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Quarter 2 Benchmark Exam

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A good experiment should include all of the following except _____.

a)

multiple variables being tested at the same time

b)

a hypothesis

c)

a large study group

d)

an experimental & control group

2.

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in all living things.

a)

theory

b)

hypothesis

c)

inference

d)

law

3.

If organisms can't produce ATP, then they will die.

a)

hypothesis

b)

law

c)

theory

d)

inference

4.

The weight on the scale is 68g.

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

law

d)

inference

5.

The driver must have crashed his car into the drive through window because he was hungry.

a)

inference

b)

law

c)

obsevation

d)

theory

6.

Which statement does not belong.

a)

All living things can move.

b)

All living things are made of one or more cells.

c)

DNA is the genetic material in cells.

d)

All cells need an energy source.

7.

Water being absorbed into a paper towel is a result of _____.

a)

cohesion

b)

high specific heat

c)

boiling point

d)

freezing point

8.

The building blocks of starches are _____.

a)

simple sugars

b)

amino acids

c)

fatty acids

d)

nucleic acids

9.

True or false, glucose is a polysaccharide.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or false, glucose is a monosaccharide.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or false, DNA is a nucleic acid.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Steroids, like testosterone, are lipids.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Proteins are made of _____.

a)

amino acids linked together

b)

hemoglobin

c)

antibodies

d)

enzymes

14.

The job of an enzyme is to _____.

a)

lower the activation energy needed for a reaction to proceed

b)

add energy to the reaction

c)

allow the reaction to be reversed

d)

become part of the product

15.

A prokaryotic organism _____.

a)

is single-celled

b)

is a bacterium

c)

is a single-celled bacterium without a true nucleus

d)

does not have a true nucleus

16.

Which of the following are prokaryotes?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Both plants & animals

d)

Neither plants nor animals

17.

True or false, the cristae (inner folds) of the mitochondria help decrease surface area so more ATP can be made.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or false, the thylakoids (stacks of green "coins") of chloroplasts help increase surface area so more light can be absorbed.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True or false, the nuclear envelope (membrane) helps protect the DNA from enzymes in the cytosol.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

_____ are the cell structures that make proteins.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplasts

21.

In diffusion, particles _____.

a)

move from high to low concentration

b)

need energy to move

c)

must use ATP to move

d)

move from low to high concentration

22.

A red blood cell has a 0.9% NaCl concentration on the inside. What will happen if it's placed in an isotonic solution?

a)

It will stay the same size.

b)

It will swell.

c)

It will shrink.

d)

It will dissolve.

23.

A red blood cell has a 0.9% NaCl concentration on the inside. What will happen if it's placed in an hypertonic solution?

a)

It will stay the same size.

b)

It will swell.

c)

It will shrink.

d)

It will dissolve.

24.

A red blood cell has a 0.9% NaCl concentration on the inside. What will happen if it's placed in an hypotonic solution?

a)

It will stay the same size.

b)

It will swell.

c)

It will shrink.

d)

It will dissolve.

25.

The process of water diffusing through the membrane of the chicken egg is better known as _____.

a)

osmosis

b)

active transport

c)

the sodium-potassium pump

d)

None of these are correct.

26.

Larger molecules like glucose or amino acids move into or out of a cell by the process of _____.

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

simple diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

sodium-potassium pumps

27.

True or false, when particles can't slip between the phospholipids of the cell membrane, they can gain passage in or out by traveling through membrane/channel proteins.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True or false, active transport requires energy/ATP.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or false, active transport only moves large particles.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or false, active transport only allows substances to leave the cell.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Proteins & polysaccharides get out of cells by using vesicles in a process called _____.

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

osmosis

32.

Proteins & polysaccharides get into cells by using vesicles in a process called _____.

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

osmosis

33.

The job of the cell/plasma membrane is to _____.

a)

allow wastes to leave the cell

b)

allows nutrients to enter the cell

c)

regulate the movement of water into & out of the cell

d)

All of these are correct.

34.

The tails of the phospholipids making up the cell membrane bilayer are _____.

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

c)

hydrophilic

d)

None of these are correct.

35.

The tails of the phospholipid bilayer _____.

a)

prevent ions from passing through

b)

prevent most polar molecules from getting through.

c)

prevent ions & most polar molecules from getting through

d)

None of these are correct.

36.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Cellular respiration uses sugar

b)

Cellular respiration & photosynthesis both involve water.

c)

photosynthesis makes sugar.

d)

All of these are correct.

37.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Photosynthesis removes CO2 from the environment & cellular respiration adds it back.

b)

Cellular respiration removes O2 from the environment & photosynthesis adds it back.

c)

Photosynthesis removes H2O from the environment & cellular respiration adds it back.

d)

All of these are correct.

38.

True or false, the products of photosynthesis become the reactants of cellular respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or false, if CO2 is removed from a plant's environment, sugar will still be made.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What are the reactants for cellular respiration?

a)

CO2 & H2O

b)

H2O & O2

c)

C6H12O6 & CO2

d)

C6H12O6 & O2

41.

What are the products of cellular respiration?

a)

CO2 & H2O

b)

H2O & O2

c)

C6H12O6 & CO2

d)

C6H12O6 & O2

42.

What are the reactants for photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 & H2O

b)

H2O & O2

c)

C6H12O6 & CO2

d)

C6H12O6 & O2

43.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 & H2O

b)

H2O & O2

c)

C6H12O6 & CO2

d)

C6H12O6 & O2

44.

cellular respiration releases energy by breaking down _____.

a)

glucose molecules

b)

lipid molecules

c)

food molecules

d)

All of these are correct.

45.

Cellular respiration occurs in _____.

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

Both plant & animal cells

d)

only bacteria

46.

What organelle is responsible for making ATP through cellular respiration?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

What organelle is responsible for making glucose through photosynthesis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

During the muscle fatigue lab, muscle soreness was caused by a buildup of _____.

a)

glycolysis

b)

oxygen

c)

lactic acid

d)

alcohol

49.

Energy is released from ATP when _____.

a)

the ribose sugar is added

b)

the nitrogen base adenine is broken down

c)

a phosphate group is added

d)

a phosphate group is removed

50.

ADP is made from ATP by _____.

a)

adding a phosphate group

b)

removing a phosphate group

c)

removing the nitrogen base adenine

d)

removing ribose sugar

51.

Most of the energy that drives metabolism comes from ATP, which is known as the cell's _____.

a)

"energy currency"

b)

"energy deficiency"

c)

"energy drain"

d)

"enzyme energy"

52.

If oxygen is not present, _____ allows fermentation to occur.

a)

the citric acid cycle

b)

the Krebs cycle

c)

anaerobic respiration

d)

aerobic respiration

53.

Autotrophs can make their own food by _____.

a)

chemosynthesis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

both chemosynthesis & photosynthesis

d)

neither chemosynthesis nor photosynthesis

54.

True or false, heterotrophs cannot make their own food.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

If you have one strand of DNA with the nitrogen base sequence of AAT TGC CGG, what would the complementary strand look like?

a)

TTA ACG GCC

b)

UUA ACG GCC

c)

AAT TGC CGG

d)

None of these are correct.

56.

The monomer units that make up a DNA molecule are called _____.

a)

nucleotides

b)

amino acids

c)

monosaccharides

d)

fatty acids

57.

A nucleotide is made up of _____.

a)

a 5-carbon sugar

b)

a nitrogen base

c)

a phosphate group

d)

All of these are correct.

58.

The end product of DNA replication is _____.

a)

new RNA

b)

2 new double stranded DNA molecules

c)

a lot of single stranded DNA molecules

d)

double stranded RNA

59.

True or false, the individual bases from existing DNA strands must be transmitted to new DNA strands during replication to maintain genetic information.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

_____ is the balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis. _____ is the balanced chemical equation for cellular respiration.

a)

6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

b)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

c)

C6H12O6 + O2 --> CO2 + H2O + ATP

CO2 + H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + O2

d)

CO2 + H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + O2

C6H12O6 + O2 --> CO2 + H2O + ATP