QUIZ 1
Multiple Choice.
Fill in the letter(s) corresponding to the correct answer(s).
MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT.
1. Which of the following was/were found on the primitive earth 4 billion
years ago?
a. plants
b. H2O
c. O2
d. bacteria
2. Both vitamins and many minerals are
a. cofactors for enzymes
b. organic molecules
Answer A (greater than); B (less than); or C (equal to)
3. The age of the earth is __A__ 10 million years.
Matching. Place the letter corresponding to the subunits of the larger
biomolecules.
Macromolecules (large biomolecules)
_D_4. proteins
_ C_5. nucleic acids
_A_6. carbohydrates (polysaccharides)
_B_7. lipids
Subunits (middle sized biomolecules)
a. sugars (monosaccharides)
b. fatty acids
c. nucleotides
d. amino acids
QUIZ 2
Multiple Choice. Fill in the letter(s) corresponding to the correct
answer(s).
MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT.
8. Which of the following molecules contains only glucose subunits?
a. starch
b. glycogen
c. cellulose
d. DNA
9. Which of the following are found in the cell membrane?
a. cellulose
b. phospholipids
c. cholesterol
d. proteins
10. The genetic code is
a. different in each organism
b. found in the sequence of nucleotides (bases) in DNA
Quiz 3
MATCHING.
__B__11. A change in the sequence of bases in DNA causes this
__C__12. The name of the process making a copy of a gene to send to the
ribosomes
__A__13. The 3-D folding of a polypeptide chain to form a functional protein
__D__14. The cellular site of protein synthesis
a. Tertiary structure b. Mutation c. Transcription d. Ribosomes
ANSWER GREATER THAN (A); LESS THAN (B); OR EQUAL TO (C)
15. The number of genes in each cell of your body is__A__3000.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. FILL IN THE LETTER(S) CORRESPONDING TO THE CORRECT ANSWER(S).
MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT.
16. Hemoglobin, enzymes, and antibodies are
a. composed of nucleotides
b. proteins
c. translated on ribosomes
d. are coded for by genes
e. composed of glucose
QUIZ 4
Multiple Choice. There may be more than one correct answer.
17. Viruses are
a. prokaryotic cells
b. composed exclusively of protein and nucleic acid
18. Vaccines
a. help prevent viral diseases
b. may be prepared from heat killed viruses
c. may be the capsid proteins of a virus
d. cause your immune system to make antibodies
e. cause your immune system to make antibiotics
Answer (a) greater than; (b) less than; or (c) equal to
19. The probability that your cold or flu was caused by a virus is_A_
the probability that it was caused by a bacterium.
20. The effectiveness of antibiotics on a cold or flu is _B_ the effectiveness
of antibiotics on a bacterial infection.
21. The number of organelles in a prokaryotic cell is _B_ the number of
organelles in a eukaryotic cell.
QUIZ 5
Multiple Choice. More than one answer may be correct.
22. Which of the following are made up of prokaryotic cells?
a. viruses
b. bacteria
c. snakes
23. Which of the following are found in ALL cells (both prokaryotic and
eukaryotic)?
a. nuclei
b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
d. cell walls
e. enzymes
24. Enzymes are
a. catalysts
b. proteins
QUIZ 6
Multiple Choice: More than one may be correct
25. Photosynthesis
a. requires oxygen
b. requires carbon dioxide
c. requires water
d. requires sunlight
e. produces ATP
26. Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle
a. occur in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
b. both produce ATP
c. both occur in the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells
d. require oxygen
Answer (a) greater than (b) less than or (c) equal to
27. The number of ATP molecules produced from one glucose molecule in
glycolysis is_<_ 38.
28. The number of cells in your body that are in prophase of mitosis is
_<_ the number in G1 of interphase.
29. The number of chromosomes in the sperm is _=_ the
number of chromosomes in the egg.
30. The genetic similarity between chromatids is _>__
the genetic similarity between homologs.
31. The amount of DNA synthesis that occurs in mitosis is _<_
the amount of DNA synthesis that occurs in the S phase of interphase.
32. The age at which meiosis begins in the female is _<_
the age at which meiosis begins in the male.
QUIZ 7
Matching. Embryonic and Fetal Development
_d__33. Stage at which implantation occurs
_a__34. The fertilized egg.
_c__35. The stage at which the ectoderm, endoderm and
mesoderm forms.
_b__36. The type of cell division that occurs in the
zygote
_e__37. The germ layer that forms the neural tube (brain
and spinal cord)
a. zygote
b. mitosis
c. gastrula
d. blastula
e. ectoderm
Regarding ABO blood types. Use each letter once only.
_c_38. Heterozygous
_a_39. Phenotype
_d_40. Homozygous
_b_41. Codominant
a. Type A
b. AB
c. AO
d. AA
Answer (a) greater than; (b) less than; or (c) = equal to.
42. The probability of a problem when the mother is Rh negative and the
baby is Rh positive is_a_the probability of a problem
when the mother is Rh positive and the baby is Rh negative.
MIDTERM
QUIZ 8
Fill in the bubble corresponding to the correct answer(s).
More than one may be correct.
43. Polydactyly is
a. inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern
b. shows variation in its expression
c. is not inherited, it is due to a teratogens the mother took during
pregnancy
d. incompletely penetrant (some people with the gene do not have
polydactyly)
e. is only expressed in males
Matching. Choose the ONE best answer for each. Use each letter once.
__e__44. Achondroplasia
__a__45. Sickle Cell Disease
__b__46. Colorblindness
__d__47. Secondary sexual characteristics
__c__48. Pattern Baldness
a. autosomal recessive trait
b. sex linked trait
c. sex influenced trait
d. sex limited traits
e. autosomal
QUIZ 9
ANSWER (a) FOR GREATER THAN; (b) FOR LESS THAN; OR (c) EQUAL
TO
49. The number of pairs of genes involved in the inheritance of sickle
cell disease is_b_the number of pairs of genes involved
in the inheritance of height.
50. The number of X chromosomes in a Klinefelter male is_c_the
number of X chromosomes in a normal female.
51. The number of chromosomes in the cells of a Down syndrome child is_a_the
number of chromosomes in each of your cells.
52. The risk to a woman who is =or> 35 of having a baby with a chromosome
abnormality is_a_the risk to a woman who is < 35 of
having a baby with a chromosome abnormality such as Down syndrome.
53. The number of chromosome abnormalities in fetuses miscarried in the
first trimester_a_25%.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Fill in the circles corresponding to ALL correct answers.
More than one may be correct.
54. Which of the following lines of evidence support the idea that all
animals evolved from a common ancestor?
a. comparative embryology
b. comparative anatomy
c. comparative biochemistry
d. fossils
e. the universal common genetic code
QUIZ 10
Multiple Choice. Fill in the letters corresponding to all
correct answers.
55. Which of the following are tracheophytes?
a. fungi
b. ferns
c. angiosperms
d. porifera
Answer (a) greater than; (b) less than; or (c) equal to
56. The number of organisms with prokaryotic cells in the Kingdom Monera
is_a_the number of organisms with prokaryotic cells in the Kingdom Protista.
Matching. Animal phyla
_c_57. radial symmetry
_d_58. first phylum with complete digestive tract
_a_59. phylum to which clams belong
_e_60. phylum with an exoskeleton
_b_61. phylum to which you belong
a. Mollusks
b. Chordates
c. Cnidaria
d. Nematodes
e. Arthropods
QUIZ 11
MATCHING.
_c__62. tissue that lines or covers
_e__63. tissue that has cells and extra cellular components
_a__64. an agent of chemical digestion made by stomach
cells
_d__65. an agent of mechanical digestion made by the
liver
_b__66. site of both digestion and absorption of food
a. pepsin
b. small intestine
c. epithelial
d. bile
e. connective tissue
_c__67. respiratory organ of fish
_b__68. respiratory organ of insect
_e__69. major blood vessel off the left ventricle of
heart
_a__70. blood vessels where gas exchange, nutrient-waste
exchange occur
_d__71. our “open” circulatory system
a. capillaries
b. tracheae
c. gills
d. lymphatic
e. aorta
Quiz 12
72. The function of the mammalian excretory system is to
a. eliminate the undigested food from the digestive system
b. maintain the blood in osmotic balance with the intracellular
fluid of the cells
c. excrete excess nitrogen in form of ammonia
73. Hormones
a. are enzymes
b. act on all cells in which they come in contact
74. Which of the following are both exocrine and endocrine glands?
a. pituitary
b. pancreas
c. testes
d. thyroid
Answer A greater than; B less than; or C equal to
75. The number of touch receptors per square millimeter on your finger
tips is__A__the number of touch receptors per square
millimeter on your back.
QUIZ 13
76. The receptor cells in the eye are
a. chemoreceptors
b. effector cells
c. the optic nerve
d. rods and cones
e. sensory neurons
77. The central nervous system (CNS) is composed of
a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. the brain
d. the spinal cord
e. cranial nerves
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