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Biology Quiz 1!😀

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the members of one species in a given location is called?

a)

community

b)

population

c)

organisms

d)

ecosystems

2.

This is the term used to summarize these chemical reactions in the cell.

a)

Energy.

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Metabolism

3.

Which is not a characteristic of living organisms?

a)

Homeostatic

b)

Asymmetric

c)

Develop

d)

Organized

4.

True or False: Because energy does not cycle, ecosystems

could not stay in existence without solar energy and the ability of photosynthetic organisms to absorb it.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Movement in animals and humans, are dependent upon their?

a)

nervous and digestive systems

b)

skeletal and musculoskeletal systems

c)

nervous and musculoskeletal systems

d)

circulatory and musculoskeletal systems

6.

This change in the frequency of traits in populations

and species is called?

a)

Evolution

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Adaptation

d)

Natural selection

7.

It is the discipline of identifying and grouping organisms according to certain rules.

a)

Systematics

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Biology

d)

DNA technology

8.

It is the study of the evolutionary relationships between organisms.

a)

Systematics

b)

Taxonomy

c)

Evolution

d)

DNA technology

9.

They live in aquatic environments that lack oxygen or are too salty, too hot, or too acidic for most other organisms.

a)

Protista

b)

Archaea

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

10.

Some can make their own food (photosynthesizers), while others must ingest their food.

a)

Protista

b)

Archaea

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

11.

An English scientist, who was the first to use the term “cell.”

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Robert Hook

12.

He concluded that cells came from preexisting cells; "sperm fertilizing an egg".

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d)

Robert Hook

13.

All cells are surrounded by this consisting of a

phospholipid bilayer embedded with protein molecules.

a)

cell wall

b)

plasma membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

14.

This contain protein and RNA in 2 subunits and are used for protein synthesis.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleoli

c)

RER

d)

Golgi apparatus

15.

This functions for processing, packaging and distribution of proteins and lipids.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleoli

c)

RER

d)

Golgi apparatus

16.

Its function focused on cellular respiration.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleoli

c)

RER

d)

Golgi apparatus

e)

Mitochondria

17.

Its function focused on photosynthesis.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleoli

c)

RER

d)

Golgi apparatus

e)

Mitochondria

18.

It maintains the shape of the cell and allows its parts to move.

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

fibroblasts

c)

intermediate filament

d)

microtubules

19.

Human hair is strengthened by the presence of this?

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

fibroblasts

c)

intermediate filaments

d)

microtubules

20.

The skin cells of a chameleon rely on this to move pigment granules around so that they can take on the color of their environment.

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

fibroblasts

c)

intermediate filaments

d)

microtubules

21.

It is used to refer to the building up (synthesis) of molecules.

a)

catabolism

b)

metabolism

c)

anabolism

d)

chemical reaction

22.

It is the common energy currency of cells

a)

Cell energy

b)

ATP

c)

Potential energy

d)

ADP

23.

It is called a “high-energy” compound because of the energy stored in the chemical bonds of the phosphates.

a)

Cell energy

b)

ATP

c)

Potential energy

d)

ADP

24.

It is an aerobic process that

requires oxygen (O2) and gives off carbon dioxide (CO2).

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Glycolysis

c)

ATP

d)

Cellular respiration

25.

It converts solar energy into the chemical energy of a carbohydrate.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Glycolysis

c)

ATP

d)

Cellular respiration

26.

True or False: Photosynthetic organisms, including plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, are called heterotrophs.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The carotenoids give photosynthesizing cells a blue to violet color.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

It is a fluid-filled space where carbon dioxide is enzymatically reduced to carbohydrate.

a)

chlorophyll

b)

stroma

c)

Chloroplast

d)

grana

29.

These are made up of thylakoids, membranous disks that

contain photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophylls.

a)

leaves

b)

stroma

c)

Chloroplast

d)

grana

30.

Both plant and animal cells carry on cellular respiration.

a)

True

b)

False