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General Biology 1_Midterm Exam

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 26mins

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1.

Which of the following scientists contributed to the cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow, Robert Hooke, Anton van Leuwenhoek

b)

Matthais Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow

c)

Robert Hooke, Theodor Schwann, Anton von Leuwenhoek

d)

Theodor Schwann, Matthais Schleiden, Robert Virchow

2.

Plant tissue that helps in increasing the length of the shoot and root.

a)

Apical meristem

b)

Intercalary meristem

c)

lateral meristem

d)

permanent tissues

3.

Which of these cells would be produced through meiosis?

a)

liver cells

b)

skin cells

c)

brain cells

d)

sperm cells

4.

Type of transport requires NO energy because particles travel from where they are highly concentrated to a low concentrated area.

a)

Active Transport

b)

Passive Transport

c)

Neutral Transport

d)

Unidentified Transport

5.

Who among the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Matthais Schleiden

6.

What phase of Meiosis is this?

a)

Telophase I

b)

Telophase II

c)

Anaphase I

d)

Anaphase II

7.

Concentration of particles inside of a cell is the same as the concentration of particles outside of the cell

a)

active transport

b)

concentration

c)

equilibrium

d)

diffusion

8.

The process where only water is allowed to pass through the cell membrane from a high to low concentration.

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

9.

Who among the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton Van Leuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Matthais Schleiden

10.

Which of the following statements is not part of the cell theory?

a)

All cells are produced from other cells.

b)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

c)

All living things are composed of cells.

d)

Only animal cells are composed of cells.

11.

What structures distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell?

a)

Plant cells have chloroplasts and mitochondria.

b)

Plant cells have cell walls and ribosomes.

c)

Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts.

d)

Plant cells have chloroplasts and ribosomes.

12.

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(a)   is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler chemical substances.

13.

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Columns also called (a)   range from 1-18

14.

Muscular tissue that is found in the heart

a)

Skeletal

b)

Cardiac

c)

Smooth

d)

Connective

15.

Animal tissue that helps in excreting the waste products

a)

nervous tissue

b)

connective tissue

c)

skeletal muscle

d)

epithelial tissue

16.

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What is the formula for water? (a)  

17.

Changes in the state of matter but not the composition.

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

c)

Mechanical Change

18.

Changes in the chemical make of the substance.

a)

Physical change

b)

Chemical change

c)

Mechanical change

19.

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Which are the reactants?

(a)  

20.

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Which is the product?

(a)  

21.

From the given chemical formula, what is the subscript for Carbon?

(a)  

22.

How much Hydrogen is present in glucose?

(a)  

23.

How much oxygen is present from the given chemical formulas?

(a)  

24.

Calculate mentally the number of Oxygen present in the product of the given chemical equation.

(a)  

25.

Calculate mentally the number of Carbon present in the reactants of the given chemical equation.

(a)  

26.

Calculate mentally the number of Hydrogen present in the reactants of the given chemical equation.

(a)  

27.

Calculate mentally the number of Hydrogen present in the product of the given chemical equation.

(a)  

28.

Calculate mentally the number of Oxygen present in the reactants of the given chemical equation.

(a)  

29.

Identify whether it is acid or alkaline


TOMATO

a)

acid

b)

alkaline

30.

Identify whether it is acid or alkaline


BAKING SODA

a)

acid

b)

alkaline

31.

Identify whether it is acid or alkaline


MILK

a)

acid

b)

alkaline

32.

Identify whether it is acid or alkaline


BLOOD

a)

acid

b)

alkaline

33.

Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane. Complete the statement by choosing the best word on the following choices.

a)

oxygen

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

water

d)

food

34.

How many chromosomes are in an egg or sperm cell at the end of Meiosis?

a)

64

b)

23

c)

32

d)

46

35.

What phase is in the picture?

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Telophase I

c)

Metaphase II

d)

Anaphase I

36.

While doing work and running, you move your organs such as hands, legs, etc., which among the following is correct?

a)

smooth muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bones

b)

smooth muscles contract and pull the tendons to move the bones

c)

skeletal muscles contract and pull the tendon to move the bones

d)

skeletal muscles contract and pull the ligament to move the bone

37.

Identify the purpose of mitosis. Select two (2) that apply.

a)

Repair damaged or dead cells.

b)

Produce gametes for reproduction.

c)

Reduce the chromosome number.

d)

Growth of organisms from birth to adulthood.

38.

____ is credited with being the first scientist to observe cork cells. Whose name will complete and make the statement correct?

a)

Leewenhoek

b)

Shleidon

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

39.

Cells are often called "the ____ of life." Which word will complete and make the statement correct?

a)

road map

b)

blue print

c)

building blocks

d)

carbon copy

40.

What type of organisms does the cell theory apply to?

a. bacteria

b. plant & animals

c. multicellular organisms

a)

b and c

b)

a and b

c)

a, b, c

d)

a and c

41.

Xylem and phloem are examples of _______.

a)

vascular tissue

b)

connective tissue

c)

protective tissue

d)

epidermal tissue

42.

Apical meristems can be found in ________.

a)

leaves

b)

epidermal

c)

xylem

d)

shoot

43.

It is the function of xylem tissue.

a)

transports water and minerals

b)

control the opening and closing of stoma

c)

provide support for young plant

d)

carry out photosynthesis

44.

It provides support and mechanical strength to the plant.

a)

parenchyma tissue

b)

collenchyma tissue

c)

sclerenchyma tissue

d)

xylem tissue

45.

Robert Hooke named the small compartments that made up the cork __________after the rooms monks lived in. Which word will complete and make the statement correct?

a)

organelles

b)

microscopes

c)

membranes

d)

cells

46.

Which of the following is the control center that controls all the functions of the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

47.

What is a gel-like substance that supports the other organelles?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

48.

These tissues support the young plants and woody plants.

a)

parenchyma tissue

b)

xylem tissue

c)

collenchyma tissue

d)

sclerenchyma tissue

49.

Which of the following is known as a protein packaging and shipping machine?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

vacuole

c)

ribosome

d)

golgi apparatus

50.

Which of the following is known as the road system which allows for movement within the cell?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

ER

d)

TPA

51.

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If a reaction releases more energy (heat or light) than it absorbs then it is an (a)   reaction

52.

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(a)   energy is the energy needed to start a chemical reaction.

53.

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The (a)   tell the number of molecules of each element and can change as needed.

54.

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A (a)   bond holds the two atoms together by sharing valence electrons.

55.

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The region of space surrounding the nucleus contains extremely small, negatively charged particles called (a)   .

56.

Zaimon and his classmates were looking at an animal cell under a microscope in order to locate the cell's DNA. Where should Zaimon look?

a)

nucleus

b)

lysosome

c)

vacuole

d)

ribosomes

57.

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Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called (a)   .

58.

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

a)

46, 23

b)

2, 4

c)

50, 100

d)

23, 46

59.

In what phase is the DNA of the cell replicated or copied?

a)

Telophase I

b)

Prophase I

c)

Interphase

d)

Metaphase I

60.

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The (a)   level can hold up to 18, 8 or less electrons

61.

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"CYTOLOGY studies the cells of organisms"

(a)  

62.

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TAXONOMY focuses on the structure of plants and animals.

(a)  

63.

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PHYSIOLOGY deals with the functions of an organism's structure.

(a)  

64.

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GENETICS deals with the abnormal structures and functions of plants and animals.

(a)  

65.

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Biology comes from the Greek word bios meaning life and LITHOS meaning study.

(a)  

66.

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TISSUE is a group of cells with similar functions.

(a)  

67.

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EPITHELIAL tissues are found in the growing region of plants.

(a)  

68.

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CAMBIUM is an example of the lateral meristem.

(a)  

69.

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At the tip of the root, APICAL meristematic tissue is found.

(a)  

70.

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APICAL MERISTEM is present at the base of branches and nodes of plants.

(a)  

71.

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During ANAPHASE, the duplicate chromosomes move to opposite poles

(a)  

72.

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TETRAD is the division of the cytoplasm.

(a)  

73.

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GAMETE is also known as a sex cell.

(a)  

74.

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TELOPHASE is the part of the cell cycle in which a cell grows and copies chromosomes.

(a)  

75.

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MEIOSIS is a reproductive cell division that takes place in the course of gametogenesis or maturation of gametes.

(a)  

76.

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During metaphase, the CENTROMERES of the doubled chromosomes are lined up on the equator.

(a)  

77.

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When the chromosomes reach the poles, TELOPHASE begins.

(a)  

78.

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The cell in the ISOTONIC solution is in equilibrium.

(a)  

79.

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HYDROPHILIC means attracted to water.

(a)  

80.

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PHAGOCYTOSIS means cell eating

(a)  

81.

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The ROW/PERIOD # can also tell us the # of Valence elections or the electrons in the outermost level.

(a)  

82.

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The center of an atom is called the NUCLEUS.

(a)  

83.

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Nuclei contain positively charged particles called ELECTRONS.

(a)  

84.

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The region of space surrounding the nucleus contains extremely small, negatively charged particles called ELECTRONS.

(a)  

85.

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The FIRST level can hold up to 32, 18, 8, or fewer electrons.

(a)  

86.

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are called (a)   of that element.

87.

A (a)   is a substance that is composed of atoms of two or more different elements that are chemically combined.

88.

The (a)   tells the direction of reaction and can go both directions, which means the reaction is in equilibrium or producing the same amounts of products & reactants.