Biology Review Quiz

Let’s Click! 10Q…50 pts…

Q1…Information gathered from observing a plant grow 3 cm over a two-week period is called

• a.inferences.• b.variables.• c.hypotheses.• d.data.

Q2…A well-tested explanation that explains a lot of observations is

• a.a hypothesis.• b.an inference.• c.a theory.• d.a controlled experiment.

Q3…All the chemical processes in your body is known as:

• a.homeostasis• b. a fever• c.environment• d.metabolism

Q4…Who used a compound microscope to see chambers within cork and named them “cells”?

• a.Anton van Leeuwenhoek• b.Robert Hooke• c.Matthias Schleiden• d.Rudolf Virchow

Q5…Which structure makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?

• a.Golgi apparatus• b.mitochondrion• c.vacuole• d.ribosome

Q6…Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not animal cells?

• a.mitochondrion• b.ribosome• c.chloroplast• d.smooth endoplasmic reticulum• •

Q7…Which term describes the relatively constant internal physical conditions of an organism?

• a.cell specialization• b.homeostasis• c.organ system• d.unicellularity

Q8…A carbon atom may contain six protons and 8 neutrons. What is its atomic mass:

• A. 2• B. 16• C. 6• D. 14

Q9…What three numbers are always the same?

• a.protons, neutrons, electrons• b.atomic number, protons, electrons• c.protons, neutrons, mass number• d.mass number, protons, neutrons

Q10…Which of the following is a phase of mitosis?

• a.cytokinesis• b.interphase• c.prophase• d.none of them

Bonus…• In Guinea pigs, black hair (B) is

dominant over white (b), rough coat texture (R) is dominant over smooth (r), and short hair (S) is dominant over long hair (s). Assuming these genes are on separate chromosomes, draw the Punnett square for a cross between a homozygous black, rough, short-haired Guinea pig and a white, smooth, long-haired one. What would the phenotype(s) of the offspring be?

• A. brs• B. bRs• C. BRS• D. brs