SBI4U Final Exam

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question: Which of the following is he essential characteristic of a polar
molecule?
contains double or triple bonds
is formed at extremely low temperatures
contains ions as part of the structure
has an assymmetrical distribution of electrical charge

Question: In living organisms, buffers do which of the following?
prevent charged particles from entering cells
neutralize the effects of enzymes
maintain pH levels within a narrow range, allowing the
enzymes to function
allow the pH of cells to change without affecting the action
of the enzymes

Question: What name is given to compounds in which a carbon atom only
bonds to hydrogen and other carbon atoms?
fatty acids
nucleic acids
carbohydrates
hydrocarbons

Question: In humans, the function of glycogen is to:
keep glucose available
store glucose in plants
synthesize proteins
increase osmotic pressure in cells
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Question: The hydrolysis (breakdown) of a dipeptide results in the

production of which of the following?
a sugar and an amino acid
two sugars
two amino acids
an amino acid and an alcohol

Question: The production, or synthesis, of proteins, fats and
carbohydrates involves the:
production of ATP
addition of water
removal of water
removal of nitrogen

Question: Which of the following scientists was associated with forming
the Theory of Evolution of Acquired Characteristics?
Charles Darwin
Charles Lyell
Georges Cuvier
Jean Baptiste Lamarck

Question: The wing of a bird and bat would be an example of:
an analogous trait
a homologous trait
divergent evolution
sexual selection

Question: The term genetic drift is defined as which of the following?
any change in gene or allele frequencies in a population
any random change in gene or allele frequencies in a small
population
the establishment of a population in a new region
the movement of alleles from one population to another

Question: The major weakness in Lamarck's explanation of evolution is
the fact that:
he knew nothing of genetic theory
mutations were not part of his explanation
acquired characteristics cannot be passed on
organisms cannot develop certain structures through use

Question: Which of the following is the best example of a closed
population?
a herd of beef cattle wandering in unfenced Alberta
a school of fish in Lake Ontario
a herd of pigs living on a remote island in the Caribbean
a flock of geese in a large field

Question: In an ideal mark-recapture study, the following assumption
would be true:
some animals die
some animals move into the study area
some animals are more likely to be captured
marked and unmarked animals are captured at random

Question: In stabilizing selection:
the average trait is favoured at the expense of the extreme,
i.e. sicle-cell anemia
the extreme of one trait is favoured, so there is a shift of
the average
all of the above
none of the above

Question: When does stable population size occur?
when deaths and emigration exceed births and immigration
when there is no emigratoin or immigration

when there are no births or deaths
when births and immigration are equal to deaths and
emigration

Question: An individual with a small ecological footprint would:
have high resource consumption
eat large amounts of imported food
use solar-powered technologies
build a home on fertile agricultural land
Question: Which of the following is a density - dependent factor that limits

population growth?
a tornado destroying a forest
a disease passing through a population of Blue Jays
Snowy Owls hunting for field mice
local owls competing with owls further north

Question: The most accurate method of determining the size of a group
of stationary organisms is which of the following?
quadrant sampling
mark-recapture sampling
technological tracking
counting nests

Question: High population density causes stress:
by increasing competition for mates
by increasing comletition for food and water
by reducing the available nesting sites
all of the above

Question: Increasing the human population has impacted the
environment by:
increasing desertification
destroying rainforest habitat
increasing emissions in our atmosphere
all of the above

Question: Increased human life expectancies have been linked to:
lower GNP
decreased infant vaccination programs
greater wealth
migration

Question: Two examples of biremediation are:
microbes that eat oil and trees that can live in
contaminated soil
microbes that eat oil and owls that hunt "head-first"
fruitflies that metabolize DDT and owls that hunt "head-
first"
malaria and AIDS

Question: Currently, the world's population of humans can be said to be
in:
lag phase
stationary phase
log phase
dynamic equilibrium

Question: An orchard contains 20 apple trees in an area of 2.0 ha.
Determine the density of the tree population.
20 trees/ha
40 trees/ha
10 trees/ha
4.0 trees/ha

Question: The maximum number of organisms that can be sustained by
available resources over a given period of time is known as
which of the following?
ecological load
carrying capacity
doubling time
maximum population

Question: Water moves out of the nephron to be reabsorbed because:
the concentration of salts is higher inside the nephron
the concentration of salts is lower inside the nephron
the concentration of protein is higher inside the nephron
water never leaves the nephron

Question: When are super antibody producing cells formed?
when macrophages engulf foreign invaders
when T-cells identify the invader and release lymphokine
when B-cells identify the invader and release lymphokine
none of the above

Question: Which of the following is true about steroid hormones?
they enter the cell and cause protein synthesis
they cannot cross the cell membrane; instead they form

comlplex with a receptor molecule in the membrane
they reproduce messengers
none of the above

Question: What is the primary function of the myelin sheath?
to supply nutrients to the axon
to carry wastes from the axon
to increase the speed at which nerve impulses travel
to pump sodium ions across the synapse

Question: The "all or nothing" response refers to :
changing membrane potentials that depend on ion flow
a stimulus threshold value is needed to start an impulse
the signal strength increases as strength of the stimulus
increases
membrane permeability changes during the impulse

Question: Neurotransmitters do not include:
dopamine
serotonin
adrenaline
valium

Question: The part of the brain exhibiting the most convolutions is:
the pons
the corpus callosum
the cerebellum
the medulla oblongata

Question: Which of the following is the cellular component responsible for
antibody production?
B cell
T cell
macrophage
phagocyte

Question: When an action potential travels along an axon:
the resulting potemtial begins as a positive charge inside

the membrane
sodium rushes into the axon
potassium rushes into the membrane
sodium and potassium both leak out of the membrane

Question: Which part of your immune system is responsible for
recognizing invading pathogens?
B cell
killer T cell
macrophages
helper T cell

Question: The autonomic division of the nervous system:
is involved in conscious thought
is involved in learning
controls unconscious life-sustaining activities
controls voluntary muscles

Question: In agarose gel electrophoresis, how do large pieces of DNA
move relative to asmall pieces of DNA?
faster, because they have more charge
slower, because they get caught in the gel matrix
faster, because they condense more
slower, because they have less charge

Question: The restriction enzyme Bam HI was purified from which of the
following?
E. coli bacteria
flu virus
Haemophilis bacteria
Bacillus bacteria

Question: A DNA molecule contains:
- a 2 or 3 ring cyclic nitrogen-containing part
- a single ring containing five carbons
- a part which contains four oxygen atoms surrounding a
central atom.
In order, 1, 2, and 3 are:
a sugar, a base, a phosphate group

a phosphate group, a sugar, a base
a phosphate group, a base, a sugar
a base, a sugar, a phosphate group

Question: DNA polymerase III:
catalyses the linkage of a new neucleotide to a growing
chain
builds the complementary strands
acts to reproduce mRNA
reverse transcription
Question 40 Matching (6 points)

Question: Match the terms with their descriptions.
Match Question Items Answer Items

- 1. biotic factors A. use for mark-
recapture studies
- 2. abiotic factors B. place where an
3. habitat organism lives
-
C. native to the area
- 4.
D. weather, for
radiotransmitters
example
- 5. indigenous
E. a sampling frame
- 6. quadrat F. predators or
disease, for examples
Question 41 Short Answer / Essay (3 points)

Question: State the appropriate subunits and functions of the following
molecules:
a) Cellulose
b) Protein
c) Nucleic acid
Question 42 Fill in the Blank (2 points)

Question: The closely packed colonies of seabirds like gulls and penguins
are examples of ______________ dispersion. The wind
scatters dandelion seeds over a golf course resulting in a
________________ dispersion pattern.

Question: Explain how a giraffe could evolve an extremely large neck
through the process of Natural Selection.

Question: The long neck evolution of the giraffe would be classified as
which type of selection? Be specific.

Question: Explain how the following can lead to evolution of a new
species.
a) mutations
b) bottleneck effect

Question: The ecological density of both Australia and Algeria differs from
the crude population density. Explain the major factor.

Question: Using the mark-recapture method, wildlife researchers surveyed
an area of wetlands where 30 loons were captured in traps,
marked with permanent metal bands and then released. Two
weeks later 125 loons were captured. Of the loons captured 12
were marked. Estimate the total loon population in the survay
area.

Question: When would a "J-shaped" (exponential) population growth curve
turn into an "S-shpaed" (logistic) population growth curve?
Which curve would you expect for bacteria growth overnight in
the lab setting?

Question: What is an autoimmune disease?

Question: Describe and give an example of each.
a) active immunity
b) passive immunity
Question 51 Fill in the Blank (2 points)

Question: In the disease cycle of the Bubonic plague, rats are the
____________ and fleas are the ____________.

Question: Match the waste product to the organism.

- 1. Ammonia A. plants
B. amphibians and
- 2. Urea mammals
- 3. Uric acid C. birds, reptiles and
insects
- 4. oxygen
D. fish

Question: Explain why a person will scream, but not feel the pain unitl after
an arm or hand has been pulled away from a hot object.

Question: Explain how insulin and glucagon have complementary actions
or roles in the body.

Question: Match the best description with the appropriate hormone.

1. anit-diuretic A. cause blood
- vessels to constrict
hormone (ADH)
- 2. glucagon B. hypothalamus
signals "thirsty"
- 3. growth hormone C. non-targeted
or somatotropin hormone
- 4. insulin D. releases after
5. angiotensin eating
-
E. releases after
fasting

Question: Transcribe the following DNA sequence into the corresponding
strand of mRNA.
3'-CATACGCCGCATATACTCTTA-5'

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Name: SBI 4U - Final EXAM

Question 1 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 2 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 3 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 4 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 5 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question: The hydrolysis (breakdown) of a dipeptide results in the

Question 6 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 7 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 8 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 9 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 10 Multiple Choice (2 points)

organisms cannot develop certain structures through use

Question 11 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 12 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 13 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 14 Multiple Choice (2 points)

when there is no emigratoin or immigration

Question 15 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 16 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question: Which of the following is a density - dependent factor that limits

Question 17 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 18 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 19 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 20 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 21 Multiple Choice (2 points)

malaria and AIDS

Question 22 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 23 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 24 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 25 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 26 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 27 Multiple Choice (2 points)

they cannot cross the cell membrane; instead they form

Question 28 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 29 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 30 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 31 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 32 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 33 Multiple Choice (2 points)

the resulting potemtial begins as a positive charge inside

Question 34 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 35 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 36 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 37 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 38 Multiple Choice (2 points)

In order, 1, 2, and 3 are:

a sugar, a base, a phosphate group

Question 39 Multiple Choice (2 points)

Question 40 Matching (6 points)

Match Question Items Answer Items

Question 41 Short Answer / Essay (3 points)

Question 42 Fill in the Blank (2 points)

Question 43 Short Answer / Essay (4 points)

Question 44 Short Answer / Essay (1 points)

Question 45 Short Answer / Essay (4 points)

Question 46 Short Answer / Essay (5 points)

Question 47 Short Answer / Essay (4 points)

Question 48 Short Answer / Essay (3 points)

Question 49 Short Answer / Essay (3 points)

Question 50 Short Answer / Essay (4 points)

Question 51 Fill in the Blank (2 points)