BIOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which organic molecule is composed of an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, and an R group? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅amino acid
Which step of the photosynthesis pathway produces a carbohydrate from CO2 in the atmosphere? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the Calvin cycle
Which step of the cellular respiration pathway produces 4 CO2, 6 NADH, 6 H+, 2 FADH2, and 2 ATP? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Citric Acid Cycle
Which membranous organelle, present in both animal and plant cells, is primarily used for storage? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅he vacuole
Plants are capable of growth throughout their entire lifespan because of specialized tissue known as the
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅meristem
Which group of hominids had an appearance similar to modern man and hunted cooperatively using
advanced stone tools? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cro-Magnons
To bypass the pulmonary circulation in the fetal heart, much of the blood entering the right atrium is
shunted directly to the left atrium through the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅foramen ovale.
The phenomenon that occurs when two alleles of the same gene are expressed equally in a
heterozygote is called - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅codominance.
Which members of an ecosystem occupy the first trophic level of a food web? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Autotrophs
Which form of symbiosis resembles the predator-prey relationship in which one species benefits while
the other species is harmed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parasitism
, Behavior that may reduce an individual's lifetime reproductive success, but benefit one of their relatives
is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅altruism.
Which agent of evolutionary change occurs when a population's allele frequency is altered due to
chance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅genetic drift
Which domains contain organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Archaea and Bacteria
What is the correct format for the binomial name of human beings? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Homo
sapiens
All the organisms of various species living within a given area constitute a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅community
The most important factor that determines where major ecosystems are located on the globe is -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅climate
Which statement about the cellular nucleic acids DNA and RNA is incorrect? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅RNA and DNA have the same four nitrogen-containing bases.
During photosynthesis, solar energy is converted to chemical energy by the chloroplasts. The process is
represented by - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅solar energy + carbon dioxide + water → carbohydrate +
oxygen
Which of the following cells can be part of a multi-cellular organism, have a nucleus, and have a
specialized organelle for energy production? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅eukaryote
If the mitochondrion is the result of endosymbiosis, what membrane of the mitochondrion represents
the engulfing vesicle? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the outer mitochondrial membrane
Which organic molecule is composed of an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, and an R group? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅amino acid
Which step of the photosynthesis pathway produces a carbohydrate from CO2 in the atmosphere? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the Calvin cycle
Which step of the cellular respiration pathway produces 4 CO2, 6 NADH, 6 H+, 2 FADH2, and 2 ATP? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Citric Acid Cycle
Which membranous organelle, present in both animal and plant cells, is primarily used for storage? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅he vacuole
Plants are capable of growth throughout their entire lifespan because of specialized tissue known as the
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅meristem
Which group of hominids had an appearance similar to modern man and hunted cooperatively using
advanced stone tools? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cro-Magnons
To bypass the pulmonary circulation in the fetal heart, much of the blood entering the right atrium is
shunted directly to the left atrium through the - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅foramen ovale.
The phenomenon that occurs when two alleles of the same gene are expressed equally in a
heterozygote is called - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅codominance.
Which members of an ecosystem occupy the first trophic level of a food web? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Autotrophs
Which form of symbiosis resembles the predator-prey relationship in which one species benefits while
the other species is harmed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Parasitism
, Behavior that may reduce an individual's lifetime reproductive success, but benefit one of their relatives
is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅altruism.
Which agent of evolutionary change occurs when a population's allele frequency is altered due to
chance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅genetic drift
Which domains contain organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Archaea and Bacteria
What is the correct format for the binomial name of human beings? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Homo
sapiens
All the organisms of various species living within a given area constitute a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅community
The most important factor that determines where major ecosystems are located on the globe is -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅climate
Which statement about the cellular nucleic acids DNA and RNA is incorrect? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅RNA and DNA have the same four nitrogen-containing bases.
During photosynthesis, solar energy is converted to chemical energy by the chloroplasts. The process is
represented by - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅solar energy + carbon dioxide + water → carbohydrate +
oxygen
Which of the following cells can be part of a multi-cellular organism, have a nucleus, and have a
specialized organelle for energy production? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅eukaryote
If the mitochondrion is the result of endosymbiosis, what membrane of the mitochondrion represents
the engulfing vesicle? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the outer mitochondrial membrane