1. The midterm is not limited to the information on this PowerPoint!!!
Biology Trivia
The following questions are based on the information you have learned
in the first Quarter. They are in no particular order.
The midterm is not limited to the information on this PowerPoint!!!

2. What are the 3 properties of water?

3. What is the difference between Osmosis and Diffusion?

4. What is the function of the plasma membrane?

5. What is Osmosis?

6. Draw the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

7. What are enzymes?

8. What is a hypothesis?

9. In living cells, enzymes act as catalysts, which may reduce the amount of activation energy required for a chemical reaction to occur.  In the graphs below, pathway x is a solid line representing the uncatalyzed reaction. The dotted line shows the catalyzed reaction. Which graph best illustrates the changes in a reaction when the catalyst reduces the amount of energy required?

10. List the 3 types of RNA and explain their function.

11. Where does transcription take place?

12. What is the base pairing rule?

13. What happens in transcription?

14. How is the base pairing rule different in RNA?

15. Show the complementary strand for the following strand of RNA: ATCCCGTATAAG

16. What happens in replication?

17. Where does replication take place?

18. Draw the pedigree: Trait: Eye color Dominant = Brown Recessive = Blue A man who is heterozygous for Brown eyes, marries a woman who is also heterozygous for Brown eyes. They have 3 children (2 boys and 1 girl). The girl has blue eyes. Write the genotypes for each individual.

19. The cambuim is a section of cells in a plant that can become either part of the xylem or phloem, depending on the growth and needs of the plant. If the cambium of a particular plant was damaged, what would be the most likely effect on the plant? A. The plant would lose its ability to carry out photosynthesis. B. the plant would have uncontrolled growth. C. The plant would not experience any change in physiology. D. The plant would not be able to transport nutrients and water.

20. Where does translation take place?

21. What are the two factors that affect Enzymes?

22. What is the purpose of translation?

23. What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?

24. Draw the Punnett Square: Trait: Hair Color Brown = Dominant Blonde = Recessive A brown haired man marries a blonde haired woman. What are the possible outcomes for their children?

25. What is the function of the nucleus?

26. Which part of the flower will eventually turn into a fruit?

27. Draw a stomata and explain its function.

28. What is the difference between an independent variable and a dependent variable?

29. Explain how/why a boy would have colorblindness even though neither of his parents were colorblind.

30. What are the 6 parts of the Scientific Method?

31. Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime
Homer notices that his shower is covered in a strange green slime. His friend Barney tells him that coconut juice will get rid of the green slime. Homer decides to check this out by spraying half of the shower with coconut juice. He sprays the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of "treatment" there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower. What is the IV? DV? Control? Constant?

32. What is the function of the mitochondria?

33. What is the function of the lysosome?

34. What structures are found in plant cells that are not in animal cells?

35. What is the function of the chloroplast?

36. What are the 2 types of passive transport?

37. What is the difference between active and passive transport?

38. Describe, draw and label a strand of DNA.

39. What are the products and reactants of photosynthesis
What are the products and reactants of photosynthesis? Cellular respiration?

40. What is the difference between monomers and polymers?

41. Draw and explain a pH scale.

42. What are the monomers of protein? Nucleic Acid?

43. What is the difference between organic and inorganic compounds?

44. Fatty acids and oils make up…

45. What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic?

46. Tell me what you know about Cellular Respiration.

47. What are the two types of fermentation?

48. An athlete is complaining about sore muscles
An athlete is complaining about sore muscles. This is probably do to the build up of…

49. What are the monomers of Proteins?

50. What is a codon and what is it used for?

51. What is the product of replication?

52. Make a simple drawing of Mitosis and Meiosis
Make a simple drawing of Mitosis and Meiosis. Show the resulting chromosome number.

53. What are the 4 main differences between Mitosis and Meiosis?

54. What is cytokinesis? How is it different between animal and plant cells?

55. In what process are gametes formed?

56. What is the difference between xylem and phloem?

57. If a snail has 12 chromosomes in its body cells, how many chromosomes will it have in its sex cells?

58. Write the genotypes for: - Homozygous dominant - Homozygous recessive - Heterozygous Use the letter R

59. What is a carrier?

60. What is a sex-linked trait? Give an example.

61. If a colorblind male marries a woman who carries the allele for colorblindness, what are the possible outcomes for their children? What percentage of their male children will be colorblind?

62. Draw a pedigree: Lisa does not have hemophilia, nor does she carry the allele for hemophilia. She marries a man who has hemophilia. They have 2 children, a boy and a girl. The girl eventually marries a man who does not have hemophilia and they have 2 boys. What are the possible genotypes of the two boys? (Label each individuals genotypes)

63. A woman has type O blood and she marries a man who has type AB blood
A woman has type O blood and she marries a man who has type AB blood. Show the possible outcomes of their children.

64. Explain natural selection.

65. What 4 evidences did Darwin use to support his theory of evolution?

66. What is the difference between homologous and analogous structures?

67. What are vestigial structures? Give an example.

68. A farmer used pesticide to kill the weeds growing along side his crops
A farmer used pesticide to kill the weeds growing along side his crops. Most of the weeds were killed except a select few. Why did those weeds not die when sprayed with the pesticide? What does that mean for the future of those weeds?

69. A farmer selects his best cattle to mate in order to produce strong offspring. This is an example of …

70. Why are fossils so important to us?

71. How does cancer affect cells?

72. List the two types of bonds that are required by a strand of DNA.

73. A biology student went down to a nearby pond and collected live organisms to view through a microscope. In order to view these organisms, what type of microscope should he use?

74. Which part of a flower is responsible for producing pollen?

75. If the stigma of a flower is cut off, what would most probably happen?