Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CARAGA Administrative Region
Division of Surigao del Norte

CLAVER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Claver, Surigao del Norte
GENERAL BIOLOGY II

NAME:_________________________________________________Date___________________________
SECTION:_______________________________________________Score_________________________

Multiple Choices.
Direction: Select and ENCIRCLE the letter of your choice.
1. The father of genetics.
A. George Beadle B.Gregor Mendel C. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck D. George Church
2. What is a gene?
A. unit of DNA
B.A thread -like structure
C. The genetic composition of an individual
D. The production of offspring with combinations of traits differing from either parent
3. The observable characteristics of an organism are called its ___________.
A. Phenotype B. Dominance C. Genotype D. Genes
4. An alternative form of a single gene is known as a(n):
A. Parental C. Allele
B. Dominant D. Genotype
5. A diagram used to track the presence or absence of a given trait (phenotype) through two or more generations of
a family.
A.Punnet Square C. Schematic Chart
B. Pedigree Chart D. Cladogram Chart
6. The individual in the pedigree that led to the construction of the pedigree.
A) Proband C Zygosity
B) Offspring D. Heterozygotes
7. A trait whose alleles that control it are found in the body chromosomes/ non-sex chromosomes.
A. Autosomal C.Phenotype
B. Genotype D. Phenocopy
8. For every trait governed by a pair of alleles, these alleles segregate or separate during gamete formation in
meiosis.
A. Law of Segregation C. Law of Codominance
B. Law of Dominance D. Law of Independent Assortment
9. What type of allele will be expressed if both dominant and recessive alleles are present for a given trait?
A. Autosomal C. Dominant
B. Somatic D.Recessive
10. A gene located on either sex chromosome.
A. Linked Gene C. Genetic Linkage
B. Crossing Over D. Sex Linked Gene
11. Genes located on the same chromosome that tend to be inherited together are called______.
A. Linked Gene C. Genetic Linkage
B. Crossing Over D. Sex Linked Gene
12. Which of the following would contain genetic material that is 100% identical?
A. Sister chromatids C. Non-sister chromatids
B. X and Y chromosomes D.Homologous chromosomes
13. Both DNA and RNA:
A. Are single stranded
B.Contain phosphate groups
C. Have the same five carbon sugars
D. Contain the same four nitrogenous bases
14. Which of the following nucleotide base sequences complements the section of DNA modeled : 3’ AATCGC 5’?
A. 5’ UTCGGA 3’ C. 5’ GCGATT 3’
B. 5’ TTAGCG 3’ D. 5’ TTUCGC 3’
15. All of the following are found in a DNA molecule except________.
A. Nitrogen C. Deoxyribose
B).Phosphate D. Carbon dioxide
16. In all plant and animal cells, the nucleus contains long molecules of DNA. Which of the following best describe
the function of DNA?
A. DNA carries materials into and out of the nucleus.
B. DNA provides the shape and structure of the nucleus.
C.DNA packages materials for transport through the nucleus.
D. DNA contains the blueprint for producing the whole organism.
17. Golden rice is a genetically modified crop plant where the incorporated genes are possible solution of_______
deficiency.
A. Vitamin A C. Vitamin B
B. Vitamin C D. Beta - carotene
18. One of the first mammals engineered successfully for the purpose of pharming.
A) Dolly C) Tracy
B) Rosie D) Pomata
19. It is the era where diversification and dominance by reptiles - often called as the Age of Reptiles.
A) Archaean C)Mesozoic
B) Cenozoic D) Paleozoic
20. The era where many primate groups including apes originated - often called as the Age of Mammals.
A) Archaean C) Mesozoic
B) Cenozoic D) Paleozoic
21. Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry.
A) Adaptive radiation C) Vestigial structures
B) Analogous structures D) Homologous structures
22. Structure that evolution has reduced in size because it is no longer utilized; examples include the human tailbone
and appendix.
A) Adaptive radiation C) Vestigial structures
B) Analogous structures D)Homologous structures
23. Structure that is similar in unrelated organisms because it evolved to have the same function, not because it was
inherited from a common ancestor.
A) Adaptive radiation C)Vestigial structures
B) Analogous structures D)Homologous structures
24. A French- Naturalist who coined the First Theory of Evolution.
A) George Beadle C) Gregor Mendel
B) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck D) George Church
25. The field of biology dealing with diversity and evolutionary history of life.
A) Ecology C) Evolution
B) Genetics D) Systematics
26. To explore the evolution of life and describe the relationships between organisms, both living and extinct, as
described in a famous passage in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species.
A)Tree of Life C) Natural Selection
B) Speciation D) Character Table
27. The scientific discipline concerned with naming organisms is called___________.
A) Taxonomy C) Binomial nomenclature
B) Cladistics D) Systematics
28. The correct sequence, from the most to the least comprehensive, of the taxonomic levels listed here is____.

A) Family, phylum, class, kingdom, order, species, and genus.

B) Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
C) Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, and species.
D) Phylum, kingdom, order, class, species, family, and genus.

29. A common ancestor for both species C and E could be at position number
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
30. The two extant species that are most closely related to each other are
A and B. C) C and D.
B) B and C. D) D and E.
31. . There are those who claim that the theory of evolution cannot be true because the apes, which are supposed to
be closely related to humans, do not likewise share the same large brains, capacity for complicated speech, and
tool-making capability. They reason that if these features are generally beneficial, then the apes should have evolved
them as well. Which of these provides the best argument against this misconception?
A) Advantageous alleles do not arise on demand.
B) B) A population's evolution is limited by historical constraints.
C) Adaptations are often compromises.
D) Evolution can be influenced by environmental change.
32. Which of the substances from the list were thought to be the most abundant in the Earth’s early atmosphere?
A) 4, 5, 6, 2 C) 3, 4, 5, 6
B) 1, 4, 5, 6 D) 2, 3, 4, 7
33. To produce transgenic bacteria that make insulin, which of the following steps did scientists have to take first?
A) Insert the human insulin gene into a plasmid.
B) Extract the insulin from the bacterial culture.
C) Use a restriction enzyme to cut out the insulin gene from human DNA.
D) Transform bacteria with the recombinant plasmid.
34. DNA from a human has been inserted into a bacterial plasmid and reinserted back into the bacterium. The
bacterium now contains both human DNA and bacterial DNA. The bacterium is now considered a ______.
A) Mutation C) Clone
B) PCR D) Transgenic organism
35. One possible use of transgenic plants is in the production of human proteins, such as vaccines. Which of the
following is a possible hindrance that must be overcome?
A) Prevention of transmission of plant allergens to the vaccine recipients.
B) Prevention of vaccine-containing plants being consumed by insects.
C) Use of plant cells to translate non-plant derived mRNA.
D) Inability of the human digestive system to accept plant-derived protein.
36. Which of the following statements about double-stranded DNA is false?
A) The backbone contains alternating ribose sugar and phosphate groups.
B) The two strands have an antiparallel orientation.
C) The helix has two grooves called the major groove and the minor groove.
D) The bases are on the outside of the helix.
37. In the picture below, arrow labeled 1 corresponds to ______ and arrow 2 corresponds to _________.
A) Replication,transcription
B) Translation, transcription
C) Mutation, replication
D) Transcription, translation

38. In the picture below, which label(s) on the left refer to the template strand?

A) The mRNA is translated from 5’ to the 3’ end

B) The mRNA is translated from 3’ to 5’ end
C) During transcription, the mRNA is synthesized in the 3’à5’ direction
D) A and C are both true
Question 39 concerns the pedigree below

39. What is the most likely mode of inheritance?

A) Autosomal recessive C) Autosomal dominant
B) X-linked recessive D) X-linked dominant
Question 40 concerns the pedigree below

40. What is the most likely mode of inheritance?

A) Autosomal recessive C) Autosomal dominant
B) X-linked recessive D) X-linked dominant
Below is a pedigree for the human trait “cromagnum forehead”

41. What is the genotype of individual 1?

A) Cc heterozygous
B) cc homozygous recessive
C) ½ Cc normal forehead
D) ½ cc cromagnum head
42. Haemophilia A is a severe coagulation disorder that shows X-linked recessive inheritance. Red-green colour
blindness also shows X-linked recessive inheritance. A man with both haemophilia A and colour blindness is referred
for genetic counseling. Assume that his partner is not a carrier of either of these conditions. Which of the following is
correct?
A) The probability that each of his daughters will be a carrier of both conditions is 1 in 5.
B) The probability that each of his daughters will be a carrier of haemophilia A is 1 in 2.
C) The probability that each of his daughters will be a carrier of colour blindness is 1 in 2.
D) The probability that the maternal grandmother of this woman is a carrier is 1 in 2.
43. . In drosophila (fruit flies), eye colour is sex-linked and red eye colour is dominant to white eye colour. Which of
the following are not possible in a cross between a red-eyed male and a heterozygous female? A) Red-eyed male.

B)White-eyed male.
C) Carrier female.
D)Homozygous white-eyed female.
44. If we were to cross the offspring in the Punnett square above (known as the F1 generation) what will be the
genotypic and phenotypic ratios of the F2 generation?
A) Phenotypic ratio 3:1; genotypic ratio 1:2:1
B) Phenotypic ratio 1:2:1, genotypic ration 3:1
C) Phenotypic ratio 3:1, genotypic ration 3:1
D) Phenotypic ratio 1:2:1, genotypic ration 1:2:1
45. Gregor Mendel was a critical contributor to our understanding of inheritance today. In his experiments, he
tracked seven visual traits of pea plants and ensured that they produced offspring identical to themselves. What are
the terms that we used to identify two separate factors?
A) Genotype; true breeding
B) Genotype; cross breeding
C) Phenotype; true breeding
D) Phenotype; cross breeding
46.In a family of four including a normal mother, a normal father, a color blind son and a normal son; who do you
think has the defective X gene other than the affected son?
A)The mother
B) The father
C) The normal son
D) The effected son only
47. If a portion of a messenger RNA molecule contains the base sequence A-A-U, the corresponding transfer RNA
base sequence is_________.
A) A-A-U B) G-G-T C)T-T-C D) U-U-A
48. Scientific evidence shows that modern dogs, wolves, and foxes all have a common ancestor. Further evidence
shows that dogs are more closely related to wolves than to foxes. Which of the following observations provides the
best evidence that dogs are more closely related to wolves than to foxes?
A) The diets of dogs and wolves are more similar than the diets of dogs and foxes.
B) The lifespans of dogs and wolves are more similar than the lifespans of dogs and foxes.
C) The genetic sequences of dogs and wolves are more similar than the genetic sequences of dogs and foxes.
D) The body sizes of dogs and wolves are more similar than the body sizes of dogs and foxes.
49. The following are the three claims of Darwinian Theory except________.
A)Living species are related by common ancestry.
B)Change through time occurs at the population not the organism level.
C)Life progresses upward due to an internal drive towards perfection.
D)The main cause of adaptive evolution is natural selection.
50. The oxygen revolution changed Earth’s environment dramatically. Which of the following adaptations took
advantge of the presence of free oxygenin the oceans and atmosphere?
A) The evolution of cellular respiration, which used oxygen to help harvest energy from organic molecules.
B) The evolution of multicellular eukaryotic colonies from communities of prokaryotes.
C)The evolution of photosynthetic pigments that protected early algae from the corrosive effects of oxygen.
D) The evolution of chloroplasts after early photosynthetic cyanobacteria.

“Do not be entitled when you’re at the top of your class. When you finally graduate, the race goes back to zero and the rules of the game change.
Grade, medals, and awards hardly matter when the rubber finally meets the road. Character and attitude become the standard.”
-George Anas

Prepared by:

ROYLENE MAE E. SAMONTINA

Subject Teacher

Noted by:

NOEL D. PECATO
SHS Coordinator