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Biology Practice Quiz Chapters 1 &2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the neutral pH of water?

a)

14.0

b)

8.5

c)

7.0

d)

3.5

e)

1.0

2.

What is the name of the negatively charged subatomic particle?

a)

Neutron

b)

Photon

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

3.

What is the name for the place that an electron orbits around the nucleus?

a)

Electron Orbital or Shell

b)

Nucleus

c)

Proton

d)

Empty Space

4.

What is the first step of thinking like a scientist?

a)

Begin with an observation

b)

Gather data

c)

Form a hypothesis

d)

Design an experiment

5.

True or false: a theory is always true.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is the largest level of organization that contains all of Earth's ecosystems?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Species

7.

Select all the characteristics of a living thing:

a)

Made of cells

b)

Reproduce

c)

Based on a genetic code

d)

Grows and develops

e)

Obtains and uses materials for energy

8.

We know that Draco is a living thing, because he (is)... *select all that apply

a)

Made of cells

b)

Can reproduce

c)

Based on a genetic code

d)

Grows and develops

e)

Obtains and uses materials for energy

9.

True or false: science uses the metric system for measurements.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or false: a compound microscope is a type of electron microscope.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or false: covalent bonds are stronger than ionic bonds.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

An atom is...

a)

the smallest unit of matter.

b)

a positively charged particle.

c)

a negatively charged particle.

d)

a physical substance.

13.

The atomic model includes (select all that apply):

a)

Electrons (-)

b)

Protons (+)

c)

Neutrons

d)

Nucleus

e)

Electron orbitals or shells

14.

True or false: the proton is in the nucleus with neutrons.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In which bond does one atom give an electron to another atom?

a)

Ionic bond

b)

Covalent bond

c)

Van der Waals Forces

16.

True or false: An acid has a high pH value.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following is NOT an organic compound that we obtain from food?

a)

Lipids

b)

Protein

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Carbohydrates

e)

Oxygen

18.

True or false: all organic compounds contain carbon.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is the smallest unit of a carbohydrate?

a)

Monosaccharide

b)

Dissacharide

c)

Polysaccharide

d)

Amino Acid

20.

What should you do after completing this practice quiz? Select all that apply.

a)

Study in the areas that you did not answer correctly

b)

Ask for help from others or Ms. Bailey

c)

Look back at your notes and all past lectures to review

d)

Give up and complain loudly