Biology 102 - General Biology
Quizzes

Quiz 1 Bio 102 Fall 2003

I. Multiple Choice. MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT!!!
1. Which of the following was/were NOT on the primitive earth
a. water (H2O)
b. ammonia (NH3)
c. free oxygen (O2)
d. methane (CH3)

2. Which of the following groups of biomolecules are (mostly) inorganic (do not contain carbon)?
a. minerals
b. vitamins
c. amino acids
d. nucleic acids

II Answer: (a, =>) greater than; (b, =<) less than; (c,=) equal to
3. The age of oldest microfossil is___>___one million years.
4. The size (molecular weight) of an amino acid is ___ <___ the size (molecular weight) of a protein.

Quiz 2 Bio 102 Fall 2003

I. Multiple Choice. Be certain to fill in the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers. MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT!!!
5. Lipids containing fatty acids
a. are efficient energy storing molecules
b. dissolve readily in water
c. are composed of monosaccharides
d. are found in cell membranes

6. Cellulose and glycogen are
a. composed solely of glucose subunits
b. both found in plant cell walls
c. both polysaccharides
d. both lipids

II Answer: (a) greater than; (b) less than; (c) equal to
7. The number of different subunits (nucleotides) in DNA is __b___ 20.
8. The number of adenines in your DNA is __c___ the number of thymines in your DNA.

Quiz 3 Bio 102 Fall 2003

Multiple Choice. Be certain to fill in the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers. MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT!!!
9. Genes
a. are composed of amino acids
b. are specific portions of a DNA molecule

10. Viruses
a. are obligate intracellular parasites
b. are composed of a nucleic acid and proteins
c. contain ribosomes

II. Matching. Pencil in the bubble which corresponds to the correct answer
a. replication b. transcription c. translation
11. _a__DNA makes DNA by this process
12. _c__ the name of the process whereby proteins are made
13. _b__ name of the process which makes rRNA
14. _b__ name of the process which makes tRNA
15. _b__ name of the process which makes mRNA

Quiz 4 Bio 102 Fall 2003

Multiple Choice. Be certain to fill in the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers.
MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT!!!
16. Vaccines
a. are antibodies
b. trigger the production of antibodies
c. can be mutated viruses
d. may be the protein coat of viruses

17. Bacteria
a. use RNA as their genetic material
b. are recyclers
c. may be killed or inactivated by antibiotics
d. are cellular organisms
Answer: (a) greater than; (b) less than; or (c) equal to
18. The size of a HIV virus is __b__ the size of one of your white blood cells.
19. The probability that the flu or cold is caused by a virus is __a___the probability that the flu or cold is caused by bacteria.

Quiz 5 Bio 102-02 Fall 2003

Multiple Choice. Be certain to fill in the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers.
MORE THAN ONE MAY BE CORRECT!!!

20. Prokaryotic cells
a. include bacteria and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)
b. usually have complex cell walls made of a peptidoglycan (murein)
c. do not have cell membranes
d. do not have mitochondria

21. The endosymbiotic theory
a. refers to the origin of prokaryotic cells
b. refers to the origin of eukaryotic cells
c. proposes that mitochondria and chloroplasts originated from engulfed prokaryotes
d. proposes that viruses gave rise to both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Answer: (a) greater than; (b) less than; or (c) equal to
22. The size of the plasmid (episome) DNA carrying the antibiotic resistance genes__b__the size of the bacterial DNA molecule.
23. The probability that all plant cells have mitochondria is __a__ the probability that all plant cells have chloroplasts.

Quiz 6 Bio 102-02 Fall 2003

Multiple Choice. Be certain to fill in the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers.
24. Eukaryotic organelles that are double membrane bound include
a. lysosomes
b. mitochondria
c. chloroplasts
d. nuclei
e. nucleoli

25. The light reactions of photosynthesis
a. produce O2
b. take place in the mitochondria
c. produce ATP
d. produce NADPH
e. produce glucose

Quiz 7 Bio 102-02 Fall 2003

Multiple Choice. Fill in all the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers.
26. Chromosomes
a. come in pairs in sexually reproducing organisms
b. when replicated are called homologous
c. when replicated form identical chromatids
d. contain DNA and histone proteins
27. Which are true for BOTH mitosis and meiosis
a. chromosomes replicate to form chromatids
b. homologs (homologous) chromosomes pair up at metaphase
c. occur in the zygote
d. result in two identical cells
Answer: (a) greater than; (b) less than; or (c) equal to
28. The number of cells in your body which are undergoing mitosis is __b___ the number of cells in your body which are in interphase.
29. The number of functional gametes that result from meiosis occurring in the human female (oögenesis) is __b__ the number of functional gametes from meiosis occurring in the human male (spermatogenesis).

QUIZ 8 BIO 102-02 FALL 2003

Multiple Choice. Fill in all the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers.

30. Teratogens
a. cause mutations in DNA
b. cause birth defects
c. include alcohol, high fever, rubella virus
d. interfere with embryonic development
31. In the ABO blood type system
a. there are three alleles in the human population
b. there are six possible genotypes among humans
c. there are four possible phenotypes among humans
d. the A allele is dominant to the O allele but not to the B allele
Answer: (a) greater than; (b) less than; or (c) equal to
32. The potential problem if a pregnant woman is Rh negative and the fetus is Rh positive is__a__the potential problem if a pregnant woman is Rh positive and the fetus is Rh negative.
33. If a person had a rare dominant trait, the probability of having a child affected with the trait would be___c___50%.

QUIZ 9 BIO 102-02 FALL 2003

Matching. Fill in the bubble corresponding to the letter which is the best answer
a. incomplete penetrance
b. sex linked trait
c. variable expressivity
d. sex influenced trait
e. sex limited trait
34. __c__A girl has an extra little finger and her brother has an extra little toe.
35. __a __The father of the girl and boy with extra digits has the normal number of digits but his mother had an extra finger.
36. __d__One “baldness” gene causes baldness in males but two are required for a female to be bald.
37. __e__In general, males have beards but females don’t but their sons’ beards often resemble those of their grandfathers.
38. __b__Males are more commonly affected with some traits such as colorblindness and hemophilia

Matching. Fill in the bubble corresponding to the letter which is the correct karyotype
a. 46,XX b. 46,XY c. 45,X d. 47,XXY
39. __b__Phenotypic female with androgen insensitivity
40. __d__Male with Klinefelter Syndrome
41. __c__Turner Syndrome female
42. __a__Baby with ambiguous genitalia due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia
43. __b__Baby with ambiguous genitalia due to 5 alpha reductase deficiency (no DHT)

QUIZ 10 BIO 102-02 FALL 2003

Multiple Choice. Fill in all the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers.
44. Which of the following are evidence for relatedness of vertebrates
a. the basic similarity of bones in the appendages of birds and mammals
b. the similarity of early embryonic developmental stages
c. the fusiform shape of all aquatic vertebrates (fishes, whales, etc.)
45. The causes of variation upon which natural selection selects include
a. random genetic mutations
b. the environment
c. meiotic recombination of genes
d. sexual reproduction
46. The Kingdom Protista
a. contains both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms
b. contains the fungi
c. contains the protozoans

QUIZ 11 BIO 102-02

Multiple Choice. Fill in all the bubbles corresponding to the correct answer.
Matching.
Organism
47. __a__tape worm
48. __d__jelly fish
49. __b__clam
50. __e__mosquito
51. __c__earthworm
Phylum
A. Flatworm
B. Mollusk
C. Annelid
D. Cnidera
E. Arthropod
Matching.
Organism
52. __e__chicken
53. __c__snake
54. __a__salmon
55. __b__cow
56. __d__frog
Class
A. Fish
B. Mammal
C. Reptile
D. Amphibian
E. Bird

QUIZ 12 BIO 102-02

Match the tissue with the function.
a. cardiac muscle
b. smooth muscle
c. epithelial
d. connective
e. nervous
57. __c__ coverings and linings
58. __a__ contractile tissue of heart
59. __d__ support (bone, etc.)
60. __e__ conduction of impulses
61. __b__ contractile tissue of uterus
Multiple Choice. Fill in ALL bubbles which correspond to correct answers
62. In mammals, digestive enzymes are produced in glandular tissue in the
a. mouth
b. stomach
c. small intestine
d. large intestine
e. pancreas

QUIZ 13 BIO 102-02

Fill in the bubbles corresponding to ALL correct answers.
Functions of the circulatory system include
a. distribution of oxygen to all cells of the body
b. distribution of hormones
c. protection of the body from foreign molecules and organisms

Sensory neurons
a. are part of the central nervous system
b. bring impulses from receptors to the central nervous system
c. are part of the peripheral nervous system

Which of the following are both endocrine and exocrine glands
a. pituitary
b. testes
c. pancreas

Answer a (> greater than); b (< less than) or c (= equal to)
The need for constancy of the composition of your blood is __>__ the need for constancy of the composition of your urine.

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