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WorksheetsMid-Term Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made up of 1 or more cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are basic unit of structure for living things
d)
All cells have a nucleus
2.
Keeping your internal body temperature the same is called
a)
excretion
b)
homeostasis
c)
respiration
d)
metabolism
3.
What kind of bond forms when one kind of atom gives electrons to another kind of atom?
a)
Chemical bon
b)
Ionic bond
c)
Covalent bond
d)
Electron bond
4.
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
5.
The Function of fruits is to
a)
Protect the Seed
b)
All of these
c)
Assist with Dispersal of the Seed
d)
Provide Nutrients to the Seed
6.
When pollen from the anther contacts the sticky stigma of a pistil.
a)
Germination
b)
Reproduction
c)
Regeneration
d)
Pollination
7.
The male part of the plant that sits on top of the filament
a)
Stamen
b)
Stigma
c)
Anther
d)
Style
8.
The reproductive organ of a flowering plant
a)
Seed
b)
Flower
c)
Pistil
d)
Stamen
9.
Which process takes radiant energy and converts it into chemical energy?
a)
aerobic cellular respiration
b)
anaerobic respiration
c)
fermentation
d)
photosynthesis
10.
What is the function of xylem in plants?
a)
carry food (glucose) from roots to leaves
b)
carry oxygen from leaf to roots
c)
carry water and minerals from roots to leaf
d)
carry oxygen from leaf to roots
11.
Control center of the cell
a)
Golgi Apparatus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleus
12.
Diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane
a)
spreading
b)
osmosis
c)
Brownian motion
d)
transduction
13.
A solution that contains the same amount of dissolved solute as the cell that is placed in it is
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
d)
karyotonic
14.
Which is NOT one of the 4 elements that make up 96% of the human body?
a)
hydrogen
b)
iron
c)
carbon
d)
oxygen
15.
The cell organelle responsible for cellular respiration
a)
chloroplast
b)
ribosome
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
mitochondria
16.
Which is NOT one of the steps of cellular respiration?
a)
electron transport chain
b)
glycolysis
c)
Calvin Cycle
d)
Krebs Cycle
17.
A substance that undergoes a chemical reaction
a)
product
b)
solvent
c)
reactant
d)
solute
18.
Cellular particles responsible for protein synthesis
a)
DNA
b)
chromatin
c)
ribosomes
d)
microtubules
19.
Which of the following lists steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
a)
State the problem; Research the problem; Form a hypothesis;
Conduct an experiment
b)
Research the problem; Conduct an experiment; Form a
hypothesis; Form a conclusion
c)
Conduct an experiment; Research the problem; Form a
conclusion; State the problem
d)
Form a hypothesis;
Record and analyze data; Form a hypothesis; Form a conclusion
20.
Which level of organization is correct from smallest to largest?
a)
organ, cell, organ system, tissue
b)
organ, organism, organ system, tissue
cell, organism, organ system
cell, organism, organ system
c)
cell, tissue, organ, organ system
d)
tissue, organ, organ system, organism
21.
What is the monomers of lipids?
a)
amino acids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
glucose
d)
glycerol + fatty acids
22.
Why does Ice float?
a)
Ice is less dense than in water in liquid form.
b)
Ice is more dense than in water in liquid form.
c)
Ice has more surface tension
d)
None of the above
23.
Water is a universal solvent because it...
a)
It can be found anywhere
b)
It freezes when it gets cold
c)
floats when frozen
d)
Dissolves most substances
24.
Most of the mass in an atom is made up of _____________________?
a)
protons and electrons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
neutrons and electrons
d)
electrons and quarks
25.
What is the electrical charge of a proton?
a)
1+
b)
1-
c)
neutral
d)
2-
26.
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
27.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
28.
What is an enzyme?
a)
A biological catalyst that works in living cells to speed up chemical reactions.
b)
A biological catalyst that works outside living cells to speed up chemical reactions.
c)
A protein that increases activation energy
d)
A product of chemical reactions.
29.
Which of the following is NOT a difference between a plant and animal cell?
a)
Plant cells have chloroplasts, animal cells do not.
b)
Animal cells are round, plant cells are square.
c)
Animal cells are square, plant cells are round.
d)
Plant cells have a cell wall and large central vacuole.
30.
Building blocks of proteins are
a)
Simple sugars
b)
Amino acids
c)
Monosaccharides
d)
Polysaccharides
31.
A scientist was studying the effect of temperature on bacterial growth. What is the independent variable?
a)
Length of the experiment
b)
Number of bacteria
c)
Reproduction rate
d)
Temperature
32.
Two structures present in plant cells but NOT animal cells are:
a)
Chloroplasts and centrioles
b)
Chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
Chloroplasts and cell membrane
d)
Chloroplasts and ribosomes
33.
Which is NOT TRUE about a prokaryotic bacteria?
a)
It stores its genetic information in DNA
b)
It has ribosomes to make proteins
c)
It has a cell membrane
d)
It has a membrane-bound nucleus
34.
Some insects can stand on the surface of water because water _____
a)
has high specific heat
b)
is a good evaporative coolant
c)
is cohesive and adhesive
d)
has a high boiling point
35.
The main benefit of perspiring (sweating) in animals is that it _____
a)
removes dirt from the surface of the skin
b)
cools the skin with evaporation
c)
relaxes the muscles
d)
removes extra water from the cells
36.
Fats, oils and waxes are examples of
a)
Nucleic Acids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Lipids
d)
Proteins
37.
A very strong acid would have a pH of ___
a)
1
b)
6
c)
7
d)
14
38.
Most cellular activities are processes regulated by the action of ____
a)
Polysaccharides
b)
Lipids
c)
Enzymes
d)
Carbohydrates
39.
Bacteria can not grow very large because ___
a)
diffusion of nutrients into the cell's interior would be too slow
b)
energy expenditures would be too great
c)
respiratory rate would be too high
d)
locomotion of the organism would be too slow
40.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
41.
Some cells, such as human nerve and muscle cells, contain many more mitochondria than do other cells, such as skin cells. Why do some cells have more mitochondria than others?
a)
The cells use more energy
b)
The cells store more nutrients
c)
The cells degrade more proteins
d)
The cells divide more frequently
42.
If a cell contains a nucleus, it must be a(a)
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
c)
virus
d)
plant
43.
What tissue plays the role of protection and prevention of water loss
a)
Vascular
b)
Dermal
c)
Ground
d)
Merisetmic
44.
What tissue plays the role in transporting water and sugar
a)
Dermal
b)
Vascular
c)
Ground
d)
Meristemic
45.
What two structures are included in stamen
a)
Filament and pistil
b)
Anther and pistil
c)
Anther and filament
d)
Filament and style
46.
What three structures make up the pistil
a)
Ovary, style, stigma
b)
Ovary, style, Sepal
c)
Ovary, sepal, stigma
d)
Ovary, Stigma, Filament
47.
What are leaves that surround reproductive parts of the plants to attract pollinators
a)
Petals
b)
Sepal
c)
Style
d)
Ovary
48.
This part of the plant acts like an "elevator" carrying nutrients to the plant.
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaves
d)
flower
49.
The part of the plant that holds the plant in place and absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
a)
stem
b)
roots
c)
leaves
50.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
anther
d)
stigma
51.
What is the main purpose of leaves?
a)
Perform photosynthesis
b)
Transport food and water
c)
Absorb water
d)
All of these
52.
Tightly packed columnar cells make up the _ layer. This layer does most of the photosynthesis.
a)
Palisade
b)
Spongy
c)
Epidermal
d)
Ground
53.
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
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