2010 Academic Challenge

BIOLOGY TEST - REGIONAL

This Test Consists of 50 Questions

Biology Test Production Team

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Mary Weaver, WYSE – Coordinator of Test Production

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1. Biceps, triceps, pectoralis major, and deltoids are examples of ____.

a. ligaments
b. bones
c. muscles
d. organs
e. cells

2. Plant roots are primarily responsible for ____.

a. photosynthesis
b. anchoring plants
c. supporting the plant cells
d. conducting carbohydrates
e. producing oxygen

3. Which of the examples is not in Domain Eukarya?

a. E. coli b. Black bear c. Redwood tree d. Mold e. Algae

4. Amino acids are the building blocks of ____.

a. fats
b. polysaccharides
c. nucleic acids
d. lipids
e. proteins

5. The DNA base guanine would pair with the mRNA base ____.

a. guanine b. adenine c. thymine d. cytosine e. uracil

6. Which is an example of a homozygous genotype?

a. purple flowers b. aa c. Aa d. AB e. hemophilia

7. Cellular respiration takes place in the ____.

a. mitochondria
b. chloroplast
c. ribosome
d. endoplasmic reticulum
e. none of the above

8. All the populations in an area is/are called the ____.

a. species
b. ecosystem
c. community
d. biosphere
e. lithosphere
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9. A/an ____ is an educated guess as to how something works and a/an ____ has several
repeatable experiments that support it.

a. theory; hypothesis
b. dependent variable; independent variable
c. independent variable; dependent variable
d. hypothesis; theory
e. none of the above

10. Gastric juice would be produced in the ____.

a. liver b. gall bladder c. pancreas d. colon e. stomach

11. Proteins are made by the ____.

a. Golgi apparatus
b. ribosomes
c. mitochondria
d. centrioles
e. vesicles

12. Which of the following is not a correct association?

a. rRNA – makes up the lysosome

b. mRNA – transcribes the code from DNA
c. tRNA – picks up amino acids
d. DNA – genetic blue print
e. proteins – amino acids

13. All the chemical reactions in an organism is the definition for ____.

a. homeostasis b. development c. growth d. metabolism e. respiration

14. Match the ecological terms in Column A with their appropriate definition or examples in
Column B.

Column A Column B

1. parasite i. a carrier organism – mosquitoes – West Nile virus

2. commensalism ii. an organism that lives in or on another harming it by
taking nutrients – tapeworm
3. mutualism iii. one organism is helped and the other is not helped or
harmed – birds using a tree to build a nest
4. vector iv. both organisms benefit from the relationship – lichen

Select the correct matching sequence.

a. 1 – ii; 2 – iv; 3 – iii; 4–i

b. 1 – ii; 2 – iv; 3 – i; 4 – iii
c. 1 – iv; 2 – ii; 3 – iii; 4–i
d. 1 – i; 2 – ii; 3 – iii; 4 – iv
e. 1 – ii; 2 – iii; 3 – iv; 4–i

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15. If black fur (B) in guinea pigs is dominant to brown fur (b), the chances of producing a
black fur guinea pig from the following cross would be ____.

BB x Bb

a. 0% b. 25% c. 50% d. 75% e. 100%

16. The enzyme used to break down fats would be ____.

a. sucrase b. pepsin c. amylase d. lipase e. trypsin

17. Match the terms in Column A with their definitions in Column B.

Column A Column B

1. atomic number i. building blocks of nucleic acids

2. amino acids ii. molecules with carbon and hydrogen
3. organic molecules iii. the number of protons in an element
4. nucleotides iv. building blocks of proteins

Select the correct matching sequence.

a. 1 – i; 2 – iii; 3 – ii; 4 – iv
b. 1 – i; 2 – iv; 3 – ii; 4 – iii
c. 1 – iii; 2 – iv; 3 – ii; 4–i
d. 1 – ii; 2 – iv; 3 – i; 4 – iii
e. 1 – iii; 2 – i; 3 – iv; 4 – ii

18. Prokaryotic cells ____.

a. would not have a nucleus

b. would have many membrane bound organelles
c. are larger in size than eukaryotic cells
d. do not have chromosomes
e. do not have a plasma membrane

19. Which of the following is not a flower part?

a. petals b. seeds c. sepals d. stamen e. pistil

20. When macromolecules are broken down, water is needed. This process is called ____.

a. condensation
b. dehydration
c. fermentation
d. phosphorylation
e. hydrolysis

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21. A genetic disease in which a blood clotting factor is missing is called ____.

a. sickle cell anemia

b. PKU
c. hemophilia
d. albinism
e. Tay – Sachs

22. ____ is the main component of plant cell walls.

a. Peptidoglycan
b. Carbonic acid
c. Chitin
d. Cellulose
e. Keratin

23. Which of the following animals live in societies?

a. bees b. apes c. turtles d. frogs e. both a and b

24. Genetic drift may occur because of ____.

a. mutation
b. bottle neck
c. natural selection
d. gene flow
e. all of the above

25. The biome that has large trees that would lose their leaves in the fall is a/an ____.

a. prairie
b. tropical rainforest
c. deciduous forest
d. arctic region
e. savana

26. The waxy layer covering the plant’s upper epidermis on the leaf is the ____.

a. cuticle b. petiole c. trichome d. mesophyll e. stomata

27. Enzymes ____.

a. usually end in -ase

b. are protein catalysts
c. lower the activation energy
d. have a specific shape if it does its job
e. all of the above

28. The swine flu is caused by the ____ virus.

a. HIV b. H1N1 c. Epstein-Barr d. Hanta e. Rubella

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29. The example of homologous structures is ____.

a. bird wings and dolphin fins

b. appendix and wisdom teeth
c. bird wings and insect wings
d. frog legs and dolphin fins
e. none of the above

30. PCR ____.

a. amplifies the whole chromosome

b. is not very sensitive
c. amplifies millions of copies of DNA quickly
d. takes a great amount of DNA
e. amplifies DNA in vivo

31. A dialysis tube was filled with starch and glucose. It was then placed in a beaker of water
and ____ which is an indicator for starch.

a. Benedicts solution
b. Phenolphthalein
c. Biuret solution
d. Iodine potassium iodide
e. Methylene blue stain

32. Which of the following is not an example of a fungus?

a. yeast b. kelp c. mold d. mildew e. truffles

33. A nucleotide contains ____.

a. a phosphate, sugar, and a base

b. a protein, sugar, and a base
c. a carbohydrate, protein, and an acid
d. a lipid, carbohydrate, and an acid
e. a phosphate, sugar, and an acid

34. The function of vascular tissue in plants is ____.

a. covering of the plant

b. strength and support of the plant
c. transport water and minerals
d. both a and b
e. both b and c

35. The functional unit of the kidney is the ____.

a. Schwann cell
b. neuron
c. nephron
d. stem cell
e. aveoli

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36. An atom with an atomic number of 6 and 8 neutrons would have an atomic mass of ____.

a. 6 amu b. 8 amu c. 12 amu d. 14 amu e. 16 amu

37. Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

a. temperature b. disease c. climate d. salinity e. pH

38. Which of the following is a dominant autosomal genetic disease?

a. Huntington’s disease
b. Tay – Sachs
c. PKU
d. Hemophilia
e. Cystic fibrosis

39. ____ is the spreading of cancer cells to other parts of the body.

a. Repressor b. Oncogenes c. Genome d. Metastasis e. Tumor

40. Which is not a part of the angiosperm seed?

a. embryo b. endosperm c. anther d. seed coat e. cotyledon

41. Which is not correctly matched?

a. DNA – genetic blue print

b. rRNA – protein synthesis
c. mRNA – transcription
d. tRNA – translation
e. tRNA – transcription

42. The mitotic phase in which daughter nuclei form is ____.

a. anaphase
b. telophase
c. metaphase
d. prophase
e. interphase

43. Compounds form when ____ are shared or transferred.

a. valence shell electrons

b. protons
c. neutrons
d. inner shell electrons
e. both a and d are correct

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44. The complementary strand of the following DNA strand would be ____.

TAGACTCATGAG

a. UAGACUCAUGAG
b. AUCUGAGUACUC
c. ATCTGAGTACTC
d. TAGACTCATGAG
e. GAGCATACTCTC

45. Which is not a function of the liver?

a. stores glycogen
b. secretes bile
c. converts excess amino acids into fatty acids
d. formation of urine
e. detoxifies alcohol

46. Which is not part of a leaf?

a. veins b. cortex c. stoma d. mesophyll e. bundle sheath

47. The expected ratio for the following cross is ____.

Aa x aa

a. 1 : 2 : 1 b. 3 : 1 c. 1 : 1 d. 9 : 3 : 3 : 1 e. 1 : 1 : 1 : 1

48. The human plasma membrane contains ____.

a. carbohydrates and proteins only

b. nucleic acids and proteins only
c. carbohydrates, sterols, and proteins
d. phospholipids, sterols, and proteins
e. cellulose, phospholipids, and proteins

49. Gram–positive bacteria stain ____.

a. purple b. pink c. blue d. yellow e. green

50. Match the enzymes in Column A with their functions in Column B.

Column A Column B

1. ATP synthase i. Helps breakdown proteins

2. DNA polymerase ii. Helps breakdown starch
3. Amylase iii. Used in making ATP
4. Pepsin iv. Used in making DNA molecules

Select the correct matching sequence.

a. 1 – i; 2 – iii; 3 – iv; 4 – ii c. 1 – i; 2 – iv; 3 – ii; 4 – iii e. 1 – iii; 2 – iv; 3 – ii; 4 – i

b. 1 – iv; 2 – iii; 3 – ii; 4 – i d. 1 – iii; 2 – iv; 3 – i; 4 – ii
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