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2015 Biology Semester Exam Part 2

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The combined observations of Mattias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann and Rudolph Virchow resulted in the formation of the cell theory. Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells contain a nucleus. 
b)
All cells come from other living cells
c)
All living organisms are made of one or more cells.
d)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.
2.
Number 1 is  a (the) - 
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
ribosome
d)
Nucleus
3.
Identify this structure.
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell membrane
4.
There are some similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Which of the following structures is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
lysosome
 
b)
mitochondrion
 
c)
nucleus
 
d)
ribosome
 
5.
The diagram represents a cell of a green plant.
Solar energy is used to produce energy-rich compounds in which structure?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Joy took the notes shown below while learning about cells.
• Forms boundary between a cell and the outside environment
• Controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell
• Consists of double layer of phospholipids
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
8.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
Supports and protects the cell
b)
Controls the cell
c)
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
d)
Metabolic reactions occur here
9.
What is the function of the cytoplasm?
a)
Stores water and mineral ions
b)
Metabolic reactions occur here
c)
a.Controls what enters and leaves the cell
d)
Supports the cell
10.
Using a microscope in the science lab, Jill observed two unknown cells: Cell 1 and Cell 2. Cell 1 she identified as a plant cell and Cell 2 as an animal cell. Her teacher told her she identified the cells correctly. What did Jill most likely observe to correctly identify the cells?
a)
Cell 2 had a cell membrane and Cell 1 did not.
b)
Cell 1 had a cell wall and Cell 2 did not.
c)
Cell 2 had a chloroplast and Cell 1 did not.
d)
Cell 1 had a nucleus and Cell 2 did not.
11.
Which of the following contain complex, membrane-bound organelles?
1. bacteria
2. viruses
3. eukaryotic
4. prokaryotic
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 4
c)
3 only
d)
4 only
12.
If a cell’s lysosomes were damaged, which of the following would most likely occur?
a)
The cell would produce more proteins than it needs.
b)
The cell would have chloroplasts that appear yellow rather than green.
c)
The cell would be less able to break down molecules in its cytoplasm.
d)
The cell would be less able to regulate the amount of fluid in its cytoplasm.
13.
This organelle creates ATP.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Mitochondria
d)
ER
14.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
15.
Where is DNA stored in a cell? 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Nucleus
16.
Which organelle packages up waste to be eliminated?
a)
Golgi Complex
b)
ribosomes
c)
nucleus
d)
ER
17.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
18.
This organelle makes proteins. 
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
ER
19.
What is a sac-like structure used to store water and nutrients? These are much larger in plant cells?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Golgi Body
20.
Which organelle aids with the detoxification of the cell as well as makes lipids for cell membranes?
a)
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Body
21.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria
22.
The structure helps support the cell as well as aids in cell movement
a)
Centrioles
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Chromatin
23.
What is a group of organs that work together?
a)
Cell 
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ Group
d)
Organ System
24.
What is a group of similar cells?
a)
Tissue 
b)
Organ
c)
Cell group
d)
Organ system
25.
The cell theory took hundreds of years to develop. The scientists over the years added their discoveries to the theory when they were able to scientifically prove their ideas.  What aided in the development of the discoveries over the years?
a)
The continued development of the microscope helped the scientists see smaller and smaller organisms and their cellular structures.
b)
The scientists were able to think for themselves as time went on and were not held back by religious beliefs.
c)
The organisms were able to grow larger after several decades, which allowed the scientists to see them clearer.
d)
The development of eyeglasses that were used helped the scientists look deeper into cell structures. 
26.
When a human red blood cell is placed in a hypotonic environment, it will 
a)
undergo cytolysis 
b)
undergo plasmolysis 
c)
experience a decrease in turgor pressure 
d)
be at equilibrium 
27.
The sodium-potassium pump transports 
a)
Na+ out of the cell and K+into the cell 
b)
Na+ and Kin both directions across the cell membrane 
c)
K+ out of the cell and Na+ into the cell 
d)
Na+during some cycles and K+ during other cycles 
28.
The energy needed to power the sodium-potassium pump is provided by the 
a)
the binding of ATP to the pump 
b)
transport of ATP by the pump 
c)
removal of a phosphate group from ATP
d)
formation of ATP
29.
Movement across the cell membrane that does not require energy is called
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
30.
The difference in the concentration of a substance across a space is called a concentration
a)
equilibrium
b)
gradient
31.
The cell membrane is 
a)
impermeable
b)
selectively (semi)  permeable
32.
The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane is called
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
33.
A solution that causes a cell to swell is called a 
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
34.
The process of taking material into the cell by infolding the cell membrane is called
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
35.
In ___________ diffusion, membrane proteins help molecules across the membrane
a)
molecular
b)
facilitated
36.
The lipid bilayer describes
a)
 a type of transport
b)
the cell membrane
37.
Phospholipids are molecules that have
a)
one polar phosphate head and two  nonpolar fatty acid tails
b)
one polar phosphate head and two polar fatty acid tails
38.
Ions move through ion channels by
a)
endocytosis
b)
simple diffusion
c)
passive transport
d)
active transport
39.
Which of the following would diffuse through a cell membrane the most easily?
a)
a large polar molecule
b)
a large nonpolar molecule
c)
a small polar molecule
d)
a small nonpolar molecule
40.
Active transport requires the use of ________ by the cell
a)
DNA
b)
ATP
c)
RNA
d)
protein
41.
This cell was placed into which type of solution?
a)
Hypertonic 
b)
Hypotonic 
c)
Isotonic 
d)
Cannot determine
42.
Which type of transport is not passive? 
a)
pinocytosis 
b)
diffusion 
c)
facilitated diffusion 
d)
osmosis 
43.
Which type of cell is this? 
a)
prokaryotic 
b)
eukaryotic 
44.
Which cell is placed into a hypotonic environment? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
45.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
46.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
47.
A cell in a hypertonic solution will
a)
Swell
b)
Shrink
c)
Stay the same size
d)
Impossible to tell
48.
A cell in a hypotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink 
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
49.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
50.
When particles move out of a cell through facilitated diffusion, the cell ____________.
a)
gains energy
b)
uses energy
c)
releases energy
d)
does not use energy
51.
Plants that have true roots, stems and leaves are called ____.
a)
nonvascular plants
b)
vascular plants
c)
seed plants
d)
spore plants
52.
All vascular plants have all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
vascular tissue
b)
seeds and pollen
c)
flowers and fruits
d)
stems and leaves
53.
____ are plants that produce naked, or not covered, seeds.
a)
Nonvascular
b)
Vascular
c)
Gymnosperms
d)
Angiosperms
54.
One function of roots is....
a)
transport food
b)
anchor plant
c)
carry out photosynthesis
d)
gas exchange
55.
The ___ is the tiny plant inside of a seed.
a)
cotyledon
b)
embryo
c)
seed coat
d)
flower
56.
The main function of the leaves of a plants is....
a)
carry out photosynthesis
b)
support the plant
c)
get water to all plant parts
d)
anchor the plant
57.
All of the following are vascular plants EXCEPT:
a)
ferns
b)
horsetails
c)
liverworts
d)
club moss
58.
All of the following are nonvascular EXCEPT:
a)
moss
b)
liverworts
c)
hornworts
d)
club moss
59.
When a seed starts to grow, the embryo gets nutrients from the ____.
a)
seed coat
b)
large vacuole
c)
cotyledon
d)
chloroplast
60.
The two groups of seed plants are....
a)
angiosperms and gymnosperms
b)
vascular and nonvascular
c)
spores and seeds
d)
short and tall
61.
The ____ stores water and keeps plant cells firm.
a)
cell wall
b)
large vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
62.
This is a ____ plant.
a)
gymnosperm
b)
angiosperm
c)
vascular
d)
nonvascular
63.
What vascular tissue transports water within a plant?
a)
Phloem
b)
Xylem
c)
Stomata
64.
What vascular tissue transports food within a plant?
a)
Phloem
b)
Xylem
c)
Stomata
65.
What layer of a leaf protects against water lose?
a)
lower epidermis
b)
waxy cuticle
c)
palisade mesophyll
66.
Where in plants do you find meristems?
a)
where the plant grows quickly
b)
where the plant is finished growing
c)
on flowers only
67.
What is A pointing to?
a)
lower epidermis
b)
waxy cuticle
c)
guard cell
d)
stomata
68.
What is E pointing to?
a)
waxy cuticle
b)
stomata
c)
upper epidermis
69.
What pigment captures the energy in light during photosynthesis? 
a)
chlorophyll
b)
cell wall
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
70.
What group would this plant belong in?
a)
vascular, monocot
b)
vascular, dicot
c)
nonvascular, monocot
d)
nonvascular dicot
71.
What group would this belong in?
a)
monocot because of long leaves
b)
dicot because of branching veins
c)
monocot because of parallel veins
d)
dicot because of multiples of 3
72.
Which root system belongs to monocots?
a)
taproot
b)
fibrous root
c)
both
d)
neither
73.
What type of asexual reproduction is seen here?
a)
runners
b)
bulbs
c)
stem cuttings
d)
tubers
74.
The male part of the flower is________
a)
pistil
b)
sepal
c)
ovaries
d)
stamen
75.
Which part attracts insects and mammals to the flower
a)
sepal
b)
petal
c)
ovaries
d)
style
76.
The sepal_________
a)
smells good
b)
protects and supports the flower
c)
attracts other animals
d)
produces pollen grains
77.
The female part of a flower is
a)
pistil
b)
stamen
c)
filament
d)
sepal
78.
Which does not belong in the female part of the flower?
a)
style
b)
stigma
c)
filament
d)
ovaries
79.
The pollen grains are found in this part of the stamen.
a)
anther
b)
style
c)
pistil
80.
Fruit
a)
protects and holds the seeds
b)
Vegetable
c)
Fruit
d)
All of them
81.
A seed with only one cotyledon is called a...
a)
Dicot
b)
Monocot
c)
Flower
d)
Fruit
82.
A seed with two cotyledons is called a....
a)
Monocot
b)
Dicot
c)
Flower
d)
Fruit
83.
Stomata
a)
tiny holes in the leaves of a plant that allow gases to enter or leave the plant
b)
living things
c)
a plant part that carries out photosynthesis to make food for the plant
d)
the process in which plants use energy from the sun to make their own food
84.
Which of the following is not a type of plant tissue?
a)
ground
b)
dermal
c)
root
d)
vascular
85.
A fern reproduces using __, which form in clusters called sori.
a)
Spores
b)
Gametophytes
c)
Seeds
86.
Identify #1
a)
Filament
b)
Ovary
c)
Stigma
d)
Petal
87.
Identify #2
a)
Anther
b)
Petal
c)
Sepal
d)
Style
88.
Identify #4
a)
Ovary
b)
Petal
c)
Receptacle
d)
Stigma
89.
Identify #7
a)
Style
b)
Ovary
c)
Sepal
d)
Stigma
90.
Identify #8
a)
Stigma
b)
Style
c)
Sepal
d)
Anther
91.
Where do the light-dependent reactions occur? 
a)
thylakoid membrane
b)
stroma
c)
lumen
d)
mitochondria
92.
Where do the light-independent reactions occur?
a)
thylakoid
b)
stroma
c)
lumen
d)
mitochondria
93.
18 is referring to a stack of these disc-shaped structures. What is this stack known as? 
a)
lumen
b)
thylakoid
c)
granum
d)
stroma
94.
What is the primary function of the light reactions of photosynthesis?
a)
To produce glucose
b)
To produce NADPH and ATP
c)
To use ATP
d)
To use RuBP
95.
Which of the following is NOT a product of the light reactions?
a)
ATP
b)
NADPH
c)
Oxygen
d)
Glucose
96.
Which of the following is NOT a reactant of the light reactions?
a)
Light
b)
Water
c)
Carbon dioxide
97.
Which of the following is NOT a reactant of the dark reactions?
a)
NADPH
b)
ATP
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon dioxide
98.
Which of the following is NOT a product of the dark reactions? 
a)
NADP+
b)
NADPH
c)
ATP
d)
G3P (to form glucose)
99.
What does ATP synthase do?
a)
Create ATP in chemiosmosis.
b)
Break down ATP in chemiosmosis.
c)
Break down NADPH. 
d)
Create NADPH.
100.
What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chlorosynthesis
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
ADP
d)
Electron Transport
101.
organelle where photosynthesis occurs is the
a)
mitochondria
b)
ribosome
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
102.
the light independent reaction takes place in the
a)
thylakoids
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleua
d)
stroma
103.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
CO+ light + H2O --> O+ Sugar
b)
CO+ sugar + H2O --> O+ light
c)
O2 + light + H2O --> CO+ Sugar
d)
CO+ O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar
104.
Which of the following is the correct equation for CELLULAR RESPIRATION?
a)
Sugar + O--> CO+ H2O + ATP
b)
ATP + O--> CO+ H2O + sugar
c)
Sugar + CO--> O+ H2O + ATP
d)
Sugar + H2O + O--> CO+ O2 + ATP
105.
Which organelle performs CELLULAR RESPIRATION?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
106.
What process occurs when sugar is converted into ENERGY (ATP)
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Cellular Respiration
107.
Which organisms perform Photosynthesis?
a)
Only Autotrophs
b)
Only Heterotrophs
c)
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
108.
Glycolysis breaks down glucose into 2 molecules of 
a)
NADPH
b)
Pyruvic Acid
c)
Water
d)
ATP
109.
Which step of cellular respiration makes the most ATP?
a)
Glycolysis
b)
Krebs Cycle
c)
Electron Transport Chain
d)
Light Dependent Reactions
110.
What is the main chemical compound that stores and releases energy?
a)
ATP
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
PTP
d)
Oxygen
111.
Which of the following organisms perform cellular respiration?
a)
humans
b)
plants
c)
bears
d)
all of the above
112.
The net gain of energy from glycolysis is
a)
4 ATP molecules
b)
2 ATP molecules
c)
8 ADP molecules
d)
3 pyruvic acid molecules
113.
The Krebs cycle takes place within the
a)
chloroplast
b)
nucleus
c)
mitochondrion
d)
cytoplasm
114.
Because fermentation takes place in the absence of oxygen, it is said to be
a)
aerobic
b)
anaerobic
c)
cyclic
d)
oxygen-rich
115.
The process carried out by yeast that causes bread to rise is
a)
alcoholic fermentation
b)
lactic acid fermentation
c)
cellular respiration
d)
yeast mitosis
116.
When humans exercise, which of the following is not a source of ATP?
a)
lactic acid fermentation
b)
ATP stored in muscles
c)
cellular respiration
d)
alcoholic fermentation
117.
How many ATP can be created from one glucose molecule in aerobic respiration (maximum)?
a)
2
b)
34
c)
36
d)
38
118.
Energy is released from ATP when
a)
a phosphate group is added
b)
a phosphate group is removed
c)
adenine binds to ribose
d)
ATP is exposed to sun
119.
What are the reactants for cellular respiration?
a)
oxygen and lactic acid
b)
water and glucose
c)
carbon dioxide and water
d)
glucose and oxygen
120.
Where does the Krebs' Cycle occur? 
a)
mitochondrial matrix
b)
outer membrane
c)
chloroplast
d)
cytoplasm
121.
When respiration occurs with oxygen, it is called _______
a)
anaerobic
b)
aerobic
c)
light-dependent
d)
fermentation
122.
During which step of cellular respiration is the majority of the ATP created?
a)
fermentatio
b)
glycolysis
c)
Krebs Cycle
d)
ETC
123.
Where does the ETC in cellular respiration occur?
a)
outer membrane of mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
mitochondrial matrix
d)
inner membrane of mitochondria
124.
Where does glycolysis occur?
a)
mitochondrial matrix
b)
cytoplasm
c)
inner membrane of mitochondria
d)
outer membrane of mitochondria
125.
NADH and FADH
a)
carry electrons to the ETC.
b)
bind with Acetyl CoA.
c)
supply energy for the cell.
d)
make water.