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Honors Biology Midterm Review (Units 1 - 3b)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
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.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
4.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
5.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
6.
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
7.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
8.
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
9.
If I listen to Mr. Castro's instructions, then I will have less accidents in the lab. What is the independent variable?
a)
Yes
b)
Maybe
c)
Listening or not listening to instructions
d)
Likelihood of having an accident in lab 
10.
Which of the following would be considered quantitative data?
a)
Color
b)
Smell
c)
6.84 cm
d)
texture
11.
Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation?
a)
Qualitative 
b)
Quanitative
12.
A testable answer to a scientific question
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
13.
The scientific method is made up of several:
a)
stones
b)
experiments
c)
problems
d)
steps
14.
Convert 8 kilometers to meters
a)
800 m
b)
80,000 m
c)
8,000 m
d)
.008 m
15.
Which one is not in the metric system?
a)
Kilometer
b)
Yard
c)
Centimeter
d)
Meter
16.

The prefix centi represents the value _

a)

10

b)

0.1 or 1/10

c)

0.01 or 1/100

d)

100

17.

To go from kilograms to grams you _?_.

a)

divide

b)

multiply

18.
Mass is measured in: 
a)
Grams
b)
Liters
c)
Meters
d)
Pounds
19.
Volume is measured in
a)
Grams
b)
Liters
c)
Meters
d)
Ounces
20.
Length or Distance is measured in: 
a)
Grams
b)
Liters
c)
Meters
d)
Miles
21.
What number is the metric system based?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
1
d)
100
22.
7,000 g = ____ kg
a)
70
b)
700
c)
7
d)
0.07
23.
If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:
a)
guess
b)
change lab partners
c)
ask a teacher
d)
just sit quietly and do nothing
24.
You should report accidents to the teacher __.
a)
after the class is over
b)
immediately 
c)
the following day
d)
never
25.
Bob and Lizzy are working in the lab.  They are goofing off and break a glass test tube.   Which rule did the break?
a)
Know the location of the safety equipment. 
b)
Do not eat or drink in the lab. 
c)
Read instructions. 
d)
No playing around!
26.
__________ are nucleic acid functions
a)
store & transfer genetic info
b)
store & create energy
c)
structure & energy for cells
d)
membrane structure and nutrient transfer
27.
Cellulose is a type of ____________
a)
carbohydrate
b)
nucleic acid
c)
lipid
d)
protein
28.
Sugars (glucose) and starch are examples of this organic molecule:
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
29.
These organic molecules are used by the body for long term storage of energy and make up the structure of cell membranes.
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
30.
Sugars usually end in....
a)
-ose
b)
-ace
c)
-ats
d)
-ids
31.
Examples of nucleic acids?
a)
DNA and RNA
b)
carbohydrates
c)
potatoes
d)
meats
32.
A(n) __________  is the part of the enzyme the substrate fits into.
a)
product
b)
active site
c)
enzyme
d)
substrate
33.
Amino acids are the monomers of
a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins 
d)
Nucleic Acids
34.

Monosaccharides are the monomers of?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

35.

Nucleotides are the monomers of?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

36.

Enzymes are examples of _?_.

a)

lipids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

37.

Enzymes are biological catalyst that _?_.

a)

give permission for the reaction

b)

raise activation energy

c)

speed up reactions

d)

control how many reactions occur

38.
What is a substance called if it speeds up a chemical reaction?
a)
reusable
b)
catalyst
c)
specific
d)
fragile
39.
Which is the monomer (building block) for nucleic acids?
a)
amino acid
b)
fatty acid & glycerol
c)
nucleotide
d)
monosaccharide
40.

Water molecules are

a)

cohesive

b)

adhesive

c)

nonpolar

d)

fatty

41.
Nucleotides
a)
contain a sugar, nitrogen base, and phosphate group
b)
are monomers of fats and polysaccharides
c)
join together by covalently bonding their bases
d)
are not present in DNA and RNA
42.

DNA can be used to code RNA which is then used to create...

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Enzymes

d)

Proteins

43.

Proteins can be made without DNA instructions.

a)

True

b)

False

44.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
45.

Which cell structure is found in all cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

46.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
47.
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
48.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
49.
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
50.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
51.
Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
cells must contain DNA 
b)
all living things are made from cells
c)
cells can only come from other cells
d)
cells are the basic unit of life
52.
He discovered that all plants are made of cells:
a)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b)
Theordor Schwann
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Mattias Schleiden
53.
Who was the first  person to see cells under the microscope and give them their name?
a)
Mattias Schleiden
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Theordor Schwann
d)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
54.
The network of passageways carries materials from one part of the cell to another.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
golgi bodies
c)
vacuole
d)
cell
55.
A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within a cell.
a)
organelle
b)
cell
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosomes
56.
These small structures function as factories to produce proteins.
a)
mitochondria
b)
golgi body
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
ribosomes
57.

This sac with the cytoplasm stores water, food, waste, products and other materials.

a)

vacuole

b)

organelle

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

58.

Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schleiden 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

59.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
telescope
60.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
61.

Which of the following scientists was the first to observe living things under a microscope?

a)

Anton van Leuwenhoek

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

62.
The diffusion of WATER across a semi-permeable membrane is
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
63.
What is diffusion
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
cell division
d)
cell mutation
64.
The movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration is
a)
diffusion
b)
cell division
active transport
c)
active transport
d)
tonicity
65.
Active transport requires
a)
energy
b)
the nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
lysosomes
66.
What organelles are only found in PLANT cells
a)
lysosomes & centrioles
b)
cell wall & chloroplasts
c)
nucleus & nucleolus
d)
mitochondria & ribosomes
67.
The cell membrane
a)
regulates what enters/leaves cell
b)
helps maintain homeostasis
c)
keeps contents of cell in place
d)
all of the above
68.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
69.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
70.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
71.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
72.
When a cell is placed in a hypertonic (more concentrated) solution water
a)
moves from the inside of the cell to the solution
b)
moves from the solution to the inside of the cell
c)
moves equally in and out of the cell
d)
none of these
73.
When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution (less concentrated), water
a)
moves from the inside of the cell to the solution
b)
moves from the solution to the inside of the cell
c)
moves equally in and out of the cell
d)
none of these
74.
During pinocytosis, the cell takes in liquids. 
a)
True
b)
False
75.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
76.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
77.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
78.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
79.
The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication
a)
helicase
b)
replicase
c)
polymerase
d)
synthase
80.

DNA replication is semi-conservative. This results in the 2 new DNA molecules

a)

each one with two original strands

b)

each one with two new strands

c)

each one with one new strand and one original strand

d)

one with two new strands and the other with two original strands

81.
Name this structure
a)
double helix
b)
nucelotide
c)
twisted ladder
d)
hydrogen bond
82.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
polar bonds
b)
ionic bonds
c)
covalent bonds
d)
hydrogen bonds
83.
The diagram shows the process of
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication
d)
Mitosis
84.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
85.
The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication
a)
helicase
b)
replicase
c)
polymerase
d)
synthase
86.
The term used to describe DNA Replication is:
a)
Semi-Conservative
b)
Conservative
c)
AntiParallel
d)
Dispersive
87.

Which protein binds to each unzipped strand to keep DNA strands from forming a double helix?

a)

Toipoisomerase

b)

Single-Strand Binding Protein

c)

Helicase

d)

Single-Stranded Binding Enzyme

88.

Which enzyme binds to unzipped DNA to build a new DNA strand?

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Single-Strand DNA Binding Enzyme

c)

DNA Ligase

d)

DNA Polymerase

89.

Which enzyme connects Okazaki fragments?

a)

DNA Polymerase

b)

Okazaki Enzyme

c)

DNA Ligase

d)

Reverse Loop

90.

What are fragments from the lagging strand called?

a)

Lagging Fragements

b)

Okazaki Fragments

c)

DNA Fragments

d)

Intron Fragments

91.

During what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication happen?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

mitosis

92.

On one DNA template strand, replication happens in a smooth, continuous way in one direction. What is this strand called?

a)

lagging strand

b)

leading strand

c)

Okazaki strand

d)

conservative strand

93.

On one DNA template strand replication happens in a discontinuous, piece-by-piece way in the opposite direction. What is this strand called?

a)

temporary strand

b)

leading strand

c)

lagging strand

d)

primer strand

94.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
95.

The oxygen atom in water is slightly ____.

a)

negative

b)

positive

96.

The reason water sticks to your skin is ___.

a)

adhesion

b)

cohesion

97.

A high specific heat means water ____. (select all that are true)

a)

takes a long time to change temperature.

b)

takes a lot of heat to increase temperature.

c)

holds a lot of heat.

d)

is good at regulating Earth's temperature.

98.

Because solid water is less dense than liquid water, ___ floats.

a)

solid water

b)

liquid water

99.

What is this an example of?

a)

How light paper clips are

b)

bouyancy

c)

surface tension

d)

cohesion

100.

Water is considered?

a)

The universal solvent

b)

A bad solvent

c)

The universal solute

d)

A bad solute

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