Online Biology PLC Common Formative Quizzes
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Below is a list of the quizzes and the concepts assessed on each quiz.
Biology Experimentation Quiz :
1) Control and Experimental Groups: 25%
independent, dependent, controlled (standardizing) variables, control groups
2) Analyze Data: 25%
reading graphs, forming a conclusion, analyzing data tables
3) Lab Equipment: 25%
SI metric system, microscopes, glassware, meter sticks, thermometers, scales, hot plates,
scalpel
4) Experimental Errors: 25%
how to reduce errors, causes of unavoidable errors
Biology Introduction Quiz :
1) Scientific Method: 20%
what is a hypothesis, steps of the scientific method, observations, how the scientific
method works
2) Hypothesis vs. Theory: 20%
identifying a hypothesis, identifying theories, understanding how theories work,
limitations of theories and laws
3) Model: 20%
what is a model, what are models used for, limitations of models
4) Characteristics of Life: 20%
evolution, made of cells, reproduction, heredity, metabolism, homeostasis, respond to
stimuli (interdependence)
5) Lab Safety: 20%
lab procedures, goggles, hot plates, glassware safety, fire safety, dissections
Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz :
1) Prefixes: 50%
Latin and Greek prefixes, numbers
2) Suffixes: 50%
Latin and Greek suffixes, root words, carbohydrates (ose), enzymes (ase)
Cell Energy Quiz :
1) Photosynthesis: 20%
photosynthesis equation, products, reactants, light reaction, dark reaction, chlorophyll
2) Aerobic Respiration: 20%
cellular respiration equation, products, reactants, C6H12O6
3) Anaerobic Respiration: 10%
fermentation, plants = alcohol, animals = lactic acid
4) ATP: 10%
autotrophs / heterotrophs, atp/adp cycle, purpose of atp
5) Mitochondria: 20%
identify in a diagram, performs cellular respiration
6) Chloroplast: 20%
identify in a diagram, performs photosynthesis
Cell Membrane Quiz :
1) Membrane Structure: 20%
lipid bilayer structure, phospholipid structure, polar / nonpolar region, fluid mosaic model
2) Osmosis and Diffusion: 20%
diffusion, osmosis, concentration gradients
3) Facilitated Diffusion: 20%
facilitated diffusion, transport proteins, concentration gradients
4) Active Transport: 20%
pumps, endocytosis, exocytosis, concentration gradients
5) Membrane Regulation: 20%
interaction with its external environment, semi-permeable membrane, what does the
membrane regulate
Cell Organelle Quiz :
1) Ribosomes: 25%
bounded vs. free, synthesize proteins, identify in a diagram
2) Endoplasmic Reticulum: 25%
rough vs. smooth, steps of protein secretion, identify in a diagram
3) Golgi Body: 25%
also called apparatus, vesicles, packages and distributes proteins, modifies proteins,
identify in a diagram
4) Nucleus: 25%
DNA / chromosomes, identify in a diagram
Cell Types Quiz :
1) Cell Basics: 20%
cell theory, organelles, list membrane-bound organelles
2) Comparing Cells to Viruses: 20%
parts of a virus, virus reproduction basics, is it alive
3) Comparing Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes: 20%
has membrane-bound organelle, nucleus, DNA/chromosomes location, parts of a
eukaryotic cell, parts of a prokaryotic cell, identify each in a diagram
4) Comparing Plant and Animal Cells: 20%
Venn diagrams, chloroplast, central vacuole, cell wall, identify each in a diagram
5) Cell Specialization: 20%
cell differentiation, stem cell, DNA is the same in all body cells
Chromosomes Quiz :
1) Chromosome Structure: 20%
DNA and proteins, coiling, chromatids, forming a chromosome, when formed
2) Homologous Chromosomes: 20%
how are they similar, why they exist,
3) Sex Chromosomes: 20%
X and Y, autosomes, probabilities of male/female
4) Chromosome Number: 20%
diploid vs. haploid, 2n vs. n, gamete vs. somatic
5) Reproductive Cells: 20%
somatic vs gamete, egg vs sperm
DNA Quiz :
1) DNA structure: 20%
nucleic acids, nucleotides, double helix, phosphate sugar backbone, parts of a nucleotide
2) DNA and Genes: 20%
nitrogen base sequences, what is a gene
3) Complimentary Base Pairing: 20%
ATCG, percentages of bases
4) DNA Replication: 20%
semi-conservative replication, identify in a diagram, bidirectional replication, leading vs.
lagging strand
5) Replication Enzymes: 20%
helicase, polymerase, ligase, what do they do
Ecology Principles Quiz :
1) Biodiversity: 25%
biomes and biodiversity, biodiversity and ecosystem stability, what is biodiversity
2) Ecosystem Stability: 25%
factors that contribute to stable ecosystems, decomposers, examples of decomposers,
what is a producer
3) Biogeochemical Cycles: 25%
water, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, identify each in a diagram
4) Energy in the Ecosystem: 25%
food chain, food web, energy pyramid, trophic levels
Ecosystem Interactions Quiz :
1) Population Ecology: 40%
rates of growth, population models, carrying capacity, identify growth vs. decline using
charts
2) Human Impact on Ecology: 40%
questions - human impact on the environment, acid rain, hole in the ozone layer, nonnative species, habitat destruction, global warming
3) Ecological Succession: 20%
identify succession in a diagram, place in order, using plants as indicators
Enzymes Quiz :
1) Enzyme Structure: 25%
what is an enzyme, active site, shape, enzymes being specific to their substrate
2) Activation Energy: 25%
identify using graphs, speed up chemical reactions, reduce activation energy
3) Enzyme Reaction: 25%
catalyst, substrate, products, lock and key model
4) Factors that Affect Enzyme Activity: 25%
pH, temperature, ionic conditions, substrate concentration
Evolution of Populations Quiz :
1) Evolution of Populations: 20%
what is a population, changes in a population over time
2) Gene Pools: 20%
fitness, lethal genes, allele frequency, genetic equilibrium, mutations and gene pools
3) Isolation: 20%
reproductive isolation (temporal, geographic, behavioral), causes of speciation
4) Species Diversity: 20%
increases chance of survival
5) Genetic Drift: 20%
how it works, founder effect, bottleneck effect, gene flow
Evolution Theory Quiz :
1) Natural Selection 20%
Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection, survival of the fittest
2) Natural Selection and Phenotypes 20%
natural selection acts on phenotypes
3) Fossils and Macroevolution 20%
diagrams, fossil evidence, common ancestry
4) Examples of Genetic Variation 20%
identify examples of variation using pictures, benefits of genetic variation
5) Evidence of Evolution 20%
biochemistry, DNA, embryology, homologous structures, vestigial structures, analogous
structures, common ancestry
Genetics Advanced Quiz :
1) Incomplete Dominance: 20%
Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes
2) Codominance: 20%
blood types, Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes
3) Sex-linked Traits: 20%
Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes
4) Pedigrees: 10%
autosomal pedigrees, sex-linked pedigrees, genotypes and phenotypes
5) Dihybrid Cross: 10%
Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes, generations
6) Laws of Genetics: 20%
Mendel's law of dominance, law of independent assortment, law of dominance
Genetics Quiz :
1) Genetics Vocab: 20%
homozygous and heterozygous, dominant and recessive, genotype and phenotype, gene,
allele, genetics, cross, offspring
2) Punnett Squares: 40%
monohybrid crosses, genotypes, phenotypes, dihybrid
3) Genetic Probabilities: 40%
calculating %, ratios, approximate numbers
Immune System Quiz :
1) Nonspecific Defenses: 20%
skin, saliva, sweat, oil, tears, cilia, mucus, how pathogens enter the body, temperature,
inflammation
2) Specific Defenses: 20%
antibodies,(B, T, Macrophage) white blood cells, memory cells
3) Disease Prevention: 20%
vaccines, antibiotics, antivirals, active immunity, passive immunity
4) Pathogens: 20%
viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists, antigens
5) HIV and AIDS: 20%
compromised immune system, HIV virus vs. AIDS, white blood cell count
Macromolecule Quiz :
1) Matching Monomers and Polymers: 20%
2) Carbohydrates: 20%
3) Lipids: 20%
4) Nucleic Acids: 20%
5) Proteins: 20%
Meiosis Quiz :
1) Meiosis: 20%
reduction division, type of reproductive cells, reproductive organs, oogensis and
spermatogenesis, haploid / diploid
2) Fertilization: 20%
zygote, chromosome numbers
3) Karyotypes: 10%
analyzing karyotypes, nondisjunction, Down syndrome, gender
4) Sources of Genetic Diversity: 20%
random fertilization, crossing over, mutations, independent assortment, genetic
recombination
5) Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction: 10%
facts about each, number of chromosomes for daughter cells
6) Crossing Over: 20%
crossing over, prophase 1, gene recombination
Protein Synthesis Quiz :
1) RNA: 20%
bases, ribose sugar, single stranded, mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
2) Transcription: 20%
nucleus, base-pairing, mRNA
3) Translation: 20%
ribosome, amino acid charts, polypeptides.
4) Mutations: 20%
point mutations, frame shift
5) Central Dogma: 20%
identify molecules and processes in a diagram, steps of central dogma