PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
“Our community’s learning college.” + “Student Success: Our Top Priority.”
The School of Science and Math
BIOLOGY 16 WEDNESDAY
DR. JOE W. CONNER
FORM IF STUDENT ID ENDS IN: 0-3
NAME: ________________ [Print] QUIZ 4: ___/10 DATE DUE: February 19, 2014 at start of LEC
PLEASE carefully read and answer only 10 questions of this take home quiz.
1. All of the following are characteristics of living things except one:
A. They grow.
B. They all produce diseases. C. They all reproduce.
D. They all metabolize.
E. They all react to the external environment in some way.
2 Unlike animal cells, plant cells have which of these?
A) Flagella B) A nucleus
C) Mitochondria
D) A cell wall
3. The biochemical function of enzymes is to:
A. Provide structure. B. Store energy. C. Hold genetic information. D. Speed up chemical reactions
4. All marine photosynthetic autotrophs/algae are green because chlorophyll is this color.
A) True
B) False
5 A biologist suspects that a polychaete worm uses active transport to remove a pollutant from its
tissues: A greater concentration of the pollutant in the sediment outside the worm than inside of it.
A) True B) False
6. All autotrophs have no need of respiration since they obtain their energy from nonliving sources.
A) True
B) False
7. Which of these molecules stores and transmits genetic information?
A. Amino acids B. Carbohydrates C. Proteins D. Lipids E. Nucleic acids
8 A sea anemone reproduces by fission. This form of asexual reproduction produces genetic: ____
A) Daughter cells. B) Gametes. C) Haploid cells. D) Clones.
9. Some prokaryotes and eukaryotic sperm cells have protein filaments that allow mobility called:
A. Cillia. B. Chloroplasts. C. Golgi appratus. D. Flagellum.
10. During the process of cellular respiration:
A. Solar energy trapped in photosynthesis is released. B. Carbon dioxide and water form sugars.
C. Solar energy is transformed into chemical energy.
D. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are produced.
E. Sunlight is used to create energy.
11. Primary production results in _______________________________________________.
12 Explain why salinity is important to marine biology or your best friend. {Use a brief sentence or so
to answer this question.}
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PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
“Our community’s learning college.” + “Student Success: Our Top Priority.”
The School of Science and Math
BIOLOGY 16 WEDNESDAY
DR. JOE W. CONNER
FORM IF STUDENT ID ENDS IN: 4-6
NAME: ________________ [Print] QUIZ 4: ___/10 DATE DUE: February 19, 2014 at start of LEC
PLEASE carefully read and answer only 10 questions of this take home quiz.
1. Cellular respiration occurs in the:
A. Mitochindria. B. Endoplasmic reticulum. C. Golgi complex. D. Nucleus. E. Centrioles.
2. The genetic or inherited information of an organism is contained in its molecules of adenosine
triphosphate (ATP).
A) True
B) False
3. Prokaryotes:
A. Are more organized and complex than eukaryotes
B. Include the bacteria.
C. Have many organelles in their cells. D. All carry out photosynthesis. E. None.
4. Small marine organisms can rely only on diffusion for exchange of materials with the environment
because of their low surface/volume ration. A) True B) False
5. Which of the following organic molecules stores energy, provides insulation, and assists in
buoyancy?
A. Proteins B. Carbohydrates C. Lipids D. Nucleic acids E. Amino acids
6. A group of organisms living together on a rocky beach is an example of a(an):
A. Population. B. Community. C. Individual. D. Ecosystem. E. Colony of individuals.
7. Marine organisms whose internal salt concentration varies with that of their environment are
examples of:
A. Osmoregulators.
B. Fresh-water organisms. C. Ion-concentrators.
D. Osmoconformers. E. Urea-concentrators.
8. Primary production is the net gain in organic matter remaining after autotrophs have been consumed
by heterotrophs. A) True
B) False
9. Male gametes (sperm) and female gametes (eggs):
A. Both contain a diploid (2n) number of chromosomes. B. Are produced by mitosis only.
C. Fuse during fertilization to form a zygote. D. Are typically the largest cells in an organism. E. All.
10. Which of the following statements regarding bacteria is NOT true?
A. Bacteria are prokaryotic B. Bacteria are eukaryotic C. Bacteria lack a nucleus
D. Bacteria can be photosynthetic E. Bacteria have cell walls
11. Ask a question about a prokaryotic in the China Sea. [Omit the answer.]
12. Which of the following is not true of a cell?
A. It is the basic structural unit of life.
B. Mitochondria are found in both plant and animal cells.
C. The cell membrane allows all substances to pass in and out of the cell freely.
D. All organisms are made of one or more cells. E. NONE.
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PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
“Our community’s learning college.” + “Student Success: Our Top Priority.”
The School of Science and Math
BIOLOGY 16 WEDNESDAY
DR. JOE W. CONNER
FORM IF STUDENT ID ENDS IN: 7-9
NAME: ________________ [Print] QUIZ 4: ___/10 DATE DUE: February 19, 2014 at start of LEC
PLEASE carefully read and answer only 10 questions of this take home quiz.
1. Mitochondria and chloroplasts are organelles in eukaryotes that have properties of prokaryotes,
suggesting an ancient symbiotic origin. A) True
B) False
2. A fish with an internal salinity of 14 parts per thousand tends to gain water from the marine
environment by osmosis. A) True B) False
3 Which of these factors has the greatest effect on diffusion rates which results in a net movement of a
substance from an area of high to an area of low concentration?
A) molecular size B) magnetic polarity C) isotopic content D) heat capacity
4 Small marine organisms can rely only on diffusion for exchange of materials with the environment
because of their low surface/volume ration. A) True B) False
5. Which of the following is NOT true regarding photosynthesis?
A. Atmospheric oxygen is a result of this process
B. Water is a raw material for this process
C. ATP is made directly by this process
D. Carbon dioxide is a raw material for this process
E. Carbohydrates are made directly by this process
6. A fish with an internal salinity of 14 parts per thousand tends to gain water from the marine
environment by osmosis. A) True B) False
7. Which of these occurs in sexual, but not asexual, reproduction?
A) Buds can break off. B) Meiosis occurs. C) Cell division occurs. D) Clones.
8. The term "endotherms" is applied to those organisms:
A. Commonly known as "warm blooded". B. Their internal temperature varies with the environment.
C. That retain some of its metabolic heat. D. Commonly known as "heat-producers". E. None.
9. Sexual reproduction usually requires a halving in the number of chromosomes by a process called.
A) Mitosis
B) Meiosis C) Photosynthesis D) Cellular respiration
10 Sperm and eggs generally have a haploid number of chromosomes. A) True B) False
11. Why is active transport important to the fish in an aquarium?
12. Diffuse requires or does not require ATP? [Which?] ______________________
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