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Biology S1 Final Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three subatomic particles that make up atoms?

a)

neutrons, isotopes, and electrons

b)

protons, neutrons, and electrons.

c)

protons, neutrons, and isotopes.

d)

positives, negatives, and neutrals.

2.

If an atom contains 14 protons and 15 neutrons, its atomic number is

a)

14

b)

15

c)

25

d)

29

3.

What type of ion forms when an atom loses electrons?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

d)

radioactive

4.

When sugar is dissolved in water, sugar is the

a)

reactant.

b)

solvent.

c)

solute.

d)

solution.

5.

Which of the following is NOT a function of proteins?

a)

move substances into or out of cells

b)

help to fight disease

c)

store and transmit genetic information

d)

control the rate of reactions

6.

What are enzymes?

a)

proteins

b)

they carry genetic information

c)

they provide energy for the body.

d)

they help to speed up chemical reactions.

7.

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

a)

bacteria

b)

animals

c)

viruses

d)

mushrooms

8.

Which term refers to the relatively constant internal physical conditions of an organism?

a)

osmosis

b)

cell specialization

c)

homeostasis

d)

unicellularity

9.

Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into

(Ch8.2)

a)

oxygen and carbon.

b)

high-energy sugars and proteins.

c)

ATP and oxygen.

d)

oxygen and high-energy sugars.

10.

The reactants of photosynthesis are the

a)

products of glycolysis.

b)

products of cellular respiration.

c)

reactants of cellular respiration.

d)

reactants of fermentation.

11.

Unlike photosynthesis, cellular respiration occurs in

a)

prokaryotic cells only.

b)

animal cells only.

c)

all eukaryotic cells.

d)

plant cells only.

12.

The air bubbles and spongy texture of bread are due to which process?

a)

the Krebs cycle

b)

glycolysis

c)

lactic acid fermentation

d)

alcoholic fermentation

13.

Compared to small cells, large cells have more trouble

a)

producing daughter cells.

b)

dividing.

c)

storing needed materials and waste products.

d)

moving needed materials in and waste products out.

14.

Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their

a)

surface area.

b)

growth rate.

c)

size.

d)

spindle fibers.

15.

Why are stem cells important?

a)

They have the potential to develop into other cell types.

b)

They have the potential to undergo cell division.

c)

They are incapable of becoming cancer cells.

d)

They have specialized DNA.

16.

A heterozygous tall (Tt) pea plant is crossed with a homozygous tall (TT) pea plant. The probability that an F1 plant will be tall is

a)

50%.

b)

25%.

c)

75%.

d)

100%.

17.

Organisms that have two of the same alleles for a particular trait are said to be

a)

homozygous.

b)

heterozygous.

c)

dominant.

d)

recessive

18.

A Punnett square is used to determine the

a)

actual outcome of a cross.

b)

result of incomplete dominance.

c)

probable outcome of a cross.

d)

probable result of meiosis.

19.

Variation in human eye color is an example of

a)

codominance.

b)

polygenic traits.

c)

incomplete dominance.

d)

multiple alleles.

20.

What happens when a piece of DNA is missing?

a)

Genetic information is transmitted.

b)

Genetic information is lost.

c)

Genetic information is stored.

d)

Genetic information is copied.

21.

During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CCGAATG produces a complementary strand with the bases

a)

GGGTTAC

b)

GGCTTAC

c)

GGATTAC

d)

GGATTACG

22.

The tips of chromosomes are known as _________________________.

a)

telophase

b)

centromere

c)

nucleosome

d)

telomere

23.

Which of the following is a feature that all cells have?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

DNA

24.

A red blood cell placed in hypotonic solution will

a)

burst

b)

stay the same

c)

shrink

25.

In prokaryotes, DNA

a)

floats freely in the cytoplasm.

b)

is located in the ribosomes.

c)

is located in the nucleus.

d)

is in the cell wall

26.

If an atom contains 5 protons, 6 neutrons, and 5 electrons, its mass number is

a)

5

b)

6

c)

11

d)

16

27.

The energy needed to get a reaction started is the

a)

cohesion energy.

b)

activation energy.

c)

chemical energy.

d)

adhesion energy.

28.

Which of the following is a principle of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are the basic units of life.

b)

Very few cells are able to reproduce.

c)

All cells have cell organelles.

d)

All cells can do photosynthesis.

29.

Which type of microscope can view a live cell?

a)

transmission electron microscope

b)

scanning electron microscope

c)

compound light microscope

30.

Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?

a)

builds protein

b)

stores sugars

c)

packages proteins

d)

stores DNA

31.

Which structure makes proteins?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

vacuole

c)

ribosome

d)

Golgi apparatus

32.

Which term refers to the relatively constant internal physical conditions of an organism?

a)

osmosis

b)

cell specialization

c)

homeostasis

33.

Which of the following is NOT a difference between animal and plant cells?

a)

Plant cells have much larger vacuoles typically compared to the smaller vacuoles of animal cells

b)

Animal cells have mitochondria while plant cells do not

c)

Plant cells have chloroplasts while animal cells do not

d)

Plant cells typically have a cell wall while animal cells typically do not

34.

Most plants appear green because chlorophyll

a)

absorbs violet light.

b)

absorbs green light.

c)

does not absorb violet light.

d)

does not absorb green light.

35.

Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into

a)

high-energy sugars and proteins.

b)

oxygen and high-energy sugars.

c)

oxygen and carbon.

d)

ATP and oxygen.

36.

cellular respiration occurs in

a)

cell nucleus

b)

chloroplast

c)

Golgi body

d)

mitochondria

37.

Meiosis will create

a)

1 diploid daughter cell

b)

2 haploid daughter cell

c)

4 diploid daughter cell

d)

4 haploid daughter cell

38.

An advantage of asexual reproduction over sexual reproduction is that asexual reproduction

a)

creates genetic diversity

b)

needs two parents

c)

takes less time.

d)

requires more time.