Quiz Unit 9 Introduction to Biology Part 1

Question 1 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text What subatomic particle transfers energy from one molecule to another? Select one: a. protons b. electrons c. neutrons d. positrons Clear my choice Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is an abiotic factor? Select one: a. pathogens b. microorganisms c. minerals in soil d. elephant e. All of the above Clear my choice Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following levels of biological organization is the most inclusive? Select one: a. chemical b. cellular c. organism d. ecosystem Clear my choice Question 4 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text The process by which DNA is used as a template to make new DNA is … Select one: a. translation b. replication c. transcription d. allocation Clear my choice Question 5 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which statement about the taxonomic classification system is correct? Select one: a. There are more domains than kingdoms. b. Kingdoms are the top category of classification. c. Classes are divisions of orders. d. Subspecies are the most specific category of classification. e. all of the above Clear my choice Question 6 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text What is the net gain of ATP for each molecule of glucose going through glycolysis? Select one: a. one b. two c. three d. four Clear my choice Question 7 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Glucose is broken down to 2 pyruvic acid molecules in glycolysis. Which of the following accurately describes this process? Select one: a. This is an anabolic process b. This is a catabolic process c. This is both anabolic and catabolic d. This is a metabolic process but is neither anabolic nor catabolic Clear my choice Question 8 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of prokaryotes compared with eukaryotes? Select one: a. only prokaryotes are capable of nitrogen fixation b. only prokaryotes are capable of anaerobic respiration c. only prokaryotes contain internal organelles d. A and B but not C e. all of the above Clear my choice Question 9 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text The first forms of life on Earth were ________. Select one: a. plants b. microorganisms c. birds d. dinosaurs Clear my choice Question 10 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text What are the building blocks of proteins? Select one: a. fatty acids b. amino acids c. nucleic acids d. all of the above Clear my choice Question 11 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur? Select one: a. Mitosis b. Interphase c. Meiosis d. Replicosis Clear my choice Question 12 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which situation would most likely lead to allopatric speciation? Select one: a. A flood causes the formation of a new lake b. A storm causes several large trees to fall down c. A mutation causes a new trait to develop. d. An injury causes an organism to seek out a new food source. e. all of the above Clear my choice Question 13 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text A sequence of DNA that codes for a single protein is a … Select one: a. gene b. ribosome c. mRNA d. none of the above Clear my choice Question 14 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following situations will lead to natural selection? Select one: a. The seeds of two plants land near each other and one grows larger than the other. b. Two types of fish eat the same kind of food, and one is better able to gather food than the other. c. Male lions compete for the right to mate with females, with only one possible winner. d. all of the above e. none of the above Clear my choice Question 15 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Species found only in a specific geographic area that is usually restricted in size is ______ Select one: a. pandemic b. endemic c. epidemic d. egodemic Clear my choice Question 16 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which type of lipid is amphipathic? Select one: a. cholesterol b. triglycerides c. phospholipids d. steroids Clear my choice Question 17 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is a unifying characteristic of life? Select one: a. Ability to reproduce b. Ability to develop c. Ability to utilize energy d. The presence of cells e. all of the above Clear my choice Question 18 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following organelles contains aerobic cellular respiration? Select one: a. mitochondria b. cytosol c. chloroplasts d. peroxisome Clear my choice Question 19 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text In complete dominance, a heterozygous genotype results in … Select one: a. a recessive phenotype b. a dominant phenotype c. a third and unique phenotype d. none of the above Clear my choice Question 20 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question Question text During which phase of mitosis does DNA condense into distinct chromosomes? Select one: a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase Clear my choice