Resources 19 - BIOLOGY JUNCTION

1. Name this structure.
deoxynucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid
denatured ribonucleic acid
deoxoribonuclear acid2. The process by which RNA is made from DNA:
synthesis
translation
transcription
replication

3. Adenine always pairs with:
thymine
cytosine
guanine
ribose

4. The “rungs” of the DNA ladder are made of:
phosphates and hydrogen
glucose and sugars
sugars and phosphates
base pairs

5. The DNA molecule is held together by:
magnetism
glucose
glue
hydrogen bonds

6. The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself is called:
synthesis
replication
transcription
translation

7. A gene is:
a segment of DNA that codes for a protein
a set of homologous chromosomes
a molecule within DNA
a type of pants

8. The twisted ladder shape of DNA is called a:
hydrogen twist
deoxyribose flip
double helix
double membrane

9. The sugar found in DNA is:
equal
deoxyribose
ribose
glucose

10. Which of the following takes the genetic code to the cytoplasm:
DNA
deoxyribose
tRNA
mRNA

11. The three nucleotide sequence on RNA is called a:
tRNA
codon
triplet
gene

12. Three nucleotides code for:
1 amino acid
3 amino acids
1 protein
3 proteins

13. RNA differs from DNA in that:
it has a different kind of sugar
it is single stranded
it has uracil
all of these

14. DNA is called the “blueprint of life” because:
it is like a fingerprint
it has a blue color
it contains the plans for building an organism
it can relay messages to other molecules

15. The two men who established the structure of DNA were:

Frederick and Alvers
Watson and Crick
Berkely and Fry
Darwin and Lamarke

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Mammal Quiz

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Mammals

Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?
rat & shrew
dog & cat
horse & cow
sea lion & dolphin
What feature(s) do bats and whales share?
mammary glands
placenta
echolocation
all of these
A sheep belongs to which of the following taxa?
mammalia
chordata
artiodactyla
all of these
Which of the following groups contains mammals that lay eggs?
marsupial
monotreme
chiroptera
rodentia
Which of the following is the largest group of mammals?
rodentia
chiroptera
carnivora
insectivora
Which of the following animals have incisors that continue to grow its entire life?
elephant
walrus
hamster
lion
All members of the order Carnivora:
eat meat
have large canines
live in Australia
have blubber
Hair is used primarily for:
defense
coloration
insulation
sensation
Which of the following belongs to the Order Pinnipedia?
whale
cow
mole
sea lion
Which of the following belongs to the order Perissodactyla?
zebra
horse
rhino
all of these

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Taxonomy Quiz

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Taxonomy

Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?
dog & tapeworm
tapeworm & bacteria
mushroom & tree
ameba & bacteria
Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are:
multicellular & heterotrophic
multicellular & autotrophic
unicellular & autotrophic
unicellular & autotrophic
Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms?
class
order
phylum
family
A scientific name contains information about its:
family & species
genus & species
phylum & order
class & family
What do plants and animals have in common?
both are heterotrophic
both are autotrophic
both are prokaryotic
both are eukaryotic
The current classification system was devised by:
Aristotle
Plato
Linnaeus
Darwin
Instead of phylum, plants use which category?
division
subspecies
class
subkingdom
If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same:
class
species
family
kingdom
Which kingdom contains “extreme halophiles”?
eubacteria
archaebacteria
fungi
protista
A dichotomous key is used to:
locate an organism
identify an organism
divide a kingdom
interbreed species

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Reptile Quiz

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Reptiles

Which of the following made it possible for reptiles to make a complete transition to land?
amniote egg
3 chambered heart
double loop circulation
nictitating membrane
Which of the following pairs is most closely related?
snake & lizard
crocodile & tuatara
alligator & komodo dragon
alligator & alligator snapping turtle
Which part of the amniote egg is responsible for storing waste?
chorion
yolk sac
amnion
allantois
Sea snakes and turtles breathe:
with gills
with lungs
through their skin
through their chorion
Turtles and Tortoises belong to the ORDER:
Squamata
Crocodilia
Chelonia
Rynchocephalia
Which organ on the snake is responsible for detecting odors?
cloaca
pit organ
Jacobson’s organ
venom gland
Which of the following reptiles is known as a “living fossil”?
tuatara
komodo dragon
sea turtle
anaconda
The top of a turtle’s shell is called the:
plastron
amnion
carapace
ventricle
Snakes are thought to have evolved from:
crocodilians
lizards
eels
salamanders
Ovoviviparous snakes:
are venomous
incubate eggs within the body
lay eggs in nests
do not have an amnion

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Cell Quiz

DNA QUIZ

Mammal Quiz

Taxonomy Quiz

Reptile Quiz

	Cells!
	1. The door to your house is like the ___ of a cell membrane? phospholipid bilayer gated channel receptor protein recognition protein 2. The phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane is like a(n): screen door plate glass window hot water heater oven 3. Facilitated diffusion ____ require energy and uses the help of ______ does, transport proteins does, cytoplasm does not, transport proteins does not, sodium pumps 4. A semi permeable membrane is stretched across a chamber filled with water. The membrane is only permeable to water. 60 mg of salt is added to the left side of the chamber. Which of the following will happen? water will move toward the right side salt will move toward the right side water will move toward the left side salt will move toward the left side 5. The lipid bilayer keeps the inside of the cell membrane: bipolar protein saturated dry wet 6. Which of the following could be found in BOTH the nucleus and the cytoplasm nucleolus ribosomes RNA both RNA & ribosomes 7. Amino acid chains built by the ribosomes then move to the: golgi apparatus lysosome endoplasmic reticulum mitochondria 8. Which of the following structures has a 9 + 2 arrangement? flagella ribosome mitochondria golgi apparatus 9. The centriole is most like the: lysosome flagella mitochondria chromatin 10. Which of the following is composed of a large and a small subunit? golgi apparatus endoplasmic reticulum mitochondria ribosome 11. A cell that is missing lysosomes would have difficulty doing what? digesting food storing energy packaging proteins moving cytoplasm 12. Which of the following cell parts is described as a “fluid mosaic”? chloroplast vacuole cell membrane endoplasmic reticulum 13. Some cells take in large molecules through the process of: protein synthesis endocytosis cytoplasmic streaming ATP 14. Which of the following organelles would NOT be found in a plant cell? chloroplast DNA food vacuole cell membrane Score = Correct answers: