Question 1

A piece of DNA surrounded by protein that replicates by invading and altering the normal functioning of a cell of a living organism

a. Bacteria

b. Prion

c. Gene

d. Virus

Question 2

A group of individuals on the fringe of a population leave that population to begin a new population elsewhere.

a. Founder Effect

b. Fitness

c. Bottleneck Effect

d. Divergent Evolution

Question 3

What type of Archaebacteria would you find in a hot spring?

a. Halophile

b. Thermophobe

c. Thermophile

d. Halophobe

Question 4

The idea that individuals pass on characteristics that they have acquired over their lifetime to their offspring

a. Use and Disuse

b. Natural Selection

c. Gene Flow

d. Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

Question 5

You cross a red flower with a white flower and you produce some pink offspring. What is the type of cross?

a. Codominance

b. Incomplete Dominance

c. Crossing Over

d. Sex-Linked Domination

Question 6

The parts of the vascular bundle that transport energy-rich sugars in solution away from the photosynthesis areas to growth and storage areas of a plant

a. Stomata

b. Endodermis

c. Phloem

d. Xylem

Question 7

The CIRCULATORY SYSTEM is the transport system of the body. It has FOUR functions. What are the functions?

a. Transporting of O2 and C

b. Maintaining internal body temperature

c. Moving nutrients and wastes

d. Distributing hormones

e. All of the above

Question 8

An organism that makes its own energy-rich food compounds by using the Sun’s energy

a. Consumer

b. Omnivore

c. Producer

d. Yucky

Question 9

Small, simple cell types that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus

a. Prokaryotes

b. Eukaryotes

c. Viruses

d. None of the above

Question 10

When did simple life first occur on Earth?

a. 14.3 BYA

b. 3.8 BYA

c. 6.9 BYA

d. 4.3 BYA

Question 11

The process in which water evaporates from the inside of the leaf to the outside through the stomata

a. Adhesion

b. Transpiration

c. Cohesion

d. Translocation

Question 12

The process by which sugar is converted into carbon dioxide, water and energy

a.Photosynthesis

b. Cellular Respiration

c.Biogeochemical Cycle

d. Consumption

Question 13

A zebra population reside on the African savannah. Humans build a road and a fence barrier across the savannah. The road splits the population into two separate populations Over many generations, the gene pool of the two zebra populations becomes so different that the two populations are distinct and cannot interbreed. What evolutionary process occurred?

a. Gradualism

b. Allopatric Speciation

c. Divergent Evolution

d. Sympatric Speciation

Question 14

In a cross of Gg X GG, what percentage of the offspring express the recessive phenotype?

a. 100%

b. 66%

c. 50%

d. 0%

Question 15

Birds, insects, sponges, worms and anthropods all belong to this classification Kingdom

a. Animalia

b. Protists

c. Fungi

d. Plantae

Question 16

Flowering plants that have two cotyledons

a. Zygotes

b. Monocots

c. Bicots

d. Dicots

Question 17

The product of Mitosis is…

a. Four haploid cells

b. Two haploid cells

c. Two non-identical daughter cells

d. Two identical daughter cells

Question 18

De-oxygenated blood enters the heart from the vena cava to which chamber?

a. Left Atrium

b. Right Atrium

c. Left Ventricle

d. Right Ventricle

Question 19

Structures that are a reduced version of structures that were functional in the organism’s ancestors. An example is the whale has a femur and a pelvis.

a. Homogolous Structures

b. Vestigial Structures

c. Transitional Fossils

d. Biogeographical Structures

Question 20

An organism with the recessive trait

a. Homozygous dominant

b. Heterozygous dominant

c. Heterozygous recessive

d. Homozygous recessive

Question 21

This isolating mechanism occurs when two organisms occupy of the same habitat but breed at different times.

a.a. BehaviouralBehavioural

b.b. MechanicalMechanical

c.c. TemporalTemporal

d.d. HabitatHabitat

Question 22

This plant growth regulator causes fruit to ripen

a. Ethylene

b. Cytokinins

c. Auxins

d. Abscisic Acid

e. Gibberellins

Question 23

A trait controlled by genes on the X or Y chromosome?

a. Body-linked Inheritance

b. X-Y Linked Inheritance

c. Sex-linked Inheritance

d. Male-Female Inheritance

Question 24

This part of the blood protects the body from disease

a. Plasma

b. White Blood Cell

c. Red Blood Cell

d. Platlet

Question 25

The flap-like structure located at the top of the trachea to prevent food from entering the lungs during food swallowing.

a. Epiglottis

b. Villi

c. Alveoli

d. Bronchioles

Question 26

A heterozygous brown-haired individual crosses with a recessive blonde-haired individual. What percentage of their offspring have blonde hair?

a. 100%

b. 0%

c. 25%

d. 50%

Question 27

The movement of alleles from one population to another due to the migration of individuals.

a. Gene Flow

b. Non-Random Mating

c. Natural Selection

d. Genetic Drift

Question 28

A cell contains 12 replicated chromosomes at the beginning of mitosis. How many chromosomes will a daughter cell have after the completion of mitosis?

a. 3

b. 6

c. 12

d. 24

Question 29

What is the largest artery in the human body?

a. Aorta

b. Pulmonary Artery

c. Septum

d. Tricuspid Artery

Question 30

Which classification Kingdom is considered an “artificial” grouping?

a. Animalia

b. Protista

c. Archaea

d. Fungi

Question 31

What is the site of NEW GROWTH in a plant?

a. Meristem

b. Root Cap

c. Stem

d. Stamen

Question 32

Specialized heart cells near the junction of the atria and ventricles that cause the ventricles to contract.

a. Sinoatrial (SA) Node

b. Atrioventricular (AV) Node

c. Systolic Pressure

d. Diastolic Pressre

Question 33

In a plant, vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves

a. Ground Tissue

b. Xylem

c. Phloem

d. Root Hairs

Question 34

What is the error in meiosis in which homologous chromosomes do not separate?

a. Crossing Over

b. Inversion

c. Duplication

d. Non-disjunction

Question 35

A selective force that favours the extremes of a range of phenotypes and eliminates the intermediate phenotypes.

a. Non-Random Selection

b. Stabilizing Selection

c. Directional Selection

d. Disruptive Selection

Question 36

What is the tube that carries air from the nasal passages to bronchi; also called the Windpipe?

a. Trachea

b. Pharynx

c. Glottis

d. Mouth

Question 37

What is “…the pattern of evolution in which similar traits arise because different species have independently adapted to similar environmental conditions?”

a. Divergent Evolution

b. Convergent Evolution

c. Stabaliizing Evolution

d. Natural Selection

Question 38

All body cells, except for reproductive cells are called...

a. Somatic cells

b. Gametes

c. Haploid cells

d. Zygote

Question 39

The exchange of chromosomal segments between a pair of homologous chromosomes

a. Phenotype Expression

b. Metaphase

c. Crossing Over

d. Dihybrid Cross

Question 40

In this plant, red flowers are dominant and white flowers are recessive. As well, two leaves are dominant while three leaves is recessive. You do a Test Cross that produces 25 red flowers with three leaves and 25 white flowers with three leaves. What is the genotype of the parent plant with red flowers and three leaves?

a. RRLL

b. RrLL

c. RRLl

d. Rrll

Question 41

What is the theory that explains how eukaryotic cells evolved from the symbiotic relationship between two or more prokaryotic cells?

a. Evolution

b. Endosymbiosis

c. Pioneer Species

d. Gradualism

Question 42

In this stage of Interphase, the chromosomes copy

a. G1

b. G2

c. S

d. Cytokinesis

Question 43

This organ produces bile to breakdown fat.

a. Stomach

b. Gall Bladder

c. Pancreas

d. Liver

e. Spleen

Question 44

The relatively rapid evolution of a single species into a number of distinct but closely related species filling a variety of previously empty ecological niches (e.g., Darwin’s finches)

a. Divergent Evolution

b. Convergent Evolution

c. Adaptive Radiation

d. Use and Disuse

Question 45

Selection that favours the phenotypes of one extreme over another

a. Directional Selection

b. Diversifying Selection

c. Disruptive Selection

d. Stabilizing Selection

Question 46

A substance required by a plant in amounts >1% of the plant’s dry weight (e.g., nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus)

a. Limiting Factor

b. Polysaccharide

c. Macronutrient

d. Micronutrient

Question 47

What is the term used to describe “…a permanent change in the genetic material of an organism?” NOTE: It is the only source of new genetic variation.

a. Mutation

b. Natural Selection

c. Phylogeny

d. Disruption

Question 48

What is “…the combination of alleles for a given trait OR the organism’s entire genetic makeup

a.Genotype

b.Phenotype

c.Genome

d.Gene

Question 49

The total maximum volume of air that can be moved into and out of the lungs during a single breath?

a. Reserve Volume

b. Vital Capacity

c. Tidal Volume

d. Residual Volume

Question 50

From the diagram, what is the name of the leaf part where the cells appear long and arranged in a tightly paced row, and it is where most photosynthesis occurs

a. Cuticle

b. Epidermis

c. Spongy Mesophyll

d. Palisade Mesophyll

Question 51

What is “…the relationship in which a dissolved substance moves from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration?”

a. Osmosis

b. Gas Exchange

c. Ingestion

d. Diffusion Gradient

Question 52

What is “…a model that views evolutionary history as long periods of no change (stasis or equilibrium) interrupted by periods of divergence?’

a. Gradualism

b. Adaptive Radiation

c. Punctuated Equilibrium

d. Ecological Niche

Question 53

What is the model that explains how water is moved from the roots to the leaves of a plant?

a. Cohesion-Tension Model

b. Adhesion-Push Model

c. Pressure Flow Model

d. Xylem Constriction Model

Question 54

The process that requires energy to move particles across a membrane.

a. Osmosis

b. Diffusion

c. Active Transport

d. Passive Transport

Question 55

In a guard cells, potassium ions move from the cell vacuole into the cells. This causes…

a. Water potential in the cells to decrease, water to enter the cell from the vacuole, potassium followed by water to exit the cell, the guard cells to shrink and the stomata to close.

b. Water potential in the cells to increase, water to exit the cells, the guard cells to shrink and the stomata to open

c. Water potential in the cells to decrease, water to exit the cells to the vacuole, the guard cells to expand and the stomata to open

d. Water potential in the cells to increase, water to enter the cells, the guard cells to expand and the stomata to open

Question 56

The relative contribution an individual makes to the gene pool of the next generation by producing offspring that will survive long enough to reproduce

a. Gene Flow

b. Gene Pool

c. Adaptation

d. Fitness

Question 57

What is a diploid cell formed by the fusion of two gametes called?

a. Zygote

b. Haploid

c. Spore

d. Meiosis

Question 58

A plant’s growth response to light

a. Hydrotropism

b. Gravitropism

c. Phototropism

d. Thigmotropism

Question 59

How many chromosome pairs does a diploid cell with 16 chromosomes have?

a. 32

b. 16

c. 8

d. 4

Question 60

What is “…populations within the same geographic areas diverge and become reproductively isolated?”

a. Sympatric Speciation

b. Divergent Evolution

c. Allopatric Speciation

d. Geographical Speciation

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