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Biology Diagnostic Test
Grade 11

Questions/ Mark in words

Section A TOTAL
Sections
Marks
Obtained
Maximum
20 20 Out of Twenty
Mark
Signature: Date:

Section A – Multiple choice [20x1=20marks]

Directions: Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.

____ 1. RNA contains the sugar:

a. ribose.
b. deoxyribose.
c. glucose.
d. lactose.

____ 2. Which type of RNA brings the information in the genetic code from the nucleus to other
parts of the cell?
a. rRNA
b. tRNA
c. mRNA
d. RNA polymerase

____ 3. There are 64 codons and 20 amino acids. Which of the following is true?
a. Several different codons can specify the same amino acid.
b. Each codon specifies a different amino acid.
c. Some amino acids have no link to a codon.
d. Each amino acid is specified by only one codon.

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____ 4. What happens during translation?
a. Messenger RNA is made from a DNA code.
b. The cell uses a messenger RNA code to make proteins.
c. Transfer RNA is made from a messenger RNA code.
d. Copies of DNA molecules are made.

____ 5. Which of the following best describes, what happens during gene expression?
a. A cell reads the instructions in DNA and builds a protein based on those
instructions.
b. A gene is copied many times so that all of a cell’s daughter cells will have
their own copy.
c. The nucleus of a cell builds cellular proteins based on the sequence of the
mRNA code.
d. A single gene leaves the nucleus of a cell and travels through the cytoplasm
to the membrane.

____ 6. A mutation that involves one or a few nucleotides is called:

a. a mutagen.
b. an inversion.
c. a point mutation.
d. a translocation.

____ 7. When a chromosome undergoes a deletion mutation, information is:

a. repeated.
b. lost.
c. reversed.
d. transferred.

____ 8. What are some characteristics of polyploidy plants?

a. They tend to be weaker and smaller than diploid plants.
b. They tend to be bigger and stronger than diploid plants.
c. They tend to be weaker, but bigger than diploid plants.
d. They tend to be smaller, but stronger than diploid plants.

____ 9. Which of the following is involved in regulating gene expression in prokaryotes, but not in
eukaryotes?
a. operon
b. TATA box
c. promoter sequences
d. enhancer sequences

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____ 10. Hox genes determine an animal’s:
a. body plan.
b. size.
c. skin color.
d. eye color.

____ 11. In a multicellular organism, nerve cells are different from muscle cells because:
a. each cell type has a unique set of transcription factors and repressors, so it
expresses a specific set of genes.
b. each type of cell within a multicellular organism contains a different set of
genes.
c. random events within each cell regulate the expression of genes and result in
different genes being expressed in different cells.
d. cells gain and lose different genes during embryonic development, so each
cell in an adult only has some genes from the original set.

Figure 13–4

____ 12. The basic body structure of the fly in Figure 13–4 is determined by a cluster of:
a. repressor genes.
b. Hox genes.
c. polypeptides.
d. frameshift mutations.

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 Figure 14–1

____ 13. According to Figure 14–1, what is the approximate probability that a human offspring will
be female?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. 75%

____ 14. Sex-linked genes are located on:

a. the autosomal chromosomes.
b. the X chromosome only.
c. the Y chromosome only.
d. both the X chromosome and the Y chromosome.

____ 15. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Females cannot have hemophilia.
b. A colorblind girl’s father must be colorblind.
c. A sex-linked allele cannot be dominant.
d. A colorblind boy’s father must be colorblind.

Blood Types
Blood Type Combination of
Alleles
A I I or IAi
A A

B IBIB or IBi
AB IAIB
O ii
Figure 14–2
____ 16. If a man with blood type A and a woman with blood type B produce an offspring, what
might be the offspring’s blood type?
a. AB or O
b. A, B, or O
c. A, B, AB, or O

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 d. AB only

Figure 14–3

____ 17. Examine the pedigree in Figure 14–3. The allele for the presence of a white forelock is
dominant. What is the probability of the couple labeled 2 of having a child with a white
forelock?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%

____ 18. Examine the pedigree in Figure 14–3. The allele for the presence of a white forelock is
dominant. Therefore, we can tell from the chart that in the couple labeled 2:
a. the male is heterozygous and the female is homozygous.
b. the male is homozygous and the female is heterozygous.
c. the male is homozygous and the female is homozygous.
d. the male is heterozygous and the female is heterozygous.

____ 19. Which of the following diseases and conditions does not appear until late in a person’s life?
a. cystic fibrosis
b. sickle cell disease
c. colorblindness
d. Huntington disease

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____ 20. In cystic fibrosis, a change in a single gene causes the protein called CFTR to:
a. become less soluble.
b. fold improperly.
c. destroy the cell membrane.
d. transport sodium ions.

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Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. C
18. D
19. D
20. B