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Biology Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All living organisms are made up of ________.

a)

cells

b)

theory

c)

particles

d)

chloroplasts

2.

A well-tested explanation based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning is known as a(n) ________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

experiment

c)

theory

d)

observation

3.

A(n) ___________ is a possible explanation that can be tested by experimentation.

a)

theory

b)

experiment

c)

observation

d)

hypothesis

4.

A(n) ___________ is a planned procedure to test a hypothesis.

a)

plan

b)

experiment

c)

theory

d)

cell

5.

An experiment that tests only one variable at a time is considered to be ___________.

a)

uncontrollable

b)

controlled

c)

theory

d)

experiment

6.

Information that is gathered by use of senses and instruments is called a(n) ____________.

a)

test

b)

hypothesis

c)

theory

d)

observation

7.

List the steps of the scientific investigation steps in order:

a)

question, observation, hypothesis, experiment, results/conclusion

b)

observation, question, hypothesis, experiment, results/conclusion

c)

experiment, hypothesis, observation, question, results/conclusion

8.

What is the primary characteristic of a theory?

a)

a scientist did one experiment and it worked

b)

been tested and has not worked by many scientists

c)

been tested and proven true by many scientists over a large amount of time

9.

Conversion:

Change 657,030 g to mg

a)

0.657,030 mg

b)

657,030,000 mg

c)

657.030 mg

d)

657,030,000,000 mg

10.

What is homeostasis?

a)

changing temperatures

b)

being the same

c)

maintaining a constant internal environment

11.

Which is NOT an example of homeostasis?

a)

shivering to warm up

b)

always keeping the same body temperature no matter what

c)

sweating to cool down

12.

Which describes a direct proportion?

a)

manipulated variable and responding variable remain constant

b)

responding variable is always bigger than the manipulated

c)

it cannot be expressed mathematically

13.

You want to set up an experiment to determine if listening to music would increase student productivity in school. What are the parts to this experiment?


What is your control?

a)

the music

b)

the students

c)

students who don't listen to music

d)

listening to music or not listening to music

14.

You want to set up an experiment to determine if listening to music would increase student productivity in school. What are the parts to this experiment?


What is the independent variable?

a)

the song you're listening to

b)

music

c)

students

d)

listening or not listening to music

15.

You want to set up an experiment to determine if listening to music would increase student productivity in school. What are the parts to this experiment?


What is the dependent variable?

a)

the music you're listening to

b)

rate of productivity in school

c)

the teachers

d)

the students

16.

A bumblebee and flower are examples of ___________ because they both benefit from one another.

a)

parasitism

b)

population

c)

mutualism

d)

carnivore

17.

A tick is an example of __________ because one organism is harmed by the other.

a)

mutualism

b)

parasitism

c)

plants

d)

carnivore

18.

A __________ consists of the same species living in the same location.

a)

family

b)

population

c)

niche

d)

producer

19.

An organism that eats other animals.

a)

carnivore

b)

producer

c)

herbivore

d)

consumer

20.

Populations of different species that occupy the same area and interact with one another.

a)

producer

b)

ecosystem

c)

omnivore

d)

community

21.

what is the burning of fossil fuels?

a)

transpiration

b)

combustion

c)

evaporation

d)

trees

22.

What is the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants?

a)

evaporation

b)

transporation

c)

rain

d)

steam

23.

A form of symbiosis in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped.

a)

commensalism

b)

predation

c)

mutualism

d)

symbiosis

24.

Symbiosis is:

a)

being the same species

b)

living together in long term association

c)

living in a tree

d)

working together to win

25.

Amount of sunlight and climate are examples of ________ factors.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

26.

Disease and competition for mates are examples of _______ factors.

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

27.

The process of turning light energy into chemical energy is _____________.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

photosynthesis

c)

cellular respiration

d)

decomposition

28.

The process of turning chemical energy into kinetic energy is ________.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

oxygen

c)

decomposition

d)

cellular respiration

29.

what is a density-dependent factor?

a)

disease

b)

weather

c)

climate

d)

food

30.

What is a density-independent factor?

a)

disease

b)

predation

c)

weather

d)

school

31.

What principle is it when 2 species are competing for a resource, and the one who is less efficient at getting the resource dies?


(no 2 species in the same niche in the same habitat at the same time)

a)

competitive execution principle

b)

competitive sports principle

c)

competitive exclusion principle

d)

mutualism principle

32.

An atom has 14 neutrons and an atomic number of 13. What is the atomic mass of the atom?

a)

1 amu

b)

27 amu

c)

14 amu

d)

13 amu

33.

Which element does an organic compound HAVE to contain?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

barium

d)

carbon

34.

What does a catalyst do?

a)

speeds up a chemical reaction

b)

slows down a chemical reaction

c)

uses up all of its energy

d)

makes an explosion

35.

What is the source of energy for all cells?

a)

oxygen

b)

cells

c)

glucose

d)

enzymes

36.

Which is a monomer of proteins?

a)

lipids

b)

amino acids

c)

enzymes

d)

water

37.

A compound with a pH below 7.

a)

acidic

b)

basic

c)

neutral

38.

Enzymes are made of.....

a)

lipids

b)

carbs

c)

protein

d)

glucose

39.

A chemical reaction catalyzed by an enzyme requires...

a)

more activation energy

b)

less activation energy

c)

more products

d)

fewer products

40.

When a cell is ______, water leaves the cell and the cell shrivels.

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

41.

A cell is _______ when water enters and leaves the cell in equal amounts.

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

42.

A cell is _________ when water enters the cell, causing it to swell and burst.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

43.

Movement across the cell membrane that does NOT require energy from the cell

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

c)

concentration gradient

d)

osmosis

44.

The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.

a)

passive transport

b)

osmosis

c)

carrier proteins

d)

diffusion

45.

The movement of a substance into a cell by a vesicle.

a)

passive transport

b)

osmosis

c)

carrier protein

d)

endocytosis

46.

A protein that transports substances across a cell membrane.

a)

passive transport

b)

endocytosis

c)

carrier proteins

d)

osmosis

47.

A difference in the concentration of a substance across a space.

a)

passive transport

b)

concentration gradient

c)

carrier proteins

d)

endocytosis

48.

What is the function of ribosomes?

a)

to transport material

b)

to digest material

c)

to make endoplasmic reticulum

d)

to make proteins

49.

What is true about eukaryotes?

a)

All have chloroplasts

b)

All have a nucleus

c)

All have a cell wall

d)

They have no nucleus

50.

What happens when a cell is put in a solution with a concentration of solutes that is higher than in the cell?

a)

The cell swells and bursts

b)

The cell shrivels and becomes dehydrated

c)

The cell can no longer use its carrier proteins

d)

Active transport can happen quicker

51.

transports water and sugar throughout a plant

a)

cuticle

b)

epidermis

c)

vascular tissue

d)

pigment

52.

the area of a leaf where photosynthesis occurs

a)

epidermis

b)

pigment

c)

palisade mesophyll

d)

guard cells

53.

pores that allow gases into and out of leaves

a)

pigment

b)

stomata

c)

guard cells

d)

cuticle

54.

the main part of a leaf where gases are stored and exchanged

a)

spongy mesophyll

b)

cuticle

c)

epidermis

d)

pigment

55.

What is the chemical formula for glucose?

a)

H2O

b)

CHO

c)

C6HO9

d)

C6H12O6

56.

water is ________

a)

non-polar

b)

a carb

c)

polar

57.

lipids, or oils, are examples of _________ molecules

a)

polar

b)

non-polar

58.

Bases are greater than a pH of 7.

a)

true

b)

false

59.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a carbohydrate?

a)

glucose

b)

meat

c)

lactose

d)

starch

60.

The monomer of a carbohydrate is a(n) _______________.

a)

fatty acid

b)

monosaccharide

c)

amino acid

d)

nucleotide

61.

A _________ in a plant stores excess water and nutrients.

a)

cell

b)

osmosis

c)

vacuole

d)

permeable