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2nd Semester Test Review

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What organelles are ONLY found in the plant cell?
a)
Cell Wall, Chloroplast
b)
Cell Wall, Nucleus
c)
Chloroplast, Mitochondria
d)
Nucleus, Vacuole
2.
What is the function of the nucleus?
a)
Allow materials in or out
b)
Controls the cell's activities
c)
Creates energy
d)
Storage
3.
What is the function of the vacuole?
a)
Energy
b)
Control Center
c)
Stores food, water, waste
d)
Structure and support
4.
What is the function of the mitochondria?
a)
Allows things to enter/exit
b)
Creates glucose
c)
Creates the cells energy
d)
Storage
5.
What is the function of the cell wall?
a)
provides structure and support
b)
doorway for materials to enter/exit
c)
creates energy
d)
control center
6.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
Structure/support
b)
Allows materials to enter/exit the cell
c)
Control Center
d)
Storage
7.
What is the function of the chloroplast?
a)
Creates Glucose for the plant cell
b)
Creates ATP for the cell
8.
What is the Cell Theory
a)
1. All livings things are made up of 1 or more cells.
2. Cells are the smallest unit of life
3. All new cells come from preexisting cells
b)
There is a cell theory?!
c)
1. All things have cells.
2. Cells are the largest unit of life.
3. All cells come from reproduction.
9.
What is the main difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
a)
Photosynthesis happens in all cells.  Cellular Respiration only happens in plant cells.
b)
Photosynthesis produces ATP and Cellular Respiration produces Glucose 
c)
Photosynthesis happens in the mitochondria.  Cellular Respiration happens in the chloroplast.
d)
Cellular Respiration happens in the mitochondria and makes ATP. Photosynthesis happens in the chloroplast and makes Glucose.
10.
What is phototropism?
a)
Response to light
b)
Response to touch
c)
Response to gravity
d)
Growing towards the center of the Earth
11.
What is thigmotropism?
a)
Response to light
b)
Response to touch
c)
Response to gravity
d)
Growing towards the center of the Earth
12.
What is Gravitropism?
a)
Response to light
b)
Response to touch
c)
Response to gravity
d)
Growing towards the center of the Earth
13.
What is turgor pressure?
a)
Amount of water in a plant
b)
Amount of water pressure in a plant cell
14.
What are the 5 types of Asexual Reproduction?
a)
Binary Fission, Sexual, Regeneration, Propagation, Reproducing
b)
Sexual and Asexual
c)
Binary Fission, Budding, Vegetative Propagation, Regeneration, Parthenogensis
d)
There are not 5 types
15.
What does Binary fission mean?
a)
1 cell splitting into 2 cells
b)
Regrowing a piece
c)
Fertilization without a mate
d)
Growing offspring from a bud
16.
What does Regeneration mean?
a)
1 cell splitting into 2 cells
b)
Regrowing a piece
c)
Fertilization without a mate
d)
Growing offspring from a bud
17.
Binary Fission only occurs in ___________________ cells.
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
18.
Asexual Reproduction has ________ parent and creates __________________ offspring.
a)
1, uniform
b)
1, diverse
c)
2, uniform
d)
2 diverse
19.
Sexual Reproduction has ________ parent and creates __________________ offspring.
a)
1, uniform
b)
1, diverse
c)
2, uniform
d)
2 diverse
20.
What is a Dichotomous Key used for?
a)
Naming things
b)
Classification of organisms
c)
Entertain scientists
d)
Creating a headache
21.
What are the male and female sex cells in Sexual Reproduction?
a)
Sperm and egg
b)
Budding
c)
DNA
22.
Sexual Reproduction leads to _________________ offspring and Asexual Reproduction ________________ offspring.
a)
Diverse, uniform
b)
Uniform, diverse
23.
What are the sperm cells in a flower called?
a)
Pollen
b)
Petal
c)
Pistil
d)
Egg
24.
Plant Vacuoles are larger than Animal vacuoles.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
a)
No diversity among offspring
b)
Rapid rate of population
c)
Only need 1 parent
d)
No investment in offspring
26.
Define DNA
a)
a strand of DNA containing genetic information
b)
segments of DNA that carries instructions for traits
c)
carries the genetic information and in long strands
27.
Define gene
a)
a strand of DNA containing genetic information
b)
segments of DNA that carries instructions for traits
c)
carries the genetic information and in long strands
28.
Define chromosome
a)
a strand of DNA containing genetic information
b)
segments of DNA that carries instructions for traits
c)
carries the genetic information and in long strands
29.
What does learned mean?
a)
Passed down from parent to offspring
b)
something that can be taught
30.
What does inherited mean?
a)
Passed down from parent to offspring
b)
something that can be taught
31.
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
a)
20 pair
b)
46 pairs
c)
23 pairs
d)
30 pairs
32.
What is a gene?
a)
Segment of DNA
b)
A chromosome
c)
Something found in the nucleus
33.
What is a recessive trait?
a)
A trait that is hidden by another trait
b)
A trait that most commonly shows up in offspring 
34.
What is a dominant trait?
a)
A trait that is hidden by another trait
b)
A trait that most commonly shows up in offspring 
35.
Define phenotype
a)
what a trait is written like
b)
what a trait looks like
36.
Define genotype
a)
what a trait is written like
b)
what a trait looks like
37.
What is heterozygous?
a)
2 of the same alleles
b)
2 different alleles
38.
What is homozygous?
a)
2 of the same alleles
b)
2 different alleles
39.
Which parent is responsible for determining gender of the offspring?
a)
Female
b)
Male
40.
What are the MALE chromosomes?
a)
XX
b)
XY
41.
What are the FEMALE chromosomes?
a)
XX
b)
XY
42.
Organ systems form ______________
a)
organs
b)
organ systems
c)
tissue
d)
organisms
43.
Organs form ______________
a)
organs
b)
organ systems
c)
tissue
d)
organelles
44.
Tissues form ______________
a)
organs
b)
organ systems
c)
tissue
d)
organelles
45.
Cells form ______________
a)
organs
b)
organ systems
c)
tissue
d)
organelles
46.
List the correct level of organization in an organism
a)
cell, tissue, organism, organ, organ system
b)
cells, tissues, organ, organ system, organism
c)
organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell
47.
What is the correct order for the Levels of Organization?
a)
atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissues, organ, organ system, organism
b)
organism, organ system, organ, tissues, cell, organelle, molecule, atom
c)
atom, organisms, molecule, organ system, organelle, organ, tissue, cell
48.
What is the function of the Respiratory system?
a)
Transporting nutrients, waste and oxygen throughout the body
b)
Exchanging the gasses oxygen and carbon dioxide
c)
Covering and protecting the body
d)
Converting food into energy for the body.
49.
What is the function of the Circulatory system?
a)
Transporting nutrients, waste and oxygen throughout the body
b)
Exchanging the gasses oxygen and carbon dioxide
c)
Covering and protecting the body
d)
Converting food into energy for the body.
50.
What is the function of the Skeletal system?
a)
to support the body
b)
to fight disease
c)
to move the body
d)
to transport food
51.
What is the function of the Muscular system?
a)
to support the body
b)
to fight disease
c)
to move the body
d)
to transport food
52.
Which system controls all the activities in the body to maintain homeostasis?
a)
Endocrine
b)
Skeletal
c)
Immune
d)
Integumentary
53.
What is the function of the Endocrine system?
a)
Develops antibodies to kill germs
b)
Regulates horomones to maintain homeostasis
c)
Rids the body of wastes
d)
Breaks down food into nutrients
54.
Which system protects the body from bacteria and viruses?
a)
Endocrine
b)
Skeletal
c)
Immune
d)
Muscular
55.
What is the main function of the Excretory System?
a)
Convert food into nutrients
b)
Exchange gases between Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
c)
Send signals for hormones 
d)
Filter water and fluids from the blood and remove the waste
56.
Which organ system transforms food into substances that can be used by cells for energy?
a)
Circulatory
b)
Respiratory
c)
Digestive
d)
Excretory
57.
Which 2 systems work directly with the Muscular System to help with movement?
a)
Digestive and Respiratory
b)
Nervous & Skeletal
c)
Skeletal & Respiratory
d)
Immune & Circulatory
58.
During digestion, what is an example of a chemical change?
a)
Chewing food
b)
Swallowing food
c)
Stomach acid breaking down food
d)
Releasing wastes
59.
What would be the response if harmful bacteria entered the body?
a)
The Endocrine system would filter out the bacteria
b)
The Digestive system would release enzymes to digest the bacteria
c)
The Nervous system would signal the body to vomit or increase the temperature 
d)
The Respiratory system would reduce the exchange of gases
60.
How are the mouth and the stomach similar in the Digestive System?
a)
Both take part in a physical and chemical change of food
b)
Nutrients are absorbed in both places
c)
Both only take part in a physical change of food
d)
Both only take part of a chemical change in food
61.
Which system is responsible for creating offspring?
a)
Reproductive 
b)
Excretory
c)
Immune
d)
Skeletal
62.
What is the function of the Nervous System?
a)
Controlling the body and the communication between the systems
b)
Converting food into energy for the body
c)
Producing hormones that regulates the activity of the cells
d)
Covering and protecting the body
63.
What is the function of the Integumentary System?
a)
Controlling the body and the communication between the systems
b)
Converting food into energy for the body
c)
Producing hormones that regulates the activity of the cells
d)
Covering and protecting the body
64.
What is a stimulus?
a)
Anything can organism can sense
b)
An organism's reaction
65.
What is a response?
a)
Anything can organism can sense
b)
An organism's reaction
66.
Which systems does the Integumentary system works closely with?
a)
Muscular and Skeletal
b)
Immune and Digestive
c)
Immune and Circulatory
d)
Respiratory and Circulatory
67.
Which part of the Respiratory System is responsible for actually breathing?
a)
Lungs
b)
Trachea
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Nose
68.
What are requirements for manned space exploration?
a)
oxygen, removal of CO2, fuel, clothing
b)
Oxygen, removal of CO2, food & water, temperature regulation
c)
Heat shield, food & water, temperature regulation
d)
Oxygen, removal of CO2, food & water, temperature regulation, Google Maps