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WorksheetsBiology Semester 1 Review
Total questions: 145
Worksheet time: 2hrs 29mins
Where the genetic material is found in an eukaryotic cell
nucleolus
cytoplasm
nucleus
chloroplast
The numbered boxes in the diagram represent which of the following?
How many chromosomes are normally found in human body cells?
46
23
26
44
Variation in the cells/organisms produced...
Mitosis
Meiosis
An exact copy of a cell/organism is produced...
Mitosis
Meiosis
Which of the following characteristics of living things best explains why birds fly south for the winter?
Living things respond to their environment.
Living things maintain internal balance.
Living things are made up of units called cells.
Living things are based on a universal genetic code.
Which one of the following is a characteristic of life?
Growth
Breathing
Expelling toxins
Photosynthesis
A molecule that contains hereditary information.....
carbohydrate
protein
Lipid
Nucleic Acid
An organism made up of more than one cell would be called:
multicellular
unicellular
heterotroph
autotroph
The combination of chemical reactions through
which an organism builds up or breaks down
materials as it carries out its life processes is called ...
absorption
metabolism
digestion
consumption
Maintaining a stable internal
environment is called
homeostasis
equilibrium
balance
evenness
Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things use energy
All living things contain cells
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things grow
A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things reproduce
All living things maintain homeostasis
All living things use energy
All living things grow
A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes. Which characteristic of life does this represent?
All living things adapt to their environment
All living things grow
All living things have cells
All living things use energy
Which of the following is a stimulus?
removing your hand from a hot stove
swinging a bat at a baseball
screaming when something scares you
a ball moving from the pitching mound to home plate towards a batter
Which of the following is a response?
a flashlight shined into the eye
a rubber band popping your hand
your pupils constricting when exposed to bright light
blood glucose levels drop significantly
What is the point of a feedback loop?
To provide the body with more energy
To provide the body with more food
To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing
To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable
In this body temperature feedback loop, predict what would happen if cooling mechanisms were NOT activated?
The body would not warm up.
The body would not cool down.
Your body would get colder and colder.
Your body would release lots of heat.
According to the feedback loop, what does high blood sugar promote?
Insulin Release
Glucagon Release
Insulin Uptake
Glycogen Uptake
Match the following biological terms with their definitions.
Cell
The basic unit of all forms of life
Nucleus
The control center of a cell
Prokaryote
A unicellular organism without a nucleus
Eukaryote
An organism whose cells contain a nucleus
(Select ALL that apply)
Plant and animal cells both have
a cell membrane
cytoplasm
a nucleus
a cell wall
Match the organelle to its description.
Proteins are made on these small structures.
Ribosomes
Controls all activity in the cell (the brain) and stores DNA
Nucleus
The fluid that fills the cell and
keeps the organelles in place
Cytoplasm
Power plant of the cell. They
create energy called ATP.
Mitochondrian
Outer lining the cells.
Controls what goes
in and out.
Cell Membrane
Which type of cell?
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
What structure in the cell converts glucose to ATP energy?
When a cell forms a vesicle around unwanted particles and expels it OUT of the cell.
Pinocytosis
Endocytosis
Receptor-mediated
Exocytosis
In passive transport, .............
energy is required
energy is not required
In active transport, .............
energy is required
energy is not required
Diffusion is the movement of
particles from low to high concentration
particles from high to low concentration
water from low to high concentrations
water from high to low concentrations
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to low concentration without using energy
Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
Exocytosis
Passive Transport
Which diagrams show active transport. (More than 1 correct answer)
A
B
C
D
In which images do the arrows correctly show the direction of diffusion?
A
B
C
D
