Biology Placement Assessment Quiz For Advising

This quick quiz is intended to be used as an advising tool to help students evaluate whether taking the Biology Placement Exam in lieu of taking BIO111 is in their best interest. The questions here are intended to be straight forward concept questions that a student well-versed in general biology would be able to answer correctly with very little studying. A student who can answer 8-10 of these questions correctly may be a good candidate for the Biology Placement Exam.

If a student passes the Biology Placement Test (with a 75% or better), they will be able to register directly for BIO 112 (General College Biology II), 201(Anatomy and Physiology I), 204 (Microbiology) – all of which have BIO111 as a pre-requisite course. Because the Placement test is a rigorous exam, this short list of questions will help you gauge your readiness.

1. Name the type of chemical bond that forms between atoms when pairs of electrons are being shared.

2. During which phase of mitosis are sister chromatids pulled apart?

3. What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?

4. What do you call cells that have membrane-bound organelles and a nucleus?

5. What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

6. What is the name of the enzyme that ‘reads’ the DNA during transcription and assembles the mRNA?

7. What is the probability a couple will have a child with an autosomal recessive condition if they are both heterozygous for the trait?

8. What is the inheritance pattern when both alleles are expressed fully and have an equal affect on phenotype?

9. What is the name of the 3-carbon molecule produced via glycolysis?

10. What type of bond connects two amino acids?