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WorksheetsHonors Biology First Semester Review
Total questions: 145
Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins
Mrs. Mack sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable:
distance traveled by the ball
height of the ramp
mass of the ball
weight of the ball
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
answer
controlled experiment
problem
safety check
Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?
Qualitative data
Quantitative data
plants that convert energy from the sun
decomposer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
photoautotroph
A living relationship between two species in which one organism is helped and the other is harmed is called...
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
niche
Which factor may cause the population of a certain species to increase?
increase of food supply
removal or decrease in number of predators
elimination of disease
all of these
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis exhibits which characteristic of life?
All living things use energy
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things grow
A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching exhibits which characteristic of life?
All living things reproduce
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things use energy
All living things grow
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes exhibits which characteristic of life?
All living things adapt to their environment
All living things grow
All living things have cells
All living things use energy
A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly exhibits which characteristic of life?
All living things adapt to their environment
All living things use energy
All living things respond to their environment
All living things grow and develop
A tulip opens in the morning at sunrise and closes in the evening at sunset. Which characteristic of life does this exhibit?
All living things have cells
All living things use energy
All living things respond to their environment
All living things grow
A cat is an organism that has a respiratory system that contains lungs and a trachea. Which characteristic of life does this exhibit?
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things have different levels of organization
All living things grow
Over many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods adapts to its surrounding with brown fur. Which characteristic of life does this exhibit?
All living things adapt to their environment
All living things grow
All living things use energy
All living things have cells
What are the four most commonly occurring elements in living things?
Copper, Nickel, Calcium, Zinc
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen
Helium, Silicon, Silver, Gold
Magnesium, Phosphorous, Nickel, Sodium
Organic compound who helps in chemical signaling, works with the immune system, is a structural component of cell membranes, and regulates chemical reactions:
carbohydrate
nucleic acid
lipid
protein
An organic compound used for short term energy:
carbohydrate
nucleic acid
protein
lipid
An organic compound used for long term energy, protection, and insulation.
carbohydrate
nucleic acid
lipid
protein
An organic compound responsible for storing and transmitting heredity information:
carbohydrate
nucleic acid
protein
lipid
Carbohydrates are made up of:
amino acids
glycerol and fatty acids
monosaccharides
nucleotides
Proteins are made up of:
amino acids
monosaccharides
glycerol and fatty acids
nucleotides
Nucleic acids are made up of:
monosaccharides
glyerol and fatty acids
amino acids
nucleotides
Nutrients move through ecosystems in
biogeochemical cycles
water cycles
energy pyramids
ecological pyramids
What is the most important role bacteria play in the nitrogen cycle?
break down nitrogen compounds into nitrogen gas
denitrify nitrogen compounds
change nitrogen gas into plant proteins
change nitrogen gas into ammonia
What is the only form of nitrogen that is usable by plants?
nitrites
ammonia
nitrates
nitrogen gas
What process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
respiration
combustion
volcanic activity
photosynthesis
What process returns carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
combustion
photosynthesis
respiration
both respiration and combustion
Cellular respiration is a ____ reaction
synthesis
decomposition
Photosynthesis is a ____ reaction:
synthesis
decomposition
Which of the following best represents parasitism?
+,+
+,-
-,-
+.=
Which of the following best represents mutualism?
+,+
+,-
-,-
+,=
Which of the following best represents commensalism?
+,+
+,-
-,-
+,=
A lion and a cheetah attempt to occupy the same niche. The more aggressive lion survives; the cheetah does not.
Density-Dependent: Competition
Density-Independent: Competition
Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey
Density-Independent: Predator-Prey
Since lynx prey on hares, an increase in the hare population causes an increase in the lynx population.
Density-Dependent: Competition
Density-Independent: Competition
Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey
Density-Independent: Predator-Prey
An organisms Niche can be defined as
The role its plays in the ecosystem
It's physical and biological requirements
the interactions between it and the water cycle
What it feeds on
The idea that no 2 organisms can have an identical niche and coexist in an ecosystem
Generalists principle
Competitive exclusion principle
Specialist principle
Wild Urban principle
1.) They act like gatekeepers, only let certain things in.
2.) Enzyme receptors embedded in the membrane.
when some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot.
Where is chlorophyll found in a plant cell?
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Chloroplasts
Cell wall
Which wavelengths of light do chlorophyll absorb the best
Green and red
Green and blue
Red and blue
Red green and blue
What waste gas is produced by photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Argon
Oxygen
Up to how many ATP molecules are made from the breakdown of one glucose molecule?
2
24
36
45
The Calvin Cycle takes place in the:
Stroma
Thylakoid
Grana
Stomata
What is common between the two types of fermentation?
Formation of O2
Energy released
Regeneration of NAD+
The products of Alcoholic Fermentation are....
Glucose, O2, Ethyl alcohol
Ethanol, CO2
ATP, CO2, H2O
Fermentation recycles ________ back to glycolysis
NADH
NADP
ATP
NAD+
ADP
Plants did not grow well in what color light?
Red
Green
Orange
Violet
Increasing the intensity of light had what effect on photosynthesis?
It slowed it down
It sped up
It stayed the same
Increasing the amount of CO2 did what to the rate of photosynthesis?
Increased
Decreased
Stayed the same
increased then leveled off
Once a plant has reached its saturation point of light intensity, what danger could exist for the plant?
Photosynthesis rate will increase indefinitely
byproducts of photo inhibition like OH- and H2O2 will damage the chloroplast
a plant can never have too much light
a plant will lose all of its leaves
Which of the following will trigger leaves to change color?
cooler temperatures
shorter days
warmer temperatures
both cooler temperatures and shorter days
