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Fall Interim Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Proteins are made of monomers called ___________

a)

monosaccharides

b)

triglycerides

c)

amino acids

d)

nucleotides

2.

DNA and RNA are examples of

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

3.

Nucleotides are monomers of

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Lipids

4.

Monosaccharides are monomers of

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

5.

Waxes, oils and fats are examples of

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

6.

What is the function of nucleic acids?

a)

store genetic information

b)

store energy (short-term)

c)

(long-term)store energy

d)

build skin, hair, nails, muscles

7.

Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of energy for living things?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

8.

Approximately 20 amino acids are essential to living systems. How are amino acids linked together to form proteins?

a)

genetic bonds

b)

acid-base bonds

c)

peptide bonds

d)

hydrogen bonds

9.

Which statement about the function enzymes in living systems is MOST accurate?

a)

Enzymes are proteins that raise the activation energy for chemical reactions.

b)

Enzymes are proteins that lower the activation energy for chemical reactions.

c)

Enzymes are nucleic acids that raise the activation energy of chemical reactions.

d)

Enzymes are nucleic acids that lower the activation energy of chemical reactions.

10.

Grizzly bears, such as the ones shown, gain 200 to 500 pounds of fat every summer, feasting on salmon, berries, and honey. In winter, almost all of this stored weight is lost during hibernation. What type of stored biomolecules allow the grizzly to hibernate this way, without starving to death?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

11.

What function do phospholipids perform in living organisms?

a)

They are used for short-term energy storage.

b)

They serve as the building blocks for proteins.

c)

They make up the major component of cell membranes.

d)

They store information in the nucleus of a cell.

12.

Identify the biological function of the biomolecule shown.

a)

carohydrate

b)

nucleic acid

c)

protein

d)

lipid

13.

The enzyme amylase is found in saliva and assists with the break down of starch into glucose. Explain how this occurs without affecting the chemical makeup of the amylase.

a)

Amylase bonds to the starch to speed up the reaction and detaches itself when complete, without being affected.

b)

Amylase does not take place in the starch reaction, but raises the temperature of the saliva to speed up the reaction.

c)

Amylase changes starch into a vapor which increases the reaction rate, but is recreated by the glucose.

d)

Amylase transfers all of its energy to the starch molecules to speed the reaction, but does not take place in the reaction.

14.

What characteristic do all living things share?

a)

They contain DNA.

b)

They are made up of many parts.

c)

They reproduce by mitosis.

d)

They need oxygen to survive.

15.

Which of the following factors is MOST likely to affect the function of an enzyme?

a)

catalysts

b)

size of beaker

c)

proteins

d)

temperature

16.

In the cells of a living organism, enzymes control the rate of chemical reactions. Each enzyme has a specific three-dimensional shape that allows it to recognize and bind with it.

a)

substrate

b)

coenzyme

c)

product

d)

active site

17.

The pores that allow facilitated diffusion to take place through the cell membrane are

a)

hydrocarbons

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

carbohydrates

18.

Based on sheer size, the prokaryotic cell is

a)

About the same size as eukaryotic cells.

b)

Smaller than eukaryotic cells.

c)

Larger than eukaryotic cells.

d)

Indistinguishable from eukaryotic cells.

19.

If a plant is no longer going through photosynthesis, what organelle is not working?

a)

vacuole

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell wall

d)

mitochondria

20.

Movement of molecules along a concentration gradient is known as

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

active transport

21.

What two structures are found in all cells?

a)

Mitochondria and Cell Wall

b)

Nucleus and Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm and Cell membrane

d)

Nucleus and Cytoplasm

22.

What process uses ATP energy to move molecules through a cell?

a)

osmosis

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

diffusion

23.

The endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for

a)

packaging and shipping materials

b)

transporting proteins and other materials

c)

providing shape for the cell

d)

helps in cell division

24.

What structure makes proteins?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Nucleus

25.

What process is the diffusion of water?

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

osmosis

26.

The process of moving large particles into a cell using energy is called

a)

diffusion

b)

endocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

osmosis

27.

The cell membrane is made up of

a)

a phospholipid bilayer

b)

polar and nonpolar cells

c)

lipids

d)

nucleic acids

28.

A solution with a higher concentration of solute than the cell is

a)

hypertonic to the cell

b)

isotonic to the cell

c)

hypotonic to the cell

d)

osmotic to the cell

29.

A solution with equal solute to the cell is

a)

hypertonic to the cell

b)

isotonic to the cell

c)

hypotonic to the cell

d)

osmotic to the cell

30.

An animal cell will do this in distilled water.

a)

shrink

b)

swell

c)

stay the same

d)

disappear

31.

An animal cell will do this in a hypertonic solution.

a)

shrink

b)

swell

c)

stay the same

d)

disappear

32.

Bacterial cells are

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

multicellular

d)

plant

33.

Prokaryotic cells have

a)

A nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

b)

DNA in a nucleus

c)

No nucleus or membrane bound organelles.

d)

No DNA

34.

The production of ATP takes place in this organelle through Cellular respiration.

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

35.

This organelle is responsible for packaging and shipping lipids and proteins throughout the cell.

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleus

36.

After examining this diagram showing the concentration of water inside and outside of the cell, identify the tonicity of the solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

37.

In an isotonic solution which way will the water flow

a)

it will not flow at all

b)

it will flow into the cell

c)

it will flow both ways at equal rates

d)

it will flow out of the cell

38.

A solution outside of a cell that contains a higher water concentration than the cytoplasm of a cell is called:

solution

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

39.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram B, would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

40.

After examining this diagram showing the concentration of water inside and outside of the cell, identify the tonicity of the solution.

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

41.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram C, would be defined as

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

42.

After examining this diagram showing the concentration of water inside and outside of the cell, identify the tonicity of the solution.

a)

hypotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

isotonic

43.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram A, would be defined as

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

d)

solutonic

44.

Photosynthesis is BEST represented by which of the following?

a)

6C02 + 6H20 --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

b)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H20

c)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2 + 3O2

d)

6COOH + 3H20 + 3O3 --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

45.

Which of the following is released when ATP is converted to ADP and inorganic phosphate?

a)

energy

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

46.

Energy produced by cellular processes, such as photosynthesis and respiration, is stored by

a)

ATP

b)

ADP

c)

DNA

d)

RNA

47.

ATP molecules store energy for cellular activity. When the bond holding the third phosphate is broken,

a)

all cellular activity stops.

b)

energy is released and changes ATP to ADP.

c)

energy dissipates and metabolic functions increase.

d)

energy is stored

48.

Which part of the cell provides energy through the process of cellular respiration?

a)

cell wall

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondrion

d)

cell membrane

49.

Some cells, such as human nerve and muscle cells, contain many more mitochondria than do other cells, such as skin cells. Why do some cells have more mitochondria than others?

a)

The cells store more nutrients.

b)

The cells use more energy.

c)

The cells degrade more proteins.

d)

The cells divide more frequently.

50.

Which set of chemical reactions is performed by the chloroplast of the cell?

a)

carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

b)

glucose + oxygen --> ATP energy + water + carbon dioxide

c)

glucose ATP energy + lactic acid

d)

amino acids + tRNA + mRNA --> proteins + tRNA + mRNA

51.

Photosynthesis is a chemical process and can be represented by a chemical equation. What are the products of this chemical process?

a)

water and carbon dioxide

b)

carbon dioxide and glucose

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

hydrocarbons and glucose

52.

All living things do which of the following?

a)

Chemosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

all of the answers

53.

What is one of the reactants of cellular respiration?

a)

energy

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

54.

Where does glycolysis take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Stroma

c)

Thylakoid

d)

Mitochondria

55.

What is the net gain of ATP during glycolysis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

34

56.

Along with 2ATP, what is produced during glycolysis?

a)

6CO2

b)

6O2

c)

C6H12O6

d)

2 pyruvate

57.

Which is a product of Kreb's Cycle?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Glucose

c)

Pyruvate

d)

Water

58.

Which is a product of the ETC?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Glucose

c)

Oxygen

d)

Water

59.

What is the name of the process that helps make beer and wine?

a)

Fermentation

b)

Alcoholic fermentation

c)

Lactic acid fermentation

d)

Glycolysis

60.

Which type of fermentation occurs in muscles?

a)

Alcoholic

b)

Lactic acid