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Basic Bio Midterm Review #1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of organisms of the same type in the same area:

a)

biosphere

b)

population

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

2.

A solution that is acidic has a pH

a)

equal to 7

b)

greater than 7

c)

less than 7

d)

none of these

3.

A measurement that is based on numerical data is

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

c)

hypothetical

d)

theoretical

4.

Which of these organelles are not found in animal cells?

a)

ribosomes

b)

nucelus

c)

cell membrane

d)

chloroplast

5.

Why does ice float on water?

a)

it is less dense than water

b)

it is more dense than water

c)

adhesion is stronger than cohesion

d)

capillary action

6.

The process of digesting food is an example of

a)

dehydration synthesis

b)

combustion

c)

hydrolysis

d)

single replacement

7.

These cells do not have a nucleus:

a)

eukaryote

b)

prokaryote

c)

both a and b

d)

neither a nor b

8.

What does a molecule of DNA contain?

a)

a cell wall

b)

a ribosome

c)

hereditary information

d)

proteins

9.

Plant cells have a ______________ while animal cells do not.

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

cell wall

10.

In a chloroplast, where is chlorophyll located?

a)

stroma

b)

thylakoid membrane

c)

ATP synthase

d)

matrix

11.

What type of energy is needed to get a chemical reaction started?

a)

activation energy

b)

electromagnetic energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

production energy

12.

All organic compounds contain the element

a)

hydrogen

b)

carbon

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

13.

Organisms that can make their own food are called

a)

producers

b)

autotrophs

c)

both A and B

d)

neither A nor B

14.

______________ is the most abundant compound in living things.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

carbon

c)

oxygen

d)

water

15.

A specialized structure within a eukaryotic cell that performs a specific function:

a)

organ

b)

tissue

c)

organelle

d)

system

16.

Examples of lipids, which are nonpolar and do not mix with water, are

a)

proteins and amino acids

b)

nucleic acids

c)

fats, oils and waxes

d)

glucose and starch

17.

________ and _______ are the two types of nucleic acids.

a)

lipids and sugars

b)

ATP; RNA

c)

DNA; RNA

d)

DNA; protein

18.

During a _________________, reactants change into products.

a)

physical change

b)

chemical reaction

c)

mixture

d)

solution

19.

Each of the following are organic compounds except

a)

lipids

b)

starch

c)

glucose

d)

water

20.

Attractive bonds that form between different water molecules are called

a)

hydrogen bonds

b)

carbon bonds

c)

covalent bonds

d)

metallic bonds

21.

A diagram or flow-chart that shows the parts of a system and their relationship to each other:

a)

mathematical model

b)

physical model

c)

conceptual model

d)

runway model

22.

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must consume other things:

a)

autotroph

b)

heterotroph

c)

producer

d)

all of these

23.

The diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane is called

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

phagocytosis

24.

Which of the following is a product of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

oxygen

b)

NADPH

c)

ATP

d)

high energy sugars

25.

The process of ____________________  takes place in the _____________________.

a)

cell respiration; nucleus

b)

cell respiration; chloroplast

c)

photosynthesis; mitochondria

d)

photosynthesis; chloroplast