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BIOLOGY REINFORCEMENT TEST 1A
Questions: 25
Time: 15 minutes


Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the
following questions.
1. During what stage of the cell cycle does DNA
replicate?
A. G
1

B. S
C. G
2

D. M

2. Which of the following structures develops from
embryonic endoderm?
A. Respiratory epithelium
B. Muscle tissue
C. Adrenal medulla
D. Kidneys

3. Which of the following is the correct sequence
of events in embryonic morphogenesis?
A. Egg blastula gastrula morula
B. Zygote morula blastula gastrula
C. Zygote morula gastrula blastula
D. Zygote blastula morula gastrula

4. Prior to entering the Krebs cycle, pyruvate
undergoes
A. reduction.
B. decarboxylation.
C. isomerization.
D. phosphorylation.


5. Which of the following processes utilizes CO
2

as a raw material?
A. Aerobic respiration
B. Anaerobic respiration
C. Both aerobic and anaerobic respiration
D. Neither aerobic nor anaerobic respiration

6. Enzymes catalyze reactions by changing the
A. activation energy.
B. H.
C. S.
D. average kinetic energy of the reactants.

7. At two independently assorting loci, a man has
the following genotype: GgHH. He marries a
woman with the genotype ggHh. What is the
probability that they will have a child who has
the same genotype as the father?
A. 0
B. 1/8
C. 1/4
D. 1/2

8. Transcription is the process by which
A. mRNA is produced from a DNA template.
B. protein is produced from a DNA template.
C. protein is produced from an mRNA
template.
D. DNA is produced from a DNA template.

9. In the family tree below, complete shading
indicates that the individual has a deficiency of
enzyme X, and half shading indicates that the
individual is a carrier of the trait, but is
phenotypically normal. The gene for this
enzyme deficiency is transmitted as a(n)



A. autosomal dominant trait.
B. autosomal recessive trait.
C. sex-linked recessive trait.
D. sex-linked dominant trait.

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10. Which of the following organelles contains
DNA?
A. Endoplasmic reticulum
B. Ribosome
C. Mitochondrion
D. Golgi apparatus

11. One can distinguish between a bacterium and a
virus by the presence or absence of which of the
following?
A. Ribosomes
B. Nuclear membrane
C. Protein
D. Adenine


12. According to the fluid mosaic model of the cell
membrane
A. the hydrophilic regions are polar and found
on the interior of the membrane.
B. the hydrophilic regions are nonpolar and
found on the exterior of the membrane.
C. the hydrophobic regions are nonpolar and
found on the interior of the membrane.
D. the hydrophobic regions are polar and
found on the exterior of the membrane.


13. In a certain genetically stable population, the
frequency of a recessive allele (for a trait with
two alleles) is 0.6. What is the frequency of
individuals expressing the dominant trait?
A. 0.16
B. 0.24
C. 0.36
D. 0.64

14. The epidermis can best be classified as
A. muscle tissue.
B. connective tissue.
C. nervous tissue.
D. epithelial tissue.

15. Which of the following is a true statement
concerning DNA?
A. DNA contains ribose.
B. DNA is always single-stranded.
C. DNA contains thymine.
D. DNA contains uracil.
16. Which of the following is synthesized by the
smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
A. Protein
B. ATP
C. Lipids
D. RNA


17. At the very end of mitosis, the replicating cell
undergoes
A. cytokinesis.
B. meiosis.
C. synapsis.
D. osmosis.

18. During the process of oxidative
phosphorylation, oxygen serves as
A. the initial acceptor of H electrons.
B. the final acceptor of H electrons.
C. a phosphorylating agent.
D. a reducing agent.

19. Assuming no linkage, how many different kinds
of gametes can be formed from an organism of
the genotype WwXxYyZz?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16


20. The ectodermal germ layers give rise to
A. nails, blood vessels and epidermis.
B. adrenal cortex and epidermis.
C. neurons and epidermis.
D. kidneys, blood vessels and heart.


21. Compared with cells that are not involved in
active transport, cells that are involved in active
transport would be expected to have
A. more mitochondria.
B. more polyribosomes.
C. a higher rate of DNA synthesis.
D. more lysosomes.

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22. The gene for color-blindness is X-linked
recessive. If normal parents have a color-blind
son, what is the probability that he inherited the
gene for color-blindness from his mother?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%


23. If two moles of glucose undergo glycolysis, how
many moles of acetyl coenzyme A will enter the
Krebs cycle?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8


24. The different appearance of the rough
endoplasmic reticulum compared to the smooth
endoplasmic reticulum is due to the presence of
A. lysosomes.
B. ribosomes.
C. histones.
D. mitochondria.

25. Which of the following is an amino acid?
A. Cytosine
B. Thymine
C. Arginine
D. Uracil

























































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Correct Answers

1. B 6. A 11. A 16. C 21. A
2. A 7. C 12. C 17. A 22. D
3. B 8. A 13. D 18. B 23. C
4. B 9. C 14. D 19. D 24. B
5. D 10. C 15. C 20. C 25. C