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Bio A: Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organelle converts the energy in food into energy for the cell ?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Body
2.
The chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell
a)
Anaphase
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
3.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
4.
Which is true about active transport?
a)
It requires energy
b)
it does not require energy
c)
It moves substances down the concentration gradient
d)
it moves material from high to low concentration
5.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
6.
Which statement is an inference about this picture?
a)
The van is tan.
b)
The  van ran into KFC. 
c)
The driver was hungry. 
d)
There is damage to the building
7.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?
a)
heart rate
b)
type of exercise
c)
amount of exercise
d)
time of day exercise occurs
8.
What organelle packages products from the ER, (in plant cells it makes cellulose).
a)
Golgi Apparatus
b)
ER
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Chloroplasts
9.
Which macromolecule is shown?
a)
lipid
b)
protein
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrate
10.
Which major macromolecule is being represented in this image? 
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
11.
Cells with no nucleus are called
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
dead
d)
alive
12.
Sexual reproduction involves 
a)
two haploid gamete cells
b)
two diploid gamete cells
c)
one diploid somatic cell
d)
two haploid somatic cells
13.
Humans would be classified as
a)
multicellular heterotrophs
b)
multicellular autotrophs
c)
unicellular heterotrophs
d)
unicellular autotrophs
14.
This molecule is PRODUCED through which biochemical process?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
DNA Synthesis
c)
Cellular Respiration
d)
Mitosis
15.
This molecule is BROKEN DOWN through which biochemical process?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
DNA Synthesis
c)
Cellular Respiration
d)
Mitosis
16.
The image represents the monomer ______ for the macromolecule _____.
a)
monosaccharide;carbohydrate
b)
glyceride; lipid
c)
amino acid;protein
d)
nitrogenous base; nucleic acid
17.
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
18.
Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Ribosomes
19.
Where do the light-dependent reactions occur in the chloroplast? 
a)
thylakoid membrane
b)
stroma
c)
lumen
d)
mitochondria
20.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
21.
Glycolysis of cellular respiration occurs in __________.
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Archaea
d)
Every living thing that we know of.
22.
In this photo, what do the explosions represent?
a)
Breakdown of Glucose
b)
Conversion of ATP
c)
 Making of Pyruvate
d)
Forming of cleavage furrow
23.
Site of ATP synthase
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
Which organism pictured must absorb carbon dioxide to survive?
a)
bird
b)
rabbit
c)
insect
d)
tree
25.
Which cell process results in identical daughter cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
26.
The result of meiosis is:
a)
two diploid cells
b)
two haploid cells
c)
four diploid cells
d)
four haploid cells
27.
An offspring will receive how many alleles from each parent to determine a specific trait?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
five
28.
Which of the following is a phenotype?
a)
BB
b)
Bb
c)
bb
d)
Blue eyes
29.
Having two of the same genes for the trait (sometimes called purebred).
a)
homozygous
b)
hetrozygous
c)
protein
d)
chromosome
30.
Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?
a)
height
b)
the scar
c)
ability to swim
d)
ability to play drums
31.
Genotype refers to the ...
a)
physical expression of the genes
b)
the possible combination of alleles in a gene
c)
whether an allele is dominant or recessive
d)
how an organism will appear
32.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
33.
G = green, g = yellow
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
a)
GG
b)
Gg
c)
gg
d)
all of the choices result in yellow
34.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
35.
A homozygous dominant dog with brown fur is crossed with a heterozygous dog with brown fur. What are the percentages of the possible genotypes?
a)
100% BB
b)
75% BB and 25%Bb
c)
50 % BB and 50% Bb
d)
50% Bb and 50% bb
36.
What phase is  shown in the picture?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
anaphase 2
c)
metaphase 1
d)
telophase 1
37.
What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?
a)
Haploid Gametes
b)
Diploid Somatic Cells
c)
Skin Cells
d)
Liver Cells
38.
If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is
a)
18
b)
9
c)
27
d)
36
39.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
40.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  
a)
homozygous 
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
41.
A ______________ is composed of a phosphate and glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails. 
a)
phospholipid 
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Cholesterol 
d)
Protein 
42.
If the cell is hypertonic, the direction of water is ________________. 
a)
Inside the cell membrane
b)
Outside the cell membrane
c)
Within the cell membrane
d)
None of the above
43.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
44.
Hydrophilic portion of cell membrane?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
45.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
a)
growth and development
b)
ability to move
c)
response to the environment
d)
ability to reproduce
46.
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why humans sweat when they get hot?
a)
maintaining a stable internal enviornment
b)
growth and development
c)
using energy
d)
ability to reproduce
47.
If I have three water samples, and I add three different types of sugar to each...what is the independent variable in this situation? 
a)
Three water samples 
b)
The added three different types of sugar
c)
The cups the water sit in 
d)
The air in the room 
48.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
49.
What are the parts of the ATP molecule?
a)
adenine, thylakoids, stroma
b)
stroma, grana, chlorophyll
c)
adenine, ribose, phosphate groups
d)
NADH, NAHPH, FADH
50.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
51.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG