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WorksheetsDCBA BIOLOGY SEMESTER 1 FALL 2018
Total questions: 150
Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
2.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
3.
What is the goal of the pioneer species in Primary Succession?
a)
To kill the dead materials after a disaster
b)
To rebuild soil
c)
To feed Johnny
d)
To put fresh oxygen into the air
4.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
5.
What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
volunteer species
c)
founder species
d)
conqueror species
6.
What are examples of pioneer species in a primary succession?
a)
Bushes and Shrubs
b)
Oak trees
c)
Mossess and Lichens
d)
A rose Bush
7.
Oxpeckers are a type of small bird that land on zebras and eat ticks and other parasites that live on the zebra's skin. The oxpeckers get food and the zebras get pests removed.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
8.
Tapeworms are segmented flatworms that attach themselves to the insides of the intestines of animals such as cows, pigs, and humans. Tapeworms get food by eating the host's partly digested food, depriving the host of nutrients.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
9.
Spider crabs live in shallow areas of the ocean floor, and greenish-brown algae lives on the crabs' backs, making the crabs blend in with their environment, and unnoticeable to predators. The algae get a good place to live, and the crab gets camouflage.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
10.
Remora fish are small fish that make their niche by picking up the scraps that sharks leave behind while feeding. the shark makes no attempt to prey on the remora fish.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
11.
Bees fly from flower to flower-gathering nectar, which they make into food. When they land in a flower, the bees get some pollen on their hairy bodies, and when they land in the next flower, some of the pollen from the first one rubs off, pollinating the plant.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
12.
Bacteria live in the colon of humans and are able to feed off the indigestible food that the human body cannot break down (cellulose of plants). In the process of breaking down the food, the bacteria also make much-needed vitamins that the human body in turn can use to keep healthy.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
13.
Ticks live on dogs and feed off the dog's blood. They may also infect the dog with a parasite that can cause the dog to become quite sick. Dogs also are sometimes found to be very tired because a large volume of their blood has been drained.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
14.
A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler's nest. The cuckoo's young will displace the warbler's young and will be raised by the warbler.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
15.
Another word for a living thing is a:
a)
animal
b)
organism
c)
plant
d)
community
16.
A place where an organism gets everything it needs to survive.
a)
habitat
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
population
17.
Different organisms living together in the same area:
a)
community
b)
population
c)
species
d)
ecosystem
18.
What level consumer is the deer?
a)
Consumer 1
b)
Consumer 2
c)
Consumer 1 & 2
d)
Producer
19.
Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
20.
Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
21.
Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
22.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
23.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
prey
24.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
25.
An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a __________.
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
population
26.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(an) _____________.
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
27.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
28.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?
a)
The direction of population migration
b)
Differences in dietary habits
c)
Progressively smaller organisms
d)
The direction of the energy flow
30.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
31.
Frogs are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
d)
composers
32.
Grass is considered a ...
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
composers
33.
Converting atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia and other nitrogen compound is
a)
Nitrogen fixation
b)
Ammonification
c)
Denitrification
d)
Nitrification
34.
Which form of nitrogen is absorbed by plant and transferred to leaves
a)
Nitrates
b)
Nitrite
c)
Ammonia
d)
All
35.
Reduction of nitrates to nitrogen is
a)
Denitrification
b)
Nitrification
c)
Ammonification
d)
All
36.
How do plants get the nitrogen they need?
a)
from the air
b)
from the soil in which they live
c)
from the Sun
d)
from broken-down rocks
37.
Which of the following describes the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle? Nitrogen-fixing bacteria convert
a)
protein into gas
b)
water into gas
c)
nitrogen gas into nitrogen that can be used by plants
d)
soil to gas
38.
Animals obtain the nitrogen they need directly from the
a)
soil in their habitat
b)
air they breathe
c)
plants they eat
d)
bacteria living within them
39.
What converts nitrogen into a usable form of nitrogen for plants and animals?
a)
bacteria
b)
fungi
c)
rain
40.
After plants and animals die, what puts nitrogen back into atmosphere and soil?
a)
decomposition
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
bacteria
41.
Which of the following add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a)
volcanoes
b)
combustion of fossil fuels
c)
animal and plant respiration
d)
all of these
42.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
43.
In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Primary Production
d)
Secondary Production
44.
In the carbon cycle, producers take in the gas __
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon monoxide
45.
How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?
a)
The lion eats the grass
b)
Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.
c)
The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain.
d)
The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
46.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
47.
Carbon is used in the process called __________ by plants and algae to make food and the building blocks for growth.
a)
carbon cycle
b)
life
c)
photosynthesis
d)
decomposition
48.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
49.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
telescope
50.
Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.
a)
All non-living things are made of cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things
51.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
52.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
53.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
54.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
human
55.
Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?
a)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
b)
All cells are produced from other cells.
c)
Only animal cells are composed of cells.
d)
All living things are composed of cells.
56.
Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?
a)
Rudolf Virchow
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
57.
Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria under a microscope?
a)
Anton van Leuwenhoek
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
58.
what is a cell classified as?
a)
a basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms
b)
a unit based on only plants and animals that are living
59.
Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell?
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm
b)
in the nucleus
60.
What type of cell has a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
61.
Under a microscope, what kind of cells lack membrane-bound internal organelles?
a)
Prokaryotes
b)
Eukaryotes
c)
Plants
d)
Animals
62.
The picture illustrates a
a)
Prokaryotic Plant Cell
b)
Prokaryotic Animal Cell
c)
Eukaryotic Plant Cell
d)
Eukaryotic Animal Cell
63.
Controls what enters/leaves a cell
a)
cell membrane
b)
Nuclear membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
64.
stiff, protective outer layer of plant cells
a)
cell membrane
b)
nuclear membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
65.
releases energy for cells to use, most common in animal cells
a)
mitochondria
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
nucleolus
66.
Amino acids link together to form proteins. In which organelle would this process occur?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Ribosome
c)
Centriole
d)
Mitochondria
67.
packages proteins for delivery
a)
Endoplasmic reticulum
b)
ribosomes
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
lysosomes
68.
collect sunlight which it converts to sugars
a)
chloroplasts
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell wall
d)
mitochondria
69.
hold/store water, mainly found in plant cells
a)
nuclolus
b)
ribosomes
c)
golgi bodies
d)
vacuoles
70.
break down (digest) worn out cell parts, mostly in animal cells
a)
cytoplasm
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuoles
71.
jello-like material, fills the space between cell organelles, is where many chemical reactions occur
a)
cytoplasm
b)
chromatin
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell membrane
72.
Transportation network for the cell, moves materials around in the cell
a)
Lysosome
b)
Nuclear Membrane
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Centriole
73.
What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
74.
What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
75.
What am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
76.
What am I?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Plasma Membrane
77.
Which type of cell has no nucleus?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Animal
d)
Plant
78.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
Mixed
79.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
80.
How is this organism best classified?
a)
unicellular & eukaryotic
b)
multicellular & eukaryotic
c)
unicellular & prokaryotic
d)
multicellular & prokaryotic
81.
Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosomes
d)
cell wall
82.
PROKARYOTIC cells do NOT have
a)
membrane bound organelles
b)
cell membrane
c)
DNA
d)
ribosomes
83.
Which cell type tends to be smaller?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
there is not a size difference
84.
And this is..........?
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
85.
Linear DNA
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
86.
Circular DNA
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
87.
multicellular
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
88.
Which statement applies to eukaryotic cells but not prokaryotic cells?
a)
utilize mitochondria during energy production
b)
flow of nutrients and wastes occurs across a membrane
c)
contain DNA as genetic material
d)
has no nucleus, but has genetic material
89.
Which type of endoplasmic reticulum are proteins attached to?
a)
smooth
b)
rough
c)
neither smooth nor rough
d)
both smooth and rough
90.
Which of the following lists structures shared by BOTH prokaryotes & eukaryotes?
a)
cell wall, cytoplasm, genetic material, nucleus
b)
cytoplasm, genetic material, cell wall, ribosomes
c)
nucleus, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplasts
d)
ribosomes, golgi apparatus, cytoplasm, cell wall
91.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need bacteria
d)
They need insulin
92.
How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?
a)
invades the host cell to reproduce
b)
removes energy from the host cell
c)
produces toxins in the host cell
d)
protects the host cell from bacteria
93.
A(n) _____ is a virus that enters a bacterial cell.
a)
endospore
b)
decomposer
c)
plasmid
d)
bacteriophage
94.
A virus can be classified by its type of
a)
mitochondria
b)
chromosomes
c)
nucleic acid
d)
carbohydrates
95.
When a virus invades a living cell, its _______
takes over the cell's functions.
takes over the cell's functions.
a)
outer coat
b)
genetic material
c)
core
d)
cytoplasm
96.
What part of the phage is the DNA?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
97.
Antibiotics kill viruses
a)
True
b)
False
98.
What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?
a)
tail
b)
nucleus
c)
capsid
d)
glycoprotein
99.
Which viral life cycle kills its host cell by lysing?
a)
lytic
b)
mitosis
c)
lysogenic
d)
S phase
100.
Which viral life cycle allows viral genetic material to lay dormant while the host cell reproduces?
a)
lytic
b)
mitosis
c)
lysogenic
d)
S phase
101.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c)
no movement
d)
molecules move everywhere
102.
Where is there a low concentration of dye?
a)
at the bottom of cup
b)
in the color
c)
at the top of cup
d)
no concenteraion gradient
103.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
104.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
105.
During osmosis
a)
water moves from high to low concentration
b)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
c)
water moves when energy is used
d)
proteins are built
106.
Permeable means
a)
things can pass through
b)
the concentration levels are different
c)
it is permanent
d)
things are stuck
107.
The diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Cell wall
c)
Diffusion
d)
Respiration
108.
What is the definition of Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
d)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration
109.
What a cell needs to transport particles by active transport?
a)
Sun
b)
Wind
c)
Energy
d)
Channels
110.
When both inside and outside of a cell have the same amount of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Equilibrium
111.
A person would never have pure water put into their veins in a hospital because their cells would...
a)
Shrink/Dehydrate
b)
Expand
112.
A person should never drink salty water because their cells would
a)
shrink
b)
expand
113.
If there is 5 percent water inside a cell and 5 percent water outside a cell
a)
more water will move inside the cell
b)
more water will move outside the cell
c)
There will be no movement of water cells
114.
Which of the following is NOT a biomolecule?
a)
Water
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Protein
d)
Lipid
115.
Identify the biomolecule
a)
Carbohydrate
b)
Lipid
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
116.
Identify the biomolecule
a)
Lipid
b)
Protein
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Nucleic Acid
117.
Which biomolecule is the key source of energy?
a)
Lipid
b)
Protein
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Nucleic Acid
118.
A monomer is ...
a)
a single atom
b)
a building block for polymers
c)
a single element
d)
is an inorganic molecule
119.
What is the monomer for a protein?
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Triglyceride
c)
Amino Acid
d)
Nucleotide
120.
The process that builds molecules by removing water to bind them together is
a)
Hydrolysis
b)
Protein Synthesis
c)
Dehydration Synthesis
d)
Lysis
121.
Which foods are high in protein?
a)
Meats, cheeses, milk, eggs
b)
Breads, pasta, grains
c)
Butter, oil, lard
d)
Apples, Bananas, Grapes
122.
What is the functions of lipids?
a)
Quick source of energy
b)
Builds muscles, skin, enzymes
c)
Stores genetic information
d)
Stores energy, insulation, protection
123.
Which of the following is an example of a nucleic acid?
a)
Glucose
b)
Phospholipid
c)
Enzymes
d)
DNA
124.
Identify the biomolecule
a)
monosaccharide
b)
disaccharide
c)
polysaccharide
d)
glycogen
125.
Identify the biomolecule
a)
Protein
b)
Lipid
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Nucleic Acid
126.
Which foods are a good energy source?
a)
Meats, Yogurt, Cheese
b)
Ice Cream, Candy, Cookies
c)
Fruits, Vegetables, Whole Grains
d)
Butter, Lard, Oil
127.
What is the function of a nucleic acid?
a)
Stores genetic information
b)
Stores energy
c)
Quick source of energy
d)
Builds structures
128.
The chemical reaction that breaks down a molecule by adding water is
a)
Dehydration Synthesis
b)
Hydrophobia
c)
Hydrolysis
d)
Dehydration
129.
This biomolecule would be used for
a)
Building enzymes
b)
Storing energy
c)
Key source of energy
d)
Storing genetic information
130.
Lipids are made of
a)
monosaccharides
b)
amino acids
c)
glycerol and 3 fatty acids
d)
nucleotides
131.
Nucleotides are monomer for
a)
Nucleic Acids
b)
Proteins
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Lipids
132.
Which examples are a sources of energy?
a)
Starch, cellulose, glycogen
b)
Valine, Histidine, Cysteine
c)
DNA, RNA
d)
Unsaturated and Saturated Fats
133.
What is a series of events a cell goes through as they grow and divide?
a)
Cell Division
b)
Cell Cycle
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Mitosis
134.
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
M phase
c)
Interphase
d)
G1 Phase
135.
During what stage does the G1, S and G2 phases happen?
a)
Interphase
b)
M phase
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
136.
During which stage of the cell cycle does mitosis and cytokinesis occur?
a)
Interphase
b)
S phase
c)
M phase
d)
G1 phase
137.
During what phase of the cell cycle does cell division occur?
a)
Interphase
b)
M phase
c)
S phase
d)
G2 phase
138.
During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
G2 phase
d)
M phase
139.
During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell grow?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
M phase
d)
Cytokinesis
140.
During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell prepare for mitosis?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
G2 phase
d)
M phase
141.
How many stages are in mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
142.
Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase.
a)
prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
b)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
d)
prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase
143.
Put the following stages of the cell cycle in order: G2, S, G1, M.
a)
G1, S, G2, M
b)
S, G1, G2, M
c)
G1, M, G2, S
d)
M, G1, S, G2
144.
Put the following actions in order: DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis.
a)
DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
b)
cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides
c)
cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides
d)
DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides
145.
Which step of the cell cycle do cells spend a majority of their time?
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
146.
Why do cells go through cell division
a)
Growth
b)
Reproduction
c)
Repair
d)
All of the above
147.
This picture shows which process?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
the cell cycle
148.
Eukaryotic cells store their genetic information(DNA) in __________.
a)
Chromosomes
b)
Centromeres
c)
karyotypes
d)
Proteins
149.
The structure labeled A is a(n)
a)
chromatid
b)
centriole
c)
centromere
d)
chromophere
150.
The structures labeled B are
a)
centrioles
b)
chromatids
c)
centromeres
d)
chromopheres
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