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! Biology SOL Study Guide ?

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are resources that you can use for research?

a)

Scientific Journals

b)

Encyclopedia

c)

Wikipedia

d)

State/Local Agencies

2.

What is a variable?

a)

A factor that remains constant or the same

b)

A factor that can not change in an experiment

c)

A factor that can change in an experiment

d)

The factor in an experiment that may change because of the manipulated variable

3.

What is the hypothesis?

a)

Gathering data using your senses

b)

An educated guess

c)

Data in the form of words

d)

Gathering data based on previous knowledge

4.

The independent variable goes on the...

a)

X-axis

b)

Y-axis

5.

What safety symbol does the image above represent?

a)

Toxic

b)

Radioactive

c)

Corrosive

d)

Flammable

6.

What are the seven characteristics used to define life?

* Remember- I ORDER A*

a)

1. Information

2. Observe

3. Respond

4. Develop

5. Evolution

6. Research

7. Adapt

b)

1. Information

2. Organization

3. Respond

4. Develop

5. Energy

6. Reproduce

7. Adapt

7.

What is Cohesion?

a)

Molecules having uneven distribution of charges

b)

Bond between water molecules

c)

An attraction between molecules of different substances

d)

The attraction between molecules of the same substance

8.

What is Adhesion?

a)

Strong attraction between water molecules created a film on the surface

b)

The attraction between molecules of the same substance

c)

An attraction between molecules of different substances

d)

Molecules having uneven distribution of charges

9.

What is a Covalent Bond?

a)

Sharing of electrons

b)

Transfer of electrons

c)

The bond between water molecules

d)

The strong attraction between water molecules created a film on the surface

10.

Who is the father of genetics?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Robert Hook

d)

Carl Linnaeus

11.

Who are the father's of DNA?

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

William and Carl

c)

Charles and Robert

d)

Watson and Crick

12.

Who created the theory of evolution?

a)

Pasteur

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Lamarck

13.

Who said " all cells come from preexisting cells"?

a)

Virchow

b)

Schleiden

c)

Schwann

d)

Robert Hook

14.

what is the source of energy for the food web?

a)

Snake

b)

Hawk

c)

Sun

d)

Grass

15.

what is the apex predator?

a)

Shrew

b)

Snake

c)

Hawk

d)

Cattail

16.

how can you increase the grasshopper population?

a)

Increasing shrew population

b)

Decreasing shrew population

c)

Decreasing marsh grass

d)

Increasing marsh grass

17.

Which biomolecule is made of nucleotides and contains your DNA?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipids

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

18.

Which biomolecule is made of amino acids?

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Lipid

19.

Who took the first x-ray images of DNA?

a)

Watson and Crick

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Chargaff

d)

Leeuwenhoek

20.

The dependent variable goes on the...

a)

X-axis

b)

Y-axis

21.

What is Surface Tension?

a)

An attraction between molecules of different substances

b)

The strong attraction between water molecules created a film on the surface

c)

The attraction between molecules of the same substance

d)

Molecules having uneven distribution of charges

22.

On the pH scale, what is considered neutral?

(Try not to look at the photo unless you really don't know the answer)

a)

1

b)

8

c)

7

d)

14

23.

On the pH scale, what is considered an acid?

(Try not to look at the photo unless you really don't know the answer)

a)

Anything above 7

b)

Anything Below 7

24.

Which of the following is right about Enzymes?

a)

Enzymes are proteins that function to speed up chemical reactions in the cell

b)

Enzymes are reusable and are not changed during a chemical reaction

c)

Enzymes are protein molecules that act as biological catalysts ( a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction)

d)

Its main purpose is to lower activation energy

25.

Which of the following is a monomer of Carbohydrates?

a)

Glycerol and Fatty Acids

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Monosaccharide

26.

Which of the following are examples of Lipids?

a)

Fats, Oils, Waxes, Steriods

b)

Insulin, Enzymes

c)

DNA, RNA, ATP

d)

Glucose, Starch

27.

Which of the following is not apart of the cell theory?

a)

All living organisms are made up of cells

b)

All cells come from pre-existing cells

c)

The cell is the basic unit of structure and function of living things

d)

All non-living things are made of cells

28.

What do both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells have?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Membrane Bound Organelles

c)

DNA

d)

Nucleus

e)

Cell membrane

29.

What does an animal cell have that a plant cell does not have?

a)

Centrioles

b)

Cell Plate

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cell Wall

30.

Which of the following is a function of the Cell Membrane?

a)

Makes the cell's ribosomes

b)

Exports proteins

c)

Controls what enters or leaves the cell

d)

Turns food into chemical energy

31.

Which organelle is known as the "Powerhouse of the Cell"?

a)

Golgi Body

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondria

32.

Which organelle has storage areas for water and other substances?

a)

Centrioles

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Chloroplasts

33.

Water as a solid floats because...

(a)