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WorksheetsBiology 1 Review - 2019-2020
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where does all the energy necessary for life originate from?
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Autotrophs
d)
Heterotrophs
2.
Plants make their own food through a process known as ____________.
a)
cellular respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
fermentation
d)
glycolysis
3.
Cellular ______________ is the process that our cells use to release energy.
a)
breathing
b)
exothermic
c)
synthesis
d)
respiration
4.
The breakdown of a glucose molecule is known as ____________________.
a)
fermentation
b)
glycolysis
c)
Krebs Cycle
d)
lactic acid
5.
Biology is the study of
a)
the land, water, and air on Earth
b)
living things
c)
animals and plants only
d)
the environment
6.
Which cell structure contains the cell's genetic material and controls many of the cell's activities?
a)
organelle
b)
nucleus
c)
cell envelope
d)
cytoplasm
7.
Cells fall into two broad categories, depending on whether they
a)
have a cell wall
b)
contain genetic material
c)
have a nucleus
d)
contain chloroplasts
8.
Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleolus
c)
chromatin
d)
DNA
9.
Which organelle makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?
a)
Golgi apparatus
b)
mitochondrion
c)
vacuole
d)
ribosome
10.
Which organelle converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use?
a)
chloroplast
b)
Golgi apparatus
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
mitochondrion
11.
Identify the correct order of organization in living things. Start with the smallest and work your up to the largest.
a)
Atom, Nucleus, Tissue. Cell
b)
Nucleus, Cell, Organ, Organ System
c)
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System
d)
Atom, Nucleus, Cell, Tissue
12.
The thin, flexible barrier around all cells is called the
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cell envelope
d)
cytoplasm
13.
Prokaryotes lack
a)
cytoplasm
b)
a cell membrane
c)
a nucleus
d)
genetic material
14.
Which of the following contains a nucleus?
a)
prokaryotes
b)
bacteria
c)
eukaryotes
d)
organelles
15.
Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?
a)
stores DNA
b)
controls most of the cell's processes
c)
contains the information needed to make proteins
d)
all of the above
16.
Which organelle would you expect to find ONLY in plant cells?
a)
mitochondrion
b)
cell membrane
c)
chloroplast
d)
channel proteins
17.
Which of the following structures serves as the cell's boundary from its environment?
a)
mitochondrion
b)
cell membrane
c)
chloroplast
d)
smooth endoplasmic retculum
18.
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called
a)
osmotic pressure
b)
osmosis
c)
facilitated diffusion
d)
active transport
19.
Most plants appear green because chlorophyll
a)
does not absorb green light
b)
reflects violet light
c)
absorbs green light
d)
none of the above
20.
Organisms, such as plants, that make their own food are called
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
thylakoids
d)
pigments
21.
Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from the foods they eat are called
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
c)
thylakoids
d)
plants
22.
Plants take in the sun's energy by absorbing
a)
high-energy sugars
b)
chlorophyll a
c)
chlorophyll b
d)
sunlight
23.
Which of the following affects the rate of photosynthesis?
a)
water
b)
temperature
c)
light intensity
d)
all of the above
24.
One cause of muscle soreness is
a)
alcoholic fermentation
b)
glycolysis
c)
lactic acid fermentation
d)
the Krebs cycle
25.
Which process is used to produce beer and wine?
a)
lactic acid fermentation
b)
glycolysis
c)
alcoholic fermentation
d)
the Kreb's cycle
26.
Photosynthesis is to chloroplasts as cellular respiration is to
a)
chloroplasts
b)
cytoplasm
c)
mitochondria
d)
nucleus
27.
Cellular respiration releases energy by breaking down
a)
food molecules
b)
ATP
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
water
28.
Cellular respiration is called an aerobic process because it requires
a)
light
b)
exercise
c)
oxygen
d)
glucose
29.
Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?
a)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
b)
interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
c)
interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
d)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase, cytokinesis
30.
Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their
a)
size
b)
spindle fibers
c)
growth rate
d)
surface area
31.
Which of the following is a phase of mitosis?
a)
cytokinesis
b)
interphase
c)
anaphase
d)
S phase
32.
What happens when cells come into contact with other cells?
a)
They divide more quickly
b)
they stop growing
c)
they start growing
d)
they produce p53
33.
What is a tumor?
a)
an accumulation of cyclins
b)
a mass of cancer cells
c)
the rapidly dividing cells found at the site of a wound
d)
a defective p53 gene
34.
Mendel concluded that traits are
a)
not inherited by offspring
b)
inherited through the passing of factors from parents to offspring
c)
determined by dominant factors only
d)
determined by recessive factors only.
35.
Gregor Mendel used pea plants to study
a)
Flowering
b)
gamete formation
c)
the inheritance of traits
d)
cross-pollination
36.
The principle of dominance states that
a)
all alleles are dominant
b)
all alleles are recessive
c)
some alleles are dominant and others are recessive
d)
alleles are neither dominant nor recessive
37.
Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be
a)
hybrid
b)
homozygous
c)
heterozygous
d)
dominant
38.
Gametes are produced by the process of
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
crossing-over
d)
replication
39.
What did Griffith observe when he injected into mice a mixture of heat-killed disease-causing bacteria and live harmless bacteria?
a)
The disease-causing bacteria changed into harmless bacteria
b)
The mice developed pneumonia
c)
the harmless bacteria died
d)
The mice were unaffected.
40.
Unlike DNA, RNA contains
a)
adenine
b)
uracil
c)
phosphate groups
d)
thymine
41.
Avery's experiments showed that bacteria are transformed by
a)
RNA
b)
DNA
c)
proteins
d)
carbohydrates
42.
DNA is copied during a process called
a)
replication
b)
translation
c)
transcription
d)
transformation
43.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
44.
The algae at the beginning of a food chain are
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
d)
heterotrophs
45.
What is the process by which bacteria convert nitrogen gas in the air to ammonia?
a)
nitrogen fixation
b)
excretion
c)
decomposition
d)
denitrification
46.
The movements of energy and nutrients through living systems are different because
a)
energy flows in one direction and nutrients recycle.
b)
energy is limited in the biosphere and nutrients are always available
c)
nutrients flow in one direction and energy recycles
d)
energy forms chemical compounds and nutrients are lost as heat.
47.
The branch of biology dealing with interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is called
a)
economy
b)
modeling
c)
recycling
d)
ecology
48.
What is the combined portions of Earth called in which all living things exist?
a)
biome
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
biosphere
49.
All the interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food
a)
interaction
b)
chain
c)
network
d)
web
50.
Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation?
a)
tropical rain forest and temperate grassland
b)
tropical savanna and tropical dry forest
c)
tundra and desert
d)
boreal forest and temperate woodland and shrubland
51.
The average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region is the region's
a)
weather
b)
latitude
c)
ecosystem
d)
climate
52.
Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT
a)
plant life
b)
soil type
c)
rainfall
d)
temperature
53.
Symbiosis in which both species benefit is called
a)
commercialism
b)
mutualism
c)
predation
d)
parasitism
54.
When individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate, it produces a growth pattern called
a)
logistic growth
b)
growth density
c)
demographic growth
d)
exponential growth
55.
The movement of organisms into a given area from another area is called
a)
immigration
b)
emigration
c)
population shift
d)
exponential growth
56.
Which of the following describes the largest number of individuals that an environment can support?
a)
carrying capacity
b)
immigration
c)
emigration
d)
exponential growth
57.
One property that makes DDT hazardous over time is that DDT is
a)
an insecticide
b)
a perfect pesticide
c)
non biodegradable
d)
deadly to herbivores
58.
The major cause of ozone depletion is
a)
nitric acid
b)
sulfuric acid
c)
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
d)
ultraviolet light
59.
Using renewable resources while ensuring that they are not depleted is a practice called
a)
sustainable development
b)
monoculture
c)
biological magnification
d)
subsistence hunting
60.
An increase in Earth's average temperature from the buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere is called
a)
the greenhouse effect
b)
ozone depletion
c)
global warming
d)
particulate dispersal
61.
Lamarck's theory of evolution includes the concept that new organs in a species appear as a result of
a)
continual increases in population size.
b)
the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures
c)
an unchanging local environment
d)
the natural variations already present within the population of organisms
62.
When Darwin returned from the voyage of the Beagle, he
a)
immediately published his ideas about evolution
b)
realized his ideas about evolution were wrong
c)
wrote about his ideas but waited many years to publish them
d)
copies the evolutionary theory of Wallace.
63.
During the voyage on the Beagle, Charles Darwin made many observations
a)
in England
b)
in North America
c)
on the Galapagos Islands
d)
in Asia
64.
James Hutton's and Charles Lyell's work suggested that
a)
Earth is many millions of years old
b)
Earth is several thousands years old
c)
all fossils were formed in the last one thousand years
d)
all rocks on Earth contain fossils
65.
In 1859, Darwin published his revolutionary scientific ideas in a work entitled
a)
Principles of Geology
b)
Essay on the Principle of Population
c)
Evolution in Malaysia
d)
On the Origin of Species
66.
When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
artificial variation
d)
survival of the fittest
67.
Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
a)
diversity
b)
fitness
c)
adaptation
d)
evolution
68.
The hypothesis that species change over time by natural selection was proposed by
a)
Hutton
b)
Lamarck
c)
Malthus
d)
Darwin
69.
The combined genetic information of all members of a particular population is the population's
a)
relative frequency
b)
phenotype
c)
genotype
d)
gene pool
70.
A change in a sequence of DNA is called
a)
recombination
b)
polygenic trait
c)
single gene trait
d)
mutation
71.
The number of phenotypes produced for a given trait depends upon
a)
the number of genes that control the trait
b)
which form of the trait is dominant
c)
the relative frequencies of the various alleles
d)
whether or not natural selection is at work
72.
The separation of populations by barriers such as rivers, mountains, or bodies of water is called
a)
temporal isolation
b)
geographic isolation
c)
behavioral isolation
d)
genetic equilibrium
73.
What proportion of all species that ever lived has become extinct?
a)
less than 1 percent
b)
approximately one-half
c)
more than 99%
d)
100 percent
74.
Most fossils form in
a)
rusty water
b)
volcanic rocks
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
the sap of ancient trees
75.
Early in Earth's history, while the planet was in a melted state, the most dense elements formed Earth's
a)
core
b)
seas
c)
crust
d)
atmosphere
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