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Biology Pre-Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle of the cell contains DNA and genetic material?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Ribomsomes

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

2.

According to the cell theory...

a)

All cells have cell walls

b)

Cells can arise spontaneously

c)

The cell is the basic unit of structure in organisms

d)

All cells have a nucleus

3.
An office decided to help the environment by using less paper. How will this most likely benefit the environment? 
a)
It will help increase the biodiversity
b)
It will help conserve forests and save energy 
c)
It will help protect soil
d)
It will help reduce acid rain
4.
A strand of DNA has these bases 
TGA CGG ATC GAT
What is the complementary DNA strand?
a)
CUG UAA GCU AGC
b)
CTG TAA TCT AGC
c)
ACU GCC UAG CUA
d)
ACT GCC TAG CTA
5.
Which uses cilia for movement?
a)
Euglena
b)
Amoeaba
c)
Paramecium
d)
Volvox
6.
SB3:Why are there less air bubbles as the plant is place further away from the light source
a)
because cellular respiration decreases when there is less light
b)
because the light independent reaction decreases when there is less light
c)
because photosynthesis decreases as a plant is moved further away from a light source
d)
the wavelength increases as a plant is placed further away from a light source
7.

What does the root "auto" mean? (automobile, autobiography)

a)

self, same

b)

water

c)

half

d)

many

8.

The major atmospheric by-product of photosynthesis is :

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

nitrogen

9.

Scientific hypotheses are most often tested by the process of :

a)

Making inferences

b)

Experimentation

c)

Forming conclusions

d)

Communication

10.

Jared observes a cell in biology lab with the light microscope. The cell has the following structures: nucleus, cell wall, and chloroplast. Identify the type of cell that Jared is observing.

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

fungus

d)

bacteria

11.

What is true about the pie graph above ?

a)

Thai land exported more shrimp than sugar.

b)

Thailand exported two times more cassava than shrimp.

c)

Thailand exported less cassava than chicken and poultry.

d)

Thailand exported less chicken and poultry than canned tuna.

12.

What is the x-axis label?

a)

iPhone Charging Speed

b)

Time (minutes)

c)

Capacity (% charged)

d)

The origin

13.

What is the meaning of the point (0, 40)?

a)

The battery has a 0% charge after 40 minutes

b)

It takes 40 minutes to charge the phone to 0%

c)

The battery begins with a 40% charge

d)

The battery dies after 40 minutes

14.

On a small island, scientists kept track of the number of wolves and moose over time. Which trend did they record?

a)

A drop in wolf population and a drop in moose population

b)

An increase in wolf population and a drop in moose population

c)

A drop in wolf population and an increase in moose population

d)

An increase in wolf population and an increase in moose population

15.

According to this chart, under what conditions does fuchsia grow best?

a)

Full sun

b)

Partial sun

c)

Partial shade

d)

Dappled sun

e)

Full shade

16.
Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
Which sentence is the claim?
a)
Air is matter.
b)
We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.
c)
This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
17.
Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
Which sentence is the reasoning?
a)
Air is matter.
b)
We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it
c)
This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
18.
What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment?
a)
control
b)
constant
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
19.
What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Control
20.
The part of the experiment that does not contain the independent variable. Used for comparison.
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Results
d)
Data
21.

Students used various temperatures of water to see which one dissolved candy faster.

What was the Independent Variable?

a)

Amount of Candy

b)

Amount of Water

c)

Temperature of Water

d)

Time for Candy to Dissolve

22.

Students wanted to see if the type of material affected the temperature after being placed under a heat lamp for 10 minutes.

What is the dependent variable for this investigation?

a)

Type of material (rocks, sand etc)

b)

Temperature after 10 minutes

c)

Time under the lamp

d)

Heat lamp, amount of material

23.
In 1996, a loggerhead turtle called Adelita swam across 9,000 miles from Mexico to Japan, crossing the entire Pacific on her way. Wallace J. Nichols TRACKED this epic journey with a satellite tag. But Adelita herself had no such technology at her disposal. How did she steer a route across two oceans to find her destination?
As used in line 2, “tracked” most nearly means
a)
searched for
b)
traveled over
c)
followed
d)
hunted
24.

Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plough in the nineteenth century. By the 1930's, more than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation's most critical natural resource problem.


As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America ----.

a)

causes humans to place new demands on the land

b)

is worse than it was in the nineteenth century

c)

happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed

d)

is the most critical problem that the nation faces

e)

is worse in areas which have a lot of petroleum production

25.
According to the above notice, which of the following statements is true?
a)
Larvicide kills larvae living in the water.
b)
Water should be stored in containers.
c)
Eighty percent of Aedes mosquitoes cause dengue.
d)
Each household will be fined RM50 for breeding Aedes mosquitoes.