1.

Glands are small organs located through your body that secrete (that means release)
substances called:
a. plasma
b. hormones
c. enzyme
d. bile
2. Which of the following is not part of the endocrine system?
a. Thyroid
b. Adrenals
c. Appendix
d. Pituitary
3. Where are the major endocrine glands located?
a. In the head, shoulder, knees, and toes
b. In the abdomen, joints, brain, and spinal column
c. In the brain, neck, abdomen, and groin
d. In the gall bladder, appendix, tonsils, and spleen
4. Where can you find the pituitary gland?
a. at the base of the brain
b. in your left foot
c. next to your liver
d. near your heart and lungs
5. The ________ are the male sex hormones.
a. Androgen
b. Estrogen
c. Aldosterones
d. Insulin
6. It is consists of glands that secrete chemicals called hormones which control various body
processes.
a. Nervous system
b. Circulatory system
c. Respiratory system
d. Endocrine system
7. If a person’s blood sugar level becomes unstable, what glands might be involved in the
problem?
a. Pancreas
b. Thyroid
c. Thymus
d. Adrenal
8. Thymus gland enables the body to produce certain antibodies. What might happen to a
person born without a thymus gland?
a. become healthy
b. easily get sick and may eventually die
c. will grow faster
d. can develop an adaptive immune system
9. It stimulates growth, and controls the functions of other glands.
a. Adrenal
b. Parathyroid
c. Pituitary
d. Adrenaline
10. The ________ are the female sex hormones.
a. Estrogen
b. Androgen
c. Aldosterones
d. Testosterone
11. The pancreas helps the body to ________.
a. regulates calcium levels
b. regulates blood sugar levels
c. control maturation
d. regulates metabolism
12. Diabetic person inject insulin in their body because __________.
a. the pancreas is very small
b. the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin
c. the pancreas becomes larger
d. the pancreas is full of bile
1. Which molecule contains the genetic code?
a. DNA
b. mRNA
c. tRNA
d. rRNA
2. RNA contains which bases?
a. Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil
b. Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine
c. Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
d. Adenine, Uracil, Thymine, Guanine
3. The bases of RNA are the same as those of DNA with the exception that RNA contains
a. Cysteine instead of Cytosine
b. Uracil instead of Thymine
c. Cytosine instead of Guanine
d. Uracil instead of Adenine
4. It is a double helix molecule composed of complementary strands of
deoxyribonucleotides units.
a. mRNA
b. tRNA
c. DNA
d. RNA
5. The three components of DNA and RNA are:
a. phosphate group, ribose, and nitrogenous bases
b. phosphate group, deoxyribose, and nitrogenous bases
c. phosphate group, ATP, and nitrogenous bases
d. phosphate group, sugar, and nitrogenous bases
6. The sequence of bases of one DNA strand is AACCTGAGTCT. What is the complementary
sequence of bases in the other strand of DNA?
a. TTGGACTCAGA
b. TTGCAUTCGAA
c. TAGGACTCAGA
d. TTGGACTCUGU
7. DNA: nucleus ; RNA: _______
a. cytoplasm
b. ribosomes
c. Cell Wall
d. plasma membrane
8. DNA: adenine-thymine ; RNA: _________
a. adenine-thymine
b. adenine-uracil
c. uracil-guanine
d. cytosine-guanine
9. DNA: ________ ; RNA: single stranded
a. double stranded
b. double bonded
c. single stranded
d. complementary strand
10. It is a process in which DNA is copied.
a. DNA polymerase
b. DNA ligase
c. DNA replication
d. Transcription process
11. In replication of DNA, the helix is opened and untwisted by.
a. ligase
aAmylase
b. polymerase
c. helicase
12. During the replication of DNA, the synthesis of DNA on lagging strand takes place in
segments, these segments are called.
a. Ligase segments
b. Double helix segments
c. Okazaki segments
d. Satellite segments
13. The base thymine is always paired with_______.
a. Adenine
b. Guanine
c. Cytosine
d. Thymine