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Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is it most important to listen to your teacher and follow all lab rules and procedures?

a)

To keep everyone safe.

b)

It is not important at all.

c)

To keep from getting in trouble.

d)

To get a good grade on your lab.

2.

Which of the following is the FIRST STEP of the scientific method?

a)

Ask a Question / Identify a Problem

b)

Create an Experiment

c)

Analyze Data

d)

Draw a Conclusion

3.

The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism... where life begins.

a)

Organ

b)

Cell

c)

Tissue

d)

Nucleus

4.

The theory stating that all living things are made of one or more cells, the cell is the smallest unit of life, and all new cells come from pre-existing cells.

a)

Organism Theory

b)

Human Theory

c)

Function Theory

d)

Cell Theory

5.

Groups of similar types of cells that work together to carry out specific tasks.

a)

Organ

b)

Tissue

c)

Organism

d)

Organelle

6.

Groups of different tissues that work together to perform a particular job.

a)

Organ

b)

Tissue

c)

Organism

d)

Organelle

7.

An organelle of a eukaryotic cell that directs cell activity and contains genetic information stored in DNA. The brain of the cell.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Vacuole

8.

An organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. The powerhouse of the cell.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Vacuole

9.

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment (or creating "balance" inside your body) is called what?

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Stimulus

c)

Routine

d)

Compensation

10.

Which major organ system is responsible for sending signals to and from our brains in order to help us maintain homeostasis?

a)

The Digestive System

b)

The Circulatory System

c)

The Integumentary System

d)

The Nervous System

11.

Which of the following is another word that describes homeostasis?

a)

Balance

b)

Routine

c)

Exercise

d)

Environment

12.

How much genetic material is provided by the parents in sexual reproduction?

a)

0% from each

b)

25% from each

c)

50% from each

d)

100% from each

13.

What is the sex cell that carries the 23 chromosomes from the male?

a)

Egg

b)

Seminal vesicle

c)

Sperm

d)

Penis

14.

What is the sex cell that carries the 23 chromosomes from the female?

a)

Egg

b)

Vagina

c)

Sperm

d)

Ovary

15.

Letters are used to describe the genetic makeup of an organism. These letters are called:

a)

Alleles

b)

Homozygous

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Phenotypes

16.

Capital letters are used to show traits that are:

a)

Recessive Traits

b)

Hidden Traits

c)

Dominant Traits

17.

Lower case letters are used to show traits that are:

a)

Recessive Traits

b)

Fully Shown Traits

c)

Dominant Traits

18.

A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross is called what?

a)

Purple Square

b)

Spreadsheet

c)

Square Box Chart

d)

Punnett Square

19.

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait (hybrid), for example Yy:

a)

fertilization

b)

genotype

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

20.

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait (purebred), for example YY or yy:

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous