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Name: ____________________ Period:___________

Spring Academic Final Exam Review

1. Define and be able the identify and give example

a. Mutualism:

b. Parasitism:

c. Commensalism:

d. Predation:

e. Competition:

2. Lord Howe Island is a volcanic island in the Tasman Sea that is about 11 km long and 2.8

km wide. The island has two species of palm trees, Howea fosteriana and the more

abundant Howea belmoreana. The two species do not interbreed even when they grow

very close to each other. Which evolutionary process fails to occur?

A. Genetic drift of Howea fosteriana

B. Natural selection of adaptive traits in both species

C. Gene flow between the two species

3. Emigration is moving _______________ an area and immigration is moving _____________ an

area?

4. Put the pond succession below in order.

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Use the pyramid above to answer the following questions

5. Where is the largest biomass found?

6. Where is the least amount of energy found?

7. List one of each

Producer Primary consumer

Secondary Consumer Tertiary consumer

8. If there is 20,000 kcal of energy at the producer’s level, how much energy would be available at the

Primary consumer level ___________________?

Secondary consumer level __________________

Tertiary consumer level ___________________

9. What organism would be most affected if grasshoppers were

killed off by insecticides?___________________

10. Which sequence shows increasing ecological levels of organization? (big to small)

Community, ecosystem, organism, population

11. Which of the following is the correct order of sequence from largest to smallest?

Atoms, macromolecules, organelles, cells, molecules

12. What are each of the four Macromolecules (biomolecules) made up of? (Monomers)And what is

their function?

a. Carbohydrates-

b. Lipids-

c. Nucleic Acid (DNA & RNA)-

d. Protein-

13. What are the 3 most abundant elements in the body?

14. What color does starch solution change in the presents of iodine

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15. Which cell is prokaryotic? How can you tell?

16. What is the main function of a cell membrane?

17. What part of the cell contains the genetic material?

18. What is the function of mitochondria?

19. The concentration of solute outside the cell is greater than on the inside: ____________________

20. The concentration of solute inside and outside the cell are equal: ______________________

21. What is the function of an enzyme?

22. If several pea plants with the genotype TTYy are crossed with pea plants with the genotype

Ttyy, what percentage of the offspring will be expected to have the TTYy allele combination?

(Draw a Punnett Square)

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23. In cocker spaniels the allele for a black coat color (B) is dominant over the allele for a

brown coat color (b). If a brown cocker spaniel is crossed with a heterozygous black cocker

spaniel, which of the following genotypic ratios can be expected? (Draw a Punnett Square)

BB: Bb: bb:

24. How does DNA code for an organism’s traits?

25. Which process produces gametes?

26. Which amino acids are correctly coded by the DNA sequence below?

Original DNA strand sequence

5’AGT CGC ATG TCA 3’

mRNA sequence: ______________-______________-_____________-_______________

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This diagram shows the DNA fingerprinting of a baby and 4 couples:

27. A hospital wants to identify the parents of a baby. Bases on the DNA fingerprinting, which

couple is most likely the parents of the baby? W X Y Z

28. Place the following in the order that leads to genetic expression?

RNA-amino acid-DNA-protein-genetic expression

29. The only way a mutation can be passed to an individual’s offspring is if the mutation is in the

_______________________.

30. Homologous structures provide evidence of ______________ _______________ because they

have the same basic _____________________.

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Use the following cladogram to answer the question below.

31. The diagram shows a model of species divergence among some primates. If this model

is correct, the least genetic differences would be found in the DNA sequences of which

two

species?

A. Tarsius bancanus and Cebus albifrons B. Macaca sylvanus and Macaca mulatta C. Hylobates lar and Pongo pygmaeus D. Pan troglodytes and Lemur catta

32. Give an example of the following: a. Convergent evolution b. Divergent evolution c. Coevolution d. Gene flow

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The diagram shows a dichotomous key and a picture of a fruit.

33. According to the key, the fruit comes from which species of tree?

A Fraxinus americana

B Fraxinus nigra

C Acer platanoides

D Acer negundo

34. List the taxonomic terms in correct order from general to specific:

35. Which two organisms are least closely related?

Use the information below to answer the following questions:

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36. Based on this information and the data table, which animal is most likely a reptile?

A. Animal 1 B. Animal 2 C. Animal 3 D. Animal 4

37. Based on the information in the data table, which of these animals is most likely an

amphibian?

A. Animal 1 B. Animal 2 C. Animal 3 D. Animal 4

38. Gorillas and lemurs belong to the order of Primates. The smallest organism in this order

is about 85 – 160 millimeters long, while the largest member is stands close to 10 feet

tall. Which of these lists best describes this order?

A. C.

240 families 30 genera 1,568 species

B. D.

30 genera 240 families 1,568 species

39. Define:

a. Phototropism

b. Hydrotropism

240 families 2 genera 1,568 species

30 families 240 genera 1,568 species

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A. B.

C.

40. The projections on the surface of this virus allow the virus to –

41. Which of these illustrates a bacteriophage?

42. A certain viral disease can be transmitted through the air. In each of the groups below,

one person is sick with the disease. In which groups are all the other individuals

exposed to the disease?

a. People working in the same building. b. People riding to work in the same car. c. People working for the same company. d. People riding to work in the same train.

43. What is the difference between a bacteria cell and a virus?

44. In the experiment shown, bubbles of gas are seen to be formed when pondweed photosynthesizes. How may the rate of photosynthesis be increased? a) By adding acid to the water b) By adding more water c) By increasing the light d) By cooling the water

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45. Compared to annual rings of trees that have experienced years of insufficient rainfall,

the annual rings of trees that have experienced a dry period will

a) Be softer. b) Grow at a faster rate. c) Be thinner. d) Photosynthesize at a faster rate.

46. The seed type shown in Figure 24–1 that is generally dispersed by wind is(are) …

a) A. b) B. c) Both A and B. d) Neither A nor B.

47. The diagram shows the reproductive system of a plant. Pollen released from the anther is transferred to the stigma of the same

plant. A pollen tube forms in the style and the pollen travels down

through the tube until it reaches an ovule inside the ovary. The egg is

fertilized by the sperm.

What process was described? _______________________

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48. Which of the following is the correct order for levels of organization from largest to smallest?

I II III IV A. I, II, III, IV C. II, III, I, IV B. III, II, I, IV D. IV, I, II, III

49. Which body systems work together to protect the body from pathogens? A Muscular and vascular B Digestive and excretory C Circulatory and immune D Endocrine and reproductive

50. Animal body systems often coordinate their actions to carry out specific functions for the whole animal. Which of these correctly describes the interaction of two biological systems for a specific purpose in the human body?