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Biology 1 Prerequisite Vocab.

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

sunlight, elephants, and grasses

b)

sunlight, water, and air

c)

elephants, plants, trees

2.
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
a)
niche
b)
structure
c)
characteristic
d)
adaptation
3.
These carry blood away from the heart
a)
arteries
b)
veins
c)
venules
d)
capillaries
4.
When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?
a)
Sexual
b)
Differentiation
c)
Asexual 
d)
Specialization
5.
A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)...
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Quark
6.
Which of the following is an example of binomial nomenclature?
a)
Moon Jelly
b)
Jelly fish
c)
Chrysaora fuscescens
d)
Cnidarian
7.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
8.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
9.
Two male Giraffes are fighting over the last green leaf of a tree that is dying.  
a)
Competition
b)
Mutualsim
c)
Predation
d)
Commensalism
10.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
11.
Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp.  Identify the independent variable.
a)
distance traveled by the ball
b)
height of the ramp
c)
mass of the ball
d)
weight of the ball
12.

An experiment for a new asthma medication was set up into two groups. Group one was given the new drug for asthma, while group 2 was given a sugar pill. The sugar pill serves as a...

a)

control

b)

dependent variable

c)

experimental variable

d)

constant

13.
Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cell wall
14.

r = tall plant

R = short plant

Rr = short plant


Is the R allele dominant or recessive?

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

15.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
16.
Which of the following come together during fertilisation? 
a)
Egg and Womb
b)
Egg and sperm 
c)
Ovary and sperm
d)
Ovary and testis
17.
Name the producers in this food web.
a)
seagull and fish
b)
penguin and crab
c)
phytoplankton and seaweed
d)
seaweed and zooplankton
18.
The process by which populations slowly change over time is called__________
a)
selective breeding
b)
adaptation
c)
sepeciation
d)
evolution
19.
The ________ of the microscope would show you the MOST zoomed in image, or the SMALLEST field of view.
a)
low power objective
b)
medium power objective
c)
high power objective
d)
stage
20.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
21.

What is the main purpose of the immune system?

a)

support the body through bones and muscles

b)

get rid of waste from the body

c)

protect the body from pathogens

d)

move blood through the body

22.
What does the large intestine do?
a)
Eats
b)
Chews
c)
Removes water from waste
d)
Absorbs nutrients
23.
This produces 2 identical cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
24.

Molecules are

a)

2 atoms found together

b)

2 elements bound together

c)

2 or more atoms mixed together

d)

2 or more atoms bound together

25.
What do scientists call bacteria and viruses that can make people sick?  
a)
diseases
b)
vaccines
c)
antibodies
d)
pathogens