glucose
C. restitution C. Carbon Dioxide

D. photosynthesis D. Water

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624. The process of breaking down of food in 630. What gas does yeast supply to make
the cell with release of energy is called bread rise.

A. Digestion A. Carbon dioxide
B. Cellular respiration B. Oxygen
C. Circulation C. hydrogen
D. Excretion D. seaborgium
625. Which is a product of Kreb’s Cycle? 631. What substance is broken down during
cellular respiration?
A. Carbon dioxide
A. oxygen
B. Glucose
B. carbon dioxide
C. Pyruvate
C. water
D. Water
D. glucose
626. Almost all living things depend on the pro-
cess of to supply them with the energy 632. in aerobic respiration the carbon dioxide
they need is released during
A. cellular respiration A. glycolysis
B. photosynthesis B. kreb’s cycle

C. glycolysis and kreb’s cycle
C. cell division
D. electron transport system
D. mitosis
633. Oxygen and glucose will yield
627. During inhalation diaphragm moves
A. glucose and oxygen
A. down
B. lactic acid & 2 ATP
B. left
C. alcohol & carbon dioxide
C. right
D. ATP carbon dioxide & water
D. up
634. Identify the organism (s) that depend on
628. Which muscle inflates and deflates the photosynthesis for survival
lungs?
A. Plants, algae, and phytoplankton
A. Alveoli
B. Mammals
B. Lungs
C. Amphibians and reptiles
C. Diaphragm
D. Every living organism, in some manner,
D. Liver depends on photosynthesis
629. Where is lactic acid principally broken 635. What are the reactants for aerobic cellu-
down in the human body? lar respiration?
A. Muscles A. Glucose & oxygen
B. Liver B. Glucose & carbon dioxide
C. Kidneys C. Oxygen & water
D. Blood D. Water & carbon dioxide

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636. what is the correct name for respiration 641. Respiration takes place in which or-
in cells with an abundance of oxygen? ganelle?
A. anaerobic respiration A. Chloroplast
B. aerobic respiration B. Nucleus
C. oxidised respiration C. Ribosome
D. respiration D. Mitochondria
642. What is the total net gain of ATP at the
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637. How does the amount of energy result-
end of aerobic respiration?
ing from fermentation compare with that
of aerobic respiration? A. 2 ATP
A. Aerobic respiration results in less en- B. 34 ATP

ergy. C. 36 ATP
B. Each process results in equal amounts D. 38 ATP
of energy. 643. Which process produces the most ATP?
C. Aerobic respiration results in more en- A. glycolysis
ergy.
B. Krebs’ cycle
D. Each process results in variable
C. Electron transport
amounts of energy.
D. fermentation
638. What is transpiration?
644. Heterotrophs are also known as
A. Excess water being released from the
A. consumers
leave
B. producers
B. Excess sugar being released from the
leave C. instigators
D. ‘the same’
C. The way a plant makes its food
D. When the plant uses sugar for energy 645. Which of the following metabolic reac-
tions releases the most energy for the cell
639. The two main stages of photosynthesis to use?
are the A. glucose → lactic acid
A. light reactions and respiration B. glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide
B. dark reactions and the Calvin cycle + water
C. light reactions and the Calvin cycle C. glucose → carbon dioxide + alcohol
D. carbon dioxide + water → glucose +
D. dark reactions and fermentation
oxygen
640. Which organelle does Cellular Respiration 646. What does it mean for something to be
occur in? anaerobic?
A. Nucleus A. It requires CO2
B. Mitochrondria B. It does not require CO2
C. Chloroplasts C. It requires oxygen
D. Cytoplasm D. It does not require oxygen

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647. What is the function of ATP in living 653. Which phase/s of respiration will stop if
things? oxygen is not present?

A. provides energy for cells A. glycolysis
B. stores genetic information B. Kreb’s cycle
C. provides structure in the nucleus C. electron transport system
D. none of above D. Kreb’s cycle and electron transport
648. Aerobic respiration requires system.
A. Carbon dioxide 654. What is the equation to show respira-

B. Water tion?
C. Oxygen A. glucose+oxygen→carbon+water+energy
D. ATP
B. glucose+oxygen→carbon-monoxide+water+energy
649. Yeast is a
A. Multicellular C. glucose+oxygen→carbon-dioxide+water+energy
B. Carnivore
C. Anaerobes D. none of the above
D. Single-celled organism
655. Which of the following is NOT produced
650. What is the purpose of ATP in both cellu- during glycolysis?
lar respiration and photosynthesis? A. Oxygen
A. To breakdown glucose to release en- B. NADH
ergy
C. ATP
B. To work as an enzyme
D. Pyruvate
C. To absorb electrons from water
D. To provide energy for cell processes 656. What molecules are produced by cellular
respiration?
651. The purpose of cellular respiration is to
A. Water & glucose
A. make water
B. Water, carbon dioxide & ATP
B. make energy
C. Glucose, oxygen & ATP
C. make glucose
D. Oxygen & ATP
D. make oxygen
652. What gas or gases will a turtle release? 657. During aerobic respiration, oxygen is:
A. carbon dioxide & water vapor A. formed from water
B. oxygen & water vapor B. reduced to water
C. water vapor and alcohol C. oxidized to water
D. ethyl alcohol D. decarboxylated to water

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1.6 Transportation in plants

1. Four similar plants are growing under dif- 6. Plants lose water through
ferent conditions of temperature and hu- A. Translocation
midity. Which plant will wilt first? The
plant placed in an environment with B. Transpiration
A. high temperature, high humidity C. Perspiration

D. Sweating
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B. high temperature, low humidity
C. low temperature, high humidity 7. The movement of water creates pressure
in the
D. low temperature, low humidity
A. soil
2. How will lower humidity affect the rate of B. roots
transpiration?
C. stem
A. decrease it D. none of above
B. increase it
8. Which statement about xylem is true?
C. no change
A. it transports water from the leaves to
D. it depends the roots
B. it transports amino acids from the
3. Why do stomata close in hot weather?
roots to the leaves
A. To increase the rate of photosynthesis C. it transports sugar from the roots to
B. To conserve water the leaves
C. To increase transpiration rate D. it transports water from the roots to
the leaves
D. none of above
9. The root-hairs are suited for absorbing wa-
4. Water loss during transpiration through ter from the soil because
A. they have a large surface area
A. root B. they have a semi-permeable mem-
B. flower brane
C. stomatal pores found in the epidermis C. they contain a solution of higher con-
centration than the surrounding water.
D. fruit
D. all of the above
5. When is the hydathodes usually open?
10. The plant transport system are made up of
(You can choose more than one answer)
types of tubes.
A. during day A. 1
B. at night B. 2
C. when the humidity is high C. 3
D. when the humidity is low D. many

11. transports water and some nutrients B. B loss of water vapour from the leaves
up from the roots to the rest of the plant. and stems of a plant

A. xylem C. C movement of water from the roots to
B. phloem the leaves
C. stoma D. D movement of water through the cells

of the leaf
D. spongy mesophyll
17. What is the minimum number of cell mem-
12. What are the effects of transpiration? You branes that a water molecule must move
can pick more than one answer. through in getting from soil into a xylem
A. It creates a transpiration pull vessel-
B. It causes the plant to wilt A. 0
C. It helps the plant to respire B. 1
D. It helps to cool the plant C. 2
13. Which of the following processes facili- D. 6
tates the loading of sugar into phloem ves-
18. What the main driving force for movement
sels?
of water through xylem at day time
A. Osmosis
A. transpiration pull
B. Endocytosis
B. root pressure
C. Active transport
C. turgor pressure
D. Facilitated diffusion
D. capillary pressure
14. What is the need of plant transport sys-
19. Which of the following is responsible for
tem
the transport of sugars ONLY.
A. to move energy store from leaves to
A. Spongy mesophyll
different parts
B. Epidermis
B. to move raw material from roots to
leaves C. Xylem
C. both 1 & 2 D. Phloem
D. None 20. Where does most transpiration in a plant
take place?
15. Absorption of macronutrients and micronu-
trients through the root system by A. cuticle
A. Diffusion B. mesophyll cells
B. Cohesion C. stomata
C. Circulation D. xylem vessels
D. Transpiration 21. Which is a major source of nutrients in
16. What is a description of transpiration? plants?
A. A exchange of gases between the leaf A. soil

and the atmosphere B. leaves

C. stem 27. If carbon dioxide levels are too high the

D. roots stomata
A. opens
22. WHICH IS TRANSPORTED THROUGH
XYLEM OF PLANTS? ? B. closes
A. MINERALS C. does nothing
B. FOODS D. panics
C. BLOOD 28. Xylem vessel elements are strengthened
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D. OXYGEN by
A. lignin
23. In the heart of man, the bicuspid valve is
situated between B. cellulose
A. the right ventricle and pulmonary C. melanin
aorta D. pericycle
B. left auricle and left ventricle
29. are tubes that carry nutrients to other
C. right auricle and right ventricle parts of the plant.
D. postcaval and auricle A. stomata
24. Which one of the following regarding B. roots
blood composition is correct C. xylem
A. Plasma-Blood + Lymphocyte D. xylophone
B. Serum-Blood + Fibrinogen
30. Plants make food using and in the
C. Lymph-Plasma + RBC + WBC presence of sunlight.
D. Blood-Plasma + RBC + WBC + A. water, oxygen
Platelets
B. water, carbon dioxide
25. Which tissue makes up the husk of co-
C. minerals, oxygen
conut? 1)Parenchyma 2) Aerenchyma
3)Sclerenchyma 4)Collenchyma D. minerals, carbon dioxide
A. 1 31. Increase in temperature, will
B. 2 A. decreases the rate of transpiration.
C. 3 B. not change the rate of transpiration.
D. 4 C. removes the rate of transpiration.
26. What is the function of valves in heart? D. increases the rate of transpiration.
A. To prevent the backflow of blood in the 32. The cell sap of a root hair has a higher
chambers. concentration of nitrate ions than the
B. To allow the backflow of blood in the surrounding soil. Which feature of the
heart. cell maintains the higher concentration of
C. To initiate the flow of the blood in the these ions in the cell sap?
heart. A. cell membrane
D. none of above B. cell wall

C. large surface area D. none of above

D. large vacuole 38. Where does sugar transport begin?

33. What is the function of Phloem? A. Roots
A. Transport sucrose produce by the B. Leaves
leaves
C. Root hairs
B. Transport waste material out of plant
D. Vascular bundles
C. Transport oxygen to all body part
39. By which process is water lost from a
D. Transport water and mineral
leaf?
34. I have long and feathery stigma that sticks A. A active transport
out of the flower . How am I likely to be
pollinated by? B. B diffusion
A. By wind C. C osmosis
B. By insects D. D photosynthesis
C. By water 40. Which part of the vascular bundle is re-
D. By explosive action sponsible for the water uptake from the
root to the leaves?
35. Define “transpiration”.
A. Xylem
A. The evaporation of water vapour from
B. Phloem
the leaves through the stomata.
C. Veins
B. The transport of sugars from leaves to
other parts of the plant. D. Arteries
C. Where glucose is broken down with 41. guard cells change shape and open the
oxygen to transfer energy-occurs in the stomata as they become
mitochondria.
A. flacid
D. none of above
B. turgid
36. Which are the vascular tissues in plants C. larger
that are responsible for transporting sub-
stance around the plant? Select all that D. smaller
apply.
42. An increase in wind or temperature will
A. Leaves transpiration
B. Xylem A. increase
C. Roots B. decrease
D. Phloem C. no change
37. Transpiration is a process of D. none
A. water gain in the form of liquid 43. The transpiration in plants will be the low-
B. water loss in the form of water vapour est when:
C. water gain in the form of water vapour A. there is high humidity in the atmo-
sphere

B. there is an excess of water in the cell 49. Why do plants have root hairs?
C. environmental conditions are very dry A. to absorb water and minerals from the
soil
D. high wind velocity
B. to provide additional support in an-
44. Where are carbohydrates made in a green choring the plant
leaf?
C. to absorb nutrients from the soil
A. cell vacuoles D. to grow into longer roots
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B. chloroplasts
50. Phloem is responsible
C. phloem
A. for downward translocation of organic
D. xylem nutrients to root cell.
45. The blood vessels, having thick elastic B. for upward translocation of minerals
walls are called- to stem tip.
A. Arteries C. for providing support to the plant part.
B. Veins D. for providing water to the neighbour-
ing cells.
C. Capillaries
D. Atria 51. The tricuspid valve occurs between the
A. right auricle and right ventricle
46. Lastly, what did you think of this quiz?
B. pulmonary aorta
A. It was really bad.
C. cortico-systemic aorta and left ventri-
B. It was amazing. cle
C. It was just okay. D. left ventricle
D. The teacher could have taught better. 52. The leaves of this plant produces buds
in their margin which grows into a new
47. This is the definition for which word:The
plant.
movement of ions from a low concentra-
tion to a high concentration against concen- A. Sugarcane
tration gradient using energy. B. Lotus
A. Osmosis C. Bryophyllum
B. Diffusion D. Tulsi
C. Active transport 53. As various ions from the soil are actively
D. Transpiration transported into vascular tissues of root,
water follows and increases the pressure
48. Which plant tissue transports water from inside the xylem. This positive pressure is
roots upwards? called
A. cortex A. Mass pressure
B. epidermis B. Root pressure
C. xylem C. osmotic potential
D. none of above D. transpiration

54. Raisins swell when put in 60. Blood cells that help to stop bleeding in hu-
A. rainwater man beings are:

B. saturated salt solution A. red blood cells
C. mustard oil B. white blood cells
D. saturated sugar solution C. blood platelets
55. Which are the tubes that carry urine from D. haemoglobin
the kidney to the bladder?
A. Adrenal tubes 61. What type of plant tissue transports wa-
B. Kidneys ter and minerals?
C. Ureters A. Meristem
D. Urethras B. Xylem
56. Which of these is TRUE? C. Phloem
A. Xylem carries water and dissolved min- D. none of above
erals up the plant
B. Phloem carries water and dissolved 62. When water passes through the cytoplasm
minerals up the plant of adjacent plant cells via the plasmodes-
mata it is said to be moving by which path-
C. Stomata carry water and dissolved
way?
minerals up the plant
D. none of above A. Simplast
57. The ‘girdling experiment’ shows that B. Symplast

A. water is transported by xylem C. Apoplast
B. food is transported by phloem D. Apolpast
C. transport is unidirectional
63. Which factor increases the rate of transpi-
D. transport is bi directional
ration?
58. Where are the epidermal cells covering a
A. low humidity
plant?
A. upper surface of a leaf B. low light intensity
B. lower surface of a leaf C. low temperature

C. both upper and lower surfaces of a leaf D. none of above
D. none of above 64. Select all of the environmental factors that

would increase transpiration.
59. Apoplast pathway is located
A. Increased humidity
A. Outside the plasma membrane
B. Increased wind speed
B. In the entire cytosol
C. On both sides of plasma membrane C. Increased temperature
D. In the plasticity content D. Decreased surface area

65. What is the function of the stoma? 70. Why does temperature increase the rate
of transpiration?
A. Protects the leaves without blocking
out light A. Higher temperature allows gas
molecules to move faster
B. Transport soluble food/sugar
B. Higher temperature allows water to
C. Pore to allow gases to diffuse into and evaporate faster in the leaf
out of the leaf
C. Higher temperature allows the stom-
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ata to open wider.
66. A cell placed in a strong salt solution will D. Higher temperature allows the en-
shrink because zymes to function better.
A. The cytoplasm will decompose 71. How does water travel from the soil into
the root hair cells?
B. Mineral salts will break the cell wall
A. Diffusion
C. Salt will leave the cell
B. Active transport
D. Water will leave by exosmosis
C. Osmosis
67. Transpiration is the D. Transpiration
A. passing of water from the roots to the 72. What controls the opening and closing of
leaves. stomata?
B. exchange of gases between the leaves A. Chloroplasts
and the atmosphere.
B. Mitochondria
C. passage of water through the stomata C. Guard cells
of the leaves.
D. none of above
D. loss of water vapour from the leaves
and the stem. 73. State 3 Factors affecting transpiration
A. Temperature
68. Which of the following do plants not use
water for B. Food
A. Photosynthesis C. Air humidity

D. Movementof air
B. carrying dissolved minerals
C. Respiration 74. Inorganic molecules that contained in
xylem sap.
D. Keeping cells rigid
A. CO2 and amino acids
69. Where is evaporation takes place at a B. Magnesium and sucrose
plant?
C. Magnesium and potassium
A. trunk D. CO2 and zinc
B. root
75. The hold the branches, flowers and
C. under the leaves fruits.
D. surface of leaves A. Leaves

B. Stem 81. Three main things plants need to survive.

C. Roots A. sunlight, oxygen, soil

D. none of above B. soil, carbon dioxide, sunlight
76. Which organ system removes cellular C. sunlight, air, soil
wastes as the result of cellular respira- D. sunlight, air, water
tion?
82. A higher temperature will cause the plant
A. nervous to water.
B. digestive A. lose more
C. excretory B. lose less
D. circulatory C. stop losing
77. From the sun to convert D. none of above
A. energy
83. Growth of a plant in response to an exter-
B. food nal stimulus, such as light
C. carbon dioxide A. hormone
D. leaves B. tropism
78. All of the following statements are true C. phototropism
but which one is the most precise? Water D. stimulus
is conducted through plant stems in .
84. What is the full form of BPM?
A. the xylem,
A. Beats per hour
B. vascular bundles,
B. Beats per second
C. vessels
C. Beats per measure
D. veins
D. Beats per minute
79. A maize crop is successfully growing in a
field in which the water potential of the 85. What is the job of white blood cells? ?
soil is-40 KPa.What is the most likely wa- A. To clot the blood
ter potential of the cell sap in the root hair
B. To transport oxygen
cell?
C. To fight against diseases and foreign
A. -60 KPa
materials
B. -40 KPa
D. To send information from the brain
C. -20 KPa
86. what is/are adaptation (s) of the root hair
D. 0 KPa
for its function?
80. one function of the leaf is to make food A. it has large surface area to absorb
what is the other function? more water
A. to keep the plant cool in hot weather B. large vacuole to store a lot of water
B. to propagate certain species C. has many mitochondria for active
C. to take in water for the plant transport of minerals
D. to store food for the plant D. it is a place to store the food

87. Active transport involves 92. The cells which control the opening and
closing of the stomata are
A. Movement of molecules from higher to
lower concentration A. palisade cells
B. Expenditure of energy B. guard cells
C. It is an uphill task C. spongy cells
D. All of the above D. Waxy cuticle
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88. Which is the sequence of correct blood 93. What vascular tissue transports food
flow within a plant?
A. Ventricle-atrium-vein-arteries A. Phloem
B. Atrium-ventricle-veins-arteries B. Xylem
C. Atrium-ventricle-arteries-vein C. Stomata
D. Ventricles-vein-atrium-arteries D. Cell wall
89. CHOOSE THE CORRECT STATEMENT 94. Which of the following will decrease the
rate of transpiration?
A. Transpiration creates humidity which
helps for transport of water. A. High temperatures.
B. Transpiration creates transpiration B. Low humidity.
pull for transport of water.
C. A still and calm day.
C. Transpiration keeps the cells flacid
D. An abundance of water.
hence maintains their shape.
D. Transpiration keeps the cells turgid 95. Mineral ions usually get into the root hair
hence maintains their shape. cells through
A. Diffusion
90. Other than transporting water, what is a
function of xylem? B. Active Transport
A. making food C. Osmosis
B. transporting food D. none of above
C. helping support the plant 96. Which of the following is the correct defi-
D. catching light nition of transpiration
A. the movement of water along the
91. Some liquid is collected from the xylem in
xylem
the stem of a plant.What is present in the
liquid? B. the movement of water from a high to
low concentration down a concentration
A. cellulose
gradient
B. inorganic ions
C. is the evaporation of water through
C. starch the stomata
D. sugar D. transport of sugars through phloem

97. Which one of the following will not directly 103. Water in xylem is Glucose in phloem
affected transpiration? is

A. Temperature A. Bidirectional, Unidirectional
B. Light B. Bidirectional, Bidirectional
C. Wind speed C. Unidirectional, Unidirectional
D. Chlorophyll content of leaves D. Unidirectional, Bidirectional
98. Name the tissue that supplies energy to 104. The stronger the wind, the plant more
the sieve plate of the phloem for trans- water.
portation of organic food.
A. lose more
A. Lamela
B. lose less
B. Parencyma
C. stop losing
C. Companion cell
D. none of above
D. Epidermis
105. Where does gas exchange occur within
99. make food by photosynthesis and pass the plant?
it back to the stem.
A. Flower
A. stems
B. Leaf
B. roots
C. Stem
C. leaves
D. Roots
D. buds
106. ‘Heart of heart’ is called
100. Which environmental condition lowers
the rate of transpiration? A. SA node
A. Abundant sunshine B. AV node
B. High humidity C. Purkinje fibres
C. Cloudy days D. Bundle of His
D. High temperatures 107. Which of the following factors will not in-
crease the rate of transpiration?
101. How do root hair cells absorb water?
A. Increased wind speed
A. By osmosis
B. Increased humidity
B. By diffusion
C. Increased temperature
C. By active transport
D. Increased surface area
D. first take up ions by active transport
then water moves to root hair by osmosis 108. This is the definition for which word:The
102. The circulates food movement of particles against a concentra-
tion gradient (from a low to a high concen-
A. leaves tration) across a partially permeable mem-
B. Root brane which requires energy.
C. Stem A. Transpiration
D. none of above B. Osmosis

C. Diffusion 114. Root pressure-

D. Active transport A. Is not sufficient to rise water above
ground level
109. Which of the following concept explained
the process of translocation? B. Is negative in all except the tallest
trees
A. Transpirational pull
C. Is the driving force for the mass flow
B. Pressure flow hypothesis of sugar
C. Root pressure
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D. can push water upto small heights in
D. Cohesion and adhesion the stem
110. Mineral ions get into the root hair cells 115. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium are
through examples of
A. Diffusion A. macronutrients
B. Active Transport B. micronutrients
C. Osmosis C. trace elements
D. none of above D. all of the above
111. Transpiration occurs from the leaves of 116. What causes the stoma to open?
a plant. Which environmental conditions A. Leaves placed in dark areas.
would produced the greatest transpiration B. Water moving into the guard cells.
rate?
C. Leaves that are suffering in a drought.
A. Warm and still air
D. Water moving out of the guard cells.
B. Warm and windy
117. Stomata have bean-shaped guard cells
C. Cold and still air
with a outer wall, b inner wall
D. Cold and windy
A. thin b. thick
112. Paramecium has how many contracti- B. thick b. thin
oles?
C. flexible b. cellulose
A. 1-2 D. variable b. homogenous
B. 3-4
118. WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF CIRCULATORY
C. 1-4 SYSTEM? ?
D. 3-5 A. HEART
113. The phloem is made up of sieve tube B. BLOOD
plates and companion cells. The compan- C. BLOOD VESSELS
ion cells
D. LUNGS
A. has pores to allow sugar to be trans-
ported in a continuous flow 119. In grafting the upper part is known as-
B. provides energy for the transport of A. Stock
glucose B. Scion
C. gives company to the phloem C. graft
D. connects xylem to phloem D. Extension

120. Root hairs are 126. Which is the smallest artery in the human
A. Cortical cells body?

B. Projection of epidermal cells A. Inferior Vena Cava
C. Unicellular B. Arteriole
D. Both b and c C. Aorta
121. In which order does water pass through D. None of the above
these tissues in a plant?
A. mesophyll → xylem → root cortex 127. The transfer of pollen, containing the
B. root cortex → mesophyll → xylem sperm cells, to the female part of the
flower.
C. root cortex → xylem → mesophyll
A. seed disperal
D. xylem → mesophyll → root cortex
B. pollination
122. What is transported in the phloem and
what is the direction of transport? C. germination
A. starch, up and down D. fertilization
B. starch, up only
128. Xylem fibres are made of-
C. sucrose, down and up
D. sucrose, down only A. Parenchyma cells
123. In the symplast pathway through what B. Collenchyma cells

does the water move from cell to cell? C. Sclerenchyma cells
A. Plasmodesmata
D. Aerenchyma cells
B. Cell wall
C. Vacuole 129. How is sugar transported in the plant?
D. Nucleus A. though diffusion which requires en-
ergy
124. Transpiration occurs mainlythrough the
A. stomata B. through active transport which re-
quires energy
B. stem
C. though diffusion which does not re-
C. root
quire energy
D. bark
D. though active transport which does
125. Phloem is not require energy
A. a dead tissue.
130. Waxy covering of leaves
B. composed of sieve tube cells and com-
panion cells. A. cuticle
C. responsible to provide support to the B. epidermis
plant part.
C. endodermis
D. responsible to transport organic nutri-
ents from leaves to other plant parts. D. pericycle

131. Which materials are transported in the 136. The only living cells in xylem tissue are
xylem? A. Xylem sclerenchyma
A. oxygen and water B. Xylem tracheids
B. glucose and oxygen
C. Xylem vessels
C. water and minerals
D. Xylem parenchyma
D. glucose and minerals
137. what is the name of the root structure
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132. Two main vascular bundles are the xylem that increase the ability of roots to absorb
and phloem. Food substances travel in the water and mineral?
and water and salts are mainly con-
A. root twig cell
ducted in the
B. guard cell
A. xylem; phloem
B. phloem; xylem C. capillary
C. vessels; sieve tubes D. root hair cell
D. vascular bundles:vessels 138. Which of the following is the similar tis-

sue found in xylem and phloem?
133. Which tissue is responsible for the in-
crease in length? 1) Apical Meristem 2) A. Vessel
Intercalary meristem 3) Lateral meristem B. Companion cell
4) None of the above
C. Parencyma
A. 1
D. Tracheid
B. 2
139. Arteries are joined by a network of
C. 3
A. Veins
D. 4
B. Auricles
134. How does humidity affect the rate of
transpiration? C. Capillaries
A. As humidity increases, the rate of tran- D. Ventricles

spiration decreases. 140. Where is diffusion taking place in a leaf?
B. As humidity increases, the rate of tran- A. xylem into palisade cell
spiration increases.
B. root hair cell into cortex
C. As humidity increases, the rate of tran-
spiration stays constant. C. air spaces to surrounding environment
D. none of above D. palisade mesophyll cells to air spaces
135. Where is xylem found in the plant (in cor- 141. The Kidney is in weight, in length,
rect order)? in width and in thickness.
A. leave → roots → stem A. 12g, 6cm, 150cm, 3cm
B. roots → stem → leaves B. 150g, 12cm, 6cm, 3cm
C. root hairs → leaves → stomata C. 150g, 6cm, 3cm, 12cm
D. none of above D. 3g, 6cm, 12cm, 150cm

142. Xylem C. prevent infection

A. is a type of vascular tissue. D. none

B. is a dead tissue.
148. The function of transpiration is to trans-
C. is composed of xylem vessels. port and from the roots to the
D. is responsible for translocation of or- leaves
ganic nutrients. A. water, mineral salts
143. What does blood consist of? B. food, nutrients
A. plasma, red blood cells, white blood C. water, food
cells, platelets
D. none of above
B. hormones, oxygen, nutrients, water
C. red blood cells 149. What does xylem transport?
D. carbon dioxide and minerals A. Water and minerals

B. Water only
144. A patient with blood group O was injured
in an accident and has blood loss. Which C. Sugar
blood group the doctor should effectively D. Food
used for transfusion in this condition?
A. O group 150. This part of the transport system in
plants is made up of dead cells.
B. AB group
A. Xylem
C. A or B group
D. All blood group B. Phloem
C. Shoot
145. The plant tissue that carries sugar from
the leaves to the roots is D. Leaves
A. xylem 151. These plant structures carry water and
B. phloem mineral ions.
C. epidermis A. Xylem Vessels
D. mesophyll B. Phloem
146. Ascent of sap in plants takes place C. Transpiration Tunnels
through D. Plant Arteries
A. Cortex
152. For shoots growing from tubers, food
B. Epidermis moves from the tubers to the shoots.
C. Xylem Which of the following statements in cor-
D. Phloem rect?
A. Sink to source
147. Most stomata are usually found in under-
side of leaves. Why? B. Source to sink
A. conserve water C. Sink to sink
B. get more CO2 D. Source to source

153. Evaporation of water from leaves is im- 158. Water moving through the apoplast from
portant as the soil to the xylem gets blocked by?
A. It cools the leaves and helps water to A. casparian strip
move up the plant. B. Cortex
B. It makes the plant wilt C. cellulose
C. It helps the plant to respire D. cytoplasm
D. none of above 159. Which of the following is a micronutri-
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ent?
154. The is the transport tissue that car-
ries water from roots up to the rest of A. Ferum
plant B. Phosphorus
A. xylem C. Calcium
B. phloem D. Sulphur
C. stomata 160. Where are the epidermal cells cover at a

plant
D. roots
A. upper surface of a leaf
155. Which apparatus is needed to measure B. lower surface of a leaf
the rates of transpiration?
C. both upper and lower surfaces of a leaf
A. Pipette
B. Potometer D. none of above
C. Bunsen burner 161. Which of the following is responsible for
D. Plants the absorption of mineral ions?
A. Active transport
156. The functions of stomata are
B. Osmosis
A. support the plant and absorb water via C. Diffusion
osmosis.
D. Transpiration
B. store starch grains and keep water.
162. Transpiration facilitates the transporta-
C. photosynthesis and respiration.
tion of water and?
D. transpiration and gas-exchange. A. mineral salts in plants
157. The transport system in flowering plants B. soil in plants
is made up of two transport tissues, C. oxygen in plants
namely xylem and phloem, which are
D. waste material in plants
found in a group of vessels known as?
A. epidermis bundles 163. Why don’t xylem vessels collapse or
burst?
B. endodermis bundles
A. They have thick side walls and rings of
C. vascular bundles hard lignin
D. vascular epidermis B. They have tiny pores

C. They have no cytoplasm B. decrease

D. none of above C. maintain

164. What could happen if a plant’s phloem D. none of above
does not work properly? 169. Diffusion is the movement of substances
A. Photosynthesis will not take place A. from an area of lower concentration to
B. The plant might be short of water higher concentration
C. The plant might be short of food B. from an area of lower concentration to
D. The plant will not be able to dissolve lower concentration
minerals C. from an area of higher concentration
to lower concentration
165. What does xylem carry up the stem?
D. from an area of higher concentration
A. Water to higher concentration
B. Nutrients
170. water and minerals are transported from
C. Water and Nutrients a plant’s roots to leaves through long, hol-
D. None of the above low tubes called
166. Which of the following pair/ pairs is/ are A. phloem
correctly matched? B. stem
A. xylem-Carry water and mineral salts C. xylem
from the roots to leaves
D. root hair cells
B. phloem-Carry water and mineral salts
from the roots to leaves 171. Apoplast is located
C. xylem-Carry the food from the leaves A. Outside the plasma membrane
to the roots B. In the entire cytosol
D. phloem-Carry the food from the leaves C. On both sides of plasma membrane
to the roots
D. In the plasticity content
167. What is the main function of a companion
172. In the pressure flow hypothesis, what
cell in mature phloem tissue?
causes the pressure?
A. providing cytoplasmic contact with the
A. Root pressure
sieve tube for loading
B. providing structural support for sieve B. The osmotic uptake of water by sieve
tube element tubes at the sink
C. providing the nucleus for cell division C. The osmotic uptake of water by sieve
in the phloem tubes at the source
D. providing the source of assimilates for D. The accumulation of mineral and water
storage by the stele in the root
168. An increase in wind or temperature will 173. How does glucose travel in the phloem
the rate of transpiration A. clockwise
A. increase B. in both direction

C. up only 179. the opening of stomata will cause

D. down only A. reduce of water
B. increase of water
174. Increase in air movement, will
C. plant wilting
A. increases the rate of transpiration.
D. plant watered
B. removes the rate of transpiration.
C. decreases the rate of transpiration. 180. What organelle in the leaves of plants
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capture light energy from the sun to com-
D. not change the rate of transpiration. plete photosynthesis?
175. If water is lost through transpiration A. Chloroplasts
more quickly than it is absorbed by the B. Mitochondria
root hairs, the plant cells will lose water.
The leaves, stem and flower will droop. C. Nucleus
This is called D. Ribosomes
A. Drooping
181. What is the form of sugar being move to
B. Wilting companion cells?
C. Loss of sap A. glucose
D. Withering B. maltose
C. sucrose
176. The function of lignin is..
D. starch
A. to transport sugar
B. to trap light 182. Which of the following is false about the
phloem tubes?
C. to transport water
A. They do not contain cytoplasm
D. to withstand pressue
B. They contain companion cells
177. Which statement correctly identifies the C. Their end walls have not been com-
substance and direction it is transported in pletely broken down.
the phloem?
D. They transport sugars only.
A. Water, only upwards
B. Water, up and down the plant 183. The vessel that transports water and
minerals UPWARDS from a plant’s roots
C. Glucose, only upwards is know as
D. Glucose, up and down the plant A. Chlorophyll
178. Which of the following do not take part B. Phloem
in conduction? C. Stomata
A. Tracheids D. Xylem
B. Vessels
184. Root pressure which plays a small role in
C. Sieve tubes xylem flow is caused by
D. Fibres A. transpiration of water out of the xylem.

B. cohesion of water molecules to one an- 190. Which of the following symptoms of defi-
other ciency is due to the lack of magnesium ions
in plants? (I) Stunted root growth(II) Yel-

C. adhesion of water molecules to walls
of the xylem lowing in the regions between veins (III)
Formation of dull dark green leaves(IV)
D. osmotic flow of water into the xylem Red spots on leaf surface
185. Vascular bundle consists of A. I and II
A. stem B. I and III
B. xylem C. II and III
C. root D. II and IV
D. phloem
191. The vascular bundles of plants refers to
186. Diffusion occurs when molecules move and , and they can be found within
the , stem, and roots.
A. from lower concentration to higher
concentration. A. xylem, phloem, flowers
B. from higher concentration to lower B. xylem, phloem, leaves
concentration through a membrane. C. phloem, xylem, meristem
C. from higher concentration to lower
D. phloem, leaves, Xylem
concentration.
D. when energy is used. 192. What happens to the water potential
when sucrose is transported into the sieve
187. Arteries, veins, and capillaries are three tubes?
types of
A. No change
A. heart valves
B. Increases
B. blood vessels
C. Decreases
C. cells
D. Random change
D. robots
193. Name the equipment used to estimate
188. An example of adhesion is
transpiration rate.
A. Water molecules sticking to each other
A. Respirometer
B. Water molecules sticking to cellulose
B. Manometer
in xylem walls
C. Magnets sticking to a metal wall C. Potometer
D. Gravity pulling water down D. none of above
189. Epidermis of a leaf is made up of 194. Most chloroplast are found in the
A. single layer of epidermal cells A. palisade mesophyll
B. double layer of epidermal cells B. spongy mesophyll
C. triple layer of epidermal cells C. epidermis
D. none of above D. xylem

195. Explain why it is important to keep plants 200. Which of the following is NOT a charac-
in light teristic of plants?
A. plants need light for warmth A. Being photosynthetic
B. if plants get light, they become more B. Being multicellular
green C. Being Eukaryotic
C. light is produced during photosynthe- D. No membrane bound organelles
sis
201. Which of the following are living cells 1)
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D. chlorophyll in plants absorb light for Sclerids 2) Phloem Fibre 3) Parenchyma 4)
photosynthesis to take place None of the above
196. Phloem has a flow. A. 1

B. 2
A. One-way
C. 3
B. Two-way
D. 4
C. Three-way
202. Sugars made in leaves are transported in:
A. xylem
197. Which of the following is correct? B. Phloem
A. Xylem carry water and dissolved min- C. chloroplast
erals from the roots to the leaves
D. stomata
B. Phloem carry water and dissolved min-
erals from the roots to the leaves 203. Substances transported in plants are
A. water
C. Xylem carry dissolved sucrose from
the roots to the leaves B. minerals
D. none of above C. food
D. all of the above
198. What is the importance of macronutrients
and micronutrients in plants? 204. What is it called when water sticks to
water?
A. Growth
A. Cohesion
B. Reproduction
B. Adhesion
C. Development
C. Capillary Action
D. All of above D. Xylem
199. What molecule is the phloem responsible 205. This is the definition for which word:The
for transporting? movement of water molecules from a high
A. Glucose concentration of water to a low concentra-
tion of water across a partially permeable
B. Water membrane.
C. Sucrose A. Osmosis
D. Glycogen B. Diffusion

C. Active transport 211. The circulates water and minerals to

all parts of the plant.
D. Transpiration

A. Root
206. Which of the following is the part of
B. Leaves
apoplast?
C. Stem
A. Cell wall
D. none of above
B. Plasma membrane
C. Plasmodesmata 212. It is the loss of water from the plant
body.
D. Cytoplasm
A. Diffusion
207. What is the function of phloem tissue? B. Cohesion
A. to transport food up through the plant C. Circulation
B. to transport food up and down the D. Transpiration
plant
C. to transport water up through the 213. The plant tissue that carries food materi-
plant als bi-directionally from the leaves to the
rest of the pant is the
D. to transport water up and down the
plant A. Phloem
B. Stomata
208. A plant that does not have adequate wa-
ter in the soil may because of C. Chlorophyll
A. wilt ; water uptake D. Xylem
B. whither ; translocation 214. Define the term “Transpiration”.

C. wilt ; transpiration A. Exchange of gases between the leaf
and atmosphere.
D. become flaccid ; osmosis
B. Loss of water vapour from the leaves
209. Stomata is found in the and stems of the plant.
A. stems C. Movement of water from the roots to
B. roots the leaves.
D. Movement of water through the cells
C. leaves
of the leaf.
D. flower
215. A tiny blood vessel that allows for ex-
210. What is the movement of sugars through change between blood and cells in the tis-
a plant called? sues in the body is
A. Translation A. capillary
B. Translocation B. blood vessel
C. Transcription C. aorta
D. Transpiration D. vena cava

216. During plasmolysis what occurs? 222. Vascular plants transport nutrients
A. the cell becomes turgid through tube-like structures known as
and non-vascular plants transport nutri-
B. water is lost from the cell ents from
C. Water moves inside the cell until equi-
A. cell to cell, xylem and phloem
librium is reached
D. O. P. of cell remains the same B. seeds, cell to cell
C. xylem and phloem, cell to cell
217. Plants growing in desert have their
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modified into spines. D. xylem and phloem, seeds
A. stem
223. The loss of water vapour from the leaves
B. leaves
of a plant.
C. root
A. Transpiration
D. flower
B. Evaporation
218. It is the evaporation of water from the
plant body. C. Translocation
A. Diffusion D. Photosynthesis
B. Cohesion
224. Which of the floral parts below would at-
C. Circulation tract butterflies to the flower?
D. Transpiration A. Sepals
219. Chamber of heart that receives blood B. Petals
from lungs
C. Stigma
A. Right ventricle
D. Anther
B. Left auricle
C. Left ventricle 225. Movement of water up a plant through
D. Left auricle the xylem vessels is due to? I
Transipration-cohesion-tension mechanis-
220. Plants that live in places where water mII Root pressureIII Presure flow
supply is short are called
A. I only
A. epiphytes
B. xerophytes B. I and II only
C. dicots C. II and III only

D. monocots D. I, II and III
221. What are the names of the two parts of 226. sucrose loading into phloem requires
the vascular bundle of plants?
A. active transport
A. Palisade Mesophyll and Cuticle
B. Xylem and Phloem B. passive transport
C. Phloem and Epidermis C. diffusion

D. Veins and Arteries D. osmosis

227. What is the most abudant solute in C. Evaporation

phloem sap?
D. Precipitation

A. amino acids
233. When photosynthesis takes place during
B. hormones
the day, stomata will
C. sugar
A. open
D. minerals
B. close
228. Root hairs help in absorption of water by C. static
A. increasing the surface area
D. hot
B. decreasing the surface area
234. Which of the following statements are
C. holding the plant in the soil
true of transpiration
A. it draws water up the stem
229. The conditions of the leaves below show B. it draws dissolved salts up the stem
the effects of deficiency of nutrient P on
a chili plant:Areas between leaf veins turn C. it draws food up the stem
yellow Red spots on leaf surfaces Lobed D. it has a cooling effect on the leaves
leaves What is nutrient P?
E. it speeds up photosynthesis
A. Sulphur
B. Magnesium 235. It is the movement of the substances all
throughout the plants.
C. Calcium
A. Plant Transport
D. Potassium
B. Animal Transport
230. Which direction does the Xylem transport
C. Plant Circulation
water?
A. both directions D. Animal Circulation
B. upwards only 236. Pores called allow plants to exchange

C. downwards only gases for respiration and photosynthesis.
D. none of above A. stomata
B. guard cells
231. Which of the following is not transported
in plants? C. palisade mesophyll
A. minerals D. cuticles
B. oxygen
237. The process of photosynthesis takes
C. water place in organelles called
D. carbon dioxide A. Phloem
232. Transpiration is a part of ? B. Xylem
A. Condensation C. Stomata
B. Sublimation D. Cholorplasts

238. Where is evaporation taking place in a B. oxygen, water and food

leaf? C. oxygen and water
A. xylem into palisade cell D. oxygen, carbon dioxide, food and wa-
B. root hair cell into cortex ter
C. air spaces to surrounding environment 244. Lymph nodes are widely distributed
D. palisade mesophyll cells to air spaces throughout the body. Along the lymphatic
veins they filter the before it is re-
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239. Which valve sits between the left cham- turned to the
bers of the heart?
A. lymph, blood
A. Pulmonary B. lymph, heart
B. Bicuspid C. blood, lymph
C. Aortic D. blood, heart
D. Tricuspid
245. From where the plants get the raw mate-
240. opens and closes the stomata. rials except CO2 for building plant body
A. Guard cells A. soil
B. Xylem B. air
C. Roots C. rock
D. Phloem D. 1 & 2
241. Select the major organs of the Circulatory 246. I have a large lumen, I have thin and not
System. so muscular muscular walls, I pump blood
towards the heart
A. Heart
A. Artery
B. Blood
B. Vein
C. Kidney
C. Capillary
D. Blood vessels
D. Arteriole
242. What is the best words to describe sugar 247. Which valve sits between the right cham-
source and sugar sink bers of the heart?
A. Both are plants organ and act as stor- A. Pulmonary
age
B. Bicuspid
B. Sugar sink can be either roots, fruit or
mature leaves and sugar source is shoots C. Aortic
D. Tricuspid
C. Sugar source act as site for sugar pro-
duction and sugar sink will store sugar 248. Where do the plant get the materials for
D. Companion tube carry food from a healthy grow?
sugar source to a sugar sink A. from the air only
243. What does a plant transport system B. from the air and soil
transport? C. from the soil only
A. water and food D. from the shops

249. Which of the following is NOT the impor- 254. Where is chlorophyll found in plants?
tance of transport in plant? A. Leaves

A. Water transport for photosynthesis B. Root
B. Transports of carbon dioxide gas for C. Flower
photosynthesis
D. Stem
C. Transport of organic nutrients by pho-
tosynthesis 255. The stronger the light intensity (amount
D. Transport minerals to supply to plant of light), the plant more water.
cells A. lose more
250. What is the name of the part of the root B. lose less
that allows water and minerals enter? C. stop losing
A. root hairs D. none of above
B. epidermis
256. What is the name given to the movement
C. phloem of water through a plant system?
D. xylem A. Photosynthesis
251. What does the phloem carry up the B. Translation

stem? C. Transpiration
A. Sugar D. Osmosis
B. Water 257. In plants, food prepared by the leaves is
C. Oxygen transported to all the other parts of the
D. All of the above plants by-
A. Stomata
252. What happens to the transpiration rate
as light intensity increases? B. Phloem
C. Root hair
A. It increases
D. Xylem
B. It stays the same
C. It decreases 258. Force responsible for the ascent of sap is
D. none of above A. capillary force
B. root pressure
253. What is the importance of plant root hav-
ing high concentration of mineral ions com- C. transpirational pull
pare to in soil? D. all of the above
A. To ensure more mineral ions diffuse
into roots. 259. Permeable means
B. To increase the surface area of roots. A. things can pass through
C. To ensure water potential in roots B. the concentration levels are different

lower than in soils. C. it is permanent
D. none of above D. things are stuck

260. The red pigment in blood is called 265. Plant loses water through the
A. Plasma A. roots
B. Arteries B. stomata
C. Haemoglobin C. chlorophyll
D. none of above D. stem
261. Which of the following contains 266. Which is NOT a function of roots?
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hemoglobin? ? Red blood cells, White A. Take in water
blood cells or Platelets? ?
B. Take in nutrients
A. Red blood cells
C. Anchor plant to ground
B. White blood cells D. Make food
C. Platelets
267. Structure of phloem consists all below,
D. None of the above except?
262. Which of the following is important for A. Sieve tube element
the uptake of water by root hair cells? B. Tracheids
A. contractile fibres C. Companion cell
B. large surface area D. Sieve plate
C. thick outer wall
268. The smallest blood vessel in the body is
D. vacuole
A. Capillary
263. One of the methods by which water as- B. Artery
cends xylem vessels is capillarity. This is C. Vena cava
facilitated by xylem vessels which
D. Vein
A. are narrow
B. are lignified 269. Which of the following nutrients is taken
by the plants from the soil to synthesise
C. are dead when mature protein?
D. have pits in their walls A. Carbon
264. Which of the following statements are B. Nitrogen
true? A potometer is an apparatus which C. Hydrogen
can be used to:
D. Magnesium
A. measure the rate of water uptake in a
shoot 270. When the right ventricle contracts, to
which of the following structures does the
B. measure the rate of transpiration in a blood flow next?
shoot
A. aorta
C. measure the rate of photosynthesis in
a shoot B. left atrium
D. compare rates of transpiration in dif- C. pulmonary artery

ferent conditions D. left ventricle

271. What is a cuticle? Choose 2 276. Process in which food substances are
A. A waxy layer of a fatty substance moved to the rest of plant by phloem is
known as

called cutin covering the epidermis
B. A waxy layer of a fatty substance A. transpiration
called cutin covering the dermis B. respiration
C. Part of Xylem C. photosynthesis
D. A plant cuticle is a protecting film cov- D. translocation
ering the epidermis of leaves
277. Which small holes in the plant allow
272. What drives the flow of water through gases to leave and enter?
the xylem? A. Stoma
A. passive transport by the endodermis B. Guard cells
B. the number of companion cells in the C. Palisade cells
phloem
D. Root hair cells
C. the evaporation of water from the
leaves 278. What is the function of nitrogen in plant
growth?
D. active transport by sieve-tube ele-
ments A. Increases disease resistance
B. Makes seeds
273. How do mineral ions enter a plant?
C. Produces a healthy green color
A. by osmosis in root hair cells
D. Decrease of growth
B. by active transport in root hair cells
C. through the stomata 279. Multidirectional flow of a variety of or-
ganic and inorganic solutes occurs through-
D. through the roots
A. Xylem
274. Water absorption through roots can be in-
B. Vascular tissue
creased by keeping the plants
C. Phloem
A. In the shade
D. Root
B. In dim light
C. Under the fan 280. Absorption of water plus macronutrients
and micronutrients through the root sys-
D. Covered by polythene bag tem by
275. What is osmosis? A. Diffusion
A. Movement of particles from HIGH con- B. Cohesion
centration to LOW concentration C. Circulation
B. Movement of particles from LOW con- D. Transpiration
centration to HIGH concentration
C. Movement of water from HIGH concen- 281. Small shaped pieces of cells that plug
tration to LOW concentration wounds and stop bleeding are called ?
D. Movement of water from LOW concen- A. Platelets

tration to HIGH concentration B. Plasma

C. White blood cells 287. Leaves need nutrients and water to

D. Red blood cells A. Make food for the plant
B. Make energy for the plant.
282. What is the functions of a stem?
C. Keep the plant cool in the summer.
A. Absorbs water and nutrients
D. Make water.
B. Produces pollen
288. Which one of the following is connected
C. Transports water and nutrients with the transport of water in plants?
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D. none of above A. Phloem
B. Xylem
283. The products of photosynthesis will flow
through which part of the phloem tissue? C. Epidermis
A. collenchyma cells D. Cambium
B. vessels 289. In spring season which part of the potato

plant acts as a source?
C. sieve tube cells
A. leaves
D. tracheids
B. roots
284. Which of the following are responsible C. stomata
for transpiration? I. adhesionII. cohe- D. tubers
sionIII. evaporationIV. active transport
290. Which of these factors would not speed
A. I and II only
up the rate of transpiration?
B. I, II and III only A. a very windy day
C. I, and III only B. a hot day
D. I, II, III and IV C. a very humid day
D. a very bright, sunny day
285. Water and mineralsalts absorbedby
the? 291. Which of the following statements is
A. root→stem-→leaves false about xylem vessels?
A. They are made up of dead cells.
B. root→leaves-→ stem
B. They contain chloroplasts and nuclei.
C. leaves →root-→ stem
C. They are hydrophobic.
D. stem→leaves →root
D. Their walls are made of cellulose and
lignin.
286. Which process contributes most to the
rise of water in the xylem? 292. Why does temperature have an effect on
A. capillarity the rate of photosynthesis?
B. osmosis A. Higher temperature allows carbon

dioxide to diffuse into the leaves faster.
C. root pressure
B. Higher temperature allows water to be
D. transpiration transported to the leaves faster.

C. Higher temperature allows the stom- 298. What type of root has one main root
ata to open wider. that grows deep in the ground with a few
smaller side roots?

D. Higher temperature allows the en-
zymes to function better. A. Aerial roots
B. Fibrous roots
293. The rate of transpiration increases with
C. Prop roots
A. High atmospheric CO2 level
D. Taproots
B. Low water content of leaf
C. Shedding of leaves 299. Roots have an outer most single layer of
cells called
D. Dry air
A. epidermis
294. Which of the following does NOT affect B. hypodermis
rate of transpiration?
C. endodermis
A. Water in the soil
D. none of above
B. Temperature
300. What is the main function of leaves?
C. Amount of sunlight
A. Leaves provide support for growth and
D. Wind a place to store food.
295. location where substances enter the B. Leaves provide a place for photosyn-
phloem thesis to occur.
A. source C. Leaves absorb water and minerals and

transport nutrients to the stem.
B. sink
D. Leaves create a barrier that prevents
C. loci water in the plant’s tissues from evaporat-
D. pit ing.
301. When is the hydathodes usually open?

296. Which of the following is NOT part of the
symplastic pathway in plants? A. at day
A. Cytoplasm of root hairs B. at night
B. Lumen of xylem cells C. when the humidity is hight
C. Plasmodesmata D. when the humidity is low
D. Cell surface membrane of cortical cells 302. Vascular tissue (tubes) responsible for
the transportation of water and minerals
297. cells open and close the stomata up from the roots and around the plant.
A. palisade A. Stomata
B. guard B. Transpiration
C. xylem C. Phloem
D. epidermis D. Xylem

303. Which direction does the xylem transport body parts. If the body parts were not
things? eaten by the predator, the part could re-
A. Root to leaves grow into a whole new planarian as well.
B. Leaves to roots A. Budding
C. Right to left B. Fission

C. Vegetative propagation
D. Left to right
D. Regeneration
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304. Choose all the organs of a plant which
could be a sink for sucrose and amino acids 309. The wall of human heart is made of
A. Shoots A. Endocardium
B. Roots B. Epicardium
C. Fruits C. Myocardium
D. Leaves D. All of the above
E. Flowers 310. Which two substances are transported in
the phloem?
305. The theory which states that transpira-
tion pull is responsible for carrying water A. A amino acids and protein
upward through the xylem is called B. B amino acids and sucrose
A. cortex-xylem theory C. C protein and starch
B. cohesion-pressure theory D. D starch and sucrose
C. cohesion-tension theory 311. Which of the following process requires
D. pressure-tension theory energy?
A. Active transport
306. In symplastic pathway water moves
from cell to cell through B. Diffusion
A. plasmodesmata C. Osmosis
B. cell walls D. All of them
C. stomata 312. Which of following is most easily trans-

D. none ported in plant cells?
A. starch
307. What causes green plants to wilt?
B. glucose
A. High humidity around the leaves.
C. cellulose
B. Lack of minerals on the soils
D. fat
C. How light intensity
313. Water is transported from roots to
D. Transpiration faster than uptake of wa-
shoots and leaves in:
ter
A. Xylem
308. Which type of asexual reproduction is B. Phloem
taking place? A planarian is a non-
parasitic flatworm. If a planarian was in- C. Stomata
jured by a predator, it could re-grow its D. Chlorophyll

314. This is the definition for which word:The 319. The green substance in plant that makes
movement of particles down a concentra- it possible for them to make food from sun-
tion gradient (from a high concentration to light, carbon dioxide, and water

a low concentration) A. Botanist
A. Osmosis B. Phloem
B. Diffusion C. Chlorophyll
C. Active transport D. Monocot
D. Transpiration
320. The process of transporting the product
315. About how much blood is in the circula- of photosynthesis from leaves to entire
tory system of an average person? parts of the plant is known as
A. 1 liter A. crossing over
B. 2 liters B. translocation
C. 5 liters C. guttation
D. active transport
D. 10 liters
321. How many micrometres in a millimetre?
316. What type of cells absorb water from the
soil? A. 1, 000µ m
A. Palisade cells B. 100µ m
B. Xylem vessels C. 10µ m
C. Root hair cells D. 10, 000µ m
D. none of above 322. The male part of the flower consists of
317. What is translocation? 2016 Q27

A. Anther and Style
A. the transport of food in the phloem tis-
B. Stigma and Style
sues
C. Anther and Filament
B. the transport of food in the xylem tis-
sues D. Stigma and Filament
C. the transport of water in the phloem 323. How does water move out of plant
tissues leaves?
D. the transport of water in the xylem tis- A. Through stomata as water vapour
sues
B. Through stomata as liquid water
318. the inside of the xylem C. Through xylem as water vapour
A. lumen D. none of above
B. vessels
324. What are the special features of the root
C. tracheids hair cell? You can pick more than one.
D. lignin A. It has a large vacuole to store food

B. It has a long and narrow extension to 329. Which blood type can receive any other
increase surface area to volume ratio for blood type?
absorption
A. Type-A
C. It has a lower water potential than sur-
B. Type-B
rounding soil for osmosis
C. Type-O
D. It links directly to the xylem for water
transport D. Type-AB
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325. during transpiration, from where does 330. Companion cells are connected to sieve
the evaporation of water occur tube elements by
A. intercellular spaces A. small plastids
B. leaf surface B. protein fibres
C. mesophyll cell walls C. plasmodesmata
D. stomatal pores D. polymer molecules
326. The small intestine uses to absorb nu- 331. In which case would a cell most likely
trients shrink?
A. villi A. when placed in a solution containing a
high salt concentration
B. rugae
B. when placed in a isotonic solution
C. papillae
C. when placed in a solution containing a
low pH
327. What are the limiting factors of photo- D. when placed in a solution containing
synthesis? distilled water
A. light intensity, CO2 concentration, tem-
332. Which component of the blood makes an-
perature
tibodies?
B. wavelengths of light, CO2 concentra-
A. red blood cells
tion, temperature
B. white blood cells
C. light intensity, O2 concentration, tem-
perature C. plasma
D. light intensity, CO2 concentration, air D. platelets
humidity
333. This vascular tissue carries substances
328. Irregularly shaped cell fragments that from the leaves to the other parts of the
help clot blood plant.
A. Platelets A. Phloem
B. Lymph B. Leaves
C. Plasma C. Roots
D. White Blood Cells D. Xylem

334. What vascular tissue transports water C. 5 to 6 litres

within a plant?
D. 9 to 10 milliliters

A. Phloem
B. Xylem 340. Diffusion is a major method of transport
of materials in
C. Stomata
A. tall plants
D. Cell wall
B. unicellular plants
335. Where does Atrioventricular Valves (AV
C. Multicellular plants
valves) are located?
D. Both (b) and (c)
A. In between atria and ventricle cham-
bers.
341. The Two(2) body hypotheses on how sub-
B. In the area where pulmonary artery stances can move up and down the plant
leaves the right ventricle. body.
C. In the area where aorta leaves the left A. Ascend of Xylem Sap
ventricle.
B. Pressure Flow or Bulk Flow
D. In between left and right ventricles
C. Apoplast
336. Mass or bulk flow of substance is called- D. Symplast
A. Active transport
342. Systole causes
B. Translocation
A. the entry of blood into the lungs
C. Diffusion
D. Facilitated diffusion B. the entry of blood into the heart
C. the exit of blood from the heart
337. Complete the blank:Sugar is transported
the plant in living phloem. D. the exit of blood from ventricles
A. up only 343. Vascular tissue that transports water
B. down only and minerals UPWARDS from a plant’s
C. up and down roots is know as
D. none of above A. Chlorophyll

B. Phloem
338. which of these is seen in the xylem?
C. Stomata
A. end plate
D. Xylem
B. sieve tube element
C. lignin 344. Which of the following functions as a
D. nucleus source during translocation in plants?
A. Merismetic tissue in the root
339. The volume of blood in an average human
is B. Leaves
A. 3 to 4 litres C. Roots
B. 4 to 5 litres D. Fruits and flowers

345. How do water enter the roots from the D. on a cool, rainy day when there is a
soil? gentle breeze
A. diffusion
350. The female part of a flower is
B. osmosis
A. pistil
C. transpiration
B. stamen
D. active transport
C. filament
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346. Absorption of water in plants take place D. sepal
by
A. osmosis 351. which of the following substances are
transportedby the plant transport system
B. diffusion to different parts? A oxygenB waterC car-
C. both (a) and (b) bon dioxideD sugar
D. none of the above A. A and D only
347. Which of the following statements is the B. A and C only

most accurate? C. B and D only
A. Sucrose and amino acids can travel up D. A, B, C and D
the stem in the phloem.
352. Phloem tissue is adapted by having no nu-
B. Sucrose and amino acids can travel
cleus and little cytoplasm so that
down the stem in the phloem.
A. there is more room for the central
C. Sucrose and amino acids can travel up
channel
or down the stem in the phloem.
B. liquids can flow from one cell to the
D. Sucrose and amino acids can travel up
next
or down the stem in the xylem
C. so there is lots of energy
348. Surface tension is the property of water
D. none of above
in which
A. water molecules at the surface tend to 353. The tip of the style that has sticky hairs
stick together. to trap pollen is the
B. water spills easily. A. stamen
C. water tends to be see-through. B. stigma
D. none of above C. ovary
349. In which situation would the rate of tran- D. style
spiration be the greatest?
354. What food substance is made by plants
A. in a poorly ventilated glass house dur- during photosynthesis?
ing a cool damp evening
A. Carbon dioxide
B. in a warm, sunny garden when there is
B. Glucose
a gentle breeze
C. in a well ventilated room during a very C. Granulated sugar
warm night D. Oxygen

355. An animal cell placed in a hypertonic A. Water

(salty) solution will B. Gas

A. Stay the same C. Water Vapor
B. Shrink-get smaller D. Glucose
C. Swell-get bigger 361. If salt is present in higher concentration
D. none of above in a cell than
356. How does wind affect the rate of transpi- A. Water will pass from inside the cell to
ration? outside by diffusion
B. Water will enter the cell by osmosis
A. More wind increases the rate of tran-
spiration. C. Salt will escape from the cell through
the semipermeable membrane
B. More wind decreases the rate of tran-
spiration. D. There will be no movement of sub-
stances between the cell and it’s environ-
C. More wind has no effect on the rate of
ment
transpiration.
D. none of above 362. rate of transpiration decreases when
A. light intensity increases
357. What is the use of waxy cuticle
B. humidity increases
A. covers the outer surface of the leaf
C. wind speed increases
B. reduce water loss during transpiration
D. temperature increases
C. reduce the heat cause by the sun
363. WHICH DESTROYS FOREIGN MATERIALS
D. increase the activity of photosynthesis IN BLOOD? ?
358. Which of the following would be least A. WBC
likely to affect osmosis in plants? B. RBC
A. proton pumps in the membrane C. PLATELETS
B. a difference in solute concentrations D. PLASMA
C. receptor proteins in the membrane 364. What happens to the transpiration rate
D. a difference in water potential as temperature increases?
A. It decreases
359. The functions of xylem is/are
B. It stays the same
A. to transport of water and mineral
salts. C. It increases
B. to translocate organic nutrients. D. none of above
C. to provide support to the plant part by 365. carry deoxygenated blood from the
the rigidity of cell wall. body to the heart.
D. to provide metabolic energy. A. Arteries
B. Veins
360. The lower surface of the leaves through
which excess water is released in the form C. Capillaries
of D. Valves

366. As the number of increases, the sur- C. chlorophylls will be disintegrate if

face area also increases, and the plant ab- phloem is damaged.
sorbs more water and minerals. D. not enough magnesium is transported
A. Root cap to new cells for synthesizing chlorophylls.
B. Root hair 371. The function of the companion cell in ma-
C. Root tip ture phloem tissue is that it
D. Root cells A. provides structural support for the
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sieve tubes
367. The active uptake of many ions occurs at
B. actively moves sucrose out of neigh-
the roots of green plants. If the respira-
bouring photosynthesizing cells to sieve
tory enzymes of the roots of a plant are
tubes
poisoned, at which of the following tissues
of the roots would the movement of ions C. moves sucrose against a concentra-
be totally stopped? tion gradient into the xylem
A. Xylem D. contains a nucleus needed for cell divi-
sion of the sieve tube elements
B. Epidermis
C. Endodermis 372. From the root hair, water enters the
D. Cortex parenchyma A. leaves
B. stem
368. The factory or storehouse of the plant is
the C. adjacent root cells
A. flower D. none of above
B. root 373. Which of the following indicates the path-

C. stem way of water through a plant?
A. root hair cell → xylem → stomata
D. leaves
B. stomata → root hair cell → xylem
369. Unidirectional flow of water, minerals,
C. xylem → stomata → root hair cell
some organic nitrogen and hormones oc-
curs through- D. none of above
A. Xylem 374. By which of the following processes do
B. Phloem water molecules enter into the plant?
C. Root A. Osmosis
D. Vascular tissue B. Active transport
C. Diffusion
370. A young seedling will turn yellow sooner
or later if phloem is damaged. This is be- D. Transpiration
cause 375. Which of the following features reduce
A. no minerals can be transported by the water loss from the leaves? 1 hairs on
damaged phloem. the lower surface2 large surface area of
B. no sugars can be translocated by the the lamina3 waxy cuticle
damaged phloem to root cells. A. 1 and 2

B. 1 and 3 381. Which of the following are parts of the

C. 2 and 3 heart?

D. 1, 2 and 3 A. Right Auricle
B. Left ventricle
376. What part of blood is responsible for car-
C. Tricuspid Valve
rying oxygen and carbon dioxide to body
cells? D. Cerebrum
A. Red Blood Cells 382. What affectsthe rate of transpiration in
B. White Blood Cells plants.
C. Platelets A. number of bark
D. Plasma B. number of stomata
C. number of root
377. Which two cells form phloem tissue?
D. number of stem
A. sieve tube elements and companion
cells 383. This plant structure is made of dead cells
B. phloem cells and tissue cells stacked end to end, forming a large, open,
straw like tube.
C. cross walls and lignin cells
A. Phloem
D. tube elements and sieve tissue cells
B. Xylem Vessels
378. What are the functions of the roots? (Se- C. Mesophyll cells
lect two answers)
D. Stomata
A. Absorbing Water and Minerals
B. Attracting Insects 384. How does water travel up xylem ves-
sels?
C. Anchoring the Plant
A. by osmosis
D. Performing Photosynthesis
B. by evaporation from cell surfaces
E. Making Nectar
C. flowing in a continuous column
379. In which direction does the phloem trans- D. none of above
port sugars?
385. Where is evaporation takes place in a
A. upwards only
plant?
B. downwards only
A. trunk
C. both directions
B. root
D. none of above
C. surface of leaves
380. Sucrose enters the phloem sieve-tube by D. none of above
386. Which of the following conditions is least

A. Active transport likely to increase the rate of transpiration
B. Water potential in a plant?
C. Osmosis A. a rise in temperature
D. Diffusion B. increased air movement

C. an increase in humidity B. Phloem transports water up and down

D. increased sunlight the plant
C. Phloem transports sugar up and down
387. Ali found that the leaves of his favourite the plant
plant have turned purple . What nutrient
is the plant lacking of? D. Xylem transports sugar up the plant
A. Phosphorus 393. What are the uses of a leaf’s waxy cuti-

B. Magnesium cle
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C. Nitrogen A. covers the outer surface of the leaf
D. Carbon B. reduce water loss during transpiration
C. reduce the heat cause by the sun
388. Humans cannot make their own food,
what are they called? D. increase the activity of photosynthesis
A. Autotrophs 394. The pores on leaves are called
B. Producers A. stomata
C. Heterotrophs B. guard cells
D. Herbivores C. collenchyma
389. Conducting cells in phloem are D. phloem
A. Phloem parenchyma 395. During ventricular systole:
B. Sieve tubes A. the ventricles relax
C. Companion cells B. blood flows from the ventricles into the
D. Phloem fibres atria
C. the AV valves are open
390. What is the function of Xylem?
D. blood flows from the ventricles to the
A. Transport sucrose produce by the
pulmonary arteries
leaves
B. Transport waste material 396. What is the function of sinks?
C. Transport water and dissolved mineral A. Storing molecules transported by the
D. Transport oxygen out phloem
B. Regulating the volume transported by
391. Which of the following is a dead tissue? the phloem
A. Phloem C. Extracting molecules from the phloem
B. Xylem for glycogen production
C. Cortex D. Moral support for the phloem
D. Spongy mesophyll 397. Which shows the correct flow of water in
392. Which of the following statements is a plant?
true? A. Mesophyll cells-Vascular bundle-Roots
A. Xylem transports water up and down B. Root hair cells-Vascular bundle-
the plant Mesophyll cells

C. Mesophyll cells-Root hair cells- 402. The conducting tissues does the follwing
Vascular bundle work
A. phloem carries water and minerals

D. Root hair cells-Xylem-Mesophyll cells
B. xylem carries sucrose and amino acid
398. In an experiment, the water potential of
the water in a soil, is found to be-40kPa, C. Xylem carries water and minerals
while that of pure water is 0kPa. This dif- D. support plant
ference is due to the
403. What blood type is the “universal donor”
A. presence of mineral ions in the soil wa- because it can be donated to anyone?
ter
A. A
B. greater kinetic energy of the soil water
B. B
molecules
C. AB
C. small size of the mineral ions in the soil
water D. O
D. water potential of soil water being pos- 404. Increase in light intensity, will
itive A. decrease the rate of transpiration
399. What could increase the rate of water up- B. increases the rate of transpiration
take by a shoot? C. not change the rate of transpiration
A. covering the shoot with a black plastic D. removes the rate of transpiration
bag
405. Choose the two statements that indicate
B. covering the shoot with a clear plastic what would be happening in the plant
bag when stomata are open.
C. removing the leaves from the shoot A. Guard cells are turgid
D. shining a bright light onto the shoot B. Guard cells are plasmolysed
400. Is this statement true/false? -” Dialysis C. Transpiration increase
is the process of filtering blood through an D. Transpiration decrease
artificial process when a person’s kidney
stops working due to an injury or malfunc- 406. What could increase the rate of water up-
tioning” take (transpiration) by a plant?
A. Placing it in a refridgerator
A. False
B. placing a clear plastic bag over the
B. True
plant (increases humidity)
C. Can’t say
C. removing the leaves from the plant
D. none of above D. shining a bright light on the plant
401. Osmosis is the movement of across a 407. The exchange of materials between blood
membrane. and intestinal fluid occurs only at the
A. food A. Veins
B. energy B. Capillaries
C. oxygen C. Arteries
D. water D. Arterioles

408. What part of blood is responsible for 413. which is the energy change during photo-
fighting infections? synthesis
A. Red Blood Cells A. sun to food
B. White Blood Cells B. solar energy to glucose
C. Platelets C. light energy to chemical energy
D. Plasma D. carbon dioxide to food
414. In a food chain, at what point does pho-
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409. Select ALL the similarities between
tosynthesis take place?
xylem and phloem in plants.
A. Primary consumer
A. Consist parenchyma tissue
B. secondary consumer
B. Transport nutrients in plant
C. tertiary consumer
C. Continous hollow tube
D. producer/green plant
D. Have sieve plate
415. Process by wich plants capture sunlight
E. No cytoplasm to use its energy to transform carbon diox-
410. Which shows the correct pathway of oxy- ide and water into glucose and oxygen
genated blood entering and leaving the A. Botanist
heart? B. Photosyntesis
A. Pulmonary vein > left atrium > left C. Dicot
ventricle > aorta D. Phloem
B. Pulmonary vein > left atrium > right
ventricle > aorta 416. Movement of molecules against a concen-
tration gradient is called
C. Vena cava > right atrium > right ven-
A. diffusion
tricle > pulmonary artery
B. osmosis
D. Vena cava > right atrium > left ven-
tricle > pulmonary artery C. active transport
D. all of the above
411. What is the function of a root hair?
417. The plant tissue that carries food materi-
A. it is place to store the food
als DOWNWARDS from the leaves to the
B. it has large surface area to absorb rest of the pant is the
more water A. Phloem
C. it anchors the plant B. Stomata
D. it transports carbohydrates C. Chlorophyll
412. What is meant by the term transpiration. D. Xylem
A. The flow of water from the roots to the 418. Plant absorbs water through the
leaves. A. stem
B. The loss of water from the roots. B. roots
C. The exchange of gases. C. leaves
D. The loss of water from the leaf’s cells. D. all of the above

419. which organelles occur in large numbers B. prevent entry into the xylem solely
in companion cells in phloem? through the apoplast

A. chloroplasts C. provide regulation for water and min-
B. lysosomes erals movement in the plants
C. mitochondria D. prevent entry into the xylem from the

symplast
D. starch grains
425. transpiration powers the movement of
420. Increasing the rate of photosynthesis will water
the rate of transpiration. What is the
A. down a concentration gradient
missing word/s?
B. up a concentration gradient
A. increase
C. up & down concentration gradients
B. decrease
D. all of the answers
C. not affect
D. none of above 426. What are other raw materials needed by
plants to build plant body
421. Which one of the following favours the
A. N
fastest transpiration rate?
B. P
A. A cool, humid, windy day
C. Fe, Cu, K, Mg
B. A hot, humid, windy day
D. All of the above
C. A hot, humid, still day
D. A hot, dry, windy day 427. Which substance does Phloem trans-
port?
422. Which is the correct path of water in the
A. Water
xylem?
B. Sucrose
A. leave → roots → stem
C. Starch and water
B. roots → stem → leaves
D. Amino Acids and Sucrose
C. root hairs → leaves → veins
D. stem → roots 428. The plant male sex cell is also called the
423. Auricles are walled while ventricles A. anther

are walled
B. pollen grain
A. Thick, Thin
C. ovary
B. Thin, Thick
D. ovule
C. Thick, Thick
D. Thin, Thin 429. help in the clotting of blood.
A. WBCs
424. The primary function of casparian strips
is to- B. RBCs
A. force water and minerals through the C. Platelets

membranes of endodermal cells D. Blood Plasma

430. Water gets into root hair cells through C. decreases the rate of transpiration.
the process of D. increases the rate of transpiration.
A. diffusion
436. transports sugar, proteins, and other
B. active transport organic materials.
C. osmosis A. xylem
D. none of above B. phloem
431. Xylem vessels are dead and have no cy-
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C. stoma
toplasm. This helps it so D. spongy mesophyll
A. water flow is not slowed down
437. Part of the water absorbed from the soil
B. it forms an empty tube for water to
is lost via transpiration, some is used for
flow through
photosynthesis and some used for ?
C. water and minerals can enter and
A. maintaining turgidity of cells
leave the cells
B. stored in fruits
D. none of above
C. stored in leaves
432. What are the functions of the root hairs?
D. stored in stem
A. To increase surface are for absorption
438. Transpiration rate can be measured using
B. It lets CO2 in and O2 and water out.
which of the following?
C. Protection and absorption of water
A. potatometer
and minerals
B. potometer
D. Tip of root that is growing into the soil
(area of mitosis) C. polymeter
D. parameter
433. Which of the following is not a compo-
nent of the symplast? 439. Hair-like structures that help in the ab-
A. cortex sorption of water are called
B. Endodermal cells A. root hair
C. Plasmodesmata B. root tips
D. Xylem C. stem hair
434. What happens to the rate of transpira- D. stomata

tion if wind speed increases? 440. Which statement about phloem is true?
A. It decreases A. it carries nutrients to growing regions
B. It stays the same of the plant
C. It increases B. it carries nitrate ions from the leaves
D. increases and then decreases to the roots
C. it carries sugars from the roots to the
435. Increase in air humidity, will leaves
A. not change the rate of transpiration. D. it carries water from the roots to the
B. removes the rate of transpiration. leaves

441. What uses stomata as its route into the C. both upper and lower surfaces of a leaf
leaf?

A. carbon dioxide D. none of above
B. ions
447. The evaporation of water from the stom-
C. sunlight ata (openings in the leaves) is the process
D. water of
A. Transpiration
442. Indicate another term for red blood cells.
B. Translocation
A. plasma
C. Diffusion
B. leukocytes
D. Perspiration
C. erythrocytes
D. albumin 448. Which is NOT a characteristic of flowers
that are pollinated by wind?
443. What is the function of a root?
A. feathery stigma
A. Where pollination occurs
B. light
B. Absorbs water and nutrients for the
plant C. sweet nectar
C. Produces food D. small petals
D. none of above 449. Which blood constituent makes up more
of the volume of blood?
444. Why don’t plants need a well developed
fast transport system A. RED BLOOD CELLS
A. low energy needs as they are station- B. Plasma
ary
C. Blood proteins
B. large number of dead cells
D. White blood cells
C. Due to low energy needs as they don’t
move and have more dead cells than living 450. After water enters the plant, water trav-
els from the root hair cells, through the
D. all of the above
to the xylem vessels
445. Vascular tissue that forms tubes that A. phloem
transport dissolves food throughout a
plant B. cortex
A. Nonvascular plant C. mesophyll cells
B. Monocot D. cuticle
C. Phloem 451. What does phloem tissue transport?
D. Dicot A. Water
446. Where are the epidermal cells cover? B. Sugar
A. upper surface of a leaf C. Sun
B. lower surface of a leaf D. Carbohydrates

452. Root pressure, capillarity, cohesion and 458. Why do root hairs cells have thin cell
adhesion all contribute to walls?
A. the movement of sucrose along the A. So that the flow of water into root hair
phloem cells is fast
B. the ascent of water in xylem vessels B. So that they can photosynthesise
C. the mass flow of nutrients along sieve faster
elements C. so the cells can burst
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D. the loss of water via the leaves D. none of above
453. This plant structure carries sugars, amino 459. Which term describes the pathway of wa-
acids, and plant hormones. ter through the cell walls of adjacent plant
A. Xylem Vessels cells?
B. Phloem A. Symplast
C. Plant Straws B. Apoplast
D. Plant Blood Vessels C. Apotolast

D. Symplistc
454. All organisms need food, , and water
for survival. 460. WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF
A. Oxygen BLOOD? ?
B. Shelter A. RBC
C. Carbon Dioxide B. WBC
D. All of these C. PLASMA

D. PLATELETS
455. Plant transports food made in the leaves
to 461. Water which is absorbed by roots is
A. roots transported to aerial parts of the plant
through
B. stem
A. Cortex
C. flowers
B. Epidermis
D. all of the above
C. Phloem
456. What does blood transport? D. Xylem
A. Nutrients
462. Transpiration is the consequence of which
B. Oxygen feature of plants?
C. Carbon Dioxide A. the presence of symplast and apoplast
D. All of the above pathways
457. Xylem helps in B. the requirement for a transport sys-

tem in plants
A. Transportation of water
C. the requirement for leaves to ex-
B. Absorption of water change gases
C. Transportation of food D. the thin waxy cuticle on the lower epi-
D. Synthesis of Carbohydrates dermis of leaves

463. ATP and protein is supplied to companion 468. Which set of conditions will keep your
cells via plants from wilting for the longest time?
A. cool, bright, and humid

A. sieve tubes
B. porous wall B. warm, bright, and dry
C. cell wall C. warm, bright, and humid

D. cool, dim, and humid
D. vascular tissue
469. Which of the follow affect the rate of
464. What is the transport system of plants? transpiration (how fast a plant loses wa-
A. circulatory system ter to evaporation from the leaves)? SE-
LECT ALL THAT APPLY
B. vascular system
A. Light
C. respiratory system
B. Humidity
D. digestive system C. Wind
465. Which of the following statements about D. Temperature
xylem is INCORRECT? 470. Mineral ions are transported by
A. It conducts material from root tips to A. diffusion
leaves.
B. osmosis
B. The conducting cells are part of the
C. active transport
apoplast.
C. It transports mainly sugars and amino
acids. 471. Plasma is the liquid part of the blood
which contains % water
D. No energy input is required for trans-
port. A. 70%
B. 80%
466. Some fungi cause wilting in crop plants by
C. 90%
growing within the xylem vessels. Which
process will be directly affected by these D. None of the above
fungi? 472. in which part of a leaf does most photo-
A. cohesion between water molecules synthesis take place?
B. development of root pressure A. stomata
C. mass flow during translocation B. palisade layer
C. spongy layer
D. uptake of water by root hair cells
D. epidermis
467. Most of the water gets evaporated from
473. This part of the transport system in
the plants from its
plants is made up of living cells.
A. Flowers A. Xylem
B. Stem B. Shoots
C. Roots C. Phloem
D. Leaves D. Leaves

474. Xylem is tissue and phloem is tis- C. Pull up new water and mineral ions
sue. from the roots to the leaves.
A. dead, live D. Grow towards the light.
B. live, dead
480. which part of the leaf transports air to
C. live, live the leaf?
D. dead, dead A. leaf blade
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475. Xylem vessels are able to stay upright B. leaf stalk
due to C. stomata
A. lignin D. veins
B. cellulose
481. Deficiency of magnesium leads to
C. melanin
A. slow growth
D. pericycle
B. yellowing of leaves
476. How is water absorbed into a plant? C. curling of leaves
A. by active transport into root hairs D. shoots fail to develop
B. by diffusion through stomata
482. Which of these is true?
C. by osmosis into root hairs
A. Xylem vessels carry water and dis-
D. none of above
solved minerals up the plant
477. The casparian strip prevents water and B. Phloem tissue carry water and dis-
minerals from entering the xylem through solved minerals up the plant
the-
C. Xylem vessels carry dissolved sucrose
A. Plasmodesmata up and down the plant
B. Apoplast D. none of above
C. symplast
483. Which of the following has no muscular
D. Xylem vessel walls?
478. In which order does water pass through A. Artery
these structures in a plant? B. Arteriole
A. A mesophyll → root hair → xylem C. Capillary
B. B mesophyll → xylem → root hair
D. Vein
C. C root hair → mesophyll → xylem
484. During the photosynthesis, the plants use
D. D root hair → xylem → mesophyll
A. carbon dioxide
479. Without the process of transpiration, a
B. energy
plant would be unable to
C. Nutrient
A. Move sucrose from the leaves to the
roots. D. food
B. Create new proteins for the plant. E. oxygen

485. Which cells actively transport sucrose? C. Iron

A. Protein channels D. Boron

B. Phospholipids 491. Which of the following increases the rate
C. Companion cells of transpiration?
D. Golgi Apparatus A. Low temperature
B. Higher atmospheric pressure
486. If a plant gets light from only one direc-
tion the shoots will C. High humidity
A. grow straight up D. Low humidity
B. grow down 492. What is the function of the phloem?
C. grow toward the light source A. to transport water and mineral ions
D. grow faster B. to transport sugars and amino acids
487. Which cells in the leaf carry out the most C. to store food
photosynthesis? D. to support the plant’s stem
A. Guard cells 493. Select which of the following statements
B. Palisade mesophyll cells are true for xylem.
C. Epidermal cells A. Tubular shape with no cross walls.
D. Spongy mesophyll cells B. Transportation of food and nutrients.
C. Elongated, tubular shape with thin
488. What is the function of xylem tissue?
walled sieve tubes.
A. to transport food up through the plant D. Occupy the center of the vascular bun-
B. to transport food up and down the pant dle.
C. to transport water up through the E. Water and mineral transport from
plant roots to aerial parts of the plant.
D. to transport water up and down the 494. What causes water to move up xylem
plant vessels in a plant stem?
489. Water and minerals move upward from A. The root hair cells use energy to move
the root to the rest of the plant in this vas- water into the roots.
cular tissue. B. Transpiration reduces the pressure at
A. Root the top of thexylem vessels.
B. Xylem C. The water moves up the xylem vessels
by osmo
C. Leaves
D. none of above
D. Phloem
495. Transpiration is faster if the plant
490. If a plant is experiencing chlorosis, it
might be deficient in which of the follow- A. has less stomata
ing micronutrients? B. has no stomata
A. Calcium C. has more stomata
B. Zinc D. has low stomata

496. What is the name given to the openings 502. Which of the following causes the stom-
in a leaf? ata to open?
A. Guard Cells A. an increase in carbon dioxide in the air
B. Stomata spaces in the leaves
C. Epidermis B. a decrease in the turgor pressure in

guard cells
D. Waxy Cuticle
C. accumulation of water in guard cells by
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497. Which of the following is usually a source active transport
for sucrose D. an influx of K+ into guard cells fol-
A. leaves lowed by water by osmosis.
B. meristems 503. Which cells are found in xylem?
C. roots A. Tracheids
D. flowers B. Sieve Tubes
498. The casparian strip at the endodermis C. Companion cells
blocks which pathway D. Cambium cells
A. Apoplast
504. What is meant by the term “Transloca-
B. Symplast tion”?
C. Transpiration A. The process of releasing energy from
D. Evaporation glucose.
499. What is the term for Undifferentiated B. The process of transporting manufac-
cells? tured food throughout the plant
A. Stem Cells C. The process by which water is lost in

the form of water vapour
B. Bone Marrow Cells
D. The process by which plants make
C. Insulin-Producing Cells their own food.
D. none of above
505. The absorbs nutrients from the
500. What is the main source of nutrition for ground.
plants? A. Leaves
A. Water B. Roots
B. Protein C. Stem
C. Glucose D. none of above
D. Carbs
506. In which of the following can lignin be
501. What gives plants their green color? found?
A. Vacuoles A. Stalk
B. Chlorophyll B. Xylem
C. Chloroplasts C. Phloem
D. Central Vacuole D. Leaves

507. How are sucrose and amino acids trans- 512. Xylem vessel
ported in a plant?
A. has an empty lumen with no cell con-

A. transferred into phloem tissue using tent.
energy where osmotic pressure increases
and helps to take up water and push to tis- B. has end wall degenerated and vessels
sues are joined end to end.
B. xylem C. has thin cellulose cell wall.

C. xylem and phloem D. is responsible for the upward trans-
port of water.
D. by active transport
508. If pure water is separated from a 513. What process moves water into the root
strong sugar solution by a semi perme- hair cells?
able membrane, then the net movement of A. Diffusion
molecules is
B. Active Transport
A. From pure water to the sugar solution
C. Osmosis
B. From sugar solution to pure water
C. No net movement D. Magic
D. Equal movement of molecules In both 514. Movement of substances is one way in

directions and two way in the
509. Which of the following DOES NOT ex- A. xylem, phloem
plained the transportation of water and
B. phloem, xylem
minerals from root to leaves.
C. stem, root
A. Transpirational pull
B. Pressure flow hypothesis D. none of above
C. Root pressure 515. Which of the following does NOT form a
D. Capillary action xylem tissue?
510. During the day, plants take in and A. Xylem vessel

give out to make food. B. Tracheid
A. oxygen carbon dioxide C. Fibre
B. carbon dioxide oxygen
D. Sieve plate
C. carbon dioxide carbon dioxide
E. Parencyma
D. oxygen oxygen
516. Which carbohydrate is transported in
511. What is needed for photosynthesis to
phloem?
take place? Select all that apply.
A. sunlight A. sucrose
B. water B. amino acids

C. carbon dioxide C. glucose
D. chlorophyll D. none of above

517. The inorganic nutrient that is involved in B. disposes of smog thru exhalation
the opening and closing of stomata C. dispose of ultraviolet rays through ex-
A. Iron halation
B. Phosphorus D. dispose of rays through exhalation
C. Potassium
523. The most common sugar made by plants
D. Nitrogen is?
A. Sucrose
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518. In what plant cell organelle does photo-
synthesis occur? B. Gluten
A. Chloroplasts C. Cellulose
B. Mitochondria D. Carbohydrates
C. Nucleus
524. What is the function of the heart?
D. Cell Wall
A. to carry blood from one part of the
519. Mineral ions move from the soil into the body to another
roots by the process of? B. to push blood along the blood vessels
A. osmosis by pumping
B. diffusion C. to absorb oxygen from the blood
C. active transport D. to carry carbon dioxide to the lungs
D. none of the above 525. Which of the following would tend to in-
520. The artery that carries carbon-dioxide crease transpiration?
rich blood from the heart to the lungs is A. a rainstorm
called B. sunken stomata
A. arteries C. a thicker cuticle
B. pulmonary artery D. higher stomatal density
C. auricle
526. Plants are different from animals be-
cause
521. Why is the evaporation of water from A. they are able to respire
leaves important?
B. they manufacture their own food
A. It cools leaves and helps move water
C. they cannot move
up the plant.
D. they o not reproduce
B. It makes the plant wilt
C. It helps the plant to respire 527. Water loss in plants during transpiration
occurs through
D. none of above
A. roots of plants
522. what do the lungs do in the excretory sys-
tem B. flowers
A. dispose of carbon dioxide through ex- C. stomatal pores

halation D. none of above

528. The function of the xylem vessels in the C. symplast is non living
plant is to: D. apoplast goes through the living cyto-

A. transport food plasm and symplast via the cell walls
B. transport water 534. What is the name given to the thin struc-
C. manufacture food tures that make up the phloem?
D. protect the plant A. stomata tubes
529. Wilting of a plant results from excessive B. sieve tubes
A. Respiration C. palisade tubes
B. Absorbtion D. keratin tubes
C. Transpiration 535. Ignoring all other factors, what kind of

day would result in the fastest delivery
D. Absorption and Transpiration
of water and minerals to the leaves of a
530. The transpiration driven ascent of sap de- tree?
pends on which of the following physical A. cool, dry day
properties of water?
B. warm, dry day
A. Cohesion
C. warm, humid day
B. Surface tension
D. cool, humid day
C. Adhesion
536. This is the definition for which word:The
D. All
movement of water molecules from a high
531. Water vapour moves out of the plant leaf water potential to a low water potential
by the process of across a partially permeable membrane.
A. osmosis A. Osmosis
B. evaporation B. Diffusion
C. active transport C. Active transport
D. diffusion D. Transpiration
532. Plants use to convert sunlight into 537. What happens when a plant is in a con-
food. centration soil solution?
A. Phloem A. diffusion of solutes will take place
B. Photosynthesis B. osmosis will occur out of the leaves
C. Stomata C. active transport of ions into the roots
D. Xylem D. transpiration rate will increase to pull
water up
533. The primary difference between the
apoplast and the symplast is that the- 538. Plant that absorbs water and other sub-
stances directly through its cell walls in-
A. apoplast goes through cell walls and stead of through tube-like structure; They
non-living spaces possess threadlike structures that anchor
B. apoplast relies on active transport it to the ground know as rhizoids.

A. Monocot 544. What are the factors affecting the rate of

B. Nonvascular plant transpiration in plant?
C. Photosyntesis A. temperature
D. Phloem B. light intensity
539. What is the main factor that influences C. air humidity

the rate of sugar transport? D. movement of air
A. movement of water
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E. all
B. Rate of photosynthesis
545. Which are examples of autotrophs? Se-
C. capillary action
lect all that apply.
D. uprooting plants
A. Bacteria
540. What is/are true of the epidermal cell be-
B. Humans
sides a guard cell? (check all that applies)
A. does not contain chloroplast C. Plants
B. they are also called subsidiary cell D. Algae

C. contains chloroplasts 546. Arteries have walls, whereas Veins
D. has the same bean-shape. have walls
E. single layer of cells surrounding the A. Thin, Thin
mesophyll tissue
B. Thick, Thick
541. Sieve tubes and companion cells are C. Thin, Thick
present in 1) Xylem 2) Phloem 3) Cork 4)
Cambium D. Thick, Thin
A. 1 547. How does water enter a plant?
B. 2
A. through the stomata
C. 3
B. through the roots
D. 4
C. by active transport in root hair cells
542. Where is xylem found in the plant?
D. by osmosis in root hair cells
A. leave → roots → stem
B. roots → stem → leaves 548. Which feature of xylem vessel elements
helps adhesion during transpiration?
C. root hairs → leaves → veins
A. lignin forms an incomplete secondary
D. stem → roots
wall
543. Osmosis only concerns the movement of B. new vessels carry extra water as
particles of plants grow
A. salt
C. there are no cross walls between ves-
B. water sel elements
C. sugar D. the vessel elements form a narrow
D. solute tube

549. In what direction does the xylem trans- 555. How does water get from the leaf to the
port water? atmosphere?

A. roots > stem > leaves A. it moves by osmosis into the air spaces
B. roots > leaves > stem and diffuses through the stomata
C. leaves > stem > roots B. it diffuses into the air spaces and evap-
D. leaves > roots > stem orates through the stomata
550. What is the stomata in plants? C. it evaporates into the air spaces and
A. Large pores in the leaves diffuses through the stomata
B. The green pigment D. it moves by active transport into the air
C. The chloroplast spaces and evaporates through the stom-
ata
D. Tiny pores in the leaves
551. A decrease in which factor normally 556. In a study of water movement in plants,
causes transpiration rate to increase? the cut end of a leafy shoot is placed in
A. humidity a dilute solution of a dye. After a few
hours, deposits of the dye accumulated in
B. light intensity the leaves. The rate of movement of the
C. stomatal opening dye up the stem is NOT increased by
D. temperature A. humidity
552. Which statement describes the phloem B. wind speed
transport system of plants?
A. It transports sugar and is lignified C. temperature
B. It transports sugar and is not lignified D. availability of water

C. It transports water and is lignified
557. As compared with xylem vessels, phloem
D. none of above
sieve tube cells
553. is the muscular wall that devides the
A. have nuclei.
heart length wise-
A. Septum B. have cytoplasm.
B. Ventricle C. have mitochondria.
C. Atrium
D. have empty lumen.
D. None
554. Which of the following is used to trans- 558. Why plants become wilt?
port water & mineral ions, while also pro- A. Less water evaporate from the plants
viding structural support to the plant?
A. Phloem B. The plant loss excessive amount of wa-
ter through transpiration
B. Mesophyll
C. Stem C. The stomata of the plants are closed
D. Xylem D. The weather are cool.

559. How does temperature affect the rate of 564. Why does water loss slow down if a
transpiration? plant is put into a plastic bag?
A. As temperature increases the rate of A. The humidity increases
transpiration decreases
B. The temperature increases
B. As temperature increases the rate of
C. The light intensity increases
transpiration increases.
C. As temperature increases the rate of
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transpiration stays constant 565. Phloem is made from living cells called
D. none of above A. sieve tube elements
560. This is the process in which plants sweat. B. vascular bundles
A. Transportation C. paranchema
B. Transpiration D. collenchyma
C. Explanation 566. When young leaves are being formed on
D. Exportation a plant, large quantities of mineral ions are
needed. Where and when is the movement
561. What is the name of the long cells found of mineral ions in the plant the greatest?
in the root?
A. companion cells on a hot sunny day
A. Plant cell
B. root hair cells on a cool cloudy day
B. Palisade cell
C. sieve tube elements during a warm
C. Root guard cell night
D. Root hair cell D. xylem vessels on a warm sunny day
562. Why do plants need to open stomata? I. 567. Which of the following is NOT a charac-
To get rid of excess CO2II. To allow tran- teristic feature of xylem vessels?
spirationIII. To exchange gases with the
A. End walls
environment
B. Cells end to end
A. I only
C. Thick cellulose cell walls
B. I and II only
D. No cell contents ( hollow)
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III 568. What is the function of plasmodesmata in
plant cells?
563. The process by which carbon dioxide, wa-
A. to act as a barrier to water-soluble
ter and sunlight are converted into glucose
substances
and oxygen
B. to allow active transport of ions and su-
A. xylem
crose between cells
B. photosynthesis
C. to allow the symplastic movement of
C. oxygen substances between cells
D. glucose D. to enable cells to recognize each other

569. Which statements about water move- B. Water molecules climbing upwards
ment in plants are correct? 1 Water can against the force of gravity.
pass through cellulose cell walls. 2 Wa-

C. Water molecules dissolving many sub-
ter can pass through lignified cell walls. 3 stances because of its polarity.
Water cannot pass through suberin in cell
walls. D. Water molecules attracted to other
water molecules.
A. 1, 2 and 3
574. Shoots consists of including and
B. 1 and 2 only
buds, flowering stems and flower buds.
C. 1 and 3 only
A. roots; leaves
D. 2 and 3 only
B. stems; roots
570. During the process of osmosis, molecules C. stems; leaves
move from less-concentrated area to a D. flower; leaves
high concentrated area through a mem-
brane. 575. The only dead cells in phloem
A. Semipermeable membrane A. companion
B. Permeable membrane B. sieve
C. Synovial membrane C. phloem fibres
D. Serous membrane D. phloem parenchyma
571. Transpiration is defined as: 576. What does phloem transport?
A. the rise of water up to the stem of a A. Water

plant. B. Minerals
B. the elimination of water with dissolved C. Fruit
water products. D. Sugar
C. the loss of water as water vapour from
577. Which of these is/ are true?
the aerial parts of a plant.
A. Xylem vessels carry water and dis-
D. the loss of water as water vapour from
solved minerals up the plant
the roots as well as the leaves of the plant.
B. Xylem vessels carry dissolved sucrose
572. Xylem and Phloem are examples of 1) up and down the plant
simple tissue 2) epidermal tissue 3)protec- C. Phloem tissue carry water and dis-
tive tissue 4) complex tissue solved minerals up the plant
A. 1 D. Phloem tissue carry dissolved sucrose
B. 2 up and down the plant
C. 3 578. What cycle is Transpiration a part of?
D. 4 A. Life Cycle
573. Describe COHESION. B. Water Cycle
A. Water molecules attracted to other C. Carbon Cycle

substances. D. Phosphorus Cycle

579. assimilates or sugars, move from one 584. The three main functions of roots in a
part of the plant to another by plant are:(choose 3)
A. transpiration A. To connect to other plants nearby
B. translocation B. To anchor the plant in the ground.
C. evacuation C. To absorb water and minerals from the

soil.
D. innundation
D. To store food when necessary.
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580. which feature of a root hair cell is not an 585. To work out the rate of water uptake in
adaption for water uptake from the soil cm per minute you need to measure
solution?
A. the time
A. lack of waxy cuticle
B. the diameter of the capillary tube and
B. large numbers of mitochondria the distance the bubble has moved
C. long, thin extension to the cell C. the diameter of the capillary tub, the
distance moved by the bubble and the time
D. thin cellulose cell wall
taken.
581. Measures the rate of transpiration of a D. the distance moved by the bubble and
plant according to the rate of mass of wa- the time taken
ter absorbed by the plant. What is the
name of instrument? 586. Water travels through
A. Bubble potometer A. phloem

B. xylem
B. Mass potometer
C. veins
C. Density potometer
D. tubes
D. Friction potometer
587. explain how root hairs help plants to ab-
582. These are made up of group of specialised sorb a lot of water in a short time
cells that conduct water, dissolved salts
A. root hairs provide a really big surface
and food up or down the stem.
area through which water and minerals
A. phloem can be absorbed
B. xylem B. root hairs have some hair-like struc-
tures
C. vascular bundles
C. root hairs are water-loving
D. vessels
D. root hairs store food for the plant
583. How do plants get their energy?
588. What carries the oxygenated blood from
A. through a reaction called chlorophyll the lungs to the left atrium of the heart?
B. by a process called photosynthesis A. vena cava
C. by absorbing mineral nutrients from B. aorta
soil C. pulmonary vein
D. by eating other organisms D. pulmonary artery

589. If the xylem vessels of a plant are 594. Cells that control the opening and closing
plugged of stomata

A. the leaves will turn yellow A. Cuticle
B. no food will be made B. Guard cell
C. the plant will wilt (shrivel) C. Vascular tissue
D. the plant will continue to grow D. Stomata
590. How does light intensity affect the rate 595. Which of the following would likely not
of transpiration? contribute to the surface area available for
A. Light intensity has no effect on the rate water absorption from the soil by a plant
of transpiration root system?
B. The higher the light intensity the lower A. root hairs
the rate of transpiration B. endodermis
C. The higher the light intensity the C. fungi associated with the roots
higher the rate of transpiration.
D. fibrous arrangement of the roots
D. none of above
596. Why does the stomata close when CO2
591. Which of the following is a correct state-
levels are too high?
ment about sugar movement in phloem?
A. prevent water loss
A. Diffusion can account for the observed
rates of transport. B. prevent sugar loss
B. Movement can occur both upward and C. prevent oxygen loss
downward in the plant. D. prevent carbon dioxide loss
C. Sugar is translocated from sinks to
597. Water is absorbed by root cells by a pro-
sources.
cess called
D. Sugar transport does not require en-
ergy. A. Epidermis
B. Phloem
592. Which of the phloem cells help in storage
of food? C. Osmosis
A. Sieve tubes D. None of the above
B. Companion cells 598. Indicate correct statement for man.
C. Phloem parenchyma A. Arteries always carry oxygenated
D. Phloem fibres blood while veins always carry deoxy-
genated blood.
593. What are the functions of vascular bun-
B. Arteries are provided with valves
dles?
while veins are devoid of valves
A. transport sugars
C. Arteries always carry blood away from
B. provide mechanical support for the the heart, while veins always carry blood
plant towards the heart
C. transport water and minerals D. Venous blood is returned to the left au-
D. all of the above ricle

599. Translocation occurs in phloem tubes. 605. This is the definition for which word:The
Aphids feed on the contents of phloem flow of water into a root hair cell, up the
tubes.What type of food would be lacking xylem vessels and evaporation out of the
in their diet? leaves.
A. amino acids A. Transpiration
B. fat B. Osmosis
C. sucrose C. Active transport
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D. water D. Respiration
600. WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF BLOOD 606. During transpiration there is loss of
VESSELS? ?
A. Carbon dioxide
A. ARTERIES
B. Oxygen
B. VEINS
C. Water
C. CAPILARIES
D. AORTA
607. Compared to plants, fungi cannot-?
601. What is a function of the hairs (tri-
chomes) on xerophytic leaves? A. make thier own food.
A. adding a waterproof layer B. be used in helpful ways.
B. protecting the stomata C. cause disease in other organisms.
C. reducing the surface area D. grow in large amounts.
D. trapping a layer of moist air 608. The rate of transpiration decreases with
an increase in
602. Pulse beat is measured from
A. Sunlight
A. Artery
B. Nerve B. Temperature
C. Capillary C. Humidity
D. Vein D. Wind
603. More water is lost from which part of the 609. Diffusion is not effective in
plant? A. solids
A. upper surface of leaf B. liquids
B. flowers C. gases
C. stem D. all of the above
D. lower surface of leaf
610. The food synthesised in the plants is
604. What does xylem tissue transport? transported through phloem in the form of
A. Water A. Sucrose and amino acids
B. Sugar B. Starch and amino acids
C. Sun C. Glucose and fats
D. Carbohydrates D. Fats and sucrose

611. What is the role of the waxy cuticle in a C. enzymes are not involved in the uptake
leaf. and transport of water across the plant.

A. Contains chlorophyll to absorb light. D. xylem is involved and it is a dead tis-
B. Prevents too much water loss. sue.
C. It transports water to the leaf. 617. Which of the following is/ are the fac-
D. none of above tors that influence the rate of loss of wa-
ter through the leaves (transpiration)?
612. the pholem is called the A. Temperature
A. food transporting system B. Light intensity
B. water transporting C. Air movement
C. stem D. Wind direction
D. root
618. What is calculated using a potometer?
613. The place in the plant cell where photo- A. rate of perspiration
synthesis happens
B. rate of respiration
A. Chlorophyll C. rate of transpiration
B. xylem D. rate of absorption
C. phloem
619. By which process does water leave the
D. chloroplast plant?
614. What does the xylem transport in a A. Osmosis
plant? B. Diffusion
A. Water and dissolved sugars C. Active Transport
B. Water and dissolved mineral salts D. Emit
C. Water only
620. How are root hair cells adapted for water
D. minerals and mineral absorption?
615. anything that causes a reaction or change A. have many chloroplasts
in an organism B. Have extensions that increase surface
A. hormone area
B. carbon dioxide C. have many air spaces
C. stimulus D. none of above
D. chlorophyl 621. What is the function of waxy cuticle on
the leaves surface?
616. Upward movement of water by a plant
will NOT be affected by extremely high A. Provide water for the plant through
temperature because the leaves
A. uptake of water by root cells depends B. Reduce the loss of water from the
on osmosis. plants by evaporation
B. upward movement of water depends C. Protect the plants from danger
on transpiration pull. D. none of above

1.7 Transportation in animals 274
622. Which two substances are transported by B. Sugar and Minerals

xylem? C. Water and Sugar
A. Water only D. Water and minerals
1.7 Transportation in animals

1. Red blood cells contain 6. The plasma that contains blood cells is
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A. Oxyhaemoglobin mainly made up of
B. Haemoglobin A. cytoplasm
C. Either Oxyhaemoglobin / Haemoglobin B. nutrients
D. Neither Oxyhaemoglobin nor C. waste
Haemoglobin D. water
E. None of the above 7. White patches formed in places like under-
2. Tricuspid Valve Is Present Between arms during humid weather are due to:
And To Prevent Back Flow Of Blood. A. Salt present in sweat.
A. Right Atrium B. Sugar present in sweat.
B. Left Atrium C. Acid present in sweat.
C. Right Ventricle D. All of the above
D. Left Ventricles
8. Do Veins Carry Oxygenated Blood?
3. A soft tissue inside the bone that produces A. Yes, All Veins Carry Oxygenated Blood
blood cells
B. No, None Of Them Carry Oxygenated
A. immune cells Blood
B. lymph nodes C. Yes, But Only One Vein Carries Oxy-
C. spleen genated Blood
D. bone marrow D. Yes, But Only Two Veins Carry Oxy-
genated Blood
4. Stethoscope helps the doctor to hear the
sound of our clearly. 9. WBC act as of our body.
A. heart pump A. chefs
B. heart B. doctors
C. heart beat C. soldiers
D. speed of blood flowing D. none of above
5. Amoeba excretes through 10. What’s the sound of the lion?

A. Nephredia A. neigh
B. Diffusion B. roar
C. Both a and b C. honk
D. None of the above D. none of above

11. Outer surface of Kidneys is 17. What does Phloem transport made in the
A. Convex leaves to other parts of the plant?
A. Water

B. Reddish Brown
B. Glucose
C. Concave
C. Minerals
D. All of the above
D. Both a & b
12. Which of these is a potential tree which
18. In the science textbook, which figure
reduces heart diseases
shows the complete circulatory system in
A. Terminalia Arjuna our body?
B. Arjuna tree A. 12.10
C. Both Terminalia Arjuna & Arjuna tree B. 12.1
D. Neither Terminalia Arjuna nor Arjuna C. 12.9
tree D. none of the above
13. Aorta carries oxygenated blood to all 19. A hereditary disease where blood does not
parts of the body clot to stop bleeding.
A. True A. hemophilia
B. False B. heart disease
C. No, pulmonary artery C. sickle-cell anemia
D. No, pulmonary vein D. leukemia

20. Which of the following individuals has the
14. Capillaries join together fastest pulse rate?
A. veins and arteries A. Infant
B. veins and the heart B. School-age child
C. arteries and veins C. Adolescent
D. heart and valves D. Adult
15. Size of your heart is about the size of 21. Pulse rate is the number of times the heart
beats per
A. An apple
A. second
B. Human fist
B. minute
C. A chickpea
C. hour
D. A football
D. day
16. Transpiration is not possible if is not 22. When you are grown up, your heart will
present. beat about,
A. stomata A. 70 times a minute
B. chlorophyll B. 17 times a minute
C. Phloem C. 30 times a minute
D. none of above D. none of above

23. What is pulmonary circulation? 29. Human heart has chambers

A. Blood travelling to and from the lungs A. 3
B. Blood travelling to and from the body B. 2
C. A blood clot in the lungs C. 4
D. The vessel that brings blood to the D. 1
lungs
30. You can count your heartbeats by feeling
24. WHICH ORGAN DO NOT COME IN CIRCU- your
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LAR SYSTEM A. Nerves
A. BLOOD B. Pulse
B. HEART C. Breathing
C. LUNGS D. none of above
D. BLOOD CELLS
31. Normally, volume of blood in an average
25. The heart pumps the blood around your human adult is
body through a process called A. 3-4 litres
A. Respiration B. 6-7 litres
B. Digestion C. 4-5 litres
C. Circulation D. 4 1/2 litres
D. Excretion 32. The warmer the air is the rate of Tran-
26. A human excretes water waste through spiration
skin by A. Higher
A. Sweat pores B. Lower
B. Only Skin C. Medium
C. Sweat glands D. None of the above
D. Neither Sweat pores nor Sweat glands 33. vascular tissue called carries the food
E. Both Sweat pores & Sweat glands from the leaves to all other parts of the
plants(including roots).
27. What takes blood back to the heart?
A. phloem
A. arteries
B. xylem
B. veins
C. haemoglobin
C. capillaries
D. none of above
D. none of above
34. Where Are Semi-Lunar Valves Present?
28. What instrument is this? A. Base Of The Pulmonary Artery
A. trumpet B. Base Of The Aorta
B. flute C. Bases Of All Arteries
C. guitar D. Every Valve In The Human Body Is
D. none of above Semi-Lunar

35. heart is located in the C. Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis

A. lungs D. Either Partial Dialysis, Hemodialysis/

B. rib cage Peritoneal Dialysis, Hemodialysis
C. chest cavity 41. Why is color of blood red?

D. none of above A. myoglobin
B. globulin
36. THE MEDICAL PROCESS OF REMOVEING
WASTE FROM BODY IS KNOWN AS C. heamoglobin
A. SURGERY D. fibrinogen
B. DIALASES 42. What is the size of a heart?
C. TRANSPLANTATION A. Closed fist
D. none of above B. Hand
37. Which of the following is not a part of the C. Open hand
heart? D. Closed hand
A. Right Auricle 43. Veins are placed under the skin
B. Left ventricle A. Superficially
C. Tricuspid Valve B. Deeply
D. Cerebrum C. Both superficially and deeply
38. The heart relaxes while the blood and D. Either superficially or deeply
contracts while the blood
44. Who Discovered The Circulation Of Blood?
A. receiving, pumping, in
A. Thomas Savery
B. receiving, pumping, out
B. Edward Huber
C. pumping, receiving, in
C. William Harvey
D. pumping, receiving, out
D. Samuel Morey
39. Do Arteries Carry Deoxygenated Blood?
45. The blood supplies
A. Yes, All Of Them Carry Deoxygenated
A. Food and oxygen
Blood
B. Nitrogen and oxygen
B. No, None Of Them Carry Deoxy-
genated Blood C. Food and nitrogen
C. Yes, But Only One Artery Carries De- D. none of above
oxygenated Blood
46. Oxygen combines with haemoglobin to
D. Yes, But Only Two Arteries Carry De- form
oxygenated Blood
A. oxyhaemoglobin
40. Two types of dialysis are B. haemo-oxy
A. Thermodialysis, Hemodialysis C. globingen
B. Partial Dialysis, Hemodialysis D. None of the above

47. Where is the heart located in your body? C. valve

? D. septum
A. Inside your chest
53. What is the function of white blood cells?
B. Inside your skull
A. transport oxygen
C. In the abdomen B. fight against infection
D. none of above C. clotting
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48. If water is lost through transpiration more D. all the above
quickly than it absorbed by the root hairs, 54. Which of the following is the main circula-
the plant cells will loose water. The tory fluid in our body?
leaves, stem and flowers will droop. This
is called A. Plasma
A. Transportation B. Lymph
C. Blood
B. Wilting
D. None of these
C. None of the above
D. You don’t know 55. What part of the heart divides the ventri-
cles into two sides?
49. What’s the sound of the bird? A. ventricular separator
A. purr B. divider
B. tweet C. Septum
C. squeak D. none of above
D. none of above 56. Phloem helps in the transport of
50. Xylem transports A. Food
A. Food B. water
B. Food and water C. Food and Water

D. Oxygen
C. Water and minerals
D. Food, water and minerals 57. Which Is The Main Artery In The Human
Body?
51. Human Beings Follow Circulation Sys- A. Pulmonary Artery
tem.
B. Aorta
A. Single
C. Vena Cava
B. Double
D. Atrium
C. Triple
58. Capillaries help in
D. Quadruple
A. Exchange of Blood
52. The is the thick muscular wall that B. Exchange of Nutrients
seperates the two sides of the heart.
C. Exchange of gases
A. atria D. Either Exchange of Nutrients/Exchange
B. ventricles of gases

59. What’s the sound of the cat? 65. Urea is a result of and
A. bark A. Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide

B. meow B. Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
C. chirp C. Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide
D. none of above D. Hydrogen, Carbon dioxide
60. What part of the heart has strong walls 66. Instrument used to measure the heart beat
and is bigger? A. Endoscope
A. atrium B. Kaleidoscope
B. Aorta C. Microscope
C. ventricle D. Stethoscope
D. none of above
67. Phloem has cells called
61. The job of the heart is to A. Sieve Tubes
A. pump blood around the body. B. Cortex
B. send food to the small intestines. C. Epidermis
C. break down food. D. Vascular Tissue
D. give energy to the body. 68. Blood vessels run from the heart to the
, around the body and back to the
62. FLOWERING HAVE A WELL DEVOLOPED
heart.
SYSTEM CALLED THE
A. Lungs
A. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
B. Stomach
B. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
C. Liver
C. VASCULARY SYSTEM
D. Brain
D. NERVOUS SYSTEM
69. Hydra excretes waste by diffusion
63. What’s the sound of the duck? through
A. sing A. Food Vacuole
B. baa B. Cell membrane
C. quack C. Cilia
64. Clotting is possible due to the presence of 70. The blood vessel which carries blood to the
in blood. heart
A. Plasma A. lymphatic vessel
B. WBC B. capillaries
C. RBC C. veins
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71. Pulmonary artery carries what type of B. Karl Landsteiner, 1901, 1902
blood C. Christiaan Huygens, 1656, 1657
A. Oxygenated D. None of the above
B. mixed
76. are the network of fine blood vessels.
C. pure blood
A. Arteries
D. Deoxygenated
B. Veins
72. small pores on the surface of the leaf are
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C. Capillaries
called
D. none of above
A. petiole
B. stomata 77. What’s the sound of the snake?
C. veins A. moo
D. none of above B. click
C. hiss
73. RBC [red blood cells] contain a red pigment
called D. none of above
A. white blood cells 78. Karl Landsteiner recieved a Nobel prize of
B. platelets in
C. haemoglobin A. Medicine, 1929
D. none of above B. Physiology, 1930
C. Medicine, 1930
74. The Heart Is Slightly Tilted Towards The
D. Either Physiology, 1930/Medicine,
1930
A. Right
B. Left E. None of the above
C. It Is Not Tilted 79. A good place to find your pulse is

D. It Is Upside Down A. Inside of your wrist
75. an Australian biologist discovered B. On the side of your knees

blood groups between & C. On your head
A. Karl Huygens, 1911, 1912 D. none of above
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1. Select all of the environmental factors that D. Decreased surface area
would increase transpiration.Choose more
E. The direction of the wind
than 1
A. Increased humidity 2. What does a ‘region with high concentra-
tion’ mean?
B. Increased wind speed
A. An area with a SMALL number of parti-
C. Increased temperature cles

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B. An area with a LARGE number of parti- 8. Which of the following is secrected during
cles tubular secretion

C. An area with an UNEVEN number of A. glucose
particles B. urea
D. An area with no particles
C. uric acid
3. What is a function of the liver? D. H ion
A. A converting bile to urea
9. Which organ(s) remove waste gases?
B. B converting urea to amino acids
A. Bladder and kidneys
C. C deamination of amino acids
B. Lungs
D. D deamination of carbon dioxide
C. Large intestine
4. What are metabolic wastes? D. none of above
A. reactants produced from a reaction
10. In order to prevent the human body from
B. waste substances from a chemical re-
losing heat, the arterioles supplying the
action
skin become narrow. Which process does
C. reactants that are used in a chemical this sentence describe?
reaction
A. vasoconstriction
D. none of above
B. sweating
5. Which of the following are products of di- C. sweating
gestion?
D. vasodilatation
A. starch
B. glucose 11. What does the “Bile” do?
C. amino acids A. The process by which the body collects

and removes wastes
D. glycogen
B. A machine is used to filter blood in
6. What is the function of the “Liver”? place of the kidneys
A. Is to produce Bile C. Substance that breaks fat droplets
B. Substance that breaks up fat droplets D. A harmful waste product pf protein
C. Peristalsis moves the food which is breakdown
now a thick liquid into the small intestine
12. Identify the alkaloid plants in the follow-
D. A machine is used to filter blood in ing (Select 4 correct answers)
place of the kidneys
A. Papaver, Coffea arabica, coffee
7. What are the three types of nitrogenous B. Rauwolfia, Tobacco Sarpagandhi, To-
waste? bacco
A. urea, excess water, ammonia C. Datura, Tridax Ummetta, Grass Fenu-
B. urea, uric acid, ammonia greek
C. salt, uric acid, urea D. Cinchona, Neem Cinchona, Neem
D. solutes, uric acid, ammonia E. Pinus, JatropaPinus, Jatropa

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13. Which of the following can be found in fil- 18. Which organs help to remove waste from
trate? the body?
A. glucose A. Lungs, stomach, bladder, and kidneys
B. water B. Lungs, heart, bones, and bladder
C. blood cells C. Lungs, large intestine, bladder and kid-
neys
D. urea
D. Lungs, esophagus, bladder and kid-
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E. proteins neys
14. Which organs remove excretory products 19. the prefix “nephr-” means:
from the blood?
A. urethra
A. bladder and liver
B. kidney
B. bladder and lung
C. ureter
C. kidney and bladder
D. renal pelvis
D. lungs and kidney
20. ADH is a
15. Which of the following is not a function of A. Hormone
the kidney tubules?
B. Chemical
A. absorb plasma
C. Receptor
B. filter blood
D. Drug
C. decide how much water is excreted
21. When you get cut, your skin cells release
D. remove waste
hormones that signal platelets to come
and stop the bleeding. Platelets then
16. Which of the following are excretory or-
release more hormones that signal even
gans in animals? The ileumThe skinThe
more platelets to help stop bleeding. The
lungsThe spleen
hormone signals continue until the cut is
A. 1 and 4 only closed. What is this an example of?
B. 2 and 3 only A. Positive Feedback Response
C. 1, 2 and 3 only B. Negative Feedback Loop
D. 2, 3 and 4 only C. Neither A or B
D. none of above
17. high blood pressure causes water & small
particles to leave blood, while large com- 22. The process by which the waste of cellular
ponents remain metabolism are removed from a organism.
A. pressure filtration A. transport
B. selective reabsorption B. respiration
C. tubular excretion C. excretion
D. reabsorption of water D. egestion

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23. What is meant by deamination? C. tubular excretion

A. removal of a carbon atom D. reabsorption of water

B. removal of a nitrogen atom
29. The process that reduces the volume of
C. removal of an NH2 molecule the kidney filtrate and returns substances
D. removal of an amino acid (water, glucose, amino acids) to the blood.
A. reabsorption
24. Which organ is NOT part of the urinary
system? B. perspiration
A. bladder C. excretion
B. liver D. transport
C. kidney 30. The process of removal of metabolic waste
D. ureter products from the body is:
25. Which stage of urine production involves A. Deamination

the removal of substances from the blood- B. Excretion
stream?
C. Diffusion
A. reabsorption
D. Cellular respiration
B. excretion
C. filtration 31. Water is excreted from the kidneys, lungs,
and
D. secretion
A. urinary bladder
26. Biodiesel also one type of Biodiesel is also B. skin
one type of
C. nephrons
A. Alkaloids
D. eyes
B. Tannins Tannins
C. Resins 32. Primary metabolites (Select more than one
answer)
D. Gums
A. Carbohydrates
E. Latex Latex
B. Fats
27. What is significance of transpiration
C. Proteins
A. Creates suction force
D. Gums
B. Helps in distribution of water and nu-
trients E. Latex Latex
C. Cooling effect for plants 33. Adaptations in plant to reduce transpira-
D. All of the above tion are-
A. No of stomata
28. Active transport of glucose, amino acids
from the filtrate into the blood. B. Thickness of cuticle
A. pressure filtration C. Loss of leaves
B. selective reabsorption D. All of the above

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34. Which organs perform the process of ex- B. The ureter

cretion?
C. The urethra
A. Skin
D. none of above
B. Kidneys
C. liver 40. Reabsorption of useful substances from
the filtrate begins at the
D. skin and kidneys
A. Proximal tubule.
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35. Which organ of the excretory system
stores urine until the body is ready to elim- B. Henle’s loop.
inate it? C. Collecting duct.
A. ureters D. Bowman’s capsule.
B. urethra
41. How big is the large intestine and whats
C. urinary bladder its function?
D. renal pelvis
A. 5 feet and 4 inches wideRemaining
36. From which organ is most carbon dioxide blood is absorbed into the water
excreted? B. 5 feet and 3 inches wideRemaining wa-
A. kidney ter js absorbed into blood
B. liver C. 3 feet and 15 inchesRemaining food is
C. lung absorbed into the kidneys
D. skin D. 19 feet and 8 inchesRemaining blood

is absorbed into the kidneys
37. Homeostasis refers to
A. the maintenance of a constant heart 42. Choose the correct statement about the dif-
beat. fusion rate of a substance.
B. the dynamic processes occurring in A. The particles will diffuse faster when
the kidney. they are far away from each other.
C. the static unchanging environment fac- B. A Greater surface area equals greater
tors. diffusion rate.
D. the constancy of the internal environ- C. Lower temperature equals higher dif-
ment of an organism. fusion rate.
38. Urea is carried from the to the D. The size of molecules have no impact
on diffusion rate.
A. stomach, liver
B. liver, kidneys 43. The main nitrogen-containing waste ex-
creted in urine is
C. kidneys, stomach
D. kidneys, liver A. Ammonia
B. Creatine phosphate
39. Which tube in the urinary system goes
from the kidney to the bladder? C. Nucleotides
A. The collecting duct D. Urea

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44. Which of the following is not guanotelic an- C. urea

imals D. water

A. Scorpion
50. Reptiles, Aves and mammals
B. Squirrel
A. Kidneys
C. Spider
B. Water vascular system
D. Penguin
C. Meta nephridia
45. Which organs excretes carbon dioxide and
D. Nephridian
water vapor in exhaled air?
A. Lungs 51. Excretion in plants (Select 3 correct an-
swers)
B. KIdneys
A. Through roots into its surroundings
C. Skin
B. Through leaves directly into the
D. none of above
weather
46. The substance present in blood passes C. Falling of leaves by burning leaves
through the glomerulus and the Bowman’s
D. Falling off bark
capsule by a process called
A. diffusion. 52. Which of the following pair is wrong
B. ultra filtration. A. Uricotelic-Birds
C. active transport. B. Ureotelic-insects
D. osmosis. C. Ammonotelic-tadpole
47. What is the function of the urethra in the D. Ureotelic-elephant

human body? 53. Which gas must be expelled by the lungs
A. transports urine out of the body to prevent the blood from becoming too
B. stores urine acidic?
C. filters wastes from blood A. oxygen
D. secretes hormones B. hydrogen

C. carbon dioxide
48. Arm pit stains on white tshirts are from
the that you excrete while sweating D. helium
A. water 54. Deamination refers to the

B. urea A. removal of the oxygen-containing part
C. heat of amino acids to form urea
D. none of above B. removal of the oxygen-containing part

of glucose to form urea
49. Which substance remains in the blood as it C. removal of the nitrogen-containing
passes through the kidney? part of amino acids to form urea
A. protein D. removal of the nitrogen-containing
B. salts part of glucose to form urea

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55. The adrenal glands sit on top of the kid- 60. During gas exchange, which substance
neys. The release what hormone? and moves from the alveoli into the blood?
what is the function of this hormone in the
A. carbon dioxide
body?
B. oxygen
A. Adrenaline, growth
C. water
B. Growth stimulating hormone, growth
C. Adrenaline, fight or flight response D. nitrogen
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D. Anti-duriteic hormone, controls water 61. Humans have three main excretory prod-
release ucts, which of the following is not one of
them.
56. Which of the following lists consists of ex-
cretory products in plants? A. carbon dioxide
A. oxygen, carbon dioxide, tannins, B. salts
calicum oxalate C. urea
B. mineral salts, carbon dioxide, uric acid, D. faeces
oxygen
C. calcium oxalate, water, urea, oxygen 62. The visceral neuraxis controls and acti-
vates
D. water, carbon dioxide, tannins, uric
acid A. Autonomic and endocrine reflex and
thirst-and sodium appetite-related behav-
57. Which chemical in tobacco smoke binds iors
to hemoglobin, causing red blood cells to
carry less than their normal load of oxy- B. Osmoregulation can be done through
gen? the skin, gills, and digestive tract
A. tar C. The cilia so when it beats fluid goes
into the bladder and out the body.
B. nicotine
D. The kidney to extract wastes and pro-
C. nitrogen
duce urea
D. carbon monoxide
63. Osmoregulation means
58. Urea is made in the
A. maintain water levels
A. pancreas
B. maintain temperature
B. liver
C. maintain heart rate
C. stomach
D. maintain breathing
D. intestine
59. Which are true of Type 2 diabetes? 64. What word describes the function of the
nephrons?
A. helped with insulin injection
A. Tube
B. helped by regulating carbohydrate
B. Passageway
C. helped by doing exercise
C. Filter
D. Beta cells can still produce enough in-
sulin D. Reservoir

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65. Unicellular organisms remove waste prod- C. nephrons

ucts in this way. D. medulla

A. Simple diffusion method
71. Which of the following are carbohydrates?
B. Water bathes almost all their cells
Click all that apply.
Because water circulation takes place
through all cells A. starch
C. Flame cells B. fiber
D. Green glands C. monosaccarides
66. The nephrons perform what 3 functions D. disaccarrides
A. filtering the blood 72. ADH increases the of the collecting

B. retaining useful molecules duct.
C. producing urine A. Leakiness
D. storing urine B. Permeability
C. Diameter
67. The process by which substances pass
from the blood into the nephron of the kid- D. Surface area
ney.
73. Which parts of the respiratory system di-
A. digestion vide into smaller and smaller tubes in a
B. respiration pattern that resembles the branches of a
C. filtration tree?
D. excretion A. pharynx
B. trachea
68. Which of the following are NOT among the
six nutrients needed by the body? C. bronchi
A. enzymes D. epiglottis
B. fats 74. This blood in this vessel is more viscous
C. minerals and has minimal water, nutrients and ions.
D. water A. afferent arteriole
69. High blood pressure is caused by too much B. efferent arteriole

of which nutrient? C. peritubular capillary network
A. Carbobydrates D. renal vein
B. Vitamin D
75. The respiratory system moves air into and
C. Sodium out of the lungs through the process of
D. Iron A. inhaling
70. This is the functional unit of the kidney B. exhaling
A. hilum C. breathing
B. neurons D. excretion

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76. What substance in the mouth contains an 81. Which two substances are both reab-
enzyme that begins chemical digestion? sorbed in the kidneys?
A. fiber A. glucose and salts
B. mucus B. glucose and starch
C. pepsin C. glycogen and salts
D. saliva D. glycogen and starch
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77. the tissue which carries minerals and wa-
82. TRUE OR FALSEOxygen and carbon dioxide
ter from roots to the other parts of the
are exchanged in capillaries that surround
plant
tiny sacs called bronchi.
A. ascent of sap
A. True
B. phloem
B. False, lungs
C. Dialysis
C. False, alveoli
D. Xylem
D. False, trachea
78. What are examples of waste?
83. Complex multicellular organism needs spe-
A. Solid wastes.
cialized organ for excretion because
B. Nitrogenous wastes
A. Many cells are there
C. Liquid wastes.
B. Entire cell surface is not in contact of
D. All the above. environment
79. What is the relationship between rhizobia C. All the cells are producing metabolic
and root nodules plant? What is the rela- waste
tionship between rhizobium bacteria and D. All of the above
plants with root nodules?
A. Symbiosis 84. What group has a round tube-like struc-
ture and excretes through an excretory
B. Commensalism
pore?
C. Parasitism
A. Nematoda
D. Mutualism Refugee living
B. Arthropods
80. A student walks into a cold room. Which C. Echinoderms
of the following happens to his body?
D. Sponges
A. Sweating and vasodilation of blood
vessels. 85. Carrier filtrate away from the loop of the
B. Shivering and vasoconstriction of nephron towards the collecting duct.
blood vessels A. Bowman’s capsule
C. Sweating and vasoconstriction of
B. proximal convoluted tubule
blood vessels.
C. distal convoluted tubule
D. Shivering and vasodilation of blood
vessels. D. loop of the nephron

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86. In the kidneys, blood flows into the 91. What C-shaped structure in the nephron
tubules, and some substances are forced surrounds the glomerulus?
out of the blood and into the filtrate. What

A. Bowman’s capsule
substances can be found in the filtrate? Se-
lect all that apply. B. bladder
A. Glucose C. renal pelvis

D. hilum
B. Urea
C. Proteins 92. These are carbon compounds
D. Water A. Alkaloids
E. Salt Ions B. Tannins Tannins
C. Resins
87. Of the following options, which would
D. Gums
SLOW diffusion?
E. Latex Latex
A. Smaller Molecules
B. Larger Surface Area 93. A lack of iron can lead to
C. Smaller Concentration Gradient A. Anaemia
D. Higher Temperature B. Osteoporosis

C. Type 2 Diabetes
88. Which part of the respiratory system is
D. Lung Cancer
also part of the digestive system?
A. nose 94. Waste product of photosynthesis
B. bronchi A. Oxygen
C. pharynx B. Carbon dioxide

C. Water
D. trachea
D. Nitrogen
89. Uses an excretory organ similar to kidney.
95. Waste gets stored in the fruits in the form
A. Mollusks of solid bodies called
B. Arthropods A. Raphides are fossil cells
C. Echinoderms B. Aphids
D. Segmented Worms C. Fossils
D. none of above
90. What are the different ways by which
plants excrete waste products? 96. In which excretory organ is urea pro-
A. Through dead tissues with falling duced?
leaves A. skin
B. Stored resins and gums in old xylem B. liver
C. Into the soil from roots C. lungs
D. All of the above D. kidneys

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97. Which of the following is not part of ex- A. You will have a stronger immune sys-
cretion? tem
A. remove toxic materials B. No longer require regular dialysis in a
hospital
B. remove undigested food
C. No longer need any medication for the
C. remove waste product of metabolism
rest of your life
D. remove substances in excess of re-
D. You will reduce the number of dialysis
quirement
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sessions needed
98. Which organ(s) absorb excess water and 103. How and where bile pigments formed
store solid waste?
A. By breakdown of haemoglobin in liver
B. From gastric juice in liver
B. Large Intestine
C. From bile juice in liver
C. Lungs
D. From faecal matter in intestine
D. none of above
104. Who is Brugaman?
99. Urea, excess water, and other waste ma-
A. a botanist
terials are eliminated in a watery fluid
called B. a plant physiologists
A. urea C. a chemist
B. urine D. a psychologist
C. carbon dioxide 105. Which chemical in tobacco smoke may

D. protein damage cilia in the repiratory system?
A. tar
100. Chemicals that speed up digestion are
B. nicotein
called
C. nitrogen
A. Individual Molecules
D. carbon monoxide
B. Macronutrients
C. Enzymes 106. Identify two plants that contain tannins
D. Teeth A. Cassia tangedu

B. Acacia
101. The amount of energy required to raise
the temperature of one gram of water by C. Tobacco
one Celsius degree is called a D. Datura, etc
A. carbohydrate E. Parthenium
B. protein 107. The excretory system’s function is to:
C. vitamin A. pump blood
D. calorie B. get rid of waste
102. Which is the main advantage of trans- C. exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen
plantation over dialysis in kidney diseases D. deliver nutrients to our body

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108. What would NOT happen if the core body C. salivary glands
temperature was too low? D. sweat glands

A. There would be a reduced blood flow
through the skin capillaries 114. is formed when small molecules like
salts, glucose, urea and water are forced
B. Hair erector muscles would contract out from the blood plasma when blood
C. Shivering would release energy by flows through the kidney tubules.
muscle contraction A. Filtrate
D. Sweat would cool the body as it evapo- B. Urine
rated
C. Waste
109. Glucose is taken back from glomerular fil- D. Excretion
terate through
115. Name one substance that is present in the
A. Active transport
urine of a healthy human being.
B. Passive transport
A. Plasma proteins
C. Diffusion
B. Red blood cells
D. Osmosis
C. Glucose
110. What happens at the collecting ducts dur- D. Urea
ing a hot day?
116. The carbon dioxide gas enters the leaves
A. More water is reabsorbed
of the plant through the present on
B. Less water is reabsorbed their surface.
C. More urea and salts are reabsorbed A. Sepals
D. Less urea and salts are reabsorbed B. Stomata
111. The function of kidney C. Xylem
A. Filtration of blood D. Leaf Veins
B. Urine formation 117. The waste products produced by cellular

life processes the most important of which
C. Elimination of excess water
are carbon dioxide, water, urea and min-
D. All of the above eral salts.
112. Starch is digested to A. ATP
A. amino acids B. metabolic wastes
B. sucrose C. feces
C. α glucose D. enzymes
D. β glucose 118. Which blood vessels supply the kidneys?
113. secrete wastes including water, salts, A. The hepatic arteries
and small amounts of urea B. The renal arteries
A. appendix C. The pulmonary arteries
B. gall bladder D. none of above

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119. What type of food should I eat if I am 124. Which of the following is uricotelic?
body building and I want to build and re- A. Freshwater fish
pair muscle the quickest?
B. Mammal
A. carbohydrates
C. Shark
B. proteins
D. Reptile
C. nucleic acids
D. lipids 125. Excretion is the of from the
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body.
E. amino acids
A. expelling, excess gas
120. an organ of the digestive system that re- B. removal, surplus, oxygen
moves nutrients and water from digested
C. removal, metabolic, waste
food
D. none of above
A. kidney
B. liver 126. The excretory system eliminates the
chemical , which comes from the break-
C. mouth
down of proteins.
D. intestine
A. carbon dioxide
121. Which of the following mainly excretes B. pepsin
CO2? C. urea
A. skin D. carbon monoxide
B. kidney
127. What is the function of the “gallblad-
C. lungs der”?
D. urethra A. Substances the break up fat droplets
122. Which of the following mainly excretes B. Substances that speed up reactions
water and heat? C. Bile flows from the liver into the gall-
A. skin bladder the organ that stores bile
B. kidney D. This role is to produce bile
C. lungs 128. Carbon dioxide and pass from the
D. urethra blood into the alveoli.
A. oxygen
123. Which of the following is NOT a function
of the digestive system? B. urea
A. obtaining oxygen C. glucose
B. eliminating undigested wastes from D. water
the body 129. As the filtrate passes through the kid-
C. breaking down food into molecules ney tubule, the capillary absorbs all sub-
that the body can use stances that the body cannot afford to lose.
D. absorbing food molecules into the This process is called
blood A. Filtration

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B. Osmoregulation 135. Which of the following happens when

body detects low temperature? (more
C. Assimilation
than 1 answer)

D. Selective reabsorption
A. raising body hairs
130. Which of the following responds to B. secretion of adrenaline
change?
C. vasoconstriction
A. stimulus
D. sweat production
B. receptor
136. What is carried out by the EXCRETORY
C. control center
SYSTEM?
D. effector
A. The urina
131. The cluster of capillaries within a nephron B. The waste
that has a wider entry than exit. C. The skin
A. glomerulus D. The heart
B. alveoli
137. What is the use of tannins (Select 2 cor-
C. aorta rect answers)
D. vein A. Tanning of leather To sharpen leather
132. A collection of collecting ducts forms a .. B. medicines
A. Calyx C. varnishes
B. Ureter D. Bio-diesel
C. Pyramid E. Chewing gum
D. none of above 138. Like aquatic animals, these animals also
have kidneys.
133. The source of energy plants use to make
food A. diffusion
A. photosynthesis B. ammonia
B. air C. carbon dioxide
C. sunlight D. terrestrial animals
D. soil E. sponges
134. The loop of the nephron’s ascending limb 139. Which do not have specific excretory or-
actively pumps salt into the medulla to es- gans? (Select 2 correct answers)
tablish a concentration gradient to allow: A. Sponges
A. pressure filtration B. Coelenterates Coelenterates
B. selective reabsorption C. Protozoans
C. tubular excretion D. Birds
D. reabsorption of water E. Reptiles

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140. Which has a more advanced excretory 145. The are made up of millions of
system A. kidneys, ureters
A. Porifera B. nephrons, kidneys
B. Platyhelminthes C. lungs, nephrons
C. Amphibians D. kidneys, nephrons
D. Arthropod
146. The thick inner layer of the skin.
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141. Why do plants produce carbon dioxide A. dermis
and oxygen?
B. epidermis
A. Carbon dioxide is a waste product of
respiration and oxygen is a waste product C. plasma layer
of photosynthesis D. membrane layer
B. Carbon dioxide is a waste product of 147. The organ used by land animals to ex-
photosynthesis and oxygen is a waste crete carbon dioxide
product of respiration
A. lungs
C. Carbon dioxide and oxygen are both
waste products of photosynthesis B. kidneys
D. none of above C. pores

D. feces
142. Many birds, insects, leeches, snails, and
E. urea
earthworms store undigested food here.
A. absorption 148. Name the process by which plants ex-
crete excess water
B. crop
A. Transpiration
C. gizzard
B. Excretion
D. digestion
C. Respiration
143. During cellular respiration which waste
D. Diffusion
products are released?
A. Carbon dioxide only 149. On which garden Brugaman did his exper-
iments?
A. Apple
C. Nitrogen
B. Orange
D. Oxygen
C. Mango
144. A lack of fiber can lead to constipa- D. Grapes
tion, which disease may this increase the
chances of later in life? 150. Where can we find resin vessels?
A. Obesity A. Gymnosperms are echinoderms
B. Cardiovascular Disease B. Angiosperms are angiosperms
C. Colon Cancer C. Monocots are monocots
D. Type 2 Diabetes D. Docots have dicotyledonous seeds

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151. After flowing through the nasal cavities, B. kidney bladder

air enters the , or throat. C. nephron bladder

A. trachea
D. urinary bladder
B. larynx
157. More water is reabsorbed in blood due to
C. traynx
D. pharynx A. more anti-diuretic hormone
B. lesser anti-diuretic hormone
152. In which order does urea pass through
structures in the body? C. active functioning of pancreas
A. A kidney → ureter → liver → urethra D. inactivity of pituitary gland
B. B kidney → urethra → liver → ureter 158. Over time, smoking can irritate the
C. C liver → kidney → ureter → urethra breathing passages, which become
clogged with mucus. This condition can
D. D liver → urethra → kidney → ureter
lead to
153. Which one of the following is NOT one of A. bronchitis
the functions of the kidneys?
B. emphysema
A. produce hormones that assist in diges-
tion C. lung cancer
B. convert vitamin D from its inactive to D. heart attacks

its active form
159. Fats are made up of two types of
C. regulate blood volume molecules
D. dispose of metabolic waste products A. amino acids and glycerol
154. Which of the following is not a function B. glucose and starch
of mammalian skin? C. fatty acids and amino acids
A. Storage of fats D. fatty acids and glycerol
B. Synthesis of vitamin A
160. Which hormone is released in the blood
C. Synthesis of vitamin D
when there is a water deficit in the body
D. Regulation of body temperature
A. Angiotensin
155. Each kidney contains a million nephrons. B. ADH
Where exactly in the kidney are the
nephrons found? C. Aldosterone
A. Cortex and medulla D. Renin

B. Medulla and pelvis 161. Which organs that produces waste in the
C. Cortex and pelvis form of sweat?
D. Cortex only A. Lungs
B. Kidneys
156. The ureters carry the urine to the ,a
muscular organ that stores urine. C. Skin
A. gallbladder D. none of above

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162. the removal of metabolic wastes such as 168. The dome-shaped muscle that plays an
carbon dioxide, water, salts, and urea important role in breathing is the
A. digestion A. diaphragm
B. nutrition B. alveolus
C. circulatory C. larynx
D. excretion D. bronchus
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163. The outputs of cellular respiration are: 169. Term for both the bunch of capillaries and
A. carbon dioxide and oxygen the cup-shaped structure which forms part
of the nephron
B. carbon dioxide and energy
C. energy and sugar
B. Glomerulus
D. oxygen and carbon monoxide
C. Malpighian body
164. Kidney tubules are also known as D. Renal tubule
A. Glomerulus
170. TRUE OR FALSEIn gas exchange, oxygen
B. Bowman’s capsule passes from the alveoli into the blood.
C. Nephrons A. true
D. Tubules B. false, carbon dioxide
165. Amylase would be digested to C. false, carbon monoxide
A. α glucose D. false, nitrogen
B. amino acids 171. Which of the following can be should not
C. glycerol be found in urine?
D. β glucose A. glucose
B. water
166. A narrow tube that carries urine from the
kidney to the bladder. C. blood cells
A. ureter D. urea
B. urethra E. amino acids
C. glomerulus 172. When an animal breathes out carbon
D. loop of Henle dioxide, they are removing waste from
their body. This is an example of which
167. What is Osmoregulation life function?
A. control of the balance of water in cells A. excretion
B. removal of your bodily wastes B. digestion
C. status of total body fluids C. respiration
D. convert ammonia to uric acid D. ingestion

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173. the system of the body responsible for 178. The Bowman’s capsule, glomerulus, and
storing and getting rid of waste products, collecting duct are all part of the
such as urine

A. nervous system
A. liver
B. kidney
B. kidney
C. nephron
C. stomach
D. excretory system
D. skin
179. These are nitrogenous by-products and
174. Nutrients that occur naturally in rocks
poisonous.
and soil and are required only in small
amounts are A. Alkaloids
A. supplements B. Tannins Tannins
B. antioxidants C. Resins
C. minerals D. Gums
D. vitamins E. Latex Latex
175. Freshwater organisms like Amoeba, 180. Why is defecation/egestion NOT excre-
Paramecium possess osmoregulatory or- tion?
ganelle called
A. faeces is undigested material that re-
A. Contractile vacuoles mains after nutrients are removed from
B. Skin food
C. Simple diffusion method B. faeces remains in the body
D. Osmosis C. faeces is digested material that is ex-
creted from the body
176. The medulla, cortex and pelvis are all
part of the D. none of above
A. nervous system 181. The is the filtration system of the ex-
B. nephron cretory system.
C. kidney A. liver
D. excretory system B. stomach
177. What is the respiratory waste products C. nephron

in green plants? (Select 2 correct an- D. none of above
swers)
A. Carbon dioxide 182. The is made up of a million
B. Oxygen A. kidney, ureters

C. Water B. nephron, kidneys
D. Nitrogen C. lungs, nephrons
E. Carbohydrates D. kidneys, nephrons

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183. Fluid normally found inside the Bowman’s B. water is absorbed from undigested
capsule is called? food
A. blood C. digested nutrients are absorbed
B. plasma through the villi
C. urine D. enzymes are added to complete chem-

ical digestion
D. filtrate
189. Which one of the following substances
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184. How does the urine excreted in a hot day can pass into the Bowman’s capsule?
differ from that in a normal day?
A. Serum albumin.
A. Smaller volume but just as concen-
B. Serum globulin.
trated
C. Ascorbic acid.
B. Larger volume and less concentrated
D. Fibrinogen.
C. Smaller volume and more concen-
trated 190. The , or voice box, is located in the
D. Larger volume and more concentrated top part of the trachea.
A. larynx
185. Some animals and birds that have these
structures swallow rocks along with their B. trachea
food to help break up the food. C. epiglottis
A. absorption D. pharynx
B. crop
191. Tiny filtering structures where urine is
C. gizzard produced in the kidneys are called
D. digestion A. ureters.
186. Select two correct answers B. alveoli.
A. Secretion-active C. nephrons.
B. Excretion-passive D. bronchi.
C. Secretion-passive 192. Excrete using their single opening diges-
D. Excretion-active tive track.
A. Cnidaria
187. Which of the is selectively reabsorbed in
renal tubule B. Sponges
A. glucose C. Arthropods
B. urea D. All the above.
C. uric acid 193. Arachnids are Animals

D. H ion A. Ureotelic
188. Which process takes place in the large in- B. Uricotelic

testine? C. Guanotelic
A. water is added to undigested food D. Ammonotelic

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194. Which part of jatropha used in production C. the length of the vocal cords
of biodiesel? D. the surface area of the alveoli

A. Seeds
200. Which glands in the skin eliminate urea?
B. Leaves
A. Sebaceous glands
C. Roots
B. Liver
D. Bark
C. Thyroid gland
E. Total tree D. Sweat glands
195. unicellular organism remove the waste 201. The area where a sodium pump is found.
by the process of
A. Loop of Henle
A. diffusion
B. Proximal convoluted tubule
B. active transport
C. Distal convoluted tubule
C. pump mechanism
D. Collecting tubule
D. vacuole excretion
202. Process of removing waste
196. What process occurs along the proximal A. absorption
convoluted tubule of the nephron?
B. crop
A. Ultrafiltration
C. digestion
B. Active transport
D. excretion
C. Selective reabsorption
E. filter feeding
D. Diffusion
203. Waste products are lost from plants in
197. Removal of unwanted products of the following ways EXCEPT
metabolism A. diffusion
A. homeostasis B. leaf fall
B. excretion C. active transport
C. negative feedback D. bark loss
D. egestion
204. Correct sequence of urine formation is
198. Blood flows into the liver from the heart A. Filtration, reabsorption, secretion
and the B. Secretion, reabsorption, filtration
A. stomach C. Reabsorption, secretion, filtration
B. intestines D. Reabsorption, filtration secretion
C. kidneys
205. Excretes carbon dioxide and water vapor
D. none of above in exhaled air
199. What determines whether a person A. Lungs
speaks in a high or deep voice? B. Kidneys
A. the size of the lungs C. Skin
B. the strength of the diaphragm D. none of above

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206. Which chemical in tobacco smoke is an ad- 212. How many kidneys do you have?
dictive drug?
A. 1
A. tar
B. 3
B. nicotine
C. nitrogen C. 5
D. carbon monoxide D. 2
207. Which substance is excreted from the
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lungs? 213. Secretions occur in the plant body (Select
3 correct answers)
A. Water vapor
B. Urea A. Latex Latex
C. Excess salt B. Resins

D. none of above C. Gums
208. The process of formation of ammonia in D. Carbohydrates
the liver from excess of amino acids is
called 214. Which of the following is the chief excre-
A. Detoxification tory organ
B. Deamination A. Lungs
C. Translation
B. Kidney
D. Egestion
C. Skin
209. The two types of feedback systems that
help organisms maintain homeostasis are: D. Liver
A. positive and negative
215. remove urea from (filters) the blood and
B. receptor and effector
regulate concentrations of most of the sub-
C. static and dynamic stances in the body fluids
D. minor and major A. liver
210. a muscular organ in the body where chem- B. kidney
ical and mechanical digestion take place
A. stomach C. urinary bladder
B. kidney D. ureter
C. liver
216. Secondary metabolites include the follow-
D. skin
ing (Select 2 correct answers)
211. In homeostasis, the kidney regulates the:
A. Colour
A. levels of electrolytes
B. Fragrance
B. amount of water in the body
C. pH C. Viscosity
D. all of the above D. Taste

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217. How do the particles move in diffusion? 222. a substance such as a fat, a protein, or a
carbohydrate that a living thing needs to
A. From a region of low concentration to
survive

a region of high concentration
A. anus
B. From a region of high concentration to
a region of low concentration B. esophagus
C. From a region of low concentration to C. nutrients
a region of low concentration D. stomach
D. From a region of high concentration to 223. What does urea do?
a region of high concentration
A. Substance that breaks up fat droplets
218. What does ADH mean? B. The role is the produce bile
A. Attention deficit syndrome C. A machine to filter blood in place of the
kidneys
B. Antidiuretic hormone
D. A harmful waste product of protein
C. Aging decreases health breakdown
D. Anticoncentrating hormone
224. The kidneys are responsible for
219. Which system controls the production of A. storing urine
ADH B. filtering blood
A. Excretory C. storing water
B. Endocrine D. none of above
C. Circulatory 225. Which of the following nitrogenous
D. Urinary waste is excreted in lower quantities?
A. Ammonia
220. Sweat is excreted from what organ?
B. Urea
A. Liver
C. Uric acid
B. Lungs
D. Creatinine
C. Skin
226. Urea is produced in the liver by a
D. Kidneys metabolic cycle that combines NH3 to
221. Blood in the renal vein differs from that A. CO3
in the renal artery by having B. CO2
A. less oxygen, more carbon dioxide and C. HCO3
less urea D. H2O
B. more oxygen, ‘more carbon dioxide
227. What reports status of total body fluids
and less urea
A. visceral neuraxis
C. less oxygen, less carbon dioxide and
less urea B. Signaling mechanisms
D. more oxygen, less carbon dioxide and C. Nephrons
less urea D. Porifera

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228. Negative Feedback loops are D. glycine

A. Purposeful pushes above normal set E. phosphate
values.
234. The role of the respiratory system is to
B. Are rare
bring what substance into the body?
C. Counteract a change to bring it back to
normal set values A. water
D. Help with childbirth B. air
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C. carbon dioxide
229. Animals that do not have teeth but eat
hard foods have these structures. D. oxygen
A. absorption 235. Malpighian tubules are associated with
B. crop the
C. gizzard A. Digestive system
D. digestion B. Respiratory system
230. The area where glucose is selectively re- C. Excretory system
absorbed is the D. Nervous system
A. Loop of Henle
236. A patient who is positive for amino acids
in their urine is having trouble with what
C. Distal convoluted tubule organ?
D. Collecting tubule A. Pancreas
231. Xylem and Phloem are both B. Liver
A. Transpiration C. Kidney
B. Absorption D. none of above
C. Photosynthesis
237. The process by which gas is exchanged
D. Vascular tissue
A. diffusion
232. The system filters blood and removes B. ammonia
wastes that are produced by cells.
C. carbon dioxide
A. respiratory
D. terrestrial animals
B. nephron
E. sponges
C. excretory
D. kidney 238. Sweating is a part of which organ sys-
tem?
233. Triglycerides are digested to select all
that apply A. Sympathetic nervous system
A. glycerol B. Lymphatic system
B. fatty acids C. muscular system
C. glucose D. none of above

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239. Which of the following can happen if you 245. TRUE OR FALSEWhen the diaphragm con-
do not produce enzymes? (Select all that tracts, air pressure in the chest increases.
are correct)

A. true
A. Malnutrition B. false, explodes
B. Weight gain C. false, exhales
C. Energetic D. false, decreases
D. Deficiency diseases
246. Each alveolus is surrounded by a network
E. Weight loss of
240. What makes parthenium allergic to us? A. cilia
A. Pollen grains B. veins
B. Flowers C. arteries
C. Stigmagram D. capillaries
D. Leaves 247. Malpighian tubules are the excretory
241. How does ADH affect the walls of the col- structures of
lecting ducts? A. Earthworm
A. Makes it non-permeable to water B. Planaria
B. Makes it more permeable to water C. Cockroach
C. Makes it less permeable to salts D. Cat
D. Makes it less permeable to water 248. Solid waste leaves the body in this form.
242. Side effects of the parthenium plant (Se- A. lungs
lect 2 correct answers) B. kidneys
A. Skin allergy C. pores
B. Asthma D. feces
C. Cancer E. urea
D. Cold
249. When an amino acid is deaminated, what
243. Excretory organs of planaria are products are formed?
A. Protonephridia A. urea and carbon dioxide
B. Metanephridia B. ammonia and a keto acid
C. Kidney C. keto acid and urea
D. Skin D. urea and ammonia
244. The outer layer of the skin. 250. The body’s thermostat.
A. dermis A. hypothalamus
B. epidermis B. skin
C. plasma layer C. brain
D. membrane layer D. kidney

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251. The intestine is where most absorp- 257. Simple diffusion from the body surface
tion of nutrients occurs. into the surrounding water
A. small A. Protozoa Protozoa
B. large B. Porifera Porifera
C. medium
C. Coelenterate Coelenterata
D. liver
D. Platyhelminthes Platyhelminthis
252. What does “enzymes” mean?
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E. Nematoda
A. This role is to produce bile
B. Substances that speed up reactions 258. The three main parts of your kidneys in-
clude the following except
C. A machine used to filter blood in place
of the kidneys A. pelvis
D. Substances the break up fat droplets B. medulla
253. The basic functional unit of human kidney C. cortex
is
D. oblongata
A. henle’s loop
B. nephron 259. Excretes thanks to protonephridia and
excrete through their mouths.
C. nephridia
A. Playhelminthes
D. none of above
B. Mollusks
254. This blood vessel carries blood to the
glomerulus: C. Arthropods
A. afferent arteriole D. Sponges
B. efferent arteriole
260. What makes the colour of urine yellow?
C. peritubular capillary network
A. billirubin
D. renal vein
B. fibrin
255. The vocal cords stretch across the open-
ing of the C. urochrome
A. diaphragm. D. thrombin
B. larynx.
261. What effect would there be in the urine
C. bronchi. production if someone is sweating a lot but
D. pharynx. not drinking any water?
256. Which of the following available in air is A. Increased volumes
the raw material for photosynthesis B. Decreased volumes
A. Hydrogen
C. No change in volume but decreased
B. Carbon dioxide concentration
C. Oxygen D. Decreased concentration and in-
D. hydrogen creased volume

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262. Uses of gums (Select four right answers) C. nucleic acids

A. Adhesives for pasting D. lipids

B. Binding agents as a binding agent E. disaccarides
C. Preparation of medicines 268. Process of breaking down food
D. In foods A. absorption
E. Insecticides are insect killers B. crop
263. Excretory systems of human being have C. digestion
following parts D. excretion
A. Two kidney E. filter feeding
B. Two ureters 269. Alveoli have a large surface area that en-
C. Urinary bladder & Urethra ables them to absorb a large amount of
D. All of the above
A. nutrients
264. How is the lining of the PCT adapted for
B. carbon monoxide
selective reabsorption?
C. oxygen
A. thin layer-short diffusion distance
D. energy
B. microvilli-large surface area
C. partially permeable 270. helps in the healing of damaged part of a
plant
D. none of above
A. Alkaloids
265. I look like a sleeping snake B. Tannins Tannins
A. colon C. Resins
B. small intestine D. Gums
C. esophagus E. Latex Latex
D. none of above 271. What is “chyme”?
266. The process whereby the kidney main- A. Substances that speed up reactions
tains the concentration of water, salt and B. It is used to filter blood in place of the
ions at an optimum level is called kidneys
A. osmoregulation. C. This role is to produce bile
B. metabolism. D. Peristalsis moves the food which is
C. homeostasis. now a thick liquid into the small intestine
D. excretion. 272. What is a function of a part of the urinary
system?
267. What type of food should I eat if I am
body building and I want to build and re- A. Ureter carries urine from the bladder.
pair muscle? B. Ureter carries urine from the kidneys.
A. carbohydrates C. Urethra carries urine to the bladder.
B. proteins D. Urethra carries urine to the kidneys.

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273. Damaged kidneys will affect the body’s 279. What are the main functions of the excre-
ability to rid itself of what 3 things tory system?
A. excess water A. deliver oxygen to the body
B. excess salt B. deliver nutrients to the body
C. toxic chemicals C. remove water and waste from the
body
D. feces
D. remove disease from the body
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274. TRUE OR FALSE
280. other name of circulatory system
A. true
A. digestion system
B. false, shorter
B. blood system
C. false, same size
C. nerve system
D. none of above
D. transport system
275. Which of the following is made up of glu- 281. According to the MyPlate plan, what
cose molecules? should make up the smallest portion of a
A. Starch teenager’s diet?
B. Protein A. Grains
C. Fat B. Protein
D. Peptides C. Vegetables
D. Dairy
276. Which of the following is the economic im-
portance of Morphine? 282. Homeostasis
A. Used in treatment of malaria A. allows for a wildly fluctuating internal
environment
B. Used as a mild stimulant
B. is the maintenance of a relatively sta-
C. Used in the treatment of leather
ble internal environment and often incor-
D. Used as a painkiller and anaesthesia porates a form of feedback regulation
277. Metabolic activities means C. is the maintenance of a relatively sta-

ble external environment and often incor-
A. Nutrition porates a form of feedback regulation
B. respiration D. none of above
C. photosynthesis
283. During the second filtration
D. all of the above A. water and glucose are absorbed back
into the bloodstream
278. Where is the glomerulus found?
B. protein is absorbed back into the
A. Around a convoluted tubule
bloodstream
B. In the loop of Henle
C. protein leaves the bloodtream
C. In the Bowman’s capsule D. water and glucose leave the blood-
D. none of above stream

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284. Where does selective re-absorption of 289. Select the substances that are filtered out
glucose happen in the nephron? of the blood into the bowman’s capsule?

A. In the proximal (first) convoluted A. Amino acids
tubule B. Glucose
B. In the distal (second) convoluted C. Salt
tubule D. Red blood cells
C. In the collecting duct E. Urea
D. none of above 290. If you have kidney disease, what will
complete the balancing of salts, glucose
285. Process of taking in food suspended in concentration and removal of urea from
water the blood?
A. absorption A. Your liver
B. crop B. A placenta
C. digestion C. Your bladder
D. excretion D. A kidney dialysis machine
E. filter feeding 291. Components of human blood plasma

which enter the Bowman’s capsule and
286. Where in the respiratory system does form the glomerular filtrate are
gas exchange occur? A. urea, mineral salts, water glucose, fib-
A. heart rinogen.
B. urea, mineral salts, water, glucose,
B. alveoli
amino acid.
C. pharynx C. albumen. urea, mineral salts, water,
D. trachea glocose, amino acid.
D. urea, mineral salts, water, vitamin,
287. Medulla, cortex and renal pelvis are all amino acid, globulin.
part of the
292. How may smoking lead to emphysema?
A. Urethra
A. by damaging the diaphragm
B. Heart
B. by slowing the heart rate
C. Nephron C. by destroying lung tissue
D. Kidney D. by increasing hemoglobin levels
288. Rubber also one type of 293. Process in which digested nutrients are
taken into the body
A. Alkaloids
A. absorption
B. Tannins Tannins
B. crop
C. Resins C. digestion
D. Gums D. excretion
E. Latex Latex E. filter feeding

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294. What substances are selectively reab- C. large intestine

sobed at the proximal convoluted tubule? D. none of above
A. most water
300. Men sometimes develop an enlarged
B. urea, glucose and salts prostate gland.How might this affect uri-
C. all glucose and amino acids, most min- nation?
eral salts and most water A. by blocking the ureter
D. all glucose and amino acids, all min- B. by preventing the exit of urine from the
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eral salts and most water bladder
295. Which excretory organ eliminates wa- C. by stopping the bladder filling with
ter and some chemical wastes in perspira- urine
tion? D. by stopping urine production in the kid-
A. lungs neys
B. skin 301. What process involves muscle contrac-

tions that move food throught he esoph-
C. liver
agus?
D. kidneys
A. absorption
296. These animals do not have backbones B. peristalsis
A. vertebrates C. mechanical digestion
B. invertebrates D. elimination
C. exoskeleton 302. Synthesis of uric acid from ammonia
D. pores takes place by Pathway
A. Inosinic
297. Which one of the following excretes Am-
monia as their main nitrogenous end prod- B. Ornithine
uct? C. Purine
A. Ammonotelic D. Pyrimidine
B. Ureotelic 303. What occurs in the Malphigian’s corpus-
C. Uricotelic cle?
D. None of them A. Ultrafiltration
B. Excretion
298. A person lacking iodine may suffer from
a deficiency disease called C. Selective reabsorption
A. Goiter D. Filtration
B. Kwashiorkor 304. A diet high in trans fats and sugar can

lead to obesity. Another disease that
C. Rickets
could be cause by this is?
D. VKDB
A. High blood pressure
299. I am like a long slide B. Osteoporosis
A. esophagus C. Anaemia
B. small intestine D. Type 2 Diabetes

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305. Dust in the air is trapped by a sticky sub- C. Skin

stance called in the nose. D. none of above

A. cilia
311. Which of the following shows a re-
B. mucus sponse?
C. saliva A. sweat glands activated
D. urine B. sending information from control cen-
ter to effector
306. I mix everything up with my acids
C. detecting of change
A. stomach
D. maintaining body temperature
B. pancreas
C. large intestine 312. Which diet will cause the liver to produce
the most urea?
D. none of above
A. high carbohydrate low fat
307. The chemical process by which your body B. high fat high fibre
breaks down food to release energy is
called C. high fat low protein
A. metabolism D. high protein low carbohydrates
B. nutrition 313. Which of the following nitrogenous
C. saturation waste have the least solubility in water?
D. constipation A. Uric acid

B. Urea
308. an organ in an animal’s body that re-
moves wastes and helps regulate chemi- C. Ammonia
cals in the blood:part of the excretory sys- D. CO2
tem
314. This is a network of capillaries that picks
A. liver up water, ions, and nutrients that have
B. kidney been reabsorbed out of the filtrate.
C. stomach A. afferent arteriole
D. intestine B. efferent arteriole
C. peritubular capillary network
309. where urine is stored temporarily
D. glomerulus
A. urinary bladder
B. ureter 315. What is “ville/ vile”?
C. urethra A. Substances that speed up reactions
D. bile B. This role is to produce bile
C. It is used to filter blood in place of the
310. What organ in the excretory system gets kidneys
rid of carbon dioxide and water vapor?
D. Any of the small, slender, vascular,
A. Kidneys projections that increase the surface of a
B. Lungs membrane

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316. Which of the following is a structure re- 321. The high hydrostatic blood pressure driv-
lated to excretion in worms? ing ultrafiltion is made possible by
A. Ganglia A. the glomerulus
B. Gizzard B. narrower afferent arteriole

C. wider afferent arteriole
C. Nephridia
D. wider efferent arteriole
D. Crop
322. Which substance is lost from the body by
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317. Water bath almost all their cells (Select the kidneys, lungs and skin?
2 correct answers) A. A carbon dioxide
A. Protozoa Protozoa B. B excess ions
B. Porifera Porifera C. C urea
C. Coelenterate Coelenterata D. D water
D. Platyhelminthes Platyhelminthis 323. About 90% of kidney stones can pass out
through urinary system by drinking
E. Nematoda
A. juice
318. Which of the following will happen when B. water
there is a decrease in blood water poten- C. sugar drinks
tial? (more than 1 answer)
D. none of above
A. osmoreceptors no longer stimulate
324. Very heavy perspiring or severe diarrhea
ADH production
can result in a serious reduction in the
B. urine becomes dilute body’s water content known as
C. ADH travels through blood until reach- A. anemia
ing ADH receptors on cell membranes of B. homeostasis
collecting ducts
C. scurvy
D. aquaporins fuse to membrane D. dehydration
319. What is normally found in urine? 325. Which of the following measures change
against set point?
A. red blood cells
A. stimulus
B. bacteria
B. receptor
C. glucose C. control center
D. urea D. effector
320. Which of the following is Ammonotelic? 326. Occurs in glomerulus; seperates blood
and filtrate
A. Freshwater fish
A. pressure filtration
B. Mammal B. selective reabsorption
C. Shark C. tubular excretion
D. Reptile D. reabsorption of water

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327. The stores urine until time for release 332. Organs of excretion that maintain home-
from the body ostasis include the kidneys, lungs, skin,
and

A. Kidney
A. colon.
B. Ureter
B. bladder
C. Bladder
C. liver.
D. Urethra
D. none of above
328. What is the function of the “pancreas”? 333. The kidneys purify the blood of metabolic
A. Substances that speed up reactions waste substances mentioned to form urine,
except for:
B. It secrets enzymes into the small intes-
A. Urea
tine that complete the breakdown of car-
bohydrates, proteins and fats B. Uric acid
C. The role of the enzyme is to produce C. Amino acids
bike D. Creatinine
D. It will break up fat droplets 334. Where does ultrafiltration occur?
329. Which substances are produced during A. glomerulus

respiration? B. Bowman’s capsule
A. water and oxygen C. loop of Henle
B. oxygen and red blood cells D. proximal convuluted tubule
C. carbon dioxide and water 335. What does the filtrate in the Bowman’s
capsule contain?
D. carbon dioxide and red blood cells
A. Water, ions, urea and proteins
330. Sticky, milky white substance secreted by B. Water, ions, urea and glucose
plants
C. Water, urea, ions and red blood cells
A. Alkaloids D. none of above
B. Tannins Tannins
336. In a dialysis machine, which one of the
C. Resins following combination of substances is al-
D. Gums lowed to escape from the patient’s blood
into the bathing solution?
E. Latex Latex
A. Salts, water and glucose.
331. Urine is normally composed of what 3 B. Salts, urea and glucose
things C. Water, urea and uric acid
A. water D. Water, uric acid and glucose
B. urea 337. A cluster of capillaries in the kidney
C. salts A. Glomerulus
D. blood B. Nephron

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C. Ureter 343. Osteoporosis can be caused by a lack of

which nutrients in the body?
D. Urethra
A. Calcium, Iron
338. This group excrete thanks to an special- B. Iron, Vitamin D
ized organ called malpighian tubules.
C. Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D
A. Segmented Worms
D. Calcium, Vitamin D
B. Mollusks
344. The muscular tubes which take the urine
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C. Sponges
from the kidneys to the bladder are
D. Arthropods A. urinary bladder
339. The main excretory organ in insects and B. urethra
spiders is C. ureters
A. malpighian tubules D. none of above
B. nephridium 345. is the type of diffusion in which a
C. kidneys solid absorbs water and gets swelled up.
D. none of above A. Osmosis
B. Imbibition
340. How are the lungs associated with the
excretory system? C. Diffusion
D. Active transport
A. They help the flow of blood
B. Help you urinate faster 346. The kidneys are supplied with blood from
the renal artery. Is this blood filtered
C. They take in oxygen. or unfiltered? Oxygenated or deoxy-
D. They produce the waste product, car- genated?
bon dioxide (CO2) A. Filtered and oxygenated
341. What excretory organs do insects have? B. Filtered and deoxygenated
A. kidneys C. unfiltered and oxygenated

D. unfiltered and deoxygenated
B. protonephridia
C. malphigian tubules 347. Sucrose is digested by
D. nephridia A. glucase
B. sucrase
342. Which of the following can be should be
C. lipase
reabsorbed?
D. sucralase
A. glucose
B. water 348. Who proved that the roots not only ab-
sorb fluid from soil but returns secretions
C. blood cells back into it?
D. urea A. Brugaman
E. amino acids B. Charles Hufnagel Charles Hufnagel

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C. John Dolton 355. A very soluble and highly toxic substance

D. Galen Galen that is converted to urea.
A. ammonia

349. The area influenced by hormones in order
to regulate water balance in the body. B. ammonium
A. Loop of Henle C. amine

D. urine
C. Distal convoluted tubule 356. This process occurs as food moves
through the digestive system.
D. Collecting tubule
A. absorption
350. Your digestive system is lined with invol-
B. crop
untary muscles called
C. gizzard
A. skeletal muscle
D. digestion
B. smooth muscle
C. voluntary muscle 357. A short tube where urine is released from
the body is the
D. none of above
A. Ureter
351. More root hairs will lead to B. Kidney
A. Less transpiration C. Bladder
B. More transpiration D. Urethra
C. Closure of stomata
358. What does urine contain?
D. More guttation A. Water and urea only
352. Which of these is NOT filtered out of the B. Water and salts only
blood during the first filtration C. Water, urea and salts
A. glucose D. none of above
B. water
359. Hairlike structures that line the nasal cav-
C. salt ities and trachea are called
D. protein A. cilia
353. From which plant rubber is made B. mucus
A. Hevea braziliensisHevea braziliensis C. bronchi
B. Jatropa D. capillaries
C. Acacia arabica Acacia arabica 360. What is the “epiglottis”?
D. Ajadirakta indicaAjadirakta indica A. This role is to produce bile
354. What function do the kidneys perform? B. Substances that speed up reactions
A. eliminate carbon dioxide C. Seals off the trachea of the windpipe
preventing food and liquid from entering
B. supply oxygen to body cells your lungs
C. remove urea and excess water D. It is used to filter blood in place of the
D. play a role in gas exchange kidneys

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361. Under normal conditions, which of the fol- 366. Plants synthesise chemicals and store
lowing substances is found in urine? them in (Select more than one answer)
A. urea A. Roots
B. glucose B. Leaves
C. protein C. Seeds
D. blood cells D. Stem
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362. What are two additional purposes of ex- 367. Botanical name of rubber plant is the sci-
cretion? entific name of rubber plant
A. Hevea braziliensisHevea braziliensis
A. store excess substances and oxygen
B. Jatropa
B. intake of carbon dioxide and water
C. Acacia arabica Acacia arabica
C. rid the body of excess materials and
chemical waste D. Azadirachta indica
D. none of above 368. In which part of the kidney, the secretion

process happens?
363. assimilation is
A. cortex
A. when a protein go through the villi
B. medulla
B. when amino acids are filtered from C. renal pelvic
blood
D. urinary bladder
C. when amino acids absorbed from food
become a part of a muscle 369. Choose the substances (more than 1) that
D. when a sugar is oxidized and transfers will be found in larger quantities the renal
energy to ATP artery.
A. glucose
364. Most animals that live on land excrete
B. urea
this substance as a waste product.
C. water
A. lungs
D. oxygen
B. kidneys
E. carbon dioxide
C. pores
D. feces 370. Which of the following physiological pro-
cesses shows the mechanism of negative
E. urea feedback?
365. TRUE OR FALSEThe respiratory system A. Maintenance of constant body temper-

removes oxygen and water from the body ature
B. formation of urine by the kidneys
A. True
C. Maintaining the osmotic pressure of
B. False, nitrogen
blood
C. False, air
D. Expelling carbon dioxide from the
D. False, carbon dioxide lungs

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371. Some animals store their food here be- 376. Plants can make sugar with (choose
fore digesting it. all the ingredients)

A. absorption A. Sunlight
B. crop B. Chlorophyll
C. gizzard C. Soil
D. digestion D. Water
E. Carbon Dioxide
372. The process in which your body breaks
down food into small nutrient molecules is 377. Scurvy is a disease which can be cured by
called simply eating
A. enzyme A. fish
B. peristalsis B. citrus fruits
C. digestion C. carrots
D. absorption D. nuts
E. gummy bears
373. This is a network of capillaries that car-
ries blood at relatively high pressure. 378. Excretes nitrogen wastes, salts, water,
A. afferent arteriole and other substances in urine
B. efferent arteriole A. Kidneys
C. peritubular capillary network B. Lungs
D. glomerulus C. Skin
D. none of above
374. The liver after removing toxins and me-
tabolizing protiens them converts them 379. an organ of the digestive system that
into a harmless: makes chemicals to help the body break
down fats and rid itself of harmful sub-
A. water
stances
B. urea
A. kidney
C. proteins B. liver
D. none of above C. stomach
375. How do you avoid food borne illnesses? D. mouth
(4)
380. In Plants, CO2 and water are excreted
A. Clean hand and surfaces often resp. by
B. Dont cross contaminate A. Transportation; Excretion
C. Cook with proper temperatures B. Transpiration; Leaf
D. Refrigerate promptly C. Stomata; Transpiration
E. Clean face before cooking D. Vacuoles; Transportation

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381. Structure found in birds and insects B. eliminate all salts

where food is stored after ingestion
C. reabsorb all glucose
A. absorption
D. retain all water
B. crop
C. digestion 387. Which of the following mentions the
adaptation of the proximal convoluted
D. excretion
tubule (PCT)
E. filter feeding
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A. Microvilli to increase surface area of
382. Flame cells inner surface
A. Annelida B. Many mitochondria
B. Porifera Porifera C. Co-transporter proteins in membrane
C. Coelenterate Coelenterata facing lumen
D. Platyhelminthes Platyhelminthis D. Cell membrane permeable to water.
E. Nematoda
388. These are economically valuable
383. Which feature would be most helpful to A. Alkaloids
a plant in a desert?
B. Tannins Tannins
A. small leaves
C. Resins
B. large seeds
D. Gums
C. small roots
D. smelly flowers E. Latex Latex
384. The breakdown of excess protein in the 389. What effect does ADH have on the kid-
liver to urea is know as what process? neys?
A. Respiration A. It causes them to absorb more water
B. Deamination resulting in a more concentrated urine.
C. Protein Synthesis B. It causes them to release more water

resulting in a more concentrated urine.
D. Ureanation
C. It causes them to reabsorb less water
385. Which of the following is/are LEAST resulting in a more dilute urine.
likely to be present in the filtrate in Bow-
man’s capsule? D. It causes them to release more salts
resulting in a more dilute urine.
A. Amino acids
B. Sodium chloride 390. What is the outermost layer of the kid-
neys?
C. Blood cells
D. Vitamin C A. glomerulus
B. medulla
386. What is a function of the kidneys of a
healthy person? C. pelvis
A. break down toxins D. cortex

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391. Give a function of melanin. 396. Modern chewing gum made from What is
modern chewing gum made from?
A. Used to determine gender

A. Alkaloids
B. Used to determine beauty
B. Tannins Tannins
C. Used to control body temperature
C. Resins
D. Protection against harmful effects of D. Gums
the ultra violet rays from the sun
E. Latex Latex
392. What is the name of the small flap of tis- 397. What happens if the blood plasma is too
sue that seals off the trachea during swal- concentrated?
lowing?
A. Less ADH is released, causing more
A. pharynx water to be reabsorbed in the nephrons
B. larynx B. More ADH is released, causing less
water to be reabsorbed in the nephrons
C. epiglottis
C. More ADH is released, causing more
D. alveoli water to be reabsorbed in the nephrons
D. none of above
393. The first excretory organ
A. Flame cells 398. A medical check-up shows that a pa-
tient’s pancreas is damaged and has to be
B. Contractile vacuoles removed.Which of the following should be
C. Kidneys done by the patient to maintain a normal
blood sugar level?
D. Nephridian
A. Taking glucose injections
E. Meta nephridia B. Taking a balanced diet
394. Which is true about dipsticks? C. Taking insulin and glucagon injections.
D. Reduce intake of high calorie food
A. monitor blood glucose concentration
quicker 399. Where plants store waste? (Select 4 cor-
B. the more glucose present, the darker rect answers)
it will be A. Leaves
C. measure pH, glucose, ketones and pro- B. Bark
teins C. Fruits
D. greater reading = more glucose D. Roots
present E. Flowers
395. The liver removes from the blood 400. A liquid nitrogenous waste composed of
water, urea and salts.
A. urea
A. urine
B. toxins-amino acids B. carbon dioxide
C. salts C. bile
D. none of above D. gastric juice

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401. What is the effect on the production of B. kidneys

urine if less antidiuretic hormone is se- C. pores
creted?
D. feces
A. Less volume but concentrated
E. urea
B. Less volume but dilute
407. Elimination of nitrogenous waste is called
C. More volume but concentrated
A. Excretion
D. More volume but dilute
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B. Nutrition
402. Urine leaves the kidneys and then goes
C. Osmoregulation
to the
D. Egestion
A. stomach
B. liver 408. What structure connects the mouth and
stomach?
C. bladder
A. throat
D. anus
B. villi
403. stones in the kidneys are called: C. intestine
A. renal calculi D. esophagus
B. retrocalculi
409. If I ate 4g of fat, 3g protein, and 5g of
C. bladder calculi carbs which of these nutrients would be
D. pyelocalculi used first for energy?
A. carbs
404. Human excretions (Select four correct an-
swers) B. fats
A. Tears C. proteins
B. Urine D. nucleic acids
C. Carbon dioxide 410. Who am I? I am a disease that is linked

D. Sweat with extreme over consumption of nutri-
ents in my diet and is a risk factor for many
E. Saliva other diseases. I am ?
405. Which organ produces urea through A. Skin Cancer
deamination? B. High Blood Pressure
A. Bladder C. Type 2 Diabetes
B. Kidney D. Obesity
C. Liver
411. Which of the following helps to reduce
D. Pancreas the lose of water from a plant?
406. Waste materials are excreted through A. the arrangement of palisade meso-
these structures as water moves in and phyll cells
out of them. B. the presence of xylem
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D. the arrangement of spongy mesophyll 417. If the kidneys do not function properly
cells the body cannot:I. regulate the removal
of waste II. regulate the concentration of

412. Which of the following lipids is the health- body fluids III. regulate the production of
iest for you to consume? waste
A. transfats A. 2 only
B. saturated fats B. 3 only
C. unsaturated fats C. 1 and 2 only
D. beef fat D. 1, 2 and 3
E. bacon
418. Identify which statement(s) define the
413. In the restricted supply of water, ammo- role of the kidneys in the excretory sys-
nia is changed into a less toxic substance tem.
known as A. Regulate water content in the blood
A. Xanthine B. Metabolises drugs present in the
B. Urea blood
C. Uric acid C. Excrete (remove) toxic waste products

of metabolism
D. Ammino acid
D. Detoxifies chemicals in the blood
414. The area where the pH of the blood is
controlled. 419. Water vascular system
A. Loop of Henle A. Annelida
B. Proximal convoluted tubule B. Mollusca
C. Distal convoluted tubule C. Echinodermata Echinodermata
D. Collecting tubule D. Platyhelminthes Platyhelminthis

E. Nematoda
415. The term for maintaining internal temper-
ature is: 420. The liver is the site of deamination. This
A. Thermoregulation term means
B. Thermometer A. Breaking down of amino acids
C. Homeothermal B. Breaking down of proteins
D. Homeostasis C. Building up proteins

D. Removing acids from the blood
416. What hormone is produced in the pan-
creas that lowers blood sugar? 421. Largest gland in the human body
A. Insulin A. salivary gland
B. Glucose B. liver
C. Ketones C. sweat gland
D. Glucagon D. none of above

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422. What is the main process which a kid- 427. is the diffusion of water molecules
ney dialysis machine relies upon to control from a dilute solution towards a concen-
blood composition? trated solution, down the water’s concen-
A. Diffusion tration gradient, across a partially perme-
able membrane.
B. Active transport
A. Osmosis
C. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
D. Dialysis
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C. Active Transport
423. Which is an example of positive feed- D. Transpiration
back? (more than 1 answer)
A. blood clotting 428. What happens to cause air to be exhaled
from the lungs?
B. contractions in child birth
A. The rib muscles contract.
C. ripening of fruit
B. The chest cavity expands.
D. release of glucagon
C. The diaphragm moves upward.
424. What is excretion D. The lungs expand.
A. network of flame cells to eliminate ex-
cess water 429. What is the name of the filtration unit in
kidney
B. control of the balance of water
A. Neuron
C. removal of your bodily wastes
B. Nephron
D. uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
C. Neon
425. What causes stomata to open? D. Glomerulus
A. The high concentration of K+ inside
the guard cell lowers the water potential 430. Secondary metabolites (Select more than
one answer)
B. Water moves in by osmosis
A. Carbohydrates, Fats, Carbohydrates,
C. The entry of water increases the vol- Fats
ume of guard cells
B. Resins
D. The thin outer wall expands most, so
the cells curve apart C. Proteins
D. Gums, Tannins Gums, Tannins
426. Which of these organs does not have
food that goes through it? Check all that E. Latex, Alkaloids Latex, Alkaloids
apply. 431. kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and ure-
A. stomach thra
B. liver A. excretory system
C. pancreas B. digestive system
D. gall bladder C. respiratory system
E. small intestine D. none of above

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432. The process that returns glucose and 437. What does “Excretion” mean?
amino acids back to the blood.
A. A harmful waste product of protein

A. selective reabsorption breakdown
B. perspiration B. The process by which the body collects
C. excretion and removes wastes
D. transport C. A machine is used to filter blood in
433. Which nutrient is needed in order for all
body processes to take place? D. Substance that breaks fat droplets
A. water
438. The hormone that signals the kidneys to
B. vitamins make less urine is
C. fats A. urea
D. carbohydrates
B. caffeine
434. Choose our two main excretory prod- C. ADH
ucts:(Select 2!)
D. ATP
A. Feces
B. Urea 439. Kidneys do not help in
C. Carbon Dioxide A. osmoregulation
D. Protease B. maintaining body temperature
E. Bile
C. maintaining composition of blood
435. Which substances are selectively reab- plasma
sorbed in the PCT? D. regulation of blood pH
A. all glucose and amino acids, most wa-
ter, some ions 440. Which are several organs in the body that
involve waste collection and removal (4)
B. most glucose, amino acids & water
plus some ions A. Liver
C. all glucose, most amino acids & water, B. Mouth
some ions
C. Skin
D. all glucose, amino acids, ions and
some water D. Lungs
E. Kidneys
436. A boy ran very fast when chased by a
fierce dog.Which of the following occurs in
441. A plant uses guard cells to control the
the boy’s body?
amount of water lost through stomates.
A. Metabolic rate decreases What two terms best describe this process
B. Rate of digestion increases A. homeostasis and regulation
C. Concentration of blood glucose in-
B. metabolism and transport
creases
C. homeostasis and respiration
D. Amount of glucagon secreted de-
creases D. photosynthesis and metabolism

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442. Due to high pressure, 20% of the fluid 447. A tube that carries urine from bladder to
in the blood is squeezed out from the outside body
into the Bowman’s capsule. A. Ureter
A. tubules B. Urethra
B. blood vessels C. Nephron
C. glomerulus D. Collecting duct
D. none of above
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448. What is the function of ADH?
443. stores excess glucose in the form of A. decreases reabsorption of water and
glycogen. salts
A. Kidney B. increases reabsorption of hydrogen
ions
B. Pancreas
C. increase reabsorption of salts
C. Muscle cells
D. increases reabsorption of water
D. Liver
449. Blood enters the kidneys through the
444. Contains filtrate with lots of water, glu-
A. renal arteries
cose, amino acids, and ions.
B. renal veins
C. tubules
B. proximal convoluted tubule
D. ureter
D. loop of the nephron 450. Which process occurs in a kidney dialysis
machine?
445. Carries filtrate towards loop of the A. Large protein molecules are removed
nephron and has cuboidal cells with mi- from the blood plasma.
crovilli.
B. Materials pass out of the blood down
A. Bowman’s capsule a concentration gradient.
B. proximal convoluted tubule C. Oxygen is used up in removing materi-
als from the blood.
D. Pressure forces dialysis fluid into the
D. loop of the nephron
blood.
446. Water diffusing with the concentration 451. Digestion
gradient from high water concentration to
low water concentration across a cell mem- A. The process by which the digestive sys-
brane is tem breaks down food into molecules that
the body can use
A. Facilitated Diffusion
B. This role is to produce bile
B. Simple Diffusion
C. It is used to filter blood in place of the
C. Active Transport kidneys
D. Osmosis D. Substances that speed up reactions

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452. This gas is removed through the gills. 457. arteries carried which blood
A. diffusion A. blood

B. ammonia B. oxygenated blood
C. carbon dioxide C. deoxygenated blood
D. terrestrial animals D. wbc
E. sponges 458. What will happen to cells if blood glucose

has high concentration?
453. Occurs in proximal convoluted tubule, ac- A. Cells will gain water.
tive transport of Na+ and passive move-
ment of Cl-FROM filtrate INTO blood. B. Cells will lose water.
C. Cells will shrink.
D. Cells will burst.
B. selective reabsorption
C. tubular excretion 459. What word best describes the function of
the nephrons?
D. reabsorption of water
A. Tube
454. Define homeostasis. B. Passageway
A. Homeostasis is the change that takes C. Filter
place in the body. D. Reservoir
B. Homeostasis is chemical reactions
that take place in the body. 460. This group is the simplest creatures and
excrete through diffusion.
C. Homeostasis is maintaining a constant
A. Round Worms
internal environment.
B. Arthropods
D. none of above
C. Mollusks
455. Which of the following factors can affect D. Sponges
the rate of transpiration?
461. Which of the following is important in os-
A. the number of leaves
moregulation?
B. the number of flowers
A. ADH
C. the number of hydathodes B. ADP
D. the amount of water in the soil C. ATP
456. How much water needed for elimination D. ADF

of 1 gm of uric acid 462. What are proteins are made of?
A. 10 ml A. Vegetables
B. 50 ml B. Meat
C. 300 to 500 ml C. Amino Acids
D. 100 ml D. none of above

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463. Plants can get rid of excess water by a 468. Where are most nitrogen compounds ex-
process like (Select 2 correct answers) creted from humans?
A. Transpiration A. kidneys
B. Guttation B. liver
C. Diffusion C. rectum
D. skin
D. Osmosis
469. If there is insufficient water in the blood,
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464. What term do scientists use to describe a person’s urine will
the chemical process in which oxygen and
glucose react to release energy inside body A. become more concentrated
cells? B. contain a low concentration of salts
A. inhaling C. becomes very dilute
B. exhaling D. contain glucose
C. breathing 470. Many animals that live in an aquatic envi-
D. cellular respiration ronment remove liquid wastes using these
organs.
465. What is “nephron”? A. lungs
A. It is used to filter blood in place of the B. kidneys
kidneys C. pores
B. Tiny filtering units that remove wastes D. feces
and produce urine
E. urea
C. This role is to produce bile
471. This refers to all the conditions inside the
D. Substances that speed up reactions body.
466. In which part of the respiratory system A. internal environment
is the air first cleaned, moistened, and B. physiological factors
warmed?
C. homeostatic control
A. nose D. tissue fluid
B. lungs
472. In freshwater fishes, their nitrogenous
C. pharynx waste is excreted through
D. bronchi A. Rectal gland
B. Mouth
467. Green glands
C. Gills
A. Annelida
D. Fins
B. Mollusca
473. Which set of conditions would make the
C. Arthropoda
percent of water in urine DECREASE the
D. Platyhelminthes Platyhelminthis most?
E. Nematoda A. high temperature, high activity

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B. high temperature, low activity 479. “Filtrate” is the name given to the fluid
C. low temperature, low activity in the

D. low temperature, high activity A. Capillaries
B. Nephron
474. what is Osmoregulation and Excretion
C. Bladder
working together for
D. none of above
A. Development
B. Structures 480. Which nephron produces urine?
C. Metabolism A. Protonephridia
D. maintain your body’s homeostasis. B. Cortical
C. Echinoderm
475. Secretions occur in the human body (Se-
lect three correct answers) D. Juxtamedullary
A. Enzymes 481. An ureotelic group is
B. Hormones A. Frog and lizard
C. Saliva B. Mammals and shark
D. Urine C. Snake and toad
476. Where is urea made and where is it re- D. Reptiles and birds
moved? 482. Latex is stored in (Select 2 correct an-
A. Made-Kidney . Removed-Bladder swers)
B. Made-Kidney . Removed-Kidney A. Latex cells
C. Made-Liver . Removed-Kidney B. Latex vessels
D. Made-Liver Removed-Rectum C. Latex leaves
D. Latex ploemlatex nutritive tissue
477. Which one of the following is totally re-
absorbed? E. Latex xylem latex
A. Water. 483. The area where all of the glucose is ab-
B. Urea. sorbed.
C. Glucose. A. Loop of Henle
D. Sodium. B. Proximal convoluted tubule
C. Distal convoluted tubule
478. The kidneys remove the waste product
Urine. Select 3 of the following substances D. Collecting tubule
that make up urine.
484. The acts as a filter to ‘clean’ waste
A. Urea products from the blood.
B. Water A. Liver
C. Salt B. Kidney
D. lipids C. Pancreas
E. carbon dioxide(CO2) D. Blader

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485. What does the “dialysis” do? B. excretion

A. Produces bile C. secretion
B. A machine is used to filter blood in D. reabsorption
491. If I ate 4g of fat, 3g protein, and 5g
C. It breaks up fat droplets of carbs what is the maximum number of
D. A harmful waste product of protein calories I could get from it?
breakdown A. 68
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486. Which of the following is not a function B. 45
of human liver? C. 72
A. Deamination D. 56
B. Regulation of blood sugar level E. 64
C. Thermoregulation
492. What do kidneys filter?
D. Peristalsis
A. ammonia
487. Have no filtering mechanisms in their bod- B. nitrogenous wastes
ies
C. urine
A. lungs
D. blood
B. kidneys
493. In the first stage of formation,
C. pores
needed materials as well as wastes are re-
D. sponges moved from the blood.
E. urea A. respiration
488. Which of the following is the function of B. excretory
the liver? C. urine
A. produce bile D. nephrons
B. storage of excess glucose
494. The three classes of nutrients that supply
C. metabolism of fat our body with energy are
D. all of these A. Glucose, Sucrose, Lactose
489. ADH is made in the B. Fat, proteins, carbohydrates
A. pituitary gland C. Vitamins, minerals, fiber
B. kidney D. Protein, water, carbohydrates
C. liver 495. Fill in the blank:Excretion is the removal

D. ureter of of from the human body.
A. needed products, digestion
490. Which stage of urine production in-
volves returning water, nutrients, and B. waste products, metabolism
electrolytes to the bloodstream? C. waste products, photosynthesis
A. filtration D. none of above

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496. Which of these is found in larger quanti- 501. Excretes water, salts, small amounts of
ties in the renal artery than in the renal nitrogen wastes, and other substances in
vein. sweat

A. glucose A. Skin
B. urea B. Kidneys
C. Lungs
C. water
D. none of above
D. oxygen
502. Bowman’s capsule and glomerulus to-
E. carbon dioxide gether are called
497. the system which carries essential mate- A. renal tubules
rials to different parts of the body. B. Malphigian tubule
A. blood C. Mammalian tubule
D. none of above
B. digestion system
C. nervous system 503. Identify a plant that contains resins
A. Pinus
D. Circulatory system
B. Acacia
498. Excretory product of fresh water fishes C. Jatropa
is D. Neem
A. Urea E. Poppy
B. Uric acid 504. What is the BEST definition of homeosta-
C. Ammonia sis?
A. taking in oxygen and getting rid of car-
D. Guanine
bon dioxide
499. Which of the following is not a character- B. getting rid of waste
istic of Diabetes mellitus? C. maintenance of a constant internal en-
A. Feeling of thirst vironment
D. keeping a constant temperature
B. Overweight
505. During day, stomata usually..
C. Loss of body weight
A. closed
D. Chronic starvation
B. opened
500. Excretion is important in living organ- C. shrink
ism because if waste products are not re- D. expand
moved they can
506. Protonephridia are
A. cause weight gain
A. Bulb like
B. damage the immune system B. Cube like
C. cause loss of appetite C. Finger like
D. be harmful to body cells D. Circular

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507. The process of maintaining a steady state B. fiber

inside your body is called C. monosaccarides
A. homeostasis D. disaccarrides
B. dehydration
513. How do you avoid digestive disorders?
C. anemia
A. Eat small
D. scurvy
B. Drink plenty of water
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508. What is the function of the loop of
C. Exercise regularly
Henle?
D. Have a healthy body weight
A. urine formation
E. Eat a balanced diet
B. reabsorption of water
C. reabsorption of water and mineral 514. The blood vessel carrying blood from the
salts aorta into the kidney is the
D. concentration of ions A. renal artery
B. hepatic artery
509. The earthworm’s body is divided into
C. renal vein
A. 3 parts
D. glomerulus
B. segments
C. circles 515. Which 3 molecules compose the glomeru-
lar filtrate
D. none of above
A. Salt
510. What is the most important function of
B. Proteins
sweating?
C. Glucose
A. to remove excess heat from the body
D. Water
B. to remove excess sals from the body
C. to remove excess urea from the body 516. Which organ(s) filter blood and store liq-
uid waste?
D. to remove excess water from the body
511. years back chewing gum is a type of
B. Large Intestine
5000 years ago chewing gum is a type of
C. Lungs
A. Alkaloids
D. none of above
B. Tannins Tannins
C. Resins 517. Excretory structures appear for the first
D. Gums time in
E. Latex Latex A. Annelida

B. Mollusca
512. Which of the following is a carbohydrate
that isn’t broken down or digest but im- C. Echinodermata Echinodermata
portant for good gut health? D. Platyhelminthes Platyhelminthis
A. starch E. Nematoda

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518. The lungs excrete which two waste prod- 524. What is Chronic kidney disease
ucts of respiration? Pick two.
A. A specialized tissue

A. Water Vapour
B. The bodies ability to respond to water
B. Oxygen
C. When the kidney stops functioning
C. Carbon Dioxide over time
D. Uric Acid D. A network of dead-end tubules
519. Which substance is lost from the body of
a healthy person by the kidneys, but not 525. l of water is needed to excrete how many
by the lungs grams of Ammonia?
A. carbon dioxide A. 1g
B. glucose B. 2g
C. urea C. 3g
D. water D. 5g
520. The “salty” region of the kidney. 526. Lungs are important organs for excretion
A. Cortex of
B. Medulla A. carbon dioxide
C. Renal pelvis B. ammonia
D. Hilum C. water
521. From which plant biodiesel is made D. none of above
Biodiesel is made from which tree
527. What statement(s) are NOT examples of
A. Hevea braziliensisHevea braziliensis
excretion?
B. Jatropa
A. release of a hormone into the blood
C. Acacia arabica Acacia arabica
B. removal of carbon dioxide from the
D. Azadirachta indica
lungs
522. Filtration of excretory wastes from the C. removal of undigested food from the
blood occurs in alimentary canal
A. ureters D. release of water from the sweat
B. collecting tubule glands
C. nephrons
528. After this process, the structures used
D. none of above to move the nutrients throughout the an-
523. These two body systems regulate feed- imal’s body depend on the type of circula-
back mechanisms. tory system the animal has.
A. Skeletal & Muscular A. absorption

B. Skeletal & Endocrine B. crop
C. Muscular & Nervous C. gizzard
D. Endocrine & Nervous D. digestion

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529. Urea is produced as an excretory sub- 535. Meta nephridia

stance in human body in A. Annelida
A. urinary bladder B. Mollusca
B. liver C. Echinodermata Echinodermata
C. kidney D. Platyhelminthes Platyhelminthis
D. none of above E. Nematoda
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530. I am the heaviest organ inside the body
536. The process in which energy is released
A. stomach from glucose on a cellular level is called
B. liver
C. small intestine A. respiration
D. none of above B. excretion
531. Which of the following is made up of
amino acid molecules? D. none of above
A. Starch 537. Select 2 correct answers
B. Protein A. Stomata-leaf
C. Fat B. Lenticels-stemlenticels-stem
D. Carbohydrate C. Stomata-stems
532. Cortex contains cuplike structures called D. Lenticels-leaflenticels-document
as
538. When do ADH defects occur
A. loop of Henle’
A. the hormone is too high or too low
B. Renal capsule
B. irregular fluid imbalances
C. Bowman’s capsule
C. when tube-like structures form
D. Glomerulus capsule
D. when blood flows through the right
533. The movement of food through the diges- atrium
tive system via wave like contractions is
called 539. Which of the following is an important
function of stomata in a leaf?
A. mixing
A. Absorbing water vapor from the air
B. mashing
B. Allowing gaseous waste products to
C. peristalsis leave the plant
D. chemical C. Producing chlorophyll for photosynthe-
534. What allows glucose to enter the cell? sis
A. Glut4 D. none of above
B. Insulin receptor 540. These are deep brown in colour

C. Plasma membrane A. Alkaloids
D. Vesicle B. Tannins Tannins

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C. Resins 546. ADH causes the kidney tubules to become

D. Gums

E. Latex Latex A. No effect
B. More permeable
541. What is made from the breakdown of
purines? C. Less permeable
A. urine D. Ruined
B. urea 547. The dome-shaped muscle that helps move
C. urate air in and out of the body is the
D. uric acid A. lungs
B. diaphragm
542. What two substances are not found in the
glomerular filtrate? C. bronchi
A. Water D. aveoli
B. Proteins 548. What would you find inside the glomeru-
C. Glucose lus?
D. Red blood cells A. Urea
B. Urine
543. Which of the following feedback mecha-
nism restores condition to normal? C. Blood
A. Positive feedback mechanism D. Lymph
B. Detoxification feedback 549. The main excretory organ in snails is
C. Negative feedback mechanism A. malpighian tubules
D. None of the above. B. nephridium
544. A tumor that develops in the lungs may C. kidneys
be a sign of D. none of above
A. bronchitis
550. Which of the following is not uricotelic
B. lung cancer
A. Lizard
C. heart disease
B. Sparrow
D. emphysema
C. Cockroach
545. Homeostasis comes from homeo and sta- D. Frog
sis.
A. Homeo means home and stasis means 551. Nitrogenous waste which is less toxic
static. soluble in water and is formed during or-
nithine cycle is
B. Homeo means same or similar and sta-
sis means standing still. A. Urea
C. Homeo means different and stasis B. Uric acid

means moving C. Ammonia
D. none of above D. Amino acid

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552. Which of the following mainly excretes C. Resins

nitrogenous waste, water and salts?
D. Gums
A. skin
E. Latex Latex
B. kidney
C. lungs 558. How is urea removed from the body?
D. gall bladder A. as insoluble waste
B. being destroyed by the liver
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553. is the outer layer of the kidney.
A. Cortex C. in expired air
B. Medulla D. in solution
C. Pelvis 559. The machine for hemodialysis is some-
D. none of above times termed a
554. Of the substances forced out of the blood A. peritoneal

and into the filtrate, two are reabsorbed B. artificial kidney
into the blood. Which two?
C. calculus
A. Glucose
D. KUB
B. Water
C. Urea 560. The formation of urine involves the fol-
lowing processes except
D. Salt Ions
A. Ultrafiltration
555. A healthy person eats a very high-protein
diet. What effect will this have on their B. Reabsorption
urine? C. Secretion
A. A It will contain amino acids. D. Excretion
B. B It will contain glucose.
561. The process of removal of the body’s
C. C It will contain more urea.
wastes is called
D. D It will contain more water.
A. gas exchange.
556. What happens to most of the air that you B. respiration.
breathe into your lungs?
C. excretion.
A. It is used by the body.
D. filtration.
B. It is converted into glucose.
C. It is converted into water. 562. The Bowman’s capsule, glomerulus, and
D. It is exhaled. collecting tubule are all part of the
A. nervous system
557. These substances are swelling by absorb-
ing water B. kidney
A. Alkaloids C. nephron
B. Tannins Tannins D. excretory system

1.8 Excretion 333
563. The materials which do not require for A. Glucose

normal growth and development are B. Oxygen

A. Secondary metabolites
C. Carbondioxide
B. Primary metabolites are primary
D. All of the above
metabolites
C. Hormones 568. Occurs in proximal convoluted tubule,
loop of nephron, distal convoluted tubule,
D. Growth substances are growth regula-
and collecting duct.
tors
564. What happens during glomerular filtra-
tion? B. selective reabsorption
A. filtrate is transported into interstitual C. tubular excretion

fluid D. reabsorption of water
B. filtrates are reabsorbed into the blood
569. Urea is made from
C. water and solutes are driven across
A. amino acid
the wall of glomular capillaries
B. fat
D. H+, K+, and urea are transported
into the filtrate C. fibre
565. Homeostasis is D. salts
A. A disease 570. The area of the nephron impermeable to

B. A type of molecule water is the
C. an organ of the body A. Descending limb of the L of H
D. the process by which the body regu- B. Ascending limb of the L of H

lates its internal environment C. Proximal tubule
566. What is the main role of carbohydrates? D. Distal tubule
A. protecting your nerves 571. These form from minerals that are fil-
B. forming your cells tered from the blood and sometime aggre-
gate together to block the urethra
C. maintaining body temperature
A. coronary stones
D. supplying energy for your body’s func-
tions B. gall stones
567. Which one among the following is a C. kidney stones

waste product of photosynthesis? D. Calcium stones

2. Control & Coordination
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2.1 Nervous system
1. This system controls everything you do. B. sodium and potassium ions into the
A. Nervous system cell
B. Skeletal system C. sodium ions into the cell and potas-

sium ions out of the cell
C. Respiratory system
D. sodium and potassium ions out of the
D. Digestive system cell.
2. The part of the autonomic nervous sys- E. sodium and potassium ions into the mi-
tem is active during resting. tochondria.
A. sympathetic 5. Which system is most closely associated
B. parasympathetic with the brain?
C. somatic A. nervous
D. peripheral B. muscular
3. Which part of the brain controls personal- C. circulatory
ity, attention, emotions, body movement, D. respiratory
speech and problem solving?
6. Neuro-means what?
A. cerebrum
A. Nerve
B. Frontal Lobe
B. Glue
C. medulla
C. Membrane
D. Parietal lobe
D. Few
4. The operation of the sodium-potassium
“pump” moves 7. Inside of a cell membrane more negatively
A. sodium ions out of the cell and potas- charge that the outside
sium ions into the cell A. Ploarized

2.1 Nervous system 335
B. Depolarized A. Sensory Neurons

C. Repolarization B. Motor Neurons

D. Refractory Period C. Interneurons
8. The space between an axon of a neuron D. none of above

that is communicating with a dendrite of 13. The part of the body that integrates the
another neuron is called a information it receives from all over the
A. Neuron body in order to make decisions is called
B. Brain message the
C. Stimulus A. peripheral nervous system
D. Synapse B. sympathetic nervous system
C. central nervous system
9. What is “stimuli”?
D. parasympathetic nervous system
A. A major organ in the brain that is a part
of the nervous system. 14. Which part of the brain controls sense of
B. What your body does to a change or a touch, temperature and pain, and also spa-
signal. tial and visual perception
C. A change or a signal your body re- A. cerebellum
ceives. B. Frontal Lobe
D. none of above C. medulla
10. The activity of acetylcholine in a synapse D. Parietal lobe
is terminated by
15. What helps warn us and protect us?
A. its degradation by a hydrolytic enzyme
A. nerves
on the postsynaptic membrane.
B. reflexes
B. its active transport across the presy-
naptic membrane. C. both a and b
C. its diffusion across the presynaptic D. none of above
membrane.
16. If I step on a nail what type of neu-
D. its diffusion across the postsynaptic ron take that signal TO the CENTRAL NER-
membrane. VOUS SYSTEM?
11. A nerve cell; the basic building block of the A. interneurons
nervous system B. motor
A. brain C. sensory
B. spinal cord D. receptors
C. neuron
17. Which of the following statements about
D. nerve action potentials in a given neuron is
12. If you picked up a hot coal, the signal false?
from the sensory neurons in your finger- A. They occur after the threshold poten-
tips would travel to in your spinal cord. tial is reached

B. They are identical in duration. 23. This nervous system moves your skeletal
muscles
C. They are identical in magnitude.
A. Autonomic Nervous System
D. They are propagated down the length
of the dendrite. B. Sympathetic Nervous System
C. Parasympathetic Nervous System
18. What part of the neuron carries the im-
D. Somatic Nervous System
pulse toward the nerve cell body?
24. We use this organ to smell things.
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A. Dorsal Root
A. Ears
B. Dendrites
B. nose
C. Myelin Sheath
C. Mouth
D. Axon
D. Toes
19. Which brain structure is responsible for
25. Name the two major parts of the central
balance and is involved with movement?
nervous system.
A. Cerebellum A. The brain and the skull.
B. Cerebrum B. The brain and the body.
C. Medulla C. The spinal cord and the brain.
D. none of above D. The spinal cord and the body.
20. The organs we use to sense things with 26. Optic Nerve
are known as the? A. Cranial nerve I
A. Sensory Organs B. Cranial nerve II
B. Lifeline Organs C. Cranial nerve IX
C. Nervous Organs D. Cranial nerve XII
D. none of above 27. What isn’t a Nervous Systems function

A. monitors internal and external environ-
21. The spinal cord is an extension of the ment to maintain homeostasis
A. peripheral nervous system B. integrate sensory information
B. cerebellum C. coordinates voluntary and involuntary
responses of other organ systems
C. brain stem
D. integrates and coordinates the pro-
D. cerebrum
cessing of sensory data and transmission
of motor commands
22. An is a living thing.
A. Organism 28. A nerve cell that is the basic working unit
of the brain and nervous system which pro-
B. Organ cesses and transmits information
C. Organ system A. axon
D. none of above B. neuron

C. dendrite 34. Moves the tongue

D. neurotransmitter A. Trigeminal

29. Hormones that are released in response to B. Facial
any threat are C. Hypoglossal
A. cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline D. Accessory
B. adrenaline & acetylcholine
35. Any message that is sent by the body or
C. cortisol & dopamine the brain using neurons is called an
D. adrenaline & dopamine A. impulse
30. Part of the PNS that controls cardiac, B. reaction
smooth muscles and glands C. synapse
A. Autonomic D. stimulus
B. Somatic
36. Which are the main divisions of the ner-
C. Sensory vous system?
D. none of above A. afferent and efferent
31. This is the electrical charge that travels B. peripheral and central
down an axon when a neuron is firing
C. somatic and autonomic
A. Resting Potential
D. sympathetic and parasympathetic
B. Action Potential
37. The hypothalamus
C. Threshold
D. Refractory Period A. Receives sensory information and for-
wards it to the proper part or the cere-
32. Henry was on a hike when he saw a tiger brum for processing
snake. He quickly picked up a stick and B. Regulates reflexes
tried to hit it. His friend Tom, who also
saw the snake, quickly ran away to a safer C. Controls anger, hunger, thirst, fatigue
place on the track.Henry and Tom were
demonstrating the: D. Controls balance
A. fight-flight-freeze response. 38. -ellum means what?
B. reflex response. A. smaller
C. reticular activating system.
B. treelike
D. sympathetic arousal response
C. glue
33. What are the two main divisions of the D. brain
nervous system?
39. Which of following are voluntary action
A. The brain and spinal cord
B. The central nervous and peripheral A. Singing
nervous system B. Heart beat
C. The neurons and the dendrites C. Photosynthesis
D. The cerebrum and the medulla D. Drawing

40. Dopamine and Serotonin are examples of 46. The letters PNS stands for what?
A. Personal Nervous System
A. Axon B. Personal Nerver System
B. Neurotransmitters C. Peripheral Nerve Signs
C. Somatic Nerves D. Peripheral Nervous System
D. Autonomic Nerves 47. A substance that has the ability to trans-
mit messages between axon terminals of
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41. What are your 5 senses
two neurons.
A. Smell, touch, taste, hearing, sight
A. neurotransmitter
B. taste, snorting, licking and sight
B. Potassium ions
C. You have none
C. Sodium ions
D. none of above D. Calcium ions
42. Another name for Afferent Nerves 48. Which waste is eliminated by interactions
A. Motor Nerve between the respiratory and circulatory
systems?
B. Sensory Nerve
A. Carbon dioxide
C. Functional Nerve
B. Salt
D. none of above
C. Oxygen
43. Which part of the brain controls senses, D. Urea
thinking, and memory?
49. Which of the following would benefit a
A. cerebrum
farmer’s corn crop after flooding has oc-
B. cerebellum curred?
C. medulla A. Fertile soil is created when sediment
D. none of above and nutrients are deposited
B. Weeds would be wiped out and pre-
44. If I step on a nail what type of neuron vent overpopulation.
will take that signal TO the CENTRAL NER-
C. Harmful pesticides would be washed
VOUS SYSTEM?
off of crops.
A. interneurons
D. none of above
B. motor
50. Which way does an impulse travel
C. sensory
A. From dendrite to axon and out axon
D. receptors terminal
45. Chemoreceptors deal with B. From axon to axon and out dendrite
terminal
A. smell and taste
C. From axon to dendrite and out axon
B. touch
terminal
C. pain D. From cell body to dendrite and out
D. none of above axon terminal

51. These carry signals from tissues and or- 56. Which of the following potential stressors
gans to the brain and spinal cord would be classified as having an internal
source?

A. Sensory Neurons
A. travelling in an overcrowded peak hour
B. Motor Neurons train
C. Efferent Neurons B. being refused entry to an important
D. Glial Cells exam for being late
C. achieving a lower grade than expected
52. What are the three major parts of your for a SAC
brain?
D. being bullied by another student
A. Cerebrum
57. long extension of neuron that sends infor-
B. Nerves mation
C. Cerebellum A. dendrite
D. Spinal Cord B. cell body
E. Brain Stem C. axon
D. nodes of Ranvier
53. The portion of the nervous system that is
considered involuntary is the? 58. Which nervous system is protected by
bone?
A. Central nervous system
A. Peripheral Nervous System
B. Sensory nervous system
B. Outer Nervous System
C. Autonomic nervous system
C. Central Nervous System
D. Motor nervous system
D. none of above
54. A loss of hearing could be associated with 59. also known as motor nerves
which cranial nerve?
A. dendrites
A. Olfactory
B. afferent nerves
B. Trigeminal C. bones
C. Vestibulocochlear D. efferent nerves
D. Accessory
60. What part is responsible for visual pro-
cessing?
55. Ongoing exposure to cortisol in the body
can A. frontal
A. increase risk taking behaviour B. parietal
C. temporal
B. help alleviate sleep issues
D. occipital
C. Improve the functioning of the cardio-
vascular system 61. which nerve is where information leaves
D. make your body more susceptible to in- the eye and carries impulses to the brain?
fection and illness. A. olfactory

B. motor 67. How many neurones are in your brain?

C. optic A. 1 thousand
D. sensory B. 1000 billion
62. The part of the neuron that passes the mes- C. 1 hundred
sage along is called the D. 100 billion
A. axon
68. All parts of the nervous system except for
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B. dendrite the brain and spinal cord
C. nucleus A. nerves
D. synapse B. neuron
63. The nervous system uses both chemical C. central nervous system
and electrical to send messages along D. peripheral nervous system
nerves.
A. impulses 69. How is a reflex arc different than other
voluntary movements?
B. axon
A. A reflex arc takes the same path as a
C. synapse voluntary action
D. dendrites B. A reflex a travels from a sensory neu-
ron to the spinal cord then to a motor neu-
64. Which of the following is not an example
ron, skipping the brain
of a sensory organ?
C. A reflex arc takes longer than a volun-
A. Bicep muscle
tary action
B. Eye
D. There is no difference between a re-
C. Ear flex arc and a voluntary action
D. none of above
70. The nerve cell that transmits impulses
65. dendr-means what? from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle
or gland.
A. glue
A. Motor Neuron
B. treelike
B. Relay Neuron
C. membrane
C. Sensory Neuron
D. nerve
D. none of above
66. What would you do if you touched a cac-
tus? 71. Allows you to swallow your food
A. get a bandage A. Trigeminal
B. yell ouch B. Facial
C. deal with it C. Glossopharyngeal
D. be an idiot and just leave your hand on D. Hypoglossal

72. Which of the following is NOT a sense or- 78. Stem cells might be able to help a blind per-
gan? son that

A. Nose A. has damage to the primary visual cor-
B. Eyes tex
C. Tongue/Mouth B. has myopia
D. Hands C. has macular degeneration
73. The back part of the brain is called? D. has a lesion in the LGN
A. Cerebellum
79. In a reflex arc, the sensory neuron leads
B. Cerebrum to the and the motor neuron leads to
C. CNS the
D. Cerebral Cortex A. Spinal cord, CNS
74. Select the parts of the Central nervous sys- B. CNS, muscle
tem.
C. Spinal cord, muscle
A. Brain
D. Muscle, CNS
B. Spinal cord
C. motor nerves 80. Which way do sensory neurons carry im-
D. sensory nerves pulses?
75. what are the 2 hemispheres of the brain A. towards the brain
called B. away from the brain
A. Front & back C. towards muscles
B. Front & cerebellum
D. towards glands
C. Cerebrum & cerebellum
D. Back & cerebrum 81. The nervous system’s main objective is to
76. a signal molecule that transmits nerve im- A. Coordinate actions

pulses across synapses B. Allow someone the ability to feel
A. neuron
C. Allow eyesight
B. neurotransmitter
D. Control digestion
C. nerve
D. action potential 82. Which of these make up the Central Ner-
vous System?
77. Selye’s GAS model consists of three stages
called A. Cerebrum and Cerebellum
A. Alarm, Reaction, Exhaustion B. Brain
B. Alarm, Resistance, Exhaling C. Brain and Spinal Cord
C. Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion D. Brain, Spinal cord and Cranial and
D. Alert, Resistance, Exhaustion Spinal nerves

83. The function of sneezing is to expel mu- 88. The junction between 2 neurons is called
cus containing foreign particles from the the
nasal cavity. A person sneezes when for- A. dendrite
eign particles pass through the nasal hair
B. axon
which triggers the release of chemical that
activates body system causing sneezing. C. node of Ranvier
What body part is activated? D. synapse
A. circulatory system 89. The purpose of the Nerouns
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B. digestive system A. Insulate the axon fibers increase rate
C. nervous system of speed
D. excretory system B. Collect Stimuli
84. What kind of cells make up the nervous C. Transmit information in the form of
system? nerve impulses through the body
A. Plasma D. none of above
B. Neurons 90. Which list most accurately identifies struc-
C. Blood Vessels tures in the nervous system?
D. Spinal Cord A. Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves

B. Nose, Bronchi, Lungs
85. The controls all the other organs, and
C. Esophagus, Stomach, Intestines
processes all the information.
D. Skin
A. Nerves
B. Spinal Cord 91. What nervous system has voluntary con-
trol and skeletal muscles
C. Brain
A. CNS
D. none of above
B. SNS
86. If I step on a nail what type of neurons C. PNS
transmit the response to my muscles?
D. none of above
A. motor
B. interneurons 92. The gap that a message has to cross to get
from one neuron to the other is called the
C. sensory
D. not neurons, muscle tissue sends the A. synapse
response
B. dendrite
87. The tiny gap between neurons where C. axon
nerve impulses are sent from one neuron
D. nucleus
to another. It is where communication oc-
curs between an axon and dendrite 93. What does the axon carry?
A. synapse A. Impulses away from the cell body
B. axon terminal B. Impulses to the cell body
C. impulse C. chemicals
D. myelin D. messages

94. Which of the following is not part of the B. Parasynthetic Nervous System
peripheral nervous system? C. Central Nervous System

A. sensory neurons D. Sympathetic Nervous System
B. association or integration neurons
100. What is the purpose of neurons?
C. motor neurons
A. Neurons control persons imagination
D. none of above
B. Neurons coordinate skeletal muscles
95. How can you keep the nervous system C. Neurons transmit messages through-
healthy? out body
A. Make healthful food choices D. Neurons control heart beat, breathing,
B. Drink plenty of water and digestion
C. Get plenty of sleep 101. The part of the brain that controls invol-
D. All of the above untary processes
A. medulla
96. Which of the following is a function of the
skeletal system? B. cerebrum
A. Carries impulses to your brain. C. cerebellum
B. Sends chemical messages in your D. spinal cord
blood.
102. What is found in the spinal cord and ven-
C. Protects your internal organs. tricles of the brain
D. Transports glucose from digested A. synovial fluid
food.
B. Oxygen-rich blood
97. The is the basic building block of the C. cerebrospinal fluid
nervous system.
D. oxygen-poor blood
A. soma
103. Trey has symptoms of severe headache,
B. neuron
nausea and vomiting. At the doctor’s of-
C. axon fice, Trey had a lumbar puncture. His doc-
D. terminal tor is concerned about which disorder?
A. Cerebral palsy
98. The only 2 parts of the body that are in-
cluded in the central nervous system are B. Epilepsy
the and C. Hydrocephalus
A. brain and spinal cord D. Meningitis
B. brain and backbone 104. Dendrites are part of a neuron that car-
C. spinal cord and eyes ries electrical signals the cell body.
D. brain and eyes A. to
99. Which nervous system regulates activities B. away

while the body is at rest? C. in between
A. Parasympathetic Nervous System D. none of above

105. Learn Nerve C. axon

A. II D. nucleus
B. IV
111. Which occurs first in embryonic develop-
C. V ment?
D. VIII A. neurulation
106. What is the insulating membrane that B. gastrulation
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surrounds parts of the axon that helps the
C. somite migration
impulses travel faster called?
A. Axon D. development of spina bifida
B. Dendrites 112. The place that is in the back of the light

C. Node of Ranvier where there are light receptor.
D. Myelin Sheath A. Retina
107. Select all of the organs of the nervous B. Pupil

system: C. Iris
A. Brain D. none of above
B. Heart
113. The structure of the eye responsible for
C. Spinal Cord color vision:
D. Nerves A. cones
E. Stomach
B. cornea
108. In what order does an impulse travel C. rods
through parts of a neuron?
D. ganglion cells
A. axon, synapse, dendrite, cell body
B. dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse 114. Which brain structure controls all invol-
untary processes such as breathing, heart-
C. cell body, dendrite, axon, synapse
beat, peristalsis
D. dendrite, synapse, axon, cell body
A. Cerebellum
109. The Nervous System B. Cerebrum
A. allows for communtication C. Medulla
B. maintains homeostasis in response to
D. none of above
changing environmental conditions
C. support and protect neurons 115. A blocked blood vessel in the brain can
D. none of above lead to a
A. kidney infection
110. The place where 2 neurons meet and
transfer a messsage is called the B. stomach ulcer
A. synapse C. lung infection
B. dendrite D. stroke

116. Audi-/ oto-Means what? 122. This insulating material forms a layer,
around the axon of a neuron. It enables
A. Hearing
electrical signals to travel down the axon

B. Seeing at higher speeds.
C. Tasting A. neuron
D. Feeling B. myelin sheath
C. dendrite
117. Connects the brain to the spinal cord.
D. neurotransmitter
A. cerebrum
B. cerebellum 123. what are nerves?
A. when you get mad
C. brain stem
B. a bundle of nerve fibers
D. midbrain
C. when your mom gets on your nerves
118. neurons carry messages away from D. carrying nerves around your system
the central nervous system.
124. Sensory information is best described as
A. Motor
information.
B. Inter
A. afferent
C. Sensory B. efferent
D. Flower C. internal
119. Which part controls and coordinates our D. external
movements and balance?
125. Which type of neuron transmits a signal
A. Spinal cord from a sense organ to the central nervous
system?
B. Cerebrum
A. sensory
C. Cerebellum
B. relay
D. Brain stem
C. motor
120. Human nervous system consists of D. efector
A. Central Nervous System
126. What are the three parts of the nervous
B. Peripheral nervous system system?
C. Pulmonary nervous system A. brain, spinal cord, nerves
D. Systemic nervous system B. brain, lungs, spinal cord
C. heart, brain, nerves
121. Motor nerves are called
D. brain, nerves, neurons
A. afferent
127. Which body system coordinates all of the
B. peripheral
systems by controlling every activity that
C. sensory takes place?
D. efferent A. The Nervous System

B. The Digestive System 133. Consists of your brain and spinal cord
C. The Endocrine System A. medulla
D. The Circulatory System B. cerebrum
E. The Immune System C. central nervous system
D. peripheral nervous system
128. Part of the eye that has color
A. Pupil 134. What is the black part of the eye called?
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B. Iris A. Retina
C. Retina B. Nerve
D. none of above C. Pupil
D. Iris
129. What would happen if your spinal cord
was severed? 135. What bone protects your brain?
A. You would become paralyzed and not A. Skull
be able to move B. Cerebellum
B. You would not be able to breathe C. Cerbrum
C. You would become blind D. Deltoids
D. none of above 136. THE BODY OF A NEURON IS CALLED
130. Spine protects the A. DENDRITES
A. nerves B. SOMA
B. spinal cord C. AXON
C. brain D. none of above
D. none of above 137. Subdivision of the PNS that controls in-
voluntary activities, such as regulating car-
131. how does the synapse work? diac and smooth muscle glands.
A. four neuron sends a message to a tar- A. Autonomic Nervous System
get neuron another cell
B. CNS
B. two neuron sends a message to a tar-
get neuron another cell C. PNS
C. one neuron sends a message to a tar-
get neuron another cell 138. Which of the following best describes
D. three neuron sends a message to a tar- how a wildfire benefits a forest?
get neuron another cell A. Extreme temperatures cause seeds to
break open and allow for plant germina-
132. The sympathetic and parasympathetic
tion
nervous systems are subdivisions of the
B. Increases air pollution and destroys
A. central nervous system homes
B. peripheral nervous system C. Sediment is deposited into the soil and
C. autonomic nervous system more fertile soil is created
D. somatic nervous system D. none of above

139. What part of the brain is responsible for 145. What order of Nervous system struc-
thought and planning? tures are activated/involved when you
touch a hot pan and immediately drop it.

A. frontal
B. parietal A. Somatic, Spinal Cord, Brain, Spinal
Cord, Somatic
C. temporal
B. Somatic, Spinal Cord, Somatic
D. occipital
C. Somatic, Spinal Cord, Autonomic
140. mening-means what?
D. Autonomic, Spinal Cord, Autonomic
A. between
B. membrane 146. THE LONG EXTENSION OF A NEURON IS
C. nerve CALLED
D. self A. DENDRITES
B. SOMA
141. What is a reflex?
A. A response that is slow C. AXON
B. When the brain controls the muscles D. none of above
C. When the muscles move 147. Photo-means what?
D. An automatic response that occurs A. Dark
rapidly without conscious control.
B. Small
142. Which of the following is essential to
hearing? C. Large
A. Retina D. Light
B. Semicircular canals 148. Which system relays messages
C. Cochlea A. Central Nervous System
D. Taste bud
B. Peripheral Nervous System
143. Actions which are under your control C. All of the above
A. involuntary D. none of above
B. voluntary
149. Which event triggers the creation of an
C. brain
action potential?
D. vertebrae
A. The sodium-potassium pump shuttles
144. A sudden change in the polarity of the ions across the membrane.
membrane of a neuron, gland cell, or mus-
B. The membrane depolarizes above a
cle fiber that causes the transmission of
certain threshold potential.
electrical impulses
C. Voltage-gated potassium channels
A. Action potential
open, and K+ ions diffuse out of the neu-
B. Membrane potential ron.
C. Resting potential D. There is an undershoot of the resting
D. Threshold potential.

150. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INCLUDES B. axon hillock

THE C. synapse
A. BRAIN AND FEET D. cell body
B. BRAIN AND EYES
156. What does the cerebrum control?
C. BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
A. Memory, language, and thoughts.
D. BRAIN AND HANDS
B. Heartbeat, swallowing, and blinking.
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151. Sympathetic & parasympathetic re-
C. Coughing and sneezing
sponses are part of the nervous sys-
tem D. Standing, running, waving, and speak-
ing.
A. somatic
B. autonomic 157. Which system do we associate with the
sentence “Fight or flight”?
C. peripheral
A. CNS
D. central
B. ANS (Autonomic)
152. What is not a response of the sympa-
thetic nervous system? C. PNS
A. Dilation of the pupils D. SNS (Sympathetic)
B. Elevation of the heart rate 158. The Nodes of Ranvier exist because
C. Increased blood flow to skeletal mus- A. it speeds up the message sent along
cle the axon
D. increased activity of the digestive sys- B. schwann cells aren’t large enough to
tem cover the whole axon
153. Which one of the following is directly con- C. the neurons get damaged and gaps
trolled by the somatic nervous system: form
A. smooth muscle D. it’s a side effect of the way the neuron
is developed
B. cardiac muscle
C. skeletal muscle 159. Which structure is not part of a neuron?
D. abdominal muscles A. axons
B. myelin sheath
154. Which is the correct sequence in the trans-
mission of a neural impulse? C. cell body
A. axon, dendrite, cell body, synapse D. dendrite
B. dendrite, axon, cell body, synapse 160. Carry message from body to brain from
C. synapse, axon, dendrite, cell body the brain to body.
D. dendrite, cell body, axon, synapse A. Nerves
155. Where in the neuron do action potentials B. Neuron

begin? C. Brain
A. dendrite D. Spinal Cord

161. What kind of stimuli would cause you to C. neuron

shiver? D. vertebrae

A. Being very excited about a new bike.
167. Which nervous system contains sensory
B. Jumping into a cold shower.
and motor neurons that carry information
C. Running really fast. between the central nervous system and
D. none of above the rest of the body?
162. At the end of an axon we find? A. Autonomic Nervous System
A. Action B. Somatic Nervous System

B. Dendrites C. Peripheral Nervous System
C. Axon terminals D. Central Nervous System
D. Synapse 168. Stimulus →? → brain → effector →
163. WHICH ONE IS ACTIVATED IN AN EMER- responseComplete the impulse pathway
GENCY (SUCH AS BEING HIT HARD ON A. Nerve
THE HEAD)
B. Impulse
A. CONSCIOUS
C. Affector
B. UNCONSCIOUS
D. Voluntary
C. SUBCONSCIOUS
D. NOT SURE 169. The chemicals that carry messages to tar-
get neurons are stored in
164. Which branch of the nervous system is
A. vesicles.
directly responsible for controlling your
heart rate, breathing rate and peristalsis B. myelin sheaths.
in the digestive system? C. the cell body.
A. central nervous system
D. the synaptic gap.
B. somatic nervous system
170. What is the colored part of the eye
C. autonomic nervous system
called?
D. none of above
A. Iris
165. When a neuron is depolarized, what are B. Optic Nerve
the first channels to open?
C. Cornea
A. Sodium
D. Rods and Cones
B. Potassium
C. Calcium 171. The critical point at which a stimulus
D. ACTH causes an action potential
A. Synapse
166. A bundle of nerves that go to and from
the brain. B. Action potential
A. spinal cord C. Membrane potential
B. medulla D. Threshold

172. The part of the nervous system that con- B. the spread of action potential down
sists of nerves that branch out from the the axon
CNS and connect to other body parts C. along unmyelinated axons it moves at
A. Sympathetic a speed of about 1 meter per second (2
B. Parasympathetic mph)
C. Autonomic D. none of above

D. Peripheral 178. Fast pain does all of these except
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173. What would your body’s response be to A. precise pain
having the flame of a candle getting too B. long lasting
close to your hand?
C. mainly skin
A. To sweat
D. none of above
B. To yell
179. What are the two types of the Peripheral
C. To pull your hand away
Nervous System?
D. none of above
A. Automatic, Somatic
174. the heart would be classified under this B. Peripheral, Central
nervous system response.
C. Nervous System, Digestive System
A. somatic
D. None of these
B. autonomic
C. cerebral 180. This part of the neuron receives chemi-
cal messages from the neurotransmitters
D. sensory of other neurons.
175. Which nervous system contains motor A. Axon Terminal
and sensory neurons? B. Dendrites
A. central nervous system C. Myelin Sheath
B. peripheral D. Cell Body
C. sympathetic nervous system
181. Loss of vision
D. sensory
A. optic nerve
176. What are the three components of the
B. olfactory nerve
nervous system?
C. abducting
A. Arteries, Veins, Capillaries
D. oculomotor
B. Heart, Blood vessels, Blood
C. Brain, Spinal Cord, Peripheral Nerves 182. One of the hormones secreted during the
fight-flight-freeze response is
D. Nose, Trachea, Lungs
A. cortical.
177. Continuous propagation is
B. adrenaline.
A. along myelinated axons it moves at a
speed of about 18-140 meters per second C. cortisol.
(18-140 mph) D. ACTH.

183. Which structure in the diencephalon re- 189. extensions of a neuron through which im-
lays information going to the cerebrum? pulses are sent away from the cell body to
other neurons, glands or muscles

A. Pineal body
B. Hypothalamus A. nerve fibers
C. Thalamus B. efferent nerves
D. Pituitary gland C. axon, axon terminal

D. reflex
184. The space between neurons:
A. neurotransmitter 190. Which of the following is an example of
an internal stimulus?
B. synapse
A. darkness
C. terminal branches
D. schwann cells B. sunlight
C. hunger
185. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM HAS HOW MANY
IMPORTANT PARTS? D. rain
A. 1 191. Organs, such as the stomach and the

B. 2 small and large intestines, are lined with
involuntary muscle tissue. These organs,
C. 3 due to the muscular contractions of their
D. 4 walls, involuntarily
186. What are the three layers found in a ma- A. Add liquids to food to make it a slurry.
ture soil profile? B. Move food through the digestive tract.
A. Sand, silt, and loam C. Secrete mucous.
B. Gravel, sand, and silt D. Supply digestive enzymes that aid in di-
C. Topsoil, humus, and parent material gestion
D. Topsoil, subsoil, and parent material 192. What is function of medula?
187. The occipital lobe controls A. controls hearth rate
A. Vision B. memory center
B. Smell C. controls balance
C. Taste D. conscious thought
D. Movement
193. What is responsible for maintaining the
188. What are some of the body’s senses resting membrane potential?
A. Vision A. Neurotransmitter receptors
B. Touch B. Voltage-gated ion channels
C. Taste C. The sodium-potassium pump
D. Reflex D. Ligand-gated ion channels

194. A neuron has a resting potential of about 199. What type of neuroglia cell is found in the
millivolts CNS and provides multiple layers of myelin
sheaths?
A. +50
A. Microglial
B. -70
B. Oligodendrocytes
C. -55
C. Astrocytes
D. -80
D. Ependymal
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E. +35
200. The cells whose axons make up the optic
195. Propagation is nerve are the cells
A. along myelinated axons it moves at a A. amacrine

speed of about 18-140 meters per second B. horizontal
(18-140 mph) C. ganglion
B. along unmyelinated axons it moves at D. bipolar
a speed of about 1 meter per second (2
mph) 201. What is the job of the spinal cord?
C. the spread of action potential down A. To protect your muscles
the axon B. To communicate from your brain to the
D. none of above rest of your body
C. To open and close your lungs.
196. controls all the body functions. D. none of above
A. nerves
202. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that
B. spinal cord helps regulate:
C. brain A. learning and memory
D. none of above B. pain and pleasure
C. muscle movements
197. What part of your brain controls involun-
tary muscle movements? D. sleep, moods/emotions
A. olfactory 203. A nerve cell.
B. Cerebrum A. Neuron
B. Spinal cord
C. Brain Stem
C. Dendrite
D. cerebellum
D. Brain
198. Somatic motions are motions that we
204. Baroreceptors deal with
A. control voluntarily A. stretching veins
B. have little control over B. stretching in arteries
C. have no control over C. stretching skin
D. don’t actually do D. none of above

205. In contrast to the autonomic nervous sys- 211. What do we call the long “tail” like part
tem, the somatic nervous system: of the neuron, that is responsible for con-
tinuing the electrical signal?

A. has two motor neurons
B. has two afferent neurons A. Dendrite
C. has one efferent neuron B. Soma
D. stimulates effector cells C. Axon

D. none of above
206. Communication between neurons occurs
at 212. What are the two main parts of the cen-
A. Axon terminal tral nervous system?
B. Synapse A. brain and spinal cord

B. patella and phalanges
C. Muscle fiber
C. heart and lungs
D. Neuron membrane
D. stomach and pancreas
207. nerve impulse
213. A nerve cell is called a:
A. action potential
A. neutron
B. resting potential
B. nerve
C. membrane potential
C. neuron
D. synapse
D. synapse
208. Controls Reflexes
214. What is the main control center of the
A. Spinal Cord
body that contains the brain and spinal
B. Medulla cord?
C. Cerebellum A. Peripheral nervous system
D. none of above B. Central nervous system
209. The nervous system subdivision that is C. Autonomic nervous system
composed of the brain and spinal cord. D. Somatic nervous system
A. Autonomic Nervous Sytem
215. The is in charge of involuntary mus-
B. CNS cles movement such as breathing, your
C. PNS heart beat and your reflexes.
D. Somatic Nervous System A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
210. What are the two major structural divi-
sions of the nervous system? C. Medulla
A. The brain and spinal cord D. none of above
B. The central nervous and peripheral 216. What is NOT part of the peripheral ner-
nervous system vous system (PNS)?
C. The neurons and the dendrites A. axons
D. The cerebrum and the medulla B. sensory receptors

C. spinal cord 222. A nerve cell that is specialized to trans-

D. motor neurons fer messages in the form of fast moving
electrical energy
217. Which of the following is not the basic A. neuron
function of the nervous system?
B. brain
A. detects and senses stimuli
C. medulla
B. responds to sensory stimulation
D. cerebellum
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C. sends signal rapidly between body
parts 223. The motor system is divided into which
D. produces fluids such as plasma and in- two systems?
testinal fluid A. Input, output
218. The main organ of the nervous system. B. Sympathetic, parasympathetic
A. spinal cord C. Motor, sensory
B. nerves D. Somatic, autonomic
C. neuron 224. Tick all of the correct statments

D. brain A. The refelx arc protects the body from
danger
219. If you are right handed, what side of the
brain controls that? B. Sensory Neurons pass message to In-
terneurons
A. Motor cortex of left hemisphere
C. The brain sends signal to motor neu-
B. Motor cortex of right hemisphere rons
C. Sensory cortex of left hemisphere D. Motor neurons cause a response by
D. Sensory cortex of right hemisphere stimulating effectors
220. Propioreceptors deals with 225. Stores Memories

A. muscle spindens, tendons, ligaments A. Cerebrum
and joints B. Cerebellum
B. connective tissue C. Medulla
C. pain D. none of above
D. none of above
226. Thinking takes place in the
221. Action potentials move along axons A. cerebrum
A. more rapidly in myelinated than in non- B. cerebellum
myelinated axons.
C. brain stem
B. by reversing the concentration gradi-
ents for sodium and potassium ions D. spinal cord
C. more slowly in axons of large than in 227. The human body is made up of many sys-
small diameter tems. Which system is involved when
D. by the direct action of acetylcholine on blood cells are produced?
the axonal membrane A. Digestive

B. Muscular 233. Similar to the rough Endoplasmic Reticu-

C. Skeletal lum, site where proteins are made

D. Nervous A. integrative
B. motor
228. Which cell relays messages from one tis-
sue to another? C. autonomic
A. Red Blood Cell-RBC D. chromatophilic substance
B. White Blood Cell-WBC 234. Where is the nucleus located?
C. Neuron
A. Axon
D. Tissue
B. Dendrites
229. What is an example of homeostasis? C. Soma
A. Your feet pulling away when being tick- D. Myelin Sheath
led.
B. Your stomach growling when your 235. what is also known as a nerve cell?
body needs nutrients. A. neuron
C. Your hair growing really long in the B. sensory nerves
summer.
C. dendrites
D. none of above
D. toes
230. Carries nervous signals from nervous sys-
tem to body and from body to nervous sys- 236. Long fiber with branched end is?
tem A. Cell body
A. spinal cord B. Dendrite
B. brain
C. Axon
C. nerves
D. Axon terminal
D. cerebellum
237. Another name for the Medulla is the
231. What are the four types of tastebuds
A. Brain Stem
A. Sweet, Sour, Salty, Sugary
B. Spinal Cord
B. Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Spicy
C. Neuron
C. Sweet, Bitter, Salty, Sour
D. Sour, Bitter, Sugary, Spicy D. none of above
232. Which of the following bodily functions 238. A bundle of nerves that runs along the
results from parasympathetic nervous sys- back of a vertebrate within the spinal col-
tem action? umn.
A. increased salivation A. Dendrites
B. increased perspiration B. Stimulus
C. increased respiration C. Brain Stem
D. decreased stomach contractions D. Spinal cord

239. The type of consumer which breaks down 244. How do your nerves work?
and absorbs dead and decaying plants and
A. They carry messages back and forth
animals is a (n) and is responsible for
from the brain to the rest of the body
returning material back into the envi-
ronment. B. The send messages only to the spinal
cord
A. Decomposers; inorganic
C. They only receive messages from the
B. Decomposers; organic
spinal cord
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C. Omnivores; inorganic
D. They really don’t work. They are lazy
D. Omnivores; organic and want everything done for them.
240. Which part of the brain controls volun-
245. Central Nervous System
tary actions like talking?
A. coordinates actions of muscles and
A. Brain stem
helps maintain balance
B. Cerebellum
B. controls movement, senses and
C. Cerebrum speech
D. Olfactory nerve C. consists of the brain and the spinal
241. This releases neurotransmitters which cord and is the control center of the body
are sent into the synaptic cleft D. automatic response that occurs
A. axon rapidly and without conscious control
B. axon terminal 246. Which part of the nervous system is not

C. dendrites involved in producing reflex actions?
D. myelin sheath A. brain
242. Which of the following is a function of the B. spinal cord

integumentary system? C. receptors
A. Protects the body from infection and D. sensory
injury.
B. Mixes food with enzymes to help break 247. A cytoplasmic extension of a neuron that
it down. receives stimuli
C. Moves oxygen and nutrients to cells in A. Axon

every system of the body. B. Nerve
D. Speeds up or slows down cellular pro- C. Dendrite
cesses.
D. Synapse
243. WHICH IS THE LARGEST PART OF OUR
BRAIN . 248. An example of a reflex is
A. CEREBRUM A. kicking a ball in soccer
B. CEREBELLUM B. sneezing
C. MEDULA C. singing
D. SPINAL CORD D. none of above

249. Sense of smell 255. Branches of a neuron that collect stimuli

A. I A. Myelin sheath

B. II B. Dendrites
C. III C. Cell Body
D. VII D. none of above
250. An action potential moves along a(n): 256. What is the most basic unit of the ner-
vous system?
A. dendrite
A. Brain
B. cell body
B. Nerve
C. synapse
C. Neuron
D. axon
D. Impulse
E. myelin sheath
257. These three parts work together to make
251. Actions which are NOT under your control up the Central Nervous System. They are
A. voluntary the , , and
B. involuntary A. Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves
C. vertebrae B. Heart, Lungs, Brain
D. brain C. Cerebrum, Cerebral Cortex, Cerebel-

lum
252. The is a rope-like bundle of nerves. It D. none of above
is also the main pathway for information.
258. Brain stem controls
A. Nerves
A. Breathing
B. Spinal Cord
B. Taste
C. Brain
C. Movement
D. none of above
D. Sight
253. The actual gap in the synapse is called the
259. Parkinson’s Disease is characterised by a
A. synaptic bridge decreased level of
B. synaptic vesicle A. ACTH
C. synaptic membrane B. Adrenaline
D. synaptic cleft C. Glutamate
254. Which of the following is not a response D. Dopamine

of the sympathetic nervous system? 260. What part of the brain is the “coordina-
A. Dilation of the pupils tion center” controlling respiration, blood
pressure, and chemical balance?
B. Elevation of the heart rate
A. hypothalamus
C. Increased blood flow to skeletal mus-
cle B. thalamus
D. increased activity of the digestive sys- C. cerebellum
tem D. cerebrum

261. Which of the following are 2 of the types B. Send and receive messages to re-
of Nerve Endings spond to a change in an organisms envi-
A. Cold and Pressure ronment
B. Hot and Taste C. Brings oxygen into the body
C. Sweet and Sour D. Moves body parts
D. Touch and Feel 267. Which part of the brain coordinates the
actions of muscles and helps you maintain
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262. Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part balance?
of the:
A. brain stem
A. autonomic nervous system.
B. cerebrum
B. central nervous system.
C. cerebellum
C. cranial nerves.
D. none of above
D. peripheral nervous system.
268. Responsible for control of the bodily func-
263. Nerve cells tell muscles what to do by us- tions not consciously directed, such as
ing breathing, the heartbeat, and digestion.
A. plasma A. Somatic Nervous System
B. spinal cord B. Autonomic Nervous System
C. vertebra C. Spinal Cord
D. electrical impulses D. Brainstem
264. What type of cell is found in the PNS that 269. the part of the brain that includes the
regulates and stabilizes the cells environ- pons, medulla oblongata, and midbrain
ment?
A. thalamus
A. Astrocytes B. hypothalamus
B. Schwann C. brain stem
C. Satellite D. hippocampus
D. Ependymal
270. Which of these is not a reflex response?
265. Which part of the neuron is a thread-like A. moving a hand off something hot
structure that carries impulses to other
neurons? B. sneezing
A. Cell body C. picking up a book
B. Dendrites D. wink of eyes
C. Axon 271. The largest part of your brain

D. Myelin sheath A. medulla
266. What is the function of the nervous sys- B. cerebrum

tem? C. cerebellum
A. Transport nutrients around the body D. neuron

272. What is one of the three major parts of 277. phagocytize bacterial cells
the Nervous System? A. microglial

A. Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves B. astrocytes
B. Heart, Lungs, Toungue C. ependymal
C. Legs, Arms, Head D. oligodendrocytes
D. None of these
278. What are the TWO parts of the periph-
273. Neurotransmitters are eral (outer) nervous system?
A. proteins A. Brain
B. hormones B. Sensory Organs

C. Spinal Cord
C. biochemicals
D. Nerves
D. impulses
279. Nerves that originate in the spinal cord.
274. Spinal Cord
A. controls involuntary actions such as
breathing and heart rate B. Spinal Nerves
B. is the link between the brain and the C. Cranial Nerves

peripheral nervous system D. Nervous Nerves
C. largest part; controls movement, the
280. What controls all of the body’s activi-
senses, speech and abstract thought
ties?
D. coordinates actions of muscles and A. brain
B. Central nervous system
275. Hormones of the body’s endocrine sys- C. spinal cord
tem are important contributors to a stress
response. Which gland in the brain initi- D. nerves
ates hormonal secretion?
281. What sends messages throughout your
A. pituitary body?
B. hypothalamus A. Neurons
C. adrenal B. Spinal cord
D. amygdala C. Sponge bob square pants
D. none of above
276. What are the main two parts of the cen-
tral nervous system? 282. What is the pH of a base?
A. Brain and Skull A. 0-7 on a pH scale.
B. Brain and Spinal Cord B. 7 on a pH scale.
C. Spinal Cord and Nerves C. 7-14 on a pH scale.
D. Nerve Cells and Nerve Endings D. none of above

283. What are the three most important or- 288. send signals away from neurons
gans that are part of the Nervous Sys- whereas receive signals from other
tem? neurons.
A. The Brain A. dendrites; axons
B. The spinal cord B. axons; dendrites
C. The sensory organs C. synapses; dendrites
D. All of the above D. axons; synapses
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284. Which of the following are the parts of 289. Location at which a neuron can transfer
neurons? an impulse to another cell with the use of
A. brain, spinal cord, and vertebral col- neurotransmitters is called
umn A. myelin sheath
B. dendrite, axon, and cell body B. axon
C. sensory and motor C. threshold
D. cortex, medulla and sheath D. synapse
285. Which part of the body is the control cen-
290. Cardiac muscle makes up the heart which
ter?
pumps blood throughout the body there-
A. brain fore the stem “cardi-“means
B. spinal cord A. Heart
C. nerve endings B. Pump
D. vertebrae C. Circulate
286. What is the peripheral nervous system? D. Blood
A. is an electrically excitable cell that 291. What is a receptor
takes up, processes and transmits infor-
mation through electrical and chemical A. carries motor commands from the CNS
signals. to areas of the body
B. the nervous system inside the brain B. detect sensory information from out-
and spinal cord. side the nervous system
C. the nervous system outside the brain C. carries sensory information from the
and spinal cord. receptors to the CNS where it is pro-
cessed
D. In order that a human being can react
to his environment D. none of above
287. What part of the brain interprets im- 292. Planning, recalling information, and deci-
pulses from the senses? sion making are all functions of the:
A. midbrain A. brain stem
B. cerebrum B. cerebrum
C. cerebellum C. cerebellum
D. brainstem D. hypothalamus

293. What does Neuroglia also stand for 299. Page 35-The nervous system with a sig-
A. blood cell nal traveling long the nerves to the

B. stem cell A. back
C. glial cells B. brain
D. none of above C. foot
294. The nervous system controls uncon- D. knee
scious activities.
A. central nerves 300. Which Nervous system is involved in in-
creasing arousal levels to deal with a
B. cranium threat/stressor?
C. thoughts
A. Sympathetic
D. autonomic
B. Parasympathetic
295. The type of nerves that carry impulses to
from the CNS to muscles and glands C. Somatic
A. Efferent D. Central
B. Afferent
301. Also called the “rest and digest” arm of
C. Somatic the nervous system.
D. none of above A. Sympathetic
296. The nervous system is responsible for B. Parasympathetic
in the body.
C. Central
A. movement
D. Peripheral
B. support
C. intellegence 302. Our receive messages and send them
D. controlling and coordinating activities to the brain. The brain sends messages to
our body on how to respond.
297. Neurotransmitters are that travel
across the to another cell. A. heart
A. electrical signals; receptors B. lungs
B. electrical signals; synapse C. nerves
C. chemicals; receptors D. none of above
D. chemicals; synapse
303. Page 37-The stringy parts that lead
298. The most immediate effect of adrenaline away from the cell body are called
and noradrenaline secretion is
A. candy
A. arousal.
B. immobility. B. dogs
C. relaxation. C. dendrites
D. energy conservation. D. cell body

304. What physiological responses are not 309. Without the nervous system, you
characteristic of the fight or flight re- couldn’t
sponse A. walk
A. increased heart rate B. breathe
B. increased digestive rate C. think
C. goosebumps D. all of the above
D. increased respiratory rate
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310. Spinal and cranial nerves belong to
305. The stage of Selye’s General Adaptation A. CNS
Syndrome in which an organism initially re- B. ENS
sponds to a stressor is called
C. PNS
A. resistance.
D. ANS
B. exhaustion.
311. Which of the following is NOT part of the
C. alarm reaction.
central nervous system?
D. counter shock.
A. The brain
306. Neurons that conduct nerve impulses B. The spinal cord
from the receptors to the central nervous C. The brain stem
system are
D. Spinal nerves
A. Motor neurones
312. What is another name for a nerve cell?
B. Efferent neurons
A. Nerves
C. Relay neurons
B. Neuron
D. Sensory neurons
C. Nilli
307. Which structure connects the Brain to the D. Brain
Peripheral Nervous System, while also di-
recting some of the body’s reflexes? 313. What neuroglial cell is found in the PNS
A. Spinal Cord and forms individual myelin sheaths.
A. Oligodendrocytes
B. Esophagus
B. Schwann
C. Pharynx
C. Satellite
D. Larynx
D. Ependymal
E. Trachea
314. Someone who is able to change their cop-
308. An is a body part that does a certain ing strategy to match the stressor would
job. be demonstrating
A. organism A. context-specific effectiveness
B. organ B. coping flexibility
C. organ system C. avoidance coping
D. none of above D. emotion-focused coping

315. Interneurons/Relay neurons 321. Neurons are primarily composed of this

A. nerve cells that detect stimuli cell?

B. a signal that causes an animal to react A. heart
in some way
B. skin
C. nerve cells that carry response infor-
mation to muscles and other organs C. brain
D. found in the brain and spinal cord and D. skull

allow sensory and motor neurons to com-
municate 322. The set of organs that uses information
from the senses to control all body sys-
316. For an action potential to take place the tems.
nerve impulse needs to reach:
A. Nervous System
A. Quarter Stimulus
B. Resting Potential B. Respiratory System
C. Half Stimulus C. Circulatory System
D. Threshold Stimulus D. none of above
317. Select all of the examples of a reflex arc
323. This is the job of the nervous system.
A. Deciding to close your eyes
A. To send messages to and from the
B. Sneezing when dust gets in nose
brain and spinal cord to and from the body
C. Quickly move hand when touch hot iron
B. To break down food to be used by the
D. Blink when bright light turns on body
318. A chemical substance that transmits C. To remove wastes from the body
nerve impulses across a synapse
D. none of above
A. Neurotransmitter
B. Axon 324. The third, innermost layer of the
C. Synapse meninges is called the
D. Nerve A. pia mater
319. Reflex responses are controlled in your B. arachnoid mater
A. brain stem C. dura mater
B. spinal cord D. epidural mater
C. cerebrum
D. cerebellum 325. The cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem
make up what?
320. Click all that deal with the hypothalamus.
A. spinal cord
A. Senses body temperature
B. brain
B. Hunger and thirst
C. Emotions C. nerves
D. Muscle endurance D. Nervous System

326. The neurotransmitter that signals muscle 331. Which division of the nervous system can
contraction is called be broken into sympathetic & parasympa-
thetic?
A. Acetylcholine
A. Central
B. Myosin
B. Peripheral
C. Actin
C. Autonomic
D. Calcium
D. Somatic
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327. What is paralysis? 332. The send and receive messages from
A. Loss of feeling or unable to move some the brain.
body parts A. Nerves
B. Able to jump around B. Spinal Cord
C. Able to run C. Brain
D. None of the above. D. none of above

333. The maintenance of an organism’s inter-
328. The two major subsystems of the ner- nal environment is called:Body in Balance
vous system are the central nervous sys-
tem and the A. compensating
B. homeostasis
A. autonomic nervous system
C. balancing
B. sympathetic nervous system
D. routine
C. peripheral nervous system
334. Area of gray matter (butterfly) on the
D. somatic nervous system back posterior of the spinal cord
329. Which of the following is an accurate list A. Dorsal Horn
of the abiotic factors within an ecosys- B. Ventral Horn
tem?
C. Anterior Column
A. Owls, squirrels, deer, oak trees, and D. Posterior Column
water
335. A barometer is used for?
B. Water, soil, air, temperature, and light
A. Temperature
C. Producers, Consumers, and Decom-
posers B. Density
C. Air pressure
D. Animals, water, soil, light, and plants
D. Smog
330. The “fight or flight” response during
336. An example of a reflex action includes
threatening situations in the role of the:
A. Touching a butterfly
A. sympathetic nervous system
B. Brushing your hand against the side of
B. parasympathetic system your body
C. somatic nervous system C. Touching a hot stove
D. cerebellum D. Your legs moving as you walk

337. An automatic response that occurs 343. The central nervous system includes
rapidly without conscious control
A. Brain

A. reflex
B. Smooth Muscles
B. spinal cord
C. Spinal Cord
C. concussion
D. cerebellum D. Cardiac Muscles
338. An opening where light enters. 344. Which is not a symptom of Parkinson’s
A. Pupil Disease
B. Retina A. Bradykineasia
C. Iris B. Stuttering
D. none of above C. loss of sense of smell
339. The part of the neuron that takes infor- D. lower muscle tension
mation away from the cell body is called
a(n) 345. these nerves carry impulses away from
A. dendrite the CNS.
B. axon A. dendrites
C. cell body B. afferent nerves
D. Schwann cell C. bones
340. What are the two divisions of the motor D. efferent nerves
nervous system?
A. Sensory and Motor 346. The nervous system
B. Peripheral and Central A. receives information about what is go-
C. Somatic and Autonomic ing on in your body as well as what is going
on around you.
D. Brain and Spinal Cord
B. tells your body how to react to the in-
341. The “effect” of a given stimulus is the formation it receives.
C. helps your body maintain homeosta-
A. response sis.
B. stimulus
D. all of the above.
C. cause
D. result 347. This part of the brain, sometimes called
the ‘mini-brain, ‘ controls balance and
342. The column of tissue connecting the brain body position?
to nerves is
A. right hemisphere
A. spinal cord
B. central nervous system B. medulla oblongata
C. peripheral nervous system C. cerebellum

D. All of the above D. left hemisphere

348. What is the PNA’ job? 353. What is a neuron

A. To send signals to the brain A. perform all the functions of the ner-
vous system (basic units)
B. To send signals to the spinal cord
B. phagocytic functions as well
C. To send signals to the peripheral sys-
tem C. unlike neurons, they can still divide
D. none of above
D. none of above
354. The brain is divided into how many hemi-
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349. What part of your brain controls bal- spheres
ance?
A. Four
A. cerebrum
B. Five
B. cerebellum C. Two
C. brain stem D. Three
D. spinal cord
355. The “selectivity” of a particular ion chan-
nel refers to its
350. A condition caused by sudden movement
of the brain, where the brain hits the skull A. permitting passage by negative but not
is called positive ions.
A. Brain Injury B. permitting passage by positive but not
negative ions
B. Concussion
C. ability to change its size depending on
C. Headache the ion needing transport
D. Nervous System disease D. binding with only one type of neuro-
transmitter.
351. Identify the 2 labels that could apply to
E. permitting passage only to a specific
the nervous system below. The muscles
ion.
of your stomach move to begin digesting
food. 356. Which neurotransmitter is mostly respon-
A. Sensory sible for alertness and arousal?
B. Motor A. Norepinephrine
B. Serotonin
C. Autonomic
C. Dopamine
D. Somatic
D. GABA
352. Which of the following is an example of
357. Type of neuron that sends nerve impulses
an approach coping strategy?
to muscles and gland, by the command of
A. ‘I exercise more.’ other neurons.
B. ‘I eat.’ A. Motor Neurons
C. ‘I sleep more.’ B. Interneurons
D. ‘I get busy with other things to keep C. Sensory Neurons

my mind off it.’ D. none of above

358. The rapid withdrawal from something C. connect the brain and central nervous
that causes pain is called the system.
D. connect the brain and peripheral ner-

A. node to node response
vous system.
B. withdrawal reflex
C. rapid fire response 364. The basic structural unit of the nervous
system is the
D. action potential
A. dendrite
359. This is the protective covering over the B. neuron
axon of a neuron that helps to increase the
C. nucleus
speed an impulse (message) is transmitted
(sent) D. neurilemma
A. synapse 365. Which term matches the following defini-
B. dendrites tion.Definition:a specialised cell transmit-
ting nerve impulses. It is the most common
C. cell body cell in the nervous system.
D. Myelin sheath A. Central Nervous System
360. Eye movement down and in B. Peripheral Nervous System
A. Occulomotor C. Neurons
D. none of above
B. Trochlear
C. Trigeminal 366. Whose job is it to carry nerve impulses
away from a cell body in a neuron?
D. Abducens
A. Axons
361. Which of the following structures allows B. Dendrites
for faster transmission of nerve signals?
C. Spinal Cord
A. axon D. Synapses
B. dendrite
367. The time period between the completion
C. cell body of the action potential and repolarization
D. myelin sheath A. Ploarized
362. In the line “Palms are sweaty, mom’s B. Depolarized
spaghetti, “ what part of the nervous sys- C. Repolarization
tem does that deal with? D. Refractory Period
A. Somatic
368. Which type of neuron transmit messages
B. Sensory from the central nervous system to “effec-
C. Sympathetic tors” such as muscles and glands to initi-
ate a response.
D. Parasympathetic
A. Sensory neurons
363. A major function of the spinal cord is to B. Interneurons
A. protect the spinal column. C. Motor neurons
B. initiate voluntary muscle movements. D. none of above

369. The digestive organs are activated by 375. Which system controls body move-
which nerve during parasympathetic sys- ments?
tems? A. Autonomic Nervous System
A. occulomotor nerve B. Central Nervous System
B. facial nerve C. Peripheral Nervous System
C. vagus nerve D. Somatic Nervous System
D. glossopharyngeal nerve 376. Afferent nerves are called
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370. What makes up the Central Nervous Sys- A. efferent
tem? B. sensory
A. Blood and Heart C. motor
B. Spinal Cord D. peripheral
C. Nerves
377. The surface on a neuron that releases
D. Brain and Spinal Cord synaptic vesicles is the
371. Which of the following are not examples A. node of Ranvier.
of renewable resources? B. dendrite.
A. Coal and natural gas C. axon hillock.
B. Plants and animals D. postsynaptic membrane.
C. Water and sunlight E. presynaptic membrane.
D. Wind and soil 378. Example of involuntary action is
372. The major set of large set of nerves run- A. reading
ning down the spinal column or vertebrae. B. talking
A. axon C. breathing
B. spinal cord D. writing
C. dendrite 379. An automatic subconscious response to a
D. cell body stimulus is called a
373. The receives incoming information in A. potassium pump
a neural pathway B. all or none response
A. pre-synaptic neuron C. rapid fire response
B. post-synaptic neuron D. reflex
C. axon terminal 380. Amy has an itch on her nose and would
D. synaptic gap like to scratch it. What part of her ner-
vous system will control the movement of
374. Controls Body Temperature her arm to scratch her nose?
A. Pans A. Somatic
B. Brainstem B. Sympathetic
C. Hypothalamus C. Parasympathetic
D. none of above D. Autonomic

381. Neurons that travel toward the central B. Axon

nervous system are called C. Cell Body

A. afferent neurons
D. Myelin sheath
B. efferent neurons
387. Which part of a neuron contains most of
C. exit neurons
the organelles required for cellular func-
D. CNS neurons tions?
382. Which is controlled by conscious A. dendrites
thought? B. cell body
A. voluntary actions C. axon
B. breathing
D. myelin sheath
C. heart rate
388. Surround neuron cell bodies in the PNS
D. digestion
A. Satellite cell
383. These are chemicals that are used for
communication B. Schwann cell
A. Neurotransmitters C. Astrocyte
B. Dendrites D. Oligodendrocyte
C. Synaptic Vesicles 389. What does the cerebellum control?
D. Axon Terminals A. involuntary muscle movement
384. Cerebrum B. voluntary muscle movement
A. controls involuntary actions such as C. thoughts, speech, memory
breathing and heart rate D. none of the above.
B. consists of the brain and the spinal
cord and is the control center of the body 390. The spinal cord is
C. coordinates actions of muscles and A. The command center of the nervous
helps maintain balance system
D. controls movement, senses and B. The body’s message and control cen-
speech ter
385. Where the message transfers from one C. A long bundle of neurons that sends
neuron to another messages to and from the brain and all
parts of the body.
A. myelin sheath
D. All of the above.
B. Central nervous system
C. Synapse 391. What is the biggest part of the brain?
D. Somatic Nervous Axon A. Brain stem
B. Think tank
386. In a synaptic cleft, what RECEIVES the se-
creted neurotransmitters? C. Cerebrum
A. Dendrite D. Cerebellum

392. The PONS does what? 397. What is included in the anatomy of the
CNS?
A. Stores memories from childhood
A. Brain & Spinal Cord
B. Releases melatonin and regulates
sleep and wakefulness B. Brain & Eyes
C. Links the cerebral cortex and the cere- C. Spinal Cord & Peripheral Nerves
bellum D. Brain & Peripheral Nerves
D. Prevents the brain to get damaged by
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398. name 1 disorder of the nervous system
retaining liquids
393. THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IS A. Pregnancy

ACTIVATED WHEN WE SOMETHING B. Heart failure
A. SMELL C. Carpel tunnel syndrome
B. TASTE D. diabetes
C. THINK 399. WHICH ONE DO WE USE WITHOUT
D. SEE THINKING?
A. CONSCIOUS
394. Which system is responsible for the over-
all control of all the internal processes that B. UNCONSCIOUS
occur in the body? C. SUBCONSCIOUS
A. muscular system D. NOT SURE
B. nervous system 400. Astrocytes are responsible for:
C. digestive system A. producing cerebrospinal fluid
D. skeletal system B. creating the blood brain barrier
395. The two major parts of the nervous sys- C. producing myelin sheath
tem are the D. destroying cancer cells
A. brain and spinal cord 401. Water can be used over and over again
B. central and somatic nervous systems through the natural process called
C. sympathetic and parasympathetic sys- A. Photosynthesis
tems. B. Respiration
D. peripheral and central nervous sys- C. Infiltration
tems
D. The water cycle
396. What is function of cerebrum? 402. carry the messages.
A. memory center A. spinal cord
B. controls hearth rate B. spine
C. controls balance C. nerves
D. coordination D. brain

403. The part of the neuron that takes in and 409. Which of the following is the final part of
receives messages is called the a reflex arc?

A. dendrite A. integration center
B. nucleus B. effector
C. axon
C. receptor
D. synapse
D. sensory neuron
404. Which branch of the nervous system is
directly responsible for voluntary skeletal 410. Jana was diagnosed with paraplegia af-
muscle contractions? ter a horse riding accident and can no
longer walk. She is unable to do so be-
A. ANS
cause her nervous system cannot com-
B. SNS municate with her nervous system.
C. PNS A. central; autonomic
D. CNS
B. somatic; central
405. A stimuli is a(n)- C. somatic; sympathetic
A. feeling or physical reaction
D. autonomic; sympathetic
B. something that causes us to act
C. a response to an event 411. The brain and spinal cord are made up
of cells called neurons. The stem “neur-
D. change in the environment “means
406. The controls balance, posture, and co- A. Brain
ordination.
B. Lobe
A. Cerebrum
C. Connections
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla D. Nerve
D. none of above 412. Which is NOT a common disease of the

407. Conscious activities are controlled by the Nervous System?
nervous system A. Alzheimer’s
A. somatic B. Stroke
B. autonomic C. Diabetes
C. peripheral
D. Parkinson’s
D. central
413. We use this organ to help us hear
408. carry impulses from the brain and
Beethoven.
spinal chord to muscles and glands
A. Ears
A. cell body
B. inter-neurons B. Heart
C. motor-neurons C. Sound
D. nervous system D. Mouth

414. The Brain and Spinal Cord make up the C. 3

A. Peripheral NErvous System D. 4
B. Central Nervous System 420. What is the main organ in the nervous
C. Sensory Nervous System system?
D. Motor Nervous system A. The Spinal Cord
B. The Brian
415. Anything that causes your brain to react
C. The Brain
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is called an
D. The Arms
A. Stimulus
B. Action 421. The part of the brain that controls con-
scious thoughts, senses, language and
C. Impulse memories.
D. Axon A. Cerebellum
416. What does the peripheral nervous sys- B. Cerebrum
tem do? C. Dendrites
A. Help you learn new facts D. Brain Stem
B. Help nerve impulses move 422. What are two organs of the nervous sys-
C. Controls balance and coordination tem?
D. Delivers messages from the Central A. heart and lungs
Nervous system to body B. brain and spinal cord
417. All electrical signals are sent along this C. stomach and kidney
highway between the brain and whatever D. none of above
area that is communicating with the brain
423. The junction at which the end of the axon
A. Nerves/neurons of a neuron meets the end of a dendrite or
B. Sensory organs the cell body of another neuron
C. Bones A. Synapse
D. receptors B. Neurotransmitter
C. Threshold
E. Spinal cord
D. Nerve
418. What is function of cerebellum?
424. Which of the following is the function of
A. controls balance the somatic nervous system?
B. memory center A. controls the cardiac muscles and
C. conscious thought smooth muscles as well as internal or-
gans
D. control hearth rate
B. stimulates skeletal muscles for move-
419. HOW MANY LEVELS OF CONSCIOUS- ment
NESS ARE THERE?
C. makes the connections between the
A. 1 eyes and the brain
B. 2 D. stimulates the ears for better hearing

425. Which part of the brain controls your 430. The scientific study of the structure, func-
breathing? tion, and pathology of the nervous system
is known as

A. Pituitary Gland
A. neurostics
B. Cerebrum
B. neurology
C. Brain Stem
C. anatomy
D. Cerebellum
D. psychology
426. A bundle of nerve tissue that links the
brain to the nerves in peripheral nerve sys- 431. Which of the following is an example of
tem is called the an involuntary or automatic reaction?
A. brain stem. A. breathing
B. central nervous system. B. Saying hello to a friend
C. spinal cord. C. Solving 2 x 2
D. none of above D. Learning a dance
427. The muscles in the wall of the blood ves- 432. The Central Nervous System
sels contract or relax to vary the blood
A. includes the brain & spinal cord and co-
flow. Which body system regulates the
ordinates all movement
contraction and relaxation of the mus-
cles? B. includes the whole body and coordi-
nates movement
A. digestive system
C. is responsible for voluntary movement
B. excretory system
D. has more dendrites than the PNS
C. skeletal system
D. nervous system 433. What is the main function of the nervous
system?
428. When the spinal cord responds in an
A. to inhale oxygen and exhale carbon
emergency to a stimulus before the brain,
dioxide
this is called a
B. to break down food consumed by a per-
A. response
son for nutrients
B. synapse
C. to control the body’s activities by relay-
C. cerebral response ing messages
D. reflex D. to control the body’s movements
429. Can a nerve be repaired once it’s been 434. What is cilia?
damaged?
A. A virus.
A. yes, depending on the severity
B. Hair-like projections from cells that
B. no-never move with a wave-like pattern.
C. no-not usually C. A type of joint.
D. yes-always D. A part of the skeletal system.

435. White matter is and Grey matter is 441. Controls automatic functions like breath-
ing, heart rate, body temperature, wake
A. myelinated; phosphorylated and sleep cycles, etc.
B. unmyelinated; myelinated A. cerebrum

C. myelinated; unmyelinated B. cerebellum
D. phosphorylated; myelinated C. basal ganglia
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436. What is another word for autonomic? D. brainstem
A. voluntary
442. Plants and animals are considered renew-
B. involuntary able because they to replace dead
C. central members of their species.
D. brain A. Morph
437. Part of tan axon that contains a nucleus B. Photosynthesize
A. Neuron C. Reproduce
B. Cell Body
D. Irrigate
C. Dendrite
D. none of above 443. The cells in the nervous system are the
438. These structures release neurotransmit-

ters which are then sent into the synapse; A. Neurons
they look like ET’s fingers. B. Red blood cells
A. axon C. White blood cells
B. axon terminals
D. none of above
C. gene
D. neuron 444. You have two types of nerves in your pe-
ripheral nervous system
439. A simple rapid involuntary program re-
sponse to a stimuli is a A. somatic and autonomic
A. Stimuli Response B. sensory and motor
B. Reflex C. parasympathetic and sympathetic
C. Neural Arc Response D. neurons and anti-neurons
D. none of above
445. afferent neurons are to sensory neurons
440. Myelin is a lipid insulation produced by as efferent neurons are to neurons.
the
A. motor
A. astrocytes
B. ependymal cells B. sensory
C. microglia C. integration
D. oligodendrocytes D. association

446. Senses recognize which are recog- 451. What will happen if all the sensory
nized by the brain and results in a re- nerves stop working in any human’s
sponse. body?

A. Synapses A. Messages will not reach to the brain or
spinal cord.
B. Brain messages
B. Brain is not able to process the re-
C. Stimuli (plural of stimulus)
ceived information.
D. Cerebrums
C. Nothing will happen as motor nerves
will perform the functions.
447. Neuron
D. none of above
A. a nerve cell with a unique structure for
receiving and passing on information 452. Which part of the neuron transmits im-
B. a signal that causes an animal to react pulses to other neurons?
in some way A. axon
C. found in the brain and spinal cord and B. cell body
allow sensory and motor neurons to com-
municate C. dendrite
D. none of above D. node
453. The membrane covering of the brain is

448. The interconnects the two hemi-
known as the:
spheres of the cerebral cortex.
A. cerebral aqueduct.
A. cerebellum
B. choroid plexus.
B. somatic nervous system
C. meninges.
C. cerebral cortex
D. ventricles.
D. corpus callosum
454. What part of the eye sends messages to
449. Which part of the brain controls balance the brain from the retina?
and coordination?
A. Optic Nerve
A. cerebrum
B. Iris
B. cerebellum
C. Lens
C. medulla
D. Cornea
D. none of above
455. The nerve cell that carries impulses from
450. What is the central nervous system (CNS) a sense receptor to the brain or spinal cord
made of? is a
A. brain and spinal cord A. Motor Neuron
B. brain and cranial nerves B. Sensory Neuron
C. spinal cord and spinal nerves C. Relay Neuron
D. cranial nerves and spinal nerves D. none of above

456. Which isn’t part of the structure of a cell 461. Which part of the brain controls all invol-
body untary actions?
A. dendrites A. brain stem
B. axon B. cerebrum
C. synaptic terminals C. cerebellum
D. chromosome D. none of above
457. The is the part of your eye that gives 462. THESE ARE THE BRANCHES OF A NEU-
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you your eye color. RON THAT RECIEVE INFORMATION FROM
A. Iris OTHER NEURONS.
B. Pupil A. DENDRITES
C. Lense B. SOMA
D. Retina C. AXON
D. none of above
458. A network of branches coming from indi-
vidual cells. They carry information and 463. The branch like figures that receive im-
electrical signals in the brain and nervous pulses & conducts them to the cell body
system A. Dendrite
A. axon B. Axon
B. axon terminal C. Cell Body
C. dendrite D. Myelin Sheath
D. neuron
464. Slows the heart rate
459. Which term matches the following defini- A. Glossopharyngeal
tion.Definition:the bundles of nerves that
relay messages between the sense organs, B. Vagus
the central nervous system and the mus- C. Accessory
cles and glands. This system is spread out D. Hypoglossal
through the entire body, as shown on the
right. 465. Type of doctor that specializes in working
A. Central Nervous System with the nervous system.
B. Peripheral Nervous System A. cardiologist
C. Neurons B. gastroenterologist
D. none of above C. neurologist
D. nephrologist
460. The nervous system is divided into two
main categories. They are the & ? 466. Which term describes an electrical signal
A. Central & Peripheral Nervous System generated by neurons?
B. Brain & Central Nervous System A. Equilibrium potential.
C. Spinal Cord & Peripheral Nervous Sys- B. Action potential
tem C. Membrane potential
D. Nose & Ears D. Resting potential

467. A single fiber in the neuron that carries 473. Which of the following is least likely to
impulses away from the cell body: be considered a life event?

A. axon A. Retiring from your job
B. dendrite B. Being late due to traffic congestion
C. myelin sheath C. Getting married
D. nucleus D. Having children
468. The greatest amount of energy (and
biomass) in a healthy ecosystem will be 474. Which brain structure controls all vol-
found in the untary activities and is responsible for
thought, memory, emotions, and reason-
A. Tertiary Consumers ing?
B. Secondary Consumers A. Cerebellum
C. Primary Consumers
B. Cerebrum
D. Producers
C. Medulla
469. Which response is voluntary action? D. none of above
A. eating
B. peristalsis in aesophagus 475. A benefit of fight-flight-freeze is that
C. withdraw hand from hot pan A. the body is quickly energised to react
to a threat.
D. sneeze
B. it enables an organism to successfully
470. Which part protects the brain? adapt to all types of situations.
A. Skull C. it prevents organisms from being
B. Cerebrum harmed by stressors that are threatening.
C. Cerebellum D. the individual organism can choose
D. Brain Stem how to respond to a threat depending on
the situation.
471. What does the congenial insensitivity do
to you? 476. Function of nervous system is
A. You can’t feel hot or cold A. Digestion only
B. Unable to feel breaks, burns and open B. Circulation only
wounds
C. Control and coordination of the body
C. Can feel open wounds and burns
D. Breathing only
D. none of above
472. The light enters through you , and 477. What are the TWO major divisions of the
goes through your eye lens. nervous system
A. iris A. Central Nervous System

B. pupil B. Sensory Nervous System
C. lens C. Peripheral Nervous System
D. retina D. Involuntary Nervous System

478. The frontal, parietal, occipital, and tem- B. Digestive system

poral lobes make up the C. Respiratory system
A. brain stem. D. Endocrine system
B. cerebrum.
484. Pneumonia is an infectious disease that is
C. cerebellum. caused by either a bacteria or a virus and
D. none of above primarily affects the lungs. The meaning
of the stem “pneumo-“is
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479. A group of the same species living in an
area is a , but when there are groups A. Disease
of different species in the same area that B. Breathe
is called a C. Lung
A. Ecosystem; community D. Windpipe
B. Niche; adaptation
485. What would you expect to happen to
C. Population; biome the deer population on the opening day of
D. Population; community hunting season?
A. Increase
480. A chemical produced by neurons that car-
ries messages to other neurons B. Stay the same
A. myelin sheath C. Decrease
B. neurotransmitter D. none of above
C. axon 486. What is definition of Autonomic?
D. axon terminal A. The neutrons detect a stimulus
481. All involuntary actions, such as breathing, B. Controls involuntary actions
heartrate, and pulse are controlled by the C. The muscles respond
A. peripheral nervous system D. A reaction to stimulus
B. autonomic nervous system
487. The main function of the nervous system
C. somatic nervous system
A. send messages to and from the brain
D. none of above and spinal cord to and from the body
482. A Dendrite B. break down food to be used by the
body
A. carries information towards the body
of the neuron C. remove wastes from the body
B. carries information away from the D. all of these
body of the neuron 488. Which part of the neuron is where the nu-
C. sends impulses to other neurons cleus is located?
D. acts as the cell’s nucleus A. Cell body
483. This system controls all your body’s func- B. Dendrite

tions. C. Axon
A. Nervous system D. Myelin sheath

489. Inside of a cell membrane more positively 494. Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses
charge that the outside from the sense organs and internal organs
(like your stomach) to the

A. Ploarized
A. peripheral nervous system (PNS)
B. Depolarized
B. central nervous system (CNS)
C. Repolarization
C. muscles
D. Refractory Period
D. sense organs
490. THE TWO MAIN PARTS ARE THE NER-
495. NERVES ARE MADE UP OF
VOUS SYSTEM
A. METAL
A. CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL
B. PLASTIC
B. NORTH AND CENTRAL
C. NEURONS
C. PERIPHERAL AND NORTH
D. NERVES
D. SOUTH AND WEST
496. Ethan has just crashed his mums car, a
491. Sight possible primary appraisal he might make
A. I could be
B. II A. ‘I can hide the car and say it was

stolen’
C. III
B. ‘This is going to cost me a lot of money
D. IV to fix’
C. ‘I will not be able to deal with this sit-
492. What type of responses does the sympa-
uation adequetly’
thetic nervous system control?
D. ‘This is irrelevant to me’
A. rest & digest
B. fight or flight 497. The system of the body that carries infor-
mation to all parts of the body.
C. netflix & chill
A. Nervous system
D. stress & digest
B. Spinal Cord
493. Which term matches the following defi- C. Neuron
nition.Definition:consists of the brain and
D. Brain
spinal cord. It’s sometimes called the “co-
ordinator” because it makes sense of the 498. What is the central nervous system
messages it receives from the sense or-
gans and co-ordinates responses by the A. The centre of each nerve cell
muscles and glands. B. The nerves that control the main func-
A. Central Nervous System tions of the body, such as heart rate and
blood pressure
C. The brain and spinal cord
C. Neurons
D. The nerves that prepare the body for
D. none of above fight or flight response

499. Connected to spinal cord, controls heart- B. Carry Impulses from skin and organs
beat, breathing, blood pressure, digestion. to the spinal cord and brain about the ex-
A. Nerves ternal and internal environment
B. Brain Stem C. Transmit impulses between other neu-

rons
C. Dendrites
D. Brain D. none of above
500. unmyelinated axons and neuron cell bod- 505. The reestablishment of a neuron to a po-
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ies in CNS larized state
A. white matter A. Refractory Period
B. gray matter B. Polrization
C. neurilemma C. Repolarization
D. neurofibrils
D. Depolarization
501. What is the Central Nervous System
made of? 506. Nervous tissue
A. Brain, Spinal Cord A. Tissue that is responsible for lining,
B. Mouth, Nose covering, and glandular tissue
C. Digestive System, Nervous System B. Tissue responsible for protecting, sup-
porting, and binding together other body
D. None of these
tissues
502. Used to sense the environment, but C. Tissues that contracts and shortens to
doesn’t directly convert into electrical sig- produce movement
nals for our body
D. Tissue that receives and conducts elec-
A. Nerves/neurons
trochemical impulses from one part of the
B. Sensory organs body to another
C. Stimulus
507. The part of the body containing all our
D. receptors
smell receptors is the:
E. Spinal cord
A. olfactory epithelium
503. What does P in PNS stand for?
B. mucus
A. Plantaficial
C. olfactory tract
B. Person
D. amygdala
C. Peripheral
D. Plant 508. What part of your brain controls vision?
504. According to function a neuron (interneu- A. cerebrum
ron) that forms bridges would B. cerebellum
A. Transmit impulses from brain and
C. brain stem
spinal cords to muscles and glands direct-
ing action D. spinal cord

509. How many nerves do you have in your B. smell

body? (page 32) C. taste

A. 0 D. touch
B. 1
515. Which part of a neuron RECIEVES infor-
C. 1, 000 mation?
D. A Billion A. axon
510. All the other neurons that aren’t part of B. dendrite
the central nervous system are part of the C. cell body
nervous system
D. axon terminal
A. peripheral
516. Specialized structures which carry infor-
B. outer
mation between your body and the central
C. inside nervous system
D. pulmonary A. nerves
511. Page 36-What is a cell body? B. neuron
A. The outside of a cell. C. brain
B. The center of a cell. D. vertebrae
C. Nothing. 517. The main control center in an animal body
D. Candy. part of the central nervous system is
A. the Brain
512. The basic unit of structure and function in
the nervous system is a nerve cell. Nerve B. your parents
cells are also called- C. a cat
A. Osteocytes D. blood cells
B. Dendrites
518. This is a fatty layer that insulates the
C. Neurons electrical impulse and increases the speed
D. Spinal Cords of impulses going down the axon.
A. Dendrites
513. What type of cell gathers and carries in-
formation? B. Cell Body
A. Nerve Ending C. Myelin Sheath
B. Sense Organ D. Synapse
C. Sensory Cell 519. Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and all the
D. Nerve Cell other nerves throughout the body are part
of the nervous system
514. Children are playing near a fence . The A. somatic
fence blocks the view, but they know that
food is cooking on the other side. Which B. autonomic
sense lets them know this? C. peripheral
A. Hearing D. central

520. The ability of brain tissue to take on new 525. THE BRAIN IS DIVIDED INTO
functions, usually occurs after parts of the A. NEURON, AXON, CEREBELLUM
brain have been damaged
B. CEREBELLUM, BRAIN STEM, CERE-
A. Neurogenesis BRUM, NEURON
B. Brain Plasticity C. CEREBELLUM, BRAIN STEM, CERE-
BRUM
C. Somatic Regeneration
D. none of above
D. Stem Cell Lesions
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526. Part of the PNS that controls skeletal
521. Reflex muscles
A. automatic response that occurs A. Autonomic
rapidly and without conscious control B. Somatic
B. Response that can be consciously con- C. Sensory
trolled D. none of above
C. Response that occurs after a few sec-
527. neurons carry messages to the cen-
onds of trauma
tral nervous system
D. The bodies defense against damage A. Motor
522. The two parts of the Peripheral Nervous B. Inter
System C. Sensory
A. Brain and Spinal Cord D. Fun
B. Somatic and Autonomic 528. For the reflex arc, the processing of sen-
sory information takes place in the:
C. Systematic and Brain
A. Motor neuron
D. Spinal cord and Autonomic
B. Brain
523. The Brain is made of a large mass of C. Medulla Oblongata
A. Muscular Tissue D. Spinal cord
B. Neurons 529. what are the 2 types of nerves?
C. Red Blood Cells A. sensory nerves and motor nerves
D. While Blood Cells B. sensory nerves and circular nerves
E. Glands C. motor nerves and circular nerves
D. circular nerves and octular nervs
524. The part of the neuron that insulates the
axon and increases the speed of the neural 530. What are specialized nerve endings that
message within the neuron. detect change inside and outside the
body?
A. Synapse
A. interneurons
B. Dendrite B. receptors
C. Myelin Sheath C. motor neurons
D. Axon Terminal Button D. reflex arc

531. Insulating axon fibers which increase C. Myelin Sheath

rate of neural impulse transmisison D. Axon Terminal

A. Dendrites
537. The cells that form the lining of the cav-
B. Cell Body ities of the brain and spinal cord and line
C. Myelin Sheath the fluid-filled ventricles of the brain are
D. none of above called?
A. arachnoid cells
532. What does your central nervous system
consist of? B. schwann cells
A. Foot and leg C. ependymal cells
B. Brain and spinal cord D. neuroglia cells
C. hand and arm 538. The heart beating faster during exercise
D. head and back is an example of which portion of the PNS
A. Somatic
533. The three main parts of the brain are ,
, and B. Sensory
A. Cerebrum, spinal cord, heart C. Autonomic
B. Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla D. none of above
C. Cerebrum, Medulla, Gray Matter 539. The speed of neural conduction between
D. none of above neurons will result in difficulties in speak-
ing, vision, and balance if the insulat-
534. A message carried by a nerve cell is called ing the axons is damaged or removed.
a(n)
A. Axon
A. Text
B. Myelin Sheath
B. Neuron
C. Nucleus
C. Reflex
D. Brain
D. Impulse
540. Where in your body can you find nerve
535. The neural impulse changes to as it cells?
moves ACROSS the synapse to other neu-
A. brain
rons.
B. spinal cord
A. an electrical message
B. a chemical message C. neurons
C. an electro-chemical message D. everywhere
D. liquid 541. Neurons that travel only from the brain

to the body are called
536. This part of the neuron stores then
releases neurotransmitters into the A. motor neurons
synapse. B. inteneurons
A. Axon C. sensory neurons
B. Dendrite D. none of above

542. A group of organs that work together is 548. Gaps in the myelin sheath are called
called an
A. nodes of Ranvier
A. organism
B. synapses
B. organ
C. Na+/K+ pumps
C. organ system
D. fenestrations
D. none of above
543. If you have an argument with a friend or 549. What is the pH of an acid?
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family, fail a test, or are deciding what to A. 0-7 on a pH scale.
wear you are experiencing a(n)
B. 7 on a pH scale.
A. Major Life Event
C. 7-14 on a pH scale.
B. Daily pressure
D. none of above
C. Acculturative Stress
D. Catastrophe 550. The is part of the peripheral nervous
system and controls our senses.
544. Located on the brainstem
A. Systemic
A. Pons
B. Cerebrum B. Autonomic
C. Thalamus C. Somatic
D. none of above D. Autonomous
545. Moves eyes laterally away from the nose 551. What is the eye an example of?
A. abducens A. a stimulus
B. facial B. a sense organ
C. trigeminal
C. a relay neuron
D. accessory
D. a part of nerve cell
546. What are the two parts of the nervous
system? 552. All of the following systems rid the body
of waste EXCEPT the system.
A. The brain and spinal cord
B. The central nervous and peripheral A. Digestive
nervous system B. Ecretory
C. The neurons and the dendrites C. Skeletal
D. The cerebrum and the medulla D. Respiratory
547. Protective bones which surround and pro-
553. The function of the ependymal cells is
tect the spinal cord.
A. vertebrae A. Protection of the delicate neuron axon
B. brain B. Maintain the health of the neuron

C. central nervous system C. Circulates the cerebrospinal fluid
D. peripheral nervous system D. Insulate the electrical impulse

554. The nerves going to the upper limbs join 560. The main neurotransmitter(s) released
the spinal cord at the region. during fight or flight is (are):

A. cervical A. Acetylcholine only
B. thoracic B. Dopamine and GABA
C. sacral C. Adrenaline and noradrenaline only
D. lumbar D. Seratonin
555. What is the brainstem’s main function? 561. Peripheral Nervous System
A. Remembering faces A. consists of a network of nerves that

branch out to body
B. Breathing & heartbeat
B. controls involuntary actions such as
C. Muscle coordination breathing and heart rate
D. Speech C. coordinates actions of muscles and
556. What does the Myelin Sheath protect?
D. located in the skull has 3 main regions
A. Axon
B. Dendrite 562. Axons are part of a neuron that send elec-
trical signals the cell body
C. Cell body
A. to
D. axon terminal
B. away from
557. Which types of neurons are also known C. in between
as afferent neurons?
D. none of above
A. motor
563. Which of these are the two major func-
B. sensory tions of “neurons” (pick two)
C. interneurons A. Ability to respond to a stimulus and
D. microglial neurons converts it to a nerve impulse
B. Ability to secrete lubricating sub-
558. Type of neuron that perceive information
stances
about your environment.
C. Ability to transmit impulse to other
A. Motor Neuron
neurons, muscles or glands.
B. Interneuron
D. Ability to excrete waste substance
C. Sensory Neuron from the body.
D. none of above 564. Rasheed accidentally bumped his leg on
a desk . What is the first thing that hap-
559. About how much does the brain weigh?
pened within Rasheed’s nervous system?
A. 2 pounds
A. he yelled, “Ow!”
B. 3 pounds
B. The nerves in his leg sensed pain.
C. 4 pounds C. The leg nerves sent a message to the
D. 8 pounds skin and his leg.

D. The brain sent a message to the skin A. Central Nervous System

and his leg.
B. Autonomic Nervous System
565. Nerves that originate in the brain. C. Peripheral Nervous System
A. Cranial nerves D. Sympathetic Nervous System
B. Spinal nerves
571. Which is the correct nerve pathway?
C. Vagus nerve
A. dendrite > axon > cell body >
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D. Peripheral nerves synapse > dendrite
566. This part of the nervous system helps us B. dendrite > cell body > axon >
chew food mechanically. synapse > dendrite
A. Parasympathetic C. axon > cell body > dendrite >
B. Sympathetic synapse > axon
C. Autonomic D. axon > cell body > dendrite >
synapse > axon
D. Somatic
567. The nervous system is composed of the 572. Responds to information received from
, , and the outside environment and inside your
body. For example, touching a hot stove
A. heart, brain, kidneys is a stimulus.
B. lungs, liver, stomach A. Nerves
C. brain, spinal cord, nerves
B. Brain
D. eyes, pancreas, veins
C. Stimulus
568. This part of the nervous system regulates D. Dendrite
involuntary actions such as heart function,
blood pressure, breathing, digestion. 573. Liz has trouble with appetite control,
A. Autonomic Nervous System temperature regulation, and her weight.
Which area of the brain is affected?
B. Sensory Nervous System
A. Brain stem
C. Motor Nervous System
B. Cerebellum
D. Peripheral Nervous System
C. Cerebrum
569. Schwann cells produce layers of mem-
brane containing myelin, which provides: D. Hypothalamus
A. nutrition 574. Identify the 2 labels that could apply to

B. insulation the nervous system response below. You
smash a fly with your hand.
C. immunity
A. Motor
D. DNA transcription
B. Sensory
570. Which division in the Nervous Sys-
C. Autonomic
tem contains all the Spinal and Cranial
Nerves? D. Somatic

575. The brain and spinal cord are known as 580. gli-means what?
what?
A. glue

A. Nerve
B. between
B. Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
C. smaller
C. Central nervous system (CNS) D. nerve
D. The Nervous System
581. Which one of the followings can be com-
E. The controller pared with the processing unit of a com-
puter?
576. Which of the following processes is gov-
erned by the autonomic nervous system? A. Central Nervous System
A. writing B. Both CNS and PNS
B. chewing C. Peripheral Nervous System
C. running D. ENS
D. digesting food 582. What controls the nervous system and all
decision-making?
577. Which of the following is not controlled
by the autonomic nervous system? A. Brain
A. breathing B. Spinal Cord
B. blood pressure C. Nerves
C. picking up a pencil D. Neurons
D. digestion 583. Your senses the chemical in the air,

and sends this information to your brain.
578. The division of the Autonomic Nervous
System that prepares the body for “fight A. Nostril
or flight”. B. nasal passages
A. sympathetic C. Olfactory bulb
B. parasympathetic D. none of above
C. somatic
584. how does the central nervous system
D. central work?
A. the brain is the control center of the
579. This releases neurotransmitters which
central nervous system.
are sent into the synaptic cleft for recep-
tors on the dendrite B. controls most functions of the body
and mind. It consists of two parts:the
A. axon
brain and the spinal cord
B. axon terminal
C. when you walk
C. gene
D. the spinal is a thick column of nervous
D. neuron system tissue links the brain.

585. What is the Nervous System? B. resting potential

A. The body system that provides struc- C. electrical potential
ture and support for the body. D. electrical current
B. The system that sends electrical sig-
nals through the body. 591. Multipolar has a number amount of ax-
ons
C. A new video game system.
A. one
D. none of above
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B. two
586. The nervous system is made up of 2 com-
C. three
ponentes the central & peripheral nervous
system? D. four
A. All of the above 592. The Central Nervous system includes
B. Maybe what two organs?
C. False A. Brain and Nerves
D. True B. Brain and Spinal Cord
587. A house fire, hurricane, or tornado would C. Spinal cord and Nerves
be an example of which type of stress? D. Nerves and Neurons
A. Major Life Change 593. The correct direction of the neural impulse
B. Catastrophe within one neuron.
C. Everyday Problem A. Axon Terminal to Dendrite
D. Environmental Stressor B. Dendrite to Axon Terminal
588. Reflex actions are important because C. Cell Body to Axon
A. They provide a quick, involuntary re- D. Axon Terminal to Cell Body
sponse
594. Connected to spinal cord, this controls
B. They prevent injury heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure & di-
C. They are essential to the survival of or- gestion.
ganisms A. Nerves
D. All of the above B. Brain Stem
589. The bony structure that protects the C. Dendrites
brain. D. Brain
A. Back bone
595. What cell is found in the CNS and con-
B. Teeth nects neurons to blood vessels and form
C. Skull scar tissue?
D. Helmet A. Microglial
590. Which term describes the difference in B. Oligodendrocytes

electrical charge across a membrane? C. Astrocytes
A. membrane potential D. Ependymal

596. Branch-like extensions of the neuron that B. trigeminal

receive chemical messages and carry them C. glossopharngeal
to the cell body.

D. hypoglossal
A. Dendrites
B. Neurons 602. When a neuron is not engaged in an im-
pulse.
C. Nerves
D. Spinal Cord A. Resting potential
B. Action potential
597. What is the name of cells that support
the cells that send information? C. Neural potential
A. Neurons D. Synaptic potential
B. Axons 603. Part of the brain that controls vital and
C. Dendrites involuntary processes.
D. Neuroglia A. cerebrum
598. cereb-/enceph-means what? B. cerebellum
A. smaller C. brain stem
B. glue D. spinal cord

C. brain 604. The long, fiber like part of a neuron which
D. membrane the cell sends information to receiving neu-
rons
599. The part of the nervous system that con-
A. axon
sists of nerves that branch out from the
CNS (central nervous system) and connect B. dendrite
to other body parts C. axon terminal
A. Sympathetic D. gene
B. Parasympathetic
605. What is the best way for your brain to
C. Autonomic
make new connections?
D. Peripheral
A. Surgery
600. The division of the Autonomic Nervous B. Shoving information into your ears
System that slows responses (resting and
digesting). C. Trying hard and learning new things
A. sympathetic D. Sleeping
B. parasympathetic 606. Which part controls our voluntary move-
C. motor ments?
D. sensory A. Spinal cord
B. Cerebrum
601. Taste sensation on the anterior 2/3 of
the tongue C. Cerebellum
A. facial D. Skull

607. The part of the body that contain the B. sensory, dorsal
nerve tissue (contains neuron cells) that
C. motor, efferent
connects the olfactory epithelium (smell re-
ceptors ) to the brain is the: D. motor, dorsal
A. olfactory epithelium 613. Which part of the brain is split into two
B. mucus hemispheres?
C. olfactory tract A. Brain Stem
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D. amygdala B. Cerebrum
608. What part of the eye bends light to focus C. Cerebellum
it on the retina? D. Pituitary Gland
A. Retina
614. gives commands to different parts of
B. Iris
the body.
C. Optic Nerve
A. spinal cord
D. Lens
B. spine
609. The human brain is made of 100 billion
C. brain
neurons. Each neuron has a nucleus that
contains genes. Many neurons bind to- D. nerves
gether to form a nerve.
615. What is the transparent, jellylike tissue
A. tissue filling the eyeball?
B. system
A. Iris
C. organ
B. Vitreous Humor
D. cell
C. Aqueous Humor
610. What neuroglial cell is found in the CNS D. Macula
and forms membranes around the CNS?
A. Microglial 616. Which sense organ helps you hear?
B. Oligodendrocytes A. Eyes
C. Astrocytes B. Nose
D. Ependymal C. Mouth
611. What do neuroglia do? D. Ears
A. Release neurotransmitters 617. Which of the following is not a nervous
B. Support and nourish neurons system function?
C. Release calcium to activate neurons A. Receives information from internal
D. Absorb nutrients from neurons and external environments
B. Responds to stimuli
612. Neurons that transmit impulses Away
from the CNS are called C. Maintains balance in the body
A. sensory, ventral D. Shapes and supports the body

618. The nervous system works with these 623. Bile is produced by the and stored in
two systems to direct behavior and move- the
ment.

A. gallbladder, liver
A. respiratory and excretory B. liver; gallbladder
B. skeletal and muscular C. small intestine; large intestine
C. respiratory and digestive D. stomach; pancreas
D. skeletal and digestive 624. OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTROLS EV-
ERYTHING WE DO
619. What are the 2 major divisions of the pe-
ripheral nervous system (PNS)? A. TRUE
A. Sensory & Motor B. FALSE
B. Peripheral & Central C. SOMETIMES
C. Somatic & Autonomic D. NOT SURE
D. Brain & Spinal Cord 625. what is the main function of the central
nervous system?
620. What two parts make up the central ner- A. It also controls simple musculoskele-
vous system? tal reflexes without input from the brain.
A. Brain and spinal cord B. The central nervous system CNS is re-
B. Brain and senses sponsible for integrating sensory informa-
tion and responding accordingly.
C. Senses and spinal cord
C. The central nervous system main func-
D. Brain and stimuli tion is the motor because without a motor
you can die.
621. how does the nervous system work?
D. none of above
A. to provide the blood cells, tissues, and
muscle failure 626. The function of motor neurons
B. to provide oxygen to the body. A. Feeling pain
C. The basic workings of the nervous sys- B. Moving limbs
tem depend a lot on tiny cells called neu- C. Sweating
rons.
D. none of above
D. by happiness
627. What are the senses that the nervous
622. What is the Peripheral Nervous System system receives messages from? (mark
consist of? all that apply)
A. The brain A. Vision
B. The spinal Cord B. Hearing
C. The nerves that connect the CNS to all C. Smell
parts of the body. D. Taste
D. All of the above. E. Touch

628. Area of cerebrum that allows us to speak 634. What part of the brain controls hunger
A. Broca’s Area and thirst?
B. Wernicke’s area A. Hypothalamus
C. Precentral Gyrus B. Thalamus
D. Postcentral Gyrus C. Pons

D. Medulla Oblongata
629. Which neurons are also known as effer-
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ent neurons? 635. Which of the following structures are
A. sensory part of a reflex arc?
B. motor A. 2 motor neurons
C. interneurons B. a motor neuron, a sensory neuron and
D. microglial neurons an interneuron
C. only a motor neuron and sensory neu-
630. The afferent division of the PNS is also ron
called the division.
D. only a sensory neuron and interneuron
A. motor
B. sensory 636. Each layer of soil is called a which col-
lectively makes up a soil profile.
C. somatic
A. Flat
D. autonomic
B. Watershed
631. Sneezing uses what part of the brain
C. Horizon
A. Thalamus
D. Substrate
B. Medulla oblongata
C. Spinal cord 637. The job of the nervous system is to col-
lect and information and store it in the
D. none of above brain.
632. Which occurs first in neural development A. Store
in the neural tube? B. Process
A. mitosis
C. remove
B. meiosis
D. signal
C. neural pruning
D. differentiation 638. What is the insulating membrane that
surrounds parts of the axon that helps to
633. Which is true about a neurotransmitter? protect & propagate action potential?
A. Receives soundwaves in our ears A. Axon
B. Links synapses across neurons B. Dendrites
C. Shocks our neurons C. Node of Ranvier
D. Carries chloride across neurons D. Myelin Sheath

639. The thalamus is located where? B. Schwann cells

A. In the hypothalamus C. axon

B. In the pituitary gland D. neurofibril
C. In the lungs
645. Which part of the brain helps keep your
D. none of above balance so you don’t fall flat on your
face?
640. What are the main organs of the Periph-
eral Nervous System? A. Cerebellum
A. Spinal Nerves & sensory Receptors B. Medulla oblongata
B. Arms & Legs C. Pituitary gland
C. Brain & Spinal Cord D. Spinal cord
D. Optic Nerves & Receptors
646. What organ is included in the nervous
641. Without the Nervous System, you system?
couldn’t A. Lungs
A. walk B. Stomach
B. breathe C. Spinal Cord
C. think D. Heart
D. all of the above
647. Opt-means what?
642. Balance
A. hearing
A. Optic
B. vision
B. Trigeminal
C. speaking
C. Vestibulocochlear
D. feeling
D. Vagus
648. Neurons that are in the brain only are
643. Which of the following statements best
called
quantitatively describes the optimum
(best) soil pH to grow plants? A. interneurons
A. Plants grow best when the soil is B. sensory neurons
slightly acidic. C. motor neurons
B. Plants grow best when the soil is D. none of above
slightly basic.
C. Plants grow best when the pH range is 649. The lobe of the brain where voluntary
between 4 and 10. muscle movement is coordinated is known
as the:
D. Plants grow best when the pH range is
between 5 and 7. A. frontal.
B. occipital.
644. outermost membrane around myelin
sheath C. parietal.
A. neurilemma D. temporal.

650. The brain is part of the nervous sys- 656. Which of the following occurs when the
tem. body encounters a stressful situation?
A. central A. the parasympathetic NS responds
B. peripheral B. the sympathetic NS responds
C. autonomic C. pupils constrict
D. subconcious D. the sympathetic NS responds and
causes pupils to constrict
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651. What is the gap between two neurons
called? 657. The Fight, flight or freeze response is ac-
A. Impulse tivated by which nervous system?
B. Synapse A. Sympathetic
C. CNS B. Parasympathetic
D. Inter neuron C. Central

D. Somatic
652. Viscerorceptors deals with
A. internal visceral organs 658. which part of the brain carries out mental
processes such as learning and remember-
B. skin ing?
C. bones A. brain stem
D. none of above B. cerebrum
653. narrow gaps between Schwann cells C. cerebellum
A. neurilemma D. none of above
B. neurofibrils 659. A synapse is:
C. nodes of Ranvier
A. The meeting of the dendrite of one neu-
D. atrocytes ron with the axon terminal of another
654. Which system controls all other body sys- B. The meeting of two axon terminals
tems? from different neurons
A. Muscular C. The meeting of two dendrites from dif-

ferent neurons
B. Excretory
D. The meeting of two axon terminals
C. Nervous from the same neuron
D. Digestive
660. An involuntary, automatic response to a
655. Which of the following is regulated by stimulus controlled by the spinal cord is a
the autonomic nervous system
A. Breathing A. Stimulus
B. Kicking a soccer ball B. Reflex
C. Balancing on one foot C. Paralysis
D. Raising your hand D. Synapse

661. Which of following is the component of A. Astrocytes

peripheral nervous system B. Ependymal cells

A. Brain C. Schwann Cells
B. Spinal nerve
D. Oligodendrocytes
C. Spinal cord
667. “Fight or flight” behavior is associated
D. Neurone
with:
662. A nerve fiber that carries impulses to- A. Sympathetic
ward the cell body is a/an?
B. Parasympathetic
A. dendrite
C. Central
B. axon
D. Somatic
C. neuron
D. myelin 668. What type of neuroglial cell is found in
the CNS and phagocytes bacteria and cel-
663. The part(s) of the nervous system that lular debris?
are protected by the axial skeleton would A. Microglial
be the
B. Oligodendrocytes
A. Spinal Cord and heart
C. Astrocytes
B. Brain and heart
D. Ependyman
C. Spinal cord and brain
D. Heart and lungs 669. Cerebellum
A. Coordinates actions of muscles and
664. What part of the brain controls taste?
controls balance
A. cerebrum
B. Controls body’s reflex
B. cerebellum
C. Controls movement
C. brain stem
D. Controls speech and senses
D. spinal cord
670. Which part of the brain controls vision?
665. The subdivision of peripheral nervous
system (PNS) that consists of nerves A. Occipital Lobe
which bring impulses to the central ner- B. cerebellum
vous system (CNS).
C. Temporal Lobe
A. Sensory or Afferent division
D. Frontal Lobe
B. Motor or Efferent division
671. THERE ARE ABOUT ON OUR
C. Somatic division
TONGUE.
D. Autonomic division
A. 10, 000
666. What do you call the neuroglial cells that B. 9000
form myelin sheaths around the nerve
fibers of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYS- C. 7000
TEM? D. 5000

672. Part of the peripheral that controls con- 678. Release of adrenaline occurs in which
scious activities part of the nervous system?
A. autonomic A. parasympathetic
B. somatic B. sympathetic
C. sympathetic C. somatic
D. parasympathetic D. central
679. how many nervous systems do we
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673. Lobe of cerebrum that processes vision
have?
A. Occipital
A. 4 (PNS, CNS, ENS, TNS)
B. Frontal
B. 2 (CNS, PNS)
C. Temporal
C. 1 (ENS)
D. Parietal
D. 3 (CNS, PNS, ENS)
674. Exhaustion may result from
680. The neurotransmitter(s) that are re-
A. a chronic stress leased during fight or flight is(are):
B. an acute stressor A. acetylcholine only
C. lot’s of acute stressors B. acetylcholine and norepinephrine
D. eustress C. norepinephrine only
675. Which division of the nervous system D. seratonin

deals with reflexes? 681. The nervous system is in involved in rapid
A. Somatic (a) to connect to lots of other cells.
B. Autonomic A. communication
C. Sympathetic B. nerve
D. Parasympathetic C. impulses
D. branches
676. The parietal lobe controls our reading of
682. Which part of the neuron is a long fiber
A. temperature that extends from the cell body to the
axon terminals; the impulse travels down
B. pressure this like a superhighway.
C. thirst A. dendrite
D. sight B. terminal gap
677. What are the divisions of the Peripheral C. cell body terminal
Nervous System? D. axon
A. Somatic & Motor
683. part of a neuron that receives informa-
B. Brake & Motor tion from other neurons
C. Somatic & Autonomic A. axon
D. Sensory & Motor B. dendrites

C. myelin sheath 689. An extension of a neuron that carries im-

D. synapse pulses away from the cell body

A. Dendrite
684. What is the purpose of the myelin sheath
B. Nerve
on the axon?
C. Vein
A. To maintain temperature
D. Axon
B. To improve conductivity
C. To protect the axon 690. What is the function of the nerve cells?
D. To release neurotransmitters A. They are responsable of your defense
mechanism.
685. Consumers must gather and consume B. They transmit signals or messages to
their food for energy. Consumers are clas- other neurons, organs or glands.
sified based on what they eat. Herbivores
eat , carnivores eat , and omnivores C. They transmit substances to your en-
eat docrine system to produce hormones.
A. Plants; plants and animals; animals D. none of above
B. Plants; animals; plants and animals 691. Which part of the brain controls memory,
C. Plant and animals; plants; animals the understanding of speech, hearing, se-
quencing and organization?
D. Animals; plants; plants and animals
A. cerebrum
686. Gaps between the myelin sheath along B. cerebellum
an axon are called
C. Temporal Lobe
A. Dendrites
D. Frontal Lobe
B. Schwann cells
692. Which of the following is a part of the
C. Terminal branches
nervous system?
D. Nodes of Ranvier A. lungs
687. carry messages between sensory B. the heart
neurons and motor neurons. C. the spinal cord
A. Active Neurons D. skin
B. Interneurons
693. What are the three (3) main parts of the
C. Refraction Neurons nervous system?
D. Flower Neurons A. cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
688. The tough, white covering:part of the ex- B. cochlea, nerves, vestibule
ternal coat of the eye: C. brain, spinal cord, nerves
A. lens D. none of above
B. sclera 694. are chemicals used to transmit an im-
C. cornea pulse across a synapse.
D. conjunctiva A. impulse

B. synapse C. between
C. axon D. nerve
D. Neurotransmitter
700. Which type of cells make up the myelin
695. List all that the brain controls. (mark all sheath in the PNS?
that apply) A. astrocytes
A. Thoughts
B. Schwann cells
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B. Speech
C. microglial cells
C. Memory
D. oligodendrocytes
D. Muscles Movement
E. None of the above 701. The neuron has many branch-like exten-
sions called that receive input from
696. THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM other neurons.
SENDS MESSAGES TO OUR
A. myelin sheath
A. EYES
B. dendrites
B. FEET
C. axon
C. HANDS
D. terminals
D. BRAIN
697. What behavior is observed if the voltage 702. Part of brain that coordinates muscle
across a neuronal membrane is set to-20 movements.
mV? A. brain stem
A. The sodium channel opens, and Na+ B. cerebrum
ions flow in.
C. cerebellum
B. The voltage-gated sodium and potas-
sium channels both remain closed D. spinal cord
C. The sodium channel opens, and Na+ 703. What are the main organs of the Central
ions flow out. Nervous System?
D. The potassium channel opens, and K+
A. Brain & Chest
ions flow in.
B. Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves
698. The nervous system includes all the
nerves outside the central nervous system C. Brain & Spinal Cord
A. central D. Heart & Brain

B. automatic 704. WHICH ONE DO WE USE TO MAKE US DO
C. peripheral THINGS?
D. none of above A. CONSCIOUS
699. inter-means what? B. SUBCONSIOUS
A. self C. UNCONSIOUS
B. star D. NOT SURE

705. A is what your body does in response C. Brain

to a stimuli.
D. Spinal Cord

A. response
B. reaction 711. Which 2 body systems interact and initi-
ate movement?
C. change
A. muscular and nervous system
D. idea
B. skeletal and muscular system
706. The is a thick bundle of nerves that
run up your back into your brain. C. respiratory and nervous system
A. Nerves D. circulatory and nervous system
B. Spinal Cord
712. Peripheral Nervous System includes
C. Brain
A. Brain
D. none of above
B. Spinal Cord
707. Which is not a sensory receptor
C. All Parts of the nervous system out-
A. thermoreceptors sides of the brain and spinal cord
B. chemoreceptors
D. none of above
C. photoreceptors
D. sensoreceptors 713. Our are the cells in our body that act
like wires and carry signals throughout our
708. Which part of the brain controls your bodies.
senses?
A. heart
A. cerebrum
B. lungs
B. cerebellum
C. nerves
C. brain stem
709. A mosquito lands on your arm. You watch 714. What are ways to prevent the diseases?
it carefully then move your hand to swat A. See your doctor
it. Your sensation and response are due to
activity. B. Eat an apple a day
A. spinal reflex C. Eat Vegetables
B. autonomic nervous system D. None of the above
C. somatic nervous system
715. The Fight, flight or freeze response is as-
D. parasympathetic nervous system
sociated with which nervous system?
710. The part of the brain that controls bal- A. Sympathetic
ance, coordination, and unconscious muscle
activities. B. Parasympathetic
A. Cerebrum C. Central
B. Cerebellum D. Somatic

716. What TWO parts of the nervous system 721. The brain is inside the
make up the central nervous system? A. skull
A. Brain B. spine
B. Sensory organs C. rib cage
C. Spinal Cord D. none of this
D. Nerves 722. Which part of the neuron is a long fiber
that sends information to other cells?
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717. The Nervous System is divided into two
A. dendrite
parts called
B. terminal
A. The Central Nervous System & The Pe-
ripheral Nervous System C. cell body
D. axon
B. The Central Nervous System & The
Paradigm Nervous System 723. The substantia nigra is located in the
C. The Corollary Nervous System & The region of the brain.
Paradigm Nervous System A. midbrain
D. The Corollary Nervous System & The B. forebrain
Peripheral Nervous System C. hindbrain
718. The Central Nervous System is made up D. motor

of which TWO parts? 724. A patient sustains a fall while getting out
A. Brain of the shower. Tests reveal damage to the
inner most meningeal layer. What struc-
B. Arms ture was damaged?
C. Legs A. Arachnoid
D. Spine B. Dura mater
C. Pia mater
719. connect sensory and motor neurons
and carry impulses between them D. Ventricles
A. nervous system 725. Plants use sunlight to make food in a pro-

cess called
B. cell body
A. Respiration
C. motor-neurons
B. Photosynthesis
D. inter-neurons
C. Fermentation
720. All of the following are secondary (acces- D. Mitosis
sory) digestive organs EXCEPT
726. Shrugs the shoulders
A. Gallbladder
A. Accessory
B. Liver B. Vestibulocochlear
C. Pancreas C. Abducens
D. Stomach D. Trigeminal

727. Which type of neuron transmit messages 733. The brain has four lobes. Which is not a
from sensory neurons to motor neurons. lobe of the brain?

A. Sensory neurons A. Occipital
B. Interneurons B. Temporal
C. Motor neurons
C. Cerebral
D. none of above
D. Parietal
728. Lazarus and Folkman’s model is an
example of a model. 734. Page 39-What is a doctor doing when
they check your reflexes?
A. Transtheoretical, biological
B. Transtheoretical, psychological A. Checking your pulse.
C. Transactional, biological B. Checking your nerves.

D. Transactional, psychological C. Nothing.
729. Neurotransmitters are released from D. Eating lunch.

axon terminals via
735. Amy was in an automobile accident. Her
A. exocytosis spinal cord was severed and she sustained
B. diffusion damage to her brain. The medical staff
C. active transport at the trauma center understands that this
substance might leak into surrounding tis-
D. osmosis sues. What is the substance?
730. Nerves are attached to your , which A. Cerebral aqueduct
is in the back of your eye.
B. Cerebrospinal fluid
A. iris
C. Choroid plexus
B. pupil
C. lens D. Corpus callosum
D. retina 736. Which part of the neuron is the branches

that receive messages?
731. Which part of the body is like a highway
for sending messages? A. Cell body
A. Blood B. Dendrites
B. Spinal Cord C. Axon
C. Atrium
D. Myelin sheath
D. Ventricle
737. a reflex is
732. Controls Sleep
A. a sneeze
A. Medulla Oblongata
B. Brainstem B. a automatic response
C. Spinal Cord C. late reaction
D. none of above D. stomach pains

738. Which of the following is a function of the C. To carry messages (impulses) to and
nervous system? form the Central Nervous System
A. gathers information D. All of the above
B. processes information 744. Nerve Cells are also called:
C. transmits information A. Capillaries
D. all of the above B. Axons
C. Neurons
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739. What is the primary function of the
brain? D. NeoCortex
A. To make nerve connections to all parts 745. Which of the TWO nervous systems con-
of the body tains motor and sensory neurons?
B. To help regulate and control ALL body A. central nervous system
functions
B. peripheral
C. To recall information for exams
C. motor
D. All of the above D. sensory
740. The smallest blood vessels that help 746. Henry was on a hike when he saw a tiger
transfer gases and nutrients are called snake. He quickly picked up a stick and
A. Alveoli tried to hit it. His friend Tom, who also
saw the snake, quickly ran away to a safer
B. Arteries
place on the track. Which division of the
C. Capillaries nervous system was most likely in control
D. Veins of their reactions to the snake?
A. sympathetic
741. Slow pain does all of these except
B. parasympathetic
A. sharper
C. limbic
B. lasts longer
D. somatic
C. occurs after fast pain
747. The brain acts as the body’s
D. none of above
A. mother
742. A neurotransmitter can bind with
B. banker
A. any receptor site C. control cell
B. only one receptor site D. control center
C. only one type of receptor site
748. The is the body’s main information
D. they don’t bind with any sites center where information is received and
processed.
743. What is the function of a nerve?
A. Nerves
A. To transport needed food around the
body B. Spinal Cord
B. To control body movement for re- C. Brain
flexes. D. none of above

749. astro-means what? 755. What are the two major divisions of the
A. Star Nervous System?

B. hearing A. Central, Peripheral
C. self B. Lungs, Vertebrae
D. smaller C. Legs, Arms
750. The nervous system is made of these D. None of these

three parts:
756. The space between neurons is called
A. Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerves
A. Neuron
B. Brain, Tendons, and Ligaments
B. Axon
C. Brain, Heart and Lungs
D. Spinal Cord, Vertebrae and nerves C. Synapse
D. Myolemma
751. Auto-means what?
A. star 757. What are the basic structural units of liv-
B. hearing ing organisms?
C. self A. Cells
D. brain B. Organs
752. What is the largest part of the brain? C. Nuclei
A. Thalamus D. Tissues
B. Cerebellum 758. According to function a sensory neuron
C. Spinal Cord would
D. Cerebrum A. Transmit impulses from brain and
spinal cords to muscles and glands direct-
753. Which set of organs most helps people ing action
know if something is cold?
B. Carry Impulses from skin and organs
A. brain and skin
to the spinal cord and brain about the ex-
B. heart and tongue ternal and internal environment
C. nose and muscle C. Transmit impulses between other neu-
D. eyes and stomach rons
D. none of above
754. Which of the following neurones transmit
nerve impulses from the receptor to the
759. A single nerve cell is what?
central nervous system
A. Relay neurones A. Neuron
B. Sensory neurones B. Cell body

C. Motor neurones C. nerve
D. Proprioceptors D. none of above

760. Sensory pathways carry information to 765. This nervous system branch causes in-
the and motor pathways carry infor- creases in heart rate and breathing.
mation from the A. Sympathetic
A. somatic nervous system; peripheral B. Parasympathetic
nervous system
C. Somatic
B. central nervous system; somatic ner-
vous system D. Sensory
766. The main control center in an animal body;
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C. central nervous system; central ner-
vous system part of the central nervous system.
D. peripheral nervous system; peripheral A. Brain
nervous system B. Brain Stem
761. Select all that describe the cerebrum. C. Spinal Cord
A. Speech D. Nervous System
B. Memory 767. dendrites are like
C. Muscle Movement A. Popsicle sticks
D. Heartrate B. shoe laces
762. You are working quietly in the library C. a ahir brush
when a friend sneaks up from behind and D. tree branches
scares you, making your heart race. At
this time, your nervous system would 768. The brain is made up of three major parts.
be dominant. What are they?
A. parasympathetic A. The occipital lobe, the parietal lobe,
and the frontal lobe.
B. sympathetic
B. The spinal cord, the cerebrum, and the
C. somatic
cerebellum.
D. central
C. The brain stem, the cerebrum, and the
763. Chemicals in the neuron that help send cerebellum.
messages D. none of above
A. dendrites
769. Asthma is a (n) disease that most di-
B. neurotransmitters rectly affects the system.
C. axon terminals A. infectious; circulatory
D. vesicles B. infectious; digestive
764. Which of the following is the correct or- C. noninfectious; nervous
der of the direction of a message? D. noninfectious; respiratory
A. Dendrite-Cell Body-Axon-Synapse 770. The is filled with fluid and helps you
B. Synapse-Cell Body-Axon-Dendrite keep your equilibrium
C. Dendrite-Synapse-Cell Body-Axon A. Retina
D. Axon-Cell Body-Dendrite-Synapse B. Cochlea

C. spinal cord 776. A is the place where an organism

lives and gets all of its necessary supplies
D. iris
for survival.[

771. Efferent (motor) division carries motor A. Niche
commands from the CNS to
B. Habitat
A. CNS
C. Abiotic factors
B. PNS
D. Biotic factors
C. areas of the body
777. what are neurons?
D. none of above
A. carries information through your ner-
772. Neurons that only travel from the body vous system
to the brain are called B. carries food through the nervous sys-
A. sensory neurons tem
B. interneurons C. carries babies through the nervous
system
C. motor neurons
D. carries humans and animals through
D. none of above the nervous system
773. Where on the neuron would you find the 778. What are the 3 mains parts of the Ner-
myelin sheath? vous System
A. dendrite A. Brain, heart, blood vessels
B. nucleus B. Blood Vessels, spinal cord, blood
C. axon C. Brain, Spinal Cord, Neurons
D. terminal branches D. Heart, blood vessels, and blood
774. True or False:The cerebellum helps us 779. What part of your brain controls breath-
keep our balance. ing?
A. True A. cerebrum
B. False B. cerebellum
C. NEVER! C. brain stem
D. none of above D. spinal cord
775. Which would be an example of a physical 780. Which neurotransmitter is involved in

change brought on by stress? muscle movements?
A. pupils constrict A. Acetylcholine
B. pounding heart B. Endorphins
C. eating less C. Serotonin
D. increased salivation D. GABA

781. What part of the neuron houses the nu- 787. This part of the brain processes sensory
cleus? information
A. Cell Body A. cerebellum
B. Dendrites B. cerebrum
C. Axon Terminal C. medulla
D. Synapse D. nerves
788. Any change inside or outside your body
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782. A is what your body does in reaction
to a stimuli. that causes a response is a
A. reaction A. Axon
B. response B. Relex
C. change C. Stimulus
D. none of above D. Neuron
783. Voluntary actions are controlled by the 789. The is the largest part of the brain.
It is in charge of language, speech, 5
senses, problem solving, movement, and
A. cranial nerve
thoughts.
B. spinal nerve
A. Cerebrum
C. spinal cord
B. Cerebellum
D. brain
C. Medulla
784. How many senses does the body have D. none of above
A. 5
790. Which type of neuron transmit messages
B. 3 from sensory organs to the central ner-
C. 4 vous system?
D. 2 A. Sensory neurons
B. Interneurons
785. The major types of cells found in the ner-
vous system C. Motor neurons
A. Neurons and chondrocytes D. none of above
B. Sarcomeres and osteoblasts 791. Which of the following is NOT a sense?
C. Dendrites and axons A. hearing
D. Neuroglia and neurons B. nose
786. The stage of stress where the body tries C. smell
to adapt to stress D. touch
A. alarm 792. Which structure is made of white mat-
B. resistance ter?
C. exhaustion A. The frontal lobe
D. none of the above B. The amygdala

C. The corpus callosum 798. Which part of the Nervous System, in-
D. The retina cludes smaller neurons that gather infor-
mation from the rest of the body and re-

793. What does the nervous system do? ports back to the Central Nervous Sys-
A. Pumps blood from your heart to your tem?
body A. A reflex
B. Carries messages back and forth be- B. The node of Ranvier
tween your brand and the rest of your
C. The CNS
body
D. The Peripheral Nervous System
C. Breaks up food
D. Secrete hormones. 799. Which part of the neuron is a fatty layer
that insulates the axon and sometimes a
794. The outer layer of the meninges is the dendrite?
A. arachnoid mater A. Cell body
B. pia mater B. Dendrites
C. dura mater C. Axon
D. choroid plexus D. Myelin sheath
795. This part of the neuron helps excel the 800. The brain has 3 major sections that send
rate at which impulses are given. and receive signals to control all the ac-
A. Cell body tivities that keep a person functioning ef-
B. Meninges ficiently. Which major section controls
breathing and heart beat?
C. Myelin Sheath
A. cerebellum
D. Axon
B. cerebrum
796. Motor neurons
C. brain stem
A. the animal’s reaction to the stimulus
D. cortex
B. found in the brain and spinal cord and
allow sensory and motor neurons to com- 801. Sensory neurons are associated with
municate A. Efferent organs
C. nerve cells that detect stimuli B. Afferent organs
D. nerve cells that carry response infor- C. Limbs
mation to muscles and other organs
D. Information
797. Bundle of nerves that begins at the brain
stem and continues down the center of the 802. This type of glia cell attacks microbes and
back. removes debris.
A. axon A. Neurilemma
B. nerve fiber B. Astroglia
C. spinal cord C. Microglia
D. brain stem D. Oligodendrocyte

803. The myelin sheath 808. Saltatory propagation is..

A. makes the signal travel faster A. the spread of action potential down the
axon
B. protects the neuron
B. along myelinated axons it moves at a
C. carries the signal away from the cell
speed of about 18-140 meters per second
body
(18-140 mph)
D. carries the signal to the cell body
C. along unmyelinated axons it moves at
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804. Parts of the brain: a speed of about 1 meter per second (2
mph)
A. Medulla
D. none of above
B. Cerebrum
809. Which term matches the following defini-
C. Cerebellum
tion.Definition:specialized cells that trans-
D. All of the above mit messages, in the form of electrical sig-
nals, to and from, and within, the central
805. The threadlike part of the neuron which nervous system. They act something like
carries electrical impulses to the next neu- the wires of an electric circuit.
ron?
A. neuronneuron
B. synapse
C. Neurons
C. nerve cell
D. none of above
D. axon
810. Nociceptors deals with
806. The brain and spinal cord are part of the
A. pain
nervous system
B. sense
A. somatic
C. touch
B. autonomic
D. none of above
C. peripheral
D. central 811. The occipital lobe
A. Mainly deals with vision
807. According to function a motor neuron
would B. Mainly deals with conscious decisions
C. Mainly deals with speech
A. Transmit impulses from brain and
spinal cords to muscles and glands direct- D. Mainly deals with proprioception
ing action
812. Forms myelin sheath on peripheral
B. Carry Impulses from skin and organs nerves in the PNS
to the spinal cord and brain about the ex-
ternal and internal environment A. Astrocytes
C. Transmit impulses between other neu- B. Oligodendrocytes

rons C. Microglia
D. none of above D. Schwann cells

813. The central nervous system consists of C. Lower and Cerebral nervous systems
D. Central and Muscular nervous systems

A. the brain and nerves of the fingers and
toes. 819. Primary, Secondary, and Surface waves
are all types of
B. all of the neurons in your body.
A. Transverse waves
C. the brain and spinal cord.
B. Seismic waves
D. the brain, heart, lungs, and spinal
cord. C. Longitudinal waves
D. Standing waves
814. What part of the neuron is myelinated?
A. Cell Body 820. are processes directly at the spinal
chord. They are quick, automatic re-
B. Axon
sponses to stimuli without conscious ef-
C. Synapse fort.
D. Dendrite A. dendrites
815. Neuron is most common neuron in B. synapse
brain C. axons
A. Unipolar D. reflexes
B. Bipolar
821. Sympathetic nervous system stimulation
C. Multipolar causes:
D. Pseudounipolar A. decrease blood glucose
816. These structures receive the neurotrans- B. decrease GI periastalsis
mitter from previous neuron and send the C. increase GI periastalsis
message to the nucleus for processing
D. decrease heart rate
A. central
822. The sympathetic nervous system and the
B. axon
parasympathetic nervous system are both
C. dendrites part of the
D. reflexes A. central nervous system
817. What is a neurotransmitter? B. somatic nervous system
A. fatty covering of the axon C. autonomic nervous system
B. nerve cell D. endocrine system
C. chemical messenger 823. These connect Sensory and Motor Neu-
D. gap between neurons rons to each other and are located in the
brain and spinal cord
818. What are the two divisions of the ner-
vous system? A. Sensory Neurons
A. Central and Lower nervous systems B. Motor Neurons
B. Central and Peripheral nervous sys- C. Interneurons

tems D. Afferent Neurons

824. Subdivision of the PNS that controls vol- C. Spinal cord

untary activities such as activation of D. Cerebrellum
skeletal muscles.
A. Autonomic Nervous System 830. The epidermis is the top layer of skin.
“Epi-“means
B. CNS
A. Above
C. PNS
B. Skin
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C. Through
825. Select the two parts of the brain that are
not part of the cerebrum D. Under
A. cerebellum 831. the nervous system sends us signals

B. brain stem throughout our body
C. sulcus A. TRUE
D. corpus callosum B. FALSE
C. SOMETIMES
826. Which organs contract and relax to pro-
vide movement? D. NOT SURE
A. Bones 832. What is the neuron found only in the
B. Kidneys spinal cord?
C. Lungs A. Relay
D. Muscles B. Sensory
827. How many pairs of cranial nerves are C. Motor
there? D. Reflex
A. 10
833. What is an example of your body main-
B. 11 taining homeostasis?
C. 12 A. Your internal body temperature is
D. 13 98.6o.
828. The part of the nerve cell that receives a B. The hair growing on your head.
message. C. Your fingernails and toenails breaking
A. Nerve when they get too long.
B. Brain D. none of above

C. Dendrite 834. Which of the following best describes
D. Axon where the diaphragm is located?
A. Above the lungs
829. Which organ is responsible for making de-
cisions B. Behind the lungs
A. Cerebrum C. Beside the lungs
B. Cerebellum D. Under the lungs

835. Three main regions of the brain 841. Eustress is

A. Hippocampus, cerebellum, brain stem A. good stress

B. Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem B. bad stress
C. Callosum, hippocampus, cerebrum C. a positive psychological response to
D. Brain stem, callosum, cerebellum stress
D. a positive biological response to stress
836. Which type of neuron transmits a signal
from the central nervous system to an ef- 842. The central nervous system is comprised
fector such as a muscle? of all the neurons in the brain and the
A. sensory A. Spinal Cord
B. motor B. Cerebellum
C. relay C. Medulla
D. dendrite D. Pons
837. Involuntary action involve 843. Identify the 2 labels that could apply to
the nervous system below. You smell
A. Medulla oblongata
Grandma’s cooking and you start to drool.
B. Spinal cord
A. Somatic
C. Affector B. Autonomic
D. Effector C. Sensory
838. The nose, eyes, skin, tongue, and ears D. Motor
are
844. What would happen if your cerebellum
A. Nerves/neurons was damaged?
B. Sensory organs A. You would lose balance
C. Stimulus B. You would not be able to breath
D. sensory receptors C. You would be paralyzed
E. Spinal cord D. none of above
839. When you touch something hot, what is 845. Which type of neuron is found exclusively
the path of the message? in the central nervous system.
A. brain, nerve, spinal cord A. Sensory neurons
B. nerve, spinal cord, brain B. Interneurons
C. spinal cord, nerve, brain C. Motor neurons
D. brain, spinal cord, nerve D. none of above
840. Which branch of the nervous system con- 846. True or False:The cerebrum is a bundle of
tains the brain and spinal cord? nerves going down your back.
A. PNS A. True
B. ANS B. False
C. SNS C. Maybe
D. CNS D. none of above

847. What sense organ is responsible for our 853. What two things are found in the central
sense of touch? nervous system?
A. Ears A. brain/spinal cord
B. Face B. spinal cord/motor neurons
C. Nose C. motor/sensory neurons
D. Skin D. only brain
848. Graduating from high school or college 854. Which organs form the central nervous
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might be an example of which type of system?
stress? A. Brain and skull
A. Catastrophe B. Brain and spinal cord
B. Major Life Event C. Cerebrum, cerebellum, brain and
C. Environmental Stressor spinal cord.
D. Everyday Problem D. none of above
849. What is the largest nerve in the body? 855. Cells in the retina; sensitive to dim light:
A. Cranial A. cones
B. Facial B. pupil
C. rods
C. Sciatic
D. iris
D. Ocularmotor
856. THE MESSAGE TRAVELS TO BRAIN
850. The type of nerves that carry impulses to
THROUGH
the CNS
A. NERVE IMPULSE
A. Efferent
B. ELECTRICAL CURRENT
B. Afferent
C. MOTOR NERVES
C. Somatic
D. none of above
D. none of above
857. Which part of the brain controls invol-
851. Sensory Neurons untary movements such as digestion and
A. the animal’s reaction to the stimulus your heartbeat?
B. nerve cells that detect stimuli A. cerebrum
C. nerve cells that carry response infor- B. cerebellum
mation to muscles and other organs C. medulla/spinal cord
852. IS A TUBE LIKE STRUCTURE WHICH 858. these nerves carry information to the
IS ATTACHED TO THE BRAIN . CNS
A. SPINAL CORD A. efferent nerves
B. NERVES B. bones
C. SKELETON C. dendrites
D. KIDNEY D. afferent nerves

859. Polar-means what? 865. Which organs controls make up the ner-
A. treelike vous system?

B. glue A. Cerebrum, phepripheral system ner-
vous
C. between
B. Cerebellum, neurons and spinal cord
D. end
C. Hypothalamus, brain, spinal cord and
860. Basic unit of the nervous system; another neurons
name for nerve cell.
D. brain, nerves, motor nerves, spinal
A. brain stem cord, sensory nerves
B. axon
866. Melissa fell off a horse and was para-
C. dendrite lyzed as a result of significant injury to her
D. neuron spinal cord. Which nervous system was
damaged?
861. a junction at which a neuron meets an-
other cell A. Autonomic
A. axon B. Central
B. dendrites C. Peripheral
C. myelin sheath D. Sympathetic
D. synapse 867. Whats the nervous system
862. Which neurotransmitter is released in re- A. has 2 divisions that work together
sponse to stress and trauma? B. made up of all the bones in your body
A. Acetylcholine C. consist of a network of nerves that
B. Endorphins branch out to body
C. Serotonin D. consist of the brain and the spinal cord
D. GABA and is the control center of the body
863. Myelinated fibers (tracts) form mat- 868. This organ within the nervous system re-
ter while unmyelinated fibers form ceives and sends messages to and from the
matter. other parts of the body.
A. sensory, motor A. Heart
B. gray, white B. Lungs
C. motor, sensory C. Brain
D. white, gray D. Kidney
864. Nerves that branch out from the spinal 869. A “resting” motor neuron is expected to
cord and connect to rest of body.
A. releases lots of acetylcholine.
A. Central Nerves
B. to have high permeability to sodium
B. Peripheral Nerves ions.
C. Cerebellum C. to be equally permeable to sodium and
D. Synapse potassium ions.

2.2 Hormones in animals 414
D. have a higher concentration of sodium C. decreasing pain

ions on the inside the cell than on the out-
D. increasing heart rate and blood
side.
E. exhibit a resting potential that is more 872. The part of the brain located below the
negative than the “threshold” potential. cerebrum is the:
870. What is considered the command center A. cerebellum.
of the nervous system?
B. diencephalon.
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A. Neurons
C. hypothalamus.
B. Heart
C. Spinal Cord D. thalamus.
D. Brain 873. How do impulses travel across one neu-

871. The autonomic nervous system prepares ron to another?
the body for the “fight or flight” response A. By fusing neurotransmitters
by:
B. Through a synapse
A. heightening the senses
C. Through cell bodies
B. increasing the blood supply to the kid-
neys D. By touching dendrites
2.2 Hormones in animals

1. The first organisms that appear in an eco- 4. A/an such as your brain, is made of
logical community different tissues that function together.
A. ecological succession A. organ
B. primary succession B. cell
C. secondary succession C. tissue
D. pioneer speciles D. organ system
2. Negative feedback helps to 5. This body system coordinates all actions in

the body and transmits information.
A. maintain homeostasis.
A. Nervous
B. fight predators.
B. Integumentary
C. improve test results.
C. Endocrine.
D. kill bacteria.
D. none of above
3. This organ is covered in stomata for gas
6. Which of the following structures are
transfers.
listed in order from the least complex to
A. Leaf the most complex?
B. Tree A. chloroplast, plant cell, leaf, rose bush
C. Root B. plant cell, leaf, chloroplast, rose bush
D. Stem C. chloroplast, leaf, plant cell, rose bush

D. rose bush, leaf, plant cell, chloroplast 12. A type of learning in which an organism
associates stimuli to a specific behavior.
7. The transfer of pollen from the anther to

the stigma. A. classical conditioning
A. pollination B. pheromone
B. germination C. migration
C. photsynthesis D. territoriality
D. reprodution 13. What is the biggest bone in your body?
8. What is a pupil? A. fibula
A. Black dot B. humerus
B. Empty space C. pelvis
C. Colourful part of the eye D. femur
D. Jelly 14. Which organ systems are responsible for
9. Which two systems of a rabbit’s body regulating the body by making hormones
must be working together for the rabbit and sending them throughout the body?
to run away from a fox? A. Integumentary and Endocrine systems
A. Digestive and Endocrine B. Endocrine and Excretory Systems
B. Reproductive and Nervous C. Nervous and Endocrine Systems
C. Muscular and Skeletal D. Endocrine and Circulatory Systems
D. Excretory and Respiratory
15. Functions of this system include production
10. Which two body systems are involved in of red blood cells, storage of minerals, sup-
breaking down food and moving that en- port of the body, and protection of organs.
ergy to different parts of the body? A. Muscular
A. Immune and muscular B. Excretory
B. Excretory and Digestive C. Skeletal
C. Digestive and circulatory D. Nervous
D. none of above
16. Plants are considered to be “produc-
11. Which two body systems interact in the ers” because they make their own food,
lungs? but they still require input from outside
sources. Plants must have in order to
A. the urinary and the reproductive sys-
survive and grow.
tem
A. oxygen, pesticides, hydrogen, and DDT
B. the endocrine system and the lym-
phatic system B. carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight en-
C. the nervous system and the muscular ergy
system C. carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and sun-
D. the circulatory system and the respira- light
tory system D. glucose, oxygen, and carbon monoxide

17. Providing a diet of mostly corn to which 22. What type of organism is primarily respon-
animal would closely match the diet of its sible for recycling matter from mountain li-
wild ancestor? ons’ bodies back to the soil?
A. Cattle A. Producers
B. Pigs B. Omnivores
C. Poultry C. Herbivores
D. None of the above.
D. Decomposers
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18. Organisms that are multicelluar, eukary-
otic, and have cell walls made of cellulose 23. A characteristic of animals is they are all
are known as A. single celled
A. plants B. ectotherms (cold blooded)
B. animals C. multicellular
C. fungus
D. endotherms (warm blooded)
D. protists
24. Even when it is cold outside, the human
19. An organism uses ammonia as its nitroge- body maintains an internal temperature of
nous waste. What type of environment 37 ◦ C. Which term describes the mainte-
would it most likely be found? nance of a stable internal condition?
A. A desert A. mitosis
B. A freshwater pond
B. homeostasis
C. A boreal forest
C. endocytosis
D. A deciduous forest
D. photosynthesis
20. The cells that make up the skin of an indi-
vidual have some functions different from 25. Which of the following functions at the
the cells that make up the liver because same organizational level as the kidney in
the human excretory system?
A. all cells have a common ancestor
B. different cells have different genetic A. Skeleton
material B. Epithelial Tissue
C. environment and past history have no C. Urinary Bladder
influence on cell function
D. A squamous cell
D. different parts of genetic instructions
are used in different types of cells 26. What is the correct term that describes
the tendency of a plant to grow towards
21. Which word defines animals that are ac-
lights?
tive during twylight?
A. Crepuscular A. thigmotropism
B. Nocturnal B. gravitropism
C. Diurnal C. hydrotropism
D. Night owls D. phototropism

27. Which systems performs the essential life 32. What type of cells do animals have?
function of defense?
A. Prokaryotic

A. Endocrine and Circulatory
B. Eukaryotic
B. Nervous and Digestive
C. Nuclear
C. Immune and Integumentary
D. none of above
D. Urinary and Reproductive
33. In the skeletal system the function of
28. Why does human need a transport sys- bones is to
tem?
A. Protect organs, make blood, store cal-
A. It is multicellular and hence to ensure cium and minerals
efficient transport of oxygen and nutrients
to all parts of the body B. Help our bodies make atp
B. to complicate matters C. Diffusion
C. it is unicellular and so diffusion and os- D. Make plasma

mosis is fast enough to transport oxygen
34. Which will add more organisms to a popu-
and nutrients to all parts of the body
lation?
D. none of above
A. 5 animals die
29. The organ responsible of most gas ex- B. 0 animals are born
change in most animals is teh
C. 3 animals immigrate to the population
A. heart
D. 2 animals emmigrate from the popula-
B. lungs tion
C. skin
35. If dad has Type O blood, and mom is type
D. aorta AB, what is the chance their child will have
type O blood?
30. Where does haemoglobin become oxy-
haemoglobin? A. 0%
A. heart B. 25%
B. kidney C. 50%
C. liver D. 75%
D. lungs E. 100%
31. A behavior that has been developed from 36. negative feedback is when
experience. A. the product amplifies the reaction
A. social
B. the stimulus is not strong enough to
B. innate produce a reaction
C. learned C. homeostasis is not maintained
D. aggression D. when the product inhibits the reaction

37. Wind-pollinated flowers usually have 42. Why is a spider spinning a web an innate
and petals. behavior?
A. big bright A. It learns how to spin the web from its
mother.
B. small bright
B. It learns how to spin a web through in-
C. big dull
sight learning.
D. small dull
C. It is born knowing how to spin a web.
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38. Which of the following hormones stim- D. It learns how to spin a web through ob-
ulates the development of the en- servational learning.
dometrium?
43. Walking down the aisle in the grocery
A. FSH store, you notice many brands of eggs,
B. LH each with a different label. If you are
specifically trying to avoid eggs from chick-
C. Oestrogen
ens that were fed antibiotics, which would
D. Testosterone you buy?
39. What do a worm, cat, elephant, and mouse A. Cage-free

all have in common? B. Certified Humane
A. they all move the same way C. Free Range
B. they all have the same internal struc- D. Organic
tures
44. Death and decomposition are part of many
C. they are all composed of cells life cycles. What else helps return nitrogen
D. they all have hair or fur covering their and carbon to the ground?
body A. animal waste
40. The waxy outer coating of a plant is called B. lightning

the C. rain
A. cell wall D. DNA
B. celluose 45. Explain what might happen to an organism
C. cuticle if it could not adapt to an external change.
D. chlorophyl A. It will have offspring that adapt
B. It will die
41. Sensory receptors help an animal gather
information about its environment. Which C. It will attack other animals
of the following are important sensory re- D. It will seek out new life and new civi-
ceptors to humans? lizations
A. hair
46. Breaking down of food into simple, soluble
B. skin compounds is called
C. armpits A. ingestion
D. cells B. digestion

C. nutrition 52. Which area of the brain contains the recep-

D. egestion tors responsible for detecting changes in
water potential

47. In a person with a low platelet level, which A. Hypothalamus
process is slower than normal?
B. Medulla Oblongata
A. blood clotting
C. Amygdala
B. antibody formation
D. Hippocampus
C. oxygen carriage
53. What is the job of optic nerve?
D. phagocytosis
A. To carry nerve impulses to the brain
48. Which human body system has a similar B. To convert light to electrical signal
function to a plant’s vascular system?
C. To react to too much light
A. immune system
D. To help bending light
B. circulatory system
54. How does the Penguin protect their eggs?
C. digestive system
A. the female passes the egg to the male
D. integumentary system
for him to keep it warm
49. Behavioral adaptations can be B. they take over to care for the hatch-
A. instinctive or learned through experi- lings
ence. C. the female keep the egg for two
B. a structural adaptation. months
D. the female tucked the egg under a
C. can not be learned.
pouch of skin above hifeet.
D. really hard for animals.
55. Where is the smallest bone in your body?
50. Meiosis is important because:
A. hand
A. diploid cells are created B. spine
B. haploid cells are created C. ear
C. meiosis is unique to animal cells D. pinky toe
D. meiosis is longer
56. What is a biological rhythm that occurs
51. Leaves are part of a plant’s shoot system. once every 24 hours?
The xylem tissue in leaves transports A. circadian
A. the bacteria needed for nitrogen fixa- B. ultradian
tion in root nodules
C. infradian
B. the wax required to coat the surface of
D. none of above
actively growing tissue
C. the water and minerals that are ab- 57. What is reproduction?
sorbed by the roots A. When your the only one in your family.
D. the oxygen that regulates the rate of B. Biological process by which new off-
carbohydrate production spring are produced from their parents.

C. None of these C. nervous

D. none of above D. skeletal
58. An ectoderm 63. What is the MAIN reason animals engage

A. can internally regulate their tempera- in play behavior?
ture with a great energy expenditure A. to socialize
B. can externally regulate their tempera- B. to strengthen family bonds
ture with a minimum energy expenditure C. to learn about each other
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C. can regulate their temperature exter- D. to learn skills like hunting
nally and tolerate a wide range of temper-
ature 64. What two human systems work together
to provide body cells with a constant sup-
D. can regulate their temperature exter-
ply of oxygen while removing carbon diox-
nally and not tolerate a wide range of tem-
ide waste products?
perature
A. Nervous and endocrine
59. This organ is responsible for for absorbing
B. Muscular and skeletal
water.
C. Respiratory and circulatory
A. Root
D. Excretory and integumentary
B. Stem
C. Leaf 65. An organism that obtains organic food
molecules without eating other organisms
D. Stomata or substances derived from other organ-
60. There are two ways that plants can expe- isms. They use energy from the sun.
rience a tropism . What are they? A. Decomposer
A. Growing and developing B. Detritivore
B. Conversely and convexly C. Autotroph
C. Happily and sadly D. Heterotroph
D. Positively and negatively 66. Like the carrot, food is processed in an ani-
mal’s digestive system, but excess sugars
61. How can certain animals reproduce with-
are stored
out two parents?
A. in the liver as glycogen
A. fertilization and budding
B. in the golgi bodies
B. Spores and fertilization
C. in skin epidermis
C. Budding and regeneration
D. in the gallbladder
D. Regeneration and metamorphosis
67. Which of the following best describes a so-
62. The circulatory system interacts with the
cial behavior?
system when as it surrounds the small
intestine. Broken down food (nutrients) is A. One monkey grooming another.
delivered in the blood to all the cells. B. A predator chasing prey.
A. digestive C. An animal defending its territory.
B. excretory D. An animal hibernating.

68. In the osmoregulation negative feedback 73. What two body systems are most useful
model, osmoreceptors in the hypothala- in getting nutrients from the food you eat
mus is the to your brain?

A. stimulus A. Muscular and Endocrine Systems
B. receptor B. Nervous and Digestive Systems
C. modulator C. Nervous and Circulatory Systems
D. effector D. Circulatory and Digestive Systems
E. response 74. Which part of the skeletal system protects

the heart and lungs?
69. What do we refer to when we say “accom-
A. cranium/skull
modation”?
B. pelvis
A. How eye is adapted for converting light
C. scapula
B. How eye is protected from too much
light D. ribs
C. How eye reacts to too little light 75. Due to the way it is processed and mixed,
which product is the most likely to be con-
D. How eye is adapted to see near or far
taminated with bacteria that cause food
poisoning?
70. The skeletal system in animals have five
important functions. One of these is A. Poultry meat.
A. attracting mates B. Beef steaks.
B. removing waste from the body C. Processed pork (e.g. bacon)
C. giving the animal support and shape D. Ground beef.
D. producing white blood cells 76. Which of the following animals is NOT
oviparous?
71. The FEMALE part of the flower is called the
A. Cockroaches
B. Crocodiles
A. Pistil
C. Frogs
B. Anther
D. Sharks
C. Stigma
77. Earth’s atmosphere is made up of 78%
D. Stamen
and 21%
72. What toxic substance is excreted in the A. nitrogen, oxygen
urine? B. oxygen, nitrogen
A. Glucose C. hydrogen, carbon monoxide
B. Sodium ions D. hydrogen, carbon dioxide
C. Carbon dioxide
78. Compared to laying hens, broiler hens
D. Urea (Select two)

A. Are larger in size, especially in the 83. A relationship between two organisms in
breast and thigh areas. which one organisms eats the other.
B. Take much longer to raise to full adult A. Mutualism
size. B. Competition
C. Are all raised in battery cages with a C. Predator/Prey
minimal amount of space.
D. Commensalism
D. Are raised in cage-free conditions, but
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in crowded indoor pens. 84. After fertilization what does the ovule de-
velop into?
79. What hormone, secreted by the pituitary A. Fruit
controls the amount of water that is reab-
sorbed in the kidneys? B. Bud
C. Seed
A. Thyroxine
D. Flower
B. Anti-diuretic hormone
C. Thyroid stimulating hormone 85. Which heart valves are open and which are
closed when blood passes out of the right
D. Progesterone ventricletowards the lungs?
80. What is Aggregation pheromones A. bicuspid (mitral) valve closed, tricus-

pid valve open
A. Promote the cohesion of animals
B. bicuspid (mitral) valve open, semi-
B. warn animals of possible predators lunar valve closed
C. regulation population density(spacing C. tricuspid valve closed, semi-lunar
pheromones) valve open
D. define the claimed area of specific or- D. tricuspid valve open, bicuspid (mitral)
ganisms valve open
81. The scent of food is an example of a (an) 86. also called instinctive behaviors. An in-
stimulus. stinct is the ability of an animal to perform
a behavior the first time it is exposed to
A. innate the proper stimulus.
B. external A. Sensitive period
C. internal B. Agnostic behavior
D. habitual C. Learned behavior
D. Innate behavior
82. Studies show what 2 factors influence an
animal’s behavior? 87. The diaphragm is a muscle that interacts
A. food & space with the system because it expands
and relaxes your chest which pull air in and
B. genetics & experience out of your lungs.
C. experience & food A. nervous
D. genetics & food B. respiratory

C. digestive 93. A virus can be classified by its type of

D. endocrine A. mitochondria

B. chromosomes
88. Pulmonary veins transport
C. nucleic acid
A. red oxygenated blood
D. carbohydrates
B. deoxygenated blood from the heart to
the lungs 94. Hydrostatic skeletons occur in
C. oxygenated blood from the lungs to the A. Flatworms, roundworms, earthworms,
heart starfish and slugs.
D. bluish red deoxygenated blood B. Frogs and newts.
C. Insects, spiders, scorpions and crabs.
89. What is an advantage that the endocrine
system has over the nervous system? D. All of the above.
A. It acts instantly 95. What does a host cell provide for a virus?
B. It has long lasting effects A. a source of thermal energy
C. It has short term effects B. mechanisms for genetic replication
D. It will effect any cell it comes into con- C. protection from the environment
tact with D. large molecules as a food source
90. The skin’s most important function is 96. Heart is made up of
A. protection A. cardiac muscle
B. storage B. smooth muscle
C. absorption C. skeletal muscle
D. respiration D. none of above
91. Which of the following is an advantage of 97. Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by
a seed plant? lysing?
A. protect the embryo A. lytic

B. mitosis
B. provide food for the embryo
C. lysogenic
C. they can be dispersed by wind or ani-
mals D. S phase
D. all of these 98. What is the purpose of pasteurization for
milk?
92. A plant growing in response to the sun-
light. A. To make sure the milk is fully mixed.
B. To remove some of the fat
A. Gravitropism
C. To kill off bacteria in the milk and
B. Phototropism
lengthen its shelf life.
C. Thigmotropism D. To add bacteria to the milk so it can be-
D. Hydrotropism come cheese or yogurt.

99. Parents have genotype AABb and Aabb. 104. How is the circulatory system related to
What is the chance their offspring will be the digestive system?
AaBb? A. The brain stem controls the heart rate.
A. 0 B. Blood carries nutrients to body cells.
B. 1/4 or 25% C. Stomach muscles contract and ex-
C. 2/4 or 50% pand.
D. 3/4 or 75% D. The pharynx is a passageway for air
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and food.
E. 4/4 or 100%
100. Which word defines animals that are ac- COURTSHIP behavior?
tive at night
A. growling at foe
A. Crepsular
B. barking for attention
B. Nocturnal C. nursing young
C. Diurnal D. showing bright feathers
D. Night owls
106. A is a strong connective tissue that
101. Osmosis is: attaches muscle to bone.
A. Diffusion of water across a membrane. A. Tendon
B. Diffusion of molecules through a trans- B. Ligament

port protein. C. Cartilage
C. Moving large molecules through cell D. none of above
membrane by being enveloped by the
107. Osmoregulation is the process of main-
membrane.
taining the balance across membranes
D. The use of transport proteins to move within the body.
molecules against a gradient.
A. water and salt
102. What is the length of the oestrous cycle B. water and sugar
in sheep? C. water and fat (lipids)
A. 17 days D. water and protein
B. 18 days
108. Which of the following is a behavior?
C. 19 days
A. running when startled
D. 20 days
B. having very sharp teeth
103. Approximately how many bones does the C. having a good sense of smell
adult human body have? D. having long legs
A. 200
109. What is the main advantage of nervous
B. 350 response over chemical response?
C. 600 A. Nervous response is safer
D. 12 B. Nervous response lasts longer

C. Nervous response is unconscious A. Both relay messages to cells through-

D. Nervous response is quicker out the body.

B. Both produce electrical signals that
110. How does storing extra fat help an ani- are carried by neurons
mal prepare for migration?
C. Both produce hormones which are
A. that they have protection from preda- chemical messengers
tors
D. both remove wastes and toxins from
B. that they have plenty of energy
the body
C. that they can lower their vital signs
during migration 115. Which body system includes the ovaries
and testies?
D. none of above
A. Digestive
111. Which item best describes the function of
roots? B. Integumentary
A. Anchor the plant & absorb wa- C. Respiratory

ter/nutrients D. Reproductive
B. Site of photosynthesis
116. What term is given to the recurring cycle
C. Develops into a new plant
during which a cow will ovulate?
D. Attracts bees and birds for pollination
A. Menstrual cycle
112. Plant hormones serve as chemical mes- B. Gestation
sengers between cells and tissues. Auxin
is a plant hormone that causes the cells on C. Oestrus
the shady side of a plant shoot to elongate. D. Oestrus cycle
The response enabled by auxin is known
as 117. Pathogens are dangerous bacteria. What
A. geotropism body systems are most important when
dealing with pathogens that might be in
B. transpiration your blood?
C. phototropism A. immune, circulatory
D. photosynthesis B. nervous, skeletal
113. A bearded dragon will hunt small insects C. muscular, endocrine
like worms and crickets to eat. What type
D. reproductive
of behavior this?
A. parental care 118. A group of cells that have similar func-
B. foraging tions?
C. courtship A. cells
D. communication B. tissues
C. organs
114. What function do the endocrine system
and nervous system have in common? D. atoms

119. When you are dehydrated what out of C. Present at birth and performed cor-
the following options will happen? rectly from the first time
A. Less ADH will be secreted by the pitu- D. Learned from experiences
itary.
B. Less water will be reabsorbed back 124. A third-level consumer has to be which
into the blood. type?
C. Osmoreceptors in the hypothalamus A. Carnivore.
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will detect decreased blood concentra-
tion. B. Decomposer.
D. The volume of urine will increase. C. Producer.

E. More ADH will be secreted by the pitu- D. Herbivore.
itary.
125. How is it possible for a carbon atom to
120. Which is a producer?
become part of a fossil fuel?
A. deer
A. it is part of decomposing plant and an-
B. tall grass imal matter are under pressure for mil-
C. lion lions of years
D. worm B. it is transformed by lava that hits the
earth’s surface
121. What is the main purpose of the muscu-
loskeletal system? C. it is changed when it reaches the atmo-
sphere
A. remove waste from the body
B. break down and process food into nu- D. water can change carbon into a fossil
trients for the cells fuel
C. gas exchange-bring oxygen; take away
126. According to the passage, which improve-
carbon dioxide
ment was seen in an autistic boy who took
D. provide movement and support for the part in a therapeutic session with Happy?
body
A. improvements in speech
122. The main job of plant leaves is to:
B. improvements in reading skills
A. make food for the plant through photo-
synthesis C. improvements in eye contact
B. keep the plant cool by making shade D. improvements in musical ability

C. collect water for the plant when it
rains 127. Carbon exists in the atmosphere as part
of
D. help in the process of reproduction
A. carbon trioxide
123. An innate behavior can be described by
which of the following? B. carbon dioxide
A. Must be learned C. water

B. Not necessary for survival D. none of these answers are correct

128. What is an actogram 133. Which two systems alert the young bird
A. Graph showing the period of activity to the danger and help produce the vomit
it uses as a defense?

over a number of days
B. Graph showing the period of inactivity A. Nervous and Digestive
over a number of days B. Integumentary and Muscular
C. Graph showing the period of activity C. Immune and Respiratory
over a number of years D. Excretory and Reproductive
D. Graph showing the period of activity
over a number of months 134. What describes the aortic (semi-lunar)
and bicuspid (mitral) heart valves when
129. Which of the following animals is the left ventricle isrelaxing?
viviparous? A. aortic valve closed, bicuspid valve
A. Lizard closed
B. Frog B. aortic valve closed, bicuspid valve
C. Snake opened
D. Dog C. aortic valve opened, bicuspid valve
opened
130. If parents are both heterozygous for two
D. aortic valve opened, bicuspid valve
traits, what is the chance that the off-
closed
spring will also be heterozygous for both
traits? 135. The human body’s system produces
A. 0% and regulates chemical messages called
within the body, which are used to reg-
B. 25%
ulate various cellular processes.
C. 50%
A. immune; hormones
D. 75%
B. circulatory; hemoglobins
E. 100%
C. endocrine; hormones
131. Plants have a system, or method, that D. integumentary; impulses
mirrors the function of the excretory sys-
tem in animals. What are these wastes 136. The return of an individual to its home
and how are they eliminated? site.
A. carbon dioxide; through their leaves A. Migration
B. carbon dioxide; through their roots B. Homing
C. oxygen; through their leaves C. Taxis
D. oxygen; through their roots D. Kinesis
132. Information travels through specialized 137. Examples include dog, person, frog, bac-
cells called teria, lion, lizard
A. receptors A. cell
B. stimulus B. tissue
C. neurons C. organ system
D. blood cells D. organism

138. When an individual goes without eating 143. In thirst reflex osmoregulation feedback
for a day, his or her blood sugar levelre- model, water concentration increases in
mains about the same throughout the day. plasma increasing salivary output is the
This relatively constant condition ismain- A. stimulus
tained by-
B. receptor
A. Reproduction
C. modulator
B. Homeostatic control
D. effector
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C. Growth of cells
E. response
D. Sweating
144. During cold weather our skin usually
139. The two body systems that work to- responds to the cold by developing
gether to protect you from foreign goose bumps, which are muscle contrac-
pathogens are tion.WHICH BODY SYSTEMS?
A. Integumentary and immune A. muscular and integument
B. Reproductive and muscular B. circulatory and excretory
C. Endocrine and digestive C. digestive and nervous
D. Respiratory and circulatory D. respiratory and endocrine
140. Osmoregulation is the homeostatic mech- 145. What is the definition of a biological
anism of controlling rhythm?
A. Blood glucose levels A. When you play the drums on your
friends belly
B. Temperature
B. Distinct patterns of changes in body ac-
C. Oxygen levels tivity that conform to cyclical time periods
D. Water and mineral ion levels C. The sleep/wake cycle
141. The need for the body to keep internal D. An internal response to a change in
stability with the outside environment is your environment
known as
146. A hollow ball of cells is called a
A. Balance
A. blastula
B. Equilibrium B. gastrula
C. Homeostasis C. cleavage
D. none of above D. embryo
142. If a plant lives in an area with limited sun- 147. According to the passage, what is one
light, what adaptation would help it? health effect of petting a dog?
A. colorful flowers A. It strengthens heart muscles.
B. large leaves B. It lowers blood pressure
C. deep roots C. It reduces stomach pain
D. small leaves D. It improves appetite

148. What two body systems remove C. respiratory system

waste? D. nervous system

A. Excretory and Circulatory
154. separate the left part of the heart
B. Muscular and Digestive from the right part of the heart to prevent
C. Reproductive and Excretory mixture of oxygenated and deoxygenated
D. Digestive and Integumentary blood.
A. Right ventricle
149. Internal fertilization refers to the fertil-
ization that takes place inside the body of B. Right atrium
an organism. Which of the following or- C. Semilunar valve
ganisms does not undergo internal fertil- D. Septum
ization?
A. Human 155. During osmosis and diffusion substances
pass through which organelle?
B. Frog
A. nucleus
C. Cow
B. cell membrane
D. Dog
C. endoplasmic reticulum
150. Which of the following pairs of organisms D. golgi body
reproduce by budding?
A. Hydra and Spirogyra 156. In a plant, water and other important
substances enter the plant through its ,
B. Spirogyra and bacteria where as human must ingest food through
C. Bacteria and yeast their mouth and esophagus
D. Hydra and flatworms A. leaves
B. cuticle
151. How do humans get nitrogen?
C. roots
A. eating plants and animals
D. stem
B. breathing it in
C. absorbing it through our skin 157. Which type of skeleton does a snail
posses?
D. none of these are correct
A. Endoskeleton
152. What is another word for Geotropism?
B. Hydrostatic skeleton
A. Gravitropism
C. Exoskeleton
B. Hydrotropism
D. Both ( hydrostatic skeleton and ex-
C. Thigmotropism oskeleton)
D. Earth
158. Reproduction occurs in most plants when
153. What system in animals takes care of gas an egg is fertilized by sperm. Pollen grains
exchange? are deposited at the stigma, sperm trav-
els down the style into the ovary, where
A. reproductive system it fertilizes the egg. This is most similar to
B. endocrine system which system in animals?

A. respiratory system C. Nervous and Respiratory

B. reproductive system D. none of above
C. endocrine system 164. David has diabetes. His sugar level is of-
D. nervous system ten rising and lowering. Which body sys-
tem is in charge of regulating his sugar lev-
159. A chemical that is produced in one part els?
of an organism but affects another part of
A. Excretory
the organism defines a
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B. Endocrine
A. lipid
C. Circulatory
B. mitochondria
D. Nervous
C. chloroplast
D. hormone 165. What is a process in which an animal
learns that a stimulus and its response to
160. The thromboplastins in the presence of that stimulus will bring about a good or
and , convert prothrombin to throm- bad result?
bin.I. sodium ionII. vitamin KIII. potassiu- A. conditioning
mIV. calcium ion
B. imprinting
A. I and II
C. inherited behavior
B. II and IV
D. mimicry
C. I and IV
166. Which two body systems work together
D. II and III
to prevent illness?
161. How can you describe the reproductive A. Circulatory and Respiratory
process of a Dolphin?
B. Nervous and Circulatory
A. internal reproduction
C. Immune and Integumentary
B. reproduce sexually D. none of above
C. pregnancy last for about 12 months
167. Animals whose body parts are arranged
D. All of these the same on both sides have
162. When a person breathes the lungs absorb A. radial symmetry
oxygen, which is used by cells to carry out B. asymmetry
the process of
C. bilateral symmetry
A. respiration
D. spherical symmetry
B. Secretion
168. What are two distinct ways an organ-
C. photosynthesis
ism can respond to changes in the environ-
D. excretion ment?
163. Which two body systems work together A. physically and behaviorally
to maintain stable blood sugar levels? B. through homeostasis and diffusion
A. Endocrine and Digestive C. behaviorally and through migration
B. Circulatory and Excretory D. physically and through homeostasis

169. Organs and tissues that perform the B. survival is not as likely
same function is called ?
C. 1-2 eggs are released at one time

A. cells
D. fertilized eggs are exposed to preda-
B. tissues tors
C. organ system
175. Which part of the skeletal system pro-
D. organs tects the spinal cord?
170. What do we mean by “goose bumps”? A. pelvis
A. pimples caused by hormonal activity B. cranium/skull
B. sweat glands working C. vertebra
C. hairs standing upright D. scapula
D. nervous response to stress
176. What federal laws or regulations exist
171. What word describes a trait that helps regarding animal euthanasia?
an organism survive in its environment?
A. Animals must feel no pain
A. natural selection
B. The law specifies exactly what type of
B. mutation method must be used.
C. camouflage C. The animal must be rendered uncon-
D. adaptation scious first.
172. Which of the following organism is not D. There are no federal laws regarding
matched with it’s correct mode of nutri- livestock animal euthanasia.
tion?
177. Which of the following statements is true
A. Herbivore-Cow regarding ectothermic animals?
B. Carnivore-Shark A. They must eat constantly to stay warm.
C. Decomposer-Bacteria
B. They must sweat or pant to release ex-
D. Producer-Mushroom cess body heat.
E. Omnivore-Human C. They rely on the environment to con-
trol their temperature.
173. How can the integumentary system help
lower body temperature? D. Most animals on the earth are NOT ec-
tothermic.
A. Releasing heat through sweating.
B. Sending more blood to the skin. 178. Gland that releases the hormone mela-
C. Contracting muscles under the skin. tonin which regulates the sleep awake cy-
cle
D. none of above
A. Hypothlamus
174. Which statement does NOT characterize
B. Pineal
external fertilization?
C. Pituitary
A. It occurs outside the body in the sur-
rounding environment D. Thyroid

179. The interaction between animals of the 184. Which of the followings is not a way your
same species, generally involving some body can lose heat?
form of communication.
A. Vasodilation
A. innate behavior
B. Evaporation of sweat
B. response
C. Warm air exhaled out
C. reflex
D. social behavior D. Hairs becoming erect
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180. Which of the following is an example of 185. Which of the following characteristics is
an external Stimuli? shared by viruses and living cells? Both
A. Becoming dehydrated and then taking viruses and living cells-
a drink of water A. have a nucleus, as well as a cell wall.
B. Getting a headache and then taking Ex- B. contain nucleic acids such as DNA or
cedrin RNA.
C. Having hunger pains and then eating a C. can replicate independently of a host
sandwich cell.
D. Smelling Pizza and then eating a piece
D. use organelles to perform life func-
181. In flowering plants, eggs are produced in- tions.
side the Sperm are produced inside the
grains. 186. Which hormone requires iodine and regu-
lates growth and development?
A. phleom, xylem
B. ovules, pollen A. Thyroxine
C. pollen, xylem B. Calcitonin
D. pollen, ovules C. Insulin
182. The following all are essential to animals D. Growth Hormone
survival EXCEPT
187. Protein containing iron is known as
A. Energy Allocation/Utilization
B. mechanism to move A. haemoglobin
C. Ability to exchange materials with the B. hormone

environment C. globulin
D. Coordination and control to maintain D. fibrinogen
Homeostasis
E. Thermoregulation 188. What is an example of a material that
needs to be exchanged with an animals en-
183. What serves living things with support, vironment
movement and protection?
A. Oxygen
A. Bone
B. Muscles B. sugar
C. Skeleton C. waste products
D. Tendons D. all of these

189. is a response that results in plant D. Delivers nutrients and oxygen to mus-
growth toward or away from a stimulus. cle tissue

A. Stimuli
195. In an animal, the excretory system is re-
B. gravity sponsible for
C. weather A. eliminating lymph cells
D. tropism B. regulating hormones
190. Which is an example of innate behavior? C. ridding the body of carcinogens
A. pond ducks flocking to be fed D. eliminating wastes from the body
B. bears leaning to catch fish 196. What system of most vertebrates se-
C. human babies speaking words cretes hormones to regulate body activi-
ties?
D. birds chirping when hatched
A. Respiratory system
191. What would a reptile do in order to warm
itself up? B. Circulatory system
A. bask or lay out in the sun C. Immune system
B. eat some food D. Endocrine system

C. shiver 197. In order for humans to reproduce an
D. run around egg must be fertilized by a sperm. For
women ovulation is the time when an egg
192. A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an in- is released due to hormone stimulation.
sect. Based on its behavior, which ecolog- WHICH BODY SYSTEMS?
ical terms describe the bird?
A. excretory and endocrine
A. herbivore, decomposer
B. endocrine and reproductive
B. carnivore, heterotroph
C. digestive and nervous
C. producers, heterotroph
D. circulatory and respiratory
D. autotroph, herbivore
198. The skeletal system in animals might be
193. When the plant responds to gravtiy compared most easily to the in plants.
A. Phototropism A. stalks and stems
B. Thigmotropism B. pistil and stamen
C. Gravitropism C. stomata
D. Hydrotropism
D. root hairs and leaves
194. How does the Circulatory System help
199. Hormones:
the Muscular System?
A. are slow acting
A. Protects muscles
B. long lasting
B. Sends messages to the muscles to con-
tract C. unable to coordinate the body
C. Brings oxygen into the body D. a and b only

200. A plant moving away from a stimulus is 205. Which word describes the duration of cy-
showing tropism. cle without external stimuli
A. Positive A. Actogram
B. Negative B. Free running period
C. Taproot C. Actogram time
D. Auxin D. Expensive running period

206. What is fertilization?
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201. Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients
from the spruce tree to the tree’s detri- A. When male and female sex cells join
ment. and fuse?
A. Mutualsim B. When a farmer puts seeds on his land?
B. Parasitism
C. When a body of an organism is cut and
C. Commensalism develop into a new organism.
202. Two organisms fighting over resources 207. Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) is released
(food, territory, a mate etc.) by which gland of the endocrine system
A. Mutualism A. Thyroid
B. Competition B. Pituitary
C. Ovaries
C. Predator/Prey
D. Adrenal
D. Commensalism
208. Which body systems work together to
203. The skeletal system has several jobs. Se- supply the body’s cells with oxygen?
lect one of the following that describe its
A. Respiratory and immune
jobs.
B. Nervous and reproductive
A. send messages between the brain and
the body C. Circulatory and respiratory
B. provides a framework for the body D. Endocrine and muscular
C. creates hormones 209. When the blood sugar level is too high
D. identifies and acts upon germs and A. insulin is made by liver
bacteria that invade the body B. insulin is made by pancreas
C. glucagon is made by liver
204. Elephants reproduce in approximately
600 days and ducks reproduce in approx- D. glycogen is made by pancreas
imately 28 days. These numbers are ex- 210. What is Trail pheromones?
amples of:
A. warn animals of possible predators
A. development
B. Allow animals to follow one another
B. reproduction
C. attract the opposite sex in animals
C. gestation D. Regulation of population density (spac-
D. daughter cells ing density)

211. What are 2 ways that plants reproduce? B. 15 months

A. The wind spreads the seeds or an ani- C. 22 months

mal eats the seeds and they can spread in
D. 30 months
the animal’s waste.
B. They are magic and new plants just ap- 217. What does the context suggest is the
pear. most likely meaning of veterans in this
C. Plants do not reproduce. sentence from “Pet Therapy:How Animals
and Humans Heal Each Other”? Mil-
D. I don’t know!
itary veterans returning from Iraq and
212. Any biological behavior/process that Afghanistan are providing shelter dogs
functions on a 24 hour cycle. with basic obedience training.
A. hibernation A. animal doctors
B. migration B. former soldiers
C. estivation C. activities
D. circadian rhythm D. uniforms
213. What are the three types of sensory re- 218. The “cause” for something to happen is
ceptors? the
A. chemical, formical and sensical
A. response
B. chemical, electrical and kenetic
B. effect
C. chemical, mechanical and electromag-
netic C. stimulus
D. chemical, potential and processing D. homeostasis
214. Which of the following stages is absent 219. A simple, automatic response to a sen-
from the life cycle of frogs? sory stimulus.
A. Egg A. territoriality
B. Tadpole B. habituation
C. Pupa C. reflex
D. Adult D. dominance
215. What type of cells are responsible for car-
rying oxygen to the cells of the body? 220. What is a circadian rhythm?
A. White blood cells A. Biorhythm that corresponds with 12hr

(light / dark)
B. Nerve cells
B. Biorhythm that corresponds with 12
C. Lung cells
months in a year
D. Red blood cells
C. Biorhythm that corresponds with 365
216. How long is the gestation period of the days in a year
elephants? D. Biorhythm that corresponds with 24hr
A. 10 months (light / dark) day

221. When the human body is responding to 226. Which of the following is true about ani-
stress, the hormone adrenaline is released. mals and energy allocation?
A short time later, the body returns to nor-
mal. This is an example of how a human A. animals must consume some type of
food to produce ADP
A. reacts to an antibody
B. animals must consume food to pro-
B. develops genetic variation in body
duce GTP
cells
C. animals must consume food to pro-
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C. maintains cellular organization
duce proteins
D. maintains dynamic equilibrium
D. animals myst consume food to pro-
222. How does lens help us see objects that
duce ATP
are far?
A. It stays the same 227. Because the digestive and circulatory sys-
B. It becomes fatter tems in animals move food, water, and nu-
C. It becomes flatter trients through the body to areas that can
absorb or use it, it might be most closely
D. It becomes more spherical related to in a plant.
223. Lions often hide in the tall grass while A. cambium
stalking their prey. This is an example of
B. cuticle layers
A. camouflage C. mesophyll layers
B. warning coloration
D. xylem and phloem
C. mimicry
D. hibernation 228. A period of inactivity that some animals
experience in winter that allows them to
224. In the osmoregulation negative feedback
survive on stored body fat.
model, DCT and CD of the kidney nephron
are the A. pheromone
A. stimulus B. hibernation
B. receptor
C. submission
C. modulator
D. effector D. estivation
E. response
229. The coordination of activities in an organ-
225. What is the advantage of monocular vi- ism that maintain homeostasis in a con-
sion? stantly changing environment is called:
A. provide a narrow field of vision A. regulation
B. able to form three dimensional image
B. digestion
C. field of vision overlap greatly
C. synthesis
D. able to detect enemies coming from
any direction D. respiration

230. The following are adaptations to the in- 235. Which organelle is responsible for making
tegumentary system to aid in thermoregu- proteins?
lation EXCEPT

A. Nucleus
A. Insulation B. Cell Membrane
B. Circulatory adaptation C. Ribosome
C. evaporative cooling D. Chloroplast
D. respiratory slowing E. Mitochondria
E. behavioral responses
236. On a very hot day a long distance run-
231. The Immune system keeps the body sta- ner will produce large quantities of sweat.
ble by How will the kidneys adapt to this situa-
A. Keeping the body’s temperature nor- tion?
mal A. Increased amounts of urine to remove
B. excreting wastes amino acids
C. Killing disease causing organisms B. Decreased urine production to allow

the body to conserve water
D. breaking down food into usable
molecules C. increased amounts of urine to help the
body retain water
232. The human digestive system is approx- D. less urine increases the amount of
imately 900 cm. long. Food is moved amino acids
through the digestive tract primarily by-
A. bile produced by the pancreas 237. Dairy cattle may be given hormones, such
as rBST. Which effect does this have on the
B. the enzymes amylase and pepsin animals?
C. muscular contractions A. They are more likely to get certain
D. hydrochloric acid in the stomach health conditions, such as mastitis.
233. Which two systems work together the B. They produce milk that contains high
maintain the right amount of water in the amounts of the antibiotics.
body? C. They grow more slowly.
A. Circulatory and Immune D. Most bacterial diseases are prevented
B. Excretory and Endocrine in cattle treated with rBST
C. Respiratory and Reproductive 238. A wolf cub came too close to a skunk,
D. none of above and was sprayed by its foul smelling chem-
ical spray. Now, the wolf cub stays away
234. What two systems work together to get from skunks. What type of behavior is
rid of infection? this?
A. Digestive and immune A. innate behavior
B. Respiratory and circulatory B. imprinting
C. Circulatory and immune C. learned behavior
D. Immune and endocrine D. migration

239. what happens after the receptors in the 244. What body system collects and removes
stimulus-response model of osmoregula- waste?
tion? A. Excretory
A. osmoreceptors B. Endocrine
B. reabsorption of water back into blood C. Muscular
C. tubules and ducts remove water from D. Skeletal
filtrate
245. Following is the member of IAEC
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D. none of above
A. Biological scientist
240. (6-3.5) Some male birds perform elab- B. Socially aware member
orate dances in order to attract females. C. Veterinarian
This is an example of
D. all of these
A. camouflage
246. Which two body systems work together
B. insight to produce offspring?
C. courtship A. Endocrine and Immune
D. mimicry B. Reproductive and Endocrine
241. Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) affects the C. Skeletal and Muscular
permeability of which section of the D. none of above
nephron tubules
247. In plants the vascular tissues xylem and
A. Proximal (first) convoluted/coiled phloem are responsible for transporting
tubual materials to the cells of the plant. The vas-
B. Loop of Henle cular tissues of a plant are most like which
human body system?
C. Distal (second) convoluted/coiled
tubual A. Circulatory
D. Collecting duct B. Respiratory

C. Digestive
242. Which body system is like the xylem and D. Immune
phloem for plants?
248. Which part of the skeletal system pro-
A. Circulatory
tects the brain?
B. Digestive
A. pelvis
C. Reproductive B. ribs
D. Nervous C. scapula
243. Which cells are more efficient at obtain- D. cranium/skull
ing nutrients 249. Organisms that are aeroibc require
A. Small cells A. oxgen
B. Medium cells B. carbon dioxide
C. Large cells C. water
D. Extra large cells D. none of above

250. Veins have valves to 255. What would not happen if mitochondria
A. prevent the veins from collapse was not in a cell?

B. prevent the back flow of blood A. photosynthesis
C. restrict blood flow B. cellular respiration
D. none of above C. sexual reproduction
D. asexual reproduction
251. Which hormone is responsible for main-
taining gestation in farm animals? 256. How do many animals prepare for migra-
A. FSH tion?
B. LH A. by finding a partner
C. Progesterone B. by storing extra fat
D. Testosterone C. by practicing going without water
252. The path that food takes through the D. none of above
human body would be best described as
257. What three body systems get rid of
which of the following?
waste from our bodies?
A. mouth, intestines, liver, kidneys
A. Respiratory, Reproductive, and Circu-
B. mouth, esophagus, stomach, in- latory
testines
B. Digestive, Excretory, and Respiratory
C. pancreas, esophagus, stomach, gall-
C. Digestive, Reproductive, and Circula-
bladder
tory
D. mouth, pancreas, gallbladder, stom-
D. Excretory. Reproductive, and En-
ach
docrine
253. Getting use to something after being ex-
posed to it for a long period of time is an 258. Health-care workers are exposed to
example of which type of learned behav- many different types of pathogenic and
ior? nonpathogenic microorganisms. Which
body systems work together to protect
A. insight learning the body from pathogens?
B. playing A. Muscular and vascular
C. habituation B. Digestive and excretory
D. observational learning
C. Circulatory and immune
254. These two systems interact to allow our D. Endocrine and reproductive
bodies respond to the environment and
to maintain homeostasis. (Hint-they both 259. Barnacles create home sites by attaching
send messages and one is fast, one is themselves to whales. This neither harms
slow) nor benefits the whales
A. nervous and endocrine A. Mutualsim
B. nervous and digestive B. Parasitism
C. endocrine and excretory C. Commensalism
D. respiratory and digestive D. none of above

260. The food that a plant makes is B. the faster it is the more energy is
A. sugar or glucose needed
B. water C. the slower it is the more energy is

needed
C. oxygen
D. hibernation is not needed for any ani-
D. carbon dioxide mals
261. What is the characteristic of stereoscopic 266. The nitrogen cycle is a process in which ni-
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vision? trogen is moving from the air to the ground
A. Provide wide field of vision to and back again.
B. Produce two dimensional images A. plants, animals, and humans (living
C. Able to estimate distance accurately things)
D. both eyes located at the sides of the B. lava

head C. clouds
262. What is sex pheromones? D. hydrogen
A. Attracts the opposite sex in animals 267. What is the difference between a cell and
B. warn animals of possible predators a tissue?
C. allow animals to follow one another A. cell is basic unit of life; tissue is group
of cells that work as one
D. Promotes the cohesion of animals
B. cell is group of tissues; tissue is basic
263. The “all natural” label on meat products unit of life
means C. cell is basic unit of life; tissue is groups
A. No antibiotics were used to raise the of different cells
animal. D. cell is group of organs; tissue is group
B. No hormones were used to raise the of different cells
animal.
268. Why are nonvascular plants not as com-
C. The animal was given outdoor access. mon as vascular plants?
D. None of the above; there is no legal A. nonvascular plants are big in size
definition for “all natural”.
B. nonvascular plants must live near wa-
264. A social interaction with the sole purpose ter
of finding a mate. C. nonvascular plants have roots, stems,
A. courtship and leaves
B. hibernation D. nonvascular plants live in the desert
C. aggression 269. The fluid that delivers oxygen, hormones,
D. submission and nutrients to the cells and carries away
wastes
265. Which of the following is true of animals
metabolic rate A. Platelets
A. the faster it is the less energy is B. Blood

needed C. Plasma

D. Hemoglobin C. Male adult cattle.

E. White Blood Cells D. Female adult cattle

270. an orientation behavior where the animal 275. Makes and releases Hormones
moves towards or away from a stimulus A. Excretory System
A. Kinesis B. Digestive System
B. Taxis C. Endocrine System
C. Stimulus D. Nervous System
D. Learned behavior 276. To prevent water from evaporating from
271. The accumulation of heavy metals or its leaves, a plant will keep its stomata
other pollutants causesa decline in the pop- closed during the heat of the day. What
ulation of predatory birds because- cells regulate this process by controlling
the size of the stomata?
A. heavy metals make it difficult for the
A. Gamete Cells
birds to hunt
B. Guard Cells
B. pesticides diminish the amount of
available food C. Root Cells
C. the pollutants interfere with bird re- D. Vascular Cells
production 277. What organisms are most likely to first
D. none of above occupy an area in primary succession?
272. Blood vessels that return blood to the A. Sloths

heart B. Fungi
A. Arterioles C. Lichens
B. Arteries D. Frogs and Toads
C. Venules 278. What is the advantage of an organism
D. Veins produced from a sexual reproduction?
E. Capillaries A. carry the same genetic make up as
that of the male traits
273. What is the goal of the pioneer species in B. carry the same genetic make up as
Primary Succession? that of the female traits
A. To kill the dead materials after a disas- C. can not survive without both parents
ter
D. better able to evolve and adapt to
B. To rebuild soil changing environmental condition
C. To feed Johnny
279. What is a hormone?
D. To put fresh oxygen into the air
A. Chemical produced by an endocrine
274. Veal is produced from the slaughter of gland
what animals? B. Protein produced by liver
A. Male calves. C. Chemical made in reproductive organs
B. Female calves. D. Protein produced by the brain

280. Insect dispersed pollen is usually sticky 285. In thirst reflex osmoregulation feedback
and spiky so that it can model, low water content in plasma lead-
A. attach to the pollinators’ body without ing to decreased saliva production and a
falling off easily dry mouth is the
B. prevent pollinators from eating them A. stimulus
C. stay attached to the anther so that it B. receptor

doesn’t attach to a pollinator C. modulator
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D. be used as glue D. effector
281. What is the cause of increased productiv- E. response
ity on a crossbred animal called?
286. Viruses use two different cycles of repli-
A. hybrid
cation, the lytic cycle and the lysogenic cy-
B. hybrid vigour cle. In what way is the lysogenic cycle dif-
C. vigorous ferent from the lytic cycle?
D. dominance A. The virus recognizes and attaches to

host cell.
282. Types of cells in the blood that causes B. The host cell is not destroyed immedi-
blood clots to form ately.
A. Platelets C. Viral DNA is replicated along with host
B. Blood DNA.
C. Plasma D. The virus injects its DNA into the host
D. Hemoglobin cell..
E. White blood cells 287. What plant organ absorbs water and nu-
trients in the soil?
283. What 2 kingdoms have organisms that
are photosynthetic A. stems
A. fungi and plants B. roots
B. fungi and protists C. leaves
C. protists and plants D. angiosperms
D. plants and animals
288. A shiver all over your body produces hor-
284. Veal is paler in color than regular beef, mones. You now feel that the tempera-
because it is This is achieved by feed- ture in the room has suddenly gone down.
ing veal calves feed that is intentionally Which body systems work together to re-
low in spond to the change in temperature?
A. Anemic / iodine. A. Nervous, muscular, integumentary
B. Anemic / iron. B. Respiratory, muscular, digestive
C. Cyanic / iron C. Skeletal, integumentary, immune
D. Tonic / protein. D. none of above

289. Substances that act as chemical messen- B. we need to have a fight or flight re-
gers within plants controlling functions sponse

A. Chemicals C. we need to reduce body tempera-
B. Plant Hormones ture
C. Adrenaline D. we need to reduce sugar in our

blood
D. Photosynthesis
295. The function of a plant root is to:
290. Which of the following bones make up
A. Make food for the plant
the pelvic girdle?
B. Get rid of waste products
A. Tibia and scapula
C. Absorb water and minerals
B. Sacrum and pelvic
D. Digest plant and animal matter
C. Tendon and scapula
D. Sacrum and coccyx 296. Which of the following DOES NOT in-
crease variation in the next generation?
291. Which kind of growth does the human
A. Extinction
population follow? It is described as a J-
shaped curve. B. Meiosis
A. Exponential Growth C. Sexual Reproduction
B. Logistic Growth D. Asexual reproduction
C. Outstanding Growth 297. What is alarm pheromones?
D. Minimal Growth A. Regulation of population density (spac-
ing pheromones)
292. The digestive system and the circulatory
system work together to perform which of B. Warn predators
the following functions? C. warn animals of possible predators
A. Regulation D. Define the claimed of specific organ-
B. Defense/Movement isms
C. Nutrient absorption 298. Which is a characteristic of animal move-
D. Reproduction ment?
A. Animals do not move
293. What organ transports sugar throughout
the plant B. Animals all move at some point in their
life cycle
A. Phloem
C. Animals can only move when they are
B. Stomata adults
C. Guard cells D. none of above
D. Cambium
299. In animals, the primary function of the
294. Adrenaline production is increased when respiratory system is to deliver to the
cells of the body, and to remove
A. we are having fun A. hydrogen, oxygen

B. oxygen, carbon monoxide B. nervous

C. carbon dioxide, oxygen C. digestive
D. oxygen, carbon dioxide D. endocrine
300. A chemical released by one animal that 305. Which body system is the ‘slow re-
affects the behavior of another animal of sponse’ system and uses hormones to
the same species. bring about a response?
A. submission A. Endocrine
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B. hibernation B. Immune
C. pheromone C. Muscular
D. courtship D. Excretory
301. Which part of a plant’s leaves allow the 306. What is it called where two or more
plant to take in carbon dioxide and release bones connect
oxygen? A. Joint
A. stomata B. Tendon
B. mesophyll C. ligaments
C. stem D. cartilage
D. roots 307. What are the 2 types of skeletons?
302. Homeostasis in the human body is often A. spongy bone and compact bone
maintained by a: B. marrow and blood vessels
A. neutral feedback loop C. axial and appendicular
B. solar feedback loop D. none of above
C. positive feedback loop 308. What is a circatidal rhythm?
D. negative feedback loop A. Biorhythm that corresponds with 12hr
303. Which two body systems work together B. Biorhythm that corresponds with 12
to maintain a stable body temperature? months in a year
A. Respiratory and Muscular C. Biorhythm that corresponds with 365
days in a year
B. Skeletal and Integumentary
D. Biorhythm that corresponds with 24hr
C. Integumentary and Nervous
(light / dark) day
D. none of above
309. Biological processes which alter period-
304. Plants react to touch, light, gravity, and ically (rhythm), although external condi-
other external stimuli in a manner similar tions remain constant, due to DNA.
to an animals’ system reacting to an A. Entrainment
external stimuli by sending impulses to the
brain and responding with movement or B. Zietgeber
other reaction. C. Endogenous
A. respiratory D. Exogenous

310. Fill in the blank:The is like an elevator 315. Which part is how most plants reproduce
because it moves the water and nutrients and is where seeds are usually found?
to the rest of the plant.

A. Flower
A. Root
B. Bud
B. Flower
C. Fruit
C. Stem D. Leaf
D. Seeds
316. Which hormone is responsible for the de-
311. Venus Flytrap flower reacts to a bug. velopment of secondary sexual traits in
males?
A. Nastic Movement
A. Estrogen
B. Negative Gravitropism
B. Epinephrine
C. Thigmotropism
C. Progesterone
D. Hydrotropism
D. Testosterone
312. Which of the following organisms repro-
duce externally? 317. The skeletal system interacts with the
system when it produces red blood
A. arthropods, mollusks, birds cells.
B. corals, worms, mollusks A. circulatory
C. birds, amphibians, reptiles B. excretory
D. some fishes, frogs, frogs C. digestive
313. What is a circannular rhythm? D. nervous
A. Biorhythm that corresponds with 12hr 318. In winter, a bat stays in its cave, and
B. Biorhythm that corresponds with 12 its body temperature drops, its heart rate
months in a year slows to a fraction of its normal rate, and
it is barely breathing. What is this behav-
C. Biorhythm that corresponds with 29.5 ior called?
days
A. Migration
D. Biorhythm that corresponds with 24hr
(light / dark) day B. Hibernation
C. courtship behavior
314. Blood cell that protect the body against
infection D. territorial behavior
A. Platelets 319. an example of negative feedback is

B. Plasma A. child birth
C. Hemoglobin B. eating a burger
D. White Blood Cells C. thermoregulation
E. Blood D. none of above

320. The ‘lub’ sound produced after 325. Which structure of the eye contains light
A. semilunar valves close receptor cells?
B. atria are fully contracted A. Retina
C. ventricles start to relax B. Lens
D. bicuspid valve and tricuspid valve sud- C. Cornea
denly close D. Iris
321. What is the Circulatory System’s main
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326. What does photosyntheis produce?
functions?
A. starch
A. Produces Oxygen
B. protein
B. expelling waste
C. glycerol
C. Transportation of nutrients and oxygen
to cells and waste from cells D. glucose
D. Converting energy out of food 327. Cruelty to animals include
322. Which of the following is an example of A. not giving food
how the need to maintain homeostasis can
B. causing pain
cause an organism to change its behav-
ior? C. keeping in small cage
A. A bear hibernates during the winter D. all of these
B. A tree loses its leaves in the winter. 328. What do viruses need to reproduce?
C. A human shivers when exposed to cold
A. they need genetic material
weather.
B. They need a host cell
D. Organisms do not change their behav-
ior to maintain homeostasis. C. They need bacteria
323. Examples include respiratory, circula- D. They need insulin

tory, excretory, reproductive, nervous, di- 329. Organs of this system include the kidneys
gestive, muscular, lymphatic, endocrine, and bladder
skeletal
A. Digestive
A. cell
B. Excretory
B. tissue
C. Immune
C. organ
D. organ system D. Skeletal
324. a regulator 330. Which of the following is a direct interac-

tion of the skeletal, muscular and nervous
A. maintains internal environment when
systems?
external is changing
A. Feeling tired after eating a meal
B. allows internal conditions to vary
based on external enviorment B. Movement of a person’s arm
C. can disrupt homeostasis C. Healing of a cut on the arm
D. none of these D. Increased production of hormones.

331. The chemicals that help to digest the food 337. Biodiversity is the variety of in a com-
are called munity.

A. digestive juice A. genes
B. vitamins B. population
C. enzymes C. species
D. hormones D. community
332. If the population of prey increases, the 338. Which of the following is the correct or-
population of predators will because der of organization in living things from
of the availability of food. most basic (simple) to most complex?
A. decrease
A. Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ
B. stay the same system
C. increase B. Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, or-
D. none of above ganism
333. A reaction to a stimulus. C. Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, or-

ganism
A. territoriality
D. Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism,
B. courtship
organ system
C. response
339. A deep sleep during which an animal
D. trial and error
slows down its body processes to save en-
334. What does invertebrate mean? ergy is called:
A. Animals without a backbone A. Estivation
B. Animals that change their form B. Migration
C. Animals with a backbone C. Graduation
D. Animals that lay eggs D. Hibernation
335. What two body systems deal with oxy- 340. Which body system is like a flower for
gen and carbon dioxide? plants?
A. Circulatory and Reproductive A. Reproductive
B. Respiratory and Circulatory
B. Digestive
C. Muscular and Skeletal
C. Nervous
D. Digestive and Reproductive
D. Respiratory
336. How does a taxis differ from a kinesis?
341. The greatest amount of digestion of food
A. A taxis is a movement in a specific di-
in humans takes place in the
rection.
A. mouth
B. A taxis must be learned.
B. stomach
C. A taxis is an increase in random move-
ment. C. small intestine
D. A taxis is inherited behavior. D. large intestine

342. Resetting of the endogenous rhythm by 347. Health-care workers are exposed to
the zeitgeber many different types of germs in which
A. Entrainment some are harmful. Which body systems
work together to protect from germs and
B. Zietgeber illness?
C. Endogenous A. Circulatory and immune
D. Exogenous B. Digestive and excretory
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343. A person sweats during exercise to main- C. Endocrine and muscular
tain a constant internal temperature. This D. Circulatory and Respiratory
is an example of-
348. Which two systems are responsible for
A. Homeopathic
bringing in oxygen and delivering the oxy-
B. Stabilization gen throughout the body?
C. Equalization A. nervous
D. Homeostasis B. respiratory
344. A baby sea turtle hatches, digs out of C. digestive

its nest, and starts crawling towards the D. cardiovascular (circulatory)
ocean. What type of behavior is this?
349. In which list do all three blood vessels
A. learned behavior carry oxygenated blood?
B. imprinting A. aorta, pulmonary artery, renal artery
C. migrations B. aorta, pulmonary vein, renal artery
D. innate behavior C. vena cava, pulmonary artery, renal
vein
345. External Skeleton
D. vena cava, pulmonary vein, renal vein
A. Endoskeleton
B. Exoskeleton 350. Cnidarians or jellyfish digest in their
C. Hydrostatic A. digestive tubes
D. none of above B. intestines
C. stomachs
346. Which scenario below best describes the
interaction between the endocrine and re- D. gastrovascular cavities
productive system. 351. How do animals get their energy?
A. Hormones are produced causing ovu- A. producers
lation in a female.
B. consumers
B. Muscles are contracted, pushing food
from the stomach into the small intestine. C. autotrophs
C. A male rabbit sees and chases a fe- D. none of above

male rabbit. 352. Specialized tissue within roots, stems
D. A bird lays her eggs, and protects them and leaves that moves water and miner-
from possible predators. als upward .

A. tissue 357. a movement that is random and does not

B. xylem result in orientation with respect to a stim-
ulus

C. transipration
A. Agnostic behavior
D. phloem
B. Pheromones
353. Would you see more nourishment in a C. Fixed action pattern
mammalian or bird egg? D. Kinesis
A. Mammalian
358. What is a behavior in which newborn ani-
B. Bird mals recognize and follow the first moving
C. Both are fairly equal object they see?
D. Neither contain nourishment A. courtship
B. mimicry
354. In the osmoregulation negative feedback
model, ADH increases the permeability of C. imprinting
the walls of the DCT and CD to water, D. conditioning
more water is reabsorbed back into the
359. Which of the following statements about
bloodstream from the nephron leading to a
oviparous animals is correct?
smaller volume of more concentrated urine
is the A. They lay eggs.
A. stimulus B. They give birth to young ones.
B. receptor C. Their process of fertilization is inter-
nal.
C. modulator
D. Their process of fertilization is exter-
D. effector nal.
E. response
360. What are these? Sex hormones, es-
355. Homeostatic regulation of the body is trogen, progesterone, pregnancy, testos-
made possible through coordination of terone, and epinephrine
allbody systems. This coordination is A. pheromones
achieved mainly by B. sex hormones
A. nervous and endocrine systems C. hormones
B. respiratory and reproductive systems D. behaviors
C. skeletal and excretory systems
361. In order for a plant to survive, why must
D. circulatory and digestive systems its different systems interact?
356. Which two body systems work together A. Because each individual system is spe-
for nutrient absorption? cialized and cannot function on its own
B. Because all of the different systems
A. Digestive and Muscular
need to function independently
B. Immune and Digestive
C. Plants do not have separate systems
C. Endocrine and Muscular therefore they cannot interact
D. none of above D. None of the above

362. Which process gives variety? B. Xylem

A. cellular respiration C. Phloem
B. asexual reproduction/ mitosis D. Auxin
C. sexual reproduction/ meiosis
368. The part of the stamen that produces
D. none of above pollen grains is the
363. Some responses of plants to external A. anther
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stimuli can be seen as movement caused
B. pistil
by a change in growth and can be good or
bad. There responses are called C. filament
A. endocrine reactions D. ovary
B. tropisms
369. Which word defines animals that are ac-
C. photosynthesis tive during the day?
D. inert responsism A. Crepsular
364. The main skeletons types are classified B. Nocturnal
as
C. Diurnal
A. Endoskeleton (opt. 1)
D. Night owls
B. Exoskeleton (opt.2)
C. Human skeleton (opt.3) 370. How does a Giraffe’s mom give birth to
its young?
D. Hydrostatic skeletons (opt.4)
E. Options ( 1, 2, 4) A. standing up
B. laying down on its side
365. The cellular process in which carbon diox-
ide is produced by plants and animals is C. laying on its back
called D. none of these
A. respiration
371. High surface area to volume ratio allows
B. prodicidity
cells to do what quickly
C. photosynthesis
A. Move materials around inside the cell
D. transpiration
B. Communicate to other cells
366. Where does osmoregulation occur? C. Move materials in and out of the cell
A. lung, intestines, kidney
D. Divide
B. kidney, pancreas
C. kidney, liver, skin 372. Which of these is not a part of nutrition?
D. none of above A. digestion

B. absorption
367. The only way plants respond to stimulus
is by the use of a plant hormone called C. egestion
A. Phototropism D. excretion

373. The four basic parts of a plant are 379. Oxpeckers feed on the ticks found on
A. Leaves, stems, roots, and flowers rhinoceros. Both species benefit

B. Flowers, leaves, pollen, and fruit A. Mutualism
C. Sepal, pistil, stamen, ovary B. Parasitism
D. None of the above C. Commensalism
374. Which cycle involves condensation, evap- D. none of above
oration, and precipitation?
380. Why are advantageous traits more likely
A. The water cycle
to be passed onto offspring?
B. The carbon cycle
A. Because they are more likely to sur-
C. The nitrogen cycle vive and reproduce.
D. The motor cycle
B. Because they come from dominant al-
375. What classification of receptors detect leles.
changes in water potential in the blood C. Because they come from recessive al-
A. Thermoreceptors leles.
B. Proprioceptors D. Because the trait is an acquired pheno-
C. Photoreceptors type.
D. Osmoreceptors 381. The skin in a human being is the largest
376. The skin might be most closely related to
what part of a plant? A. system
A. cellulose B. organ
B. leaves
C. cell
C. chlorophyll
D. intestine
D. cuticle
382. What is the food making process of a
377. Which body system is required in produc-
plant?
ing offspring?
A. Reproductive System A. Photosynthesis
B. Endocrine System B. Chloroplast
C. Digestive System C. Mitosis
D. Immune System D. Sugar
378. Hormone related to the growth of the
383. Restricted blood flow can cause
plant in response to tropisms
A. hypertension
A. Auxin
B. Cytokinins B. atherosclerosis
C. Ethene C. breathing difficulty
D. Absisic acid D. angina

384. Small blood vessels that allow small 389. positive feedback is when
molecules to diffuse between blood and
A. homeostasis is maintained
body cells
B. the product amplifies the reaction
A. Veins
C. the product inhibits the reaction
B. Arteries
D. is bad for the organism
C. Capillaries
D. none of above 390. The animal house facilities are apporved
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by
385. Which of the following is NOT an innate
A. CPCSEA
behavior?
B. PCI
A. a baby sucking
C. AICTE
B. a spider spinning a web
D. DTE
C. a child playing the piano
D. a bird building a nest 391. The fluid in which other parts of the blood
are suspended
386. Your biology teacher was eating lunch,
A. Platelets
later he had a lot of energy since food was
broken down in their stomach and glucose B. Blood
was carried to cells throughout the body. C. Plasma
A. nervous and endocrine D. Hemoglobin
B. endocrine and exocretory E. White Blood Cells
C. excretory and digestive
392. Which of the following phrases best de-
D. digestive and circulatory fines homeostasis in a multicellularani-
mal?
387. Reflex arc helps us to
A. Keeping a constant external environ-
A. notice things quickly
ment to ensure survival
B. respond to temperature change
B. Each cell acting independently without
C. run from predators communication to createhomeostasis
D. react to something quickly C. Period of no change in evolutionary his-
tory due to geological processes
388. In thirst reflex osmoregulation feedback
D. Keeping a stable internal environment
model, drinking water and water being ab-
to sustain life processes
sorbed by the alimentary canal is the
A. stimulus 393. What is phototropism?
B. receptor A. Response to water
C. modulator B. Response to touch
D. effector C. Response to gravity
E. response D. Response to light

394. Which two systems work together to re- C. Oestrogen

move liquid waste and excess water from D. Testosterone
the blood?

A. Endocrine and nervous system 400. Insulin and Glucagon are both produced
by the
B. Excretory and circulatory system
A. Thyroid
C. Muscular and digestive system
B. Pituitary Gland
D. Digestive and nervous system
C. Adrenal Glands
395. Which systems in the human male share
anatomical features that are related? D. Pancreas
A. Endocrine and excretory 401. Which of the following are density depen-
B. Reproductive and excretory dent factors?
C. Excretory and digestive A. competition for resources
D. Endocrine and nervous B. predation
C. disease
396. Which gland produces prolactin?
D. natural disasters
A. Pituitary Gland
B. Parathyroid 402. is when an animals moves or orients
C. Thyroid itself in relation to an abiotic factor.
D. Pineal Gland A. taxis

B. optimization
397. Bile is produced in the
C. tolerance
A. stomach
D. abiosis
B. small intestine
C. pancreas 403. Using past learned experiences to re-
spond to a new situation or challenge
D. liver
A. insight
398. The process by which certain animals
form strong attachments during an early- B. reflex
life critical period. C. instinct
A. migration D. circadian rhythm
B. imprinting
404. Running is an activity that causes the
C. stimulus cells in the muscular system to use oxygen
D. dominance at a faster rate, which systems responds
by delivering more oxygen to these cells?
399. Which of the following hormones is re-
A. digestive
sponsible for the production of sperm in
male animals? B. circulatory
A. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) C. nervous
B. Luteinising Hormone (LH) D. endocrine

405. A group of organisms of the same species C. Moves blood through the arteries
living in the same area are called a/an D. Allows movement of the muscles
A. community
411. Which of these 3 systems work together
B. habitat to get the body the oxygen and sugar that
C. population it needs to make ATP(energy)?
D. ecosystem A. Digestive-Cardiovascular-Urinary
B. Cardiovascular-Respiratory-Reproductive
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406. Which behavior is genetically based and
NOT linked to past experiences?
A. innate behavior C. Respiratory-Digestive-Lymphatic
B. habituation D. Cardiovascular-Digestive-Respiratory
C. operant conditioning 412. Which two body systems interact to send
D. classical conditioning oxygen throughout the body?
A. Integumentary and Muscular Systems
407. The sleep wake cycle is an example of?
B. Skeletal and Reproductive Systems
A. Circadian Rhythm
C. Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
B. Exogenous Zeitgeber
D. Digestive and Nervous Systems
C. Ultradian Rhythm
D. Infradian Rhythm 413. The full form of IAEC
A. Institutional animal education commit-
408. What classification of relationship do cat-
tee
tle have with the bacteria that live in their
rumen (stomach)? B. Institutional animal ethics committee
A. Mutualism C. Institutional animal education cooper-
ation
B. Commensalism
D. none of these
C. Parasitism
D. Competition 414. The cellular process in which oxygen is
produced by plants is called
409. In carrots, food is produced in the lacy,
A. respiration
green on top, but the excess sugars
are stored in the B. prodicicdity
A. stems, roots C. photosynthesis
B. stems, leaves D. transpiration
C. roots, leaves 415. Phloem is a vascular tissue that trans-
D. leaves, roots ports
410. The pumping of the heart is the force that A. Sugar

directly B. Auxin
A. Sends nerve messages to the brain C. Water
B. Causes the lungs to expand D. Shoot

416. The nervous system works with all other B. Rabbit

body systems to perform which of the fol- C. Human
lowing Essential Life Functions?

D. none of above
A. Regulation
B. Reproduction 422. Which human body systems interact to
produce movement of the body?
C. Nutrient Absorption
A. Nervous and endocrine
D. Defense/ movement
B. Skeletal and muscular
417. All of the living and nonliving things in C. Circulatory and digestive
an area that interact with each other are
called a/an D. Excretory and nervous
A. community 423. A regular, long-distance change in loca-

tion due to resource availability.
B. habitat
A. stimulus
C. population
B. imprinting
D. ecosystem
C. migration
418. Which two systems work together to pre-
D. classical conditioning
vent injury?
A. Integumentary and Endocrine 424. Which is an example of a behavior?
B. Nervous and Immune A. blood flowing through veins
C. Respiratory and Muscular B. a dog avoiding a foul odor
D. none of above C. tree branch providing shade
D. . a rabbit’s fur turning white
419. Which two systems work together to re-
move excess water from the body? 425. What part of a plant moves water
A. endocrine and nervous throughout the plant and gives structure
to the plant?
B. excretory and circulatory
A. Stem
C. integumentary and immune
B. Flower
D. muscular and digestive
C. Leaves
420. In snapdragon flowers, red is incom- D. Pistil
pletely dominant over white. What color
will a heterozygous flower be? 426. What does budding involve?
A. Red A. breaking of the parent body into many
B. White parts
C. Pink B. formation of a bud on the body of the
parent
D. Yellow
C. breaking of the parent body and the re-
421. Which of the following is an example of lease of spore
an omnivore? D. formation of a bud on the spores re-
A. Cow leased by the parent

427. If dad has type O blood, mom has type B 432. How often must a blood cell in the re-
blood, and brother has type O blood, what nal artery pass through the heart before
is mom’s genotype? it again reaches therenal artery?
A. IBi A. once
B. IBIB B. twice
C. ii C. 3 times
D. IAIB D. 4 times
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428. The organ responsible for most gas ex- 433. Which words from the previous ques-
change in plants is tion’s context best support the answer to
A. cuticle Part A?
B. stem A. military; returning
C. stomata B. providing; basic
D. leaf C. shelter dogs

D. obedience training
429. As a population grows, it will most likely
stop growing at what size? 434. A detectable change in the internal or ex-
A. Growth limit ternal environment.
B. Exponential limit A. Learning
C. Carrying Capacity B. Monogamous
D. It won’t stop growing C. Stimulus

D. Taxis
430. Plants have hormones just like humans
do. Plant hormones are created in the 435. Why are root hairs important to the
plant’s stem, buds, and root tips. These roots, stems, and leaves of plants?
hormones are carried and distributed A. they increase the surface area of the
throughout the plant by the plant’s roots allowing them to absorb more water
system. Which of the following correctly
completes the sentence? B. they transport water to other areas of
the plant for photosynthesis
A. vascular
C. they produce hormones needed
B. reproductive throughout the rest of the plant
C. dermal D. they create seeds or spores so the
D. root plant can reproduce
431. Feedback mechanisms that regulate 436. What is osmoregulation?

sugar levels in the blood using the hor- A. maintaining blood pressure and vol-
mone Insulin belong to which system? ume
A. Nervous System B. maintaining salt and water balance in
B. Immune System cells
C. Digestive System C. controlling the functions of the kidney
D. Endocrine System D. none of above

437. Just like you open and close your mouth A. nervous
to inhale and exhale (aiding gas exchange B. digestive
in your body), a plant’s open and close

to allow gases to enter and leave the cells C. excretory
in the plant leaves. D. endocrine
A. stomata 443. Which of the following is an example of
B. cuticle internal stimuli?
C. guard cells A. Smelling pizza and then eating a piece
D. pistil of pizza
B. Seeing ice cream on television and
438. The teeth that are used for biting an Ap- then eating a bowl of ice cream
ple are
C. After working out feeling sore in your
A. Incisors legs and then placing ice on the sore spot
B. Canines D. After working out seeing a bottle of wa-
C. Premolars ter and drinking water
D. Molar 444. In the osmoregulation negative feedback
model, an increase in osmotic pressure is
439. Which of the following hormones is re-
the
sponsible for ovulation?
A. stimulus
A. FSH
B. receptor
B. LH
C. modulator
C. Oestrogen
D. effector
D. Testosterone
E. response
440. Which order of these shows the food
chain in the correct order? 445. What is the definition of behavior
A. Zooplankton→Bear→Salmon A. animal’s response to a stimulus
B. Salmon→Zooplankton→Bear B. animal’s type of communication
C. Zooplankton→Salmon→Bear C. animal’s care of offspring
D. Bear→Zooplankton→Salmon D. animal’s main characterisitics
441. When the body temperature of a dog 446. Which substance, needed by the body
rises and it pants this is an example of cells enters the body through the lungs?
A. Photosynthesis A. carbon dioxide
B. Hemeostasis B. oxygen
C. Circulatory system C. nitrogen
D. Neurons D. hemoglobin
442. The muscular system interacts with the 447. What is the female part of a flower
system as it helps break down and called?
move the food we eat through our bodies. A. Stamen

B. Pistil C. A series of changes that occur after a

C. Flower disturbance in an existing ecosystem
D. Petal D. A natural disturbance or an human ac-

tivity
448. What is geotropism?
453. Which is the correct sequence of events
A. Response to water
in an incomplete metamorphosis?
B. Response to touch
A. eggs, nymph, adult
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C. Response to gravity
B. nymph, pupa, eggs, adult
D. Response to light
C. eggs, adult, nymph, pupa
449. Defense of a space against encroachment D. eggs, pupa, larva, adult
by other individuals.
A. habituation 454. The protein in blood cells that transport
oxygen
B. migration
C. submission A. Platelets
D. territoriality B. Blood
C. Plasma
450. Homeostasis is
D. Hemoglobin
A. not necessary, but helps to control
blood sugar levels E. White Blood Cells
B. not necessary, but assists in ner-
455. Blood vessels that carry oxygenated
vous response
blood away from the heart
C. necessary to keep internal environ-
ment stable A. Arterioles
D. necessary to have nervous system B. Arteries

in check C. Veins
451. Female body part that holds the fertilized D. Venules
egg while it grows E. Capillaries
A. uterus
456. The arrows in a food chain or web repre-
B. testes
sents what?
C. ovulation
A. They point to the organism that is be-
D. none of above ing eaten.
452. What is ecological succession? B. It shows how sunlight flows within an
ecosystem.
A. A series of predictable changes that oc-
cur in a community over time C. They show what direction the energy
is flowing between organisms.
B. A series of changes that occur in an
area where no ecosystem previously ex- D. They represent how water is trans-
isted ferred within a habitat.

457. An organism’s decreasing response to a C. a duck swimming in a pond

stimulus with repeated exposure to it. D. a dog fetching a newspaper

A. reflex
463. When blood sugar level is too low
B. habituation
A. insulin is produced by pancreas
C. territoriality
B. glucagon is produced by pancreas
D. classical conditioning
C. glycogen is produced by pancreas
458. What organisms get energy as a result of
D. glycogen is produced by liver
alcoholic fermentation?
A. yeast 464. What part of a plant takes up nutrients
and water from the soil and stabilizes the
B. plants
plant?
C. paramecium
A. Shoot System
D. hydra
B. Leaf
459. In placental mammals, what structure C. Roots
nourished the young in the mother’s
D. Flower
womb?
A. reproductive tract 465. animals all have the ability to maintain a
constant internal state. The therm for this
B. placenta
is?
C. yolk
A. adaptation
D. amniotic sac
B. hibernation
460. Which body system influences all other C. maturation
by controlling hormones?
D. homeostasis
A. Circulatory
B. Respiratory 466. is a gas needed by plants in order to
perform photosynthesis.
C. Endocrine
A. Oxygen
D. none of above
B. Carbon Dioxide
461. Which of the following is NOT an exam- C. Stomata
ple of a stimulus?
D. Sunlight
A. Sight
B. Sound 467. Raccoons rip trash bags open and sort
through the trash when Mr. Robinson
C. Smell leaves the bags outside. The raccoons are
D. foraging exhibiting what type of behavior?
462. Which of the following is a learned be- A. automatic behavior

havior B. learned behavior
A. a snake slithering on the ground C. inherited behavior
B. bees pollinating flowers D. instinctive behavior

468. Which is a cue that trigger migration? C. COMPLETE

A. lunar eclipses D. CORRECT
B. erosion and weathering 474. What three systems work together to
C. changes in day length move the body?
D. none of above A. Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous
469. An organism that produces its own body B. Skeletal, Respiratory, Digestive
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heat should be classed as: C. Nervous, Circulatory, Skeletal
A. Poikilotherm D. Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive
B. Homeotherm
475. What is the female part of the flower
C. Endotherm used during reproduction?
D. Ectotherm A. Pistil
470. What is diffusion? B. Petal
A. when molecules move C. Stigma
B. when molecules move from a high con- D. Stamen
centration to a low.
476. Which substances are dissolved in human
C. no movement blood plasma?
D. molecules move everywhere A. carbon dioxide, haemoglobin and glu-
cose
471. What is CNS?
B. carbon dioxide, oxygen and
A. Central Neurone System
haemoglobin
B. Brain and spinal cord
C. glucose, hormones and urea
C. Peripheral neurones
D. oxygen, urea and starch
D. Synapses that connect neurones
477. Regular, annual or seasonal mass move-
472. Most plants have hair-like cells called tri- ments made by animals from their breed-
chomes that project from the surface and ing area to another area.
help the plants in many ways. In some
A. Migration
plants trichomes secrete toxic substances
that most likely perform which function? B. Homing
A. Absorb carbon dioxide C. Taxis
B. Protect against herbivorous insects D. Kinesis
C. Reflect light off leaves 478. Which animal displays migratory behav-
D. Reduce water loss from evaporation ior?
473. What is another word that can be used A. geese

to describe “homeostasis”? B. moose
A. STABLE C. deer
B. EQUAL D. wild hog

479. What are the two systems that work C. Endogenous

closely together to allow us to move? D. Exogenous
Note:They give us strength and power.

A. muscular 485. Blood sugar levels are controlled in the
body through the feedbackmechanisms of
B. respiratory which two body systems?
C. circulatory A. Respiratory and digestive
D. skeletal B. Immune and nervous
480. When are diurnal animals awake and ac- C. Endocrine and nervous
tive? D. Muscular and skeletal
A. During the night hours
486. What is a function of stems and trunks?
B. During the day hours
A. To anchor the plant in its environment
C. During both day and night hours
B. To produce new offspring
D. From noon to 1 pm
C. To support the leaves and reproduc-
481. Environmental stimuli that resets (en- tive parts
trains) the endogenous rhythm D. To collect water and minerals
A. Entrainment
487. What do you have when organ systems
B. Zietgeber work together?
C. Endogenous A. organs
D. Exogenous B. organism
482. What happens in the flower? C. cells
A. Nothing D. tissue
B. Photosynthesis 488. Which human body systems are directly

involved in reflex actions, such as knee
C. Reproduction
jerk, blinking, and jumping when star-
D. Nutrient absorption tled?
483. Problem-solving method in which one A. Circulatory and Respiratory
possible solution after another is tried un- B. Digestive and Excretory
til a successful one is found.
C. Nervous and Muscular
A. fight or flight
D. Reproductive and Skeletal
B. learned behavior
489. Which is an example of migration?
C. estivation
A. bees collecting pollen and nectar from
D. trial and error
flowers
484. External environmental cues that reset B. birds flying to the ground to feed on in-
the endogenous rhythm sects and worms in the soil
A. Entrainment C. butterflies flying south for winter
B. Zietgeber D. none of above

490. Which body systems work together to 496. A signal to which an organism responds.
protect the body from pathogens?
A. imprinting
A. Muscular and Vascular
B. habituation
B. Digestive and Excretory
C. Circulatory and Immune C. classical conditioning
D. Endocrine and Reproductive D. stimulus
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491. an example of homeostasis in the human 497. What “fixes” nitrogen in the soil so that
body is it can be used by plants?
A. sexual reporduction
A. decomposing plants
B. glucose concentration in the blood
B. bacteria
C. size of the animal
D. none of above C. viruses
D. rocks
492. A behavior that is inherited rather than
acquired.
498. Most animals have sexual reproduction.
A. learned
A. True
B. innate
C. social B. False
D. trial and error C. none of these
493. The process that a plant undergoes to D. none of above

make its own food is called
499. The rapid growth of algae, called an algal
A. cellular respiration
bloom, can lead to the formation of dead
B. transpiration zones that cannot sustain aquatic life. This
C. photosynthesis is mainly because the algal bloom lowers
the amount of-
D. reproduction
A. chemical pollutants
494. Water from the undigested food is ab-
sorbed mainly in the B. dissolved oxygen
A. stomach C. freshwater runoff
B. foodpipe D. none of above
C. small intestine
D. large intestine 500. A period of reduced activity that some an-
imals experience in the summer
495. Animals must find food because they are
A. estivation
A. autotrophs
B. fight or flight
B. heterotrophs
C. photosynthetic C. response
D. none of above D. social behavior

501. In thirst reflex osmoregulation feedback 506. Your body needs to send urine out of the
model, the thirst centre in the hypothala- body. Which systems are involved?
mus is the producing the sensation of thirst

A. Integumentary and Excretory Systems
is the
B. Excretory and Muscular systems
A. stimulus
C. Muscular and Digestive systems
B. receptor
D. Nervous and Endocrine Systems
C. modulator
507. During digestion, fats are changed into
D. effector
A. amino acids
E. response
B. fatty acids and glycerol
502. In photosynthesis, plants use water, car-
C. glucose
bon dioxide, and to release oxygen
into the air. D. sugar
A. Roots 508. Which two body systems work together
B. Temperature to break down food into energy and rid
the body of the waste produced during this
C. Light process?
D. Gravity A. Skeletal and endocrine
503. What do Mammals, Fish, Birds, Reptiles B. Digestive and excretory
and Amphibians have in common? C. Nervous and immune
A. Have backbones to support them D. Muscular and skeletal
B. Lay eggs
509. An organism’s immediate response to a
C. Live in water change in its environment
D. Fly A. Behavioral response
504. The pointed teeth in your mouth are B. Anatomical response
A. premolars C. Timing response
B. incisors D. Orientation response
C. molars 510. What occurs when the body can’t be

D. canines divided into similar sections (mirror im-
ages)?
505. How many times does blood pass A. asymmetry
through the heart in one complete circula-
B. symmetry
tion?
C. segmented
A. 1
D. unsegmented
B. 2
C. 3 511. Plants have a similar system to the en-
docrine system in human that control var-
D. 4 ious cellular processes. What are some of
E. Septum the hormones produced by plants?

A. auxins A. courtship
B. gibbererlins B. fight or flight
C. cytokinins C. trial and error
D. all of the above D. habituation
512. What is the common characteristic shared 517. What is Epideictic pheromones
by the three groups of mammals?
A. Warn animals of possible predators
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A. means of reproduction
B. Promote cohesion of animals
B. process of developing the young
C. Regulation of population density (spac-
C. nourish their young with mother’s milk ing pheromones)
D. the way they carry their young D. Allow animals to follow one another
513. Part of the brain that controls the circa- 518. How much energy is available to be
dian rhythms passed on to the next level in an ecosys-
A. Pineal tem?
B. Hyperthalamus A. 100%
C. Occipital lobe B. 10%
D. Hypothalamus C. 50%
514. All cattle are ruminants. What does this D. 75%

mean? 519. A plant that is moving towards a stimu-
A. They are evolved to eat plants- lus is showing tropism.
primarily grasses and herbs. A. Positive
B. They have a large stomach compart- B. Negative
ment called a rumen.
C. Root
C. They utilize bacteria in their stomachs
to help them digest plant fiber. D. Shoot
D. All of the above. 520. What structure is found in both plant and
animal cells?
515. Animal behavior is ?
A. cell walls
A. Indicates how an animal reacts with
its environment B. mitochondria
B. reflects internal and external factors C. chloroplasts
as well as learning activities D. centrioles
C. Examines the reactions of an animal to
521. Any physical or verbal behavior intended
a certain stimulus
to intimidate or harm.
D. All above
A. aggression
516. A reaction caused by hormones that pre- B. reflex
pares an animal to either face an intense
activity or remove themselves from the ac- C. learned behavior
tivity. D. trial and error

522. A student is outside on a very hot day. B. Omnivore

How does perspiration help maintain his C. Herbivore
body heat?

D. Producer
A. It prevents heat from entering the
body 528. What are aggregation, alarm, epidecitic,
B. It causes evaporation and carries trail, territorial, sex?
away body heat A. Behaviors
C. It washes bacteria off his skin B. Pheromones
D. It causes evaporation and saves body C. Hormones
heat D. External factors
523. Which of the following terms is another 529. The carrying capacity of an environment
term for innate? for a particular species at a particular time
A. instinct is determined by the
B. learned A. number of individualsin the species.
C. trial and error B. distribution of thepopulation.
D. copying C. reproductivepotential of the species.
D. supply of the mostlimited resources
524. What kind of behavior is speaking Span-
ish? 530. An organism uses uric acid as its nitroge-
A. instinct nous waste. What type of environment
would it most likely be found?
B. learned behavior
A. A desert
C. inherited behavior
B. A freshwater pond
D. imprinting
C. A boreal forest
525. are any changes in an organism’s en-
D. A deciduous forest
vironment that cause a response.
A. Stimuli 531. To survive, organisms must maintain
what state?
B. tropism
A. Classified
C. photoperiodism
B. Breathing
D. plant hormones
C. Homeostasis
526. What are the characteristics of artery? D. Living
A. Thick, less muscular and elastic
532. How much the activity has been moved
B. Thin, less muscular and less elastic forwards or backwards during entrain-
C. Thin, muscular and less elastic ment
D. Thick, muscular and elastic A. Free running time
527. An animal that consumes both plants and B. Phase shift

other animals is called a(n) C. Located shift
A. Carnivore D. Gain / loss time

533. How would warmer temperatures affect C. behind

polar bears? D. under
A. there would be more ice. so hunting
538. Examples include kidney, liver, heart,
would be easier
brain, stomach, bladder, intestines
B. there would be less ice, so, hunting A. cell
would be easier
B. tissue
C. there would be more ice, so hunting
C. organ
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would be harder
D. organ system
D. there would be less ice, so hunting
would be harder 539. What are some of the ways animals com-
municate with other animals?
534. This type of consumer only feeds on the
A. Sound
bodies of dead animals.
B. Light
A. Herbivore.
C. Body language
B. Decomposer.
D. All of the above
C. Carnivore.
540. The process of fertilization results in the
D. Scavenger
formation of
535. Which organ systems are responsible for A. ovum
supplying the body with energy from food B. sperm
molecules?
C. zygote
A. Skeletal and Circulatory Systems
D. embryo
B. Digestive and Nervous Systems
541. Sexual reproduction occurs in most multi-
C. Circulatory and Digestive Systems cellular organisms.It is advantageous be-
D. Muscular and Skeletal Systems cause it
A. results in the formation of offsprings
536. Phloem delivers the sugar made during
that are not identical to the parents
photosynthesis to various parts of a plant.
Some food energy is converted into ATP B. results in the formation of several off-
for uses during plant activities such as pho- springs
totropism. Which two plant systems are C. requires lesser investment of energy
interacting in this scenario? D. requires lesser amount of time
A. Reproductive and response
542. Which three systems of the human body
B. Transport and response function together to move and control
C. Reproductive and transport body parts?
D. No plant systems are interacting. A. Nervous, skeletal and muscular
B. Muscular, Endocrine, and Excretory
537. An internal stimulus happens the
C. Digestive, Excretory, and Reproduc-
body
tive
A. outside D. Circulatory, Endocrine, and Respira-
B. inside tory

543. A (an) is an environmental change C. Thigmotropism

that directly influences the activity of an D. Hydrotropism
organism.

549. Tiny openings in the leaves called al-
A. stimulus
low the plant to take in carbon dioxide and
B. behavior release oxygen.
C. innate response A. Chlorophyll
D. fixed action pattern B. Glucose
544. This type of vision that allows animals to C. Stomata
see each side of its body to protect from D. Xylem
predators.
550. Animals whose body parts are arranged
A. Monocular in a circle around a center point have
B. Tricnocular A. radial symmetry
C. Binocular B. spherical symmetry
D. Tunnel Vision C. asymmetry
545. A group of tissues that perform a similar D. bilateral symmetry
function is called 551. When the plant responds to touch
A. cells A. Phototropism
B. tissues B. Thigmotropism
C. organs C. Gravitropism
D. organ system D. Hydrotropism
546. When a plant is left in a closed clear con- 552. What’s the purpose of vascular tissue?
tainer, moisture can be observed inside the A. break down inorganic molecules
container. The water comes from-
B. transport nutrients and water
A. photosynthesis
C. regulate hormones
B. cellular respiration
D. remove gases
C. a decrease in phloem function
553. A population is
D. a decrease in xylem function
A. A group of one species in one area
547. IAEC can give approval without sending B. Multiple species that live in one area
to CPCSEA the studies for
C. All of the living and nonliving things in
A. only small animals an area
B. only large animals D. None of these
C. both small and large
554. Internal Skeleton
D. none
A. Endoskeleton
548. The shoot of a plant growing up. B. Exoskeleton
A. Positive Gravitropism C. Hydrostatic
B. Negative Gravitropism D. none of above

555. An example of positive feedback is D. Decreased blood pressure.

A. child birth 560. What is stimulus
B. eating a burger A. An agent, action or condition causing a
C. thermoregulation response
D. none of above B. The science of heredity and variation
of inherited traits among related organ-
556. How do Pandas regulate their tempera- isms
ture?
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C. Inborn pattern of behavior is charac-
A. They regulate metabolism and pant teristics of a species, often a response to
B. When overheated, they use water. the environment
C. Their fur keeps them cool D. The health, happiness and well-being
D. All of the these of an animal
557. Which blood vessel has a high carbon 561. How can we best describe a nerve im-
dioxide concentration, a low oxygen con- pulse?
centration and ahigh blood pressure? A. An electrical signal that passes along
A. aorta nerve cells called neurones
B. pulmonary artery B. A chemical signal that is transferred to
an electrical signal
C. pulmonary vein
C. An electrical charge that travels in
D. vena cava nerve endings
558. Recent studies in bone research indicate D. Brain’s response to an unfavourable
that using ultrasound on a broken bone can change
decrease the healing time by 25%. Which
of these are the most basic levels of orga- 562. What federal laws or regulations exist
nization involved when a bone heals? regarding slaughter of animals for meat?
A. Cells and tissue A. Animals must feel no pain when pre-
pared for slaughter.
B. Cells and organ system
B. The law specifies exactly what type of
C. Organ system and organism method must be used for slaughter.
D. Tissue and organ system C. The animal must be rendered un-
559. Your hypothalamus detects increased conscious before slaughter, except for
blood osmolarity. It signals the pituitary Kosher and Halal.
gland to secrete ADH which inserts aqua- D. There are no federal laws regarding
porins into the descending loop of henle. animal slaughter.
This response would lead to:
563. The male reproductive structure of a
A. Increased water re absorption into the flower is the
blood.
A. pistil
B. Decreased water re absorption into
the blood. B. ovary
C. Increased recycling of ions from C. stamen
blood. D. ovule

2.3 Coordination in plants 469
564. What is territorial pheromones C. warn animals of possible predators

A. allow animals to follow one another D. Define the claimed area of specific or-

B. attract the opposite sex in animals ganisms
2.3 Coordination in plants

1. Plant hormones are known as 6. Plant’s roots grow down, anchoring it into
A. Cytohormones the soil. To what stimulus is the plant re-
sponding?
B. Pytohormones
A. thigmotropism
C. Phytohormones
B. hydrotropism
D. Dietohormones
C. phototropism
2. Which hormone promotes seed germina-
tion? D. geotropism
A. abscisic acid 7. How does your body maintain homeosta-

B. ethene sis when it’s cold out?
C. gibberellin A. You sweat
D. auxin B. You shiver
3. Geotropism is C. Your skin gets goose bumps
A. The plant response to light D. Both shivering and getting goose

bumps
B. The plant response to water
C. The plant response to soil 8. This hormone is found in fruits of higher
plants and fungi
D. The plant response to gravity
A. Gibberlins
4. Which response is not due to homeosta-
sis? B. ABA
A. enlargement of iris C. Auxins
B. increase in glucose production when D. Ethylene
blood glucose level is low
9. A natural auxin found in plants
C. increase in permeability of collecting
A. ABA
duct of kidney tubules
D. shivering in cold weather B. GA3
C. IAA
5. What substance is the urine of a person
suffering from diabetes mellitus likely to D. IAB
contain?
10. Why does a plant bend towards the light?
A. amino acids
A. Due to increased elasticity and growth
B. fatty acids of cells on light side of the plant
C. glucose B. Because the whole plant increases in
D. proteins elasticity

C. The plants growth is faster 16. Which of the following is not a part of the
D. Due to increased elasticity and growth nerve cell?
of cells on dark side of the plant A. Axon
11. Which of the following is a plant hor- B. Dendrite

mone? C. Schawnn cell
A. Insulin D. cornea
B. Thyroid is used to speed up the malting process
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17.
C. Auxin A. ABA
D. Pancreas B. Auxin
12. Which statement about voluntary actions C. Gibberlic Acid
is not true? D. Abscisic Acid
A. Relay neurones are always involved in
18. What is the name of a shoot growing
voluntary actions.
away from the direction of gravity?
B. Voluntary actions always involve trans-
A. Positive phototropism
mission of nerve impulses to or from the
spinal cord. B. Positive geotropism
C. Voluntary actions are always coordi- C. Negative geotropism
nated by the brain. D. Negative phototropism
D. Voluntary actions may not involve sen-
19. It induces flower formation and root
sory neurons.
growth
13. Indole acetic acid is A. Auxin
A. Auxin B. Gibberlins
B. Thyroxin C. ABA
C. Gibberellin D. Ethylene
D. Insulin
20. Sudden growth of a plant part just before
14. Phototropism is flowering
A. The plant response to water A. Parthenocarpy
B. The plant response to light B. Bolting
C. The plant response to gravity C. Rooting
D. The plant response to soil D. Shooting
15. What are two examples of directional 21. Which one is not a type of tropism
stimuli for plants? A. Light
A. Light and Gravity B. water
B. Light and Water C. Air
C. Gravity and Minerals D. Gravity
D. Light and Sound E. Chemical

22. Why do roots show positive geotropism? C. Cytokinin

A. To gain light for photosynthesis D. Ethylene

B. To gain energy for growth 28. What is the term given to a plant’s growth
C. To gain minerals and light for photo- response to a directional stimulus?
synthesis A. Auxin
D. To gain water for photosynthesis and B. Phototropism
minerals
C. Tropism
23. Auxin was coined by
D. Geotropism
A. Darwins
29. What is the name of a plant stem growing
B. Simpsons
towards sunlight?
C. Went
A. Negative Phototropism
D. Dent
B. Positive Geotropism
24. Examples of dwarf plants where gib- C. Negative Geotropism
berellins cause rapid growth are
D. Positive Phototropism
A. Grapes, Cabbage, Corn
30. Which of the following responses is a plant
B. Deciduous trees
growing toward or leaning toward light?
C. Bananas, Avocado
A. thigmotropism
D. Watermelon, Rockmelon, Honeydew
B. hydrotropism
melon
C. phototropism
25. How does sweat keep us cool?
D. gravitropism
A. Sweat is cool, so it cools us down
31. Which parts of the skin are involved in
B. As sweat evaporates, it removes heat
temperature regulation?
from the skin
C. It carries heat from one part of the A. sweat glands, temperature receptors
body to another and blood vessels
D. none of above B. sweat glands and temperature recep-

tors only
26. What hormone causes phototropism? C. sweat glands and blood vessels only
A. Photoxin D. temperature receptors and blood ves-
B. Auxin sels only
C. Adrenaline 32. It stimulate closing of stomata
D. ADH A. Auxin
27. Antagonistic hormone to Gibberellins B. Gibberlins
A. Auxin C. ABA
B. ABA D. Cytokinin

3. How do organisms reproduce?
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3.1 Introduction to reproduction
1. Simultaneous hermaphrodites are animals 4. What is the name for the outermost layer
that: of a seed that helps to protect it?
A. Begin life as a female, but then be- A. angiosperm
come male
B. radicle
B. Begin life as a male, but then become
female C. cotyledon
C. Both donate and receive sperm during D. seed coat
mating
D. Both donate and receive eggs during 5. In what stage are chromosomes separated
mating and moved to opposite poles?
2. This part of the seed will become the first A. prophase

leaves B. metaphase
A. Epicotyl C. anaphase
B. Hypocotyl
D. telophase
C. Radicle
D. Cotyledons 6. What is cross pollination?
3. It’s estimated that all the chromosomes to- A. when pollen goes from one flower to
gether house about 20, 000 individual in- another
structions called B. when pollen goes across a physical
A. genes barrier
B. base pairs C. hen pollen goes from the stamen of a
C. chromatophores flower to the pistil of the same flower
D. lipids D. when pollen is carried down a river

3.1 Introduction to reproduction 473
7. Sexual reproduction requires parents 13. What are some examples of SEXUAL re-
and asexual reproduction requires par- production?
ents.

A. fertilization, pollinization
A. 1, 1 B. binary fission, budding, regeneration,
B. 2, 2 vegetative, propagation
C. 2, 1 C. regeneration, fertilization, polliniza-
tion
D. 1, 2
D. fertilization
8. Sperm move towards the archegonium in
response to chemicals released by the fe- 14. Egg matures
male gametophyte is called A. female
A. chemoreaction B. Male
B. chemotaxis C. both
C. doyourtaxes D. none of above
D. getoffyouraxis 15. The type of reproduction that requires only
9. Advantages of sexual reproduction are one parent
A. selective breeding A. inherited traits
B. saves time B. asexual

C. sexual
C. saves energy
D. genetics
D. genetic variation
16. These are small grains that contain a
10. Prokaryotes reproduce asexually through-
plant’s male reproductive cells.
A. Spore formation
A. stamen
B. Vegetative propagation B. anther
C. Binary fission C. pollen
D. none of above D. stigma
11. Which answer choice is NOT a type of 17. Growth spurt
asexual reproduction?
A. female
A. budding
B. Male
B. regeneration
C. both
C. fertilization
D. none of above
D. binary fission
18. Which part of the plant produces the male
12. Egg cells are produced in the gametes?
A. fallopian tubes A. Anther
B. uterus B. Filament
C. ovaries C. Ovary
D. vagina D. Sepal

19. Breasts develop 24. Seed dispersal does not reduce competi-
tion between the seedlings and the parent
A. female
plant for
B. male
A. light
C. both
B. oxygen
D. none of above
C. water
20. What is an ovary? D. nutrients
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A. the female part of the flower that be-
25. What is the male reproductive part of the
comes a fruit
flower?
B. the female part of the flower that ac-
A. carpel
cepts the pollen
B. stamen
C. the male part of the flower that pro-
duces pollen C. ovary
D. another name for the stem of the plant D. none of above
21. When organisms in a species have differ- 26. In sexual reproduction the cell receives
ent traits it means the species has the number of chromosomes from each par-
ent cell.
A. identical
A. twice
B. variation
B. the same
C. multiples
C. double
D. twin
D. half
22. SB2c. A scientist is trying to discover a
new treatment to stop lung cancer cells 27. Which of the following do chromosomes
from dividing. In the cancer cells, which of become visible, centrioles move to oppo-
these processes will stop if the treatment site ends, nuclear membrane breaks down,
is successful? & spindle fibers appear?
A. mitosis A. Prophase
B. meiosis B. Metaphase
C. binary fission C. Telophase
D. genetic recombination D. Anaphase
23. The structures containing female reproduc- 28. What is the general name for sex cells
tive cells. (egg or sperm)?
A. seeds A. Offspring
B. style B. Gene
C. gametes C. Gamete
D. anthers D. Zygote

29. Pollen grains are produced by the C. similarity

A. anther D. illness

B. flowers 35. An organism has copies of a gene for
C. stigma each feature.
D. pistal A. 1
B. 2
30. A gene carries coded information for the
creation of a C. 3
A. protein D. 4
B. nucleotide 36. Production of sperm
C. golgi body A. Female
D. lysosome B. Male
31. Each offspring receives copies of each C. both

gene, one from each parent. D. none of above
A. one 37. Flowers form on the swollen tip of a floral
B. two branch in an area known as the
C. three A. receptacle
D. none of above B. stamen
C. pistil
32. A a single piece of coiled DNA found
in the nucleus of cells; contains genes that D. ovary
encode traits.
38. Are the cells produced in meiosis identical
A. gene or unique?
B. chromosome A. Identical
C. trait B. Unique
D. DNA C. It’s random
D. none of above
33. Animal species having separate sexes are
called ? 39. The type of reproduction that requires two
A. Triploblast parents
B. Diploblast A. inherited traits
C. Dioecious B. asexual
D. Monoecious C. sexual
D. genetic
34. Genetic variation is observed within a
species. What is another term for varia- 40. The DNA inside of a cell must first be
tion? before the cell can divide.
A. difference A. duplicated (copied)
B. trouble B. shrink

C. destroyed 46. A dog has 78 chromosomes in its body

D. removed cells. What is the diploid number?
A. 78
41. The male gonad which produces sperm is
the ? B. 39
A. Penis C. 1
B. Testes D. 100
C. Prostate gland 47. Strands of DNA are tightly coiled in
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D. Cowper’s gland A. DNA
B. Base Pairs
42. which is a true statement about normal
diploid cells C. Chromosomes
A. they contain only one chromosomes of D. Mitochondria
each homologous pair 48. Other animals have chromosome num-
B. they contain only half the the number bers.
of chromosomes that a re in a gamete A. the same
C. they contain homologous pairs of chro- B. larger
mosomes
C. different
D. they contain chromosomes that are all
of equal lenght D. multiple
43. Which of the following animals groups is 49. All of the offspring of an organism have
NOT a vertebrate? the same genetic material, which is identi-
cal to the parent organism?
A. amphibian
A. makes its own food
B. reptile
B. goes away
C. bird
C. live in a marine habitat
D. fish
D. reproduces asexually
E. arthropod
50. Most deuterostomes show this type of
44. Started the study of genetics, he is known coelom formation where this structure
as the Father of Genetics forms as an outpocketing of the gut:
A. Robert Hooke A. Enterocoelous
B. Gregor Mendel B. Schizocoelous
C. Anton von Leeuwenhoek C. Acoelom
D. Alfred Wegener D. Pseudocoelom
45. What is the function of nectar? 51. The process of crossing over occurs in what
A. To provide food for the flower phase of meiosis?
B. To attract pollinators A. anaphase 1
C. To attract animals to disperse the B. prophase 1
fruits C. prophase 2
D. To produce perfumes for Man D. telophase 1

52. The nitrogen base adenine is always B. sexual creates diverse offspring, and
paired with the nitrogen base asexual makes uniform

A. cytosine C. sexual reproduction have larger popu-
B. guanine lations
C. thymine D. both require no special cells
D. nitrogen 58. After fertilization what does the ovary de-

velop into?
53. The ovary, style, and the stigma make up
the female part of a plant called the? A. Fruit
A. stamen B. Bud
C. Seed
B. petals
D. Flower
C. stem
D. carpel (pistil) 59. During cleavage, each cell in the embryo is
called a ?
54. After the ovules are fertilized, what hap-
A. Blastula
pens to the ovary?
B. Blastocyst
A. The ovary falls off.
C. blastocoel
B. The ovary becomes a flower.
D. Blastomere
C. The ovary becomes a seed.
D. The ovary becomes a fruit. 60. Which body fluid doesn’t carry the HIV
virus?
55. In what stage do chromosomes align in the
A. Blood
center of the cell?
B. Breast Milk
A. prophase
C. Urine
B. metaphase
D. Semen
C. anaphase
D. telophase 61. Where does the fertilisation between
sperm and ovum occur?
56. In mitosis, how many cells are made? A. Ovary
A. 2 cells with identical genetic informa- B. Fallopian tube
tion
C. Cervix
B. 2 cells with different genetic informa-
tion D. Vagina
C. 4 cells with identical genetic informa- 62. Every cell of every living thing on earth
tion contains all the information it needs to cre-
D. 4 cells with different genetic informa- ate and duplicate and make variations of:
tion A. itself
57. Compare & Contrast Sexual VS Asexual B. any other kind of cell
Reproduction C. red blood cells
A. both only require one parent D. none of above

63. How many daughter cells are produced at C. diploid

the end of meiosis? D. centriole
A. 1
69. Which type of asexual reproduction in-
B. 2
volves a piece of the parent organism be-
C. 3 coming detached then growing and devel-
D. 4 oping into a completely new individual?
A. Budding
64. Why does sexual reproduction result in
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more genetic diversity than asexual repro- B. Gemmules
duction? C. Fragmentation
A. Traits from two parents are combined. D. Parthenogenesis
B. More organisms reproduce this way. E. Fission with regeneration
C. Offspring grow in different environ-
ments. 70. What name is given to the small hole in
the seed where water enters?
D. Offspring come from identical parents.
A. Hilum
65. Which of the following that responsible in B. Micropyle
producing sperm?
C. Testa
A. Scrotum
D. Cotyledon
B. Prostate gland
C. Testis 71. Which are plants that grow, mature,
flower, produce seeds, and die in one
D. Penis
growing season?
66. Any seed plant that has no woody stem. A. Annual
A. monocot B. Biennial
B. dicot C. Perennial
C. herbaceous D. none of above
D. gymnosperm
72. The purpose of cell division is
67. What is it called if the two copies of a gene A. growth
for each feature are a different version?
B. evolution
A. Opposites
C. repair
B. Identical
D. reproduction
C. Homozygous
D. Heterozygous 73. During which stage of cell’s life is DNA
copied?
68. the chromatids of a double stranded chro-
A. Interphase
mosome are held together at a region
known as B. Mitosis
A. polar body C. Cytokinesis
B. centromere D. Prophase

74. SB2c. Chromosomes that make up a pair B. cloning

(one chromosome from each parent) are C. grafting
called chromosomes.

D. regeneration
A. Homozygous
B. Heterozygous 80. What does a fleshy fruit protect?
C. Homologous A. cones
D. Haploid B. petals
C. seeds
75. A single cell divides to produce 4 daughter
cells, what process is occurring? D. stamens
A. budding 81. What do we call the head end of a bilateral

B. meiosis animal that has the sensory organs?
C. mitosis A. dorsal
D. binary fission B. posterior

C. ventral
76. Variations allows organisms to to
changes which is key to D. anterior
A. adopt, surveying 82. Genes are instructions

B. adopt, birth A. Traits
C. adapt, survival B. Features
D. adopt, survival C. Proteins
77. Parents reproduce and the new organism D. Technology

is called 83. In the germination lab, which of the fol-
A. stolons lowing were some the controls in the ex-
B. tubers periment? These are the things that you
kept the same in all of the trays. (Select
C. Zorlons all that apply)
D. offspring A. the temperature of each tray (low,
78. The part of a flower that is essential for medium, and high)
the attraction of animal pollinators is/are B. number of seeds
the C. amount of daily watering
A. pistil D. amount of lights on
B. petals E. number of seeds that sprouted
C. sepals
84. What is an irregular menstruation?
D. stament
A. Condition where a woman stop produc-
79. A form of asexual reproduction where a ing ovum
piece falls off and can grow into a new B. Condition where a woman does not ex-
adult sponge perience menstruation every month, has
A. budding too long or too short menstrual cycles

C. Condition where a woman producing 90. The term meaningto distribute or spread
sperm seeds
D. Condition where a woman start to A. seed dispersal
pregnant B. seed germination
85. How many chromosomes does the human C. seed disposal
genome contain?
D. seed fertilization
A. 23
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91. The study of how heredity works
B. 46
A. inherited traits
C. 96
B. heredity
D. 14
C. genetics
86. A allele is an allele which trait only
D. generation
shows up when no dominant allele is
present. 92. What is it called if the two copies of a gene
A. hidden for each feature are the same version?
B. dominant A. Samesee
C. recessive B. Identical
D. present C. Homozygous
87. Plants that produce their seeds in wood- D. Heterozygous

like cones. 93. Which of these is NOT a function of the
A. gymnosperms roots?
B. legumes A. anchors the plant in the soil
C. deciduous B. support the plant in the soil
D. conifers C. absorbs water and nutrients from the
ground
88. The three parts of a seed are the:
D. capture sunlight
A. seed coat, cotyledon, embryo
B. roots, stem, flower 94. Process that allows asexual reproduction
C. seed coat, flower, cotyledon A. mitosis
D. radicle, coleoptile, fibrous B. meiosis
C. both
89. What is another reason we need meiosis?
D. none of above
A. So the offspring has genes from both
parents 95. What is the difference between sperm and
B. So the offspring has genes from one ovum
parent A. Sperms are not able to move but
C. So the offspring has genes from nei- ovums are able to move
ther parents B. Sperms are produced by testis but
D. So the offspring makes its own genes ovum is produced by ovary

C. Ovum is male gamete while sperm is C. 32

female gamete D. 64

D. none of above
101. In a seed plant, the pollen grains are ac-
96. A stem cutting of a rose plant was planted tually tiny
in a pot. Weeks later, the cutting grew A. male gametophytes
roots and began to grow into a new rose
plant. Which process led to the formation B. seed
of the new rose plant? C. egg
A. pollination D. female gametophytes
B. germination
102. In the germination lab, what data did you
C. sexual reproduction collect from each tray?
D. asexual reproduction A. amount of water
97. DNA is made of chains of four smaller B. amount of light

molecules called: C. number of seeds that sprouted
A. nucleotides D. temperature of each tray
B. mitochondrial bases
C. life blocks volves internal buds that help sponges sur-
D. DNAblers vive harsh conditions?
A. Budding
98. Females make eggs everyday
B. Gemmules
A. False, they make them every month
C. Fragmentation
B. False, they make them every year
D. Parthenogenesis
C. False, they are born with all the eggs
they’ll ever have E. Fission with regeneration
D. True 104. Some plants, like mosses, have special

parts that produce tiny one-celled struc-
99. What is the function of scrotum? tures called
A. Secretes nutritional fluid for the A. spores
sperms
B. sperms
B. Holds and protect the testes
C. eggs
C. Produces male gametes
D. flowers
D. A channel to discharge sperms and
urine form the body 105. Some plants have three kinds of flowers
on the same plant
100. A hydra has 32 chromosomes and repro-
duces by budding. How many chromo- A. male, female, mate
somes does its offspring have? B. male, single, double
A. 8 C. male, female, perfect
B. 16 D. perfect, male, single

106. Two basic ways that animals reproduce 111. Clownfish start out their lives as males,
are and then change into females later in their
development. This is called ?
A. asexually, sexually
A. Simultaneous hermaphroditism
B. regeneration, budding
B. Sequential hermaphroditism
C. regeneration, cloning
C. Bipolar hermaphroditism
D. sexually, cloning
D. Reverse hermaphroditism
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107. An organic substance that can withstand 112. Small grains that contain a plant’s male
environmental extremes and cannot be de- reproductive cells.
graded
A. stamen
A. cuticle
B. pollen
B. sporopollenin C. anther
C. lignin D. stigma
D. cellulose
113. The solid ball of cells that results from
the dividing zygote is called ?
volves the body of an organism breaking A. Blastula
into two or more parts, each of which may B. Morula
form a new organism?
C. Gastrula
A. Budding D. Blastomere
B. Gemmules
114. A baby elephant will receive what per-
C. Fragmentation centage of its genes from their mother?
D. Parthenogenesis A. 100%
E. Fission with regeneration B. 75%
C. 50%
109. What are chromosomes?
D. 0%
A. different versions of genes
115. Which are plants that grow and bloom
B. condensed DNA over the spring and summer, die back ev-
C. uncoiled DNA ery autumn and winter, and then return in
the spring?
D. none of above
A. Annual
110. What is a characteristic of sexual repro- B. Biennial
duction?
C. Perennial
A. diverse offspring D. none of above
B. identical offspring
116. How many daughter cells are produced in
C. faster than asexual reproduction mitosis?
D. requires no energy A. 4 new cells

B. 2 new cells B. From only one parent.

C. One new cell C. From neither parent.

D. none of these D. There are no traits handed down.
117. Daffodils are plants that can perform 122. Which organ produces sperm cells?
both asexual and sexual reproduction.
How does a daffodil population benefit A. testes
more by reproducing sexually? B. epididymis
A. It can reproduce more rapidly. C. ovary
B. It can adapt faster to its environment. D. prostate gland
C. It can increase the diversity of inher-
ited traits. 123. Which organism reproduces though Inter-
nal Fertilization?
D. It can eliminate unfavorable traits
from the gene pool. A. fish
B. amphibians
118. The production of plants by means of
spores that do not have male or female C. mammals
parts is called reproduction. D. goldfish
A. inherited
124. What types of cells are found only in or-
B. sexual ganisms that reproduce sexually?
C. sporic A. blood cells
D. asexual
B. neurons
119. It is possible that ONE organism(without C. skin cells
the help of a partner)produces an offspring
D. gametes
that is genetically IDENTICAL to itself.This
type of reproduction is called 125. W = white hairw = non-white hairIf you
A. sexual cross a horse with a WW gene pair and a
B. fertilization horse with ww gene pair, what fraction of
the offspring would be expected to have
C. asexual white hair?
D. mating
A. none
120. The tube that brings urine and semen out B. 3/4
of the body is
C. 1/2
A. the urethra
D. all
B. the uterus
C. the bladder 126. Which are dry fruits of an angiosperm?
D. the fallopian tube A. pecan and walnut
B. apple and peach
121. Where does an offspring get its traits in
asexual reproduction? C. acorn and apple
A. From both parents. D. none of above

127. All of the following are disadvantages of 132. male and female reproductive cells de-
sexual reproduction EXCEPT: velop in specialized organs known as
A. energy consumption required to pro- A. gonads
duce gametes B. gametes
B. reproductive behaviors may attract C. lymph glands
predators D. excretory glands
C. can lead to deadly competition be- 133. Passes along genetic material.
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tween males
A. mitosis
D. genetic diversity can can allow a
B. meiosis
species to survive changing environment
C. both
128. Which is a type of Asexual Reproduction D. none of above
A. Sexual 134. Occurs in many complex organisms such
B. Binary fission as plants, animals and fungi
C. Cells A. mitosis
B. meiosis
D. organism
C. both
129. Replicates body cells. D. none of above
A. mitosis 135. What is the male gamete called in
B. meiosis plants?
C. both A. Sperm
B. Spermatozoa
D. none of above
C. Pollen
130. What is the process that involves the fu- D. none of above
sion of sperm and ovum
136. When animals change from one form to a
A. Reproduction completely different form during their life
B. Photosynthesis cycle
C. Fertilisation A. regeneration
B. cloning
D. Respiration
C. metamorphosis
131. All of the offspring of an organism have D. chrysalis
the same genetic material, which is identi-
cal to the parent organism. From this, we 137. A male shark has 40 chromosomes in
can conclude that this organism- each of its sex cells. How many would be
present in its body cells?
A. makes its own food
A. 20
B. is unicellular B. 40
C. live in a marine habitat C. 80
D. reproduces asexually D. 160

138. How many sperm are able to fertilize an C. Gametes

egg?
D. Zygote

A. 1
B. 2 144. refers to having two of the same alle-
les for a particular trait (sometimes called
C. 3 purebred).
D. it depends A. Homozygous
139. What is the function of urethra? B. Hetrozygous
A. Holds and protects the testes C. Protein
B. A channel to discharge sperms and D. Chromosome
urine from the body
C. Produces male gametes 145. Which of the following is NOT a gamete?
D. Transfer sperms into the vagina of the A. egg

female during copulation B. sperm
140. SB2c. Specialized cells in the humans un- C. skin cell
dergo a process that produces gametes. D. all of the above are gametes
What is this process called?
A. binary fission 146. A characteristic that is passed from par-
ent to offspring
B. meiosis
A. cloning
C. fertilization
D. enzyme regulation B. genetics
C. inherited trait
141. Flower parts in dicots are in multiples
of? D. generation
A. 4 or 5 147. Which of these statements is true?
B. 7 A. All seeds need light to germinate.
C. 3
B. All seeds need water to germinate.
D. 2
C. All seeds germinate best at high tem-
142. What is the main advantage of asexual peratures.
reproduction? D. All of the choices are true.
A. Conserve time and energy
148. A guinea pig cell has 64 chromosomes.
B. Formation of identical offspring
After mitosis, each daughter contains
C. Genetic diversity of offspring chromosomes.
D. Adapted to diverse environments A. 128
143. Another name for sex cells. B. 64
A. Semen C. 32
B. Gonads D. 16

149. Most single cell organisms reproduce in C. both

which way? D. none of above
A. asexual
155. How many cells are produced in meio-
B. sexual sis?
C. Fission A. 1
D. Budding B. 2
150. A disadvantage of external fertilisation C. 3
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is D. 4
A. There can only be a low number of off-
156. If a body cell in a butterfly contains 24
spring
chromosomes, a butterfly egg would con-
B. Many eggs are not fertilised and are tain chromosomes.
therefore, wasted
A. 3
C. The offspring is nurtured in the womb
B. 6
D. It takes a lot of energy C. 12
151. What type of reproduction passes genetic D. 24
information to the future generations?
157. if a cell has 24 chromosomes how many
A. Both sexual and asexual will it have at the end of mitosis
B. Sexual reproduction A. 6
C. Asexual reproduction B. 12
D. None of the above C. 24
152. This type of asexual reproduction re- D. 48
grows part of an animal (ex:hydra, pla-
158. The genetic material of an offspring of
naria, crabs)
sexually reproducing organisms is best de-
A. binary fission scribed as-
B. budding A. identical to that of the other offspring
C. regeneration B. a copy of the genetic material of the
D. parthenogenesis mother
C. a copy of the genetic material of the
153. a fertilized egg during the first two
father
months of pregnancy is called
D. genes from both parents, in unique
A. fetus
combinations
B. infant
159. The female gonad which produces eggs is
C. newborn
the ?
D. embryo A. Uterus
154. Voice deepens B. Cervix
A. female C. Placenta
B. Male D. Ovaries

160. This occurs directly AFTER a tube grows B. cloning

down from the pollen grain through the C. stork magic
style to the ovary.

D. sexual reproduction
A. pollination
B. germination 166. Tiny yellow grains inside some flowers,
used by flowers to form seeds
C. fertilisation
A. sperm
D. seed dispersal
B. egg
161. You can become infected with HIV by C. bud
A. using contaminated IV needles D. pollen
B. casual contact
167. Through sexual reproduction, each off-
C. kissing without mouth sores spring can inherit a different combination
D. toilet seats of gene versions. Therefore,
A. all offspring will be identical to their
162. Compared to the offspring produced by
parents
sexual reproduction, the offspring pro-
duced by asexual reproduction will be- B. siblings can have different traits from
each other and even from their parents.
A. less vulnerable to prey
C. offspring will be identical to each other
B. larger in size
C. better adapted to their habitat
D. none of above
D. more genetically uniform
168. are attracted by aroma, bright colors,
163. The endosperm is or sweet nectar.
A. haploid A. Pollinators
B. diploid B. Wind
C. triploid C. Humans
D. none of above D. Animals
164. the bacterium clostridum tetani is found 169. Which organism reproduce with External
on nearly two of these surfaces. a short Fertilization?
time after one or two of these bacteria en- A. dogs
ter a wound, a large number of them may
be found in the wound as a result of B. cats
A. regeneration C. fish
B. propagation D. flowers
C. asexual reproduction 170. sperm cells are produced in the
D. gametogenesis A. prostate gland
165. Organisms inherit their genes through B. testes

C. penis
A. science D. seminalmvesicles

171. You can think of DNA as a great library 176. Which of the following is a disadvantage
of information that exists to do one thing for sexual reproduction?
only. What is that thing?
A. a lot of time and energy is required for
A. direct the building of different protein making gametes and finding mates
molecules
B. offspring can be produced more
B. Build other double helix models of in- quickly than by asexual means
formation.
C. the genetic diversity makes organ-
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C. Tell the brain how to construct the isms respond differently to environmental
body. changes
D. Store data about what worked and D. the offspring are genetically different
what did not.
177. If there are 20 chromosomes in the egg
172. DNA is replicated during of the cell cells, how many chromosomes would be
cycle. found in the sperm cells of the same
species?
A. G1 Phase
A. 10
B. S Phase
B. 20
C. G2 Phase
C. 40
D. G0 Phase
D. 80
173. In plants, where does photosynthesis
take place? 178. a thin membrane called the protects
and cushion the developing baby
A. roots
A. placenta
B. branches
B. umbilical cord
C. leaves
C. amniotic sac
D. flowers
D. Uterus
174. A developing baby from months three
through nine is a 179. What is a fertilized egg cell called?
A. embryo A. gamete
B. fetus B. meiosis
C. newborn C. zygote
D. infant D. mitosis
175. Organisms that reproduce asexually gen- 180. A form of asexual reproduction where a
erally have offspring that are sea anemones simply split in half
A. unicellular. A. budding
B. multicellular. B. cloning
C. genetically varied. C. simple splitting in half
D. genetically identical. D. regeneration

181. Which of the following shows the correct 187. What is a disadvantage of asexual repro-
sequence? duction?

A. Blastula, zygote, morula, gastrula A. New species of organisms cannot
B. Morula, gastrula, zygote, blastula come into being.
C. Gastrula, blastula, morula, zygote B. The offspring does not multiply rapidly
D. Zygote, morula, blastula, gastrula .
C. The offspring does not live for long.
182. which diagram correctly represents a
step in the normal process of human repro- D. All of these
duction?
188. Which is the greatest benefit of sexual
A. 2n+2n=n
reproduction?
B. n+n=2n
A. capable of reproducing by meiosis
C. 2n+n=3n
B. ability to reproduce without a mate
D. 2n+2n=4n
C. ability to produce genetically different
183. When a woman’s menstrual cycle be- offspring
comes irregular and stops
D. capable of producing offspring geneti-
A. ovulation
cally identical to parent
B. menstruation
C. menopause 189. Genes are
D. adolsecence A. Another name for denim
184. The animal that emerges from a butterfly B. Instructions for producing proteins
egg is in a wormlike stage C. Responsible for building proteins
A. chrysalis D. none of above
B. larvae
190. Which of the following is a part of the
C. metomorphosis
process of sexual reproduction?
D. incomplete metamorphosis
A. budding
185. The following are all examples of gym-
B. regeneration
nosperms EXCEPT
A. cycads C. pollination
B. rosebushes D. fragmentation
C. ginkgos 191. This type of plant is does not have fruits
D. cypress or flowers, most have seeds that are on
cones
186. Menstruation
A. perfect flowers
A. female
B. Male B. conifers
C. Both C. gymnosperms
D. none of above D. angiosperms

192. It is advantageous for an animal that is 197. When we see growth, or when a seed
sessile, burrowing, or endoparasitic to be: sprouts it shows
A. radially symmetric A. pollination
B. motile B. sun
C. hermaphroditic C. germination
D. diploblastic D. reproduction
198. The cells produced through meiosis are
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193. Which of the following is the phase
called
where cells do most of their growing, in-
crease in size and make new proteins and A. sex cells (gametes)
organelles B. somatic cells
A. G1 Phase C. body cells
B. G2 Phase D. skin cells
C. S Phase 199. When the penis becomes engorged with
D. Interphase blood and hard, it is an
A. election
194. In sexual reproduction the male produces B. evaporation
cells.
C. erection
A. Malex
D. orgasm
B. Quack
200. When sperm and egg cells come together
C. Egg outside the female’s body it is called
D. Sperm A. budding
195. The purpose of seed dispersal is for the B. regeneration
seeds to C. internal fertilization
A. germinate at the same time D. external fertilization
B. move to the same place and grow 201. Which of the following are behaviors that
C. move further away from the parent might put you at risk for acquiring HIV?
plant A. sharing contaminated needles
D. compete with one another for minerals B. sexual contact
in the soil C. helping a bleeding person at an acci-
dent
196. Differences in the structure of protein
molecules affect how they connect to other D. all are risky behaviors
protein molecules. This can result in differ- 202. This type of plant is a flowering plant and
ent it’s seeds are contained in fruits
A. Organisms A. perfect flowers
B. Traits B. conifers
C. Mutations C. gymnosperms
D. Offspring D. angiosperms

203. Which of the following is not a fruit? C. gamete

A. eggplant D. none of above

B. pumpkin 209. If there are 30 chromosomes in the blood
C. pepper cells, how many chromosomes will be in
D. cauliflower the bone cells?
A. 15
204. What does the AIDS stand for?
B. 60
A. Acquired Infected Disease Syndrome
C. 30
B. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syn-
drome D. 120
C. Attained Immune Deficiency Symp- 210. Pollen produced in the contain male
toms sex cell.
D. none of above A. ovary
205. Is the genetic information in asexual re- B. pistil
production identical or different compared C. zygote
to the parent?
D. anther
A. Identical
211. The entire genome (or, “the book of
B. Different
you”) is contained inside the of the
C. It can’t be determined cell.
D. none of above A. mitochondria
206. The egg cell of a koala contain 12 chro- B. cell wall
mosomes. How many chromosomes does C. nucleus
a normal cell contain?
D. lysosomes
A. 6
B. 12 212. SB2c. During which phase of mitosis do
the chromosomes line up along the middle
C. 24 of the cell?
D. 36 A. Prophase
207. The following are all examples of an- B. Metaphase
giosperms EXCEPT C. Anaphase
A. apple trees D. Telophase
B. rosebushes
213. What percentage of chromosomes are
C. peas handed down by a sperm cell?
D. cypress A. 75%
208. Mitosis occurs in cells. B. 25%
A. somatic C. 50%
B. sex D. 100%

214. What type of cells are produced in meio- 220. A coelom is a complex body cavity that
sis? allows animals to grow to be all of the fol-
A. Body Cells lowing EXCEPT:
B. Gametes A. larger
C. Hair cells B. faster
D. Liver cells C. genetically diverse
D. more complex
215. When a starfish grows a new body off a
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broken arm, what kind of reproduction is 221. A is a specialized cell that can survive
this? harsh conditions.
A. Sexual A. bud
B. Differentiation B. spud
C. Asexual C. dud
D. Specialization D. spore
216. Which of the following processes deter- 222. What is the male gamete called in ani-
mine the DNA of an offspring? mals?
A. Binary fission A. Spermatozoa
B. Asexual reproduction B. Ovum
C. Sexual reproduction
C. Pollen
D. Both A & B
D. Bob
217. How many cells are produced in Mitosis?
223. Which of the following is a phenotype?
A. 1
A. Aa
B. 2
B. red hair
C. 3
C. heterozygous
D. 4
D. DNA
218. The genetic instructions are found in
within the DNA 224. Synonym for not active.
A. traits A. dormant
B. chromosomes B. sterile
C. genes C. spry
D. DNA D. mobile
219. The embryonic layer that forms the ex- 225. Plants that have female, male, and per-
cretory and reproductive systems is the: fect flowers on the same plant
A. Endoderm A. unogamous
B. Mesoderm B. multigamous
C. Ectoderm C. gamous
D. Exoderm D. polygamous

226. What is the immune system’s main pur- 231. Which type of asexual reproduction has
pose? been discovered in some species of lizards
and sharks?

A. Let’s germs into the body.
B. Helps your body fight off illness and A. Budding
disease. B. Gemmules
C. The immune system produces illness C. Fragmentation
and bacteria.
D. Parthenogenesis
D. The immune system trap germs in an
organ so they do not spread. E. Fission with regeneration
227. The reproductive part of a plant is called 232. Pollination is the process by which the
the pollen grains are transferred from the
to the
A. roots
A. anther ovary
B. stem
B. anther stigma
C. flower
C. stigma ovary
D. leaves
D. stigma filament
228. A cell that has a full set of chromosomes
is called a cell. 233. What does the sepal do?
A. haploid A. It is the protective covering of the
B. diploid flower bud.
C. triploid B. It is the colored portion that attracts
bees.
D. hetrolpoid
C. It produces pollen.
229. The offspring of an organism produced
D. It produces the pistil.
through asexual reproduction is always-
A. genetically identical to its parent 234. Mitosis creates daughter cells that
B. created by vegetative propagation are identical to the parent cell.
C. made of cells with a cell wall A. 4 haploid
D. different from its siblings B. 2 haploid

C. 4 diploid
230. If there are 48 chromosomes in the skin
cells of an organism, how many chromo- D. 2 diploid
somes would be found in the organism’s
sperm cells? 235. Facial hair
A. 48 A. female
B. 24 B. Male
C. 96 C. both

236. Which of these best describes a method 241. Which of the following is a characteris-
of sexual reproduction in plants? tic of a disadvantage of Sexual Reproduc-
A. Roots of a lily plant are cut and re- tion?
planted. A. diverse offspring
B. Flowers from a carrot plant are polli- B. identical to parent
nated and produce seeds. C. time and energy
C. A potato planted in the ground grow a D. adaptability
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new stem.
D. A runner from a strawberry plant pro- 242. How many alleles (letters) does a child
duces genetically identical offspring. get from each parent for each trait?
A. 1
237. Creates the greatest diversity, & there-
fore the ability to survive changing envi- B. 2
ronments is C. 3
A. sexual reproduction D. 4
B. asexual reproduction 243. in human females, how many egg cells
C. cloning are formed as a result of one primary sex
D. fragmentation cells undergoing normal meiotic cell divi-
sion?
238. If an organism is homozygous for a fea- A. 1
ture how many proteins will it produce for
that feature? B. 2
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4
C. 3 244. What does HIV stand for?

D. 4 A. Human Immune Deficiency Syndrom
239. Plants like potatoes and strawberries re- B. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
produce by C. Human Illness Virus
A. regeneration D. Hope Infection Vanishes
B. binary fission 245. is the passing of genetic traits from
C. vegetative propagation parent to offspring.
D. budding A. Heredity
240. Pollen formed in the male part of a flower B. Trait

pollinates the female part of the same C. Gene
flower D. Allele
A. cross-pollination
246. Once the egg is fertilized, activation of
B. fertilization the egg occurs and rapid changes result.
C. inherited trait All of the following changes occur EXCEPT:
D. self-pollination A. Hardening of the egg lining

B. Swelling of the sperm nucleus B. Genetic and hereditary information

C. Decreased rate of protein synthesis C. Gel layer

D. Increased rate of cellular respiration D. Tail
247. The transfer of pollen grains from the 252. a lizard can secape from a predator by
male part of the flower to the female part losing its tail when caught. often the
of the flower lizards tail is replaced by the process
A. pollination A. grafting
B. generation B. sporulation
C. genetics C. gametogenesis
D. nectar D. regeneration
248. Somatic cells (body cells) go through this 253. What process occurs in order for body
type of division cells to reproduce?
A. Mitosis A. mitosis
B. Meiosis B. meiosis
C. Transformation C. binary fission
D. Mutations D. budding
249. How do the sperm cells get from the 254. Which of the following is (are) pollina-
stigma to the ovules? tor?
A. They slide down the petals to the bot- A. Birds
tom of the flower. B. Bats
B. They travel through pollen tubes( C. Bees
style)
D. all of the above
C. They travel along filaments.
D. Insects carry the sperm cells from the 255. If two organisms reproduce sexually,
stigma to the ovules. then their offspring will exhibit a genetic
makeup that is-
250. In plants, fertilization is the process by A. identical to only one parent
which an
B. identical to all of its siblings
A. eggs in the ovary combines with the
pollen C. a unique combination of traits
B. animal carries pollen between plants D. the recessive traits of each parent
C. embryo grows into a plant 256. Two parents with brown hair have a child
D. pollinators transfer pollen to the together with red hair. How is this possi-
stigma ble?
A. The child inherited one copy of the
251. What are stored in nucleus of sperm and gene from each parent and that combina-
ovum? tion of genes provided instructions for pro-
A. Water teins to make red hair.

B. When you mix brown and brown to- 261. Passes genetic informationonto future
gether you get red. generations
C. It isn’t possible A. sexual reproduction
D. none of above B. asexual reproduction
C. both
257. If there are 16 chromosomes in the egg
cells of an organism, how many chromo- D. none of above
somes would be found in its muscle cells?
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262. A spider has a mutation to the fang gene.
A. 16 What does this mean for the spider?
B. 8 A. It will have sharper fangs
C. 32 B. It will have longer fangs
D. 64 C. It has a random change to its fang
gene
258. What does heterozygous mean?
D. There will be absolutely no change to
A. an organism that has the same alleles its fangs
for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
B. an organism that has different alleles 263. The enlarged base of the pistil that stores
for a trait (Tt) the eggs of the plant is the
A. ovary
C. When neither gene is fully dominant;
offspring is a mixture of both B. ovule
D. the different forms of a trait (hair C. stigma
color:brown, blonde, red, etc. D. style
259. What is an advantage of sexual reproduc- 264. What happen during the menstruation
tion? phase in menstrual cycle
A. smaller populations A. The uterine lining breaks down and is
B. cannot adapt easily discharged together with blood and unfer-
tilised ovum
C. adapts easily to new environments
B. An ovum is released
D. requires no energy
C. Uterine lining starts to rebuild and
260. asexual reproduction of a diploid organ- thicken
isms normally result n new organisms that D. none of above
contain cells with
A. more chromosomes that are found in 265. This part of the seed will become the first
the cells of the parent stem
B. the 2n number of chromosomes A. Epicotyl
C. the n number of chromosomes B. Hypocotyl

C. Radicle
D. fewer chromosomes than found in the
cells of the parent D. Cotyledons

266. Where do the egg and sperm meet? C. habitat location

A. The ovary D. migration patterns

B. The fallopian tube
272. asexual reproduction primarily involves
C. The vas deferens the process of
D. At a party
A. ovulation
267. What does testosterone affect? B. pollination
A. development of the placenta C. mitosis
B. formation of a zygote D. spermatogenesis
C. production of sperm cells
D. changes within an ovary 273. During which part of the life cycle does
the angiosperm embryo sprout?
268. dogs reproduce, 2 sex cells join together A. fertilization
& form offspring. The resulting offspring
is likely B. pollination
A. to express only recessive traits C. germination
B. to be identical to ONE parent D. reproduction
C. to share some traits from BOTH of its
parents 274. What process occurs in order for sex cells
(gametes) to reproduce?
D. none of above
A. mitosis
269. Two ways for fertilization to occur
B. meiosis
A. internal, external
C. binary fission
B. internal, budding
D. budding
C. internal, grafting
D. external, regeneration 275. Which of the following responsible in pro-
ducing ovum?
270. Which of the following describes the main
advantages of sexual reproduction? A. Vagina
A. requires lots of time/energy B. Uterus

B. no new gene combos can arise C. Fallopian tube
C. diversity D. Ovary
D. looks identical to the parent
276. How many alleles (letters) do each per-
271. Whether or not an organism reproduces son carry for a trait?
sexually or asexually, the offspring result- A. 1
ing from reproduction has traits that de-
pend directly on its parent’s or parents’- B. 2
A. genetic material C. 3
B. physical appearance D. 4

277. Embryo sac represents 283. Two spiders have different parents and
A. megaspore different proteins for the feature stripe
color. How will the spiders look compared
B. megagametophyte to each other?
C. megasporophyll A. The stripe color will look the same be-
D. megagamete cause they have the same proteins
278. A complex molecule that carries genetic B. The stripe color will look different be-
information which defines an organism’s cause they have different proteins
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traits. It is stored in the nucleus of a cell. C. One will have a red stripe and the
A. DNA other will have a purple stripe
B. protein D. none of above
C. RNA 284. How many times does a cell divide during
D. glucose nucleic acid (GNA) mitosis?
279. Humans have pairs of chromosomes A. once

in each of their body cells. B. twice
A. 12 C. four times
B. 23 D. Cells don’t know how to divide; they
C. 32 can only multiply!
D. 46 285. What is External Fertilization consid-
ered?
280. What is it called when the egg and sperm
cell join? A. Sexual
A. zygote B. Asexual
B. gamete C. Budding
C. fertilization D. Nothing
D. mitosis 286. Which is an example of sexual reproduc-
281. Other animals besides bees can pollinate tion?
flowers. These animals include: A. yeast producing identical cells
A. dogs, cats, birds, and bunnies B. dolphins laying eggs
B. bats, hummingbirds, butterflies, and C. cutting off the arm of a starfish
flies
D. Butterflies receive nectar when they
C. horses, cows, pugs, and sheep deposit pollen on flower
D. elephants, giraffes, lions, and tigers
287. Meiosis creates daughter cells that
282. Gametes are made in are unique from the parent cell.
A. skin cells A. 4 haploid
B. stomach cells B. 2 diploid
C. reproductive systems C. 4 diploid
D. the circulatory system D. 2 haploid

288. Which type of asexual reproduction in- B. resulted from asexual reproduction.
volves an unfertilized egg that develops C. will develop many seeds.
into a complete individual?

D. will have large leaves.
A. Budding
B. Gemmules 294. The sexual union to facilitate the recep-
tion of sperm by a female is:
C. Fragmentation
A. Cephalization
D. Parthenogenesis
B. Copulation
E. Fission with regeneration
C. Fertilization
289. Reproduction can be divided into? D. Cleavage
A. 2
295. The cells produced as a result of meiosis
B. 3 are called haploid . This is because they
C. 4 each contain half the number of a full set of
D. 5 chromosomes. How many chromosomes
does haploid cell contain?
290. Asexual reproduction creates offspring A. 1
that are
B. 23
A. genetically identical to the parent
C. 46
B. different from the parent
D. 22
C. different from each other
D. formed by 2 parents 296. A true body cavity completely sur-
rounded by mesoderm is known as ?
291. The muscle cells of an elephant contain 62 A. Acoelom
chromosomes. How many chromosomes
are in an elephant egg cell? B. Coelom
A. 31 C. Pseudocoelom
B. 62 D. Tricoelom
C. 122 297. Which of the following best describes

D. 244 meiosis?
A. It is carried out in all tissues theat re-
292. Which seed is more likely to be dispersed quire cell replacement
by wind?
B. It occurs only in cells in the reproduc-
A. a bean seed tive structures of an organism
B. a maple seed with wings C. It happens in all of the tissues except
C. a cocklebur in a field the brain and spinal cord
D. none of above D. It is the first stage of mitosis
293. A plant that has traits identical to the par- 298. A human has 46 chromosomes in their
ent plant provides evidence that the plant body cells. What is the haploid number?
A. resulted from sexual reproduction. A. 46

B. 92 304. A Goat has 60 chromosomes in its body

C. 23 cells. What is the haploid number?
D. 12 A. 60
B. 30
299. The sporophyte stage is the stage.
C. 100
A. android
D. 120
B. haploid
305. Why are flower petals colored?
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C. diploid
A. They attract different kinds of animals.
D. triploid
B. The colors attract different pollen.
300. Which type of asexual reproduction is
C. The colors show which flowers are poi-
common in colonial animals such a coral?
sonous to bugs.
A. Budding
D. They attract seeds.
B. Gemmules
306. The purpose of meiosis is to form
C. Fragmentation cells.
D. Parthenogenesis A. body
E. Fission with regeneration B. sex
301. Compared to the amount in a normal hu- C. somatic
man cell, a sperm cell will have D. brain
A. the same amount of chromsomes
307. Requires only ONE parent creating a
B. twice the amount of chromosomes clone of themselves-no diversity, large
C. half the amount of chromosomes amounts of offspring
D. one fourth the amount of chromo- A. natural selection
somes B. selective breeding
302. Radial cleavage is found primarily in C. sexual reproduction
which group? D. asexual reproduction
A. Protostomes
308. Which reproduction requires a mate?
B. Deuterostomes
A. asexual
C. Both Protostomes & Deuterostomes
B. sexual
D. Neither Protostomes & Deuteros-
C. neither
tomes
D. none of above
303. When the egg and sperm meet, it is
known as 309. What is regeneration in asexual repro-
duction?
A. intercourse
A. Divison of sinle parent cell
B. orgasm
B. The ability of the fragments of some or-
C. fertilization ganisms to grow and develop into new in-
D. ejaculation dividuals.

C. Process of producing spores in the 314. A type of asexual reproductioninstead of

sporangium. involving flowers and seedsother parts of
the plant are used for reproduction

D. Method of producing new plants from
a vegatative part of a plant A. conifers
B. vegetative reproduction
310. A form of asexual reproduction where a
bud forms and then falls off a hydra to be- C. spore reproduction
come a new hydra D. grafting
A. budding 315. Zora has the genes R1R1 and has dense
B. cloning bristles. Anne has the same proteins for
bristles as Zora. What will Ann look like
C. grafting for the feature of bristles?
D. regeneration A. No bristles
B. Sparse bristles
311. An offspring that resulted from sexual re-
production has most likely received C. Dense bristles
A. only dominant genes from a single par- D. none of above

ent. 316. The fluid ejaculated from the penis is
B. identical sets of genes from 2 different A. sperm
parents.
B. semen
C. only chromosomes from one parent C. urine
and only genes from another parent.
D. none of above
D. the same number of chromosomes
from a male parent and a female parent. 317. Brightly colored parts of flowers that at-
tract insects.
312. Which of the following is NOT a method A. petals
of seed dispersal?
B. pistils
A. water
C. stamen
B. sunlight D. filaments
C. wind
318. This type of asexual reproduction oc-
D. animals curs by developing buds & breaking off
(ex:spider plants)
313. The following are all reasons seeds may
A. binary fission
need to travel away from the parent plant
EXCEPT B. budding
A. young plant has space to grow C. regeneration
B. young plant gets enough water and nu- D. parthenogenesis

trients 319. Muscular organ where a baby develops
C. young plants get enough sunlight A. Uterus
D. young plants get enough oxygen B. vagina

C. fallopian tubes 325. Which of the following alleles is homozy-

D. Ovaries gous recessive?
A. Tt
320. The passing of traits from one generation
to the next, applies to all organisms B. tt
A. heredity C. TT
B. cloning D. T
C. genetics
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326. What gender has an X and a Y chromo-
D. generation some?
321. All body cells in, sexual reproduction, A. male

come from the original B. female
A. gamete C. transgender
B. meiosis D. all of the above
C. shygote 327. How many parent(s)are needed for asex-
D. zygote ual reproduction?
322. A sweet and viscous liquid located in A. 4
plants’ blossoms, leaves, and stems B. 1
A. pollen C. 9
B. sperm D. 100
C. nectar
328. A mode of reproduction in which an or-
D. aroma ganism arises from two organisms and in-
323. Most multicellular organisms reproduce herits half of its DNA from each parent
when two parents each contribute a sex A. Sexual Reproduction
cell to the offspring. This type of repro- B. Asexual Reproduction
duction is called
C. Cloning
A. fertilization
D. Fragmentation
B. mitosis
C. meiosis 329. Fertilized egg is a(n)
D. sexual A. zygote
B. egg
324. Through sexual reproduction,
C. sperm
A. offspring are identical to their parents.
D. fertilized egg
B. the parents pick which genes they
want their offspring to have. 330. Creates unique set of DNA.
C. an organism inherits only genes that A. mitosis
make it the strongest and most likely to
survive. B. meiosis
D. an organism inherits a random combi- C. both

nation of gene versions from its parents. D. none of above

331. In asexual reproduction, all of the off- C. Only one parent is required.
spring are: D. A mother and father are needed to pro-

A. Physically Identical duce offspring.
B. Genetically Identical
337. The cells produced as a result of mitosis
C. Physically and Genetically Identical are called diploid . This is because they
D. Not Identical each contain a full set of chromosomes.
How many chromosomes does diploid cell
332. What are 3 requirements for germina- contain?
tion?
A. 1
A. Air, water, and warmth.
B. 23
B. Air, roots, seeds.
C. 46
C. Air, seeds, sun.
D. 22
D. Sun, soil, air.
333. Which of the following is the division of 338. The gametophyte stage is the stage.
the cytoplasm? A. android
A. Mitosis B. haploid
B. Meiosis C. diploid
C. Cytokinesis D. triploid
D. Interphase
339. The stalks in a flower that produce the
334. What do we call the concentration of sen- male reproductive cells
sory tissues at the anterior end of an or-
A. pistil
ganism?
A. cephalization B. stamen
B. specialization C. filament
C. differentiation D. stigma
D. gastrulation 340. Each parent randomly passes on of its
two copies of each gene to its offspring.
335. Pubic and underarm hair
A. female A. one
B. male B. two
C. Both C. three
336. Which of the following statements is 341. The result of meiosis is:
TRUE about asexual reproduction?
A. two diploid cells
A. A kitten is produced through asexual
B. two haploid cells
reproduction.
B. The offspring that are produced are ge- C. four diploid cells
netically unique. D. four haploid cells

342. Double fertilization is found without any as it feeds.5. New flower is now fertil-
exception in ized.
A. bryophytes A. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B. gymnosperms B. 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
C. angiosperms C. 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
D. pteridophytes D. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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343. Which of these cells would undergo meio- 348. The function of a protein molecule de-
sis? pends on what?
A. skin cells A. Shape/structure and how it connects
with other proteins
B. liver cells
B. How many proteins there are
C. brain cells
C. How sticky the protein is
D. sperm cells
D. How flexible the protein is
344. Goes through P.M.A.T two rounds
349. which of the following does not occur by
A. Mitosis mitosis?
B. Meiosis A. growth
C. Osmosis B. production of gametes
D. Transcription C. repair
D. development in the embryo
345. How many chromosomes does each body
cell of a human have? 350. Compare & Contrast Sexual VS Asexual
A. 48 A. both only require one parent
B. 46 B. sexual creates diverse offspring, and
C. 23 asexual makes uniform
D. 2 C. sexual reproduction have larger popu-
lations
346. The part of the stamen that produces mi- D. both require no special cells
crospores that become pollen grains is the
351. Two spiders have different parents but
the same protein for the feature stripe
A. anther
color. How will the spiders look compared
B. pistil to each other?
C. filament A. The stripe color will look the same be-
D. ovary cause they have the same proteins
B. The stripe color will look different be-
347. Order the steps in fertilization of a cause they have the same proteins
flower:1. Pollen is transferred to new
flower.2. Pollinator is attracted to C. They must have different genes if they
flower.3. Pollinator goes to another have the same protein
flower.4.Pollinator picks up pollen on body D. none of above

352. A human usually has a total of chro- 357. In an animal, why would skin cells repro-
mosomes in each of his/her BODY cells. duce

A. 6 A. growth
B. 23 B. evolution
C. 4 C. repair
D. 46 D. reproduction
353. The female sex hormones are 358. What is the name for an organism’s ge-
A. Estrogen netic material?
B. Progesterone A. DNA
C. Both B. Molecule
D. Neither C. Nucleotide
D. Translation
354. Crossing over is important because
A. It prevents mutations from entering 359. When an egg and sperm form an embryo,
the gametes. the offspring that is formed will have ge-
netic traits that are
B. It allows for even distribution of chro-
mosomes in the gametes. A. inherited from only one parent.
C. It allows for more genetic diversity of B. created by the environment.

gametes. C. passed on from two parents.
D. It allows for genetic uniformity of ga- D. learned from siblings.
metes.
360. Each gene version provides a unique
355. When comparing the offspring of sexu- to make a specific protein molecule in an
ally and asexually reproducing organisms, organism’s cells.
we would expect the genetic material of
the sexually reproducing organism to- A. Amino acid
A. contain fewer mutations B. Connection
B. be lesser in quantity C. Shape
C. be simpler overall D. Instruction
D. show more variation 361. Which type of asexual reproduction is
common in planarians and sea anemones?
356. Which process results in the production of
a zygote? A. Budding
A. fertilization B. Gemmules
B. binary fission C. Fragmentation
C. budding D. Parthenogenesis
D. meiosis E. Fission with regeneration

362. This cell “engulfs” the generative cell 368. This occurs after a tube grows down from
A. egg the pollen grain through the style to the
ovary.
B. synergid
A. pollination
C. tube
D. sperm B. germination
363. Seed development can take as long as C. fertilization

years.
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D. seed dispersal
A. two
B. three 369. can transport pollen but is not very
efficient.
C. four
A. Bees
D. five
B. Wind
364. In double fertilization, the second fertil-
ization after fertilization of the egg occurs C. Insects
with the
D. Pollinators
A. polar nuclei
B. synergids. 370. When an egg has not been fertilized, it
leaves the body with the lining of the
C. pollen
uterus. This is known as
D. carpels
A. menstruation
365. They enclose the egg cells inside the
ovaries. B. ovulation
A. ovules C. fertilization
B. anther D. pregnancy
C. seeds
371. The stalk that supports the anther of the
D. angiosperms
stamen is the
366. Male gamete in angiosperms are formed
A. pistil
by the division of
A. generative cell B. filament
B. vegetataive cell C. ovary

C. microspore mother cell D. style
D. microspore
372. uncontrolled cell division is a characteris-
367. Pollination that depends dry conditions tic of
and ample air currents is pollination.
A. cleavage
A. animal
B. cancer
B. water
C. wind C. oogenesis
D. none of above D. regeneration

373. The beginning of growth or development C. spermatogenesis and cytoplasmic du-

especially after a period of inactivity. plication

A. Germination D. oogenesis and cytoplasmic divis
B. Translocation
378. A general name for a sex cell (egg or
C. Meristems sperm) is a:
D. Transpiration
A. zygote
374. A mode of reproduction by which an or- B. gene
ganism arises from a single organism and
inherit the identical genes of that parent C. offspring
A. Asexual Reproduction D. gamete

B. Sexual Reproduction 379. Which insect is the main pollinator?
C. Genetic Variation A. Bee
D. Alleles
B. Butterfly
375. What is the advantage of radial symme- C. Ant
try?
D. Bat
A. they can easily find food and mates
and avoid predators 380. The cells produced via meiosis are called:
B. they do not require much energy to sur- A. gametes
vive
B. somatic cells
C. they have the ability to sense food and
predators from all directions C. body cells
D. they have sensory organs and good D. skin cells
muscular control
381. The four differing nucleotide parts, called
376. What is heredity? bases, are made of a few:
A. The passing of traits from parent to off- A. sugars
spring
B. phosphates
B. The passing of chromosomes from par-
ent to offspring C. nitrogenous bases
C. Traits produced because of environ- D. all of the above
mental influences
382. In order to grow two of the exact same
D. Alterations in the nucleotide sequence
plants, a person would reproduce them
of genes
asexually because the
377. which two processes are involved in mi- A. genetic diversity is greater.
totic cell division
B. offspring would be genetically identi-
A. nuclear duplication and cytoplasmic di-
cal.
vision
C. recessive traits would emerge.
B. nuclear duplication and cytoplasmic
duplication D. negative traits are suppressed.

383. In general, asexual reproduction is used 389. What part regulates the temperature of
by organisms. the testes?
A. simple A. embryo
B. extinct B. epididymis
C. complex C. scrotum
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384. Male sex cell is a(n) 390. All of the following use internal fertiliza-
tion EXCEPT
A. zygote
A. all reptiles
B. egg
B. birds
C. sperm
C. mammals
D. fertilized egg
D. salmon
385. What name is given to the food store
within a seed? 391. Which type of asexual reproduction in-
volves the unequal division of an organism
A. Monocot
causing an outgrowth which may eventu-
B. Dicot ally fall off and form into a new organ-
C. Cotyledon ism?
D. Hilum A. Budding
B. Gemmules
386. Female sex cell is a(n)
C. Fragmentation
A. zygote
D. Parthenogenesis
B. egg
E. Fission with regeneration
C. sperm
D. fertilized egg 392. Are the cells in Mitosis identical or
unique?
387. The joining of a sperm and egg is called A. Identical
A. reproduction B. Unique
B. gentically C. It’s random
C. fertilization D. none of above
D. inheritance
393. Which of the following statements be-
388. Pollen from one flower is transported to low does NOT describe the flower of the
a different flower plant?
A. cross-pollination A. Many structures aid in bringing the
sperm cell in the pollen to the egg cell in
B. fertilization the ovule.
C. inherited trait B. It is the organ for sexual reproduc-
D. self-pollination tion..

3.2 Asexual reproduction and its types 509
C. Some of its parts may develop into a A. sexual

fruit with seeds. B. both
D. It’s male and female parts are both

C. asexual
found in the same flower.
D. neither
394. Human eggs and sperm are , and each
has chromosomes. 396. What happens in nondisjunction?
A. diploid, 23 A. Chromosomes don’t separate cor-
B. diploid, 46 rectly causing genetic disorders
C. haploid, 23 B. There is no such thing as nondisjunc-
D. haploid, 46 tion
395. Is budding an example of asexual or sex- C. Cells divide

ual reproduction? D. Cells collide
3.2 Asexual reproduction and its types

1. Prokaryotes are unlike all other organisms C. Binary Fission
in that their cells D. Plants vs. Zombies
A. do not have a nucleus
5. Reproduction involving a single organism
B. have organelles
where genetic copies of itself are made.
C. have cell walls
A. Sexual Reproduction
D. none of above
B. Asexual Reproduction
2. Eggs are created
C. Budding
A. in the oviduct
D. Pollination
B. in the ovary
C. in the testes 6. Which is an advantage of sexual reproduc-
tion?
D. in the vas deferens
A. It only needs one parent to produce off-
3. These are all types of stems that grow spring.
along the ground.
B. It is a rapid process.
A. runners
C. It allows genetic variation.
B. tubers
D. It produces identical offspring.
C. stems
D. leaves 7. How many daughter cells are produced
from meiosis?
4. Cutting the roots from a carrot and allow-
A. 10
ing it to grow into a newly formed daugh-
ter carrot is called B. 6
A. Vegetative Reproduction C. 4
B. Cloning D. 2

8. Which best describes one disadvantage of 13. In which ways can genetic engineering can
asexual reproduction? improve crops
A. It increases biodiversity A. Make them pest or drought resistant
B. It decreases biodiversity B. Make them more nutritious
C. It decreases population size C. Make them larger
D. It increases combination of traits D. All answers are correct
E. It produces diverse offspring 14. A characteristic that an organism can pass
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on to its offspring
9. Which of following organisms can repro-
duce sexually AND asexually A. heredity
B. punnett square
A. Fish, Monkeys and Seahorses
C. trait
B. Starfish, Aphids and Monkeys
D. phenotype
C. Cactus, Mice and Sea Anemones
D. Aphids, Sea Anemones and Starfish 15. The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell
into a single unit called
10. Which of the following statements are A. fertilization
true about asexual reproduction? (chose
all that apply) B. vegetative propagation
C. asexual reproduction
A. Asexual reproduction requires only
one parent. D. sexual reproduction
B. The offspring in asexual reproduction 16. The process of producing offspring
are clones of the parent.
A. Reproduction
C. The offspring in asexual reproduction B. Copulation
are produced by mitosis.
C. Parturition
D. The offspring in asexual reproduction
are produced by meiosis. D. Fertilization
17. Which type(s) of reproduction do most
11. Its offspring grows on the body of the par-
plants and animals use?
ent.
A. asexual
A. spores
B. sexual
B. budding
C. both
C. fragmentation
D. none of above
D. regeneration
18. Whiptail lizards are developed from unfer-
12. How many chromosomes does a normal hu- tilized eggs. This is an example of what
man cell contain? asexual reproduction
A. 12 (6 pairs) A. Binary fission
B. 22 (11 pairs) B. Budding
C. 46 (23 pairs) C. Fragmentation
D. 202 (101 pairs) D. Parthenogenesis

19. Which of the following organisms cannot hair.What scientific term would you use to
reproduce both sexually and asexually? describe the red hair gene?

A. paramecium A. Recessive
B. hydra B. Dominant
C. amoeba C. Incomplete
D. yeast D. Redundant
20. Which of the following describe a clone? 25. Which types of organisms typically repro-
A. The DNA of the clone is identical to the duce by fission?
DNA of the parent
A. hydra
B. Clones can happen naturally
B. planaria
C. Clones can be made in labs
C. bacteria
D. All of the answers are correct
D. plants
21. What process does a multi-cellular or-
ganism use to replace its damaged body 26. Fully grown parent cells split into two
cells? halves resulting in two daughter cells with
the exact DNA as the parent.
A. mitosis
A. Binary Fission
B. meiosis
B. Budding
C. replication
C. Fragmentation
D. transcription
D. Vegetative Reproductions
22. Grafting’s advantage is:
A. Less energy than other asexual repro- 27. A form of asexual reproduction which may
duction ways include runners, tubers and bulbs is:
B. Happens faster A. Vegetative Propogation
C. Can get both plants’ good genetics B. Binary Fission
D. None of it above C. Budding
23. Which of these is not a way in which D. Sporulation

biotechnology can benefit agriculture?
28. Many plants reproduce asexual. Which of
A. increase crop population the following is not a form of plant asex-
B. reducing the loss of crops to insects ual reproduction?
C. producing better-tasting fruits A. Underground roots tubers or bulbs
that can grow into new plants.
D. improving farm machinery
B. Binary Fission
24. If a person carries a gene for brown hair
C. Plant runners like the spider plant, and
and a gene for red hair, the brown hair
many berries
gene will push out/cancel out the red hair
gene, and the person will have brown D. Budding

29. Multicellular means B. Regeneration

A. made of many cells C. Budding
B. made of one kind of cell D. Fission
C. made of only one cell
34. Why can’t Bacteria carry out Mitosis?
D. none of above
A. Their nuclei are too small
30. Which statement is true of plants and ani- B. They do not have a nucleus
mals that reproduce asexually?
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C. They are nonliving things
A. They have no genes
D. They are decomposers
B. The have genes but no chromosomes
C. They have offspring that are exactly 35. Which of these statements about asexual
like the parent reproduction is false?
D. They have offspring that combine the A. Asexual reproduction requires only
traits of two parents one parent.
B. Asexual reproduction increases varia-
31. Where does an offspring get its DNA in
tions in a population.
C. Asexual reproduction is carried out by
A. from both parents
bacteria.
B. from only one parent
D. Asexual reproduction can produce
C. from neither parent more offspring faster than sexual repro-
D. none of above duction can.
32. Which of the following information is in- 36. How many parent(s)are needed for asex-
correct for sexual reproduction? ual?
A. Requires two cells from different par- A. 4
ents B. 1
B. creates genetically uniform offspring C. 9
C. Offspring have a better chance for sur-
D. 100
vival
D. Offspring have increased resistance to 37. A certain species of grass is genetically
disease identical. The best explanation for this ob-
servation is that
E. Creates more variation and biodiver-
sity A. the species most probably reproduces
asexually.
33. This is when uniform offspring grow from
a part of a parent plant. Parent plants B. the species most probably reproduces
sends out runners. Where the runner sexually.
touches the ground, roots can grow. A C. the species most likely reproduces af-
new plant is produced even if the runner ter pollination by a particular species of
is broken apart Each new plant is uniform bee.
and identical to the parent. D. the species most probably reproduces
A. Vegetative propagation after pollination by the wind.

38. Weak and can be overpowered C. monolinguistic

A. dominant D. polygenic

B. recessive 44. Which of following is not the advantages
C. chromosome of asexual reproduction?
D. DNA A. Less energy
39. Which of the following is a concern associ- B. Happens faster

ated with cloning? C. No partners required
A. high cost D. Share the advantages from 2 parents
B. causing animals to become extinct 45. A set of traits an organism receives from
C. dinosaurs roaming the earth its parents
D. creating superhuman species A. heredity
E. ethics(what is right and wrong) B. DNA
40. In , only one parent organism pro- C. chromosome

duces offspring. D. allele
A. sexual reproduction 46. One disadvantage of asexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction is
C. pollination process A. A species cannot survive when preda-
D. fertilization process tors increase
B. Large colonies can out compete other
41. Which of the following is NOT an advan- organisms for nutrients and water
tage of asexual reproduction?
C. Large numbers of offspring reproduce
A. More efficient. slowly
B. All organisms can reproduce D. Extreme temperatures can wipe out
C. No wasted effort finding a mate. entire colonies
D. Population has variety to survive in a 47. The different variations of the same trait
changing environment. or characteristic.
42. Which reproduction does diverse offspring A. Gene
come from? B. Chromosome
A. Asexual reproduction C. Allele
B. Sexual reproduction D. DNA
C. Both asexual and sexual reproduction
48. Which of the following can reproduce by
D. Asexual offspring vegetative propagation? (mark all that
43. Type of reproduction that as the greatest are correct)
chance of NOT surviving a disaster. A. yeast
A. asexual B. carrot
B. sexual C. onion

D. sponge 54. Bacteria can reproduce in the following

E. potato ways:(mark all that are correct).
A. sporulation
49. What do we call sex cells that only have
B. vegetative propagation
one chromosome from each pair of chromo-
somes? C. budding
A. Diploid Cells D. binary fission
55. The passing of physical characteristics
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B. Autosomes
from parent to offspring
C. Haploid Cells
A. Heredity
D. none of above
B. Chromosome
50. Which of these occurs in asexual reproduc- C. Genes
tion but not in sexual reproduction?
D. Chemistry
A. Genes carry genetic information
56. Sexual Reproduction
B. An offspring is made of cells
A. results in genetic variation in the off-
C. The genetic information from two or-
spring
ganisms combines
B. produces offspring that are identical to
D. An offspring inherits a set of traits the parent
identical to the parents
C. decreases the chances of survival of
51. How much genetic material is provided by the species
the parents in sexual reproduction? D. results in genetic material being do-
A. 0% from each nated to offspring by only one parent
B. 25% from each E. produces uniform offspring
C. 50% from each 57. What is Aneuploidy?

D. 100% from each A. When the zygote will have an abnormal
number of all chromosomes
52. Which is NOT a form of asexual reproduc-
B. When the zygote will have an abnormal
tion?
number of one chromosome
A. binary fission C. What occurs when chromosomes do
B. meiosis not fully separate during meiosis
C. budding D. What occurs when chromosomes do
not fully separate during mitosis
D. parthenogenesis
58. Which of the following are associated with
53. The joining of male and female sex cells asexual reproduction?
A. asexual reproduction A. Eggs
B. internal fertilization B. Flowers
C. pollination C. Sporing
D. fertilization D. Sperm

59. Select the type of cell involved in mitosis. 65. An underground stem is
A. variegated cells A. grafting

B. eggs cells B. cutting
C. body/skin cells C. tuber
D. sperm cells D. flower
60. The stage of bacterial growth where a 66. What is variation?

population of bacteria undergo a period of A. A type of reproduction
rapid growth is B. Similarities between individuals
A. The lag phase C. Differences between individuals
B. The exponential or log phase D. none of above
C. The stationary phase
67. What is a segment of DNA called?
D. The death phase
A. Chromosome
61. What is one disadvantage of sexual repro- B. gene
duction?
C. dominant trait
A. Only one parent needed
D. nucleus
B. Off spring are exact copies of parents
68. Which process results in 4 daughter cells?
C. Happens very quickly
A. Mitosis
D. Needs two parents
B. Meiosis
62. Bacteria reproduce asexually by a process C. Interphase
called
D. Cellular respiration
A. replication
69. Which of the following is not a form of
B. meiosis
C. mitosis
A. Budding
D. binary fission
B. Fragmentation
63. Methods of vegetative propagation C. Hemaphroditism
A. artificial D. Spore formation
B. natural 70. A farmer grafts onto a granny smith apple
C. both artificial and natural tree a branch of a mackintosh apple tree
D. none of above and a branch of a red delicious apple tree.
What would you expect to find growing on
64. There are 26 chromosomes in the somatic this tree?
cells of the Leopard Frog. The DIPLOID A. granny smith apples, only
number of the Leopard Frog is:
B. red delicious apples and mackintosh
A. 26 apples
B. 13 C. granny smith apples, red delicious ap-
C. 52 ples and mackintosh apples
D. none of above D. no apples

71. Development of an unfertilized egg. A. 40

A. parthenogenesis B. 20
B. budding C. 10
C. sporulation D. 5
D. fertilization
76. Which is not a type of asexual reproduc-
72. Which of the following statements is incor- tion?
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rect? A. Regeneration
A. Cell Division reproduce by binary fis- B. Fertilization
sion and is sexual
C. Binary Fission
B. Mushroom formed by spores and is
D. Fragmentation
asexual
C. Dog formed by internal fertilization 77. What is binary fission used for?
and is sexual A. Reproduction only
D. Frog formed by external fertilization B. Reproduction and repair
and is sexual
C. Repair only
E. Hydra formed by budding and is asex-
ual D. none of above
73. Which agricultural benefit can biotechnol- 78. attaching a cutting of one plant to another
ogy provide? plant
A. developing plants that are less depen- A. cutting
dent on the sun for energy B. grafting
B. developing plants that are less sensi- C. painting
tive to variations in environmental temper-
atures D. planting
C. developing plants with inheritable 79. A multicellular organism that typically re-
traits unrelated to the genetic material produces through budding.
they contain A. bacteria
D. developing plants that will not die
B. hydra
74. Genetically identical organisms grown C. planaria
from cells in a laboratory.
D. yeast
A. asexual reproduction
E. none of these
B. vegetative reproduction
80. What do you call the cell that forms from
C. cloning
fertilization?
D. zygote
A. fertilized egg
75. If a sexually reproducing organism has 20 B. sperm cell
chromosomes in its body cells, how many
chromosomes did it inherit from each par- C. zygote
ent? D. egg cell

81. What kind of reproduction do mushrooms 86. Which type of reproduction requires ga-
use? metes from a female and male?

A. spore reproduction A. Sexual Reproduction
B. fragmentation B. Asexual Reproduction
C. parthenogenesis C. Binary Fission

D. Osmosis
D. budding
E. runner 87. How many parents are required for sexual
reproduction?
82. If a potato separates in pieces, can the A. 0
pieces grow to become another potato? B. 1
(the environment is enough to grow)
C. 2
A. Yes
D. 3
B. No
88. :A scientist is observing a new species of
C. Depends organism. She observes that from genera-
D. none of above tion to generation many of the organisms’
offspring have adaptations that their par-
83. A unit that determines a trait ents did not have. This organism is most
likely reproducing through
A. gene
A. budding
B. genetics
C. genome
C. sexual reproduction
D. jeans D. binary fission
84. An example of a plants response to stimuli 89. Goats, cows, yaks, and bison have 60
in its environment is chromosomes in their body cells. How
many chromosomes would their sex cells
A. when a plant dies due to lack of water
have?
B. when a plant bends to reach the sun-
A. 60
shine
B. 30
C. when a plant grows taller than normal
because of fertilizer C. 23
D. 4
D. All answers are correct
90. Many unicellular eukaryotes reproduce by
85. This type of asexual reproduction splits this method.
one cell into two
A. fission
A. binary fission B. budding
B. budding C. regeneration
C. regeneration D. mitotic cell division
D. parthenogenesis E. vegetative reproduction

91. When an organism splits into an exact 96. Select the type of cell involved in meiosis.
copy Note there may be multiple answers.
A. fertilization A. variegated cells
B. binary fission B. eggs cells
C. regeneration C. body/skin cells

D. sperm cells
D. budding
97. This form of asexual reproduction results
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92. What does heredity mean? in the equal division of the parent cell.
A. DNA being passed down from one gen- A. Regeneration
eration to the next. B. Budding
B. Passing down acquired characteristics C. Binary Fission
to your offspring.
D. Sporulation
C. Leaving money in a will to your children
98. The way a plant grows/moves in re-
D. all DNA is kept in the nucleus sponse to light is called?
93. Process that produces sex cells (gametes). A. gravitopism
B. phototropsim
A. Mitosis
C. hydrotropism
B. Meiosis
D. thigmotropism
C. Both Mitosis and Meiosis
99. Which type of reproduction involves two
D. none of above
parents and results in offspring that are
94. Rocks are not living because not genetically identical to either parent?
A. Binary fission
A. they never move
B. Asexual reproduction
B. they aren’t needed for humans
C. Sexual reproduction
C. they are not made of cells
D. Vegetative reproduction
D. they don’t break down
100. Which statement best describes sexual
95. Which statement below is correct about reproduction?
asexual reproduction and sexual reproduc- A. Cell division happens where one cell
tion? produces two exact copies
A. Asexual reproduction and sexual re- B. Reproduction happens very quickly
production both involve one parent C. Only one parent needed
B. Sexual reproduction involves making D. Fertilization of an egg by a sperm
clones and asexual reproduction creates
unique offspring 101. GMO stands for
A. Genetically Made Organism
C. Asexual reproduction creates clones
and sexual reproduction creates unique B. Growing More Organisms
offspring C. Genetically Modified Organism
D. none of above D. Growing Many Organisms

102. What is Binary Fission? C. Does not require a mate for reproduc-
A. develops an outgrowth which is de- tion to take place

tached from the parent and becomes a D. It is complicated
new individual.
107. A chart that shows all the possible com-
B. the organism produce its own spores.
binations of alleles from parents
These spores are genetically identical to
the parent A. T-square
C. during this type of reproduction the or- B. Gene Chart
ganism divides in half C. Punnett Square
D. Organisms can be produced from un- D. DNA organizer
fertilized eggs
108. Which species can produce offspring that
103. The diagram below shows two straw- are genetically different from their par-
berry plants. Plant 2 is produced asexu- ents?
ally from Plant 1. If the leaf cells of Plant
1 have 56 chromosomes, how many chro- A. A species that has few variations
mosomes will be found in the leaf cells of B. A species that reproduces asexually
Plant 2?
C. A species that reproduces sexually
A. 14
D. A species that competes with a similar
B. 28 species
C. 56
109. Which of these is NOT an advantage of
D. 112 asexual reproduction.
104. In sexual reproduction how many genes A. Enables organisms to reproduce with-
does an offspring receive for each trait? out a mate
A. 1 B. Requires less time and energy
B. 2 C. Results in little genetic variation
C. 3 D. Enables organisms to produce large
D. 4 amounts of offspring
E. 5 E. Enables plants to spread and colonize
an area in a short period of time
105. Male reproductive cell in animals
A. egg 110. A special stretch of DNA that codes for a
trait is called a
B. sperm
A. Chromosome
C. clone
B. DNA
D. pollen
C. Gene
106. What are the advantages of asexual re-
D. Mitosis
production?
A. Can increase populations rapidly 111. Which type(s) of reproduction produce
B. lack of diversity and the offspring looks offspring?
the same as the parent. A. asexual

B. sexual 117. Production of a new plant from a portion

C. both of another plant
D. none of above A. budding

B. Vegetative propagation
112. What do you call the type of reproduction
in which the genetic materials from two C. sporulation
different cells combine, producing an off-
D. fragmentation
spring?
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A. pollination 118. Which of the following is true about asex-
B. sexual reproduction ual reproduction?
C. fertilization A. One mate and is slower

D. asexual reproduction B. Slower and takes two mates
113. Offspring growing on the body of its par- C. Reproduces diverse offspring and is
ent. slower
A. budding D. Takes only one mate to reproduce and

is faster
B. fission
C. regeneration 119. The division of the nucleus is known as:
D. meiosis A. Synthesis
114. What is not working properly for muta- B. Mitosis

tions to occur in a cell? C. G1
A. Checkpoints/Regulators in Interphase D. G2
B. Mitosis
120. Which is not related to asexual reproduc-
C. Chromosomes
tion
D. none of above
A. only requires 1 parent
115. What type of asexual reproduction B. Genetically identical to the par-
wherein it occurs when an offspring grows ent/uniform offspring
from a piece of its parent?
C. less variation or biodiversity
A. budding
B. fission D. easily adapts to changes in the envi-
ronment
C. regeneration
E. fast population growth and requires
D. vegetative reproduction less energy and time
116. The stage of the cell cycle that occupies
121. Which phase happens before Telophase?
most of the cell’s life is
A. G1 A. Interphase
B. Mitosis B. Prophase
C. G2 C. Metaphase
D. interphase D. Anaphase

122. Sperm is created C. extreme temperatures and wipe out

A. in the testes entire colonies.

D. offspring are genetic clones.
B. in the ovaries
C. in the vas deferens 128. (2n) → 2 (2n)
D. in the oviduct A. mitosis
B. meiosis
123. How do humans reproduce?
C. fertilization
A. Sexually
D. none of above
B. Asexually
129. The stage on the bacterial growth curve
C. They don’t
where a population of bacteria is stable is
D. none of above
A. The lag phase
124. What do the children of asexual reproduc- B. The exponential or log phase
tion have in common with the parents? C. The stationary phase
A. Everything-they’re clones D. The death phase
B. They can only reproduce once per life-
130. What is the correct order of the phases
time.
in mitosis?
C. They have exactly half of their parents’
A. telophase, metaphase, anaphase and
genetic material.
prophase
D. They have double their parents’ ge-
B. anaphase, prophase, metaphase and
netic material.
telophase
125. (2n) → 4 (n) C. prophase, metaphase, anaphase and
A. mitosis telophase
B. meiosis D. metaphase, anaphase, prophase and

telophase
C. fertilization
131. How many chromosomes does a egg cell
D. none of above
and sperm cell in a human contain sepa-
126. Involves two parents and produces off- rately?
spring different from parents A. 22
A. external fertilization B. 23
B. sexual reproduction C. 46
C. internal fertilization D. 47
D. asexual reproduction 132. Which characteristic would a child not in-
herit from one or both of its parents?
127. One of the key advantages of asexual re-
production is A. freckles
A. offspring compete for food and space. B. hair style
B. large number of offspring reproduce C. eye color
quickly. D. dimples

133. What type of asexual reproduction is 138. Crossing over helps promote
used by multi-cellular organisms like A. male genotype
plants and animals?
B. genetic variation
A. Meiosis
C. DNA replication
B. Mitosis
D. mitosis
C. Binary Fission
D. Fragmentation 139. Growing back a missing or lost body part
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A. binary fission
134. What do you call the type of asexual re-
production wherein a new organism grows B. budding
by mitosis and cell division on the body of C. sporulation
its parent?
D. regeneration
A. fission
B. regeneration 140. During budding, what is usually formed?
C. budding A. A bud from the daughter cell
D. cloning B. New DNA from the parent cell
C. An outgrowth from the parent organ-
135. What are the gametes in animals called
ism
A. Sperm and Pollen Cells
D. New stems and roots
B. Egg and Pollen Cells
141. What type of organisms goes through the
C. Sperm and Egg Cells
process of sporulation?
D. Blood and Sperm Cells
A. ferns
136. This is when a new organism grows by B. mushrooms
mitosis and cell division on the body of its
parent. The bud, or offspring is identical to C. molds
the parent. The bud, when large enough, D. all of the above
can break off of the parent and live on its
own. Examples of this include yeast, hy- 142. is a set of instructions for an inherited
dra and cactus trait; it can have multiple forms
A. Regeneration A. gene
B. Vegetative propagation B. phenotype
C. Fission C. genotype
D. Budding D. homologous chromosome
137. Which type(s) of reproduction involves in- 143. Unlike mitosis, meiosis in male mammals
volve a sperm + egg? results in the formation of
A. asexual A. one haploid gamete
B. sexual B. three diploid gametes
C. both C. four diploid gametes
D. none of above D. four haploid gametes

144. after meiosis, there are daughter 149. In the exploration “Bacteria
cells. Reproduction-Double Trouble”, the bac-
terium E.coli spreads very rapidly under

A. 1
this temperature requirement?
B. 2
A. 10 Degrees Celsius
C. 3
B. 37 Degrees Celsius
D. 4
C. 45 Degrees Celsius
145. Why do cells divide? Mark all the apply. D. 50 Degrees Celsius
A. to repair damaged cells
150. A reproductive process in which a sperm
B. to stop cancer cells joins with the egg.
C. to replace old or dead cells
A. fertilization
D. growth of organism
B. egg
146. an underground stem that has fleshy, col- C. sperm
orless leaves
D. asexual reproduction
A. tuber
B. bulb 151. If a human has 46 chromosomes, how
many chromosomes does each body cell
C. root (ex. skin cells, nerve cells, muscles cells)
D. gourd have?
A. 48
147. The chromosomes in your body
B. 23
A. exist in 23 pairs
C. 24
B. include 2 sex chromosomes
D. 46
C. include 44 autosomes
D. all of the above 152. Occurs when an animal offspring grows
from a piece of its parent.
148. Offspring are genetically identical to
the one parent.Is this the result of sex- A. fission
ual or asexual reproduction? And how B. vegetative
would you characterize the offspring listed
C. budding
above?
D. regeneration
A. Asexual reproduction with uniform off-
spring
153. If a organism divides into two new organ-
B. Sexual reproduction with diverse off- isms what is this an example of?
spring
A. Asexual reproduction
C. Asexual reproduction with diverse off-
B. Sexual reproduction
spring
C. Cloning
D. Sexual reproduction with uniform off-
spring D. Budding

154. What kind of reproduction has a stem 159. How do bacteria reproduce?
that grows along the ground and takes A. mitosis
root to become a new organism?
B. sexual reproduction
A. binary fission
C. meiosis
B. fragmentation
D. binary fission
C. mitosis
160. DIVERSE
D. budding
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A. characteristic
E. runner
B. reproduction
155. By which process does yeast reproduce? C. offspring
A. budding D. different
B. sporulation
161. Which cell aids in sexual reproduction?
C. vegetative propagation
A. Nerve cell
D. binary fission
B. Skin cell
156. All of the following are advantages of C. Muscle cell
GMO’s except D. Egg cell
A. pest resistant crops
162. What is the human genome?
B. more nutritional foods
A. a piece of DNA
C. unknown long term health effects
B. a chromosome
D. creating more human insulin
C. all of your cells
157. Dante wants to match the types of cells D. all of your DNA
with how they are produced. Which choice
correctly matches a type of cell with how 163. Yeasts, hydra, and cactus are examples
it is produced? of what kind of asexual reproduction.
A. Egg cell → meiosis in males A. binary

B. budding
B. Sperm cell → mitosis in males
C. spores
C. Body cell → mitosis in females
D. vegetative
D. Body cell → meiosis in females
164. Bacteria reproduce by dividing through a
158. What are the major structures in the nu- process called binary fission. Which type
cleus that are made of DNA called? of reproduction is described above?
A. gene A. Asexual
B. DNA B. Sexual
C. chromosome C. Meiosis
D. mitochondria D. Fertilization

165. A method known as the vegetative prop- C. large number of offspring reproduce
agation, using leaves, stems, roots and very slowly
bulbs as plant source.

D. extreme temperatures can wipe out
A. Asexual entire colonies.
B. Natural 171. The phase in mitosis where chromosomes
C. Artificial move away and are pulled apart by spin-
D. none of above dles to opposite sides of the cell.
A. prophase
166. is commonly referred to as “The Fa-
ther of Genetics.” B. anaphase
A. Gregor Mendel C. metaphase
B. Charles Darwin D. telephase
C. Anton van Leeuwenhoek 172. The process by which plant pollen is

D. Emmett Brown transferred from the male reproductive or-
gans to the female reproductive organs to
167. If a child has red hair, they inherited a form seeds. In flowering plants, pollen is
certain from their parents. transferred from the anther to the stigma,
A. ratio often by the wind or by insects. This is an
example of
B. trait
A. Asexual reproduction
C. probability
D. sex chromosome
C. Both
168. Necessary for sexual reproduction D. none of above
A. Mitosis
173. Stem cells have the potential to
B. Meiosis
A. divide rapidly
C. Both Mitosis and Meiosis
B. increase the amount of DNA
D. none of above
C. become many different types of cells
169. Shortened underground stems that are D. invade other types of cells
enclosed in fleshy leaves (onions).
A. rhizomes 174. Which disadvantage is most related to
asexual reproduction
B. node
A. slower process
C. bulbs
B. requires more energy
D. tuber
C. produces less offspring
170. one of the disadvantages of asexual re- D. there is no genetic diversity
production is
A. species cannot survive when preda- 175. Why do farmers choose to use GM crops
tors increase rather than regular crops?
B. large colonies can out-compete other A. They are safer

organisms for nutrients and water B. They are more productive

C. They are less expensive C. spores

D. They are less controversial D. vegetative
176. What causes genetic variation in meio-
182. A human cell has 46 chromosomes before
sis?
mitotic division. How many chromosomes
A. chromosomes lining up will the daughter cells after mitosis.
B. crossing over of chromosomes A. 12
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C. separation of chromosomes
B. 23
D. chromosomes pulling apart
C. 46
177. Type of asexual reproduction when one
D. 92
plant grows new plants
A. vegetative propagation 183. Asexual reproduction like mitosis pro-
B. budding duces
C. regeneration A. Two offspring cells with the same ge-
D. binary fission netic material as the parent cell.
B. Two offspring cells with half genetic
178. In order for fertilization to occur, a
material as the parent cell.
and must be present.
A. sperm C. Four offspring cells with the same ge-
netic material as the parent cell.
B. egg
C. both D. Four offspring cells with half the ge-
netic material as the parent cell.
D. none of above
179. The way a plant grows/moves toward 184. Which trait do children most likely inherit
water is called? from their parents?
A. phototropsim A. shape of earlobes

B. gravitropism B. musical ability
C. hydrotropism C. personality
D. thigmotropism D. language
180. All organisms
185. Which of the following is not the ideas of
A. Reproduce sexually cell theory?
B. Make their own food
A. All living organisms are made up of one
C. Move or more cells.
D. Take in nutrients B. Cells are the basic units of structure
181. What type of asexual reproduction grow and function of all organisms.
from a part of a parent plant? C. All cells reproduce by mitosis.
A. fission D. All cells come from previously existing
B. budding cells.

186. Dandelions are an example of this type unattached earlobes. Which of these pro-
of asexual reproduction. cesses is responsible for the variety of
traits in this family?

A. binary
A. Binary Fisson
B. budding
B. Sexual Reproduction
C. spores
C. Asexual Reproduction
D. vegetative
D. Regeneration
187. an example of artificial vegetative prop-
agation is 192. After meiosis is complete, the new cells:
A. a cutting A. are all identical
B. runners B. are all different
C. layering C. are half identical and half different

D. are all stretched out
D. rhizomes
193. How does the DNA of asexually reproduc-
188. What kind of cells are diploid (for exam-
ing plant relate to its parent(s)?
ple, cells that go through asexual reproduc-
tion and end up with exact copies)? (select A. Its DNA is a combination of two par-
all that apply) ents DNA
A. Skin cells B. Its DNA has mutations
B. Nerve cells C. Its DNA is identical to its parent
C. Blood cells D. none of above
D. Sex cells 194. There are 22 chromosomes in the egg cell

of a Bat. The HAPLOID number of a Bat is:
189. Which animal does NOT reproduce
A. 22
through regeneration?
B. 11
A. starfish
C. 44
B. sea urchins
D. none of above
C. sea cucumbers
D. sharks 195. Reproduction of an organism by splitting
into two unequal parts is called
190. in meiosis, the daughter cells have A. sporulation
the number of chromosomes compared to
the parent cell B. vegetative propagation
C. budding
A. 1/3
D. binary fission
B. 1/2
E. fragmentation
C. 6/6
D. 2/2 196. If you cut a starfish into pieces, each
piece can develop into a new starfish. This
191. In Leslie’s family, two of the children is an example of which type of asexual re-
have attached earlobes and one child has production?

A. Binary Fission 202. If a human is composed of 46 chromo-

somes, how many chromosomes would be
B. Vegetative Propagation
in a human SPERM (sex) cell?
C. Budding
A. 23
D. Fragmentation B. 25
197. an organism’s appearance or other de- C. 46
tectable characteristics D. 52
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A. phenotype 203. Which scenario is likely to result in the
B. genotype most diverse offspring? (choose the best
answer)
C. pedigree
A. Asexual reproduction by budding
D. Punnett square
B. Asexual reproduction by binary fission
198. The natural method of planting seeds di- C. Sexual reproduction between two indi-
rectly to the soil. viduals in the same population.
A. Sexual method D. Sexual reproduction between two indi-
viduals from different continents.
B. Asexual method
204. Which of the following is the first step of
C. Artificial method
cloning.
D. none of above A. Transfer the somatic cell nucleus into
the enucleated egg cell.
199. the study of heredity
B. Isolate cells from the original (to be
A. hair studies cloned) and an egg donor
B. genetics C. Remove and discard the nucleus from
C. heredetics the egg cell.
D. biology D. Implant the embryo into the surrogate

mother.
200. Female reproductive cell in animals 205. When observing cells, which of the fol-
A. egg lowing pieces of equipment is most appro-
priate?
B. pollen
A. Hand lens
C. sperm
B. Telescope
D. zygote
C. Petri dish
201. Genetically identical offspring are called D. Microscope
206. The cell spends most of it’s life in
A. weird A. mitosis
B. clones B. cytokinesis
C. aliens C. Interphase
D. tissue culture D. None of the above

207. Sponges are simple animals that when 212. Tropism is

crushed, their fragments can able to repro-
A. a plants response to changes in its en-
duce to another individual. What do you

vironment
call this type of asexual reproduction?
B. a behavior of plants
A. Fragmentation
C. when plants grow their stems, roots,
B. Cloning leaves toward/away from stimulus
C. Binary Fission D. all answers are correct
D. Regeneration
213. What do you call the type of asexual re-
208. Type of asexual reproduction that has a production performed in a laboratory that
tough outer shell and can withstand unfa- produces identical individuals from a cell or
vorable conditions from a cluster of cells taken from a multi
cellular organism?
A. Buds
A. budding
B. Sporulation
B. fission
C. Grafting
C. cloning
D. Regeneration
D. regeneration
209. In a human, regular body cells have
chromosomes each. Sperm and egg have 214. A method used by plant growers to clone
chromosomes. plants with desirable traits.
A. 46, 46 A. vegetative reproduction
B. 23, 23 B. budding
C. 46, 23 C. tissue culture
D. 23, 46 D. fission
E. regeneration
210. Which of the following is the way plants
can reproduce asexually? 215. form of reproduction in which offspring
A. Grafting grow from a part of a parent plant
B. Pollination A. vegetative reproduction
C. Fragmentation B. animal regeneration
D. Budding C. cloning
D. mitotic cell division
211. Type of asexual reproduction that helps
an organism regrow a damaged body part 216. Diploid Cells are represented by
A. binary fission A. 2n
B. vegetative propagation B. n
C. budding C. 4n
D. regeneration D. 1/2 n

217. What are the advantages of sexual re- 222. The prefix uni-means
production? Choose all that apply.
A. many
A. fast and efficient reproduction
B. the same
B. offspring genes are identical to parent
C. offspring genes vary from parent C. one
D. can better adapt to environment and D. different
disease
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E. takes very little time and energy to re- 223. Which is the female reproductive cell?
produce
A. sperm
218. If a hydra is made of 32 chromosomes, B. ovary
how many chromosomes will the offspring
have? C. testes
A. 32 D. egg
B. 54
C. 17 224. In one cell splits into two daughter
cells
D. 10
A. binary fission
219. Which of the following is NOT a type of
asexual reproduction? B. budding
A. regeneration C. regeneration
B. binary fission
C. budding
D. vegetative propagation 225. Bacteria is an example of what type of
asexual reproduction.
220. Asexual reproduction has how many par-
ents? A. fission
A. One B. budding
B. Two
C. spores
C. One and a Half
D. vegetative
D. Two or More
221. What is Sporulation? 226. One key advantage of asexual reproduc-
A. the organism produce its own spores. tion is
These spores are genetically identical to A. Offspring complete for food and space
the parent
B. It allows organisms to reproduce
B. Organisms can be produced from un-
quickly
fertilized eggs.
C. during this type of reproduction the or- C. Extreme temperatures can wipe out
ganism divides in half entire populations
D. A new organism is created from the D. Offspring are different than parent or-
roots, stems or leaves. ganism

227. Horses have 32 chromosomes in their 232. When an organism undergoes a period of
haploid cells. How many chromosomes growth then splits in two separate organ-
would be in a diploid horse cell? isms, it is called

A. 32 A. Budding
B. 44 B. Fission
C. 83 C. Fragmentation
D. 64 D. Parthenogenesis
228. How are genetic traits passed down from 233. A single bacteria cell can copy its DNA and
generation to generation? divide into two identical cells. This is an
example of which type of asexual repro-
A. chromosomes duction?
B. DNA A. Regeneration
C. genes B. Binary Fission
D. reproduction C. Budding
229. What do viruses have in common with liv- D. Vegetative Propaganda
ing cells? They both
234. Which type(s) of reproduction involves
A. store genetic information only ONE parent?
B. have chloroplasts A. asexual
C. use glucose for cellular respiration B. sexual
D. have endoplasmic reticulum C. both
230. What was the name of the first cloned D. none of above
mammal? 235. If a sex cell has 10 chromosomes, how
A. Molly many chromosomes will there be after fer-
tilization?
B. Polly
A. 5
C. Dolly
B. 10
D. Holly
C. 15
E. Mrs. Jung
D. 20
231. Complete this analogy:Brown and blue
are different kinds of eye color, just like 236. Which of the following will produce di-
verse offspring
A. Alleles are different kinds of genes A. Binary fission of amoeba
B. Genes are different kinds of chromo- B. vegatative propagation of strawber-

somes ries
C. Chromosomes are different kinds of ri- C. Budding of hydra

bosomes D. external fertilization of fish
D. Atoms are different kinds of cells E. Fragmentation of starfish

237. What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS? 242. State the biological term for sex cells
A. Haploid Gametes A. Gammy
B. Diploid Somatic Cells B. Gammon
C. Gametes
C. Skin Cells
D. Gazette
D. Liver Cells
243. What is 1 significant issue with many Ge-
238. When an offspring grows off the body of netically Modified Organisms?
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the parent
A. They are too expensive to be useful
A. regeneration B. Take a long time to make
B. budding C. May affect other organisms in their en-
C. binary fusion vironment
D. sporulation D. Might evolve more quickly

244. One cell that has both female and male
239. is the appearance of an organism, or reproductive cell
how it looks
A. mitosis
A. phenotype
B. clone
B. ratio C. pollination
C. recessive trait D. zygote
D. heredity 245. Which type(s) of reproduction do bacteria
use?
240. Which of these statements about asexual
reproduction is FALSE? A. asexual
A. Asexual reproduction requires only B. sexual
one parent. C. both
B. Asexual reproduction increases varia- D. none of above
tions in a population.
246. Asexual reproduction requires
C. Asexual reproduction is carried out by A. 1 parent
bacteria.
B. 2 parents
D. Asexual reproduction can produce
C. None
more offspring faster than sexual repro-
duction can. D. none of above
247. Simplest and easiest method of artificial
241. A general name for the cell created after
propagation, stem is cut from mother plant
an egg and sperm join
and planted on soil
A. zygote
A. Cutting
B. gene B. Budding
C. offspring C. Grafting
D. gamete D. Marcotting

248. the combination of genes for one or more 253. An organism that has been reproduced by
specific traits (the actual genetic makeup) asexual means receives of its chromo-
somes from its one parent.

A. genotype
A. 3
B. phenotype
B. 25%
C. Punnett square
C. 50%
D. pedigree
D. 100%
249. Starfish can asexually reproduce by pro-
ducing offspring from a broken piece of the 254. What is Spore formation?
parent organism. This is an example of A. the organism produce its own spores.
A. budding These spores are genetically identical to
the parent
B. fragmentation
C. binary fission fertilized eggs.
D. vegetative propagation C. during this type of reproduction the or-
ganism divides in half
250. An organism that needs two parents to
D. A new organism is created from the
reproduce is a(an)
roots, stems or leaves.
A. asexual reproducer
255. Humans have how may chromosomes?
B. sexual reproducer
A. 112
C. non-producer
B. 46
D. consumer
C. 8
251. Daffodils are plants that can perform D. 67
both asexual and sexual reproduction.
How does a daffodil population benefit 256. A child’s sex is determined by the sex
more by reproducing sexually than asex- chromosomes of which person?
ually? A. grandfather
A. It can reproduce more rapidly. B. grandmother
B. It can adapt faster to its environment. C. mother
C. It can increase the diversity of inher- D. father
ited traits.
257. Which of the following is an advantage
D. It can eliminate unfavorable traits
of asexual reproduction? (chose all that
from the gene pool.
apply)
252. Identical offspring are called.. A. Energy and time are not wasted find-
ing a mate
A. Babies
B. Favorable conditions can be exploited
B. Variants
quickly
C. Clones
C. It is generally faster that sexual repro-
D. none of above duction

D. Every organism is identical having the 263. The potato crop is raised by
same needs, requirements, and charac-
A. tubers
teristics
B. tube
258. Which of the following are involved in
asexual reproduction? C. stem
A. sperm D. none of above
B. meiosis 264. An organism that typically reproduces
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C. fertilization through vegetative reproduction.
D. none of them A. raspberries
259. What are some advantages of asexual re- B. strawberries

production are:(select all that apply) C. potatoes
A. it only requires one organism D. none of these
B. it takes less energy than sexual repro- E. all of these
duction
C. offspring are already well-adapted for 265. Why do we need meiosis?
the environment A. To double the number of chromosomes
D. there is a lot of genetic variety going into sex cells
260. A parent cell breaks into pieces and each B. To halve the number of chromosomes
piece becomes a new offspring. going into sex cells
A. Binary Fission C. To triple the number of chromosomes

going into sex cells
B. Budding
D. To not change the number of chromo-
C. Fragmentation somes going into sex cells
D. Vegetative Reproductions
266. Which of the following are advantages of
261. An example of an organisms that can typ- asexual reproduction? Select all that ap-
ically reproduce through regeneration. ply.
A. sea stars A. Overcrowding possible
B. sponges B. Inability to adapt to new environments
C. planarians
C. Quicker process
D. all of them
D. Produces more offspring
262. Attaching a cutting or branch of one plant
to another plant 267. Process that produces four cells.
A. cutting A. Mitosis
B. grafting B. Meiosis
C. painting C. Both Mitosis and Meiosis
D. planting D. none of above

268. Which of the following is (are) an advan- C. grow

tage to asexual reproduction methods D. die

A. faster time to a mature plant
274. Which is not a form of asexual reproduc-
B. create large numbers of identical
tion?
plants
A. fission
C. keep best traits pure
B. meiosis
D. all of the above
C. budding
269. Sexual reproduction provides for what to
occur? D. none of above
A. Cloning 275. Sheep have 54 chromosomes in their

B. budding diploid cells. How many chromosomes
would a haploid sheep cell have?
C. Genetic stability
A. 54
D. Genetic variation
B. 51
270. What kind of animals can reproduce by
C. 27
asexual ways?
D. 35
A. Protazoa
B. Mammals 276. Which statement reflects a way in which
C. Sea animals asexual reproduction is beneficial? Select
all that apply.
D. Insects
A. It results in genetic variation.
271. Why do hydra reproduce sexually in the B. It requires a lot of time and energy.
fall?
C. Organisms can reproduce without a
A. so it can produce new hydra more
mate.
quickly
D. It is a much quicker process.
B. so its offspring will be identical to itself
C. so the eggs survive the winter 277. What are two types of asexual reproduc-
tion? (select all that apply)
D. it takes less energy
A. Mitosis
272. Which is an example of a multicellular or-
ganism? B. Meiosis
A. amoeba C. Regeneration
B. bacteria D. Osmosis
C. worm 278. Which type(s) of reproduction involves
D. fungi TWO parents?
A. asexual
273. If the environment changes for an Asex-
ual offspring it will? B. sexual
A. Explode C. both
B. Create another offspring D. none of above

279. The three embryonic germ layers are C. bacteria and amoeba
A. mesoderm, andoderm, esxoderm D. spider plant and strawberry plant
B. ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm 285. What is TISSUE that carries water and nu-
C. cleavage, gastrula, morula trients from the roots to every part of the
plant?
D. none of above
A. xylem
280. In cancer, some cells have lost their abil- B. pholem
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ity to control their
C. gymnosperm
A. division D. angiosperm
B. metabolic rate
286. What can cause cells to be unregulated?
C. size
A. Checkpoints or regulators not working
D. cell nucleus properly
281. Which is an example of a single-celled or- B. Cell deciding to do what it wants
ganism? C. Cell deciding to divide when it wants
A. bird D. none of above
B. cricket 287. A fisherman wants to alleviate his prob-
C. snake lem of starfish that are eating the oysters
in his oyster farm. He decides to cut the
D. bacteria starfish in half and throw it back into the
282. Which process produces offspring from water. What process will the starfish un-
two parents? dergo, causing more problems for the fish-
erman?
A. Asexual Reproduction
A. Vegetative Propagation
B. Sexual Reproduction
B. Regeneration
C. Binary Fission C. Binary Fission
D. Budding D. Budding
283. What type of reproduction takes place 288. A form of asexual reproduction in which
when one parent organism produces off- offspring grow from a part of a parent
spring without meiosis and fertilization? plant.
A. pollination A. cloning
B. sexual reproduction B. budding
C. asexual reproduction C. regeneration
D. fertilization D. vegetative propagation
284. Which organisms reproduce by binary fis- 289. Identical copy of parent
sion where one single cell splits into two A. zygote
identical cells? B. clone
A. starfish and flatworm C. sperm
B. giraffe and zebra D. pollen

290. A human usually has xx amount of chro- 295. Process that includes one cell division.
mosomes. A. Mitosis

A. 6 B. Meiosis
B. 22 C. Both Mitosis and Meiosis
C. 4 D. none of above
D. 46
296. Threadlike structures that carry DNA
291. Pollination of a flower or plant with A. allele
pollen from the same flower.
B. genotype
A. Cross Pollination
C. chromosome
B. Self Pollination
D. phenotype
C. Budding
D. Meiosis 297. What is organized DNA called?
A. Genes
292. Which statement describes why genetic
variation is beneficial to populations of or- B. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
ganisms? C. Chromosomes
A. individuals look different from one an- D. Nucleus
other
298. Which of the following will only show if
B. only one parent is needed to produce two alleles are present?
offspring
A. a dominant trait
C. populations of the organism increase
more rapidly B. heterozygous
D. species can better survive environ- C. a recessive trait
mental changes D. hybrid
293. Genetic Diversity; organisms are better 299. The movement of pollen from one flower
able to adapt to their environment is an to another flower
example of
A. zygote
A. disadvantages of sexual reproduction
B. pollination
B. advantages of sexual reproduction
C. internal fertilization
C. advantages of asexual reproduction
D. fertilization
D. none of above
300. Which type(s) of reproduction includes
294. Bacteria reproducing is an example of chromosomes being passed to offspring?
A. Regeneration A. asexual
B. Cells Splitting B. sexual
C. Binary Fission C. both
D. None of the above D. none of above

301. Genetically identical offspring are the B. S Phase

parent organism. C. G1 Phase
A. opposite of D. G2 Phase
B. clones of
307. An organism that has been reproduced
C. superior to by sexual reproduction received of its
D. inferior to chromosomes from the male parent.
A. 4
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302. Cell division in prokaryotes that forms
two genetically identical cells. B. 25%
A. cloning C. 50%
B. budding D. 100%
C. fission 308. What phase does the cell spend most of
D. regeneration its time?
A. Interphase
303. Single-celled organelles that do not have
a nucleus or membrane-bound internal B. Prophase
structures are called- C. Anaphase
A. organelles D. Telophase
B. prokaryotes
309. If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the
C. eukaryotes haploid number is
D. autotrophs A. 18
304. If scientists manipulated the genes of B. 9
a tomato plant so it would grow cube- C. 27
shaped tomatoes, what would this be an
D. 36
example of?
A. Genetic engineering 310. Which of these IS a disadvantage of asex-
ual reproduction?
B. Trait extraction
A. Results in too much genetic variation
C. DNA replication
in a population
D. Chromosome mutation
B. Enables organisms to produce large
305. Which type(s) of reproduction involves amounts of offspring
NO genetic diversity? C. Results in little genetic variation within
A. asexual a population
B. sexual D. Requires less time
C. both 311. vegetative propagation is a type of
D. none of above A. reproduction
306. In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA B. repairement

replication occur? C. respiration
A. Mitosis D. none of above

312. Which type of reproduction takes the 317. If an organism reproduces asexually, its
shortest amount of time? offspring will most likely be:

A. Asexual A. produced as a result of fertilization
B. Sexual B. Genetically identical to the parent
C. Monopolistic C. Genetically different from each other
D. Bilingual D. Produced from specialized cells known
as gametes
313. How do the number of chromosomes in an
asexually reproducing plant compare to its 318. The smallest unit of life
parents?
A. atom
A. They are double the number.
B. organism
B. They are the same
C. tissue
C. They are half the number
D. cell
D. They are triple the number
319. Different forms of the same gene
314. Type of asexual reproduction where the
offspring grows out of the parent organ- A. recessive
ism B. dominant
A. vegetative propagation C. alleles
B. binary fission D. genes
C. budding
320. after mitosis, how many daughter cell
D. regeneration are present
315. How does the DNA of the offspring A. 1
formed from asexual reproduction com- B. 2
pare to the parent?
C. 3
A. none of the DNA is transferred to the
offspring D. 4
B. the DNA of the offspring is identical to 321. Joining of an egg cell and sperm cell from
the DNA of the parent two different organisms
C. half of the DNA is transferred to the A. sexual reproduction
offspring
D. none of these are correct
C. growth
316. Some advantages of sexual reproduction D. development
include:(select all that apply)
322. What are some disadvantages to sexual
A. genetic variation
reproduction? (select all that apply)
B. improves chances of adapting to the
environment A. it takes a lot of energy to find a mate
C. helps species survive catastrophes B. you don’t need another mate
D. it doesn’t take as much energy as asex- C. it requires a male and a female

ual reproduction D. more genetic errors can occur

323. If a dog has 24 chromosomes, how many B. photoautotrophs

sex cells does it have? C. chemoautographs
A. 24 D. pathogens
B. 12
329. A hydra reproduces when an outgrowth,
C. 48 or bud, forms and continues to develop un-
D. 25 til if falls off of the parent. This is an ex-
ample of:
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324. Strong and cannot be overpowered
A. Binary Fission
A. dominant
B. Sporulation
B. recessive
C. Budding
C. trait
D. Vegetative Propagation
D. gene
330. Which is the best example of sexual re-
325. What does reproduce mean? production?
A. They grow A. DNA is 100% the same
B. They are living things B. Offspring receive genetic material
C. Organisms make other organisms from two parents.
D. none of above C. A bacterium divides into offspring iden-
tical to the parent.
326. Gamete (sperm and egg) cells are pro-
D. Daughter cells receive all the genetic
duced by
material of a parent cell.
A. Mitosis
331. A Venus fly trap plant closing its pedals
B. Cellular respiration
on a spider is an example of which type of
C. Oxidation tropism?
D. Meiosis A. hydrotropsim
327. What is vegetative propagation? B. gravitropsim
A. The process of when an organism has C. thigmotropism
the ability to grow back missing parts. D. phototropism
B. The process when the parent cell di- 332. When fertilization happens outside the
vides into two halves after the nucleus bodies of the parents
replicates.
A. external fertilization
C. The process occurs in plants in which
a new plant grows from a fragment of the B. asexual reproduction
parent plant. C. internal fertilization
D. none of above D. sexual reproduction
328. Bacteria that contain chlorophyll and per- 333. The and cytoplasm divide equally dur-
form photosynthesis like a plant belong in ing the type of reproduction known as bi-
the group nary fission.
A. photoheterotrophs A. Plant

B. Nucleus 339. Gregor Mendel said that traits he saw in

pea plants were caused by “factors” that
C. Bud
the plants got from each parent. What do

D. Stem we call these “factors” today?
A. Genes
334. Type of reproduction that makes an iden-
tical copy of a parent cell B. Phenotypes
C. Chromosomes
A. sexual reproduction
D. Boogers
340. Yikes, you just fell and skinned your
C. internal fertilization
knee! What process will replace your dam-
D. external fertilization aged cells?
A. meiosis
335. Yeast reproduce by
B. replication
A. budding
C. mitosis
B. fission D. anaphase
C. regeneration
341. An example of an organism with budding
D. sexual reproduction A. bacteria
336. Which process is nature cloning itself? B. starfish
C. yeast
A. Somatic Transfer
D. none of above
B. Mitosis
342. Which type(s) of reproduction involves
C. Meiosis offspring identical to the parent?
D. Photosynthesis A. asexual
337. How many daughter cells does mitosis B. sexual

produce? C. both
A. 1 D. none of above
B. 2 343. Which organism reproduces sexually?

C. 3 A. Hydra
B. Flowering plant
D. 4
C. Bacteria
338. All of the following are advantages of D. Starfish
asexual reproduction except
344. part of a plant is removed to grow an-
A. produce varied offspring other plant
B. spread and colonize certain part of an A. cutting
area B. planting
C. Reproduce without a mate C. tuber
D. produce a large number of offspring D. eating

345. What is an advantage of offspring pro- 350. Which sentence is FALSE?

duced from sexual reproduction?
A. Humans have 23 pairs of DNA.
A. Offspring may be unfit for the environ-
ment in which they are formed. B. Humans have 46 total chromosomes.
B. Traits are consistently conserved from C. Genes are made of chromosomes.
generation to generation.
D. Every human’s DNA is at least 99% sim-
C. Offspring are able to have more advan- ilar.
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tageous traits than their parents.
D. Offspring are smaller and more active 351. Which of the following is not rules of cell
than their parents. theory?
346. What kind of reproduction starts with a A. All cells come from mitosis.
small growth that gets larger and then B. All living organisms are composed of
falls off and makes a new organism? one or more cells.
A. binary fission C. The activity of an organisms depends
B. fragmentation on the activity of an entire organism de-
C. mitosis pends on the activity of its cells.
D. budding D. cells are the basic units of structure
and function in all organisms.
E. runners
347. The chromosomes that pair up during 352. Which of the following is an advantage
meiosis, are called chromosomes. to asexual reproduction
A. homozygous A. genetic diversity
B. asexual B. more able to adapt to changes
C. homologous
C. faster generations
D. genes
D. DNA from both parents
348. When a virus invades a living cell, its
takes over the cell’s functions. 353. What do you call the female sex cell?
A. outer coat A. egg cell
B. genetic material
B. sperm cell
C. core
C. diploid
D. cytoplasm
D. haploid
349. Cell division in prokaryotes that forms
two genetically identical cells is known as 354. What word means “living”?
A. acquired
A. fission
B. bud B. abiotic
C. regeneration C. biotic
D. cloning D. community

355. What type of asexual reproduction has 360. Process needed for growth and injury re-
specialized cells that can survive harsh con- pair
ditions for a long period of time?

A. Mitosis
A. binary B. Meiosis
B. budding C. Both Mitosis and Meiosis
C. spores D. none of above
D. vegetative 361. An example of an organism with binary
fission
356. Through mitosis, do you end up with hap-
A. bacteria
loid or diploid cells?
B. starfish
A. Haploid
C. yeast
B. Diploid
D. none of above
C. Neither
362. UNIFORM
D. none of above
A. babies or children
357. Meiosis produces sex cells that have half B. the same
the number of chromosomes as the parent C. different
cell. Select all that are examples of sex
D. a characteristic that describes you
cells.
A. Sperm Cell 363. Tongue rolling, earlobes, dimples, and
freckles are all examples of
B. Skin Cell
A. Purebreds
C. Egg Cell B. Genotypes
D. Pollen C. Traits
E. Somatic Cell D. Pedigrees
358. TRAIT 364. What type of reproduction is mitosis?
A. different A. sexual
B. asexual
B. a characteristic that describes you
C. only in plants
C. babies or children
D. only in animals
D. the same
365. Which of these is true for asexual repro-
359. Which type(s) of reproduction involves duction?
genetically unique offspring-a variety? A. production of genetically identical off-
A. asexual spring from one parent
B. sexual B. requires the fusion of two separate

parent cells
C. both
C. has the advantage of creating more ge-
D. none of above netic diversity

D. slower and more energy required to C. photsynthesis

find a mate and exchange genetic material
D. vascular tissue
366. What word means “not living”?
372. Temperature, light, air, water, and soil
A. acquired are all parts of the environment
B. abiotic
A. alive
C. biotic
B. biotic
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D. community
C. abiotic
367. Reproduction that combines genetic ma-
D. living
terial of two organisms
A. Sexual Reproduction 373. Through meiosis (sex cells), do you end
B. Asexual Reproduction up with haploid or diploid cells?
C. Fertilization A. Haploid
D. Budding B. Diploid
368. Male and female reproductive cells are C. Neither
collectively known as: D. Both
A. spores
B. pollen 374. How do the cells in your body and inside
of plant bodies reproduce?
C. gametes
A. binary fission
D. offspring
369. When a new organism grows by mitosis
and cell division on the body of its parent. C. budding
A. budding D. mitosis
B. fission 375. What percentage of chromosomes are
C. regeneration handed down by a parent cell in asexual
D. vegetative propagation reproduction?
A. 75%
370. When an organism grows back a part
that it lost B. 25%
A. fertilization C. 50%
B. binary fission D. 100%
C. regeneration
376. Process that includes two cell divisions.
D. budding
A. Mitosis
371. What is the TISSUE that carries food from
a plant’s leaves to its cells? B. Meiosis
A. xylem C. Both Mitosis and Meiosis
B. phloem D. none of above

377. Runners, tubers, and plantlets are exam- 382. What would be a possible disadvantage
ples of what type of asexual reproduction. of asexual reproduction.

A. binary A. Ability to reproduce in the absence of
a mate
B. budding
B. Results in low genetic variation of the
C. spores
species
D. vegetative C. Allows for more genetic variation in
378. A reproductive process that involves two the offspring
parents that combine genetic material to D. Takes less time to produce offspring
produce a new organism, which differs E. Ability to reproduce rapidly
from both parents.
383. The combination of alleles that codes for
A. external fertilization
the phenotype is called an organism’s
B. asexual reproduction A. genetic variation
C. sexual reproduction B. genotype
D. internal development C. gene
379. The offspring of sexual reproduction: D. allele
A. receives half of its genetic material 384. A human zygote should have chromo-
from each parent somes inside.
B. receives all of its genetic material from A. 46
one parent B. 23
C. receives genetic material from an out- C. 92
side source D. 64
D. develops genetic material indepen-
385. n + n → 1 (2n)
dent of any other source
A. mitosis
380. What type of asexual reproduction in-
B. meiosis
volves a new organism growing by mitosis
and cell division? C. fertilization
A. binary D. none of above
B. budding 386. What are some of the advantages of

C. spores
A. Takes only one mate to reproduce and
D. vegetative takes a longer time to reproduce
381. The way a plant grows/moves in re- B. Takes a shorter amount of time to re-
sponse to gravity is called? produce and it takes two mates to repro-
duce
A. phototropims
C. Reproduces diverse offspring and
B. hydrotropism
takes a longer time to reproduce
C. thigmotropism D. Takes only one mate to reproduce and
D. gravitropism takes a shorter time to reproduce

387. The way a plant grows/moves in re- B. 2 daughter cells with the half the num-
sponse to touch is called? ber of chromosomes as the parents cell.
A. thigmotropism C. 4 daughter cells with the same number
B. gravitropism of chromosomes as the parent cell.
C. hydrotropism D. 4 daughter cells with half the number

of chromosomes as the parent cell.
D. phototropsim
393. What are some of the facts about asex-
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388. Which organism can reproduce by split- ual reproduction?
ting?
A. Takes only one mate to reproduce and
A. bacteria takes a longer time to reproduce
B. strawberry plants B. Takes a shorter amount of time to re-
C. ants produce and it takes two mates to repro-
duce
D. sponges
C. Reproduces diverse offspring and
389. A plant produces a new plant using a run- takes a longer time to reproduce
ner. What type of reproduction is shown?
D. Takes only one mate to reproduce and
A. Asexual takes a shorter time to reproduce
B. Regeneration
394. OFFSPRING
C. Sexual
A. babies or children
D. Sporulation
B. different
E. Fragmentation
C. the same
390. Production of a new plant from a portion D. a characteristic that describes you
of another plant is called-
A. vegetative state 395. What is the purpose of MITOSIS?
B. vegetative propagation A. to create sex cells
C. tree planting B. to kill off body cells
D. spore formation C. to repair or replace body cells

D. none of above
391. Equal division of the nucleus and UN-
EQUAL division of the cytoplasm occurs 396. Which type of reproduction causes bacte-
during the process of ria of a species to have the exact same
A. Budding DNA as each other?
B. Binary fission A. asexual
C. Sporulation B. sexual
D. Grafting C. monopolistic
D. linguistic
392. During mitosis the parent cell produces:
A. 2 daughter cells with the same number 397. Meiosis involves
of chromosomes as the parent cell. A. the reproduction of body cells.

B. only one parent. C. spindle

C. eggs in females and sperm in males. D. centromere

D. an organism making an exact copy of 403. Before cells can divide, what must be
itself. copied?
398. Which of these is true of sexual reproduc- A. mitochondria
tion B. cytoplasm
A. offspring are genetically identical to C. DNA
each other D. Cell Wall
B. slower and more energy required to
404. If a somatic cell in a butterfly contains 24
find a mate and exchange genetic material
C. offspring are genetically identical to tain
their parent cell
A. 3
D. fast; not a lot of energy required
B. 6
399. Where is all the genetic material inside a C. 12
cell? D. 24
A. nucleus
405. Which of the following is caused by cells
B. vacuole dividing out of control?
C. cell membrane A. Food poisoning
D. ribosome B. Cold or fever
400. Which of the following is not the ways C. Cancer
that fungi can reproduce? D. Downs syndrome
A. Sporing 406. How is the number of chromosomes in a
B. Binary fission human sex cell different from the number
in a human body cell?
C. Fragmentation
A. A sex cell has 23 chromosomes and a
D. Budding
body cell has 46.
401. Which is an example of asexual reproduc- B. A sex cell has 46 chromosomes and a
tion by regeneration? body cell has 23.
A. cloning sheep C. A sex cell has chromosomes that are
B. lizard regrowing a tail half
D. A sex cell has chromosomes that are
C. sea star arm producing a new organ-
twice as long as those in a body cell.
ism
D. strawberry plant producing stolons 407. Which organism would you classify as
sexually reproducing?
402. The process by which the nuclear material A. An amoeba that splits through binary
is divided equally between two new cells fission
A. mitosis B. A starfish that reproduces by breaking
B. cancer off and regenerating parts of its body

C. A chicken egg that is fertilized by a 412. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
rooster A. scooby
D. A strawberry that reproduces through B. patrick
runners in the ground
C. spongebob
408. Which of these choices is made from the D. deadpool
process of mitosis?
413. What is Parthenogenesis?
A. Egg
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A. A new organism is created from the
B. Sperm roots, stems or leaves.
C. Sex Cell B. Organisms can be produced from un-
D. Skin Cell fertilized eggs.
C. develops an outgrowth which is de-
409. How are variations beneficial? tached from the parent and becomes a
A. They can help a species if a certain an- new individual.
imal is overpopulated. It can help their D. A new organism is created from the
population remain stable roots, stems or leaves.
B. They can help a species survive if an 414. What is Cloning?
animal tries to kill it
A. develops an outgrowth which is de-
C. They can help a species survive if a dis- tached from the parent and becomes a
ease break out. It can help them adapt to new individual.
changes in their environment
D. There is no benefit fertilized eggs.
C. during this type of reproduction the or-
410. Which of the following was Gregor
ganism divides in half
Mendel’s contribution to the study of ge-
netics & heredity? D. only one parent provides DNA for the
new organism, which would make the new
A. Taking X-ray pictures that showed the
organism or offspring genetically identical
structure of a DNA molecule
to its one parent.
B. Studying pea plants to see how traits
were passed from parents to offspring 415. How are we able to make an exact ge-
netic copy of our dog?
C. Developing the first correct 3D model
of a DNA molecule A. Budding
B. Vegetative Reproduction
D. none of above
C. Cloning
411. Takes place only in reproductive organs D. Binary Fission
A. Mitosis
416. This method multiplies the plants through
B. Meiosis its parts from a mother plant.
C. Both Mitosis and Meiosis A. Artificial
D. none of above B. Asexual

C. Natural 421. Which of the following produces uniform

D. none of above offspring?

A. external fertilization of frog eggs
417. In binary fission how does the DNA of the forms tadpoles
daughter cells compare to the DNA of the
B. Internal fertilization of cats forms kit-
parent cell?
tens
A. It is only half of the amount of DNA
C. pollination of flowers from different
found in the parent.
plants
B. It is identical.
D. conjugation of two different bacteria
C. It is a mix of the parent’s DNA.
E. budding of hydra produces a clone hy-
D. It has some similarities and some dif- dra
ferences.
422. A certain strain of bacteria doubles every
418. An ivy plant will reproduce a whole new 20 minutes. If 2 bacterial cells are placed
plant if a piece of stem and leaf is placed in a beaker with food. How many bacte-
into water or soil. What type of artificial rial cells would you expect in 2 hours?
vegetation propaganda is occurring? A. 128
A. Cutting B. 16
B. Layering C. 32
C. Grafting D. 64
D. Tissue culture
423. Bacteria reproduce asexually by
419. What process do multi-cellular asexual A. budding
organisms use to reproduce? B. fragmentation
A. Fertilization C. binary fission
B. Meiosis D. cloning
C. Mitosis
424. What is mitosis used for?
D. Binary Fission
A. Growth only
420. A type of asexual reproduction per- B. Growth, and repair
formed in a laboratory that produces iden-
C. Repair only
tical individuals from a cell or from a clus-
ter of cells taken from a multicellular or- D. none of above
ganism.
425. occurs when a male gamete (sperm)
A. cloning combines with a female gamete (egg).
B. regeneration A. sporulation
C. fission B. fertilization
D. budding C. fission
E. vegetative reproduction D. regeneration

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3.3 Introduction to sexual reproduction

1. Mitosis 7. Which of the following pairs is mismatched
A. takes place in the reproductive organs A. coral-fission
B. takes the place of sex cells
B. planaria-fragmentation
C. takes place in the body cells
C. hydra-budding
D. takes the place of cancer cells
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D. frogs-external fertilization
2. Cells that form in the reproductive organs
are 8. Mitosis forms daughter cells.
A. sex cells
A. 1
B. zygote
B. 2
C. fertilization
C. 4
D. bud
D. 8
3. What is the function of a stigma?
A. It supports the style 9. What do you call the union of sperm cell
B. It produces the female gametes and egg cell?
C. It receives the pollen grains A. Fertilization
D. It holds the anther B. Reproduction
4. The sexual reproductive organs in an- C. Fission
giosperms
D. Budding
A. Flowers
B. Leaf 10. Which of the following are abiotic pollinat-
C. Stem ing agents
D. Fruit A. wind
5. What is the process of transferring pollen B. clouds
grains from the anther to the stigma?
C. animals
A. Pollination
D. none of above
B. Fertilization
C. Germination 11. pairs
D. Seed development A. number of chromosomes in human
6. Female reproductive organs produced are skin
called B. number of chromosomes in bird skin
A. sperm C. number of chromosomes in reptile
B. meiosis skin
C. fertilization D. number of chromosomes in reproduc-
D. eggs tive cells

3.3 Introduction to sexual reproduction 551
12. A type of fertilization where the union of C. android

egg and sperm occurs within the female re-
D. alloyed
productive track

A. Internal Fertilization 18. The following are parts are female repro-
B. External fertilization ductive organ EXCEPT
C. No Fertilization A. Style
D. none of above B. Stigma
13. A type of internal fertilization where the C. Ovary

eggs also fertilized internally but complete D. Filament
its development within the mother
A. Viviparity 19. What happens to the zygote during post-
fertilization?
B. Oviviparity
A. It becomes pericarp of the fruit
C. Oviparity
B. It matures into an embryo
D. none of above
C. It becomes the food store of the seed
14. Another name for sex cells are
D. It matures into an endosperm
A. zygote
B. clone 20. Cells that have only one chromosome from
C. gamete each pair are
D. fission A. diploid
B. haploid
15. What type of reproduction does not need
two parents to produce an individual? C. unemployed
A. Sexual reproduction D. overjoyed
B. Asexual reproduction
21. All of the following animals reproduce
C. External Fertilization asexually EXCEPT
D. Internal Fertilization A. Corals
16. A type of asexual reproduction wherein B. Starfish
two individuals will forms as the parent
C. Flatworms
divides in half
A. Fragmentation D. Frogs
B. Budding 22. are pairs of chromosomes that have
C. Fission genes for the same traits arranged in the
same order.
D. Regeneration
A. Homologous chromosomes
17. Cells that have pairs of chromosomes are
B. Zygotes
A. diploid C. Gametes
B. haploid D. Haploids

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23. The sticky part that receives the pollen 27. The process by which a new organism
A. Style forms from the joining of an egg cell and a
sperm cell is called
B. Stigma
C. Stamen
D. Pistil
C. adaptation
24. A type of internal fertilization where the D. budding
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eggs developed internally and receives
nourishment directly from the mother pla- 28. Which of the following animals fertilize
centa the eggs outside the female reproductive
track?
A. Oviparity
A. turtles
B. Viviparity
B. frog
C. Ovoviviparity
C. hydra
D. viparity
D. humans
25. A type of asexual reproduction where an
29. The female reproductive structure of a
outgrowth called buds develops from the
flower, consist of a single and may sev-
parent and would eventually separate to
eral pistils
become a new individual
A. Gymnosperm
A. Fragmentation
B. Angiosperm
B. Budding
C. Androecium
C. Fission Spore formation
D. Gynoecium
D. none of above
30. Down Syndrome occurs when a person has
26. A long slender stalk that holds the anther an extra copy of
A. Stamen A. chromosome 19
B. Anther B. chromosome 20
C. Filament C. chromosome 21
D. Style D. chromosome 22
3.4 Sexual reproduction in flowering plants

1. Select the odd one out w.r.t. wall layers 2. Microsporangium develops into
of microsporangium in flowering plants. A. pollens
A. Endothecium B. microgametes
B. Middle layers C. megagametes
C. Tapetum D. pollen sac
D. Integument 3. The formation of embryo sac begins with

a C. 3 celled stage
A. pollen mother cell (2n) D. None of these

B. embryo sac mother cell (2n) 9. Which one of the following statements is
C. Ovule correct?
D. Anther A. After fertilisation, the ovule forms a
seed.
4. The stalk which joins ovule and placenta is B. The embryo of a seed consists of the
called testa and radicle.
A. funicle C. The radicle of the seed grows up-
B. hilum wards.
C. chalaza D. The plumule forms the future root of
the plant.
D. micropyle
10. Autogamy can occur in a chasmogamouus
5. The pistil consists of a sticky part where flower if
pollen grains land.
A. Pollen matures before maturity of
A. Style ovule
B. Stigma B. Ovule mature before maturity of pollen
C. Stamen C. Both ovule and pollen matures simulta-
neously
D. Anther
D. Both anther and stigma are of equal
6. One male gamete fertilises an egg cell to length
form
11. In chasmogamy pollination takes place in
A. diploid zygote
A. open flower
B. triploid nuclei
B. closed flower
C. haploid embryo C. large flower
D. endosperm D. geitonogamy flower
7. Functional megaspore in an angiosperm de- 12. Which amongst these is NOT a part of the
velops into pistil?
A. ovule A. stigma
B. endosperm B. stamen
C. embryo sac C. style
D. embryo D. ovary
8. In majority of angiosperms pollen grains 13. In which of the following plant the number
are released in 2 celled stage, where in of ovules in an ovary is one?
rest of the angiosperms pollen grains are A. Mango
released in B. Orchids
A. 4 celled stage C. Water melon
B. 5 celled stage D. Papaya

14. Which part the formation of pollen grain is 20. Which of the following has proved helpful
produced? in preserving pollen as fossils?
A. Pollen sac in anther A. Oil content
B. Ovule in ovary B. Cellulosic intine
C. Style C. Pollenkitt
D. Filament D. Sporopollenin
15. Which two parts of a flower make up the
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21. Male gametophyte in angiosperms pro-
stamen? duces
A. anther and stigma A. two sperms and a vegetative cell
B. anther and filament
B. single sperm and a vegetative cell
C. stigma and style
C. single sperm and two vegetative cell
D. stigma and ovary
D. three sperms
16. Chalazal pole is present
22. Number of microsporangia in an angiosper-
A. opposite to micropyle mic anther is
B. at the origin of integuments
A. 1
C. opposite to nucellus
B. 2
D. near the embryo sac
C. 3
17. Coconut water from a tender coconut is D. 4
A. Degenerated nucellus
23. Which nucleus responsibles in the forma-
B. Immature embryo
tion of pollen tube from the pollen grain?
C. Free nuclear endosperm
A. Generative nucleus
D. Innermost layers of the seed coat
B. Tube nucleus
18. Micropropagation is C. Polar nuclei
A. Germination of seed with cotyledons D. Triploid nuclei
above the soil
B. A technique to obtain new plants by 24. What is the purpose of a fruit?
cultivating the cells or tissues in culture A. It protects the seeds
medium
B. It’s tasty
C. To manufacture hormones
C. It makes pollen
D. The mature stage of endosperm
D. It attracts pollinators
19. The ploidy of generative cell in a pollen
grain is 25. A complete pollen grain consists of
A. haploid A. Tube nucleus only
B. diploid B. Generative nucleus only
C. triploid C. Tube nucleus and generative nucleus
D. tetraploid D. Male gametes

26. The transfer of pollen from anther of 1 C. megasporangium

plant to stigma of another is called
D. megasporophyll

A. Fertilisation
32. Autogamy stands for
B. Pollination
C. Germination A. pollination in same flower
D. Dispersal B. pollination between different plants

C. pollination in two flowers of same
27. The outermost and innermost wall layers plant
of a microsporangium in an anther are
D. division in embryo
A. Endothecium, tapetum
B. Epidermis, endodermis 33. Pollen tube is produced by
C. Epidermis, middle layers A. Exine
D. Epidermis, tapetum B. Intine
28. Mass of cells enclosed by integuments is C. Both exine & intine

called D. Generative cell
A. nucellus E. Sporopollenin
B. embryo
34. How many male gamete are formed in one
C. ova pollen grain?
D. pollen
A. 2
29. Pollen grains are well-preserved as fossils B. 4
because of the presence of
C. 6
A. Sporopollenin
D. 8
B. Cellulose
C. Pectin 35. After fertilisation, the ovule develop into
D. Carotenoids
A. a flower
30. Flowers which have single ovule in the
B. seeds
ovary and are packed into inflorescence
are usually pollinated by C. a fruit
A. water D. embryos
B. bee
36. In angiosperms how many megaspore
C. wind mother cells are required to produce 600
D. bat functional megaspores?
A. 600
31. The ovule of an angiosperm is technically
equivalent to: B. 150
A. megaspore mother cell C. 2400
B. megaspore D. 200

37. Which part makes the pollen C. Female gamete

A. Stigma D. synergid
B. Style 43. The morphological nature of the edible part
C. Filament of coconut is
D. Anther A. perisperm
38. Pollen grains can be stored for several B. cotyledon
years in liquid nitrogen having tempera-
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C. endosperm
ture of D. pericarp
A. -196◦ C
44. Which one of the following may require
B. -80◦ C
pollinators, but is genetically similar to au-
C. -120◦ C togamy?
D. -160◦ C A. Geitonogamy
39. An ovule is a B. Xenogamy
A. differentiated megasporangium C. Apogamy
B. dedifferentiated megasporangium D. Cleistogamy
C. integumented megasporangium 45. Which nucleus is responsible for the direc-
D. redifferentiated megasporangium tion of the pollen tube towards embryo
sac?
40. What is the fate of the male gametes dis-
A. Generative nucleus
charged in the synergid?
B. Tube nucleus
A. One fuses with egg other(s) degener-
ate (s) in the synergid. C. Polar nuclei
B. All fuse with the egg. D. Triploid nuclei
C. One fuses with the egg, other(s) 46. In angiosperms, microsporogenesis and
fuse(s) with synergid nucleus. megasporogenesis
D. One fuses with the egg and other fuses A. occur in anther
with central cell nuclei.
B. form gametes without further divi-
41. How many nucleus are formed in an em- sions
bryo sac? C. involves meiosis
A. 2 D. occur in ovule
B. 4
47. Pollens have two prominant walls which
C. 6 are A and B . Here A and
D. 8 B refers to
42. Which of the following cell is binucleate in A. A-intine, B-protein coat

an embryo sac? B. A-exine, B-intine
A. Antipodal cell C. A-sporopollenin, B-intine
B. Central cell D. A-sporopollenin, B-exine

48. The fusion of the male gamete nucleus 54. The innermost layer of microsporangium is
with the female gamete nucleus to make A. tapetum
a zygote

B. endothecium
A. Pollination
C. middle layer
B. Germination
D. epidermis
C. Dispersal
55. These parts attract insects
D. Fertilisation
A. Stem & leaves
49. Pollen grains germinates
B. Stigma, Style & Ovary
A. in anther
C. Anther & filament
B. in ovary D. Petals & nectary
C. on stamen
56. Which one of the following statements re-
D. on stigma garding post-fertilization development in
50. Name the male part of the plant flowering plants is incorrect?
A. Stigma A. Ovary develops into fruit
B. Style B. Zygote develops into embryo

C. Central cell develops into endosperm
C. Stamen
D. Ovules develop into embryo sac
D. Sepal
57. In female flower stalk, of the following
51. of the angiosperms shed their pollens at
plant, is coiled to reach the water surface
the
to receive the pollen grains from water cur-
A. 2-celled stage rents.Name the plant
B. 3-celled stage A. Zostera
C. 4-celled stage B. Hydrilla
D. 1-celled stage C. Eichhornia
52. The process of formation of seeds without D. Vallisneria
fertilization in flowering plants is known 58. Pollen grains are shed at 2-celled stage in
as
A. 60% angiosperms
A. budding
B. 40% angiosperms
B. apomixis
C. 20% angiosperms
C. sporulation
D. 80% angiosperms
D. somatic hybridisation
59. Chasmogamous as well as cleistogamous
53. What is incorrect for generative cell? both types of flowers are found in
A. Floats in cytoplasm of vegetative cell A. Commelina
B. Having abundant food reserve B. Arachis hypogea
C. Spindle shaped C. Mangifera indica
D. Has dense cytoplasm and a nucleus D. Zea mays

60. In the embryo of a typical dicot and a grass 66. A flower of tomato plant following
true homologous structures are the process of sexual reproduction 300
A. Coleorhiza, coleoptile seeds.What is the minimum number of
pollen grains that must have been involved
B. Coleoptile, scutellum in the pollination of its pistil?
C. Cotyledon, scutellum
A. 600
D. Hypocotyl, radicle
B. 1200
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61. What are pollen grains produced by?
C. 300
A. the anther
D. 150
B. the stigma
C. the petals 67. The major cause of pollen allergy is due to
D. the filament A. Pistia
62. Number of germ pores in dicots are B. Cladophora
A. 1 C. Parhenium
B. 2 D. Mirabilis
C. 3
D. 4 68. What is the tube-like part of the flower
that pollen grains move down?
63. In some plants, the female gamete devel-
A. anther
ops into embryo without fertilization. This
phenomenon is known as B. filament
A. Autogamy C. style
B. Parthenocarpy
D. stamen
C. Syngamy
D. Parthenogenesis 69. Flowering plants?
64. Pollination in water hyacinth and water A. angiosperms

lily is brought about by the agency of B. gymnosperms
A. water
C. mosses
B. bat
D. ferns
C. insects or wind
D. bird 70. Perisperm and endosperm differ in
65. Pollen viability for rice and wheat plant is A. Being a diploid tissue
A. 30 hours B. Being a haploid tissue
B. 3 months C. Having no reserve food
C. 30 minutes D. Formation of perisperm by fusion of
D. 30 seconds the secondary nucleus with many sperms

71. A bee buzzes inside a flower to drink some 76. Emasculated flowers have to be covered
nectar. While there it touches the stamen. with a bag of suitable size, generally made
Later the bee goes to another flower and up of

comes into contact with the flower’s pis- A. Filter paper
til. Which process of reproduction is this
helping with? B. Butter paper
A. pollination and fertilization C. Rubber

D. Latex sheath
B. plant growth and fertilization
C. germination and pollination 77. Pollination executed through bat is called
D. seed dispersal and germination A. Ornithophily
B. Chiropterophily
72. In which one of the following, both auto-
gamy and geitonogamy are prevented? C. Entomophily
D. Anemophily
A. Maize
B. Wheat 78. The stigma, the style and the ovary are
contained in the
C. Papaya
A. stamen
D. Castor
B. carpel
73. Contains a young plant inside that grows C. petals
into a big plant
D. seed
A. Seed
79. How many times of mitosis occurs to form
B. Seed coat an embryo sac?
C. Seed leaves A. 1
D. Seedling B. 2
74. A typical angiospermic anther is bilobed C. 3
and tetragonal consisting of D. 4
A. two microsporangia 80. Hardest substance in plant kingdom is
B. Three microsporangia A. saple
C. Four microsporangia B. corolla
D. Only one microsporangium C. sporopollenin
75. I am a flower that produces nectar. What D. anther

is the function of the nectar? 81. The lengthwise running groove on anther
A. To provide food for the flower which separate theca is called
B. To attract pollinators A. rupture line
C. To attract animals to disperse the B. line of dehiscence
fruits C. suture of anther
D. To produce perfumes for Man D. None of the above

82. The long stalk-like part that supports the 88. Which of the following is zygomorphic?
stigma.
A. Petunia
A. Filament
B. Atropa belladona
B. Anther
C. Trifolium
C. Stigma
D. Style D. Ashwagandha
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83. Sexual reproduction involves the fertilisa- 89. In a flower, if megaspore mother cell
tion of forms megaspore, without undergoing
meiosis and if one megaspore develops
A. two ova
into an embryo sac its nuclei would be
B. two eggs
A. Haploid
C. two sperm
B. Diploid
D. two gametes
C. A few haploid, a few diploid
84. Find odd one out.
D. With variable ploidy
A. Stamen
B. Stigma 90. The process of the pollen fusing with the
C. Style ovule is called
D. Ovary A. pollination
85. The filliform apparatus is a structure in the B. fertilisation

flowering plants associated with C. germination
A. Fertilization D. reproduction
B. Pollination
C. Seed dispersal 91. Choose the correct characteristics of cells
of tapetum from the following:
D. Endosperm development
A. Dense cytoplasm
86. Intine is made of
B. Multi-nucleate
A. Sporopollenin
C. Large sized Vacuole
B. Pecto-cellulose
D. Thick Cell Wall
C. Silica & cellulose
D. Only cellulose 92. It is the second layer of microsporangium
which helps in dehiscence and protects in-
87. Dehiscence of anther in mesophytes is ner part of it.The layer is
caused by
A. Tapetum
A. hydration of anthers
B. dehydration of anthers B. Middle layers
C. mechanical injury C. Endothecium

D. None of these D. Epidermis

93. What is incorrect for pollination by wa- C. anther

ter? D. All of these

A. Emergent flowers above the level of
99. Branch of study which deals with study of
water are pollinated by insects or winds
flowers is called
B. Pollination can take place inside or on
A. Apiculture
water surface
B. Floriculture
C. All aquatic plants are pollinated by wa-
ter C. Sericulture
D. Pollen grains often possess mucilage- D. Sylviculture
nous sheath 100. What is the purpose of the filament?
94. Megasporogenesis is A. Supports the stigma
A. formation of fruits B. Supports the anther
B. formation of seeds C. Supports the petals
C. formation of megaspores D. It has no purpose
D. Both (b) and (c) 101. Mark the odd option (w.r.t contrivances
of autogamy)
95. Diploid zygote will develop into and
finally forms the complete seed. A. Homogamy
B. Cleistogamy
A. embryo
C. Dicliny
B. endosperm
D. Bud pollination
C. testa
D. wall of fruit 102. Centre of each microsporangium is occu-
pied by
96. tissue is responsible for producing A. sporogenous tissue
pollen grains in microsporangia.
B. tapetum
A. Endothecium
C. central tissue
B. Tapetum
D. microspore mother cell
C. Epidermis
103. Triploid nuclei will develop into to sup-
D. Sporogenous
ply nutrients for the growth of embryo.
97. Multicarpellary syncarpous ovary is found A. testa
in B. wall of fruit
A. Papaver C. endosperm
B. Michaelia D. plumule
C. Triticum
104. Scutellum is
D. Oryza
A. Grass embryo
98. The terminal structure of stamen is called B. Grass seed
A. pollen C. Grass fruit
B. filament D. Grass cotyledon

105. A particular species of a plant produces, 111. The sporopollenin is non-degradable be-
light non sticky, numerous pollen grains cause
and long and feathery stigma. These mod-
A. it can withstand strong acids
ifications facilitates the pollination by
A. Insects B. it is resistant at very high temperature
B. Water C. no enzyme degrade it

C. Wind D. All of the above
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D. Animals
112. Which of the following perform mi-
106. Rewards and attractants are required for crosporogenesis?
A. entomophily A. Microspore mother cell
B. cleistophily B. Pollen mother cell
C. anemophily C. Both (a) and (b)
D. hydrophily D. None of these
107. Synergids are at
113. Where does the pollen land
A. micropylar end
A. Stigma
B. chalazal end
C. central cell B. Style
D. none of above C. Ovary
108. Genetically self but functionally cross pol- D. Petal

lination is
114. Which is the most common type of em-
A. Autogamy bryo sac in angiosperms?
B. Allogamy A. Bisporic with two sequential mitotic di-
C. Geitonogamy visions
D. Xenogamy B. Tetrasporic with one mitotic stage of
divisions
109. In a fertilized embryo sac, haploid,
diploid, triploid structures are C. Monosporic with three sequential mi-
A. Synergid, zygote, PEN totic divisions
B. Synergids, antipodal, polar nuclei D. Monosporic with two sequential mi-

totic divisions
C. Antipodal, synergids, PEN
D. Synergids, polar nuclei, zygote 115. Special type of tissue, present in syn-
ergids which escort entry of pollen tube
110. Which of the following contains more
into ovule is
than one nucleus
A. nucellus
A. Antipodal cells
B. Synergids B. sporogenous tissue
C. Central cell C. filiform apparatus
D. Egg apparatus D. archesporium

116. For the discharge of both male gametes, 122. Advantage of cleistogamy is
pollen tube enter into embryosac through A. Higher genetic variability
the

B. More vigorous offspring
A. Central cell
C. No dependence on pollinators
B. Chalaza
D. Vivipary
C. Antipodals
D. Degenerating cell of synergids 123. Filiform apparatus is characteristic fea-
ture of
117. Which of the following fruit is produced
A. Synergids
by parthenocarpy?
B. Generative cell
A. brinjal
C. Nucellar embryo
B. apple
D. Aleurone cell
C. banana
D. jackfruit 124. Which part of the flower protects the
flower until it blooms?
118. The functions of germ pore is/are
A. petals
A. emergence of radicle
B. sepals
B. absorption of water for seed germina-
tion C. anther
C. initiation of pollen tube D. stigma
D. All of the above 125. Which is not an inbreeding device for self
pollination
119. Egg apparatus is situated at
A. homogamy
A. Central cell
B. cleistogamy
B. Micropylar end
C. dichogamy
C. Chalazal end
D. bud pollination
D. none of above
126. Cleistogamous flowers are strictly auto-
120. The stamen is made of the
gamous because they remain
A. Anther & filament
A. always open
B. Anther & petal
B. always close
C. Fliament & ovary
C. always fragrance
D. Ovary & style
D. are brighty coloured
121. In geitonogamy pollen grains are trans-
ferred to 127. Recent research has shown that pollina-
tion requires that carpels recognize pollen
A. genetically different flower grains are “self or non self”. For self in-
B. genetically similar flower compatibility the system requires:
C. stigma of same flower A. rejection of non self cells
D. flower of another plant B. rejection of self cells

C. carpel incompatibility with the egg 133. To form four fully developed polygonum
cells type of embryo sacs in angiosperms total
number of meiosis and mitosis divisions
D. that the flowers be incomplete
generations required are
128. What solution helps the germination of A. 4, 12
pollen grain on stigma? B. 1, 3
A. Salt solution C. 4, 4
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B. Acidic solution D. 1, 12
C. Alkaline solution 134. After fertilisation, the ovary develops

into
D. Sugary solution
A. a flower
129. Which of the following plant provide safe B. seeds
place to insect for laying eggs? C. a fruit
A. Sage plant D. embryos
B. Centaurea 135. The fertilisation in flowering plants is
C. Ophrys known as fertilisation.
A. single
D. Amorphophallus
B. double
130. The ovule is stalked and attached to pla- C. tripple
centa by means of
D. none of above
A. chalaza
136. When pollen from the anther contacts the
B. funicle sticky stigma of a pistil.
C. micropyle A. Germination
D. hilum B. Reproduction
C. Regeneration
131. Intine is made up of D. Pollination
A. cellulose
137. Total number of microsporangia present
B. pectin in a dithecous anther are
C. Both (a) and (b) A. 4
B. 6
D. protein
C. 2
132. Following is not an example of outbreed- D. 1
ing device
138. The thin stalk that supports the anther.
A. protandry
A. Pistil
B. protogyny B. Stamen
C. self incompability C. Anther
D. bisexuality D. Filament

139. Embryo sac is also called 145. Name 2 nuclei in an embryo sac that
A. female gamete involved in fertilisation with male ga-
metes?

B. synergids
A. Antipodal cell & synergid cell
C. female gametophyte
B. Polar nuclei & antipodal cell
D. egg of angiosperm
C. Synergid cell & egg cell
140. Megaspore mother cell is found near the D. Egg cell & polar nuclei
region of
146. Seeds can be dispersed by animals, wa-
A. micropyle
ter, and ?
B. chalaza
A. wind
C. nucellus
B. earthquakes
D. integuments
C. fire
141. Apomixes in plant means development of D. blizzards
a plant
147. Exine of pollen is made up of
A. From root cuttings
A. sporopollenin
B. Without fusion of gametes
B. sporogenous tissue
C. From fusion of gametes
C. spongiform tissue
D. From stem of cuttings
D. inorganic material
142. Which of the following pollination is com-
148. A multicarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium
mon amongst abiotic agents?
is found in
A. Entomophily
A. Papaver
B. Hydrophily B. Michelia
C. Ornithophily C. Hibiscus
D. Anemophily D. More than one option is correct
143. In an embryo sac, the cells that degener- 149. Another one male gamete fertilises with
ate after fertilization are two polar nuclei to form
A. Synergies and primary endosperm cell A. diploid zygote
B. Synergids and antipodal cell B. triploid nuclei
C. Antipodal cell and primary endosperm C. embryo
cell
D. interguments
D. Egg and antipodals
150. To achieve 3-celled stage in angiosperms,
144. In the formation of embryo sac, only which cell of the pollen grain divides to
megaspore (n) is developed into 8 nuclei. form two male gametes?
A. 1 A. Vegetative cell
B. 2 B. Generative cell
C. 3 C. Microspore mother cell
D. 4 D. None of the above

151. What type of pollination takes place in C. reduction division occurs in the megas-
Vallisneria? pore mother cells
A. Male flowers are carried by water cur- D. a small central cell is present in the
rents to female flowers at surface of wa- embryo sac
ter.
B. Pollination occurs in submerged condi- 157. During microsporogenesis meiosis occurs
tion by water. in
A. Endothecium
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C. Flowers emerge above surface of wa-
ter and pollination occurs by insects. B. Microspore mother cell
D. Flowers emerge above water surface C. Microspore tetrad
and pollen is carried by wind.
D. pollen grains
152. Dioecy states
A. Uniseuality of flwer 158. The male reproductive part is known as
B. Bisexuality of flower
A. Pistil
C. Bisexuality of plant
B. Stamen
D. Unisexuality of a plant
C. Petal
153. The outermost wall layer of microspo-
rangium in anther is D. Carpel
A. endothecium 159. Microspore tetrad (pollen grains) is the
B. tapetum result of
C. middle layer A. mitotic cell division
D. epidermis B. meiotic cell division
154. The male part of the plant that sits on top C. Both (a) and (b)
of the filament D. None of these
A. Stamen
B. Stigma 160. The carpel is made of the
C. Anther A. Stigma & petals

D. Style B. Stigma, style & ovary
C. Filament & anther
155. Number of germ pore in monocots
A. 1 D. Petals
B. 2 161. Which one of the following is not a stage
C. 3 in sexual reproduction?
D. 4 A. Germination
156. In majority of angiosperms B. Fertilisation

A. egg has a filiform apparatus C. Photosynthesis
B. there are numerous antipodal cells D. Pollination

162. When the pollen grain is mature, it con- C. Without fertilisation haploid embryo
tains two cells, the A and B cell form embryo

D. With fertilisation haploid embryo cell
A. A-generative cell, B-spore mother cell form embryo
B. A-vegetative cell, B-spore mother cell 168. A wind-pollinated flower will have
C. A-spore mother cell, B-male gamete A. small petals, nectar and produce scent
D. A-vegetative cell, B-generative cell B. small petals, large anthers and have a
feathery stigma
163. Tetrad of megaspores produced from
megaspore mother cell is mostly C. large anthers, coloured petals and pro-
duce nectar
A. Isobilateral
D. large petals, small anthers and pro-
B. Linear
duce scent
C. Tetrahedral
169. Callistemon (Bottle brush) pollination oc-
D. Decussate curs through
164. The fruit flesh is developed from the A. Wind
after double fertilisation. B. Water
A. ovule C. Insects and Birds
B. embryo sac D. Bats
C. ovary
170. Which one of the following is a feature
D. petals of a wind-pollinated flower?
165. Patterns and designs of exine of pollen A. The flower has a large amount of
grains are the characteristic features of pollen grains.
A. species of plant B. The carpels are located inside the
petals.
B. genus of plants
C. The stamen are located inside the
C. order of plants petals.
D. None of these D. The petals are brightly coloured.
166. What are small grains that contain a 171. Pollen tablets are available in the market
plant’s male reproductive cells? for
A. stamen A. in vitro fertilisation
B. pollen B. breeding programmes
C. pistil C. supplementing food
D. stigma D. ex situ conservation
167. Which statement is correct for apomixis: 172. What is the sexual organ of a green
A. Without fertilisation diploid embryo plant?
forms A. Leaf
B. With fertilisation diploid embryo forms B. Flower

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C. Bud B. Sporogenous tissue

D. Shoot C. Protective and haploid tissue
173. How many times male part undergoes mi- D. External layer of microsporangium
tosis to form male gametes? wall
A. 1
176. The male structures of the flower
B. 2
A. Pistil
C. 3
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B. Stamen
D. 4
C. Pollination
174. Nexine is composed of
D. Petals
A. cellulose
B. Pectin 177. Process in which seeds develop unfer-
tilised female gamete
C. Lignin
D. Sporopollenin A. Polyembryony
B. Agamospermy
175. Which of the following option about tape-
tum is correct? C. Apomixis
A. Nutritive tissue D. Parthenogenesis
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1. The main funtion of the uterus is to a D. Fallopian Tubes
fertilized egg.
4. The structure that makes nutrients most di-
A. Protect
rectly available to a human embryo is the
B. Transport
A. gamete
C. Produce
B. ovary
D. Release
C. stomach
2. Which hormones are found in the contra- D. placenta
ceptive pill?
A. Only Osetrogen 5. The nesting of a fertilized ovum in the wall
of the uterus is called:
B. Only Testosterone
A. Implantation
C. Thyroxine and Oestrogen
B. Fertilization
D. Oestrogen and Progesterone
C. Conception
3. The part of the female reproductive sys-
D. Menstruation
tem where fertilization takes place:
A. Uterus 6. Another name for the Fallopian tubes.
B. Womb A. Urethra
C. Vaginal opening B. Oviducts

C. Ovamora 12. The main function of the human male re-

D. Ovaries productive system is to

A. provide a site for fertilization
7. A is formed when fertilization occurs.
B. produce and transport male sex cells
A. embryo C. protect and nourish the embryo
B. zygote D. prevent urine from leaving the body
C. fetus
13. The urethra
D. sperm
A. allows urine and semen to exit the pe-
8. After fertilisation the zygote increases in nis
size and travels down the Fallopian tube B. is where fertilization takes place
to become embedded in the walls of the C. is the tube that is the passageway for
womb. This process is known as egg to reach uterus
A. implantation D. is part of the female reproductive sys-
B. ovulation tem
C. menstruation 14. What is dilation?
D. conception A. the thinning of the cervix
9. Fertilization of human eggs usually takes B. the widening of the cervix

place in the- C. labor pains
A. ovary. D. the baby crowning
B. uterus. 15. When the egg and sperm join together, it
C. oviduct. is known as
D. cervix. A. intercourse
B. ovulation
10. Mature Graafian follicle is generally
present in the ovary of a healthy human C. fertilization
female around stet: D. mitosis
A. 5-8 day of menstrual cycle 16. Puberty is triggered by
B. 11-17 day of menstrual cycle A. Ovulation
C. 18-23 day of menstrual cycle B. Menstruation
D. 24-28 day of menstrual cycle C. Hormones
D. Pregnancy
11. Most of the skeleton of a human embryo
is composed of connective tissue known as 17. What is a target organ?
A. cartilage A. Where a hormone is made
B. tendons B. Where a hormone acts
C. ligaments C. A hormone
D. bone D. The blood

18. The vagina is also known as the C. cervix

A. Birth canal D. Ovary
B. Womb 24. When is ovulation most likely to occur?
C. Testes A. About halfway between the start of
D. Ovum one menstruation and the next
B. At the start of menstruation
19. The function of the seminal vesicles is to:
C. 1-5 days before the start of menstrua-
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A. release sperm cells tion
B. store sperm cells D. 5-10 days after the start of menstrua-
C. release fluids that keep sperms cells tion
healthy
25. Which of these is not a barrier method of
D. release fluids that gives energy to contraception?
sperm cells
A. Diaphragm
20. Most mammals have adaptations for B. Condom
A. internal fertilization and internal devel- C. Femidom
opment of the fetus D. Implant
B. internal fertilization and external de-
26. In which of the following structures of the
velopment of the fetus
female human reproductive system is the
C. external fertilization and external de- blastocyst implanted during normal human
velopment of the fetus development?
D. external fertilization and internal de- A. Ovary
velopment of the fetus
B. uterus
21. The process whereby an embryo connects C. vagina
to the endometrium D. amniotic sac
A. menstruation
27. Gestation in elephants lasts for:
B. ovulation
A. 5 months
C. gestation
B. 12 months
D. implantation C. 22 months
22. How many hormones are produced in the D. 10 months
menstrual cycle?
28. Which is the most valid reason why a
A. 1 woman may be advised to give birth in
B. 2 hospital?
C. 3 A. The mother doesn’t want to be awake
when she gives birth
D. 4
B. The father has an important date com-
23. This carries the egg to the uterus. ing up that he can’t miss
A. Fallopian tube C. Younger or Older mother
B. Vagina D. To reduce stretch marks

29. The female menstrual cycle is a regular C. ovary

cycle. D. oviduct

A. hormonal
35. Signals for parturition arise from
B. simple
A. Placenta
C. biological
B. Fully developed foetus
D. irregular
C. Both placenta and fully developed foe-
30. A structure where sperm are stored tus
A. Seminal vesicles D. Oxytocin released from maternal pitu-
itary
B. Urethra
C. Testes 36. The female menstrual cycle has two very
important functions. They are:
D. Epididymis
A. removing the endometrium from the
31. Which precautions should be taken to pre- uterus and controlling the female hor-
vent the spread of HIV? 1) avoidance of di- mones
rect skin contact 2) wearing gloves when
B. Preparing the endometrium and con-
treating patients 3) not sharing soap with
trolling ovulation
another 4) prevent exchange of body flu-
ids 5) treatment of blood to destroy virus C. It makes a female person more fertile
and helps them to fall pregnant
A. 1, 2 and 3
D. Control the moods and emotions of
B. 1, 3 and 4 a female person during the course of a
C. 2, 3 and 5 month
D. 2, 4 and 5 37. In uterus, endometrium increases in thick-
32. Where in their female reproductive system ness in response to
is fertilisation most likely to take place? A. Oxytocin
A. fallopian tube B. oestrogen
B. uterus C. LH
C. vagina D. Relaxin
D. cervix 38. The term “uterus” is another name for?
33. The release of a mature egg cell from the A. the womb
ovary. B. ovary
A. Fertilization C. placenta
B. Ovulation D. vagina
C. Menstruation
39. Testosterone directly affects the
D. Ovaries A. formation of a zygote
34. Where does implantation take place? B. changes within an ovary
A. vagina C. production of sperm cells
B. uterus wall D. development of a placenta

40. How does the baby exchange substances A. there is a greater chance for genetic
between the baby and the mother? variation
A. Ovary B. only one sperm is needed to fertilize
the egg
B. Womb
C. genes can pass directly from the
C. umbilical cord
mother to the embryo
D. Fallopian tube
D. the chance for zygote survival is in-
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41. The main function of the placenta is to: creased
A. allow direct exchange of blood be- 46. The 9 month period during which the foe-
tween the mother and fetus for nutrition. tus grows and develops inside the womb
B. facilitate gas and nutrient exchange A. pregnancy
between the fetus and mother. B. expectancy
C. support the weight of the developing C. gestation
fetus in the uterus.
D. lactation
D. store gases and nutrients for later de-
livery to the fetus. 47. What the unborn baby is called from week
9 of pregnancy until birth.
42. The eggs are produced in
A. Zygote
A. the ovaries.
B. Embryo
B. the womb
C. Fetus
C. the fallopian tube
D. none of above
D. the cervix
48. What is the role of FSH during the men-
43. The period during which a girl sexually ma- strual cycle?
tures is called
A. Inhibits the development of another
A. menstrual cycle follicle by inhibiting FSH.
B. puberty B. Stimulates the development of follicles
C. childhood which in turn leads to estrogen secretion.
D. teens C. Causes ovulation and causes the rup-

tured follicle to develop into a corpus lu-
44. That fusion of the male and female gamete teum.
to form a zygote is known as? D. stimulates the growth of the en-
A. fertilisation dometrium lining.
B. menstruation 49. Spermiation is the process of the release
C. pollination of sperms from:
D. ejaculation A. Seminiferous tubules

B. Vas deferens
45. What is an advantage of internal fertiliza-
tion and development over external fertil- C. Epididymis
ization and development? D. Prostate gland

50. The male reproductive system can be de- C. The animal would be unable to develop
scribed as a system of: sperms.

A. ducts D. The animal would become sterile.
B. muscles 56. Acrosomal reaction of the sperm occurs
C. glands due to:
D. tissues A. Its contact with zona pellucida of the
ova
51. For this to occur a sperm cell must come
into direct contact with an egg cell. B. Reactions within the uterine environ-
ment of the female
A. Fallopian tube
C. Reactions within the epididymal envi-
B. Menstruation ronment of the male
C. Fertilization D. Androgens produced in the uterus
D. Ovulation
57. A particular species of shark normally re-
52. Urethral meatus refers to the produces sexually. In captivity, it was
A. Urogenital duct found that a female could also reproduce
asexually. One negative result from asex-
B. Opening of vas deferens into urethra ual reproduction is
C. external opening of the urogenital duct A. increased gene recombinations
D. muscles surrounding the urogenital B. decreased biodiversity within the
duct species
53. During the first week of the menstrual cy- C. increased number of males produced
cle, an ovum: D. decreased number of eggs used
A. Is ready to be fertilized
58. The female sterilization consists of
B. Matures in an ovary
A. a tubal ligation
C. Travels along a Fallopian tube
B. the uterus ligation
D. Attaches to the wall of the uterus
C. ovaires removal
54. What is the name of the tube that carries D. none of above
urine in males and females?
A. Sperm duct 59. The inability of sperm cells to move nor-
mally could prevent the production of off-
B. Urethra spring by:
C. Fallopian tube A. not reaching the ovum
D. Cervix B. interfering with ovulation
55. What would be the result of cutting both C. by not dividing
the sperm ducts in a male animal? D. differentiation
A. Male sex hormones would no longer
circulate in the blood. 60. HIV stands for
B. The animal would be unable to pass A. Human Immunological Virus

urine. B. Human Deficiency Virus

C. Human Immunodeficiency Virus 66. Which one of the following is not a male
accessory gland?
D. Human Insexualdeficency Virus
A. Seminal vesicle
61. The place where a foetus grows and devel- B. Ampulla
ops.
C. Prostate
A. Ovaries
D. Bulbourethral gland
B. Uterus
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67. The unborn baby in the uterus is called the:
C. Menstruation
A. embryo
D. Fallopian Tubes
B. foetus
62. Another name for the cervix: C. fertilized egg cell
A. Neck of the womb D. ectopic baby
B. Neck of the vagina
68. Which of these contraceptives are hor-
C. Neck of the oviduct monal methods?
D. The top of the uterus A. condom
B. copper IUD
63. Which of the following are reproductive
cells? A EggB Testis C Ovary D Sperm C. combination pill
A. A and C only D. mini-pill
B. A and D only E. spermicide
C. B and C only 69. What is the name for the part of the sex
cells where the genetic material (chromo-
D. A, B, C and D
somes) are located?
64. Which is not the function of placenta A. Cytoplasm
A. Secretes oxytocin during parturition B. Nucleus
B. secretes estrogen C. Mitochondrion
C. Facilitates removal of CO2 and waste D. Stomata
D. facilitates supply of oxygen and nutri- 70. The inability of sperm cells to move nor-
ents to embryo mally could prevent the production of off-
spring by interfering with
65. Chimpanzees have 48 chromosomes in
A. meiosis
each normal body cell. How many chro-
mosomes does a chimpanzee gamete con- B. fertilization
tain? C. mitosis
A. 23 D. differentiation
B. 24
71. A temporary suspension of the menstrual
C. 46 cycle normally occurs during
D. 48 A. menstruation

B. pregnancy B. Condom
C. ovulation C. The rhythm method

D. menopause D. An implant
72. Which statement describes the reproduc- 77. A muscular tube that can stretch during
tive system of a human male? childbirth:
A. It releases sperm that can be used A. the womb
only in external fertilization.
B. the cervix
B. It synthesizes progesterone that regu-
lates sperm formation. C. the vagina
C. It produces gametes that transport D. the ovaries
food for embryo formation.
78. Where does fertilisation take place?
D. It shares some structures with the ex-
cretory system. A. Ovary
B. Womb
73. One function of the male reproductive sys-
tem in mammals is to C. Vagina
A. produce insulin necessary for sexual D. Fallopian tube
reproduction
79. An organ that provides the chemical sub-
B. transport eggs necessary for fertiliza- stancess needed by a fetus is called the
tion
A. ovary
C. allow for delivery of gametes needed
for reproduction B. uterus
D. provide protection for the developing C. placenta
zygote D. fallopian tube
74. Which hormone causes the re-growth of 80. A fertilized egg undergoes several stages
the endometrial lining of the uterus? before it is implanted . In which of the
A. Testesterone following structure of the female repro-
B. GnRH ductive system is the blastocyst (fertilized
egg) implanted.
C. Estrogen
A. Ovary
D. Progesterone
B. uterus
75. Another name for the uterus.
C. vagina
A. Womb
D. amniotic sac
B. Ovaries
C. Vagina 81. During a vasectomy we cut
D. Urethra A. The testis
B. the seminal tubes
76. Which of these contraceptives are called a
barrier method? C. the vasa deferens
A. The pill D. none of above

82. Ovulation is the process whereby 87. The following is/are modes of transmis-
sion of HIV:
A. the egg cell fuses with the sperm cell
A. Breastfeeding
B. chromosomes are combines
B. Kissing
C. the embryo grows and develops
C. Sitting on a dirty toilet seat
D. an ovum is released from the ovaries
D. Sharing used needles
83. What is a male sex cell ( GAMETE) called E. Birth
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A. Zygote
88. The pituitary gland produces
B. Egg A. FSH
C. Sperm B. LH
D. none of above C. GnRH
84. The part of the female reproductive sys- D. Oestradiol
tem that are sometimes slightly closed
89. Which is the male sex cell?
to prevent sperm from passing into the
uterus. A. Egg
A. vagina B. Seminal vesicle
B. vulva C. Sperm
C. cervix D. Penis
D. uterus 90. The time in a woman’s life when menstru-

ation usually no longer occurs
85. What are the main side effects of any hor- A. Late 50s
monal contraceptive?
B. Mid 40s
A. menstruation is more painful
C. Early 20s
B. bleeding apart from menstruation can
occur D. Teens
C. headaches and nausea 91. What does the term Gestation mean?
D. increased risk of thrombosis or other A. The joining of the egg and sperm.
cardiovascular issues B. The time it takes for the young to de-
E. stomach and intestinal issues velop inside the mother.
C. The release of sperm.
86. After a zygote is formed, specialization of
D. The release of an egg cell.
cells occurs. Through which process do the
cells of a zygote become specialized? 92. Fraternal twins are formed when:
A. sexual reproduction A. An implanted embryo splits
B. meiosis B. More than one ovum is fertilized
C. fertilization C. The egg cell splits in hlaf
D. differentiation D. The sperm cell pass on chromosomes

93. Which hormone signals ovulation? B. Sperm

A. FSH C. Vagina

B. LH D. Hymen
C. Inhibin
99. Withdrawl of which hormone is the imme-
D. Estrogen diate cause of menstruation?
94. This is a pear-shaped organ where the fer- A. Estrogen
tilized egg grows and develops when a
B. FSH
woman is pregnant.
C. Progesterone
A. Fallopian tubes
B. Mons pubis D. LH
C. Vagina 100. The urethra in the male person has a:

D. Uterus A. reproductive function
95. How are identical twins formed? B. excretory function
A. two eggs fertilised C. excretory and reproductive function
B. fertilized egg splits D. reproductive and hormone function
C. two identical eggs are released
101. Which of the following is not a hormonal
D. two identical sperm fertilize the egg contraceptive
96. Choose the incorrect statement from the A. Intrauterine device (coil)
following:
B. Spermicide jelly
A. a. In birds and mammals internal fer-
C. Implant
tilisation takes place
B. Colostrum contains antibodies and nu- D. Pill
trients
102. Which is the correct order of human de-
C. Polyspermy is prevented by the chem- velopment?
ical changes in the egg surface
A. fetus, embryo, zygote
D. In the human female implantation oc-
curs almost seven days after fertilisation B. zygote, embryo, fetus
C. embryo, fetus, zygote
97. Which hormone that secrete by corpus lu-
teum D. zygote, fetus, embryo
A. estrogen and progesterone 103. The narrow channel that acts as a high-
B. estrogen and LH way for sperm cells during the fertile
C. progesetrone phase of the menstrual cycle?
D. FSH and LH A. Cervix

B. Vagina
98. The egg cells of a female. They lie dormant
until puberty. C. Uterus
A. Ova or ovum D. Fallopian tubes

104. When puberty takes place in girls, which 109. Which situation would be part of the nor-
one of the following does not happen? mal reproductive cycle of a human?
A. Womb grows bigger A. the presence of testosterone regulat-
ing gamete production in a male
B. Shoulders broaden
B. estrogen in concentrations that would
C. Eggs start producing
produce sperm in a female
D. Breasts enlarge C. a high progesterone level in a male
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105. During menstruation, the body shreds ex- D. a low insulin level in either a male or a
tra tissue from: female
A. Ovaries 110. Hormone responsible for ovulation and
B. Fallopian tubes development of corpus luteum is
A. FSH
C. Fertilized eggs
B. LH
D. The Uterus
C. LTH
106. The sperm moves because it has D. ICSH
A. cilia
111. Where is the semen first ejaculated?
B. tail
A. vagina
C. hair
B. uterus
D. none of above C. oviduct
107. Which of the following statements about D. none of above
reproduction are true? A) Fertilisation
112. Tube that transports sperm from epi-
only occurs in sexual reproduction. B) Re-
didymis to urethra
production is to ensure the continuity of
living things.C) In reproduction, both male A. Seminal vesicle
and female produces eggs and sperms. B. Prostate
A. A and B only C. Fallopian tube
B. A and C only D. Vas deferens
C. B and C only 113. What do you call the cells that have pairs
D. A, B and C of chromosomes?
A. Diploid
108. The placenta
B. Haploid
A. mixes the mother’s and fetus’s blood
C. Sperm cell
to exchange substances.
D. egg cell
B. allows the fetus to move freely.
C. is an enclosed membrane that sur- 114. Secrete nutrient rich fluids that are added
rounds and protects the fetus. to sperm to make semen
D. is made up of a large mass of blood A. Testes and epididymis

vessels from both the mother and fetus. B. Prostate and vas deferens

C. Prostate and seminal vesicles 120. Ovulation phase typically occurs on what
D. Epididymis and urethra day of the cycle?

A. 1
115. The function of the epididymis in a male
B. 14
individual is:
C. 20
A. Storage for sperm cells
D. 7
B. Controls the temperature of the testes
121. Antibiotics can treat the following STIs:
C. Protects the bladder
A. Chlamydia
D. Produce sperm cells
B. Gonorrhea
116. Kangaroos are mammals that lack a pla- C. HIV
centa. Therefore, they must have an al-
ternate way of supplying the developing D. HPV
embryo with 122. This occurs on days 1 to 5 of the men-
A. nutrients strual cycle.
B. carbon dioxide A. The lining of the uterus remains in
place in preparation for the possible ar-
C. enzymes
rival of an early embryo.
D. genetic information B. Shedding of the lining of the uterus
117. When a sperm cell fuses with an ovum it C. An egg is released from the ovaries
produces a new cell called a: D. The lining of the uterus builds up
A. embryo
123. A woman may suspect that she is preg-
B. blastocyst nant when
C. zygote A. She engages in sexual intercourse
D. zululala B. She stops menstruating
C. Her menstrual cycle becomes irregu-
118. What does oestrogen do during the men-
lar
strual cycle?
D. She feels nauseous
A. Cause sperm to be produced
B. Break down the uterine lining 124. Spermatids are changed into spermato-
zoa through
C. Build up the uterine lining
A. Spermiogenesis
D. Inhibit FSH
B. Spermiation
119. Which hormone stimulates the build up of C. Spermatogenesis
the endometrium? D. Spermatosis
A. FSH
125. What do Boys AND Girls develop during
B. LH puberty?
C. Estrogen A. Pubic Hair
D. Progesterone B. Deeper voice

C. Gradually Deeper Voice C. Implantation

D. Body becomes more Muscular D. Menstruation
126. The menstrual cycle is controlled by hor- 132. Which of the following happen in the
mones released by the- uterus?
A. ovaries A. Sperm cells are attacked by the im-
B. fallopian tubes mune system
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C. testes B. Sperm cells multiply
D. uterus C. Sperms cells find the egg cell
127. In mammals, the placenta is essential to D. Sperm cells are flushed out of the fe-
the embryo for male reproductive system
A. nutrition, reproduction, and growth 133. Which phase involves the egg being re-
B. nutrition, respiration, and excretion leased into the Fallopian tube?
C. locomotion, respiration, and excretion A. Menstruation
D. nutrition, reproduction, and excretion B. Ovulation
128. The menstrual cycle repeats every? C. Follicular
A. Month D. Luteal
B. 28 days
134. The reproductive organs that produce ova
C. Week and hormones
D. Year A. cervix
129. The source of FSH in the body is B. vagina
A. ovary C. ovaries
B. ovarian corpus luteum D. none of above
C. anterior pituary gland
135. Ovulation happens the menstrual cy-
D. pineal gland cle.
130. Which structure is correctly paired with A. Before
its function? B. At the beginning of
A. ovary-provides milk for newborns
C. At the end of
B. placenta-storage of released eggs
D. In the middle of
C. uterus-produces estrogen
D. testis-development of sperm 136. The urethra in the female person has the
following functions:
131. The lining of the uterus coming out
A. passing urine
through the vagina (sometimes called
‘having a period’). B. passing urine and reproductive cells
A. Conception C. carry egg cells
B. Fertilization D. passing urine and menstrual fluids

137. Where specifically is the source of estro- 142. Where are egg cells stored and released
gen during days 15-24 of the menstrual from?
cycle?

A. The uterus.
A. Ovarian follicle B. The testes.
B. Oviduct glands C. The ovaries.
C. Ovarian corpus luteum D. The cervix.
D. Ovarian gland 143. Which contraceptives are non-
hormonal?
138. Seminal plasma, the fluid part of semen,
is contributed by. i. Seminal vesicle ii. A. copper IUD
Prostate iii. Urethra iv. Bulbourethral B. vasectomy
gland C. Birth control pill
A. i and ii D. condom
B. i, ii and iv
144. What happens during fertilisation in hu-
C. ii, iii and iv mans after many sperms reach close to the
D. i and iv ovum
A. Cells of corona radiata trap all the
139. A woman falls pregnant when sperms except one
A. she has sexual intercourse B. Only two sperms nearest the ovum
penetrate zona pellucida
B. she releases an egg cell from her
ovaries C. Secretion of acrosome helps one
sperm enter cytoplasm of ovum through
C. the fertilized egg cell plant in on the Zona pellucida
lining of the uterus
D. All sperms except the one nearest the
D. The sperm cell fuse with the egg cell ovum lose their tails.
140. A tissue or group of tissues that make 145. Substances can diffuse from the mother’s
and releases hormones. blood into the fetal blood through the
A. Circulatory system structure known as the
A. amnion
B. Pancreas
B. fallopian tube
C. Flight or Fight Response
C. yolk sac
D. Endocrine Glands
D. placenta
141. Which of the following is not a birth con-
146. In a rabbit, the embryo normally devel-
trol method?
ops within the
A. Condom A. placenta
B. Pill B. uterus
C. Diaphragm C. yolk sac
D. Morning after pill D. umbilical cord

147. What is ovulation? C. Cumulus oophorus

A. The release of an egg into an oviduct. D. Theca
B. The joining of an egg cell and a sperm
153. The contraceptive pill contains which of
cell.
the following hormones?
C. The period of time when the female is
A. FSH
having her period.
B. LH
D. The act of mating.
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C. Adrenaline
148. If fertilisation does not occur
D. Oestrogen and/or Progesterone
A. the egg dies
B. the egg leaves the body when the 154. The inner lining of the uterus that thick-
uterus lining is shed ens with blood while an egg cell matures
in the ovary.
C. both
A. cervix
D. none of above
B. endometrium
149. The period from fertilisation to the birth
C. uterus
of the baby is called
D. none of above
A. menstruation
B. labor 155. For normal human fertilization to occur, -
C. pregnancy A. many ova must be released.
D. none of above B. the uterus must be enlarged.
150. Spot the odd one out from the following C. only one sperm cell fuses with one egg
structures with reference to the male re- cell
productive system: D. the secondary oocyte must implant in
A. Ret testis the uterus.
B. Epididymis 156. On average, how many days does the
C. Vasa efferentia menstrual cycle last?
D. Isthmus A. 7
151. The duct that carry semen and urine in a B. 14

male person. C. 21
A. Prostate gland D. 28
B. Vas deferens
157. Small microscopic hair like structures in
C. Sperm duct the Fallopian tubes that sweep the embryo
D. Urethra to the uterus.
A. flagella
152. In humans, the oocyte is maintained in a
state of meiotic arrest by secretion of B. cilia
A. Granulosa cells C. broom cells
B. Zona pellucida D. diverticula

158. Which sequence represents the correct or- C. Fallopian tube

der of events for the formation and devel- D. Cervix
opment of an embryo?

A. meiosis > fertilization > cleavage > 161. In a female person this is where urine
differentiation leaves the body.
B. cleavage > meiosis > differentiation A. Vaginal opening

> fertilization B. Urinary opening
C. differentiation > cleavage > meiosis C. Uterus
> fertilization D. Vagina
D. cleavage > fertilization > differentia-
162. Larana has a regular menstrual cycle of
tion > meiosis
28 days. She started menstruating on the
159. What is the correct term for sex cells 6 of September. On which date will she
(sperm and eggs in humans)? most probably ovulate?
A. Blastocysts A. 6 September
B. Zygotes B. 20 September
C. 3rd of September
C. Gametes
D. 16 September
D. Periods
163. The primary function of the human male
160. A fertilized egg undergoes several stages reproductive system is to
before it is implanted. In which of the fol-
lowing structure of the female reproduc- A. provide a site for fertilization
tive system is the egg fertilized? B. produce and transport gametes
A. Ovary C. protect and nourish the embryo
B. Uterus D. prevent urine from leaving the body

4. Heredity and evolution
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4.1 Variation
1. Which statement is correct about discontin- 4. Which organisms are most likely to sur-
uousvariation? vive?
A. It is a quantitative variation A. the best adapted
B. It is influenced by genetic and environ- B. the fastest
mental factors C. the strongest
C. An example is weight D. the most domesticated (tamed)
D. The characteristics in this variation fall
5. Both mutations and recombination are re-
into distinct categories
sponsible for the development of in
2. Which of the following statements is cor- and among species.
rect about continuous variation? A. Diversity
A. An example is blood group B. Adaptations
B. It is influenced by genetic and environ- C. Niches
mental factors D. Heredity
C. It is a qualitative variation
6. Which of these is an example of inherited
D. The characteristics in this variation fall variation only?
into distinct categories A. Eye colour
3. When every organism of a species has B. Height
died. C. Weight
A. Evolution D. Skin colour
B. Natural Selection
7. What is the cause for all variation within
C. Extinction a population?
D. Artificial Selection A. Natural Selection

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B. Mutation 13. Meiosis in male mammals results in the

C. Adaptation formation of

D. Environmental Changes A. two sperm cells with haploid number
of chromosomes
8. Genetic drift, or changes in allelic fre-
quency due to chance factors, occurs in pop- B. two sperm cells with diploid number of
ulations that are very chromosomes
A. mobile C. four sperm cells with diploid number

of chromosomes
B. isolated
C. small in number D. four sperm cells with haploid number
of chromosomes
D. closely adapted to local environments
9. Selective breeding is where decides 14. Out breeding which is when the desired
which traits should be passed on traits has found in
A. Nature A. One organism

B. A human B. Two organism
C. Mr. Holt C. Related organism
D. The illuminati D. none of above
10. What is an adaptation?
15. The disappearance of a species.
A. Change that helps a living thing survive
in its environment A. Evolution
B. Change in DNA structure B. Extinction

C. Natural differences in traits (like color) C. Migration
D. Mutation
D. none of above
16. Giraffes can eat from tall trees, while
11. Most adaptations that help an organism
meerkats eat insects on the ground. This
survive are passed on from parent to child
is an example of
as traits?
A. adaptable A. Long neck syndrome
B. physical B. Variation which reduces competition

C. more C. Food choice
D. inherited D. Symbiotic relationships
12. During cytokineses in oogenesis what part 17. Species can’t each other
of the cell divides unequally?
A. live
A. the sperm cell
B. the chromosomes B. breed
C. the cytoplasm C. help
D. the ovary cell D. none of above

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18. Which of the following show the charac- C. the ability to swim
teristics of continuous variation? I. Con- D. a long neck
trolled by polygenes. II. Shown by qual-
itative characteristics. III. Influenced by 23. The variety of genes and alleles that exist
environmental factors IV. Shows a normal in organisms
distribution. A. independent assortment
A. I, II and III B. chromosomal abnormalities
B. I, III and IV
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C. genetic diversity
C. II, III and IV D. mutations
D. I, II, III and IV
24. What do plants need to survive?
19. Which of the following concepts explains A. sunlight, water, air, and nutrients
how siblings can look different from one
B. sunlight, winter, fall, and nutrients
another (select all that apply)?
C. swamps, bees, leaves, and nutrients
A. Mitosis
D. none of above
B. Meiosis
C. law of independent assortment 25. X is a species of fish in a river. After a
dam is constructed, individuals of species
D. fertilization
X upstream are separated from the individ-
E. DNA replication uals downstream. Gradually, the individu-
als in the upstream become a new species.
20. Hybrid vigour also called as Mode of speciation is known as
A. Heterozygous individuals A. allopatric
B. Intermediate variants B. sympatric
C. Heterosis C. genetic drift
D. Non of above D. adaptive radiation
21. How many pairs of chromosomes do hu- 26. What can a classification system show
mans have? about an organism?
A. 46 A. absolute age of an organism
B. 23 B. what an organism is made of
C. 48 C. its relationship to other organisms
D. 24 D. which organisms are the strongest
22. A group of herbivores are separated from 27. Some students are outside on a nature
their population. In the new environment, walk around the school. They notice a lot
the only edible vegetation grows at the of dandelions in different areas all over
top of tall trees. Which of the following is the school yard. Which adaptation helps
a likely physical adaptation that may de- dandelions spread to many locations in the
velop? school yard?
A. striped fur A. green stems on each plant
B. a tendency to mate during the summer B. bright, yellow flowers

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C. light, fluffy seeds 33. An adaptive feature of an organism is

D. strong, thick roots A. any feature that is changed by the en-

vironment
28. An organism has 36 chromosomes in its
B. any feature that shows continuous
genome (all the chromosomes it has).
variation
What would be the correct diploid num-
ber? C. any feature that helps the organism to
survive and reproduce
A. 36
D. any feature that is inherited from the
B. 72 parent(s)
C. 18
34. Which of following statements are TRUE?
D. 2
A. A chromosomal mutation is a change
29. A natural process in which new organisms in the sequence nucleotide bases in single
are created and the species continues gene.
A. population B. Independent assortment occurs dur-
ing Prophase I of Meiosis I.
B. niche
C. Crossing over occurs during Prophase
C. reproduction I of Meiosis I.
D. behavior D. Gene mutation is altenations in the
number or structure of chromosomes.
30. Variation in human skin color is an exam-
ple of 35. An example of a physical adaptation is
A. incomplete dominance A. a turtle hiding inside its shell
B. codominance B. The spikes on a porcupine fish
C. polygenic traits C. a rabbit burrowing underground
D. multiple alleles D. a viper biting when threatened
31. Type of asexual reproduction that pro- 36. What is an allele?

duces two identical cells A. The genetic traits that can only be ob-
A. vegetative propagation served in DNA
B. Also known as sex cells (egg and
B. binary fission
sperm)
C. budding
C. One version of a specific gene
D. regeneration D. The nucleic acid responsible for coding
32. What are adaptations? for an organism’s traits
A. traits that help an organism to survive 37. Genetic Drift is more likely to happen in
and reproduce
B. traits that help an organism hide A. aquatic populations
C. traits that help an organism to seek B. small populations
protection C. terrestrial populations
D. traits that help an organism to see. D. older populations

4.1 Variation 588
38. What makes tongue rolling an example of C. behaviors

discontinuous variation? D. structures
A. A person can only do it when they are
young 44. Sexual reproduction happens in
B. There are many different types of A. plants only

tongue rollers B. animals only
C. Tongue rolling has to be learnt C. some plants and animals
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D. Tongue rolling is something that a per- D. only in one celled organisms
son either can or can not do.
45. Meiosis is different from mitosis in that..
39. The process in which a cell splits in two A. it creates identical daughter cells and
A. Cell nucleus mitosis does not.
B. Cell division B. it reduces the number of chromo-
C. Replication somes by half whereas mitosis keeps the
same number
D. Inherit
C. meiosis and mitosis are not different
40. The products of meiosis are (select all that at all
apply) D. meiosis creates two daughter cells
A. genetically different daughter cells and mitosis creates four
B. haploid cells 46. The term for the formation of new species
C. diploid cells from preexisting species over the course
D. identical cells of evolution is
A. speciation
41. physical traits that are expressed about
are known as B. biological species concept
A. phenotype C. reproductive barrier
B. mutation D. natural selection
C. genotype 47. Ben has noticed an animal when he looks

D. personality out his window at school. The animal has a
backbone, lives on land, bears live young,
42. The function of lateral line in the fish and has hair. What is the classification for
A. senses movement in the water around this animal?
the fish A. reptile
B. helps to stay balance B. bird
C. absorb dissolved oxygen from the wa- C. mammal
ter D. amphibian
D. none of above
48. What characteristic would a child NOT in-
43. features that help identify something herit from the parents?
A. appearance A. Freckles
B. characteristics B. Eye colour

4.1 Variation 589
C. Hair style 54. Which one of the following is an inherited

D. Dimples variation?

A. Blood group
49. In which situation would asexual reproduc-
tion be an advantage? B. Long hair
A. Changes in environmental conditions C. Scar on your knee
B. Presence of alleles for polydactyly D. Speaking English
C. Adverse environmental conditions for 55. Which is not a type of adaptation?
fungi A. structural
D. Geographical isolation of plants B. predatory
50. Organisms with the most beneficial traits C. physiological
will survive. This is commonly known as D. behavioral
A. theory of evolution 56. Shoe size is
B. variations A. continuous
C. survival of the fittest B. discontinuous
D. ecosystems C. discrete
D. concrete
51. The statement below are causes of envi-
ronmental variation except 57. What is an variation?
A. Food supply. A. Change that helps a living thing survive
B. Crossing over. in its environment
C. Climate B. Change in DNA structure
D. none of above C. Natural differences in traits (like color)
52. . If an organism has an N number of 10 D. none of above

chromosomes (haploid # of 10), how many
chromosomes are in a somatic cell (body 58. Organisms living in hot, dry areas are
cell) of this organism (what is the diploid more likely to survive if they:
#)? A. wash regularly
A. 20 B. do not waste water
B. 40 C. have thick hair
C. 5 D. do not have sharp claws.
D. 100
59. The way in which a animal or person acts
53. Which of these is an example of both in- in response to a particular situation or
herited and environmental variation? stimulus
A. Blood group A. Response
B. Height B. Behavior
C. Eye colour C. Tropism

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60. Which type of reproduction will produce C. Weight

offspring that are genetically identical to D. Hair colour
the parent organism?
A. sexual reproduction 66. can introduce new alleles into a gene
pool, changing allele frequencies and caus-
B. asexual reproduction ing evolution to occur.
C. both
A. gene flow
D. neither
B. sexual selection (Nonrandom mating)
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61. Which of the following are organelles of C. small populations
eukaryotic cells?
D. natural selection
A. Peroxisome
E. mutation
B. Lysosome
67. Fish has a tail to
C. Smooth ER
A. help the fish to move forward through
D. Golgi Apparatus
the water
62. The differences among a species, like dif- B. senses movement in the water around
ferent bird beaks, are called the fish
A. theories C. help the fish to stay balanced
B. variations D. none of above
C. adaptations
68. Some students are observing the behavior
D. genes of a male bird in the schoolyard. Which of
63. Which of these adaptations help an ani- the following observed behaviors might in-
mals to survive? crease the probability of reproductive suc-
cess?
A. warning coloration
A. Made a chirping sound
B. protective resemblance
B. Flew from a tree to the ground
C. mimicry
C. Flew away when a cat appeared
D. all of these
D. Hopped along a tree branch
64. Factors that cause speciation:i. isolationii.
genetic driftiii. hydridizationiv. adaptive 69. Among the following examples, which one
radiation is not continuous variation
A. i and iii A. Body weight of man
B. i, ii, iii and iv B. Height of man
C. iv and ii C. Skin colour of man
D. ii, iii and iv D. Human ABO blood group
65. Which of the following are examples of ge- 70. Which of the statement is false about IN-
netic variation? TERPHASE?
A. Eye colour A. Cell grows during interphase
B. Height B. DNA is replicated during S-phase

4.1 Variation 591
C. Interphase only happens in Mitosis 76. Originally, Mendel crossed two true breed-
and not Meiosis ing plants (RR x rr) for Round and Wrin-
kled peas. What is the genotype(s) of

D. Interphase happens once during Meio-
the offspring that he then allowed to self-
sis
pollinate in the first generation?
71. A human sex cell e.g sperm or egg contains A. RR x Rr
A. 46 chromosomes B. Rr x Rr
B. 12 chromosomes C. rr x RR
C. 23 chromosomes D. rr x Rr
D. none of above 77. Which features can a scientist use to iden-

tify an amphibian? Select 3
72. Which of these features can not be inher-
A. has a backbone
ited?
B. has no backbone
A. eye colour
C. has smooth, moist skin
B. hair colour
D. has scales or plates on skin
C. a scar
E. breathes first with gills and then with
D. curly hair lungs
73. Which of the following is an example of a 78. What do we call a random change in the
genetic AND environmental variation sequence of DNA?
A. Eye colour A. recombination
B. Weight B. mutation
C. Shoe size C. chromatin

D. independent assortment
D. Blood type
79. Where is the melanin located in the skin?
74. A Punnett square shows all of the follow-
ing EXCEPT A. epidermis
B. Dermis
A. all possible results of a genetic cross
C. Hypo-dermis
B. the genotypes of the offspring
D. none of above
C. the alleles in the gametes of each par-
ent 80. What is crossing over?
D. the actual results of a genetic cross A. When two homologous chromosomes
transfer and exchange genetic informa-
75. Which amino acid would pair with A? tion between themselves in Prophase I
A. C B. When two homologous chromosomes
lie side by side and form tetrad.
B. G
C. When two sister chromatids trans-
C. T
fer and exchange genetic Information in
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D. It is a process that occurs in Prophase 86. What is self-fertilization?

II of Mitosis A. When pollen from a flower fertilizes it-
81. Which of these is NOT coninuous? self or another flower on the same plant
B. When pollen from one flower fertilizes
A. Length of roots
a flower on a different plant
B. Hand span
C. A plant whose offspring share the
C. Heart rate same traits as the parent
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D. Blood type D. A plant whose offspring is genetically
different from the parent.
82. And in genetic terms, a is a group of
individuals of the same species that mate 87. Which of the following are examples of ge-
and produce offspring. netic drift? I. Founder effect II. Gene flow
A. genes III. Bottleneck effect IV. Directional selec-
tion
B. variations
A. I and II
C. species
B. I, II and III
D. population
C. I and III
E. allele frequency
D. II and IV
83. What is MRSA?
88. When individuals at one end of the curve
A. An antibiotic that bacteria are resis- have higher fitness than individuals else-
tant to where in the curve, occurs.
B. A strain of bacteria that are resistant A. directional selection
to an antibiotic
B. stabilizing selection
C. An infection caught in hospital C. disruptive selection
D. A disease that can be treated by antibi- D. divergent selection
otics
E. stagnate selection
84. What adaptation makes the most sense
for living in a cold snowy area? 89. The principle of dominance states that
A. gills A. all alleles are dominant
B. colorful wings B. all alleles are recessive

C. some alleles are dominant and others
C. white fur
are recessive
D. striped skin
D. alleles are neither dominant nor reces-
85. Where is all the genetic information in a sive
cell?
90. Chromosomes are
A. Nucleus
A. Bundles of DNA that contain only one
B. Nucleotides gene each
C. Chromosomes B. Made of 20 pair
D. Cytoplasm C. Found in mitochondria

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D. Long strands of DNA that contain many 96. Differences in environmental influences
genes

91. A prezygotic isolation mechanism prevents A. is NOT heritable
successful and a postzygotic mecha- B. produce different phenotypes be-
nism prevents successful tween individuals that has the same geno-
A. gamete production..copulation type
B. gamete production fertilisation C. causes continuous variation
C. copulation development of zygote D. produce same phenotypes between in-

dividuals that has the same genotype
D. fertilisation..development of zygote
97. If Mendel’s first experiment involved
92. What principle states that during gamete cross-pollinated a true-breeding round pea
formation genes for different traits sepa- plant and a true-breeding wrinkled pea
rate without influencing each other’s inher- plant, what would the genotypes of the
itance? parents have to be?
A. principle of dominance A. RR x Rr
B. principle of independent assortment B. Rr x Rr
C. principle of probabilities C. rr x rr
D. principle of segregation D. RR x rr
93. Which evolutionary mechanism causes ran- 98. If the regular number of chromosomes of
dom variation is an allelic frequency occur- Carrots is 18, the number of chromosomes
ring by chance from one generation to an- found in a carrot’s sex cells is
other especially in small population?
A. 18
A. Gene flow
B. 9
B. Genetic drift
C. 27
C. Gene mutation
D. 36
D. Genetic isolation
99. Which of the following plant adaptations
94. Most variation is allows plants to use animals to transport
A. discrete and controlled by one gene their seeds to new locations?
B. continuous and controlled by one gene A. strong stems
C. discrete and polygenic B. sweet fruit
D. continuous and polygenic C. deep roots
D. large leaves
95. Recap-What can be described as an or-
ganelle that contains DNA and controls the 100. are mistakes in the DNA that cause
cell? variation within a species.
A. chromosome A. mutations
B. gene B. adaptations
C. nucleus C. speciations
D. DNA D. isolations

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101. involves any change in the frequency C. A mutation results in antibiotic resis-
of alleles in a population over time. tance
A. Evolution D. All of these
B. Trait
107. An organism that hunts and feeds on an-
C. Gene Frequency other organism is a
D. Polygenetic traits
A. prey
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102. How an animal gets food? B. producer
A. Defense C. predator
B. Camouflage D. decomposer
C. Food Obtainment
D. Life Cycle 108. What does polygenic mean?
A. One gene controls the feature
103. A group of organisms of the same species
B. More than one gene controls feature
A. ecosystem
C. No genes involved
B. community
C. population D. One gene controls many features
D. group 109. What is the example of Continuous Vari-

ation?
104. What is the best definition of DNA?
A. The nucleic acid responsible for coding A. Height
for an organism’s traits B. Eye colour
B. DNA that is packed up tightly (individu- C. Hair
ally or in copies) > or ><
D. Blood group
C. One version of a specific gene
D. The physical traits that can be ob- 110. Better suited organisms survive and re-
served produce to pass traits along to offspring.
105. A trait that is not expressed when a dom- A. Genetic Engineering

inant allele is present. B. Natural Selection
A. Recessive C. Extinction
B. Co-dominant D. Artificial Selection
C. Incomplete Dominant
111. Which is an example of continuous varia-
D. Dominant
tion?
106. Which of the following is true about A. Blood group
antibiotic-resistant bacteria?
B. Biological sex
A. Because there are antibiotics in the en-
vironment, they become immune C. Height
B. They learn to fight the antibiotic D. Tongue rolling

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112. What formula can tell us how many pos- D. a result of the Hardy-Weinberg princi-
sible variations there are in an organism’s ple.
gametes that results from independent as-

sortment? 118. Natural selection changes allele frequen-
cies in populations because some sur-
A. 2n vive and reproduce more successfully than
B. 2n others.
C. n2 A. alleles
D. 2n ∗ 2n B. gene loci
113. A(n) is any genetically controlled trait C. individual organisms

that increases an individual’s fitness. D. gene pool
A. genes 119. Which of the following is NOT a source of
B. adaptation genetic diversity?
C. fitness A. mutation
D. none of above B. segregation of homologs
C. independent assortment of homolo-
114. Somatic cells are
gous pairs
A. haploid (n)
D. mitosis
B. sperm or egg cells
120. Which of the following contribute to the
C. Diploid (2n)
evolution of new species? I gene muta-
D. homologous chromosomes tionII polyploidyIII natural selectionIV hy-
bridization
115. Any change in the sequence of DNA is
A. I, II and III
A. transgenic shift
B. II, III and IV
B. Single Genotype
C. I, II and IV
C. Monohybrid Trait
D. I, II, III and IV
D. Mutation
121. A trait that is expressed over other
116. Genetic variation can result from
traits.
A. mutation. A. Recessive
B. sexual reproduction. B. Co-dominant
C. lateral gene transfer. C. Incomplete Dominant
D. all of these. D. Dominant
117. Evolution is 122. The tendency toward a relatively stable
A. a change in the allele frequencies of a equilibrium between interdependent ele-
population over time. ments, especially as maintained by phys-
B. a change in the allele frequencies of an cological process
individual over time. A. Tropism
C. the gene pool. B. Variation

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C. Homeostatsis 128. The characteristics of the animals:Have

D. none of above hairvivipar Fed on milk
A. Mammals
123. What are the four bases of DNA?
B. Amphibi
A. ATGC
C. Reptiles
B. ATDC
D. none of above
C. GCAS
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D. DNAB 129. As a species evolve, they develop and
others
124. Plant has the characteristics:No flower- A. old traits, save
sProduces spore for reproductionNo vascu-
lar system B. new traits, save
A. Ferns C. old traits, lose
B. Mosses D. new traits, lose
C. Coniferae 130. Gregor Mendel removed the male parts

D. none of above from the flowers of some plants in order
to
125. Crossing over occurs in what phase? A. prevent hybrids from forming
A. Prophase I B. prevent cross-pollination
B. Prophase II C. stimulate self-pollination
C. Anaphase I D. make controlled crosses between
D. Anaphase II plants
126. Two species of birds live in the same area 131. Passing of features from the offsprings
and have the same mating season. Why are called as
are two birds of different species unlikely A. Keys
to attempt breeding? A. B. C. D.
B. DNA
A. because of ecological isolation
C. Genes
B. because of gamete isolation
D. Inheritance
C. because of behavioral isolation
D. because of temporal isolation 132. An inherited trait that increases an organ-
ism’s chance of surviving and reproducing.
127. What is the best definition of a genotype A. variation
that is homozygous dominant? (Ex-RR)
B. adaptation
A. When a genotype has a dominant and
recessive allele C. vestigial structure
B. When a genotype has 2 copies of the D. mutation

recessive allele 133. Two copies of chromosomes that share
C. When a genotype has 2 copies of the similar genes, but may have different al-
dominant allele leles are called:
D. none of above A. sister chromatids

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B. Chromie Homies 139. What kind of cells create melanin?

C. Replicated chromosomes A. Keratinocyte

D. homologous chromosomes B. Melanocyte
C. Leukocyte
134. Which is an example of a trait that is
an adaptation for cold climate but not for D. Erythrocyte
warm climate?
140. What is the best definition of a genotype
A. thick fur and fat that is heterozygous? (Ex-Rr)
B. long claws A. When a genotype has a dominant and
recessive allele
C. camoflauge
B. When a genotype has 2 copies of the
D. none of above
recessive allele
135. Situations in which one allele for a gene C. When a genotype has 2 copies of the
is not completely dominant over another dominant allele
allele for that gene are called D. none of above
A. multiple alleles
141. When growing millet, farmers choose
B. co-dominance seeds from high-yielding plants. This is an
C. polygenic inheritance example of
D. multiple genes A. Adaptation
B. Artificial selection
136. Different genes allow for different
C. Natural selection
A. traits
D. Evolution
B. pants
142. Which of the following is a post-mating
C. moods
reproductive isolation method?
D. prey
A. hybrid sterility
137. A spider may produce hundreds of eggs, B. ecological isolation
only a few of which may survive. This is C. mechanical isolation
an example of
D. temporal isolation
A. overproduction
143. Plants compete for
B. specialization
A. Sunlight
C. genetic change
B. Nutrients
D. division
C. Prey
138. Language spoken is caused by D. Mates
A. Genes
144. seperation of homologous chromosomes
B. Environment occurs during
C. Both A. Mitosis
D. none of above B. Meiosis I

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C. Meiosis II 150. Select type of natural selection for the

D. Fertilization following statements.An African butterfly
species exists in two strikingly different
145. What adaptation helps an eagle hunt color patterns
prey from afar?
A. Stabilizing selection
A. screeching call
B. Disruptive selection
B. wing span
C. excellent eye sight C. Directional selection
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D. none of above D. Artificial selection
146. A study shows that the average mortal-
151. What type of graph is used to show dis-
ity rate among infants who are less heavy
crete variation? (hint-select 2)
and very heavy is high. Which is true of
this type of selection? A. Line graph
A. Elimination B. Bar graph
B. Directional
C. Pie chart
C. Disruptive
D. Histogram
D. Stabilising
147. Changes in allele frequency can be pro- 152. A resting state through the winter. Adap-
duced by , the movement of genes into tation:Bear sleeping in a cave during the
or out of a population. winter months
A. gene flow A. Locomotion
B. sexual selection (Nonrandom mating) B. Hibernation
C. small populations
C. Migration
D. Defense
E. mutation
148. Which process makes variation / genetic 153. Both genes are the same
diversity possible?
A. heterogeneous
A. Mitosis
B. homogeneous
B. Meiosis
C. Both C. genotype
D. None D. phenotype
149. What causes genetic variation? (pick all 154. What must members of the same popula-
correct choices) tion be able to do?
A. Mutations
A. Reproduce with each other
B. Fight each other
C. Asexual reproduction
D. Mitosis C. They must look the same
E. Cell division D. They must act the same

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155. External means B. getting water from plants

A. Inside the body C. webbed feet

B. Outside the body D. none of above
C. What the animal does to survive
161. When homologous chromosomes match
D. none of above up, they form a structure call a
156. The space, conditions and all the living A. tetrad (pair of chromosomes, one from
and non-living things around an organism mom and one from dad)
is its B. triad
A. home C. diploid
B. environment D. quad (group of 4 replicated chromo-
C. neighborhood somes, 2 from mom and 2 from dad)
D. ecosystem
162. Choose the correct spelling
157. Defining traits or features that are inher- A. Mutation
ited.
B. Mootation
A. Physical Trait
C. Mutacian
B. Behavioral Trait
D. Mutatian
C. Adaptation
D. Dormancy 163. What is the scientific word that refers to
“the natural differences among the same
158. Allopatric speciation is the species”?
A. formation of new species from extrin- A. variation
sic isolation
B. characteristics
B. formation of new species from intrin-
C. features
sic isolation
D. inheritance
C. formation of new species from oceanic
isolation 164. Spermatogenesis results in viable
D. formation of new species from geo- haploid cell(s) while oogenesis results in
graphical isolation viable haploid cell(s)
159. Your skin colour you have when you are A. 4, 1

born is classified as B. 1, 4
A. Genetic C. 4, 4
B. Environmental factors D. 1, 1
C. Natural skin colour
165. Autosomes are
A. chromosomes found in autotrophs,
160. Which adaptation would not be useful in only
the desert? B. chromosomes that automatically cor-
A. digging in burrows underground rect all errors in the DNA

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C. chromosomes that determine traits 171. The condition of period of an animal or

other than sex plant spending the winter in a dormant
D. chromosomes that determine the sex state
of the individual A. Stimulus
B. Adaptation
166. Which of the following represents chro-
mosome # during fertilization? C. Hibernation
A. n+n=2n D. none of above
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B. n=n 172. What is the importance of variation to a
species?
C. 2n=n+n
A. Reduces survival
D. 2n=2n
B. Decreases the diversity
167. Tick all the traits that count as CONTIN- C. Increases the risk of extinction
UOUS variation
D. Increases the ability to adapt to envi-
A. Weight ronmental changes
B. Length of fingers 173. What does it mean to reproduce?
C. shoe size A. to eat things
D. eye colour B. to make things pretty
E. height C. to produce energy
168. The physical or behavioral appearance of D. to produce new living things
a trait 174. Reproductive isolation can develop in sev-
A. Phenotype eral ways, including
B. DNA A. behavioral isolation
C. Genotype B. geographic isolation
D. Genetics C. temporal isolation
D. aural isolation
169. The action of an organism changing to bet-
ter suit its new or old environment. 175. Snake and lizard is the type of
A. Natural Selection A. reptiles
B. Physical Trait B. amphibi

C. mammals
C. Camouflage
D. none of above
D. Adaptation
176. Which sex chromosome or chromosomes
170. When does crossing over occur? can be found in sperm?
A. Mitosis A. X only
B. Prophase I B. Y only
C. Prophase II C. X and Y
D. Anaphase I D. X or Y

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177. Animals have the characteristics:smooth 183. Baby elephants can walk from nearly the
skin without scalesLay eggs moment they are born. Which of these
terms best describes this ability?

A. Amphibian
B. fish A. instinct
B. learned behavior
C. reptiles
C. gene
D. none of above
D. physical trait
178. All of the following create genetic varia-
tion EXCEPT.. 184. Do prezygotic isolating mechanisms oc-
cur:
A. Mutations
A. before the zygote
B. DNA Replication
B. after the zygote
C. Law of Independent Assortment
C. at the same time as the zygote
D. Crossing Over
D. none of these
179. What is it called when a sperm and egg
185. Which of the following cause chromo-
meet?
somal abnormalities? I DeletionII Inver-
A. meiosis sionIII SubstitutionIV Insertion
B. fertilization A. I AND II
C. cell division B. I AND III
D. mitosis C. II AND IV
180. What does it mean to survive? D. III AND IV
A. To stay alive 186. Variation in a trait may be due to the

change in a genetic material.What do you
B. To grow
call this type of change?
C. To have energy
A. radiation
D. To be born
B. mutation
181. What are sources of genetic variation? C. inversion
A. mutations D. deletion
B. genetic shuffling 187. Skin colour is caused by
C. mutations and genetic shuffling A. Genes
D. mutations and migrations B. Environment
182. A Porcupine has sharp quills. Why would C. Both
a porcupine need this adaptation? D. none of above
A. to protect itself
188. Which of these is a possible homozygous
B. to keep warm genotype
C. to kill its prey A. Bbb
D. to cover its skin B. CC

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C. Dd 193. What is the best definition for genetic

variation?
D. aAaA
A. When a genotype has a dominant and
189. What did Gregor Mendel do in his first recessive allele
experiment?
B. Differences in offspring because of
A. Self-Pollinated two pea plants varying gametes being produced
B. Self-Pollinated two true-breeding pea C. Cells that contain 1/2 of the genetic
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plants information from each parent (aka-sex
cells/egg and sperm)
C. Cross-pollinated two pea plants
D. The genetic traits that can only be ob-
D. Cross pollinated two true-breeding served in DNA
pea plants
194. These cause variations.
190. The armadillo’s hard outer shell is an ex-
ample of which adaptation? A. mutations
A. digging B. adaptations
B. getting food C. a desire to change

D. injuries
C. protection
D. shelter 195. In cases of , the hybrid can reproduce
but later generations are sterile, not vi-
191. Two species of Drosophila live in the able, or both.
same geographical area. One of the
A. low hybrid viability
species is sexually active in the morning,
while the other in the afternoon. Which B. hybrid infertility
reproductive isolation mechanism is in- C. hybrid breakdown
volved?
D. hybridization
A. Behavioral
196. Which of these is affected by BOTH genes
B. Gametic
AND the environment?
C. Mechanical
A. skin color
D. Temporal
B. blood type
192. is the basis of heredity and by this pro- C. ability to roll your tongue
cess, traits are passed on from the parents D. dimples
to the offsprings. Continuity of the gene
pool is maintained by the process of inher- 197. Fertilization
itance.
A. happens randomly
A. inheritance
B. is controlled by the sperm cells
B. genes
C. is controlled by the egg cells
C. heredity
D. results in individuals have identical
D. genetics traits to their parents

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198. Traveling done by an animal to find food C. The birds that ate the dark moths were
and water. Adaption:birds flying south for killed by the soot.
the winter

D. Light moths were more obvious
A. Camouflage against the soot-stained trees.
B. Migration
204. A woman needs a kidney transplant. The
C. Hibernation best candidate to donate a kidney to her
D. Locomotion is her
A. co-worker.
199. Germ cells go through:
B. daughter.
A. mitosis
B. meiosis C. friend.
C. DNA replication D. husband.
D. none of above 205. What shape graph do you see for many
examples of continuous variation?
200. A characteristic that improves an organ-
ism’s ability to survive is a (n) A. A straight line downwards
A. adaptation B. A straight line upwards
B. inherited variation C. A bell-shape
C. reproduction D. A flat line
D. breeding 206. Which one is a continuous variation?
201. Genetic differences between organisms A. IQ level
of the same species B. type of seed coat
A. Variation
C. number of petals
B. Adaptation
D. blood type
C. Behavior
207. Passing of genes between individuals
D. Environment
OTHER than from parents to offspring is
202. Which characteristic would most likely be called
inherited by a baby? A. gene flow.
A. brown hair B. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.
B. crying a lot C. allelic frequency.
C. ability to jump high D. lateral gene transfer.
D. his ability to talk
208. Two or more combinations of the same
203. Why did the population of peppered gene
moths in England change from light to dark
A. Gene
after the Industrial Revolution?
B. Genotype
A. Light moths were killed by soot.
B. Dark moths were produces by indus- C. Phenotype
trial processes. D. Alleles

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209. The variation in the lengths of some fish 214. what did Mendel use to create his exper-
is: iments?
A. discontinuous A. beans
B. continuous B. corn
C. both discontinuous and discontinuous
C. rice
D. neither discontinuous nor continuous.
D. peas
210. How are your chromosomes inherited?
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A. most of your chromosomes from your 215. Gregor Mendel concluded that traits are
mother
B. most of your chromosomes from your A. not inherited by offspring
father B. inherited through the passing of fac-
C. a random number of chromosomes tors from parents to offspring
from each parent C. determined by dominant factors only
D. half your chromosomes from your
D. determined by recessive factors only
mother and half from your father.
211. is an individual’s success in passing 216. Choose the factor can influence the varia-
genes to the next generation. tion?
A. genes A. Gentic factors only
B. adaptation B. environmental factors only
C. fitness C. Genetic factor and environmental fac-
D. none of above tor
212. If you cross two heterozygous traits (Rr D. none of above
x Rr), as Mendel did in his second exper-
iment, what ratio will you get between 217. DNA is
offspring with the dominant and recessive A. A double helix of two protein strands
phenotypes
B. a chemical made of two strands poly-
A. 1:1 mers which form a double helix
B. 2:1
C. a chemical made of three strands
C. 3:1 which form a triple helix
D. 4:1 D. none of above
213. Twentieth-century geneticists discovered
that heritable traits are controlled by 218. There are 100 rabbits and 50 of them are
carried on chromosomes. brown, what is the relative frequency of
brown?
A. genes
A. 25%
B. variations
C. species B. 50%
D. population C. 75%
E. allele frequency D. 100%

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219. Which is a condition required for natural 224. The physical appearance of a gene:
selection to occur in birds?
A. Genotype

A. Humans must interfere with the breed-
B. Heredity
ing of organisms.
B. Species must produce more offspring C. Phenotype
than can survive. D. Allele
C. Resources must be unlimited in the
natural environments. 225. A flash flood carried a raft of Amazon
ants away from their original population.
D. All organisms of the same species There is enough distance between the two
must have the same genetic material. groups, that they will never meet in nature
220. A is a hollow area in sediment in the again. What type of reproductive barrier
shape of an organism or part of an organ- is this?
ism. A. behavioral isolation
A. mold B. temporal isolation
B. cast C. gametic isolation
C. petrified fossil
D. geographic isolation
D. trace fossil
226. The function of thick fur on the foxes
221. Mutations are a source of
A. keep them warm on the cold night
A. Variation
B. for camouflage the fox
B. Disease
C. Polypeptide C. adapted to see in very little light
222. Traits that are influenced by genetic & en- 227. Which source of genetic variation is NOT
vironmental factors include all of the fol- a result of sexual reproduction?
lowing except: A. Crossing over
A. Height, weight
B. Independent assortment (due to ran-
B. Hair color dom orientation)
C. Eye color C. Gene mutation
D. Biological sex, blood type D. Random fertilization
223. An Arctic fox’s fur changes to brown in
228. A group of organisms which are similar
the summer to blend in with the dirt. In
to each other and can combine to have off-
the winter its fur turns white to blend in
spring
with the snow.
A. Inherited Traits A. species
B. Acquired (Environmental) Traits B. characteristic

C. Inherited-Environmental Trait C. club
D. none of above D. organisms

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229. The characteristics of animals:Has fins 234. Sparrows with average-sized wings sur-
covered with scalesbreath using gills vive severe storms better than those with
A. fish longer or shorter wings, illustrating
A. The bottleneck effect
B. reptiles
B. Frequency-dependent selection
C. amphibi
C. Stabilizing selection
D. none of above
D. Disruptive selection
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230. A is a heritable change (error) in ge-
235. The exchange of pieces of chromatin be-
netic information.
tween homologous chromosomes during
A. mutation Prophase I of meiosis is called
B. genetic recombination during sexual A. independent assortment
reproduction B. mutation
C. lateral gene transfer C. crossing over
D. polygenetic traits D. random fertilization
231. A cat is homeless and starves on the 236. Why do animals use camouflage?
streets.Her ribs are showing and her fur A. To look pretty
is matted. Her kittens are rescued by a B. To stay safe
family, and have food and fresh water ev-
eryday. C. To play Hide and Go Seek
A. Inherited Traits D. To eat food
B. Acquired (Environmental) Traits 237. The evolution from dogs to wolves is due
to:
C. Inherited-Environmental Trait
A. Natural Selection
D. none of above
B. Sexual Selection
232. happens when two or more species C. Artificial Selection
reproduce at different times. D. Vestigial Structures
A. behavioral isolation
238. What are the importance of artificial se-
B. geographic isolation lection?
C. temporal isolation A. Produce good breed of livestock & pets
D. none of above B. Animals are bred to do a particular job
C. Produce higher yield of food
233. Populations of squirrels living in area
north of the Grand Canyon do not mate D. Produce higher quality of food
with the squirrels in the south. They are 239. A change by which an organism or species
isolated by a becomes better suited to its enviornment
A. sympatric barrier A. Adaptation
B. geographical barrier B. Gene
C. genetic barrier C. Modification
D. mechanical barrier D. none of above

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240. The change over time in populations of 246. Which organism is most likely to undergo
related species. both sexual and asexual reproduction?

A. biological evolution A. Vertebrates
B. transition B. Plants
C. variation C. Fungi
D. adaptation D. Malaria parasite
241. What is the result of meiosis?
247. If the morphology of two species’ geni-
A. two diploid cells talia prevents them from mating, the iso-
B. two haploid cells lation barrier is:
C. four diploid cells A. Gametic isolation
D. four haploid cells B. Mechanical isolation
242. Recap-What can be described as tightly C. Reduced hybrid fertility
coiled DNA? D. Behavioral isolation
A. chromosome
248. Differences between members of the
B. gene same species are called
C. nucleus A. predators
D. DNA
B. traits
243. The genetic definition of a is a pop- C. selections
ulation (or group of populations) of physi-
cally similar, interbreeding organisms that D. variations
do not interbreed with other such groups. 249. What is the best definition of chromo-
A. genes somes?
B. variations A. A section of DNA that codes for a spe-
C. species cific trait
D. population B. DNA that is packed up tightly (individu-
E. allele frequency ally or in copies) > or ><
C. The genetic traits that can only be ob-
244. An animal that is hunted as food served in DNA
A. prey
D. The physical traits that can be ob-
B. predator served
C. decomposer
250. Which of the following does not cause
D. producer variation?
245. Variation is: A. Crossing over
A. a disease. B. Random fertilisation
B. the scientific name for fertilisation. C. Separation of sister chromatids
C. differences in characteristics. D. Independent assortment of chromo-
D. similarities in characteristics. somes

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251. Which of the following are influenced by 257. An organism that survives longer is more
both environmental and genetic factors? likely to produce offspring
A. Skin color A. less
B. Height B. the same amount
C. Disease C. more
D. All of the above D. no
252. Most fossils are formed in
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258. Which of these is an example of environ-
A. igneous rock mental variation (only)?
B. sand A. a scar
C. sedimentary rock B. eye color
D. metamorphic rock C. dimples
253. The discovery of DNA and genes proved D. having long ligaments (being “double-
that jointed”)
A. Darwin was wrong 259. Process used to make more of its own
B. mutations create variations and come kind, but with only one parent
from genes A. sexual reproduction
C. we are all the same species B. asexual reproduction
D. bats and butterflies have a very close C. development
common ancestor
D. growth
254. Crossing over causes
260. Which statement describes how a muta-
A. genetic recombination tion would most likely affect a population?
B. haploid (BIO.B.3.1.3 2016)
C. fertilization A. Genotypic variation will increase in the
D. sister chromatids population.
B. Genotypic variation will decrease in
255. Choose the arthropods. the population.
A. Spider, crabs, millipedes C. The occurrence of a preexisting gene
B. jellyfish, coral, sea star will increase in the population.
C. sea anemone, coral, snake D. The occurrence of a preexisting gene
D. grasshopper, fish, octopus will decrease in the population.
256. Selective, deliberate change of genes by 261. Genetic drift occurs when a few individu-
man. (Putting genes from one organism als of a species colonized an isolated area.
into another) This particular phenomenon is known as
A. Genetic Engineering A. the founder effect
B. Cloning B. habitat isolation
C. Hybridization C. random mating
D. Inbreeding D. the bottleneck effect

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262. What are two main sources of Genetic C. To be the bearer of bad news
Variation? i. Genetic Variationii. Chromo- D. To strive for greatness with rest
somal Mutationiii. Gene Mutationiv. Envi-

ronmental Variation 268. The disappearance of a species refers to
A. i and iii A. Evolution
B. i and ii B. Extinction
C. ii and iii C. Migration
D. ii and iv
D. Mutation
263. What is species
269. Which sentences are FALSE?
A. Group of organisms that share the
same characteristics A. Humans are made up of 23 pairs of
chromosomes.
B. Group of organisms that share the dif-
ference characteristics B. Human are made up of 46 chromo-
somes.
C. group of organisms ccan’t breed each
other C. Chromosomes is made up of cyto-
plasm.
D. none of above
D. Chromosomes is located in the nucleus
264. What causes variation?
A. inherited factors only 270. A student wants to research invertebrate
animals. Which of these animals should
B. environmental factors only she study? Select 3
C. inherited and environmental factors A. frog
D. none of above B. fish
265. Crossing over takes place between C. Snail
A. sister chromatids D. worm
B. identical chromosomes E. spider
C. x and y chromosomes
271. Internal means
D. homologous chromosomes
A. Inside the body
266. a slight difference in the appearance of
B. Outside the body
individual members of a species
C. What the animal does to survive
A. comparative anatomy
B. variation D. none of above
C. homologous structures 272. Sections of DNA that have instructions

D. analogous structures for a specific trait are called
A. Fragment
267. Why do some organisms hibernate?
B. Genes
A. To get some rest
B. To escape harsh winters and maintain C. Blueprints
homeostasis D. Heterozygous

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273. is a type of mutation in which part 278. What is an Inherited-Enviromental

of a chromosome (or sequence) is left out Trait?
during replication A. Physical characteristics of organisms
A. deletion that are passed from parents to their off-
B. duplication spring (young).
C. inversion B. Characteristics of organisms that are
influenced by the environment.
D. translocation
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C. Animals have inherited characteristics
274. The purpose of selective breeding is that are also affected by their environ-
A. get bigger animals ment.
B. Get smaller animals D. none of above
C. Create animals with desired traits 279. The transfer of a gene from the DNA of
D. Create animals with bad traits one organism into another organism in or-
der to produce an organism with desired
275. Why do peppered moths tend to be the traits.
same color as the trees on which they
live? A. Genetic Engineering
A. The coloring goes along with tasting B. Karyotype

like the tree. C. Pedigree
B. It keeps the moth the same tempera- D. Genome
ture as the tree.
280. Germ cells (cells that make egg and
C. It makes the moths faster than the sperm cells) go through:
birds
A. mitosis
D. It makes the moths harder to see.
B. meiosis
276. Which of the following correctly defines
C. DNA replication
the term “genetic engineering”?
D. none of above
A. Changing the genetic sequence of DNA
so that a particular trait is produced 281. The passing of physical characteristics
B. Leaving the modification of DNA in na- from parent to offspring is called
ture’s hands A. recessive
C. Identifying the genome of plants. B. dominant
D. Selecting animals with desired traits C. heredity
and breeding them.
D. brown eyes
277. If a body cell in a butterfly contains 24
282. Hospital data shows that babies which
are big and heavy, and babies which are
tain
small and light both have disadvantages
A. 3 in term of survival. The example shows
B. 6 the A. B. C. D.
C. 12 A. natural selection.
D. 24 B. directional selection.

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C. stabilizing selection 288. Behavioral changes of individuals of a

D. disruptive selection. species that allow for better survival (Ac-
quired traits)

283. modes of Speciation:i. sympatricii. al- A. Variation
lopatriciii. natural selectioniv. genetic
variation B. Adaption
A. i, ii, and iii C. Behaviour
B. i and iii D. Environment
C. i and ii
289. Function is
D. ii and iii
A. the way something looks
284. The occurrence of large or small beak B. how something sounds
sizes among seed crackers in the absence
of medium-sized beaks is an example ofA. C. what something does
B. C. D. D. the role of an organism
A. directional selection
290. Evolution is
A. the process by which species change
C. disruptive selection over time
B. responsible for similarities we see
285. If an organism’s diploid number is 20, its across all species
haploid number is C. responsible for the great variety of
A. 40 things on Earth
B. 5 D. all of the above
C. 10 291. Which is more efficient, many small cells
D. 30 or fewer larger cells?
286. Plants with spines and waxy leaves are A. Many small cells
well suited for life in which environment? B. Fewer larger cells
A. Desert C. They are the same
B. Temperate forest D. none of above
C. Grassland
292. Ten brown mice and ten white mice are
D. Tropical Rainfroest
placed in a desert environment. What
287. Which of the following assort indepen- will happen to the white population over
dently? time?
A. chromosomes A. It will increase

B. genes on the same chromosome B. It will decrease
C. multiple alleles C. It will stay the same
D. codominant alleles D. There is no way to tell

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293. What did Gregor Mendel discovery in the best helps an Arctic hare survive in its en-
results of his first experiment? vironment?
A. Only the dominant trait appeared! A. thick, white fur
B. The offspring were all different! B. ability to run fast
C. Only the recessive trait appeared! C. ability to burrow
D. The plants were more healthy D. a short, fluffy tail
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294. Identify three specialized plant struc- 299. Which statement best describes the im-
tures and/or characteristics that help in- portance of sexual reproduction?
crease heir odds of reproduction
A. sexual reproduction produces varia-
A. vocalization
tion in offspring
B. seeds with wings that catch the wind
B. sexual reprosuction provides regener-
C. flower odor ation of body parts
D. bright colored petals C. sexual reproduction occurs between
individuals of the same species
295. A trait that will appear no matter what
it is paired with is said to be: D. sexual reproduction produces off-
spring that are identical
A. Recessive
B. Dominant 300. Which one of the following is an environ-
C. Hybrid mental variation?
D. none of above A. Attached ear lobes

B. Eye colour
296. A random and permanent change to a
gene C. Male or female
A. Protein D. Short hair
B. Gene 301. A physical recation to a specific stimulus
C. Natural Selection or situation.
D. Mutation A. Behavior
297. It is important to remember that in na- B. Response
ture “selects” an entire organism, ei- C. Variation
ther to survive and reproduce or to die
without reproducing. D. Adaptation
A. natural selection 302. choose the field of science that names and
B. artifical selection classifies organisms based on their similar
characteristics
C. selective breeding
A. ecology
D. unnatural selection
B. zoology
298. In the Arctic there is often snow on the
C. genetics
ground. Many Arctic animals are able to
change their coloration. Which adaptation D. taxonomy

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303. Which of the following are sources of 308. is a process of transmission of heritable
variation traits from parents to their offsprings.

A. Differences of genetic constitution A. inheritance
B. Differences of environmental influ- B. variation
ences C. heredity
C. Interaction between genetic constitu- D. genetics
tion and environmental influences
309. What type of graph do we use for discon-
D. None tinuous variation?
304. The most obvious difference in Darwin’s A. A bell-shape

finches was the variation in B. Bar chart
A. wingspan C. Line graph
B. beak size and shape D. Scatter Graph
C. eye color. 310. Which of the following sources can cause

genetic variation in sexual reproduction?
D. size
I Random fertilisation II Cell mutationIII
Crossing over during prophase IIIV Inde-
305. Differences between the features of dif-
pendence assortment during metaphase I
ferent individuals
A. I AND II
B. I AND IV
B. Adaptation
C. II AND IV
C. Phenotypic variation
D. III AND IV
D. Environmental Changes
311. Weight is caused by
306. What can cause an offspring to have a A. Genes
physical trait neither of its parents has?
B. Environment
A. a mutation in a parent’s sex cell C. Both
B. the natural selection of a trait D. none of above
C. the artificial selection of a trait
312. Mating between closely related individu-
D. a mutation in a parent’s body cell als among or
A. Out breeding
307. Which of the following would increase
the number of different alleles in a popula- B. In breeding
tion? C. Cross breeding
A. crossing over D. Non of above
B. gene mutation 313. Geneticists also learned that changes in
C. random fusion of gametes genes and chromosomes generate
D. independent assortment of chromo- A. genes

somes B. variations

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C. species 319. Traits controlled by more than one gene

are
D. population
E. allele frequency A. epigenetic.
B. single-gene traits.
314. We classify all the organisms that have
green leaves and can photosynthesise C. polygenic.
A. Plant D. caused by founder effect.
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B. Animal 320. Which factors are involved as prezygotic
C. Bones reproductive barriers? I Gametic isola-
tionII Temporal isolationIII Hybrid break-
D. none of above downIV Reduced hybrid viability
315. are the basic unit of inheritance and lo- A. I and II
cated on chromosomes.
B. I and IV
A. inheritance
C. II and III
B. genes
D. III and IV
C. genetics
D. variation 321. Natural selection on polygenic traits can
affect the relative fitness of phenotypes in
316. What is it called when a sperm and egg three types of selection:
unite(fuse)? A. directional selection
A. meiosis B. stabilizing selection
B. fertilization C. disruptive selection
C. cell division
D. divergent selection
D. mitosis
317. Which is NOT a way that variation can
322. Any change in the sequence of DNA is a
occur?
A. Crossing over A. recombination
B. Independent assortment B. mutation
C. Random fertilization C. chromatin
D. Mitosis D. independent assortment
318. Which one of the following shows contin- 323. Which of the following has 2 pairs of an-
uous variation? tennae?
A. Blood group A. Arachnids
B. Height B. Insects
C. Male or female C. Crustaceans
D. Tongue rolling D. none of above

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324. The idea that homologous pairs separate 329. Any inherited trait that gives an organ-
randomly into either of the cells produced ism an advantage in its environment is
after meiosis I is called called

A. segregation A. a mutation
B. independent assortment B. an adaptation
C. fixed assortment C. evolution
D. ordered pairs D. natural selection
330. The following information is about
325. Which of the following statement is cor-
two individuals, X and Y.*Individual
rect about mutation?
X:presence of a dimple*Individual Y:no
A. A spontaneous change in a chromo- dimpleWhich of the following factors
some due to mutagens causes the difference in the trait between
B. A spontaneous change in a chromo- the two individuls?
some due to recombination A. mutation
C. A permanent change in a chromosome B. genetics
after fertilisation C. hormone
D. A permanent change in a chromosome D. environment
due to crossing over
331. Organism which can successfully adapt
326. Which of the variations is caused by ge- with the environment changes, reproduce
netic factors only? and continue its generation. The one which
A. Intelligence does not adapt will extinct. These refer to
B. Language
A. migration
C. Blood group
B. speciation
D. Skin colour
C. natural selection
327. What type of graph is used for continu- D. isolating mechanism
ous variation? (hint:choose 2)
332. An organism’s genotype is Rr. What type
A. Bar graph of genotype is it?
B. Line Graph A. homozygous dominant
C. Histogram B. heterozygous dominant
D. Pie chart C. homozygous recessive
328. Plants must adapt to their environment, D. heterozygous recessive
too. Plants that live in dry climates usu- 333. Which of the following are examples of
ally have environmental variation?
A. big, round stems A. Eye colour
B. wide leaves to absorb sunlight B. Height
C. small leaves coated in thick wax C. Weight
D. short, small leaves D. Hair colour

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334. Does Artificial Selection involved human C. random mating

intervention?
D. nonrandom mating
A. Yes.
B. No. 340. Differences in traits are called:
C. I don’t know. A. natural selection

D. none of above B. genetic variations
C. artificial selection
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335. Species with variation are likely
to survive. D. adaptations
A. more, less
341. What is called, when all the of the species
B. less, less has died?
C. less, more
A. Evolution
D. more, more
B. Natural selection
336. Human DNA is packaged in the cell into C. Extinction
A. 6 pairs of chromosomes D. Artificials Selection
B. 18 pairs of chromosomes
C. 23 pairs of chromosomes 342. Sources of variations include and
?
D. 12 pairs chromosomes
A. sexual reproduction, mutations
337. Some animals look like dangerous ani-
B. asexual reproduction, mutations
mals, even though they might not be dan-
gerous! This adaptation is called C. biological evolution, genetics
A. camouflage D. biological evolution, genetics
B. mimicry
343. which of the following statements about
C. venom classification of organisms is incorrect
D. poison A. it makes the study of organism easier
338. Vines grow more in the rain forest be- B. it enables predictions of the organism
cause
C. it names the organisms using a stan-
A. there are more trees in the rain forest dardize system
B. vines need sun and grow up trees to D. it sorts organism into one group only
get more sun
C. vines need support and can’t grow on 344. Physical characteristics that are studied
the ground in Genetics.
D. because vines are plants A. Generations
339. Formation of a new species is called B. Offspring

A. speciation C. Hybrids
B. artifical selection D. Traits

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345. A mutation is defined as: C. Identify bacteria only

A. A change in the cell’s structure D. None of these

B. Anything that changes in an embryo
351. Characteristics are usually said to be
C. Any change in the physical features of
a human A. Inherited Or Environmental
D. A change in the DNA sequence B. Environmental Or Genetic
346. What is the meaning of the term gene? C. Environmental Or Predetermined
A. A section of DNA that codes for one D. Inherited or Exposed
amino acid
B. A section of DNA that codes for a pro- 352. is a type of mutation in which a por-
tein tion of a chromosome breaks off and at-
taches to a different chromosome
C. A single nucleotide of DNA
A. deletion
D. One of the bases of DNA
B. duplication
347. The percentage of the base adenine (A) in
a human’s DNA was 36%.What would be C. inversion
the percentage of cytosine (C)? D. translocation
A. 14%
353. What are on of these shows less variety
B. 32%
when it is breed?
C. 64%
A. Out breeding
D. 36%
B. In breeding
348. Which type of data would student height
C. Cross breeding
be categorized as?
A. Categorical D. Don’t know? Choose me
B. Continuous 354. Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study

C. Discontinuous
D. Normal A. flowering
349. In a cross between two hybrid roses (Rr), B. gamete formation
what percent of the offspring will be Rr? C. the inheritance of traits
A. 25%
D. cross-pollination
B. 50%
C. 75% 355. Identify three animal behaviors that help
plants increase their odds of reproduction
D. 100%
A. transfer seeds
350. What is a dichotomous key used for in
science? B. pollinate flowers
A. To organize biomes C. animal waste provides fertilizer
B. Classify organisms D. herding

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356. Recap-What can be described as a short B. Selective breeding

section of DNA? C. Mitosis
A. chromosome D. Fossil Record
B. gene
362. Traveling away from the equator, what
C. nucleus happens in general to the amount of UV
D. DNA intensity?
A. The intensity decreases.
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357. How tall a person is and how fast they
drive B. The intensity increases
A. Positive Correlation C. The intensity stays the same.
B. Negative Correlation D. It is impossible to predict.
C. No Correlation 363. A giraffe has a long neck. Why would the
D. none of above giraffe need this adaptation?
A. to keep warm
358. Why does the carnivorous plant eat
bugs? B. to reach food high above the ground
A. Soil in the swamps has few nutrients. C. to have room to eat more
B. Soil in the pond has few fish. D. to catch birds
C. Soil in the swimming pool has few 364. In natural selection, the selective agent
plants. is the
D. none of above A. humans
359. Which of the following is an example of B. breeders
discontinuous variation? C. mutations
A. Weight D. environment
B. blood type
365. Which of the following shows the charac-
C. height teristics of continuous variation? I control
D. Hand span by polygenesII shown by qualitative char-
acteristicsIII influenced by environmental
360. Which is another term for selective breed- factorsIV the classes show a normal dis-
ing? tribution
A. Artificial selection A. I, II and III
B. Natural Selection B. II, III and IV
C. Intelligent selection C. I, III and IV
D. none of above D. I, II, III and IV
361. It is very common for yellow labs to have 366. the total of all variety among living
bad hips. This is because owners want things in an ecosystemoften refers to ge-
purebred yellow labs who are good hunt- netic variation, ecosystem variation, or
ing dogs. This is an example of species variation
A. Natural Selection A. biodiversity

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B. classification 372. If the diploid number of carrots is 18, the

C. organism haploid number is

D. species A. 18
B. 9
367. The genetic make up of a trait:
C. 27
A. Genotype
D. 36
B. Phenotype
373. When you flip a coin, what is the proba-
C. Chromosome
bility that it will come up tails?
D. Hybrid
A. 1/2
368. Heredity is the passing of characteristics B. 1/4
from to
C. 1/8
A. predators to prey
D. 1
B. water to rain
374. A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The
C. parents to offspring
dog rolls over again. This is an example of
D. fungi to protists
369. reproduction happens when sex cells A. learned behavior

from both parents join. B. adaptive behavior
A. Asexual C. inherited behavior
B. Sexual D. instinctive behavior
C. Binary fission 375. The purpose of selective breeding is to
D. Budding A. Get bigger animals
370. What is an inherited Trait? B. get smaller animals
A. Physical characteristics of organisms C. create animals with desirable traits
that are passed from parents to their off- D. create animals with bad traits
spring (young).
376. Which of the following means “change
B. Characteristics of organisms that are
over time”
influenced by the environment.
C. Animals have inherited characteristics
that are also affected by their environ- B. speciation
ment. C. evolution
D. none of above D. isolation
371. Gametes are produced by the process of 377. The person who conduct the naming sys-
tem of classification
A. mitosis A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. meiosis B. Mendel
C. crossing-over C. Darwin
D. replication D. none of above

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378. How an animal protects itself Adapta- occurrence for all alleles for that gene in
tion:Skunk and its spray the gene pool.
A. Defense C. genetic equilibrium.
B. Hibernation D. unrelated to evolution.
C. Locomotion
384. Identify three animal behaviors that in-
D. Migration
crease their odds of reproduction
379. If the population is not evolving, allele
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A. nest building
frequencies in its gene pool are not chang-
ing, and that population is in B. bright flowers
A. genetic equilibrium C. colorful feathers
B. genetic balance D. herding
C. genetic scale
385. What kind of beak does a pelican have?
D. genetic pool static
A. It has a sharp, curved beak to tear its
380. According to natural selection, which or- food.
ganisms are most likely to survive? B. It has a long, thin beak that allows it to
A. The fastest organisms suck nectar.
B. The biggest organisms C. It has a long beak with a pouch to
C. The best-adapted organisms scoop up food in the water.
D. The most domesticated organisms D. It has a short, stubby beak to peck
things with.
381. If two populations that were once able to
interbreed evolve differences in courtship 386. Which one of this is FALSE about impor-
rituals or other behaviors, can occur. tance of Variation
A. behavioral isolation A. Act as source of evolution.
B. geographic isolation B. Can adapt to environment change.
C. temporal isolation
C. Increase the ability of a species to sur-
D. none of above vive in changing environment.
382. What is a trait? D. Can make an organism live longer.
A. plant
387. Chameleons are reptiles that have the
B. an adaptation ability to hide from predators and prey by
C. a characteristic or feature blending in with their environment. They
can change the pattern and/or color of
D. none of above
their skin. This ability is known as
383. Allele frequency is A. natural selection
A. the number of times a gene occurs in
B. imitations
a gene pool.
C. mimicry
B. the number of times an allele occurs in
a gene pool, as a percentage of the total D. camouflage

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388. What is competition? 393. Physical appearance (brown hair, blue

A. The struggle for survival between 2 or eyes)

more living things A. heterogeneous
B. Genetic variation B. homogeneous
C. The change in the sequence of DNA C. genotype
D. The presence of differences between D. phenotype
living things
394. Traits that help an organism survive are
389. Outbreeding leads to the following EX- called
CEPT
A. evolution
A. Increase heterozygous genotypes
B. natural selection
B. More susceptible to disease
C. adaptations
C. Increase genetic variation
D. habitats
D. Hybrid are genetically superior than
parents 395. Number of freckles is caused by
390. Populations of peppered moth of England A. Genes

changed from 1 percent dark & 99 per- B. Environment
cent light individuals to 99% dark and 1%
C. Both
light individuals between 1848 and 1898.
These selective agent causing the change D. none of above
was
396. B is the allele for brown eyes and b is the
A. humans allele for blue eyes. Calculate the probabil-
B. tree bark ity of a blue-eyed child if the parents had
thegenotype Bb and bb.
C. birds as predators
A. 75%
D. toxins from smoke
B. 50%
391. What is the scientific word that refers to
the differences within a species? C. 25%
A. Variation D. 0%
B. Characteristics 397. In genetic equilibrium, individuals must

C. Features mate at random. But females of many an-
imal species select mates based on size,
D. Inheritance strength, or coloration, a practice known
as
392. Where the better adapted organism sur-
vive to pass traits along to offspring. A. sexual selection (Nonrandom mating)
A. Evolution B. small populations
B. Natural selction C. gene flow
C. Extinction D. mutation
D. Artificials selection E. natural selection

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398. What is the abbreviation for deoxyri- 403. A species is a group of similar organisms
bonucleic acid? that
A. RNA A. Can mate with each other and produce
fertile offspring
B. DOA
B. can live together on an island
C. DNA
C. can migrate to an island from the main-
D. DBN land
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399. All the populations in a specific area or D. all have exactly the same traits.
region
404. Canis lupus, the scientific name for a wolf,
A. community is in which genus?
B. ecosystem A. Canis
C. population B. lupus
D. species C. Animalia
D. mammalia
400. Heavy metals lead, mercury can interfere
with the process in which DNA is copied, 405. Which feature of a bird is controlled only
if this process goes wrong, the daughter by inherited genes?
cells will get faulty DNA when the cell di-
A. diet
vides. Chemicals which can cause muta-
tions are called B. habitat
A. mutations C. beak shape
B. mutagens D. life span
C. meiosis 406. When has speciation occurred?

D. genetic mutations A. When populations no longer look the
same
401. skin with hair on most or some of the
B. When populations are living in differ-
body
ent environments
A. mammals C. When populations no longer have the
B. birds same frequency of alleles
C. fish D. When populations can no longer inter-
breed
D. reptiles
407. Reflect an organisms consistent charac-
402. What does Mendel’s 2nd Law is also teristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and
know as? behaviors
A. Law of Independent Assortment A. Physical Trait
B. Law of Independent Attachment B. Homeostasis
C. Law of Segregation C. Behavioral Trait
D. Law of Natural Selection D. Dormancy

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408. Being able to move around to find re- 414. An isolated population of humans, with
sources that animals need. Adaptation:A approximately equal numbers of blue-
bunny hopping around looking for food. eyed and brown-eyed individuals, was

A. HIbernation decimated by earthquake. Only a few
brown-eyed people remained to form the
B. Locomotion next generation. This kind of change in the
C. Migration gene pool is called a
D. Food Obtainment A. founder effect
409. What are small stretches of DNA that B. bottleneck effect

code for traits C. blocked gene flow
A. Nucleus D. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
B. Chromosomes 415. A is a solid copy of the shape of an
C. Gene organism.
D. Centromeres A. mold
B. cast
410. The combination of alleles.
C. petrified fossil
A. DNA
D. trace fossil
B. Phenotype
C. Genotype 416. Darwin observed 13 species of finches on
the Galapagos Islands. What did Darwin
D. Genetics
conclude about the finches?
411. What is speciation? A. a. They evolved from a common ances-
A. The change from one species into two tor.
or more distinct species. B. They all came from different conti-
B. The movement of a group of organisms nents.
into a new area. C. they evolved from 13 different types of
C. The ability to mate and reproduce. birds.
D. The death of an entire species. D. they developed from other types of or-
ganisms.
412. Eye colour is caused by
417. The genetic difference between individu-
A. Genes
als in the same species is
B. Environment A. Interesting
C. Both B. genetics
D. none of above C. Variation
413. What do genes code for? D. Harmful
A. Carbohydrates 418. Genetic drift is change in the allele fre-
B. Whatever they are designed to do quency of a population due to
C. Proteins A. random chance
D. Fatty acids B. natural selection

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C. non-random mating (sexual selection) 424. What did Mendel discovery in his second
D. artificial selection experiment?
A. The recessive trait reappeared!
419. Which of the following could be described
as inherited as well as environmental vari- B. The dominant trait reappeared!
ation? C. The ratio was a 1:4
A. Gender D. All the offspring were true-breeding
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B. Hand span
425. is when members of a species that
C. Eye colour
are best suited for their environment sur-
D. Height vive and reproduce at a higher rate than
other members of the species
420. Crossing over creates
A. male genotype
B. artificial selection
B. genetic variation (differences)
C. speciation
C. DNA replication
D. adaptation
D. mitosis
421. State 2 type of isolation:i. Pre- 426. Darwin’s theory of evolution by nat-
zygoteii. Founder effectiii. Post-zygoteiv. ural selection was partly based on his
Bottleneck-effect observation on finches in the Galapagos
Archipelago. These birds show
A. i and iv
A. hybridisation
B. i and iii
B. adaptive radiation
C. i, ii, iii and iv
C. convergent evolution
D. non of above
D. progressive evolution
422. Process of fertilizing flowers by transfer-
ring pollen from male to female parts 427. The father of Genetics:
A. pollination A. Albert Einstein
B. seed dispersal B. Gregor Mendel
C. herding
C. Robert Hooke
D. vegetative propagation
D. Theodore Schwann
423. Which of the following describes how al-
leles will be inherited without influencing 428. Temperature and number of people wear-
each other? ing jackets
A. Law of Independent Assortment A. Positive Correlation

B. Law of Segregation B. Negative Correlation
C. Law of Fertilization C. No Correlation
D. Law of Mitosis D. none of above

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429. What are homologous chromosomes? C. Prey

A. One chromosome from each parent D. Mates

that has the same type of information but
might have different alleles (versions) 435. An organism had 24 chromosomes in the
B. 2 copies of each chromosome nucleus of one of its body cells.How many
chromosomes would there be in a sperm
C. The nucleic acid responsible for coding
cell and a skin cell fromthe same organ-
for an organism’s traits
ism?
D. Differences in offspring because of
A. sperm cell:12, skin cell:12
varying gametes being produced
B. sperm cell:24, skin cell:24
430. How are reptiles and fish alike?
C. sperm cell:12, skin cell:24
A. neither has scales
B. both breathe with gills D. sperm cell:24, skin cell:12
C. neither has a backbone 436. When an organism completely dies out, it

D. both have body temperatures that is called
change with their surroundings
A. Adaption
431. Which of these is most likely to be an ex- B. Extinction
ample of environmental variation?
C. Fossilization
A. a woman with naturally blonde hair
D. Mutation
B. a man with an earring
C. a girl with blue eyes 437. strong front legs have function ..
D. a boy with naturally curly hair A. burrow the hole
432. Which of the following cannot be inher- B. camouflage the fox
ited?
C. adapted to see on little light
A. Pneumonia
D. none of above
B. Sickle-Cell Anoemia
C. Down’s Syndrome 438. Two species of frogs belonging to the
D. Colour Blindness same genus occasionally mate, but the
offspring do not complete development.
433. Cactus has thick stem for What is the mechanism for keeping the
two frog species separate?
A. storage the water
B. photosynthesis A. The prezygotic barrier called hybrid
sterility
C. find the water
B. The postzygotic barrier called hybrid
D. none of above
inviability
434. Animals compete for C. The postzygotic barrier called hybrid
A. Sunlight breakdown
B. Nutrients D. Gametic isolation

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439. Modern horses developed their traits C. are resistant to disease

through natural selection. What occurs D. can grow human proteins
during the process of natural selection?
A. only the fittest organisms survive and 444. Which of the following is an example of
reproduce Inherited variation?
B. organisms choose mates from other A. Eye colour

species B. Blood type
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C. breeders cross organisms with desir- C. Skin colour
able traits. D. All of the above
D. organisms remain exactly the same
over many generations. 445. is a type of mutation in which a se-
quence is copied more than once during
440. Why are there more boys than girls in my replication
y11 class of 10 when it should be 50-50 A. deletion
A. Its a small sample size B. duplication
B. Boys are cleverer than girls C. inversion
C. Its to do with the XY chromosomes D. translocation
D. Its a random selection of students
446. Before mitosis or meiosis can begin, DNA
441. What is meant by adaptation? must go through Interphase. This is when
A. An animal can swim in warm water and
cold water. A. DNA replicates
B. It is any characteristic that helps a B. DNA splits
plant or animal survive in its environment. C. DNA forms chromosomes
C. It is a habitat that animals can change. D. Chromosomes cross over
D. They develop over long periods of time.
447. Some species of Anopheles mosquito
442. A mosquito has 6 chromosomes. How live in brackish water, some in running
many chromosomes would their egg and freshwater, and others in stagnant wa-
sperm cells have? ter. What type of reproductive barrier is
A. 2 most obviously separating these different
species?
B. 3
A. Behavioral isolation
C. 6
B. Temporal isolation
D. 12
C. Habitat isolation
443. Farmers often make observations about D. Gametic isolatio
the traits of their plants as they prac-
tice selective breeding. A farmer might 448. What is the most likely result of a muta-
practice selective breeding to produce corn tion?
plants that A. A change that leads to an evolutionary
A. use more water advantage
B. all look the same B. Death of an organism

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C. A new form of a gene is produced 454. The plant has the characteristics:tough,
narrow leaves called needlesreproduce us-
D. Changes the shape of the protein
ing seedsthe seeds are produced inside

cones
449. What is the genotype of the organism?
A. conifers
A. How the organism looks
B. flowering plants
B. The type of jeans a human wears
C. ferns
C. The arrangement of genes in the or-
D. none of above
ganism
D. The way it is affected by its environ- 455. A slight difference in an inherited trait
ment between individual members of the same
species.
450. The changes in gene frequency are caused A. variations
by
B. adapatations
A. mutation C. homologous structures
B. genetic drift D. analogous structures
456. The offspring is with their parents
D. gene flow A. similar
451. Genetic information is stored in which B. difference
part of the cell C. better
A. nucleus D. none of above
B. cytoplasm 457. The process of selecting a few organisms
C. cell membrane with desired traits to serve as parents of
the next generation.
D. mitochondria
A. Gene Therapy
452. What is the area where a polar bear lives B. Genome
called? C. Selective Breeding
A. the igloo D. Pedigree
B. the desert environment 458. What did Gregor Mendel do in his second
C. the Arctic habitat experiment?
D. the winter habitat A. Allowed the first generation to self-
pollinate
453. Change over time B. Allowed the first generation to cross-
A. Natural Selection pollinate
B. Selective Breeding C. Allowed the first generation to become

true-breeding
C. Homeostasis
D. Allowed the first generation to both
D. Evolution self-and-cross pollinate

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459. What is the scientific term for an animal 464. How many traits did Mendel study in his
that is eaten by another animal? pea plants?
A. predator A. 1
B. dinner B. 3
C. prey C. 5
D. 7
D. stupid
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465. Which of the following is an inherited dis-
460. A farmer has bred his pineapple plants order?
from the sweetest pineapples from his last
harvest to get even sweeter pineapple A. Malaria
plants. What is this an example of? B. HIV
A. Selective breeding C. Measles
B. Natural selection D. Cystic fibrosis
C. Extinction 466. Name another hereditary condition
D. Mutagenesis A. Salmonella
B. Measles
461. On average, how many crossovers can
happen between the nonsister chromatids C. HIV
during meiosis? D. Polydactyly
A. 0-1 467. The occurrence of large beaks and small
B. 1-2 beaks in the absence of medium-sized
beaks in finches is an example of
C. 2-3
D. 3-4
B. the founder effect
462. The term for the formation of new and C. disruptive selection
distinct species over the course of evolu-
D. adaptive radiation
tion is
A. speciation 468. The failure of one or more pairs of homol-
ogous chromosomes or sister chromatids
B. biological species concept to separate “normally” during meiosis is
C. reproductive barrier called
D. natural selection A. nondisjunction

B. crossing over
463. Anything that helps an animal survive in
C. nondiploidy
its environment.
D. independent separation
A. counter-shading
469. Some mutations-called do not affect
B. mimicry
phenotype, and therefore don’t affect fit-
C. adaptation ness.
D. camouflage A. neutral mutations

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B. harmful mutations A. mosses

C. beneficial mutations B. ferns

D. none of above C. flowering plants
470. What is a benefit of embryo screening? D. none of above

A. The mum might get an infection 475. Which is the best description of a physical
B. Genes can’t be passed on adaptation?
C. Potential human beings are destroyed A. a way an animal acts that helps it to
survive in its environment.
D. It is expensive
B. a basic need that an animal must have
471. Mutations are important because they from its environment.
bring about C. a part of an animal’s body that helps it
A. death of the organism in which they de- to survive in its environment.
velop
B. genetic variation needed for a popula-
tion to evolve 476. Which statement best describes the pro-
cess of evolution?
C. benefits for the individual, not for the
population A. Populations can survive in different lo-
cations.
D. Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a
population B. Populations grow when resources are
plentiful
472. What is the result of natural selection?
C. Conditions limit the number of species
A. A chance change in the gene pool of a on earth.
small population
D. The characteristics of a species can
B. The entry of alleles into a population change over time.
due to immigration
477. An organism’s ability to survive and re-
C. A change in the gene pool of a popu-
produce in its environment refers to its
lation due to differential reproductive suc-
cess A. Fitness
D. A change in allelic frequencies due to B. Variation
mutation C. Selection
473. Problems with selective breeding include D. Mutation
A. Better animals 478. What does external mean?
B. More Meat A. It means something on the inside.
C. Animals can have bad health problems B. It is a part of the environment that you
D. more diversity see.
474. The plant has this characteristics:Bigger C. It means on the outside, or something
than mossesLeaves of ferns are called you can see.
frondsSpore grow on the back of their D. It means it is something you place on
fronds the outside.

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479. How many daughter cells does Meiosis B. Solution

create? C. Probability
A. 2 D. Procedure
B. 4
485. Better-suited individuals have higher fit-
C. 8 ness, produce more offspring, and pass
D. 1 more copies of their to the next gener-
ation.
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480. Mutations are a change in what?
A. genes
A. DNA
B. adaptation
B. tRNA
C. fitness
C. genotype D. none of above
D. phenotype
486. Chromosomes exchange genetic material
481. When two populations are separated by during
geographic barriers such as rivers, moun- A. crossing over
tains, or bodies of water, occurs.
B. replication
C. synthesis
B. geographic isolation
D. translation
487. An identical twins have different trait in
D. none of above
height. What is the cause of differences in
482. If individuals near the center of the curve this trait?
have higher fitness than individuals at ei- A. Environmental factor
ther end, takes place.
B. Genetic factor
A. directional selection C. Abnormal mitosis
B. stabilizing selection D. Chromosome fail to separate
C. disruptive selection
488. What is the shape of DNA?
D. divergent selection
A. A long rope
B. A genetic cross
483. The following are inherited traits of hu- C. A double helix
mans EXCEPT
D. Three strands with complementary
A. long hair base pairs
B. blue eyes
489. An inherited trait that helps those organ-
C. long eyelashes isms that have it to survive
D. small dimples A. niche
484. The chance that an event will occur is B. structure
called? C. characteristic
A. Prediction D. adaptation

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490. Two group of organism are categorized C. Adaptive radiation

as a different species if the organism D. Inbreeding

A. can freely interbreed
496. What advantage does sexual reproduc-
B. have intermediate form tion have over asexual reproduction?
C. produce fertile offspring A. More offspring
D. undergo complete reproductive isola- B. Genetic variation of offspring
tion (cannot interbreed) C. Offspring more likely to survive birth
491. Hen is the type of D. Offspring are genetic clones
A. Birds 497. The place or environment where an or-
B. Reptiles ganism naturally lives
C. Amphibi A. function
D. none of above B. habitat
C. community
492. What is true-breeding?
D. ecosystem
A. When pollen from a flower fertilizes it-
self or another flower on the same plant 498. What populations survive better when
the ecosystem changes?
a flower on a different plant A. larger populations
C. A plant whose offspring share the B. smarter populations
same traits as the parent C. stronger populations
D. A plant whose offspring is genetically D. diverse populations
different from the parent.
499. Complex molecule that carries genetic
493. which of the following were his laws? information that defines an organism’s
A. law of dominance traits. It is stored in the nucleus.
A. DNA
B. law of segregation of genes
B. protein
C. law of co-dominance
C. RNA
D. law of independent assortment
D. glucose nucleic acid (GNA)
494. Which of the following is a mammal?
500. Which is NOT a result of selective breed-
A. bird ing?
B. snake A. Large seedless watermelons that con-
C. dolphin sumers demand
D. frog B. Bright oranges that are all about the
same size
495. Which of the following is NOT associated
C. An insect that matches the colour of
with speciation?
the environment
A. Reproductive isolation D. A dog that has been bred to have short
B. Genetic drift hair

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501. Moist skin covered in scales B. epidermis

A. Vertebrate C. dermis
B. Birds D. hypodermis
C. Fish
506. What is the percentage of a woman hav-
D. Reptiles ing a male child?
502. When phenotypes at both the upper and A. 25%
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lower ends of the curve have higher fit- B. 50%
ness than individuals near the middle,
can occur. C. 75%
A. directional selection D. 100%
B. stabilizing selection 507. Which one is correct?
C. disruptive selection A. Oryza sativa
D. divergent selection B. Oryza Sativa
C. Oryza sativa
503. What is a species? D. Oryza Sativa
A. A group of organisms that can mate
with each other and produce fertile off- 508. Birds with large sharp claws and beaks
spring. most likely eat
B. A group of organisms that can mate A. tall grasses

and produce offspring even if those off- B. pond microorganisms
spring are infertile.
C. small animals
C. A group of organisms that genetically
are very different from each other. D. none of above
D. Indivual organisms that live in the 509. What do you call all of the genes in a pop-
same environment. ulation?
504. In which scenario could natural selection A. Gene pool

occur? B. Relative Frequency
A. a wolf with a heavy fur coat survives C. Genetic Drift
harsh winters better than other wolves
and passes the trait on D. Allele pool
B. a woodpecker learnes how to eat a 510. is the process by which parts of ho-
new type of beetle. mologous chromosomes are exchanged be-
C. a shark receives a neutral mutation tween on another.
D. a mother passes a deadly mutation on A. Mutation
to her child. B. Reproduction
505. What is the top layer of skin called? C. Meiosis
A. callus D. Recombination

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511. In what two ways does meiosis take role 516. A gene pool
in genetic variation?
A. consists of all genes present in a pop-

A. Crossing-over ulation including all alleles for each gene.
B. Synapsis B. consists of all genes present in a
C. Independent assortment species including all alleles for each gene.
D. Nucleus C. consists only of genes, not alleles.

D. cannot be affected by mutation.
512. Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the for-
mation of
517. If two alleles are the same for a certain
A. two genetically identical cells trait they are considered
B. four genetically different cells A. Homozygous
C. four genetically identical cells B. Heterozygous
D. two genetically different cells C. Common
513. Process by which organism that are best D. Twins
suited to a parricular environment survive
and reproduce 518. P = GenusQ = PhylumR = ClassS = King-
domT = FamilyU = SpeciesV = Orderwhich
A. variations.
of the following sequence shows the hier-
B. mutation. archy of classification
C. natural selection. A. Q, S, U, V, T, P, R
D. erosion B. S, Q, R, V, T, P, U
514. A species is: C. V, T, P, S, U, Q, R

A. a group of organisms that reproduce in D. U, T, Q, P, V, S, R
water.
519. HH, DD, dd
B. a group of organisms that can produce
offspring that can also reproduce. A. Heterozygous
C. a group of organisms that cannot re- B. Hybrid
produce.
C. Purebred
D. someone who wears glasses.
D. Phenotype
515. Which of these is an example of discon-
tinuous variation? 520. Which processes DOES NOT increase ge-
netic variation directly during sexual re-
A. whether or not you can roll your production?
tongue
A. Crossing over
B. the length of your big toe
B. ransom assortment
C. your weight
C. mutations
D. the amount of hemoglobin in your
blood D. Random fertilization

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521. The genitalia of the male damselfly 526. Skin with feathers
varies in shape. Certain males can only A. fish
hold onto & mate with females whose gen-
B. mammals
italia fit. What type of reproductive bar-
rier is this? C. birds
A. behavioral isolation D. reptiles
B. temporal isolation 527. What type of genetic drift occurs when
the population size is greatly decreased
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C. gametic isolation
due to a random event?
D. mechanical isolation
A. Founder’s Effect
522. Genetic allow some organisms to be B. Intrasexual Selection
better adapted to the environment. C. Bottleneck Effect
A. variations D. Intersexual Selection
B. domination 528. What is a dominant allele
C. repeats A. An allele which if present will give the
D. weakness organism that characteristic
B. A bossy allele
523. Can discrete variation ever change
C. You need two of these to give that char-
A. Yes-as you get older acteristic
B. No-your genes are decided from birth D. A strong one
C. Yes-if you are bitten by a radioactive 529. When two organisms from the same fam-
spider ily tree breed, then what is it called?
D. If you practice enough, you can roll A. Crossbreeding
your tongue
B. Inbreeding
524. Color or pattern that helps an animal C. Hyridization
blend in with its habitat Adaptation:polar D. Normal
bears in the Artic
530. transports water up the plant from
A. Hibernation
the roots
B. Locomotion
A. Phloem
C. Camouflage B. Cambium
D. Migration C. Leaves
525. In science, mutations are D. Xylem
A. The reason the X-Men exist 531. The bottom of an eagle’s feet have little
B. Genetically engineered creatures that bumps, or spicules, for
you fight in the Hunger Games A. holding onto struggling prey
C. A change in the DNA of an organism B. to get the food
that produces new traits C. to fly high
D. Always helpful for survival D. none of above

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532. is the branch of biology dealing with the C. amphibians

principles and mechanism of inheritance D. fish
and variation.

A. variation 538. Two species of birds look alike and live in
the same area. Although these birds look
B. heredity similar, they do not mate with each other
C. inheritance because one species performs a courtship
behavior by dancing while the other sings.
D. genetics
533. Gender is caused by A. gametic isolation
A. Genes B. mechanical isolation
B. Environment C. behavioral isolation
C. Both D. habitat isolation
D. none of above
539. Which of the following correctly lists the
534. An example of an inherited characteristic four essential parts of natural selection?
is: A. selection; underproduction; home-
A. eye colour. ostatsis; fossil records
B. a tattoo. B. underproduction; genetic variation;
extinction; adaptation
C. a scar.
C. adaptation; inconsistency; sexual re-
D. a broken leg. production; energy use
535. We are combination of D. overproduction; genetic variation;
struggle to survive; successful reproduc-
A. 20% from mother and 80% from father
tion
B. 50% from mother and 50% from father
540. The number of phenotypes produced for
C. 70% from mother and 30% from father
a trait depends on
D. 40% from mother and 60% from father
A. organism choice.
536. What is the best definition of a gene? B. genetic drift.
A. One chromosome from each parent C. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
that has the same type of information but
D. how many genes control the trait.
might have different alleles (versions)
B. A section of DNA that codes for a spe- 541. exists among individuals of one species.
cific trait Variation is due to crossing over, recom-
bination, mutation and environmental ef-
C. When a genotype has 2 copies of the
fects on the expression of genes present
recessive allele
on chromosomes.
D. 1 copy of each chromosome
A. genetics
537. moist skin with no scales B. inheritance
A. mammals C. Variation
B. reptiles D. heredity

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542. backbone made of bone or cartilage 548. Actual gene make-up (bb, Bb)
A. mammals A. heterogeneous
B. vertebrates B. homogeneous
C. avertebrates C. genotype
D. amphibians D. phenotype
543. Which of the following are genetically in- 549. Which statement about the human
herited human characteristics that are not
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genome is true?
affected by any changes in the environ-
mental conditions? I Skin colour II Blood A. The human genome contains around
groupIII Presence of a dimpleIV Height 2000 genes.
A. I and II B. The human genome was the first
genome to be sequenced.
B. I and III
C. II and III C. Humans are the species with the
largest genome.
D. III and IV
D. Mitochondria has its own DNA.
544. Which of the following best represents
inbreeding? 550. Which of these would be considered an
adaptation of an animal that lives in the
A. removing DNA from an organism
snowy tundra?
B. changing traits based on environment
A. a thick coat
C. crossing 2 similar animals
B. green colored skin
D. crossing 2 different animals
C. large, flat leaves
545. Which of these is the largest single cell?
D. webbed feet
A. Emu egg
551. Why might 2 parents who do not have
B. Skin cell
cystic fibrosis have a child with it?
C. Ostrich egg
A. The disease relies on a dominant allele
D. Penguin egg
B. Its all random
546. Which adaptation would NOT help a
C. They are unlucky
hawk catch a mouse?
D. They could be carriers
A. Hollow Bones
B. Good eye sight 552. Which one of the following is a way that
C. Talons Mitosis is different from Meiosis:
D. Camouflage A. Meiosis results in 2 daughter cells,
while Mitosis produces 4 daughter cells
547. What are the 2 types of melanin?
B. Meiosis results in 4 daughter cells,
A. Eurimelanin and Photomelanin while Mitosis produces 2 daughter cells
B. Phymelanin and Euromelanin C. Cells produced by meiosis are all ge-
C. Eumelanin and Pheomelanin netically different
D. none of above D. Both b and c are correct

4.1 Variation 637
553. How does natural selection lead to the 558. Some species of millipedes will roll into a
spread of an adaptation? ball when threatened, while other species
of millipedes can secrete noxious chemicals

A. adaptations can be taught to offspring
from their bodies. These adaptations al-
B. better adapted organisms live longer low the millipedes to-
and have more offspring than other organ-
ism A. survive in different temperatures
C. better adapted organisms kill compet- B. avoid different types of predators
ing organisms off
D. adaptations can be traded between or- C. conserve different amounts of energy
ganisms. D. blend into different types of environ-
554. Which best describes an inherited trait? ments
A. a characteristic one chooses to ex-

559. When a species gene pools becomes sep-
press
arated and stop breeding with each other
B. a characteristic one receives from the we call this
food one eats
A. reproductive isolation
C. a characteristic that is passed on from
one’s parents B. isolated mating
D. a characteristic that is influenced by
C. mating in isolation
one’s surroundings
D. carl
555. Having tattoos is caused by
A. Genes
560. What is an Acquired Trait?
B. Environment
A. Physical characteristics of organisms
C. Both
that are passed from parents to their off-
D. none of above spring (young).
556. A cross of a red petal flower (BB) with B. Characteristics of organisms that are
a white petal flower (WW) produces all influenced by the environment.
pink petal offspring (BBWW). This type of
inheritance is known as C. Animals have inherited characteristics
that are also affected by their environ-
A. incomplete dominance
ment.
B. polygenic inheritance
D. none of above
C. codominance
D. multiple alleles 561. Student eye colour could be considered
557. The purpose of sexual reproduction and what type of data
meiosis is to form cells. A. Discontinuous
A. body
B. Independent
B. sex
C. somatic C. Continuous
D. brain D. Colours

4.1 Variation 638
562. Which animal is a bird? An- 567. A chance occurrence that negatively af-
imal 1:backbone/feathers/warm- fects a population because the population
bloodedAnimal 2:backbone/scales/gills/cold- is small is
bloodedAnimal 3:cold-bloodedAnimal
A. genetic drift
4:backbone/hair
B. mutation
A. Animal 1
B. Animal 2 C. speciation
D. migration
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C. Animal 3
D. Animal 4 568. How many cycles of Prophase,
Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase oc-
563. A species could go extinct if:
cur in Meiosis?
A. food becomes more plentiful.
A. 1
B. members of the species have adapta-
B. 2
tions to enhance survival.
C. the environment changes drastically C. 3
and no one can adapt. D. 4
D. there is less competition for re-
sources. 569. The gene for eye colour comes in many
different forms such as blue, green, brown,
564. Which feature is an example of discontin- hazel etc. What is the term for this?
uous variation? A. Genetic mutations
A. Blood Group B. Genotype
B. Body mass
C. Epigenetics
C. Foot size
D. Alleles
D. Height
570. An action or event that evokes a specific
565. how many laws of inheritance did he give functional reaction in an organ or tissue
based on his data and observations?
A. Behavior
A. 5
B. Stimulus
B. 3
C. Hibernation
C. 7
D. Homeostasis
D. 2
566. A giraffe has a long neck in order to bet- 571. Some mutations may lower fitness-called
ter reach leaves to eat. This is an example by decreasing an individual’s ability to
of survive and reproduce.
A. an adaptation A. neutral mutations

B. environment B. harmful mutations
C. response C. beneficial mutations
D. stimulus D. none of above

4.1 Variation 639
572. The allele for brown eyes is B and the al- 577. What is melanin?
lele for blue eyes is b. Which of the follow-
A. A pigment that changes skin colour.
ing genotypes is homozygous dominant?

A. BB B. A protein that is waterproof and tough
B. bB C. A cell found in the epidermis

C. bb D. A vitamin that helps you sleep
D. Bb
578. Dry skin with scales
573. If different genotypes have different fit-
A. mammals
ness, will disrupt genetic equilibrium,
and evolution will occur. B. Fish
A. gene flow C. Birds
B. sexual selection (Nonrandom mating) D. Reptiles
C. small populations
579. What is the number of chromosomes in
an individual with Turner’s Syndrome?
E. mutation
A. 45
574. A benefit of inheriting a genetic disorder
B. 46
is
A. passing a gene to your children C. 47
B. surviving the environment D. 48

C. not passing the gene to your children.
580. The raccoon has hands and feet. Why
D. none of above would the raccoon need this adaptation?
575. Still other mutations-called A. to fight
mutations-may result in adaptations that
B. to help them find and pick up food
improve an individual’s ability to survive
and reproduce. C. to hang from trees
A. neutral mutations D. to dig a tunnel
B. harmful mutations
581. Which statements about a population un-
C. beneficial mutations dergoing disruptive selection are true? I A
D. none of above group of extreme phenotypes is selected.II
Individuals with intermediate phenotypes
576. What function is associated with white are the fewest in numbers.III Human birth
blood cells? weight displays disruptive selection.IV Re-
A. Carrying messages throughout the duce genetic variability.
body
A. I and III only
B. Circulating nutrients
B. I and II only
C. Targeting and destroying foreign mate-
rials C. II and III only
D. Breaking down toxins D. III and IV only

4.1 Variation 640
582. Which term refers to a farmer choosing 587. Organisms that have two identical alleles
the best corn from this year to plant next for a particular trait are said to be
year?
A. hybrid
A. natural selection B. homozygous
B. selective breeding C. heterozygous
C. genetic engineering D. dominant
D. genetic transformation
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588. Which term refers to the process by
583. is a type of mutation in which a seg- which individuals that are better suited
ment of DNA is reversed (or flipped) in or- to the environment survive and reproduce
der therefore passing down their genes to
their offspring?
A. deletion
A. Evolution
B. duplication
B. Variation
C. inversion
C. Adaptation
D. translocation
D. Natural Selection
584. Pair of genes where one is dominant and
he other is recessive 589. The part of a flower that contains the
pollen
A. heterogeneous
A. stigma
B. homogeneous
B. style
C. genotype
C. anther
D. phenotype
D. filament
585. Members of a population interbreed with
one another, they share a common group 590. Which parts of an organism are more
of genes called a likely to fossilize?
A. gene pool A. the soft parts-skin, muscle
B. variations B. the hard parts-bones, shells, stems

C. all parts can become fossilized easily
C. species
because the organism becomes buried by
D. population sediments
E. allele frequency D. none of above
586. An animal’s color or pattern that helps it 591. A small cell has a surface area to vol-
blend into its surroundings ume ratio than a larger cell.
A. Environment A. Smaller
B. Mimicry B. Larger
C. Camouflage C. Similar
D. none of above D. More varied

4.1 Variation 641
592. It is to find out the genotype of the plant 598. What is the best definition of a genotype
showing dominant trait, the given plant is that is homozygous recessive? (Ex-rr)
crossed with the recessive homozygote. A. When a genotype has a dominant and

A. test cross recessive allele
B. dominance B. When a genotype has 2 copies of the
recessive allele
C. dominant trait
C. When a genotype has 2 copies of the
dominant allele
593. Meiosis produces daughter cells that are: D. none of above
A. genetically identical 599. Where does Meiosis occur?
B. genetically different A. Somatic cells
C. zygotes B. Body cells
D. germ cells C. Gamete cells
594. Who was Gregor Mendel? D. All cells
A. A French Botanist 600. A trait that helps a living thing survive.
B. A German Physician A. instinct
C. An American Cowboy B. mimicry
D. An Austrian Monk C. camouflage
D. adaptation
595. Why do birds need the adaptation of hol-
low bones? 601. How do you know if evolution has oc-
A. to fly cured?
A. The population increases
B. to live
B. The relative frequencies change
C. to reproduce
C. The population decreases
D. to run
D. The animals die
596. The chemical factors that determine traits
are called 602. a characteristic of a species that enables
the species to survive in its environment
A. alleles
A. adaptations
B. traits
B. comparative anatomy
C. genes C. analogous structures
D. characters D. homologous structures
597. Name the process that produces ga- 603. Which of the following is considered the
metes. most of the arthropods species?
A. Variation A. Crustaceans
B. Fertilisation B. Insects
C. Meiosis C. Myriapods
D. Mitosis D. none of above

4.2 Heredity & Mendel’s experiment 642
604. Homologous chromosomes pair up side- A. the sister chromatids separate

by-side in tetrads along the middle of the B. the cells get smaller
cell during what kind of cell division?
C. the chromosome number goes from
A. Mitosis haploid to diploid
B. Meiosis D. the chromosome number goes from
C. Both diploid to haploid
D. Neither 607. Survival of the Fittest and Evolution
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605. which of these are test cross observa- were proposed by what scientist?
tions? A. Charles Darwin
A. if the phenotype of offsprings shows B. Albert Einstein
only the dominant trait, then the parent C. Steven Hawking
plant was homozygote to the dominant
trait D. Isaac Newton
B. if the offsprings produced are of both 608. What is a mutation?

phenotypes, then the parent plant was A. Change that helps a living thing survive
heterozygote to the dominant trait in its environment
C. both are correct B. Change in DNA structure
D. none of above C. Natural differences in traits (like color)
606. Meiosis I is a reductive division. What
does that mean? D. none of above
4.2 Heredity & Mendel’s experiment

1. Red x white = pink (aabb). AaBb 1005aabb 1000Aabb
A. codominance 200aaBb 210Which two genotypes are
the recombinant offspring?
B. multiple alleles
A. AaBb & Aabb
C. incomplete dominance
B. AaBb & aaBb
D. epistasis
C. Aabb & aaBb
2. When two pea plants with Tt genotypes D. AaBb & aabb
are crossbred, how many short (tt) plants
will there most likely be in the new gener- 4. How would the DNA in a horse muscle cell
ation? compare with the DNA in a horse sperm
A. 1 out of 4 cell?
B. 1 out of 2 A. The sperm cell would have twice the

DNA as the muscle cell.
C. 1 out of 6
B. The sperm cell would have half as
D. 1 out of 8 much DNA as the muscle cell.
3. The following are results of crossing C. The sperm cell and muscle cell would
a female fly (AaBb) with a male fly contain the same amount of DNA.

D. The muscle cell would have four times 10. Gametes are produced by this process
the DNA as the sperm cell.. A. mitosis

5. A tall (TT) purebred plant is crossed with B. mitochondria
a short (tt) purebred plant. All of the off- C. cellular respiration
spring are hybrids. You would expect the
offspring to be D. meiosis
A. Tall 11. During sexual reproduction, each parent

B. short contributes
C. medium height A. a double helix of chromosomes
D. Purple B. one strand of chromosomes, or half of

the new organism’s DNA
6. How do you find degrees of freedom? C. a dominant gene and a recessive gene
A. the number of categories + 1 D. multiple mutated cells
B. the number of categories-one
12. Which example of regeneration is also con-
C. total number of categories divided 2 sidered reproduction?
D. total number of experiments times 2 A. A starfish regrows a missing arm
7. Causes genes to not segregate indepen- B. A worm cut in half grows into two sep-
dently. Causes genes to be more likely to arate worms
be inherited together. Represents an ex- C. A deer grows a new antler to replace
ception to Mendel’s Law of Independent a broken one
assortment.
D. A lizard’s tail falls off and a new one
A. Gene linkage grows back
B. Epistasis
13. Human blood types A and B show codom-
C. Polygenic traits inance. The alleles determine what kind
D. Codominance of antigens are produced on the red blood
cells. What kind of blood cells are pro-
8. Which of the following terms refers to the duced by a person that has inherited an
different variations of a gene? A allele and a B allele blood?
A. chromosome A. type A
B. DNA B. type B
C. Punnett Squares C. both type A and type B
D. allele D. neither type A nor type B
9. A recessive trait will be observed in indi- 14. Which of the following is NOT a trait you
viduals that are for that trait. can inherit?
A. heterozygous A. your athletic ability
B. homozygous or heterozygous B. your eye color
C. homozygous C. your hairstyle
D. diploid D. your height

15. Which of these choices describes a seg- B. Tall and Medium

ment of DNA that determines a specific C. Short and Medium
trait in a person, such as attached ear-
lobes? D. none of above
A. a gene 20. Who is the Father of Genetics?
B. a phenotype A. Greg Morris
C. a chromosome B. Gregor Mendel
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D. a characteristic C. Gregory Mendoz
16. A new species of tulip was recently dis- D. Mendal Gregory
covered. A population of pure red tulips
21. In peas, the trait for tall plants (T) is dom-
was crossed with a population of pure blue
inant to short (t) and the trait for yellow
tulips. The resulting F1 generation was all
seeds (Y) is dominant to green (y).A cross
purple. This result is an example of which
between two plants results in 292 tall,
of the following?
yellow plants and 103 short, green plants.
A. Complete dominance What are the most likely genotypes of the
B. Incomplete dominance parents?
C. Co-dominance A. TtYY x Ttyy
D. Linkage B. TTYy x TTYy
C. TTyy x TTYy
17. You have purebred genes for earlobe type.
What does this mean? D. TtYy x TtYy
A. You have two of the same alleles for 22. A is a region of DNA that controls a
earlobe type, one from each parent. trait.
B. He has two different alleles for ear- A. gene
lobe type, one from each parent.
B. phenotype
C. He has one allele for earlobe type from
one parent. C. chromatin
D. He has two alleles for earlobe type, D. genotype
both from the same parent.
23. Which characteristic cannot be inherited?
18. Tendency for alleles of genes on the same A. color of an animal’s fur
chromosome to be inherited together
B. height of a plant
A. genetic linkage
C. knowledge of facts
B. genetics
D. shape of a face
C. Punnett square
24. An organism’s genetic make-up:
D. gene locus
A. phenotype
19. What traits did the pea plants in the
p-generation exhibit in Mendel’s experi- B. genotype
ment? C. dominant
A. Tall and Short D. recessive

25. What is the process that allows people C. 3

to improve the chances that offspring will
D. 4
have a desired trait?

A. meiosis 31. In monsters, blue hair is dominant to green
B. incomplete dominance hair. Which genotype(s) will produce blue
hair? (Select ALL that apply)
C. cloning
A. BB
D. selective breeding
B. bb
26. Purebred is the same meaning as
C. Bb
A. heterozygous
D. bB
B. homozygous
C. hybrid 32. Dominant alleles are-
D. none of above A. capital
27. A clone has chromosomes as its parent. B. lowercase
A. half the number C. both
B. the same exact D. neither
C. double the number
33. What type of chromosomal abnormality do
D. half of the same people with Down Syndrome have?
28. There are two genes per allele because A. trisomy 21
A. one comes from each parent B. monosomy 21
B. two is an even number C. recessive inheritance
C. it provides for variation D. dominant inheritance
D. two is a round number
34. The alleles for a hybrid tall pea plant are
29. Which branch of biology is concerned with represented as
studying physical characteristics in hu-
mans, like hair color and overall appear- A. TT
ance, through the passing on of specific B. Tt
characteristics?
C. TS
A. Inheritance
D. tt
B. Genetics
C. Genealogy 35. Which of the following pairs is homozy-
gous dominant?
D. Psychology
A. Hh
30. How many alleles does a child get from
each parent for each trait? B. BB
A. 1 C. cc
B. 2 D. Tt

36. If something is heterozygous, it is also 42. A gene is

A. purebred A. a piece of DNA that controls a trait
B. hybrid B. the different varieties of a trait
C. dominant C. the scientific study of heredity
D. recessive D. the sex cell produced by a male plant
37. Which of the following have you inherited
43. In pea plants, the tall-stem allele and the
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completely from your parents? Choose the
short-stem allele are different forms of
best answer.
the same
A. The shape of your blood cells
A. gene
B. Your intelligence
B. dominance
C. Your personality
C. offspring
D. Your weight
D. none of above
38. is equal to
44. A rabbit is heterozygous for fur color.
A. 0%
Black fur is dominant (B) and brown fur
B. 25% is recessive (b).
C. 50% A. genotype:black fur, phenotype:BB
D. 75% B. genotype:black fur, phenotype Bb
39. A seed can be round or wrinkled. Seed C. genotype:BB, phenotype:black fur
shape is
D. genotype:Bb, phenotype:black fur
A. relates
B. an allele 45. What is self-pollination?
C. a factor A. When pollen from a flower fertilizes it-

self
D. a gene
40. What did Mendel use in his studies of ge- a flower on a different plant
netics?
C. A plant whose offspring share the
A. pea plants same traits as the parent
B. palm trees D. A plant whose offspring is genetically
C. kittens different from the parent.
D. pennies 46. A(n) organism is the offspring of many
41. When is a recessive allele expressed in off- generations of organisms that have the
spring? same trait.
A. when two copies are present A. codominant
B. when parents have no dominant alleles B. dominant
C. when the offspring is heterozygous C. purebred
D. when one copy is present D. recessive

47. An organism’s genotype is its 52. What did Mendel believe determined the
A. feather color. characteristics of pea plants?

B. genetic markup. A. a blending of the alleles from both par-
ent plants
C. stem height.
B. inheritance of one allele, received
D. none of above from the healthier parent plant
48. In hinkypunks (a made-up creature), hav- C. inheritance of two alleles, one from
ing 4 tentacles are dominant over 5 tenta- each parent plant
cles. Which genotype(s) would produce a D. inheritance of two alleles, both from
hinkypunk with 4 tentacles? (Select ALL the dominant parent plant
that apply)
53. Which choice best defines heredity?
A. HH
A. the joining of sex cells to form the first
B. hh cell of a new organism
C. Hh B. the passage of genetic instructions
D. hH from one generation to the next
49. In plants, asexual reproduction is most C. the cycle through which an organism
likely to occur through the: grows from a young form to a mature form
A. seeds D. the technology that enables scientists

to insert genetic information from one or-
B. roots ganism into another
C. flowers
54. Organisms that reproduce asexually can
D. leaves use which process to create offspring?
50. B = brown eyes b = blue eyesWhat is true A. Meiosis1 & Meiosis 2
about these two brothers that have brown B. Cross pollination
eyes? One has genotype BB the other Bb.
C. Mitosis
A. they have same phenotype and geno- D. fertilization of an egg by sperm
type
B. they have same phenotype but differ- 55. Chromosomes are made up of
ent genotypes A. many genes joined together.
C. they have different genotypes and phe- B. transfer RNA.
notypes C. one pair of alleles.
D. they have same genotype but different D. none of above
phenotypes
56. Mendel used the principles of to pre-
51. What Mendel called factors are now called dict what percent of offspring would show
a particular trait.
A. heredity A. probability
B. genes B. meiosis
C. purebreds C. dominant
D. traits D. purebred

57. This is the unit of heredity that is trans- B. Ww

ferred from a parent to offspring and is C. Pp
held to determine some characteristics of
the offspring. D. ww
A. gene 63. In Mendel’s famous test cross between
B. heredity two purebred pea plants, one tall and one
short, all offspring were
C. genotype
A. short
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D. phenotype
B. recessive purebred
58. Another word for homozygous is
C. tall
A. purebred
D. medium
B. hybrid
64. A scientist crosses a rabbit with short fur
C. heterozygous
and a rabbit with long fur. Which of these
D. dominant outcomes would show that the trait for fur
length is an example of incomplete domi-
59. Dominant genes are represented by
nance?
A. a number
A. All the offspring have no fur
B. a lower case letter
B. All the offspring have long fur
C. a capital letter
C. All the offspring have short fur
D. two letters
D. All the offspring have medium-length
60. A single gene has 3 or more alternative fur
forms. These are called
65. Scientists call an organism that has two
A. heterozygotes different alleles for a trait a:
B. multiple alleles A. Hybrid
C. epistatic B. Trait
D. polygenic
C. Purebred
61. In sexually reproducing organisms, each D. Factor
parent contributes of the genes ac-
quired by the offspring. 66. The observable outward manifestation of
the genes of an individual is referred to as
A. all
its
B. half
A. blueprint
C. whole
B. genotype
D. a quarter
C. phenotype
62. In a cross between flowers where white D. genetic map
is dominant and purple is recessive, which
allele combination represents a purple 67. Mitosis involves this many divisions of the
flower? nucleus.
A. WW A. 1

B. 2 72. The allele is the allele that is masked

when a dominant allele is present in the
C. 3
genotype.

D. 4
A. recessive
68. A scientist is studying the flowers of a cer- B. dominant
tain plant. In one experiment, she crosses C. codominant
a plant that has blue flowers with a plant
that has white flowers. The resulting off- D. phenotype
spring have only blue flowers. This out-
73. A scientist is studying the genetic material
come is an example of which of the follow-
that determines the traits of an individual.
ing?
In which part of the cell must the scientist
A. codominance focus her studies?
B. asexual reproduction A. nucleus
C. complete dominance B. cell wall
D. incomplete dominance C. cytoplasm
D. cell membrane
69. What is the map distance if the follow-
ing offspring are produced:345 wild, 8 74. If a cross between white flowers (W) and
wild/yellow, 10 vestigial/wild, 325 yel- purple flowers (w), which color flower is
low/vestigial? (note:these are not given dominant?
as percents!)
A. dominant
A. 97.3 B. white
B. 2.6 C. recessive
C. 18 D. purple
D. 1.8
75. Which term refers to PHysical characteris-
70. If an organism (Ww) was crossed with tics that are studied in genetics?
organism (Ww) the resulting offspring A. PHenotype
would be
B. offspring
A. all WW C. generations
B. all ww D. hybrids
C. 3 W and 1 w
76. For codominant (incomplete dominant)
D. 3 w and 1 W traits, heterozygous organisms have a
phenotype that shows:
71. What are traits?
A. Both alleles.
A. Genes
B. Only the resessive allele.
B. Alleles
C. Neither the dominant or the recessive
C. Characteristics allele.
D. none of above D. only the dominant allele.

77. In genetic engineering D. The # of times a coin lands heads up.

A. scientists add or change the genes on 82. An allele is:
a chromosome
A. another word for a gene
B. natural selection is used to determine
which traits to keep or eliminate. B. a homozygous genotype
C. dominant and recessive genes are C. a heterozygous genotype
mixed together randomly. D. one of several possible forms of a
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D. mitosis divides a cell into two equal gene
parts. 83. If D represents the dominant allele of a
78. An organism’s genetic make-up is known gene, then represents the recessive al-
as the lele.
A. phenotype A. dd
B. genotype B. d
C. dominant C. DD
D. recessive D. D
79. Mendel called an individual that has one 84. pp

dominante allele and one recessive allele A. Homozygous dominant
for a trait a
B. Homozygous Recessive
A. original
C. Heterozygous
B. genetic
D. none of above
C. purebred
85. Tt is an example of a
D. dominant
A. homozygous dominant
80. Gene A, B, and C are on the same chro-
B. homozygous recessive
mosome. Gene A separates from gene B
15% of the time and gene B separates C. heterozygous
from gene C 2% of the time. Which genes D. codominant
are most closely linked?
86. Which significance level (p value) do you
A. A-B
look at when finding the critical value?
B. B-C
A. .50
C. A-C
B. .10
C. .05
81. What is Probability? D. .01
A. The actual results from a series of
events. 87. One reason for Mendel’s success with ge-
netic studies of peas was that he
B. # that describes how likely it is that an
event will occur. A. used only hybrid pea plants
C. The way the results of one event affect B. used peas with large chromosomes
the next event. C. studied large numbers of offspring

D. discovered the sources of variation in 93. In a cross between two hybrid Tt pea
peas plants, percent of the offspring will be
Tt.

88. What contributes to genetic variation?
A. 25
A. crossing over
B. law of independent assortment B. 50
C. law of segregation C. 75
D. gene linkage D. 100
89. In humans, hemophilia is an X-linked re- 94. Heredity is the passing of traits from
cessive trait. If a man and a woman have to
a son who is affected with hemophilia,
which of the following is definitely true? A. predators to prey
A. The mother carries an allele for B. water to rain

hemophilia C. parents to offspring
B. The father carries an allele for D. fungi to protists
hemophilia
C. The father is afflicted with hemophilia 95. He is the Father of Genetics.
D. both parents carry an allele for A. Isaac Newton
hemophilia
B. Charles Darwin
90. If the plant has two recessive alleles for C. Gregor Mendel
stem height, what would the allele pair
look like? D. Albert Einstein
A. tt 96. What were Gregor Mendel’s results of his
B. TT first experiment?
C. Tt A. Only the dominant trait appeared in
D. none of above the F1 generation!
91. A hybrid organism B. The offspring were all different in the

F1 generation!
A. has two copies of the dominant allele
C. Only the recessive trait appeared in
B. has two copies of the recessive allele the F1 generation!
C. has one copy of the dominant allele
D. Only the dominant trait appeared in
and one copy of the recessive allele
the P1 generation
D. will have the physical trait associated
with the recessive allele. 97. What determines how tall you grow and
whether your hair is curly or straight?
92. Hybrid has the same meaning as
A. heterozygous A. A chromatid
B. homozygous B. RNA
C. purebred C. Proteins
D. none of above D. Ultraviolet radiation

98. Mendel studied “factors” that allowed for 103. The differences that occur from a mixture
physical characteristics, which can have al- of genes
ternate versions, to be passed onto off- A. Variation
spring. What are these factors called?
B. Inherited Traits
A. plants
C. Gene
B. traits D. Chromosome
C. genes E. Allele
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D. phenotypes
104. has been used in agriculture to in-
99. Chromosomes that do NOT play a role in crease the size of flowers.
determining the sex of an individual are A. genetic variation
called B. genetic recombination
A. sex chromosoems C. polyploidy
B. X and Y D. triploid
C. autosomes 105. Which of the following is directly respon-
D. A and B are correct sible for an acquired trait?
A. genotype
100. A person with Turner syndrome has only
B. phenotype
one X chromosome. This means one of
their gametes was missing a chromosome. C. environment
Which of the following is why gametes D. chromosomes
sometimes lack a complete chromosome?
106. was used in Mendel’s experiment.
A. Incomplete dominance
A. Guinea pigs
B. Nondisjunction
B. Pea plant
C. Inversion mutation
C. Beans
D. Substitution mutation D. Bunnies
101. Recessive alleles are- 107. A gene on the Y chromosome that deter-
A. capital mines maleness is called:
B. lowercase A. AB
B. SRY
C. both
C. ABC
D. neither
D. Barr Body
102. Which of the following terms refers to
108. An organism’s physical appearance is its
the different possibilities of a gene?
A. chromosome A. genotype
B. DNA B. phenotype
C. Punnett Squares C. recessive traits
D. allele D. dominant traits

109. Which of these human traits is altered by B. the ability to cough

variations in environment? C. natural hair color

A. Blood type. D. dyed hair color
B. Smile dimple.
115. A and B are linked genes. In a study of
C. Height.
100 offspring, 80 parental genotypes for
D. none of above A and B, while 20 were recombinants. A
and B are how many map units apart?
polygenic inheritance? A. 10
A. pink flowers in snapdragons B. 5
B. The ABO Blood group in humans C. 20
C. Skin color in humans D. 30
D. Huntington’s disease in humans 116. A dog gives birth to 5 puppies. What
percentage of the chromosomes does each
111. When Mendel crossed a plant with green
puppy share with the mother?
peas (R) and a plant with yellow peas (D),
what color peas did the offspring have? A. 25%
A. All offspring had green peas. B. 50%
B. All offspring had yellow peas. C. 75%
C. Half of the offspring had yellow peas D. 100%
and half had green peas.
117. If a pea plant were homozygous reces-
D. Some of the offspring had yellow peas sive for height, how would its alleles be
and some had yellow-green peas. represented?
112. What did Mendel use to study heredity? A. TT
A. small animals B. Tt
B. purebred green ferns C. tt
C. Purebred pea plants D. tT
D. Purebred yellow roses
118. What does a Punnett Square help you
113. What did Mendel do to make a plant NOT do?
self-pollinate? A. Determine the ratio of phenotypes
A. He removed anthers B. Determine the ratio of genotypes
B. He added anthers C. Predict possible traits the offspring
C. He used 4 plants will have
D. He used white plants D. All of the above
114. Which of the following traits is influenced 119. Gregor Mendel is often called This is
by both inheritance and environmental fac- due to his experiments with pea plant ge-
tors? netics.
A. the ability to sing well A. The Father of Heredity

B. The King of Peas 125. One of the main reasons genes assort in-
C. The Father of Genetics dependent of one another is that
D. The Father of Modern DNA A. they produce unrelated traits
120. Which type of genetic factor can hide or B. they produce related traits
mask another genetic factor? C. they are on the same chromosome
A. strong D. they are on different chromosomes.
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B. huge
C. dominant 126. What is an example of an inherited
trait?
D. recessive
A. knowing how to add
121. Which of the following is an example of a
B. building muscle tone
trait a person may have because of hered-
ity? C. becoming a piano player
A. a blister on a finger D. having a round face
B. a scar on a forehead
127. The pair of genes that control the same
C. a light skin tone
trait are called
D. a pierced ear
A. alleles
122. A housefly has 6 pairs of chromosomes,
B. chromatids
how many possible combinations could be
produced? C. dual genes
A. 12 D. characterisitcs
B. 6
128. Suppose that in sheep, a dominant allele
C. 64
(B) produce black hair and a recessive al-
D. 36 lele (b) produce white hair. If you saw a
black sheep, you would be able to identify
123. Each individual has alleles for a trait.
A. one A. its phenotype for hair color
B. two B. its genotype for hair color

C. three C. the genotype of only one of its parents
D. four D. the phenotype of both of its parents
124. If black and white true-breeding mice are 129. If all of the sex cells of an organism have
mated and the result is all gray offspring, the T allele, the genotype of that organism
what inheritance pattern would this be in- must be
dicative of?
A. t
A. dominance
B. codominance B. TT
C. multiple alleles C. XYZ
D. incomplete dominance D. none of above

130. Alleles that are neither dominant nor C. rR

recessive produce an inheritance pattern D. rr
known as

A. incomplete dominance 136. If the plant’s allele pair is a hybrid, what
trait would the plant inherit?
B. codominance
A. Medium
C. purebred
B. Tall
D. recessive
C. Short
131. Brown (B) is dominant over white (b). D. none of above
Which combination of alleles represents an
individual that is a purebred for brown 137. Humans inherit traits from their
fur? A. siblings
A. BB B. parents
B. Bb C. uncles/aunts
C. bb D. doctors
D. All of the above 138. If the plant has two dominant alleles for
132. A man who has a sex-linked allele will stem height, what would the allele pair
pass it on to look like?
A. all his daughters A. tt
B. all his sons B. Tt
C. 1/2 of his daughters C. TT
D. 1/2 of his sons D. none of above

139. one set of instructions for an inherited
133. map unit is equal to:
trait
A. 1 nm
A. heredity
B. 1% recombination
B. allele
C. 1 chromosome
C. trait
D. 1 mutation
D. gene
134. Any individual offspring produced
140. In a scenario where both parents are ho-
through asexual reproduction is always:
mozygous recessive for a particular trait,
A. genetically identical to its parent. 100% of their offspring will be:
B. made up of cells with a cell wall. A. 100% homozygous recessive for the
C. different from all of its siblings. trait
D. very slow to develop and grow. B. 100% homozygous dominant for the
trait
135. Which of the following is homozygous re- C. 100% heterozygous dominant for the
cessive? trait
A. RR D. 100% heterozygous recessive for the
B. Rr trait

141. The basic unit of heredity is known as a 146. What were Mendel’s results in his second
experiment?
A. allele A. The recessive trait reappeared in the
B. gene F1 generation!
C. DNA B. The recessive trait reappeared in the
F2 generation!
D. genotype
C. The dominant trait was the only one
142. How do the chromosomes in a sex cell
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present in the F2 generation
differ from those in a body cell?
D. All of the offspring died
A. A sex cell has half the number of chro-
mosomes as a body cell 147. What is the probability of producing a tall
B. A sex cell has twice the number of chro- pea plant from a genetic cross between
mosomes as a body cell two hybrid tall pea plants?
C. A sex cell has chromosomes that are A. one in four
half as long as those in a body cell B. two in four
D. A sex cell has chromosomes that twice C. three in four
as long as those in a body cell
D. four in four
143. TRUE or FALSE (*if false make sure to cor-
148. A phenotype is the
rect the underlined word*)
A. true A. letter combination
B. false-genetics B. dominant gene

C. false-genes C. recessive gene
D. none of above D. physical appearance
144. The passing of traits from parents to off- 149. The one thing that Gregor Mendel real-
spring is called ized could explain the results of his exper-
iments was that
A. heredity.
B. deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. A. the traits were appearing at random
C. cloning. B. the male traits were always the domi-

nant ones
D. precipitation.
C. each trait had two sets of instructions,
145. Which best summarizes the results of one from each parent
Mendel’s pea plant experiments?
D. his important research would open the
A. One parent passes traits to offspring door to modern genetics
in a random process.
150. Which statement describes DNA?
B. Both parents pass traits to offspring in
a random process. A. Chromosomes are wrapped around
C. Both parents pass traits to offspring in proteins and condensed into DNA.
a fairly predictable pattern. B. DNA stores an organism’s genetic
D. One parent passes traits to offspring code.
in a fairly predictable pattern. C. DNA is found in the ribosomes of cells.

D. Segments of DNA, called chromo- 156. What determines gender in humans?

somes, are used as a set of instructions
A. the X and Y chromosome
to produce proteins.

B. chromosome 21
151. The passing of traits from parents to off-
C. x chromosome
spring is known as
D. y chromosome
A. hierarchy
B. heredity 157. A mouse breeder mates a black-furred
C. traits mouse with a white-furred mouse. All the
offspring have gray fur.How is the trait of
D. genetics fur color inherited in mice?
152. Which of the following is a homozygous A. sex-linked inheritance
genotype? (Select ALL that apply) B. co-dominance inheritance
A. AA C. complete dominance inheritance
B. aa D. incomplete dominance inheritance
C. Aa
158. What does the notation TT mean to ge-
D. aA
neticists?
153. Genetics is A. two dominant alleles
A. the scientific study of heredity B. heterozygous alleles
B. the passing of physical characteristics C. at least one dominant allele
from parent to offspring
D. one dominant and one recessive allele
C. a physical characteristic
D. variation of a gene 159. What factors can affect a person’s
height?
154. James Watson and Francis Crick are the A. a person’s karyotype.
scientists who discovered
B. a person’s blood type.
A. mutated cells
C. both genes and environmental factors.
B. the double helix structure of DNA
C. that there are dominant and recessive
D. none of above
genes
D. evolutionary traits in human beings 160. How do you find critical value?
155. The basic unit of heredity; controls a spe- A. where degrees of freedom lines up
cific trait with significance level (p-value)
A. Variation B. where significance level (p-value) lines

up with chi-square
B. Inherited Traits
C. the difference between total and chi-
C. Gene square
D. Chromosome D. degrees of freedom minus significance
E. Allele level (p-value)

161. Which generation in Mendel’s experi- 166. An organism’s inherited alleles together
ments showed a 3:1 ratio of traits? form its
A. The second generation offspring A. dominant traits
B. The first generation offspring B. phenotype
C. The original parents C. recessive traits

D. genotype
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167. Meiosis results in
162. A child has type O blood, if mother has
A. 4 genetically distinct haploid gametes
type A blood, what would the fathers
blood type be B. 2 genetically distinct cells
A. A, B, or O C. 2 genetically identical cells
B. AB or A D. 4 genetically identical cells
C. AB or B 168. Recessive alleles are written as

D. O only A. capital letters
B. lowercase letters
163. What trait did the plants in the F1 gener-
C. both capital and lowercase letters
ation exhibit?
D. odd numbers
A. Medium
169. What fraction of offspring from the cross
B. Tall
AaBB x Aabb will be heterozygous for
C. Short both traits?
D. none of above A. 1/16
B. 4/16
164. Different versions of a gene
C. 8/16
A. Variation
D. 3/16
B. Inherited Traits
170. Which generation in Mendel’s experi-
C. Gene ments showed a 3:1 phenotypic ratio of
D. Chromosome traits?
E. Allele A. The F2 generation.
B. The F1 generation.
165. What do you call the non-Mendelian in-
C. The parental generation.
heritance pattern that states that neither
trait is dominant and the traits appear to D. The F3 generation
blend together?
171. An organism’s GENotype is its
A. Codominance A. GENetic makeup
B. Incomplete dominance B. feather color
C. Polygenic traits C. physical appearance
D. Sex-linked traits D. stem height

172. An organism that has two identical alle- B. all daughters will have hemophilia
les for a trait is considered: C. 50% of daughters and 50% of sons

A. Codominant have hemophilia
B. Tall D. 100% of sons have hemophilia and
C. Heterozygous 100% of daughters are carriers
D. Homozygous 178. A characteristic passed from parent to
offspring
173. James and his father are both great ath-
letes. Which characteristic did James most A. Variation
likely learn from his father? B. Inherited Traits
A. height and weight C. Gene
B. fast swimming stroke D. Chromosome
C. large feet and hands
E. Allele
D. muscular body structure
179. Dominant alleles are written as
174. Which is an example of an INHERITED
trait? A. capital letters
A. A tattoo B. lowercase letters
B. Eye color C. both capital and lowercase letters

C. Language D. Even numbers
D. Ears pierced 180. Gene A, B, and C are on the same chro-
mosome. Gene A separates from gene B
175. A recessive allele is represented by a(an)
15% of the time and gene B separates
from gene C 2% of the time. How far
A. uppercase letter apart are genes A and C in gene map?
B. lowercase letter A. 2 map units
C. combination of letters B. 15 map units
D. DNA C. 17 map units
176. Mendel did his experiments on plants D. 30 map units
while he lived in
181. F=Can fly f=Cannot flyTwo superheros
A. Canada
get married and decide to have a baby.
B. A city Parent A can fly. His dad could also fly,
C. The university but his mom could not. Parent B cannot
fly no matter how hard she tries:What is
D. A monastery
the genotype of Parent B?
177. If a woman is a carrier for a sex linked A. Ff
recessive trait of hemophilia and her hus-
B. FF
band has hemophilia, which of the follow-
ing is true? Make a punnett square! C. ff
A. All sons will have hemophilia D. none of above

182. If a particular pedigree follows a sex- 187. What happens during meiosis?
linked recessive trait, you would expect to
A. Two sex cells combine.
see
B. Chromosome pairs separate and are
A. more affected females
distributed into new sex cells.
B. all carrier males
C. Hybrid pairs of chromosomes combine
C. more affected males to form offspring.
D. an equal number of affected males and D. Codominant genes combine to form
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females new hybrids.
183. The process in which a parent cell divides 188. Which statement about genes is always
twice to produce sex cells is called true?
A. probability A. Each gene is responsible for a single
trait.
B. meiosis
B. Many genes are required to determine
C. codominance
a single trait.
D. purebred
C. Genes are located on chromosomes
within the cell nucleus.
184. A purebred organism
D. Both inherited traits and acquired
A. is the result of many generations that
traits are determined by genes.
have the same form of a trait
B. has two different alleles for a trait 189. Hemophilia is an x-linked trait. A nor-
mal man marries a woman that is a car-
C. can only have the dominant allele
rier. What are their chances of having a
D. can only have the recessive allele child with the disorder?
A. O%
185. Sex cells produced by meiosis have
the number of chromosomes as the parent B. 50%
cells.
C. 25%
A. twice
D. 100%
B. half
190. What can you conclude about Gregor
C. thrice Mendel from the information presented in
D. 100% the movie?
A. Religious authorities forced him to
186. One reason for Mendel’s success with ge-
stop his experiments
netic studies of peas was that he
B. He was one of the first researchers to
A. used only hybrid pea plants
establish how heredity worked
B. used peas with large chromosomes
C. He concluded that heredity worked for
C. studied large numbers of offspring people as well as plants
D. discovered the sources of variation in D. He established all the principles of
peas modern genetics

191. In the first generation of Mendel’s exper- 196. This is the situation in which one allele is
iment, all plants expressed the allele not completely dominant over another al-
because they had a genotype. lele (a blend).

A. Recessive; Heterozygous A. incomplete dominance
B. Recessive; Homozygous B. codominance
C. Dominant; Heterozygous C. dominant
D. Dominant; Homozygous D. recessive
192. Gametes are 197. To trace a trait through generations of a

family, you can use a
A. Diploid
A. chromosome chart
B. Haploid
B. concept map
C. Aneuploid
C. pedigree
D. variably ploidy
D. DNA model
193. What is the chromosome theory of inher-
198. Factors that control traits are called:
itance?
A. Genes
A. Chromosomes are carried from par-
ents to offspring on hybrids. B. Purebreds
B. Genes are carried from parents to off- C. Recessives
spring on chromosomes. D. Parents
C. Hybrid pairs of chromosomes combine
199. Mendel believed that the characteristics
to form offspring.
of pea plants are determined by the
D. Codominant genes combine to form
A. inheritance of units or factors from
new hybrids.
both parents
194. Snap dragon color is a incomplete domi- B. inheritance of units or factors from
nant trait. A red flower (RR) is crossed one parent
with white flower (WW). What color are C. relative health of the parent plants at
flowers that are heterozygous? the time of pollinatio
A. Red D. none of above
B. Red and White
200. The offspring of a budding organism
C. White starts as a(n):
D. Pink A. Growth on the parent’s body
195. Phenotype refers to the of an individ- B. Colony of clones
ual. C. Cutting from the parent
A. genetic makeup D. Unfertilized egg cell
B. actual physical appearance
201. Every DNA molecule is made up of
C. recessive alleles molecules called
D. none of above A. chromosome quads

B. mutational pairs 207. Heredity can be defined as

C. nucleotides A. A characteristic that an organism can
pass onto its offspring through its genes.
D. mitochondria
B. the passing of traits from parent to off-
202. The is an organism’s physical appear- spring.
ance, or visible traits.
C. the scientific study of phenotypes.
A. genotype
D. none of the answers are correct.
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B. phenotype
208. What did Gregor Mendel do to study dif-
C. zygote
ferent characteristics in his Genetics exper-
D. gene iments?
203. Regeneration is a mechanism for: A. He studied only asexual plants.
A. Movement B. He studied only tall and short pea

plants.
B. Communication
C. He cross-pollinated plants.
C. Defense
D. He cross-pollinated both plants and an-
D. Healing imals.
204. What does the notation TT represent? 209. What kind of plant produces offspring
A. two dominant alleles with the same traits as the parent?
B. two recessive alleles A. Cross-pollinating
C. a hybrid B. nonbreeding
D. heterozygous recessive C. true-breeding

D. None of above
205. If a homozygous dominant allele (AA) is
crossed with a homozygous recessive al- 210. The different forms of a gene are called:
lele (aa), all of the resulting offspring will
A. Alleles
be
B. Factors
A. Heterozygous
C. Masks
B. homozygous recessive
D. Traits
C. homozygous dominant
D. none of above 211. What does a Punnett Square show?
A. Only the recessive alleles in a genetic
206. What part of an organism’s genetic
cross
makeup is received from its mother?
B. All of Mendel’s discoveries about ge-
A. 25%
netic crosses
B. 50%
C. All the possible outcomes of a genetic
C. 75% cross
D. 100% D. none of above

212. Alleles that are inherited on the X or Y 217. An organism that has two dominant or
chromosomes: two recessive alleles is said to be for
that trait.

A. multiple alleles
A. recessive
B. sex-linked genes
B. codominant
C. codominance
C. homozygous
D. polygenic inheritance
D. baby shark
213. An organism’s genotype is its:
218. Which term best describes how Mendel
A. Genetic Makeup conducted his experiments?
B. Feather Color A. Occasionally
C. Physical Apperance B. Carelessly
D. Stem Height C. Diligently

D. Quickly
214. is the study of how traits are passed
on, or inherited. 219. Walter Sutton discovered that the sex
cells of grasshoppers have
A. dominant traits
A. half the number of chromosomes
B. ratio found in the body cells.
C. phenotype B. twice the number of chromosomes
D. genetics found in the body cells.
C. the same number of chromosomes
215. One of the main reasons genes assort in- found in the body cells.
dependent of one another is that (select all
that apply) D. none of above
A. they are far apart on the same chromo- 220. If the parents of a cross are AaBbCc x
some aaBBcc. What is the probability of an
offspring that is heterozygous for all 3
B. they produce related traits
traits?
C. they are close together on the same A. 1/64
chromosome
B. 1/32
D. they are on different chromosomes.
C. 1/8
E. they produce unrelated traits
D. 1
216. How many pairs of chromosomes do hu- 221. The passing of genetic traits from parents
man cells have? to offspring:
A. 100, 000 A. geneology
B. 23 B. cellology
C. 14 C. physiology
D. 46 D. heredity

222. The product of reproduction of an animal C. An offspring with two identical alleles
or plant is known as for a trait is homozygous.
A. a parent D. An offspring with two different alleles
B. an organism for a trait is homozygous.
C. an offspring 227. the new combination of genes produced
D. none of above by crossing over and independent assort-
ment.
223. Carrie is studying the genes of two fruit
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A. genetic recombination
flies in her lab. She knows what alleles
they have. She wants to know the poten- B. polygenic trait
tial combinations of alleles their offspring C. epistasis
could inherit. Which of these choices
D. gene linkage
would help Carrie identify the potential
combinations? 228. A dominant allele is represented by a(an)
A. An allele
B. A carrier A. uppercase letter
C. A pedigree B. lowercase letter
D. A Punnett square C. combination of letters
224. A(n) organism is the offspring of D. DNA
many generations that have the same
229. A woman with blood genotype I(A)i mar-
form of a trait.
ries a man with blood genotype I(B)i.
A. purebred What is the probability that they would
B. hybrid have a child with type O blood?
C. original A. 1/1
D. new B. 1/2
225. What must occur for a girl to be color- C. 1/3

blind? D. 1/4
A. Each parent must be colorblind. 230. These are the examples of Inherited char-
B. Each parent must have the dominant acteristics, except
allele for colorblindness.
A. Eye color
C. Each parent must have the recessive
B. Hair color
allele for colorblindness.
C. Height
D. none of above
D. Tattoo
226. Which statements describe the inheri-
tance of traits? Select two options. 231. If a female was a carrier for sex-linked
A. Offspring inherit one allele for a gene color blindness, what percentage of her
from each parent. male children would also be color blind?
B. Offspring inherit two alleles for a gene A. 0%

from each parent. B. 25%

C. 50% 237. An organism’s physical appearance is its:

D. 100% A. Genotype

E. Cannot be determined B. Phenotype
C. Codominance
232. A characteristic that an organism can
pass on to its offspring through its genes D. Heterozygous
is known as
238. What does a punnett square show?
A. heredity
A. All the possible outcomes of a genetic
B. genes cross.
C. traits B. Only the dominant alleles in a genetic
D. inheritance cross.
C. Only the recessive alleles in a genetic
233. Tt is- cross.
A. homozygous dominant D. All of Mendel’s discoveries about ge-
B. homozygous recessive netic crosses.
C. heterozygous 239. Each pea plant has a gene that deter-

D. none of these mines seed color. One version of the gene
is for green seed color, and the other ver-
234. Recessive alleles are represented by: sion of the gene is for yellow seed color.
Which of these choices is another word
A. a ratio for the two versions of the gene for seed
B. a percentage color?
C. capital letters A. trait
D. lower-case letters B. allele
C. genotype
235. Dominant alleles are represented by a ..
D. phenotype
A. Capital letter
B. lowercase letter 240. Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disor-
der. Which genotype represents a male
C. recessive trait with hemophilia?
D. none of above A. XHXh
236. Vermilion eyes is a sex-linked recessive B. XhXh
characteristic in fruit flies. If a female C. XHY
having vermilion eyes is crossed with a
D. XhY
wild-type male, what proportion of the F1
males will have vermilion eyes? 241. Inherited traits are governed by
A. 100% A. hybrids
B. 25% B. genes
C. 50% C. purebreds
D. 75% D. fertilization

242. what does the notation Tt mean to ge- C. genes.

neticists D. heredity.
A. homozygous alleles
247. What is an exception to Mendel’s law of
B. one dominant allele and one recessive independent assortment?
allele
A. crossing over
C. two recessive alleles B. gene linkage
D. none of above C. law of segregation
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243. The allele is the allele whose trait al- D. none of above
ways shows up in the organism when the 248. When crossing a homozygous recessive
allele is present. with a heterozygote, what is the chance
A. dominant of getting an offspring with the homozy-
B. recessive gous recessive phenotype?
A. 0%
C. gene
B. 25%
D. heredity
C. 50%
244. In humans, if a non-disjunction event D. 75%
leads to an individual that is XXY, they
would E. 100%
A. be female because they have 2 X chro- 249. A carrier is a person who has one al-
mosomes lele for a trait.
B. be male because they have a Y chromo- A. punnett square
some B. recessive
C. not survive C. meiosis
D. have both male and female character- D. mitosis
istics
250. In Gregor Mendel’s experiment, reap-
245. Which of these choices is the definition of pear in the second generation after disap-
allele? pearing in the first generation.
A. The form of a gene that is expressed A. recessive trait
B. One of many different forms of a gene B. heredity

C. probability
C. The combination of genes for a specific
trait D. dominant trait
D. The complete genetic makeup of a liv- 251. Long strands of DNA that contain lots of
ing thing genes
A. Variation
246. The traits of an organism are passed to
its offspring on small coded strands of B. Inherited Traits
DNA material called C. Gene
A. meiosis. D. Chromosome
B. recessive traits. E. Allele

252. What did Mendel do to study differ- 257. . Genetically, two trees in a single poplar
ent characteristics in his genetics experi- grove are like which human relationship?
ments?

A. identical twins
A. he studied asexual plants only
B. mother and father
B. he studied only tall and short pea
plants C. parent and child
C. he cross pollinated plants D. brother and sister
D. he grew roses that were pink
258. Which of the following refers to the al-
253. A snapdragon plant with red flowers ternating form of a gene?
is crossed with a snapdragon plant with
white flowers. The offspring produced A. chromosome
have pink flowers. Which of these condi- B. DNA
tions does this cross illustrate?
C. Punnett Squares
A. codominance
B. nondominance D. allele
C. complete dominance
259. One trait that is ALWAYS present and
D. incomplete dominance causes the other traits to disappear is a
254. In the parent generation, Mendel crossed
2 plants. A. recessive trait
A. homozygous B. absent trait
B. heterozygous
C. agressive trait
C. not enough information
D. dominant trait
D. pineapple
255. The passing of traits from parents to off- 260. Ryan notices that all of his friend’s broth-
spring is called ers and sisters are tall. What is the most
likely explanation for this characteristic?
A. recessive trait
B. heredity A. They have tall parents.
C. probability B. They have identical genes.
D. dominant trait C. They eat only healthy foods.
256. A couple who are both carriers for the D. They live in the same environment.
gene for cystic fibrosis have two children
who have cystic fibrosis. What is the prob- 261. Which of the following pairs is heterozy-
ability that their next child will have cystic gous?
fibrosis?
A. AA
A. 0%
B. Tt
B. 25%
C. 50% C. pp
D. 75% D. bb

262. Some traits are inherited and others are 267. a specific part of DNA that controls a
acquired. Which of the following is an ac- hereditary trait
quired trait in humans? A. Gene
A. eye color B. Heredity
B. hair color C. Allele
C. blood type D. Trait
D. table manners
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268. Meiosis produces cells with how many
263. B=blackb=whiteA female mouse is bb chromosomes
and a male mouse is BB:Can a white off- A. 44
spring be heterozygous?
B. 22
A. yes
C. 46
B. no
D. 23
C. half of the time
269. In the 2nd generation of Mendel’s exper-
D. none of above iment, for every 3 plants that expressed
the allele there was 1 plant that ex-
264. Mendel pea plants to study traits.
pressed the allele.
A. cut
A. red; yellow
B. naturally pollinated
B. recessive; dominant
C. crossed
C. tall, unhealthy
D. none of above
D. dominant; recessive
265. A cell created by cloning is genetically 270. When sex cells combine to produce off-
A. identical to its parent. spring, each sex cell will contribute
B. identical to its stem cell. A. twice the number of chromosomes in
body cells.
C. unique because it is a mixture of DNA
B. half the number of chromosomes in
D. half like its father and half like its
body cells.
mother.
C. the normal number of chromosomes in
266. If Mendel’s first experiment involved body cells.
cross-pollinating a purebred round pea D. none of above
plant and a purebred wrinkled pea plant,
how would we write the cross for those 271. A recessive trait can be hidden for gener-
parents? Round is dominant and wrinkled ations because
is recessive.
A. dominant masks recessive
A. RR x Rr
B. the’re sneaky little guys!
B. Rr x Rr
C. recessive are reclusive
C. rr x rr
D. recessive only get passed down once
D. RR x rr in a while

272. Which is the term for the different forms B. Prophase, Anaphase, Telophase,
of a gene for a given trait? Metaphase

A. phenotype C. Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase,
B. recessive Telophase
C. alleles D. Cytokinesis, Telophase, Anaphase, In-

terphase
D. homozygous
278. Physical characteristics studied in genet-
273. A hybrid is the offspring of parents that ics are known as:
have alleles for a trait.
A. traits
A. the same
B. offspring
B. different
C. generations
C. two
D. hybrids
D. four
279. Some pea plant flowers are purple (P)
274. The offspring of asexually reproducing or-
and some are white (p). In Mendel’s
ganisms have genes that are to that of
experiment, the F1 generation flowers
their parent.
would be
A. identical
A. all white
B. dominant
B. all purple
C. recessive
C. 3 purple, 1 white
D. different
D. 3 white, 1 purple
275. If a(n) allele is present, its trait will
appear in the organism. 280. Mendel said that the factors that control
a trait exist in
A. dominant
A. alone
B. recessive
B. pairs
C. purebred
C. factors
D. codominant
D. genes
276. In a sex-linked inheritance pedigree you
would expect to see 281. Why did Mendel choose to study pea
plants in order to learn how traits are
A. more affected females
passed from parent to offspring?
B. all carrier males
A. Pea plants grow quickly
C. more affected males
B. Pea plants are ultraviolet
D. an equal number of affected males and
C. Pea plants are rare and expensive
females
D. Pea plants are take years to grow
277. Which answer has the stages of Mitosis
in the correct order? 282. is the mathematical chance that an
A. Telemarket, Mitosis II, anaphase, Pro- event will occur.
tozygote A. recessive trait

B. heredity 288. If a cell has an abnormal number of chro-

C. probability mosomes, usually from meiosis, what is
this considered? Choose the best answer.
D. dominant trait
A. Chromosome mutation
283. Mendel’s experiments showed that the
B. Nondisjunction
traits of an offspring were not a of
the characteristics of the parents C. Sex-linked mutation
A. allele D. Inversion
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B. pure 289. The scientific study of heredity is called
C. realistic
D. blend A. fetilization
284. Which vocabulary word is the situation in B. pollination
which both alleles of a gene contribute to C. genetics
the phenotype of the organism?
D. purebred
A. codominance
290. Gregor Mendel observed that two plants
B. dominance
with purple flowers could produce some
C. incomplete dominance offspring with white flowers and some off-
D. gene spring with purple flowers. Which of the
following did Mendel use to explain this
285. The idea that different pairs of alleles result?
are passed to offspring independently is
Mendel’s principle of: A. genetic mutations
A. unit inheritance B. environmental conditions

B. Segregation C. inherited and acquired traits
C. independent assortment D. dominant and recessive traits
D. none of above 291. When parent plants are crossed, scientist
refer to the first generation of offspring as
286. A(n) is an organisms makeup, or al-
lele combination.
A. genotype A. P
B. phenotype B. F2
C. heredity C. 1F
D. spore D. F1
287. What chromosomal abnormality causes 292. What is the cause of some traits “skip-
Down’s Syndrome? ping” a generation?
A. Trisomy 47 A. dominant traits
B. Trisomy 46 B. recessive traits
C. Trisomy 21 C. hybrid alleles
D. Trisomy 23 D. homologous chromosomes

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1. What is the correct order from SMALLEST C. Characteristic
to LARGEST? D. none of above
A. gene, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell
7. What means you learned it, so it’s an ac-
B. cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene quired trait?
C. gene, chromosome, DNA, nucleus, cell A. Heredity
D. gene, DNA, nucleus, chromosome, cell B. Nurture
2. A behavior animals are born knowing how C. Gene
to do is an D. none of above
A. example
8. Colorblindness is a sex-linked recessive
B. animal disorder. If the daughter of a couple is col-
C. option orblind, what are the two possible geno-
D. instinct types of her mother?
A. XAXA and XAXa
3. Which of these is a learned behavior for a
human? B. XAXA and XaXa
A. sleeping C. XAXa and XaXa
B. laughing D. Cannot be determined
C. playing violin 9. Which of these genotypes would most

D. having brown eyes likely be used to represent the dominant
for pea plant height?
4. Proteins are made out of acids A. TT
A. nitric B. tt
B. citric C. PP
C. amino D. pp
D. lego
10. Which letter combination represents Ho-
5. An organism that is homozygous for a trait mozygous Recessive?
is considered: A. Bb
A. Dominant B. BB
B. Pure Breeding C. bb
C. A Carrier D. BA
D. Recessive
11. The function of a protein molecule depends
6. The conditions surrounding a living things on its and how it interacts with other
that affect its life. protein molecules.
A. Environment A. color
B. Heredity B. size

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C. structure 17. What supports that coyotes have an IN-

STINCT to hunt?
D. function
A. A coyote can hunt only if it sees others
12. Differences in the structure of protein hunting.
molecules affect how they B. A coyote who has never seen others
A. connect to other protein molecules. hunt can still hunt.
B. react to other protein molecules. C. A coyote who has never seen others
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hunt cannot hunt.
C. repel other protein molecules
D. A coyote does not hunt unless it sees
D. none of above others hunt
13. Which type of trait will only be expressed 18. Which is the genotype of a male with a
when the offspring receives two copies of dominant sex-linked trait carried on the X
the trait? chromosome?
A. recessive traits A. XDY
B. dominant traits B. XDXD
C. inherited traits C. XDYD

D. XdY
D. acquired traits
19. What are the genotypes of these flies:red
14. Which process makes sexual reproduction eyed female (heterozygous)?
possible and also increases the variation
of inherited traits? A. X R X r
B. X R X R
A. The wrapping of DNA around
C. Xr X r
B. Meiosis
D. X r Y
C. Mitosis
E. X R Y
D. Gene expression
20. When an organism has two of the same
15. DNA alleles, it is called
A. passed down traits A. homozygous
B. molecule that carries the genetic B. heterozygous
C. organisms C. recessive
D. none of above D. dominant
21. An SS fly could be described as (Check all

16. Where is DNA found specifically?
that apply.)
A. Inside the nucleus A. homozygous
B. Inside the golgi body B. heterozygous
C. Inside the cytoplasm C. dominant phenotype
D. Inside the vacuole D. recessive phenotype

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22. In garden pea plant, long stem is domi- 27. What is the term for a three-nucleotide se-
nant over short stem. How many percent quence that codes for an amino acid?
will be short stem garden pea plants that

A. base
may appear in the first filial generation
if both parents are heterozygous for the B. codon
given trait? C. amine
A. 25% short stem pea plant D. serine
B. 50% short stem pea plant 28. Which of these is not an inherited trait?
C. 75% short stem pea plant A. a bird building a nest
D. 100% short stem pea plant B. a turtle burying its eggs
23. A girl observes her brother and records C. a bear hibernating in winter
some behaviors she saw.Which is a D. a horse pulling a plow
learned behavior?
29. Which of the following are types of RNA?
A. blinking
A. messenger RNA (mRNA)
B. reading
B. extrordinary RNA (xRNA)
C. sleeping
C. transfer RNA (tRNA)
D. swallowing
D. ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
24. In a cross between a pure red eyed female
and a white eyed male, what would the 30. Characteristics passed from parents to
genotypes of the parents be? their offspring.
A. XRXr with XR Y A. behavior
B. XRXr with Xr Y B. learned trait
C. XRXR with XR Y C. inherited trait
D. XRXR with Xr Y D. function
E. XrXr with Xr Y 31. Knowing how to read a book is an exam-

ple of
25. What is a dominant trait?
A. a physical trait
A. a trait that hides another
B. an inherited behavior
B. a trait that is hidden
C. a learned behavior
C. a trait that you can lose
D. an inherited trait
D. a trait that you acquire
32. Select all that is true about Nucleotides:
26. These types of alleles are only expressed
A. Building block of RNA
if the organism has two copies
B. Building block of DNA
A. dominant
C. A phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar,
B. recessive and nitrogenous bases (A, T, G, C)
C. homozygous D. A phosphate group, ribose sugar, and
D. heterozygous nitrogenous bases (A, U, G, C)

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33. The passing down of traits from parent to 38. Traits controlled by genes on the x chromo-
offspring. some
A. heredity A. multiple allele trait
B. environmental traits B. autosome
C. recessive trait C. x-linked trait
D. punnett square D. nondisjunction
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34. Traits that appear because BOTH parents 39. Two dominant alleles
pass them on are: A. Heterozygous
A. dominant B. Homozygous Dominant
B. recessive C. Homozygous Recessive
C. acquired D. Heterozygous Dominant
D. inherited
40. what are acquired traits
35. A woman has type B blood and her hus- A. characteristics or features of one or-
band has type O blood. What must be ganism that are inherited
the woman’s genotype, if they have a child
with type O blood? B. learned traits /not passed down
A. BO C. china
B. BB D. none of above
C. OO 41. All of the following are inherited traits, EX-

D. type B CEPT
A. Having a dream
36. The bison herd on Konza Prairie has a sex-
linked trait known as “rabbit hock” in B. Scratching an itch
which the knee of the back leg is slightly C. Throwing a ball
malformed. A male bull that is normal D. Crying in pain
mates with a cow that is a carrier for rab-
bit hock. Of the female offspring, what 42. Photograph of chromosomes grouped in or-
percent would be carriers? dered pairs
A. 0% A. pedigree
B. 25% B. Punnett Square
C. 50% C. Venn Diagram
D. 100% D. Karyotype
37. Which of the following is an inherited hu- 43. Who can a father pass a sex linked gene
man trait? to?
A. eye color A. Sons only
B. sleep patterns B. Daughters only
C. sense of balance C. Both sons and daughters
D. sense of humor D. none of above

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44. If a woman is a carrier for the sex-linked 49. Where is the geneticmaterial located in
recessive trait of hemophilia and her hus- thecell?
band has hemophilia, which of the follow-

A. Nucleus
ing is true
B. Mitchondria
A. All sons will have hemophilia.
C. Ribosome
B. All daughters will have hemophilia.
D. Chroloplast
C. 50% of daughters and 50% of sons are
expected to have hemophilia. 50. A woman is a great cook. Why are her
children likely to become good cooks?
D. 100% of the sons will have hemophilia
A. They will learn to cook from instinct.
and 100% of daughters are carriers.
B. They will learn to cook from watching
45. what are Recessive traits her.
A. traits that get hidden by Dominant C. They will inherit her cooking skills
traits D. Cooking is inherited
B. traits that hide Dominant traits
51. Which of these is a trait you can inherit?
C. 6ix9ine A. Like basketball
D. none of above B. Being a Quarterback
46. How many recessive genes does a carrier C. Writing
female have for colorblindness? (Color- D. Blue eyes
blindness is an x-linked recessive trait.)
52. When two traits are equally dominant, we
A. 1 call this
B. 2 A. incomplete dominance
C. 0 B. independent dominance
D. none of above C. codominance
D. none of above
47. Genes located strictly on the x-
chromosome 53. Homozygous gene versions result in
A. gene therapy type(s) of protein.
A. 1
B. genetic trait
B. 2
C. multiple allele trait
C. 4
D. x-linked gene
D. none
48. Which letter combination represents Ho- 54. Traits that are passed from parent to off-
mozygous Dominant? spring are:
A. Bb A. dominant
B. BB B. recessive
C. bb C. acquired
D. BA D. inherited

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55. What is the single-stranded nucleic acid 60. Which animal observation would be consid-
that helps carry the genetic code out of the ered an instinct?
nucleus? A. a dog jumps 6 ft into the air to catch a
A. DNA Frisbee.
B. Proteins B. a dog barks when its owner tells it to
speak
C. Carbohydrates
C. a dog barks when a stranger ap-
D. RNA proaches it
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56. A X-linked gene in fruit flies controls the D. a dog sits upright and appears to beg
patterns of the wings. XB has a barred for a treat
pattern and Xb doesn’t have bars. A 61. Where are the genes thatcode for specific
male with barred wings is mated to a non- traitslocated?
barred female. What would be the geno-
type(s) of their female offspring? A. Vacule
B. Cell Wall
A. XBXB
C. Golgi Apparatus
B. XbXb
D. Chromosomes
C. XBXb
62. Which of the following is heterozygous?
D. XBb
A. MM
57. Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the B. Mm
sand of a beach. When the eggs hatch, the
babies know to go to the water. This is an C. mm
example of D. none of above
A. inherited behavior 63. The bison herd on Konza Prairie has a sex-
B. camouflage linked trait known as “rabbit hock” in
which the knee of the back leg is slightly
C. hibernation malformed. A male bull that is normal
D. learned behavior mates with a cow that is a carrier for rab-
bit hock. What are his chances of produc-
58. Offspring are the ing a normal male?
A. to make more of the same kind A. 0%
B. the babies of plants or animals B. 25%
C. Stages in the life of animals C. 50%
D. none of above D. 100%

64. Offspring from animal parents will usually
59. The alleles that an organism has
resemble both their
A. genotype A. aunt & uncle
B. phenotype B. mother & father
C. chromosome C. grandpa & grandma
D. recessive D. none of above

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65. What are the thread-like structures that 70. What do we call specific sequences of ge-
are found in the nucleus of a cell that con- netic material that code for a trait?
tains all DNA? A. Phenotype

A. Chromosomes B. Genotype
B. Ribosomes C. Nuclei
C. chloroplasts D. Mitochondria
D. oligocytes 71. Traits that hide other traits when passed
66. Look at this cross:XB Xb x Xb YWhat pro- to offspring are:
portion/percent of the male children are A. inherited
colorblind? (colorblind is sex-linked reces- B. recessive
sive trait)
C. dominant
A. 100%
D. acquired
B. 50%
72. Which are examples of inherited traits?
C. 25% (select all that apply)
D. 0% A. Eye Color
67. To receive a characteristic or trait geneti- B. Hair Color
cally form one’s parent or grandparent. C. Height
A. Inherit D. Picky Eating
B. Nurture 73. If a gene is found only on the X chromo-
C. Acquire some and not the Y chromosome, it is said
D. none of above to be what?
A. sex-linked trait
68. Males are more likely to suffer from a sex-
B. polygenic trait
linked disease or disorder because
C. codominant trait
A. Males are weaker than females.
D. incomplete dominance trait
B. Males have less DNA.
74. How many genes does an organism have
C. Males have 1 X chromosome, so the
for each feature?
disorder is more likely to be expressed.
A. 2
D. Most sex-linked disorders are on the
Y-chromosome. B. 1
C. 23
69. If brown hair is represented by the allele
“B” and blond hair is represented by the al- D. 49
lele “b” then what must be the genotype 75. Which is an example of a learned charac-
of someone who has blond hair? teristic?
A. BB A. color of a dog’s fur
B. bb B. color blindness of a person
C. Bb C. the ability of a mouse to run a maze
D. either BB or Bb D. a person’s ability to roll their tongue

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76. Colorblindness is found on the X chromo- 82. An allele whose trait only shows up when
some. It is: no dominant allele is present.
A. incomplete dominance A. hidden allele
B. sex-linked B. dominant allele
C. codominance C. recessive allele
D. none of the above D. present allele
83. In a flowering plant species, red flower
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77. What is another word from gene?
color (R) is dominant over white flower
A. trait color (r). What is the genotype of any
B. cell red-flowering plant resulting from this
species?
C. relative
A. rr
D. acquired
B. R
78. Which characteristic is inherited? C. RR
A. hair color D. RR or Rr
B. sleeping late 84. A woman who is colorblind has a mother
C. enjoying hiking with normal vision. Knowing that color-
blindness is a sex-linked recessive gene,
D. loving to read
what is her mother’s genotype? What is
79. The observable expression of a trait her father’s genotype? Use XN for normal
vision and Xn for colorblindness.
A. phenotype
A. XNXN
B. genotype
B. XnY
C. chromosome
C. XNXn
D. allele
D. XnXn
80. Organisms known as carriers are: E. XNY
A. Heterozygous 85. What organism did Mendel study?
B. Homozygous Recessive A. pea plants
C. Homozygous Dominant B. onions
D. Pure Breeding C. mice
81. contains all the genetic information for D. cats

any living organism, and it is found in all 86. Colorblindness is more common in males
living organisms. because it is controlled by
A. DNA A. Mendelian inheritance.
B. RNA B. Incomplete dominance.
C. Gene Expression C. codominance.
D. Mutation D. Sex-linked inheritance.

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87. The DNA in nucleosomes is folded in a 92. Traits that break the rules by having no
highly structured way to eventually form clearly dominant allele are
, which carry different portions of an

A. Non-Mendelian
organism’s genetic information.
B. Non-Newtonian
A. nucleic acids
C. non-hereditary
B. lipids
D. none of above
C. proteins
D. Chromosomes 93. The 23rd pair of chromosomes that differ
in males and females are called
88. Shows how traits are passed from gener- A. autosomes
ation to generation within a family, tools
used in studying inheritance patterns B. sex chromosomes
C. multiple alleles
A. x-linked trait
D. polygenic
B. pedigree
C. animal cells 94. Look at this cross:XB XB x Xb YWhat pro-
portion/percent of the male children are
D. gene therapy
colorblind?
89. Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behav- A. 100%
ior? A rabbit digs a burrow. B. 75%
A. Instinct C. 25%
B. Inherited trait D. 0%
C. Learned behavior
95. Colorblindness is a recessive x-linked dis-
D. none of above order. Which genotype represents a male
with normal vision? (’c’ is replaced by an
90. A is a characteristic that is inherited ‘n’ since technically colorblindness is reces-
such as eye color. sive, so normal vision is dominant and cap-
A. train italized)
B. gene A. XNXN
C. trait B. XnXn
D. allele C. XNY
D. XnY
91. Which sentence is TRUE?
A. Acquired traits are passed from par- 96. Which of the following best defines
ents to offspring grandiose self-worth?
B. Inherited traits are passed from par- A. Smooth talking

ents to offspring B. Heartless
C. Behaviors are never inherited C. Enormous ego
D. Behaviors are always inherited D. Vandalism at a young age

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97. This type of allele is expressed whether 103. When an organism has two different al-
there are one or two copies present. leles, it is called
A. dominant A. homozygous
B. recessive B. heterozygous
C. homozygous C. recessive
D. heterozygous D. dominant
98. Inserting normal genes into cells with mu-
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104. An allele that is expressed only when
tant genes, result in treatment or cures for
there are two present is called
some genetic disorders
A. gene therapy A. a testcross.
B. genetic trait B. the law of independent assortment.

C. nondisjunction C. a monohybrid cross.
D. animal cells D. recessive.
99. All of the following are learned EXCEPT: 105. Different forms of a gene
A. reading a book A. allele
B. sneezing B. gentotyps
C. using a knife and fork C. phenotype
D. avoid poison ivy D. none of above
100. Which trait does a puppy inherit from its
parents? 106. Characteristics that are encoded in DNA
A. fur color and pattern A. genetic trait

B. food brand preference B. gene therapy
C. obedience to owner’s commands C. sex-linked gene
D. knowledge of where the treats are D. pedigree
kept
107. Gregor Mendel
101. Which of these traits can a tree NOT pass
A. found the nucleus
to its offspring
A. the shape of its leaves B. The father of modern genetics
B. roots that grow toward the water C. made science

C. a trunk scared by lightning D. none of above
D. the kind of seed it forms 108. What is a feature?
102. An individual’s sex is determined by A. how we are all different.
A. 1 of 23 chromosomes B. a combination of all our traits.
B. 2 of 46 chromosomes C. a chromosome
C. 4 of 92 chromosomes D. a characteristic that all members of a
D. none of above species have

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109. The physical look of a trait C. Nature

A. genotype D. none of above

B. phenotype 115. How many genes does an offspring have
C. allele from it’s parents?
D. Mendelian inheritance A. two genes from each parent, two from
mom and two from dad
110. Muscular dystrophy is a sex-linked re-
cessive disorder. A man with muscular B. one gene from each parent, one from
dystrophy marries a woman who doesn’t dad and one from mom
have this disease. Half of their daughters C. it depends on who gives them more
and half of their sons develop this disease. traits
What is the genotype of the mother? D. none of above
A. XNXN
116. Looking through a family album, Tom no-
B. XNXn ticed a common inherited trait in his family
C. Xn which was
D. XN A. long hair
111. What is the biomolecule that is composed B. tattoos

of amino acids and is coded for in your C. pierced ears
genes? D. dimples
A. DNA
117. what are genes
B. Amino Acids
A. determine traits a stretch of DNA on a
C. Sugars chromosome
D. Lipids B. DNA passed down from brothers
112. How many alleles does someone have for C. Traits that hide other traits
a genotype? D. none of above
A. 1
118. How might a plant develop an acquired
B. 2 trait?
C. 3 A. from it’s parent plants
D. 4 B. from scientist
113. Select ALL that are inherited traits. C. through time
A. Eye Color D. through learning, environment, or ma-
B. Hair Color nipulation
C. Skin Color 119. Which of the following is a definition of

D. Like sour food inherited trait?
A. a characteristic that a living thing gets
114. What is the opposite of lose and forfeit? from its parents
A. Acquire B. a characteristic that a living thing gets
B. Trait during its lifetime

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C. a behavior that a living thing learns 125. How many traits are on the Hare psy-
from its parents chopathy checklist?
D. a skill that an animal develops after it A. 10
is born
B. 20
120. Body shapes, hair and eye color, and the C. 30
need to sleep are examples of
D. 40
A. learned traits
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B. inherited traits 126. Which letter combination represents Het-
erozygous?
C. manipulated traits
A. Bb
D. none of above
B. BB
121. What would the genotype be of a color-
blind male? (Colorblindness is a x-linked C. bb
recessive trait.) D. BA
A. XNY
127. In fruit flies, eye color is a sex linked trait.
B. XNYn Red (R) is dominant to white (r). What is
C. XnY the sex and eye color of flies with the fol-
lowing genotype:X R X r?
D. XnYn
A. male with white eyes
122. In humans, what number chromosome
pair are considered to be the sex chromo- B. female with red eyes
somes? C. male with red eyes
A. 21 D. female with white eyes
B. 22
128. Which of these is a learned behavior for
C. 23 a dog?
D. 24 A. walking on four legs
123. Who does a son inherit a sex linked allele B. rolling over on command
from?
C. barking
A. His mother only
D. panting
B. His father only
C. Either his father or mother 129. Colorblindness is a sex-linked recessive
trait. A colorblind woman marries a male
D. none of above with normal color vision. What is the per-
124. What is a structuralchange to a gene lo- cent chance of them having a color blind
catedon a chromosome called? son?
A. DNA A. 0%
B. Mutation B. 25%
C. RNA C. 50%
D. Chromosome D. 75%

4.3 Traits 683
130. What is a recessive trait? C. A behavior that an organism obtains

A. a trait that hides another from experiences.

B. a trait that is hidden D. none of above
C. a trait that you can lose 136. Look at this cross:XBXb x XBY What
proportion of the male children are color-
D. a trait that you acquire
blind?
131. Which of the following is NOT a job of a A. 100%
forensic psychologist?
B. 75%
A. To determine whether a person is com-
C. 50%
petent to stand trial
D. 25%
B. To determine a person’s state of mind
during a crime 137. What are the genotypes of these
C. To offer treatment plans to patients flies:white eyed, male?
D. To determine a person’s motives A. X R X r
B. X R X R
132. represented by a lowercase letter
C. Xr X r
A. dominant allele
D. X r Y
B. recessive allele
E. XR Y
C. phenotype
138. Which of the following is homozygous
D. homozygous
dominant?
133. Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behav- A. RR
ior? Bears go into hibernation.
B. Rr
A. Instinct C. rr
B. Inherited trait D. none of above
C. Learned behavior
139. is the study of heredity; the study of
D. none of above the passing on of inherited traits from par-
ents to offspring.
134. Genes that are located on the same chro-
mosome A. Biology
A. human genome project B. Chemistry
B. pedigree C. Genetics
C. biology D. Zoology
D. linked genes 140. Alternate forms of a gene inherited from
each parent
135. What is an instinct?
A. genes
A. Characteristics passed from parents
to offspring. B. alleles
B. A natural behavior that an organism in- C. traits

herits. D. DNA

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141. A part of a chromosome in a cell that con- 147. In a heterozygous genotype, the al-
trols a particular characteristic lele takes over in the phenotype.
A. Environment A. recessive
B. Nurture B. dominant
C. Gene
C. lower case letter
D. none of above
D. both
142. When two alleles of a gene are the dif-
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ferent, they are 148. What is the goal of forensic psychology?
A. heterozygous A. To develop a treatment plan
B. purebred. B. To fix a problem
C. homozygous. C. To improve a patient’s condition
D. traits. D. To determine a person’s motives
143. Which of the these is homozygous?
149. What are the blood types of the possible
A. gg children that a woman (type O) and man
B. Yy (type AB) can have?
C. Nn A. O and AB
D. Ee B. O and A
144. What is a gene? C. O and B
A. Genes build proteins D. A and B
B. Genes are instructions for how pro-
teins are built 150. A chicken is black, white, or black and
white. This is controlled by
C. Genes are instructions for how pro-
teins are built and they build proteins A. Mendelian inheritance.
D. Genes are Jeans B. incomplete dominance.
145. Chromosomes that contain genes for char- C. codominance.
acteristics that are unrelated to sex
D. sex-linked inheritance.
A. gene therapy
B. linked genes 151. Katie observes three birds sitting on a
tree branch in her yard. All three birds
C. autosome are red with brown on their chests. Which
D. cells best explains why the three birds have
similar appearances?
146. Who is considered the “father of genet-
ics”? A. The birds have similar diets.
A. Gregor Mendel B. The birds live in the same habitat.
B. Travis Scott C. The birds are sitting in the same tree.
C. Sir Isaac Newton D. The birds are members of the same
D. Neil deGrasse Tyson population.

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152. Shows this specific trait even if only one C. Not enough rain
parent carries it
D. none of above

A. recessive
B. homozygous 158. An allele whose trait always shows up in
the organism when the allele is present.
C. dominant
A. recessive allele
D. heterozygous
B. dominant allele
153. Traits are developed to help a species
C. hidden allele
A. swim
D. present allele
B. run
C. survive 159. Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behav-
D. none of above ior? Anna has a southern accent.
A. Instinct
154. In a population of cardinals, all the birds
have short beaks. Their short beaks are B. Inherited trait
an example of C. Learned behavior
A. a learned behavior D. none of above
B. an inherited trait
C. an acquired trait 160. Pair of human chromosomes that consist
of the x and y chromosomes
D. an inherited behavior
A. genetic trait
155. What is the genotype of a person with
B. sex chromosome
type A blood, who had a father with type
O blood? C. autosome
A. AB D. gene therapy
B. AO
161. If a trait shows up more commonly in men
C. AA than women it is probably
D. OO A. not inherited
156. Human traits that are polygenic include B. on the x chromosome and dominant
(check all that apply)
C. on the x chromosome and recessive
A. a cleft chin
D. on a normal body chromosome
B. height
C. skin tone 162. what are Inherited traits
D. widow’s peak hairline A. traits that are learned
157. Which of these could end a plants life cy- B. traits from kids at school
cle before it was complete? C. Characteristics or features of one or-
A. Rain ganism that are inherited
B. Sunlight D. none of above

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163. Which of these are needed for inherited a carrier for colorblindness marries a man
traits? who has blond hair and normal vision.
A. chromosome, DNA, gene What is the likelihood of having children
who are colorblind with blond hair?
B. chromosome, gene, mitochondria
A. 12.5%
C. DNA, gene, cell membrane
B. 25%
D. cytoplasm, gene, chromosome
C. 0%
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164. What is the correct pattern that all plant D. 50%
and animal life cycles follow?
A. growth, birth, reproduction, death 169. In mice, black fur (B) is dominant to
brown fur (b). A Bb mouse would have
B. reproduction, birth, growth, death
the phenotype of
C. growth, birth, reproduction, death
A. brown fur
D. birth, growth, reproduction, death
B. black fur
165. A personal with type AB blood has which C. white fur
genotype?
D. none of above
A. type A
B. AA 170. Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behav-
ior? Eye color
C. IAIA
A. Instinct
D. IAIB
B. Inherited trait
166. polygenic means that control a char- C. Learned behavior
acteristic
D. none of above
A. many genes
B. single genes 171. Heredity
C. 3 genes A. the transfer of traits from one genera-
tion to another
D. no genes
B. 10 x 10=1
167. (Part A):What would the mRNA
C. the father of modern genetics
strand be if this was the DNA se-
quence:AGTCGTACA(Save your answer, D. none of above
you will need it for the next question)
172. Two bears have the same proteins for ear
A. TCACCTTGT shape. What can you say about the bears’
B. UCGCATGU ear shapes?
C. UCAGCAUGU A. These not enough information.
D. CCAGCAUTG B. The two bears have different ear
shapes.
168. Challenge! In humans, colorblindness
is recessive and sex-linked. In humans, C. The two bears have the same ear
brown hair is dominant to blond. A woman shape.
who is heterozygous for brown hair and D. none of above

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173. Which animals go through metamorpho- 178. What is the same thing as rearing, edu-
sis? (check all that apply) cation, and development?

A. horses A. Heredity
B. dragonflies B. Trait
C. Nurture
C. frogs
D. none of above
D. butterflies
179. A mother dog and her puppy both have
174. When we say that a woman is a carrier curly fur. Which best explains this?
for a genetic disease or disorder it means
A. in dogs, curly fur is more common than
that
straight fur
A. she has 1 gene with the disease in her B. in dogs, curly fur is an acquired trait
genotype, but does not have the disorder
in her phenotype C. the mother dog acquired curly fur and
passed on that trait to her puppy
B. she has 2 genes for the disorder
D. the mother dog inherited curly fur and
C. she can pass the gene only to male chil- passed on that trait to her puppy
dren
180. What is the transcription process?
D. she can pass the gene only to female
A. The process of where the mRNA
children
strand copies information from the DNA
175. Which sex chromosomes would indicate a to the ribosome.
typical human male? B. The process of where the tRNA strand
copies information from the DNA to the ri-
A. XX
bosome.
B. X C. The process where the mRNA strand
C. XY changes the information of the DNA.
D. XXY D. None of the above
181. A mutation is:
176. referred to as the “father of genetics”
A. A permanent change in the sequence
A. Albert Einstein of the DNA (Genotype) causing the pro-
B. James Watson teins to change, possible change in traits
(Phenotype)
C. Gregor Mendel
B. A temporary mistake in the RNA.
D. Dmitri Mendeleev
C. A part of the process of cell division.
177. Who could a daughter inherit a sex linked D. None of the above.
alled from?
182. physical appearance
A. Her mother only
A. genotype
B. Her father only B. heterozygous
C. Either parent C. phenotype
D. none of above D. allele

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183. Living organisms inherit many traits from C. potato plants

their parents. However, some traits are
D. pea plants
or learned from the environment,
A. given 189. A behavior that is developed by observ-
B. acquired ing others or by being taught is a
C. forced A. learned behavior

D. none of above B. inherited trait
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184. When two alleles of a gene are the same, C. adaptation
they are D. function
A. heterozygous.
190. Which of the following would produce a
B. gametogenesis. recessive phenotype?
C. homozygous. A. hh
D. polar bodies.
B. Rr
185. What would the genotype be of a color- C. Ww
blind male?
D. BB
A. XNY
B. XNYn 191. Colorblindness is a recessive X-linked dis-
C. XnY order. Which genotype represents a male
with normal vision?
D. XnYn
A. XNYN
186. If your mom has the genotype XaXa for a
B. XnYn
trait, do you automatically have the same
trait? Why? C. XNY
A. Yes, she has two recessive alleles D. XnY
B. Yes, there is only one type of allele
192. Brown eyes and black hair are what kind
C. No, I have to get DNA from dad too of traits?
D. No, I am a boy and don’t get DNA from A. Environment
mom
B. Heredity
187. what is the nucleus
C. Nurture
A. thread like structures
D. none of above
B. carries the genetic
C. acts like the brain of the cell 193. Which of the following is an inherited
trait?
D. none of above
A. Tara’s red hair
188. What type of organism was used to de-
termine the basic patterns of heredity? B. Ryan’s bank account
A. fruit flies C. Betty’s dancing skills
B. dogs D. Marco’s excellent Spanish

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194. Which combination of sex chromosomes C. you are a squire for the king
results in a male? D. your parents gave it to you

A. XX
200. Which is an example of an inherited char-
B. YY acteristic?
C. XY A. love of music
D. none of above
B. fear of spiders
195. What is the same thing as obtain? C. ability to hit a ball
A. Acquire D. presence of dimples
B. Characteristic
201. H= normal blood clotting h=hemophilia
C. Environment XHXh x XHY What is the probability
D. none of above that any of their offspring will have
hemophilia?
196. Sammi is very curious person, how did A. 4/4
she get that trait?
B. 3/4
A. Nature
C. 2/4
B. Environment
D. 1/4
C. Acquire
D. none of above 202. What do we use pedigrees for?
A. To look at families
197. Nancy is the only person in her family
who cannot swim. Which best explains B. To make determinations about the off-
why she is different? spring
A. The ability to swim is transferable C. To track traits in families
from one person to another. D. Nothing
B. The ability to swim is based on height
and weight. 203. Which of these is an inherited trait for
humans?
C. The ability to swim is inherited.
A. knowing how to read
D. The ability to swim is learned.
B. speaking English
198. Which is a characteristic a child will in- C. being able to play the violin
herit from its parents?
D. having two arms
A. favorite music
B. ability to read 204. In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dom-
inant to white flowers (p). The phenotype
C. natural hair color of a PP plant would be
D. ability to ride a bicycle A. purple
199. An acquired trait means B. white
A. your sister gave it to you C. homozygous
B. it is learned or happened after birth D. heterozygous

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205. A father bird is blue while a mother bird 210. Heterozygous gene versions result in
is green. Why is their baby blue? types of protein.
A. The baby received all of his genes from A. 1
his mom. B. 2
B. The baby received all of his genes from C. 4
his dad.
D. 8
C. The genes from mom and dad con-
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nected together to make blue. 211. When you have two of the same alleles
D. The proteins connected together to A. dominant
make it’s feathers blue. B. homozygous
206. A segment of DNA that codes for a trait C. recessive
A. gene D. heterozygous
B. allele 212. What carries an organism’s complete set
C. chromosome of genetic information?
D. chromatid A. DNA
207. Colorblindness is a sex-linked disorder. B. Proteins

If the daughter of a couple is colorblind C. Amino Acids
(meaning dad definitely has to be color- D. Genes
blind to give the second affected X chro-
mosome), what are the two possible geno- 213. Which of these is an inherited trait?
types of her mother? A. a person’s height
A. XcXc and XcX B. where a person lives
B. XcXc and XX C. a person’s ability to write
C. XcX and XX D. a person learning a new language
D. Cannot be determined
214. Colorblindness is more common in males
208. Which of the following is NOT an acquired than in females because
trait? A. fathers pass the allele for colorblind-
A. eye color ness to their sons only
B. muscle size B. the allele for colorblindness is located
C. hair length on the Y chromosome
D. penmanship (how your writing looks) C. the allele for colorblindness is reces-
sive and located on the X chromosome
209. In humans, which pair of chromosomes D. males who are colorblind have two
are the sex chromosomes? copies of the allele for colorblindness
A. 21st pair
215. A dog rolls over and gets a treat, so she
B. 22nd pair rolls over again. This is an example of a
C. 23rd pair
D. 24th pair A. learned behavior

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B. inherited behavior C. Segregation

C. physical trait D. Phenotype

D. instinct
221. What do you call the process through
216. Colorblindness is a sex-linked recessive which traits are passed from parents to
disorder. A normal woman whose father offspring?
was colorblind marries a man with nor-
A. heredity
mal color vision. What percentage of their
sons will be colorblind? B. learned
A. 0% C. acquired
B. 25% D. none of above
C. 50%
222. The sequence of all 3 billion base pairs of
D. 100%
human DNA identified by scientists
217. What determines triats? A. genetic trait
A. Genes B. Human Genome Project
B. random mutations C. x-linked trait
D. gene therapy
D. none of above
223. Where do offspring get their genes?
218. If black fur is dominant and white fur is
recessive, what are the possible offspring A. from their mother
of two black mice bred together? B. from their father
A. all black
C. from their mother and their father
B. all white
D. randomly from only one parent
C. half white and half black
D. any of the above are possible, depend- 224. What is the name for the molecule that
ing on the parents’ genotypes carries the genetic instructions for all liv-
ing organisms?
219. is the field of science that studies of
A. RNA
how traits are passed on, or inherited.
A. dominant traits B. DNA
B. ratio C. nucleotides
C. phenotype D. nuclei
D. genetics
225. What is opposite of nurture?
220. Process in sexual reproduction in which A. environment
male and female reproductive cells join to
form one new cell B. Nature
A. Fertilization C. Characteristic
B. Genotype D. none of above

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226. What is the small egg-shaped structure 231. A characteristic that an organism can
inside a cell that contains the genetic ma- pass on to its offspring through its genes
terial of the cell? A. protein
A. mitochondria B. trait
B. lysosome C. DNA
C. nucleus D. gene
D. cytoplasm 232. Where do organisms like us inherit our
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227. The passing on of genetic traits from par- genetics from?
ents to children or offspring. A. offspring
A. Nurture B. parents
B. Heredity C. cousins
C. Environment D. strangers
D. none of above 233. A litter of puppies is a mother dog’s

A. sibling
228. Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked disor-
der. Which genotype represents a female B. trait
who is a carrier for hemophilia? C. offspring
A. XHXh D. parent
B. XhXh 234. Why do we have different cells in our
C. XHXH bodies if every cell has the same DNA?
D. XhY A. Gene expression
B. Meiosis
229. Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behav-
ior? Jamal is very tall. C. Protein synthesis
A. Instinct D. Mitosis
B. Inherited trait 235. Which characteristic did Malek most

likely inherit from his parents?
C. Learned behavior
A. his ability to read fast
D. none of above
B. his need to wear glasses
230. Jacob has brown eyes. Cameron has C. his ability to speak English
hazel eyes. Why do they have different
eye colors? D. his need to count using his fingers
A. They have different genes, which in- 236. Which of the following is NOT a trait of
structs for different proteins psychopathy according to the Hare check-
list?
B. They have different genes, which in-
structs for the same proteins A. Superficial charm
C. They have the same genes, which in- B. Juvenile delinquency
structs for different proteins C. Pathological lying
D. none of above D. Empathy towards others

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237. A boy whose parents have normal vision 242. Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behav-
is colorblind. What are the genotypes for ior? Curly hair
his mother and father? Use XN for normal A. Instinct

vision and Xn for colorblindness. Show the
B. Inherited trait
Punnett square to support your answer.
C. Learned behavior
A. XbY
D. none of above
B. XBY
C. XBXB 243. The sex of a child is determined by
D. XBXb A. whether the father’s sperm contains

an x or y chromosome.
E. XbXb
B. whether the mother’s egg contains an
238. A genotype is x or y chromosome.
A. the physical appearance of an organ- C. the age of the parents.
ism. D. the temperature of the ovaries.
B. a made up word for genes. 244. What do we call anorganism’s physi-
C. not even a word. calcharacteristics?
D. two alleles that an organism pos- A. Genotype
sesses. B. Phenotype
239. The woman who is colorblind marries a C. Mutation
man with normal vision. What is the prob- D. Adaptation
ability that their sons will be colorblind?
245. Which trait below is NOT one that is in-
A. 0% herited in puppies?
B. 25% A. number of whiskers
C. 50% B. length of tail
D. 100% C. injured paw
240. What is the geneticmaterial that isre- D. eye color
sponsible for how youlook and is passed 246. Which of the following are the four nitro-
downfrom your parents? gen bases that make up DNA?
A. Jeans A. Adenine
B. Genes B. Cytosine
C. Ribosome C. Guanine
D. tRNA D. Willimine
241. What is NOT a possible genotype for E. Thymine
someone with type B blood? 247. represented by an uppercase letter
A. BB A. dominant allele
B. AB B. recessive allele
C. BO C. homozygous
D. none of above D. heterozygous

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248. Which term means “same alleles”? C. hair color

A. heterozygous. D. reading music
B. genes. 254. is known as the product of parents
C. homozygous. A. Infant
D. DNA. B. Toddler
249. Which is a trait that people are born C. Offspring
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with? D. Adolescent
A. The dislike of certain foods 255. An allele (T) for tongue-rolling is domi-
B. The ability to play the piano nant over non-tongue rolling. What would
be the genotypes of both parents if all of
C. The ability to roll your tongue
the offspring in the F1 generation are non-
D. The ability to speak a foreign language tongue rolling?
250. This DNA is made up of about 3 billion A. TT X Tt
base pairs and divided into thousands of B. Tt X tt
genes on 23 pairs of chromosomes, all the C. tt X tt
DNA in the human species is found here
D. TT X tt
A. pedigree
256. Monohybrid crosses are crosses that ex-
B. x-linked gene
amine
C. human genome
A. the inheritance of multiple traits.
D. nondisjunction
B. only two traits.
251. Which of these is an acquired trait in- C. no traits.
stead of inherited? D. only one specific trait.
A. Blue eyes
257. Which chromosome contains more
B. Brown hair genes?
C. Shooting a bow and arrow A. The X chromosome
D. Skin color B. The Y chromosome
252. A is a specific sequence of nucleotides C. They are homologous, so they contain
in a strand of DNA that codes for a specific the same amount of genes.
sequence of amino acids D. none of above
A. RNA 258. What is the difference between an inher-
B. Gene Expression ited trait and an acquired trait?
C. Gene A. Inherited traits you get from your par-
ents and an acquired trait you learn
D. Noncoding DNA
B. Inherited traits you learn and an ac-
253. Which is a learned behavior? quired trait you get from your parent
A. dimples C. There is no difference
B. eye color D. none of above

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259. H= normal blood clottingh=hemophiliaXHXh C. height

x XHYWhat is the probability that their
D. speaking a language
daughters will have hemophilia?

A. 100% 265. A version or variation of a gene
B. 75% A. trait
C. 50% B. gene
D. 0% C. allele
260. If I have a heterozygous genotype, what D. DNA
would the correct genotype look like?
266. Dominant traits
A. FF
A. traits learned from your parents
B. ff
B. mean traits
C. Ff
D. F C. traits that hide other traits when
passed on to offspring
261. What term denotes the physical expres- D. none of above
sion of a gene?
A. genotype 267. Which of the following is true about psy-
chopathy?
B. phenotype
A. All psychopaths are violent
C. appearance
D. homologous B. It is a mental disease
C. It is a personality disorder
262. How many recessive genes does a carrier
female have for colorblindness? D. It is untreatable
A. 1 268. Hemophilia is a recessive x-linked dis-
B. 2 order. Which genotype represents a fe-
C. 0 male who is an unaffected carrier for
hemophilia?
D. none of above
A. XHXh
263. The study of biological inheritance pat- B. XhXh
terns and variation in organisms is
C. XHXH
A. generous.
D. XhY
B. generic.
C. general ed. 269. traits controlled by genes on the sex chro-
D. genetics. mosomes
A. pedigree
264. What is NOT an example of an inherited
TRAIT? B. genetic trait
A. eye color C. sex-linked trait
B. tongue rolling D. biology

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270. A dominant allele is represented by 275. Your parents can give you crazy, wild,
A. a lower case letter. shy, or calm traits what is it called?
B. a capital letter. A. Nurture
C. an X. B. Environment
D. a Y. C. DNA
D. none of above
271. How many chromosomes are in human
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cells? 276. Which type of trait will hide other traits
A. 38 when it is passed to offspring?
B. 14 A. recessive traits
C. 46 B. dominant traits
D. 11 C. inherited traits
D. acquired traits
272. What are the genotypes of these flies:red
eyed, male? 277. what is the chromosomes
A. X R X r A. thread like structures found in the nu-
B. X R X R cleus
C. Xr X r B. acts like the brain of the cell
D. X r Y C. determine traits
E. X R Y D. none of above
273. How many PAIRS of chromosomes do hu- 278. Look at this cross:XB XB:Xb YWhat pro-
mans have? portion/percent of the male children are
colorblind, which is recessive?
A. 23
A. 100%
B. 46
B. 75%
C. 1
C. 25%
D. 2
D. 0%
274. A snapdragon is red, white, or pink. This
means it is determined by 279. Attribute, Feature, and trait are what?
A. Mendelian genetics. A. Environment
B. incomplete dominance. B. Characteristic
C. codominance. C. Nurture
D. sex-linked inheritance. D. none of above
4.4 genes
1. The number of nucleotides in a human cell A. 3000
is about
B. 300, 000

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C. 3 million 7. Bases in the order of GTCAATG would pair

D. 3 billion with which of the following?

A. GTCAATG
2. Sickle cell disease is caused by a
B. CAGTTAC
A. base substitution mutation
C. GTAACTG
B. frameshift mutation
D. CATGTAG
C. nonsense mutation
8. New alleles result from
D. silent mutation
A. New cells
3. What is the function of bacteriophage B. Cell division
genes?
C. Mutations
A. Produce more proteins
D. New chromosomes
B. Produce new bacteriophages
9. What organelle stores the genetic informa-
C. Produce more healthy bacteria
tion?
D. Cause pneumonia
A. Chloroplast
4. Guanine bonds with B. Cytoplasm
A. Adenine C. Nucleus
B. Guanine D. Mitochonrion
C. Cytosine 10. How many pairs of chromosomes exist in
D. Thymine each of your cells?
A. 10
5. This scientist conducted experiments that
involved injecting mice with heat killed B. 12
harmful bacteria and harmless bacteria C. 23
and concluding that TRANSFORMATION of
D. 46
the harmful genes to the living harmless
bacteria killed the mice. 11. In an electropherogram, the different col-
A. Avery ored peaks correspond to
B. Griffith A. proteins
C. Watson & Crick B. genes
D. Hershey & Chase C. nucleotide bases

D. traits
6. Asymetrical ends of DNA after being cut
by a restriction enzyme 12. A species of fish glows to attract prey to
come to it. What might happen if the DNA
A. Competent Ends
had a mutation in its sequence that coded
B. Sticky Ends for a protein to not produce light.
C. Ligated Ends A. The fish may not catch as many prey
D. Restrictive Ends B. The fish may die

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C. The fish may produce more fish with C. I and II only

that mutation D. I, II and III
D. The fish may become a shark
18. Identify the INSERTION mutation from the
13. A segment of DNA that codes for a trait is following DNA sequence:ATG CCA AAT
a
A. ATG TCA AAT
A. Gene
B. ATG CCT AAA T
B. Centromere
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C. ATC CA AT
C. Chromosome
D. ATG CCA AAT
D. Chromatid
19. Variations in the same gene between
14. The 23rd pair of chromosomes that do de- different individuals (like blue eyes vs.
termine the sex of an individual are called brown eyes) are called
A. Alkaloids
A. sex chromosomes
B. Alleles
B. autosomes
C. Anime
C. homologous
D. Aliens
D. genes
15. What is the human genome project? 20. is the activation of a gene that results
in transcription.
A. A research effort to determine the se-
quence of the human genome A. Gene expression
B. A project to help build a machine that B. Eukaryotic expression

identifies genes C. Gene technology
C. A research effort to help find the se- D. Prokaryotic expression
quence of genes in DNA
D. none of above 21. How many codons are represented in
the following RNA sequence? GUACCUC-
16. The observable expression of a trait is its GAUAG
A. phenotype A. 1
B. genotype B. 4
C. chromosome C. 12
D. allele D. 6
17. Which of the following types of informa- 22. What happens in Interphase?
tion are needed to construct a karyogram?
A. Spindle fibers form in the cell.
I. Size of the chromosomes II. Gene muta-
tions of the chromosomes III. Age of the B. The nuclear membrane dissolves
individual C. The chromosomes duplicated
A. I only D. Nuclear membranes form around the
B. II only chromosomes

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23. Known as the father of genetics C. hashtag

A. Watson D. smiley face

B. Darwin 29. Which strain of bacteria caused pneumonia
C. Mendel in Griffith’s experiments?
D. Crick A. S-strain
24. This trait always shows up in an organism B. R-strain
when the allele is present C. T-strain
A. dominant allele D. B-strain
B. codominance
30. Which type of gene mutation would most
C. probability likely lead to the biggest change in the
D. recessive allele amino acid sequence?
A. Point Mutation in the middle of the
25. What term is given to the entire genetic
gene
information found in an organism?
B. Silent Mutation near the beginning of
A. Genotype
the gene
B. Genome
C. Insertion near the beginning of the
C. Chromosome gene
D. Gene D. Deletion near the end of the gene
26. Boys can inherit the recessive allele (c) 31. What are the main functions of DNA? Se-
that causes red-green color blindness from lect all that apply.
their mother, not from their father. The
A. Store information
allele for normal red and green vision is C.
Which of the following genotypes are pos- B. Copy information
sible in men? C. Transmit information
A. c only D. Create information
B. C or c only
32. What is the difference between the alleles
C. CC or cc only of a gene?
D. CC, Cc or cc only A. Their position on the chromosome
27. is the set of genes possessed by some- B. Their amino acid sequence
one C. Their pentose sugars
A. Karyotype D. Their base sequence
B. Fingerprint
33. Which of the following are produced only
C. Genotype by the female?
D. Phenotype A. Sperm
28. A recessive allele is written as a(n) B. Genes
A. lower case letter C. Egg
B. upper case letter D. Fertilization

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34. Avery added an enzyme known to break 39. What is the composition of eukaryotic
down PROTEINS to his extract, and saw chromosomes?
that the bacteria were A. DNA only
A. still transformed because DNA was B. DNA and ribose
the genetic material not protein
C. DNA and RNA
B. not transformed because lipids are the
D. DNA and proteins
genetic material
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C. all killed 40. Adenine bonds with
A. Adenine
D. all of these
B. Guanine
35. The scientific study of heredity C. Cytosine
A. Genetics D. Thymine
B. Chomosome 41. Two alleles/letters for on trait that are
C. Alleles the same (Ex:DD or dd)
D. DNA A. phenotype
B. genotype
36. identical alleles for a trait is known as
C. homozygous
A. dominant D. heterozygous
B. heterozygous
42. The specific position of a gene on a chro-
C. mutation mosome is called?
D. homozygous A. species
B. gene
37. A cat inherits genes for fur color from
which of the following? C. locus
A. From the mother D. allele
B. From the father 43. what are the causes of mutations that de-
velop into gametes?
C. From surrounding cats
A. passed on to offspring
D. From both parents
B. are harmful
E. From neither parents
C. cause genetic disease
38. On each chromosome there are hundreds D. are inherently bad for the human body
of that provide instructions to make
44. What are used to represent dominant alle-
proteins
les?
A. chromosomes A. numbers
B. genes B. capital letters
C. DNA C. lowercase letters
D. mitochondria D. greek letters

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45. Which animal represents a hybrid off- C. Sickle-cellanemia

spring that has some traits from a horse D. Hemophilia
and some traits from a donkey?

51. Griffith discovered that
A. Zebra
A. DNA is different than RNA.
B. Okapi
B. adenine = thymine.
C. Moose
C. bacteria can transfer DNA.
D. Mule
D. DNA is the genetic molecule.
46. The RNA components of ribosomes are
52. The Human Genome Project has made di-
synthesized in the
agnosing genetic disorders easier.Once a
A. cytoplasm genetic disorder is diagnosed, can be
B. nucleus used as a possible treatment.
C. nucleolus A. cell cultures
D. endoplasmic reticulum B. gene therapy
C. DNA fingerprinting
47. Most human cells have 23 pairs of
D. PCR
A. chromosomes
53. The physical expression of a trait.
B. genes
A. phenotype
C. DNA
B. genotype
D. molecules
C. chromosome
48. What is a gene locus? D. allele
A. An organism’s entire genome
54. A version of a gene (one coming from the
B. A detrimental genetic mutation father, one from the mother)
C. The position of a chromosome within a A. allele
karyogram B. character
D. The position of a specific gene on a C. trait
chromosome
D. offspring
49. Human gametes contain how many chro- 55. What is the correct sequence of structures
mosomes? from smallest to largest?
A. 46 A. Chromosomes, Gene, DNA, Nucleus,
B. 23 Cell
C. 12 B. Cell, Nucleus, Chromosomes, DNA,
Genes
D. 28
C. DNA, Gene, Nucleus, Chromosome,
50. Which disease is an example of sex-linked Cell
(X-linked) inheritance?
D. Gene, DNA, Chromosomes, Nucleus,
A. AIDS Cell
B. Downsyndrome E. Gene Nucleus, DNA, Chromosome, Cell

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56. Humans have pairs of chromosomes, C. Yes, mutations cause fatal diseases
for a total of chromosomes. D. No, some can be useful in a changing
A. 10, 20 environment
B. 25, 100 62. How many base pairs (bp) are in the hu-
C. 23, 46 man genome?
D. 46, 92 A. 1 billion bp
57. The study of the genome is known as B. 4 billion bp
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A. Biology C. 3 billion bp
B. Genomics D. 3.5 billion bp
C. Genes 63. How many pairs of chromosomes are in a

human being?
D. Heredity
A. 23
58. Hershey and Chase settled the debate
B. 44
about what makes up genetic material in
the cell by only finding radioactive tracers C. 89
on this macromolecule that were injected D. 72
into bacteria by a bacteriophage.
64. what is a mutation?
A. Protein
A. the heritable factor that consists of a
B. DNA
length of DNA and influences a specific
C. Carbohydrates trait
D. All of These B. different forms of the same gene and
occupy the same locus
59. This trait is hidden whenever the dominant
allele is present C. all the genes within an organism
A. dominant allele D. random changes in DNA sequences
that result in new alleles
B. codominance
C. recessive allele 65. Which of the following are contained in
genes?
D. Punnett Square
A. Your blood.
60. Has more than 2 variations of alleles B. Your cells.
(Blood type A, B, O)
C. What you will look like.
A. Multiple alleles
B. Codominant
C. mendelian inheritance 66. What is a virus?
D. incomplete dominance A. A tiny, living particle that can infect liv-
ing cells
61. Are all mutations harmful? B. A large, living particle that can infect
A. Yes, they are caused by toxic chemi- living cells
cals and radiation C. A tiny, nonliving particle that can infect
B. No, all mutations are beneficial living cells

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D. A large, nonliving particle that can in- 72. A heterozygous organism has
fect living cells A. three different alleles for a trait.

67. An organism’s physical appearance or vis- B. two identical alleles for a trait.
ible traits C. only one allele for a trait.
A. fertilization D. two different alleles for a trait.
B. genotype
73. Cytosine bonds with
C. phenotype
A. Adenine
D. homozygous B. Guanine
68. A trait is: C. Cytosine
A. a removal D. Thymine
B. a characteristic 74. What organism was Griffith using when
C. a change he discovered that a harmless strain of
bacteria could transform into a lethal
D. a sequence
strain of bacteria?
69. Which of the following chemicals is a com- A. pea plants
ponent of eukaryotic chromosomes? B. fruit flies
A. Triglyceride C. bacteriophages
B. Fatty Acid D. mice
C. Protein
75. Which is the set of alleles that an individ-
D. RNA ual possesses?
70. The genomes of two unrelated humans are A. Agene
% the same. B. A genotype
A. 90.0 C. A genome
B. 0.1% D. A genus
C. 78% 76. Tt ice
D. 99.9% A. homozygous dominant
71. The reason there are different alleles for B. heterozygous
the exact same gene is because C. homozygous recessive
A. variety is the spice of life. D. none of the above
B. tiny elves creep into your cells and 77. Chromosomes are made from what
make changes. molecule?
C. random mutations are happening all A. Ammonia
the time, and some are passed down to
the next generation. B. ATP
D. Wait, you mean people have different C. DNA

versions of the same gene? What? D. Carbon Dioxide

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78. What is characteristic of homologous chro- C. Silent

mosomes? D. Frameshift
A. They have an identical DNA sequence.
84. The letters that represent the different
B. They form pairs in prokaryotes. forms of a gene
C. They are of the same length in karyo- A. Genetics
grams.
B. Chomosome
D. They carry the same alleles.
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C. Alleles
79. What part of the virus enters inside the D. DNA
bacteria?
85. Substitution mutations are also known as
A. Carbohydrates
A. frameshift
B. Lipids
B. point
C. Proteins
C. insertion
D. DNA
D. deletion
80. DNA stand for
86. The allele that is not expressed when the
A. dad never answers dominant allele is present is
B. David N. Archibald A. dominant
C. deoxyribonucleic acid B. recessive
D. does not always C. heterozygous
81. Genes are a set of instructions in the cells D. homozygous
in your body that determine:
87. An organism’s reproductive cells, or sex
A. what you say. cells, are called
B. what you wear. A. bacteria
C. who and what you are. B. prokaryotes
D. All of the above. C. gametes
D. pathogens
82. Which of the following are true about
cells? 88. Which of the following genotypes is ho-
A. Most cells are as old as you. mozygous dominant?
B. Cells divide, producing more cells. A. A
C. Cells do not help sustain life. B. Aa
D. None of the above. C. AA
D. aa
83. Which gene mutation would lead to no
change in the resulting amino acid se- 89. Identify the SUBSTITUTION mutation from
quence? the following DNA sequence:ATG CCA AAT
A. Substitution A. ATG TCA AAT
B. Point B. ATG CCT AAA T

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C. ATC CA AT 95. what are techniques for genome se-

D. ATG CCA AAT quences?
A. fluorescent labelling

90. DNA is inside your cells. What part of the
cell is the DNA inside of? B. digital cameras
C. lasers
A. cell membrane
D. computers
B. cytoplasm
E. supercomputers
C. nucleus
D. none of above 96. The set of alleles of an individual that
codes for a trait is called
91. Many antibiotics interfere with the trans- A. heterozygous
fer of genetic information from RNA to
protein, preventing bacteria from grow- B. homozygous
ing.Which of the following processes is af- C. phenotype
fected by antibiotics? D. genotype
A. Replication
97. Where are chromosomes found in a cell?
B. Translation
A. In the neutron of the cell.
C. Transcription B. In the nucleus of the cell.
D. Transmission C. In the proton of the cell.
92. Which of these organisms has more chro- D. In the cell membrane of the cell.
mosomes than humans?
98. DNA provides instructions about how to
A. chimpanzees make
B. potatoes A. Proteins
C. plums B. Lipids
D. all of these the number of chromo- C. Nucleotides
somes does not determine complexity of
D. Lasagna
the organism
99. A permanent change in DNA is called
93. What is a restriction enzyme? what?
A. Enzyme that cuts DNA A. Genetic disorders
B. Enzyme that add to the DNA strand B. Mutation
C. Enzyme that builds proteins C. Gene Expression
D. Enzyme that breaks down lipids D. Mutagen
94. When the mixture of heat-killed S-strain 100. Which of the following techniques can be
and R-strain bacteria was injected into the used to estimate the size and shape of a
mice, what happened? chromosome?
A. The mice died A. Autoradiography
B. The mice remained healthy B. Centrifugation
C. The mice changed colors C. Gel electrophoresis
D. The mice got mean D. Polymerase Chain Reaction

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101. The chemicals that make up DNA (A, C, T, 106. An example of a heterozygous genotype
& G) are like is
A. the ingredients in a recipe. A. FF
B. the steps in directions. B. ff
C. a map to follow. C. Ff
D. really cool and whatever. D. none of above
102. what is a genome?
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107. An inheritable characteristic that id deter-
A. random changes in the base sequence mined by DNA is known as a
of DNA, producing new alleles A. DNA
B. the heritable factor of DNA and influ- B. nucleus
ences a specific trait
C. trait
C. entire base sequence of each of the
DNA molecules in an organism D. protein
D. a specific position in a chromosome 108. What is the sequence of the matching

DNA strand to this:ATG, CGG, GCA, TTT
103. Which is the best definition of DNA?
A. TTT, CCC, GGG, AAA
A. a spiral ladder
B. AAC, CGG, CGT, AAA
B. something in your cells
C. ATG, CGG, GCA, TTT
C. the recipe for making an organism
D. TAC, GCC, CGT, AAA
D. none of above
104. Which of the following statements about 109. Approximately, how many base pairs are
homologous chromosomes is correct? in the human genome?
A. Each gene is at the same locus on both A. 23, 000

chromosomes B. 23
B. They are two identical copies of a par- C. 3 million
ent chromosome which are attached to D. 3 billion
one another at thecentromere
C. They always produce identical pheno- 110. A new organism begins to form when egg
types and sperm join in a process called
D. They are chromosomes that have iden- A. fertilization
tical genes and allele B. phenotype
105. A cell’s DNA strand has the following C. homozygous
sequence:ATCGGAAfter mitosis, the cell’s D. heterozygous
daughters have this sequence ATCCGA.
What happened? 111. What do genes do?
A. Deletion A. Give the body chromosomes.
B. Substitution B. Control the DNA.
C. Elimination C. Control the production of proteins.
D. Multiplication D. none of above

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112. If the haploid number of a species is 20, C. unicorn emoji

what is the diploid number? D. question mark

A. 40
118. From his work with mice and pneumonia-
B. 20 causing bacteria, Frederick Griffin coined
C. 10 the term
D. 24 A. Replication
B. Transcription
113. how do alleles differ from each other?
C. Transformation
A. a couple of bases
D. Translation
B. only by a few bases
119. Where are genes located?
C. many bases
A. Cells
D. the gene of a chromosome
B. Chromosomes
114. In the Sanger sequencing method, what C. DNA
causes the termination of each chain of
DNA? D. All of the above
A. The incorporation of a deoxynucleotide 120. Chromosomes are made of
B. When the DNA polymerase encounters A. DNA
a stop codon B. RNT
C. The incorporation of a dideoxynu- C. WWE
cleotide
D. DMA
D. Denaturation of the double strand
121. an observable characteristic
115. If a man has blood group O and a woman A. trait
has blood group AB, what is the probabil-
ity that their child will be blood group O? B. gene
A. 0% C. alleles
B. 25% D. DNA
C. 50% 122. An observable characteristic in an organ-

ism is a
D. 100%
A. Trait
116. Chromosomes are found B. Undefinable
A. only in muscle cells C. Cell
B. in the genes of the cell D. DNA
C. in the nucleus of the cell
123. Long strands of DNA are wrapped into
D. in the proteins of the cell
A. DNA
117. A dominant allele is written as a(n) B. Chromosome
A. lower case letter C. Alleles
B. upper case letter D. Phenotype

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124. Why is DNA important? A. only

A. it is very small and very complicated B. and b) only
B. it’s in everything C. and c) only
C. it is the blueprints/ instructions for D. and d) only
traits/ characteristics of all living things
130. Mutations are
D. without it the cell wouldn’t have a nu-
cleus A. big or small changes to the sequence
of bases in DNA
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125. A photo of the chromosomes in a divid- B. happening all the time, although most
ing cell that are arranged by size is called are harmless or get fixed quickly
a
C. the reason we have different alleles
A. mutation for the same genes
B. gene D. All of the above
C. picture
131. What type or organism is a bacterio-
D. karyogram phage?
126. Which of the following cell types is A. virus
formed by meiosis? B. bacteria
A. muscle cells C. protist
B. skin cells D. prokaryote
C. sperm cells
132. Contains your genes; found in the nucleus
D. blood cells
A. Genetics
127. A cell with the ability to turn on any of B. Traits
its genes
C. Alleles
A. Somatic
D. DNA
B. Gamete
C. Stem 133. Genetic traits are determined by one or
more
D. Nerve
A. genes
128. What is the name given to a heritable B. chromosomes
factor which controls a specific character-
istic? C. random chances
A. Allele D. cells
B. Chromosome 134. What is the function of codons in RNA?
C. Gene A. They store the genes of a cell
D. Mutation B. They are bonded together to form pro-
teins
129. The ABO blood grouping system has al-
leles of IA, IB and i. What is this an ex- C. They code for a specific amino acid in
ample of? a) co-dominanceb) multiple alle- a protein
lesc) sex-lingaged) polygenic traits D. They translate the genetic code in RNA

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135. Define Chromosome 140. After meiosis II the daughter cells will
contain chromosomes if the original
A. Condensed DNA that is visible during
cell contained 78.

cell division.
B. Different versions of the same gene. A. 78
C. all the chromosomes/DNA that code B. 39

for an individual’s traits. C. 23
D. 1. A section of DNA that codes for spe- D. 46
cific proteins/traits.
141. What molecules do both DNA and RNA
136. Which sequence of DNA bases would pair contain?
with this partial strandATG TGA CAG
A. uracil
A. ATG TGA CAG
B. nucleotides
B. TAC ACT GTC
C. thymine
C. GTA AGT GAC
D. deoxyribose
D. CAT TCA CTG
142. Which is a characteristic of the haploid
137. what did the human genome project dis-
number of eukaryotic chromosomes?
cover?
A. It doubles in mitosis.
A. most of the genome is not actually
transcribed B. It is an even number for all species.
B. a completed sequence of DNA from a C. It is positively correlated with an ani-
human mal’s mass.
C. human have more genomes than D. It is fixed for each species.
prokaryotes
143. Restriction Enzyme HamIL1 reads AGCT,
D. eukaryotes are double-celled
and cuts between A and G. Cut the follow-
138. Which pre-mRNA processing step is im- ing DNA:GCTTAGCTTGACAGCTAGCTHow
portant for recognition by the small ribo- many fragments are there?
somal subunit? A. 1
A. 3’ poly-A tail B. 2
B. telomeres C. 3
C. splicing D. 4
D. 5’ 7-methylguanosine cap
144. a simple genetic rule where a gene only
139. Traits are the result of comes in dominant or recessive forms
A. luck A. Genotype
B. genes expressing specific proteins B. Allele
C. magical influence C. Mendelian Inheritance
D. cosmic destiny D. Phenotype

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145. The allele that is always expressed when A. The two different cells become mu-
present is tated
A. recessive B. The genes expressed in each cell are
B. dominant different
C. homozygous C. They actually have different DNA in the

two types of cells.
D. heterozygous
D. The genome of the different cells
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146. What tool can we use to predict what changes
traits offspring will have?
151. The purpose of mitosis is:
A. Punnett Square
A. to repair damaged cells.
B. Wardlaw Rectangle
B. to remove mutations from DNA
C. Mendel Circle
C. to create exact copies of cells
D. Preston Square
D. to create proteins from amino acids
147. Expressed only if NO dominant version is
present 152. By using radioactive isotopes, Hershey
and Chase were able to conclude that
A. homozygous is/are the carrier(s) of genetic informa-
B. heterozgyous tion.
C. allele A. Nucleic Acid/DNA
D. recessive B. Proteins
148. Hair color, height, eye color and freckles C. Carbohydrates

are examples of human traits. What do D. Lipids
we call the physical expression of the ge-
netic material of an organism? 153. what is a gene?
A. genetics A. heritable factor that consists of a

length of DNA and influences specific char-
B. heredity acteristics
C. genotype B. the whole genetic information of an or-
D. phenotype ganism
149. combination of alleles (letters:DD, Dd, C. occupies a specific position on one

dd) type of chromosome
A. phenotype D. determines differences in base se-

quences
B. genotype
C. homozygous 154. Chromosomes that are paired by size and
content are called chromosomes.
D. heterozygous
A. homeostasis
150. How can a person’s muscle cells have the B. homologous
same exact DNA sequences as their nerve
cells even though the look and perform C. matching
completely different? D. sister

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155. If something is heterozygous, it is also 160. When an extra base has been added to
called the sequence of bases, this is what type
of mutation?

A. purebred
A. Substitution
B. dominant
B. Deletion
C. recessive
C. Inversion
D. hybrid
D. Insertion
156. What does genotype refer to?
161. What is the type of virus that infects bac-
A. physical expression of the gene teria?
B. the possible combination of alleles in a A. Invader virus
gene B. Virobacteria
C. whether an allele is dominant or reces- C. Bacteriovirus
sive
D. Bacteriophage
D. how an organism will appear
162. The different forms of a gene
157. What is the relationship between DNA A. heredity
and chromosomes?
B. genetics
A. Chromosomes are made of DNA
C. gene
B. DNA is made of chromosomes
D. alleles
C. DNA and chromosomes are the same
thing. 163. In any given species, there are at least
how many types of tRNA’s?
D. All of the above are correct
A. 20
158. The alleles that an organism has/inherits B. 40
are its
C. 100
A. genotype
D. 200
B. phenotype
164. Prokaryotic DNA is described as circular
C. chromosome and naked. What is meant by the term
D. recessive naked?
A. It is a single stranded helix
159. If an organism that is homozygous reces-
sive for a trait is crossed with a heterozy- B. It is not coiled around histone proteins
gote, what is the chance of getting a ho- C. It is found in more than one place in
mozygous recessive phenotype in the first the cell
generation? D. It is not found in a nucleus
A. 0%
165. When two alleles of a particular gene are
B. 25% the same
C. 50% A. homozygous
D. 100% B. heterozygous

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C. genotype C. Both require deoxynucleotides

D. phenotype (dNTPs).
D. Both require dideoxynucleotides
166. What is a genetic test cross? (dNTPs).
A. Testing a suspected homozygote by E. Both generate new DNA products of
crossing it with a known heterozygote equal length.
B. Testing a suspected heterozygote by
crossing it with a known heterozygote 171. The trait that overshadows and is ex-
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pressed
C. Testing a suspected homozygote by
crossing it with a known homozygous dom- A. dominant
inant B. heredity
D. Testing a suspected heterozygote by C. gene
crossing it with a known homozygous re-
D. recessive
cessive
172. The study of heredity and the variation
167. What did Gregor Mendel use to discover
of inherited characteristics
the principles that rule heredity?
A. Pigeons A. gene
B. Flowers B. genetics
C. Pea plants C. meiosis
D. Pear plants D. hybrid
168. Chromosomes are found in what part of 173. CTGACT → CTACTThis is an example of
every cell? what type of mutation?
A. the cytoplasm A. Substitution

B. the chloroplasts B. Deletion
C. the nucleus C. Insertion
D. the genes D. Duplication
169. Cells are able to control genes by turning 174. Thymine bonds with
genes on and off. This process is known A. Adenine
as what?
B. Guanine
A. Transcription
C. Cytosine
B. Gene expression
D. Thymine
C. Genetic functioning
D. Operator system 175. Which of the following was NOT a goal
of the Human Genome Project?
170. How is DNA synthesis in PCR and Cycle A. To determine the sequence of the hu-
Sequencing the SAME? man genome
A. Both require DNA polymerase. B. To determine how DNA could be used
B. Both require primers. forensically

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C. To develop new tools to obtain and an- 181. Which strain of bacteria was harmless in
alyze DNA data Griffith’s experiments?

D. To store the sequencing information in A. S-strain
a database
B. R-strain
176. If we were to look inside a normal male
bone cell, how many total chromosomes C. T-strain
would we find? D. B-strain
A. 1
182. What is the role of RNA in a cell?
B. 2
C. 23 A. To serve as the building block of pro-
teins
D. 46
B. Change code in the DNA sequence
177. Comparing DNA sequences between
species can help us determine C. Transcribe and translate genetic code
A. degree of similarity between species D. All of the answers
B. evolutionary relationships
183. When two identical alleles for a trait are
C. Differences in base sequences
in an organism, the organism is said to be
D. all of the answers apply ?
178. A gene is a section of a DNA molecule that A. Heterozygous
has the code for specific proteins that
will determine a specific trait which B. Homozygous
of the following is an example of a gene? C. allele
Check all that apply!
D. resseive
A. flower color
B. plant height 184. Which is true about DNA?
C. fur color A. Only animals have DNA in their cells
D. hair type
B. DNA research is simple and quick
179. chemicals combine to make up DNA
C. DNA contains many genes
molecules.
A. three D. None of the above are true.
B. four 185. The work of scientists including Grif-
C. five fin, Avery, Hershey & Chase and Franklin
D. six helped us to determine the are respon-
sible for carrying genetic material.
180. Body cells are also called cells.
A. Amino Acids
A. normal
B. Proteins
B. prokaryotic
C. pathogens C. Nucleic Acids
D. somatic D. Carbohydrates

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186. When one base replaces another, this is 191. The trait that is hidden
a common type of mutation called what? A. dominant
A. Insertion B. heredity
B. Substitution C. gene
C. Inversion D. recessive
D. Deletion 192. how many alleles can occupy the locus of
a chromosome?
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187. The diploid number of chromosomes in
horses (Equus ferus) is 64 and the diploid A. three
number in donkeys (Equus africanus) is 62. B. four
When a male donkey and a female horse
C. two
are mated, the result is a mule which has
63 chromosomes.What is the haploid num- D. one
ber for horses?
193. The different forms of characteristic (ex.
A. 32 eye color)
B. 31 A. Genetics
C. 62 B. Traits
D. 64 C. Alleles
D. DNA
188. Two alleles/letters for on trait that are
different (Ex; Dd) 194. What do all human males inherit from
their mother? I. An X chromosome II. A
A. phenotype
Y chromosome III. Mitochondrial DNA
B. genotype
A. I and II only
C. homozygous
B. II only
D. heterozygous C. I and III
189. are sections of DNA that regulate pro- D. I, II and III
tein and code for specific traits.
195. DNA molecule segment is:TTACGCAAG
A. Genes The mutated DNA segment is TTACGCAAC
B. Chromosomes . This is an example of mutation.
A. Substitution
C. Proteins
B. Insertion
D. Mutations
C. Inversion
190. When the two alleles of a particular gene D. Translocation
are different
196. The AUC and AUA codons in mRNA both
A. heterozygous
specify isoleucine. What feature of the ge-
B. genotype netic code explains this?
C. homozygous A. complementarity
D. phenotype B. nonsense codons

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C. universality 202. A mutation in this type of cell can not be

D. degeneracy passed on to offspring

A. Gamete
197. The cell is able to ‘read’ the instructions
B. Sperm
from a gene to make proteins using:
C. Somatic
A. mitochondria
D. Sex
B. eyes
C. ribosomes 203. The factors that control a trait
D. chloroplasts A. genetics
B. trait
198. How many nucleotides are in 12 mRNA
codons? C. gene
A. 12 D. alleles
B. 24 204. What is RNA made of?

C. 36 A. DNA
D. 48 B. proteins
C. nucleotides
199. What are the fundamental structural
units of eukaryotic chromosomes? D. chromosomes
A. Histones 205. Cells that contain 2 sets of chromosomes
B. Nucleoids are called (2n).
C. Nucleosomes A. diploid
D. Centromeres B. haploid
C. triploid
200. A deletion mutation occurs, leaving 11
bases in nucleotide sequence.What is the D. polyploid
maximum number of amino acids that 206. Which of the following genotypes is ho-
could be coded for by this sequence? mozygous recessive?
A. 11 A. Tt
B. 9 B. tt
C. 3 C. TT
D. 4 D. tT
201. Who discovered the process of transfor- 207. Why are your chromosomes arranged in
mation while trying to create a vaccine pairs?
against bacterial pneumonia?
A. Scientists have no idea
A. Griffith
B. Because you get one from your mom
B. Avery and one from your dad
C. Hershey and Chase C. Because pairs can divide easier
D. Watson and Crick D. Because DNA is awesome

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208. Deletions and Insertions are two of what 213. This scientist found a “transforming
type of mutation? principle” he called transformation that
changed harmless bacteria into harmful
A. Frameshift
bacteria by picking up the harmful gene
B. Silent from other bacteria it was around.
C. Point A. Mendel
D. Substitution B. Avery
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C. Chargraff
209. What type of mutation has occurred
here? T-G-A-C-C-A D. Griffith
A. Point 214. Which of the following must happen be-
B. Deletion fore translation?
C. Insertion A. Exons are spliced together
D. Frameshift B. Introns are removed

C. A 3’ cap is added to the beginning of
210. Explain how a cell’s DNA can affect how the mRNA sequence
the cell functions operates.
D. A poly-C tail is added to the end of the
A. DNA sequences contain information mRNA sequence
needed for cells to build proteins
215. DNA Testing is an effective way to
B. Proteins are needed to carry out most
of the functions of an organism’s cells. A. determine your ancestry
C. Functions that a cell can carry out de- B. verify who someone’s parents are
pend on the DNA code C. identify criminals that left DNA at a
D. DNA doesn’t affect the cells functions crime scene
D. determine if you are susceptible to cer-
211. What is it called when the order of DNA tain diseases
nucleotides is determined for a section of
DNA? E. All of the above
A. DNA sequencing 216. Alleles are:

B. Denaturation A. the same thing as traits
C. Gel Electrophoresis B. made of chromosomes
D. DNA replication C. not found in plants
D. versions of a gene
212. The physical appearance of a trait (Ex.
Dimples, no dimples) 217. The Genetic Code for the allele
A. phenotype A. Mendellian Inheritance
B. genotype B. Allele
C. homozygous C. Genotype
D. heterozygous D. Phenotype

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218. Genetic information (genes/chromosomes) C. 30, 000

are passed on from each parent to off- D. 10, 000
spring.

A. Equally 222. different forms of the same genes and oc-
cupy the same locus on a chromosome is
B. Unequally called?
C. There are no genes passed on A. a gene
D. There is no way of telling B. an allele
219. If a mutation occurs in a cell, how will it C. a mutagen
be passed on to the daughters cells? D. snips
A. The mutation will be passed on to nei-
223. The man who studied genetics and came
ther daughter cell
up with genetics is
B. The mutation will be passed on to one A. Watson
daughter cell
B. Crick
C. The mutation will be passed on to both
daughter cells. C. Mendel
D. The mutation will be passed to 5 daugh- D. Darwin

ter cells 224. What causes the presence of three chro-
220. A man of blood group A and a woman of mosomes 21 in Down syndrome?
blood group B have a child. If both are A. Crossing over
heterozygous for the gene, what are the B. Allele change
chances of them having a child with blood
group B? C. Non-disjunction
A. 0% D. Gene mutation
B. 25% 225. Which of these statements is NOT cor-

rect?
C. 50%
A. A gene contains many small sections
D. 75%
called chromosomes
221. How many babies are diagnosed with a B. Chromosomes are made of DNA
genetic disorder each year?
C. All DNA is found in the nucleus
A. 20, 000 D. Different versions of the same gene
B. 50, 000 are called alleles
4.5 chromosomes & DNA

1. An organism’s complete set of DNA, includ- C. genome
ing all of its genes and chromosomes. D. base pairs
A. chromosome 2. Where do mutations occur?
B. double helix A. DNA and RNA

B. DNA 8. Which best describes the structure of

C. RNA DNA?
D. mRNA and tRNA A. Single helix

B. Double helix
3. If a person has a genotype of RR, what
do you know about their gametes (sex C. Triple helix
cells)? D. A protein complex
A. They will all carry the R allele.
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9. Every cell in your body other than sex cells
B. They will all carry RR. has chromosomes
C. Some will carry R, some will carry r. A. 23
D. They will all carry the r allele. B. 46
C. 48
4. What do we actually inherit from our
parents-proteins, genes, or traits? D. none of above
A. proteins 10. Each parent provides what percentage of
B. genes your traits?
C. traits A. 25%
D. none of above B. 50%
C. 75%
5. How much genetic material is passed from
each parent to their offspring? D. 100%
A. 1/2 11. Our characteristics are controlled by
B. 3/4 A. DNA
C. 1/4 B. genes
D. 5/6 C. chromosomes
6. Which best describes chromosomes? D. parents
A. They carry out respiration. 12. What is the full name of DNA?
B. They consist mostly of chlorophyll. A. Do Not Ask
C. Their structure is only visible during in- B. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
terphase.
C. Discovered New Acid
D. They consist of tightly coiled strands of
D. Denitrogenated Acid
DNA and proteins.
E. Dynamic-nucleic Acids
7. the study of the inheritance of genes that
results in certain traits 13. Which organizes DNA units from smallest
to largest?
A. genetics
A. nucleotide-chromosome-gene-
B. chromosome genome
C. expressed gene B. nucleotide-gene-chromosome-
D. DNA genome

C. genome-nucleotide-chromosome- 19. Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA

gene in transcription?

D. genome-gene-genome-chromosome A. AUGCUU
14. The “backbone” of the DNA molecule is B. ATGCTT

made up of two components, what are C. GCATCC
these?
D. GCAUCC
A. the phosphate group & a nitrogenous
base 20. Sperm and egg cells have
B. the phosphate group & the sugar A. half the number of chromosomes.
C. the sugar and a nitrogenous base B. double the number of chromosomes.
D. the sugar, the phosphate group & the C. the same number of chromosomes as
nitrogenous base the body cells.
15. Which of the following base pairings is cor- D. no chromosomes.
rect?
21. Four nitrogenous bases that form a DNA
A. T-T, C-A molecule?
B. A-T, C-C A. sugar, guanine, thymine, uracila
C. A-T, C-G
B. adenine, uracila, sugar, phosphorus
D. C-G, C-C
C. sugar, guanine, thymine, cytosine
16. Your genes will come from D. adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
A. Dad only
22. What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
B. Mom only
A. adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and gua-
C. Half from Dad, half from Mom nine
D. Depends B. adenine, thymine cytosine, and gua-
nine
17. We inherit our genes from
C. adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gyl-
A. our nucleus.
cerol
B. our parents.
D. adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glu-
C. from the food we eat. cose
D. none of above
23. According to the Law of Segregation, al-
18. What happens to people when their P pro- leles are separated during the process of
tein is nonfunctional?
A. brown eyes A. Mitosis
B. albinism B. Meiosis
C. purple eyes C. Osmosis
D. blue eyes D. Translation

24. Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In hu- 29. The disc shaped protein core that DNA
mans, sperm and egg cells each have wraps around is called
chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized hu- A. histone
man egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined )
would create a cell with chromosomes. B. nucleosome
C. chromatin
A. 23, 46
D. gene
B. 46, 23
30. Human egg and sperm cell contain chro-
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C. 2, 4
mosomes.
D. 50, 100
A. 23
25. A wrapped up strand of DNA that carries B. 46
genetic information in the form of genes
C. 24
A. Deoxyribonucleic acid
D. 2
B. Chromosome
31. Traits are coded in your
C. Endoplasmic Reticulum
A. proteins
D. Double Helix
B. DNA
26. What is true about the sequence of bases C. Carbohydrates
found in DNA?
D. Cells
A. It changes every time it replicates.
32. A gene on one strand of DNA is “CTG”
B. It determines the characteristics that what must the nitrogen bases be on the
will be inherited. opposite strand?
C. It directly controls the synthesis of A. GTC
starch within a cell.
B. CTG
D. It is exactly the same in all organisms.
C. ATA
27. A unit of genetic material that determines D. GAC
a trait
33. Chromosomes that DON’T determine your
A. Carrier gender are called
B. DNA A. homologous chromosomes.
C. chromosome B. autosomes.
D. Gene C. sex chromosomes.
28. Genes involved in the production of abnor- D. karyotype.

mal red blood cells have an abnormal se- 34. Cells that contain two sets of chromo-
quence of somes (example:2n = 46) are called
A. bases A. gametes
B. amino acids B. haploid
C. ATP molecules C. diploid
D. sugars D. chromatin

35. Chromosomes (1 from each parent) that C. glucose units in carbohydrate

contain the same genes in the same posi- molecules
tions D. energy-rich bonds in starch molecules

A. Chromosome Pairs
41. DNA is stored inside the
B. DNA A. ribosomes, which have chromosomes
C. Chromatin that contain genes
D. none of above B. nucleus, which has chromosomes that
contain genes
36. An organism’s is its genetic make up,
C. ribosomes, which have genes that con-
or two alleles.
tain chromosomes
A. genotype D. nucleus, which has genes that contain
B. phenotype chromosomes
C. jeans 42. Which of the following is NOT true about
D. phonetype haploid cells.
A. Haploid cells only have half of the chro-
37. The union of egg and sperm to form a new
mosomes of an individual
offspring is
B. Haploid cells consist of sperm and egg
A. zygote cells
B. fertilization C. A fertilized egg or zygote is an example
C. homologous pairing of a haploid cell
D. meiosis D. All sex cells are haploid
38. Geneticists use to represent , the 43. A mutation can be passed to offspring only
different forms of a gene. if it takes place in a(n) cell.
A. sex
A. Numbers ; Alleles
B. rare
B. Letters ; Factors
C. diploid
C. Letters ; Alleles
D. none of above
D. Numbers ; Factors
44. Chromosomes contain genetic information
39. What are the building blocks of proteins in the form of
called? A. DNA
A. DNA B. histone
B. RNA C. centromere
C. Ribosomes D. karyotypes
D. Amino Acids 45. What is the product of translation?
40. The instructions for the traits of an organ- A. DNA
ism are coded in the arrangement of B. mRNA
A. bases in DNA in the nucleus C. tRNA
B. fat molecules in the cell membrane D. proteins

46. Cells that contain only ONE set of chromo- 52. A gene(1) is a fragment of DNA on the
somes are called (n). chromosome.(2) controls a body charac-
A. diploid ter.(3) is the unit of inheritance.
B. polyploid A. and (2) only

C. triploid B. and (3) only
D. haploid C. and (3) only
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47. Strand 1 of a DNA molecule contains the D. , (2) and (3)
sequence GTTGAT. What is the complemen-
tary base sequence of strand 2? 53. How many alleles do you get from each
A. GTTAAC parent?
B. CAATTG A. 1
C. CAACTA B. 2
D. CTCCGG C. 23
48. Stage of the cell cycle when DNA is divided D. 46
into two separate nuclei.
A. Interphase 54. A gene is analyzed and found to contain
20% cytosine . How much of the gene is
B. Mitosis
adenine?
C. Cytokinesis
A. 10
D. none of above
B. 20
49. DNA is short for
C. 30
A. Ribonucleic acid
D. 40
B. Deoxyribonucleic acid
C. Nucleic acid 55. How many cells are produced during
D. none of above telophase I?
50. Which of the following is the site of trans- A. 4

lation? B. 8
A. vacuole
C. 2
B. lysosome
D. 0
C. nucleus
D. ribosome 56. How many chromosomes are present in
the human cell nucleus?
51. Double rod of condensed chromatin
A. 23 chromosomes or 46 pairs
A. centriole
B. centromere B. 46 pairs or 92 chromosomes
C. spindle fibers C. 46 chromosomes or 23 pairs

D. chromosome D. 32 chromosomes or 16 pairs

57. Zenobia’s mother and father have brown 62. The two halves of the doubled chromo-
eyes. Which of the following statements some structure
is true about Zenobia’s eyes?

A. centromeres
A. Zenobia probably has blue eyes. B. sister chromatids
B. Zenobia probably has brown eyes.
C. spindle
C. Zenobia probably has green eyes.
D. tissues
D. none of above
63. Which of the following is an example of a
58. How are similarities passed from parent hurtful mutation?
to offspring?
A. Developing cancer
A. through teaching
B. Makes the organism faster
B. through learning
C. Makes the organism a predator
C. through blood
D. Develops sharp claws
D. through genes
64. Cytosine matches with
59. How do two alleles for the same gene dif-
fer? A. adenine
A. They use different rules for nitroge- B. guanine
nous base pairing. C. thymine
B. They contain slightly different codes D. cytocine
for amino acids.
65. DNA is found in what part of the cell?
C. They are located at slightly different
points on a chromosome. A. cell membrane
D. They are made of different types of B. cytoplasm
proteins. C. nucleus
60. DNA wraps tightly around a protein called D. none of above
a
66. If a diploid cell of a beetle has 10 chromo-
A. histone. somes, how many chromosomes will be in
B. haploid one stomach cell from this beetle?
C. karyotype A. 2
D. prototype B. 5
61. Which is the purpose or function of DNA? C. 10
A. to carry genetic information to the ri- D. 20
bosomes
67. The result of cell division is:
B. to transfer amino acids to the ribo-
A. 2 genetically identical haploid cell
somes to make proteins
C. has the genetic instructions on how to B. 2 genetically identical diploid cells
make proteins C. 2 genetically different haploid cells
D. none of above D. 2 genetically different diploid cells

68. Matching chromosomes-you get one from C. histone

your father and one from your mother.
D. chromatin
These are called
A. homologous chromosomes 74. DNA provides a code for the production of
B. sex chromosomes A. proteins
C. karyotypes B. lipids
D. autosomes
C. chromosomes
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69. Asexually mean reproduction without sex D. genes
A. true
B. false 75. Haploid in the number of chromosomes
they contain (example:sperm or egg)
C. LOL
A. somatic cells
D. none of above
B. muscle cells
70. The haploid number of human chromo-
somes is C. gametes
A. 23 D. neurons
B. 46
76. The order of nitrogen bases determines the
C. 22 order of
D. 21 A. amino acids
71. Hereditary traits are transmitted from B. monosaccharides
generation to generation by
C. fatty acids
A. carbohydrates in body cells
D. none of above
B. proteins in body cells
C. specific sugars making up DNA in re- 77. The reason why sex chromosomes have
productive cells they name they do is because they
D. specific base sequences in DNA in re- A. Are not autosomes
productive cells
B. Are unique in how they look
72. When DNA is compacted and tightly C. Are not able to be paired with any
wrapped around proteins it becomes a other chromosomes
structure called a
D. Determine the sex for the organism
A. chromosome
B. Gene 78. A cat has a total of 38 chromosomes in its
C. nucleus body cells. How many in its gametes?
D. chromatogram A. 38
73. A segment of DNA B. 19

A. nucleosome C. 76
B. gene D. 10

79. Which of the following is an example of a C. Your Brain

heterozygous genotype?
D. DNA found inside the nucleus

A. RR
85. What is the role of the noncoding DNA seg-
B. Rr
ment called a promoter?
C. rr
A. It protects the ends of the chromo-
D. none of above some.
80. The different forms of a gene are known B. It contains codes for nucleic acids
as rather than proteins.
A. Codons C. It copies other sections of DNA to
B. Proteins make genes.
C. Alleles D. It regulates how coding sequences are

copied during transcription.
D. Nucleotides
86. During translation, this type of ribonucleic
81. Which choice best describes the DNA of a
acid is responsible for delivering amino
prokaryote?
acids to help make a protein.
A. single circular chromosome
A. mRNA
B. single linear chromosome
B. rRNA
C. multiple circular chromosomes
C. tRNA
D. multiple linear chromosomes
D. dRNA
82. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of
DNA packaging? 87. Which two issues would be most likely to
occur if DNA were not stored in chromo-
A. all of a cell’s DNA can fit into the nu-
somes?
cleus
A. Important genetic information would
B. DNA is protected from damage
be difficult to copy.
C. genes can be accessed as-needed
B. DNA molecules would get damaged or
D. chromosomes can be reshuffled fre- broken.
quently
C. Nitrogenous bases would not stay in a
83. The time between cell divisions in the life specific order.
cycle of the cell is called D. DNA molecules would be too small and
A. anaphase would pass out of the cell.
B. interphase
88. ATTTGAGCC-OriginalATTGAGCC-MutatedThe
C. prophase example above is an example of a
D. metaphase A. Insertion-Frameshift
84. What codes for your traits? B. Deletion-Substitution
A. DNA that is found outside the nucleus C. Deletion-Frameshift
B. DNA outside of the cell D. All of the above

89. Molecule that carries the genetic instruc- 94. Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
tions for all living organisms.
A. cell membrane
A. DNA
B. vacuole
B. Genes
C. chloroplast
C. Chromosomes
D. nucleus
D. Nucleus
95. Genes are found within bands of DNA.
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90. Explain the relationship between chromo- Which sentence best describes the function
somes, genes and nuclei of a gene.
A. Genes are found in nuclei. Nuclei are A. Genes create more DNA for the organ-
found in chromosomes ism to use later.
B. Chromosomes are found on genes. B. Genes create instructions that tell
Genes are found in nuclei. cells which proteins to make.
C. Chromosomes are found in nuclei. Nu- C. Genes create chromosomes for organ-
clei are found in genes. isms to pass down to their offspring.
D. Genes are found on chromosomes. D. none of above
Chromosomes are found in nuclei.
96. During meiosis, chromosome pairs
91. All body cells (except gametes) have
A. duplicate and are distributed to 2 dif-
A. one set of chromosomes. ferent cells
B. two sets of chromosomes. B. separate and are distributed to 4 dif-
ferent cells
C. one chromosome.
C. combine and are distributed to 4 differ-
D. two chromosomes.
ent cells
92. chromosomes that have the same se- D. none of above
quence of genes and the same structure
97. Which of the following nitrogen bases
A. homologous chromosomes
bonds with Thymine?
B. sex chromosomes
A. Adenine
C. dominant
B. Cytosine
D. recessive
C. Guanine
93. Why are genes important to living organ- D. Uracil
isms?
98. Which of your body cells contain DNA?
A. They can be passed on to offspring
A. Only your reproductive cells, like egg
B. They can code for how your body will
or sperm
function
B. Only your blood cells
C. They will code for all of your inherita-
ble traits C. Only your bone cells
D. All of the above D. Almost all of them

99. A picture or image of a person’s chromo- A. They change all of the codons from the
somes taken through a microscope mutation on down the line, which changes
the amino acid sequence

A. pedigree
B. centromere B. They insert things that an organism
doesn’t need.
C. karyotype
C. They often delete things that organ-
D. none are correct isms need.
100. Which feature of DNA determines the ge- D. Insertion and deletions are not any
netic code it stores? more harmful than substitution mutations.
A. The type of chemical bonds between
105. The genetic material that carries informa-
the nitrogenous bases
tion about an organism and is passed from
B. The sequence in which the nitrogenous parent to offspring
bases are arranged
A. DNADNA
C. The amount of each nitrogenous base
B. Deoxyribose and Phosphate
it contains
C. Lysosome
D. The shape of each of the different ni-
trogenous bases D. none of above
101. Which shows the correct complementary 106. Double helical structure of DNA was elab-
base pairing for DNA? orated by:
A. C-A, T-G A. Watson and Crick
B. A-G, C-T B. Robert Brown
C. C-G, U-A C. Miescher
D. T-A, G-C D. Rosalind Franklind
102. What are the nucleotides made of? 107. Which best defines heredity?
A. Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base A. The passing of traits from parent to off-
B. Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base spring.
C. Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine B. The passing of traits from offspring to
D. Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine child.
C. A portion of DNA that codes for a pro-
103. All of the following are genetic traits ex- tein.
cept
D. The building blocks of a gene.
A. eye color
B. risks for certain diseases 108. Sex cells have chromosomes
C. age A. 46
D. size B. 48
C. 23
104. Why are insertion and deletion
(frameshift) mutations so harmful? D. none of above

109. Some snakes can reproduce asexually. B. Sex chromosomes are found at the end
A. True C. A normal karyotype has 46 chromo-
B. false somes or 23 pairs
C. What does asexually mean? D. Having missing or extra chromosomes
does not indicate a disorder
D. none of above
110. Gregor Mendel’s “P” Generation con- 115. Which organelle is the location where pro-
tein is made?
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sisted of plants which were with op-
posite traits. A. Ribosome
A. Purebred B. Nucleus
B. Hybrid C. Cytoplasm
C. Heterozygous D. Nucleotide
D. Incompletely Dominant
116. Genes code for
111. Asexually means
A. proteins
A. 1 parent
B. carbohydrates
B. 2 parents
C. lipids
C. 3 parents
D. cells
D. no parents
112. The Snakes name was 117. How many copies of each gene do you
have?
A. Skip
A. 1
B. Spike
B. 2
C. Amoeba Sister
C. 3
D. Barbie
D. 4
113. Which is in order from largest to smallest
structure? 118. In the DNA alphabet, T always pairs
A. chromosome, DNA strand, gene, nu- with:
cleotide A. A
B. chromosome, gene, DNA strand, nu- B. T
cleotide
C. G
C. gene, DNA strand, chromosome, nu-
cleotide D. C
D. DNA strand, chromosome, gene, nu- 119. What pairs with Guanine (G)?
cleotide
A. Adenine (A)
114. Which statement is NOT true about Kary-
B. Thymine (T)
otypes
C. Cytosine (C)
A. Chromosomes (pairs 1-22) are ar-
ranged by size D. Guanine (G)

120. RNA carries a copy of the DNA blueprint 125. Which of the following best explains the
(instructions) from the nucleus to the results of letting the F1 purple hybrids self
pollinate?

A. nucleus
A. 100% Purple
B. cell membrane
B. 100% White
C. vacuole
C. 50% Purple, 50% White
D. ribosome
D. 75% Purple, 25% White
121. These are the basic building blocks of all
126. If a body cell started out with 28 chromo-
living things.
somes, how many chromosomes would be
A. DNA in each new body cell after it divides?
B. Cells A. 2
C. Genes B. 7
D. Chromosomes C. 14
D. 28
122. Select the most accurate claim about chro-
mosomes, genes and DNA. 127. The genetic code of a DNA molecule is de-
termined by a specific sequence of
A. Chromosomes, genes and DNA work
together inside of the cells of organisms. A. chemical bonds
B. Chromosomes hold DNA. B. sugar molecules
C. Chromosomes are made up of long C. ATP molecules

strands of DNA which contain segments D. molecular bases
of genes.
128. Which trait is expressed most often?
D. Genes are found inside of segments of
DNA strands. A. Recessive
B. Allele
123. The shape of DNA molecules is known as
C. Genotype
D. Dominant
A. Single Helix
B. Double Helix 129. Which of the following contains DNA?
(check all that apply)
C. Triple Helix
A. worms
D. Double Helipticle
B. flowers
124. Which of the following nitrogen bases C. bacteria
must bond with Adenine? D. rocks
A. Thymine E. water
B. Cytosine
130. What is a short segment of a DNA strand
C. Guanine that codes for our characteristics?
D. Uracil A. chromosome

B. DNA 136. What does DNA stand for?

C. RNA A. Deoxyribonucleic acid
D. gene B. Denitrogenous acid
131. How many nucleotides make a codon? C. Deribonucleic acid
A. 1 D. Diribonucleic acid
B. 2
137. Spike is not a clone of his father. He in-
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C. 3 herited DNA from both parents. If Spike
D. 6 has 36 chromosomes, how many would
you have expected him to inherit from his
132. Which nitrogenous bases are found in father? How many from his mother?
RNA?
A. cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine A. 36, 36
B. cytosine, adenine, thymine, uracil B. 36, 18
C. adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine C. 18, 36
D. none of above D. 18, 18
133. The copies the message from the DNA E. 36, 0
and leaves the nucleus through the to
go to the ribosomes. 138. DNA and RNA belong to the biomolecule
class of
A. mRNA, nuclear pores
A. Carbohydrates
B. nRNA, nuclear pores
B. Lipids
C. rRNA, ribosomal subunits
D. none of above C. Proteins
D. Nucleic Acids
134. A human body cell (skin) contains how
many chromosomes? 139. What determines body traits?
A. 23 A. Genes
B. 46 B. Cells
C. 92
C. Bones
D. none of above
D. Structures
135. DNA can best be compared to
140. A pair of chromosomes that consist of XX
A. the bricks that make up a building. is
B. an architectural blueprint for a build- A. Male
ing.
B. Female
C. the people that live in a building.
C. Neither male nor female
D. the different apartments and offices in
a building. D. None of these

141. What were James Watson and Francis 146. What are genes?
Crick most known for
A. Pants

A. Discovering a cure for cancer
B. Specific traits
B. Discovering the structure of the DNA
C. Sections of DNA arranged along the
molecule
chromosomes
C. Discovering how atoms bond into
D. Chromosomes
molecules
D. Discovering the constant speed of light 147. A nucleotide is the building block of:
A. DNA
142. This is a part of the chromosome that car-
ries information and controls a trait B. Protein
A. trait C. Cell membranes
B. gene D. Mitochondria
C. chromosome 148. Which statement is true? (Pick one.)
D. offspring A. Offspring only inherit chromosomes
from one parent not both parents.
143. What is the correct order from the largest
to smallest? B. Males and females of the same
species have the same amount of chro-
A. gene, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell
mosomes
B. cell, nucleus, DNA, genes, chromo-
C. Offspring from two parents inherit the
some
exact same chromosomes
C. cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene
D. Males always have more chromo-
D. gene, chromosome, DNA, cell, nucleus somes than females
144. One DNA strand has a nucleotide with an 149. If 25% of a DNA sample is made up of
adenine. What is true of the nucleotide it adenine, A, what percentage of the sample
forms a base pair with? is made up of guanine, G?
A. It has a thymine. A. 15%
B. It has an adenine. B. 25%
C. It has a cytosine. C. 35%
D. It has a guanine. D. 50%
145. a distinct sequence of nucleotides form- 150. Which is a use of DNA fingerprinting?
ing part of a chromosome, a codes for (multiple)
a particular trait
A. Finding what a person looks like
A. Gene
B. Locating relatives
B. Chromosome
C. Criminal investigations
C. Pedigree
D. Finding out what a person likes or dis-
D. none of above likes

151. Twins generally resemble each other 156. How many strands of DNA are there in
more than they resemble their other sib- the nucleus of most human cells?
lings. Which of the following best explains
A. 23
why this happens?
B. 42
A. They are born together
B. They have the same genes C. 69
C. They are brought up in the same man- D. 46
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ner
157. Gregor Mendel’s “P” generation con-
D. They develop together inside their sisted of purple flower plants crossed with
mother’s womb. white flower plants. What were the re-
E. They have the same parents sults of this cross?
152. What technique did Hershey and Chase A. All purple flower offspring
use to track proteins and DNA from B. All white flower offspring
viruses?
C. Some purple flowers and some white
A. Radioactive labeling flowers
B. X-ray diffraction D. none of above
C. Paper chromatography
158. how many pairs of chromosomes are in
D. Ultraviolet spectroscopy an human cell?
153. DNA is made up of A. 1
A. folded chains of glucose molecules B. 243759463758687000000000000000
B. four types of bases (A, T, C, G) C. 23
C. complex energy rich molecules D. 46
D. 20 different kinds of amino acids
159. The transfer of genes from parents to
154. Strand 1 of a DNA molecule contains the their offspring is known as
sequence GATCT. What would be the com-
plementary sequence found on strand 2? A. differentiation
A. CTAGA B. immunity
B. GATCT C. heredity
C. TAGGC D. evolution
D. AGCTT 160. How many chromosomes are found in
155. Of the following statements, which are each cell of your body (excluding ga-
true? metes)?
A. Proteins may be structural A. 46

B. Proteins may be enzymes B. 23
C. Proteins may be regulatory C. 40
D. All of the above D. 45

161. How many chromosomes do humans 167. What is a long coiled strand of DNA and
have in most cells? proteins?

A. 46 A. gene
B. 21 B. RNA
C. 10
C. chromosome
D. 1 from each parent
D. genome
162. Select all of the examples of genotypes.
A. Gg 168. Chromosomes are made from protein and
B. Green Eyes what other molecule?
C. DD A. Ammonia
D. dd B. ATP
E. Black Hair C. DNA
163. What pairs with Adenine (A)? D. Carbon Dioxide
A. Guanine (G)
169. Which two components of a nucleotide
B. Cytosine (C)
are the same throughout a strand of DNA?
C. Adenine (A)
A. Deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
D. Thymine (T) group
164. During fertilization, you receive chro- B. Phosphate group and nitrogenous
mosomes from your father and from base
mother
C. Nucleic acid and deoxyribose sugar
A. 23
B. 46 D. Nitrogenous base and amino acid
C. 69 170. Select all of the examples of alleles.
D. none of above
A. Gg
165. Human eggs and sperm have chromo-
B. Green Eyes
somes.
A. 27 C. DD
B. 46 D. dd
C. 23 E. Black Hair
D. 48
171. How many chromosomes do human cells
166. What do helpful mutations do? have?
A. Increases chances of survival A. 46
B. Decreases changes of survival
B. 23
C. Increases chances of developing can-
cer C. 2
D. Decreases skills D. 44

172. What is the function of DNA in a cell? 177. Which series is arranged in order from
1. regulating the movement of nutrients2. largest to smallest in size?
storing and releasing chemicals3. carrying
A. chromosome, nucleus, cell, DNA, nitro-
genetic material4. providing energy for ac-
gen base
tivities
B. cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, nitro-
A. 1
gen base
B. 2
C. nitrogen base, chromosome, cell, DNA,
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C. 3 nucleus
D. 4
D. cell, nitrogen base, nucleus, DNA,
173. In humans, a trait can be determined by chromosome
one pair or many pairs of1. genes2. mi-
crobes3. cells4. organs 178. How many copies of each gene do we
have per body cell (not including the 23rd
A. 1 pair)?
B. 2
A. 2
C. 3
B. 4
D. 4
C. 23
174. Which nitrogenous base is not found on
D. 46
DNA?
A. cytosine 179. What is the product of transcription?
B. thymine A. DNA
C. guanine B. mRNA
D. adenine
C. tRNA
E. uracil
D. proteins
175. Which 2 molecules form the sides (back-
bone) of the DNA ladder? 180. What is one of the many versions of a
gene known as?
A. deoxyribose and adenine
B. deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond A. DNA
C. sugar and the nucleus B. Allele

D. deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate C. Chromosome
176. A testes cell is going to divide to make D. Genome

sperm. It starts with 20 chromosomes.
181. Chromosomes are different sizes, and
How many chromosomes will be in each
larger chromosomes contain genes
new sperm cell?
A. 10 A. More
B. 20 B. Less
C. 40 C. The Same

182. What is one discovery made by Char- 187. Genes turning on at specific times is
gaff’s team about nitrogenous bases in called
DNA?

A. Gene oscillation
A. Pyrimidines are larger than purines. B. Gene regulation
B. The amount of adenine is always C. Genetic drift
greater than the amount of cytosine.
D. Gene enhancement
C. The four nitrogenous bases occur in
equal amounts in all species. 188. Which type of RNA takes the instructions
from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?
D. The ratio of purines to pyrimidines is
always about 1:1. A. mRNA
B. tRNA
183. The gender of an individual with XX sex
chromosomes is and the gender of C. rRNA
someone with XY is D. RNA polymerase
A. male, female
189. Watson and Crick were the first to sug-
B. female, male gest that DNA is
C. male, male A. a short molecule
D. female, female B. the shape of a double helix
184. DNA is made up of Nitrogenous C. a protein molecule

bases. D. the genetic material
A. 2 190. The three parts of a nucleotide are:
B. 3 A. Sugar, protein, letter from DNA alpha-
C. 4 bet
D. 6 B. Sugar, phosphate, letter from DNA al-
phabet
185. The individual strands on duplicated chro- C. Phosphate, protein, letter from DNA al-
mosomes are called phabet
A. Centromeres D. Phosphate, sulphur, letter from DNA
B. Daughters alphabet
C. Chromatids 191. The part of a chromosome that carries in-
D. Karyotypes formation for a certain trait is called a
A. protein
186. A Goat has 60 chromosomes in its body
cells. What is the number of chromosome B. gene
in its egg cell? C. nucleus
A. 60 D. gametes
B. 30
192. In DNA, the nitrogen base guanine pairs
C. 100 with
D. 120 A. adenine

B. thymine 198. Human chromosomes come in pairs. How

many pairs of chromosomes do we have
C. cytosine
per cell?
D. uracil
A. 2
193. A histone core with DNA wrapped around B. 23
it is called a C. 46
A. somatic cell D. 92
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B. gene
199. can defend us from viral nucleotides
C. centromere and can regulate gene activities.
D. nucleosome A. tRNA
B. mRNA
194. Which of the following correctly
matches:GCT AGA TCG C. n RNA
A. CGA TCT AGC D. iRNA
B. TAG CTC GAT 200. Chromosomes carry

C. ATC GAG CTA A. phenotypes
D. ATG CTC CGT B. sections of DNA called genes.
C. sections of genes called DNA.
195. If you are a boy, what percent of your
D. Alleles
genes did you get from your dad?
A. 25% 201. How many bases (letters) code for one
amino acid?
B. 50%
A. 1
C. 75%
B. 2
D. 100%
C. 3
196. Genes are short segments of DNA and D. 4
are located on the in a cell.
202. Normal-GAG-CTC-GAC-AGAMutantGAG
A. vaculoes CTC-CAC-AGA
B. chromosomes A. no mutation
C. ribosomes B. substitution
D. lysosmes C. insertion
D. deletion
197. Gregor Mendel is known as the father of
203. In what way are two alleles for the same
A. Modern Medicine gene different?
A. They are found at different locations
B. Father of the Green Revolution
on a chromosome.
C. Father of Genitics
B. They contain completely different
D. The Pea Plant Man molecules of DNA.

C. They have small variations in their se- 209. a segment of DNA that contains the in-
quences of nitrogenous bases. structions for making a product, usually a
protein

D. They are found on complementary
strands of DNA. A. chromosome
B. gene
204. What four letters make up the bases in
DNA? C. protein
A. ASCD D. expressed gene
B. ABCD 210. What is a codon?

C. ATCG A. It is a three letter section of bases that
are read by ribosomes to stamp amino
D. ATAT
acids into a protein
205. If your genotype is Bb, what type of trait B. They are the codes on the DNA (hence
would you express as a phenotype? “code-on”
A. Dominant C. It is a type of mutation that occurs
B. Recessive when there has been a substitution, dele-
tion or insertion.
C. Both the dominant and recessive traits
D. It is a made up word for this quiz. Nice
D. none of above try, Wampler.
206. Type of cell division only found in sex 211. The graphical representation of a trait us-
cells ing letters is called a
A. mitosis A. Phenotype
B. meiosis B. Trait
C. pe C. Genotype
D. none of above D. Chromosome
207. Which of the following statements about 212. Which of the following is NOT a somatic
chromosomes is correct? cell?
A. sperm
A. Chromosomes x-like structures
B. skin cell
B. Chromosomes are found in the nu-
cleus of all cells in the human body C. blood cell
C. Chromosomes contain DNA D. bone cell
D. All of the above 213. What do hurtful mutations do?
208. DNA is compacted into A. Decrease chances of survival

B. Increases changes of survival
A. proteins
C. Decreases likelihood of developing
B. Chromosomes
cancer
C. Carbohydrates D. Increases likelihood of developing can-
D. DNA cer

214. a specific version of a gene C. Codon

A. skin proteins D. Nucleotide
B. cell 220. The condition where men have two Y
C. allele chromosomes is known as
D. nucleus A. XYY syndrome
215. Threadlike structures within a cell’s nu- B. Extra Y Syndrome
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cleus that contain DNA that is passed from C. Double Y Syndrome
one generation to the next
D. Extra chromosome syndrome
A. Alleles
221. If a diploid cell from a worm has 60 chro-
B. Genes
mosomes, how many will be in one egg cell
C. Chromosomes (gamete)?
D. none of above A. 60
216. Where does an organisms DNA come B. 30
from? C. 2
A. it’s grandparents D. 120
B. it’s siblings
222. Many cells have a nucleus that contains
C. it’s environment chromosomes. These chromosomes carry
D. it’s parents genes that are composed of1. hormones2.
DNA molecules3. minerals and water4.
217. Cells that have 2 copies of each chromo- undigested food molecules
some are called
A. 1
A. gametes
B. 2
B. haploid
C. 3
C. diploid
D. 4
D. autosomes
223. In DNA which is a correct base pairing?
218. Approximately how many genes are in
A. A with G
the human genome?
B. G with T
A. 46
C. A with U
B. 10, 000
D. A with T
C. 25, 000
D. 350, 000 224. About how many genes does the human
genome contain?
219. A is a segment of DNA that codes for
a particular protein, which leads to a par- A. 46
ticular trait. B. 1 billion
A. Gene C. 200-300
B. Allele D. 20, 000-30, 000

225. A is a segment of DNA that codes for 230. The DNA base pairs are held together by
a specific protein or RNA molecule.
A. ionic bonds

A. gene
B. gamete B. covalent bonds
C. chromosome C. hydrogen bonds
D. chromatid D. proteins
226. The chemicals that make up DNA are?
A. Adenine 231. This is a molecule that contains instruc-
tions/blueprint for building different parts
B. Thymine of the cell. Tells our bodies how to develop
C. Cytosine and function.
D. Guanine
A. gene
E. All of the above
B. chromosome
227. If a set of instructions that determines
all of the characteristics of an organism is C. protein
compared to a book and a chromosome is
D. DNA
compared to a chapter in the book, then
what would be compared to a paragraph
in the book? 232. Name the unit of heredity
A. an egg A. DNA
B. an amino acid B. RNA
C. a DNA molecule
C. Chrromosomes
D. a starch molecule
D. Gene
228. What is the significance of the order of
the nitrogenous bases in a DNA molecule?
233. A cell’s chromosomes contain1. genes2.
A. It determines the code contained in chlorophyll3. sperm4. eggs
the molecule.
B. It determines how long the molecule A. 1
will be. B. 2
C. It determines the shape of the
molecule. C. 3
D. It determines whether the molecule D. 4
can be copied.
229. A structure that is found in the nucleus 234. What is the end result of mitosis?
that contains DNA A. 2 genetically identical cells
A. Gene
B. 2 genetically similar cells
B. Chromosome
C. Mitochondria C. 4 genetically identical cells
D. cytoplasm D. 4 genetically similar cells

235. Which is true about the number of genes 240. Organisms receive 1/2 of their chromo-
and number of chromosomes in a human somes from each of their
body cell? A. parents.
A. There are more genes than chromo- B. siblings.
somes in body cells.
C. friends.
B. There are more chromosomes than
genes in body cells. D. government.
241. From smallest to largest how would ge-
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C. There are equal numbers of genes and
chromosomes in body cells. netic information be organized?
D. none of above A. genes, cell, nucleus, chromosome,
DNA
236. Which scientist created the x-ray image
B. chromosome, cell, gene, DNA, nucleus
of DNA?
C. gene, DNA, chromosome, nucleus, cell
A. Franklin
D. nucleus, cell, gene, DNA, chromosome
B. Watson
C. Crick 242. Which of the following is correctly
matches:ATT GTA CGA
D. Virchow
A. TAA CAT GCT
E. Janssen
B. ATT GTA CGA
237. Melanin is a substance that determines C. TAA GTA TCG
the
D. GCC ACG TAC
A. color of your skin and eyes
243. The four chemical bases that make up the
B. hair color
middle of DNA are
C. male or female
A. ACGT
D. color of your lips
B. ACGU
238. Which of these cells would be produced C. AGCA
through meiosis? D. AGCU
A. skin cells
244. A chromosome is composed of two iden-
B. liver cells tical sister
C. brain cells A. centromeres
D. sperm cells B. chromatids
239. A gene on one strand of DNA is “AAT” C. autosomes
what must the nitrogen bases be on the D. somatic cells
opposite strand of DNA?
245. Which of the following describes DNA?
A. TTA
A. Organic catalysts are made up of these
B. TAA molecules.
C. CCG B. Cell membranes contain many of these
D. GGC molecules.

C. It is different in each cell of an organ- 251. Which of the following nitrogen bases
ism. must bond with Cytosine?

D. It is the template for the replication of A. Adenine
genetic information.
B. Thymine
246. What is the definition of a gene?
C. Guanine
A. A sequence of DNA that determines
a trait and is passed from parent to off- D. Uracil
spring
B. Molecules that contain nitrogen and 252. An organism inherits its genes from the
other elements organism’s
C. The genetic material that carries the A. your pet
information about an organism
B. biological parents
D. The backbone of DNA
C. siblings
247. A human sex cell (sperm and egg) con-
tains how many chromosomes? D. adoptive parents
A. 23
B. 46 253. What term names the process during
which DNA is copied prior to cell division?
C. 92
D. none of above A. DNA polymerase
248. How many pairs of chromosomes do you B. DNA replication

have? C. DNA regneration
A. 2
D. DNA redistribution
B. 46
C. 23 254. An organism’s physical appearance or vis-
D. 8 ible traits
249. Which strand sequence of DNA would A. genotype

pair with AGATTC? B. inherit
A. AGATTC
C. gene
B. TATGGA
C. TCTAAG D. phenotype
D. ABCEFG
255. Which scientists created the first DNA
250. What is the three base sequence of model?
mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
A. Schleiden & Schwann
A. Anticodon
B. Franklin & Wilkins
B. Codon
C. Protein C. Janssen & Hooke
D. none of above D. Watson & Crick

256. DNA replication results in B. 70%

A. three identical copies of each chromo- C. 20%
some
D. 40%
B. 23 different copies of each chromo-
some 262. Rod-shaped structures made up of pro-
C. 46 identical copies of each chromo- teins and DNA are called:
some A. Centromeres
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D. two identical copies of each chromo- B. Chromosomes
some
C. Histones
257. Which eye color has the most P pro- D. DNA
teins?
A. red 263. The 23rd pair of chromosomes for a
Male:
B. blue
C. brown A. XX
D. black B. XY
C. XYZ
258. a ‘pair’ of chromosomes is called
D. XZ
A. homologous chromosomes
B. alleles 264. In eukaryotes, what is DNA wrapped
C. phenotypes around?
D. genotypes A. histones
B. centromere
259. The structure that holds two chromo-
somes together until they separate for cell C. nucleosome
division is the D. nucleotide
A. chromatid
265. DNA is written in a 4 letter code
B. chromatin
Those letters are:
C. centromere
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. cytoplasm
B. A, B, C, D
260. A gene tells the cell how to make a
C. A, T, C, G
A. Sugar
D. M, D, N, A
B. Phosphate
C. Protein 266. What is the connection between genes
and DNA?
D. Ribosome
A. DNA is found on genes
261. If the human genome contains 30% ade-
B. Genes are made of DNA
nine nitrogen bases, how many nitrogen
bases should be thymine? C. They are the same thing
A. 30% D. none of above

267. Which of the following terms contains the D. Telomeres determine which genes are
rest? passed on to daughter cells.

A. chromosome 273. What is the condensed form of DNA
B. gene called?
C. DNA A. Chromosome
D. none of above B. Gene
268. Homologous chromosomes differ in terms C. Nucleotides
of their D. Nucleus
A. Combination of genes
274. In DNA, adenine only pairs with
B. Combination of traits of the same
A. adenine
genes
B. thymine
C. Centromere location
C. uracil
D. Size
D. guanine
269. Put in order smallest to largest:
A. Chromosome-DNA-Gene 275. How many pairs of chromosomes do hu-
man cells contain?
B. Gene-DNA-Chromosome
A. 23
C. DNA-Gene Chromosome
B. 46
D. Chromosome-Gene-DNA
C. 16
270. Males have D. 32
A. 2 X Chromosomes
276. Which of the following is the correct or-
B. 1 X Chromosome der of molecules?
C. 1 X and 1 Y Chromosome
A. DNA → RNA → Proteins
D. 2 Y Chromosomes
B. Proteins → DNA → RNA
271. DNA has a special structure called a C. RNA → DNA → Proteins
A. single helix D. none of above
B. double helix
277. To inherit means:
C. triple helix
A. To receive
D. ladder
B. To change
272. What happens to telomeres as a cell di- C. To create
vides repeatedly?
D. To give
A. Telomeres ensure that both daughter
cells get a copy of each chromosome. 278. If a body cell has 46 chromosomes, how
B. Telomeres become shorter as they pro- many chromosomes do an egg or sperm
tect the information in coding DNA. cell have?
C. Telomeres become longer and create A. 46

new alleles on chromosomes. B. 23

C. 92 B. They led to the discovery that purines

D. 0 form base pairs with pyrimidines
C. They revealed that each species has
279. How many pairs of homologous chromo- unique nitrogenous bases.
somes are found in each (body) cell?
D. They showed the three-dimensional
A. 46 shape of a DNA molecule.
B. 23
285. Chromatin is best described as
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C. 13
A. nucleosomes super-coiled around
D. 10 each other
280. An organisms is its physical appear- B. a DNA strand wrapped around histone
ance or visible trait. proteins
A. genotype C. one fully-packaged DNA molecule
B. hybrid D. one strand of DNA double-helix
C. phenotype 286. Which statements are true? (Pick 2)
D. purebred A. All different organisms have a specific
chromosome number.
281. Each codon codes for a particular
B. Some organisms might have the same
A. amino acid
chromosome number but have different
B. anti-codon genes.
C. nucleotide C. Larger organisms have fewer chromo-
D. protein somes than large ones.
D. Offspring can inherit chromosomes
282. Where is DNA in a eukaryotic cell? from relatives other than the parent(s).
A. Cytoplasm
287. Adenine pairs with:
B. Cell membrane
A. Cytosine
C. Nucleus
B. Thymine
D. Golgi
C. Guanine
283. Which of the following is an example of D. Uracil
a homozygous dominant genotype?
A. RR 288. DNA is made up of
B. Rr A. proteins
C. rr B. nucleotides
D. none of above C. sugars

D. lipids
284. How did Chargaff’s experiments affect
the understanding of DNA’s structure? 289. Which of the following is NOT an inher-
A. They showed that DNA is a polymer ited trait controlled by DNA? (Multiple)
made of nucleotides. A. Whether or not you can play guitar

B. Freckles 295. What determines the kind of genes an or-

ganism possesses?
C. Blood type

A. sequence of the subunits A, T, C and G
D. The music you like in the DNA of the organism
290. A change in DNA or chromosomes B. type of amino acids in the cells of the
organism
A. Mitosis
C. size of simple sugar molecules in the
B. Meiosis organs of the organism
C. mutation D. shape of the protein molecules in the
organelles of the organism
D. Osmosis
296. The substance that chromosomes are
291. Mary and her siblings share similar hair composed of is called
color. Which of these cell components are
A. nucleosomes
most involved in determining the hair color
of each sibling? B. DNA
A. Gene, chromosomes, and nucleus C. chromatin
B. Cytoplasm, chloroplasts, and genes D. histones
C. Vacuoles, nucleus, and chromosomes 297. Which statement correctly describes a

type of cell division?
D. Chromosomes, chloroplasts, and vac-
uoles A. Mitosis involves one cell division that
produces four cells
292. DNA holds the code for B. Meiosis involves one cell division that
produces two cells
A. lipids
C. Mitosis involves two cell divisions that
B. carbohydrates produce two cells
C. protein D. Meiosis involves two cell divisions that
D. sugar produce four cells
298. All instructions for how organisms grow
293. Chromosomes are formed of:
and behave are located on
A. Polynucleotide Chain A. Chromosomes
B. Histones and RNA B. Alleles
C. Nucleoprotein Fibre C. Genes
D. Prochromosomes D. none of above
294. RNA and DNA are similar in that 299. What is a somatic mutation?
A. Occurs in our sex chromosomes.
A. they are both located in the cytoplasm
B. Gets passed along to offspring.
B. they are both double helixes
C. Occurs in cells that don’t get passed
C. they are both genetic material along.

300. Process in which DNA is copied 306. Who is considered the “Father of Genet-
A. replication ics? ”
A. James Watson
B. cytokinesis
B. Francis Crick
C. chromosome
C. Gregor Mendel
D. mitosis
D. Albert Einstein
301. Each identical side of a chromosome is
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the: 307. The main function of tRNA is to
A. Chromatin A. carry a message that, when translated,
forms proteins
B. Genes
B. form a portion of ribosomes
C. Nuclear Membrane
C. string together complementary RNA
D. Chromatid and DNA strands
302. In DNA, Adenine bonds with D. bring amino acids from the cytoplasm
to the ribosomes
A. Guanine
B. Thymine 308. mRNA occurs during this process
C. Cytosine A. Translation
D. Adenine B. Transcription
C. Replication
303. Each identical side of a chromosome is a
D. Delivery
A. centromere
B. chromatin 309. Which of the following is NOT a correct
relationship of DNA, Genes, and Chromo-
C. centriole
somes
D. chromatid A. Chromosomes and genes make up
304. a structure that is made up of the cell’s DNA.
DNA wrapped around proteins B. DNA wraps around histones to make
chromosomes
A. genes
C. Genes are segments found on chrom-
B. allbina
somes.
C. nucleus
D. Sections of DNA are called Genes
D. chromosome
310. Arrange the following structures from
305. Describes the twisted ladder-like shape smallest to largest:chromosome, nucleus,
of a DNA molecule cell, gene
A. Nitrogen Base A. chromosome, nucleus, cell, gene
B. Hexagon B. gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell
C. Double Helix C. gene, cell, nucleus, chromosome
D. none of above D. chromosome, gene, cell, nucleus

311. The ‘s main function is to make ri- 316. Where is DNA found in a human cell?
bosomal RNA (rRNA) and combine it with
A. ribosome
proteins.

B. nucleus
A. mRNA
C. cell membrane
B. nRNA
D. cytoplasm
C. rRNA
D. tRNA 317. This part acts like the brain of the cell.
E. iRNA A. DNA
312. A human has 46 chromosomes in their B. Genes

body cells. What is the number of chro- C. Chromosomes
mosome in its gametes?
D. Nucelus
A. 46
B. 92 318. A nucleotide includes a phosphate group,
a sugar, and what other component?
C. 23
A. A nucleic acid
D. 12
B. A nitrogenous base
313. In what way are the processes of sexual
C. A protein
and asexual reproduction alike?
D. A hydrogen bond
A. Both produce offspring
B. Both require two parents 319. OCA2 is a gene that helps to determine
C. Both produce genetically identical off- A. color of hair
spring B. color of eyes
D. Both require fertilization
C. color of skin
314. A is an egg that has been fertilized D. none of the above
by a sperm cell.
320. A section of DNA that controls a trait
A. gene
B. chromosome A. Helix
C. zygote B. Nucleus
D. embryo C. Chromosome
D. Gene
315. What do all of the cell in your body have
in common? 321. If one strand of DNA says GCT, the other
A. They are the same size strand says:
B. They have the same DNA A. GCT
C. They are all the same shape B. CTA
D. They all perform the same function C. CGA
E. They are all the same age D. TCG

322. Which of the following is an example of C. Guanine (G)

a GENOTYPE?
D. Cytosine (C)
A. 25%
B. Blue 328. The ‘backbone’ or ‘ribbon’ of the DNA
strand is made of:
C. 1:2:1
A. phosphate and sugar
D. Bb
B. phosphate only
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323. All organisms get of their chromo-
C. phosphate and base
somes from each of their parents.
A. 1 D. sugar and base
2
1
B. 1 329. Cytoplasm divides, distributing the or-
C. 1 ganelles into each of the two new cells.
3
D. none of above A. Interphase
B. Mitosis
324. How many copies of each chromosomes
do we have per body cell (not including the C. Cytokinesis
23rd pair)? D. none of above
A. 2
330. Determine the sex of an individual and
B. 4
are represented by XX or XY
C. 23
A. sex chromosomes
D. 46
B. autosomes
325. What is a nucleosome?
C. somatic cells
A. All the DNA and histones in a cell
D. diploid cells
B. chromatin that has been condensed
C. a histone with two coils of DNA 331. Gametes that contain one set of chromo-
wrapped around it somes (example:n = 23) are called
D. none of above A. diploid
326. Which of the following are the DNA nu- B. autosomes

cleotides? C. haploid
A. Adenine (A) D. somatic cells
B. Thymine (T)
332. Rosalind Franklin used which technology
C. Uracil (U) to show the three-dimensional structure of
D. Cytosine (C) DNA?
E. Guanine (G) A. Ultraviolet spectroscopy
327. What pairs with Thymine (T)? B. Paper chromatography
A. Adenine (A) C. Radioactive labeling
B. Thymine (T) D. X-ray diffraction

333. How many chromosomes would you ex- 338. Sister chromatids are joined together at
pect to find in the body cell of a human? a constriction called a

A. 16 A. chromatid
B. 23 B. centromere
C. 36 C. nucleosome
D. 46
D. spindle apparatus
334. Chromosomes that do not determine the
sex of an individual 339. What do you call a segment of DNA that
codes for a protein and therefore codes for
A. autosomes a specific trait?
B. sex chromosomes
A. sugar
C. gametes
B. double helix
D. chromatids
C. gene
335. What did Chargaff’s team find during
D. protein
their experiments with DNA in different
species?
340. What makes up the “backbone of DNA”
A. Multicellular species contained mostly that holds together different base pairs?
pyrimidines. (choose all that apply)
B. Purines always appeared in larger A. Glucose
amounts than pyrimidines.
B. Deoxyribose
C. The amount of purines was always the
same as the amount of pyrimidines. C. Phosphate
D. The ratio of purines to pyrimidines var- D. Thymine
ied widely among species.
E. Guanine
336. Place the following in sequential order1.
Recoil2. Straightens the double helix3. 341. What are strands of DNA that are
Breaks Hydrogen bonds4. Adds Free nu- twisted together called?
cleotides A. Chromosomes
A. 1, 2, 3, 4 B. Genes
B. 3, 4, 2, 1
C. Alleles
C. 3, 2, 4, 1
D. Phosphide pairs
D. 2, 3, 4, 1
342. The cell grows, makes a copy of its DNA,
337. DNA is a molecule made up of a combina-
and prepares to divide into two cells.
tion of how many DNA bases?
A. 1 A. Interphase
B. 2 B. Mitosis
C. 3 C. Cytokinesis

343. What is the complementary strand to 349. Sister chromatids are held together by a
GCGCGCG A. histone core
A. ATATATA B. chromatin
B. CGCGCGC C. nucleosome
C. AGAGAGA D. centromere
D. none of above
350. The process by which one gamete com-
344. Which part of the DNA molecule deter- bines with another is
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mines your traits? A. mitosis
A. The sequence of the carbon bases B. crossing over
B. The sequence of the phosphorus bases C. meiosis
C. The sequence of the nitrogen bases D. fertilization
D. The sequence of the hydrogen bases
351. The structures that hold together sister
345. A nucleosome is best described as chromatids
A. nucleosomes coiled around each other A. tissues
B. a DNA strand wrapped around histone B. chromosomes
proteins C. spindle
C. one fully-packaged DNA molecule D. centromeres
D. one strand of DNA double-helix
352. Chromosomes that contain genes for char-
346. An alternative form of a gene acteristics not directly related to the sex of
A. genome an organism
B. allele A. autosomes
C. dominant B. chromosomes
D. recessive C. X
D. Y
347. All offspring plants in the F1 generation
were purple because purple is the trait. 353. When these bond together, they form a
A. Heterozygous protein
B. Homozygous A. Amino Acids
C. Dominant B. Peptide Bonds
D. Recessive C. Ribose
D. Nucleotides
348. What does ethical mean?
A. immoral 354. In humans, between and genes
are found on the 46 chromosomes
B. A logical person
A. 1, 000 and 100, 000
C. Someone who prefers to break the
rules. B. 20, 000 and 25, 000
D. being consistent with agreed princi- C. 25, 000 and 50, 000
ples of moral behavior. D. none of above

355. Which base pairs with A? 361. Genes are:(Select all correct answers)
A. A A. Single Instructions for proteins

B. T B. Made of DNA
C. C C. Are larger than chromosomes
D. G D. Control traits you can inherit
356. Which genetic disorder is a recessive trait 362. Which choice best describes the DNA of a
that causes skin with no pigmentation? eukaryote?
A. Huntington’s Disease A. single circular chromosome
B. Sickle Cell B. single linear chromosome
C. Albinism C. multiple circular chromosomes
D. none of above D. multiple linear chromosomes
357. Which of these bases does not exist in 363. What makes the rungs or steps of the
RNA? DNA molecule?
A. C A. nitrogenous bases
B. T B. deoxyribose
C. phosphate groups
C. U
D. A
364. What are the three types of mutation?
358. Adenine matches with
A. Insertion, Deletion, Subsitution
A. Thymine
B. Deletion, Newstion, Subsitution
B. Cytosine
C. Newstion, Deletion, Insertion
C. Guanine
D. Insertion, Newstion, Substitution
D. Adenine
365. What is the name given to all the genetic
359. The nitrogen base pairs for RNA are information that an organism possesses?
A. A-T C-G A. Genome
B. A-U C-G B. Book of Information
C. A-C T-G C. Genus
D. T-U G-C D. Geneticology
360. How many autosomes are there in a hu- 366. Which of these is not a protein found in
man sperm? the skin?
A. 1 A. elastin
B. 22 B. genetics
C. 23 C. none of these
D. 46 D. allbutin

367. The 23rd pair of chromosomes for a Fe- 373. The Nucleotides of the two polynu-
male: cleotide chains are joined together
A. XX through:
A. RNA and DNA
B. XY
B. Nitrogen Bonds
C. XYZ
C. Hydrogen Bonds
D. XZ
D. Phosphate Bonds
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368. Humans have how many chromosomes in
our body cells? 374. If the sequence of the 5’ to 3’ strand
is AATGCTAC, then the complementary se-
A. 2 quence has the following sequence:
B. 23 A. 3’-AATGCTAC-5’
C. 46 B. 3’-CATCGTAA-5’
D. 92 C. 3’-TTACGATG-5’
369. DNA stands for D. 3’-TTAGCATT-5’
A. Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid 375. The two strands of DNA are joined to-
gether by hydrogen bonds that are found
B. Deoxyribo Nucleic Aminos
between:
C. Dimono Nucleic Acid
A. the phosphate group & a nitrogenous
D. Did Not Ask base
B. the sugar and a nitrogenous base
370. During which stage does the cell mem-
brane pinch the cell in two? C. the bases from each strand
A. interphase D. the phosphate group & the sugar
B. metaphase 376. Which is the BEST definition of DNA?
C. cytokinesis A. a spiral ladder
D. telophase B. something in your cells
C. the recipe for making an organism
371. What pairs with Cytosine (C)?
D. none of above
A. Guanine (G)
B. Cytosine (C) 377. A segment of DNA that codes for a spe-
cific protein is called
C. Adenine (A)
A. chromosome
D. Thymine
B. DNA
372. What do genes control C. gene
A. lipids D. basepair
B. nucleotides
378. A human usually has total chromo-
C. traits somes.
D. DNA A. 6

B. 22 383. Mark the statements that are true about

the RNA.
C. 4

A. It is made up of nucleotides
D. 46
B. Can only be found in the cytoplasm.
379. “An error in a gene or chromosome caus- C. Substitutes Thymine for Uracil
ing an offspring to be different from their
parents” is the definition of ? D. It has two strands.
A. Genes E. Its sugar is called deoxiribose
B. Chromosomes 384. Body cells are called cells.

C. Nitrogen Bases A. somatic
D. DNA B. gene
E. Mutations C. centromere
D. nucleosome
380. Chromosomes are made of (Choose
all that apply.) 385. Which phase usually lasts the longest?
A. DNA A. interphase
B. proteins B. mitosis
C. carbohydrates C. cytokinesis
D. lipids D. none of above
386. Which of the following is the site of tran-

381. All humans have the same genes ar-
scription?
ranged in the same order. However,
changes in the sequence of code for A. vacuole
different proteins, making each person B. lysosome
unique.
C. nucleus
A. amino acids
D. ribosome
B. phosphates
387. Which of the following best defines an
C. sugars
autosome?
D. base pairs A. A chromosome that does things auto-
matically
382. What is the role of a centromere?
B. A chromosome that is least common in
A. To connect sister chromatids before
a human set of chromosomes
cell division
C. A non-sex chromosome
B. To wrap around histones in order to
package DNA in chromosomes D. A sex-determining chromosome
C. To regulate which genes are used to 388. Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes.
make proteins After mitosis, you would expect a result-
D. To protect the middles of chromo- ing daughter cell to have-
somes A. 16 chromosomes.

B. 46 chromosomes. 394. What determines the genetic code carried

C. 8 chromosomes. by DNA?
D. 4 chromosomes. A. The type of proteins it contains
389. A chromatid is attached to a spindle fiber B. The sequence of its nitrogenous bases
by the C. The number of nucleotides it contains
A. nucleolus
D. The order of its sugars and phosphate
B. deep furrow
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groups
C. centromere
D. centriole 395. What base pairs with Cytosine (C)?
390. When a body cell (like a skin cell) divides, A. Thymine (T)
it produces cells that have B. Guanine (G)
A. half the number of chromosomes and
C. Adenine (A)
genes as the original cell
B. identical chromosomes and genes as D. Uracil (U)
the original cell
396. Humans have Chromosomes in their
C. no chromosomes or genes
cells.
D. none of above
A. 23
391. The DNA double helix does NOT have
which of the following? (only one answer) B. 46
A. antiparallel configuration C. 24
B. complementary base pairing D. 64
C. each strand forms a right-handed coil
with ten nucleotides in a single turn. 397. The enzyme that builds the complemen-
tary strand of DNA during replication is
D. uracil
called
392. Where is DNA found and stored inside of
A. DNA polymerase
the cell?
A. Lysosome B. RNA polymerase
B. Ribosome C. Helicase
C. Nuclues D. Lactase
D. Geneosome
E. Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) 398. Which of the following units are repeat-
edly joined together to form a strand of
393. Most of the cell’s life is spent in this DNA?
phase of the cell cycle
A. amino acids
A. Interphase
B. nucleotides
B. Mitosis
C. Cytokinesis C. fatty acids
D. none of above D. polysaccharides

399. Of the chromosomes in your cells, how 404. How many chromosomes does the Atlas
many are sex chromosomes? Blue Butterfly have?

A. 1 A. 448-452
B. 2 B. 400-410
C. 3 C. 900-1000
D. 4 D. 12-13
400. What are the four nitrogen bases for 405. Select all of the examples of traits:
DNA? A. Hair color
A. Uracil, Thymine, Adenine, and Guanine B. Being tall or short
B. Cytosine, Thymine, Adenine, Guanine C. Chromosomes
C. Thymine, Adenine, Lytosine, Guanine D. Having a good report card.
D. Thymine, Adenise, Guanine, Cytosol E. Having 6 fingers.
401. Now that scientists know all the let- 406. What is the complementary strand to GC-
ters that make up human DNA (i.e. have GATCTTT
“mapped” the human genome), what can A. CGCTAGAAA
doctors do in the near future?
B. CGCTAGTTT
A. Perform the right surgery for us. C. GCGATCAAA
B. Give us a dose of medication that best D. none of above
fits our individual bodies.
C. Give us super powers. 407. Females have
A. 2 X Chromosomes
D. Prevent disease.
B. 1 X Chromosome
402. What mutation has occurred here? T-G-
C. 1 X and 1 Y Chromosome
A-C-C-AT-G-A-G-C-A
D. 2 Y Chromosomes
A. Substitution
B. Deletion 408. The letters of the DNA alphabet are:
C. Insertion A. A, C, G and T
D. Frameshift B. A, O, G, and T
C. C, G, P and T
403. When an ovary or testis cell divides in
D. C, G, T and D
sex cell division, it produces cells that
A. half the number of chromosomes and 409. What needs to happen to DNA before
genes as the original cell cells divide?
B. identical chromosomes and genes as A. Needs to be cleaned
the original cell B. Needs to be replicated
C. no chromosomes or genes C. Needs to be moved out of the nucleus
D. none of above D. Needs to be shortened

410. The two polynucleotide strands of DNA 416. What are different versions of the same
are gene called?
A. Complementary and Parallel A. Traits
B. Complementary and Anti-Parallel B. Alelles
C. Supplementary and Parallel C. Chromosomes
D. Supplementary and Anti-Parallel D. Sex cells
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411. The part of the cell that contains chromo-
417. A single piece of coiled DNA found in the
somes and genes is the:
cells; contains genes that encode traits.
A. Cytoplasm
A. gene
B. Nucleus
B. chromosome
C. Chloroplast
C. trait
D. Ribosomes
D. DNA
412. Brown hair is an example of which of the
following 418. What are the components of a nu-
cleotide?
A. Genotype
B. Phenotype A. An adenine, a guanine, a cytosine, and
a thymine
C. Neither
B. A phosphate group, a deoxyribose
D. none of above sugar, and a nitrogenous base
413. What are the parts of a nucleotide? C. A protein and an amino acid
A. phosphate, sugar, nitrogen base D. A deoxyribose sugar, a purine, and a
B. A, T, G, C pyrimidine
C. Nucleic Acids 419. RNA stands for
D. two base pairs connected A. robot nucleic acid
414. What are structures found in cells that B. root nucleic acid
are found as pairs and carry your genes?
C. ribonucleic acid
A. Chromosomes
D. nucleic acid
B. DNA
C. Alleles 420. Chargaff’s team performed experiments
to compare the relative amounts of ni-
D. RNA trogenous bases in DNA samples. Which
415. Why do offspring look like their par- technique did they use to compare the
ents? amounts?
A. They have the same DNA A. X-ray diffraction
B. They have the same TPA B. Ultraviolet spectroscopy
C. They have the same DMA C. Genome sequencing
D. They have the same phenotype D. Radioactive labeling

421. A DNA molecules is best described as 426. Which DNA strand represents the comple-
A. nucleosomes super-coiled around mentary base sequence to the portion of
the DNA strand here:ATCGTA

each other
B. a DNA strand wrapped around histone A. GCATCG
proteins B. TAGCAT
C. one fully-packaged DNA molecule C. ATGCTA
D. one strand of DNA double-helix D. CATGAC
422. The 3 parts of nucleotides are 427. Meiosis is a form of what?

A. Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogenous base A. sexual reproduction
B. Sugar, Phosphate, Lipids B. asexual reproduction
C. Carbohydrates, Sugar, and Lipids C. crossing over
D. Amino acids, proteins, lipids D. a hybrid
423. Choose the statements that describe a 428. How many autosomes are there in a hu-
gene.A gene(1) is a fragment of DNA on man stomach cell?
the chromosome.(2) controls a body’s char- A. 2
acter.(3) is the unit of inheritance.
B. 22
A. and (2) only
C. 44
B. and (3) only
D. 46
C. and (3) only
429. a gene whose instructions have been fol-
D. , (2), and (3)
lowed by the cell to make a product; gene
424. Made of chromatin and become visible expression usually results in the cell mak-
during cell division ing a protein
A. chromosomes A. gene
B. histones B. nucleus
C. mitochondria C. expressed gene
D. nucleosomes D. something
425. Which two statements best describe why 430. How many chromosomes do we get from
chromosomes are important to the func- each parent?
tion of a cell? A. 12
A. They separate DNA molecules so that B. 23
they can be copied. C. 46
B. They allow multiple DNA molecules to D. 78
fit into a gene.
C. They prevent DNA strands from get- 431. Which of the following nitrogen bases
ting damaged. bonds with Guanine?
D. They organize genes so that their infor- A. Adenine

mation can be used easily. B. Thymine

C. Cytosine 437. Cells that have 1 copy of chromosomes

D. Uracil? are called
A. somatic cells
B. diploid
a homozygous recessive genotype?
C. haploid
A. RR
D. body cells
B. Rr
438. Which of Mendel’s laws states that alle-
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C. rr
les are separated during meiosis?
D. none of above
A. Law of Dominance
433. Body cells are also known as B. Law of Segregation
A. somatic cells C. Law of Independent Assortment
B. gametes D. Law of Meiosis
C. haploid cells
439. This molecule contains specific instruc-
D. sex cells tions that make each type of living crea-
ture unique.
434. What is the complementary strand to
ACATCGT A. DNA
A. AGACGAT B. Genes
B. TCTACGA C. Chromosomes
D. Nucleus
C. TGTAGCA
D. none of above 440. Which of the following nucleotide(s)
bond(s) with adenine?
435. Which statement describes base pairing
A. Thymine only
in DNA?
B. Guanine only
A. Adenine pairs with thymine and cyto-
sine but not with guanine. C. Thymine and Uracil
B. Adenine always pairs with cytosine, D. Thymine, Uracil and Cytosine

and guanine always pairs with thymine. 441. One inherited from mom and one from
C. Adenine always pairs with thymine, dad that have the same length and general
and guanine always pairs with cytosine. appearance
D. Adenine usually pairs with guanine but A. traits
can also pair with thymine or cytosine. B. body cells
436. Why is it necessary that living things are C. homologous chromosomes
able to replicate their DNA? D. autosomes
A. Each cell must have its own DNA
442. The sides of the DNA ladder are made of
B. Only muscle cells need DNA alternating:
C. A cell needs multiple copies of DNA A. Letters from the DNA alphabet
D. none of above B. Sugar and phosphate

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C. Sugar and protein C. Can only be found in the nucleus.

D. Phosphate and sulphur D. There are 5 different types:mDNA,

rDNA, tDNA, nDNA and iDNA.
443. Sperms have
E. It has four different nitrogenous
A. one chromosome. bases:Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and
B. two chromosomes. Guanine
C. one set of chromosomes. 446. Thread-like structures that are found in
D. two sets of chromosomes. the nucleus of a cell that contains all DNA.
444. Chromosomes are made of (choose 2) A. DNA
A. DNA B. Genes
B. protein C. Chromosomes
C. carbohydrates D. Nucleus
D. lipids 447. Bundled up, organized DNA is called a
445. Mark the statements that are true for the A. gene
DNA. B. trait
A. Its sugar is called ribose. C. chromosome
B. It ia a nucleic acid. D. nucleotide
4.6 Sex determination

1. Which set of chromosomes do females C. Karyotype
have? D. Sex linkage
A. XX
4. One pair, the , determines gender.
B. XY A. sex chromosomes
C. YY B. Autosome
D. ZX C. both
2. Reproductive life of a woman lasts from D. none
to 5. Which structure will be found in the nu-
A. menopause, menarche cleus of a body cell in a woman?
B. menarche, menopause A. X allele
C. menstruation, menopause B. X chromosome
D. menarche, menopause C. Y allele
D. Y chromosome
3. Chromosomes that determine the body
characteristics 6. Which of the following can lead to men-
struation in a 21 year old woman during
A. Allosomes ovulation? A. Sperms available for fertil-
B. Autosomes isation.B. Oviducts blocked.C. Sperms not

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available for fertilisation.D. Oviducts not 12. For the metamorphosis of the tadpoles,
blocked which of the following elements must be
A. A & B available in water?
B. B & C A. Chlorine
B. Carbon
C. A & C
C. Sulphur
D. B & D
D. Iodine
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7. A man has three daughters.What is the
chance of his next child being a daughter? 13. The chance of an offspring of being a girl
is ALWAYS
A. 0%
A. 49%
B. 25%
B. 50%
C. 50%
C. 51%
D. 75%
D. 75%
8. For painted turtles, warm temperatures in
the nest during the critical time of devel- 14. Cells are formed by the division of existing
opment will produce: cells. Four different cells are shown.Which
cell is produced by meiosis?
A. All female turtles
A. Nerve cell
B. All male turtles
B. Sperm cell
C. A 50/50 mix of male and female turtles
C. Palisade cell
D. A random assortment
D. White blood cell
9. There are two types of sex chromosomes-.
15. The sex determination systems for most
A. X and Y mammals and birds are similar in that, for
B. Y and Y both groups sex is determined by
C. X and X A. Temperature
D. none B. Genetics
C. The environment
10. In humans, males have set of chromosome
D. Location
A. XX
B. XY 16. The belief that the mother is completely re-
sponsible for the sex of the child is wrong
C. YX because the child
D. YY A. gets sex chromosome only from the
mother
11. What determines the sex of a baby?
B. develops in the body of the mother.
A. the father’s blood group
C. gets one sex chromosome from the
B. the father’s chromosomes mother & the other from the father
C. the mother’s blood group D. gets sex chromosome only from the fa-
D. the mother’s chromosomes ther

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17. Each cell in your body contains pairs of A. sex chromosomes

chromosomes.
B. mutations

A. 23
C. autosomes
B. 22
D. homologous
C. 24
D. 21 22. Which statement about the human sex
chromosomes is correct?
18. Which sex chromosomes are present in all
A. All boys have two Y chromosomes.
mature human sperm cells?
A. both X and Y chromosomes B. Everybody has at least one X chromo-
some.
B. either X or Y chromosomes
C. Girls have a Y chromosome and an X
C. only X chromosomes
chromosome.
D. only Y chromosomes
D. Nobody has two X chromosomes.
19. For the green spoon worm, males are pro-
duced when 23. Albinism is an inherited condition in which
pigment does not develop in the skin, hair
A. Sea temperatures are too cool and eyes. The allele for albinism is reces-
B. Each parent contributes an X chromo- sive.What are the chances of albino par-
some ents having an albino child?
C. A larva lands on top of a female A. 0%
D. A larva lands on top of a male B. 25%
20. Which of the following shows environmen- C. 75%
tal sex determination
D. 100%
A. Birds
B. Dogs 24. In ants and other highly social insects, sex
is determined by:
C. Crocodiles
A. The weather
D. Humans
B. The existing ratio of males to females
21. The chromosomes that are not involved in
C. Whether or not an egg is fertilized
determining the sex of an individual are
called D. The ZW chromosome system
4.7 Evolution
1. are plants that produce naked, or not 2. Analogous structures share
covered, seeds. A. Similar function but different structure
A. Nonvascular B. Similar function and structure
B. Vascular C. Similar structure but different function
C. Gymnosperms
D. Angiosperms D. none of above

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3. What is the scientific name for modern hu- 8. Which factor most likely contributed to
mans? the evolution of Galapagos Islands finches
A. Australophithecene with different beak shapes?
A. similar climates on the different is-
B. Homo ergaster (erectus)
lands
C. Homo habilis
B. competition between the finches for
D. Homo sapiens food
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4. Gene Flow tends to genetic variation C. cloning experiments carried out by na-
(diversity) tive people on the islands
A. Increase D. increased rate of asexual reproduction
B. Decrease 9. enable an organism to survive in its

C. Stabilize environment.
D. Exaggerate A. adaptations
B. natural selections
5. What is the correct order of the appear-
C. divergence
ance of life forms on Earth?
D. extinctions
A. prokaryotic organisms, eukaryotic or-
ganisms, multi-cellular organisms 10. Remains of ancient organisms are called
B. eukaryotic organisms, prokaryotic or- A. Extinctions
ganisms, multi-cellular organisms
B. Fossils
C. multi-cellular organisms, prokaryotic
C. Mutations
organisms, eukaryotic organisms
D. Variations
D. prokaryotic organisms, multi-cellular
organisms, eukaryotic organisms 11. Study of prehistoric life through the fossil
record
6. A structure that does not have an appar-
ent purpose in an organism is considered A. Paleontology
to be B. Morphology
A. Homologous C. Biogeography
B. Analagous D. Embryology
C. Vestigial 12. A seed consists of an embryo packaged
D. Selected with a within a protective covering.
A. spore
7. Who observed variations in the character-
istics of plants and animals on different is- B. food supply
lands of the Galapagos? C. Chlorophyll
A. James Hutton D. none of above
B. Charles Lyell
13. Having two of the same genes for the trait
C. Charles Darwin (sometimes called purebred).
D. Thomas Malthus A. homozygous

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B. hetrozygous C. Watson and Crick

C. protein D. Davis and Lee

D. chromosome 19. Large scale evolution affecting a species
across populations
14. Endosymbiosis gave rise to which or-
ganelle(s)? A. Evolution
A. Golgi bodies B. Microevolution

C. Macroevolution
B. Chloroplasts and Mitochondria
D. Natural selection
C. Ribosomes and Nuclei
D. The rough and smooth endoplasmic 20. Traits which benefit an organism in its en-
reticulum vironment are referred to as adaptations.
Which of the following is accurate regard-
15. Which of the following are structures that ing adaptations?
start from the same embryonic tissue but A. They are entirely the result of genetics
have different uses in organisms
B. They are the result of genetics and en-
A. Analogous structures vironment
B. Identical structures C. They can all change within a single or-
C. Vestigial structures ganism’s lifetime
D. Homologous structures D. They occur only when a new species
arises
16. The kit fox lives in the desert and has large
21. characters are similar characteristics
ears with greater surface area that keep
that have evolved separately in two un-
the fox from getting overheated. The red
related organisms.
fox lives in the forest and has a red coat
that keeps it camouflaged. A. analogous
A. Coevolution B. homologous
B. Convergent Evolution C. cladistic
D. phylogenic
C. Divergent Evolution
D. none of above 22. Relative dating
A. gives the exact age of rocks and fossils
17. Vestigial structures are homologous struc-
tures that are: B. is when you date your cousin
C. gives the approximate age of rocks
A. Still used
D. tells us who to trust
B. No longer used
C. Occasionally used 23. Tree diagrams where each branch point
represents the splitting of two new groups
D. none of above from a common ancestor is called:
18. These two scientists developed the first A. Polygenetic tree
model of DNA. B. Cladogram
A. Hershey and Chase C. Tree branch
B. Franklin and Wilkins D. Branching tree

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24. history of the evolution of the organism 29. Which of the following phrases best de-
scribes the results of natural selection?
A. embryology
A. natural variation found in all popula-
B. phylogeny
tions
C. biochemical evidence B. unrelated species living in different lo-
D. fossil evidence cations
C. changes in the inherited characteris-
25. Which of the following is a selective pres-
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tics of a population over time
sure for tusklessness in a populations of
elephants? D. struggle for existence undergone by
all iving things
A. Poaching
30. Which is the most likely reason that north-
B. Mating ern Canada has evidence of ancient tropical
C. Fighting between males rain forests?
D. Peace (times without war) A. Earth’s temperature is getting colder.
B. Evolution changed the plants and ani-
26. Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She mals.
has a scar on her right cheek. She is
C. Plate tectonics shifted northern
good at swimming. Which of her traits did
Canada through climate zones.
Magda most likely inherit?
D. The sea levels of northern Canada
A. height
changed and so did the climate.
B. the scar
31. The process by which organisms change
C. ability to swim over time is:
D. ability to play drums A. Diversity
B. Descent
27. Flying squirrels and sugar gliders look
very similar and are adapted to living in C. Evolution
similar environments; however, they are D. Unity
NOT related. What type of evolution does
this represent? 32. believed that organisms develop traits
needed for survival and that traits that
A. Punctuated equilibrium were unused would become weaker and
B. homologous structures gradually disappear.
C. convergent evolution A. Darwin
D. gradualism B. Lamarck
C. Mendel
28. The goal of every species on earth is
D. Watson
A. to survive and reproduce
33. This animal phyla has bilateral symmetry
B. divide and conquer and contains an exoskeleton.
C. survive and conquer A. Porifera
D. reproduce and die B. Cnidaria

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C. Annelida 38. The modification of organisms, by humans,

D. Arthropoda to produce desirable traits. IE-selective
breeding, genetic modification

E. Chordata
A. Selection Sunday
34. Some evidence that supports theropods as
ancestors to birds is: B. Natural Selection
A. some theropods had gizzards and hol- C. Artificial Selection

low bones like birds D. Gene Selection
B. their DNA is very similar
39. What year did our 2 kingdom system get
C. they have all of the intermediate fos-
expanded to a three kingdom system?
sils between them
D. theropods all had feathers A. 2001
E. scientists found collagen in fossils of B. 1809
theropods C. 1866
35. Which of the following is an example of a D. 1765
species?
A. A group of similar organisms that all 40. This animal phyla does not have a body
have exactly the same traits. cavity, is asymmetrical and has no segmen-
tation
B. A group of living organisms in the
same area. A. Porifera
C. A group of similar organisms that can B. Cnidaria
mate with one another and produce fertile
C. Platyhelmintha
offspring.
D. A group of biotic and abiotic factors in D. Mollusca
an area. E. Chordata
36. An organisms whose cells contain a
41. They are eukaryotic living things that have
nucleus and other membrane-bound or-
cell walls and make their own food.
ganelles.
A. aerobic A. plants
B. anaerobic B. food
C. prokaryotic C. animals
D. eukaryotic D. none of above
37. Describe protista 42. A diagram used to predict evolutionary re-
A. Most Multicellular and some unicellu- lationships among groups of organisms
lar
A. Endosymbiosis
B. Most Unicellular and some multicellu-
lar B. Phylogenetic tree
C. All multicellular C. Maximum parsimony
D. All unicellular D. none of above

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43. Mutations that improve am individual’s 49. What can happen to a species over time
ability to survive and reproduce are if some of the organisms have an advan-
A. harmful tage?
B. neutral A. The population will decrease
C. beneficial B. The population will become extinct
D. chromosomal C. The population will slowly increase

D. none of above
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44. Which of the following DOES NOT provide
evidence for continental drift? 50. Organisms with the most benefi-
A. Fossils cial/useful traits live long lives and re-
produce. This is called of the
B. Rock or mountain formations
A. Survival of the fittest
C. Shape of the continents
B. Benefits of the best
D. Temperature on Earth
C. Survival of the living
45. The two groups of seed plants are D. Survival of the advantageous
A. angiosperms and gymnosperms
51. Which term describes when the bones of
B. vascular and nonvascular different organisms have similar form but
C. spores and seeds are used for different functions?
D. short and tall A. analogous structure
B. homologous structure
46. Preserved remains of organisms
C. vestigial structure
A. Biochemistry
D. none of above
B. Fossils
C. Endemic species 52. When a new plant is formed as a result of
cross-pollution from different varieties of
D. Pseudogenes
a plant, the newly formed plant is called:
47. The evolution of a new species from an ex- A. Dominant plant
isting species is
B. Mutant plant
C. Hybrid plant
B. isolation D. None of the above
C. speciation E. All of the above
D. genetic variation
53. A change in the genetic composition of a
48. When there are no changes in the allele population as a result of descending from
frequencies in a population over time, and a small number of colonizing individuals is
thus evolution is not occurring called:
A. Genetic drift A. founder effect
B. Gene flow B. bottleneck
C. Sexual selection C. genetic drift
D. Genetic equilibrium D. gene flow

4.7 Evolution 767
54. Known as the father of heredity, he identi- C. hair, height, amino acids (look similar)
fied dominant & recessive traits & discov-
ered that offspring inherit traits from par-

D. none of above
ents in a predictable way.
A. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek 59. Charles Darwin an Englishman published
“The Origin of Species” by means of Natu-
B. Oswald Avery ral Selection. Describe what natural selec-
C. Gregor Mendel tion is?
D. Frederick Griffith A. Survival of the fittest
B. Overproduction of offspring in the en-
55. In layers of sedimentary rock, the
vironment
layer is usually at the bottom. Each higher
layer is than the layers below it. C. Characteristic of the parents can be
passed on to offspring
A. oldest, younger
D. none of above
B. youngest, older
C. youngest, younger 60. In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, q2 is the
frequency of what?
D. oldest, older
A. The recessive allele
56. Which material occasionally trapped in ice B. the dominant allele
cores provides direct evidence of ancient
C. the recessive genotype
life?
D. the dominant genotype
A. gas
B. mud 61. A form of evolution where two separate
populations of the same species accumu-
C. pollen
lates enough differences over time to be-
D. volcanic ash come two distinct species, becoming more
and more dissimilar.
57. Which one is NOT one of the areas of nat-
ural selection? A. Divergent Evolution
A. overpopulation B. Convergent Evolution

C. Coevolution
B. variation
D. none of above
C. struggle to survive
D. best hunter 62. Field of biology that classifies organisms
A. Taxonomy
58. Describe and explain three other forms of
scientific evidence that could be used to B. Binomial nomenclature
study the relatednessof these four animal C. Phylogeny
species. D. none of above
A. Embryos (they look similar, Biochem-
istry (cells react and look the similar), Ho- 63. Darwin’s idea about how evolution occurs
mologous Structure (Look similar) is called
B. Embryos, Blood, and Ecological (look A. Variation

similar) B. Adaptation

4.7 Evolution 768
C. Natural Selection 69. Which factor(s) allows evolution to oc-

cur?
D. Speciation
A. Small populations
64. Evolution is defined as an ongoing process B. Genetic drift
that occurs when
C. Mutations
A. the genetic makeup of a population
D. All of the above
changes
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B. an organism becomes extinct 70. Although they do not have recent com-
mon ancestors, birds and bats have similar
C. the environment changes due to the body shapes necessary for powered flight.
activities of humans What pattern of evolution does this rela-
D. a baby is born with a birth defect tion represent
A. divergent evolution
65. Evolutionary history of a species
B. convergent evolution
A. Taxonomy
C. vestigial structures
B. Binomial nomenclature D. coevolution
C. Phylogeny
71. Without oxygen
D. none of above
A. aerobic
66. All the following plant seeds are Monocot B. anaerobic
EXCEPT: C. endosymbiosis
A. Palm tree D. relative dating
B. Corn 72. Occurs when changing environment
C. Vegetables favours one extreme phenotype
D. none of above A. stabilizing selection
B. Directional selection
67. Which of the following are vestigial struc-
C. Disruptive selection
tures humans have? Select all that apply.
D. Outbreeding
A. Appendix
B. Tailbone 73. The process by which organisms that are
best suited to a particular environment sur-
C. Forearm bones vive and reproduce
D. Femurs A. natural selection
B. evolution
68. What kingdom would a human belong to?
C. adaptation
A. Plant
D. none of above
B. Animalia
74. are populations of the same species
C. Protist
that differ genetically because of adapta-
D. Fungi tion.

4.7 Evolution 769
A. subspecies 80. When you compare DNA or proteins to sup-

B. homologues port evolution, you are using what kind of
evidence?

C. analogs
A. anatomical evidence
D. genuses
B. molecular evidence
75. is a change in the gene pool caused by C. fossil evidence
chance.
D. embryological evidence
A. Genetic Drift
81. Brown mice survive and reproduce in their
B. Gene Flow desert environment better than white mice
C. Mutation because owls can see and eat the white
D. Recombination mice more easily. In this situation, what
is doing the selecting?
76. Which of the following statement would A. Owl
be be an observation?
B. Desert Background
A. “That’s a pretty flower”
C. Brown Mice
B. “Dog’s make better pets”
D. White Mice
C. “The pond water is 30 degrees Cel-
sius” 82. The best classification system is that
which most closely
D. “Monkey’s are the smartest of all ani-
mals” A. unites organisms that possess similar
morphologies
77. The first kind of life on earth was B. conforms to traditional, Linnaean taxo-
A. a eukaryote nomic practices
B. a prokaryote C. reflects evolutionary history
C. an animal D. reflects the basic separation of
prokaryotes from eukaryotes
D. a plant
83. A change in the genetic information (DNA).
78. A person having braces or coloring his/her
hair are examples of what kind of trait? A. Mutation
A. dominant traits B. Speciation
B. inherited traits C. Migration
C. acquired traits D. Evolution
D. recessive traits 84. Species alive today have descended with

modification from species that lived in the
79. High fitness individuals in a population: past. All organisms on Earth are united
A. Live longer and have more offspring into single tree of life by the principle of:
B. Live longer but have less offspring A. modified evolution
C. Neither live longer nor have more off- B. common descent
spring C. homologous trees
D. none of above D. artificial selection

4.7 Evolution 770
85. In humans, the pelvis and femur, or thigh 90. A student examines a rock with the im-
bone, are involved in walking. In whales, print of a leaf in it. Which conclusion can
the pelvis and femur are not used. These the student reachregarding the process of
features are formation of the rock?
A. examples of fossils A. It formed by erosion of sediments.
B. vestigial structures B. It resulted from the cooling of molten
C. acquired traits rock.
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D. examples of natural variation C. It formed as sediments compacted
and hardened.
86. A biological is a group of interbreeding
populations that is reproductively isolated D. It resulted from the heating of rock to
from other groups. make it molten again.
A. species 91. A group of similar organisms that can
B. family breed and produce fertile offspring.
C. phylogeny A. Species
D. hybrid B. Breed
87. Over time, adaptions can lead populations C. Population
to experience D. Community
A. environmental changes
B. genetic changes 92. The cause of artificial selection is
C. geological changes A. The environment

D. extinction B. Humans
C. Mutation
88. The fossil record help scientists
A. better understand the kinds of organ- D. Gene Flow
isms that lived in the past
93. what type of structure is a whales hip
B. better understand how the environ- bone?
ment has changed over time
A. homologous structures
C. better understand how organisms
have evolved over time B. vestigial structure
D. all of the above C. analogous structures
89. If species A and B have very similar genes D. none of above

and proteins, what is probably TRUE?
94. Which of the domains would contain hu-
A. species A and B share a relatively re- mans?
cent common ancestor
A. Archaebacteria
B. species A evolved independently of
species B for a long period B. Eubacteria
C. species A is younger than species B C. Eukarya
D. species A is older than species B D. Extincta

4.7 Evolution 771
95. Occurs when stable environment favours 100. The grouping of organisms based on a set
the intermediate phenotype of criteria that helps organize, communi-
cate, and retain information.

A. Directional selection
A. Clade
B. Taxonomy
C. Classification
D. Inbeeding
D. Cladogram
96. The 8 levels of classification, from most
101. Each of the following is a condition neces-
broad to most specific, are
sary for natural selection to occur EXCEPT
A. Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class,
A. more offspring are born than can sur-
Phylum, Kingdom, Species
vive.
B. Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, B. population size is very large.
Phylum, Family, Class, Order
C. fitness varies among individuals.
C. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Or-
der, Family, Genus, Species D. there is heritable variation among
members of the population.
D. Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phy-
lum, Family, Class, Genus 102. Gradualism is a pattern of evolution in
which
97. Who is credited with developing the the- A. a single species evolves into several
ory of evolution by natural selection? closely related species
A. Gregor Mendel B. several distantly related species de-
B. Andrew Krummen velop similarities
C. James Watson C. a species evolves at a slow, steady
pace
D. Charles Darwin
D. a species has periods of little evolution
98. Protista reproduces sexually through interrupted by periods of rapid evolution
and asexually through
103. Both butterflies and bats have the abil-
A. Conjugation, binary fission ity to fly due to wing development. How
B. Conjugation, Spores would you describe the evolutionary rela-
tionship of the animal’s wings?
C. Spores, binary fission
A. polytomy
D. binary fission, Conjugation
B. homoplasies
99. According to scientists, the Earth is C. analogous
years old D. vestigial
A. 4, 000
104. What is evolution?
B. 4.6 billion
A. The fact that humans evolved from
C. 4.6 million apes
D. 400, 000 B. The evolution of a species

4.7 Evolution 772
C. A change in a species over time 109. Ostrich wings are examples of

D. A theory disproven by Charles Darwin A. homologous structures
105. Ants are the correct size and weight B. vestigial structures
needed to open the flowers for the peony C. adaptations
plant. The peony plant provides food for
D. traits
the ant and the ant fertilizes the peony’s
flowers 110. Which of the following is the correct way
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A. Coevolution to write the scientific name of the North-
ern cardinal?
B. Divergent Evolution
C. Convergent Evolution A. cardinalis cardinalis
D. none of above B. Cardinalis cardinalis

C. cardinalis Cardinalis
106. The type of genetic drift that follows the
colonization of a new habitat by a small D. Cardinalis Cardinalis
group of individuals is called
111. A group that consists of all the evolution-
A. the Hardy-Weinburg principle ary descendants of a common ancestor is
B. the founder effect called a(n)
C. directional selection A. clade.
D. the bottleneck effect B. Taxon.
C. homology.
107. Why is Linnaeu Known as the father of
evolution D. ingroup.
A. He was Darwins father 112. How well an organism survives and re-
B. He came up with the five kingdom tax- produces in its environment can be de-
onomic classification scribed as its
C. He invented the word evolution A. fitness
D. He came up with the formalized sys- B. homologous structure
tem of naming things C. common ancestor
108. In North America, the eastern spotted D. analogous structure
skunk mates in late winter, and the west-
ern spotted skunk mates in late summer. 113. Which is NOT an example of evolution?
Even though their geographic ranges over- A. Cheetas becoming faster over many
lap, the species do not mate with each generations
other. What most likely prevents these
two species from interbreeding? B. All species of birds on the Galapagos
Islands descending from a common an-
A. habitat isolation cestor
B. gametic isolation C. Primates developing an opposable
C. geographic isolation thumb
D. reproductive isolation D. A caterpillar turning into a butterfly

4.7 Evolution 773
114. Features that result from similar environ- 119. Group of organisms that can successfully
mental pressures by natural selection but interbreed and produce viable, fertile off-
that are very different in internal construc- spring

tion and have NO common ancestral con-
A. Convergent Evolution
nection are called:
A. Vestigial B. Coevolution
B. Homologous C. Species
C. Analogous D. Adaptive radiation
D. Comparative
120. Heredity is:
115. occurs when members of a species
are separated by a physical barrier. A. Survival of the fittest
A. Temporal isolation B. The passing of genetic traits from par-
B. Geographic isolation ent to offspring
C. Behavioral isolation C. Believing in false gods
D. Sexual isolation D. Unexplained
116. The first organisms to appear on Earth
121. What is slow change over a long period
were formed from simple organic aggre-
of time in a species called?
gates. These organisms were called het-
erotrophs.Which type of energy-releasing A. Punctuated equilibrium
process was most likely performed by
those first heterotrophs? B. Phylogeny
A. aerobic respiration C. Stasis

B. anaerobic respiration D. Gradualism
C. photosynthesis
122. Which scientist developed the classifica-
D. protein synthesis
tion system for organisms?
117. What characteristic did early hominins A. Charles Darwin
share with modern humans?
A. Speech and language B. Carolus Linnaeus
B. The inability to live in groups C. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

C. Small brains D. Georges de Buffon
D. Bipedalism
123. Which of the following was probably not
118. What evidence was used to design the ab- present in the atmosphere of the primitive
solute geologic time scale in time segments Earth?
of millions ofyears?
A. Methane
A. types of erosion
B. Oxygen
B. radiometric dating
C. warming and cooling cycles C. Water
D. occurrences of unconformities D. Carbon dioxide

4.7 Evolution 774
124. the type of evolution that Darwin be- 129. A term that typically describes a species
lieved in that no longer has any known living indi-
viduals.
B. gradualism A. Allele Frequency
C. punctuated equilbrium B. Embryology
D. commensalism C. Evolution
D. Extinction
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125. Which is a behavioral adaptation?
A. Zebras have stripes to camou- 130. Which is an example of a physical adap-
flage(blend in/hide) tation?
B. Bears have small ears to keep them A. Possums play dead to protect them-
warm selves
C. Sharks have sharp teeth to help it hunt B. a duck has webbed feet
D. skunks raise their tails and spray tox- C. Polar bears make dens to stay warm
ins at their attacker D. none of above
126. Why don’t all living things become fos-
131. The domain Eukarya includes the king-
sils?
doms
A. because some living things are too
A. Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia
small
B. Eubacteria
B. because some living things are too big
C. Protista, Plantae, Bacteria
C. because some are subject to catas-
trophism and others are not D. Archaea, Bacteria
D. because environmental conditions
132. What is Taxonomy?
have to be just right to prevent decay
A. Where you stuff animals
127. What domain do Fungi belong too?
B. The science of naming and classifying
A. Eukarya organisms
B. Bacteria C. When you get your taxes back every
C. Archaea year
D. Protista D. Another name for Survival of the fittest
128. If a species has changed very little over 133. Established that the Earth was rather old
millions of years, what theory of would and was constantly undergoing consistent
describe it? geologic changes.
A. gradualism A. Lyell/Hutton
B. plate tectonics B. Culvier
C. punctuated equilibria C. Lamarck
D. none of above D. Malthus

4.7 Evolution 775
134. Measure of the genetic contribution to fu- C. Protista

ture generations by the production of fer- D. Bacteria
tile offspring.

A. survivability 140. Larmarks Theory of Evolution was based
on in a species.
B. fitness
C. age potential
B. Acquired Traits
D. selective pressure
C. Biodiversity
135. A type of isolation in which two popula- D. Adaptations
tions become separated by a physical bar-
rier such as a canyon, river, lake, prevent- 141. One species causes another species to
ing the two populations from interbreed- change because they “work together”
ing. (live in the same environment)
A. Geographic isolation A. Punctuated Equilibirum
B. Behavioral isolation B. Co-Evolution
C. Temporal isolation C. Divergent Evolution
D. none of above D. Convergent Evolution
136. Seedless plants reproduce with 142. Which of the following could form a fos-
A. spores sil?
B. seeds A. Bone
C. binary fission B. Shell
D. flowers C. Seeds
D. All of the above
137. Descent with modification is the idea that
all species have 143. When unrelated species evolve similar
A. Come from a common ancestor characteristics because they live in similar
environments. Bats and bumble bees both
B. The same amount of DNA
have wings because they fly.
C. Undergone extinction
D. The same structure of DNA
B. Coevolution
138. What is the most specific level of classi- C. Species
fication?
D. Adaptive radiation
A. Family
B. Domain 144. Which global factor has caused significant
changes in the size of polar ice caps and
C. Species glaciers?
D. Carolus Linnaeus A. rainfall
139. What Domain do Humans belong to? B. weather
A. Archaea C. temperature
B. Eukarya D. tectonic activity

4.7 Evolution 776
145. What characteristic did Darwin observe 150. The extinct pterosaurs (reptile) of the
about the finches on the Galapagos Is- Jurassic period and the modern albatross
lands? (bird) both evolved wings as well as a dis-
A. Their feathers tinct long beak, but are not derived from
a common ancestor.
B. Genotypes
C. Their beaks
D. Their body sizes
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C. Coevolution
146. Drawn observed several different types D. none of above
of finches. Why are there so many differ-
ent types? 151. Which of the following is NOT a line of
evidence for Evolution
A. Finches live in different places, but eat
the same food. A. Fossil record
B. Finches live in the same place, but eat B. Environment
different types of food. C. Molecular evidence
C. Finches live in different habitats and D. Vestigial and homologous structures
eat different types of food.
152. Structures are similar in appearance but
D. Finches are found all over the world. not in structure
147. The struggle to survive against other A. Vestigial
members of an organisms species is B. Homologous
A. Competition C. Analogous Structures
B. Natural Selection D. Embryonic
C. gene flow
153. The hypothesis that evolution occurs at
D. genetic drift an irregular rate through geologic time is
known as
148. Evidence of evolution from paleontology
examines: A. directional equilibrium
A. embryos of different species B. punctuated evolution
B. fossils comparing different species C. directional evolution
C. sequences of DNA and protein D. punctuated equilibrium
D. location of different species in the 154. Natural selection

world A. process by which individuals that are
better suited to their environment survive
149. which of the following is not involved in
and reproduce most successfully; also
natural selection?
called survival of the fittest
A. competition for resources
B. Humans select which animals live and
B. differences in reproductive success die
C. inheritable variation in populations C. both
D. breeder selects traits D. IDK

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155. Theory of Evolution that says:the natu- D. Negative traits are acquired in popula-
ral and geological processes from the past, tions.
are the same that are happening now and

with the same intensity. These processes 160. The first person accredited with studying
define the Earth’s geology. the classification of organisms. Sorted all
life into two groups:Plants or Animals. His
A. Synthetic Theory system of classification was used for more
B. Fixism than 2000 years.
C. Uniformitarianism A. Aristotle
D. Transformism B. Plato
C. Socrates
156. what happens during a gene follow?
D. Galileo
A. organisms of the same species are
able to move back and forth to increase 161. Yellow toucan birds seek out one another
variation to make babies together and tend to avoid
B. population crashes and greatly re- the green toucan birds. This is an example
duces umber and diversity of population of:
C. a small group leaves to start a new A. Genetic Drift
population B. Non-random mating
D. none of above C. Gene flow
157. Which statement is true about the fossil D. Mutation
record?
162. what gave Charles Darwin the idea of
A. It is a record of all living things evolution?
B. It shows how our climate has re- A. google
mained the same over time
B. wikipedia
C. It provides evidence for history of life
C. mans attempt to destroy mankind
on Earth
D. finches in the Galapagos island
D. It does not support the theory of evo-
lution 163. physical features or changes that help an
animal survive
158. Archaea bacteria is and are
A. behavioral adaptations
A. multicellular and heterotrophs
B. physical adaptations
B. multicellular and autotrophs
C. camouflage
C. uni-cellular and heterotrophs/autotrophs
D. instincts
D. unicellular and heterotrophs 164. Theory of Evolution that says:The living
beings HAVE NOT changed since their cre-
159. Evolution means ation; they have remained the same al-
A. Change over time in a population. ways.
B. That everything is the same. A. Fixism
C. That organisms never change. B. Neodarwinism

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C. Lamarckism 170. Define homologous structures.

D. Natural Selection A. Structures that appear the same, but
have different ancestral origins.
165. The study of how plants and animals are
distributed around the world B. Structures that appear the different,
but have the same ancestral origins.
A. puncutated equalibrium
C. Any two body parts from the same or-
B. biogeography ganism
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C. endosymbiosis D. Parts that no longer appear to have a
D. chemical evolution function
166. ‘’ A moose has long legs to help it walk 171. WHICH IS A SOURCE OF GENETIC VARI-
through deep snow” This is an example of ATION
A. behavioral adaptation A. SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
B. physical adaptation B. MUTATION
C. struggle for survival C. IMMIGRATION
D. none of above D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
167. The depth of a fossil in the ground can 172. Prokaryotes have similar DNA as mito-
help determine its chondria and chloroplast is evidence for
the
A. DNA
A. Alien seed hypothesis
B. Age
B. Life started in hydrothermal ocean
C. Origin
vents
D. Content
C. Endosymbiotic theory
168. Scientists theorize that it took a billion D. Primordial Ooze Hypothesis
years or more for oxygen in the atmo-
sphere to reach the levels of today. Based 173. When most of the population dies, leav-
on this idea, the first cells could be classi- ing a very small group with a different
fied as which of the following? ratio of traits than the orignal population
this is called a/an
A. aerobic
A. bottleneck
B. anerobic
B. genetic drift
C. eukaryotic
C. adaptation
D. heterotrophic
D. founders effect
169. When two organisms evolve in response
to the other. 174. Some organisms that share a common an-
cestor have features that have different
A. Convergent Evolution functions, but similar structures. These
B. Coevolution are known as
C. Species A. vestigial structures
D. Adaptive radiation B. analogous structures

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C. homologous structures 180. Which of the following is the correct way

D. embryology to summarize natural selection?

A. overproduction, competition, varia-
175. Genetic variation can arise from a ran- tions, fitness, survive and reproduce
dom change in the DNA of a gene. The
B. overproduction, variations, competi-
change is called a(n)
tion, fitness, survive and reproduce
A. mutation C. competition, fitness, survive and re-
B. gene flow produce
C. gene pool D. variations, competition, fitness, sur-
vive and reproduce
D. allele
181. dolphins have individual call tones used
176. What are the 2 types of adaptations? to identify themselves. what type of adap-
A. behavioral and physical tation is this?
B. wings and beaks A. Structural
C. physical and emotional B. Behavioral
D. behavioral and mental C. physiological
D. this is not an adaptation
177. Process by which organisms that are
most suited to their environment survive 182. Some lizards have different size legs.
and reproduce most successfully Lizards with longer legs are able to better
A. Selective Breeding access food. Over time, lizards with short
legs became less common.What is the suc-
B. Acquired Characteristics cessful adaptation?
C. Natural Selection A. Lizards
D. none of above B. Long legs
178. structures that have the same C. Food

shape/form, but are used differently D. Leg sizes
A. analogous structures 183. Natural selection is also known as
B. vestigial structures A. Retrogressive metamorphosis
C. homologous structures B. Survival of fittest
D. none of above C. Polygenic inheritance
D. Altruism
179. Which change, as shown in the fossil
record, would have been a cause for living 184. What earth worm adaptation is an exam-
things to evolve? ple of a physiological adaptation
A. the daily weather A. Stream line body
B. their environment B. Digging deeper when its cold
C. their mating season C. Producing Mucus to stay dry
D. the predator population D. Having 5 hearts

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185. Two body structures found in different C. Coevolution

species have different internal bone struc- D. none of above
tures but serve a similar purpose in each
organism. 190. Two species are in different environ-
ments and look very similar. However,
A. Homologous structures
that are not closely related. Their resem-
B. Analogous structures blance is most likely an example of.
C. Vestigial structures A. sexual selection
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D. Natural Selection B. temporal isolation
186. what happens during a bottleneck? C. convergent evolution
A. organisms of the same species are D. Coevolution

able to move back and forth to increase 191. The ability of an organism to survive and
varition reproduce in its specific environment
B. population crashes and greatly re- A. diversity.
duces number and diversity of population B. evolution
C. small group leaves to start a new pop- C. adaptation
ulation
D. fitness
D. none of above
192. Natural selection acts on which in
187. Because of evolution are jaws are shorter turn may result in the evolution of over
which doesn’t allow room for which vesti- time.
gial structure.
A. species, species
A. wisdom teeth
B. individuals, populations
B. appendix C. populations, populations
C. tail bone D. individuals, families
D. brain
193. A decrease in genetic variation caused by
188. Group of organisms all of the same the formation of a new population by a
species, living in the same place at the small number of individuals from a larger
same time. population.
A. gene pool A. Fossils
B. population B. Founder Effect
C. species C. Gradualsim
D. evolution D. Isolating Mechanisms
194. The theory of evolution by natural se-
189. Ostriches are native to the savannahs of
lection means that what is changing over
Africa, while penguins live in the polar re-
time?
gions. Although ostriches and penguins
are closely-related, they look very differ- A. The inherited traits of a population.
ent B. The acquired traits of a population.
A. Convergent C. Hair color and eye color
B. Divergent D. Attractive features.

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195. Homologous organs are organs that B. Genetic drift occurs by chance alone.
have: C. Genetic drift only occurs in marine

A. Different function with a different species.
structure D. Genetic drift is a method used for
B. Same function but with the same struc- breeding.
ture
200. another word for anatomy
C. Same function but with a different
structure A. structures
D. Different function but the same Struc- B. physiology
ture. C. functions
E. None of the above D. none of above
196. Which part of the DNA provides informa- 201. Genetic variation
tion for a protein?
A. is created by the direct action of natu-
A. Chromosome ral selection
B. Mitochondria B. arises in response to changes in the
C. RNA environment
D. Genes C. must be present in a population before
natural selection can act upon the popula-
E. None of the above
tion
197. The theory of Acquired Characteristics, D. tends to be reduced when diploid or-
(Use it or Lose it), was developed by ganisms produce gametes
A. Darwin
202. There are three species of birds on an is-
B. Lamarck land. Bird A has a heavy bill for eating
C. Gould seeds. Bird B has a pointed bill for eating
insects. Bird C has a sharp bill for eating
D. Weissman
both insects and seeds. If all insects on the
198. A process in which new species develop island suddenly disappeared, which bird or
from preexisting species (biological evolu- birds would be the LEAST affected?
tion or macroevolution); a change in al- A. Bird A
lele frequencies of a population of organ-
B. Bird B
isms from generation to generation (ge-
netic evolution or microevolution). C. Bird C
A. Allele Frequency D. Bird A and Bird B
B. Embryology 203. Which of the following pieces of evolu-
C. Evolution tion evidence deals with comparing similar
D. Extinction structures in various species?
A. fossil record
199. How is genetic drift different from natu-
ral selection? B. comparing embryology
A. Genetic drift prevents natural selec- C. comparing biochemistry

tion. D. comparing anatomy

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204. Which statement best explains the sur- 209. What type of evolution is described in the
vival benefit of high genetic variation in a following scenario:The Galloti atlantica
species? and Galloti galloti lizards evolved through
A. It prevents a high mutation rate. natural selection from a common ancestor
into a wide variety of different looking
B. It reduces the risk of extinction due to lizards.
environmental change.
A. Coevolution
C. It can only occur if the species popula-
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tion size is already large.
D. It allows the species to use a variety C. Convergent Evolution
of strategies to avoid predation. D. none of above
205. The theory of Natural Selection was de- 210. Why do some scientists believe that RNA,
veloped by rather than DNA, was the first genetic ma-
A. Darwin terial?
B. Lemarck A. RNA probably mutatedinto DNA
C. Gould B. RNAhas both information storage and
catalytic properties.
D. Weissman
C. RNA can replicate more accurately
206. Darwin’s observation that finches of dif- thanDNA.
ferent species on the Galapagos have
D. RNA contains uracil in place ofthymine.
many similar physical traits supports the
hypothesis that these finches 211. Study of chemical processes in living
A. have the ability to interbreed things
B. acquired traits through use and disuse A. Biochemistry
C. all eat the same type of food B. Fossils
D. descended from a common ancestor C. Endemic species
207. Evolution is a scientific theory because D. Pseudogenes
A. it is supported by data through re- 212. The death of every member of a species
peated observation and experiment.
A. speciation
B. it is the best guess as to how species
B. epidemic
change over time.
C. extinction
C. it is an educated guess.
D. population
D. it has been proven to correct.
208. Which characteristic is necessary for nat- 213. Hummingbirds have a beak just the right
ural selection to occur in a species? length to reach the nectar in the long car-
dinal flower. The cardinal flower’s pollen
A. stability tube is just the right length for the hum-
B. variation mingbird to pick up pollen as it feeds.
C. complex cellular organization A. Convergent Evolution
D. a very low mutation rate B. Divergent Evolution

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C. Coevolution C. An ocean covered the area in the past.

D. none of above D. Sediments have only begun forming re-
cently.

214. Which of the following men developed a
theory of evolution very similar to Charles 219. A form of evolution where organisms
Darwin’s around the same time that Dar- with different ancestors become more
win developed his theory? alike as they adapt to similar environ-
ments or environmental pressures.
A. Malthus
B. Lyell
C. Lamarck
C. Coevolution
D. Wallace
D. none of above
215. James Hutton and Charles Lyell’s work
220. What can help a scientist know the ap-
suggests that
proximate age of bones?
A. earth is several million years old
A. the soil it is found in
B. earth is several thousand years old B. comparing to other fossils in the area
C. all fossils were formed in the last 1000 C. the type of rock it is formed in
years
D. absolute dating
D. all rocks on earth contain fossils
221. In humans, the pelvis and the femur, or
216. How did the ancestors of modern humans thigh bone, are involved in walking. In
compare to early hominins that went ex- whales, the pelvis and femur are present,
tinct? are no longer used for walking, and are
A. Our ancestors were smarter therefore considered:
B. Our ancestors were stronger A. homologous structures
C. Our ancestors were more violent B. vestigial structures
D. Our ancestors were better-adapted to C. analogous structures
their environment D. examples of natural selection
217. Structures that no longer serve a purpose 222. A mistake or change that occurs in the
are DNA sequence is called a
A. Homologous structures A. Extinction
B. Analogous structures B. Speciation
C. Adaptations C. Mutation
D. Vestigial structures D. Genetic Variation
223. Gradualism occurs when geologic and cli-
218. A geologist studies a land area with a
matic conditions are
large number of faults in its sedimentary
record. Whatconclusion can be drawn from A. stable
the presence of faults in this area? B. unstable
A. Earth’s crust has frequently shifted. C. long
B. It has had extensive climate change. D. short

4.7 Evolution 784
224. What would indicate that a series of fos- B. Extinction

sils represent evolution?
C. Meiosis
A. the fossils were identical
D. Variations
B. the fossils were found in the same lay-
ers of rock 229. Which of the following is a theory?
C. the fossils show similarities A. An educated guess
D. the fossils were completely different
B. A very specific prediction
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225. Natural selection results in change over C. observations made during the Voyage
time by acting on traits that are of the Beagle
A. heritable
D. a broad explanation that has been sci-
B. new entifically tested and supported
C. mutated
230. A type of divergent evolution occurring
D. better than the best on a small scale over a shorter period of
226. How can molluscs and platyhelminthes be time
distinguished? A. Convergent Evolution
A. Molluscs are unsegmented but platy- B. Coevolution
helminthes are segmented
C. Species
B. Molluscs have a mouth and an anus but
platyhelminthes do not D. Adaptive radiation
C. Molluscs are smooth but platy-
helminthes have bristles 231. The study of where organisms live now
and where their ancestors have lived in the
D. Molluscs remain attached to rocks but past is called
platyhelminthes move around in the water
A. Geology
227. Which term is defined as structures that
B. Biology
are similar in appearance and function but
not in structure? C. Biogeography
A. Vestigial D. Astrology
B. Homologous
232. Which of the following would be most
C. Analogous Structures
useful in creating a phylogenetic tree of a
D. Embryonic taxon?
228. When looking at two birds of the same A. morphological data from fossil and liv-
species, you notice that one has darker ing species
feathers than the other one. You also no- B. a knowledge of color patterns in fossil
tice that one has a beak that is just a lit- and living species
tle longer. These slight differences within
members of the same species are called C. a knowledge of mutation rates in mod-
ern species
A. Fossils D. morphological data from fossil species

4.7 Evolution 785
233. What type of reproductive barrier sepa- C. Allopatric

rates species because one mates at dawn D. Sympatric
and the other at dusk?

A. Habitat Isolation 239. Miller/Urey and other scientists have
shown that:
B. Behavioral Isolation
A. Life on early Earth required material
C. Temporal Isolation from space
D. Embryo Isolation B. Cells survived in the primitive atmo-
sphere
234. Group of organisms capable of inter-
breeding and producing fertile offspring. C. Amino acids could be produced from in-
organic molecules
A. species
D. Simple cells can be produced in a labo-
B. gene pool
ratory
C. population
240. Who was Whitaker?
D. homologous structure
A. A ecologist who proposed the five king-
235. Animalia reproduces sexually through dom taxonomic classification
and asexually through B. A botanist who formalized the modern
A. Regeneration and Sperm system of naming organisms
B. Sperm and Regeneration C. An American who added the domain ar-
chaea
C. Pollen and Fragmentation
D. A man who discovered the variation of
D. Fragmentation and Pollen
finches on the Galapagos islands
236. Which of the following is the result of ar-
241. The struggle for existence against other
tificial selection?
members of an organisms species is
A. The rain forest plants and animals A. Competition
B. The fish that live in the ocean B. Natural Selection
C. A particular breed of dogs with a cer- C. gene flow
tain coat.
D. genetic drift
D. The weeds in a garden.
242. is the observable set of characteris-
237. How old is the Earth? tics of an organism
A. 46 million years old A. Phenotype
B. 4.6 million years old B. Genes
C. 4.6 billion years old C. DNA
D. 14.6 billion years old D. All of the above
238. A reproductive barrier that occurs before E. None of the above
the sperm fertilizes the egg is a 243. Which are examples of possible selective
A. Prezygotic barrier pressures?
B. Postzygotic barrier A. disease outbreak

4.7 Evolution 786
B. severe weather/climate 249. Which mechanism is known as any

C. competition for resources change in the allelic frequencies in a pop-
ulation that is due to change (isolation)?
D. presence of predators
A. genetic drift
244. Which of the following can be inherited
from parents to offspring B. gene flow
A. Swimming technique C. mutation
B. Big nose D. nonrandom mating
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C. Sculpted body
250. Streamlined body in shark and dolphin is
D. All of the above
an example for
A. Convergent evolution
245. Whales, sharks, and penguins all have
streamlined bodies and fins/flippers for B. Coevolution
moving in water even though they belong C. Divergent evolution
in different classes of animals (mammals,
fish, and birds) D. Predation
A. Convergent 251. The establishment of a genetically unique
B. Divergent population through genetic drift
C. Coevolution A. adaptive radiation
D. none of above
B. divergent evolution
246. The fossil record helps to show that or- C. founder effect
ganisms
D. convergent evolution
A. have remained exactly the same over
time
252. What are evidence to support endosym-
B. have changed (evolved) over time biotic theory?
C. have become extinct over time
A. Mitochondria is found outside the cells
D. have changed very little over time
B. Mitochondria and chloroplast can di-
247. Wings of a bat and wings or an insect are vide independently
an example of this
C. Mitochondria and chloroplast have
A. Homologous Structure their own cell membrane
B. Analogous Structure
D. Mitochondria and chloroplast have
C. Vestigial Structure their own genetic material
253. Eubacteria are very
248. Formation of new species.
A. visible
A. artificial selection
B. species B. similar
C. speciation C. diverse
D. fossils D. none of above

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254. Fungi reproduce sexually through hyphae 259. The science that specializes in naming and
and asexually through which of the follow- classifying organisms is
ing (Select all that apply)

A. anatomy
A. mitosis B. biology
B. budding C. botany
C. spores D. taxonomy
D. fragmentation
260. On a phylogenetic tree, a line drawn hor-
255. The term that best describes why the izontally across the end of an organisms
moth population changed color over time branch means:
A. adaptation A. That organism has evolved
B. natural selection B. That organism is extinct
C. mutation C. That organism is awesome
D. predator-prey D. That organism is the common ancestor
256. What term is used to refer to structures 261. According to fossil records, the horses
in organisms that have a similar origin or that lived 50 million years ago were much
ancestry even though they may be very smaller, weaker and slower than modern
different in physical appearance? horses. Which process is most likely re-
sponsible for the changes that have led to
A. analogous the increased size, strength, and speed in
B. homologous horses?
C. genes A. commensalism
D. fossils B. inbreeding
257. A proposed explanation in evolutionary C. migration

biology stating that new species arise D. evolution by natural selection
from the result of slight modifications (mu-
262. Who is the evolutionist who formulated
tations and resulting phenotypic changes)
the theory of Use and Disuse?
over many generations.
A. Charles Darwin
A. Fossils
B. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Founder Effect
C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
C. Gradualism
D. none of above
D. Isolating Mechanism
263. What could cause similar traits to evolve
258. In genetic drift, like the Bottleneck Effect,
independently in different species?
the allele frequencies in a gene pool change
because of A. Similar environments in different geo-
graphic locations.
A. mutations
B. Different environments in similar geo-
B. chance graphic locations.
C. isolation C. Different environments in different ge-
D. genetic equilibrium ographic locations.

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D. none of above 268. Darwin’s finches is an example of this

type of evolution.
264. What type of evolution is described in the
following scenario:A kit fox lives in the A. Divergent
desert and has large ears with greater sur- B. Coevolution
face area that keep the fox from getting C. Convergent
overheated. The red fox lives in the for-
D. Artificial
est and has a red coat that keeps it cam-
ouflaged. 269. If biological species are defined in terms
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A. Coevolution of reproductive compatibility, the forma-
tion of a new species hinges on
A. gene flow
C. Convergent Evolution
B. reproductive isolation
D. none of above
C. hybrid formation
265. Survival of the fittest means D. gene pool expansion
A. Only strong organisms survive
270. The more genetic variation a population
B. Organisms best adapted to their envi- has, the more likely it is for some individ-
ronment survive the best uals to
C. Organisms that are most attractive A. evolve
survive the best
B. migrate
D. Only organisms that have homologous
C. survive
structures survive
D. mutate
266. The dating of fossils to an actual age
based on the amounts of radioactive iso- 271. Who is the father of taxonomy?
topes present in the remains. A. James Watson
A. punctuated equalibruim B. Charles Darwin
B. relative dating C. Carl Linneaus
C. radiometric dating D. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
D. endosymbiosis 272. What causes organisms to adapt?
267. What advantage did the development of A. fossil records
legs provide early tetrapods that lived in B. other animals
the water?
C. their environment
A. Legs helped the tetrapods swim faster
D. none of above
to get away from predators.
B. Legs allowed tetrapods to escape 273. In a comparison of birds and mammals,
predators by leaving the water. the condition of having four limbs is
C. Legs allowed tetrapods to catch and A. a shared ancestral character
eat more food. B. a shared derived character
D. Legs allowed tetrapods to dig hiding C. a character useful for distinguishing
places on the bottom of streams. birds from mammals

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D. an example of analogy rather than ho- C. mutation

mology D. nonrandom mating

274. Structures that have common evolution- 279. Evolution typically happens
ary origins, provide evidence for common
ancestor. A. in a few weeks
A. Species B. over millions of years
B. Vestigial Structures C. never
C. Population D. in 100 years
D. Homologous Structures 280. In which domain are bryophyta found?

A. Plantae
275. a bird that can easily outcompete other
birds for food and that can produce many B. Archaea
eggs has a high C. Eubacteria
A. life expectancy D. Eukaryote
B. mutation rate
281. Taxonomy is
C. fitness
A. The study of life
D. adaptability
B. the science of naming and classifying
276. What is suggested by the similarity of animals
early embryos of different species of ver- C. the evolutionary history of species
tebrates?
D. the sequence in which different groups
A. no evolutionary relationships between evolved
the groups
282. A well-tested concept that explains a
B. recent common ancestry
wide range of observations is called a(an):
C. similar environments in the past
A. hypothesis
D. evolution froma distant common an-
B. experiment
cestor
C. cause and effect
277. Charles Darwin called the ability of an or-
D. scientific theory
ganism to survive and reproduce in its spe-
cific environment 283. Which organism did all plants likely
A. diversity. evolve from?
B. evolution. A. Liverworts
C. adaptation. B. Green Algae
D. fitness. C. Tulips
D. Mosses
278. Which mechanism is known as random
change in population’s gene pool, changes 284. What animal is Darwin known for study-
to the DNA? ing?
A. genetic drift A. dinosaurs
B. gene flow B. tunicates

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C. finches 290. Which theory ties the fields of biology

D. horses and geology together?
A. evolution
285. Which would be an example of a homolo-
gous structure? B. uniformitarianism
A. a bird wing and a bat wing C. catastrophism
B. a cat arm and a whale fin D. gradualism
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C. a dolphin fin and whale fin 291. Which of the following statements about
D. a bird wing and a butterfly wing the individuals in a population that survive
to reproduce is true?
286. When all of the organisms of a species A. They have the same predators
have died it is called
B. They are likely to pass traits to their
A. evolution offspring
B. extinction C. They live in different environments
C. adaptation D. They are sterile
292. The white feathers of a snowy owl allow
287. A species migrates into a new habitat. it to blend in with its environment during
The new environmental pressures soon the winter months (snow). This is an ex-
cause a period of rapid evolution within ample of
the species. The type of evolution that oc- A. Species
curred is most likely
B. Environmental Change
A. adaptive radiation
C. Adaptation
B. genetic mutation
D. Variation
C. coevolution
D. convergent evolution 293. A system that allows you to organize or-
ganisms based off of a series of clues
288. The theory of Endosymbiosis explains A. Taxonomy
A. The origin of eukaryotes B. Data table
B. How bacteria live C. Phylogenetic trees
C. How species develop D. Dichotomous keys
D. Why cells rely on one another
294. Which of the following is NOT a compo-
289. Required to eat food because it cannot nent of the Theory of Evolution by Natural
make its own Selection?
A. heterotrophic A. variation among species
B. prokaryotic B. survival and reproduction
C. eukaryotic C. competition for food and space
D. autotrophs D. inheritance of acquired traits

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295. The separation of a group of individuals B. Some species die out when environ-
from the rest of the population is referred mental changes occur.
to as

C. Complex organisms develop from sim-
A. genetic drift ple organisms over time.
B. natural selection D. Change occurs according to the needs
C. geographic isolation of an individual organism to survive.
D. survival of the fittest 301. Which of the following organisms are

LEAST closely related?
296. In Protista some organisms like Amoebas
are while others like Algae are A. organisms that share a domain
A. Both heterotrophic B. organisms that share a family
B. Autotrophs, heterotrophs C. organisms that share a genus
C. Both Autotrophic D. organisms that share a species
D. Heterotrophs, Autotrophs 302. When one prokaryote ended up inside an-

other and both organisms thrived
297. Why is the most specific taxonomy cate-
gory? A. Endosymbiosis
A. Kingdom B. Phylogenetic tree
B. Domain C. Maximum parsimony
C. Species D. none of above
D. Order 303. When farmers breed organisms with fa-

vored characteristics
298. This scientist is known as the Father of
Evolution even though he never used the A. natural selection
word. B. unnatural selection
A. Darwin C. artificial selection
B. Lamarck D. accumulations
C. Hutton 304. A group of individuals of one species that
D. Lyell live in a particular geographic area
299. Structures that are similar in appearance A. Population

and function but have different origins. B. Artificial Selection
A. Analogous C. Natural Selection
B. Homologous D. Vestigial Structures
C. Vestigial E. Homologous Structure
D. Adaptive 305. A single species that has evolved into
300. Which concept is not a part of the theory several different forms that live in differ-
of evolution? ent ways has undergone
A. Present-day species developed from A. adaptive radiation.

earlier species. B. coevolution.

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C. punctuated equilibrium. C. It ensures that only the biggest and

D. mass extinction. the strongest organisms survive
D. It results in adaptations that improve
306. It is believed that mammals and bird an organism’s chances of survival
evolved from dinosaurs. This is
A. coevolution 311. links present day organisms to the com-
mon ancestors.
A. embryology
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C. divergent evolution
B. biochemical evidence
D. none of above
C. fossil evidence
307. How do fossils demonstrate evidence of D. phylogeny
evolution?
312. Evolution which occurs gradually and
A. Fossils show that ancient species
slowly over a long period of time is called:
share SOME similarities with current
species. A. Homeostasis
B. Nonsense fossils do NOT show ev- B. Punctuated Equilibrium
idence of evolution. C. Gradualism
C. Fossils are the ONLY source of evi- D. Mutations
dence of natural selection.
313. Who proposed the theory of evolution?
D. Fossils show that ALL species have re-
mained unchanged for millions of years. A. Charles Darwin
B. Stanley Miller
308. The main idea that drives evolution
C. Harold Urey
A. Speciation
D. Aristotle
E. None of the abve
C. Adaptations
D. Variations 314. Click on ALL examples of a vestigial struc-
ture?
309. Structures that are similar in different A. A whale’s pelvis and femur.
species of common ancestry.
B. A snake’s hind legs.
A. Analogous Structure
C. A human’s nose.
B. Homologous Structure
D. A human’s appendix.
C. Vestigial Structure
E. A human’s wisdom teeth.
D. none of above
315. A random change in a small population’s
310. Which of the following is NOT true about allele frequency is known as
natural selection?
A. a gene pool
A. It depends on both inheritance and
variation. B. genetic drift
B. It explains how environments affect C. variation

which organisms live and reproduce. D. fitness

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316. Gene flow involves D. all of the above

A. Natural disasters killing most of the
321. Flying fish, flying birds, and bats are ex-

members of a population
amples of which of the following?
B. Individuals moving into and out of the
population A. convergent evolution & homologous
structures
C. Selective mating
B. convergent evolution & analogous
D. Small changes because of the environ-
structures
ment
C. divergent evolution & homologous
317. Darwin referred to this as survival of the structures
fittest. Over time, it results in changes
in the inherited characteristics of a pop- D. divergent evolution & analogous struc-
ulation because organisms with adapta- tures
tions that make them fit for their envi-
ronment will survive and reproduce better 322. Which two processes result in variations
than those without favorable traits. that commonly influence the evolution of
sexually reproducing species?
A. mutation and genetic recombination
B. Genetic Variation
B. mitosis and natural selection
C. Survival of the Fittest
D. none of above C. extinction and gene replacement
D. environmental selection and selective
318. An anatomical feature that no longer
breeding
seams to have a purpose in the current
form of an organism 323. How is a scientific theory different from
A. Homologous structure a guess?
B. Analogous structure A. Theories are created by scientists;
C. Vestigial structure guesses are made by regular people
D. None of the above B. Theories are backed up by evidence;
guesses are not
319. What does “the fittest” mean in an evo-
lutionary sense? C. Theories are usually longer than
guesses
A. The strongest
D. “Theory” is simply a fancier word for
B. The longest lived
“g
C. The most reproductively successful
D. The best able to avoid being eaten 324. The theory of proposes that species
evolve during short periods of rapid
320. Which of the following conditions are nec- change.
essary for natural selection to occur?
A. evolution
A. overproduction of offspring
B. punctuated equilibria
B. variation within a population
C. variation of fitness among the popula-
tion D. gradualism

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325. What type of evolution where there is a C. Hair of the colour

sudden, rapid change then no change for a D. All of the above
long time?
A. Co-Evolution
330. In a population of 1000 people, 90 have
B. Punctuated Equilibrium
blue eyes, which are recessive. What per-
C. Divergent Evolution cent of the population is heterozygous for
D. Convergent Evolution brown eyes?
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A. 3
326. Darwin proposed that new species
B. 9
evolve from ancestral forms by-
C. 21
A. the gradual accumulation of adapta-
tions to changing environments. D. 42
B. the inheritance of acquired adapta- 331. Two organisms evolve in response to the
tions to the environment. other
C. the accumulation of mutations. A. convergent evolution
D. the exponential growth of populations. B. speciation
C. coevolution
327. Natural involves how many different ar-
eas? D. divergent evolution
A. 4 332. An example of a homologous structure
B. 5 A. human arm and bird wing
C. 2 B. rat appendix and human appendix
D. 6 C. wing of butterfly and bird wing
D. none of above
328. Which of the following supports the hy-
pothesis of an “RNA world” on early 333. Evolution works by
Earth? A. individuals changing to suit their envi-
A. SomeRNA molecules are important ronment
catalysts in modern cells. B. Individuals learned new traits and
B. The oldest known fossils contain pass them on
traceamounts of RNA. C. sudden change in the environment
C. Single-stranded RNA molecules arelin- cause a species change
ear and do not form three-dimensional D. small changes pass down through
shapes. many generations
D. RNA is the primary genetic material of- 334. what is the purpose of archaea bacteria
many viruses.
A. source of oxygen
329. Which of the following is not controlled B. feed plants
by genes?
C. they have no purpose
A. Eye colour D. Breaks down molecules and can be a
B. Height food source

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335. What was the name of the scientist who 340. What is an example of a vestigial struc-
had the theory of evolution? ture of a HUMAN?

A. Lamarck A. Femur
B. Einstein B. Wisdom Teeth
C. Washington C. Brain
D. Finger
D. Darwin
341. Able to make its own food from solar en-
336. What domain do Eubacteria belong to? ergy or chemicals
A. Archaea bacteria A. autotrophs
B. Fungi B. heterotrophs
C. Bacteria C. prokaryotic
D. Eukarya D. eukaryotic
337. What conclusion can you draw from the 342. Some female peacocks prefer males with
fact that many modern whale species have large, colorful tales while other female
vestigial pelvic and leg bones? peacocks prefer males with no tail at all.
Females are beginning to only mate with
A. The ancestors of whales may have the type of males with the tail they pre-
been land mammals fer. What type of reproductive barrier is
B. Whales could walk if they wanted to this?
C. Whales are preparing to evolve into A. behavioral isolation
land animals B. hybrid sterility
D. Someday whales will be able to walk C. temporal isolation
and will have legs D. mechanical isolation
338. & are organelles that definitely 343. Which of the following pieces of evolu-
arose from endosymbiosis. tion evidence deals with structures com-
A. Nucleus and cell membrane mon in embryos that form differently or
for different purposes in adult form?
B. Chloroplast and mitochondria
A. fossil record
C. Mitochondria and nucleus B. comparing embryology
D. Cell wall and chloroplast C. comparing biochemistry
339. When animal learns to ignore harmless D. comparing anatomy
stimuli like a scarecrow, what type of
344. Which is NOT a trait shared by freshwa-
learning is this?
ter green algae and plants?
A. innate learning A. cellulose cell walls
B. classical conditioning B. contain vascular tissue
C. habituation C. chlorophyll
D. trial and error learning D. none of above

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345. The dating of fossils based on their lo- 350. The combined alleles of all individuals in
cations in sedimentary rock layers:oldest a population
buried deep, youngest near the surface. A. Fitness
A. relative dating B. Adaptation
B. radiometric dating C. Gene pool
C. autotrophes D. none of above
D. heterotrophs
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351. Structures that have the same evolution-
346. What is the study of organisms at the ary origin even though they may now have
early stages of development? different structures or functions are said
to be
A. DNA studies
A. endemic
B. embryology
B. homologous
C. extinction
C. analogous
D. fossil record D. genetic
347. When unrelated species evolve similar 352. Why type of cell does not contain mem-
characteristics because they live in similar brane bound organelles?
environments:
A. Animal Cells
A. Convergent evolution
B. Prokaryotic Cells
B. Punctuated equilibrium
C. Eukaryotic Cells
C. Divergent evolution
D. Plant Cells
D. speciation
353. What is the study of the distribution of
348. Recently, scientists have been able to use organisms around the world?
to find common proteins and amino A. paleontology
acids to determine how closely related
species are. B. geography
C. geology
A. DNA
D. biogeography
B. Vestigial structures
C. Fossils 354. Which of the following is an example of
binomial nomenclature?
D. Homologous structures
A. Moon Jelly
349. What is the term for a feature that al- B. Jelly fish
lows an organism to survive better in its
environemtn? C. Chrysaora fuscescens
D. Cnidarian
A. variation
B. adaptation 355. Dolphins have the same arm structure as
wolfs, what type of evidence for evolu-
C. homologous structure
tion does this represent? (they are similar
D. vestigial structure structures with different purposes)

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A. DNA C. comparison of the number of cells in

B. vestigial structures organisms

C. homologous structures D. analysis of food chains and food webs
D. embryology 361. If finches with large beaks and finches

with small beaks increase in a population
356. The lava released by a volcanic eruption
while finches with average sized beaks de-
separates two populations of a species of
creases, which pattern of natural selection
monkey. What does this represent?
has occurred?
A. biological isolation
B. geographical isolation
D. anatomical isolation
D. Sexual Selection
357. The scientific name for an organism is
made from the: 362. When organisms no longer exist on the
A. class and family name earth, this is known as
B. genus and species name A. speciation

C. domain and kingdom name B. extinction
D. kingdom and phylum name C. coevolution
358. Looking at the similarities in develop- D. convergent evolution

ment between different organisms would
be an example of which piece of evi- 363. All of the following are evidence for the
dence? endosymbiotic theory EXCEPT
A. Palentology A. chloroplasts and mitochondria can re-

produce outside of the cell
B. Embryology
B. chloroplasts and mitochondria have
C. Cytology their own DNA
D. Structure Analysis
C. chloroplasts and mitochondria have
359. These structures are similar from com- their own ribosomes
mon ancestry D. chloroplasts and mitochondria are
A. homologous found in all prokaryotic cells today
B. analogous 364. If you were building a phylogenetic tree
C. vestigial of cats, which of the following would be
D. homozygous the best outgroup?
A. wolf
360. Evidence that best supports the theory of
biological evolution was obtained from the B. domestic cat
A. investigation of environmental niches C. frog
B. study of fossil records D. leopard

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365. The geographic isolation of two popula- D. a trace of an organisms that existed in
tions of a species tends to increase differ- the past
ences between their gene pools because it
370. When two species influence or affect
A. prevents interbreeding between the
each other’s evolution through natural se-
populations
lection.
B. causes the formation of hybrids
A. divergent evolution
C. causes tmeporal isolation of the two
B. coevolution
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populations
C. punctuated equilibrium
D. increases differences in courtship be-
havior D. mass extinction
366. The remnant of an organ that had a func- 371. What could allow members of a popula-
tion in an early ancestor is known as a(n) tion of insects to survive being sprayed
A. vestigial structure. with pesticide?
B. analogous structure. A. Each individual is pretty strong
C. homologous structure. B. Some individuals vary, and may have a
natural resistance to the pesticide
D. fossil structure.
C. There is enough food for them
367. Things an organism does to help it sur-
D. none of above
vive is called
A. physical adaptation 372. The wing of a bat and a humans’ arm
B. behavioral adaptation have different functions and appear very
different. Yet, the underlying anatomy is
C. survival of the fittest basically the same. therefore, these struc-
D. none of above tures are examples of
368. In the Great Lakes region of North Amer- A. geographic isolation

ica, gray wolves and coyotes are simi- B. analogous structures
lar species but do not mate because their C. homology
breeding periods occur at different times
of the year. D. reproductive isolation
A. Geographic isolation 373. Similarities are found between embryos
B. Behavioral isolation of fish, dogs, and humans. What does this
observation suggest?
C. Temporal isolation
A. They all have similar components in
D. none of above
their blood.
369. Which of the following is a fossil? B. They all maintain similar number of
A. a plant that has recently died chromosomes.
B. a group of organisms that can repro- C. They have similar habitat require-
duce ments.
C. a structure or organ that no longer D. They share a common genetic her-
functions itage.

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374. What was the most significant conclusion C. Sets

that Gregor Mendel drew from his experi-
D. Taxons
ments with pea plants?

A. There is considerable genetic variation 379. came up with the first taxonomic sys-
in garden peas. tem of naming organisms and placed them
B. Traits are inherited in discrete units into two groups; and
and are not the result of “blending.” A. Aristotle, Plant and Animal
C. Recessive genes occur more fre-
B. Darwin, Plant and Animal
quently in the F1 generation than do dom-
inant ones. C. Darwin, Fungi and Bacteria
D. Genes are composed of DNA. D. Aristotle, Plant and Fungi
375. In general, we could replace “survival of 380. A measure of how well an organism can
the fittest” with “survival of “ survive in its environment
A. the strongest
A. Fitness
B. the most attractive
B. Adaptation
C. the fastest
C. Gene pool
D. the best adapted to reproduce & pass
on genes D. none of above
376. If birds with short thick beaks are better 381. A population of squirrels was separated
at getting food in a specific environment, during the formation of the Grand Canyon.
what do you expect the population to look Over time the squirrels, separated by the
like in 50 years? canyon walls and the Colorado River, be-
A. there will be no change in beak shape came unique species. Which mechanism
most likely caused the development of the
B. all of that species of birds will have new species?
died off
A. habitat preference
C. most birds will have short thick beaks
D. every bird will have short thick beaks B. increased gene flow
C. geographic isolation
377. The largest unit within which gene flow
can readily occur is D. behavioral isolation
A. a population
382. A bumble bee has just enough weight to
B. a species open up the snapdragon flower and get the
C. the entire range of a genus nectar/pollen inside. Other insects cannot
do this. This adaption is an example of
D. the hybrid zone
A. convergent evolution
378. What do we call the groups in which we
classify organisms? B. co-evolution
A. Categories C. divergent evolution
B. Classes D. speciation

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383. Lamarck believed that a giraffe has a 388. What is the most correct definition of
long neck because? evolution?
A. Ancestral giraffes with necks slightly A. Change over time.
longer than other got more food and left
B. Animals changing over time.
more surviving offspring
C. Organisms changing over time.
B. A creator designed it that way
D. Species changing over time.
C. Its ancestor stretched their necks to
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get food. 389. A process typically caused by the genetic
D. none of above isolation from a main population resulting
in a new genetically distinct species.
384. Plantae reproduces asexually through
and sexually through A. Gradualism
A. Fragmentation and Pollen B. Natural Selection
B. Sperm and Fragmentation C. Punctuated Equilibrium
C. Pollen and Fragmentation D. Speciation

D. Fragmentation and Regeneration 390. The transitional fossil that shows the
shift from water to land is the
385. Formation of a new species from a pre-
existing species A. Archeopteryx
A. Divergent evolution B. Tiktallik
B. speciation C. staphylococcus
C. gradualism D. Tyranosauros fenos
D. convergent evolution 391. Farmer Joe only breeds the largest hogs,
386. Difference in location or timing of mating, the fastest horses, or the cows that give
leading to speciation. the most milk. This is an example of:
A. geographic isolation A. artificial selection
B. reproductive isolation B. fitness

C. punctuated equilibrium C. natural selection
D. speciation D. survival of the fittest
387. Microevolutions occur when 392. Certain chemicals, such as cytochrome C,

are found within cells of all living organ-
A. a bird has a beak of a particular
isms. The biochemical structure of cy-
size that does not grow larger during a
tochrome C in ground finches and in tree
drought
finches is very similar. This suggests that
B. changes in allele frequencies in a pop- tree finches and ground finches have
ulation occur over generations
A. identical DNA
C. gene flow evenly transfers alleles be-
B. a common ancestor
tween populations
D. individuals within all species vary in C. evolved at the same time
their phenotypic traits D. the same nesting site

4.7 Evolution 801
393. Genetic Diversity is ULTIMATELY the re- 398. A farmer’s use of the best livestock for
sult of: breeding is an example of

A. mutations A. natural selection
B. meiosis B. artificial selection
C. migration C. extinction
D. viruses D. adaptation
394. At what type of plate boundary do two
399. Which of the following provides molecu-
plates come together?
lar evidence in support of the idea of evo-
A. Convergent Boundary lution?
B. Divergent Boundary A. Developing pig embryo looking like a
C. Transform/Lateral Boundary developing human embryo
D. none of above B. Human proteins having amino acids
like monkey proteins
395. Which statement is part of Darwin’s the-
ory of evolution by natural selection? C. Fossil skull of a 12 Million-yr-old mam-
mal resembles horse
A. More offspring are produced than can
possibly survive. D. Bones in a human arm are similar to
bones in a frog’s leg
B. The organisms that are the fittest are
always largest and strongest. 400. The method of naming organisms by us-
C. The number of offspring is not related ing two names is known as
to fitness. A. binomial nomenclature
D. Acquired characteristics that are in- B. dinomial menoclature
herited are the cause of evolution.
C. dichotomous naming
396. Mosses are
D. the scientific method
A. Vascular plants
B. Non-vascular plants 401. Which Hardy-Weinberg equation repre-
sents the genotype frequencies in a pop-
C. Flowering plants ulation?
D. none of above
A. p + q = 1
397. Which best describes index fossils? B. p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
A. Common fossils from a distinct time C. p2 + pq2 + q2 = 1
period; useful in defining geologic time pe-
riods. D. p + 2pq + q3 = 1
B. Rare fossils from a distinct time pe- 402. The fossil that serves as evidence of the
riod; useful in defining geologic time pe- transition of reptile to bird
riods.
A. Archeopteryx
C. Common fossils from an unknown time
B. Tiktaalik
period
D. Rare fossils from an unknown time pe- C. Staphylococcus
riod. D. Tyranosauros fowl

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403. I prevent water loss from the leaves of 408. Fossils of extinct animals turn up where
plants, I am the similar animals live today. This is an ex-
A. Cuticle ample of which line of evidence to support
evolution?
B. Cellulose
A. Comparative anatomy
C. Stomata
B. Embryology & Development
D. none of above
C. Fossil Record
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404. What is the purpose of creating a dichoto-
mous key? D. DNA Comparisons
A. Dichotomous keys separate and iden- E. Species Distribution
tify species based on traits
409. Which is generally true when interpreting
B. Dichotomous keys help identify the
the geologic record?
evolutionary history of organisms
C. Dichotomous keys determine which or- A. Fossils are not affected by weathering
ganism evolved first and erosion.
D. Dichotomous keys are used to deter- B. Fossils stopped being formed thou-
mine which trait evolved first sands of years ago.
C. Fossils are usually located near an-
405. The scientific name of the great egret has
cient volcanoes and fault lines.
recently been changed from Casmerodius
albus to Ardea alba. What is a possible D. Fossils found in deeper layers are
reason for this reclassification? older than those found in upper layers.
A. Allopatric speciation
410. How did evolution occur after the di-
B. Discovery of different ancestry nosaurs were destroyed by a meteorite
C. A change in the mating behaviours strike?
D. Change in habitat and geographic A. convergent evolution
range
B. gradualism
406. A is a branching diagram that shows C. punctuated equilibrium
evolutionary relationships.
D. no evolution occurred
A. cladogram
B. table 411. Which of the following list the taxa from
broadest to most specific?
C. derived character
D. relationship tree A. domain, kingdom, class, order, phy-
lum, family, genus, species
407. The study of the evolutionary relation-
B. species, genus, family, order, class,
ships among organisms is called
phylum, kingdom, domain
A. taxonomy
C. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, or-
B. domainology der, family, genus, species
C. phylogeny D. phylum, kingdom, class, family, order,
D. binomial nomenclature genus, domain, species

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412. What are the three types of bacteria 417. Two organisms change in response to
cells? each other forming a specialized relation-
ship.

A. Eukaryotic, Prokaryotic, and Spirillum
A. Coevolution
B. Coccus, Spirillum, and Bacillus
B. Convergent Evolution
C. Coccus, Spirillum, and Eukaryotic
C. Gradualism
D. Coccus, Spirillum, and Prokaryotic
D. Extinction
413. What is the relationship between natural 418. Multiple species evolving from a common
selection and fitness? ancestor.
A. a. descent with modification A. Gradualism
B. b. changes in inherited characteristics B. Speciation
of a population increase a species’ fitness C. Divergent Evolution
in its environment
D. Coevolution
C. c. natural selection selects for traits
of the most fit animals to pass on genes 419. What is the best explanation for a popu-
to the next generation lation being described as an evolutionary
unit?
D. b & c
A. Population can evolve, not individuals
414. Which type of evolution shows a common B. Natural selection only involves individ-
ancestor? uals, not populations
A. convergent C. Genetic changes only occur in popula-
tions
B. coevolution
D. A population’s gene pool remains the
C. adaptive radiation same throughout time
D. natural selection 420. Layers of rock give evidence of
415. The ability of an organism to survive and A. Lamarckian inheritance.
reproduce is known as B. population growth.
A. Adaptation C. the great age of Earth.
B. Trait D. artificial selection.
C. Fitness 421. Which represents biochemical evidence

for evolution?
D. Variation
A. Two closely related organisms have
416. A wolf’s scientific name is Canis rufus. similar DNA sequences.
Which genus does it belong to? B. Two closely related organisms have
A. Canis identical DNA sequences.
B. rufus C. Two closely related organisms have no

proteins in common.
C. wolf
D. Two closely related organisms have
D. animal completely different DNA sequences.

4.7 Evolution 804
422. The system of binomial nomenclature 427. Multiple species evolving from a common
was developed by ancestor. Bears and monkeys evolving
A. Linneaus from an ancestral mammal species.
B. Mayr A. Gradualism
C. Darwin B. Speciation
D. Mr. King C. Punctuated Equilibrium
D. Divergent Evolution
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423. A mutation that gives an organism an ad-
vantage is called:
428. Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all
A. An adaptation have similar arm bones. What is the rea-
B. A phenotype son for this?
C. A genotype A. The function of these bones is the
same in all animals
D. Descent with modification
B. They live in similar environments
424. Which of the following increases survival
and reproductive success of a species? C. They have a common ancestor
A. An increased number of genetic muta- D. All organisms resemble humans

tions
429. Cyanobacteria changed the young Earth’s
B. Fewer variations among a species atmosphere by producing
C. Fewer resources in the habitat A. oxygen
D. Genetic diversity B. carbon dioxide
425. The genome of a eukaryotic organism is C. ammonia
best defined as
D. methane
A. all of the organism’s protein-coding
genes. 430. Why did the population of moths change
B. all of the organism’s DNA contained in A. Predators were able to easily see their
its nucleus. prey.
C. all of the organism’s genetic material. B. People hunted lighter colored moths
D. a haploid set of all the organism’s chro- C. White moths were killed by the smoke
mosomes. from the factories
426. What is human evolution? D. Moths mood changed to sad, causing
them to become dark
A. Long process of change by which pri-
mates became modern humans 431. Individuals that survive long enough to
B. Long process of change by which hu- reproduce have a high level of
mans became modern primates
A. fitness
C. Long process of change by which ho-
B. adaptation
minids turn into humans
C. hormones
D. Long process of change by which hu-
mans became homo habilis D. stamina

4.7 Evolution 805
432. Evolution is described as C. homologous structures

A. The formation of fossils D. embryology

B. The process of change over time 438. The first organisms on earth that were
C. The process of growth over time photosynthetic were
D. The ability for animals to hunt A. sea plants like kelp
B. photosynthetic bacteria
433. Which of the following increase genetic
variation? C. red algae
A. mitosis D. green algae
B. mutations 439. The first life-forms to appear on Earth

were most likely
C. gene flow
A. complex single-celled organisms
D. crossing over
B. complex multicellular organisms
434. structures reduced in size that are no C. simple single-celled organisms
longer needed but were present in common
ancestors D. simple multicellular organisms
A. vestigial structures 440. Natural Selection means survival of the

fittest. In biology Fitness means
B. analogous structures
A. How strong an organism is
C. homologous structures
B. How fast an organism is
D. none of above
C. How good a certain genotype is at pro-
435. A phenotype that improves an organ- ducing offspring
ism’s chance of survival in their environ- D. How varied a population is
ment is considered a(n)
A. natural selection 441. Which evidence for evolution do the com-
mon features in the bone structure of ver-
B. adaption tebrate limbs provide?
C. speciation A. Adaptive radiation
D. none of above B. Divergent radiation
436. The emergence of a new species. C. Convergent evolution
A. genetic drift D. Discontinuous variation
B. extinction 442. According to the theory of evolution,

which of the following statements is
C. speciation
true?
D. evolution
A. Humans evolved from chimpanzees.
437. Dolphins have the same arm structure as B. Chimpanzees evolved from humans.
wolfs, what type of evidence for evolution
C. There is no evolutionary relationship
does this represent?
between humans and chimpanzees
A. DNA D. Humans and chimps evolved from a
B. vestigial structures common ancestor.

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443. The pattern of evolution that is usually a 448. Structure that is inherited from ancestors
response to different habitats is but has lost much or all of its original func-
tion.
A. Analogous Structure
B. coevolution
B. Homologous Structure
C. divergent evolution
C. Vestigial Structure
D. none of above
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444. All mutations add what to the gene
pool? 449. The combined genetic information of all
members of a particular population forms
A. Similarity a
B. Diseases A. gene pool
C. Cancer B. niche
D. Variation C. phenotype
445. What theory explains the complexity of D. population

cells and suggests that prokaryotic or-
450. Fossil evidence shows that structures
ganisms that made their own food were
considered vestigial in living organisms
engulfed by eukaryotic organisms and
started living & working together? A. are not found in ancient organisms.
A. Cell Theory B. have always been vestigial.
B. Spontaneous Generation C. were useful to their ancestors.
C. Endosymbiotic Theory D. do not fill gaps in the fossil record
D. Miasma Theory 451. Members of this kingdom live in unusual
conditions such as deep ocean trenches or
446. Angiosperms are: volcanoes
A. All fruit bearing plants A. Eubacteria
B. All cones bearing plants B. Protista
C. All spores capsule bearing plants C. Fungi
D. none of above D. Archaebacteria
447. What is microevolution? 452. What geologic feature/event would you

A. small change affecting one population most likely to find at a convergent bound-
ary between two pieces of continental
B. When multiple species from all over crust?
the earth suddenly go extinct
A. Earthquake
C. When one species goes extinct due to
habitat changes B. Mountain
C. Mid-ocean Ridge
D. large changes affecting many popula-
tions D. Island Arc

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453. The condition in which there are barriers C. sedimentary

to successful interbreeding between indi-
D. rocky
viduals of different species in the same

community is referred to as
458. What is an organism that has similar
A. sexual dependency characteristics and can reproduce?
B. reproductive isolation A. species
C. geographic isolation B. organism
D. adaptive radiation C. embryology
454. Which of the following is an acquired hu- D. vestigial
man characteristic
A. number of bones in the hand 459. Which of the following is the best exam-
ple of a homologous structure?
B. eye color
A. Wings of butterflies and bats
C. the presence of a tailbone in humans
B. Flipper of a whale and wing of a bat
D. large muscles from weight lifting
C. Limb bones in snakes
455. Which statement describes how meta-
morphic rocks form? D. Fins of fish and penguins
A. Liquid rock rises from inside Earth and 460. What is the key concept of classifica-
cools. tion?
B. Chemicals mix in water bodies and set- A. Adaption
tle to form new rock.
B. Organisms can be classified based on
C. Debris accumulates on the ground and
physical similarities
compresses to form rock.
C. Finches
D. The properties of existing rock are
changed by heat and pressure. D. Knowing how to do a cladogram
456. How did the finches on the Galapagos Is- 461. Charles Darwin theory of Evolution is
lands develop to be so different? based on the ideas of
A. They all had the same food available to A. Use and disuse
them
B. Common descent
B. Different Islands had different food.
The one’s that could get food passed on C. Variation and natural selection
their traits. D. Environment
C. The food they ate changed their beaks
D. All the finches were the same. 462. Describe Eubacteria
A. Prokaryotic and Uni/Multicellular
457. In what type of rock would you typically
find fossils? B. Prokaryotic and Unicellular
A. igneous C. Eukaryotic and Unicellular
B. metamorphic D. Eukaryotic and Multicellular

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463. Change over time is B. reproductive isolation

A. evolution C. temporal isolation
B. generation D. behavioral isolation
C. growth
469. In what way can scientists determine the
D. biogenesis ages of fossils?
464. offspring must inherit some characteris- A. relative dating
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tics from B. radioactive dating
A. their parents C. law of superposition
B. DNA D. All of the above
C. traits
470. What new way to determine evolution-
D. none of above ary relationships was determined in 1970
465. Which resource provides direct evidence A. DNA
of the composition of the air in Earth’s ear- B. Embryology
lier history?
C. ATP
A. fossils
D. RNA
B. ice cores
C. sedimentary layers 471. structures are reduced in size or func-
tion.
D. metamorphic rocks
A. vestigial
466. Which process allows for the evolution of B. homologous
finches over time?
C. cladistic
D. phylogenic
B. selective breeding
C. asexual reproduction 472. In biology, fitness means
D. ecological succession A. an organism is the fastest in its popu-
lation
467. Which factor could be the cause of the
B. an organism can survive to pass its
other three in an animal species?
genes onto the next generation
A. the inability of the species to adapt to
C. an organism chooses to adapt and can
changes
survive
B. a lack of genetic variability in the
D. an organism can get food the best
species
C. extinction of the species 473. Where humans have bred organisms to-
gether based on traits we like.
D. a decrease in the survival rate of the
species A. Evolution
468. Which of the following must occur for spe- B. Natural Selection
ciation to happen? C. Extinction
A. geographic isolation D. Artificial Selection

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474. The 5 lines of evidence for Evolution sup- 479. What are the levels of the taxon’s in tax-
port onomy

A. The idea of a common ancestor A. Phylum, Kindgom, Domain, Species,
B. The idea of reproductive isolation Genus, Family, Order, Class
C. The cell theory B. Bacteria, Archaea bacteria, Eukarya
D. The laws of physics C. Domain, Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Fam-

ily, Order, Species Genus
475. Which is the most modern definition for D. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Or-
evolution? der, Family, Genus, Species
A. Change in populations of organisms
480. British scientist who started the research
over time.
about Natural Selection, and Darwin con-
B. Change in traits of populations of or- tinued with the development of this the-
ganisms over time. ory.
C. Change in allele frequencies of popula- A. Georges Cuvier
tions of organisms over time.
B. Alfred Russel Wallace
D. Change in adaptive characteristics of
C. J.B.S Haldane
populations of organisms over time.
D. Jean Baptiste de Monet, count of
476. What provides evidence for the endosym- Lamarck
biotic theory?
481. Molecular evidence in support of natural
A. Mitochondrial DNA in eukaryotic cells
selection includes
B. 70S ribosommes in prokaryotic cells
A. the nearly universal genetic code.
C. Gene transfer from prokaryotic cells
B. the presence of vestigial structures.
to eukaryotic cells using plasmids
C. a tendency toward perfect, unchang-
D. Prokaryotic cells (Escherichia coli) in
ing DNA in various species.
the large intestine digest proteins
D. the transmission of acquired charac-
477. Who figured out the mechanics of evolu- teristics by DNA.
tion known as natural selection?
482. Structures that share a common ancestry
A. Charles Darwin
or are similar because they are modified
B. Alfred Wallace versions of structures from a common an-
C. Both of them cestor that contain the same basic bone
structure are
D. none of above
A. vestigial
478. Mechanism of evolution that favors B. analogous
traits that potentially decrease survival,
but increase likelihood of reproduction C. homologous
A. Genetic drift D. young in origin
B. Gene flow 483. What is the most inclusive taxon?
C. Sexual selection A. Phylum
D. Genetic equilibrium B. Order

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C. Class 489. What is embryology?

D. Domain A. Adaptation.
484. Use the simplest explanation for creating B. The study of fetus and embryo devel-
the tree opment, and fertilization.
A. Endosymbiosis C. Evolution.
B. Phylogenetic tree D. The study of fossils.
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C. Maximum parsimony
490. The population of peppered moths in Eng-
D. none of above land changed from white to black in 50
years
485. When reproductive barriers separate a
population of a species in nature, the A. stabilizing selection
species no longer share a B. sexual selection
A. taxa C. directional selection
B. gene pool D. disruptive selection
C. phylogenetic tree
491. Bats and birds are only very distantly
D. species
related, and both evolved wings for
486. Which of the following would an animal flight in very different evolutionary path-
breeder use to increase the number of ways.What is the term that describes
cows that give the most milk? the wing structures that these species
evolved?
A. Natural selection
A. analogous structures
B. Stabilized selection
C. Disruptive selection B. divergent structures
D. artificial selection C. embryonic structures

D. homologous structures
487. Describes a pattern of long, stable peri-
ods interrupted by brief periods of more 492. Modern humans are classified as
rapid change “Wide Man”
A. convergent evolution A. Homo habilis
B. coevolution
B. Homo erectus
C. punctuated equilibrium
C. Homo sapiens
D. divergent evolution
D. Homo Neanderthalensis
488. The evolution of an ancestral species
into different species that occupy different 493. The English naturalist that developed the
habitats. theory of how evolution works.
A. convergent evolution A. Charles Darwin
B. coevolution B. Charles M. Schulz
C. speciation C. Charles Dickens
D. adaptive radiation D. Charles Norris

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494. Charles Lyell is considered as the father 499. According to Darwin’s theory of natural
of Modern Geology, and he is the author selection, individuals who survive are the
of this theory of Evolution: ones best adapted for their environment.

Their survival is due to the
A. Transformism
A. possession of adaptations developed
B. Catastrophism
through use.
C. Uniformitarianism B. possession of inherited adaptations
D. Neodarwinism that maximize fitness.
C. lack of competition within the species.
495. The accumulation of heritable changes ex-
perienced by organisms and populations to D. choices made by plant and animal
adapt to variations in the environment and breeders.
survive is known as:
500. Bird wings and butterfly wings are an ex-
A. None of the above. ample of
B. Speciation. A. Homologous structure
C. Biodiversity. B. Analogous structure
D. Adaptation. C. Mimicry
D. Camoflague
496. Humans belong in the kingdom
A. Animalia 501. Similar structures that are found in differ-
ent species are called
B. Plantae
A. Homologous Structures
C. Protista
B. Vestigial Structures
D. Fungi
C. Identical Structures
497. Similarities in the Cat’s leg, Dolphin’s flip- D. Necessary Structures
per, Bat’s wing and our arms suggest
502. According to Charles Darwin’s theory of
A. that we have a common ancestor mil- Evolution, all species on Earth are united
lions of years ago. by
B. that all could fly at one time. A. The use of the same habitat
C. they can’t be related because bats B. Use and disuse
can’t swim.
C. A common descent
D. that cats love to swim.
D. none of above
498. All of the following are functions of Eu- 503. This occurs when no more of a species is
bacteria except living.
A. oxygen source A. Fossilization
B. Decomposers B. Adaptation
C. Food source C. Extinction
D. Pathogens D. Natural selection

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504. The development of a new species 509. Which of the following best describes the
theory of evolution?
A. Phylogeny
A. The gradual change in a species over a
B. Natural Selection long period of time
C. Speciation B. The change in appearance of a species
D. Variation over time
C. The instant physical change of a
505. Is defined as the mechanism that causes species
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new species to appear and which causes
D. The inability of a species to change
existing species to divide into two or more
leads to extinction
new species
A. Speciation 510. Hemoglobin is a blood protein. Scien-
tists discovered that human and gorilla
B. Biodiversity hemoglobin are very similar. To do this
C. Adaptation they studied
D. Paleontological evidence A. analogous structures

B. amino acid sequences
506. What is another name for natural selec- C. homologous structures
tion?
D. vestgial proteins
A. survival of the smartest
511. No longer existing.
B. survival of the fastest
A. extinct
C. survival of the biggest
B. fossil
D. survival of the fittest C. gradualism
507. Some female peacocks prefer males with D. catastrophism
large, colorful tales while other female
512. Sharks and dolphins both have stream-
peacocks prefer males with no tail at all.
lined bodies that allow them to move
Females are now mating only with the tail
through water efficiently, this is an exam-
they prefer. What type of reproductive
ple of which type of evolution?
barrier is this?
A. Divergent
B. Coevolution
B. hybrid sterility
C. Convergent
C. temporal isolation D. Artificial
513. Evolution that occurs in very rapidly over
a few generations then settles down is
508. The “Buzz Word” for evolution is-
called:
A. Cannon Ancestor
A. Homeostasis
B. Common Ancestor B. Graduated Equilibrium
C. Common Analogy C. Punctuated Equilibrium
D. Common Anteater D. Mutation

4.7 Evolution 813
514. Which genetic variation in a bird’s C. homologous structure

eggshells would most likely benefit surviv- D. none of above
ability?

A. greater thickness 519. What is another name for Survival of the
fittest? ?
B. greater weakness
A. Survival of the animals
C. unbreakable coating
B. Evolution
D. bright white coloring
C. Natural Selection
515. Who was Woeses? D. There isn’t another name
A. A botanist who formalized the modern
system of naming organisms 520. Which of the following explains how nat-
ural selection causes a trait to become pre-
B. An American who added Archaea to
dominant in a population?
the domains
A. Individuals with traits that are favor-
C. An ecologist who proposed the five
able to the environment reproduce more.
kingdom taxonomic classification
B. Traits of an individual change in order
D. A man who discovered variation of
to adapt to changes in enviornment.
finches amongst the Galapagos islands
C. organisms select which traits they
516. What are the traits called that organisms wish to inherit
use to survive?
D. all of these answers
521. What does the Hardy-Weinberg equilib-
B. adaptations
rium measure?
C. evolutionary characteristics
A. changes in allele frequencies
D. ancient structures
B. numbers of mutations
517. Structures that are very different in C. goodness of fit
structure or anatomy but have similar func-
D. genetic diversity
tions such as the wings of a bird and a but-
terfly. 522. structures that look the same but are
A. Vestigial Structures made out of different materials
B. Homologous Structures A. vestigial structures
C. Analogous Structures B. analogous structures
D. Cladogram C. homologous structures
518. Whales are aquatic mammals that con- D. none of above

tain a pelvis bone. Even though it does 523. When two populations no longer inter-
not aid in its movement, the function must breed, what is the result?
have been used by a common ancestor of
the whale. Thus, the pelvis is referred to A. genetic equilibrium
as a(n) B. reproductive isolation
A. vestigial structure C. stabilizing selection
B. analogous structure D. recombinant DNA

4.7 Evolution 814
524. The evolution of an ancestral species into 529. All scientific names of organisms must be
an array of species that occupy different A. unique and have two Latin words
niches
B. general and use the species name.
C. different and repeat the phylum name.
B. coevolution
D. similar and include the common name.
C. speciation
530. In finches (birds), what is the biggest
D. divergent evolution
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advantage of having different shaped
beaks?
525. Natural selection is sometimes described
as the survival of the fittest. Select from A. to look different from other species
the list below which accurately measures B. to protect itself from predators
an organisms fitness? C. to be able to eat the food readily avail-
A. Mutation rates able in the environment
B. Availability of food resources D. to protect itself against prey
C. How strong it is when fitted against 531. When a zebra & horse mate, they cre-
other of its species ate a zorse. Zorses are most often sterile.
D. none of above What type of reproductive barrier is this?
526. Extinction can occur because of which of B. postzygotic isolation
the following?
C. gametic isolation
A. All can be causes of extinction.
B. Increased competition with other
species 532. What is the process in which humans
breed organisms for certain traits?
C. New predators within the environment
D. Loss of habitat and/or catastrophes
B. inheritance
527. Fungi are and are mostly C. artificial selection
A. Prokaryotic, Multicellular D. descent withOUT modification
B. Eukaryotic, Unicellular 533. Which of the following are examples of
C. Eukaryotic, Multicellular common descent involving molecular biol-
ogy?
D. Prokaryotic, Unicellular
528. In which populations does genetic drift B. fossils
most often occur?
C. analogous proteins
A. only aquatic populations D. universal genetic code in DNA
B. small populations
534. Individuals that are well adapted to their
C. large populations environment:
D. ony terrestial populations A. will survive and have better traits

4.7 Evolution 815
B. will survive and have stronger genes 539. Which is evidence of climate change due
C. will survive and produce more off- to geological evolution?

spring A. minerals found in the oceans
D. will survive and have fewer mutations B. index fossils found in desert areas
C. dry streambeds found in some areas
535. Occurs when environmental conditions
fluctuate between two opposite extreme D. fossils from tropical plants found in
values. arctic regions
A. Artificial selection 540. One sex competes over obtaining mates,

and only those with specific traits are suc-
B. Distruptive selection cessful
C. Directional selection A. Male Competition
D. Stabilizing selection B. Female Choice
536. What type of evolution is the follow- C. Evolution
ing:Ostriches (birds) and giraffes (mam- D. Species
mals) are both native to the savannahs of
Africa. They share the same characteristic 541. A student examines a fossil. What in-
of a very long neck. formation about the location can be deter-
mined from theanatomy of the fossil and
A. Divergent Evolution where it was found?
B. Convergent Evolution A. the ecosystem of the location now
C. Co-Evolution B. organisms found in the location now
D. Punctuated Equilibrium C. the age of the oldest rocks at the loca-
tion
537. protein sequences in one organism that D. environmental conditions at the loca-
resemble those of another suggest a tion when the rocks formed
A. coincidence
542. The fossil record includes
B. lack of evolutionary relationship
A. only fossils of extinct species
C. great number of mutations B. all the fossils ever made
D. shared ancestry C. only the fossils that scientist have un-
covered
538. Over generations of time apart on dif-
ferent islands with different food sources, D. none of above
the separated populations of Galapagos 543. One of the biggest ways that a species
finches accumulated genetic differences un- evolves is because some organisms with
til each group had different beaks. This is some traits survive and reproduce better
an example of than others. This process is known as
A. natural selection A. natural selection
B. genetic drift B. convergent evolution.
C. adaptation C. coevolution
D. speciation D. sexual selection

4.7 Evolution 816
544. All of the genetic information found in a 549. Which is an example of a analogous struc-
population. ture?
A. population A. a bat wing and a bird wing
B. genetic drift B. a cat arm and a human arm
C. evolution C. a human arm and a whale fin
D. gene pool D. none of above
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545. Which types of evidence should be used 550. Which statement explains why fossils of
to group two organisms in the same both ocean animals, such as starfish, and
clade? land animals, such as insects, are found in-
A. DNA sequences land in Australia?
B. Amino acid sequences A. Not all former life was preserved as

fossils.
C. Morphology
B. Ocean animals migrated several miles
D. Behaviour inland.
E. Taxonomy C. Ocean waters covered the land mil-
546. Which one of the following is the evo- lions of years ago.
lutionary trend that can been seen in ho- D. Volcanoes erupted, and the animals
minin fossils associated with the jaw were preserved in the lava.
A. hominins were vegetarians
551. The arrangements of DNA can determine
B. increase size of cranium/ skull which how close organisms are.
is better for balance in bipedalism
A. DNA sequencing
C. reduction in the amount of teeth in the
B. Fossil records
jaw
C. Comparative Anatomy
D. smaller forehead
D. none of above
547. Which Era covers the largest period of
time on the Geologic Time Scale and only 552. why do differences in organisms occur?
contains bacteria andsimple organisms. A. mutations
A. Cenozoic B. genetic variablity
B. Paleozoic C. natural selection
C. Precambrian D. none of above
D. Mesozoic
553. An organism, primarily bacteria, whose
548. The ability of an oranism to successfully cells do not have a nucleus or membrane
pass on its genes to offspring is termed bound organelles.
A. fertilization A. aerobic
B. fitness B. anaerobic
C. compatibility C. prokaryotic
D. natural descent D. eukaryotic

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554. Which provides the clearest evidence of A. prokaryotic and animals are eukary-
climate change? otic.

A. Fossils of early reptiles are found in B. eukaryotic and animals are prokary-
North Carolina. otic.
B. Valleys in California were carved by C. autotrophs and animals are het-
massive glaciers. erotrophs.
C. Rocks in California reveal a history of D. heterotrophs and animals are au-
past earthquakes. totrophs.
D. Mountains in North Carolina have been 559. Which of the following is NOT an exam-
weathered over time. ple of natural selection?
555. When would convergent evolution oc- A. People selectively breeding hamsters.
cur? B. Insect populations developing resis-
A. When organisms share a common an- tance to certain pesticides.
cestor and have homologous structures C. Bacteria becoming resistant to antibi-
B. When organisms live in similar envi- otics.
ronments, don’t share a common ances- D. Male birds of certain species devel-
tor, but do share analogous structures oping colorful feathers to attract female
C. When organisms become increasingly mates.
different due to natural selection
560. How does genetic recombination through
D. When organisms experience a change sexual reproduction (randomness of sperm
in their environment fertilizing egg) affect variation?
556. When a small group of a species gets sep- A. increases it
arated from the original population geolog- B. decreases it
ically, they will often have a different ra-
tio of traits. This is due to the C. maintains it
A. founders effect D. none of above
B. bottleneck 561. The Tasmanian devil is a marsupial that
C. genetic drift resembles the North America wolf, which
is a mammal. These do not have a common
D. adaptation ancestor but have taken on similar forms.
557. Which is the most effective way to deter- WHat type of evolution does this show?
mine if two species are closely related? A. adaptive radiation
A. Compare their body structures B. divergent evolution
B. Compare the habitats in which they live C. founder effect
C. Compare the food that the two species D. convergent evolution
eat
562. Which theory states that floods and
D. Compare their DNA sequences earthquakes have occurred often in Earth’s
558. One difference between plants and ani- history?
mals is that plants are A. uniformitarianism

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B. natural selection 568. Darwin’s theory of evolution is sup-

C. catastrophism ported by his idea on
D. artificial selection A. natural selection and adaptation

B. natural living animals like fossils
563. Which are components of Darwin’s the-
ory of natural selection? C. chickens have the same amount of
genes
A. overproduction within a population
D. none of above
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B. genetic variation in a population
C. struggle to survive (selective pres- 569. A population of 150 individuals has an
sure) allele frequency of 0.3 for the dominant
allele (B) and a frequency of 0.7 for
D. differential reproduction the recessive allele (b). Use the Hardy-
Weinberg equation to determine the fre-
564. Scientist who proposed the theory of Nat-
quency of the genotype (bb).
ural Selection.
A. 0.09
A. Hardy
B. 0.42
B. Weinburg
C. Darwin C. 0.49
D. Einstein D. 0.21
565. All of the following are factors in specia- 570. This theory of Evolution is a combination
tion EXCEPT of the Natural Selection and the Mendelian
Genetics.
A. reproduction during different times of
the year A. Neodarwinism (Synthetic Theory)
B. geographic barriers B. Transformism
C. reproductive isolation C. Catastrophism
D. acquired characteristics D. Fixism
566. In bryophytes’ life cycle, how does a 571. What is a graph with animals and traits
sperm cell get to an egg cell? called?
A. through the help of water A. Cladistics
B. through self-pollination B. Fossil
C. through the help of the wind C. Clade
D. none of above D. Cladogram
567. Natural selection is the ability to: 572. All are ecological roles or Protista except
A. live longer and reproduce A. Oxygen source
B. evolve and survive B. Filter Water
C. mutate and grow C. Habitat for other organisms
D. meditate and relax D. Food source

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573. Which scientist visited the Galapagos Is- B. scientists having not seen the species
lands and came up with the theory of nat- in at least twenty years
ural selection?

C. the species having never been discov-
A. Theodor Schwann ered in fossils found in its habitat
B. Gregor Mendel D. the species having been placed on
C. Charles Darwin the endangered species list and later re-
moved from that list
D. Rudolf Virchow
578. A diagram that shows how species are
574. Why do frogs and other organism repro-
related based on evolution from common
duce so many eggs or offspring?
ancestors.
A. so that their babies can have friends to
A. Cladogram
play with
B. the more offspring the more likely the B. Cladistics
offspring will survive C. Phylogeny
C. the more offspring the less likely off- D. Taxonomy
spring will survive
D. the more offspring the less competi- 579. Short plants that live in areas with lim-
tion ited sunlight can best survive with which
of the following adaptations
575. Which of the following evolutionary A. Thick stems
forces can introduce new genetic variation
into a population? B. brightly colored flowers
A. natural selection and non-random mat- C. shallow roots
ing D. large broad leaf surfaces
B. natural selection and genetic drift
580. The theory that states life began in a
C. mutation and genetic drift pond or ocean as a result of the combina-
D. mutation and gene flow tion of chemicals from the atmosphere and
some form of energy (likely lightening) to
576. Scientists see anatomical and molecular make amino acids is
similarities among organisms that suggest
that life on Earth began about 4 billion A. Primordial Ooze Hypothesis
years ago as what type of organism? B. Alien Seed Hypothesis
A. multicellular organisms C. Life started in Hydrothermal Vents
B. eukaryotic organisms D. Life started deep underground
C. simple, one-celled organisms
581. How many days until the EOC?
D. heterotrophic organisms
A. 1
577. Which is the best evidence for identifying
B. 2 weeks and 1 day
past extinctions of species?
C. 3 weeks and 2 days
A. the species disappearing from the fos-
sil record D. 2 days

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582. Knowledge of which genetic processes 587. Which of the following is the collection of
made significant contributions to Darwin- life’s remains found in sedimentary rock?
ism? A. natural selection
A. None of the above. B. homologous structures
B. Genetic recombination and mutation. C. Charles Darwin
C. Natural selection and crossbreeding. D. the fossil record
D. Crossovers and mutations.
588. Mechanism of evolution that occurs when
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583. A structure that is inherited from ances- random change in the allele frequency hap-
tors but has long lost much or all of its pens in the population
original use. A. Genetic drift
A. vestigial structure B. Gene flow
B. miniscule structure C. Sexual selection
C. analogous structure D. Genetic equilibrium
D. none of above 589. Genes get mixed up in a
584. Which of the following statement ex- A. Genes do not get mixed
plains Lamarcks’ Theory of Use and Dis- B. Bowl
use?
C. Stomach
A. Body structures develop because of
D. Gene Pool
mutations
B. Body structures develop because they 590. The science of describing, naming, and
are not in use classifying organisms is
C. Body structures develop because they A. dichotomous key
are used extensively. B. taxonomy
D. none of above C. bacteria
585. Study of the form of living things D. classification
A. Paleontology 591. What is the the type of fossil which con-

B. Morphology tains the orginal remains of an organism?
C. Biogeography A. cast/molds
B. index
D. Embryology
C. preserved remains
586. Other insects cannot, but, a bumble bee
D. petrified remains
has just enough weight to open up the
snapdragon flower and pollinate. This 592. According to the rules of binomial nomen-
adaption is clature, which of the terms is capitalized?
A. convergent evolution A. the genus name only
B. co-evolution B. the species name only
C. divergent evolution C. both the genus and species names
D. speciation D. neither the genus nor species names

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593. Intermediate fossil forms are important ancestor into a wide variety of different
evidence of evolution because they show looking species.

A. how organisms change over time A. Convergent Evolution
B. how animals behaved in their environ- B. Divergent Evolution
ments
C. Coevolution
C. how the embryos of organisms de-
velop D. none of above
D. molecular homologies 599. Which of the following incomplete lists of

taxonomic categories ranks them properly
594. Genetic drift is likely to be seen in a pop- from most inclusive to least inclusive?
ulation
A. Phylum, order, family, genus
A. That has a low mutation rate
B. Class, phylum, order, species
B. In which natural selection is occurring
C. Order, class, family, genus
C. That is very small
D. For which environmental conditions D. Family, order, class, kingdom
are changing
600. Characteristics that allow a population to
595. The scientific name for humans is become better suited to its environment
A. Homo sapiens A. accommodation
B. Homo neandertal B. adaptation
C. homo Sapiens C. variation
D. homo sapiens D. selection
596. Evolutionary Similarities that can be seen 601. Which of the following terms is no longer
in organisms by comparing their DNA is used to describe a group of organisms in
called- the modern classification system?
A. Biochemical Similarities A. Archea
B. Embryology B. Monera
C. Vestigial Structures C. Eubacteria
D. Homologous Structures D. Protists
597. “Survival of the fittest” means the ani-
602. What can you infer if you see someone
mal that will most likely survive
with a cast on their leg?
A. is strongest
A. They fell off a horse
B. Can hide the best
B. They broke their leg
C. fits the environment the best
C. They will have a cast on their arm as
D. is the biggest well
598. The Galapagos finches evolved through D. They will have to wear the cast for six
natural selection from a common mainland months

4.7 Evolution 822
603. What are trends that scientists have seen C. evolution

in hominid evolution?
D. gene pool
A. Smaller brain size, increasing jaw size,
and broad forhead 608. Which is an example of a behavioral ge-
B. Increasing body size, thick skulls, and netic variation?
large brow bone. A. species coloration
C. Decreasing brain size, large canines, B. selection of feeding times
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and thick skulls.
C. birds having hollow bones
D. Bipedalism, increasing brain size, and
use of tools. D. an insect with the shape of a leaf
604. Who created the system of Taxonomy? 609. The preserved remains or traces of organ-
A. Albert Einstein isms that once lived on Earth.
B. Carolus Linnaeus A. Fossils

C. Aristotle B. Founder Effect
D. Copernicus C. Gradualism
605. Which statement best supports the the- D. Isolating Mechanism

ory of continental drift?
610. Genes that are responsible for beneficial
A. Continents contain a variety of plants traits are going to within a population
and animals. over time.
B. Similar organisms are found on differ- A. Decrease
ent continents.
B. Stay the same
C. Continents differ in size because of rel-
ative sea level. C. Rise and fall
D. Weather patterns are different for dif- D. Increase
ferent continents.
611. another name for physiology
606. The separation of populations by barriers
such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of wa- A. structures
ter is called B. anatomy
A. temporal isolation C. functions
B. geographic isolation D. none of above
C. behavioral isolation
D. genetic equilibrium 612. If two organisms have similar traits of
DNA they are probably
607. The process by which all organisms A. share a common ancestor
change slowly over time because of slight
gene variations is called B. share a common environment
A. natural selection C. share a common population
B. artificial selection D. speciation

4.7 Evolution 823
613. Which will have the greatest effect on C. phylum

how quickly weathering takes place?
D. species

A. slope of land
B. climate of an area 619. What happened to the color of moths
over time?
C. species in an area
A. More black moths than white moths ap-
D. amount of cloud cover peared
614. explains how two or more organisms B. More white moths than black moths ap-
could evolve similar traits even though peared
they are not related to each other.
C. Grey moths developed
D. The smoke stained the moths changing
B. reproductive isolation their color
C. derived characters
620. According to Darwin, which of the follow-
D. hybrid vigor
ing is a correct statement about the re-
615. When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg lationship between natural selection and
equilibrium, what is NOT happening to the evolution?
species? A. Natural selection results from evolu-
A. Survival tion
B. Reproduction B. Natural selection is not a part of evolu-
C. Death tion
D. Evolution C. Natural selection is the mechanism
that drives evolution
616. The ability of an organism to survive
D. Natural selection and evolution are the
and reproduce in its specific environment
same thing
is called:
A. diversity. 621. Evolved from different ancestors, but due
B. evolution to living in similar environments have a
similar function.
C. adaptation
A. Homologous structures
D. fitness
B. Analogous structures
617. what are the types of genetic drift?
C. Vestigial structures
A. bottleneck
D. All of the above
B. genetic variability
C. founder effect 622. Individuals that are well adapted to their
D. gene follow environment will survive and produce
A. fewer mutations
618. Which level of classification (taxon)
comes after kingdom? B. more offspring
A. order C. stronger gene
B. family D. better traits

4.7 Evolution 824
623. Analogous features to its offspring. Example:the neck of the

A. look different and have dissimilar em- giraffes.
bryological origins A. Fixism
B. look similar but have dissimilar embry- B. Uniformitarianism
ological origins C. Lamarckism
C. look similar and have similar embry- D. Neodarwinism
ological origins
629. Studying the similarities in organisms de-
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D. look different but have similar embry- velopment
ological origins
A. DNA
624. Who is the father of evolution? B. Embryonic
A. Darwin C. Vestigial
B. Mendel D. Homologous
C. Newton 630. When classifying organisms, a mono-
D. Einstein phyletic group includes one
A. species and all its ancestors.
625. How have hominids evolved over time in
relationship to cranium and brain size? B. ancestor and all its descendants.
A. larger cranium and larger brain C. species and its genus.
D. genus and all its species.
B. larger cranium and smaller brain
C. smaller cranium and larger brain 631. Natural selection states that organisms
are best suited for their environment if
D. no change has occurred.
they and
626. Cells that have a true nucleus are called A. Survive and Reproduce
B. Survive and Predate
A. eukaryotes C. Survive and Parasitize
B. prokaryotes D. Survive and Adapt
C. unicellular 632. This makes an organism more suited to
D. multicellular its enviornment
A. species
627. Darwin would not have used evi-
dence to support his hypothesis of common B. lifespan
descent. C. adaptation
A. fossil D. mutation
B. anatomical 633. Which of the following is a true state-
C. biogeographical ment about natural selection?
D. biochemical A. it is goal directed
B. individuals evolve
628. Theory of Evolution that says:A living be-
ing uses intensively a part of its body until C. variation exists in a population
it changes, and this change is transmitted D. acquired characteristics

4.7 Evolution 825
634. Some organisms survive and reproduce D. none of above

better than others. This is known as:
639. Macroevolution refers to changes occur-

A. sexual selection
ing in separate populations over genera-
B. natural selection tions that lead to
C. coevolution
A. Mass extinction
B. Speciation
635. Genetic diversity is ultimately/mainly
C. Sexual Selection
the result of
A. meiosis D. None of these
B. viruses 640. Species diverge (split off) from a common
C. mutations. ancestor.
D. reproduction A. Adaptive radiation
636. Parallel evolution describes B. Gradualism
A. species from different environments C. Extinction
adapting so they have different features
D. Punctuated equilibrium
B. species from the same environment
adapting so they have similar features 641. The study of fossils or extinct organisms.
C. species from different but similar envi-
A. biology
ronments adapting similarly to have simi-
lar features B. geography
D. species evolving form one to another C. paleontology
to suit their environment
D. geology
637. Animals that fit their environment best
will have a higher chance to reproduce is 642. Evolved from the same ancestor, but
called have different functions
A. successful reproduction A. Homologous structures
B. struggle to survive B. Analogous structures
C. having offspring(babies)
D. behavioral adaptation
D. All of the above
638. what happens during the founder ef-
fect? 643. According to Darwin’s theory on natural
A. organisms of the same species are selection, the traits that survive and con-
able to move back and forth to increase tinue in future generations are-
variation A. caused by response to stress
B. population crashes and greatly re- B. made by environmental change
duces number and diversity of population
C. already present in the population
C. a small group leaves to start a new
population D. introduced by immigrating species

4.7 Evolution 826
644. The evolution of new insect populations 649. Darwin’s finches, where 14 species
that are resistant to chemical insecticides evolved from a common ancestor is called
is an example of
A. Use and disuse A. Magic
B. Low survival value B. Adaptive Radiation
C. Natural selection C. Sexual Selection
D. Biological control D. Hybridization
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645. Which is the correct way of writing the 650. The process by which populations slowly
scientific name for human? change over time is called
A. homosapien A. selective breeding
B. homo sapien B. adaptation
C. Homo sapien C. sepeciation
D. Homo Sapien D. evolution
651. Organisms in the plant kingdom are

646. Horse breeding for specific desired traits
unique because
is an example of which type of evolution-
ary evidence? A. they are unicellular.
A. Artificial selection B. they lack a nucleus.
B. Embryology C. they lack a cell wall.
C. Fossils D. they produce their own food.
D. Biochemical molecules 652. A is defined as a way an animal re-
sponds to a stimulus.
647. Gradual change in a population through
adaptations over time. A. response
A. migration B. instinct
B. directional selection C. attitude

D. behavior
C. evolution
D. speciation 653. In natural selection, organisms that are
best suited to their environment are most
648. Which best explains why an animal likely to
species is found only on a certain group of
A. mutate
islands andnowhere else in the world?
B. punctuated equilibria
A. The islands have similar climates.
C. reproduce and survive
B. The islands are geographically iso-
lated. D. migrate and have variations
C. There are few natural predators found 654. Scientists can use which of the following
there. evidence to determine the relatedness of
D. The food these animals eat is only organisms?
found there. A. comparison of bones and muscles

4.7 Evolution 827
B. studies of embryonic devlopment 659. archaea bacteria reproduces asexually

C. comparison of the experiences of each through and sexually through

organism A. Fragmentation and spores
D. analysis of DNA
B. Binary fission and conjugation
655. Darwin is credited with the idea that
C. conjugation and binary fission
A. Organisms choose to adapt
D. spores and fragmentation
B. organisms could pass on acquired
traits
660. Physical separation of a population, lead-
C. natural selection is the mechanism for ing to speciation.
evolution
A. reproductive isolation
D. fossils are the remains of extinct or-
ganisms B. geographic isolation
656. In the ocean surrounding Antarctica, C. speciation
there are fish that survive the cold water
by using a molecule made of glycoproteins D. gene pool
that circulates the blood and keeps it from
freezing. Certain kinds of worms that live 661. A physical or behavioral trait that helps
in the Arctic ocean also make antifreeze an organism survive and reproduce in its
proteins that help them live in icy water. environment is called a what?
A. Convergent A. An adaptation
B. Divergent B. A response to a stimulus
C. Coevolution
C. A mutation
D. none of above
D. Evolution
657. A type of natural selection which acts
upon an organisms ability to obtain a mate 662. Scientific tree that can show the evolu-
A. Sexual Selection tionary history of a species is a:
B. Charles Darwin A. Adaptation tree
C. Stamen
B. Phylogenetic tree
D. Variation
C. Family tree
658. Macroevolution is
D. Gene tree
A. the same as microevolution, but in-
cludes the origin of new species
663. Which process promotes variation in a
B. evolution above the species level population?
C. defined as the evolution of microscopic
organisms into organisms that can be A. Mutation
seen with the naked eye B. Mitosis
D. defined as a change in allele or gene
C. Ageing in a population
frequency over the course of many gener-
ations D. Asexual reproduction

4.7 Evolution 828
664. The fossil record shows that life on Earth 669. Ostriches do not use their wings to fly,
has changed over time. For example, pale- therefore their wings are examples of
ontologisthave found that older rocks con- A. homologous structures
taining fossils of which of the following?
B. vestigial structures
A. organisms that are more complex than
those of today C. adaptations
D. traits
B. organisms that are simpler than those
found today 670. The phenomenon where individuals of a
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C. both simple and complex organisms species exhibit difference in Characteris-
tics are called:
D. only organisms that are alive today
A. Adoption
665. What is the advantage of having differ- B. Evolution
ent shaped beaks?
C. Variation
A. To look different from other species.
B. To be able to eat the food readily avail-
able in the environment. E. All of the above
C. To protect itself against predators. 671. All the individuals of a species that live
in a particular area are called a
D. To protect itself against prey.
A. variation.
666. Natural selection can also be referred to
B. fossil.
as:
C. population.
A. Survival of the weakest
D. group.
B. Survival
C. Survival of the fittest 672. When animals reproduce but there are
not enough resources to support the off-
D. Artificial selection spring(babies) is called
667. Nonfunctional genes A. an adaptation
A. Biochemistry B. overpopulation
B. Fossils C. variation
C. Endemic species D. death
D. Pseudogenes 673. In the early 2000s, White Nose fungus

caused a mass die-off of native American
668. Where do adaptations come from? bat species. Those bats that survived will
A. The individual organism decides to continue the population with their own al-
adapt lele frequencies. What type of genetic
drift is this?
B. Mutations that give an organism an ad-
vantage in its environment A. Founder Effect
C. Genetic recombination during meiosis B. Bottlenose Effect
D. Both mutations and genetic recombi- C. Bottleneck Effect

nation are sources of adaptation D. Migration Effect

4.7 Evolution 829
674. In addition to observing living organisms, 679. are features present in modern organ-
Darwin studied the preserved remains of isms which are no longer in use.
ancient organisms called

A. DNA
A. fossils B. Vestigial structures
B. adaptations C. Fossils
C. homologies D. Homologous structures
D. vestigial structures
680. A feature that allows an organism to bet-
675. Below are the % similarities of DNA be- ter survive in its environment
tween whales and other species. Based A. Fitness
on this, which are whales most closely re-
B. Adaptation
lated to?
C. Gene pool
A. Pig, 68.4%
D. none of above
B. Hippo, 83.4%
C. Mouse, 38.4% 681. Humans are causing extiction in which
ways?
D. none of above
A. By over hunting animals for food or
676. “Endosymbiosis” means products.
A. Living together B. By destroying the natural habitat of
species.
B. Entering together
C. By polluting the environments of the
C. Living separately
world.
D. Joining together
677. Which term is best defined by the follow- 682. A population moving from on place to an-
ing statement? Any change in the herita- other.
ble traits within populations across gener-
ations. A. speciation
A. Evolution B. geographic isolation
B. Variation C. genetic drift
C. Adaptation D. migration
D. Natural Selection 683. A plant has cambium in its vascular tis-

sue, and pollen is produced in male cones.
678. The wildcat’s scientific name is Felis sil- The plant disperses seeds but does not pro-
vestris. What taxonmic levels do the sci- duce fruit. In which phylum does this plant
entific name include? belong?
A. genus & species A. Coniferophyta
B. phylum & genus B. Angiospermophyta
C. kingdom & phylum C. Filicinophyta
D. class & species D. Bryophyta

4.7 Evolution 830
684. Which scientist gets credit for developing B. There were different types of food
the theory of natural selection available on the island.
A. Charles Darwin C. The finches had no water to drink.
B. Gregor Mendel D. The finches on the mainland could not
C. Benjamin Franklin fly high enough.
D. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 689. Mutations and the genetic recombination

that occurs during sexual reproduction are
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685. Genetic drift is a process that causes both sources of
A. The genetic makeup of an entire popu- A. genetic variation
lation to disappear
B. The genetic makeup of an entire popu-
lation to be altered C. genetic equilibrium
C. Organisms to better adapt to their en- D. genetic drift

vironment 690. Plants are a food/oxygen source while
D. Organisms to have the same DNA as animals
their parents A. Filter Water and Provide Carbon
686. What type of evolution occurs when B. Have no Purpose
there is a different species in the same en-
C. Provide Oxygen as well
vironment?
D. none of above
A. Co-Evolution
B. Punctuated Equilibrium 691. Which of the following describes natural
selection?
A. it acts on genetic material directly
D. Convergent Evolution
B. it acts on existing physical traits
687. A form of evolution where two species
C. it forms new traits
having a close ecological relationship
evolve together such that one species D. it forms new genetic material
adapts to changes in the other, thereby af-
fecting each other’s evolution. 692. What was the name of Darwin’s Book
A. Convergent Evolution A. Origin of Species
B. Divergent Evolution B. Natural Selection
C. Coevolution C. My visit to the Galapagos Islands
D. none of above D. 5 years on the HMS Beagle
688. What most likely caused the finches on 693. Which characteristic of artificial selection
the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that makes it different from natural selection?
were different from the finches on the A. Humans, not the environment, select
mainland? which organisms survive and reproduce.
A. There were different types of preda- B. Adaptations develop gradually over
tors on the island. many generations.

4.7 Evolution 831
C. The stock that are reproduced are ge- C. Only Animalia is Heterotrophic
netically identical. D. Only Plantae is Unicellular

D. All offspring are allowed to survive and
699. What is it called when humans decide
reproduce.
which traits of an organism are the most
694. show clear changes in an organ- desirable and only allow those organisms
ism over time, the environment organisms with the specific, desired traits to breed.
lived in, the time period the organism lived A. biological evolution
in, and where the organism lived. B. evolution by natural selection
A. DNA C. artificial selection
B. Vestigial structures D. inbreeding
C. Fossils
700. Natural selection acts on traits that are:
D. Homologous structures
A. new
695. Which is a major concept included in B. defected
Lamarck’s evolutionary hypothesis? C. heritable
A. Change is the result of survival of the D. better
fittest
701. What is comparative embryology?
B. Body structures can change according
to the actions of the organism A. studying the age of organisms
C. a small population size decreases the B. studying the oldest stage of develop-
rate of evolution ment
D. artificial selection is the basis for evo- C. studying the life span of an organism
lution D. studying the earliest growth stage of
development
696. The scientific name for an organism
comes from its 702. Darwin theorized that individuals having
an advantage due to their traits will be
A. class and phylum
more likely to survive and reproduce. This
B. family and species theory is known as
C. kingdom and phylum A. evolution
D. genus and species B. speciation
697. Natural selection is C. adaptation
A. survival of the fittest D. natural selection
B. humans change 703. The evolutionary history of the earth and

its fossil record is incomplete because
C. two species are the same
A. Many organisms don’t leave behind
D. more animals survive
fossils, making gaps/missing links.
698. Which of the following is a difference be- B. All organisms leave a fossil imprint.
tween Animalia and Plantae C. Darwin didn’t finish writing it.
A. Only Animalia is Multicellular D. Plants don’t evolve and don’t leave fos-
B. Only Planta Are Eukaryotic sils

4.7 Evolution 832
704. What is the name of the book where C. Coevolution

Charles Darwin published his theory of D. none of above
Natural Selection?
A. The giraffes and their evolution 709. What is the evolutionary process by
which isolated populations evolve to be-
B. Philosophie zoologique come distinct species (isolation, adapta-
C. Natural History tions, and division)?
D. The origin of species A. Variation
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B. Speciation
705. What is a direct consequence of te over-
production of offspring? C. Evolution
A. Individuals become more adapted to D. Adaptations
the environment 710. Structures that are inherited from a com-
B. They will be subject to intraspecific mon ancestor and are evidence of diver-
competition gent evolution are
C. They will diverge to produce different A. Vestigial
species B. Homologous
D. They will suffer mutations C. Analogous
706. When mosses and ferns reproduce, what D. Hetrologous
do they produce?
711. Inherited trait that helps an organism sur-
A. spores vive is a(n)
B. fronds A. Fossil
C. sperm B. Adaptation
D. egg C. Ancestor
707. Domesticated reindeer in western Alaska D. Natural selection

escape and mate with migrating caribou, 712. According to Darwin’s principle of com-
adding the alleles for short legs and tame mon descent, species have descended
behavior. This is an example of?
A. from a common ancestor
A. Mutation
B. by mutation
B. Genetic Drift
C. by genetic drift
C. Gene pool
D. from extra terrestrial spores
D. Gene flow
713. A proposed explanation in evolutionary
708. Ostriches (birds) and giraffes (mammals) biology stating that species are generally
are both native to the savannahs of Africa. stable over long periods of time. Occa-
They eat food that is high off the ground sionally there are rapid changes that affect
and share the same characteristic of an some species which can quickly result in a
elongated neck. new species.
A. Convergent Evolution A. Fossils
B. Divergent Evolution B. Natural Selection

4.7 Evolution 833
C. Punctuated Equilibrium 719. The process where characteristics are

transmitted from parent to offspring is
D. Speciation
called:

714. Who observed that living things change A. Variation
over time and from place to place? B. Heredity
A. Thomas Malthus C. Gene
B. Hutton & Lyell D. Allele
C. Charles Darwin E. None of the above
D. Lamarck 720. Which of the following types of repro-
ductive barriers separate a pair of species
715. What island is famous for it’s relation- that could interbreed except that one
ship to the Theory of Evolution? mates at dusk and the other at dawn?
A. Hawaiian Islands A. behavioral isolation
B. Canary Islands B. mechanical isolation
C. New Zealand C. habitat isolation
D. Galapagos Islands D. temporal isolation
721. According to Darwin’s theory of natural
716. Who started the theory of evolution?
selection, the individuals that tend to sur-
A. Allen Wallace vive are those that have
B. Charles Darwin A. characteristics their parents acquired
by use and disuse.
C. Albert Einstein
B. characteristics that plant and animal
D. none of above
breeders value.
717. What would the scientific name C. the greatest number of offspring.
of this organism be? King- D. traits best suited to the environment.
dom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:ReptiliaOrder:CrocodilaFamily:AlligatoridaeGenus:Alligatorspecies:mississippien
722. individuals in the population must pro-
A. alligator Mississippiensis duce more than can survive.
B. Crocodila chordata A. DNA
C. Alligator mississippiensis B. Offspring
D. Reptilia crocodila C. genetic variability
D. none of above
718. The theory of states evolution occurs
steadily in tiny changes over long periods 723. Which of the following correctly de-
of time. scribes the general trend in hominid evo-
A. punctuated equilibria lution?
A. thickening of the skull, protruding
B. gradualism
teeth, organized hunting
C. plate tectonics
B. large canine teeth, small skulls, diet of
D. competition coarse plant material

4.7 Evolution 834
C. larger body size, broad forehead, 728. Lamarck’s theory of evolution includes
smaller brains the concept that new traits appear be-
cause
D. increase in brain capacity, bipedalism,
use of tools A. the population gets bigger
B. individual organisms acquire new
724. when a new generation of individuals
traits in their lifetimes
will e different from the original genera-
tion in frequency and distribution of traits C. the environment is unchanged
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A. biological evolution D. the natural variations are present
within a population
C. genetic variability 729. A pattern in which species experience
long, stable periods interrupted by brief
D. phylogeny periods of rapid evolutionary change is
called
725. When organisms are better adapted to
their environment they will survive and re- A. convergent evolution
produce more successfully than organisms B. coevolution
less adapted. This process is called what?
C. adaptive radiation
A. Selective breeding
D. punctuated equilibrium
730. Slow evolutionary changes over a long
C. Cloning
period of time.
D. Evolution of all species A. Gradualism
726. Fossil evidence shows that vestigial or- B. Speciation
gans in living organisms: C. Divergent Evolution
A. were useful to ancestors D. Coevolution
B. have always been vestigial
731. To which domain does the shark Carchar-
C. do not fill gaps in the fossil record odon carcharias belong?
D. are not found in ancient organisms A. Eukaryote
727. Theory of evolution that says:When the B. Consumer

resources are decreasing, there is a fight C. Fish
for survival and the best adapted organ-
D. Chordata
isms survive and reproduce. These organ-
isms suffered changes for adaptation, and 732. Which of the following pieces of evolu-
these changes are transmitted to their off- tion evidence contain both homologous and
spring. vestigial structures?
A. Transformism A. fossil record
B. Uniformitarianism B. comparing embryology
C. Lamarckism C. comparing biochemistry
D. Natural Selection D. comparing anatomy

4.7 Evolution 835
733. The law of superposition states 738. A structure or organ that seems to serve
no purpose, but resembles structures with
A. the oldest rock layer is on the top, the
functional roles in other organisms are

younger rock layer is on the bottom
called
B. rock layers are always in sequence
A. Necessary Structures
from oldest to youngest
B. Homologous Structures
C. the youngest rock layer is on the bot-
tom and the oldest is on the top C. Vestigial Structures
D. the oldest layer is on the bottom and D. Ancestry Structures
the youngest is on the top when it is undis-
turbed 739. Evidence of evolution from the field of pa-
leontology examines
734. Who introduced prokaryotic and eukary- A. sequences of DNA and protein.
otic cells?
B. embryos of different species.
A. Bill Nye
C. the location of different species
B. Charles Darwin across the planet.
C. Edouard Chatton D. fossils compared to living species.
D. Aristotle
740. Which of the following is NOT a condition
for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
735. This plant phyla reproduces with spores
and is anchored by rhizoids. A. No mutations
A. Bryophyta B. Random Mating
B. Filicinophyta C. No natural selection
C. Coniferophyta D. No offspring
D. Angiospermophyta 741. Why are the beak sizes and shapes of
Darwin’s finches different?
736. In Darwin’s theory of evolution, he uses
his idea of to explain evolution. A. They had different ancestors.
A. decent by modification B. They adapted to the type of predators.
B. species dying out C. They adapted to the type of food avail-

able.
C. when species use new traits
D. They crossbred with different bird
D. none of above species.
737. Small scale evolution affecting a single 742. genetic drift and gene follow are exam-
population ples of
A. Evolution A. natural selection
B. Microevolution B. genetic variability
C. Macroevolution C. biological evolution
D. Natural selection D. none of above

4.7 Evolution 836
743. what domain does Protista belong too? 748. Darwin’s theory of evolution is based on
the idea(s) of
A. Animalia
A. natural selection and natural variation
B. Archaea
B. use and disuse
C. Eukarya
C. the tendency toward perfect, unchang-
D. Bacteria ing species
744. Two bodily structures, found in different D. the transmission of acquired charac-
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species, have different internal bone struc- teristics
tures but serve a similar purpose in each
749. When the DNA of an organism is altered
organism. This is the best description of
it is referred to as
A. Mutation
B. vestigial structures B. Gene Flow
C. analogous structures C. Genetic Drift
D. natural selection D. Sexual Selection
745. A structure that has a similar function but 750. Genetic diversity is mainly the result of:
different structure in organisms. A. reproduction
A. Homologous B. meiosis
B. Analogous C. viruses
C. Vestigial D. mutations
D. Selected
751. Movement of alleles from one population
to another due to migrating individuals is
746. This animal phyla is the only animal phyla
called
that has a vertebrate.
A. Gene Flow
A. Porifera
B. Behavioral isolation
B. Cnidaria
C. Immigration
C. Platyhelmintha
D. Adaptation
D. Mollusca
752. Study of the geographic distribution of
E. Chordata
plants and animals
747. The measure of the frequency of an al- A. Paleontology
lele at a genetic locus in a population; ex- B. Morphology
pressed as a proportion of percentage.
C. Biogeography
A. Allele Frequency
D. Embryology
B. Embryology
753. A bad-tasting chemical was added to
C. Evolution
plants. Which of the following is the MOST
D. Extinction LIKELY outcome of this adaptation?

4.7 Evolution 837
A. Animals would continue eating the D. Radiation from the sun causes Earth’s
plant. plates to move.

B. The chemical would aid in transpira- 758. In order for natural selection to occur,
tion. species must have genetic:
C. The amount of animals that eat the A. stability
plant would greatly decrease.
B. variation
D. The chemical would help with photo-
synthesis. C. digression
D. meiosis
754. What idea did Larmarck propose that
was later proven to be incorrect? 759. In Biology, Evolution is
A. All species are descended from a com- A. The formation of fossils
mon ancestor B. A principal that explains the cell theory
B. There is a relationship between an or- C. An explanation for the great diversity
ganism and its environment in organisms
C. Living organisms change over time D. none of above
D. Acquired characteristics can be inher-
760. Which is not a principle of natural selec-
ited
tion?
755. Who is the author of the Transformism A. More offspring are produced than can
theory? survive
A. Georges Louis Leclerc B. Resources are limited
B. Georges Cuvier C. Adaptations allow some organisms to
C. Alfred Russel Wallace survived and reproduce better than oth-
ers
D. Theodosius Dobzhansky
D. Evolution will occur as an organism
756. Process in which individuals that have gets older and learns more
inherited beneficial adaptations produce
more offspring than do other individuals. 761. Preserved remains or traces of living
things?
A. fossils
B. organisms
C. fitness
C. extinct
D. population
D. rocks
757. Which of the following is the driving force
for the mechanism of plate tectonics. 762. Which word is defined as a reduced form
of a functional structure in 1 organism that
A. Conduction of heat in the Earth’s crust shows up as fully functional in another?
causes plates to move.
B. Convection currents in Earth’s mantle
cause the plates to move. B. vestigial structures
C. Radiation of heat from Earth’s core C. analogous structure
causes the plates to move. D. DNA

4.7 Evolution 838
763. What is the term for mutation that bene- C. Timothy Davenport
fits the survival of the organism in an en- D. Christopher Columbus
vironment
A. variation 769. Which agent of change causes genetic
variation and has a large effect on allele
B. adaptation frequencies when it produces new alleles.
C. homologous structure
A. Non-random mating
D. vestigial structure
B. Gene Flow
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764. A measure of the ability to survive. C. Mutation
A. beneficial D. Genetic Drift
B. insight
770. Which IS NOT used as evidence for evo-
C. population lution?
D. fitness A. Fossils
765. This is any alteration in a structure of a B. Natural Selection
function that allows an organism to be bet- C. Early Development/Embryos
ter suited for its environment.
D. Body Structure/Anatomy
A. vestigial structures
E. DNA/Proteins
B. adaptation
C. embryo 771. characters may or may not be simi-
lar between two organisms but they de-
D. species veloped from a common ancestor.
766. Among other adaptations, hominids A. homologous
have: B. analogous
A. A large brain and robust teeth.
C. cladistic
B. Small Teeth and a large brain.
D. phylogenic
C. Strong teeth and a similar brain to
other vertebrates. 772. The process of biological change in popu-
lations over time that makes descendants
D. Relatively small teeth and brain.
genetically different from their ancestors
767. The branch of zoology studying the early A. Evolution
development of living things.
B. Microevolution
A. Allele Frequency
C. Macroevolution
B. Embryology
C. Evolution
D. Extinction 773. Mechanism of evolution that occurs when
females decide to mate with organisms
768. Who is responsible for the idea of natural that have the best traits or the ability to
selection? fight.
A. Charles Darwin A. Sexual Selection
B. Watson and Crick B. Natural Selection

4.7 Evolution 839
C. Gene Flow 779. What are evidence to support endosym-

D. Genetic Drift biotic theory? More than one answer

A. Mitochondria is found outside the cells
774. “Survival of the Fittest” describes which
B. Mitochondria and chloroplast can di-
theory
vide independently
C. Mitochondria and chloroplast have
B. gravity their own cell membrane
C. heredity D. Mitochondria and chloroplast have
D. string theory their own genetic material
775. Individuals with favorable traits survive, 780. Cells that do not have a true nucleus are
reproduce, and pass their traits onto their called
offspring. This is called A. eukaryote
A. Mutation B. prokaryote
B. Adaptation C. unicellular
C. Evolution D. multicellular
D. Natural Selection 781. what shows that species have changed
776. This mechanism of evolution occurs when to adapt to the environment?
individuals migrate between populations. A. vestigial structures
A. Extinction B. analogous structures
B. Gene flow C. homologous structures
C. Genetic drift D. none of above
D. Natural Selection 782. What is a change in an organism that al-
lows for it to survive in its environment?
777. The differences in sparrow songs among
sympatric species of sparrows are exam- A. homologous
ples of B. vestigial
A. geographic isolation C. variation
B. convergent evolution D. adaptation
783. The tree of life is a metaphor for what
D. mechanical isolation idea?
778. Which Hardy-Weinberg factor represents A. we came from a common ancestor
the frequency of heterozygous individuals B. we need water and sunlight to survive
in a population?
C. we have multiple species
A. p2
D. we are old
B. 2pq
784. What do we call traits that increase an
C. q2 individual’s chance to survive and repro-
D. p2 + 2pq duce?

4.7 Evolution 840
A. Maladaptations 790. Natural selection acts directly on , not

However phenotypes depend on geno-
B. Adaption
types, so natural selection may affect al-
C. Variations lele frequencies in gene pool
D. Adaptations A. genotypes, phenotypes
785. Fill in the blank:Kingdom Class-Order- B. chromosomes, phenotypes

Family-Genus-Species C. phenotypes, genotypes
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A. Family D. alleles, organisms
B. Genus 791. Group of individuals of the same species
C. Phylum that live in the same area.
D. Phylerk A. Species
B. Breed
786. Darwin studied which of these species on
C. Population
Galapagos?
D. Community
A. Pigeons and tortoises
B. Tortoises and finches 792. One reason common names are not useful
to biologists is that they
C. Finches and Pigeons
A. are in Latin.
D. Zebras and Mockingbirds
B. can apply to more than one animal.
787. Evolution occurs at the level of C. are too long.
A. the individual genotype. D. require the use of a dichotomous key.
B. the individual phenotype. 793. Features that are similar in structure, but
C. environmentally based phenotypic appear in different organisms and may
variation. have different functions.
D. the population. A. biogeography

B. vestigial structures
788. This is a structure that was inherited but
C. analogous structures
has lost most of its original function
D. homologous structures
A. homologous
B. analogous 794. A remnant or trace of an organism from
the past is called a
C. vestigial
A. Ancestor
D. homozygous
B. Skeleton
789. The theory of Endosymbiosis explains C. Fossil
A. The origin of eukaryotes D. Imprints
B. How species develop 795. Mutations
C. How bacteria evolved A. are good
D. Why cells rely on one another B. are bad

4.7 Evolution 841
C. are neutral 801. A trait that produces a phenotype that is

D. can be good, bad, or neutral; it de- a result of environmental influence.

pends on the environmental context. A. Acquired Trait
796. Survival of the fittest or when favor- B. Phenotype
able adaptations reproduce faster is called C. Genotype
what?
D. Alleles
A. Evolution
802. An adaptation is best describe as which
B. Adaptation
of the following?
A. A harmful trait that decreases the suc-
D. Fossilization cess of an organism.
797. What does natural selection act on? B. A beneficial trait that decreases the
A. The gene pool of the species success of an organism.
B. The genotype C. A harmful trait that increases the suc-

cess of an organism.
C. The phenotype
D. A beneficial trait that increases the
D. Multiple gene inheritance systems success of an organism.
798. Gentoo penguins will present a mate 803. Species that exist only in one geographic
with a pebble that they find to attract a region
mate. Emperor penguins have a specific
call and movement that they make to at- A. Biochemistry
tract a mate. Which type of isolation do B. Fossils
these penguins demonstrate?
C. Endemic species
A. temporal isolation
D. Pseudogenes
B. behavioral isolation
C. geographical isolation 804. A few deer wander out of their native
woods into a completely new park where
D. anatomical isolation no deer had ever been before. They go on
799. In relation to natural selection, evolution to create an entirely new population.
is the A. Genetic Drift
A. process B. Natural Selection
B. outcome C. Non-random mating
C. purpose D. Mutation
D. mechanism
805. concluded that biological evolution occurs
800. Natural selection acts directly on as a result of natural selection
A. genes A. Charles Darwin
B. phenotypes B. anton von leevwenhoek
C. alleles C. theodore schwann
D. mutations D. rudolf virchow

4.7 Evolution 842
806. Name the three main types of evidence 811. Geographic isolation for a long period of
that indicate the common ancestry of ho- time can lead to the creation of a new
minids. A. fossil
A. evolved tools, Fossil evidence, genetic B. environment
evidence
C. species
B. Fossil evidence, tool culture, caves
D. none of above
C. fossil evidence, genetic evidence, cul-
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tural evidence 812. Mechanism of evolution where organ-
D. none of above isms with the “best” traits are favored
and thus live longer and reproduce more,
807. The main evidence for evolution was causing changes in the population over
based on time so that the fittest survive
A. fossil evidence A. Evolution
B. biochemical evidence B. Microevolution
C. anatomy/physiology C. Macroevolution
D. none of above D. Natural selection
808. is the process by which populations 813. Which type of dating method can be used
change in response to their environment. on rock layers by applying the Law of Su-
A. natural selection perposition?
B. adaptation A. relative dating
C. reproductive isolation B. absolute dating
D. divergence C. radioactive dating

D. radiometric dating
809. Having two different genes for a trait
(sometimes called hybrid). 814. An adaptation is
A. protein A. any trait an organism possesses
B. homozygous B. how an organism evolves during its
C. heterozygous own lifetime.
D. genotype C. a gene an organism has.

D. a trait that helps an organism survive
810. The sudden disappearance of the di- in its environment
nosaurs some 65 mya may have been the
result of 815. A process in nature in which organisms
A. Earth’s collision with a large mete- possessing certain inherited traits are bet-
orite. ter able to survive and reproduce com-
pared to others of their species.
B. slow climate changes due to planetary
cooling. A. Isolating Mechanisms
C. competition from better-adapted or- B. Natural Selection

ganisms. C. Punctuated Equilibrium
D. the rise of birds and mammals. D. Speciation

4.7 Evolution 843
816. The model that predicts evolution occurs 821. Which taxon comes next? Domain
in rapid bursts followed by long periods of Kingdom Phylum
no change is called

A. Order
A. gradualism B. Genus
B. punctuated equilibrium C. Class
C. adaptive radiation D. Family
822. what type of structure is the human tail
817. Binomial Nomenclature takes which two bone?
taxons to name a species? A. analogous structure
A. Genus and Kingdom B. homologous structure
B. Phylum and Class C. vestigial structure
C. Family and class D. none of above
D. Genus and species 823. Which of the following ideas proposed by
Lamarck was later found to be incorrect?
818. In convergent evolution, organisms share
physical similarities because they A. Acquired characteristics can be inher-
ited
A. have a common ancestor
B. All species are descended from other
B. live in the same enviornment species
C. develop homologous structures C. Living things change over time
D. are closely related D. There is a relationship between an or-
ganism and its environment
819. Which of the following is an impediment
to understanding evolutionary history of 824. When a species completely dies out, it is
all organisms considered
A. presence of vestigial structures A. adapted
B. lack of transitional fossils B. fossilized
C. lack of homologous structures C. extinct
D. presence of analogous structures D. mutated
825. This scientist came up with the idea of

820. If finches with average sized beaks in-
natural selection.
crease in a population while finches with
large and small sized beaks decrease, A. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
which pattern of natural selection has oc- B. Gregor Mendel
curred?
C. Charles Darwin
D. Thomas Malthus
826. name naming system by Carolus Linnaeus
that names organisms after their Genus
D. Sexual Selection species

4.7 Evolution 844
A. Taxonomy B. Genetic Drift

B. Binomial nomenclature C. Macroevolution
C. Phylogeny D. Phylogeny
D. none of above 832. The species of finches that Darwin ob-
827. Which organisms were the first to evolve served differed in the shape of their beaks.
on Earth? According to Darwin, all of these species
probably differed due to
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A. aerobic eukaryotes
B. anaerobic eukaryotes
B. had migrated from Africa
C. aerobic prokaryotes
C. had descended from similar birds in
D. anaerobic prokaryotes Africa
828. What are the six kingdoms? D. ate the same diet
A. domain, phylum, class, order, family, 833. Antibiotic resistance in bacteria can be at-
genus tributed to which among the following
B. Animalia, fungi, Protista, plantae,
A. Competition
Mammalia, and bacteria
C. Animalia, bacteria, fungi, Protista,
plantae and archaea C. Mutation
D. Animalia, plantae, fungi, primates, D. Coevolution
plantae, and archaea
834. This mechanism of evolution occurs when
829. These structures share a common func- populations migrate.
tion but not structure ex) the wing of a A. Extinction
bird and the wing of an insect
B. Gene flow
A. homologous
C. Genetic drift
B. analogous
D. Natural Selection
C. vestigial
D. homozygous 835. What is convergent evolution?
A. evolution toward similar traits in unre-
830. Which of the following are adaptations lated species
of water plants to land plants?
B. evolution toward different traits in
A. Maintain moisture & keep water inside closely related species
B. Chlorophyll C. elimination of a species from Earth
C. Closed stomata structures D. the rise of two or more species from
D. none of above one existing species
831. The process of an organism leaving be- 836. The formation of new species is a process
hind more descendants to pass genes on known as , which is typically the prod-
to the next generation is uct of divergence.
A. Continental Drift A. gradualism

4.7 Evolution 845
B. speciation B. A zebra’s stripes allow it to confuse its

C. reproductive isolation predators.

D. subspecies C. A frog’s large hind legs allow it to jump
from danger.
837. A single species from which different D. A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the
species arise. vacuum cleaner.
A. common ancestor
842. The largest division that a group of or-
B. fossil ganisms can belong to is a
C. eras A. Domain
D. biodiversity B. Species
838. Which is true about organisms that share C. Phylum
a common ancestor? D. Kingdom
A. They have homologous structures due 843. The idea that evolution seems to occur in
to divergent evolution spurts of time.
B. They have analogous structures due to A. coevolution
divergent evolution
B. gradualism
C. They have homologous structures due
to convergent evolution C. adaptive radiation
D. They have analogous structures due to D. puntuated equilibrium

convergent evolution 844. What is it called when the same type of
839. Scientists who use biochemistry to study animals have different traits
evolution would most likely look at which A. adaptations
molecules? B. variation
A. Nucleic Acids C. natural selection
B. Carbohydrates D. none of above
C. DNA
845. What do we call a change in a species
D. Proteins over time?
840. Where did Darwin go to study about A. Adaptation
finches? B. Evolution
A. Islands of Africa C. Extinction
B. Coast of South America D. Environmental influences
C. Galapagos Islands
846. As smaller lizard like reptiles hid in rock
D. none of above crevices to avoid larger predators and feed
on smaller insects they found that shorter
841. Which is not an example of an adapta- legs could get further in and find more
tion? insects. Over time through many gener-
A. A bird’s beak allows it to crack open ations snakes evolved as the legs were
hard nuts. slowly lost.

4.7 Evolution 846
A. Convergent 851. One of Darwin’s 4 principles of evolution

states more offspring are produced in an
B. Divergent
environment than it can support. This is
C. Coevolution called
D. none of above A. Overproduction
B. Competition
847. The forearm of vertebrates is made of
one large bone, two small bones, and sev- C. Survival of the Fittest
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eral little bones. This is true for dolphins, D. Variation
blue jays, cats, humans, etc.This is an an
example of 852. The ship that Darwin sailed on for his
long voyage.
A. co-evolution
A. England Top Cat
B. SS Minnow
C. vestigial structures C. HMS Beagle
D. homologous structures D. The Origin of Species
848. Why might it be helpful for a species to 853. Which pattern of evolution results in one
have a lot of variations? species splitting into many over time?
A. They can’t be seen by predators A. coevolution
B. If the environment changes, they B. divergent evolution
might be better able to adapt C. convergent evolution
C. It is helpful in asexual reproduction D. sexual selection
D. They don’t recognize each other 854. Scientists find dinosaur fossils in the bot-
tom of a cliff and mammals fossils in the
849. Theory of Evolution that says:Geological middle layer, what can be inferred?
and biological changes that were produced
A. dinosaurs ate plants
in Earth are not caused by gradual changes.
They are caused by sudden and violent B. dinosaurs were eaten by the mammals
changes, like the natural disasters. C. they lived at the same time
A. Fixism D. dinosaurs lived before the mammals
B. Catastrophism 855. Why was the origin of the eukaryotic cell
C. Lamarckism a milestone in the evolution of life?
D. Natural Selection A. It led to the evolution of anaerobic au-
totrophs.
850. With oxygen B. It led to organisms that were het-
A. aerobic erotrophic.
B. anaerobic C. It led to more complex cells and multi-

cellular organisms.
C. eukaryotic
D. It led to organisms that were capable
D. prokaryotic of using sunlight for energy.

4.7 Evolution 847
856. Study of embryo development B. 16 percent

A. Paleontology C. 32 percent

B. Morphology D. 48 percent
C. Biogeography
862. An inherited characteristic that increases
D. Embryology
an organisms ability to survive and repro-
857. By which method have scientists deter- duce in its specific environment is called
mined that the Earth is about 4.5 billion a(n)
years old? A. vestigial structure
A. plate tectonics B. speciation
B. relative dating C. analogous structure
C. radioactive dating
D. adaptation
D. law of superposition
863. Which statement is best supported by the
858. Temporal isolation occurs when two dif- theory of evolution?
ferent populations
A. Genetic alterations occur every time
A. develop different mating behaviors
cell reproduction occurs.
B. become geographically separated
B. The fossil record provides samples of
C. reproduce at different times every organism that ever lived.
D. interbreed C. Populations that have advantageous
859. Four of the kingdoms include eukaryotes characteristics will increase in number.
and the other two include D. Few organisms survive when the envi-
A. plants ronment remains the same.
B. fungi 864. Finches on the Galapagos Islands had dif-
C. animals ferent beaks in order to help them do
D. prokaryotes what?
A. Build nests
860. The difference in DNA sequences be-
tween individuals within a population B. Fight off predators
A. Allele Frequency C. Collect food sources
B. Genetic Variation D. Compete with rivals
C. Gene Frequency
865. How does embryology support the The-
D. Acquired Characteristics ory of Evolution?
861. In a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg A. It shows that they have a common an-
equilibrium, the frequency of a particular cestor because of their similarities.
recessive allele a is .4. What is the per-
B. I’m not sure.
centage of the population heterozygous
for this allele? C. Animals change over time.
A. 4 percent D. none of above

4.7 Evolution 848
866. Which is most likely the result of tectonic B. These animals have a common ances-
plate convergence? tor.
A. climate change C. These animals are not likely related.
B. species extinction D. These animals are likely becoming one
C. rock unconformity species.
D. deposition increase 872. Fungi are a good source and are good
decomposers
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867. Burst of evolutionary change followed by
A. carbon
periods of stability.
B. food
A. Gradualism
C. water
B. Speciation
D. oxygen
C. Punctuated Equilibrium
D. Divergent Evolution 873. Vascular plants include
A. Ferns & mosses
868. Which of the following is not an assump-
tion required for Hardy-Weinberg equilib- B. Seed and Seedless
rium? C. Seed & spore
A. Random mating D. none of above
B. No mutations
874. Some birds fly south for the winter.
C. Population size must fluctate What type of adaptation is this?
D. No gene flow A. structural
869. What type of evolution occurs when B. physiological
there is the same species living in two dif- C. behavioral
ferent environments?
D. this is not an adaptation
A. Co-Evolution
875. Scientists DO NOT classify organisms
B. Punctuated Equilibrium
based upon
A. geographic isolation
D. Convergent Evolution
B. structure
870. Both plant and animal cells have but C. breeding patterns
only plant cells have a
D. DNA
A. Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm
876. What type of organism must have
B. No nucleus, Cell wall
evolved before aerobic organisms could
C. Cell wall, Nucleus have come into existence?
D. Nucleus, Cell Wall A. chemoautotrophs
871. You look at two species and see very sim- B. eukaryotes
ilar DNA. What does this likely tell you? C. methanogens
A. These are the same animal. D. photoautotrophs

4.7 Evolution 849
877. Studying amino acid sequences in organ- C. Adaptive Radiaiton

isms would fall under the study of: D. Bottleneck

A. Anatomy
883. which of the following is NOT a require-
B. Biochemistry ment for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
C. Embryology A. small population
D. Paleontology B. no gene flow
878. When separated populations cannot mate C. no mutations
with each other this is called? D. no selection
A. interbreeding 884. Charles Darwin found fossils that looked
B. reproductive isolation like ancient versions of living species.
From this evidence Darwin suggested that
C. adaptation
Earth was
D. none of above
A. much more than 6000 years old.
879. Besides finches, Darwin also studied B. less than 6000 years old.
on the Galapagos Islands. C. only 6000 years old.
A. Alligators D. about 1000 years old.
B. eagles
885. Which of the following is the best modern
C. Tortoises definition of evolution?
D. Kangaroos A. descent with modification
880. The common ancestor of all plants is a B. change in the number of genes in a
population over time
A. Non-vascular plants
C. survival of the fittest
B. Green algae
D. inheritance of acquired characters
C. Vascular plants
886. Who was Charles Darwin?
D. none of above
A. A naturalist who came up with the the-
881. Mechanism of evolution caused by the ory of evolution
movement of genes into or out of a pop-
B. A scientist who studied plants
ulation
C. A geologist who looked at rocks and
A. Genetic drift fossils
B. Gene flow D. A paleontologist who studied di-
C. Sexual selection nosaurs
D. Genetic equilibrium 887. When an environment changes faster
that an species can adapt, the most likely
882. Which of the following processes is a new
outcome is
species formed by a physical barrier sepa-
rating a single population into two popula- A. biological evolution.
tions? B. voluntary mutation
A. Coevolution C. species extinction
B. Allopatric Speciation D. selective breeding

4.8 Speciation 850
888. Body parts that share a common function, x-rays for diffraction.
but not structure. A. Franklin
A. Analogous Structure B. Wilkins
B. Homologous Structure C. Hershey
C. Vestigial Structure D. Chase
D. none of above
890. Phylogenies show
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889. This scientist is known for his/her work A. Food Sources
in crystallography (x-ray diffraction) and B. Ages
how it helped shape the structure of DNA.
Unfortunately they died of ovarian cancer C. Divergent
from the radiation they received taking the D. Common ancestors
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1. A type of isolation where two species B. deforestation
whose ranges overlap have different peri- C. overuse of resources
ods of sexual activity or breeding seasons.
D. generate electricity
A. Geographic isolation
B. Behavioral isolation 5. Largest number of individuals of a popula-
tion that the environment can support
A. carrying capacity
D. none of above
B. population crash
2. What statement would NOT be good for a
C. lag phase
dichotomous key?
A. The organism has 1 dorsal fin D. mutualism
B. The organism is ugly 6. Two species of bowerbirds construct elab-

C. The organism has leaves in groups of orate nests to attract a mate.Which type
three of reproductive isolation is being shown?
D. The organism has 6 legs A. Geographic Isolation

B. Temporal Isoation
3. The main mechanisms of sympatric specia-
tion are: C. Behavioral Isolation
A. Allopolyploidy D. none of above
B. Sexual selection 7. May result when heterozygotes are se-
C. Random mating lected AGAINST.
D. Development of new ecological niches A. directional selection
4. What do humans do that put species at B. stabilizing selection

risk? choose all that apply. C. disruptive selection
A. pollution D. none of above

4.8 Speciation 851
8. Organisms select mates based on pre- only reproduces in the fall. This is an ex-
determined factors (color, behavior, etc) ample of:

A. Disruptive Selection A. Temporal Isolation
B. Sexual Selection B. Geographic Isolation
C. Stabilizing Selection C. Behavioral Isolation
D. Directional Selection D. none of above
9. Major transformations in anatomy, phy- 14. Allele frequencies in a gene pool do not
logeny, ecology, and behavior change, this is
A. Macroevolutionary Patterns A. random change
B. Evolutionary patterns B. random genetic make up
C. Coevolution Patterns C. genetic equilibrium

D. Adaptive Patterns
15. In a population of humans, the frequency
10. What type of speciation involves isolation
of no dimples is 0.36. If having no dim-
due to behavior such as sexual selection or
ples is the recessive phenotype, what is
habitat differentiation?
the frequency of the recessive allele?
A. Allopatric
A. 0.6
B. Sympatric B. 0.36
C. Both C. 0.64
D. none of above D. 0.18
11. What is the combined genetic makeup of 16. According to Darwin’s theory of evolution,
all the members of a population? the variations among finches that he ob-
A. allele frequency served in the Galapagos Islands resulted
from
A. transmission of acquired characteris-
C. gene frequency tics
D. gene pool B. use or disuse of their beaks
12. Which of the following examples of Re- C. natural selection due to environmental
productive Isolation depends on the tim- conditions
ing of breeding to be compatible between D. unfavorable gene mutations
mates?
17. What growth pattern describes a popula-
A. Mechanical
tion whose growth rate slows or stops fol-
B. Temporal lowing a period of exponential growth?
C. Behavioral A. logistic growth
D. Gametic B. population growth
13. A certain population of flowers only repro- C. exponential growth

duces in the winter. A neighboring species D. predator-prey cycle

4.8 Speciation 852
18. When populations can no longer interbreed A. shared

and start to separate into two species they
B. different
are
A. reproductively isolated C. similar
B. experiencing natural selection D. opposite

C. speciation
24. Which taxa has more organisms, family or
D. forming hybrid offspring phylum?
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19. Which of the following is NOT an example A. phylum
of Prezygotic Reproductive Isolation? B. family
A. Geographic
C. they are equal
B. Behavioral
D. not enough information to answer
C. Low Hybrid Viability
D. Gametic 25. Some female peacocks prefer males with
large, colorful tales while other female
20. The idea that evolution progresses via peacocks prefer males with no tail at all.
slow, steady and gradual change is known Females are beginning to only mate with
as the type of males with the tail they pre-
A. Punctuated equilibrium fer. What type of speciation is this?
B. Gradualism A. sympatric
C. Speciation B. allopatric
D. Evolution C. extreme
21. In order for Natural Selection to occur pop- D. convergent
ulation must:
A. Over-reproduce 26. What kind of structures have different
functions but come from the same ances-
B. Under-reproduce
tor
C. Have no variations
A. homologous
D. Have no pressure from the environ-
ment B. analogous
22. Ability of an organism to survive and re- C. vestigial

produce in its environment D. none of above
A. evolution
27. Which of the following would NOT be an
B. adaptation example of a density independent factor?
C. fitness
A. predation
D. speciation
B. tornado
23. Cladograms are constructed by grouping
C. hurricane
organisms together based on their
characteristics. D. fire

4.8 Speciation 853
28. A population of rabbits has three fur col- B. Only male offspring
ors:white, gray, and black. After volcanic C. Offspring with parents from different
activity, the terrain changed and now the

species
rabbits now live on white rocks and black
rocks. What type of selection is likely to D. Offspring with parents from the same
occur? species
A. directional selection 33. The measure of how common an allele is
B. disruptive selection in a population is known as
C. stabilizing selection A. Allele Combination
D. artificial selection B. Allele Frequency
C. Gene Pool
29. What type of animal has fur and feeds its
young with milk? D. Genotypic Frequency
A. birds 34. states that small changes accumulate
B. reptiles to form major changes.
C. amphibians A. Speciation
D. mammals B. Gradualism
C. Equilibrium
30. The variations within a population will
most likely be passed on to future genera- D. Evolution
tions if they are:
35. A contributes to starting the speciation
A. Due to a mutation and result in benefi- the most.
cial variations
A. Rare gene
B. Due to a mutation and result in harmful
B. Geographical barrier
variations
C. Interbreeding
C. Not due to a mutation and result in
harmful variations D. Large population
D. Not due to a mutation and result in ben- 36. A reproductive barrier prevents:
eficial variations
A. members of the same species from in-
31. When a population is unable to adapt to terbreeding
enviornmental changes and cannot repro- B. members of 2 species from occupying
duce, the population the same habitat
A. evolves C. members of 2 species from producing
B. decreases in number a healthy, fertile hybrid
C. undergoes directional selection D. members of 2 species from mating at
D. forms a new species the same time
32. What does the term “Hybrid” mean in the 37. Which of the following are the two neces-
context of reproductive isolating mecha- sary components of speciation?
nisms? A. mutations
A. All offspring B. isolation

4.8 Speciation 854
C. the big 3 (mutations, genetic drift, nat- 42. The differences in Darwin’s bird species
ural selection) are MOST likely a result of
D. a geographic barrier A. length of mating season
B. population size
38. During microevolution, a(n) will be-
come more or less common within a pop- C. color of feathers
ulation. D. food sources
A. species
43. A hunter tends to kill the bigger individu-
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B. allele als of a population for their meat or for
C. ribosome large ornamental trophies. Therefore, the
population tends to have more individuals
D. fossil who are smaller. What is this an example
of?
39. Polyploidy means
A. having more than two copies of each
chromosome B. Disruptive selection
B. having just one copy of each chromo- C. Natural selection
some D. Stabilizing selection
C. having extra chromosomes from a 44. Classification of species based only upon
completely different species physical similarities (not with a evolution-
D. having some duplicated chromosomes ary or genetic basis)
A. Biological Species
40. Which of the following is NOT a charac-
teristics of a stable, non-evolving popula- B. Morphological Species
tion? C. Subspecies
A. the population is small D. none of above
B. there is no migration in or out of the
45. Two species that occasionally mate and
population
produce zygotes, but incompatible genes
C. there is no natural selection in the pop- prevent the resulting embryo from devel-
ulation oping. This is a barrier called
D. mating in the population is random A. post-zygotic; reduced hybrid fertility
B. pre-zygotic; gametic isolation
41. The first step in creating two new species
is C. post-zygotic; hybrid breakdown
A. separation (by geography, behavior, or D. post-zygotic; reduced hybrid viability
time)
46. A population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilib-
B. mutations (silent, beneficial, or harm- rium. The gene of interest has two alleles,
ful) with 16% of the population portraying the
C. adaptations (structural, behavioral, or recessive phenotype. Which percentage of
physiological) the population is heterozygous?
D. evolution (coevolution, divergent, or A. 48%

convergent) B. 36%

4.8 Speciation 855
C. 16% 51. Robins typically lay fours eggs. If more

D. 24% then four eggs are produced then the baby
chicks are malnourished while smaller egg

47. Which of the following is NOT a type of numbers result in no viable (able to live)
isolation that can lead to speciation? baby chicks. This is an example of
A. geographical isolation A. stabilizing selection
B. behavioral isolation B. disruptive selection
C. temporal isolation C. directional selection
D. convergent isolation D. bottleneck effect
48. TheFY3 gene plays a role in immune re- 52. Two species of fireflies come out between
sponsesin flies. In one population, there the hours of 9-11pm. Each species has a
are two alleles, and the frequency of unique pattern of flashes that attracts a
oneallele is 0.60. If the population is at mate.Which type of reproductive isolation
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the- is being shown?
frequency of heterozygotes? A. Geographic Isolation
A. 0.12 B. Temporal Isoation
B. 0.24 C. Behavioral Isolation
C. 0.36 D. none of above
D. 0.48 53. Which of the following describes the pro-
cess occurring in populations with an alpha
49. In the United States, there are several
male with multiple females?
species of poisonous scorpions that all
evolved from one common ancestor. The A. behavioral isolation
scorpion species each occupy slightly dif- B. polyandry
ferent niches, and none of them can repro-
C. intersexual selection
duce with one another. This is an example
of: D. intrasexual selection
A. Convergent Evolution 54. Tall kelp have a distinct advantage over
B. Divergent Evolution shorter kelp in receiving needed sunlight
in their ocean environment
C. Co-Evolution
D. none of above
B. disruptive selection
50. male elk use their antlers and size to com- C. stabilizing selection
pete with each other for the ability to mate
D. sexual selection
with female elk
E. artificial selection
B. stabilizing selection 55. What is the difference between autopoly-
ploidy and allopolyploidy?
A. Allopolyploidy is between different
D. artificial selection species, Autopolyploidy is the same
E. sexual selection species

4.8 Speciation 856
B. Autopolyploidy is between differ- 60. Evolution of two or more species from a

ent species, Allopolyploidy is the same common ancestor. May retain ancestral
species features in common.
C. No difference A. Divergent
D. none of above B. Convergent
56. Which of the following would NOT be an C. Parallel

example of a density dependent limiting D. Co-evolution
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factor?
61. According to Genetic drift (bottleneck or
A. fire founder) tends to genetic variation (di-
B. disease versity).
C. lack of food A. Increase
D. space B. Decrease
57. When a population of animals, plants, or C. Stabilize

other organisms that are separated from D. Exaggerate
exchanging genetic material with other or-
ganisms of the same species. 62. A type of speciation where a geographic
barrier, such as a river, separates the pop-
A. Artificial Selection ulation.
B. Directional Selection A. Allopatric
C. Geographical Isolation B. Sympatric
D. Temporal Isolation C. Peripatric
58. Which of the following factors was MOST D. Parapatric
important in the origin of life on Earth?
63. Deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilib-
A. Lowlevels of solar energy rium
B. Competitionfor oxygen A. occur because there are two alleles
C. Bioticsynthesis of organic molecules per genotype.
D. Natural selection acting on molecule- B. occurs when evolutionary forces are
sand protobionts operating on the population.
59. Which of the following best describes the C. occurs when evolutionary forces are
biological species concept? not operating on the population.
A. two species are able to breed to pro- D. only occur in animals.

duce feeble, sterile offspring 64. This kind of evolution is proven by DNA
B. two species are unable to breed to pro- analysis and results in organisms with dif-
duce feeble, sterile offspring ferent ancestors becoming more alike as
C. two species are able to breed and to they adapt to similar environments. This
produce viable, fertile offspring is an example of:
D. two species are unable to breed to pro- A. Convergent Evolution

duce viable, fertile offspring B. Divergent Evolution

4.8 Speciation 857
C. Co-Evolution A. natural selection

D. none of above B. adaptation

65. Orcas occur in the same habitat but some C. mutation
are avoiding each other and do not inter- D. genetic engineering
breed. They have different diets, vocal be-
havior, and social structures. What type 70. Which of the following Reproductive Isola-
of speciation is this? tion is most closely associated with flow-
ering plants?
A. Allopatric
A. Mechanical
B. Sympatric
B. Gametic
C. Complex
C. Temporal
D. Covergent
D. Behavioral
66. new species arise as a result of geographic
isolation 71. Polyploidy is when an organism and
occurs during
A. Has a reduced set of chromosomes;
sympatric speciation
C. allopatric speciation
B. Has an extra set of chromosomes; al-
D. sympatric speciation lopatric speciation
67. What do we call the selective breeding of C. Has one extra chromosome; allopatric
organisms, by humans, for specific desir- speciation
able characteristics? D. Has an extra set of chromosomes;
A. Natural Selection sympatric speciation
B. Artificial Selection 72. What is geographic isolation?
C. Animal Independence A. Members of a population live together
D. Darwinism within an geographic boundary
B. Members of a population may become
68. After the mass extinction of dinosaurs,
isolated from one another by geographic
there was a huge increase in diversity
boundaries
of mammal species as mammals filled the
niches left behind. This large increase in C. An isolation that is geographic
mammal species from one common mam- D. None of these
mal ancestor is known as
A. convergent evolution 73. Which example shows disruptive selec-
tion?
B. coevolution
A. Giraffe necks have become longer over
C. adaptive radiation time.
D. gradualism B. Medium-sized beaks in hummingbirds
69. What word describes the process of hav- have decreased in frequency over time.
ing the advantageous traits that helps an C. The peppered moth became less com-
organism survive and reproduce? mon in polluted environments.

4.8 Speciation 858
D. Human babies with a very high or a 79. An example of behavioural isolation

very low birth mass have a higher mortal-
A. Toads that mate at different times of
ity rate.
the year
74. Which layer contains the oldest portion of B. Plants that have separate pollination
the earth? times
A. top C. Birds that have specific songs
B. middle D. Turtles that are separated by a moun-
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C. bottom tain
D. none of above 80. How many mass extinctions are said to
75. What happens in divergent evolution? have happened?
A. organisms become more similar A. 2
B. organisms become less similar B. 30
C. species become more related C. 400

D. adaptive radiation always occurs D. 5
76. Which of the following is NOT part of the 81. An event or obstacle that prevents a zy-
Biological Species Concept? gote from forming.
A. Must meet in nature & have gene flow A. Postzygotic barrier
B. Must be able to reproduce & share a B. Prezygotic barrier
gene pool
C. Offspring must be sterile
D. Genetic drift
D. Offspring must be fertile
82. If the number of births in a population is
77. What is a mass extinction? the same as the number of deaths in a pop-
A. When all the species in a particular ulation, what will happen to the growth of
area on earth suddenly go extinct the population?
B. When multiple species from all over A. It will increase.
the earth suddenly go extinct
B. It will decrease.
C. When one species goes extinct due to
C. It will stay the same.
habitat changes
D. When all life on earth is wiped out D. It will fluctuate.
78. The combined alleles of all individuals in a 83. A new river forms and divides two popu-
population is called the population’s lations of frogs, causing speciation.
A. phenothype A. sympatric
B. gene pool B. allopatric
C. mutation rate C. temporal
D. allele frequency D. behavioral

4.8 Speciation 859
84. Selection where the most common trait be- 89. Which are causes of speciation? Choose all
comes even more common while the ex- that apply
tremes decrease

A. Isolation caused by mountains, rivers
A. Disruptive Selection and man-made structures
B. Sexual Selection B. preference for different foods
C. Stabilizing Selection C. change in environment
D. Directional Selection D. different mating behaviors
85. Reproductive isolating mechanism (RIM) 90. Aspen trees that are over 25 m tend to
that acts after fertilization of egg by blow over in high winds; aspen that are
sperm. under 15 m don’t get enough sun
A. Prezygotic A. directional selection
B. Postzygotic B. stabilizing selection
C. Premating C. disruptive selection
D. Postmating D. artificial selection
86. When two organisms evolve in response E. sexual selection
to one another, such as a moth and the
flower it drinks nectar from, this is known 91. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:Which of the fol-
as lowing must be true in order for organisms
to be considered the same species?
A. coevolution
A. They must be able to mate
B. They must be able to produce viable
C. divergent evolution (adaptive radia- offspring
tion)
C. They must have structural similaries
D. none of above
D. They must have the same bone struc-
87. The model that predicts evolution occurs at ture
a slow, steady rate is called
92. Cause of polyploidy
A. gradualism
A. Mutation
B. punctuated equilibrium
B. Fetilisation
C. Non-disjunction
D. Meiosis
88. If the reproductive organs of two individ-
uals cannot come into contact with each 93. Darwin collected the preserved remains of
other, the barrier is considered to be: ancient organisms called
A. Gametic Isolation A. DNA
B. Temporal Isolation B. Vestigial Structures
C. Mechanical Isolation C. Fossils
D. Reduced hybrid Viability D. Homologous structures

4.8 Speciation 860
94. When hybrid offspring between newly C. internal force

formed species are less fit than members D. leaving
of either parent species, the two species
will likely 99. Formation of a new species
A. fuse back to a single species A. Genetic Drift
B. become increasingly dissimilar B. Speciation
C. remain stable C. Migration
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D. none of above D. Genetic Equilibrium
95. How do we know that 99% of all species 100. Which is the BEST definition of a
are extinct, what evidence is being consid- species?
ered?
A. Organisms that are so genetically sim-
A. fossil record reveals organism that ilar they can reproduce
once lived
B. Organisms that are so genetically dif-
B. we have witnessed 99% of organism ferent they can produce offspring
extinction this generation
C. Organisms that are so genetically sim-
C. Ancient accounts of now extinct organ- ilar they all look the same
isms (written/drawn)
D. Organisms that are so genetically sim-
D. An estimate of the past based on to- ilar they can reproduce and make fertile
day’s speciation rates offspring
96. Classified as two organisms who can suc- 101. When two or more populations no longer
cessfully breed and create viable offspring successfully reproduce it is called
that can also reproduce
A. species
A. Biological Species
B. adaptation
B. Morphological Species
C. speciation
C. Subspecies
D. a shame
D. none of above
102. Reproductive isolation results in
97. Different finch populations lived on sepa-
A. reduction of gene flow
rate islands with different environments.
They evolved to best adapt to those partic- B. adaptation
ular environments and can no longer mate. C. natural selection
What type of speciation is this?
D. mutation
A. Allopatric
B. Sympatric 103. All of these are said to be possible reason
for mass extinction of the past EXCEPT
C. Temporal
A. meteor hits the earth
D. Mechanical
B. humans influence over the environ-
98. Peripatric speciation is caused mainly by ment
A. genetic drift C. massive volcanic erruptions
B. worms D. oxygen loss in the ocean

4.8 Speciation 861
104. Birds like parrots have evolved strong, 109. Only a few types of a particular bird
thick beaks that they use to open and eat species diverge after a small number
tough fruits and nuts. The fruits and nuts colonises a new island. This mechanism is

they are among the strongest and hardest called
to open in the world. This is an example
A. stabilizing selection
of:
A. Convergent Evolution B. directional selection
B. Divergent Evolution C. the founder effect

C. Co-Evolution D. disruptive selection
D. none of above
110. If the half-life of carbon-14 is about
105. A speciation in which new species evolve 6000 years, then a fossil that has one-
from a single ancestral species while inhab- sixteenth the normal proportion of carbon-
iting the SAME geographic region. 14 to carbon-12 should be about how
A. Sympatric speciation many years old?
B. Allopatric speciation A. 3000

C. Complex speciation B. 12000
D. Divergent speciation C. 18000
106. Two species of mountain lions live in a D. 24000
forest on either side of a large river.Which
type of reproductive isolation is being 111. In the early 2000s, White Nose fungus
shown? caused a mass die-off of native American
A. Geographic Isolation bat species. Those bats that survived will
continue the population with their own al-
B. Temporal Isoation lele frequencies. What mechanism of evo-
C. Behavioral Isolation lution is this?
D. none of above A. founder effect
107. When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg B. stabilizing selection
Equilibrium. What is not happening to the C. bottleneck effect
species?
D. gene flow
A. Survival
B. Reproduction 112. Producing 1000 cactus spines requires
C. Death too much energy, but producing <500
leaves the plant open to predation
D. Evolution
108. Which is not an example of a species?
A. Dodo Bird
B. Donkey C. disruptive selection
C. Mule D. artificial selection

D. Zebra E. sexual selection

4.8 Speciation 862
113. Which evolutionary mechanism is neces- C. Organisms that can reproduce and fer-
sary for evolution to occur? tilize offspring.
A. genetic drift D. Organisms that can reproduce and
B. gene flow have fertile offspring.
C. nonrandom mating 118. Speciation is

D. mutation A. when a new species forms by two dif-
ferent species mating together
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114. What is allopatric speciation?
B. when a new species forms due to iso-
A. Occurs when a physical barrier divides lation and branching of a population
one population into two or more popula-
C. when an organisms is born with so
tions
many mutations it is considered a new
B. Occurs when a reproductive barrier di- species
vides one population into two or more pop-
D. when species go extinct
ulations
C. Occurs when species evolve into a new 119. When a physical boundary such as a
species without a physical barrier mountain range, river, or highway sepa-
rates a population, this is an example of
D. Occurs when species into into a new
species at random
A. temporal isolation
115. A population of squirrels that contains a B. geographical isolation
wide variety of phenotypes has a:
A. Large amount of genetic variation
D. convergent isolation
B. High allele frequency
C. Poor chance of surviving habitat 120. The Tasmanian devil is a marsupial that
change resembles the North America wolf, which
is a placental mammal.
D. Decreased chance of frequent gene
flow A. adaptive radiation
B. divergent evolution
116. What is the science of organizing, classi-
C. founder effect
fying and naming living things.
A. taxonomy
B. taxadermy 121. A pre-zygotic barrier is a reproductive
barrier preventing:
C. taxicab
A. members of 2 species from interbreed-
D. toxicology
ing
117. What is the correct definition of a B. members of 2 species from occupying
species? the same habitat
A. Same type of organisms living in an C. members of 2 species from producing
area. a zygote
B. Same type of organisms that can re- D. members of 2 species from producing
produce. a fertile offspring

4.8 Speciation 863
122. What is the greatest advantage of being C. It is too broad

a sexual organism?
D. It is too fancy

A. All offspring are genetically different
and can survive a new virus, bacteria or 127. Two species of plants sprout from
environmental change the ground at different months in the
B. All offspring are genetically identical year.Which type of reproductive isolation
and can survive a new virus, bacteria or is being shown?
environmental change A. Geographic Isolation
C. If one dies they all die B. Temporal Isoation
D. All organisms are identical C. Behavioral Isolation
123. The process of formation of new species D. none of above
(best answer)
128. Which of the following Reproductive Iso-
A. Evolution
lation results in the sperm not finding, at-
B. Microevolution taching to, or fusing with the egg of a mat-
C. Macroevolution ing partner?
D. Speciation A. Mechanical
124. According to the biological species con- B. Behavioral

cept, a species is defined as C. Temporal
A. a population of organisms similar in D. Gametic
size, shape, and color
B. a population of organisms that are 129. What environmental change caused the
able to interbreed change in allele frequencies towards a
larger beak?
C. a group of organisms that live in the
same habitat A. A drought, causing only food to be
large seeds
D. a population of organisms with a com-
mon ancestor B. A flood, randomly killing more small
beaked birds
125. In a population of bears, the frequency of
the recessive allele is 0.44. What is the C. A rainy season, allowing abundance of
frequency of the dominant allele? all foods
A. 0.1936 D. A rise in insect pop. which are eaten
by small beak birds
B. 0.44
C. 0.56 130. Process where new species diverge in the
D. 0.22 same geographical area due to different
selection pressures
126. An early classification system had two A. Evolution
groups:Plants and Animals. What is
wrong with that system? B. Sympatric speciation
A. It is too specific C. Polyploidy
B. It is too narrow minded D. Allopatric speciation

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131. What taxa are in a scientific name? 136. Octopus and squid live in seas throughout
A. Genus and Kingdom the world. Both have mouths with beaks
with which they use to cut and eat their
B. Species and Family prey. These beaks are much like a parrot’s,
C. Species and Class which are birds that live among the trees
D. Genus and Species of tropical forests. This is an example of:
132. refers to the idea that evolution
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progresses via slow, steady and gradual B. Divergent Evolution
change. C. Co-Evolution
A. Gradualism
D. none of above
B. Speciation
C. Evolution 137. When two organisms meet in the hybrid
zone and the hybrid species is more favor-
D. Equilibrium
able than the parent species, which of the
133. A male bird begins to do a new dance. following happens to the barriers?
Normally he would not get to mate, but A. Reinforcement
some females like the dance. They become
isolated into a separate group from the B. Fusion
rest of their species. This is an example C. Stabilization
of
D. Mutations
B. temporal isolation 138. When species with a common ancestor
C. geographic isolation are becoming more different, such as how
all the different breeds of dogs arose
D. all of the above from a common wolf-like ancestor, this is
134. Stephen Jay Gould helped develop the known as
model of evolution. A. coevolution
A. gradualism B. convergent evolution
B. punctuated equilibrium C. divergent evolution (adaptive radia-
C. microevolution tion)
D. macroevolution D. none of above
135. A migratory bird unknowingly accumu-
139. If the number of births is greater than the
lates a few seeds of the hwagha plant in
number of deaths in a population, what
her feathers and drops them in an area
will happen to the growth of the popula-
where those plants did not live before.
tion?
A. It will increase.
A. Founder Effect
B. Predation B. It will decrease.
C. Bottleneck Effect C. It will stay the same.
D. Migration D. It will fluctuate.

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140. What is thought to be the correct se- C. Co-Evolution

quence of these events, from earliest to D. none of above
most recent, in the evolution of life on

Earth? 1. origin of mitochondria 2. ori- 145. The bottleneck effect is caused by
gin of multicellular eukaryotes 3. origin of A. Disasters
chloroplasts 4. origin of cyanobacteria 5.
B. Disease
origin of fungi and animals
C. Migration
A. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
D. Colonization
B. 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
C. 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 146. Which of the following cannot introduce
new alleles into a population’s gene pool?
D. none of above
A. Mutataion
141. What process occurs during meiosis that
can result in chromosomal disorders?
C. Gene Flow
A. crossing over
D. All of the above introduce new alleles
B. non-disjunction into the population
C. anaphase I
147. Which of the following is the best defini-
D. prophase II tion of species?
142. In the example of post-mating isolation, A. A group of organisms that lives in the
what was stopping the snail from being same habitat
able to mate. B. A group o organisms that exploit the
A. It could not find another individual to same ecological niche
mate with C. A group of organisms that can inter-
B. The swirl of its shell went the wrong breed to produce viable offspring under
way natural conditions
C. The snail was too slow D. A group of organisms that have the
D. Snails are asexual same appearance
148. What do you call a period of rapid
143. Which of the following is likely to occur
growth?
in the hybrid zone when the hybrid species
is as favorable as the parent species? A. exponential growth
A. Reinforcement B. logistic growth
B. Fusion C. emigration
C. Stabilization D. predator-prey cycle
D. Hybridization 149. Which of the following means “genetic
changes in a species over time”
144. Humans and most bird species have
adapted the ability to see their worlds in A. natural selection
color. This is an example of: B. speciation
A. Convergent Evolution C. evolution
B. Divergent Evolution D. fitness

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150. The idea that species diverge in bursts C. Stabilizing Selection

of relatively rapid change and then remain
D. Directional Selection
stable for relatively long periods is known
as
156. When a male donkey mates with a fe-
A. punctuated equilibrium male horse, they produce an infertile mule,
B. gradual equilibrium this is an example of
C. punctuated evolution A. prezygotic isolation
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D. punctuated speciation B. postzygotic isolation
151. Compared to a polygenic trait, a single- C. geographic isolation
gene trait tends to have
D. temporal isolation
A. fewer phenotypes
B. more phenotypes 157. When the Grand Canyon in Arizona
C. the same number of phenotypes formed, two populations of one squir-
rel species were separated by the giant
D. phenotypes that form a bell shaped canyon. This is an example of speci-
curve ation.
152. A cross between two different species A. Allopatric
A. Hybrid
B. Sympatric
B. Prezygotic barrier
C. Simple
C. Postzygotic barrier
D. Divergent
153. The process by which an isolated popula- 158. The formation of a new species is called
tion forms a new species is called A. Natural selection
A. adaptation
B. Struggle for existence
B. extinction
C. Speciation
C. speciation
D. natural selection D. Darwinism
154. Two organisms that are closely related 159. Light-colored oysters would blend into
would have the rocks in the shallows, and the darkest
A. very similar DNA sequences. would blend better into the shadows. The
ones in the intermediate range make them
B. exactly the same DNA sequences. easier prey.
C. no proteins in common.
D. completely different DNA sequences.
155. A type of selection which eliminates ONE
extreme phenotype. C. disruptive selection
A. Disruptive Selection D. artificial selection

B. Sexual Selection E. sexual selection

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160. Two species of frogs call from the water 165. Which of the following reproductive bar-
at the pond’s edge for a female.Which type riers is essential for external fertiliza-
of reproductive isolation is being shown? tion?

A. Geographic Isolation A. behavioral isolation
B. Temporal Isoation B. gametic isolation
C. Behavioral Isolation C. habitat isolation
D. none of above
161. Big babies die in child birth, tiny babies
do not survive after child birth exam- 166. What is reproductive isolation?
ple of A. When two populations can no longer
A. Directional Selection produce offspring
B. Stabilizing Selection B. When two populations can no longer
produce viable offspring
C. Destabilizing Selection
D. none of above C. When two populations can produce vi-
able, fertile offspring
162. One species of flower blooms in the D. When the two populations can no
spring, the other in the fall. They can not longer produce viable, fertile offspring
interbreed bc..
A. Behavioral isolation 167. When individuals choose traits possessed
B. Temporal isolation by the opposite sex it is called
C. Mechanical isolation A. Mutation

D. Hybrid sterility B. Gene Flow
C. Genetic Drift
163. The kit fox lives in the desert and has
large ears with greater surface area that D. Sexual Selection
keep the fox from getting overheated. The
red fox lives in the forest and has a red 168. Which of the following is the best exam-
coat that keeps it camouflaged. This is an ple for reduced hybrid fertility?
example of: A. mating seasons don’t align
B. first generation hybrids are fertile
C. hybrid is sterile
C. Co-Evolution
D. sperm cannot fertilize eggs
D. none of above
169. The separation of populations by barriers
164. The biological species definition involves
such as rivers or mountains is called
the
A. interbreeding capacity A. temporal isolation
B. morphological similarities B. geographic isolation

C. habitat similarities C. behavioral isolation
D. physiological similarities D. genetic equilibrium

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170. Two species of songbirds call from a tree 175. Two species of frogs belonging to the
for a potential mate. Which type of repro- same genus occasionally mate, but the off-
ductive isolation is being shown? spring fail to develop and hatch. What is
A. Geographic Isolation the mechanism for keeping the two frog
species separate?
A. the postzygotic barrier called hybrid in-
C. Behavioral Isolation viability
D. none of above B. the postzygotic barrier called hybrid
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171. Darwin’s finches are a good example of breakdown
because from one common ancestor, C. the prezygotic barrier called hybrid
13 different species arose to meet the dif- sterility
ferent niches of the Galapagos Islands.
D. gametic isolation
A. convervgent evolution
B. coevolution 176. In South America lives an alligator-like
animal called a caiman. These animals
C. adaptive radiation have lifestyles and niches very similar to
D. gradualism the American alligator, but have been re-
productively isolated from them for mil-
172. Dogs are unable to mate with cats be- lions of years. This is an example of:
cause their sperm/egg cells are not com-
patible. This is a barrier called : A. Convergent Evolution
A. pre-zygotic; temporal Isolation B. Divergent Evolution
B. pre-zygotic; gametic Isolation C. Co-Evolution

C. post-zygotic; behavioral Isolation D. none of above
D. pre-zygotic; habitat Isolation 177. All members of a species in a certain lo-
cation that are able to mate
173. Which of the following must occur after a
period of geographic isolation in order for A. Gene Pool
the two sibling species to remain geneti- B. Allele Frequency
cally distinct following their geographic re-
union in the same home range? C. Bell Curve
A. Prezygotic barriers D. Population
B. Postzygotic barriers 178. Some female peacocks prefer males with
C. Ecological isolation large, colorful tales while other female
peacocks prefer males with no tail at all.
D. Reproductive isolation
Females are beginning to only mate with
174. Structures that have the same function the type of males with the tail they pre-
but different structures are fer. What type of isolation is this?
A. homologous structures A. Behavioral isolation
B. analogous structures B. Geographic isolation
C. vestigial structures C. Temporal isolation
D. embryology D. none of above

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179. Which animal is not found on the Galapa- D. Speciation occurs very rapidly
gos Island?
184. A population becomes separated into two

A. tortoises
populations by a huge desert (due to de-
B. finches sertification). The two populations begin
C. iguanas to change and become different over time
D. horses until they become so different they are con-
sidered different species. This is an exam-
180. Structures that are similar to function. ple of
A. Homologous A. reproductive isolation
B. Analogous B. hybridization
C. Vestigial
D. DNA
D. geographic isolation
181. Which of the following is required for a
population to diverge into two separate 185. Increase in the number of predators, in-
species? creased competition from a rival species, a
A. The two populations must have flood causing a reduction in shelter space
evolved different physical appearances. can all be characterized as:
B. The two populations must have mu- A. Adaptations
tated at least 10 times. B. selective Pressures
C. The two populations must have be-
C. changes in allele frequencies
come reproductively isolated.
D. The two populations must have D. natural selection
evolved analogous structures.
186. A type of isolation in which two popula-
182. The allele frequency of p=.20 What is tions with complex courtship displays or
the percentage of Heterozygous Dominant rituals become different enough that they
genotype? no longer respond to the other’s actions.
A. .80 A. Geographic isolation
B. .04 B. Behavioral isolation
C. .32
D. .64
D. none of above
183. Earth has undergone some catastrophic
changes from time to time. Which of these 187. When undergoing allopolyploidy, the hy-
most likely explains why life on Earth con- brid is sterile How do you make it fer-
tinued following these catastrophes. tile?
A. A wide diversity of species existed A. Crossing over
B. Dominant species had a slow mutation B. Doubling the chromosome number
rate
C. Undergo meiosis
C. Many species were the biggest and the
strongest D. Autopolyploidy

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188. All of the following examples describes A. Isolation

prezygotic isolating mechanisms except B. Adaptation
A. elaborate and unique courtship display C. Differentiation
to identify mates
D. All of the possible multiple choice an-
B. reproductive organs that are physi- swers
cally incompatible
193. Which best describes punctuated equilib-
C. hybrids that are viable but sterile rium?
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D. different breeding times A. Speciation occurs due to natural selec-
tion
189. Gene flow occurs
B. Speciation occurs due to isolation
A. when natural forces act on existing
variation C. Speciation occurs slowly in geologic
time, followed by long periods with very
B. when two populations mix, but do fast evolutionary change.
not mate
D. Speciation occurs suddenly and rapidly
C. when new individuals are added to in geologic time, followed by long periods
a population with little evolutionary change.
D. when a population is split
194. The females of two species of fruit fly,
190. Lions and tigers do not overlap in nature. Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila
When they are held in captivity together, simulans release slightly different mating
they can breed and create sterile ligers and hormones called pheromones, which are
sterile tigons. What type of speciation is used to attract male mates.
this? A. Geographic isolation
A. Reduced hybrid viability B. Behavioral isolation
B. Hybrid breakdown C. Temporal isolation
C. Reduced hybrid fertility D. none of above
D. This species will stay the same for- 195. If an environment changes, populations
ever! with have a better chance of survival.
191. Gentoo penguins will present a mate A. No genetic variations

with a pebble that they find to attract a B. Genetic variations
mate. Emperor penguins have a specific C. A small number
call and movement that they make to at-
D. A large number
tract a mate. Which type of reproductive
isolation do these penguins demonstrate? 196. The pollen (sperm) of a flowering plant
A. temporal isolation cannot fertilize the egg cell of a nearby
flowering plant of its kind. What type of
B. behavioral isolation reproductive barrier is this?
C. geographical isolation A. behavioral isolation
D. anatomical isolation B. temporal isolation
192. Which of the following must happen for C. gametic isolation
a new species to evolve? D. geographic isolation

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197. Which of the following is not required for C. Stabilizing selection

speciation to occur under normal circum- D. Directional selection
stances (not polyploidy)?

203. Ants are the correct size and weight
A. Predation
needed to open the flowers for the peony
B. Mutation plant. The peony plant provides food for
C. Natural selection the ant and the ant fertilizes the peony’s
flowers. This is an example of:
D. Reproductive Isolation
198. Which of these are evidence of change? B. Divergent Evolution
A. Fossils C. Co-Evolution
B. Anatomy (bone structure) D. none of above
C. DNA (biochemistry)
204. What type of speciation involves geo-
D. All of the above graphic isolation?
199. A change in an allele’s frequency in a pop- A. Allopatric
ulation B. Sympatric
A. microevolution C. Both
B. allele population D. none of above
C. mutation 205. geographical isolation can cause
D. natural selection A. increased mating
200. A population is best described as B. extinction
A. When a new species is made from an C. speciation
existing species D. decreased competition
B. A group of individuals in the same 206. The American toad (Anaxyrus ameri-
species canus) and Fowler’s toad (Bufo fowleri)
C. Mating live in the same area. However, The Amer-
ican toad mates in early summer while
D. Ability of an organism to have children
Fowler’s mates in late summer.
201. All of the following should be used to con- A. Geographic isolation
struct evolutionary trees EXCEPT
B. Behavioral isolation
A. DNA sequencing comparison C. Temporal isolation
B. morphological similarities and differ- D. none of above
ences
207. Genetic variations in natural populations
C. physical relationsips
develop due to
D. fossil records
A. changes in the environment
202. Babies birth weight is an example of B. indivudual activities
A. Disruptive selection C. changes in diet
B. Adaptive radiation D. stable environmental conditions

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208. A population’s recessive allele frequency A. Convergent Evolution

25%. What is the percentage of the Ho- B. Divergent Evolution
mozygous Dominant genotype?
C. Co-Evolution
A. .5625
D. none of above
B. .3750
C. .0625 213. A mechanism of evolution that can lead
to speciation.
D. .25
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E. .5
B. Mitosis
209. Genetic drift is the random change in C. Fitness
A. paired mating D. Asexual reproduction
B. mirgration
214. The emergence of a mountain range is an
C. stabilizing selection
event that would lead to speciation
D. allele frequency
A. Allopatric
210. When a species environment favors one B. Sympatric
dominant type of characteristic to the
C. Temporal
point that the other variations of the trait
start to disappear is called D. Behavioral
A. disruptive selection 215. All of these are pre-zygotic barriers EX-
B. directional selection CEPT
C. stabilizing selection A. Behavioural
D. unstabilizing selection B. Temporal
C. Mechanical
211. Which of these describes a species that
has become extinct? D. Hybrid Sterility
A. fewer members of the species are dy- 216. Small populationsare likely to be near
ing than being born Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium than large-
B. more members of the species are dy- populations, because genetic drift is
ing than being born important in small populations.
C. very few members of a species are A. more;more
alive B. more;less
D. all members of a species have died C. less;more
212. Due to the formation of a river, a pop- D. less;less
ulation of chipmunks becomes separated.
217. One variation/version of a gene
The river prevents gene flow, and as time
passes, the two groups of chipmunks be- A. Allele
come less similar. Eventually, they are no B. Analogous
longer able to breed with one another, and
each group becomes a new species. This is C. Homologous
an example of: D. Mutation

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218. The most precise information to use when 223. Addition or deletion of single chromo-
making phylogenetic trees is some refers to

A. morphology A. Aneuploidy
B. molecular B. Euploidy
C. fossil C. Autopolyploidy
D. synapomorphies D. Allopolyploidy
219. In Sympatric speciation 224. Female water frogs tend to be attracted

to the males with the loudest and most dis-
A. Geographical barrier separates popu- tinctive mating call (an acoustical display).
lations
B. genetic variance rules
C. different species live
D. species are in the same area
D. artificial selection
220. variations in a population are maintained E. sexual selection
by
225. Prezygotic isolating mechanisms occur:
A. mutations
A. before the zygote
B. genetic recombination
B. after the zygote
C. gene flow
C. at the same time as the zygote
D. all of the above
D. none of these
221. Which is a mechanism for change in allele 226. What is an example of a population?
frequency?
A. students at Elkhorn South High school
A. gene flow
B. students in Omaha and Lincoln
B. genetic drift
C. chickens and cows on a farm
D. chickens in Oklahoma and Texas
D. all answers are correct
227. What is binomial nomenclature?
222. Which piece of evidence BEST supports A. A two name naming system
the endosymbiotic theory of organelle evo-
lution? B. A two headed turtle
A. Mitochondria and chloroplast are the C. A two grouped system to classify
same size as present day extant bacteria. D. A two lensed microscope
B. They divide by a process that is similar 228. Stratigraphy is
to meiosis.
A. the study of stars
C. Mitochondria and chloroplast both con-
tain DNA and can make their own pro- B. the study of the ocean floor
teins. C. the study of the earths layers
D. none of above D. the study of fossils

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229. This term means “change over time”? A. directional selection

A. Evolution B. stabilizing selection
B. Extinction C. disruptive selection
C. Global Warming D. artificial selection
D. Selective Breeding E. sexual selection
230. What do we call a group of individuals 235. The process by which different kinds of
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that can reproduce successfully in nature? living organisms are thought to have de-
A. species veloped and diversified from earlier forms
B. adaptation during the history of the earth.
C. speciation A. Evolution
D. none of above B. Natural Selection
C. Artificial Selection
231. Sexual dimorphism is often a result of
D. Directional Selection
A. Females selecting traits she desires in
a male 236. Think about how primates and humans
B. Males being more likely to survive than evolved. Identify the pattern of evolu-
females tion as either divergent, convergent, or co-
C. Males and females competing for lim- evolution.
ited resources A. Divergent evolution
D. Artificial selection by humans B. Convergent evolution
232. Which is necessary for speciation to oc- C. co-evolution
cur? D. none of above
A. adaptation
237. Which of these could cause a mass extinc-
B. mass extinction tion?
C. isolation
A. a year-long drought
D. acquired traits
B. a week long blizzard
233. when the organism develops different C. eutrophication of a pond (so many
courtship rituals which do not attract main nutrients enter the pond that the plant
population this is a part of speciation. growth takes over)
A. Allopatric D. a major change in global climate
B. Sympatric
238. How many organisms on this picture are
C. Simple extinct?
D. Temporal
A. 0
234. Bacteria that are too large cannot obtain B. 2
nutrients efficiently and bacteria that are
C. all of them
too small cannot compete for those nutri-
ents successfully D. 5

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239. Which phrase best defines evolution by B. climate change

natural selection? C. sea levels rising

A. an adaptation of a species to its envi- D. asteroids
ronment
B. a sudden replacement of one popula- 244. Polyploidy can occur as a result of
tion by another A. hybridization of two different species
C. changes in a species as it becomes B. multiple sperm fertilizing an egg
more perfect C. natural selection
D. a process of change in species over D. adaptive radiation
time
245. When a species is separated by water,
240. During punctuated equilibrium, species what type of speciation can occur?
form as they rapidly adapt to open niches,
a process known as A. Geographic Isolation
B. Reproductive Isolation
A. Adaptive evolution
C. Genetic Drift
B. Adaptive radiation
D. Coevolution
C. Adaptive gradualism
D. none of above 246. Two species of squirrels get stranded on
either side of a grand canyon.Which type
241. The mechanism of Evolution (environ- of reproductive isolation is being shown?
ment will determine who does/does not
A. Geographic Isolation
survive based on their phenotypes)
A. Stabilizing Selection
C. Behavioral Isolation
B. Directional Selection
D. none of above
C. Disruptive Selection
D. Natural Selection 247. Human babies don’t do well if they are
born too small. If they are too big com-
242. A population of oak trees is severely re- plications can occur during birth. Baby
duced by a fungal disease. Some trees size should then be selected for by which
are resistant to the disease and survive. method?
The surviving trees produce acorns with
A. stabilizing
the more advantageous trait. The survival
and reproduction of these oak trees is an B. directional
example of which mechanism of change? C. disruptive
A. transcription D. Beyonce is having twins
B. replication 248. Which of the following is an example of
C. artificial selection a vestigial structure?
D. natural selection A. the wings of red-tailed hawks
243. Which of the following can cause mass B. the hind limbs of a house cat
extinctions? Choose all that apply. C. the fins of a shark
A. Volcanoes and earthquakes D. the wings of an ostrich

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249. (Taxonomy) How many scientific names Population3) No migration4) No muta-

does an organism have? tions5) No Natural Selection
A. 1 A. Genetic Equilibrium
B. 2 B. Stabilizing Selection
C. 3 C. Sexual Selection
D. many D. Disruptive Selection
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250. Which is a mechanism that causes a 255. Stable allele frequencies in a population
change in allele frequency? that is not evolving is called
A. gene flow A. mutation
B. genetic drift B. genetic equilibrium
C. natural selection C. genetic drift
D. all answers are correct D. natural selection
251. Which is an example of temporal isola- 256. Changes in the Mississippi River caused
tion? by earthquakes are thought to have
caused speciation by
A. flowers that bloom in different months
A. divergence
B. birds that have different mating calls
B. allopatry
C. fruit flies that mate in different loca-
tions C. gene flow
D. squirrels that have different fur colors D. sympatry
252. Small variations that may NOT be seen in 257. A population of chimpanzees was sepa-
the fossil record include rated when the forest that they lived in
had a section cut down and a town was
A. a heightened sense of smell in wolves
built. After a long period of time, the chim-
B. larger ears in elephants panzees came back into contact but were
C. strips on large cats incapable of breeding. Which of the fol-
lowing best describes the process that oc-
D. thick down coats in the penguin curred?
253. Which of the following describes the func- A. adaptation
tion of the vibrant coloration found in the B. speciation
peacock feathers?
C. convergent selection
D. stabilizing selection
B. cryptic coloration
C. intersexual selection 258. What type of selection happened in the
finch population?
D. intrasexual selection
254. means the gene pool remains the B. Stabilizing Selection
same, it does not shift in allele frequencies
IF the population shows all five specific C. Diversifying Selection
requirements:1) Random mating2) Large D. none of above

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259. Which of the following kinds of Reproduc- 263. Microevolution of a population is charac-
tive Isolation is the most likely reason for terized by
ducks not being able to breed with other

A. stable allele frequencies.
birds?
B. changing allele frequencies.
A. Gametic
C. stable phenotype frequencies.
B. Mechanical
D. changing phenotype frequencies.
C. Behavioral
264. Which kind of Reproductive Isolation hap-
D. Temporal pens because offspring die very early in
their life?
260. In a fox population, the allele frequency
of a gene pool for red fur changes from A. Reduced hybrid fertility
20% to 30%. What can you say about B. Hybrid breakdown
the population of foxes?
C. Reduced hybrid viability
A. population is expanding
D. none of above
B. population is evolving
265. Form of reproductive isolation in which
C. population is decreasing two populations develop differences in
D. population is in genetic equilibrium courtship rituals or other mating behaviors
that prevent them from breeding. Ex. dif-
261. Which of the following defines a gene ferent songs or different colors
pool? A. Behavioral isolation
A. The sum of alleles in an individual of a B. Directional selection
given species
C. Disruptive selection
B. An organism’s complete set of DNA, in-
D. Gene pool
cluding all of its genes.
C. The degree of variation in alleles 266. All of the following can allow a popula-
present in an interbreeding population tion to evolve EXCEPT
D. The total collection of different alleles A. small population size
in an interbreeding population B. natural selection
C. mutation
262. What is sympatric speciation?
D. no sexual selection
A. Occurs when a physical barrier divides
one population into two or more popula- 267. Different mating behaviors
tions
A. temporal
B. Occurs when a reproductive barrier di-
B. behavioral
vides one population into two or more pop-
ulations C. geographic
C. Occurs when species evolve into a new D. other
species without a physical barrier
268. Reproductive isolation leads to specia-
D. Occurs when species into into a new tion. Types of reproductive isolation may
species at random include:(select ALL that apply)

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A. incompatible genitalia 273. Which form of evolution can occur

quickly?
B. different mating dances, songs, or
other rituals A. gradualism
C. hybrid sterility B. punctuated equilibrium
D. physical barriers like mountains or C. allopatric speciation
rivers D. sympatric speciation
E. mating at different times of the day or
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274. The flashing pattern of the firefly
year
(Lampyridae) is used to attract the oppo-
269. Dog breeds are an example of.. site sex. Female fireflies only flash back
and attract male fireflies who first sig-
A. Artificial selection nal them with a species-specific pattern of
B. Natural selection light.
C. Sexual selection A. Geographic isolation
D. Allopatric speciation B. Behavioral isolation
270. What can lead to reproductive isolation
after just one generation? D. none of above
A. Polyploidy 275. Temporal isolation is different from be-

B. Increased mutation rate haviorial isolation because, temporal iso-
lation means
C. Marginal change in allele frequencies
A. Organisms are not reproducing at the
D. Independent assortment of chromo- same time
somes
B. Organisms are physically separated
271. What type of speciation involves repro- C. Organisms are not attracted to the
ductive isolation? mates attraction signals
A. Allopatric D. none of above
B. Sympatric 276. According to the Genetic Drift M & M lab,
C. Both Genetic drift (bottleneck or founder) tends
to genetic variation (diversity)
D. none of above
A. increase
272. Which is most likely to cause speciation?
B. decrease
Choose all that apply.
C. exaggerate
A. A new path formed to join populations
D. stabilize
B. An interstate separates a population
of animals. 277. Can species affected by peripatric speci-
C. Members within a population state to ation mate with others outside their geo-
mate at different times. graphic location?
D. Members within a population state to A. Yes, but they can’t reach them
favor a different food source. B. No, they are physically unable to

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C. Yes, but they usually choose not to C. Population

D. No, they cannot be reached D. Reproductive Quality

278. development of new species when 283. Bunny pop:group in snowy mts adapt to
a population is reproductively isolation in have white fur, ones lower on mt have
some form. brown fur. Ex of..
A. Competitive A. Directional Selection
B. Speciation B. Stabilizing Selection
C. Isolation C. Destabilizing Selection
D. mutation D. none of above
279. Process that results in multiple sets of 284. What barrier inhibits the formation of a
chromosomes. Sudden evolution. mule (offspring of horse and donkey that
is sterile)?
A. Divergent evolution
A. reduced hybrid fertility
B. Convergent evolution
B. reduced hybrid viability
C. Polyploidy
C. hybrid breakdown
D. Meiosis
D. gametic isolation
280. Fossil records show that black bears in-
creased in size during the Ice Age and de- 285. Ground finches born following a severe
creased in size with warmer temperatures. drought tend to have larger beaks (on av-
What type of selection do these changes in erage) than the previous generation.
size represent? A. directional selection
A. Allopatric B. stabilizing selection
B. Directional C. disruptive selection
C. Disruptive D. artificial selection
D. Stabilizing E. sexual selection
281. Why is genetic variation so important? 286. Labradoodles and cockapoos are differ-
ent varieties of domestic dogs that can be
A. It makes sure that populations will not
purchased from dog breeders.
go extinct
B. It makes sure that natural selection
can occur B. stabilizing selection
C. It causes evolution C. disruptive selection
D. All of these are correct D. artificial selection
E. sexual selection
282. What is a group of organisms of the same
species that live in a specific geographical 287. Which of the following are examples of
area and interbreed? a density independent factors?
A. Habitats A. forest fire
B. Organisms B. seasonal cycles

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C. storms 292. On average, human newborns weigh 7.2

pounds.
D. disease
288. A post-zygotic barrier is a reproduc- B. stabilizing selection
tive barrier that prevents members of 2
species: C. disruptive selection
A. from producing an offspring
E. sexual selection
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B. from producing a hybrid
293. What type of evolution is the follow-
C. from producing a fertile hybrid
ing:Horse evolution shows long stable pe-
D. from producing a fertile hybrid that riods of little evolution interrupted by
can produce a living, fertile offspring brief periods of rapid change.
A. Divergent Evolution
289. The biological species concept states that
B. Convergent Evolution
A. organisms are part of the same
species if they breed C. Co-Evolution
B. organisms are part of the same D. Puntuated Equilibrium

species if they look the same 294. Fruit flies are beginning to live & mate
C. organisms are part of the same on different types of fruit on the floor of
species if they can produce fertile off- the Amazon. Bigger fruit flies prefer rot-
spring ting mangos, while smaller fruit flies pre-
fer rotting bananas. What type of repro-
D. organisms are part of the same ductive barrier is this?
species if they look the same and act the
same A. habitat isolation
B. temporal isolation
290. The most common trait of a population C. gametic isolation
becomes less common, while the extremes
become more common. D. mechanical isolation
A. Disruptive Selection 295. When using the morphological species

concept, you must be careful of species
B. Sexual Selection
looking the same because of
C. Stabilizing Selection A. Sexual selection
D. Directional Selection B. Macroevolution
291. Which of the following describes the bar- C. Convergent Evolution

rier that inhibits fostering of a bird by an- D. Adaptation
other species from being able to mate with
296. Which of these cause a variety in a
its own species?
species?
A. behavioral isolation A. limiting factors
B. ecological isolation B. variety of food sources
C. habitat isolation C. asexual reproduction
D. mechanical isolation D. sexual reproduction

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297. An example of temporal isolation is E. sexual selection

A. Cactus that flowers at night vs. cactus 302. Which of the following depends on re-

that flowers in the morning. productive structures being compatible be-
B. Birds of paradise specific dances tween partners in breeding?
C. Eastern meadowlark and Western A. Mechanical
meadowlark have different mating songs. B. Gametic
D. Darwin’s finches C. Behavioral
298. Which of the following is NOT an exam- D. Temporal
ple of Reproductive Isolation? 303. After extinction, surviving organisms
A. Geographic Isolation quickly adapt to fill the newly open niches.
B. Behavioral Isolation This is
C. Genetic Isolation A. Adaptive Radiation

B. Sympatric Speciation
D. Behavioral Isolation
299. Ducks and beavers both have webbed-
D. Genetic Drift
feet.
A. allopatric speciation 304. How do the concepts of gradualism and
punctuated equilibrium differ?
A. The timing of evolution
C. convergent evolution
B. The mechanism causing evolution
D. coevolution
C. The sequence of evolutionary events
E. sympatric speciation
D. The reality of evolution
300. There are two main ways that speciation
305. What type of evolution is the follow-
happens naturally. Both processes cre-
ing:Ants are the correct size and weight
ate new species by reproductively isolat-
needed to open the flowers of the peony
ing populations of the same species from
plant. The peony plant provides food for
each other. What are these two types of
the ant and the ant fertilizes the peony’s
isolation?
flowers.
A. geographical and behavioral A. Divergent Evolution
B. geographical and complex B. Convergent Evolution
C. behavioral and complex C. Co-Evolution
D. locational and geographical D. Punctuated Equilibrium
301. Fish that produce 40, 000+ eggs have 306. Which is an inherited trait that increases
greater fitness than fish that produce less an organism’s chance of surviving and re-
than this number producing in its environment?
A. directional selection A. adaptation
B. stabilizing selection B. camouflage
C. disruptive selection C. natural selection
D. artificial selection D. variation

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307. Which one is another type of speciation? B. temporal isolation

A. Allopatric C. ecological isolation
B. Sympatric D. habitat isolation
C. Parapetric
313. Which of the following best describes the
D. All Of The Above
tiny legs whales have?
308. An example of a single-gene trait is A. structures that grow and improve in
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A. widow’s peak inhumans function as they are used
B. weight of human infants in birth B. structures that function at certain
C. height in humans times of the year
D. beak size in the Galapagos finches C. structures that will become adapta-
tions when the environment changes
309. The process involving the diversification
of one ancestral species into many descen- D. structures that have lost all or most of
dent species is referred to as their function over time
A. convergent evolution 314. A large number of dolphins is killed off
B. coevolution due to a major hurricane event in the state
C. adaptive radiation of Florida, what type of effect may occur
within this population?
A. founder effect
310. The theory that evolution occurs slowly
but steadily B. speciation effect
A. Natural Selection C. genetic equilibrium

B. Punctuated Equilibrium D. bottleneck effect
C. Species
315. What type of structures are no longer
D. Gradualism used but can still be found in an organism
311. Which is true about Allopatric and/or A. homologous
Sympatric Speciation?
B. analogous
A. In allopatric sp., members of the pop
live in the same land C. vestigial
B. In sympatric sp., members of the pop D. none of above

live in the same land
316. Pattern of natural selection that results
C. Speciation takes longer in allopatric
in the extremes being suppressed and the
situations
intermediate being favored.
D. There are very few examples of sym-
patric speciation
312. Speciation that caused by breeding occur-
ring at different time of the day is called C. stabilizing selection
A. behavioral isolation D. balancing selection

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317. What term refers to body parts that per- C. the number of offspring is not related
form a similar function but differ in struc- to fitness
ture?

D. acquired characteristics are the cause
A. analogous structures of evolution
B. homologous structures 322. Reproductive isolating mechanism that
C. pharyngeal pouches acts to prevent fertilization of egg by
D. vestigial pelvis sperm.
A. Prezygotic
318. There are species of lizards that bur-
row underground. Gophers and moles are B. Postzygotic
mammals that also burrow underground. C. Premating
A. allopatric speciation D. Postmating
323. (Domain) Which domain(s) include only
C. convergent evolution prokaryotic cells? (without nucleus)
D. coevolution A. Eukarya & Bacteria
E. sympatric speciation B. Archaeabacteria
319. The process of a new species arising C. Bacteria & Archeabacteria
within the geographic range of the parent D. Bacteria
population is called
A. ecological speciation 324. The large-scale events of speciation are
called
B. allopatric speciation
A. macroevolution
B. simplification
D. sympatric speciation
C. adaptation
320. In the finch pop. the Grants studied, is it D. microevolution
always an advantage to have a big beak?
A. Yes-can eat all types of food 325. In a population of bears, the frequency of
q is 0.44. What is the frequency of p?
B. Yes-they are fancied by the female
finches A. 0.1936
C. No-they require more energy to make B. 0.44
and fly around C. 0.56
D. No-they are due to mutation, all muta- D. 0.22
tions are detrimental
326. Barriers to reproduction that occur before
321. Which statement is in agreement with mating/fertilization are called
Darwin’s theory of evolution?
A. prezygotic barriers
A. more offspring are produced than can
possibly survive B. postzygotic barriers
B. the organisms that are the fittest are C. mating incompatibility

always largest and strongest D. hybridization barriers

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327. If, like the horse, all of the transitional C. Strips on large cats.
forms for a species are found in the fos- D. Thick down coats in penguin.
sil record, which model of evolution most
likely occurred in that species? 332. How do scientists organize living
A. punctuated equilibrium things?
B. gradualism A. by looks
C. adaptive radiation B. by shared characteristics
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D. convergent evolution C. by size
D. by differences
328. Which of the following is a term for a
group of similar organisms that can repro- 333. If two species form a hybrid that is not
duce and produce fertile offspring? viable it is what kind of reproductive bar-
A. individual rier?
B. population A. Prezygotic
C. species B. Postzygotic
D. fossil C. Allopatric
D. Sympatric
329. The theory of Punctuated Equilibrium
helps to answer 334. Albert’s squirrel and the Kaibab squirrel
A. why there are so many species in the are distinct subspecies that live on oppo-
world today site sides of the Grand Canyon. They were
once one species, but now differ signifi-
B. why there are so few transitional fos- cantly, including fur coloring.
sils
A. Geographic isolation
C. why it takes so long for speciation to
happen B. Behavioral isolation
D. why speciation can happen in only C. Temporal isolation

some organisms D. none of above
330. Which scientist proposed the follow- 335. A change in the base sequence of
ing theories:Tendency toward Perfec- DNA.(This can cause genetic variation in a
tion(Giraffe necks) Use and Disuse (bird’s population.)
using forearms) Inheritance of Acquired A. Emigation
Traits
B. Immigration
A. Lamarck
C. Mutation
B. Darwin
D. Adaptation
C. Wallace
D. Grant 336. If two different organisms can mate and
produce a hybrid offspring, what would
331. Small variations that may not be seen in make them different species?
the fossil record include A. if they hybrid is sterile
A. A heightened sense of smell in wolves. B. if the hybrid doesn’t look like either
B. Larger ears in elephants. parent

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C. if the hybrid is larger than either par- C. London Underground Mosquito

ent D. Deer

D. if the hybrid looks like only one parent
342. River otters that live in South American
337. The movement of an organism into or out rivers eat fish and other smaller creatures
of a population.(The population CANNOT they can capture. These animals have
maintain genetic equilibrium if this takes become reproductively isolated from the
place.) closely related sea otter, who live in the
A. Migration ocean waters along the Pacific coast, many
thousands of miles away. This is an exam-
B. Genetic Drift ple of:
C. Allele Frequency A. Convergent Evolution
D. Speciation B. Divergent Evolution
338. What type of barrier inhibits the east- C. Co-Evolution
ern and western skunks that reproduce at D. none of above
different times of the year (different sea-
sons)? 343. Which place did Darwin not visit?
A. behavioral isolation A. Asia
B. ecological isolation B. Galapagos Island
C. habitat isolation C. Australia
D. temporal isolation D. New Zealand
339. Which of the following RIMs results in 344. The emergence of new rivers or streams
the sperm not finding, attaching to, or fus- is a type of isolation.
ing with the egg of a mating partner? A. Temporal
A. Mechanical B. Mechanical
B. Behaviorial C. Behavioral
C. Temporal D. Geographic
D. Gametic
345. modern corn plants are the descendants
340. A reproductive barrier that prevents mat- of teosinte, a wild corn plant that has been
ing from ever taking place is a: selectively bred for over 1000 years.
A. Postzygotic Barrier A. directional selection
B. Prezygotic Barrier B. stabilizing selection
C. Natural Selection C. disruptive selection
D. Species-specific Barrier D. artificial selection
341. Which two organisms are examples of E. sexual selection

peripatric speciation? 346. (Taxonomy) Which is the correct way to
A. Brown Bears to Polar Bears write an organisms scientific name?
B. Salamanders A. Ailuropoda Melanoleuca

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B. ailuropoda melanoleuca C. geographic isolation

C. Ailuropoda melanoleuca D. subspeciation
D. ailuropoda Melanoleuca
352. The change in the genetic make up of a
347. populations drifting usually charac- population is called
terize the speciation.
A. Population
A. Big
B. Random mating
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B. Diverse
C. Large C. Evolution
D. Small D. None of these
348. Phenotypic forms at both ends of the 353. Tradescantia ohiensis, a plant also known
range are favored and the intermediate as bluejacket and its relative, T. subaspera
forms are selected against. have similar reproductive mechanisms but
A. directional selection do not mate, as one species lives in sun
B. stabilizing selection while the other lives in shade.
C. disruptive selection A. Geographic isolation

D. none of above B. Behavioral isolation
349. In the Hardy-Weinberg theorem, p refers C. Temporal isolation

to what?
D. none of above
A. The frequency of the dominant allele.
B. The frequency of the homozygous 354. Polyploidy results in new species and is
genotype. most often seen in
C. The frequency of the recessive allele. A. animals
D. The frequency of the homozygous dom- B. fungi
inant.
C. plants
350. What example of evolution has the
D. protists
biggest implications for the human popu-
lation?
355. What type of natural selection is
A. Antibiotic resistance this:When a group of deer migrated to
B. Flavobacterium nylonase production. a cold mountain, the thin-furred deer and
C. Blowfly insecticide-resistance average-furred deer died. The thick-furred
deer survived and eventually the popula-
D. Changes in peppered moth wing cam- tion became thicker-furred.
ouflage
351. The final step of speciation is
B. directional selection
A. reproductive isolation (they can no
longer mate with one another) C. disruptive selection
B. divergence D. sexual selection

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356. What are the 8 levels of classification of D. A sound that a finch makes
living things from most general to most
specific? 361. Which type of selection occurs if more

small rabbits survive over medium and
A. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, or- large sized rabbits?
der, family, genus, species
A. stabilizing
B. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, or-
der, family, genius, species B. directional
C. domain, kingdom, phamily, class, or- C. disruptive
der, family, genus, species D. none of above
D. domain, king, phillip, class, order, fam-
362. are changes in the population in re-
ily, genus, species
sponse to its environment.
357. All of the alleles of all of the genes within A. Isolations
a population
B. Mutations
A. Allele Frequency
C. Adaptations
B. Gene Pool
D. Genetic Variations
C. Genetic Drift
D. Genetic Equilibrium 363. Organisms that can interbreed and their
offspring can reproduce.
358. When two unrelated species become A. Hybrids
more similar, such as the fact that bats and
insects both have wings, this is known as B. Species
C. Chimeras
A. coevolution D. Transgenics
B. convergent evolution 364. It would be very difficult for a male toy
C. divergent evolution (adaptive radia- poodle to produce offspring with a Great
tion) Dane why?
D. none of above A. Behavioral isolation
359. Who came up with binomial nomencla- B. Temporal isolation
ture? C. Mechanical isolation
A. Aristotle D. Hybrid Sterility
B. Mendel
365. Chameleons, a type of lizard (reptile),
C. Watson have two eyes they can move in com-
D. Linneaus pletely different directions, so they can
see all the way around themselves. Sand
360. What is a spectogram? lances are a type of fish that can also move
A. A visual representation of frequency their eyes like the chameleon, even though
and time they are not related to one another. This
B. A picture of a bird is an example of:
C. An audio file that can be played to de- A. Convergent Evolution

termine different species B. Divergent Evolution

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C. Co-Evolution 371. The African seed cracker beaks are se-

D. none of above lected in the smallest variety or the largest
variety as best suited to the environment.
366. A new river forms and splits two popula- Which type of selection does this represent
tions, causing speciation A. stabilizing
A. Sympatric B. disruptive
B. Allopatric
C. directional
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C. Extreme
D. sexual
D. Convergent
372. Which of the following does NOT lead to
367. When a species failed to adapt or com- reproductive isolation
pete it is called
A. Behavioral barriers
A. a shame
B. Meiosis
B. speciation
C. Geographic barriers
C. background extinction
D. Temporal barriers
D. mating
373. In Canada, the people have overfished
368. In a population of mice, the gray fur phe- the salmon in a particular river. They catch
notype is increasing while the black and the larger salmon and throw the smaller
white phenotypes are decreasing. This is salmon back into the river. Over time,
most likely due to the camouflage afforded what type of selection is likely to take
to the gray mice on the dusty ground. This place?
is an example of
B. sexual selection
C. stabilizing selection
C. directional selection
D. disruptive selection
369. Crossing over and independent assort- 374. Choosing mates based on particular be-
ment produce haviors or characteristics is called
A. gene linkage A. reproductive isolation
B. genetic variation B. natural selection

C. polyploidy C. sexual selection
D. none of above D. speciation
370. An inheritable characteristic that gives a 375. Which kind of RIMs happens because off-
survival advantage to the organism spring die very early in their life?
A. speciation A. Low hybrid reproductive capacity
B. adaption B. Chromosomal mismatch
C. rapid speciation C. Hybrid breakdown
D. derived character D. Low hybrid viability

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376. If a population becomes isolated from A. Competition

other populations of the same species and B. Extinction
then genetic differences start to occur,

what happens? C. Speciation
D. Fossils form
4.9 Evolution & classification

1. Evidence that evolution occurs includes all B. genus
of the following except C. order
A. no change has occurred in any species D. phylum
B. similarities in proteins and DNA se-
quences between organisms 6. A characteristic exhibited by all organisms
in a group
C. the fossil record
A. Shared derived characteristic
D. homologous structures among differ-
ent organisms B. Convergent evolution
C. Branching tree diagram
2. Two organisms in the same class but dif-
ferent orders D. Theory of evolution
A. are in different kingdoms. 7. Environmental factors are capable of
B. have the same genus name. changing one’s DNA and can cause uncon-
trolled cell growth that often results in can-
C. are in the same phylum. cer. What are these factors called?
D. are members of the same species A. deletions
3. The correct way to write the scientific B. mutagens
name for a red maple tree is C. inversions
A. ACER RUBRUM D. mutations
B. Red maple
8. Match each kingdom with it’s do-
C. acer rubrum main.eubacteria
D. Acer rubrum A. eukarya
4. the smallest, most specific level of classifi- B. archaea
cation C. bacteria
A. genus D. none of above
B. order
9. The bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, is most
C. family closely related to the-
D. species A. spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarki
5. In the levels of classification, what con- B. Asian flying frog, Polypedates leu-
tains a group of classes? comystax
A. family C. northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens

D. African bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adsper- D. understand if they have similar skele-

sus tal structures
10. What is the process by which individuals 14. A shows patterns of shared traits
better adapted to an environment are able among species
to pass more alleles to the next genera- A. cladogram
tion?
B. claudogram
A. Mutation
C. cloudogram
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D. none of above
C. Bottleneck Effect
D. Founder Effect 15. Which of the following groups would con-
tain the largest number of organisms?
11. Why are beneficial traits more likely to be
A. class
passed onto offspring because
B. order
A. organisms with beneficial traits are
more likely to survive and reproduce. C. phylum
B. beneficial traits come from dominant D. family
alleles.
16. Scarcity of resources and a growing popu-
C. beneficial traits come from recessive lation are most likely to result in
alleles.
A. decreased homology.
D. the beneficial trait is aquired during
the life of the organism. B. increased genetic variation.
C. increased competition.
12. What are the 7 levels of classification,
listed in order from most specific to least D. convergent evolution.
specific?
17. Two different species of organisms would
A. a. Kingdom, phylum, order, class, fam- demonstrate molecular homology if they-
ily, genus, species
A. exhibited similarities in their amino
B. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, acid sequence.
genus, species
B. had bones that looked similar under
C. Species, genus, family, order, class, the microscope.
phylum, kingdom
C. depended on the same nutrients to
D. Species, genus, order, class, family, survive.
phylum, kingdom
D. depended on the same nutrients to sur-
13. Using a standard hierarchical system al- vive.
lows scientists from all over the world to
18. What islands did Charles Darwin draw
A. determine which common ancestor an from for the theory of evolution?
organism came from
A. Canary Islands
B. understand the ecological pyramid of
the different organisms B. Galapagos Islands
C. use a common way to classify organ- C. Pacific Islands

isms D. Marshall Islands

19. This kingdom is unicellular and prokary- 25. how many phyla are plants divided into
otic.
A. 4

A. Bacteria
B. 8
B. Protista
C. 12
C. Fungi
D. 13
D. Animalia
20. Which level of a food chain has the most 26. Animals are heterotrophic, meaning that
food energy available they participate in food chains and get en-
ergy from consuming organic compounds.
A. Producers Which other biological kingdom is made up
B. Primary consumers entirely of heterotrophic organisms?
C. Decomposers A. bacteria
D. Secondary composers B. plants
21. Which of these is NOT evidence to support C. fungi
the theory of evolution? D. protists
A. Fossil record
B. embryology 27. What process often begins when a portion
of a population becomes physically or ge-
C. comparative body structure ographically separated and ends when the
D. dichotomous key two populations that cannot interbreed
anymore?
22. Evolution that occurs as species become
more and more different over time A. selective breeding
A. Divergent evolution B. speciation
B. Convergent evolution C. genetic change
C. Gradualism D. resistance
D. Speciation
28. Relative dating of rock layers tells us that
23. What are examples of pioneer species? the deeper we dig,
A. mosses and trees A. the younger the rocks get
B. trees and lichens B. the smellier the rocks get
C. shrubs and trees C. the harder the rocks get
D. lichens and mosses D. the older the rocks get
24. What term describes parts of organisms
that have a similar structure but a differ- 29. Which of the following is the correct way
ent function? to write a scientific name?
A. Homologous Structures A. kingdom genus

B. Vestigial Structures B. genus and species
C. Embryological Structures C. order, class
D. Analogous Structures D. phylum genus

30. The word homo sapiens means C. Branching Tree Diagram

A. “upright human” D. Divergent Evolution
B. nomadic humans 36. Which group contains only humans?
C. “wise human” A. primates
D. human species B. anthropoids
C. hominoids
31. Organisms in this smallest taxonomic
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group share many characteristics. D. hominins
A. domain 37. What field of study names living things?
B. kingdom A. Taxonomy
C. species B. Taxidermy
D. class C. Taxi Driving
D. Namology
32. What are the types of vascular tissue in
plants? 38. The evolution of a species to resemble the
traits of another species
A. Xylem only
A. camouflage
B. Phloem only
B. taxonomy
C. Both Xylem and Phloem
C. mimicry
D. Blood vessels
D. era
33. what did linnaeus use to classify organ-
39. Today, scientists use an level system
isms
to classify living things.
A. DNA
A. 8
B. how they moved B. 10
C. their structures C. 24
D. their behavior D. 4
34. Animalia, Protista, Fungi, and Archaea are 40. A diagram that shows how scientists think
the different groups of organisms are related.
A. scientists who organized taxonomy A. Branching Tree
B. names of kingdoms B. Homologous structure
C. levels of classification C. Fossils
D. scientific names of different organ- D. Embryology
isms 41. Which of the following terms refers to life
coming from other living things?
35. A way to show probable evolutionary re-
lationships and the order in which specific A. Abiogenesis
characteristics may have developed B. Biogenesis
A. Shared Derived Characteristic C. Spontaneous generation
B. Convergent Evolution D. Endosymbiosis

42. Which of the following is an example of a 47. Which of these processes is most likely to
heterotroph? increase the genetic diversity that plays a
role in evolution?

A. Sunflower
A. binary fission
B. Tree
B. cell division
C. Mushroom
D. Carrot
43. All species of moss are an inch short or
less. Compared to other plants, what is 48. What is the study of classification called?
different about moss that keeps them from A. Taxidermy
growing taller?
B. Taxonomy
A. They do not have vascular tissue C. Taxi
B. They do not have seeds D. Taxon
C. They do not have roots
49. Which description accurately de-
D. They do not have chloroplasts scribes:Innate Behavior?
44. What is the difference between Seeds and A. Birds flying south for the winter
Spores? B. A mouse getting an electrical shock for
A. Seeds contain an embryo and store of every wrong turn it makes in a maze
food, spores do not C. Students coming in from recess at the
B. Spores contain an embryo and store of sound of a bell
food, seeds do not D. Baby sucking a bottle
C. All seeds are ‘naked’ but spores have E. A turtle at a zoo not retracting into its
a protective coat shell due to repeatedstimulation of people
D. none of above walking by
50. are found in BOTH viruses AND in liv-

45. which of the following is NOT a domain of
ing single-celled organisms, such as proto-
life?
zoans and bacteria.
A. Eukarya
A. Ribosomes
B. Archae B. DNA or RNA
C. Eubacteria C. Nuclei
D. Bacteria D. Cell membranes
46. Poison ivy is also known as Rhus toxico- 51. To which domain would a cell without a nu-
dendron. Its species identifier is cleus in the dead sea belong?
A. poison A. Eukarya
B. Rhus B. Prokarya
C. toxicodendron C. Archaea
D. ivy D. Eubacteria

52. Where a lineage splits-represents a com- 57. What is the study of the distribution of
mon ancestor species in geographic space and through
A. Node time?
B. Branch A. Biology
B. Biogeography
C. Derived character
C. Geography
D. Root
D. Geology
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53. This scientist traveled on the HMS Beagle
to the Galapagos Islands and proposed the 58. A bowl-shaped pelvis and foramen mag-
theory of Natural Selection. num forward (opening of skull below
head) are the features that allowed hu-
A. Linnaeus
mans to do what?
B. Mendel
A. walk fully upright
C. Hooke
B. sleep at night
D. Darwin C. climb trees
54. Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are D. hold onto weapons
all part of kingdom
59. What do viruses need to reproduce?
A. Animalia (SB4c)
B. Plantae A. other viruses
C. Fungi B. host organism
D. Bacteria C. a nutrient medium
55. Which of the following are used as evi- D. an enzyme solution
dence for evolution? I. Homologous struc-
60. Which kingdom is a part of the domain Bac-
turesII. Selective breeding of domesticated
teria?
animalsIII. Overproduction of offspring
A. Archaebacteria
A. I and II only
B. Animalia
B. I and III only
C. Eubacteria
C. II and III only
D. Protista
D. I, II and III
61. Darwin’s theory of evolution suggests
56. Which of these statements best describes that change over time.
natural selection?
A. common ancestor
A. Natural selection changes the traits of
individuals. B. Mutation
B. Natural selection prevents changes in C. Individuals

the members of a species. D. populations
C. Natural selection prevents changes in 62. An organism’s cells include organelles and
the traits of individuals. a cell wall. In which taxonomic group or
D. Natural selection changes populations groups might the organism be classified?

A. Plantae only B. Because they are recognized world

B. Eubacteria or Archaebacteria wide.

C. Plantae, Fungi, or Protista C. Because organisms only have one com-
mon name and it makes it easier.
D. Eubacteria, Fungi, or Protista
D. What? What are scientific names?
63. Amino acid sequences in one organism’s
proteins that resemble those of another 68. Who disproved abiogenesis in large organ-
suggest a isms using an experiment with flies and
meat?
A. coincidence
A. Charles Darwin
B. lack of evolutionary relationship
B. Francesco Redi
C. great number of mutations
D. shared ancestry C. Louise Pasteur
D. John Needham
64. This domain contains organisms that have
a true nucleus in each of their cells. This 69. Natural selection is where decides
domain breaks down into four kingdoms. which traits should be passed on
A. Animalia A. Nature
B. Archaea B. A human
C. Bacteria C. predators
D. Eukarya
D. The illuminati
65. What can cause variations in a species?
70. As you move down the classification pyra-
A. mutations & sexual reproduction mid, the variety of organisms:
B. cloning & mitosis A. Increases
C. mitosis & adaptations B. Stays the same
D. asexual reproduction C. Decreases
66. Taxa in order from broadest to most nar- D. Doubles
row
71. Two populations of a species of flightless
A. Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, or-
bird became separated by a river and the
birds became two different species. How
B. Species, genus, family, order, class, would scientists be able to discover that
phylum, kingdom, domain the two species of birds share a common
C. Genus, species, family, order, class, ancestor? Scientists can look for similari-
phylum, kingdom, domain ties in-
D. Kingdom, domain, phylum, class, or- A. body coverings.
der, family, genus, species B. genetic similarities.
67. Why do we use scientific names? C. food choices.
A. Because we like to sound smart. D. mating rituals.

72. The arrangement of organisms into orderly B. Protists, Fungi, and Plants
groups based on the common characteris- C. Fungi, Animals, and Plants
tics is called
D. Animals, Plants and Protists
A. common ancestor
77. Which description accurately de-
B. Mutation
scribes:Classical Conditioning?
C. Classification
A. Birds flying south for the winter
D. populations
B. A mouse getting an electrical shock for
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73. The Linnaean taxonomic system classifies every wrong turn it makes in a maze
organisms into divisions called taxa. If C. Students coming in from recess at the
two organisms belong to the same taxo- sound of a bell
nomic group, they are related. Similarity D. Baby sucking a bottle
at which of these levels indicates the clos-
est relationship? E. A turtle at a zoo not retracting into its
shell due to repeatedstimulation of people
A. Kingdom walking by
B. Class
78. Swedish botanist who is known as the fa-
C. Order ther of taxonomy; given credit for giving
D. Genus us the modern day naming system
A. Linnaeus
74. One hypothesis of the endosymbiotic the-
ory suggests that prokaryotes capable of B. Hooke
photosynthesis crawled into larger cells C. Leeuwenhoek
and became
D. Virchow
A. chloroplasts
79. Which molecule was missing in early
B. mitochondria earth?
C. nuclei A. O2
D. vesicles B. H 2 O
75. Farmers and breeders allowed only the C. CO 2
plants and animals with desirable charac- D. CH4
teristics to reproduce, causing the evolu-
tion of farm stock. This is an example of? 80. Which description accurately de-
scribes:Operant Conditioning?
B. Oscillating Selection
B. A mouse getting an electrical shock for
every wrong turn it makes in a maze
C. Students coming in from recess at the
76. In these kingdoms, they are eukaroytes, sound of a bell
mostly multicellular, and mostly reproduce D. Baby sucking a bottle
sexually. E. A turtle at a zoo not retracting into its
A. Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, and Pro- shell due to repeatedstimulation of people
tists walking by

81. An organism’s scientific name consists of 87. The field of biology that deals with classi-
A. its class name and its family name. fying organisms is
A. phylogeny

B. its genus name and its species name.
B. genetics
C. its kingdom name and its phylum
name. C. taxonomy
D. embryology
D. its phylum name and its species name.
88. Which domain includes all multicellular
82. What is the main function of a flower? plants and animals?
A. Transport minerals A. Archaea
B. Reproduction B. Eukarya
C. Photosynthesis C. Eubacteria
D. To look good D. Protista
83. The domain Archaea: 89. What is a fossil?

A. any dead organism
A. Are multi-cellular.
B. the preserved remains or traces of an
B. Undergo photosynthesis. organism
C. Have membrane bound organelles. C. a perfect copy of a rock
D. Are able to tolerate extreme condi- D. an unusual type of rock
tions.
90. Which best helps scientist determine the
84. A group of closely related species age of fossils?
A. Genus A. physical traits
B. Species B. genetic makeup
C. reproductive strategy
C. Family
D. radioactive isotopes
D. Order
91. How many kingdoms are there?
85. Natural selection results in
A. 2
A. genetic mutations in the population B. 4
B. changes in the environment C. 6
C. changes in the frequency of certain al- D. 8
leles in the population
92. This kingdom includes complex, multicellu-
D. organism producing more offspring lar organisms that are usually green, have
cell walls, and make sugar by photosyn-
86. Unicellular, heterotroph, prokaryotic
thesis
A. the animal A. fungi
B. Plantae B. bacteria
C. Fungi C. plantae
D. Eubacteria D. archaea

93. A pine tree is a member of the kingdom many similar physical characteristics sug-
A. Animalia gest that they descended from a
A. common ancestor
B. Protista
B. Mutation
C. Fungi
C. Classification
D. Plantae
D. populations
94. Which of these best enabled scientists to
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determine the approximate age of fos- 99. This is the process by which species of or-
sils? ganisms change over time
A. Radioactivity A. Biogenesis
B. Physics B. Evolution
C. Gravity C. Cladogram
D. Adaptation
D. Genetics
100. amoeba, paramecium, euglena, algae
95. The organisms in what kingdom usually
move by themselves and have specialized A. Protist
sense organs that allow them to respond B. Plantae
to their environment?
C. the animal
A. fungi
D. money
B. animalia
101. Arthropods are joint-legged animals, Spi-
C. plantae ders, crabs, pill bugs, centipedes, and mil-
D. protista lipedes are examples of the many types
of arthropods. Which of these arthropods
96. The accumulation of differences between are most closely related?
populations that once formed a single pop-
A. Arthropods of the same family
ulation is called
B. Arthropods of the same class
A. coevolution.
C. Arthropods of the same genus
B. divergent evolution.
D. Arthropods of the same species
C. adaptation.
D. cumulative differentiation. 102. The 6-kingdom system of classification
divides the former kingdom Monera into
97. The changes of species over time two kingdoms, Eubacteria and
A. Embryonic A. Archaebacteria.
B. Natural selection B. Methanobacteria.
C. Mimicry C. Chemobacteria.
D. Evolution D. Probacteria.
98. The number and location of bones of many 103. What is the largest group of living
fossil vertebrates are similar to those in things?
living vertebrates. organisms that have A. Class

B. Kingdom C. The insects will attack your face

C. Phylum D. The insects will

D. Order 109. If an organism is a single celled het-
104. When a virus infects a bacterium, what erotroph with mitochondria and no cell
does the virus inject into the cell? (SB4c) wall, which kingdom does it belong in?
A. viral nucleic acid A. Eukarya
B. capsid proteins B. Protista
C. hormones C. Animalia
D. tail fibers D. Fungi

110. Developed the evolutionary concept of
105. An important feature of modern classifi-
use it or lose it
cation systems is that they-
A. Lamarck
A. group of organisms that live in the
same habitat B. Hutton
B. can incorporate new scientific discov- C. Linneaus
eries D. Lyell
C. can predict the discovery of new
111. Organisms in this kingdom live in ex-
species
treme environments such as boiling water
D. apply only to organisms that are alive or thermal vents
today
A. Plants
106. What are the 3 domains? B. Archaebacteria
A. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria C. Eubacteria
B. Archaea, Protists, and Eubacteria D. Protist
C. Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
112. The process by which an organism has
D. Archaea, Fungi, Animalia adaptations that allow them to survive
and reproduce in a given environment
107. what type of isolation occurs which the
timing of reproduction is different be- A. natural selection
tween two populations? B. extinction
A. geographic C. biodiversity
B. reproductive D. acquired characteristics
C. behavioral 113. This organism is found in pond water. It
D. selective has a nucleus, is microscopic, unicellular
and can perform photosynthesis. What
108. If you spray a corn field with insecticide kingdom does it belong in?
one year to destroy an insect population,
what will likely happen the next year? A. protista
A. The insects will all be dead B. eubacteria
B. The insects will likely have mutated C. archaebacteria
and will be resistant to the pesticide D. plantae

114. According to the concept of punctuated 118. According to the theory of , mitochon-
equilibrium, the “sudden” appearance of dria in cells today are the descendants of
a new species in the fossil record means aerobic prokaryotes that used oxygen to
that generate energy.
A. speciation occurred instantaneously. A. endosymbiosis
B. speciation occurred in one generation. B. mutualism
C. speciation occurred rapidly in geologic C. parasitism
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time. D. ingestion
D. the species will consequently have a 119. Which Level of Classification has the
relatively short existence, compared with largest and most diverse grouping of liv-
other species. ing things?
115. What is the idea that life can arise from A. Phylum
nonliving material? B. Species
A. biogenesis C. kingdom
B. evolution D. Genus
C. spontaneous combustion 120. Which of the following is a correct state-
D. spontaneous generation ment about the relationship between nat-
ural selection and evolution?
116. Which of the following is considered by A. Natural selection results from evolu-
most biologist to be the most accurate tion.
in supporting the theory of evolution?
(SB6c) B. Natural selection includes evolution as
a part of it.
A. Fossils
C. Natural selection is one mechanism of
B. Embryology evolution.
C. DNA Sequencing D. Natural selection and evolution are the
same thing.
D. Genetic Equiibrium
121. A student observes that a type of eubac-
117. Which description accurately de- teria contains chlorophyll. Which of these
scribes:Migration? does this type of bacteria have in common
A. Birds flying south for the winter with plants? (SB4a)
B. A mouse getting an electrical shock for A. It is photosynthetic
every wrong turn it makes in a maze B. It contains vascular tissue
C. Students coming in from recess at the C. It contains mitochondria
sound of a bell
D. It is heterotrophic
D. Baby sucking a bottle
122. the largest level of classification
E. A turtle at a zoo not retracting into its
shell due to repeatedstimulation of people A. domain
walking by B. kingdom

C. family 128. A population with lots of variation

D. species A. lacks mutations

123. Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus B. is produced asexually
are classified as C. is geographically isolated from other
A. Eukaryotic populations
B. Prokaryotic D. is full of unique offspring that all look
different
C. Dead
D. none of above 129. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck’s theory on
evolution pre-dates Darwin’s theory.
124. In a population of birds, birds with What was Lamarck’s theory?
smaller beaks die off because they do not A. The law of use and disuse and the in-
have the ability to crack open the seeds heritance of acquired characteristics
that they need for their food source and
birds with larger beaks live, passing on B. The Law of Natural Selection and the
their genes to the next generation. This Law of use and disuse
is an example of: C. The Inheritance of acquired traits and
A. Genetic Drift the theory of natural selection
B. Gene Flow D. The Theory of Natural Selection
C. Natural Selection 130. Life comes from life is known as
D. Artificial Selection A. Abiogenesis
125. the 4 kingdoms of eukarya B. Biogenesis
A. animals, plants, protist, fungus C. Endosymbiosis
B. archae, plants, protist, bacteria D. none of above
C. mammals, reptiles, plants, bacteria 131. Which description accurately de-
D. birds, plants, protists, worms scribes:Habituation?
126. In which kingdom do I belong if I am uni-
cellular, autotrophic, and eukaryotic? B. A mouse getting an electrical shock for
A. Archaebacteria every wrong turn it makes in a maze
B. Protista C. Students coming in from recess at the

sound of a bell
C. Animalia
D. Baby sucking a bottle
D. Plantae
E. A turtle at a zoo not retracting into its
127. Organisms that are different that evolve shell due to repeatedstimulation of people
similar traits walking by
A. divergent evolution 132. The grouping of things according to their
B. stabilizing selection similarities is called:
C. natural selection A. Nuclues
D. convergent evolution B. Categorizing

C. Classification 138. Which of the following choices order the

D. Phylum 7 levels of taxonomy from most specific to
least specific
133. Structures that have been inherited from A. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Fam-
common ancestor are called. ily, Genus, Species
A. Darwinian B. Species, Genus, Order, Class, Phylum,
B. Larmarckian Kingdom
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C. Phylum, Class, Kingdom, Order, Fam-
C. homologous
ily, Species
D. fossils
D. Order, Family, Species, Class, Phylum,
134. An error in DNA copying that results in a Fungi
new trait 139. Which process tends to reduce variety
A. Homeostasis within a population?
B. Mutation A. Natural selection
C. Natural Selection B. Random fertilization
D. Selective Breeding C. Independent assortment
D. Crossing over
135. Which domain contains organisms that
are unicellular, prokaryotic, and can cause 140. A large population of iguanas is split into
illness yet also make food such as yogurt. several small groups due to geographic iso-
A. Eukarya lation. Over time each group will
A. have identical genotypes
B. Archaea
B. will become reproductively isolated
C. Bacteria
C. become selected against
D. none of above
D. have identical phenotypes
136. The evolution of one species into two or
more species as a result of different pop- 141. What can be determined by measuring
ulations becoming reproductively isolated the amount of a specific radioactive iso-
from each other is: tope in fossil bones?
A. the age of the fossil bones
A. Reproductive selection
B. the common ancestor
B. Adaptive radiation
C. their geographic isolation
C. Artificial selection
D. none of above
D. Independent assortment
142. Which of the following is NOT a charac-
137. Which best describes mutations? teristic of primates?
A. Always helpful A. well developed eyesight
B. Always harmful B. opposable thumbs
C. Can be helpful or harmful C. large brains
D. Always neutral D. claws

143. The approximate age of the Earth 148. Developed the evolutionary concept of
gradualism
A. 55 million years

A. Lamarck
B. 245 million years
B. Hutton
C. 66 million years
C. Linneaus
D. 4.6 billion years
D. Lyell
144. In this kingdom, you can find all
149. Archeabacteria and Eubacteria are the
the organisms are prokaryotes, unicellu-
only living things that do not have
lar, some may have a cell wall, their
methanogens, halophiles, thermaphiles, A. a nucleus.
and they are found in extreme environ- B. a cell wall.
ments.
C. cytoplasm.
A. Eubacteria
D. flagella.
B. Archaebacteria
150. The theory of evolution was proposed by
C. Protists
D. Fungi
A. Charles Darwin
145. Which type of plant uses flowers to re- B. Carolus Linnaeus
produce? C. Roxie Laybourne
A. Gymnosperms D. none of above
B. Angiosperms
151. What did Darwin conclude about the
C. Seedless vascular plants finches on the Galapagos Islands?
D. none of above A. They evolved from a common ancestor
on the main land
146. Structures that have different mature
B. They evolved from many different
forms, but develop from the same embry-
types of birds
onic structure are called structures.
C. They all came from different countries
A. Darwinian and continents
B. Larmarckian D. They developed from other types of or-
C. homologous ganisms
D. fossils 152. This rather soft, low-lying organism
spends its day taking nutrients from a rot-
147. Something that an organism does or the ten log through its hyphae. It continues to
way that an organism behaves or reacts undergo cell division and grow larger.
A. traits A. Plantae
B. structures B. Fungi
C. behavior C. Archaebacteria
D. functions D. Animalia

153. Evidence that evolution occurs includes all B. elements

of the following except
C. species
A. homologous structures among differ-
D. the Earth
ent organisms.
B. the fossil record. 158. What is the basis for the earliest classifi-
C. similarities and differences in proteins cation system of organisms?
and DNA sequences between organisms. A. physical characteristics
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D. acquired characteristics. B. differences in habitats
154. A botanist discovers a new plant in the C. evolutionary relationships
jungle. Which of the following observa- D. reproductive patterns
tions of the plant’s characteristics would
be useful in determining its identity with 159. The lowest level in biological classifica-
a dichotomous key? tion is the
A. It was discovered in the summertime A. genus
B. It is wet from a recent rain storm. B. family
C. Its leaves curl up on the edges.
C. species
D. It is eaten by native jungle ants.
D. order
155. When farmers select the largest hogs,
the fastest horses, or the cows that pro- 160. The common name of Felis domesticus is:
duce the most milk for breeding it is called A. Cat
B. Dog
C. Pig
D. Cow
D. homologous variation 161. What is development shows a big differ-
ence between Homo sapiens sapiens and
156. Which statement is NOT a part of the evo- earlier hominin species?
lutionary theory?
A. development of language
A. Modern species arose from more prim-
itive species B. development of culture
B. Species tend to become more complex C. healing of family members

over time. D. care for family members
C. Some species will become extinct due
to changes in the environment. 162. When species evolve into another
species; occurs.
D. Individual organism evolve to survive
their particular environment. A. Speciation
B. Extinction
157. Organic evolution attempts to describe
how what originated? C. Mutation
A. the first cell D. Natural Selection

163. What is the idea that life arises from 168. The bottom of the diagram, represents
life? the common ancestor for the clade

A. biogenesis A. Root
B. spontaneous generation B. Node
C. evolution C. Branch
D. genetics D. Derived character
169. Homologous structures give evidence

164. How is a branching tree organized?
that
A. The common ancestor is at the botom.
A. organisms have a skeleton
B. Agrouped by different characteristics B. organisms evolved from the same geo-
they don’t share graphic location
C. Common ancestor at its base, grouped C. organisms share a common ancestor
by characteristics they share.
D. organisms have features that were
D. Because Darwin said so. useful to an ancestor but are not useful
to the modern organism that has them
165. What is the correct order of taxonomy?
170. Which of the following would suggest
A. Kingdom, pylum, class, species, genus,
that two species shared a common ances-
family, class
tor?
B. Species, genus, family, order, class,
A. They have similar needs in terms of
phylum, kingdom
diet.
C. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family,
B. Their fossils were discovered in the
genus, species
same location.
D. species, phylum, order, class, king- C. They use the same means of locomo-
dom, family, genus tion.
166. Occurs when the frequency of alleles in a D. Their genes share many commonali-
population is stable ties.
A. Vestigial structures 171. The prokaryotes that live in extreme en-
B. Stabilizing selection vironments are classified in the kingdom
A. Archaebacteria
C. Directional selection
B. Eubacteria
D. Genetic equilibrium
C. Fungi
167. The beak types of different Galapagos D. Protista
finch species are examples of
A. Analogous structures 172. This theory explains how mitochondria,
chloroplasts, and other organelles evolved
B. Vestigial structures into eukaryotic cells
C. Fossils A. Biogenesis
D. Adaptations B. Natural selection

C. Endosymbiosis 178. Developed the classification system we

D. Genetic drift still use today
A. Lamarck
173. Asexual reproduction produces offspring
with B. Hutton
A. half of a single parent’s genes C. Linneaus
B. the same genes as the parent D. Lyell
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C. a mix of genes from two parents 179. *The study of evolutionary history of lin-
D. lots of genetic variation eages of organisms is called
A. Phylogeny
174. In the geologic history of the Earth, which
time is characterized by the dominance of B. a genus
reptiles and the presence of small mam- C. Systematics
mals, birds, and flowering plants? D. Binomial nomenclature
A. Cenozoic
180. What gives birth to live young?
B. Mesozoic
A. Birds
C. Paleozoic
B. Mammals
D. Precambrian
C. Reptiles
175. Developed the evolutionary concept of D. Amphibian
uniformitarianism
A. Lamarck 181. Animals that are the least specialized
generally stand the best chance of survival
B. Hutton when the environment suddenly and dras-
C. Linneaus tically changed because they are able to
D. Lyell
A. mutate rapidly
176. Production of more offspring than can
possibly survive B. move from place to place
A. Variation C. reproduce abundantly
B. Adaptation D. adapt to different conditions
C. Overproduction 182. The branch of biology that deals with the

D. Competition classification of organisms is called
A. Biology
177. What are the 3 evidences that Darwin
used to support his theory? B. Evolution
A. Fossils, DNA, History C. Taxonomy
B. Fossils, Comparative Anatomy and Em- D. Ecology

bryology 183. Which types of organisms developed first
C. Comparative Anatomy, Taxonomy, due to the early environmental conditions
Plants on Earth?
D. none of above A. prokaryotic and aerobic

B. prokaryotic and anaerobic 189. What structure is common to all five king-
C. eukaryotic and aerobic doms of living organisms?

D. eukaryotic and anaerobic A. Cell Wall
184. Our understanding of both biology and B. DNA

geology is based on the idea that living C. Mitochondria
things and environments have changed
D. Nucleus
A. Only since humans appeared
B. Repeatedly, rapidly and rarely 190. Where would the oldest fossils be
C. Slowly, over billions of years found?
D. Very little since Earth began A. Bottom
185. An example of an unicellular organism B. Top

would be: C. Middle
A. monkey D. none of above
B. bacteria
191. This domain is characterized by ancient
C. spider
bacteria that can live in extreme environ-
D. human ments, such as volcanoes.
186. Natural disasters such as flooding and A. Archaea
tornadoes are linked to
B. Bacteria
A. primary
C. Eukarya
B. secondary
D. Prokarya
C. old field
D. ecosystem 192. The DNA sequences of two species of
sharks would
187. What is the formation of a new species
called? A. be more similar than the DNA se-
A. Speciesmaking quences of a shark and a dolphin.
B. Speciation B. show no discernible differences.

C. Sporalisis C. be very close to the DNA sequences of
D. formulation a dolphin.
D. indicate how the sharks evolved.
188. The major idea behind Darwin’s “The Ori-
gin of the Species” is that 193. The process by which heritable traits in-
A. species change over time by natural crease an organism’s chances of survival
selection and reproduction
B. organisms are unable to adapt to their A. Adaptation
environment
C. Galapagos finches had no recent com-
mon ancestry C. Artificial selection
D. none of above D. Genetic drift

194. Which of the following is NOT a limiting A. Class, order, family, genus, species,
resource phylum, kingdom, domain
A. food B. Kingdom, family, class, order, phylum,
B. water domain, genus, species
C. oxygen C. Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, or-

D. mates
D. Species, genus, family, order, class,
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195. Which evolutionary evidence uses the phylum, kingdom, domain
ability to compare bone structures from
extinct organisms? 200. What does NOT cause an evolution of a
species?
A. fossil
A. respiration
B. biochemical
B. mutations
C. geographical
C. adaptations
D. embryological
196. Which is not classified as a living thing?
201. Average beak size in flamingos is a favor-
A. bacteria able trait over thin or thick beaks. This is
B. giant kelp an example of
C. slime mold A. directional selection
D. virus B. stabilizing selection
197. Of the following, the best definition of
evolution is D. none of above
A. a rapid change in a species over time 202. Genetic drift tends to genetic varia-
B. the adaption of an organism to its en- tion (diversity)
vironment A. Increase
C. the ability of an organism to survive B. Decrease
and reproduce
C. Stabilize
D. a gradual change in a species over
time D. Exaggerate
198. The red oak tree, Quercus borealis, is a 203. At which of these levels would organisms
member of which genus? show the closest relationship?
A. borealis A. Kingdom
B. oak B. Class
C. Plantae C. Order
D. Quercus D. Genus
199. Select the answer that shows the correct 204. Which type of plant reproduces with
order of Taxonomy from most inclusive to cones?
least inclusive. A. Gymnosperms

B. Angiosperms B. Eubacteria
C. Seedless vascular plants C. Archaebacteria

D. none of above D. Fungi
205. To determine whether two organisms are 210. If there is a prezygotic barrier to repro-
related, scientist may compare the of duction, then
their cells A. no hybrid will be produced
A. size and structure B. the hybrid will not survive
B. nuclei C. the hybrid will be infertile
C. chemical make up D. the hybrid will become a new species
D. none of above 211. The eight levels of classification, from
206. Diatoms are one of the most common general to specific, are
types of phytoplankton in marine habi- A. domain, kingdom, class, order, phy-
tats.Like plants, diatoms contain chloro- lum, family, genus, species
phyll and produce glucose from which of B. somain, kingdom, phylum, class, fam-
thefollowing? ily, order, genus, species
A. O 2 and ATP C. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, or-
B. CO 2 and O 2 der, family, genus, species
C. ATP and H 2 O D. domain, kingdom, class, phylum, or-
D. CO 2 and H 2 O
212. When an animal moves from one place to
207. What do you call it when 2 populations
another the animal can alter that popula-
become separated by physical barriers?
tion’s
A. Reproductive Isolation
A. Gene Flow
B. Geographic Isolation B. Gene Pool
C. Somatic Isolation C. Genetic Drift
D. none of above D. Size
208. Which of the following provides the most 213. Which substance do biochemists often
conclusive evidence that organisms of two search for in fossils to help better under-
different species share a common ances- stand the evolutionary relationships of the
tor? organism that formed the fossil?
A. They live in the same ecosystem. A. ATP
B. They reproduce at the same time. B. DNA
C. They have similar DNA sequences. C. iron
D. They have similar body movements. D. oxygen
209. This kingdom includes mostly single- 214. In the levels of classification, what comes
celled or simple multicellular organisms. after phylum?
A. Protista A. class

B. family 220. Often organisms seem similar in their out-

ward appearances. For example, a por-
C. genus
poise and a shark seem closely related, but
D. order they are not. Such similarity is the result
of
215. Plant cells that are specialized for cell di-
vision are most likely found in what part A. convergent evolution
of the plant? B. adaptive radiation
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A. root tips C. artificial selection
B. leaf epidermis D. genetic equilibrium
C. stem epidermis 221. Which of the following are considered
D. vascular tissue fossils?
A. anything that has died and is pre-
216. Cladistics is a classification system based served
on
B. anything that has remained past the
A. nomenclature life of an organism
B. dichotomous keys C. impressions from an organism that
C. common ancestry are made in sedimentary rock
D. physical characteristics D. all of the above
217. Match each kingdom with it’s do- 222. The process that explains survival and
main.archaebacteria shows how species can change over time.
A. Adaptation
A. eukarya
B. archaea
C. Variation
C. bacteria
D. none of above
D. none of above
218. What is spontaneous generation main.plantae
A. life came from non living materials A. eukarya
B. life can only come from life B. archaea
C. life comes from pre-existing cells C. bacteria
D. life can only come from eggs D. none of above
219. What language do we use when classify- 224. All life on Earth started as unicelluar,
ing organisms? prokaryotic organisms. Which of these
structures was vital for organisms to de-
A. Greek
velop in order to evolve into more complex,
B. Latin multicellular organisms?
C. English A. nucleus
D. Dutch B. ribosomes

C. cytoplasm 230. Which term describes parts of organisms

D. cell memebrane that have similar structure but a different
function? (SB6c)

225. mostly unicellular but some are multicel-
lular, some eat food and some make food,
most are mobile and eukaryotes B. vestigial structures
A. Protista C. embryological structures
B. Animalia D. analogous structures
C. Monera
231. Which of the following is a mechanism for
D. Fungi evolution-shows how it can work?
226. Some finches have the ability to take cac- A. fossils
tus spines and use as weapons to obtain
B. embryology
food. What causes this adaptation?
A. succession C. natural selection
B. natural selection D. anatomy

C. selective breeding 232. The intentional breeding of organisms
D. genetic engineering with desirable trait in an attempt to pro-
duce offspring with similar desirable char-
227. Which factors promote evolution in a acteristics or with improved traits.
species? I. Sexual reproductionII. Environ-
mental changeIII. Overproduction of off- A. Selective breeding
spring B. Genetic
A. I and II only C. Fitness
B. II and III only D. Anatomy
C. I and III only
233. Wildfires have both negative and posi-
D. I, II and III
tive effects on an ecosystem. Which is a
228. Any variation that can help a species sur- negative effect of wildfire on any ecosys-
vive in a given environment is called tem?
A. an adapatation A. reduced animal habitats
B. a characteristic B. increased plant diversity
C. a homologous structure C. germination of tree seeds
D. a vestigial structure D. removal of thick underbrush
229. Certain species of wasp are born “know-
234. He created the system of binomial nomen-
ing” how to build a nest. Which type of
clature; still used today.
behavior is this?
A. conditioned behavior A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. imprinted behavior B. Charles Darwin
C. territorial behavior C. Jean Lamarck
D. innate behavior D. August Weissman

235. this domain has eukaryotic organisms B. Species evolve from one form to an-
A. eukarya other.
B. archae C. Modern species have no relationship

to ancient species.
C. bacteria
D. No species have become extinct in the
D. none of above last 2 million years.
236. Scientists classify organisms based on 241. If a population’s location prevents new
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their members from entering the area, it is
A. Population called
B. Characteristics A. geographic isolation
C. Age B. reproductive isolation
D. Likes and Dislikes C. natural selection
D. competition
237. Who disproved spontaneous generation
for ALL organisms using an s-shaped flask 242. What would scientists do if they discov-
to allow air into the broth but keep dust ered organisms that could not fit into any
out? of the four kingdoms of the domain Eu-
A. Charles Darwin karya?
B. Francesco Redi A. destroy the newly discovered organ-
isms
C. Louis Pasteur
B. change the newly discovered organ-
D. John Needham
isms so they fit one of the four kingdoms
238. Study of embryos of organisms to show C. create new kingdoms
a common ancestor because of similarities
D. leave the newly discovered organisms
in development
alone
A. Evolution
243. Members of this kingdom have cell walls
made of cellulose
C. Speciation
A. Eubacteria
D. Embrology B. Protista
239. Which of the following is not a source of C. Plantae
variation in populations? D. Fungi
A. Mutations
244. What is the process in which hu-
B. Immigration mans breed organisms for certain desired
C. Asexual Reproduction traits?
D. Sexual Reproduction A. natural selection
240. What does the fossil record show about B. geographic isolation
the history of species of Earth? C. artificial selection
A. Species stay the same over time. D. genetic drift

245. Darwin believed in the idea that evolu- C. Homo habilis

tion happened slowly over a long period D. The australopithecus
of time called

A. punctuated equillibrium 250. Which would you use as the most accu-
rate evidence of evolution?
B. gradualism
A. Fossils
C. symbiosis
B. DNA sequences
D. mass extinction
246. Similar features that originated in a D. Homologous structures
shared ancestor are described as
A. differentiated features 251. This organism is multicellular, autotroph,
that has a cell wall made of cellulose.
B. heterozygous structures
A. animalia
C. homologous structures
B. plantae
D. none of above
C. fungi
247. The forelimbs of whales, dogs, humans,
D. eubacteria
and bats are all similar in their arrange-
ment and structure. What category of ev- 252. Natural selection could not occur without
idence is exemplified?
A. fossils
B. variation in the population
B. anatomical similarities
C. stable environments
C. biochemical comparison
D. competition for unlimited resources
D. embryological comparison
253. Which of the following statements re-
248. The position and shape of the bones in lates to BOTH Aristotle and Linnaeus?
the forelimbs of four present-day verte-
brates were studied. Two of the organ- A. Developed a system to classify and or-
isms seemed to be more closely related to ganize living things.
each other than to the other vertebrates. B. Classified organisms into plants or an-
This relationship was most likely based on imals.
evidence using the field of- C. Developed a classification system still
A. comparative anatomy used by modern scientists.
B. DNA sequences D. Changed their names to sound like sci-
C. biochemistry entific names.
D. fossil record 254. Ability of an organism to survive and re-

produce in its environment is called
249. were the first homonids to create and
use stone tools, an ability that reduced se- A. Survival of the fittest
lection pressures for large jaws and teeth. B. Evolution
A. Homo sapiens C. adaptation
B. Homo erectus D. Fitness

255. Which of these is required for natural se- 260. What tool do we use to classify things?
lection?
A. Camera
A. All individuals of a population must be
identical. B. Scientists have to tell us
B. There must be a small number of indi- C. Measuring tape

viduals in a population. D. Dichotomous key
C. There must be variation among the
261. The common name of Canis familiaris is:
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members of
D. An individual must be forced out of its A. Cat
natural habitat.
B. Dog
256. Multicellular eukaryotes that are het- C. Pig
erotrophs and can move on their own.
D. Cow
A. Protista
B. Monera 262. Of the following anatomical structures,
C. Fungi which is homologous to the bones in the
wing of a bird?
D. Animalia
A. bony rays in the tail fin of a flying fish
257. Primary succession:areas of no previous
plant growth B. bones in the hind limb of a kangaroo
A. secondary succession:abandoned C. bones in the flipper of a whale
farm fields D. chitinous struts in the wing of a butter-
B. rain forest:a desert fly
C. farm field:a desert
263. The Geologic Time Scale is a record of
D. secondary succession:bare rock what?
258. Squirrels are separated into two popula- A. old geologists
tions by the divergence of a river in their
B. sweet geology music
valley. This is
A. reproductive isolation C. the known history of rocks and fossils
B. geographic isolation D. a list of every living thing ever
264. Fossils show that cyanobacteria evolved
D. competition at least 3.5 billion years ago. How
did cyanobacteria change Earth’s environ-
259. Which of the following usually results
ment?
when members of different species require
the same food and space? A. They made it hotter.
A. primary succession B. They added oxygen to the atmosphere.
B. primary competition C. They added nitrogen to the soil.
C. secondary succession D. They added carbon dioxide to the atmo-
D. interspecific competition sphere.

265. This level of taxonomy is made up of an- 270. The correct order of the biological hierar-
imals that can mate and reproduce. chy from kingdom to species is

A. Genus A. kingdom, class, family, order, phylum,
genus, species.
B. Species
B. kingdom, phylum, order, family, class,
C. Kingdom
genus, species.
D. Family
C. kingdom, phylum, class, order, family,
266. Which scientists created the binomial genus, species.
nomenclature system of classification? D. kingdom, class, order, phylum, family,
A. Watson genus, species.
B. Darwin 271. How do scientists explain the increase in

C. Linneaus oxygen in Earth’s early atmosphere?
D. van Leeuwenhoek A. Microbes produced oxygen through

photosynthesis.
267. The genetic variation that leads to evolu- B. Ozone was dissolved, creating free
tion can occur when genes from one pop- oxygen in the atmosphere.
ulation are introduced into the gene pool
C. Greenhouse gas molecules were sepa-
of a different population. This process is
rated into atmospheric oxygen.
known as
D. Water condensed as the Earth cooled,
A. mutation
creating water-filleddepressions.
B. crossing over
272. A single cell organism that does not have
a true nucleus
D. gene flow A. Eubacteria
268. A eukaryotic organism that has a cell wall B. Fungi
but is a heterotroph (decomposer) C. Prokaryote
A. fungi D. Eukaryote
B. plant
273. This kingdom consist of single cell organ-
C. animal isms that are found everywhere; some or-
D. eubacteria ganisms of this kingdom are found in yo-
gurt and can even cause strep throat.
269. What is suggested by the anatomical
A. Protist
similarity of different species of verte-
brates? B. Fungi
A. no evolutionary relationships between C. Eubacteria
the groups D. Archaebacteria
B. recent common ancestry
274. A branching diagram that represents the
C. similar environments in the past proposed evolutionary history of a species
D. evolution from a distant common an- or group.
cestor A. Cladogram

B. Taxon/Taxa 280. According to uniformitarianism, how

C. Classificaiton does geologic change happen?
A. every few years
D. none of above
B. suddenly
275. What gas was necessary for complex (eu-
C. gradually
karyotic) life to evolve?
D. after an earthquake
A. Carbon dioxide
281. Lamarck was an early scientist who stud-
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B. Oxygen
ied the development of characteristics in
C. Dihydrogen monoxide organisms over time. Which of the fol-
D. Methane lowing choices best describes his views on
how organisms change over time?
276. The more genetic variation a population A. Law of independent assortment
has, the more likely the species will
B. Theory of acquired characteristics
A. evolve
C. Theory of relative fossil-dating
B. migrate
D. Theory of artificial selection
C. survive
282. Animals living in extremely cold environ-
D. mutate
ments usually have special characteristics
277. Which of the following is NOT a charac- like thick blubber, thick fur, or other meth-
teristic of the first cells on Earth? ods of conserving heat. What do these
characteristics represent?
A. Anaerobic
A. Variations
B. Aerobic
B. Adaptations
C. Heterotrophic
C. Mutations
D. Prokaryotic
D. Selective Breeding
278. Which kingdoms have some organisms 283. The correct order of species classification
that can make their own food (autotrophic is:
)?
A. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Or-
A. Plantae and Animalia der, Family, Genus, Species
B. Fungi and Plantae B. Kingdom, Phylum, Genus, Species,
C. Protista and Plantae Class, Order, Domain, Family
D. none of above C. Kingdom, Family, Order, Class, Phy-
lum, Domain, Genus, Species
279. Imprints or remains of once living organ- D. Domain, Order, Kingdom, Family,
isms are called Class, Phylum, Genus, Species
A. Evolution
284. A human appendix, whale hipbones, and
B. Vestigial Structures skink’s legs are examples of
C. Homologous Structures A. homologous structures
D. Fossils B. embryonic mates

C. vestigial organs 289. Scientists looking for evidence of evo-

lution study the patterns of how things
D. analogous structures
change over time in

285. Over time an antibiotic will no longer be A. Fossils
effective on some bacteria. What is the B. Embryos
most likely reason for this?
C. DNA Sequences & Amino Acid Se-
A. Humans have built up a resistance to quences
the bacteria.
D. All of the Above
B. Humans have built up a resistance to
the antibiotic. 290. A/An is a type of mammal character-
ized by opposable thumbs and binocular vi-
C. The surviving bacteria are resistant to sion.
the antibiotic.
A. Hominid
D. The antibiotics have become resistant
B. Primate
to the bacteria.
C. Mammal
286. The phrase “Survival of the Fittest” D. Reptile
would best describe
291. Which term describes a group of the same
species that live in the same area?
B. Artificial Selection A. Population
C. Selective Breeding B. Community
D. Biogenesis C. Biome
D. Ecosystem
287. Advances in the study of led to a clas-
sification system based on evolutionary re- 292. All organisms fit into 3 , which is the
lationships. This new system is based on first level of organization.
the concept of a which contains a single
A. species
common ancestor that all species within
that clade descended from. B. genus
A. teleology; clade C. kingdoms
B. numismatics; genus D. domains
C. phylogeny; clade 293. You are only considered “fit” in natural

selection if you can
D. agronomy;kingdom
A. have many babies
288. Similar organisms that are NOT related B. have a large competition
are an example of
C. have many variations
A. natural selection D. have a large population
294. this domain has organisms found in hot
C. divergent evolution sprints and deep ocean vents
D. common ancestor A. plants

B. archae 300. This kingdom contains heterotrophic or-

C. bacteria ganisms that can be unicellular or multicel-
lular. Organisms from this kingdom can
D. eukarya sometimes cause athlete’s foot or ring-
worm.
295. What are the two main sources of genetic
variation in living things? A. Fungi
A. Equilibrium and Relative Frequency B. Animalia
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B. Mutations and Gene Shuffling C. Protista
C. Single-gene and Polygenic traits D. Archaebacteria
D. Asexual Reproduction and Gene Pools 301. Who first organized organisms into spe-
cific groups
296. Antibodies are passed from one source to
another A. Carolus Linnaeus
A. Adaptive radiation B. Carl’s Jr.
B. Active immunity C. Charles Darwin
C. Passive immunity D. Henry Groseclose
D. Vestigial structures 302. The gradual change in a species or popu-

lation over a period of time is called-
297. What theory describes eukaryotes as the
product of prokaryotic cells becoming the A. classification
modern mitochondria and chloroplast? B. genetics
A. Acquired Characteristics C. variation
B. Evolution D. evolution
C. Natural Selection 303. According to Darwin, evolution occurs
D. Endosymbiotic A. only through artificial selection
298. The correct way to write the SCIENTIFIC B. during half-life periods of 5, 715 years
NAME for a red maple tree is C. because of natural selection
A. ACER RUBRUM D. so rapidly that it can be observed eas-
B. rubrum acer ily
C. acer rubrum 304. Who proposed a classification system
D. Acer rubrum that we still use today?
A. James Watson
299. Which scientists experimented to prove
that organic molecules could be formed in B. Charles Darwin
early earth’s conditions? C. Carolus Linnaeus
A. Darwin & Lamarck D. Robert Hooke
B. Redi & Pasteur 305. What is the main purpose of seeds in
C. Miller & Urey plants that have them?
D. Linnaeus & Mendel A. To entice animals to eat the plant.

B. To protect and distribute the zygote. 311. Why do scientists organize living things
C. To be fertilized by other plants. into groups?

D. To store water for the mother plant. A. so they can find them in the wild more
easily
306. Which of the following is NOT a kingdom
that falls in the domain eukarya? B. so that the organisms are easier to
A. Animalia study
B. Plantae C. so they can make sense of the variety

C. Insecta of rocks on Earth.
D. Fungi D. none of above
307. Escherichia coli is the scientific name of a

312. The concept of gene flow is demonstrated
bacterium. What category of classification
when a cow is driven off from its herd,
is Escherichia?
joins another herd, and reproduces. When
A. Order the cow contributes to the gene pool of the
B. Genus new herd, which of these most likely in-
creases?
C. Phylum
D. Species A. natural selection
308. Nature decides which traits from organ- B. genetic variation

isms are favorable and allows organisms C. environmental fitness
to pass on those traits to their offspring
A. directional selection D. reproductive mutations
313. The knowledge of the species name of an
C. disruptive selection organism most importantly indicates for
D. natural selection scientists-
309. When two or more species reciprocally A. precisely where the organism lives in
affect each other’s evolution. This occurs the world
when organisms have close ecological in-
B. the life span of the organism
teractions.
A. coevolution C. which organisms have reproductive
potential with one another
B. parallel evolution
C. macroevolution D. the color of external features
D. microevolution
314. The division of organisms into groups or
310. The smallest classification group or level classes based on characteristics is
is a
A. taxonomy
A. Genus
B. classification
B. Species
C. Class C. life science
D. Kingdom D. biology

315. The order of Taxonomy is: B. Extinction

A. Phylum, Class, Order, Kingdom, Fam- C. Evolution
ily, Genus, Species D. Natural Selection
B. Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Order,
Class, Family, Genus. 321. Which of the following DOES NOT de-
scribe kingdom animalia?
C. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Fam-
ily, Genus, Species A. Heterotrophic
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D. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, B. Multicellular
Familiy, Genus, Species C. Reproduce sexually
316. Part of natural selection in which some in- D. Autotrophic
dividuals die from starvation, competition,
disease, or predation. 322. Which option is the best example of en-
vironmental pressures that cause natural
A. overproduction selection?
B. struggle to survive A. Ranchers breeding cows
C. inherited variation B. Farmers creating bigger corn
D. sucessful reproduction C. Climate and Predators
317. Who first proposed binomial nomencla- D. Artificial Selection
ture as a way of classifying organisms?
323. The idea that Earth’s early oceans had or-
A. Carl Linnaeus ganic molecules that became the first life
B. Carl’s Jr. is called the
C. Charles Darwin A. Primordial soup hypothesis
D. Henry Groseclose B. Bubble hypothesis
318. What evidence of evolution is used to C. Miller-Urey Experiment
find the exact age of fossil remains? D. Radioactive dating theory
A. Absolute Dating
324. Which kingdom contains organisms who
B. Relative Dating are eukaryotic, autotrophic, contain cell
C. Embryology Dating walls with cellulose, and reproduce with
seeds?
D. Morphology Dating
A. Protista
319. What is a useless structure called?
B. Fungi
A. homologous
C. Plantae
B. vestigial
D. Animalia
C. adaptation
D. variation 325. The legs of crocodiles and mice have simi-
lar bone structures and develop in a similar
320. The process in which a species dies out is way. What type of structures are the leg
known as bones?
A. Speciation A. homologous structures

B. analogous structures 331. This kingdom is made up of multicellular,

C. fossilized structures heterotrophic, eukaryotes like mollusks,
fish, dogs, and snakes.

D. vestigial structures
A. Plantae
326. Evolutionary branch of a cladogram that B. Eubacteria
includes a single ancestor and all its de-
scendants C. Animalia
A. Domain D. Fungi
B. Species 332. What is Natural Selection?
C. Clade A. survival of the strongest organisms
D. Kingdom
B. survival of those organisms geneti-
327. Scientist who developed modern taxon- cally best adapted to the environment
omy and binomial nomenclature C. elimination of the smallest organisms
A. Carolus Linnaeus by the largest organisms
B. Gregor Mendel D. survival of the fastest organism

C. Aristotle 333. The science of classifying and naming or-
D. Charles Darwin ganisms is
A. evolution
328. What species is thought to overlap with
Homo sapiens neanderthals? B. taxonomy
A. Homo habilis C. grouping
B. Homo erectus D. scientific names
C. Homo sapiens sapiens (us)
334. We can trace some changes over time
D. “Lucy” through the record.
329. Escherichia coli is the scientific name for A. fossil
a type of bacteria. The first name is the B. historical
A. Genus C. ancestral
B. Species
D. permanent
C. Order
335. A tsunami wipes out half of an island pop-
D. Phyl
ulation of seals leaving only a small num-
330. Things that an organism knows or senses ber of traits left to carry out in the next
without having to be taught generations. This is an example of:
A. structural behaviors A. Genetic Drift
B. structural adaptations B. Gene Flow
C. instincts C. Natural Selection
D. non-instinctive behaviors D. Artificial Selection

336. The ability of an individual to survive 341. What are the evidences for Evolution?
and reproduce in a specific environment is A. Fossil Records
called
B. Embryology
A. fitness
C. Similar body structure
B. common descent
D. All the above
342. The idea that organisms best suited to
D. struggle for existence
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their environment reproduce more success-
337. This organism spends its day taking fully than other organisms is the definition
in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen of
through its stomata. It never eats but can A. population
grow many meters tall.
A. Fungi
C. acquired traits
B. Plantae D. none of above
C. Protista
343. The correct sequence from the broad-
D. Animalia est (largest) to the most specific(smallest)
taxonomic levels is
338. Which of these is the greatest limiting
factor for plants that grow on the floor of A. Family, phylum, class, kingdom, order,
a rain forest? species, and genus
A. Herbivores B. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family,
genus, and species
B. Sunlight
C. Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family,
C. Water
genus, and species
D. Space
D. Species, genus, family, order, class,
339. In the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin phylum, and kingdom
saw different species of finch on different 344. Natural selection could not occur without
islands. This led him to theorize that pop-
ulations of species
A. genetic variation in species
A. Create their own environment
B. stable environments
B. Can adapt to their environment
C. competition for unlimited resources
C. Choose their best environment
D. gradual warming of the Earth
D. Are found in many environments
345. Which domain contains organisms that
340. The study of evolutionary relationships are unicellular, prokaryotic, and can cause
between organisms strep throat or e. coli infections?
A. Phylogeny A. Eukarya
B. Evolution B. Archaea
C. Taxonomy C. Fungi
D. Ecology D. Bacteria

346. What is a diagram that shows char- B. two populations of finches that have
acteristic relationships among organisms different feather colors
called?

C. two populations of salamanders that
A. Cladogram live in different lakes
B. Karyotype chart D. two populations of salamanders that
C. Punnet square have different tail lengths
D. Biogeography
352. What can you find out by working
347. Darwin viewed the fossil record as evi- through a dichotomous key in order?
dence of A. how many birds migrate north to south
B. the identity of an organism
B. Evolution
C. how long slime mold can live
C. adaptation
D. when a species first appeared on Earth
D. Fitness
348. Over many generations, unrelated or dis- 353. Which factor will most likely increase the
tantly related species may come to resem- survival chances of an organism living in
ble each other due to- an environment that is undergoing rapid
changes?
A. similar environmental factors
A. having a diverse gene pool
B. competition with each other
C. homologous structural adaptations B. encountering strong competition
D. similar genetic mutations C. having a long life spans
349. What 2 levels of classification are used D. producing identical offspring

for binomial nomenclature?
354. If two organisms are considered to be dif-
A. Family and Genus ferent species. then this is true
B. Genus and Species A. they are different sizes
C. Kingdom and Phylum
B. they cannot interbreed and produce
D. Class and Order fertile offspring
350. Which condition is essential for natural C. they live in different locations
selection to result in a new species?
D. they have different body color
A. unlimited resources
B. an inherited variation 355. A poodle and a Labrador retriever are
bred together to make a Labradoodle. This
C. a static environment
is an example of:
D. a long life span
A. Genetic Drift
351. Which of the following is an example of B. Gene Flow
reproductive isolation?
A. two populations of finches that cannot
produce viable offspring D. Artificial Selection

356. Honey badgers with shorter claws have 361. The gradual change of a species as a
higher fitness than honey badgers with av- whole over time
erage and long claws. This is an example A. Speciation
of
B. Gradualism
C. Evolution
D. Commensalism
362. In printed scientific names, only the
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D. none of above
is capitalized.
357. Darwin’s phrase “survival of the fittest” A. family
means
B. class
A. the strongest organism survives C. species
B. the best adapted survives, reproduces D. genus
and passes traits to the next generation
C. the weakest organisms survive 363. A diagram beginning with an outgroup or-
ganism that shows relationships based on
D. all organisms survive shared derived traits
358. Why would scientists want to use a tax- A. cladogram
onomic system that is standardized? B. dichotomous key
A. In order to avoid confusion with the C. speciation
identification of organisms
D. fossil record
B. Bcause Linnaeus established the sys-
tem 364. A structure that is shared amongst organ-
isms that have a close common ancestor.
C. So that Latin names can be applied for
a practical purpose A. analogy
D. In order to place organisms in differ- B. homology
ent groups C. homologous
359. What is the difference between au- D. homozygous
totrophic and heterotrophic? 365. A change in a sequence of DNA is called a
A. Autotrophic make their food Het- A. common ancestor
erotrophic do not make food
B. Mutation
B. they are other type of food makers
C. Classification
C. the word auto and hectro
D. populations
D. no comment
366. Which process results in greater genetic
360. Modern Humans are classified as the diversity in offspring?
species A. genetic linkage
A. Homo habilis B. recombination of DNA during meiosis
B. Neanderthal C. crossing-over during mitosis
C. Homo sapiens D. rearrangement of chromosomes in
D. Hominid germ cells

367. Fossils can be found in C. the type of brain the organism has.
A. amber (the fossilized sap of trees) D. determining if the organism is helpful

B. shells or hurtful.
C. sedimentary rock 373. Natural selection is the process that
D. all of the above passes down traits.
A. Same
368. Which component of natural selection is
directly related to genes? B. Old
A. natural variability in populations C. Useless
B. over reproduction of offspring D. Favorable
C. environmental change 374. An organisms scientific name is made of
D. resource limitations (in order)
369. Which of the following terms is another A. species, class
name for spontaneous generation? B. genus, kingdom
A. Abiogenesis C. genus, species
B. Biogenesis D. species
C. Chemical evolution
375. The ideas that types of organisms change
D. Organic evolution over time and new types of organisms are
370. Which is true concerning evolution? modified descendants of older types were
presented by
A. Evolution occurs in a population in one
generation. A. Lamarck
B. Evolution occurs in an individual in one B. Darwin
generation. C. Both
C. Evolution occurs in a population in sev- D. none of above
eral generations.
376. Human newborns usually weigh between
D. Evolution occurs in an individual in sev-
6-8 pounds
eral generations.
371. Animals must eat other organisms for
food, so they are classified as B. directional selection
A. heterotrophs C. disruptive selection

B. autotrophs D. sexual selection
C. eukaryotic 377. If two species have similar DNA se-
D. prokaryotic quences, it would indicate that they
A. Share a common ancestor
372. Scientists classify organisms by
B. Are not closely related
A. giving each several kingdom names.
B. placing them in groups with organisms C. Will have similar fitness
with similar characteristics. D. Have no evolutionary relationship

378. The founder of modern evolution theory 383. What is phylogeny

is considered to be A. the development and diversification of
A. Charles Darwin a species
B. Alexander Oparin B. the development of a species
C. Stephen Jay Gould C. the diversification of a species
D. Lynn Margulis D. the development OR diversification of
a species
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379. Based upon the conditions of the early
Earth, which forms of live most likely ap- 384. A new species is found and scientists
peared first? want to know where to place it on the
tree of life. The PROTEIN sequence for
A. Prokaryotic and aerobic hemoglobin (the protein that makes blood
B. Prokaryotic and anaerobic red) in the new species is Met-Arg-Ala-
Gln-Gly. To which species is it most closely
C. Eukaryotic and aerobic related?
D. Eukaryotic and anaerobic A. Human:Arg-Arg-Gln-Gly-Pro
380. Natural selection that favors the average B. Bird:Met-Met-Pro-Gln-Gly
phenotype in a population C. Bat:Arg-Arg-Gln-Ser-Pro
A. convergent evolution D. Pig:Met-Arg-Ala-Gln-Ala
385. The theory of Acquired Characteristics
C. directional selection was developed by
D. disruptive selection A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
381. All of the following can be told from the
fossil record EXCEPT- C. Gould
A. the order in which organisms ap- D. Weissman
peared.
386. Which of these is a common adaptation
B. the number of organisms that existed. for mammals in an aquatic environment?
C. the environment the organisms lived A. Long fur
in. B. Sharp teeth
D. the approximate age of past organ- C. Streamlined body
isms.
D. Keen eyesight
382. Which of the following evidence most
strongly supports the common origin of all 387. Which of the following is NOT true re-
life on Earth? All organisms garding Carolus Linnaeus?
A. He was the first person to attempt to
A. require energy
scientifically classify organisms.
B. share a universal genetic code
B. The “father” of modern day taxonomy.
C. reproduce
C. Developed a classification system still
D. show heritable variation used by scientists today.

D. He created the binomial nomenclature B. Panspermia

naming method.
C. Spontaneous generation

388. Who is the father of classification? D. Endosymbiotic theory
A. Gregor Mendel
393. A group of organisms that includes a sin-
B. Charles Darwin gle common ancestor and all of its descen-
C. Carl Linnaeus dants
D. Francesco Redi A. Clade
389. Physical structures that were fully devel- B. Taxon
oped and functional in an earlier group of C. Family
organisms but are reduced and unused in
later species D. Domain
A. mutation 394. The smallest, most specific classification
B. disease organ category is called
C. vestigial organ A. genus
D. none of above B. species
390. Which of the following is NOT part of the C. taxonomy
Endosymbiotic Theory? D. kingdom
A. An eukaryotic cell engulfing an aerobic
bacteria is considered the origin of mito- 395. prokaryotic cellscontains unique
chondria rRNAlive in extreme environmentscell
walls contain no peptidoglycanmembranes
B. An eukaryotic cell engulfing a photo-
composed of branched hydrocarbon chains-
synthetic bacteria is considered the origin
The characteristics above describe domain
of chloroplasts
C. Living things come only from other liv-
A. Archaea
ing things
D. All of them are part of the Endosymbi- B. Bacteria
otic Theory C. Eukarya
391. New organisms that come from parent or- D. Monera
ganisms
396. A new species is found, and scientists
A. adaptations want to know where to place it on the ex-
B. offspring isting tree of life. The DNA of the new
C. behaviors species is AAGCATAAC. Which species is
the least related to the new species?
D. function
A. Horse:CAGTTATAC
392. Which of the following concepts explains
B. Human:CCGCATAGC
the presence of mitochondria and chloro-
plasts in eukaryotic cells? C. Bat:AAGAATCAC
A. Bubble hypothesis D. Pig:CCGTTTAAC

397. the 3 domains are D. Because they can be ordered to help

A. protist, plants and animals scientists understand which animals lived
before others.
B. archae, bacteria, eukarya
402. Structures such as the pelvic bone in
C. archae, amoebas, bacteria
whales and snakes and the tailbone in hu-
D. eukarya, plants, bacteria mans are an example of
398. Which characteristics do scientists look at A. homologous structures
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to classify organisms today? choose 2 an- B. vestigial structures
swers
C. analogous structures
A. structure, internal and external fea- D. none of above
tures
B. cellular characteristics and phylogeny 403. In which of the following taxonomic
groups would organisms have the LEAST
C. if they live in land, sea or air/sky number of similarities?
D. plant or animal and cellular character- A. Kingdom
istics
B. Class
399. *The largest taxon is called? C. family
A. Domain D. genus
B. Species
404. Scientists believe that the polar bear
C. Clade in Alaska and the brown bear in Russia
D. Kingdom evolvedfrom a common ancestor. Which
would be responsible for this evolutionary
400. Scientists observed that the average size change?
of minnows in a pond increased over a few A. artificial selection
years after the introduction of a species of
fish that preys on the smallest minnows. B. asexual reproduction
Which of the following best explains the C. sexual reproduction
change in minnow size? D. geographic isolation
A. Dehydration
405. What is the purpose of a dichotomous
B. Synthesis key?
C. Inbreeding A. to find a common ancestor
D. Natural selection B. to show the evolution of organisms
401. Why do well-dated fossils aid our under- C. to show relationships between organ-
standing of evolutionary theory? isms
A. Because they are very beautiful. D. to identify organisms
B. Because a few of the fossils will con- 406. According to the Theory of Natural Selec-
tain DNA that can be isolated. tion, which is the ultimate goal of any or-
C. they provide insight into which plants ganism?
lived at the same time as which animals. A. live an easy life

B. build tolerance to diseases 412. A model used by evolutionary biologist

C. become the strongest organism to represent evolutionary history among
species is called a

D. reproduce to pass on traits to the next
generation A. family tree
407. What would the X be in the classification B. cladogram

list? Domain→Kingdom→Phylum→X C. histogram
A. Order
D. phylogram
B. Class
C. Family 413. a scientific theory that explains the pro-
cess of evolution
D. Genus
A. mass extinction
408. An inherited characteristic that increases
an organism’s ability to survive and repro- B. vestigal structures
duce in its specific environment is called C. punctuated equilibrium
a(n)
A. homologous structure
B. vestigial organ 414. The earliest human like create was know
C. adaptation as a
D. speciation A. caveman
409. Flowering plants depend on insects for B. hominid
pollination, so they evolved colors, shapes,
C. homo
and scents that are attractive to certain in-
sect species. This is an example of D. Egyptian
A. Mimicry
415. Which kingdoms contain only unicellular
B. Camouflage organisms?
C. Speciation
A. Archeaebacteria and Protista
D. Coevolution
B. Eubacteria and Protista
410. unicellular prokaryotes
C. Archeaebacteria and Eubacteria
A. Protist
D. Eubacteria and Fungi
B. Plantae
C. the animal 416. Charles Darwin was the first person to
D. Eubacteria propose
411. When every organism of a given species A. a mechanism for how evolution occurs
has died B. a mechanism for evolution that was
A. Natural Selection supported by evidence
B. Homeostasis C. that the Earth is older than a few thou-
C. Extinction sand years
D. Selective Breeding D. that evolution occurs

417. What are the rules to scientific naming? 422. Which kingdom is autotrophic AND has a
cell wall?
A. Genus first and capitalized
A. Bacteria
B. Species second and lower cased
B. Fungi
C. in italics or underlined
C. Plantae
D. genus + species
D. Protista
418. One hypothesis of the endosymbiotic the-
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423. All organisms that do not fit into plant,
ory suggests that heterotrophic prokary-
fungi, and animal kingdoms but have a nu-
otes that were able to use oxygen when
cleus are:
releasing energy from their food crawled
into larger cells and became A. archaebacteria
A. chloroplasts B. eubacteria
C. protists
B. mitochondria
D. fungus
C. nuclei
D. vesicles 424. Some marine worms and mollusks go
through similar larval stages during devel-
419. why are scientific names important in sci- opment. Which can be inferred about their
ence relationship?
A. So animals have names A. They share a common ancestor.
B. So there is one universal name for all B. They mate with each other.
languages C. They compete for a habitat.
C. they arent important D. They share the same food source.
D. knowing and organisms kingdom 425. Which two organisms have the most sim-
ilar biochemistry?
420. Which scientist is credited with the idea
of natural selection? A. fly and human
B. fly and a mouse
A. Lamarck
C. fish and dolphin
B. Darwin
D. chimpanzee and human
C. Gould
426. The science of describing, classifying, and
D. Weinberg
naming organisms is
421. The embryos of both mammals and rep- A. taxonomy
tiles are protected by amniotic fluid. What B. life science
is this type of trait called?
C. organization
A. cladogram
D. classification
B. outgroup
427. Which question is the basis for separat-
C. derived character
ing primitive life forms from advanced life
D. molecular evidence forms during classification?

A. Does the organism have distinct cells? B. Changes in a population’s DNA over
time

B. Can cells in the organism reproduce? C. Descent with Modification
C. Is the organism single-celled or multi- D. Natural Selection
cellular?
D. Does the organism have specific cellu- 433. Using a microscope, a student correctly
lar structures or functions? determines that a cell is not from the Ani-
mal Kingdom because it has-
428. Which organisms can you find living in ex-
treme places such as salt lakes, hot springs A. a nucleus
and deep sea trenches B. vacuoles
A. bacteria
C. a cell membrane
B. Plantae
D. chloroplast
C. Archea
D. Protists 434. The process in which two or more species
become more adapted over time to each
429. Scientists think that the closest living rel- other’s presence is called
ative to humans are
A. Divergence
A. lemurs
B. monkeys B. Coevolution
C. gorillas C. Competition
D. chimpanzees D. Radiation
430. This organism is multicellular, het- 435. Which of the following are evidence of
erotroph, that has a cell wall made of endosymbiosis? Pick 3
chitin. What kingdom does it belong in?
A. mitochondria and chloroplast ribo-
A. fungi
somes are similar to bacterial ribosomes
B. plantae
B. mitochondria and chloroplast are simi-
C. animalia lar in size to bacteria
D. eubacteria
C. mitochondria and chloroplast have
431. In which scenario below would natural se- double membranes
lection most likely occur? D. mitochondria and chloroplast have a
A. centuries of gradual climate change nucleus
B. catastrophic destruction of habitat
436. A diagram that shows how organisms
C. rapid and profound climate change are related to each other
D. immediate loss of primary food source
A. Cladogram
432. Which description of evolution is best rep- B. Bracket
resented by cladograms?
C. Punnett square
A. Changes in a population’s traits over
time D. Karyotype

437. Linnaeus’ systems of naming organisms A. Antibiotics kill all bacteria except ones
which give a scientific two word Latin with natural resistance due to random mu-
name to species-first being the genus tation
name and the second being the species B. Antibiotics cause bacteria DNA to mu-
A. Outgroup tate and become resistant
B. Phylogenetic Tree C. Some bacteria make themselves resis-
C. Cladogram tant to survive antibiotics
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D. binomial nomenclature D. none of above
438. What kid of isolation occurs when 443. Which of the following list the levels of
two populations of birds have different classification from broadest to most spe-
courtship dances? cific?
A. geographic A. domain, kingdom, class, order, phy-

lum, family, genus, species
B. sexual
B. species, genus, family, order, class,
C. temporal phylum, kingdom, domain
D. behavioral C. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, or-
439. Structures or behaviors that help anor- der, family, genus, species
ganism survive in its surroundings D. phylum, kingdom, class, family, order,
A. adaptations genus, domain, species
B. inherited traits 444. The first living organism must have been
C. learned behaviors
D. structural behaviors A. An anaerobic prokaryote
B. An aerobic prokaryote
main.fungi C. An anaerobic eukaryote
A. eukarya D. An aerobic eukaryote
B. archaea 445. Which kingdom is being described? uni-

C. bacteria cellular; eukaryotic:true nucleus; animal-
like (based on how they move) like amoe-
D. none of above bas; plant-like (based on colors) like algea;
441. What do you call a beneficial trait that forms Red Tides; fungal-like live in cool,
helps an organism survive and reproduce? dark, damp places
A. Adaptation A. Fungi
B. Isolation B. Animalia
C. Speciation C. Plantae
D. Classification D. Protista
442. Many species of bacteria are now resis- 446. Two groups of organisms with similar
tant to common antibiotics. How did this characteristics may share
happen? A. a common ancestor

B. an evolutionary history B. Genetic Drift

C. both C. Bottleneck Effect

D. neither D. Artificial Selection
447. The genus and species to which humans 452. Five species of frogs that live in separate
belong habits within 5 non-overlapping ranges
along the Mississippi River share a com-
A. Canis lupus
mon ancestor. Which process is most likely
B. Quercus alba responsible for the formation of these five
C. Homo sapiens distinct species?
D. Acer saccharum A. Physiological isolation
B. Geographic isolation
448. is the process by which individuals
that are better adapted to their environ- C. Behavioral isolation
ment are more likely to survive and repro- D. Reproductive isolation
duce.
453. The preserved remains or physical evi-
A. Natural Selection dence of an organism that lived in the past
B. Evolution are called-
C. Reproduction A. Variations
D. none of above B. Mutations
449. The Baltomore Oriole has the scientific C. Fossils

name:Icterus galbula. What taxonomic D. Evolutionary features
levels do the scientific name include?
454. Which kingdoms have photosynthetic or-
A. Genus and species ganisms?
B. Phylum and genus A. fungi and plants
C. Kingdom and phylum B. fungi and protists
D. Class and species C. protists and plants
450. What do we call similar bone structures D. plants and animals
but different functions that indicate a link 455. Match each kingdom with it’s do-
to a common ancestor? main.animalia
A. Homologous Structures A. eukarya
B. Vestigial Structures B. archaea
C. Analogous Structures C. bacteria
D. Broken Structures D. none of above
451. A virus kills all the students in the room 456. Which is NOT evidence of evolution?
except three. These remaining three begin
A. Similar DNA
a new population with less genetic diver-
sity than the original classroom population. B. Homologous Structures
This is an example of C. Intelligence
A. Co-evolution D. Fossils

457. In order for speciation to occur, what 462. Two organisms are closely related on an
must be true? evolutionary tree. They should:
A. At least one gene, affecting at least A. share the same predators and prey
one phenotypic trait, must change.
B. have similar embryonic development
B. Large numbers of genes that affect nu-
merous phenotypic traits must change. C. have no anatomical differences
C. Changes to centromere location or D. have undergone the same genetic mu-
chromosome size must occur within the tations
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gene pool.
463. If two species have very similar struc-
D. The number of chromosomes in the
tures, they may have evolved from a(n)
gene pool must change.
A. autotroph
458. The standardized system for naming or-
ganism is known as binomial nomenclature. B. common ancestor
What two pieces of information are used C. eukaryote
to name and identify organisms using this
system? D. none of above
A. genus and species 464. The most specific classification, a group
B. class and genus that mates to produce offspring
C. class and species A. Genus
D. domain and kingdom B. Fossils
459. Primates possess several distinguishing C. Species
features. These include
D. Speciation
A. a body covering of fure or hair
B. an ability to walk erect 465. If new strain of a bacteria appears to be
resistant to antibiotics, this resistant bac-
C. an opposable digit
teria evolved through
D. a straight-line arrangement of femur
and tibia. A. adaptation
460. What is a structure that is similar across
species? C. gradualism
A. vestigial D. natural selection
B. homologous
466. What was a difference between
C. adaptaion Lamarck’s and Darwin’s ideas about evo-
D. variation lution?
461. The three Domains are: A. Animals have common ancestor that
was very simple
A. Plant, Animal, Bacteria
B. Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya B. animals evolved slowly over time
C. Fungi, Animal, Plant C. acquired traits can be passed on
D. Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Plants D. none of above

467. Organisms that are classified as au- C. the future evolution of major groups.
totrophic are able to- D. the geographical range of populations.

A. be seen with the human eye
472. What is evolutionary classification?
B. move
A. Classifying organisms based on phy-
C. reproduce logeny
D. make their own food B. Classifying organisms based on names
C. Classifying organisms based on how
468. Survival of the Fittest
they appear
A. evolution
D. Classifying organisms based on where
B. genetic equilibrium they live
C. natural selection 473. A biologist has just discovered a new life
D. stabilizing selection form. The newly described organism is
multicellular, does not carry on photosyn-
469. Natural selection can be best defined as thesis, and absorbs nutrients from the en-
the vironment. It is composed of eukaryotic
A. survival of the biggest and strongest cells with cell walls. In which kingdom
organisms in a population would the organism be classified?
B. elimination of the smallest organisms A. Plant
by the biggest organisms B. Animal
C. survival and reproduction of the organ- C. Bacteria
isms that occupy the largest area D. Fungi
D. survival and reproduction of the organ-
474. Similar DNA sequences between organ-
isms that are genetically best adapted to
isms illustrate
the environment
470. Choose the correct order of taxa from B. common ancestry
LARGEST to SMALLEST
C. population bottlenecks
A. Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class,
Phylum, Kingdom D. none of above
B. Family, Kingdom, Order, Phylum, 475. Which kingdom are mosses, ferns,
Class, Order, Species, Genus conifers, and flowering plants a part of?
C. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Fam- A. Archaebacteria
ily, Genus, Species B. Plantae
D. Phylum, Order, Species, Family, C. Animalia
Genus, Kingdom D. Protista
471. All of the following types of informa- 476. What is natural selection?
tion can be learned from the fossil record
A. The mechanism that increases the
EXCEPT-
chance of certain individuals reproducing.
A. the anatomy of various species. B. The mechanism that leads to increas-
B. the common ancestry of organisms. ing variation within a population.

C. The cumulative change in the heritable A. Eubacteria

characteristics of a population. B. Protista
D. The mechanism that explains why pop- C. Fungi
ulations produce more offspring than the
environment can support. D. Archaebacteria
477. An is an inherited characteristic that 482. In which taxonomic group are organisms
increases an organism’s chance of survival found that share the characteristic of stor-
ing hereditary material in a single loop of
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A. Survival of the fittest DNA?
B. Evolution A. Eubacteria
C. adaptation B. Fungi
D. Fitness C. Plantae
478. Which of the following characteristics D. Animalia
will most likely be helpful in identifying a
483. what group of plants have fruit
butterfly using a dichotomous key?
A. gymnosperms
A. Migrates north every spring
B. bryophyta
B. hangs on branches
C. angiosperms
C. flutters wings fast on hot days
D. none of above
D. Wings have long extensions
479. Which kingdom has representa-
main.protista
tives with the following characteris-
tics? (SB4a)Cell Type-EukaryoticBody A. eukarya
Plan-MulticellularOrgan Systems- B. archaea
PresentMethod of Acquiring food-
C. bacteria
Photosynthesis
D. none of above
A. Fungi
B. Plantae 485. Which of the following would lead to ge-
netic variation?
C. Protista
A. crossing over
D. Animalia
B. independent assortment
480. in one region of New Jersey there exists
C. mutations
two distinct types of one species of snake
D. all answers are correct
A. disruptive selection
B. geographic isolation 486. Many crustaceans (for example, lobsters,
shrimp, and crayfish) use their tails to
C. mechanical isolation swim, but crabs have reduced tails that
D. neutral variation curl under their shells and are not used in
swimming. This is an example of
481. Members of this kingdom live in harsh
conditions such as deep ocean trenches or A. convergent evolution
volcanoes B. vestigial structure

C. homologous structure B. Louis Leakey

D. analogous structure C. Gregor Mendel

487. Which organism has an advantage in its D. Charles Darwin
environment?
492. Most plants have hair-like cells called tri-
A. The fastest
chomes that project from the surface and-
B. The strongest help the plants in many ways. In some
C. The best adapted plants trichomes secrete toxic substances-
that most likely perform which function?
D. The most tamed
A. Absorb carbon dioxide
488. What is another name for phylogeny?
B. Protect against herbivorous insects
A. phylogenetics
B. phylogenesis C. Reflect light off leaves
C. phylogenes D. Reduce water loss from evaporation

D. phylogenetisis 493. Why do we have a scientific naming sys-
489. The scientific name of a cherry blossom tem?
tree is Prunus yedoensis. What is its A. so scientists can use their native lan-
genus? guage
A. Plantae B. so scientist from different countries
B. Prunus can communicate using the same Latin
C. Yedoensis based System
D. Felis C. scientists can determine their own

rules within the system
490. Natural selection is the process by which
D. none of above
A. the age of selected fossils is calcu- 494. Endosymbiotic theory states that chloro-
lated plasts and mitochondria were once what?
B. organisms with traits well suited to A. Bacteria engulfed by larger cells
their environment survive and reproduce
more successfully than organisms less B. Amino acids
suited to the same environment C. Large eukaryotes
C. acquired traits are passed on from one
D. Algae
generation to the next
D. all answers are correct 495. Which method provides the most accu-
rate age of a rock sample?
491. Carolus Linnaeus’s binomial system of
classification assumed that organisms did A. superposition
not change. Which scientist first rec- B. relative dating
ognized that evolutionary relationships
would be useful in classifying organisms? C. radioactive dating
A. Jane Goodall D. index fossil identification

496. This organism spends its day in hot gases C. Natural selection
and molten rock deep within the earth. D. Competition between the fittest indi-
This type of tiny organism existed billions viduals in the population
of years ago.
A. Fungi 501. A population of rabbits becomes sepa-
rated by a river. Over thousands of years,
B. Eubacteria rabbits on different sides of the river be-
C. Archaebacteria come genetically differentand evolve into
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different species that do not look alike.
D. Animalia
Which mechanism of evolution has most
497. Charles Lyell developed a theory that likely occurred?
states that geologic processes that shaped A. species isolation
the Earth in the past have stayed the same
B. geographic isolation
throughout time. This is the theory of:
C. reproductive isolation
A. Uniformitarianism
D. evolutionary isolation
B. Evolution
C. Catastrophism 502. The DNA of an advanced species of
grasshoppers contains
D. Adaptations
A. New types of bases, all formed from
498. Members of kingdom Animalia depend on mutations in a primitive species of algae
bacteria and fungi because bacteria and B. Different bases than the DNA of a prim-
fungi itive species of algae
A. do not perform photosynthesis C. The same bases as the DNA of a prim-
B. recycle nutrients in dead organisms itive species of algae
C. use sunlight to produce sugar D. none of above
D. are useful for animal habitat 503. What is the least likely reason why an-
tibiotic resistance continues to expand?
499. In a cladogram, what represents the
most recent common ancestor shared by a A. Over prescription of antibiotics by
clade? physicians
A. a mark by the clade’s derived charac- B. poor hygiene following the use of the
ter bathroom
B. the overlapping of one clade upon an- C. use of antibiotics in animals as growth
other enhancers
C. the longest branch D. non-completion of prescribed
medicines by patients
D. the node where branches meet
504. Almost all adaptations started off as?
500. According to Darwin’s theory of evolu-
tion, what causes the struggle for survival A. selective breeding
in populations? B. physiological
A. Overproduction of offspring C. structural
B. Favourable heritable variations D. mutation

505. The provides information about or- C. Mitochondria and chloroplasts are sur-
ganisms that have lived in the past. rounded by a membrane.

A. species D. Mitochondria and chloroplasts both
B. fossil record transform energy from one form to an-
other.
D. generation 510. The species of finches that Darwin ob-
served differed in the shape of their beaks.
506. All the genes of the members of a popu- According to Darwin, all of these species
lation probably
A. gene pool A. Had a Common Ancestor
B. gene flow B. migrated from Africa
C. genetic drift C. had descended from similar birds in
Africa.
D. genotype
D. Ate the same diet
507. Which of the following is not an observa-
tion or inference on which natural selection 511. In the species Felis leo, what is Felis?
is based? A. domain
A. There is heritable variation among in- B. kingdom
dividuals. C. species
B. Species produce more offspring than D. genus
the environment can support.
C. Only a fraction of an individual’s off- 512. A(n) is ususlly a homologous struc-
spring may survive. ture that is shared by all organisms in a
group.
D. Poorly adapted individuals never pro-
duce offspring. A. adaptive
B. acquired characteristics
508. Three students are randomly taken from
our classroom to start a new population C. shared derived characteristics
on Mars. The Mars population has less ge- D. none of above
netic diversity than the classroom popula-
513. Members of this kingdom are multicellu-
tion. This is an example of
lar and heterotrophic
A. Genetic drift
A. Plantae
B. Non-random mating
B. Protista
C. The founder effect
C. Animalia
D. Co-evolution
D. Achaebacteria
509. Which of these is evidence for the en-
514. The father of modern evolution
dosymbiotic theory?
A. Carolus Linnaeus
A. Mitochondria and chloroplasts cannot
live on their own outside a cell. B. Charles Darwin
B. Mitochondria and chloroplasts contain C. Gregor Mendel
their own circular DNA. D. Aristotle

515. Which type of evolution means to differ- C. domesticus

ent species becoming more and more simi- D. feline
lar?
520. What evidence of evolution? Humans
and sea stars both have radial cleavage in
B. divergent evolution the early embryonic development.
C. parallel evolution A. comparative embryology
D. none of above B. comparative anatomy
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516. What scientist gave us the system of clas- C. comparative biochemistry
sification we still use today? D. geographic distribution
A. Mendel 521. When there is a difference in population
B. Linnaeus based on genes, it is said to be a
C. Darwin A. Mutation
D. Watson B. Speciation
C. Extinction
517. Species are classified based on their char-
D. Genetic Variation
acteristics. Which characteristic identi-
fies two organisms as members of one 522. Similar structures with different pur-
species? The organisms poses found in different species are known
A. can produce fertile offspring. as
B. can communicate easily. A. vestigial structures
C. will defend their territory. B. DNA
D. will move from place to place. C. homologous structures

D. the fossil record
518. A male lion and a female tiger breed in
captivity produce a liger. However, a lion 523. A student believes that frogs and toads
and a tiger are considered separate species evolved from the same species. What
because should the student review to investigate
this hypothesis?
A. The liger offspring cannot reproduce.
A. The diet of a toad
B. The tiger’s fur pattern is different from
the lion’s. B. The fossil record
C. They are not classified as Kingdom An- C. The current living conditions of frogs
imalia. and toads
D. The color variation between frogs and
D. They naturally created the liger off-
toads
spring.
524. Scientists around the world use a stan-
519. The scientific name for the common house
dardized taxonomic system. Why would
cat is Felis domesticus. What is its species
scientists want to use a taxonomic system
name?
that is standardized?
A. Felis A. In order to avoid confusion with the
B. house cat identification of organisms

B. because Linnaeus established the sys- 529. Why might we struggle to cure bacterial
tem infections in the future?

C. so that Latin names can be applied for A. We have not classified all of the bacte-
a practical purpose ria using taxonomy
D. in order to place organisms in different B. The bacteria are eukaryotic viruses
groups and cannot be cured
C. Natural selection is creating antibiotic
525. What statement can be made about mem- resistant bacteria
bers of the same order?
D. Bacteria can only be cured using pesti-
A. A. They all belong to the same genus. cides and vaccines
B. B. They all belong to the same class. 530. Slow change or evolution of a species
C. C. They all belong to the same family. over time
D. D They can all interbreed successfully. A. directional evolution
B. stabilizing evolution
526. What is an inherited characteristic that
helps organisms survive? C. gradualism
A. Evolution
B. Adaptation 531. What islands did Charles Darwin travel
to?
A. Galapagos
D. Extinction
B. Bahamas
527. The belief that mitochondria were once C. Caribbean
cells that were engulfed by larger cells to D. Long Island
become organelles
532. Which of the following is the broadest
A. endosymbiotic theory
level of classification?
B. endocytosis
A. Kingdom
C. exocytosis B. Species
D. cell transport theory C. Class
528. Artificial selection is D. Family
A. the process by which humans select 533. We are in what kingdom?

who lives and dies based on traits of an- A. Plants
imal or plant.
B. Animals
B. the process by which natures selects
C. Protists
who lives and dies.
D. none of above
C. the process by which animals adapt to
their surroundings. 534. The two parts of a scientific name include
D. the process by which people take over the:
ecosystems. A. Family and Order Names

B. Genus and Species Names 540. A trait that arose in an ancestor of an

C. Kingdom and Phylum Names evolutionary lineage and was passed onto
its descendants
D. Class and Order Names
A. Derived character
535. Some snake embryos have small buds B. Root
resembling limbs. These buds disappear
at later stages of embryonic development. C. Node
These observations suggest that these D. Branch
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snakes-
541. Human cytochrome c = 104 amino acids-
A. will have offspring with limbs. Differences from humans:Dog cytochrome
B. had a parent with working limbs. c = 13 amino acidsRhesus monkey cy-
C. evolved from a limbed ancestor. tochrome c = 1 amino acidWhich organism
is more closely related to humans?
D. none of above
A. Dog
536. Which is not a step in the process of nat-
B. Rhesus Monkey
ural selection?
C. both
A. Variation
D. none of above
B. Overproduction of Offspring & Compe-
tition 542. Which of the taxonomic groups are listed
C. Acquired Characteristics from broad to most specific?
D. Survival of the Fittest A. Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order
Family Genus Species
537. System of scientifically naming organ-
B. Domain Kingdom Class Phylum Family
isms using two names
Order Genus Species
A. Binomial nomenclature
C. Domain Kingdon Class Phylum Order
B. biname system Family Genus Species
C. Cladogram D. Domain Kingdom Famiy Class Order
D. Eukarya Phylum Genus Species
538. which are angiosperms 543. Fighting for resources

A. rose family A. Competition
B. cactus B. Variation
C. redwood C. Overproduction
D. palm trees D. Adaptation
539. When DNA is contained in a nucleus, the 544. this domain has organisms that cause
cell is stept throat
A. eukaryotic A. archae
B. prokaryotic B. bacteria
C. unicellular C. eukaryote
D. multicellular D. none of above

545. Which of the following represent homol- 550. The eastern meadowlark and the west-
ogous features? ern meadowlark are two closely related
bird species. The two species avoid inter-

A. Wings in birds and insects
breeding because they have different mat-
B. The appendix in humans and horses ing songs. This is an example of-
C. Fins in fish and wings in birds
A. Geographic Isolation
D. The striped coat of the zebra and the
B. Behavioral Isolation
tiger
C. Temporal Isolation
546. What are the three Domains?
D. Reproductive Isolation
A. Bacteria, Protista, Fungi
B. Archea, Bacteria, Eukarya 551. succession that occurs in an area with no
soil
C. Fungi, Archea, Eukarya
A. ecological succession
D. Bacteria, Fungi, Protista
B. primary succession
547. Which of the following organisms is a
prokaryote? (SB4a) C. secondary succession
A. Agaricus arvensis, horse mushroom D. pioneer speciles
B. Rhizopus stolonifera, bread mold fun- 552. What do protists, plants, fungi, and ani-
gus mals have in common?
C. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, baker’s A. Multicellular
yeast
B. Eukaryotic
D. Thiopedia rosea, purple sulfur bac-
terium C. Prokaryotic
D. none of above
548. People who are vaccinated against the
Polio Virus are still getting Polio. How? 553. This kingdom includes unicellular organ-
A. Polio Virus has mutated so that our ac- isms, they reproduce quickly by binary fis-
quired immune system does not recognize sion (asexual), have a flagella, and are
it make up most of the common bacteria.
B. The vaccine is actually making people A. Archaebacteria
sick
B. Fungi
C. Vaccines are getting old and not work-
C. Eubacteria
ing properly
D. Protists
D. Vaccines only prevent bacterial infec-
tions 554. One thing a branching tree diagram
549. .The idea of inheritance of acquitted char- shows is the in which specific charac-
acteristics was proposed by teristics may have evolved.
A. Charles Darwin. A. order
B. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. B. kingdom
C. George Cuvier. C. genus
D. Charles Lyell D. none of above

555. How are rock layers arranged in the geo- 560. Who’s system of taxonomy do we use?
logic column?
A. Linnaeus
A. youngest rocks in the middle
B. Darwin
B. youngest rocks on the bottom
C. Lamarck
C. oldest rocks are on the bottom
D. Hooke
D. oldest rocks are on the top
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556. What is taxonomy? 561. Euglena is a member of the kingdom
A. the scientific study of how living things A. Protista
are classified
B. Animalia
B. the name of Linneaus’ classification
system C. Plantae
C. the process used by geologists to clas- D. Fungi

sify rocks
562. Which of the following would be con-
D. the process of observing an organ-
sidered the strongest evidence that two
ism’s behavior
species are related to one another?
557. Who proposed the theory that evolution A. common structures
happens as a result of natural selection?
B. shared taxon
A. James Watson
C. similar genes
B. Charles Darwin
C. Matthias Schleiden D. same extinction pattern
D. Robert Hooke 563. Characteristics of an organism

558. The flower of an Australian orchid resem- A. adaptations
bles a female wasp, which can attract male
wasps. Which adaptation is exhibited by B. traits
the orchid that helps with its reproduction C. functions
and survival?
D. instincts
A. mimicry
B. behavioral 564. What is the correct order of Classifica-
tion?
C. camouflage
D. protective coloration A. Phylum, Kingdom, Class, Order, Fam-
ily, Genus, Species
559. What kingdom would you find multicellu-
B. Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Fam-
lar autotrophs in?
ily, Genus, Species
A. Eukarya
C. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Fam-
B. Protista ily, Genus, Species
C. Plantae D. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Family,
D. Animalia Genus, Species

565. Which best describes a result of natural 570. What do scientists use to refer to organ-
selection? isms because common names can create
confusion?

A. no changes occur in the genetic com-
position of organisms A. Scientific Names
B. reproduction among species is re- B. Latin Kingdoms
duced C. Nicknames
C. no accumulation of favored alleles D. First Name
D. organisms become better adapted to 571. What is a tool that is used to identify or-
their environment ganisms and that consists of paired state-
ments?
566. The theory of endosymbiosis proposes A. Cladogram
that chloroplasts were once which organ-
ism? B. Dichotomous Key
C. Map
A. Autotrophic prokaryotes
D. Fossil Record
B. Heterotrophic eukaryotes
572. Which naturalist believed that animals
C. Mutated macromolecules
that have variation that are not well
D. Parasites who fed on larger cells suited for an environment will not have
children and will not pass those variations
567. the science of naming and grouping organ- on to their children?
isms
A. Lamarck
A. classification B. Darwin
B. taxonomy C. both
C. systematics D. none of above
D. organization 573. Based upon the conditions of the early
Earth, which form of life most likely ap-
568. What comes after Family peared first? Select 3 to describe this life
A. Class form.
B. Order A. Prokaryotic
B. Anaerobic
C. Genus
C. Photosynthetic
D. Species
D. Aerobic
569. What do protists, plants, fungi, and ani- E. Heterotroph
mals ALWAYS have in common? They are
all 574. Multicellular eukaryotic autotrophs be-
long to which kingdom?
A. Multicellular
A. Animalia
B. Eukaryotic B. Fungi
C. Prokaryotic C. Plantae
D. Consumers D. Protista

575. A change in the inherited characteristics 580. Fungi obtain nutrients by (SB4a)
of an organism over time is A. photosynthesis
A. evolution. B. chemosynthesis
B. development. C. absorption
C. growth. D. ingestion
D. ancestry. 581. This kingdom is made up of multicellular,
heterotrophic, eukaryotes like chordates,
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576. Populations of insects and bacteria can mollusks, echinoderms, annelids, arthro-
evolve quickly because they usually have pods, and cnidarians.
a short
A. Plantae
A. organic compounds formed from inor-
B. Eubacteria
ganic ones.
C. Animalia
B. generation time
D. Fungi
C. evolution
582. Evidence for the theory of evolution in-
cludes , and
577. what is the purpose of vascular tissue A. adaptations, prokaryotes, unicellular
A. provide transport pathways B. fossils, biochemical molecules,
anatomical structures
B. to copy dna
C. Oxygen, mitochondria, eubacteria
C. to help reproduce
D. adaptations, gills, seeds
D. none of above
583. What is the best explanation on the re-
578. The finches Darwin studied had different lationship between natural selection and
beaks from those on the mainland of South evolution?
America. This is most likely caused by A. Natural selection results from evolu-
A. the finches on the mainland built bet- tion.
ter nests. B. Natural selection includes evolution as
B. there were different food sources on a part of it.
the islands. C. Natural selection is one theory of evo-
C. the finches on the island had to drink lution.
salt water. D. Natural selection and evolution are the
D. different predators on the island. same thing.
584. Individuals that are better suited to their
579. What two words make up the scientific
environment survive & reproduce most
name of an organism (e.g. Homo sapien)
successfully
A. Genus and species A. Survival of the fittest
B. Species and genus B. Evolution
C. Family and order C. adaptation
D. Order and Family D. Fitness

585. Structure that may have once had a func- D. A population of individuals must be
tion, but has most likely evolved to be- forced out of their natural habitat.
come useless

590. The evolutionary history for a group of
A. Homologous structure
species is called a
B. Similar structure
A. clade
C. Vestigial structure
B. phylogeny
D. Homozygous structure
C. convergence
586. A broad statement of truth based on sci-
D. taxonomy
entific evidence and results of extensive
experimentation
591. The process where organisms that are
A. prediction better adapted to their environment will
B. inference survive and reproduce more successfully
than organisms less adapted is called
C. theory
A. Cloning.
D. hypothesis
B. Selective Breeding.
587. The appendix, which is not needed to sur-
vive, is conisdered to be a C. Evolution of all species.
A. Homologous Structure D. Natural Selection.
B. Analagous Structure 592. The unique characteristics of the hominids
C. Vestigial Structure that is different from other primates is
D. Homology A. bipedalism
588. This tiny organism spends its day repro- B. opposable thumbs
ducing rapidly (about once every 20 min- C. binocular vision
utes), often inside the bodies of other or-
ganisms. Its genetic material is not con- D. opposable toes
tained inside a nucleus.
593. What kingdom does slime mold belong to
A. Eubacteria
A. Protista
B. Protista
B. Fungi
C. Fungi
D. Plantae C. Planta
D. Archaea
589. Which of these is required for natural se-
lection? (SB6b) 594. What kingdom is always multicellular,
A. All individuals of a population must be heterotrophic and has NO cell wall?
identical. A. Protista
B. There must be a small number of indi-
B. Fungi
viduals in a population.
C. Plantae
C. There must be variation among the
members of a population. D. Animalia

595. The main language of scientific names is: 600. What type of organism was the first to
A. Greek inhabit Earth?
A. anaerobic heterotrophic prokaryote
B. English
B. aerobic heterotrophic prokaryote
C. Latin
C. anaerobic autotrophic prokaryote
D. Arabic
D. aerobic autotrophic prokaryote
596. Members of this kingdom never have a
601. Which kingdom is part of the domain Ar-
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cell wall
chaea?
A. Animalia A. Animalia
B. Plantae B. Archaebacteria
C. Archaebacteria C. Eubacteria
D. Protista D. Plantae
597. What is the sequence of the seven lev- 602. What is the two-name system of classifi-
els of hierarchy of taxa used in classifica- cation called?
tion? A. species
A. Phylum, kingdom, class, order, family, B. phylum
genus and species C. taxonomy
B. Kingdom, family, phylum, class, order, D. binomial nomenclature
genus and species
603. Tool used by a taxonomist to identify an
C. Kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, unknown organism is a
species and genus
A. dichotomous key
D. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family,
genus and species B. binomial nmenclature
C. scientific name
598. Positive adaptations will D. binomial key
A. Never be passed on
604. Which kingdom contains members who
B. Survive and be passed on are prokaryotic?
C. Not survive A. Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
D. Be on a branching Tree diagram B. Archaebacteria and Protista
C. Eubacteria and Animalia
599. Scientists hypothesize that there are no
dinosaurs alive today because D. Eubacteria and Fungi
A. an ice age froze all of the dinosaurs. 605. A human appendix and whale hipbones
B. they were all killed when a large me- that are no longer needed are examples
teor hit Earth. of
C. they could not adapt a new environ-
ment to avoid extinction. B. embryonic mates
D. mammals out-competed the dinosaurs C. vestigial organs
for food and living space. D. analogous structures

606. Why are larger gene pools better than 611. Many modern theories of evolution dif-
smaller gene pools? fer from Darwin’s theory because we now
have more information concerning

A. They have less diversity to help survive
better A. overpopulation
B. They have more diversity but prevent B. the genetic basis of variation
organisms from surviving C. predation
C. They have more diversity to increase D. competition
chances of species survival
612. the science of classification will continue
D. They have less diversity which pre- to change because (choose all that apply)
vents survival
A. we discover new ecosystems and or-
607. If two species share the same class, they ganisms that live there
also share the same B. we develop new technology
A. phylum C. bah humbug, it will never change
B. order D. our understanding of organisms
C. genus change
D. species 613. Who developed binomial nomenclature?

A. Mrs. Unger
608. Molds, yeast, and mushroom belong to
kingdom B. Aristotle
A. Eubacteria C. Linneaus
B. Archaebacteria D. Mendell
C. Protista 614. Why is classification/taxonomy con-

stantly changing?
D. Fungi
A. Technology advances provide new in-
609. Which best describes an adaptation? formation
A. A trait that helps an organism to sur- B. Scientists change names of species
vive in its environment. when they’re bored
B. A trait that the organism can change C. Taxons change every 10 years
when he wants. D. Classification does not change, it is
C. A trait that does not help the organism constant
to survive in its environment.
615. Why is Deep Sea Vent Theory a possible
D. The place where an organism lives. explanation for life on Earth?
610. Which type of animal has hair/fur and A. It has biological communities and en-
gives milk to its young? ergy
B. It is dark and no oxygen
A. amphibian
C. It has a light source and energy from
B. reptile
the vents
C. mammal D. High levels of electricity are generated
D. fish there

616. A mistake in DNA during its replication 621. The principle of uniformitarianism states
process is called that geologic processes of the past can be
A. an adaptation. explained by
B. a mutation. A. current geologic processes
C. a variation. B. climate changes
D. transcription. C. mass extinction
617. When allelic frequencies remain un- D. early human tribe
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changed, a population is in genetic equilib-
rium. This statement expresses which of 622. When the eight levels of classification are
the following? listed from broadest to narrowest, which
A. a genetic drift level is sixth in the list?
B. Hardy-Weinberg principle A. class
C. sympatric speciation B. genus
D. prezygotic isolating mechanism C. family
618. Which would give the best biochemical D. order
evidence of evolution?
A. lipids 623. Organisms that are better adapted to the
environment survive to pass traits to their
B. nucleic acids
offspring
C. proteins
D. carbohydrates
B. Homeostasis
619. Some viral diseases require only one vac-
cination, which last for years. For other C. Selective Breeding
diseases like the flu, vaccinations last only D. Extinction
one season. The flu vaccine lasts such a
short time because the flu virus (SB4c) 624. The maximum number of members of a
A. Is more easily transmitted species that an environment can support
B. Mutates much more rapidly is called its
C. Is less dangerous A. Limiting Factors

D. Is much smaller B. Carrying Capacity
620. An earthquake causes an ocean channel C. Antibiotic Factors

top open and separate an island into two. D. Niche
The population in each island eventually
become different species. This is an exam- 625. Related organisms have similar
ple of
A. Genetic Material
A. geographic isoliation
B. genetic drift B. Diet
C. non-random mating C. Behavioral Patterns

D. artificial selection D. none of above

626. Which of the following is evidence to sup- C. Chemosynthesis

port the idea that two different species D. Photosynthesis
might have a common ancestor?

A. Their methods of respiration are alike 631. What are two methods scientists use to
determine the evolutionary history of a
B. They use the same means of locomo-
species?
tion
A. Structure of branch tree and the chem-
C. Their fossils were discovered in the
ical makeup of organisms’ cells
same location
B. Structure of organisms and the chemi-
D. Many of their genes are the same.
cal makeup of organisms’ cells
627. Tectonic plates shift, allowing two land- C. They just observe what they appear
forms that were once isolated from each like.
other to merge together. Iguanas from
D. Structure of organisms and how organ-
one land form begin breeding with igua-
isms put on some makeup
nas from the other land form. This is an
example of: 632. Which process would be most effective in
A. Genetic Drift determining the age of fossils embedded in
rock?
B. Gene Flow
A. relative dating
B. absolute dating
D. Artificial Selection
C. use of index fossils
628. What phylum does a millipede, cen-
D. use of core sampling
tipede, arachnid (spider), grasshopper (in-
sect) and crustacean belong to? 633. Succession is
A. Mollusks A. an organism’s ability to survive in its
B. Anthropods environment.
C. Chordates B. the number of species living in an
D. Cindarians ecosystem.
C. the regular progression of species re-
629. Primitive organisms are placement in an environment.
A. simple and closely related to ancient D. the transfer of energy through a food
organisms chain.
B. simple and recently evolved
634. Artificial selection has been used by hu-
C. complex and closely related to ancient mans to
organisms
A. study the process of coevolution.
D. complex and recently evolved
B. stop evolution in domestic animals.
630. Which concept refers to life arising from C. slow down the process of convergent
non-living molecules? evolution.
A. Organic evolution D. speed up the process of divergent evo-
B. Chemical evolution lution

635. Fossils help scientists classify extinct A. flower color

species and determine their relationships B. the beak of a finch
to current species. Fossils provide the
MOST information about extinct species C. fossil of a snail
D. the human tailbone
A. structures 640. Structures that originate from the same
B. habitats tissues but have different functions
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C. metabolism
D. reproduction B. vestigial structures
C. homozygous structures
636. Frogs, lizards, and birds all have a sim-
ilar arrangement of bones in their limbs. D. similar structures
Which of the following does this similarity 641. What 2 give you the binomial nomencla-
most likely indicate about these animals? ture?
A. They move in the same way. A. Genus and species
B. They have a common ancestry. B. Family and order
C. They evolved at the same time. C. Order and class
D. They are comparable in size as adults. D. Class and genus
637. This kingdom includes non-green, non- 642. What is the difference between Archae-
moving eukaryotic organisms that break bacteria and Eubacteria?
down substances outside their bodies and
A. Bacteria is eukaryotic
absorb the nutrients.
B. Archaebacteria is multicellular
A. Archaea
C. Archaebacteria can live in extreme en-
B. Plantae vironments
C. Bacteria D. They are the same
D. Fungi
643. Scientists use characteristics in order
638. If the environment suddenly changed, to classify organisms.
how could a species go extinct? A. physical
A. The environmental change means B. chemical
fewer predators are around
C. physical and chemical
B. There are more homes available in the
D. any
newly changed environment
C. New resources are available with less 644. What is Speciation?
competition A. The change from one species into two
D. There aren’t enough members of the or more distinct species.
species with a trait necessary to survive B. The movement of a group of organisms
in the new environment into a new area.
639. Which of the following is most likely a C. The ability to mate and reproduce.
vestigial structure? D. The death of an entire species.

4.10 Evolution is not progress 953
645. What type of reproductive isolation describing the origin of life on Earth is
would explain speciation that occurs when known as chemical evolution. According
females do not recognise the mating ritual to this theory, which of the following

of a male fruit fly? events would need to occur first for life
A. habitat isolation to evolve?
B. geological isolation A. onset of photosynthesis
C. behavioral isolation B. origin of genetic material
D. preadaptations C. Synthesis of organic molecules
646. One of the accepted scientific theories D. formation of the plasma membrane
4.10 Evolution is not progress

1. The cause of artificial selection (like the 4. Within a population, variation increases
evolution of dogs) is the likelihood that some individuals will be
A. The environment able to survive if the environment changes.
Which of the following causes variations
B. Humans within a population?
C. Mutation A. changes in extinction rate
D. Gene Flow B. changes in genetic material
2. Which one of the following expresses C. changes in breeding rate
the index of diversity in a mathematical D. changes in the environment
way?
5. Which of these events does NOT need to
A. The vastness or area of an ecosystem
occur in order for life to first evolve?
B. The species distribution in a commu-
A. early earth’s gases
nity
B. DNA must self assemble
C. The distance between two different
ecosystems C. organic molecules, like protein, must
self assemble
D. The population of a given species per
unit area D. cells must spontaneously generate
3. Natural selection is best described as 6. Differences among individual members of

the same species are referred to as
A. a change in an organism in response
to a need of that organism A. variation
B. a process of nearly constant improve- B. fitness
ment that leads to an organism that is C. natural selection
nearly perfect
D. adaptation
C. differences in survival rates as a re-
sult of different inherited characteristics 7. Which is NOT an assumption of Hardy-
D. inheritance of characteristics acquired Weinberg?
during the life of an organism A. natural selection

B. large populations B. Color and shape camouflage of a prey-

C. no mutations ing mantis
D. no migration C. Use of tools by chimpanzees learned

through experience
E. random mating
D. Male dominance in a pack of wolves
8. Ability for organisms to have fertility of
gametes is an example of kind of selection 13. Evolution and natural selection act on a(n)
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A. Sexual A. individual
B. Predation
B. species
C. Physiological
C. population
D. none of above
D. none of above
9. Similar body structures are called:
A. Anatomical Homologies 14. In his book Descent with Modification, Dar-
win hypothesized that all organisms
B. Biochemical or molecular homologies
A. were created by intelligent design.
C. Embryological homologies
B. hibernate.
D. none of above
C. descended from a common ancestor.
10. What is an inherited behavior or physical
change that helps an organism survive and D. have remained unchanged for millions
reproduce? of years.
A. evolution 15. Which pertains to the largest number of in-
B. adaptation dividuals in a species that an environment
C. fossil sustains for a long period of time?
D. none of above A. Biodiversity
11. Which is true about fossils? B. Limiting factor
A. Fossils provide the evidence for the C. Carrying capacity

Law of Gravity. D. Population density
B. Fossils provide the evidence for the
Laws of Motion. 16. What type of evolution is described in the
following scenario:Bees don’t see red, but
C. Fossils provide the evidence for the
do see yellow, blue, and ultra-violet light.
Theory of Evolution.
Thus, bee-pollinated flowers are mostly
D. none of above yellow or blue with UV nectar guides
(landing patterns) to guide the bee.
a heritable characteristic possessed by an A. Coevolution
animal that will improve its reproductive B. Divergent Evolution
potential and survivability in its environ-
ment? C. Convergent Evolution
A. Position of geese flying in V formation D. none of above

17. One day while hiking, Maria found a rock 22. Which organisms are most closely re-
in the wall of a canyon. In the rock, she lated?
noticed an impression of a leaf. Which

A. Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus
answer best describes what Maria has
burchellii (Zebra)
found?
B. Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) & Ctenodis-
A. DNA
cus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
B. genetic evidence
C. Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya
C. fossil bean)
D. developmental pattern D. Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star)
18. The theory that all living things can be & Brassica nigra (black mustard)
traced back to a shared ancestor.
23. Which fact provides the best evidence for
A. Antibiotic Resistance the theory that mitochondria and chloro-
B. Common Descent plasts evolved from free-living cells?
C. (Genetic) Variation A. Mitochondria and chloroplasts are
D. Genetic Drift about the same size as bacteria.
B. Mitochondria and chloroplasts carry
19. Which best helps scientists explore the re- their own DNA.
lationship between modern organisms and
ancestral species to create a system of bi- C. Mitochondria and chloroplasts per-
ological classification? form the same function.
A. fossils D. Mitochondria and chloroplasts look
like bacteria.
B. volcanic ash
C. DNA evidence 24. A structure that seems to serve no purpose
D. igneous rock layers in an organism is called
A. vestigial
20. What do fossils provide evidence for?
A. The history of life in the geologic past B. homologous
B. Why species became extinct in the C. analogous

past D. fossilized
C. Developmental patterns of living or-
ganisms 25. Alex is studying leg bone fossils of an ex-
tinct species to see if the extinct organ-
D. The genetic similarities between living ism could be an ancestor of a certain liv-
and extinct organisms ing species. Which of the following types
21. To be good at their job, scientists should of evidence could he obtain from studying
believe in evolution. fossils?
A. Fact A. genetic evidence

B. Fiction B. embryological evidence
C. Opinion C. structural evidence
D. none of above D. developmental evidence

26. According to Charles Darwin’s theory, 31. The frequency of the recessive genotype
what must happen in order for evolution in a population is 0.64. What is the fre-
by natural selection to occur? quency of the heterozygous genotype?
A. All members of a species must look A. 0.04
very similar. B. 0.32
B. The environmental conditions must re-
C. 0.64
main the same.
D. 0.2
C. There must be variation of inherited
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traits with in the species. 32. Which is not true about cheetah popula-
D. Organisms must change their traits to tions?
match their environment. A. They have experienced bottlenecks in
their evolutionary history.
27. Which generation of computers used ICs
A. First generation computers B. They have high levels of genetic varia-
tion.
B. Second generation computers
C. They are prone to extinction.
C. Third generation computers
D. They are not likely to survive environ-
D. Fourth generation computers mental changes due to their similarities.
28. Which type of selection is directed by hu-
33. What is the major contributor to the in-
mans?
crease in antibiotic resistance in bacteria?
A. Sexual reproduction
B. Artificial Selection
B. Mutation
C. Evolution
D. Adaptations
D. New antibiotics
29. The science of describing, classifying, and
naming living things is called: 34. What scientist is credited with developing
the Theory of Evolution?
A. Geology
A. Charles Bumkin
B. Biology
B. Charles Darwin
C. Taxonomy
C. Charles Lyell
D. Chemistry
D. none of above
30. Which thing is not true about “Survival of
the Fittest”? 35. Bats are common in Texas, especially in
rocky regions. Bats with longer hang
A. The strongest, fastest, smartest, etc.
claws have demonstrated higher fitness
will always survive and win
because of their ability to cling to rock
B. Organisms that have adaptations for while resting.
their environment are the most fit
C. Species most responsive to change
are evolutionarily fit B. Non-random mating
D. In evolutionary terms, fittest means an C. Gene Flow

organism is best suited to its environment D. none of above

36. In a cladogram, when does a group of or- B. a place where a particular animal lives
ganisms branch off? C. a type of shoe

A. When a new trait evolves
D. genetic features that help a living thing
B. when an ancestor becomes extinct survive
C. when it produces offspring
42. There are 3 T alleles and 7 t alleles in a
D. when it becomes too large population. Calculate the frequency of the
recessive allele.
37. Which is an example of the forelimbs of
humans and bats having the same basic A. 30%
skeletal structure but derived from the B. 70%
same evolutionary origin?
C. 10%
A. cellular structures
D. 4%
C. homologous structures 43. What word means any differences be-
D. none of above tween individuals of the same species.
A. evolution
38. Which is the correct formula for calculating
population density? B. variation
A. D = population/area C. adaptation
B. D = population x area D. none of above
C. D = number of runs/total population 44. Variation in which characteristic would
D. D = number of runs x total population best help bison survive a harsh winter?
A. fur thickness to insulate the bison from
39. Organisms belonging to the same can the cold weather B. hoof size to be able
usually mate and produce fertile offspring. to migrate to warmer temperatures C. leg
A. physical length to be able to catch prey more eas-
B. homologous structures ily D. hearing quality to be able to sense
predators faster
C. species
A. A
D. ancestor
B. B
40. Which of the following examples is a type
C. C
of predation selection
A. Attractiveness to a mate D. D
B. Insect being eaten because it is not 45. A species evolutionary is determined

able to be camouflaged on how successful it is at surviving and re-
C. Antibiotic resistence producing in its environment.
D. Ability or Inability to create offspring A. Strength
B. Adaptation
41. Adaptive traits are
A. the preserved remains of ancient ani- C. Genetics
mals D. Fitness

46. The more closely related two different or- C. to determine the age
ganisms are, the D. to learn what parents are vestigial
A. more similar their habits are
51. What is likely to cause 1 species to split
B. less similar their DNA sequences are
into 2?
C. more recently they shared a common
A. Each population wants to become their
ancestor
own species.
D. less likely they are to have the same
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B. There is too much competition
genes in common
C. One population moves to a different
47. A well-tested explanation for a wide habitat and begins to adapt to it.
range of observations and experimental
results is known as what? D. They are overpopulated
A. Hypothesis 52. The theory of states that species

B. Scientific Experiment evolve slowly over a relatively slow time.
C. Scientific Theory A. behavioral

D. none of above B. evolution
C. adaptation
48. How did different beak sizes first arise?
D. speciation
A. They arose because of their need to be
able to eat different food. 53. Which factor has a tendency to increase
B. The arose by chance (random muta- population density?
tion). A. limited food supply and diseases
C. The environment made the change B. limited space and higher birth rate
happen.
C. higher death rate due to a calamity
D. The finches beaks changed a little at a
time each generation. D. presence of a greater area for organ-
isms to live
49. .... The amount of sunlight in a forest
ecosystem determines the kind and popu- 54. What profession studies ancient life?
lation of plants and trees that could thrive A. Criminology
and survive to maintain balance in the said
ecosystem. Which refers to the “amount B. Paleontology
of sunlight” as mentioned above? C. Psychology
A. biodiversity D. Chemistry
B. limiting factor
55. Individuals who are considered more “fit”
C. carrying capacity have
D. population density A. Stronger genes
50. Why do embryologist study embryos? B. Fewer mutations
A. to see if they are related C. More food
B. to understand adaptations D. More offspring

56. In the winter, the fur of the arctic fox is A. Mutation

white. In summer, the fur darkens to a B. Natural Selection
reddish brown. What most likely causes

the fur of the fox to change color? C. Genetic Drift
A. the amount of sunlight present D. Gene Flow
B. the fox’s habitat 61. Which of these is NOT an inherited trait?

C. the fox’s genes A. eye colour
D. the fox’s age B. ability to whistle
57. What do we call the idea that organisms C. hair colour

could change during their lifetimes by se- D. dimples
lectively using or not using various parts
of their bodies? 62. A descendant species is
A. The Theory of Transformation A. an older population from which two or
more newer species descended
B. The Theory of Evolution
B. everything (living and nonliving) that
C. The Theory of Natural Selection surrounds an organism
D. none of above C. a related organism from a previous
58. The process of change by which new generation
species develop from preexisting species D. a more recent species that evolved
over time from an ancestor population
A. evolution 63. Which of these parts of an animal would
B. genetics be most likely to form a fossil?
C. drift A. heart
D. fossil B. kidney
59. Which would provide evidence of litho- C. eye

spheric plate movement over time? D. tooth
A. Fossils of tropical plants found near 64. The remains of a plant or animal preserved
the equator. in the earth (embedded in rock or amber).
B. Fossils of tropical fish found in a warm A. Mummy
climate area.
B. Rock
C. Fossils of tropical plants found in a
cold climate area. C. Fossil
D. Fossils of tropical fish found at the bot- D. Mutation

tom of an ocean. 65. A group of mice becomes separated by
60. Wolves from the Arizona mesa were trans- the formation of a river. Over time, the
ferred to the Colorado Rockies after a northern mice became smaller and whiter,
forest fire destroyed their habitat. They while the southern mice became larger and
quickly became part of the local pack and browner. This is an example of:
had offspring. A. convergent

B. Divergence 70. What promotes natural selection? I. Over-

populationII. Competition III. Variation
C. homologous
A. I and II only
D. analogous
B. I and III only
66. What does evolutionary FITNESS refer C. II and III only
to?
D. I, II and III
A. An organism’s ability to travel long dis-
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tances or move heavy objects 71. Which is an example of artificial selec-
B. An organism’s ability to fight off tion?
stronger predators A. People selectively breeding hamsters.
C. An organism’s ability to survive & com- B. Insect populations developing resis-
pete tance to certain pesticides.
D. An organism’s ability to survive & re- C. Bacteria becoming resistant to antibi-
produce otics.
D. Male birds of certain species devel-
67. The gradual change in a species over time oping colorful feathers to attract female
is called mates.
A. mutation.
72. Which of the following is NOT a factor that
B. evolution. affects the process of natural selection?
C. migration. A. Overpopulation
D. variation. B. Fossils
C. Competition
68. A group of frogs live in a lake. The mother
produces hundreds of baby tadpoles each D. Variations
time she reproduces. Many of these tad-
poles do not survive. 73. A theory that states that speciation occurs
suddenly and rapidly followed by long pe-
A. Competition riod of little evolutionary change.
B. Variation A. Hardy-Weinberg equalibrium
C. Overproduction B. microevolution
D. Evolution C. coevolution
69. A is a physical structure that was
fully developed and functional in an ear- 74. The feathers of a wild turkey allow it
lier group of organisms but is reduced and to blend into its habitat. Which best de-
unused in later species. scribes this adaptation?
A. petrified A. mimicry
B. homologous structure B. predation
C. embryo C. camouflage
D. vestigial organ D. learned behavior

75. Darwin’s expedition took how many 80. Every year, adult salmon swim upstream
years? to a spawning area. To get to the area,
salmon have to swim against strong cur-

A. 3
rents for a long time. Only the strongest
B. 4 salmon successfully complete the journey.
C. 5 What concept is represented in this exam-
ple? A. mutualism B. climax community C.
D. 6
successionD. survival of the fittest
76. The allele frequency of p=0.20 What is the A. A
percentage of recessive genotype? B. B
A. 0.80 C. C
B. 0.04 D. D
C. 0.32 81. The theory of evolution has changed since
D. 0.64 the time of Darwin.
A. Fact
77. An inherited characteristic that improves
an organism’s chance of survival in their B. Fiction
environment is considered a(n) C. Opinion
A. predation D. none of above
B. adaptation 82. Process by which bacteria mutate so that
C. speciation they are no longer affected by an antibi-
otic.
D. none of above
A. Antibiotic Resistance
78. What early scientist is credited with recon- B. Common Descent
structing fossilized organisms to help bet-
C. (Genetic) Variation
ter understand how they relate to current
organisms? D. Genetic Drift
A. Charles Darwin 83. The fossil record:
B. Mary Anning A. Provide evidence against natural se-
C. Charles Lyell lection
B. Provide evidence for creationism
D. none of above
C. Does not provide evidence against evo-
79. Organisms with traits that are favorable lution by natural selection
to their survival and reproduction are D. Does not provide evidence for inheri-
likely to pass on their genes to the next tance of acquired traits
generation, and thus common in the
population 84. Which of the following is the best defini-
tion of geographic isolation?
A. more, less
A. the separation of members of a
B. more, more
species through geographical forces
C. less, less B. the separation of members of different
D. less, more species through geographical forces

C. the separation of populations of differ- 89. In the scientific name Limulus polyphemus,
ent species through time which classification group is polyphemus?
D. the separation of members of a A. species
species through anatomical forces B. genus
85. Mechanism by which individuals that have C. order

inherited beneficial adaptations produce D. phylum
more offspring on average than do other
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individuals. 90. Which is not a piece of evidence for evolu-
tion?
A. Anatomical homologies
B. Evolution
B. Embryological homologies
C. Adaptation C. The fossil record
D. Artificial Selection D. Cloning technology
86. Which will most likely prevent a species 91. Similarities in the early development of
from becoming extinct? chickens and opossums suggest that these
animals share a common
A. absence of a predator species
A. behavioral
B. large habitat areas for the species
B. embryo
C. genetic variability within the species
C. ancestor
D. adequate sources of water for the
D. species
species
92. What do the similar embryos of human and
87. Bird wings and insect wings are analogous chickens tell us?
structures. Which can most likely be con-
A. We both use our bones for the same
cluded?
things, leading to similar structures.
A. Insects evolved from birds.
B. They had a common ancestor.
B. Birds evolved from insects. C. Humans are descendants of chickens.
C. Birds and insects have a close com- D. It is impossible to tell.
mon ancestor.
93. A good explanation for a wide range of
D. Birds and insects do not have a close observation or experimental results.
common ancestor.
A. scientific experiment
88. A trait that helps an organism survive and B. hypothesis
reproduce
C. scientific theory
A. variation D. none of above
B. adaptation
94. Yellow toucan birds seek out one another
C. species to make babies together and tend to avoid
D. evolution an organism survive and re- the green toucan birds.
produce A. Mutation

B. Sexual Selection (Non-random mating) 100. There is evidence that dinosaurs and hu-
C. Gene flow mans coexisted.

D. none of above A. Fact
95. an older population from which two or B. Fiction

more newer species descended C. Opinion
A. descendant species D. none of above
B. paleontologist
C. common ancestor population 101. What was the name of the ship Darwin
sailed on
D. shared structure
A. HMS Beagle
96. What best describes natural selection?
B. HMS Bees
A. genetic variation by reproduction
C. Black Pearl
B. changes in environment
C. survival of the fittest D. HMS Tortoise
D. none of above 102. Which will most likely cause variations to

97. A shared structure is occur within a species?
A. a body structure in two or more A. competition

species that features the same parts (for B. mutation
example, the same bones)
C. mutualism
B. sharing a common ancestor population
D. predation
C. a group of the same type of organism
living in the same area 103. Darwin described evolution as “descent
D. an organism’s arm, leg, or wing with modification”. What would make
evolution less probable?
98. Which is a characteristic of both bryophyta
and filicinophyta? A. Stable environment
A. VAscular tissue B. Migration
B. Membranous leaves C. Variation in offspring
C. Release of spores D. Random mutation
D. Evergreen spines
104. When an organism of a species has an
99. Limited resources contribute to evolution- adaptation, it will compete for resources
ary change in animals by increasing better, survive longer and pass that adap-
A. the rate of reproduction in the popula- tation on to it’s offspring. This process is
tion called
B. competition between members of the A. evolution by natural selection
species
C. the rate of reproduction in the popula-
tion C. inbreeding
D. none of the above D. outbreeding

105. Which term refers to similar structures A. an adaptation

that related species have inherited from a B. an offspring
common ancestor?
C. a mutation
A. DNA sequences
D. none of above
B. Developmental organisms
110. Brown mice survive and reproduce in
C. Homologous structures their desert environment better than
D. punctuated equilibria white mice because owls can see and eat
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the white mice more easily. In this situa-
106. Which demonstrates genetic variation re- tion, what part of the environment is do-
sulting in a protective adaptation? ing the selecting?
A. A butterfly changes colors to look like A. the owl, acting as the predator
its poisonous relatives.
B. the color of the background
B. A bird in the desert breeds at night to C. mouse fur color
avoid the heat.
D. none of above
C. A groundhog runs into a burrow to
avoid a predator. 111. Which of the following statements pro-
vides the best scientific evidence that chim-
D. A beaver builds a dam to protect its
panzees and rhesus monkeys come from a
family.
common ancestor?
107. What is a population? A. They live in similar habitats.
A. everything (living and nonliving) that B. They exhibit similar behaviors.
surrounds an organism C. They have similar nutritional needs.
B. a group of individuals born and living D. They have similar genetic sequences.
at about the same time
112. Measure of an organism’s ability to sur-
C. living things, such as plants, animals, vive and produce offspring relative to
and bacteria other members of a population.
D. a group of the same type of organism A. Fossil
living in the same area
B. Fitness
108. Which best explains why the wing of a C. Convergent Evolution
bat and the fin of a whale are similar?
D. Divergent Evolution
A. a mutation in nature that caused them
to be similar 113. Why are the Miller-Urey experiments ev-
idence of evolution?
B. a common ancestor between the bat
and the whale A. They show that life can only come from
life.
C. a simple coincidence between the bat
B. They showed that electricity can cre-
and the whale
ate life.
D. none of above
C. the showed that organic molecules can
109. Which best describes an inherited trait be made by Earth’s early atmosphere.
that gives an organism a survival advan- D. They showed the role of natural selec-
tage in its particular environment? tion on modern organisms.

114. What is the fundamental theory of all of C. Transistors

modern biology? D. VLSIC

A. The Theory of Transformation
120. Ability to survive and reproduce.
B. The Theory of Evolution
C. The Theory of Adaption
B. Mutation
D. none of above
C. Artifical Selection
115. Developed the theory of natural selection D. none of above
essentially identical to Darwin’s.
A. Wallace 121. The finches on the Galapagos island were
similar in form except for variations of
B. Lamarck their beaks. Darwin observed that these
C. Schwann variations were useful for:
D. Mendel A. attracting a mate
116. Which kingdom is made only of au- B. defending territory

totrophs? C. building nests
A. Protista D. gathering food
B. Animalia 122. Inherited trait that is selected for over
C. Plantae time because it allows organisms to bet-
D. Fungi ter survive in their environment.
117. Which term refers to the process by
which individuals that are better adapted B. Evolution
to their environment are more likely to sur- C. Adaptation
vive and reproduce? D. Artificial Selection
123. Why does genetic variety within a popu-
B. overproduction lation help the species survive?
C. competition A. Variety increases the likelihood that
D. variation some offspring will survive environmental
changes.
118. Genetic drift that occurs after a small
number of individuals colonize a new area. B. Variety increase the likelihood that
more offspring will be produced.
A. Founder Effect
C. Variety decrease the likelihood of ge-
B. Species netic mutation.
C. Genetic Equilibrium D. Variety decreases the likelihood of
D. Speciation boredom and apathy.
119. The 2nd generation computers were 124. The forelimbs of a bird and a mammal are
based on examples of structures.
A. Vacuum tubes A. speciation
B. Integrated circuit B. theory

C. homologous structures A. sexual selection

D. natural selection B. reproductive isolation
125. The selection and breeding of organisms C. speciation

with desired traits. D. behavioral isolation
A. Selective breeding
130. Collection of alleles found in all of the in-
B. Genetic mutations dividuals of a population.
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C. Competition A. Gene Flow
D. Variation B. Biogeography
126. Darwin believed that a giraffe has long C. Gene Pool
neck because D. Bottleneck Effect
A. Ancestral giraffes with necks slightly
longer than others got more food and left 131. IN THE PRODUCTION ERA, PRODUCT
more surviving offspring. FEATURES WERE NOT GIVEN ANY IMPOR-
TANCE BECAUSE MARKETERS FELT THAT
B. Catastrophes eliminated short-necked CUSTOMERS WERE:
forms.
A. CONCERNED ONLY ABOUT PRICE OF
C. Its ancestors stretched their necks to
THE PRODUCT
get food.
B. CONCERNED ONLY ABOUT AVAILABIL-
D. A creator designed it that way.
ITY OF PRODUCTS
127. Genetic drift that results from an event C. CONCERNED ONLY ABOUT THEIR
that drastically reduces the size of a pop- WANTS FOR A PRODUCT
ulation.
D. CONCERNED ONLY ABOUT LOCATION
A. Gene Flow OF PRODUCT
B. Biogeography
132. Which phylum shows radial symmetry
C. Gene Pool
A. Annelida
D. Bottleneck Effect
B. Cnidaria
128. The occurrence of the same amino acid se- C. Platyhelmintha
quence in digestive proteins in two mor-
phologically unrelated species provides ev- D. Porifera
idence that these two species
133. Walruses are sea based carnivores and
A. occupy the same niche Elephants are land based herbivores. Both
B. have analogous structures animals have tusks, but they do not share
an ancestor that had tusks. What are
C. descended from a common ancestor
tusks for these organisms?
D. have evolved convergently
A. analogous structures
129. The final stage in speciation, in which B. homologous structures
members of isolated populations are either
no longer able to mate or no longer able to C. vestigial structures
produce viable offspring. D. mutated structures

134. Which of the following phrases best de- B. Embryology

scribes the process of evolution?
C. Fossil records

A. the change of populations through
time D. All of the above
B. the change of organisms from simple
140. Which is NOT a factor of Natural Selec-
to complex
tion?
C. the development of man from monkey-
life ancestors A. variation
D. the development of characteristics in B. competition

response to need C. mutation
135. Fifth Generation computers include D. acquired characteristics
A. Integrated Circuits
141. Which of the following statements DOES
B. Artificial intelligence
NOT describe Darwin’s theory of natural
C. Transistors selection?
D. Vacuum tubes A. Members of a population will compete.
136. What dressup theme do we have this Fri- B. Populations tend to reproduce in small
day? numbers.
A. Pajama day C. Members of a population have herita-
B. Outer space day ble variations.
C. Superhero day D. Some members of a population have
D. none of above adaptive traits.
137. When a new species evolves from an ex- 142. Individuals in a population that have a
isting species like the finches on the Gala- variation that gives them an advantage in
pagos Islands, is called their environment are more likely to
A. Natural selection A. survive and reproduce.
B. genetic engineering
B. die and not reproduce.
C. theory
C. move to a different environment.
D. species
D. change their characteristics to fit the
138. Mutations cannot create new traits. environment.
A. Fact
B. Fiction 143. The movement of alleles from one popu-
lation to another is called
C. Opinion
A. genetic drift
D. none of above
B. the bottleneck effect
139. What are the ways to prove that organ-
isms have a common ancestor? C. the founder effect
A. Compare DNA D. gene flow

144. According to evolutionists, which is the 149. Which of these characteristics BEST helps
best test to show the relatedness of two scientists classify organisms?
organisms? a. Similarity in development A. size
b. Similarity in courting behavior c. Simi-
larity in structure d. Similarity in genomic B. color
DNA C. gender
A. Similarity in development D. structure
B. Similarity in courting behavior
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150. Which pertains to organisms that no
C. Similarity in structure longer exist at the present time, but have
D. Similarity in genomic DNA existed in the past?
A. Exotic
145. Which is NOT a consequence of cutting
down trees? B. Extinct
A. floods C. Endemic
B. soil erosion D. Endangered
C. eutrophication 151. The blending of an organism in an env-
D. decrease in wildlife resource iornment
146. This can determine how close organisms
are. B. Evolution
A. DNA and Amino Acid squence C. Mimicry
B. Analgous D. Camouflage
C. Homologous 152. A group of Kent squirrels, they are black,
D. Vestigial accidentally get put on a truck to Cleve-
land. After the squirrels are dropped off in
147. Logan was born with unique abilities for Cleveland they begin to mate with all the
quick healing and awesome claws that squirrels there. Which of Hardy-Weinberg
stick out of his fingers. conditions are being broken in this sce-
A. Gene flow nario?
B. Natural Selection A. No Death or Reproduction
C. Mutation B. No Gene Flow
D. Genetic Drift C. No Natural Selection

D. No Genetic Drift
148. Many Antarctic Krill that are born do not
survive to adulthood. Because of this they 153. A paleontologist is
ensure that their species survives by using A. a scientist who studies weather
the strategy of
B. a geologist
A. adaptation
C. a scientist who studies archaeology
B. overproduction
D. a scientist who studies fossils in order
C. speciation to understand the ancient history of life on
D. variation Earth

154. Which of the following structure pairs 159. How does the middle finger represent mu-
provides the best evidence of a common tations?
ancestor based on the anatomical similari-

A. it has an “m” within the fingerprint and
ties? that “m” stands for mutations
A. Bee wings and bird wings
B. it doesn’t
B. Legs on a beetle and legs on a cat
C. because it is closest to the pointer fin-
C. Whale flipper and bat wing ger
D. Human eyebrows and ant antennas D. because it doesn’t like the thumb
155. If 2 organisms share anatomical homolo- 160. What early scientist is credited with con-
gies it means that they likely: cluding that features of the Earth changed
A. Share a common ancestor a great deal over time and that those pro-
cesses are still active?
B. Undewent convergent evolution
A. Charles Lyell
C. Have analogous characteristics
D. none of above B. Jean-Baptiste Lamark
C. Mary Anning
156. an inherited behavior or physical charac-
teristic that helps an organism survive and D. none of above
reproduce in its environment
161. What causes organisms to change over
A. fossil time? What is the driving force behind the
B. adaption changes?
C. species A. evolution
D. none of above B. survival
157. is the study of embryos to see how
their similarities and differences indicate D. none of above
an evolutionary relationship.
162. Process by which individuals that are bet-
A. Paleontology ter adapted to their environment are more
B. Common ancestry likely to survive and reproduce than other
C. Homologous structure members of the same species
D. Embryology A. evolution
158. William discovered that two modern-day
species have very similar DNA. He con- C. adaptation
cludes that the two species are closely re- D. scientific theory
lated . What type of evidence did William
most likely use to reach his conclusion? 163. Artificial Selection is also called
A. fossil evidence A. Natural Breeding
B. genetic evidence B. Hybrid Breeding
C. structural evidence C. True Breeding
D. evidence from developmental pattern D. Selective Breeding

164. The process by which individuals that are 169. Which is a good example of speciation?
better adapted to their environment sur- A. A population diverges, and one portion
vive and reproduce more successfully than becomes reproductively isolated.
less well adapted individuals do
B. A population migrates to a new terri-
A. artificial selection tory.
B. natural selection C. One individual in a population has an
C. genetic drift adaptive mutation.
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D. speciation D. none of above
165. Change in allele frequencies due to chance 170. Which process is most responsible for the
alone, occurring most commonly in small extinction of most species of plants and an-
populations. imals that have lived on Earth?
A. Antibiotic Resistance A. Gene mutation.
B. Common Descent B. Environmental changes.

C. Selective breeding.
C. (Genetic) Variation
D. Decrease in reproduction.
D. Genetic Drift
171. How are fossils compared to one another
166. At the zoo, Anya observes that individ- for biological classification?
uals of a certain kangaroo species have
slightly different sizes and colors. What A. by their size
characteristic of populations is Anya ob- B. by their estimated life spans
serving? C. by the geographic locations where
A. adaptation they are found
B. evolution D. by similarities and differences in their
body structures
C. selection
D. variation 172. Species A and B share similarities in
DNA sequences. What would this suggest
167. Stability is about their evolutionary relationship?
A. when something changes A. Species A developed before species B.
B. when something stays mostly the B. Species A and B share a recent com-
same over time mon ancestor.
C. growing C. Species A and B are unrelated.
D. a specific characteristic of an individ- D. Species B developed before Species A.
ual organism
173. In members of a bird species living on
168. Scientist that came up with The Law of a remote island, the greatest number of
Use and Disuse beak variations in the population would
most likely be found when
A. Lamarck
A. there is a high level of competition for
B. Darwin limited resources
C. Wallace B. homeostasis is limited by a severe cli-
D. Mendel mate

C. they have a large and varied food sup- B. Non-random mating

ply C. Gene flow

D. they are prey for a large number of D. Mutations
predators
179. An ancestor is
174. Group of organisms so similar to one an-
A. a related organism from a previous
other that they can breed and produce fer-
generation
tile offspring.
B. a part of an organism (for example,
A. Founder Effect
one or more bones)
B. Species C. a more recent species that evolved
C. Genetic Equilibrium from an ancestor population
D. Speciation D. having died out completely and no
longer alive anywhere on Earth
175. Which of the following could cause a
species to become extinct due to changes 180. Which of these would not be used by a
in the environment? scientist to determine the evolutionary re-
lationship between two species?
A. less genetic diversity
A. bone structure
B. specific food preferences
B. fossils
C. more competition for food
C. DNA
D. more genetic diversity
D. population size
176. Maintaining a rich variety of genetic ma-
terial that may lead to discoveries useful 181. What scientist is credited with an early
to humans can be ensured by form of Evolutionary theory called The The-
ory of Transformation?
A. preserving biodiversity
A. Charles Darwin
B. increasing cloning
B. Jean-Baptiste Lamark
C. Charles Lyell
D. none of above
177. Which is NOT a cause of deforestation? 182. Abacus was invented in?
A. typhoons A. China
B. soil erosion B. India
C. kaingin system C. Austria
D. conversion of forests to agricultural D. Australia
lands
183. What continent did humans evolve
178. Wild Mustangs were taken from the from?
prairies of Iowa after a Texan Rancher pur-
A. the Americas
chased them and provided them with their
own pasture. Those 7 Mustangs eventu- B. Asia
ally became 122. C. Africa
A. Genetic Drift (small popultaion) D. many places all at once

184. .... Which refers to species of organisms 189. Five hundred years after the deer had
whose population is so low that it has a established a flourishing population in the
great tendency to become extinct? park, a few of them venture back to their
original woods and have babies with the
A. Endangered
deer there.
B. Endemic
A. Genetic Drift
C. Exotic B. Mutations
D. Threatened
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C. Non-random mating
185. Which of the following are used as evi- D. Gene flow
dence for evolution? i) Homologous struc-
190. Wolves from the Arizona mesa were
turesii) Selective breeding of domesticated
transferred to the Colorado Rockies after
animalsiii) Overproduction of spring
a forest fire destroyed their habitat. They
A. i and ii only quickly became part of the local pack and
B. i and iii only had offspring. This is an example of
A. Mutation
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii and iii
C. Genetic Drift
186. A population of beetles changing from D. Gene Flow
yellow to brown and surviving better is
an example of 191. What was the name of Darwin’s famous
ship that sailed to the Galapagos Islands?
A. genes
A. The Jack
B. mutations
B. The Doberman
C. The Beagle
D. none of above
187. Natural selection produces change by al-
192. What is the most likely result if two pop-
lowing beneficial genes to recombine in
ulations of the same species are separated
A. an individual organism. for a long period of time?
B. all organisms within a population. A. Neither population will change.
C. only the first generation of offspring. B. Both populations will change in the
same ways.
D. successive generations of offspring.
C. The populations will change in differ-
188. The formation of new species as a result ent ways.
of evolution D. Both populations will become extinct.
A. speciation
193. The strongest evidence for change over a
B. genetics long period of time comes from:
C. evolution A. Fossils
D. adaption B. DNA

C. Embryo studies C. Adaptation

D. Anatomy D. Variation

194. Evolution can best be described as which 199. The combined genetic information of all
type of change? members of a particular population is the
A. absolute change population’s
B. extreme change A. Relative frequency
C. gradual change B. Genotype
D. none of above C. Phenotype
195. A variety of species of Galapagos finches D. Gene pool
evolved from one original species long ago
through the process of 200. How does natural selection lead to evolu-
tion?
B. ecological succession A. it shows how species progress
throughout life by being more dominant
C. natural selection than before
D. selective breeding B. it shows how animals evolve
196. Which of the following statements is true C. explains the design of nature
for Fourth Generation Computers?
D. it shows how species progress
A. They are very slow, expensive and throughout life be being less dominant
large in size. than others
B. They rely on magnetic taped.
201. What do you call a group of similar or-
C. They are portable, reliable and cheap- ganisms that can mate with each other and
est among all other generations of com- produce offspring that can also mate and
puters. reproduce?
D. They are still in development
A. fossil
197. Which are examples of homologous struc- B. heterozygote
tures?
C. species
A. The wings of bats and butterflies
D. none of above
B. The fins of fish and whales
C. The hindlimbs of frogs and grasshop- 202. What can be inferred from observed sim-
per ilarities in the forelimbs of humans, dogs
D. The forelimbs of primates and pen- and bats?
guins A. Bats evolved from humans.
198. A population of finches in the Galapagos B. Dogs evolved from humans.
Islands have a variety of beak sizes. This C. These organisms share a common an-
is an example of which Darwin Theory cestor.
A. Overpopulation D. These organisms are classified as the
B. Descent w/ Modification same species.

203. According to Darwin’s theory of natural C. Opinion

selection, the individuals that tend to sur- D. none of above
vive are those that have A. the great-
est number of offspring.B. variations best 208. How do fossils form
suited to environmental conditions.C. char- A. an insect becomes trapped in amber
acteristics that plant and animal breeders
value. D. characteristics their parents ac- B. an entire organism becomes frozen in
quired by use and disuse. ice.
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A. A C. a dead organism becomes buried in
sediment
B. B
D. a dead organism becomes buried in tar
C. C
209. Which of the following statements DOES
D. D
NOT describe evolution?
204. How does the thumb represent natural A. Evolution is continuous.
selection?
B. Evolution refers to change.
A. For thumb wrestling C. The world is stable and unchanging.
B. It only has 2 bones D. If there is mutation, there is evolution
C. Nature votes thumbs up for adapta-
tions that will do well in their environment. 210. Fitness, in biology is-
D. It’s perfect for texting A. how smart an organism is

B. how fast an organism is
205. On a farm, Marcia observes that individ-
C. how strong an organism is
uals of a certain goat species have slightly
different sizes and colors. What character- D. an organism’s ability to survive and re-
istic of populations is Marcia observing? produce
A. adaption 211. More than 1.5 million species of animals
B. evolution have been described, yet scientists believe
that all animals evolved from a single,
C. selection
common ancestor. Which of the following
D. variation provides the best evidence for this conclu-
sion?
206. Competition among members of a species
for food, living space, and the other neces- A. Animals share similar fossils.
sities of life. B. Animals share similar behaviors.
A. Struggle for existence C. Animals share similar appearances.
B. Fitness D. Animals share similar DNA sequences.
C. Natural selection 212. The ability of an organism to compete suc-
D. Survival of the fittest cessfully for environmental resources, sur-
vive predation, resist disease, and live to
207. Religion and evolution are incompatible. adulthood affects the organism’s
A. Fact A. reproductive success
B. Fiction B. genetic variability

C. genetic potential B. have a neutral effect on an organism

D. genetic code C. provide a survival advantage of the

species
213. Skulls can reveal many things about our
hominid ancestors. What aspect of ho- D. cause the loss of a gene
minids is not related to skull anatomy?
218. The most recent ancestral form or species
A. What they ate from which two different species evolved
B. Their hair and skin color is known as
C. Whether they stood upright. A. a common ancestor.
D. The shape and size of their brain. B. an embryonic stage.
C. development.
214. Which example provides evidence of evo-
lution? D. evolution.
A. White wings of a peppered moth turn 219. to develop an evidence-based idea that
black in industrial areas can be tested by experimentation or inves-
B. Antibiotic resistant bacteria replace tigation.
non-resistant bacteria over time A. hypothesis
C. Some Galapagos finches’ beaks be- B. evolution
come smaller during dry years
C. scientific theory
D. Polar bears are found in warmer lati-
tudes following global warming D. none of above
215. Which is the process of introducing un- 220. Muro-ami is a fishing practice in South
natural chemicals that contaminate the air, East Asia that makes use of which mate-
soil, and seas? rial?
A. Acidification A. dynamite
B. Eutrophication B. electrical current
C. Neutralization C. spears and arrows
D. Pollution D. encircling net together with pounding
devices
216. When an organism has a trait that allows
it to blend in with its environment, we call 221. A state in which the allele frequency of a
that population remain in the same ratios from
one generation to the next
A. mimicry
A. evolution
B. camouflage
B. drift
C. lucky
C. speciation
D. sonic hedgehog gene
D. genetic equilibrium
217. For a mutation to be evolutionarily signif-
icant, it must 222. In natural selection, “survival of the
A. change the type of protein being pro- fittest” means the best fit for that
duced A. human trait

B. mutation 227. The earth is about 10, 000 years old.

C. breed of animal to form A. Fact
D. environment B. Fiction
C. Opinion
223. Which of the following would best deter-
mine whether two plant species share a D. none of above
recent common ancestor? 228. Natural selection leads to greater com-
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A. Stem lengths plexity.
B. Habitat distribution A. Fact
C. Flowering times B. Fiction
D. DNA sequences C. Opinion
D. none of above
224. For most fossils to form, the organism’s
remains must be buried in what? 229. Who invented the Pascaline?
A. sediments A. Blaze Pascal
B. shells B. Blaise Pascal
C. rocks C. Blair Pascal
D. none of above D. Belle Pascal
230. Gene mutations can be caused by many

225. Why would an organism overproduce off-
things. These mutations are biologically
spring (select all that apply)?
important because they
A. Some offspring will not survive, but A. occur at a regular rate and therefore
majority will & be able to pass down traits can be controlled
B. So they won’t risk losing all their off- B. can be passed to the offspring if they
spring occur in any cell of the body
C. More food for predators C. are always harmful and therefore help
D. Organisms will less likely be able to to eliminate weak traits
pass down traits D. can result in a new variety of gene com-
binations in the species
226. Natural selection is best described as
231. Select ALL of the following that vio-
A. The ability to generate new adapta-
late the Hardy-Weinberg assumptions and
tions that better suit the species.
would lead to a change in allele frequen-
B. The mechanism that leads to perfect cies in a population.
species.
C. Variations of traits causes those to be B. large population
better suited to the environment to sur-
vive and reproduce. C. no mutations
D. Causing the death of a significant part D. nonrandom mating

of the population. E. no migration

232. If an organism has a vestigial structure, C. mutations

that structure likely once had a function in D. speciation
a(n)

A. unrelated organism 237. What causes a species to evolve over
time?
B. close relative
A. Environmental changes
C. earlier ancestor
B. Inherited genetic variations and muta-
D. embryological stage tions
233. Which is an example of comparative C. Organisms change their traits during
anatomy that supports the theory of evo- their lifetime
lution?
D. Extinctions
A. A mother killdeer flutters just out of
reach of a predator. 238. Scientists think that dolphins and whales
may have evolved from a common ances-
B. In Florida, roaches began to ignore a
tor. What evidence supports this hypothe-
formerly effective poison bait.
sis?
C. In the early stages of the embryo, fish,
A. They swim the same way
turtles, chickens, mice, and humans de-
velop gill slits. B. They eat the same food
D. none of above C. They live in the same area of the ocean
D. They have similar anatomies
234. What does Darwin’s theory of evolution
suggest? 239. What do we call the preserved remains
A. species change over time or traces of an organism that lived in the
past?
B. extinct species are not related to living
species A. Fossils
C. different species can interbreed B. Claymation
D. animals that look alike are most C. Formations
closely related D. none of above
235. The isolation between populations due to 240. What islands showed Darwin such signif-
physical barriers. icant adaptations of closely related organ-
A. reproductive isolation isms that made his develop the Theory of
Evolution?
B. behavioral isolation
C. geographic isolation A. The Big Island
D. temporal isolation B. The Galapagos Islands

C. The Figi Islands
236. If a population of lizards is isolated on
an island, with no new immigrants over D. none of above
many years, any new genetic variations 241. A trait that improves an organism’s abil-
are most likely to come from ity to survive and reproduce; the process
A. recessive alleles of becoming adapted
B. natural selection A. selection

B. drift A. taxonomy
C. speciation B. tectonics
D. adaption C. gravity
242. A generation is D. none of above
A. an older population from which two or 247. Which would most likely cause an entire
more newer species descended species to become extinct?
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B. a related organism from a previous A. disease
generation
B. predators
C. a group of individuals born and living
at about the same time C. competition for food
D. a group of the same type of organism D. limited genetic variation
living in the same area
248. What were some of the key ideas of
243. modifies populations of organisms, Lamarck’s Theory of Evolution?
the fittest survive and reproduce, passing A. Organisms adapted to their environ-
on their traits. species die out. Popu- ment by acquiring traits
lations diverge into new species.
B. Organisms will create more offspring
A. Natural Selection ; fit than will survive
B. Variation in genes ; unfit C. Organisms lose organs or body parts
C. Natural Selection ; unfit if not used
D. Fitness ; fit D. Descent w/ Modification
244. Which of the following means “genetic 249. Genetic drift, like bottlenecks, are differ-
change in a population over time” ent from natural selection in that they are:
A. natural selection A. Random
B. speciation B. on Purpose
C. evolution C. Controlled by humans
D. fitness D. none of above
245. What is the method used by the Paleon- 250. Which assignment is due today (the one
tologist to determine the age of the fossils you should have completed in class last
by using the decay or radioactive isotopes Wednesday)?
present in rocks?
A. 5 Fingers of Evolution-Edpuzzle
A. Relative dating
B. I don’t know
B. carbon-14 dating
C. Wait what class am I in?
C. geologic time scale
D. none of above
D. fossil records
246. Which term refers to the classification of 251. Which is not evidence for evolution?
organisms in an ordered system that indi- A. many animals have homologous struc-
cates natural relationships? tures due to common ancestry

B. Many animals have vestigial struc- A. dietary habits

tures from an ancestor B. population size

C. We can observe changes in life forms
C. geographic location
by observing the fossil record
D. comparative anatomy
D. All of these are evidence for evolution
252. What causes variation within a popula- 257. What are fossils?
tion? A. molds and casts of organisms that live
A. Fertilization and change in the environ- today
ment B. drawings of ancient animals and other
B. Fertilization and mutation organisms
C. Mutation and evolution C. footprints or burrows of small animals
that live today
D. Evolution and adaptive radiation
D. the preserved remains or traces of or-
253. natural selection is affected by or ganisms that lived in the past
traits that are different in members of the
same species. 258. What do you call a characteristic that al-
lows an organism to survive in an environ-
A. camouflage
ment
B. variations
A. Variation
C. ancestor
B. Selection
D. evolution
C. Adaptation
254. Who believed that giraffes have long D. Overproduction
necks because competition for food meant
that giraffes with slightly longer necks 259. Which of these cases provides embry-
could get more food and survived longer ological evidence that two species share
to pass on their genes to their offspring a common ancestor?
who also had longer necks.
A. two species with very similar DNA
A. Jean Baptise Lamarck
B. two species with different body struc-
B. Charles Darwin tures
C. Gregor Mendel C. two species with different structures
D. Thomas Malthus that have similar functions
255. All of the following are forelimbs except D. two different species with similar pat-
terns of early development
A. Carpals
B. Radius and ulna 260. Animals and plants produce that are
similar but not identical to them.
C. Femur
A. clones
D. Humerus
B. saliva
256. What do scientists most often use to
form the basis for biological classifica- C. offspring
tion? D. food

261. Do organisms “decide” to adapt? 266. An allele combination (BB, Bb, or bb) is
called a
A. Yes, if they don’t adapt they will die.
A. phenotype
B. No, they can’t adapt during their life-
time. They either have adaptations or they B. genotype
don’t. C. mutation
C. No, they adapt by random mutations D. gene flow
during their lifetime.
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D. Yes, they can force mutations in one 267. Which refers the process by which popu-
lifetime. lations of organisms with variations that
help them survive in their environments
262. What drives adaptation and natural se- live longer, compete better, and reproduce
lection? more than those that do not have the vari-
ations?
A. Popularity
A. adaptation
B. Humans
B. mimicry
C. environmental conditions
D. none of above
263. The survival of the fittest
268. Charles Darwin developed the theory of
A. Natural selction evolution.
B. Evolution A. Fact
C. Mimic B. Fiction
D. Camouflage C. Opinion
264. Which pairs of animals shows a correct D. none of above

example of homologous structures? 269. The different tools used during the beaks
A. Wings of butterfly and wings of bat. of finches lab represented
B. Flipper of whale and forelimb of cat. A. feeding adaptations in finches
C. Fingers of human and arm of starfish B. nest construction adaptations
D. Tongue of frog and proboscis of C. variations in seed size
mosquito. D. variations in ecosystems
265. The process where a group within a 270. A lion and a tiger can be bred to produce a
species separates from other members of Liger which is infertile. Which is the most
its species and develops its own unique likely reason Lions and Tigers are consid-
characteristics ered separate species?
A. Natural Selection A. They cannot breed.
B. Adaptation B. Their offspring cannot breed.
C. Speciation C. They look different from one another.
D. Artificial Selection D. They live in different habitats.

271. Which of these answers best describes a B. exceptional vision

fossil? C. camouflage

A. thick layers of rock D. none of above
B. organism from which other organisms
277. The allele frequency of p=0.20 What is
are descended
the percentage of the homozygous domi-
C. body of an organism that died recently nant genotype?
but has not decomposed
A. 0.80
D. remains of a once-living organism
B. 0.04
found in layers of rock, ice, or amber
C. 0.32
272. The process of change over time. D. 0.64
A. revolution
278. During gestation (pregnancy), a develop-
B. generation ing male pig had a change in his genetic
C. evolution code. The result was that he was able to
walk and do karate.
D. none of above
A. Genetic Drift
273. Different versions of Darwin’s finches
B. Non-random mating
overtime is an example of this type of evo-
lution. C. Mutation
A. Divergent D. Natural Selection
B. Coevolution 279. Humans evolved from monkeys.
C. Convergent A. Fact
D. Artificial B. Fiction
C. Opinion
274. Which of the following is not a piece of
evidence for evolution? D. none of above
A. Homologous structures 280. Competition over a food source because
B. embryology the amount of food is limited due to a
species having more offspring than the
C. Asteroids
population can handle is an example of
D. vestigial structures what Darwin Principle
275. Humans are more evolved than reptiles. A. Variation
A. Fact B. Adaptation
B. Fiction C. Overpopulation
D. Descent w/ Modification
C. Opinion
D. none of above 281. Adaptation promotes
A. the chance to survive
276. Which adaptation has occurred due to ge-
netic variation allowing some species to B. the chance to reproduce
seem invisible to predators? C. the chance to survive & reproduce
A. ability to make loud noises D. the chance to reproduce

282. Evolution can be observed. D. D The population would undergo an ac-

A. Fact celerated rate of mutations.
B. Fiction 287. Which best explains the relationship be-

tween evolution and natural selection?
C. Opinion
A. Evolution causes natural selection.
D. none of above
B. Evolution prevents natural selection.
283. Which represents an adaptation?
C. Natural selection prevents evolution.
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A. a turtle with a damaged shell
D. Natural selection is one aspect of evo-
B. a cat that cannot see in the dark lution.
C. a bird with a curved wing that allows it 288. the preserved remains or traces of an or-
to fly faster ganism that lived in the past
D. a dog that learns to bark when some- A. fossil
one knocks on the door
B. species
284. Identify the first era in the evolution of C. variation
marketing.
D. none of above
A. Production Era
289. A naturalist that came up with the Inher-
B. Selling Era
itance of acquired characteristics and law
C. Marketing Era of use and disuse
D. Holistic Era A. Darwin
285. What does it mean when two species B. Lamarck
share a common ancestor? C. Wallace
A. It means that the two species are ac- D. Virchow
tually the same species.
290. An example of a population in which evo-
B. It means that one of the species lution could take place in a relatively short
evolved from other species. period of time could be
C. It means that both species evolved A. pathogenic bacteria exposed to antibi-
from one species that lived in the past. otics
D. It means that the two species share all B. oak trees in a stable ecosystem
the same traits
C. elephants living in a wildlife preserve
286. Over an extended period of time, what D. algae grown under constant condi-
would most likely happen to a population tions
of squirrels separated by a river at the bot-
tom of an 1800-meter-deep canyon? 291. Humans share a common ancestor with
chimpanzees.
A. A The population would become ex-
tinct. A. Fact
B. B Two separate species would form. B. Fiction
C. C The two populations would remain C. Opinion
the same. D. none of above

292. Evolution should be taught in biology 298. What did Charles Darwin do?
classes. A. He invented an organism

A. Fact B. He developed the theory of evolution
B. Fiction by natural selection
C. Opinion C. He developed the theory of Artificial
D. none of above selection
D. He was the first biologist in the world!
293. Turtles have adapted to their habitat to
protect themselves from their predators. 299. Evidence that life on Earth has changed
Which best describes this adaptation? over time is buried within the Earth. What
A. mimicry is this evidence? A. embryology B. fos-
silsC. sedimentary rock D. magma
B. parasitism
A. A
C. protective covering
B. B
D. none of above
C. C
294. This period is generally divided into D. D
three:germinal, embryonic, and fetal.
A. common ancestry 300. The more similar the stages of embryonic
development, the more likely that organ-
B. egg isms share
C. embryonic stages A. a common ancestor.
D. development B. embryos.
295. Genetic differences between organisms C. eggs.
of the same species is known as D. embryology.
A. Variation
301. Few people can move their ears although
B. Adaptation they all possess muscles for the purpose.
C. Behavior A. Embryology
D. Environment B. Homologous structures
296. Evolution ensures that all organisms are C. Vestigial organs
perfectly adapted. D. Molecular evidence
A. Fact
302. Charles Darwin’s theory of Natural selec-
B. Fiction tion, which means “survival of the fittest”
C. Opinion is very important in this pandemic. The
D. none of above following are survival tips in this time of
Pandemic EXCEPT
297. Who invented the UNIVAC? A. Wear face mask and face shield every
A. Helen Keller time you go out
B. J. Presper Eckert B. Always observe physical distancing
C. Lady Ada Lovelace C. Do not drink plenty water
D. John Mauchly D. Avoid crowded places.

303. Evolution means C. Abiotic Factor

A. Change over time D. Population
B. Staying the same over time 309. It is where organisms have similar basic
C. Heritability of traits genes and proteins.
D. The mitochondria is the powerhouse of A. Embryology
the cell B. Genetics
C. Homologous Structure
NARAYAN CHANGDER
304. Which of the following best supports the
scientific theory of evolution? D. Fossils
A. fossil evidence 310. Who was the first person to base a sys-
B. climate change tem of classification on organisms having
similar structures?
C. plate tectonics
A. Aristotle
D. rock types
B. Darwin
305. Natural selection is another word for evo- C. Einstein
lution.
D. Linnaeus
A. Fact
311. Physical movement of alleles from one
B. Fiction
population to another.
C. Opinion
A. Gene Flow
D. none of above
B. Biogeography
306. What were the main principles of Dar- C. Gene Pool
win’s Theory of Natural Selection D. Bottleneck Effect
A. Variation
312. Which of the following factors leading to
B. Descent w/ Modification the extinction of a species can be most eas-
C. Adaptation ilyprevented
D. Overpopulation A. rapid change in climate
B. too much hunting by humans
307. Which of the following causes of extinc-
tion is directly brought about by human ac- C. disappearance of their food source
tivity? D. invasion of their habitat by predators
A. Glaciation 313. A species is defined as
B. Overharvesting A. a population of organisms similar in
C. Cosmic radiation size, shape, and color
D. Volcanic eruption B. a population of organisms that are
able to interbreed
308. What is a collection of the same type of
C. a population of organisms that live in
species living in an area?
the same habitat
A. Ecosystem D. a population of organisms that have
B. Biotic Factor the same number of chromosomes

314. The human tailbone and appendix are ex- 318. Who is Charles darwin
amples of A. starbucks owner

A. Fossils B. a bird
B. Vestigial Structures C. a christian
C. DNA D. a naturalist
D. Homologous Structures
319. This invention replaced vacuum tubes and
315. Polar bears are naturally found in Arctic made computers much smaller and faster.
environments characterized by snow, ice, However, it was eventually replaced by
and extremely low temperatures. Which another invention.
best describes an evolutionary adaptation A. RAM
that allows polar bears to survive in this B. ENIAC
environment?
C. Transformer
A. Polar bears have a thick layer of fur
and a layer of fat under their skin. D. Transistor
B. Polar bears are warm-blooded. 320. Which idea stems from the theory of evo-
C. Polar bears are carnivores. lution?
A. The earth is relatively young.
D. none of above
B. Each organism is specially created.
316. What is the biological definition of the
C. Species are related by common de-
term evolution?
scent.
A. The changes shown in fossils over mil- D. A mix of fossils in a region indicates
lions of years that a local catastrophe occurred.
B. The transmission of favorable varia-
tions to offspring 321. Which of the following is an example of
genetic variation?
C. The cumulative change in the heritable
characteristics of a population A. One child has a scar and the other does
not
D. The promotion of variation in a species
by sexual reproduction B. One child eats meat and the other is
vegeterian
317. If scientists were to compare the fossil of C. One child has blue eyes and the other
a fern that lived millions of years ago with has brown eyes
other fern fossils that were formed later,
D. One child is older than another
what would they most likely find?
A. that plants had bones millions of years 322. An organic vessel where an embryo de-
ago velops is called
B. that plants change over time A. an egg.
C. that ferns stopped evolving 25 million B. a common ancestor.

years ago C. the tree of life.
D. that only animals evolve D. an embryonic stage.

323. Which invertebrate phylum is character- 328. Which is NOT a common reason for a
ized by a segmented body plan and bilat- species to go extinct?
eral symmetry?
A. Random mutation in DNA
A. Arthropoda
B. Habitat loss and destruction
B. Mollusca
C. New disease is introduced to a popula-
C. Porifera
tion.
D. Cnidaria
D. New predators moving into or intro-
NARAYAN CHANGDER
324. Where are the Galapagos Islands lo- duced into an area.
cated?
A. off the west coast of Spain 329. A characteristic that benefits an organism
will be
B. off the east coast of Ecuador
C. off the west coast of Ecuador A. kept in the generation to which it is
most helpful.
D. off the east coast of Spain
B. changed to make sure the species re-
325. Natural selection acts for the good of the mainsstable
species.
C. passed to the next generation and not
A. Fact passedany farther.
B. Fiction
D. passed from generation to generation
C. Opinion so it canhelp the species.
D. none of above
330. Common ancestry relates to evolution be-
326. This occurs when a large population is cause
drastically reduced by an event such as
a natural disaster; the population’s new A. evolution only happens when there are
gene pool only contains alleles from the common ancestors.
survivors B. Common ancestors make evolution
A. Founder effect happen more quickly.
B. Bottleneck effect C. evolution can never take place with
C. Meteor effect common ancestors.
D. Natural selection D. the more two organisms have in com-
mon, the more recent is their common an-
327. For evolution to function, all the follow- cestor during their evolution.
ing characteristics of genes are necessary,
EXCEPT- 331. Being able to see in the dark is an adap-
A. variation in genes in a population. tation that if it came about by complete
B. genetic traits that are inheritable random chance would be considered a
across generations. A. mutation
C. genetic information stored on chromo- B. adaptation
somes.
C. learned ability
D. genes resulting in traits that provide
advantages. D. none of above

332. What scientist is credited with develop- 337. What do transitional fossils best sup-
ing a scientific system to classify and name port?
organisms?

A. The theory of biological evolution.
A. Charles Darwin B. The law of superposition.
B. Carolus Linnaeus C. The theory of geological evolution.
C. Mary Annings D. The theory of continental drift.
D. none of above 338. Three physical changes in the process of
human evolution are
333. Which of these is NOT one of the major
evidences of evolution? A. Opposable thumb, free hands and
Bipedalism
A. Fossil Record
B. Bipedalism, decrease of the
B. DNA Analysis
brain/skull and increase of jaw/teeth
C. Atmospheric Imprinting C. Bipedalism, increase of the brain/skull
D. Vestigial Forms and decrease of jaw/teeth
D. none of above
334. Which geographical locaiton had a vast
impact on Darwin’s view of evolution? 339. If evolution can be disproven, then cre-
A. Galapogos Islands ationism must be true.
B. Isle of Skye A. Fact

B. Fiction
C. Isle of Wight
C. Opinion
D. Canary Islands
D. none of above
335. The Theory of Use and Disuse was formu-
lated by 340. All are examples of variation in a popula-
tion except
A. Charles Darwin
A. Hair color
B. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
B. Reaction to Danger
C. Alfred Russell Wallace
C. Body size
D. Robert Hooke
D. All Are Examples of Variation
336. What would you expect to find in the fos- 341. Over time, the length of giraffes’ necks
sil record if evolution had NOT occured? changed slightly to allow them to reach
A. Fossils of simple organisms only in the taller trees. How should this change be
oldest layers classified?
B. Only fossils of extinct forms A. mutation
C. Fossils of complex organisms only in B. adaptaton
the oldest layers C. acquired trait
D. Same fossil forms in all layers D. genetic constant

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