wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

MID-TERM EXAMINATION IN GENERAL BIOLOGY

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first person to see cells under the microscope and give them a name?

a)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Theodore Schwan

d)

Matthias Schleiden

2.

He discovered that all plants were made of cells, which contributed to the development of the cell theory.

a)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Matthias Schleiden

3.

He advanced the cell theory with his conclusion that cells could only come from other cells.

a)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Rudolph Virchow

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

4.

This structure serves as outer boundary of the eukaryotic cell:

a)

flagella

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell membrane

d)

capsule

5.

Unlike eukaryotic, prokaryotes do not have_____.

a)

DNA

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell walls

d)

a membrane bound nucleus

6.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the cell theory?

a)

Cells must contain DNA.

b)

All living things are made of cells.

c)

Cells can only come from other cells.

d)

Cells are the basic unit of life.

7.

Rudolf Virchow's observations helped to disprove was commonly held belief of the time?

a)

evolution

b)

the existence of molecules

c)

spontaneous generation

d)

atomic models

8.

The word cyto means ________.

a)

cells

b)

dark

c)

jelly

d)

small

9.

Tiny structures that carry out functions are collectively called:

a)

animalcules

b)

organelles

c)

tissues

d)

ribosomes

10.

Which technology was essential for the development of the cell theory?

a)

telescope

b)

antiseptics

c)

microwaves

d)

microscope

11.

What part of the cell is responsible for breaking down and digesting things?

a)

ribosomes

b)

lysosomes

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

vacuole

12.

Identify the organelle pictured

a)

chloroplast

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

mitochondria

13.

What part of the cell serves as the intercellular highway?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

14.

Which of the following would NOT find in a bacterial cell?

a)

DNA

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

ribosomes

15.

Which of the following is found in plant cells, but not animal cells?

a)

cell wall

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

16.

The jelly like interior of the cell is called the __________.

a)

vacuole

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

nucleus

17.

Identify the organelle

a)

ribosome

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosome

18.

What part of the cell makes proteins?

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosomes

d)

vacuole

19.

Where ribosomes usually located in animal and plant cells?

a)

inside the nucleus

b)

near the cell membrane

c)

on the endoplasmic reticulum

d)

inside the vacuole

20.

What part of the cell serves to process, package and export proteins?

a)

mitochondria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleulus

d)

golgi apparatus

21.

Which of the following statements about living cells is false?

a)

most are microscopic

b)

They are found in animals but not in all plants.

c)

They are smallest basic units that can carry out all of the functions that we normally define as life.

22.

Chromosomes are found in _________ of cells.

a)

nucleus

b)

the cytoplasm

c)

both the nucleus and the cytoplasm

23.

Which of the following statement is true about the chromosomes of different plant and animal species?

a)

They may differ in number, but are the same shape and size.

b)

They may differ in the shape and size, but normally have the same number.

c)

They may differ in number, shape, and size.

24.

Which of the following statements is true about cells?

a)

The nucleus is within the cell membrane which is surrounded by the nuclear membrane.

b)

The nucleus is within the nuclear membrane which is surrounded by the cytoplasm.

c)

The cytoplasm is within the nuclear membrane.

25.

The sex chromosomes of normal females are ____.

a)

XY

b)

YY

c)

XX

26.

The genes on the sex chromosomes of female are _______ and those of males are mostly ________.

a)

homologous : homologous

b)

homologous : hemizygous

c)

hemizygous : hemizygous

27.

Autosomes

a)

are all chromosomes other than sex chromosomes

b)

are normal sex chromosomes

c)

automatically determine the sex of children

28.

Normal humans have _____ pairs of autosomes and _____ pair(s) of sex chromosomes.

a)

23 and 23

b)

23 and 2

c)

46 and 1

d)

22 and 1

29.

The ______ is a strand of double helix molecules that resembles a twisted ladder.

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

c)

ATP

30.

A chromatid is ______________

a)

one of the strands or arms of a chromosome.

b)

the point of attachment of two strands of a chromosome.

c)

a chromosome before it becomes visible during cell division.

31.

A pigeon zygote contains 80 chromosomes. How many chromosomes did the zygote receive from its mother?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

80

d)

10

32.

A porcupine has a chromosome number 2n=34 which of the following is true?

a)

The species is diploid with 34 sets of chromosomes.

b)

A gamete from this species is haploid with 17 chromosomes.

c)

The species is haploid with 34 homologous pairs.

d)

The species is diploid with 78 chromosomes.

33.

Which of the following best describes in the formation of a zygote?

a)

A sperm cell nucleus and an egg cell nucleus fuse.

b)

Cell division produces a solid mass of cells.

c)

Mitosis in a cell is accelerated.

d)

A cell divides to form cells with half the initial genetic material.

34.

Which of the following statements accurately compares somatic cells and gametes?

a)

Somatic cells have 2n chromosomes and gametes have n chromosomes.

b)

Gametes are diploid, while somatic cells are diploid.

c)

Somatic cells are involved in reproduction and gametes are not.

d)

Gametes and somatic cells both contain homologous pairs of chromosomes.

35.

What do you call to this stage of mitosis?

a)

prophase

b)

prometaphase

c)

metphase

d)

telophase

36.

How many chromosomes are shown in this picture? How many chromatids?

a)

4 chromosomes, 4 chromatids

b)

4 chromosomes, 8 chromatids

c)

8 chromosomes, 4 chromatids

d)

8 chromosomes, 8 chromatids

37.

Something's wrong with this picture! What might explain the unusual pattern seen in this cell?

a)

During metaphase, one of the chromosomes failed to bind microtubules from both spindle.

b)

During prophase, one of the chromosomes failed to condense.

c)

The cell made too many copies of its chromosomes.

d)

The cell is actually undergoing meiosis.

38.

When does crossing over occur during over meiosis?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Prophase I

39.

Which stage of meiosis II is the cell in ?

a)

Metaphase II

b)

Prophase II

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

40.

Which of the following are true regarding the process of meiosis?

a)

Sister chromatids in a cell undergoing meiosis are always identical.

b)

Most homologue pairs do not have any cross overs during the prophase I.

c)

Chromosome number is reduced from diploid to haploid.

d)

Sister chromatids separate to opposite ends of the cell.

41.

Which of the following is true of crossing over?

a)

Segments of DNA are traded between unrelated chromosomes.

b)

A chiasma indicates that crossover has occured.

c)

Most homologue pairs do not have any crossover events.

d)

Crossing over occurs more often in male gametes than female gametes.

42.

Which mechanism requires energy?

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

facilitated diffusion

43.

Which of the following is characteristic of cell membrane?

a)

permeable

b)

impermeable

c)

semipermeable

d)

none of these

44.

Which solution contains a higher concentration of solute than the solution it is being compared with?

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

equilibrium

45.

Certain types of lymphocytes in the lymph nodes ingest bacteria and debris. This fusion most likely occurs by

a)

exocytosis

b)

phagocytosis

c)

passive transport

d)

pinocytosis

46.

A substance that moves across a cell membrane without using the cell's energy tends to move_____.

a)

toward the are where it is more concentrated

b)

away from the area where it is less concentrated

c)

away from the area where it is more concentrated

d)

none of the above

47.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _______.

a)

plants

b)

organelles

c)

eukaryotes

d)

prokaryotes

48.

A cell is observed to contain a nucleus, mitochondria and chloroplasts. From this information you can conclude that the cell is:

a)

a plant cell

b)

an animal cell

c)

a bacteria cell

d)

a prokaryotic cell

49.

The following events are occurring in both mitosis and meiosis Except.

a)

cytokinesis

b)

karyokinesis

c)

DNA replication

d)

pairing of homologous chromosomes.

50.

Which of the following is involved in asexual reproduction?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

binary fission

d)

fragmentation

51.

Simplest protein, the substance injected to diabetic patients.

(a)  

52.

Simplest sugar and the basic subunit of carbohydrates.

(a)  

53.

It acts as chemical messenger for steroid hormone.

(a)  

54.

Chief storage form of carbohydrates in plants and the most important source of carbohydrate in human nutrition.

(a)  

55.

Basic component of plant.

(a)  

56.

Movement of particles across the cell membrane like the cell membrane until homeostasis is reached.

(a)  

57.

Two homologous chromosomes come together and the four chromatids overlap.

(a)  

58.

How many haploid cells are needed by human? (number only)

(a)  

59.

Osteocytes is a mineralized connective tissue made by bone forming cells called (a)   which deposited collagen.

60.

Cells that secrete collagen and chondroitin sulphate that makes them softer and more flexible.

(a)  

61.

Part of neuron that receives impulses from other neurons.

(a)  

62.

It serves to detect the smell of substance.

(a)  

63.

It appears square in side view and function is for secretion.

(a)  

64.

Tiny finger like structures that protrude from the cell membrane.

(a)  

65.

(a)   are atoms of one particular type from the periodic table.

66.

Para may ayuda ka type BONUS sure wala ka ng mali .

(a)