1. Which statement describes the manner in which an herbivore, such as a deer, gets and uses energy?
A. It eats plants and converts the sugar in plants into ATP by cellular respiration.
B. It uses photosynthesis to convert the glucose in plants into ATP
C. It changes plants into ATP through protein synthesis.
D. It seeks out plants that contain chloroplasts to make ATP
2. One characteristic that living things share is metabolism. Which statement best describes metabolism? A. Metabolism is all of the components an organism needs to survive.
B. Metabolism is the different kinds of energy a cell uses to function.
C. Metabolism is the balance an organism maintains between building up and breaking down substances in its cells.
D. Metabolism is the sum of all of the internal systems in an organism.
3. The cell membrane is made of phospholipids and is selectively permeable, or semipermeable. Which major theme in biology does this statement represent?
A. DNA transcribes into RNA, and RNA translates into proteins.
B. All living things require an energy source.
C. All organisms share seven basic characteristics.
D. Structure relates to function
4. The organic compounds in living things are organized into groups: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Which two compounds do living things most commonly use as an energy source?
A. proteins and carbohydrates
B. lipids and nucleic acids
C. carbohydrates and lipids
D. proteins and nucleic acids
5. Which statement is true about the cells in multicellular organisms?
A. They are all identical.
B. They usually have certain special functions
C. They are prokaryotic cells.
D. They can all turn into the same kind of cell if needed.
6. Which statement about energy is true for all living things?
A. Organisms require energy for survival.
B. Energy cannot transfer from one organism to the next.
C. Energy comes only from sunlight.
D. Plants convert energy into ATP.
7. Shortly after a chimpanzee embryo begins growing, its cells begin to look different. Which statement best describes what is happening at this point in the chimpanzee embryo's development?
A. Mitosis is making identical new cells from the original cells.
B. Differentiation is taking place to create cells with specialized functions.
C. Meiosis is making many different types of cells.
D. Cellular respiration is breaking down old cells to form new ones.
8. Which statement explains Mendel’s law of segregation?
A. Two alleles for a trait separate during meiosis.
B. Alleles of a trait can never be separated from each other.
C. Alleles of the same trait segregate only during mitosis.
D. Two alleles that were segregated come together during meiosis.
9. Which statement describes the relationship between a gene and an allele?
A. A gene is made of small parts called alleles.
B. A gene can take different forms called alleles.
C. Many genes put together are called an allele.
D. Alleles are similar genes from different species of organisms.
10. People inherit DNA from their parents. Exact copies of each parent’s DNA are passed on to the offspring. Which characteristic of DNA replication is most important in how the genetic code is preserved from one generation to the next?
A. Replication takes place at many places at the same time.
B. Both parents' DNA have identical backbones.
C. DNA follows base-pairing rules.
D. DNA always remains in the nucleus.
11. Which statement about RNA is correct?
A. tRNA bonds with mRNA, bringing in amino acids.
B. rRNA helps tRNA make a copy of the DNA gene.
C. mRNA carries the code of rRNA to the nucleus.
D. mRNA is made from tRNA during transcription.
12. Which activity can be accomplished using the genetic code?
A. mRNA can be made into tRNA.
B. DNA can be made into mRNA.
C. A polypeptide can be made into mRNA.
D. RNA can be copied before mitosis.
13. A scientist has just finished collecting data on the feeding habits of a certain species of ant. Which parts of a scientific process should the scientist undertake next?
A. The scientist should form a hypothesis.
B. The scientist should make conclusions.
C. The scientist should communicate the results.
D. The scientist should analyze the data.
14. Which two main processes take place to produce proteins?
A. mitosis and meiosis
B. differentiation
C. photosynthesis and cellular respiration
D. transcription and translation
15. Which of the following is an example of anaerobic respiration?
A. Kreb’s cycle
B. Electron transport chain
C. Cellular respiration
D. Lactic acid fermentation
3 Answers
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1. Which statement describes the manner in which an herbivore, such as a deer, gets and uses energy?
None of these. Pick this badly worded response:
A. It eats plants and converts the sugar in plants into ATP by cellular respiration.
2. One characteristic that living things share is metabolism. Which statement best describes metabolism?
I picked this one:
C. Metabolism is the balance an organism maintains between building up and breaking down substances in its cells.
3. The cell membrane is made of phospholipids and is selectively permeable, or semipermeable. Which major theme in biology does this statement represent?
D. Structure relates to function
4. The organic compounds in living things are organized into groups: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Which two compounds do living things most commonly use as an energy source?
I guessed.
C. carbohydrates and lipids
5. Which statement is true about the cells in multicellular organisms?
B. They usually have certain special functions
6. Which statement about energy is true for all living things?
A. Organisms require energy for survival.
7. Shortly after a chimpanzee embryo begins growing, its cells begin to look different. Which statement best describes what is happening at this point in the chimpanzee embryo's development?
B. Differentiation is taking place to create cells with specialized functions.
8. Which statement explains Mendel’s law of segregation?
Here's the desired answer. Note that poor old Mendel didn't know anything about meiosis.
A. Two alleles for a trait separate during meiosis.
9. Which statement describes the relationship between a gene and an allele?
B. A gene can take different forms called alleles.
10. People inherit DNA from their parents. Exact copies of each parent’s DNA are passed on to the offspring. Which characteristic of DNA replication is most important in how the genetic code is preserved from one generation to the next?
Pick this one:
C. DNA follows base-pairing rules.
11. Which statement about RNA is correct?
I don't like any of these. Pick this one:
A. tRNA bonds with mRNA, bringing in amino acids.
12. Which activity can be accomplished using the genetic code?
None of the choices listed. Ask your teacher to throw this question out.
The correct answer would be "Translation of an mRNA sequence to a sequence of amino acid residues of a polypeptide or protein."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_code
13. A scientist has just finished collecting data on the feeding habits of a certain species of ant. Which parts of a scientific process should the scientist undertake next?
I have no idea. I am just going to make a wild guess.
D. The scientist should analyze the data.
14. Which two main processes take place to produce proteins?
D. transcription and translation
15. Which of the following is an example of anaerobic respiration?
D. Lactic acid fermentation
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Here are the answers from my test. Keep in mind tho that your questions might be re-arranged or completely different; I'm just posting in case they can be of use to anyone else.
((ALSO: ONE OF THESE IS WRONG AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH IT IS D: you'll get 16/17 (94%) although that is better than if you were to just google them all, I saw a lot of incorrect answers out there... if you do figure out which it was please leave a comment so others know ^^ thanks!)
1. It eats plants and converts the sugar in plants into ATP by cellular respiration.
2. Metabolism is the balance an organism maintains between building up and breaking down substances in its cells.
3. Cells are constantly producing usable energy in the form of ATP.
4. Structure relates to function.
5. All cells contain the same key elements, such as carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen.
6. carbohydrates and lipids
7. They usually have certain special functions.
8. Organisms require energy for survival.
9. Differentiation is taking place to create cells with specialized functions.
10. Two alleles for a trait separate during meiosis.
11. A gene can take different forms called alleles.
12. Large populations most likely have greater genetic diversity.
13. DNA follows base-pairing rules.
14. tRNA bonds with mRNA, bringing in amino acids.
15. mRNA can be made into tRNA.
16. The scientist should analyze the data.
17. transcription and translation
Hope this helped and good luck with the rest of your finals!
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In addition to Anonymous's answers, the one that's wrong is number 15, the answer is DNA can be made into mRNA