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Biology Post Winter Break Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an observation?

a)

The secretary is super angry at him

b)

Going shopping makes people happy

c)

It will be super hot out tomorrow

d)

Those bees have black and yellow stripes

2.

Which of the following is an inference from the picture?

a)

a computer is on the table

b)

the duck has a blue shirt

c)

the duck will smash the computer

d)

the computer has a keyboard

3.

What are charged particles that move around an atom’s nucleus?

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

ions

d)

neutrons

4.

An organic compound contains an atom(s) of what element?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon

d)

nitrogen

5.

Which of the following is a characteristic of carbon?

a)

it has three valence electrons

b)

it is the building block of inorganic compounds

c)

its is a metal

d)

it can form, single, double, and triple bonds

6.

Water is _______ which helps give it a _______ surface tension.

a)

polar, low

b)

polar, high

c)

nonpolar, low

d)

nonpolar, high

7.

What is the intermolecular attraction between LIKE molecules known as? For example, the attraction of one water molecule to another water molecule.

a)

cohesion

b)

adhesion

c)

capillary action

d)

density

8.

What property of water allows animals to survive in a pond that has frozen over in the winter?

a)

cohesion

b)

adhesion

c)

capillary action

d)

low density of ice

9.

What are individual monomers of proteins called?

a)

nucleotides

b)

glycerol

c)

monosaccharides

d)

amino acids

10.

Which macromolecule(s) provides short-term energy storage for animals?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

11.

What macromolecule is used for long-term energy storage?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

12.

To which class of macromolecules does enzymes belong?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

13.

What category of macromolecules do hydrophobic fats, oils, waxes, & steroids belong in?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

14.

What category of macromolecules do glycogen, cellulose, glucose, and starch belong to?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

15.

How does an enzyme catalyze a reaction?

a)

by adding energy to the reactants

b)

by increasing the acidity of the environment

c)

by transporting substrates to where they belong

d)

by lowering the activation energy of the reaction

16.

Which enzyme functions in a basic (alkaline) environment?

a)

pepsin

b)

amylase

c)

phophatase

17.

If an enzyme in your body functions within a range of 96.0°F-103.4°F, what best describes how its activity will be at a temperature of 120.3°F?

a)

it will speed up and have much higher activity

b)

it will slow down and have much lower activity

c)

it will denature and have no activity

d)

it will stop moving and have no activity

18.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of life?

a)

made up of molecules

b)

made up of cells

c)

maintains homeostasis

d)

responds to stimuli

19.

Homeostasis is one of the eight characteristics of life and it is defined as...

a)

a signal that comes from outside the organism

b)

maintaining a stable internal environment

c)

the life-sustaining chemical reactions in an organism

d)

the molecule that controls an organism's traits

20.

A tulip opens up in the morning at sunrise and closes up

in the evening at sunset. This is an example of what characteristic of life?

a)

reproduction

b)

evolution

c)

growth and development

d)

responsiveness

21.

An adult hydra is producing its offspring asexually through budding. This is an example of what characteristic of life?

a)

reproduction

b)

needs energy

c)

made of cells

d)

genetic code

22.

How would you properly identify this organism?

a)

as unicellular

b)

as multicelluler

c)

as majorcellular

d)

as microcellular

23.

Which of the following is NOT found in a Prokaryotic cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

DNA

c)

cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

24.

Which of the following organelles MUST EVERY cell have?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

25.

What organelle can be identified as either smooth or rough and moves materials around in the cell?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

26.

What is the gel-like material where organelles are located called?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Mitochondria

27.

What organelle builds proteins?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Golgi Body

28.

Which of the following would you find in a plant cell and NOT in an animal cell?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Large Central Vacuole

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

29.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
30.

A compound consisting of two or more atoms chemically bonded together. (water is an example)

a)

Organelle

b)

Cell

c)

Molecule

d)

Atom

31.

Any single living individual, and can refer to a single human, animal, plant, bacteria, or fungi.

a)

Community

b)

Cell

c)

Population

d)

Organism

32.

A protein in a cell membrane requires energy to transport a molecule across the membrane. Which molecule is most likely used by the protein as an energy source?

a)

ATP

b)

starch

c)

glucose

d)

RNA

33.

If the concentration of a solute is the same throughout a space, the substance

a)

has a large concentration gradient.

b)

is in equilibrium.

c)

will undergo diffusion.

d)

will undergo osmosis.

34.

How does a cell's membrane help an organism maintain homeostasis?

a)

Cell membranes protect the cell organelles from large doses of radiation.

b)

Cell membranes directly control the temperature of the cell.

c)

Cell membranes use a large portion of the cell's energy supply.

d)

Cell membranes control the substances that enter or leave cells.

35.

The movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane is known most specifically as

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

equilibrium

36.

What type of solution have the cells in the diagram been placed in?

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

d)

osmotonic

37.

Which of the pictures represents active transport?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Which type of active transport listed below involves the movement of molecules via vesicles?

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

endocytosis

c)

osmosis

d)

diffusion

39.

If transporting glucose through the cell membrane does NOT require energy, which type of transport could be used by the cell?

a)

osmosis

b)

endocytosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

protein pump

40.

Which is a more accurate image of a cell membrane?

a)
b)
41.
a)

This is an example of positive feedback

b)

This is an example of negative feedback

c)

This is an example of equilibrium

d)

This is an example of diffusion

42.

a)

This image shows osmosis

b)

This image shows facilitated diffusion

c)

This image shows endocytosis

d)

This image shows exocytosis

43.

What does it mean for the cell membrane to be described as a selectively permeable membrane?

a)

it determines the shape of the cell

b)

it determines the flexibility of the cell

c)

it determines the size of the cell

d)

it determines what goes in and out of the cell

44.

Sugar is dissolved in a glass of water. What is the sugar classified as?

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

solution

d)

concentration

45.

What is the PROCESS in which molecules in areas of higher concentration move to areas of lower concentration called?

a)

equilibrium

b)

active transport

c)

diffusion

d)

endocytosis