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Biology Unit 1 Test (updated 2020)

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the correct order of biological systems?

a)

cell, organ system, organism, ecosystem, biosphere, universe

b)

cell, organism, organ system, ecosystem, biosphere, universe

c)

organism, cell, ecosystem, biosphere, organ system, universe

d)

organ system, cell, organism, ecosystem, universe, biosphere

2.

Which of the following are characteristics of living things?

a)

Metabolizing (breaking and making things)

b)

Pass on genetic material

c)

Contains at least one cell

d)

Responds to environment

3.

When things evolve, it means there is a

a)

metabolic process

b)

a single organism changes to fit an environment

c)

change in populations over time

d)

change in the biodiversity in one ecosystem

4.

What is metabolism?

a)

the energy used to make a product

b)

responding to external stimuli

c)

all the energy uses for chemical processes

d)

speeding up a chemical reaction

5.

A solution with a pH of 8 is ______________, while one with a pH of 3 is ________________.

a)

acidic, basic

b)

basic, acidic

c)

basic, iostonic

d)

isotonic, acidic

6.

acidic solutions have ________ H (hydrogen) ions

a)

many

b)

few

7.

Biodiversity is the greatest at the ________ and lowest near the ______.

a)

poles; equator

b)

equator; poles

c)

equator; inland

d)

poles; inland

8.

What is the lock-and-key model?

a)

active sites of enzymes are able to bind with multiple substrates

b)

substrates are broken into smaller pieces that fit other molecules

c)

only certain substrates fit into an enzymes' active site

9.

Which of the following describe enzyme function? Choose all that apply.

a)

Enzymes catalyze (speed up) reactions

b)

Enzymes can break and cause new bonds to form between two reactants

c)

Active sites remake enzymes

d)

Enzymes are found in living things

10.

chemical reactions do which of the following? Choose any that apply.

a)

change substances into new ones

b)

form hydrogen ions

c)

activates enzymes

d)

make and break bonds

11.

Something that is inherited and gives an organism an advantage at survival is a(n):

a)

genome

b)

adaptation

c)

ecosystem

d)

homeostasis

12.

How do organisms maintain homeostasis? Choose all that apply.

a)

Behaviors

b)

Adaptations

c)

Negative Feedback Loops

d)

Positive Feedback Loops

13.

Water is able to __________________; this gives it many important properties for life.

a)

boil quickly

b)

hydrogen bond

c)

ionically bond

14.

What is high specific heat?

a)

The ability of water to stick together and cause ice to float

b)

The ability of water to absorb heat and regulate body temperature

c)

The process of keeping body chemistry in balance

d)

The ability of water to expand as it freezes

15.

How many levels of structure do proteins have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Catalysts ______ chemical reaction rates (speed)

a)

decrease

b)

increase

17.

Which of the following is a catalyzed reaction?

a)
b)
c)
18.

(a)   variables are variables that stay the same for all treatments in an experiment

19.

The variable that the experimenter changes/manipulates is the

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

constant variable

d)

control group

20.

The variable that you measure, and that would be graphed on the 'y-axis' is the:

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

constant variable

d)

controlled variable

21.

the smallest basic unit of LIFE is the

(a)  

22.

Energy is released from exothermic reactions as

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

air

23.

the products in endothermic reactions have ______ energy than the reactants

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same

24.

Unsaturated fatty acids have at least one double bond, while saturated fatty acids only have single bonds.


Because of this:

a)

unsaturated fatty acids pack tightly, while saturated fatty acids sit farther apart.

b)

saturated fatty acids pack tightly, while unsaturated fatty acids sit farther apart.

c)

there is no difference in their functions

25.

The biomolecule that contains CHONP and stores genetic material is:

a)

carbohydrates

b)

nucleic acids

c)

proteins

d)

lipids

26.

The main source of energy for the body is ____________, but long term energy comes from ______________.

a)

lipids; proteins

b)

proteins; carbohydrates

c)

carbohydrates; lipids

d)

lipids; proteins

27.

TRUE OR FALSE: Atoms need 8 valence electrons to be stable.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

The ___________ dissolves the ______________ in a solution.

a)

pH; solute

b)

solute; solvent

c)

solvent; solute

d)

solvent; pH

29.

An ion ..... [choose all that apply]

a)

has a charge

b)

is an atom that has lost/gained an electron

c)

is an atom that has lost/gained a proton

d)

donates or takes an electron to form a bond

30.

water sticks to other water using _________.

a)

adhesion

b)

covalent bonds

c)

ionic bonds

d)

cohesion

31.

Which of the following is a lipid?

a)
b)
c)
32.

Which of the following is a nucleic acid?

a)
b)
c)
33.

Which of the following is a carbohydrate?

a)
b)
c)