St Companion Tutorial Test Questions

1. The rapid mitotic cell divisions of the zygote that forms

the Blastula is termed ____ a. Blastomeres b. Meiosis c.
Mitosis d. Cleavage
2. The act of fusion of gametes to form zygote is called ___
a. Reproduction b. Asexual Reproduction c. Sexual
Reproduction d. Fertilization
3. The inner layer of mitochondria is _ a. Cristae b. Energy c.
Mitochondrial matrix d. Cytoplasm
4. The simplest unit and building block of life is ___ a. Cell b.
Organic molecules c. DNA d. Tissue
5. Cells with true nucleus and cell organelle are called_ a.
Archaea b. Eukaryotic c. Prokaryotic d. Tissues
6. . A prokaryotic cell contains the following except_-------
(a)Plasma membrane (b) Cytoplasm (c) Ribosome (d)
Nucleus (e)DNA
7. Which of the following statement negates the modern
cell theory?
(a) The cells of all living things carry out dissimilar
chemical activities
(b) All cells arise from pre-existing cells
(c) The cell is the structural and functional unit of living
thing
(d) None of the above (e) All of the above
8. The organelle with long and hair -like structure used for
locomotion is_a. Pili b. Capsule c. Flagella d.
Chromosomes
9. Which of the following contains its own DNA and
ribosomes? (a) Lysosome (b) Vacuole (c) Mitochondrion
(d) Golgi apparatus (e) Peroxisome
10. A single cell organism that lacks a membrane bound
nucleus and mitochondria is known as a. Eukaryote b.
Bacteria c. Animacules d. Protists
11. People with celiac disease are affected by a protein called
_ a. Glutamine b. Gluten c. Glutathione d. Glutamate
12. The DNA in prokaryotic cells is found in the _ a. Nucleus
b. Nucleoplasm c. Nucleiod d. Nucleolus
13. If you cross breed a tall variety (Tt) of maize with a short
variety (tt) the ratio to short to tall
plant in the offspring will be (a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 1:1 (d)
1:3 (e) 3:1
14. What is the genetic ratio of a cross between 9
homozygous tall plant and homozygous dwarf plant?
(a) 0 tall: 4 short (b) 2 short: 2 tall (c) 3 tall : 1 short (d) 4
tall: 0 short
15. If genotype AABB is test crossed, what would be the
result? (a) Trait A and B does not breed
through (b) Trait A breed through trait B does not (c) Trait
A and B breed through (d) Trait A does
not breed through
16. The information containing elements that determine the
characteristics of species is known ______as (a)
Chromosome (b )Cell (c) DNA (d) FAD
17. Which of these is not a type of DNA nucleotide? (a)
Adenine (b) Thyamine (c) Uracil (d) Guanine (e) Cytosine
18. The food plant make is called ___ (a) Starch (b)
Carbohydrate (c) Oil (d) Glucose (d) Vitamin
19. Another name for gastrocoel is ___ a. Blastoceol b.
Trophoblast c. Archenteron d. Endoderm
20. The first organ system to develop is ___ a. Nervous
system b. Reproductive system c. Circulatory system d.
Digestive system
21. When growth occur at different rate it is called ___ a.
Isometric b. Anabolic c. Allometric d. Catabolic
22. Ectodermal cells flatten to form the ___ a. Neural groove
b. Neural folds c. Neural tube d. Neural plate
23. ___ cleavage occur in cell with little or no yolk a.
Meroblastic b. Holoblastic c. Radial d. Homolecithal
24. Example of organisms with Telolecithal eggs is ___ a.
Insect b. Reptiles c. Mammals d. Amphibians
25. Which of the following organisms was extensively used in
genetics research a. Humans b. Pea plants c. Drosophila
Melanogaster d. Bacteria
26. Which of the following is the main source of genetic
variation a. Gene flow b. DNA mutation c. Natural
selection d. Sexual reproduction
27. An alternative form of gene is called a. DNA b.
Chromosome c. Allele d. Traits
28. The Blastula cavity is called ___ a. Inner cell mass b.
Blastocoel c. Archenteron d. Trophoblast
29. _____ is the result of gene migration (a) DNA
mutation(b)Sexual reproduction (c) DNA flow (d) Gene
flow
30. The simplest amino acid is __ a. Glycine b. Gluycogen c.
Protein d. DNA
31. The combination of DNA and protein is ___ a. Histone b.
Nucleus c. Chromosome d. Cytoplasm
32. Blastula cells are called __ a. Blastocyst b. Blastocells c.
Blastoderm d. Blastomeres
33. Allele that has more than one effect on phenotype is said
to be ___ a. Pleiotropic b. Polygenic c.Linkage d.
Recombination
34. Carbohydrates are supplied in these forms except __ a.
Starch b. Cellulose c. Enzymes d. Sugar
35. Photosynthesis is a __ reaction a. Exergonic b.
Endothermic c. Endergonic d. Dehydration
36. ATP molecules are synthesized by the ___ a. Nucleus b.
Mitochondria c. Cytoplasm d. Golgi body
37. Which of the following produces and modifies
polysaccharides that will be secreted a. Mitochondria b.
Peroxisomes c. Golgi apparatus d. Lysosome
38. Which of the following contains hydrolytic enzymes a.
Lysosome b. Peroxisome c. Cytoplasm d. Nucleus
39. What is the function of peptidoglycan cell wall in
prokaryotic cells? a. Energy production b. Genetic
material storage c. Protection d. Protein synthesis
40. How many chromosomes do organisms typically inherit
from their parents? a. 23 b. 32 c. 64 d. 46
41. What type of reproduction involves the fusion of 2
haploid gametes? a. Asexual b. Sexual c. Nuclear d.
Parthenogenesis
42. One of these scientists did not contribute to the cell
theory a. Matthias Schleiden b. Robert Cook c. Theodor
Schwann d. Rudolf Virchow
43. The following are quantitative variations except a. Height
b. Blood group c. Complexion d. Weight
44. The Dutch scientist Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek
collectively called the movements of what he observed _
a. Animals b. Animacules c. Animation d. Animaculus

45. Which of the following variations are significantly

affected by the environment a. Qualitative b. Genetic c.
Quantitative d. Discontinuous
46. A gene pair in which the maternal and paternal genes are
different refers to the a. Homozygous b. Heterogeneous
c. Homogeneous d. Heterozygous
47. The principle of Mendel’s first law is_____ a. Principle of
independent assortment b. Principle of dominance c.
Principle of segregation d. Principle of Genetics
48. The specific location an allele occupy on the chromosome
is known as____ a. Loci b. Locust c. Location d. Place
49. The first person to formulate the principle of heredity
was_____ a. Robert Hooke b. Gregor Mendel c. Robert
Mendel d. Gregor Robert
50. The basic unit of heredity is ___ a. Gene b. Allele c.
Genotype d. DNA
51. I Allele is one gene in a pair
II A trait is a physical characteristic or attribute
III All copies of gene are identical
IV All genes come in pair
The following statements are correct except a. I,II,III b III
only c. I,III d I only
52. ____is one that is only expressed in the presence of
identical allele a. Dominant gene b. Identical gene c.
Recessive gene d. Heterozygous gene
53. Which of the following is unique to plant cells? a.
Centrosome b. Chloroplast c. Lysosome d. Nucleus
54. Skin and epithelial line of the mouth and rectum are
derivatives of __ a. Endoderm b. Mesoderm c. Ectoderm
d. Endoderm and Mesoderm
55. Adrenal cortex and excretory system are derivatives of __
a. Endoderm b. Mesoderm c. Ectoderm d. Endoderm and
Mesoderm
56. The protein that is associated with chromatin is called? a.
Renin b. Histamine c. Histone d. Glycine
57. The exchange of genetic material in bacteria cell wall is
achieved by a. Fimbriae b. Pili c. Flagella d. Capsule
58. The process by which ribosomes receive orders for
protein synthesis from the nucleus to make messenger
RNA from DNA is called a. Transduction b. Translation c.
Transcription c. Duplication
59. The messenger RNA sequence is read in __ a. anticondons
b. condons c. series d. chains
60. During Transcription the DNA sequence is read by an
enzyme called a. DNA polymerase b. DNA catalase c. RNA
polymerase d. RNA catalase
Answers
1. D
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. C
14. D
15. C
16. C
17. C
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. B
24. B
25. C
26. D
27. C
28. B
29. D
30. A
31. C
32. D
33. A
34. C
35. C
36. B
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. D
41. B
42. B
43. B
44. B
45. C
46. D
47. C
48. A
49. B
50. A
51. B
52. C
53. B
54. C
55. B
56. C
57. B
58. B
59. B
60. C