100% = 170- passed

70%= 119 no need to repeat, just review the wrong answers SCORE:
50%= 85 repeat the wrong answers
Below 50%= 84-0 repeat
170

Practice Test in Biology Chapter 3.1-3.3

Test 1. Multiple Choice
1. What pigment gives leaves their green color and is responsible for absorbing red and blue
light in photosynthesis?
A) Carotenoids C) Anthocyanins
B) Chlorophyll D) Xanthophylls
2. Where does chlorophyll primarily reside within the plant cell?
A) Nucleus C) Thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts
B) Vacuole D) Golgi apparatus
3. Which tissue in the leaf contains chloroplasts and is responsible for photosynthesis?
A) Epidermis C) Mesophyll
B) Xylem D) Phloem
4. What is the primary function of stomata in leaves during photosynthesis?
A) Absorbing light energy C) Synthesizing glucose
B) Facilitating gas exchange D) Storing water
5. Which of the following is NOT a site of photosynthesis in a plant cell?
A) Stroma C) Stomata
B) Thylakoids D) Grana
6. Which of the following is a product of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis?
A) Glucose C) Carbon dioxide
B) Oxygen D) Water
7. Where do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place?
A) Stroma C) Thylakoid membranes
B) Cytoplasm D) Grana
8. What is the primary function of the Calvin Cycle in photosynthesis?
A) Production of ATP and NADPH C) Conversion of CO2 to glucose
B) Absorption of light energy D) Release of oxygen
9. How many ATP and NADPH molecules are required to convert one molecule of CO2 to
G3P in the Calvin Cycle?
A) 6 ATP and 6 NADPH C) 9 ATP and 6 NADPH
B) 3 ATP and 2 NADPH D) 12 ATP and 9 NADPH
10. What is the purpose of chemiosmosis in the process of photosynthesis?
A) Production of oxygen C) Formation of glucose
B) Generation of ATP D) Absorption of light energy
11. Which stage of photosynthesis does not produce NADPH or release oxygen?
A) Light-dependent reaction C) Chemiosmosis
B) Calvin Cycle D) Photophosphorylation
12. What is the primary function of carotenoids in photosynthesis?
A) Absorb green light
B) Protect chlorophyll from photodamage
C) Generate ATP
D) Release oxygen

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13. Which of the following organisms perform photosynthesis?
A) Heterotrophs C) Autotrophs
B) Fungi D) Protists
14. What molecule is broken apart for energy to power cellular reactions?
A) Glucose C) NADPH
B) ATP D) Water
15. Which part of the chloroplast is the site of the Calvin Cycle?
A) Thylakoid membrane C) Stroma
B) Grana D) Chlorophyll
16. During photosynthesis, what gas is taken in through the stomata?
A) Oxygen C) Nitrogen
B) Carbon dioxide D) Hydrogen
17. Which pigment is primarily responsible for capturing light energy during photosynthesis?
A) Chlorophyll a C) Carotenoids
B) Chlorophyll b D) Xanthophylls
18. Where is the dense fluid stroma located within the chloroplast?
A) Inside the thylakoid membrane
B) Outside the chloroplast envelope
C) Surrounding the grana
D) Inside the thylakoid lumen
19. What is the final product of the Calvin Cycle?
A) Glucose C) NADPH
B) Oxygen D) ATP
20. What is the function of the light-harvesting complexes in photosystems?
A) Release oxygen C) Capture and transfer light energy
B) Convert carbon dioxide to glucose D) Generate ATP
21. What is the primary function of transpiration in plants?
A) Absorbing light energy C) Synthesizing glucose
B) Facilitating gas exchange D) Storing water
22. Which type of plant prefaces the Calvin cycle with an alternative mode of carbon fixation
that forms a four-carbon compound as its first product?
A) C3 plants C) CAM plants
B) C4 plants D) Xerophytes
23. What is the initial carbon compound formed in the C4 pathway of carbon fixation?
A) Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate (RuBP) C) Oxaloacetate (OAA)
B) Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) D) Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P)
24. Which compound acts as the primary carbon dioxide acceptor in C4 plants?
A) RuBP C) OAA
B) PEP D) G3P
25. What is the primary characteristic of CAM plants in terms of stomatal behavior?
A) They keep stomata open during the day.
B) They keep stomata closed during the night.
C) They open stomata during the day and close them at night.
D) They keep stomata closed during the day and open them at night.
26. In CAM plants, when do they primarily open their stomata?
A) During the day C) At dusk
B) During the night D) At dawn

27. What is the consequence of photorespiration in plants?

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 A) Increased ATP production
B) Release of oxygen
C) Production of carbohydrate
D) Consumption of organic fuel and release of CO2 without ATP production
28. What molecule substitutes for CO2 in the active site of rubisco during photorespiration?
A) Oxygen (O2) C) ATP
B) Water (H2O) D) NADPH
29. Which type of plants are known for having high rates of photorespiration?
A) C3 plants C) CAM plants
B) C4 plants D) Halophytes
30. What is the primary role of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEP carboxylase) in the
C4 pathway?
A) To convert CO2 into glucose C) To release oxygen
B) To convert PEP into OAA D) To produce ATP
31. What is the primary function of ATP in cellular metabolism?
A) Absorbing light energy C) Storing and transferring energy
B) Facilitating gas exchange D) Synthesizing glucose
32. What is the process by which energy is released from ATP by breaking the high-energy
bonds between phosphates?
A) Hydrolysis C) Oxidation
B) Phosphorylation D) Reduction
33. How is ATP regenerated after releasing energy?
A) By hydrolysis C) By adding a phosphate group to ADP
B) By phosphorylation D) By adding a phosphate group to AMP
34. Which of the following molecules is a reduced form of an electron carrier involved in
cellular respiration?
A) NADH C) ADP
B) FAD D) ATP
35. Where does glycolysis take place within the cell?
A) Mitochondria C) Nucleus
B) Cytoplasm D) Endoplasmic reticulum
36. What is the net production of ATP molecules in glycolysis?
A) 2 ATP C) 6 ATP
B) 4 ATP D) 8 ATP
37. What is the final product of glycolysis?
A) Pyruvic acid C) Lactic acid
B) Acetyl CoA D) Ethanol
38. What molecule is formed from each pyruvic acid molecule during the oxidation of
pyruvate?
A) Acetyl CoA C) NADH
B) ATP D) FADH2
39. Which stage of cellular respiration occurs in the mitochondria and produces NADH,
FADH2, and CO2?
A) Glycolysis C) Krebs cycle
B) Oxidation of pyruvate D) Electron transport chain
40. How many ATP molecules are produced per glucose molecule in the Krebs cycle?
A) 2 ATP C) 6 ATP
B) 4 ATP D) 8 ATP
41. What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?
A) Oxygen C) NAD+
B) Carbon dioxide D) FADH2
42. Where does the electron transport chain and chemiosmosis occur in the mitochondria?

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 A) Outer membrane C) Inner membrane
B) Intermembrane space D) Matrix
43. How is water produced in the electron transport chain?
A) By combining hydrogen ions and C) By breaking down glucose
electrons D) By combining oxygen and electrons
B) By hydrolysis of ATP
44. What is the total ATP yield from complete respiration using 1 glucose molecule?
A) 2 ATP C) 36-38 ATP
B) 4 ATP D) 72-76 ATP
45. Which process provides an anaerobic alternative to aerobic respiration?
A) Glycolysis C) Oxidation of pyruvate
B) Krebs cycle D) Fermentation
46. Cellular Reproduction is called?
A) Cell Division C) Somatic Cell
B) Cell Cycle D) Sex cell
47. A process of growth, development, and reproduction by a typical cell.
A) Cell Division C) Somatic Cell
B) Cell Cycle D) Sex cell
48. What are the three stages of Interphase?
A) Telophase, Metaphase, Prophase C) G1 Phase, S1 Phase, S2 Phase
B) G1 Phase, S Phase, G2 Phase D) Prophase, Anaphase, Phase to Phase
49. What are the cells involved in Mitosis?
A) Somatic and Sex Cells C) Somatic Cells
B) Sex Cells D) none
50. A network of filaments extending inward from a dividing cell's poles.
A) Spindle fibers C) Chromatin
B) Centromere D) Chromatid
51. Consists of the DNA and condenses to form chromosomes during cell division.
A) Spindle fibers C) Chromatin
B) Centromere D) Chromatid
52. Either of the two daughter strands of a replicated chromosome that are joined by the
centromere.
A) Spindle fibers C) Chromatin
B) Centromere D) Chromatid
53. thread-like bodies containing the DNA during the cell division
A) Chromosomes C) Ploidy
B) Centromere D) Chromatid
54. How many ploidies are present in a human’s haploid cell
A) 46 C) 27
B) 23 D) 38
55. Number of sets of chromosomes in a cell.
A) Spindle fibers C) Chromatin
B) Centromere D) Ploidy
56. one set of chromosomes that are present in sex cells.
A) Ploidy C) Diploid
B) Haploid D) Chromatid
57. two sets of chromosomes that are present in body cells.
A) Diploid C) Chromosomes
B) Haploid D) Chromatid
58. This is where the DNA is replicated.
A) Anaphase C) Interphase
B) Telophase D) Prophase

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59. Stage of Prophase where chromosomes condense and become visible.
A) Leptotene C) Diplotene
B) Pachytene D) Zygotene
60. Stage of Prophase where swapping of genes between homologous chromosomes happens.
A) Leptotene C) Diplotene
B) Pachytene D) Zygotene

Test 2: Identify the parts

Test 3: Enumeration
1. Three parts of the life cycle.
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2. two types of reproduction
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3. two types of cell
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4. three main stages of a cell cycle
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5. four stages of Mitosis.
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6. five stages of Prophase 1
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7. Two types of respiration
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8. three main stages of cellular respiration.
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9. two electron carriers
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10. four large protein complexes
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Test 4: Identification:
1. DNA synthesis
2. Organelles Replicate
3. Division of somatic cells
4. Constricted region of the chromosome, to which the spindle fiber is attached during
mitosis.
5. Ploidy of Dogs ____ and Cats ____.
6. This is where nuclear envelope and nucleolus disappears.
7. This is where the cytoplasm is divided, and the formation of cleavage furrow.
8. The daughter chromosomes are at the poles of the cell.
9. The pairing of homologous chromosomes.
10. ATP is able to power cellular processes by transferring a phosphate group to another
molecule.
11. A molecule that loses electrons
12. Reduced form of NAD and FAD
13. involves the breakdown of glucose to 2 pyruvate.
14. Glycolysis takes place at
15. Krebs cycle takes place at
16. They open their stomata during the night and closes it during the day.
17. Green pigment that gives leaves their color
18. and light stimulates photosynthesis.
19. Photosynthesis takes place at
20. Takes place in Stroma

Test 5: Modified True or False, write T if the statement is correct, and write the correct
answer and underline the incorrect word that makes the statement false.
1. White absorbs light
2. Black reflects light
3. Chlorophyll resides in the stroma of the chloroplasts.
4. Each light-harvesting complex consists of various pigment molecules, which are:
chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and chlorophyll c
5. G2 phase is where the cell grow.
6. Mitosis is the division of sex cells.
7. Interphase is where the chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell, with the centrioles
at the opposite ends and the spindle fibers attached to the centromeres.
8. Telophase is where the centromeres divide.

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9. Crossing over is where the point of attachment between chromatids belonging to
homologous chromosomes.
10. Homologous chromosomes consist of 23 chromatids.
11. The separation of homologous chromosomes happens at Diakinesis.
12. The spindle fibers become organized in Diakinesis.
13. In Meiosis, a diploid cell undergoes two cell divisions and gives rise to four diploid cells.
14. A molecule that gains electrons is reduced.
15. Cellular respiration is the breathing in of oxygen and giving off of carbon dioxide.
16. A series of glucose is found in the inner membrane of the mitochondria.
17. Aerobic respiration is the absence of oxygen and anaerobic respiration is the presence of
oxygen.
18. there are 4 ATP produced in glycolysis and used 2 ATP.
19. In oxidation of pyruvic acid, it uses 15 ATP and generates 4 ATP.
20. There are 32 ATP produced to complete the respiration using one glucose molecule.
21. Mitosis produces 4 Daughter cells that is exact copy of the parent cell.
22. Meiosis produces 2 daughter cells that is exact copy of the parent cell.
23. Genetic exchange only happens in Meiosis.
24. There are 4 cell division in Meiosis.
25. The 21st chromosome determines the gender.
26. first to twenty-second chromosomes are called homologous chromosome.
27. There are two types of cell division
28. Anaphase is where the two sister chromosomes separate.
29. Sex cells are nonreproductive cells whose genes cannot be passed down.
30. An example of Somatic cell is sperm cell and egg cell.

Test 6: Draw and label the parts

1-4. Draw Binary Fission
5-10 Draw Cell cycle
11-13 Draw a Chromosome
14-17 Draw Mitosis
18-25 Draw Meiosis
26-27. Draw a Phospholipid Bilayer
28-31. Draw a DNA with base pairing
32-34. Draw a Chloroplast

Test 7: Differentiate
1-2. C4 and CAM
3-4. Meiosis and Mitosis.
5-6. Granum and Thylakoids

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ANSWER KEY
Test 1: Multiple Choice
1. B) Chlorophyll 28. A) Oxygen (O2)
2. C) Thylakoid membranes of 29. A) C3 plants
chloroplasts 30. B) To convert PEP into OAA
3. C) Mesophyll 31. C) Storing and transferring energy
4. B) Facilitating gas exchange 32. A) Hydrolysis
5. C) Stomata 33. C) By adding a phosphate group to
ADP
6. B) Oxygen
34. A) NADH
7. C) Thylakoid membranes 35. B) Cytoplasm
8. C) Conversion of CO2 to glucose 36. A) 2 ATP
9. C) 9 ATP and 6 NADPH 37. A) Pyruvic acid
10. B) Generation of ATP 38. A) Acetyl CoA
11. B) Calvin Cycle 39. C) Krebs cycle
12. B) Protect chlorophyll from 40. A) 2 ATP
41. A) Oxygen
photodamage
42. C) Inner membrane
13. C) Autotrophs 43. A) By combining hydrogen ions and
14. A) Glucose electrons
15. C) Stroma 44. C) 36-38 ATP
16. B) Carbon dioxide 45. D) Fermentation
17. A) Chlorophyll a 46. A) Cell Division
18. C) Surrounding the grana 47. B) Cell Cycle
48. B) G1 Phase, S Phase, G2 Phase
19. A) Glucose
49. C) Somatic Cells
20. C) Capture and transfer light energy 50. A) Spindle fibers
21. B) Facilitating gas exchange 51. C) Chromatin
22. B) C4 plants 52. D) Chromatid
23. C) Oxaloacetate (OAA) 53. A) Chromosomes
24. B) PEP 54. B) 23
25. D) They keep stomata closed during 55. D) Ploidy
56. B) Haploid
the day and open them at night. 57. A) Diploid
26. B) During the night 58. C) Interphase
27. D) Consumption of organic fuel and 59. A) Leptotene
release of CO2 without ATP production 60. B) Pachytene

Test 2: Identify the parts

1. Mesophyll cell 6. 3 Phosphoglycerate
2. Bundle-sheat cell 7. ADP
3. Vein or Vascular tissue 8. NADP
4. Stoma 9. Glucose and other organic compound
5. Input 3 phosphate with CO2 10. 1-3 Bisphosphoglycerate

Test 3: Enumeration
1. grow, develop, and reproduce
2. Asexual and sexual reproduction
3. Somatic and sex cells
4. Interphase, cell division, and Cytokinesis
5. Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase

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6. Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diplotene and Diakinesis
7. Aerobic and Anaerobic respiration
8. Glycolysis, Krebs cycle, Electron transport chain
9. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
10. Complex 1-4

Test 4: Identification:
1. S phase 8. Telophase 15. Mitochondria
2. G2 phase 9. Zygotene 16. CAM plants
3. Mitosis 10. Phosphorylation 17. Chlorophyll
4. Centromere 11. oxidized 18. Red and Blue
5. 78,38 12. NADH and FADH2 19. Chloroplast
6. Prophase 13. Glycolysis 20. Calvin Cycle
7. Cytokinesis 14. Cytoplasm

Test 5: Modified True or False

1. T
2. T
3. Chlorophyll resides in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplasts.
4. Each light-harvesting complex consists of various pigment molecules, which are:
chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids
5. G1 phase is where the cell grow
6. Meiosis is the division of sex cells.
7. Metaphase is where the chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell, with the centrioles
at the opposite ends and the spindle fibers attached to the centromeres.
8. Anaphase is where the centromeres divide.
9. Chiasmata is where the point of attachment between chromatids belonging to homologous
chromosomes.
10. Homologous chromosomes consist of 4 chromatids.
11. The separation of homologous chromosomes happens at Diplotene.
12. T
13. In Meiosis, a diploid cell undergoes two cell divisions and gives rise to four haploid cells.
14. T
15. Cellular respiration is the consumption in of oxygen and giving off of carbon dioxide.
16. A series of protein is found in the inner membrane of the mitochondria.
17. Anerobic respiration is the absence of oxygen and aerobic respiration is the presence of
oxygen.
18. T
19. In oxidation of pyruvic acid, it did not use and create ATP.
20. T
21. Mitosis produces 2 Daughter cells that is exact copy of the parent cell.
22. Meiosis produces 4 daughter cells that is different from the parent cell.
23. T
24. There are 2 cell division in Meiosis.
25. The 23rd chromosome determines the gender.
26. first to twenty-second chromosomes are called Autosomes.
27. T
28. Anaphase is where the two sister chromatids separate.
29. Somatic cells are nonreproductive cells whose genes cannot be passed down.
30. An example of Somatic cell is skin and stomach.

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