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Biology Term 1 Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Help Wanted:  Security guard to control outer areas and keep unwanted animals out while checking suppliers in and shipments out.
a)
cytoskeleton
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell membrane
d)
vacuole
2.
Help Wanted: Factory worker to assemble toys in the factory on an assembly line.
a)
nucleolus
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
centrioles
d)
ribosomes
3.
Help Wanted:  Warehouse large enough to house several workers in a production line for mass producing toys to be shipped to market.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
golgi apparatus
c)
vacuole
d)
mitochondria
4.
Help Wanted: CEO with experience is designing factories and drawing up plans for new factories and production.
a)
nucleolus
b)
nucleus
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
mitochondria
5.
Help Wanted:  Trainer to develop factory workers on how to assemble products on assembly line.
a)
nucleolus
b)
nucleus
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
ribosomes
6.
Help Wanted:  Construction worker to build supports and frames to hold up factory.  
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
cytoskeleton
7.
Help Wanted:  Energy production worker able to change chemical energy to usable mechanical/heat energy to maintain the factories activities.
a)
ribosomes
b)
chloroplasts
c)
mitochondria
d)
nucleus
8.
Help Wanted:  Solar energy worker to convert light energy into chemicals to be used later in factory maintenance.
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplast
c)
nucleus
d)
cell membrane
9.
Help Wanted:  construction worker to build a solid wall around factory that supports the building and is rigid and not flexible.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cytoskeleton
10.
Help Wanted:  construction worker that can help divide and build new workspace when growth is occurring. 
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
centriole
d)
golgi apparatus
11.
Help Wanted:  Group of workers with small brooms that can help sweep outside of building to keep things flowing along.
a)
flagella
b)
cilia
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
12.
Help Wanted:  Single person to row the oar and outside the building to help in moving.
a)
flagella
b)
cilia
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
13.
Help Wanted:  Shipping expert that can help modify and assemble final products and package and them ship the product to required addresses.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
ribosomes
c)
nucleolus
d)
golgi apparatus
14.
Help Wanted:  Janitor that can travel around the factory and clean up worn out and excess materials used.
a)
cilia
b)
flagella
c)
lysosome
d)
vacuole
15.
Help Wanted:  Storage expert who can store and hold on to items not being currently used by the factory until they are needed or discarded at a later time.
a)
golgi apparatus
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosome
16.
In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
producers
b)
carnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
top predator
17.
In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available?
a)
producer
b)
herbivore
c)
carnivore
d)
top predator
18.
How much of the energy in each level of a ecological pyramid gets lost as heat or used by the organism so that it cannot be passed on to the next trophic level?
a)
70%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
1%
19.
In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
primary producer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
tertiary consumer
20.
The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem.  Which level would most likely contain organisms that do photosynthesis?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
21.
A food pyramid represent the relative amount of energy in trophic levels. Which of the following correctly shows a food pyramid?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
22.
Food chains demonstrate:
a)
the flow of matter
b)
the flow of energy
23.
Organisms that need to eat other organisms to obtain food are called:
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
24.
Organisms that eat only meat are called:
a)
heterotrophs
b)
carnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
25.
In this ecosystem, what is there the LEAST of?
a)
producers
b)
herbivores
c)
parasites
d)
hyperparasites
26.
Which contains more energy?
a)
ATP
b)
ADP
c)
AMP
d)
AND
27.
Energy is released from ATP when:
a)
a phosphate group is added
b)
a phosphate group is removed
c)
adenine bonds to ribose
d)
ATP is exposes to sunlight
28.
In which organelle does photosynthesis occur?
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
mitochondria
d)
endoplamic reticulum
29.
What are the parts of the ATP molecule? 
a)
adenosine, thylakoids, phosphate
b)
adenine, ribose, phosphate
c)
NADP, NADPH, FADH
d)
chloroplast, chlorophyll, thylakoids
30.
What does the "TP" in ATP stand for?
a)
tri (3) phosphate
b)
two phosphate
c)
toilet paper
d)
tri (3) proteins
31.
Which process releases energy?
a)
breaking bonds (removing a phosphate)
b)
making bonds (adding a phosphate)
32.
All chemical reactions in a cell are described as:
a)
metabolism
b)
catabolism
c)
anabolism
d)
photosynthesis
33.
Metabolic reactions are divided into:
a)
catabolic and anabolic
b)
synthesis and substitution
c)
destruction and construction
d)
calvin cycle and krebs cycle
34.
Catabolism is a _____ process involving the _____ of energy.
a)
synthesis; release
b)
breaking apart; release
c)
synthesis; use
d)
breaking apart; use
35.
Anabolic process is a ________ process involving the _______ of energy.
a)
synthesis; release
b)
breaking apart; release
c)
synthesis; use
d)
breaking apart; use
36.
What is combined in photosynthesis to make glucose?
a)
H2O and CO2
b)
O2 and CO2
c)
H2O and O2
d)
H2O, O2 and CO2
37.
What is released in cellular respiration?
a)
H2O, CO2, and energy
b)
H2O, O2, and energy
c)
O2, CO2, and energy
d)
H2O, O2, and CO2
38.
Photosynthesis ______ glucose while cellular respiration ______ glucose.
a)
builds; breaks apart
b)
breaks apart; builds
c)
builds; builds
d)
breaks apart; breaks apart
39.
Photosynthesis _______ energy while cellular respiration ______ energy.
a)
uses; uses
b)
releases; releases
c)
uses; releases
d)
releases; uses
40.
Cellular respiration occurs in the:
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
cell membrane
41.
Which of the following is not needed for photosynthesis to occur?
a)
sunlight
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
42.
What absorbs energy from visible light?
a)
chloroplast
b)
chlorophyll
c)
cell membrane
d)
mitochondria
43.
Where does a light-dependent reaction take place?
a)
cell membrane
b)
thylakoid membrane
c)
stroma
d)
mitochondria
44.
Thylakoids are arranged in stacks called:
a)
stroma
b)
chloroplasts
c)
grana
d)
chlorophyll
45.
The gel-like material that surrounds the grana is called:
a)
stroma
b)
thylakoids
c)
chloroplasts
d)
chlorophyll
46.
The flat sac (disk) in a chloroplast where photosynthesis takes place.
a)
grana
b)
stroma
c)
thylakoid
d)
chloroplast
47.
Which of the following is the correct equation for photosynthesis?
a)
CO2 + sugar => H2O + O2 + energy
b)
O2 + sugar => H2O + CO2 + energy
c)
H2O + O2 + energy => CO2 + sugar
d)
H2O + CO2 + energy => O2 + sugar
48.
What supplies the electron that is lost in photosystem II?
a)
oxygen
b)
rubisco
c)
sunlight
d)
water
49.
How many different kinds of atoms does an element have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
many
d)
none
50.
An atom is the building block of:
a)
life
b)
energy
c)
matter
d)
motion
51.
What is it called when two atoms share an electron?
a)
covalent bond
b)
ionic bond
c)
hydrogen bond
d)
family bond
52.
What is it called when one atom gives up an electron to another, causing an attraction between positive and negative atoms?
a)
covalent bond
b)
ionic bond
c)
hydrogen bond
d)
family bond
53.
What is the negative part of an atom called?
a)
electron
b)
neutron
c)
proton
d)
nucleus
54.
What is the positive part of an atom called?
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
helion
55.
Which particles are in the nucleus of an atom?
a)
protons and electrons
b)
neutrons and eletrons
c)
protons and neutrons
d)
positives and negatives
56.
A charged atom is called a(n):
a)
isotope
b)
ion
c)
positive
d)
negative
57.
 What branch of science studies the origin, structure, and function of living things?
a)
archeology
b)
geology
c)
biology
d)
palentology
58.
 Which of these is NOT one of the basic characteristics of all living organisms?
a)
reproduces sexually
b)
maintains homeostasis
c)
requires energy
d)
displays organization
59.
Scientists develop _____ explaining phenomena they observe and experiment with.
a)
experiments
b)
hypotheses
c)
inferences
d)
observations
60.
A process called _____ allows scientists to evaluate the results of research done by other scientists. 
a)
peer review
b)
criticism
c)
skepticism
d)
forensics
61.
A(n) _______ is a testable explantation to an observed phenomena.
a)
scientific theory
b)
scientific law
c)
inference
d)
hypothesis
62.
A(n) ____ is a procedure preformed in a controlled setting to test a hypothesis and collect data.
a)
observation
b)
hypothesis
c)
inference
d)
experiment
63.
A(n) ______ is any part of an organism's environment that causes a reaction.
a)
adaptation
b)
response
c)
stimulus
d)
observation
64.
What is the first step in scientific inquiry?
a)
run an experiment
b)
make a conclusion
c)
make a hypothesis
d)
make an observation
65.
What should a scientist do when they get new data that is inconsistent with current scientific understanding?
a)
ignore it
b)
conduct further investigations
c)
revise the hypothesis and conclusions
d)
assume the data is wrong
66.
How much of chemical X did the control group receive?
a)
none
b)
10 mL
c)
15 mL
d)
20 mL
67.
Mr. McNice wanted to know if different types of music affected people's pulse rates, so he played different music and checked their pulses.  What is the dependent variable?
a)
type of music
b)
pulse rate
c)
how long they listened to music
d)
Mr. McNice
68.
 An inference is a(n):
a)
observation with some background evidence
b)
testable explanation
c)
relationship observed in nature
d)
observation
69.
A hypothesis is a(n):
a)
observation with some background evidence
b)
testable explanation
c)
relationship observed in nature
d)
observation
70.
Jeff wants to know whether listening to music while he studies helps him get better grades.  What is the independent variable?
a)
type of music
b)
listening to music or not
c)
grades
d)
how long he listens to music
71.
A researcher is looking at how different fertilizers may help corn plants grown.  What would be a control for this experiment?
a)
how much fertilizer each plant gets
b)
some plants get no fertlizier
c)
type of fertilizer each plant gets
d)
how tall they grow
72.
How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?
a)
through photosynthesis
b)
through factory emissions
c)
sunlight
d)
through transpiration
73.
Where do animals get nitrogen from?
a)
the soil
b)
plants
c)
air
d)
water
74.
Organisms that do not decompose can become buried to become:
a)
rock
b)
fossil feuls
c)
nutrients
d)
mushrooms
75.
Organisms use nitrogen to form:
a)
carbohydrates and lipids
b)
proteins and lipids
c)
carbohydrates and proteins
d)
proteins and amino acids
76.
Cells that lose water are in a:
a)
hypertonic solution
b)
hypotonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
dyanmic equilbrium
77.
Active transport requires:
a)
Energy to move against the gradient
b)
Energy to move with the gradient
c)
No energy to move against the gradient
d)
No energy to move with the gradient
78.
The movement of water across a membrane is called:
a)
waterfall
b)
osmosis
c)
active transport
d)
diffusion
79.
An abiotic factor is:
a)
humans
b)
oak trees
c)
squirrel
d)
water
80.
A biotic factor is:
a)
water
b)
rocks
c)
humans
d)
weather