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SOL Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is migration?

a)

to be in an inactive or dormant state

b)

to move from one country or region to another and settle there

c)

to be active at night

d)

a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established

2.

What does it mean to be recessive?

a)

of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

b)

the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

c)

a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids

d)

of genes; producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

3.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

An accepted explanation of something based on many observations and experiments.

b)

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

c)

An educated guess.

d)

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

4.

What is kingdom?

a)

a major category (as Plantae or Protista) in biological taxonomy that ranks above the phylum and below the domain

b)

taxonomic group containing one or more species

c)

a taxonomic group containing one or more genera (sharks belong to the fish family)

d)

a major category in biological taxonomy ranking above the order and below the phylum or division

5.

What is a Chordate?

a)

any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

b)

considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae

c)

any animal having a notochord or spinal column

d)

taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals

6.

What is a cell?

a)

Animal that feeds on both animal and plants

b)

any of various elongated filiform appendages of plants or animals

c)

Animal that feeds on plants

d)

basic unit of life

7.

What is homeostasis?

a)

an orienting response to light

b)

any of various elongated filiform appendages of plants or animals

c)

metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes

d)

a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell

8.

What is the mitochondria?

a)

protein producer

b)

control system (brain)

c)

messenger

d)

powerhouse

9.

What is diffusion?

a)

the process of net movement; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation

b)

of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes

c)

diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

d)

lacking normal tone or tension

10.

What is a solute?

a)

in a state of abnormally high tension

b)

the dissolved substance in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state

c)

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

d)

a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

11.

What is cohesion?

a)

any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

b)

the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

c)

the substance acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

d)

the force of water molecules sticking together in a solid or liquid

12.

What is a monomer?

a)

the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

b)

an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen

c)

a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers

d)

the substance acted upon by an enzyme or ferment

13.

Which famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection?

a)

Erwin Chargaff

b)

Watson & Crick

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Maurice Wilkins

14.

Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Producers

d)

Carnivores

15.

A change of the DNA in an organism that results in a new trait is known as a.......?

a)

reproduction

b)

mutation

c)

inheritance

d)

trait

16.

What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food?

a)

cellular respiration

b)

transpiration

c)

photosynthesis

17.

What is a single piece of coiled DNA known as?

a)

cilia

b)

molecule

c)

cell

d)

chromosome

18.

What is exocytosis?

a)

Cell may explode under pressure due to a hypotonic solution.

b)

Movement out of a cell

c)

animal cell with nucleus

d)

Movement into a cell

19.

What is a cell wall?

a)

single-celled organism

b)

made of many cells

c)

rigid layer surrounding the cells of plants

d)

small set of microtubules arranged in a specific way

20.

What is asexual reproduction?

a)

Reproduction that requires two organisms

b)

Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.

21.

What is an eukaryotic cell?

a)

A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles, and nucleus

b)

A cell that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles

22.

What is a physical change?

a)

A change that alters the makeup of the elements or molecules of a substance.

b)

A change that affects the appearance but not the chemical makeup of a substance

23.

What is the equation for photosynthesis?

a)

6CO2+6H2O+sunlight=C6H12O6+6O2

b)

C12H6+6O2=6CO2+6H2O+ATP

c)

6CO2+6H2O+sunlight=C6H1O6+6O2

24.

What happens during Anaphase?

a)

The chromosomes pair up

b)

The chromosomes line up along the middle of the cell

c)

The chromosomes split

d)

The cytoplasm divides and forms 2 daughter cels

25.

Who used Rosalind Franklin's DNA image and recieved a Nobel Prize?

a)

Maurice Wilkins

b)

Erwin Chargaff

c)

Watson & Crick

26.

What is pH a measure of?

a)

solute concentration

b)

density

c)

ion concentration

d)

hydrogen-ion concentration

27.

A solution with a pH of 6.0 is...?

a)

strongly basic

b)

acidic

c)

neutral

d)

weakly basic

28.

Distilled water will....?

a)

not change red or blue litmus paper

b)

change red litmus paper to blue

c)

change blue litmus paper to red

d)

cannot be tested using litmus paper

29.

DNA and RNA are examples of...?

a)

lipids

b)

nucleic acids

c)

proteins

d)

carbohydrates

30.

Enzymes are usually..?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

proteins

c)

lipids

d)

carbohydrates

31.

Molecule with a polar head and hydrophobic tails used to make cell membranes?

a)

glycoprotein

b)

cellulose

c)

starch

d)

phospholipid

32.

A __________is a biocatalyst that increases the rate of the reaction without being changed

a)

Aluminum oxide

b)

Enzyme

c)

Hydrogen peroxide

d)

Silicon dioxide

33.

The elements or compounds that are created as a result of a chemical reaction are called ____?

a)

products

b)

enzymes

c)

reactants

d)

activation energy

34.

What holds the genetic information (DNA) for the cell. It controls all cell activities?

a)

lysosome

b)

ribosome

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

35.

What is the food producer for the plant cell. It converts the energy of the sun into sugar?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

chloroplast

36.

What acts as the digestive system inside a cell. It helps to break down old or unneeded parts of the cell, and substances that have been brought into the cell from the outside?

a)

lysosome

b)

ribosome

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

mitochondria

37.

What monitors and controls entry into and out of the cell?

a)

chloroplast

b)

ribosome

c)

vacuole

d)

cell membrane

38.

What creates proteins. It can float within the cytoplasm or be attached to an organelle?

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosome

c)

nucleus

d)

cytoplasm

39.

What is the jelly-like fluid that fills the cells and suspends the organelles?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosome

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

40.

What is the thick, rigid layer that surrounds the plant cell and provides support and structure?

a)

chloroplast

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

41.

Differences among individual members of the same species are referred to as....

a)

variation

b)

mutation

c)

natural selection

d)

adaptation

42.

Of the following, which is NOT part of Darwin's theory of natural selection?

a)

Suitable variations in a population tend to be passed on while unsuitable variations in a population are not

b)

Individuals with variations suitable to their environment have shorter lifespans and produce fewer offspring

c)

Living things tend to produce more offspring than can survive

d)

Variations in a population exist and those variations are inherited

43.

Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive...

a)

variation

b)

adaptation

c)

overproduction

d)

fitness

44.

Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't

a)

nature

b)

humans

c)

animals

d)

years

45.

The purpose of selective breeding is to....?

a)

get bigger animals

b)

create animals with bad traits

c)

create animals with desirable traits

d)

get smaller animals

46.

What are the evidences for Evolution?

a)

All the above

b)

Similar body structure

c)

Embryology

d)

Fossil Records

47.

Artificial selection is also known as survival of the fittest.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Capillary action is the result of adhesion. Which aspect of water is responsible for this?

a)

Hydrogen bonds between water and another substance

b)

Nonpolar covalent bonds that enable water to dissolve other substances

c)

Polar covalent bonds that join molecules of water to other substances

d)

Ionic bonds that enable electrons to flow through water and into another substance

49.

What property of water allows it to be such a versatile solvent that it is often called the "universal solvent?"

a)

Polarity

b)

Cohesion

c)

High heat capacity

d)

Purity

50.

What two elements make up water?

a)

carbon

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

hydrogen