General Biology Capstone Quiz
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This quiz is a summary quiz covering key concepts from past nine weeks. Answer each question to the best of your ability. Good luck!
- 1.1) Modern biology is literally.....
- A.
The study of nature
- B.
The study of life
- C.
Neither of the above
- D.
Both of the above
- 2.2) Biological Order essentially represents....
- A.
Very organized patterns seen in living things
- B.
The exact opposite of Body Organization
- C.
Neither of the above
- D.
Both of the above
- 3.3) A characteristic found only in living things is ....
- A.
Definite pattern of structural arrangement
- B.
Metabolism and excretion
- C.
Neither of the above
- D.
Both of the above
- 4.4) The study of the relationships among different organisms, and their interactions with the external environment is called....
- A.
Physiology
- B.
Ecology
- C.
Zoology
- D.
All of the above
- 5.5) The ___________method starts with a hypothesis.
- A.
Scientific
- B.
Exponential
- C.
Physiological
- D.
None of the above
- 6.6) The simpliest and very smallest level of biological organization is.....
- A.
Tissues
- B.
Subatomic particles
- C.
Specs
- D.
None of the above
- 7.7) A population balance maintained over time is......
- A.
Regular physiology
- B.
Ecological relationships
- C.
Life
- D.
None of the above
- 8.8) “Life only occurs because it has been produced by other living organisms” is...
- A.
Recessive gene theory
- B.
A theory of evolution
- C.
Both of the above
- D.
Neither of the above
- 9.9) A process where living organisms utilize the energy of sunlight to make sugar is called ....
- A.
Glycolysis
- B.
Photosynthesis
- C.
Kreb's cycle
- D.
Life cycle
- 10.10) The first type of cells to come into existence was probably .....
- A.
Aerobes
- B.
Prokaryotes
- C.
Anaerobes
- D.
Eukaryotes
- 11.11) Any “living, breathing” multicellular organism that is not a plant or fungus is what ...
- A.
Microbe
- B.
Animal
- C.
Critter
- D.
None of the above
- 12.12) Who stated the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection?
- A.
Mendel
- B.
Darwin
- C.
McGregor
- D.
Einstein
- 13.13) The term adaptation means – “pattern of biological order that allows organisms to...
- A.
Be more fit
- B.
To survive natural selection
- C.
Neither of the above
- D.
Both of the above
- 14.14) What acid derives its name from their occurrence within the cell ....
- A.
Acetic
- B.
Nucleic
- C.
Neither of the above
- D.
Both of the above
- 15.15) What is the abbreviation for ribonucleic acid?
- A.
RBNA
- B.
RNA
- C.
RAA
- D.
RBA
- 16.16) What occurs as a twisted ladder or double helix, with genes occurring along its length?
- A.
Deoxyribose
- B.
Deoxyribonucleic acid
- C.
Neither of the above
- 17.17) What is the continual process between energy storage and energy release that occurs in cells called?
- A.
ATP-ADP cycle
- B.
Carbon-glucose conversion
- C.
Life cycle
- D.
Light cycle
- 18.18) The “process for breaking down sweets” is called
- A.
Glycolysis
- B.
Hydrolysis
- C.
Neither of the above
- D.
Both of the above
- 19.19) Cellular respiration is ...
- A.
Usually anaerobic
- B.
The aerobic breakdown of organic molecules
- C.
Neither of the above
- D.
Both of the above
- 20.20) Krebs cycle ......
- A.
Takes place in the animal cell nucleus
- B.
Converts light for photosynthesis
- C.
Breaks down the pyruvic acids produced by glycolysis
- D.
None of the above
- 21.21) “The cell is the basic unit of all living things” is .....
- A.
Mendel’s model
- B.
1st law of genetics
- C.
Modern cell theory
- D.
None of the above
- 22.22) The division of paired, duplicated chromosomes into single identical, unpaired chromosomes is called .....
- A.
Mitosis
- B.
Meiosis
- C.
Genetics
- D.
Cell theory
- 23.23) There are more species of _____than species of all other types of animals combined?
- A.
Fish
- B.
Birds
- C.
Mammals
- D.
Insects
- 24.24) Pulmonary ventilation differs from respiration in that .........
- A.
Pulmonary ventilation is the sum of inspiration plus expiration, whereas respiration is the gas exchange between body compartments
- B.
inspiration, but not ventilation, requires the bulk flow of air
- C.
Neither of the above
- D.
Both of the above
- 25.25) Digestion differs from adsorption because ....
- A.
Digestion is the movement from the digestive tube into the bloodstream, and adsorption breaks down foodstuffs
- B.
Digestion is the chemical breakdown of foodstuffs and absorption is the movement of nutrient particles into cells and bloodstream
- C.
Digestion is eating and swallowing food only
- D.
None of the above
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