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Midterm Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cell A has 45 mitochondria and Cell B has 22 mitochondria. Cell A is better at:

a)

nothing

b)

synthesizing ATP

c)

making proteins

d)

moving molecules into Cell B

2.

Chloroplast and mitochondria work together in plant cells to:

a)

make the cell big

b)

convert light energy to make acid

c)

convert light energy from the sun to sugar/food

d)

to reproduce

3.

What organelle is #4?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

4.

Is this prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

5.

Is this a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

6.

Under a microscope, you notice the cell is a single cell but has a nucleus and mitochondria. What type of cell is this? (PICK 2)

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

multicellular

d)

unicellular

7.

The cell you are looking at under the microscope. You notice a membrane surrounding DNA, mitochondria, and small vacuoles. What cell is this?

a)

prokaryotic and animal

b)

prokaryotic and plant

c)

eukaryotic and animal

d)

eukaryotic and plant

8.

Embryonic (comes from an embryo) stem cells can do this more so than adult stem cells:

a)

differentiate into more types of cells

b)

live longer

c)

differentiate into only 2 types of cells

d)

they do the same thing

9.

Which of the following would be an example of cell differentiation?

a)

Cardiac cells helping the heart beat

b)

skin cells replicating to repair a wound

c)

nerve cells transmitting messages

d)

all of these are examples of cell differentiation

10.

Skin cells and red blood cells are different in structure and function because of:

a)

how they were made

b)

differentiation and specialization

c)

specialization and colorization

d)

mitosis and meiosis

11.

Unspecialized cells that are capable of turning into other types of cells are:

a)

plant cells

b)

prokaryotic cells

c)

nerve cells

d)

stem cells

12.

What is the purpose of a buffering agent?

a)

to turn solutions acidic

b)

to maintain an internal pH balance

c)

to mix solutions

d)

to transport molecules through the membrane

13.

A freshwater plant is put in a saltwater tank. What would happen to the plant cells?

a)

they would shrink due to the salt water

b)

the cells would swell up and burst

c)

nothing would happen to the cells

14.

What is homeostasis?

a)

a solution that neutralizes acids

b)

another word for passive transport

c)

making peace with outside environments

d)

the regulation of an organism and/or cell's internal conditions, which requires responding to needs and/or changes in the environment

15.

What is happening to the cell during the S phase of Interphase?

a)

the cell explodes

b)

the DNA replicates

c)

chromatids separate

d)

The homologous chromosomes cross over

16.

The offspring of an asexual organism are:

a)

genetically different from the parent

b)

genetically identical to the parent

c)

there is no such thing as an asexual organism

d)

they are produced from gametes

17.

What is the result of a single cell that reproduces by mitosis?

a)

4 cells with identical genetic material as the parent cell

b)

2 cells with identical genetic material to the parent cell

c)

2 cells with half of the genetic material of the parent cell

d)

4 cells with half the genetic material of the parent cell

18.

These short-hair projections on the outside of the cell assist with movement. What are they called?

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

pseudopod

d)

contractile vacuole

19.

A contractile vacuole is beneficial to a unicellular organism so that it can:

a)

live in water

b)

live on land

c)

live in volcanoes

d)

live in plants

20.

What adaptation is this?

a)

pseudopodia

b)

cilia

c)

flagella

d)

contractile vacuole

21.

The bond between the bases is easily breakable. What bond is between the nucleic bases?

a)

protein bond

b)

oxygen bond

c)

hydrogen bond

d)

amino acids

22.

What can be said about the two double strands of DNA?

a)

each has one old and one new strand

b)

they are both made of 2 old strands

c)

they are both made of 2 new strands

d)

there is nothing to be said

23.

Before the cell divides, what process occurs?

a)

Transcription

b)

mRNA movement

c)

meiosis

d)

DNA replication

24.

Transcription nucleotide sequences: AAG CAG GCT ACT. Which sequences matches this sequence?

a)

GTA CCA TCA AGC

b)

UUC GUC CGA UGA

c)

CTA GCA TTA AAG

d)

UUG GAT UCC UUA

25.

Here is the original DNA strand sequence: AAA TTA CAG ACT. What is the amino acid sequence created?

a)

Phe Asn Val Stop

b)

Cys Leu Pro Stop

c)

Met Arg Ser Stop

d)

Gly Pro Ser Stop

26.

What kind of mutation occurred here? AACGTCCA ----> AACGTCCATTCA

a)

point

b)

deletion

c)

there is not mutation

d)

addition

27.

The Brac Gene can cause breast and ovarian cancer. Studies show that this gene is genetic and can be passed on to offspring. What does this mean?

a)

it means nothing

b)

the mutation is in somatic cells

c)

your offspring give you the gene

d)

the mutation is in gametes

28.

In Sickle Cell Anemia, a mutation causes red blood cells to not be able to transport oxygen through the blood. What protein is affected?

a)

beef protein

b)

insulin

c)

hemoglobin

d)

starch

29.

Which macromolecule works as insulation in our body?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

30.

What is the function of nucleic acids?

a)

long term energy storage

b)

to dissolve substances

c)

provide short term energy

d)

stores genetic information

31.

In which section does the following statement belong in: long term energy storage

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

32.

In which section would we find glycogen and starch?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

33.

In which section would the following statement belong in: builds muscles and provides structure

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

34.

Enzymes are an example of which type of macromolecule?

a)

lipids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

35.

Why do enzymes only work with specific substrates?

a)

there is only 1 type of substrate in existence

b)

they fit together like puzzle pieces

c)

they inhibit each other

d)

the enzyme is always destroyed after a reaction

36.

Which letter corresponds with the enzyme?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

Which letter corresponds to the products?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

After mixing warm water, yeast, flour, and sugar together a student notices after some time that there is a bubble forming in the dough. She pops the bubble releasing the gas that had been trapped inside. What gas did she just release?

a)

oxygen

b)

CO2

c)

methane

d)

xenon

39.

Cellular respiration is carried out by:

a)

plants only

b)

animals only

c)

bacteria only

d)

all living organisms

40.

How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?

a)

photosynthesis uses CO2 and cellular respiration releases CO2

b)

photosynthesis uses oxygen while cellular respiration releases oxygen

c)

photosynthesis uses glucose while cellular respiration releases glucose

d)

photosynthesis requires energy and cellular respiration does not require energy

41.

Which side demonstrates active transport? How do you know?

a)

the right side because it moves from high to low

b)

the right side because ATP is being used and it is moving low to high

c)

the left side because it goes from high to low

d)

the left side because it does not use ATP and moves from low to high

42.

Which of the following activities does not require ATP?

a)

active transport

b)

differentiation

c)

osmosis

d)

equilibrium

43.

What is the function of this structure?

a)

to store water

b)

to create new cells

c)

to regulate what enters/exits the cell

d)

to synthesize ATP