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1.  Which of the following is/are characteristic of living organisms?
    a. Organic structure
    b. Responsiveness to stimuli
    c. Maintenance of homeostasis
    d. b and c are correct
    e. a, b, and c are correct

2.  An organism's ability to maintain internal stability when the external environment changes is termed:
    a. Natural selection
    b. Mutation
    c. Responsiveness
    d. Metabolism
    e. Homeostasis

3.  Reproduction always involves...
    a. passing DNA from parent to offspring
    b. two parents
    c. copulation
    d. sperm and egg
    e. all of these

4.  A mutation is
    a. a physical deformity
    b. a change in DNA sequence
    c. a dose of radiation
    d. a defective egg or sperm cell
    e. the inability to speak

5.  The basic difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell is that the prokaryotic cell:
    a. Possesses membrane-bound organelles
    b. Lacks DNA
    c. Lacks a nuclear envelope
    d. Is usually considerably larger
    e. Is structurally more complex

6.  A scientific explanation that is tentative and requires more investigation is termed a/an:
    a. Theory
    b. Fact
    c. Control
    d. Hypothesis
    e. Observation


7.  Why do animals require "food" for survival?
    a. Food is a source of energy.
    b. Necessary chemicals are provided by food.
    c. Food is a primary source of water for all animals.
    d. a and b
    e. a, b, and c

8.  One ml of an experimental drug diluted in a saline solution is injected into 20 pregnant mice to determine possible side effects.  Which of the following is a suitable "control" for this experiment?
    a. 20 male mice injected with 1 ml of saline
    b. 20 male mice injected with 1 ml of the drug
    c. 20 pregnant mice injected with 2 ml of the drug
    d. 20 non-pregnant mice injected with 1 ml of the drug
    e. 20 pregnant mice injected with 1 ml of saline

9.  The smallest unit of life is the __________.

10. The __________ molecule stores all the hereditary information of an organism.

Choose the characteristic of a living organism that best corresponds to the numbered statement.  Selections may be used once, more than once, or not al all.

a. Growth
b. Reproduction
c. Homeostasis
d. Evolve
e. Response to stimuli

11. A sunflower follows the sun as it move across the sky during the day.

12. What determines the atomic number of an atom?
    a. Number of electrons in the outermost energy level.
    b. Total number of energy shells.
    c. Arrangement of neutrons in the atomic nucleus.
    d. Number of protons in the atomic nucleus.
    e. The total number of electrons and neutrons

13. Which four elements make up approximately 96% of living matter?
    a. carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
    b. carbon, sulfur, phosphorus, hydrogen
    c. carbon, sodium, chlorine, magnesium
    d. carbon, oxygen, sulfur, calcium
    e. oxygen, hydrogen, calcium, sodium

14. In an atom of an element, __________ have a negative charge, __________ have a positive charge and __________ have a neutral charge.

15. An atom's nucleus is composed of:
    a. protons
    b. neutrons
    c. protons and electrons
    d. protons and neutrons
    e. neutrons and electrons

16. Which has a pH > 7?
    a. Coca-cola
    b. Bleach
    c. Vinegar
    d. Tomatoes
    e. Rain

17. Which of the following is represented by the general formula CH±O?
    a. Sugars
    b. Fats
    c. Nucleic acids
    d. Amino acids
    e. Cholesterol

18. All the following statements are true of the FIRST law of thermodynamics except:
    a. The amount of useful energy decreases.
    b. The first law of thermodynamics is often called the law of the conservation of energy.
    c. The total amount of energy within an isolated system remains the same.
    d. One form of energy may be converted to a different form of energy.
    e. All are true of the first law.

19. The energy of movement is __________ energy and stored energy is referred to as __________ energy.

20. In exergonic chemical reactions:
    a. Reactants have more energy than products.
    b. Reactants have less energy then products.
    c. Reactants and products possess equal amounts of energy.
    d. Energy is stored by the reactions.
    e. Catalysts are required.


21. What is the ultimate source of energy for most forms of life on Earth?
    a. Heat energy
    b. Solar energy
    c. Thermal energy
    d. Chemical energy
    e. Nuclear energy

22. The metabolism of a cell is the sum of all its chemical reactions.
    a. True
    b. False

23. To say a cell is "differentially permeable" means:
    a. It has different sized perforations in the membrane.
    b. It is permeable to different substances than other cells.
    c. Only certain molecules can pass through.
    d. Sometimes water passes through, and sometimes it can't.
    e. Permeability depends on gradient differences.

24. The phospholipid contains two different parts, a _________ head and a pair of __________ tails.

25. The diffusion of water molecules across a differentially permeable membrane is termed:
    a. Facilitated diffusion
    b. Hydrolysis
    c. Active transport
    d. Exocytosis
    e. Osmosis

26. If red blood cells are taken from the body and placed in a hypertonic solution, what happens to the cells?
    a. The cells swell and burst because water moves into the cells.
    b. The cells shrivel up because water leaves the cells.
    c. The cells remain unchanged due to equal solute concentration inside and outside the cells.
    d. The cells remain unchanged due to equal water concentrations inside and outside the cells.
    e. They become white blood cells.


27. What is active transport?
    a. Diffusion of molecules within a cell.
    b. Movement of molecules into or out of a cell against a concentration gradient.
    c. Movement of molecules into or out of a cell down a concentration gradient.
    d. The movement of molecules into or out of a cell using special proteins and not requiring an expenditure of energy.
    e. Rapid movement of molecules in a solution.

28. Carrier molecules in the plasma membrane are only required for active transport.
    a. True
    b. False

29. What is a major component of primary cell walls of plants?
    a. Chitin
    b. Cellulose
    c. Pectin
    d. Lignin
    e. Protein

30. The urinary bladder is protected from leaking due to cell-to-cell junctions called:
    a. Desmosomes
    b. Tight junctions
    c. Gap junctions
    d. Plasmodesmata
    e. Stretch receptors

31. All cells possess all the following components except:
    a. Cytoplasm
    b. Genetic material
    c. Nuclear membrane
    d. Plasma cell membrane
    e. Ribosomes

32. Membranes are composed of:
    a. sugar, protein, cholesterol
    b. protein, cholesterol, triglycerides
    c. cholesterol, sugar, phospholipids
    d. phospholipids, protein, sugar
    e. triglycerides, sugar, protein


33. Prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic cells possess:
    a. Mitochondria
    b. Chloroplasts
    c. A cytoskeleton
    d. Ribosomes
    e. A nucleus

34. Which is a difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
    a. Prokaryotes have RNA, eukaryotes have DNA
    b. Prokaryotes have DNA, eukaryotes have RNA
    c. Prokaryotes have a nucleus, eukaryotes have a nucleoid
    d. Prokaryotes have a nucleoid, eukaryotes have a nucleus
    e. Prokaryotes have a cell wall, eukaryotes do not

35. Ribosomes are the site of synthesis of:
    a. DNA
    b. RNA
    c. Proteins
    d. Nucleoli
    e. Glucose

36. The Golgi packages materials into _________ for transport or export.
    a. organelles
    b. plastids
    c. vesicles
    d. microns
    e. nucleoli

37. Cholorphyll is found specifically in the:
    a. Plasma membrane
    b. Stroma
    c. Cytoplasm
    d. Matrix
    e. Thylakoid membrane

38. Which of the following does not possess a double membrane?
    a. Mitochondrion
    b. Nuclear envelope
    c. Ribosome
    d. Plastid
    e. Chloroplast

39. All the following are important functions of the cytoskeleton except:
    a. Storage of food molecules
    b. Support of organelles
    c. Movement of organelles
    d. Maintenance of shape
    e. Maintenance of organization in the cell

Matching--Select the organelle that is the most appropriate batch for the numbered statement. Letters may be used once, more than once or not at all.

      a. Mitochondria
      b. Golgi bodies
      c. Rough Endoplasmic reticulum
      d. Lysosomes
      e. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

40. Digests damaged organelles.

41. Sorts our mixtures of protein and sends them to their proper destination.

42. Site of protein synthesis.

43. Site of cellular respiration.

44. Makes steroid hormones.

45. Responsible for most of a muscle cell's ATP generation.

46. Which statement is false?
    a. Plants require sunlight to photosynthesize.
    b. CO± is essential to glucose synthesis.
    c. Plants are inefficient at light capture.
    d. Plants require no oxygen for their metabolism.
    e. Photosythesis is endergonic.

47. The process of photosynthesis converts solar energy into __________ energy stored in the bonds of glucose and oxygen.

48. What are the three reactants required for photosynthesis?

Indicate during which part of photosynthesis each of the following occurs.
a. Light-dependent reactions
b. Light-independent reactions
c. Both
d. Neither

49. ATP is synthesized

50. O± is formed

51. NADPH is formed

52. Electron transport system

53. Sunlight is required

54. Water is required


55. Light-dependent photosynthetic reactions produce:
    a. ATP, NADPH, O±
    b. ATP, NADPH, CO±
    c. Glucose, ATP, O±
    d. Glucose, ATP, CO±
    e. ATP, NADPH, H±O

56. Where does the O± released during photosynthesis come from?
    a. CO±
    b. H±O
    c. ATP
    d. CH¯±O
    e. RuBP

57. Carbon dioxide is required in the light-dependent reaction.
    a. True
    b. False

58. Where is glucose synthesized?
    a. Thylakoids
    b. Cytoplasm
    c. Matrix
    d. Stroma
    e. Intermembrane compartment

59. Under anaerobic conditions, many bacteria use the process of __________ to obtain ATP.

60. During glycolysis, what is the net gain of ATP molecules produced?
    a. 2
    b. 4
    c. 34
    d. 36
    e. 38

61. In vertebrate animal cells, where does the synthesis of lactic acid occur?
    a. Cytosol
    b. Surface of ribosomes
    c. Mitochondrial matrix
    d. Mitochondrial inner membranes
    e. Nucleus


Match the following statement with the process when/where they occur.
a. Glycolysis
b. Krebs Cycle
c. ETS
d. All of these
e. None of these

62. No ATP is produced

63. The most ATP is produced (a, b, or c)

64. Occur(s) in the cytoplasm

65. Occur(s) in a membrane

66. Requires oxygen directly

67. Occur(s) in plants

68. Uses electron carriers

69. Chemiosmosis in mitochondria directly results in the synthesis of:
    a. NADH
    b. FADH±
    c. H±O
    d. CoA
    e. ATP

70. Glycolysis and the Krebs cycle reactions occur in the mitochondria.
    a. True
    b. False

71. DNA has:
    a. A, U, G, and C bases
    b. Only C and T pyrimidine bases
    c. Only A and G purine bases
    d. C and T pyrimidine bases and A and G purine bases
    e. Both U and T bases

72. If amounts of bases in a DNA molecule are measured, we find:
    a. A = C and G = T
    b. A = G and C = T
    c. T = A and C = G
    d. No two bases would be equal in amount
    e. That all bases are equal in amount


73. Purine bases pair with other purine bases in DNA.
    a. True
    b. False

74. The DNA of a certain organism has cytosine as 20% of its bases. What percentage of its bases would be thymine?
    a. 0%
    b. 10%
    c. 20%
    d. 30%
    e. 40%

75. For the DNA sequence GCCTAT in one polynucleotide chain, the sequence found in the other polynucleotide chain is:
    a. CGGATA
    b. GCCATA
    c. CGGAUA
    d. ATTCGC
    e. GCCTAT

Indicate which of the following choices best answers the statements:
a. DNA only
b. RNA only
c. Both DNA and RNA
d. None of these

76. Possesses guanine.

77. Possesses ribose.

78. Possesses phosphate groups.

79. Usually double stranded.

80. DNA is duplicated during:
    a. Prophase
    b. S phase
    c. G¯ phase
    d. G± phase
    e. Metaphase

81. DNA replication occurs semiconservatively in which the two original strands stay together and the two new strands stay together.
    a. True
    b. False


82. The anticodon for AUC is:
    a. TAG
    b. AUC
    c. GAU
    d. CUA
    e. UAG

83. The number of nucleotides in a codon is:
    a. 3
    b. 4
    c. 20
    d. 64
    e. A variable number

84. The process of copying genetic information from DNA to RNA is called:
    a. Translation
    b. Transformation
    c. Replication
    d. Transcription
    e. Polymerization

85. A type of RNA that binds to a specific amino acid is:
    a. Messenger RNA
    b. Ribosomal RNA
    c. Transfer RNA
    d. Nuclear RNA
    e. Cytoplasmic RNA

MATCHING TEST: Each choice may be used more than once
Choices:
a. Transcription
b. Translation
c. Replication
d. Both transcription and translation
e. Cytokinesis

86. Occurs at ribosomes

87. Anticodon-codon pairing

88. Occurs during interphase S


89. Choose the answer that has these events of protein synthesis in the proper sequence
   1. a tRNA binds to the first codon
   2. a peptide bond forms
   3. tRNA leaves ribosome
   4. ribosome associates with mRNA
   5. ribosome moves down the mRNA by three bases
    a. 1,3,2,4,5
    b. 4,1,2,5,3
    c. 5,4,3,2,1
    d. 4,1,3,2,5
    e. 2,4,5,1,3

90. Human body cell nuclei contain:
    a. 46 pairs of chromosomes
    b. 44 pairs of chromosomes
    c. 23 unpaired chromosomes
    d. 22 pairs of chromosomes
    e. 23 pairs of chromosomes

91. The longest period of a cell's life cycle is:
    a. Prophase
    b. Telophase
    c. Interphase
    d. Anaphase
    e. Metaphase

92. Cytokinesis refers to the division of the:
    a. Cytoplasm
    b. Nucleus
    c. Mitochondria
    d. Centrioles
    e. Chromosomes

93. Mitosis in humans usually results in the formation of:
    a. 2 diploid cells
    b. 4 diploid cells
    c. 2 haploid cells
    d. 4 haploid cells
    e. Sperm or egg cells

94. During which stage of mitosis do sister chromatids move away from each other?
    a. Prophase
    b. Metaphase
    c. Anaphase
    d. Telophase
    e. They do not move away from each other at all



Using the following stages of mitosis as answers, indicate which best matches the following item(s):
a. Metaphase
b. Prophase
c. Telophase
d. Anaphase
e. None of the these

95. Chromosomes line up along equator of cell.

96. Sister chromatids move to opposite poles.

97. Nuclear envelope reforms.

98. Nuclear envelope disintegrates

99. Which of the following is haploid (n)?
    a. Zygote
    b. Gamete (sex cell)
    c. Muscle cell
    d. Embryo
    e. Brain cell

100. Crossing-over occurs during meiosis II.
    a. True
    b. False

101. Synapsis occurs during the first prophase of meiosis.
    a. True
    b. False

102. If a round pea has a wrinkled parent, the round pea is:
    a. RR
    b. Rr
    c. rr
    d. Haploid
    e. Recessive

103. If we cross two pea plants each heterozygous for yellow seed color genes, the expected ratio of yellow : green among the offspring will be:
    a. 25% yellow : 75% green
    b. 50% yellow : 50% green
    c. 75% yellow : 25% green
    d. 100% yellow
    e. 100% green


104. The genetic makeup of an individual is its:
    a. Phenotype
    b. Sex cells
    c. Mutation
    d. Gene pool
    e. Genotype

105. If DdEe were crossed with DDee, what proportion of the offspring are expected to be DdEe:
    a. 1/4
    b. 3/4
    c. 1/2
    d. All
    e. None

106. Black fur in mice (B) is dominant to brown fur (b).  Short tails (T) is dominant to long tails (t).  What proportion of the progeny of the cross BbTt X BBtt will have black fur and long tails?
    a. 1/16
    b. 3/16
    c. 6/16
    d. 8/16
    e. 9/16

107. Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive gene causing a blood disorder. What are the chances that the daughter of a normal man and a heterozygous woman will have hemophilia?
    a. 0
    b. 25%
    c. 50%
    d. 75%
    e. 100%

108. Males always inherit sex-linked traits from their fathers.
    a. True
    b. False

Indicate which of the choices best matches the following statement(s):
a. Turner syndrome
b. Klinefelter syndrome
c. Trisomy X syndrome
d. XYY syndrome
e. Down syndrome

109. Have an abnormal number of autosomes.

110. Short females with webbed necks.

111. The most common chromosome anomaly among newborns.

112. Sterile males with some breast development.

Match the following answers in the best possible way to the condition(s) listed below.
a. Sex-linked recessive
b. Simple dominant
c. Autosomal nondisjunction
d. Sex chromosomal nondisjunction
e. Recessive autosomal

113. Hemophilia

114. Tay-Sachs disease

115. Klinefelter syndrome

116. Manipulating the molecular basis of inheritance by recombinant DNA technology is called:
    a. Mendelian genetics
    b. Biotechnology
    c. DNA fingerprinting
    d. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)
    e. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

117. Organisms most commonly used in recombinant DNA research are:
    a. Fruit flies
    b. Bacteria
    c. Viruses
    d. Humans
    e. Pea plants

118. Sexual reproduction in humans is a natural method of DNA recombination.
    a. True
    b. False

119. __________ are small circular pieces of DNA molecules that are often used in the process of transformation.

Answers

1.  e
2.  e
3.  a
4.  b
5.  c
6.  d
7.  d
8.  e
9.  Cell
10. DNA
11. e
12. d
13. a
14. electrons; protons; neutrons
15. d
16. b
17. a
18. a
19. kinetic; potential
20. a
21. b
22. True
23. c
24. polar and/or hydrophilic; nonpolar and/or hydrophobic
25. e
26. b
27. b
28. False
29. b
30. b
31. c
32. d
33. d
34. d
35. c
36. c
37. e
38. c
39. a
40. d
41. b
42. c
43. a
44. e
45. a
46. d
47. chemical
48. carbon dioxide, water and light
49. a
50. a
51. a
52. a
53. a
54. a
55. a
56. b
57. False
58. d
59. fermentation
60. a
61. a
62. e
63. c
64. a
65. c
66. c
67. d
68. d
69. e
70. False
71. d
72. c
73. False
74. d
75. a
76. c
77. b
78. c
79. a
80. b
81. False
82. e
83. a
84. d
85. c
86. b
87. b
88. c
89. b
90. e
91. c
92. a
93. a
94. c
95. a
96. d
97. c
98. b
99. b
100. False
101. True
102. b
103. c
104. e
105. a
106. d
107. a
108. False
109. e
110. a
111. e
112. b
113. a
114. e
115. d
116. b
117. b
118. True
119. Plasmids

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