BIOLOGY
TEACHER RECRUITMENT SAMPLE EXAM
Choose the correct answer - A, B, C or D
1. Organisms have evolved to become increasingly complex. Identify the correct
order of an organism’s complexity (least to most complexity).
(A) Organism, tissue, cell, system, organ
(B) Organ, system, cell, tissue, organism
(C) Cell, tissue, organ, system, organism
(D) Cell, tissue, system, organ, organism
2. Which statement best describes a pentadactyl limb?
(A) A limb that is used for walking.
(B) A limb that evolved from arthropods
(C) A limb that has five digits
(D) A limb only found in mammals
3. Identify the term that best describes the relationship between a human and a
tapeworm?
(A) Predation
(B) Mutualism
(C) Parasitism
(D) Commensalism
4. Which term best describes a bee’s role of gathering pollen?
(A) Parasite
(B) Niche
(C) Habitat
(D) Predator
5. Which would be an abiotic factor for a tree in a forest?
(A) Insects living under the bark
(B) Fungus growing on its roots
(C) A bird nesting in its branches
(D) Wind blowing through its branches
6. Which two elements are always found in an amino acid?
(A) Sulfur and nitrogen
(B) Carbon and oxygen
(C) Sulfur and oxygen
(D) Phosphorous and nitrogen
7. Which of the following is not part of a nucleotide?
(A) Phosphate group
(B) Pentose sugar
(C) Nitrogenous base
(D) Water
8. Which of the following would not be described as an organelle?
(A) Nucleus
(B) Cytoplasm
(C) Golgi body
(D) Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
9. Which of the following is not a type of RNA?
(A) Messenger RNA
(B) Ribosomal RNA
(C) Transfer RNA
(D) Lysosomal RNA
10. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a eukaryotic cell?
(A) Contains membrane bounded organelles
(B) May contain chlorophyll a
(C) The cell wall is not made of cellulose
(D) The DNA is found within the nucleus
11. Which of the following equations is correct for photosynthesis?
Light
(A) 6CO + 6H20 C6H12O6 + 6O2
Light
(B) 6CO2 + 6H20 C6H12O6 + 6O2
Light
(C) 6CO2 + 6H20 C6H11O6 + 6O2
Light
(D) 6CO2 + 6H20 C6H12O6 + O2
12. Which is the most important factor affecting the timing of cell division?
(A) Volume of the cell
(B) Surface area of the cell
(C) Surface area to volume ratio
(D) Number of organelles produced
13. Identify the correct sequence of events for mitosis in cell division
(A) Metaphase, prophase, telophase and anaphase
(B) Prophase, anaphase, metaphase and telophase
(C) Anaphase, prophase, metaphase and telophase
(D) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
14. Which term is not normally associated with the subject: genetics
(A) Homologous
(B) Phenotype
(C) Dominant
(D) Homogenous
15. Which term best describes a change in the allelic frequencies in a
population?
(A) Natural selection
(B) Genetic drift
(C) Mutation
(D) Traits
