Biology

Question 1

Which of the following describes the major difference between
bryophytes (pron: bry-oh-fites) and tracheophytes (pron: tray-key-o-fites)?
a) tracheophytes can survive on land
b) tracheophytes have seeds inside fruits
c) tracheophytes can make their own food
d) tracheophytes have vessels to transport materials

Answer 1

d) tracheophytes have vessels to transport materials

Question 2

The alternative forms of gene at the same
locus on homologous chromosomes are called what?

Answer 2

Alleles

Question 3

The human pelvic girdle is composed of 3 fused bones on each side for
a total of 6 bones. Name the 3 fused bones.

Answer 3

Illium, Ischium, and Pubis

Question 4

What are rings of muscle which CLOSE body openings such as the lips
called?

Answer 4

Sphincters

Question 5

The myofilaments of muscles consist primarily of two proteins.
These two proteins are called:

a) actin and myosin
b) progesterone and testosterone
c) progesterone and estrogen

Answer 5

actin and myosin

Question 6

In studies of the human body, what is used to describe a blood-filled sac
formed by an outpouching in an arterial or venous wall?

Answer 6

Aneurysm

Question 7

What French scientist is considered the father of paleontology? Was
it:

a) George Cuvier
b) Marquis de Condorcet
c) Jacque Tonnies
d) Auguste Compte

Answer 7

George Cuver

Question 8

What Roman physician’s studies of human anatomy based on lower
animals served as the only text on the subject for nearly 1 centuries?

a) Cartrum
b) Polonius
c) Galen
d) Monterius

Answer 8

c) Galen

Question 9

What percentage of the atmosphere consists of carbon dioxide? Is it
approximately:
a) .03% (read: three-hundredths of a percent)
b) 1%
c) 5%
d) 7%

Answer 9

a) .03%

Question 10

What process in all living things releases carbon dioxide as a waste
product?

Answer 10

Respiration

Question 11

For convenience, living things are placed into variou groups. The
taxonomic breakdown of living things consists of the following categories:

Family, Class, Genus, Phylum, Order, Kingdom and Species
Give the order of these terms from least specific to most specific.

Answer 11

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 12

In biology, what is the word used to describe the appearance of an
individual without regard to its hereditary constitution?

Answer 12

Phenotype

Question 13

The chromosomes responsible for characteristics other than sex are
known by which of the following terms?
a) ribosomes
b) lysosomes
c) autosomes
d) spermatocytes

Answer 13

C. Autosomes

Question 14

What genetic term describes the situation when a part of a chromosome
is broken off and lost?

Answer 14

Chromosomal Deletion

Question 15

Each of the following is a cell organelle except one. Which one of
these is NOT a cell organelle?

a) mitochondrion
b) lysosome
c) cytoplasm
d) endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 15

C. Cytoplasm

Question 16

When a color blind man marries a woman pure for normal color
vision, it is probable that one of the following situations may result. Is it probable that:

a) all the children will be color blind
b) all the grandchildren will be color blind
c) only the sons will be colorblind
d) half the grandsons will be color blind

Answer 16

d) half of the grandsons will be color blind