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Semester 1 Biology Final Exam Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 4hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A well-tested explanation that explains a lot of observations is
a)
a hypothesis
b)
an inference
c)
a theory
d)
a controlled experiment
2.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
3.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
4.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
5.
If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood. 
What's the dependent variable?
a)
increase the amount of iron in your blood
b)
spinach you eat
6.
If I read this question carefully, then I will answer it correctly. What is the independent variable?
a)
I hope so
b)
Yes
c)
Reading or not reading carefully
d)
Likelihood of a correct answer
7.
A change in an organism's surroundings that causes it to react is called
a)
a stimulus.
b)
a response.
c)
development. 
d)
energy.
8.
A plant grows toward the light. The plant's action is an example of 
a)
reproduction.
b)
a response.
c)
a stimulus.
d)
development. 
9.
All living organisms are made up of ____.
a)
Cells
b)
Bacteria
c)
Organs
d)
Tissue
10.
What is reproduction?
a)
To make offspring similar to the parents
b)
To eat
c)
To read
d)
To do homework
11.
In the word BIOLOGY, the prefix BIO means
a)
the study of...
b)
life, living
c)
organism
d)
biology
12.

Homeostasis is?

a)

Maintaining normal conditions in the body

b)

Responding to the environment

c)

Adapting to the environment

d)

All the above

13.

The ability to produce offspring to help ensure the population survives is called

a)

Cloning

b)

Photocopy

c)

Sleeping

d)

Reproduction

14.
Which one of these is NOT one of the characteristics of living things?
a)
All living things get & use energy
b)
All living things respond to the environment
c)
All living things drink water
d)
All living things reproduce asexually
15.
Animals get their energy by
a)
photosynthesis
b)
capturing sunlight
c)
eating other organisms
d)
sleeping
16.
The parrots range from bright green to dark red.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
17.
The rock sample consisted of 25 grams of quartz.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
18.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
detritivore
d)
autotroph
19.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
20.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
21.
symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
a)
competition
b)
Mutualism
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
energy pyramid
22.
A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
niche
23.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
24.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
25.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
26.
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
27.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
28.
Organisms that can capture energy from inorganic, nonliving sources.
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Detritivores
d)
Carnivores
29.
Organisms that feed on both living producers and other consumers.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Detritivores
30.
The general name for organisms like animals and fungi that get their energy from eating other organisms.
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Detritivores
d)
Carnivores
31.

Which is an abiotic part of an ecosystem?

a)

bees

b)

squirrels

c)

rocks

d)

trees

32.
Maria and her classmates are observing animals at the pond. They notice that wood storks and ibisies both feed on fish. Which of these describes the relationship between these two birds.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Competition
c)
Predator and prey
d)
Producer and consumer
33.
An organism that kills and eats another for food
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Parasite
d)
Plant
34.
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Parasite
d)
Host
35.
Relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Competition
36.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
37.
______ are examples of carbohydrates
a)
glucose & fructose
b)
guanine & cytosine
c)
glycine & glutamine
d)
samose & deanose
38.
__________ are nucleic acid functions
a)
store & transfer genetic info
b)
store & create energy
c)
structure & energy for cells
d)
membrane structure and nutrient transfer
39.
___________ are some functions of lipids.
a)
storing energy and  cell membrane structure
b)
providing actin & providing myosin
c)
cellulose structure and digestive assistance
d)
storing & transferring genetic info
40.
Amino acids are the monomers of
a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins 
d)
Nucleic Acids
41.
Made of monomers of nucleotides
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
42.
What is the purpose  of an enzyme?
a)
give permission for the reaction
b)
raise activation energy
c)
speed up reactions
d)
control how many reactions occur
43.
Which is the monomer (building block) for nucleic acids?
a)
amino acid
b)
fatty acid & glycerol
c)
nucleotide
d)
monosaccharide
44.
Identify the products in this reaction: 6H2O + 6CO2 →  C6H12O6+ 6O2.
a)
6H2O and 6CO2
b)
6CO2 and C6H12O6
c)
6H2O, C6H12O6, and 6O2
d)
C6H12O6 and 6O2
45.
Which are the monomers for carbohydrates?
a)
monosaccharides
b)
disaccharides
c)
polysaccharides
46.
Attractions between water molecules are called
a)
Covalent bonds
b)
Ionic bonds
c)
Polar bonds
d)
Hydrogen bonds
47.
Which property of water will cause water to bead up on glass?
a)
Adhesion
b)
Cohesion
c)
Ability to dissolve substances
d)
High specific heat
48.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
49.
Cell organelles that are responsible for digesting food, worn out organelles and other cellular wastes are called ___________________.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Chlororplasts
50.
All cells need energy to function.  Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
51.
The diffusion of WATER across a semi-permeable membrane is
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
52.
What is diffusion
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
cell division
d)
cell mutation
53.
The movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration is
a)
diffusion
b)
cell division
active transport
c)
active transport
d)
tonicity
54.
Active transport requires
a)
energy
b)
the nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
lysosomes
55.
What organelles are only found in PLANT cells
a)
lysosomes & centrioles
b)
cell wall & chloroplasts
c)
nucleus & nucleolus
d)
mitochondria & ribosomes
56.
What organelles is NOT found in a PROkaryote
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
Chromosomes (DNA)
DNA
d)
ribosomes
57.
Acts like a subway system, carrying protein through the cell.
a)
Golgi Apparatus
b)
Nuclear Membrane
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
58.
What will be the total magnification if ocular lens is 10X and objective lens is 4X?
a)
4X
b)
40X
c)
10X
d)
100X
59.
What type of solution allows water to enter the plant cell?
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
active transport
60.
The image indicates what type of solution the cell is in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
61.
The cells seem to be of normal size in what type of solution are the cells most likely in?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
62.

Energy is released from ATP when

a)

a phosphate group is added

b)

adenine bonds to ribose

c)

ATP is exposed to sunlight

d)

a phosphate group is removed

63.

Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into

a)

hydrogen gas

b)

lactic acid

c)

nitrogen gas

d)

oxygen and glucose

64.

Plants gather the sun's energy with a light-absorbing pigment called

a)

chlorophyll

b)

roots

c)

oxygen

d)

glucose

65.

If carbon dioxide is completely removed from a plant's environment, what would you expect to happen to the plant's production of glucose?

a)

more sugars will be produced

b)

no sugars will be produced

c)

the same number of sugars will be produced but without carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide does not affect the production of high-energy sugars in plants

66.

Which of the following affects the rate of photosynthesis?

a)

water

b)

temperature

c)

light intensity

d)

all answers

67.

Cellular respiration uses one molecule of glucose to produce

a)

2 ATP molecules

b)

4 ATP molecules

c)

38 ATP molecules

d)

44 ATP molecules

68.

Cellular respiration releases energy by breaking down

a)

glucose

b)

ATP

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

69.

The two main types of fermentation are called

a)

alcoholic and aerobic

b)

aerobic and anaerobic

c)

alcoholic and lactic acid

d)

lactic acid and anaerobic

70.

Fermentation uses one molecule of glucose to produce

a)

2 ATP molecules

b)

4 ATP molecules

c)

38 ATP molecules

d)

44 ATP molecules

71.

Cellular respiration is called an aerobic process because it requires

a)

light

b)

exercise

c)

glucose

d)

oxygen

72.

Photosynthesis is to chloroplasts as cellular respiration is to

a)

nuclei

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplasts

d)

golgi body

73.

What are the reactants in the equation for cellular respiration?

a)

carbon dioxide and water

b)

water and glucose

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

oxygen and lactic acid

74.

One cause of muscle soreness is

a)

alcoholic fermentation

b)

glycolysis

c)

the Krebs cycle

d)

lactic acid fermentation

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