Bio 2
Bio 2
Bio 2
A new potato can grow from another potato. This is an example of__________.
A) sexual reproduction
B) good gardening
C) asexual reproduction
ANSWER: C
Cell structures made of individual microtubule fibers that are involved in moving
chromosomes during cell division are called _____.
A) centrioles
B) fertilizers
C) spindles
D) chromatids
ANSWER: C
During which phase of mitosis do spindle fibers pull the chromosomes to opposite
poles of the cell?
A) telophase
B) metaphase
C) anaphase
D) prophase
ANSWER: C
During which phase of mitosis would you expect to see chromosomes consisting of two
chromatids within the nucleus?
A) telophase
B) metaphase
C) anaphase
D) prophase
ANSWER: B
The first three phases of the cell cycle are called ____.
A) mitosis
B) anaphase
C) interphase
D) synthesis phase
ANSWER: C
The process during which the nucleus of a cell is divided into two nuclei is
______.
A) fertilization
B) disjunction
C) mitosis
D) meiosis
ANSWER: C
Which cells of the human body are made through the process of meiosis?
A) gametes
B) somatic cells
C) all cells of the body
D) X and Y chromosomes
E) autosomes
ANSWER: A
Pharmaceutical companies create medicines to treat human diseases. Why must these
companies consider the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
A) The medicines must only target prokaryotic structures because humans are
eukaryotic.
B) If the medicine destroys/kills structures that both eukaryotes and prokaryotes
have, then humans will be harmed as well as the prokaryotes.
C) Many diseases are caused by bacteria.
D) All of the above
ANSWER: D
An antibiotic is a type of medicine that is used to treat certain diseases that are
caused by bacteria. Doctor Inge uses Antibiotic A to treat athlete’s foot, a
condition caused by a fungus. Three days later, the patient comes back and reports
no change in their condition. What can we conclude about fungi? Why doesn’t the
antibiotic work on the fungus that causes athlete’s foot?
A) Bacteria are prokaryotes. The medicine targets prokaryotes. If the medicine does
not work on fungus, we can conclude that fungus is a eukaryote.
B) The medicine will not work on fungus BECAUSE it only works on prokaryotes.
C) None of the above
D) All of the above
ANSWER: D
Tiny structures that carry out cell functions are collectively called:
A. animalcules
B. organelles
C. tissues
D. ribosomes
ANSWER: B
A type of tissue that would make up most of the brain and spinal cord
A) nervous tissue
B) epithelial tissue
C) connective tissue
D) muscular tissue
ANSWER: A
Found in the epidermis and form the lining of internal organs such as intestines.
A) nervous tissue
B) epithelial tissue
C) connective tissue
D) muscular tissue
ANSWER: B
Transport oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste through the body by
travelling through the vessels called arteries and veins.
A) blood
B) bone
C) tendon
D) muscles
ANSWER: A
Which example best shows how different cells have specialized functions?
A) in an octopus, cells divide repeatedly to reform a lost tentacle
B) in a human, the red blood cells lack nuclei and help to transport oxygen
C) in a bacterium, a single cell removes waste products and aids in cell division
D) in a plant, xylem cells transport water, and phloem cells transport food.
ANSWER: D
What is the process that allows CO2 and Glucose to enter the plants cell’s
chloroplast?
A) diffusion
B) osmosis
C) active transport
D) low to high
ANSWER: A
Changing the pH toward the optimal pH will ______________ the rate of reaction
A) increase
B) decrease
C) not change
D) all of the above
ANSWER: A