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Vocabulary List 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is the smallest component of an element; consists of a nucleus, protons and neutrons

a)

Gene

b)

Atom

c)

Vacuole

2.

What is a carbohydrate?

a)

a class of organic compounds, that form the supporting tissues of plants; are important foods for animals and people

b)

several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order

c)

information

3.

_______ is the biological principle that cells are the basic units of structure and function in living organisms.

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Cell Theory

c)

Law

4.

A (a)   wall is the boundary or wall that is part of the outer structure of certain cells

5.

What is Cellular Respiration?

a)

an arrangement of structural components distributed throughout the cell cytoplasm, functioning as a structural support and a transport mechanism.

b)

the oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells, producing energy for cellular processes

6.

True or False: Chlorophyll is the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis.

(a)  

7.

Choose all that apply:

"Chloroplast" is...

a)

an organelle of plant cells

b)

contains chlorophyll

c)

material found in ghosbuster's weapon

8.

Several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order

a)

Chromosome

b)

Cystoskeleton

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

9.

Choose all that apply:

"Constant" is...

a)

a number expressing a property, quantity, or relation

b)

remains unchanged under specified conditions

c)

the even studied and expected to change when independent variable is changed

10.

An arrangement of structural components distributed throughout the cell cytoplasm, functioning as a structural support and a transport mechanism is called a:

a)

Genotype

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Cytoskeleton

11.

True or False: Data is information

(a)  

12.

The event studied and expected to change when the independent variable is changed is called a:

a)

Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Co-dependent Variable

13.

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is:

a)

the set of non genetic traits, qualities, or features that characterize a person or thing

b)

the genetic makeup of an organism

c)

the basic physical unit of heredity

14.

One of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Element

c)

Genotype

15.

What is "Empirical Evidence"?

a)

information received from your best friend

b)

information received through observation and documentation of patterns and behavior through experimentation

c)

Information received via school assigned textbooks

16.

A network of rough or smooth tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, involved in the transport of materials.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Cystoskeleton

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

17.

An (a)   is a test or trial, to discover something unknown

18.

Fertilization is:

a)

any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether

b)

the union of male and female gametic nuclei

c)

an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production

19.

A ______ is the basic unit of heredity

a)

Gene

b)

DNA

c)

Lipid

20.

A _______ is the genetic makeup of an organism

a)

Gene

b)

Genotype

c)

DNA

21.

"Golgi Complex" is...

a)

A makeup of flattened saccules, vesicles, and vacuoles that lies next to the nucleus of a cell, and forms secretions within the cell.

b)

A cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death.

22.

Choose all that apply:

A "Hypothesis" is...

a)

a mere assumption or guess

b)

guides investigation

c)

a branch of knowledge

23.

Identify

a)

to recognize or establish, verify identity

b)

an act of viewing, or noting a fact or occurrence

c)

a proposed explanation that is subject to experimentation

24.

True of False: An Independent Variable has values that are independent of others in study and are the cause of change in the dependent variable.

(a)  

25.

Law

a)

a test or trial, to discover something unknown

b)

The sum of a group of measurements divided by the number of measurements; the average

c)

a concept or sequence of phenomena that never changes under the same conditions

26.

Lipid

a)

a group of organic compounds that are greasy to the touch, insoluble in water, and soluble in alcohol and ether

b)

a membrane-bound cavity within a cell

c)

a cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death.

27.

A cell organelle containing enzymes that digest particles and that disintegrate the cell after its death.

a)

Lipid

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondrion

28.

True or False: A "mean" is sum of a group of measurements divided by the number of measurements; the average

(a)  

29.

An organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Organic Compound

30.

Choose all that apply:

A "model" is...

a)

representation of an idea

b)

representation of an object or even a process

c)

used to describe something

31.

Any of a group of long, linear macromolecules (DNA), that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions.

a)

Organic Compound

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Genotype

32.

Observation

a)

an act of viewing, or noting a fact or occurrence

b)

a test or trial, to discover something unknown

c)

a proposed explanation that is subject to experimentation

33.

A compound containing hydrocarbon groups

a)

Element

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Organic Compound

34.

Photosynthesis

a)

an organelle of plant cells that contains chlorophyll

b)

process used by plants, algae and certain bacteria to harness energy from sunlight and turn it into chemical energy.

c)

the green coloring matter of leaves and plants

35.

Choose all that apply:

"Proteins" are..

a)

highly varied organic molecules composed of 20 or more amino acids

b)

only for working out

c)

necessary in the diet of all animals

36.

Ribosome

a)

a small shaped organelle, located in cell cytoplasm, functioning as site of protein manufacture

b)

a popular meal cooked on the grill

c)

highly varied organic molecules composed of 20 or more amino acids, necessary in the diet of all animals

37.

Branch of knowledge; knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation

a)

Sociology

b)

Mathematics

c)

Science

38.

A test that reproduces actual events and processes under test conditions.

a)

Simulation

b)

Experiment

c)

Dependent Variable

39.

A ________ is a proposed explanation that is subject to experimentation

a)

Simulation

b)

Theory

c)

Experiment

40.

True or False: A "Vacuole" is a membrane-bound cavity within a cell

(a)