Biology Quiz Unit 4
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1. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of a living thing?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
It moves on its own
It grows
When injured it repairs itself
It can reproduce itself
It breathes oxygen
2. An example of macroevolution is …
A.
B.
C.
D.
A horse attaining zebra stripes
A finch getting a bigger beak
A frog developing lungs evolving from a fish
A brown rabbit population attaining white
fur
3. Which of the following is abiotic?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Human Beings
Praying Mantis
Dinosaur Fossil
Bacteria
Virus
4. Who was the
cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.
st
1
Mathias Schleiden
Robert Hooke
Thomas Schwann
Joe Biology
man to discover
5. Which of the following is NOT an
example of eukaryotic cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Primitive and small
Have a defined nucleus
Advanced and complex in build
DNA resides in the nucleus
6. Which is correctly organized from
smallest to largest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tissue, organ system, organ, cell, organism
Cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism
Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell
Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
7. Which is NOT part of the Cell Theory?
A.
B.
C.
D.
All cell reproduce asexually
The cell is the smallest unit in life
All cell come from other cells
All living things have cells
8. The part of the cell that acts like a garbage
disposal breaking down cell parts.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ribosomes
Lysosomes
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondria
9. What was the name of the vessel
upon which Darwin traveled?
A.
B.
C.
D.
USS Beagle
HMS Triumphant
USS Dogfight
HMS Beagle
10. Attached to nucleus with ribosomes
on its outer layer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi apparatus
Nucleolus
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
11. Part of cell where energy is
manufactured
A.
B.
C.
D.
Golgi apparatus
Lysosomes
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
12. Which of the following is NOT in
plant cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cell wall
Vacuole
Nucleus
Lysosomes
13. Which of the following is NOT a
macromolecule in your body?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Water
Lipids
Nucleic acids
14. Which of the following is NOT
another name for simple sugar?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Glucose
Saccharide
Carbohydrates
Hemoglobin
15. Which of the following is
hydrophilic?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fats
Sugars
Oils
Waxes
16. Phospholipids are found …
A.
B.
C.
D.
In lysosomes
In cell membranes and walls
In mitochondria
In nuclei
17. How many amino acids are found in
the human body?
A.
B.
C.
D.
18
21
20
22
18. In cell membranes how are
phospholipids arranged?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hydrophilic heads pointing outward
Hydrophobic tails pointing outward
Hydrophilic tails pointing outward
Hydrophobic heads pointing inward
19. Which of the following requires
energy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Passive transport
Diffusion
Active transport
Equilibrium
20. What type of reaction requires
energy to react?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Exothermic reaction
Hydrophilic reaction
Endothermic reaction
Catalytic reaction
21. Which of the following are special
proteins that lower the activation energy in
your cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Enzymes
Catalysts
Macromolecules
Mitochondria
22. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of an enzyme?
A. They depend on their environment to react
B. They do not change during a reaction
C. They are not necessary for endothermic
reactions to occur
D. They are specific in purpose
23. What is considered the “energy”
molecule in your body?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Glucose
Adenosine Triphosphate
Hemoglobin
Adenosine Diphosphate
24. What is this process called?
6CO2 + 6H2O+Sunlight Glucose + 6O2
A.
B.
C.
D.
Glycolysis
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
Juxtaposition
25. Another name for “sugar splitting” in
your body is …
A.
B.
C.
D.
Photosynthesis
Hydrolysis
Glycolysis
Glycometry
26. Another name for Anaerobic
Glycolysis
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fermentation
Photosynthesis
Glycolysis
Cellular respiration
27. The Atkins Diet works by …
A.
B.
C.
D.
Starving your body of carbohydrates
Speeding up your metabolism
Combining healthy eating with exercise
Starving your body of bad proteins
28. What was Darwin’s title during his
trip around South America?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Botanist
Geologist
Naturalist
Chemist
29. What is the difference between
Mitosis and Meiosis?
A.
B.
C.
D.
One is for cell division, the other for cell proteins
One is for sex cells, the other for all other cells
One only splits chromosomes, the other doesn’t
One requires energy, the other doesn’t
30. What is the main purpose of DNA?
A. To provide cells with instructions to make
proteins.
B. To energize cells to reproduce
C. To convince cells to transfer proteins
D. To dispose of key protein enzymes
31. What are the abbreviations of the 4
nitrogenous bases found in DNA?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A, G, T, Z
A, C, X, V
A, C, G, H
A, C, G, T
32. A term for the blueprint of a gene
A.
B.
C.
D.
Phenotype
Reprotype
Genotype
I like to type
33. Another name for identical genes
A.
B.
C.
D.
Brother chromatids
Grandma chromatids
Sister chromatids
Momadog chromatids
34. Phase in mitosis where cytoplasm is
divided
A.
B.
C.
D.
Anaphase
Metaphase
Cytokinesis
Prophase
35. Which is NOT true of Darwin?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He went to school to be a Doctor
He got his degree in botany
He was once a pastor
His family was very rich
36. Cytoskeleton is to animal cells as …
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cellulose is to plant cells
Cytoplasm is to plant cells
Cytokinesis is to mitosis
Cyclops is to Greek mythology
37. How many sperm cells are created
during meiosis?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2
4
5
3
38. RNA is single strand of DNA
A. True
B. False
39. The process whereby DNA is
duplicated is called …
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reproduction
Replication
Transcription
Babymaking
40. If AGTCA, a strand of DNA, was
isolated what would it attach itself to?
A.
B.
C.
D.
GTCAX
TCAGT
GCTAC
TACGA