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Bio Fall Semester Exam Review 2023

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

Which biomolecules provide quick energy for the cell and also provide materials to build the cell membrane/wall?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

2.

Which biomolecules contain your genetic information?

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

3.

Amino Acids are the monomers of __________.

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Lipids

4.

The monomer of carbohydrates is known as _______.

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Monosaccharide

5.

Just under an orca's skin lies a thick layer of blubber. Blubber helps insulate a whale from heat loss. Based on this information, which biomolecule is blubber primarily made of?

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Carbohydrates

6.

Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers of _________.

a)

Lipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

7.

The monomer of Nucleic Acids is known as _________.

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Fatty Acid

d)

Monosaccharide

8.

The four most common elements found in biomolecules are __________.

a)

Sulfur, Phosphorus, Carbon, Oxygen

b)

Sulfur, Nitrogen, Carbon, Iron

c)

Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Hydrogen

d)

Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Sulfur

9.

Enzyme is a/an...

a)

carbohydrate

b)

protein

c)

lipid

d)

nucleic acid

10.

How are the functions of a carbohydrate and a lipid similar?

a)

Both are a source of energy.

b)

Both lower the activation energy of reactions.

c)

Both are replicated during meiosis.

d)

Both dissolve nutrients in the digestive system.

11.

The cell membrane allows certain substances to pass through but not others, this is known as: 

a)

Double membrane bound organelle

b)

Semi-Permeable

c)

Non-Permeable

d)

Completely Permeable

12.

Cells need to bring in molecules to carry out cellular processes. Often, this requires moving the molecules across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient. How can these molecules get into the cell?

a)

By passive transport via diffusion

b)

By passive transport via osmosis

c)

By active transport using ATP

d)

By active transport via facilitated diffusion

13.

Movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration using a protein channel.

a)

Facilitated Diffusion

b)

Active Transport

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion 

14.

 

An organism’s ability to maintain balance and stability within its vital internal systems is best referred to as what process?

a)

mitosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

homeostasis

d)

asexual reproduction

15.

The difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another is called 

a)

diffusion

b)

concentration gradient

c)

osmosis

d)

passive transport

16.

When cells form a vesicle to release materials, which form of transport is occurring? 

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

17.

When the concentration of molecules on both sides of a membrane is the SAME, the solution is

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

18.

An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will

a)

Stay the same

b)

Swell- get bigger

c)

Shrink- get smaller

19.

If the volume of a cell increases when it is placed in a solution, that solution is

 said to be __________ to the cell

a)

hypertonic

b)

 isotonic

c)

subatomic

d)

hypotonic 

20.

How does a cell maintain homeostasis?

a)

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

b)

Protective barrier

c)

Flexibility

d)

Structure and support

21.

 

What is the first phase of mitosis?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Anaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Metaphase

22.

What is this phase of mitosis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

23.

How many stages does the interphase have?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

1

d)

7

24.

Where does DNA reproduce?

a)

Mitosis

b)

G2

c)

Synthesis

25.

What is this phase of mitosis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

26.

Mitosis is important for an organism because-

a)

It helps in growth, repair and reproduction.

b)

It helps in reproduction of cells.

c)

It helps only in growth of the organisms.

d)

It is important for maintaining turgidity.

27.

Mitosis is a type of cell division in which two                         cells are formed.

a)

Identical

b)

Different

c)

Similar

d)

Smaller

28.

What happens when cells undergo uncontrolled division?

a)

Cancer can develop in that part/organ.

b)

Your body will grow rapidly.

c)

Normal growth of body occurs.

d)

Your body size will become bigger and bigger.

29.

 

Cytokinesis occurs after mitosis which divides the                           to form two identical cells.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Nuclei

d)

Proteins

30.

What are the "X" shaped objects in the drawing?

a)

PMATs

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Telophase

31.

What is the function of the excretory system?

a)

to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide

b)

to pump blood throughout the body

c)

to excrete wastes from the body

d)

to break down food into useful nutrients

32.

The circulatory system and the excretory system work together to do which of the following?

a)

transport nutrients to the rest of the body

b)

remove wastes from the body

c)

transport oxygen to the rest of the body

d)

allow the body to move from one place to another

33.

 

The _______ system breaks down the food we eat, while the _______ system transports the tiny food particles to each cell in the body.

a)

circulatory; digestive

b)

muscular; circulatory

c)

digestive; respiratory

d)

digestive; circulatory

34.

Lucy touched a mug of cocoa. The mug was very hot. She pulled her hand back quickly from the mug.Which body systems interacted to allow Lucy to interpret that the mug was hot and react by pulling her hand away?

a)

nervous system and digestive system

b)

circulatory system and skeletal system

c)

nervous system and muscular system

d)

circulatory system and respiratory system

35.

Which system carries messages to and from different parts of the body?

a)

the digestive system

b)

the muscular system

c)

the circulatory system

d)

the nervous system

36.

Which body system supports muscles and organs and helps an animal move from one place to another?

a)

respiratory system

b)

skeletal system

c)

nervous system

d)

excretory system

37.

This system makes chemical messages with hormones

a)

integumentary

b)

excretory

c)

nervous

d)

endocrine

38.

Viruses are...

a)

prokaryotic

b)

non-living

c)

eukaryotic

d)

endospores

39.

How does a virus cause a person to develop the common cold?

a)

invades the host cell to reproduce

b)

produces toxins in the host cell

c)

removes energy from the host cell

d)

protects the host cell from bacteria

40.

 

What do viruses have in common with living cells? They both...

a)

store genetic information

b)

use glucose for cellular respiration

c)

have chloroplasts

d)

have endoplasmic reticulum

41.

What is the first step of the virus reproduction cycle?

a)

The viruses genetic material (DNA) starts to take over the functions of the cell

b)

The virus injects its genetic material into the cell

c)

The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses

d)

A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell

42.

What is the last step in the viral reproduction cycle?

a)

A virus attaches to the surface of a host cell

b)

The host cell bursts open, releasing the new viruses

c)

The proteins and genetic material start to assemble in the cell

d)

The virus injects its genetic material into the cell

43.

Which of the following helps prevent the spread of infectious diseases?

a)

Surgery

b)

Vaccines

c)

Medication

44.

What part of a virus is the protein capsule that houses the genetic material (DNA/RNA)?

a)

tail

b)

capsid

c)

nucleus

d)

glycoprotein

45.

What do viruses need to reproduce?

a)

they need genetic material

b)

They need  bacteria

c)

They need a host cell

d)

They need insulin

46.

 

Photosynthesis makes Oxygen and 

a)

Sugar

b)

Pepper

c)

Salt

47.

Photosynthesis converts light energy into _________ energy

a)

Nuclear

b)

Chemical

c)

Heat

d)

Mechanical

48.

The Stomata takes in what from the environment?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

49.

 The Xylem in plants transport what throughout the plant?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Blood

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen

50.

Which of the following is a plant's growth response to light?

a)

chemotropism

b)

geotropism

c)

hydrotropism

d)

phototropism

51.

Where does photosynthesis occur?

a)

in the chloroplast

b)

in the xylem

c)

in the roots

d)

in animal cells

52.

the tissue through which food from the leaves moves throughout the rest of the plant?

a)

chloroplast

b)

phloem

c)

chlorophyll

d)

xylem

53.

What type of root is figure B?

a)

taproot

b)

fibrous root

c)

aerial root

54.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 + Sugar

b)

O2 + light + H2O --> CO2 + Sugar

c)

CO2 + sugar + H2O --> O2 + light

d)

CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar

55.

 

Glucose is broken down into pyruvic acid during which process

a)

Krebs cycle

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Calvin cycle

d)

Photosynthesis

56.

What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?

a)

6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

b)

6CO2 + 6H2O -> 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy

c)

6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O

d)

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + C6H12O6

57.

Where does the Krebs Cycle take place?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

58.

Where does glycolysis take place?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Thylakoid

c)

Stroma

d)

Mitochondria

59.

What is the process in which energy is broken down to release energy?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cellular respiration

d)

glucose

60.

What are the small openings on an underside of a leaf through which gas is exchanged?

a)

stem

b)

chlorophyll

c)

stomata

d)

chloroplasts