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Biology Exam 1 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biology is the study of:

a)

Biographies

b)

Matter

c)

Properties

d)

Life

2.

Which of the following is NOT living?

a)

A mountain goat

b)

A bacteria

c)

A virus

d)

A fungus

3.

Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease found in the:

a)

Mouth

b)

Lungs

c)

Ears

d)

Saliva

4.

One of the causes for antibiotic resistance is:

a)

Taking any antibiotics

b)

Taking antibiotics for bacterial infections

c)

Evolutionary adaptation

d)

Taking antibiotics for viral infections

5.

Why do some bacteria survive antibiotics that are supposed to kill them?

a)

They have more experience over other bacteria

b)

Random gene mutations

c)

They are red instead of yellow

d)

They are similar to wolves and hold other bacteria in check

6.

True or false: Any use of antibiotics causes multi-drug resistance

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of these is NOT an incorrect use of an antibiotic?

a)

Using all of my prescribed antibiotics for my bacterial infection

b)

Using my friends antibiotics for my bacterial infection

c)

Using only half of my prescribed antibiotics because I felt better

d)

Using antibiotics for my viral infection

8.

Bacteria that is easily killed off by antibiotics:

a)

Weak Bacteria

b)

Resistant Bacteria

c)

Sensitive Bacteria

d)

Vulnerable Bacteria

9.

In the elk and wolf analogy, the elk were:

a)

Held in check by the wolves.

b)

On top of the wolves.

c)

Holding the wolves in check.

d)

Eating other harmful microbes.

10.

Which of the following has the highest usage of antibiotics?

a)

Crops

b)

Pets

c)

Humans

d)

Livestock

11.

Drug companies are not developing as many new antibiotics anymore because:

a)

The market is saturated

b)

They have already developed all possible antibiotics

c)

They are the cause of multi-drug resistant bacteria

d)

It does not make them as much money

12.

Your gut flora is not very healthy right now because you overused antibiotics. You start eating yogurts and probiotics. How would this help?

a)

They release enzymes that aid in digestion

b)

They kill off the bad bacteria taking over your gut

c)

They serve as a laxative to clear out your gut

d)

They destroy toxins that were released by bad bacteria

13.

The difference between observational and experimental studies:

a)

Observational studies have a control, experimental do not.

b)

They are the same, just different names.

c)

Experimental studies have a control, observational do not.

d)

Observational studies have variables that are manipulated, experimental do not.

14.

Mimicry is a helpful evolutionary trait for the king snake,

a)

Only where brown snakes are present

b)

Only where coral snakes are present

c)

Everywhere it lives

d)

Only where it can use its skin for camouflage.

15.

Which of these graphs shows the results for the area where ONLY king snakes live?

a)

Left

b)

Right

16.

Select the statement that does NOT apply to the Wakefield autism and vaccines study:

a)

The sample size was too small

b)

The study was retracted in 2010

c)

The study did not have a random sample of subjects.

d)

The study was the direct cause of a decline in MMR vaccinations

17.

Which of these is NOT true surrounding what we know about autism?

a)

There is a link between autism and parents' age, pollution, mom's nutrition

b)

There are many genes related to autism

c)

Autism is a result of only environmental factors

d)

The cause of autism has to do with and speech and language processing

18.

When an atom has high electronegativity, it means:

a)

The atom is the bunny in our monster-bunny analogy

b)

The atom has a low atomic number

c)

The atom has very few electrons

d)

The atom is greedy

19.

What is true about the periodic table:

a)

As you go right, the electronegativity of each element decreases

b)

As you go right, the electronegativity of each element increases

c)

As you go left, the electronegativity of each element increases

d)

As you go down, the electronegativity of each element increases

20.

In a class exercise Dr. B represented an electron, and the students represented protons. What was the purpose of this exercise?

a)

To show that atoms with higher atomic numbers have equal electronegativity to atoms with lower atomic numbers

b)

To show that atoms with higher atomic numbers have a weaker electronegativity

c)

To show that atoms with lower atomic numbers have a higher electronegativity

d)

To show that atoms with higher atomic numbers have a higher electronegativity

21.

In the O Monster and H bunny analogy,

a)

The H bunny was the favorite in the tug-of-war

b)

The H bunny was the loser in the tug-of-war

c)

The O monster was the favorite in the tug-of-war

d)

The O monster was the winner in the tug-of-war

22.

In H2O, hydrogen and oxygen are bonded via:

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

Covalent polar bonds

c)

Ionic bonds

d)

Covalent nonpolar bonds

23.

Which of the following is FALSE about why H2O is polar?

a)

There is a large difference in electronegativity btwn. H and O

b)

O is partially negative and H is partially positive

c)

The shared electrons are closer to O than to H

d)

H donated an electron to O, causing a H+ ion and a O- ion

24.

Hydrogen bonds occur:

a)

Between H2O molecules

b)

Within H2O molecules

c)

Similar to a tug-of-war with a winner

d)

When the O-monster is greedier and stronger than the H-bunnies

25.

Ionic bonds are when electrons on the outer shell are

a)

Shared

b)

Already full

c)

Donated and received

d)

Partially charged

26.

Covalent bonds are when the electrons on the outer shell are

a)

Shared

b)

Donated and received

c)

Already full

d)

None of the above

27.

Atoms in ionic bonds have:

a)

A very large difference in electronegativity

b)

Similar electronegativity

c)

A large difference in electronegativity

28.

Hydrogen bonds are due to:

a)

Attraction between partial charges

b)

Sharing electrons

c)

Donating electrons

d)

Receiving electrons

29.

How many Hydrogen bonds can one H2O molecule make with other H2O molecules?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

30.

How many polar covalent bonds form per water molecule?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

31.

Which of the following is NOT an important element of an experimental scientific study:

a)

The funding source

b)

The sample size

c)

If a control was present

d)

All of these are important

32.

Clinging together of different substances is called:

a)

Assembling

b)

Cohesion

c)

Adhesion

d)

Attaching

33.

Water tension is ________ most other liquids

a)

Equal to

b)

Greater than

c)

Lesser than

34.

Water is resistant to temperature change due to extensive ______ bonding

a)

Polar covalent

b)

Nonpolar covalent

c)

Ionic

d)

Hydrogen

35.

Hydrogen bonds in ice are:

a)

Stable and very dense

b)

Unstable and very dense

c)

Unstable and not dense

d)

Stable and not dense

36.

If icebergs melt, the ocean levels will rise

a)

True

b)

False

37.

H2O molecules are more strongly attracted to:

a)

Ions

b)

Other H2O molecules

38.

As Temperature decreases, water's density

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Increases, then decreases

d)

Decreases, then increases

39.

NaCl is an example of a:

a)

Hydrogen bond

b)

Covalent polar bond

c)

Covalent nonpolar bond

d)

Ionic bond

40.

Select which state of water is the most dense:

a)

Steam

b)

Water

c)

Ice