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Biology Fall Semester Exam Review - Part 1

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.Define homeostasis.

a)

Controls and coordinates body activities through chemical reactions (all organisms)

b)

controls and coordinates body activities through electrical impulses (eukaryotic organisms only)

c)

maintains an internal balance (all organisms)

d)

remove metabolic waste products from the cell (all organisms)

2.

2.Give 2 examples of homeostasis.

a)

sweating when hot

b)

Walking sticks blending in

c)

Growing from a tadpole into a frog

d)

Shivering to raise body temperature

3.

3.What is the main source of energy for all organisms?

a)

oxygen

b)

sunlight

c)

glucose

d)

producers/autotrophs

4.

4.What is a population?

a)

all biotic species in the same area at the same time

b)

single species in same area at the same time

c)

single organism in the same area at the same time

d)

biotic and abiotic organisms in the same area at the same time

5.

5. What is ecology?

a)

Relationships between two different organisms.

b)

Flow of energy in the form of food webs or chains between organisms.

c)

Relationships between populations of organisms and their physical surroundings (environment).

d)

Relationships between a single organism and its physical surroundings (environment).

6.

6. What is a community?

a)

one organism in one area

b)

one species in one area

c)

different species in one area

d)

biotic and abiotic species in one area

7.

7.Fill out table below:

Organism: Producer; Food Source: ?

a)

Photosynthesis (sun)

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Waste (breaks down/decomposes dead organisms to absorb nutrients)

8.

7.Fill out table below:

Organism: Producer; Example: ?

a)

fungi, mushroom

b)

grass, flower, tree

c)

light rays

d)

fox, giraffe, beetle, human

9.

7.Fill out table below:

Organism: Consumer; Food Source: ?

a)

Photosynthesis (sun)

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Waste (breaks down/decomposes dead organisms to absorb nutrients)

10.

7.Fill out table below:

Organism: Consumer; Example: ?

a)

fungi, mushroom

b)

grass, flower, tree

c)

light rays

d)

fox, giraffe, beetle, human

11.

8. Fill in the table below:

Heterotroph: Herbivore; How obtains food/what it consumes: ?

a)

Consumes other organisms only (meat)

b)

Consumes waste by decomposing (breaking down) dead organisms and absorbing nutrients

c)

Consumes autotrophs/ producers only

d)

Consumes autotrophs and other organisms (meat)

12.

8. Fill in the table below:

Heterotroph: Herbivore; Example: ?

a)

Cow, bunny

b)

Fungi, mushrooms

c)

Human

d)

Lion, cheetah

13.

8. Fill in the table below:

Heterotroph: Omnivore; How obtains food/what it consumes: ?

a)

Consumes other organisms only (meat)

b)

Consumes waste by decomposing (breaking down) dead organisms and absorbing nutrients

c)

Consumes autotrophs/ producers only

d)

Consumes autotrophs and other organisms (meat)

14.

8. Fill in the table below:

Heterotroph: Omnivore; Example: ?

a)

Cow, bunny

b)

Fungi, mushrooms

c)

Human

d)

Lion, cheetah

15.

8. Fill in the table below:

Heterotroph: Carnivore; How obtains food/what it consumes: ?

a)

Consumes other organisms only (meat)

b)

Consumes waste by decomposing (breaking down) dead organisms and absorbing nutrients

c)

Consumes autotrophs/ producers only

d)

Consumes autotrophs and other organisms (meat)

16.

8. Fill in the table below:

Heterotroph: Carnivore; Example: ?

a)

Cow, bunny

b)

Fungi, mushrooms

c)

Human

d)

Lion, cheetah

17.

8. Fill in the table below:

Heterotroph: Decomposer; How obtains food/what it consumes: ?

a)

Consumes other organisms only (meat)

b)

Consumes waste by decomposing (breaking down) dead organisms and absorbing nutrients

c)

Consumes autotrophs/ producers only

d)

Consumes autotrophs and other organisms (meat)

18.

8. Fill in the table below:

Heterotroph: Decomposer; Example: ?

a)

Cow, bunny

b)

Fungi, mushrooms

c)

Human

d)

Lion, cheetah

19.

9.What is the difference between biotic and abiotic? (know example)

a)

biotic = living; example = clouds/rocks

b)

abiotic = living; example = grass/animals

c)

biotic = living; example = grass/animals

d)

abiotic = non-living; example = clouds/rocks

e)

biotic = non-living; example = grass/animals

20.

10.In a food chain, what do we call the organism that eats the first order consumer?

a)

sun

b)

producer

c)

first order consumer (primary)

d)

second order consumer (secondary)

e)

third order consumer (tertiary)

21.

11.What happens to the remaining portion of that energy?

a)

it is used for cellular processes and is released as waste

b)

the energy is left behind because the consumer does not eat 100% of the organism, it only digests 10%

c)

it is released as heat when the organism produces waste

d)

it is used for cellular processes and released as heat

22.

11.What “rule” does this refer to?

a)

Golden Rule

b)

10% Rule

c)

Law of Food Pyramids

d)

Law of Mass/Energy Conservation

23.

12.Fill in the table below on the forms of symbiosis.

Type: Mutualism; Relationship between the organisms: ?

a)

Negative (one is happy "parasite", and the other is harmed "host")

b)

Positive (one is happy, the other does not care)

c)

Positive (both organisms are happy)

d)

Neutral (one is happy, one doesn't care)

24.

12.Fill in the table below on the forms of symbiosis.

Type: Mutualism; Example: ?

a)

bee and flower

b)

barnacle and whale

c)

tick and dog

d)

birds and trees

25.

12.Fill in the table below on the forms of symbiosis.

Type: Commensalism; Relationship between the organisms: ?

a)

Negative (one is happy "parasite", and the other is harmed "host")

b)

Positive (both are not affected)

c)

Positive (both organisms are happy)

d)

Neutral (one is happy, one doesn't care)

26.

12.Fill in the table below on the forms of symbiosis.

Type: Commensalism; Example: ?

a)

bee and flower

b)

barnacle and whale

c)

tick and dog

d)

humans and gut bacteria

27.

12.Fill in the table below on the forms of symbiosis.

Type: Parasitism; Relationship between the organisms: ?

a)

Negative (one is happy "parasite", and the other is harmed "host")

b)

Positive (one is happy, the other does not care)

c)

Positive (both organisms are happy)

d)

Neutral (one is happy "parasite", and the other is harmed "host")

28.

12.Fill in the table below on the forms of symbiosis.

Type: Parasitism; Example: ?

a)

bee and flower

b)

barnacle and whale

c)

tick and dog

d)

birds and trees

29.

13.What is succession?

a)

When an ecosystem goes through a gradual change.

b)

if it is primary, it begins on barren rock

c)

if it is secondary, it begins on barren rock

d)

if it is secondary, it happens after a natural disaster with soil already there

30.

14. What is a pioneer organism?

a)

an organism that moves to a new ecosystem/area of land

b)

an organism that first inhabits an ecosystem/area of land

c)

grass and small plants

d)

mosses and lichens

31.

15.What is a climax community?

a)

a mature, stable ecosystem that begins to enter secondary succession

b)

a mature, stable ecosystem that begins to enter primary succession

c)

a barren ecosystem with no life that is finally beginning to develop

d)

a mature, stable ecosystem that is at the end of succession

32.

16.Refer to the food web above. What would happen to the sea urchin if the kelp population declined?

a)

horn sharks would decrease

b)

sea otters would increase

c)

sea urchin would decrease

d)

kelp crab would increase

e)

all populations would decrease

33.

17.List the levels of organization of organisms. Beginning with organism and ending with biosphere.

a)

Organism, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

b)

Organism, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Biome, Biosphere

c)

Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

d)

Organism, Biome, Ecosystem, Population, Community, Biosphere

34.

18. What is the difference between monomers and polymers? Give an example of each.

a)

mono = one

poly = many

b)

mono = many

poly = one

c)

mono = monosaccharide, nucleotide, and amino acid;

poly = carbs, lipid, nucleic acid, and protein

d)

mono = carbs, lipid, nucleic acid, and protein;

poly = monosaccharide, nucleotide, and amino acid

e)

mono = a virus that spreads through saliva and is very common in teens

35.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Carbohydrate; Monomoer = ?

a)

Technically none, but does include glycerol and 3 fatty acids

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

36.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Carbohydrate; Function = ?

a)

Quick energy source

b)

Makes muscles, enzymes

c)

Insulates and cushions the body

d)

Carries genetic Information

37.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Carbohydrate; Example = ?

a)

Meat, Muscles

b)

RNA, DNA

c)

Bread, Glucose

d)

Butter, Blubber

38.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Lipid; Monomoer = ?

a)

Technically none, but does include glycerol and 3 fatty acids

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

39.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Lipid; Function = ?

a)

Quick energy source

b)

Makes muscles, enzymes

c)

Insulates and cushions the body

d)

Carries genetic Information

40.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Lipid; Example = ?

a)

Meat, Muscles

b)

RNA, DNA

c)

Bread, Glucose

d)

Butter, Blubber

41.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Nucleic acid; Monomoer = ?

a)

Technically none, but does include glycerol and 3 fatty acids

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

42.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Nucleic acid; Function = ?

a)

Quick energy source

b)

Makes muscles, enzymes

c)

Insulates and cushions the body

d)

Carries genetic Information

43.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Protein; Example = ?

a)

Meat, Muscles

b)

RNA, DNA

c)

Bread, Glucose

d)

Butter, Blubber

44.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Protein; Monomoer = ?

a)

Technically none, but does include glycerol and 3 fatty acids

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

45.

19.Complete the chart below for each macromolecule.

Polymer: Protein; Function = ?

a)

Quick energy source

b)

Makes muscles, enzymes

c)

Insulates and cushions the body

d)

Carries genetic Information

46.

20. When naming, what do these molecules end in?

a)

sugar = ose

enzyme = ose

b)

sugar = -ase

enzyme = -ose

c)

sugar = -ose

enzyme = -ase

d)

sugar = -ase

enzyme = -ase

47.

23. What is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction?

a)

catalyst (biological catalyst)

b)

enzyme

c)

lipid

d)

carbs

48.

23. What do (catalyst/enzymes) do so that the reaction takes less time?

a)

increases the activation energy

b)

lowers the activation energy

c)

increases the production of molecules

d)

decreases the production of molecules

49.

22.Identify the structures in the diagram to the right.

Structure X=

a)

protein

b)

lipid

c)

enzyme

d)

substrate

50.

22.Identify the structures in the diagram to the right.

Structure Y=

a)

protein

b)

lipid

c)

enzyme

d)

substrate

51.

23. What class (type) of macromolecule are enzymes?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

protein

52.

24.What is does it mean for an enzyme to be denatured?

a)

a protein is unfolded and it cannot do its job

b)

it's productivity increases and a protein can make more substrates

c)

a protein changes its shape and needs the help of another enzyme to work

d)

a protein is taken out of its natural environment and placed into another cell

53.

25.What factors can cause an enzyme to become denatured?

a)

pH

b)

temperature

c)

metabolism

d)

enzyme concentration, substrate concentration, inhibitor molecules

54.

22.What does eukaryotic mean?

a)

the cell has no nucleus (the EUK destroyed the NUC!)

b)

the cell has a nucleus (if you're a EUK, you've got a NUC!)

c)

the cell has no membrane bound organelles

d)

the cell has free-floating DNA in it's cytoplasm

55.

23. What does prokaryotic mean?

a)

the cell contains membrane bound organelles

b)

the cell has a nucleus (PRO means PROtective nucleus)

c)

the cell contains chloroplasts used in photosynthesis

d)

the cell has no true nucleus (PRO means NO nucleus)

56.

24. Mark with an “X” the following as eukaryotic, prokaryotic or both.

DNA or RNA (nucleic acid)

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

both

57.

24. Mark with an “X” the following as eukaryotic, prokaryotic or both.

mitochondria

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

both

58.

24. Mark with an “X” the following as eukaryotic, prokaryotic or both.

ribosomes

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

both

59.

24. Mark with an “X” the following as eukaryotic, prokaryotic or both.

nucleus

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

both

60.

29.How are viruses and cells different from each other?

a)

cells contain protein, and viruses contain only carbohydrates

b)

Viruses have flagella, and cells have only cilia.

c)

Cells reproduce independently, and viruses require a host to reproduce.

d)

Viruses have membranes made of proteins, and cells have membranes made of nucleic acid.

61.

29.How are (viruses and cells) similar?

a)

they both carry out sexual reproduction

b)

they are both living

c)

they are both made up of cells

d)

they both contain genetic material

62.

30.Mark the following as animal, plant, or both.

Mitochondria

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

63.

30.Mark the following as animal, plant, or both.

Cell wall

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

64.

30.Mark the following as animal, plant, or both.

Cell membrane

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

65.

30.Mark the following as animal, plant, or both.

Nucleus

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

66.

30.Mark the following as animal, plant, or both.

Ribosome

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

67.

30.Mark the following as animal, plant, or both.

Chloroplast

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

68.

30.Mark the following as animal, plant, or both.

Smooth ER

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Both

69.

31.List the 3 statements of the Cell Theory

a)

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

b)

All cells are produced from other cells.

c)

Only animal cells are composed of cells.

d)

All living things are composed of cells.

e)

Cells cannot be created nor destroyed.

70.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Mitochondria: Draw the structure

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
71.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Mitochondria: Function

a)

In plants, organelle that goes through photosynthesis

b)

Structural support, contains cellulose

c)

Controls cell functions

d)

Powerhouse, Makes energy (ATP) through cellular respiration.

e)

Makes proteins

72.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Ribosomes: Draw the structure

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
73.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Ribosomes: Function

a)

In plants, organelle that goes through photosynthesis

b)

Structural support, contains cellulose

c)

Controls cell functions

d)

Transport system

e)

Makes proteins

74.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Nucleus: Draw the structure

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
75.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Nucleus: Function

a)

In plants, organelle that goes through photosynthesis

b)

Structural support, contains cellulose

c)

Controls cell functions

d)

Transport system

e)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

76.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Endoplasmic Reticulum: Draw the structure

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
77.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Endoplasmic Reticulum: Function

a)

In plants, organelle that goes through photosynthesis

b)

Structural support, contains cellulose

c)

Contains extra water for plants; helps keep shape.

d)

Transport system

e)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

78.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Cell Wall: Draw the structure

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
79.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Cell Wall: Function

a)

In plants, organelle that goes through photosynthesis

b)

Structural support, contains cellulose

c)

Contains extra water for plants; helps keep shape.

d)

Transport system

e)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

80.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Cell membrane: Draw the structure

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
81.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Cell membrane: Function

a)

In plants, organelle that goes through photosynthesis

b)

Structural support, contains cellulose

c)

Contains extra water for plants; helps keep shape.

d)

Transport system

e)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

82.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Chloroplasts: Draw the structure

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
83.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Chloroplasts: Function

a)

In plants, organelle that goes through photosynthesis

b)

Structural support, contains cellulose

c)

Contains extra water for plants; helps keep shape.

d)

Transport system

e)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

84.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Central Vacuole: Draw the structure

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
85.

29.Identify the primary function of the cell organelles below.

Central Vacuole: Function

a)

In plants, organelle that goes through photosynthesis

b)

Structural support, contains cellulose

c)

Contains extra water for plants; helps keep shape.

d)

Transport system

e)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

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