WorksheetsS7 - Semester Test Practice (2)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A tadpole turns into a frog over its lifetime. This is called _____.
a)
growth
b)
development
c)
homeostasis
d)
reproduction
2.
Which of the following is NOT a method your body uses to regulate homeostasis?
a)
taking a
cool shower
b)
sweating
c)
shivering
d)
change the flow of blood
3.
Human beings belong in the which of the following Kingdoms?
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
4.
Early microscopes were invented by Anton van Leeuwenhoek and _____.
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Rudolf Hertz
d)
Edwin Armstrong
5.
Which is NOT a macromolecule?
a)
DNA
b)
cholesterol
c)
cellulose
d)
water
6.
Which two macromolecules offer energy storage to the cell?
a)
lipids and nucleic acids
b)
proteins and carbohydrates
c)
nucleic acids and proteins
d)
lipids and carbohydrates
7.
Photosynthesis occurs at the cell level. Which organelle is necessary for photosynthesis?
a)
Golgi apparatus
b)
chloroplasts
c)
mitochondrion
d)
rough endoplasmic reticulum
8.
What is the function of a lysosome?
a)
food storage
b)
preparing proteins
c)
making food
d)
break down material
9.
Which form of energy is necessary in photosynthesis?
a)
ATP
b)
lactic acid
c)
glycolysis
d)
light
10.
Respiration is the process in which organisms break down food to release ____.
a)
energy
b)
nutrients
c)
sugar
d)
oxygen
11.
Which of the following occurs during telophase?
a)
The chromosomes line up in the center of the cell.
b)
The sister chromatids separate.
c)
Two new identical nuclei are formed.
d)
The nucleolus disappears and the nuclear membrane breaks down.
12.
What are the differences between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?
a)
The prokaryote does not have a membrane bound nucleus, but the eukaryote does.
b)
The prokaryote has more cell structures than the eukaryote.
c)
The prokaryote is larger.
d)
The eukaryote has several cells.
13.
One cell that undergoes meiosis will yield how many independent cells?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
What is the cell called that results from fertilization?
a)
egg
b)
sperm
c)
zygote
d)
diploid
15.
In which phase of meiosis does the membrane surrounding the nucleus break apart.
a)
prophase I
b)
metaphase I
c)
anaphase I
d)
telophase I
16.
A ____ is part of the DNA code on a chromosome.
a)
gene
b)
genotype
c)
phenotype
d)
gender
17.
Gregor Mendel studied heredity using ____ plants.
a)
rose
b)
pea
c)
maize
d)
tundra
18.
A Punnett square shows you all the ways in which ____ can combine.
a)
alleles
b)
eggs
c)
sperm
d)
colors
19.
In a Punnett square, a capital letter stands for a ____ allele.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
homozygous
d)
heterozygous
20.
Linnaeus's system gave how many names to each organism?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
21.
Usually, the largest organelle in a cell is the ____.
a)
chromatin
b)
nucleus
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosome
22.
The process that releases energy without using oxygen is ____.
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
osmosis
d)
fermentation
23.
Most of the life of any cell is spent in a period of growth called ____.
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
telophase
d)
anaphase
24.
If a cell has 18 chromatids, how many chromosomes does it have?
a)
18
b)
9
c)
36
d)
6
25.
Similar types of cells can be grouped together to carry out specific tasks. What are these groups of cells called?
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organisms
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