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Biology chapter 2

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 6hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists have argued for centuries over the basic characteristics that separate

(a)  

2.

There are (a)   basic characteristics of life

3.

Each cell is a (a)  

4.

What is the barrier that encloses a cell with its living matter?

a)

Cell membrane/ cell wall

b)

organelles

c)

eukaryotes

d)

unicellular

5.

What does the cell wall do?

(a)  

6.

The cell membrane/ cell wall causes

a)

protection, support, and semi-permeable for the cell

b)

different organelles to do different things

c)

cells to be diverse

7.

(a)   can perform all the functions associated with life

8.

Cell membranes are made up of (a)  

9.

What are Lipids? Lipids are ___ made of fatty acid ___

(a)  

10.

What are cell walls made up of?

(a)  

11.

What are carbs made up of?

a)

Starches, sugars (sugar molecules), and fibers

b)

lipids, hydrogen, and fibers

c)

Starches, carbohydrates, and molecules

d)

Proteins, fats, and carbohydrates

12.

Cell walls provide ___ and ___ for the cell/plant

(a)  

13.

What does Semi-Permeable mean?

(a)  

14.

Different organelles do different (a)  

15.

Organelles are remarkably (a)  

16.

What are organelles comparable to (a)  

17.

Stomach lysosome has (a)   that break things apart

18.

Do all organelles have a nucleus?

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

Does a nucleus contain DNA?

a)

No

b)

Yes

20.

The nucleus is like a brain for the organelle. How?

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21.

Pro ( (a)   ) Karyotes

22.

Prokaryotes- before a ___ nucleus

a)

true

b)

developed

c)

carbohydrated

23.

Prokaryote organelles DO NOT have a Nucleus

a)

True

b)

False

24.

An example of a prokaryote organelle with no nucleus is

a)

bacteria

b)

virus

c)

plant cell

d)

parasite

25.

Eukaryotes- Eu means ( (a)   )

26.

eukaryotes have a (a)   nucleus

27.

Examples are eukaryote cells are

a)

human/animal cells

b)

Parasites/viruses

c)

plant cells

28.

Red blood cells have no nucleus allowing them to change shape and move around in the body

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Liver cells have a nucleus

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Unicellular: organisms consiting of only a ___ cell (ie: bacteria)

a)

eukaryote

b)

single

c)

true

d)

prokaryote

31.

Multicellular: organisms consisting of ___ cells (ie: humans)

a)

a single

b)

many

32.

What kind of cells are these?

(a)  

33.

The ability to reproduce is ___ if a group is to survive

a)

necessary

b)

important

c)

needed

34.

The goal in reproduction is to ____ genes to next generations

a)

share

b)

pass on

c)

produce

35.

Sexual reproduction: requires that two cells from different individuals unite to produce the first cell of a new organism ( (a)   ) not genetically identical to parent to produce seedfruits.

36.

Pollination-sexual reproduction in plants: pollen from the anther fertilizes egg in ___ to produce seedsfruits.

a)

womb

b)

stigma

c)

cell

d)

root

37.

(a)   diversity helps organisms survive in changing environments

38.

asexula reproduction: a single organism can reproduce without the aid of another (bacteria (a)   ) genetically identical to parent

39.

What is this a picture of?

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40.

What is this a picture of?

(a)  

41.

All (a)   things are capable of growth

42.

All living things increase if ___ and ___ over time...results from cell division and cellular enlargement

(a)  

43.

Most living things go through a cycle of change called (a)  

44.

developement increases the ___ of an organism

a)

complexity

b)

function

c)

organization

d)

flexibility

45.

Development brings changes in the ___ and ___ of an organism

a)

organization, function

b)

flexibility, function

46.

Organisms experience a process called ___ where bones ___ (more fractures) and muscles lose strength and flexibility.

a)

aging, shrink

b)

development, shrink

c)

complexity, shrink

47.

Death is a process of change that separates ___ and ___ things

(a)  

48.

Cells can (a)   because they can divide only a limited number of times.

49.

The limit in which cells can divide is because by (a)   .

50.

When a cell can no longer divide, it grows (a)   , exists for a while, then dies.

51.

The mechanism that limits cell division involves a structure called a (a)   .

52.

(a)   are used to move the cell's genetic material in preparation for cell division.

53.

Every time a cell divides, the telomeres shorten a bit.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Eventually, the telomeres become so short that the cell can no longer divide.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

What is this a picture of?

(a)  

56.

Cells obtain energy from their surroundings and use it to ___ and ___ (photosynthesis versus respirstion)

(a)  

57.

any process in a living things that involves putting together, or synthesizing, complex substances from simpler substances

a)

Anabolism

b)

Catabolism

c)

Metabolism

58.

Anabolism requires (a)   to grow and build

59.

Anabolism: Building up- building ___ (puzzle) from ___(puzzle pieces)

(a)  

60.

The final breakdown of substances into simpler ones, usually resulting in the release of energy

a)

Anabolism

b)

Catabolism

c)

Metabolism

61.

Catabolism: converting___ (puzzle) to ___ (puzzle pieces)

(a)  

62.

The total sum of all chemical reactions in the body

(a)  

63.

Cells respond to their environment

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Chromosomes are made of ____ and ____

a)

DNA

b)

Carbs

c)

Protein

d)

Fiber

65.

All living things obtain energy in ___ ways

a)

unusual

b)

similiar

c)

different

d)

consistent

66.

Photosynthesis takes energy (called photons) from the sun converts it into energy in the bonds of glucose (carbs)

a)

True

b)

False

67.

An example of respiration is eating (glucose) + breathing to break the bonds glucose + convert it to ATP

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Dehydration is

a)

adding water

b)

removing H20

c)

putting together monomers

d)

using energy

69.

Synthesis is

a)

Removing water

b)

Putting together monomers

c)

adding water

d)

breaking apart monomers

70.

What are monomers?

a)

a polymer that can be bonded together with an identical polymer to form a molecule

b)

a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer

c)

bonds of glucose

d)

ATP

71.

Dehydration synthesis- using more energy

a)

False

b)

True

72.

The removing of water and putting together of monomers creates ATP

a)

True

b)

False

73.

ATP "is the source of energy for us and storage at the cellular level."

a)

False

b)

True

74.

Monomers are like puzzle pieces

a)

False

b)

True

75.

Hydro(h20)lysis(breaking)=

a)

releasing more energy (ATP)

b)

using more energy

c)

bonds

76.

Hydrolysis= adding water to a macro-molecule in order to break it down into simpler substances(monomers)

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis are apart of the operation of the metabolism

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Stimulus

a)

refers to an organism's ability to maintain constant or stable conditions that are necessary for life

b)

anything in the environment that causes an organism to react

c)

the ability of living things to react to stimuli

79.

Example of a stimuli are light, temperature, odor, sound, gravity, heat, water, and pressure

a)

False

b)

True

80.

Irritability is the ability of living things to react to stimuli

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Homeostasis

a)

anything in the environment that causes an organism to react

b)

refers to an organism's ability to maintain constant or stable conditions that are necessary for life

c)

the ability of living things to react to stimuli

82.

Homeostasis for example is when our bodies react to extensive heat or cold by trying to sweat, to shiver to bring itself back to it's normal temperature

a)

False

b)

True

83.

feedback loop is a mechanism that will increase perturbation until there is some kind of end result away from homeostasis

a)

True

b)

False

84.

An example of homeostasis is the healing of a wound, chemicals are released that in return release chemicals "platlets" to form a (a)   until wound is healed

85.

Biology is

(a)  

86.

Biology

a)

the science that seeks to understand how there is night and day

b)

the science that seeks to understand, explain, and even control the living world

c)

the understanding of the scientific method

d)

the science that seeks to understand how to create a technology

87.

Biologist: anyone who uses that scientific method to study living things

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Zoology is the study of

(a)  

89.

Botany is the study of

(a)  

90.

microbiology is the study of microscopic (a)   .

91.

Microscopic organisms are

a)

average size organisms

b)

tiny organisms

c)

undeveloped organisms

92.

What are the two basic kinds of reproduction and what do they mean?

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93.

What is the process that separates living and nonliving things?

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94.

What is homeostasis?

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95.

What is the study of animal behavior

(a)  

96.

A molecule is not alive but helps to make living things

a)

True

b)

False

97.

Molecular is the study of the basic chemical units of life

a)

False

b)

True

98.

In a molecular study a biologist might ask

a)

Why is DNA the molecule of life?

b)

How does a tumor grow in the body?

c)

What other molecules do cells make?

d)

Why does a whale have a femur bone?

99.

Cellular is the study of the way cells become cancer cells or how cells divide.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

In a cellular study a biologist might ask

a)

How does a tumor grow in the body?

b)

Why are cells specialized?

c)

Why do we have brain cells, lung cells and how/why are they different?

d)

What other molecules do cells make?

101.

Multicellular (organismal) studies

a)

The change with human animals that tell them when to sleep or eat it how animals changed over time

b)

The basic chemical units of life, such as DNA

c)

The way cells cecome cander cells or how cells divide

102.

A question a biologist might ask when in a mutilcelluar study is "why does a whale have a femur bone?"

a)

True

b)

False

103.

Population is the study of

a)

How populations interact with their environment

b)

How organisms interact with their environment on a global scale

104.

Population is

a)

Many of the same species living in the same environment

b)

Many different species in the same environment

105.

A community is

a)

Many of the same species living together in the same environment

b)

Many different species living together in the same environment

106.

Lantern flies in the temperate forest ecosystem is an example of

a)

Population study

b)

Community study

c)

Global study

d)

None

107.

Birds, bees, squirrels in one area is an example of a

a)

Population study

b)

Global study

c)

Community study

d)

None

108.

Global is the study of

a)

How organisms interact with their environment on a global scale

b)

How many of the same organisms interact with their environment

c)

How different organisms interact in the same environment

d)

None

109.

An example of a global study is how will climate change affect Polar bears all over the world

a)

True

b)

False

110.

What are the five levels that biologist ask questions at?

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111.

If I was to ask the question -" What effect does the ozone have on the animals around the world"?- what level is that

a)

Global

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Multicellular

112.

If I was to ask the question- "What chemicals are involved in the cellular process of respiration?"- What level is that?

a)

Multicellular

b)

Cellular

c)

Global

d)

Molecular

113.

If I was to ask the question- "How do the trees in the forest affect the birds living there?"- What level is this?

(a)  

114.

to study small organisms, biologists use

(a)  

115.

Instruments that produce larger-than-life images, pictures, or even videotapes

(a)  

116.

Microscope with more than one lens  (ocular and objective) that uses light to magnify objects

a)

Compound light microscope

b)

Electron Microscope

c)

Probe microscope

117.

Why is a compound light microscope called a compound light microscope? What is it's total magnification?

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118.

point of magnification in a microscope beyond which images become blurry and lose detail

(a)  

119.

Use electromagnets to bend streams of electrons to create images

a)

Electron Microscopes

b)

Probe Microscopes

c)

Compound Light Microscopes

120.

The limit of resolution is about 1000 times finer than the compound light microscope

a)

Electron microscopes

b)

Probe Microscopes

c)

Compound light microscope

121.

There are two types of Electron microscopes

a)

True

b)

False

122.

For an electron microscope, samples cannot be held, must be sliced, and cannot see an entire specimen. The specimen cannot be alive, has to be coated with a certain metal.

a)

True

b)

False

123.

Transmission electron microscopes

a)

shines a beam of electrons at a sample and magnifies the image onto a screen

b)

uses a pencil-like beam of electrons that scene back and forth across the surface of a specimen

124.

Scanning electron microscope:

a)

uses a pencil-like beam of electrons that scans back and forth across the surface of a specimen

b)

shines a beam of electrons at a sample and magnifies the image onto a screen

125.

Limitations of Electron microscopes: electron are charged particles and can not penetrate air or thick specimens

a)

True

b)

False

126.

Limitations of electron microscopes: sample must be placed in a vacuum, where all air is removed

a)

False

b)

True

127.

Limitations of Electron Microscopes: samples must be completely dried out (because they are going into a vacuum environment)

a)

False

b)

True

128.

Limitation of Electron Microscopes: living cells can not be observed using an electron microscope

a)

True

b)

False

129.

Do not use lenses, trace the surfaces of a sample with a fine tip known as a probe, and do not require specimens placed in a vacuum. This is

a)

Transmission electron microscopes

b)

Probe Microscope

c)

Electron microscopes

d)

Scanning electron microscopes

130.

parts of a cell are stained so they appear more visible under s microscope

a)

cell cultures

b)

gram staining

c)

centrifugation

d)

micromanipulation

131.

have a thicker cell wall and are not decolorized by a solvent and therefore keep the stain

a)

cell cultures

b)

gram positive= purple

c)

gram negative= pink

132.

have thinner cell walls and so they decolorize by the solvent and do not keep the stain. however, these have an extra Lipopolysaccharide membrane layer on the outside

a)

Gram negative= pink

b)

Gram positive= purple

c)

centrifugation

d)

cell cultures

133.

A spinning technique is used to break apart cells and separate them by weight ( where heavier components go to the bottom of the tube)

a)

Gram staining

b)

Cell Culture

c)

Micromanipulation

d)

Centrifugation

134.

Uses special tolls so small they need a microscope to be seen

a)

Gram staining

b)

Cell cultures

c)

Micromanipulation

d)

Centrifugation

135.

A single cell is placed in a dish with nutrients the cell needs and is allowed to reproduce ( forms "colonies" of cells. colonies of cells are visible to the human eye)

a)

Gram staining

b)

Cell cultures

c)

Micromanipulation

d)

Centrifugation

136.

What is this a picture of?

(a)  

137.

This is a petri dish with (a)   for the bacteria

138.

These are visual bacterial (a)  

139.

This is a picture of Gram (a)   = pink

140.

Gram-negative are more dangerous and restricting towards antibiotics

a)

True

b)

False