Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
if the following is NOT a reactant for photosynthesis? a. | oxygen | c. | carbon
dioxide | b. | water | d. | energy | | | | |
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2.
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The
main energy trapping molecule is plants is a. | chloroplast | c. | stroma | b. | chlorophyll | d. | carotenoids | | | | |
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3.
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How
many phophate groups does ATP have?
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4.
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How
many NET ATP are produced from glycolysis?
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5.
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The
ultimate energy source for all of life is? a. | soil | c. | minerals | b. | water | d. | the
sun | | | | |
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What
is the name of the green pigment found in plants? a. | glucose | c. | citric acid | b. | cholrophyll | d. | pyruvic
acid | | | | |
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Which
type of fermentation occurs in humans? a. | lactic acid | c. | respiration | b. | alcoholic | d. | fermentaion | | | | |
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8.
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What
are the reactants for photosynthesis? a. | water and oxygen | c. | water and carbon dioxide | b. | carbon dioxide
and oxygen | d. | carbon dioxide
and PGAL | | | | |
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9.
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Most
plants appear green because a. | green light is not absorbed | c. | green light is absorbed | b. | violet lighht is
reflected | d. | light has
nothing to do with it | | | | |
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10.
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Grana
are a. | stacks of
thylakoids | c. | membrane
enclosing a thylakoid | b. | stacks of chloroplasts | d. | photosynthetic pigment molecules | | | | |
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Which
is NOT true about ATP a. | ATP is made up of adenosine and three phosphate
groups | c. | When ATP
releases energy, ADP is formed | b. | ATP provides energy for cells | d. | Used ATP is discarded as waste by the
cell | | | | |
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What
are the stages of cellular respiration in correct order a. | Calvin cycle,
glycolysis, ETC | c. | Kreb's cycle,
ETC, glycolysis | b. | glycolysis, Kreb's cycle, ETC | d. | Glycolysis. Calvin cycle, ETC | | | | |
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13.
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Which
of the following processes requires DNA to unzip? a. | transcription and translation | c. | replication and translation | b. | transcription
and replication | d. | nothing | | | | |
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Which
DNA strand can base pair with a strand that reads ATGCTA? a. | TACGAT | c. | UACGAU | b. | ATGCTA | d. | AUGCUA | | | | |
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Which
of the following nucleotide chains could be apart of an mRNA strand? a. | ATGCCA | c. | GCCTTG | b. | AATAAA | d. | AUGCCA | | | | |
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The
sugar in RNA is known as? a. | glucose | c. | ribose | b. | deoxyribose | d. | sucrose | | | | |
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17.
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Which
of the following molecules is used to transcribe?
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18.
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Which
molecule is used to assemble proteins?
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19.
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What
must occur first for DNA to replicate? a. | an enzyme must bind to the DNA to unwind and unzip the
DNA | c. | RNA must attach
to the DNA | b. | the DNA must leave the nucleus | d. | it does not replicate | | | | |
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RNA a. | contains a sugar called ribose and 4 bases- A, T, C,
G | c. | contains a sugar
called deoxyribose and 4 bases- A, U, C, G | b. | contains a sugar called ribose and 4 bases- A, U, C,
G | d. | contains a sugar
called deoxyribose and 4 bases- A, T, C, G | | | | |
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DNA a. | contains a sugar called ribose and 4 bases- A, T, C,
G | c. | contains a sugar
called ribose and 4 bases- A, U, C, G | b. | contains a sugar called deoxyribose and 4 bases- A, U, C,
G | d. | contains a sugar
called deoxyribose and 4 bases- A, T, C, G | | | | |
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22.
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All
of the following are types of RNA except?
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23.
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This
type of RNA is responsible for transporting amino acids to the ribosome
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24.
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The
name of the bond between amino acids is called a. | protein bond | c. | nuclear bond | b. | peptide
bond | d. | amino acid
bond | | | | |
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WHich
nitrogenous base does Uracil bond with in RNA? a. | adenine | c. | thymine | b. | thymine | d. | guanine | | | | |
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Which
of the following is a difference between DNA and RNA? a. | RNA's sugar is
deoxyribose and DNA's sugar is ribose | c. | DNA is single stranded and RNA is double
stranded | b. | RNA contains uracil and DNA contains
thymine | d. | They are the
same thing | | | | |
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Which
of the following bases will pair up with cytosine in DNA? a. | Thymine | c. | Uracil | b. | Adenine | d. | Guanine | | | | |
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If a
cell has a diploid nuber of 16, this means the cell has a. | 16
chromosomes | c. | 8 pairs of
chromosomes | b. | 16 pairs of chromosomes | d. | 32 chromosomes | | | | |
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29.
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In
which stage of mitosis do the sister chromatids pull apart? a. | prophase | c. | telophase | b. | metaphase | d. | anaphase | | | | |
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30.
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In
which stage of mitosis do the chromosomes pull apart? a. | prophase | c. | telophase | b. | metaphase | d. | cytokinesis | | | | |
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31.
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The
product of mitosis is a. | 2 identical daughter cells | c. | 2 non-identical daughter cells | b. | 4 identical
daughter cells | d. | 4 non-identical
daughter cells | | | | |
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32.
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Which
scientists discovered that DNA is the hereditary material? a. | Watson &
Crick | c. | Lewis &
Clark | b. | Herschey & Chase | d. | Watson & Chase | | | | |
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Which
of the following will pair up with adenine in DNA? a. | cytosine | c. | thymine | b. | uracil | d. | guanine | | | | |
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34.
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Which
scientists discovered the structure of DNA? a. | Watson & Crick | c. | Lewis & Clark | b. | Herschey &
Chase | d. | Watson &
Chase | | | | |
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35.
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What
is the correct order of mitosis? a. | PMAT | c. | IPMA | b. | IPMAT | d. | IPMATC | | | | |
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36.
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This
molecule is a double helix or two rows of nucleotides twisted in a spiral
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Which
of the following nitrogenous bases is not found in DNA a. | cytosine | c. | adenine | b. | guanine | d. | uracil | | | | |
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38.
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This
is the genetic material os all cells that serves as the 'blueprint' for life a. | DNA | c. | protein | b. | RNA | d. | amino acids | | | | |
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The
sugar found in DNA is a. | Glucose | c. | Ribose | b. | Deoxyribose | d. | Sucrose | | | | |
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In
which stage of mitosis do the two new nuclei begin to appear? a. | interphase | c. | metaphase | b. | telophase | d. | anaphase | | | | |
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41.
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Multicellular organisms use mitosis for a. | production of
offspring | c. | sexual
reproduction | b. | growth and repair | d. | production of gametes | | | | |
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Which
of the following are the products of meiosis? a. | 2 diploid somatic cells | c. | 4 diploid somatic cells | b. | 2 haploid
gametic cells | d. | 4 haploid
gametic cells | | | | |
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43.
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The
'father of genetics' is? a. | Gregor Mendel | c. | Isaac Newton | b. | Albert
Einstein | d. | Schwann &
Schleiden | | | | |
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What
is the name for the cells produced from meiosis? a. | fertilization | c. | gametes | b. | zygotes | d. | somates | | | | |
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45.
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If
you cross a homozygous dominant with a homozygous recessive you will always get? a. | all
heterozygotes | c. | half homozygotes
and half heterzygotes | b. | all homozygotes | d. | 1homozygous dominant: 2 heterzygotes: 1 homozygous
recessive | | | | |
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46.
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In
this pattern of inheritance, the pheotype of a heterozygote is a blend or mix of the dominant and
recessive phenotypes a. | multiple alleles | c. | co-dominance | b. | incomplete
dominance | d. | simple Mendalian
genetics | | | | |
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Certain traits are controlled by genes on the X chromosome and will therefore occur
more often in males than females. This is known as? a. | multiple
alleles | c. | sex
influenced | b. | sex linkage | d. | gene linkage | | | | |
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48.
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The
cells produced in meiosis a. | are haploid | c. | are in the somatic cells | b. | are
diploid | d. | are used in
asexual reproduction | | | | |
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49.
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If a
blue eyed woman has a child with a heterzygous man, what are the chances of having a blue eyed
child?
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50.
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Hemophilia is a sex linked trait. A female who does not show symptoms of the disease
has children with a man who also does not show symptoms for the disease. They have four children,
where none of the girls and half of the boys do not show symptoms of the disease. One of the two boys
does have the disease. What would the genotype of the mother be?
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51.
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In
which of the following diseases is there a trisomy of chromosome 21, which causes mental retardation,
oval shaped eyes and the chances of having a child with this disease increases with a woman's
age? a. | Down's
Syndrome | c. | Kleinfelter's | b. | Tay-Sachs | d. | Ataxia | | | | |
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In
this disease, patients have an excess of mucus secreted, expecially in the lungs, causing frequent
respiratory problems until an early death, usually in the 40s-50s. a. | Achondroplasia | c. | Progeria | b. | Prader-Willi | d. | Cystic Fibrosis | | | | |
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53.
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On a
pedigree the filled in cirlce represents a. | a male with the trait | c. | a female with the trait | b. | a male without
the trait | d. | a female without
the trait | | | | |
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54.
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Molds, mildews, and yeasts all belong to what kingdom? a. | Protista | c. | Prokaryote | b. | Animalia | d. | Fungi | | | | |
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55.
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What
field of biology deals with classifying organisms? a. | nomenclature | c. | taxonomy | b. | classification | d. | hierarchy | | | | |
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56.
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A
dichotomous key is a tool used for identifying a. | organisms | c. | habitats | b. | family
trees | d. | birds
only | | | | |
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57.
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What
is a characteristic of the cells of organisms that belong to the kingdom
Animalia? a. | They have cellulose. | c. | They lack cell walls. | b. | They are
unicellular. | d. | They lack
organelles. | | | | |
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58.
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Which
organisms belong to the kingdom Plantae? a. | mushrooms | c. | sea stars | b. | algae | d. | mosses | | | | |
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59.
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According to the modern classification system, kingdoms are divided into
phyla.
How are phyla divided? |