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Midterm

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from the most basic (simple) to the most complex?

a)

Organism, cell, tissue,organ, organ system

b)

Organ system, organ, cell, organism, tissue

c)

cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

d)

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

2.

What is the difference between a cell and a tissue?

a)

cell is basic unit of life; tissue is group of cells that work as one

b)

cell is basic unit of life; tissue is groups of different cells

c)

cell is group of tissues; tissue is basic unit of life

d)

cell is group of organs; tissue is group of different cells

3.

Ability to produce offspring

a)

Growth and Development

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Metabolism

d)

Reproduction

4.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
5.
What does a Secondary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Primary Consumers
c)
Producers
d)
Secondary Consumers
6.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
7.

What orgnisms are found at level Y?

a)

primary consumers

b)

tertiary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

producers

8.

As energy flows through each trophic level of the food chain approximately what percentage of energy is available to the next trophic level?

a)

100%

b)

10%

c)

1%

d)

50%

9.

In which level is most of the available energy located within an energy pyramid?

a)

The third-order consumer has the largest amount of available energy because it is at the top of the energy pyramid.

b)

The producer level has the largest amount of available energy because it stores energy from the sun and supports all other trophic levels.

c)

The first-order consumer has the largest amount of available energy because it requires less energy to digest its vegetarian diet.

d)

The second-order consumer has the largest amount of available energy because more energy is obtained from a meat-eating diet than from plants.

10.

Burning fossil fuels lead to ____________

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Cleaner air

c)

Less humidity

d)

Nuclear energy

11.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
12.
Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?
a)
Owl
b)
Fish
c)
Tree
d)
Mushroom
13.

This is any close relationship between any two different species in an ecosystem

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

14.

One species benefits, the other is unaffected

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

15.

One species benefits, the other species is harmed

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

16.

The tick feeds off the blood of the deer.

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

17.

Both species benefit

a)

symbiosis

b)

parasitism

c)

mutualism

d)

commensalism

18.

One organism hunts and eats another organism.

a)

predation

b)

mutualism

c)

carnivore

d)

parasitism

19.

According to the image, what is the producer?

a)

plant

b)

insect

c)

mouse

d)

snake

20.

Which diagram can show us the AMOUNT OF ENERGY that flows from producers to consumers?

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

c)

Food pyramid

21.

Vestigial structures

a)

structures that perform a similar function but are not similar in origin

b)

remnants of once-important structures that have slowly lost all or most of their function

c)

features found in different organisms that share structural similarities but may have very different functions

d)

preserved remains of an organism

22.

The picture shows a/an ___________

a)

homologous structure

b)

vestigial structure

23.
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
24.
The changes of species over time
a)
Embryonic 
b)
Natural selection 
c)
Mimicry 
d)
Evolution 
25.
If two organisms have similar traits of DNA they are probably
a)
share a common ancestor
b)
share a common environment
c)
share a common population
d)
speciation
26.

Which of these animals does not have/produce an amniotic egg?

a)

Turtle

b)

Leopard

c)

Lamprey

d)

All three of these animals produce the amniotic egg

27.

Enzymes are an example of

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

28.
What is the purpose  of an enzyme?
a)
give permission for the reaction
b)
raise activation energy
c)
speed up reactions
d)
control how many reactions occur
29.
What 3 letters do enzymes typically end in?
a)
-ose
b)
-ase
c)
-ese
d)
-tic
30.

In a chemical reaction, ________ are what you have at the end

a)

Products

b)

Molecules

c)

Reactants

d)

Substances

31.
What is the name for the mechanism of enzyme activity?
a)
Lock and key
b)
jigsaw puzzle
c)
hammer and nail
d)
two hands pattern
32.

What is the arrow pointing to on the picture?

a)

Enzyme

b)

Substrate

c)

Active Site

d)

Product

33.

What is the arrow pointing to on the picture?

a)

Enzyme

b)

Substrate

c)

Active Site

d)

Product

34.

Match the following

a)
1.

carbohydrate

b)
2.

lipid

c)
3.

protein

35.
Enzymes will make a reaction go _______ and use ______ energy.
a)
faster, less
b)
faster, more
c)
slower, less
d)
slower, more
36.

Carbohydrates main function is to

a)

Quick Energy

b)

Long Term Energy

c)

Provide Enzymes

d)

Provide Genetic Material

37.

Lipids main function is to

a)

Quick Energy

b)

Long Term Energy

c)

Provide Enzymes

d)

Provide Genetic Material

38.

What is this bio molecule?

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Lipids

39.

What is a biomolecule?

a)

The dissolved particle in a solution

b)

One of the by-products of respiration

c)

Large molecule that is present in living organisms

d)

None of the above

40.
What elements are common to all 4 biomolecules?
a)
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen
b)
Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
c)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
d)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Phosphorus
41.

_______ are the smallest units of life because they grow, reproduce, respond, and use energy.

a)

atoms

b)

elements

c)

cells

d)

all of the above

42.

Cells come from______.

a)

other preexisting cells

b)

cytoplasm

c)

organelles

d)

prokaryotes

43.

Cellular Respiration occurs within me and I am in BOTH plant and animal cells. I am a....

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Mitochondria

44.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

45.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
46.
What is unicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
many cells 
c)
no nuclues 
d)
DNA 
47.

What organelle is associated with the production of proteins during protein synthesis?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

cell membrane

48.

Which of these do plant cells have that animal cells do NOT have?

a)

cell wall

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chloroplasts

d)

all of these

49.
Which type of cell contains a nucleus?
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
50.

Match the following

a)

Nucleus

1.

Contains all the information for the cells to live, and directs all cell activities

b)

Mitochondria

2.

Release Energy for use of the cell. Found in both Plant and Animal

c)

Chloroplasts

3.

contain chlorophyll, used for photosynthesis to help create energy.

Found only in plants (green)

d)

Cytoplasm

4.

Jelly-like substance within the all cells.

(Inside filling)

e)

Ribosomes

5.

Makes Proteins

51.
Is a virus considered living or non-living?
a)
Living
b)
Non-Living
c)
Neither
52.
What is a way to become immune to a disease without first having the disease?
a)
antibiotics
b)
Anti-retroviral drugs
c)
Vaccinations
d)
Exposure Therapies
53.
Which can be treated with antibiotics?
a)
Virus
b)
Bacteria
c)
Mutagen
d)
Parasite
54.
What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...
a)
store genetic information
b)
have chloroplasts
c)
use glucose for cellular respiration
d)
have endoplasmic reticulum
55.
True or False
The flu is caused by a virus.
a)
true
b)
false
56.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin
57.

Paleontologists are scientists

who study _____________.

a)

rocks

b)

compounds

c)

fossils

d)

society

58.
The sudden disappearance of a type of fossil in the fossil record is evidence of what?
a)
extinction
b)
camouflage
c)
carbonization
59.
What determines how closely related two species are?
a)
how much they compete for food
b)
how closely they live to one another
c)
how recently they shared a common ancestor
60.
Studying relationships between organisms by comparing their structures is called what?
a)
molecular biology
b)
comparative anatomy
c)
embryology
61.
Studying relationships between organisms by comparing their embryos is called what?
a)
molecular biology
b)
comparative anatomy
c)
embryology
62.
What is slow change over a long period of time in a species called?
a)
Punctuated equilibrium
b)
Phylogeny
c)
Stasis
d)
Gradualism
63.
The butterfly diagram on the right refer which model?
a)
Selection
b)
Gradualism
c)
Punctuated Equilibrium
d)
Adaptive
64.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
65.
Osmosis is a form of ______________. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
66.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
67.
Solutes move with the concentration gradient, therefore no energy is used. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
68.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
69.
Exocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
70.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
71.
Endocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
72.
Solutes move against the concentration gradient, therefore energy is needed. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
73.
This uses energy
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
both
74.
Uses ATP (energy)
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
75.

What part of the cell regulates what can enter and leave the cell?  

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
76.

The cell shrunk in size, which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

77.

What term describes a solution that has the same solute concentration inside of and outside of the cell?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

78.

This picture is a representation of what type of transport?

a)

Osmosis because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

b)

Facilitated diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

c)

Facilitated diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of low concentration to high concentration.

d)

Simple diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

79.
A ______________ is composed of a phosphate and glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails. 
a)
phospholipid 
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Cholesterol 
d)
Protein 
80.
This cell organelle helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
81.

The cell membrane maintains...

a)

Energy

b)

Homeostasis/Equilibrium

c)

The cell looking good

82.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
83.
Solutes move against the concentration gradient, therefore energy is needed. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
84.
What body system consists of the kidneys?
a)
Circulatory
b)
Excretory
c)
Digestive
d)
Muscular
85.
What body system removes the waste from your body? 
a)
Circulatory
b)
Excretory
c)
Digestive
d)
Respiratory
86.
What body system consists of the heart?
a)
Excretory
b)
Digestive
c)
Circulatory
d)
Respiratory
87.

Which organ system is this?

a)

Reproductive

b)

Circulatory

c)

Digestive

d)

Muscular

88.
This system fights pathogens (germs) and produces and stores white blood cells.
a)
immune
b)
muscular
c)
endocrine
d)
integumentary
89.

What system helps deliver nutrients and oxygen to all of your body cells?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Respiratory

c)

Digestion

d)

Excretory

90.

Which two body systems are working together to make this type of physical movement from the basketball player?

a)

Circulatory and Excretory

b)

Skeletal and Muscular

c)

Nervous and Digestive

d)

Respiratory and Skeletal

91.

How does the muscular system and the skeletal system work together?

a)

The muscular system allows the body to stand up while the skeletal system allows the body to move

b)

The muscular system allows the body to move and the skeletal system gives the body a structure

c)

The muscular system gives the body nutrients while the skeletal system gives the body blood

d)

The skeletal system makes blood cells and the muscular system makes nutrients

92.

Produces / holds sex cells (Sperm/Egg) that produces offspring (babies)

a)

reproductive system

b)

nervous system

c)

endocrine system

d)

excretory system

93.

Pituitary and thyroid gland are included in this system.

a)

nervous

b)

endocrine

c)

skeletal

d)

muscular

94.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following must be true in order for organisms to be considered the same species?

a)

They must be able to mate

b)

They must be able to produce viable offspring

c)

They must have structural similaries

d)

They must have the same bone structure

95.
The climate of a certain area is cold, and snow is found on the ground most of the year. Equal numbers of two populations of rabbits are introduced into this climate by a group of scientists. One of the populations is brown and the other is white. Predict what will happen over several generations.
a)
There will be equal numbers of brown and white rabbits
b)
There will be more brown rabbits that white rabbits
c)
There will be more white rabbits than brown rabbits
d)
There is no way to predict what will happen to the rabbit population

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