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WorksheetsBiology 1st Semester Final Exam Review 18-19
Total questions: 134
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
The statement, "the worm's scar appears old" is a(n)
Quantitative observation
Qualitative observation
Inference
Hypothesis
When you test the water at the Salamonie Reservoir to see if it’s drinkable, you don’t test every drop of water. You take samples at different locations and make a(n)
Quantitative observation
Qualitative observation
Inference
Hypothesis
In order for a hypothesis to be useful, it has to be
Measurable
Observable
Correct
Testable
Redi performed an experiment with meat and maggots to test the hypothesis called
Spontaneous Generation
Biogenesis
Biology
Evolution
Which of the following statements about a controlled experiment is true?
Scientists can always perform controlled experiments.
Only one variable is changed at a time.
Controlled experiments cannot be performed on living things.
All the variables must be kept the same.
A well tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations is called a(n)
Inference
Hypothesis
Experiment
Theory
The process of a new organism forming from a single parent is called
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Homeostasis
Development
The process of maintaining internal balance when the external changes is called
Metabolism
Genome
Evolution
Homeostasis
Which of the following is NOT a goal of science?
To investigate and understand the natural world
To explain events in the natural world
To use data to support a particular point of view
To use derived explanations to make useful predictions
A scientist observes that a plant has grown 2 cm over a three-week period. This would be considered
An inference
A hypothesis
Qualitative data
Quantitative data
Which of the following is a way that scientists generate hypotheses?
An informed feeling
Logical inference
Informed, creative opinions
Prior beliefs
The level of biology that contains all the ecosystems is called
Population
Community
Biome
Biosphere
When a scientist performs a controlled experiment, it allows him/her to isolate and test
A single conclusion
A single variable
All the variables in the experiment
A mass of information
The ability to reproduce results is an important part of any
Experiment
Theory
Law
Hypothesis
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things?
Growth and development
Ability to move
Response to an environment
Ability to reproduce
Pain and sound are examples of
Factors necessary for feeling
Factors necessary for life
Factors to which living things respond
Factors that affect reproduction
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
Ask a question
Form an opinion
Set up a controlled experiment
Record and analyze results
The smallest level of biology that scientists study is the
Community
Cell
Population
Organism
Biology is the study of
Animals only
Life
Plants only
The environment
When you come to Mr. Luthy’s class and it’s 100 degrees in the classroom, your body starts to sweat in order to keep you cool. This process is known as
Evolution
Metabolism
Homeostasis
Photosynthesis
A herd of buffalo live together in the same place. This would be an example of
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Population
Environment
You set meat outside in the hot sun and soon notice flies landing on the meat. After a day or so, you notice there are maggots on the meat. You suggest that the maggots came from the flies. This would be an example of a(n)
Conclusion
Experiment
Inference
Hypothesis
You are very hungry so you go to a pizza parlor for dinner. As soon as you step inside you smell the pizza. All of a sudden your mouth starts watering. What would be considered the stimulus?
The smell
Your hunger
Your mouth watering
Opening the door to go inside
What is evidence or information gathered from observations called?
Manipulated variable
Responding variable
Data
Hypotheses
What was the responding variable in Redi's experiment with the meat and maggots?
The gauze covering the jars
The type of meat
The amount of jars
Whether or not maggots appeared on the meat
While studying a venomous duck, you notice that it has two feet. This would be an example of
Quantitative data
Qualitative data
An inference
A hypothesis
What was the manipulated variable in Redi's experiment with the meat and maggots?
The gauze covering the jars
The type of meat
The amount of jars
Whether or not maggots appeared on the meat
We, as humans, would be considered
Unicellular
Multicellular
Amphibians
Arachnids
Which of the following characteristics of living things would best explain why birds fly south for the winter?
Living things respond to their environment
Living things maintain internal balance
Living things are made up of units called cells
Living things are based on a universal genetic code
Observation
Process of gathering ideas
Proposed explanation (an educated guess)
Hypothesis
Process of gathering ideas
Proposed explanation (an educated guess)
Cell
Smallest functional unit of living things
Keep variables the same
Controlled experiment
Smallest functional unit of living things
Keep variables the same
Inference
Based on prior knowledge/experience
Need two parents
Sexual reproduction
Based on prior knowledge/experience
Need two parents
Multicellular
Signal to which an organism responds
More than one cell
Unicellular
Single-celled organism
Break things down for energy
Manipulated variable
Variable that is changed
Signal to which an organism responds
Metabolism
Single-celled organism
Break things down for energy
Stimulus
Signal to which an organism responds
More than one cell
The main function of the cell wall is to
Help the cell move
Direct the activities of the cell
Support and protect the cell
Store DNA
The thin, flexible barrier around a cell is called the
Cytoplasm
Cell Wall
Cell Envelope
Cell Membrane
Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells?
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondrion
Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?
Breaks down waste
Stores DNA
Synthesizes lipids
All of the above
Which cell structure contains the cell's genetic material and controls many of the cell's activities?
Ribosome
Cell envelope
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
When a particle is too large to diffuse on its own and it needs help to get across the cell membrane, this process is called what?
Osmosis
Facilitated diffusion
Active Transport
Hypertension
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called
Osmosis
Osmotic pressure
Active transport
Facilitated diffusion
Which of these provide support and structure to the cell?
Cytoplasm and ribosomes
Microtubules and microfilaments
Nucleolus and nucleus
Chromosomes
Eukaryotes usually contain
Genetic material
Specialized organelles
A nucleus
All of the above
Which of the following organelles synthesize and package lipids?
Ribosomes
Golgi Apparatus
Rough E.R.
Smooth E.R.
Which of the following is NOT found in animal cells?
Vacuoles
Lysosomes
DNA
Ribosomes
Which of the following structures serve as the cell's boundary for its environment?
Mitochondrion
Channel proteins
Chloroplast
Cell membrane
Which organelle converts sunlight into energy that the cell can use?
Endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondrion
Golgi apparatus
Chloroplast
Cells fall into two broad categories, depending on whether they
Have a nucleus
Contain genetic material
Have a cell wall
Contain chloroplasts
Diffusion is the movement of particles from
An area of equilibrium to an area of high concentration
An area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
An area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
All of the above
Which organelle makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?
Vacuole
Ribosome
Mitochondrion
Golgi apparatus
Prokaryotes lack
Cytoplasm
Genetic material
A cell membrane
A nucleus
Who was the first person to identify and see cells?
Robert Hooke
Matthias Schleiden
Mr. Herrera
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?
Regulates which materials enter and leave the cell
Keeps the cell wall in place
Stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates
Breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from foods
Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?
Helps a cell keep its shape
Contains DNA
Helps make proteins
Surrounds the cell
Molecules tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated. This process is called
Mitochondria
Diffusion
Golgi Apparatus
Osmosis
The ______ converts food into energy that the cell can use; it acts as a power generator for the cell.
Mitochondria
Cell
Golgi apparatus
Chloroplast
Proteins and lipids are delivered to the __________ in order to be packaged and shipped out to different parts of the cell.
Mitochondria
Golgi apparatus
Ribosomes
Chloroplasts
According to the cell theory, new cells are created from existing ____.
Mitochondria
Golgi apparatus
Cells
Ribosomes
Unlike smooth endoplasmic reticulum, rough endoplasmic reticulum has _______ attached to it.
Mitochondria
Chloroplasts
Cells
Ribosomes
When molecules diffuse from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.
Facilitated diffusion
Active Transport
Osmosis
The amount of solutes dissolved in a solution.
Lipid bilayer
Organelles
Concentration
The basic units of life.
Cells
Organelles
Osmosis
When molecules are taken into the cell.
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
Makes up the cell membrane.
Channel proteins
Lipid bilayer
When certain molecules are "helped" in diffusing across the cell membrane
Active transport
Osmosis
Facilitated diffusion
When molecules are released by the cell.
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
"Tiny organs"
Organelles
Cells
Channel proteins
Assists specific molecules as they move across the membrane.
Facilitated diffusion
Channel proteins
Organelles
The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
Osmosis
Active transport
Concentration
Facilitated diffusion
Energy is released from ATP when
A phosphate group is added
Adenine bonds to ribose
ATP is exposed to sunlight
A phosphate group is removed
Look at the photo above. All of the following are parts of an ADP molecule EXCEPT
Structure A
Structure B
Structure C
Structure D
Which structures shown in 8-1 make up an ATP molecule?
A and B
A, B, and C
A,B,C, and D
C and D
In figure 8-1, the bond must be broken between which parts of the molecule for ATP to release energy and form an ADP molecule?
A and B
B and C
C and D
All of the above
A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant in bright sunlight. The gas being collected is probably
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
ATP
Vaporized water
Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into
Oxygen
High-energy sugars and starches (glucose)
ATP and oxygen
Oxygen and high-energy sugars are starches (glucose)
Which of the following is(are) used in the overall reactions for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
Water
Light
All of the above
Plants take in the sun's energy by absorbing
High-energy sugars
Chlorophyll A
Chlorophyll B
All of the above
Most plants appear green because chlorophyll
Does not absorb green light
Reflects violet light
Absorbs green light
None of the above
What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?
6O2 +C6H12O6 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
6O2 +C6H12O6 + Energy --> 6CO2 + 6H2O
6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6O2 +C6H12O6 + Energy
What are the reactants in the equation for cellular respiration?
Oxygen and lactic acid
Carbon dioxide and water
Glucose and oxygen
Water and glucose
Which of these is the product of cellular respiration?
Oxygen
Water
Glucose
All of the above
Photosynthesis is to chloroplasts as cellular respiration is to
Chloroplasts
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Nuclei
What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for all living things?
Sugar
Sun
Moon
Carbon dioxide
Which gas is released into the atmosphere as a product of cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
As a cell becomes larger, its
Volume increases faster than its surface area
Surface area increases faster that its volume
Volume increases, but its surface area stays the same
Surface area stays the same, but its volume increases
All of the following are problems that growth causes for cells EXCEPT
DNA overload
Excess oxygen
Obtaining enough food
Expelling wastes
When during the cell cycle are chromosomes visible?
Only during interphase
Only when they are being replicated
Only during the mitosis phase
Only during the G1 phase
Which pair is correct?
G1 phase, DNA replication
G2 phase, organelles are being replicated
S phase, cell division
M phase, cell growth
When during the cell cycle is a cell's DNA replicated?
G1 phase
G2 phase
S phase
M phase
Which event occurs during interphase?
The cell grows
Chromosomes appear
Chromosomes split apart
Nuclear envelope breaks down
Which of the following represents the phases of MITOSIS in their proper sequence?
PMAT
IPMAT
IPMT
PMATC
The two main stages of CELL DIVISION are called
Mitosis and interphase
Synthesis and cytokinesis
The M phase and the S phase
Mitosis and cytokinesis
Which of the following explains why normal cells grown in a petri dish tend to stop growing once they have covered the bottom of the dish?
The cells lack cyclin
The petri dish inhibits cell growth
Contact with other cells stop growth
Most cells growth in petri dishes have a defective p53 gene
Cyclins are a family of closely related proteins that
Regulate the cell cycle
Produce p53
Cause cancer
Work to heal wounds
Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their
Chromosomes
Spindle fibers
Growth
Bladder
Which of the following is a phase in the CELL CYCLE?
G1 phase
G2 phase
M phase
All of the above
The structure labeled A is called the
Centromere
Centriole
Sister chromatid
Spindle
The structures labeled B are called
Centromes
Centrioles
Sister chromatids
Spindles
In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes become visible?
Prophase
Interphase
Metaphase
Telophase
The division of the nucleus
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
The cell grows
G1 phase
Interphase
Chromatin condenses to form chromosomes and nuclear envelope dissolves
Prophase
Metaphase
Organelles are replicated
G2 phase
Cytokinesis
Chromosomes are pulled apart by the spindle
Anaphase
Prophase
Chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell
Metaphase
Anaphase
The division of the cytoplasm
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
DNA is replicated
S phase
M phase
DNA uncondenses and nuclear envelope re-forms around each set of chromosomes
Telophase
Anaphase
What did Griffith observe when he injected into mice a mixture of heat-killed disease-causing bacteria and live harmless bacteria?
The mice develop pneumonia
The harmless bacteria died
The disease-causing bacteria changed into harmless bacteria
The mice were unaffected
DNA is made up of units called nucleotides. Nucleotides are made up of what three parts?
Glucose + phosphate group + adenine
5 carbon sugar + hydrogen bond + nitrogenous base
5 carbon sugar + phosphate group + nitrogenous base
ribose + phosphate group + nitrogenous base
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,
One with two new strands and the other with two original strands
Each with two original strands
Each with two new strands
Each with one new strand and one original strand
What holds two complimentary nitrogenous bases together?
Helicase
Nitrogen bond
DNA polymerase
A hydrogen bond
Avery's experiments showed that bacteria are transformed by
RNA
DNA
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Chromatin contains proteins called
DNA polymerase
Glucose
Helicase
Histones
At the beginning of DNA replication, what enzyme "unzips" the two strands of a DNA molecule?
Kinase
ATP synthase
Helicase
DNA polymerase
A virus that infects bacteria by injecting its own genetic material into the bacteria is called what?
Pneumonia
Bacteriophage
E. coli
DNA polymerase
Who came up with the first 3D model of the structure of DNA?
Frederick Griffith
Oswald Avery
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
James Watson and Francis Crick
According to the principle of _______, adenine can only bond with thymine, and guanine can only bond with cytosine.
X-ray diffraction
DNA replication
Transformation
Base pairing
DNA is copied during a process called
Replication
Translation
Transformation
Transcription
In eukaryotes, DNA
Is located in the ribosomes
Is circular
Is located in the nucleus
Floats freely in the cytoplasm
Who developed the technique of using X-ray diffraction to determine the structure of DNA?
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
Rosalind Franklin
Frederick Griffith
James Watson and Francis Crick
What enzyme attaches complementary base pairs to complete the process of replication?
DNA polymerase
Helicase
ATP synthase
Kinase
The sites where DNA is unzipped are called what?
Chromatin
Lagging strands
Leading strands
Replication forks
The _________ is the strand of DNA that is replicated in short segments
Leading strand
Lagging strand
Adenine and Thmine are said to be what?
Purines
Complimentary
Templates
Pyrimidines
Figure 12-5 shows the structure of a(n) (THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE)
RNA molecule
DNA molecule
Amino acid
Protein
The structure labeled X is a
Cytosine
5 Carbon Sugar
Phosphate Group
Nucleotide
If one strand of DNA has the following sequence, AATCATGGA, what would the complementary strand be?
AATCATGGA
TTAGTACCT
GGATAUCUA
UUAGUACCU
