BIOL 1350 Final Exam Review Questions
& Answers
1. How does requiring two trigger hairs to be touched about 2 seconds apart
benefit a Venus flytrap?
A. It makes the trap close faster
B. It keeps the trap from closing because of wind, fallen leaves, etc.
C. It attracts more flies
D. It saves water
Answer: B
2. In the flytrap graph, the closing of the trap and action potential
depolarization make the graph move up. What is the benefit?
A. The trap closes much quicker
B. The trap stays open longer
C. The trap digests faster
D. The trap uses less energy
Answer: A
3. A recessive trait can...
A. never be inherited B. skip a generation C. only appear in males D. only
appear in every generation
Answer: B
4. A tetraploid cell has how many copies of each chromosome?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6
Answer: C
5. AB98 and AB152 are _________.
A. bacterial B. cancerous C. viral D. healthy
Answer: B
6. About what percent of colonial Volvox species have the volume of 10^4
cubic micrometers?
A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75%
Answer: A
7. About what percentage of the cells in or on your body are not human?
,A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 90%
Answer: C
8. About what percentage of unicellular species are larger than log volume of
3?
A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 90%
Answer: C
9. Abscisic acid is:
A. A plant hormone involved in stress responses and stomatal closure B. An
enzyme in glycolysis C. A neurotransmitter D. A part of the ribosome
Answer: A
10. According to these data, which of the following is the most dangerous?
A. flying B. motor vehicle accident C. train travel D. walking
Answer: B
11. Acetyl CoA is:
A. The final product of glycolysis B. The entry compound for the citric acid
cycle, formed from a fragment of pyruvate attached to a coenzyme C. A
high-energy electron carrier in the ETC D. An enzyme that makes ATP
Answer: B
12. Acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter is released via ___________.
A. endocytosis B. diffusion C. exocytosis D. active transport pump
Answer: C
13. An action potential is:
A. A sequence of events involving sodium moving into the cell, potassium
moving out, and a change in overall membrane charge B. Movement of
calcium out of a cell C. A protein that opens when a ligand binds D. The
resting charge of a membrane
Answer: A
14. All bacterial cells are smaller than eukaryotic cells.
A. True B. False
Answer: B
15. All viruses use double-stranded DNA as their genetic information.
A. True B. False
,Answer: B
16. An amino acid is:
A. A building block (monomer) for protein (polymer) B. A building block for
DNA C. A building block for carbohydrates D. A type of lipid
Answer: A
17. In an experiment testing the effects of time on average cell volume, the
dependent variable is:
A. time B. average cell volume C. temperature D. number of flasks
Answer: B
18. Areas with abnormal G/C content (color wheel) may represent ________
mutations.
A. insertion B. silent C. frameshift only D. translocation
Answer: A
19. At the terminus, the action potential allows ____ ions to enter the cell,
triggering the release of neurotransmitter.
A. sodium B. potassium C. calcium D. chloride
Answer: C
20. ATP synthase is:
A. A large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and phosphate
to make ATP B. An electron carrier C. A sugar-breaking enzyme D. A
DNA-copying enzyme
Answer: A
21. An axon is a:
A. short branching extension that receives signals B. long, thin extension from
a neuron C. fatty covering D. type of muscle cell
Answer: B
22. Which organisms make up about 50% of the cells in (or on) your body?
A. viruses B. fungi C. bacteria D. archaea
Answer: C
23. Based just on this result, the recessive traits are:
A. round and yellow B. wrinkled and green C. round and green D. wrinkled
and yellow
, Answer: B
24. Based on the data, bacteria are necessary for squid to release light.
A. True B. False
Answer: A
25. Based on the data, bacteria from California allow the squid to release light.
A. True B. False
Answer: B
26. Based on this bit of sequence, hemoglobin from which animal is least like
the others?
A. human B. chimpanzee C. chicken D. gorilla
Answer: C
27. In glycolysis, some ATP is used and some is produced. What is the net
amount of ATP produced?
A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. 36
Answer: B
28. Based on this experiment, what wavelength of light best stimulates
photosynthesis?
A. 400 nm B. 500 nm C. 600 nm D. 700 nm
Answer: D
29. A biofilm (example from class) is:
A. Waste water treatment artificial stream in The Netherlands B. A type of
virus C. A plant hormone D. A muscle protein
Answer: A
30. cAMP is:
A. A signaling molecule in Dictyostelium B. A structural protein C. A type of
RNA D. A neurotransmitter
Answer: A
31. Cells can tell time.
A. True B. False
Answer: A
32. Cells usually spend most of their time doing mitosis.
& Answers
1. How does requiring two trigger hairs to be touched about 2 seconds apart
benefit a Venus flytrap?
A. It makes the trap close faster
B. It keeps the trap from closing because of wind, fallen leaves, etc.
C. It attracts more flies
D. It saves water
Answer: B
2. In the flytrap graph, the closing of the trap and action potential
depolarization make the graph move up. What is the benefit?
A. The trap closes much quicker
B. The trap stays open longer
C. The trap digests faster
D. The trap uses less energy
Answer: A
3. A recessive trait can...
A. never be inherited B. skip a generation C. only appear in males D. only
appear in every generation
Answer: B
4. A tetraploid cell has how many copies of each chromosome?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6
Answer: C
5. AB98 and AB152 are _________.
A. bacterial B. cancerous C. viral D. healthy
Answer: B
6. About what percent of colonial Volvox species have the volume of 10^4
cubic micrometers?
A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75%
Answer: A
7. About what percentage of the cells in or on your body are not human?
,A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 90%
Answer: C
8. About what percentage of unicellular species are larger than log volume of
3?
A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 90%
Answer: C
9. Abscisic acid is:
A. A plant hormone involved in stress responses and stomatal closure B. An
enzyme in glycolysis C. A neurotransmitter D. A part of the ribosome
Answer: A
10. According to these data, which of the following is the most dangerous?
A. flying B. motor vehicle accident C. train travel D. walking
Answer: B
11. Acetyl CoA is:
A. The final product of glycolysis B. The entry compound for the citric acid
cycle, formed from a fragment of pyruvate attached to a coenzyme C. A
high-energy electron carrier in the ETC D. An enzyme that makes ATP
Answer: B
12. Acetylcholine (ACh) neurotransmitter is released via ___________.
A. endocytosis B. diffusion C. exocytosis D. active transport pump
Answer: C
13. An action potential is:
A. A sequence of events involving sodium moving into the cell, potassium
moving out, and a change in overall membrane charge B. Movement of
calcium out of a cell C. A protein that opens when a ligand binds D. The
resting charge of a membrane
Answer: A
14. All bacterial cells are smaller than eukaryotic cells.
A. True B. False
Answer: B
15. All viruses use double-stranded DNA as their genetic information.
A. True B. False
,Answer: B
16. An amino acid is:
A. A building block (monomer) for protein (polymer) B. A building block for
DNA C. A building block for carbohydrates D. A type of lipid
Answer: A
17. In an experiment testing the effects of time on average cell volume, the
dependent variable is:
A. time B. average cell volume C. temperature D. number of flasks
Answer: B
18. Areas with abnormal G/C content (color wheel) may represent ________
mutations.
A. insertion B. silent C. frameshift only D. translocation
Answer: A
19. At the terminus, the action potential allows ____ ions to enter the cell,
triggering the release of neurotransmitter.
A. sodium B. potassium C. calcium D. chloride
Answer: C
20. ATP synthase is:
A. A large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and phosphate
to make ATP B. An electron carrier C. A sugar-breaking enzyme D. A
DNA-copying enzyme
Answer: A
21. An axon is a:
A. short branching extension that receives signals B. long, thin extension from
a neuron C. fatty covering D. type of muscle cell
Answer: B
22. Which organisms make up about 50% of the cells in (or on) your body?
A. viruses B. fungi C. bacteria D. archaea
Answer: C
23. Based just on this result, the recessive traits are:
A. round and yellow B. wrinkled and green C. round and green D. wrinkled
and yellow
, Answer: B
24. Based on the data, bacteria are necessary for squid to release light.
A. True B. False
Answer: A
25. Based on the data, bacteria from California allow the squid to release light.
A. True B. False
Answer: B
26. Based on this bit of sequence, hemoglobin from which animal is least like
the others?
A. human B. chimpanzee C. chicken D. gorilla
Answer: C
27. In glycolysis, some ATP is used and some is produced. What is the net
amount of ATP produced?
A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. 36
Answer: B
28. Based on this experiment, what wavelength of light best stimulates
photosynthesis?
A. 400 nm B. 500 nm C. 600 nm D. 700 nm
Answer: D
29. A biofilm (example from class) is:
A. Waste water treatment artificial stream in The Netherlands B. A type of
virus C. A plant hormone D. A muscle protein
Answer: A
30. cAMP is:
A. A signaling molecule in Dictyostelium B. A structural protein C. A type of
RNA D. A neurotransmitter
Answer: A
31. Cells can tell time.
A. True B. False
Answer: A
32. Cells usually spend most of their time doing mitosis.
