Leaving CERT Biology 2011
22 Questions
| Total Attempts: 56
Short question practice (from exam papers)
Questions and Answers
- 1.Vitamins may be divided into 2 groups depending on their solubility. Name these two groups 1)___________ 2)___________
- 2.Whic of the following is an example of a catabolic reaction (2 answers)
- A.
Photosynthesis
- B.
Translation
- C.
Respiration
- D.
Digestion
- 3.In dalmation dogs, the allele for brown spots is recessive to the allele for black spots. The two parents were heterozygous in respect of spot colour. What is the % chance of obtaining offspring with black spots
- A.
0%
- B.
10%
- C.
25%
- D.
50%
- E.
75%
- F.
100%
- 4.In carbohydrates, which 2 elements are in the ratio 2:1?_____________
- 5.What is the function of mitosis in a single celled organism?_____________
- 6.Where in the cell does the second stage of respiration take place?_____________
- 7.Which part of the fefmale reproductive system is influenced by both FSH and LH?________________
- 8.What heppens in the ovary around day 14 of the menstrual cycle?______________
- 9.The walls of xylem are reinforced with a hard material. Name it_____________________
- 10.Where in the cell would you expect to find phospholipids?____________
- 11.To what is pyruvate converted under anaerobic conditions in a yeast cell?________
- 12.To what is pyruvate converted under anaerobic conditions in a human muscle cell?________
- 13.Urea is formed in the kidneys
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Light is essential for the germination of seeds
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Endosperm is a food reserve in some seeds
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The sino-atrial node (pacemaker) is located on the right side of the heart
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Ligaments join muscles to bones
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The hepatic portal vein joins the liver to the heart
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplast of the plant cell
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.What type of food is mainly absorbed from the small intestine into the lacteals or lymph?___________
- 21.What term is used by biologists to describe differences within a ppulation with respect to features such as height?
- 22.Name an enzyme that is involved in the digestion of fat____________
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