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Biology test #1

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the goal of science?

a)

To try to understand the world around us

b)

To provide answers to questions that bother scientests

c)

We need more things to learn in school

d)

It helps us appreciate our world

2.

What are some limitations that humans have?

a)

We can't prove things based on assumptions

b)

We don't know everything

c)

We must measure and verify everything

d)

All of the above

e)

There are no limitations

3.

What is a question in the scientific method?

a)

A conclusion

b)

A guess

c)

An observation

d)

All of the above

4.

What is the smallest form of life?

a)

Atom

b)

Organelle

c)

Organism

d)

Cell

5.

What is anatomy?

a)

Study of animals

b)

Study of plants

c)

Study of the structure of living things

d)

Study of viruses

6.

What is bacteriology?

a)

Study of viruses

b)

Study of cancers

c)

Study of movement

d)

Study of bacteria

7.

What is botany?

a)

Study of plants

b)

Study of cells

c)

Study of organs

d)

Study of humans

8.

What is cytology?

a)

Study of blood

b)

Study of cells

c)

Study of development in utero

d)

Study of kidneys

9.

What is ecology?

a)

Study of organisms and how they interact with their enviroment

b)

Study of tissue

c)

Study of medicine

d)

Study of muscle and motion

10.

What is embryology?

a)

Study of microorganisms

b)

Study of development in utero

c)

Study of hormones

d)

Study of classifications

11.

What is endocrinology?

a)

Study of blood

b)

Study of skin

c)

Study of hormones

d)

Study of cancers

12.

What is hematology?

a)

Study of brain

b)

Study of viruses

c)

Study of blood

d)

Study of plants

13.

What is histology?

a)

Study of tissue

b)

Study of animals

c)

Study of dinosaurs

d)

Study of homones

14.

What is kinesiology?

a)

Study of brain

b)

Study of development in utero

c)

Study of kidneys

d)

Study of movement and muscles

15.

What is microbiology?

a)

Study of microorganisms

b)

Study of tissue

c)

Study of genes

d)

Study of insects

16.

What is mycology?

a)

Study of life

b)

Study of fungi

c)

Study of the respitory system

d)

Study of digestion

17.

What is nephrology?

a)

Study of microorganisms

b)

Study of nervous system

c)

Study of kidneys

d)

Study of bodily structure

18.

What is neurology?

a)

Study of brain and nervous system

b)

Study of skin and hair

c)

Study of cancers

d)

Study of medicines

19.

What is oncology?

a)

Study of blood

b)

Study of cancers

c)

Study of plants and fungi

d)

Study of fungi

20.

What is pathology?

a)

Study of kidneys

b)

Study of movement and growth

c)

Study of viruses

d)

Study of diseases

21.

What is pharmacology?

a)

Study of diseases

b)

Study of viruses

c)

Study of drugs and medicine

d)

Study of cells

22.

What is physiology?

a)

Study of functions of living organsims

b)

Study of animals

c)

Study of brain

d)

Study of fungi

23.

What is taxonomy?

a)

Study of tissue

b)

Study of diseases

c)

Study of muscle

d)

Study of classifications

24.

What is virology?

a)

Study of diseases

b)

Study of tissue

c)

Study of viruses

d)

Study of cells

25.

What is zoology?

a)

Study of cells

b)

Study of classifications

c)

Study of animals

d)

Study of the ecosystem

26.

Which are examples of the characteristics of life?

a)

Breathing

b)

Movement

c)

Maintain homeostasis

d)

Reproduction

e)

Grow and develop

27.

Which is NOT an example of a characteristic of life?

a)

Respond to stimuli

b)

Use energy through metabolism

c)

Contains DNA

d)

Needs sunlight

e)

Made of cells/ cell

28.

What do ALL cells NOT have?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

DNA or genetic info

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

29.

There are 2 types of organisms:

a)

Prokaryotic, eukaryotic

b)

Multicellular, unicellular

30.

What is a prokaryotic cell?

a)

A cell with a nucleus

b)

A cell without a nucleus

c)

A consumer

d)

A producer

31.

Prokaryotes have

a)

1 stand of DNA

b)

More than one strand of DNA

32.

Which is more complex?

a)

Eukayotes

b)

Prokaryotes

33.

Animals and plants are 2 types of

a)

eukaryotic organisms

b)

prokaryotic organisms

c)

Heterotrophic organisms

d)

Autotrophic organisms

34.

What is a connective tissue?

a)

Loose cells. Stretchy. Connects and supports organs

b)

Found on bone which allows movement

c)

Protects and covers body. Makes up skin. Tightly packed cells

d)

Found in brain. Regulates bodily functions and activity

35.

What is muscle tissue?

a)

Loose cells. Stretchy. Connects and supports organs

b)

Found on bone which allows movement

c)

Protects and covers body. Makes up skin. Tightly packed cells

d)

Found in brain. Regulates bodily functions and activity

36.

What is nervous tissue?

a)

Loose cells. Stretchy. Connects and supports organs

b)

Found on bone which allows movement

c)

Protects and covers body. Makes up skin. Tightly packed cells

d)

Found in brain. Regulates bodily functions and activity

37.

What is epithelial tissue?

a)

Loose cells. Stretchy. Connects and supports organs

b)

Found on bone which allows movement

c)

Protects and covers body. Makes up skin. Tightly packed cells

d)

Found in brain. Regulates bodily functions and activity

38.

Which is NOT an organ?

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Hand

d)

Skin

e)

Gall bladder

39.

Digestive system purpose

a)

Enables movement

b)

Intake and breaks down nutrients

c)

Takes in O2 and lets out CO2

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

40.

Respiratory system purpose

a)

Enables movement

b)

Intake and breaks down nutrients

c)

Takes in O2 and lets out CO2

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

41.

Skeletal system purpose

a)

Enables movement

b)

Intake and breaks down nutrients

c)

The brain processes nervous messages

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

42.

Reproductive system purpose

a)

Sex cells that create offspring. Control male and female charicteristics

b)

Intake and breaks down nutrients

c)

The brain processes nervous messages

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

43.

Muscular system purpose

a)

Enables movement

b)

Intake and breaks down nutrients

c)

The brain processes nervous messages

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

44.

Cardiovascular/ circulatory system purpose

a)

Brings nutrients to cells in body Removes waste. Helps fight diseases

b)

Removes pathogens

c)

Excretes food and water

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

45.

Endocrine system purpose

a)

Removes pathogens

b)

Control processes in the body

c)

Regulates body temperature and water

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

46.

Immune/ lymphatic system purpose

a)

Removes pathogens

b)

Control processes in the body

c)

Regulates body temperature and water

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

47.

Integumentory system purpose

a)

Removes pathogens

b)

Control processes in the body

c)

Regulates body temperature and water

d)

Gives structure, support, movement

48.

Excretory system purpose

a)

Removes pathogens

b)

Control processes in the body

c)

Regulates body temperature and water

d)

Excretion of food waste

49.

All the organ systems make up the

(a)  

50.

Which one are all humans?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

51.

Which one are algae?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

52.

Are we motile?

a)

Yes

b)

No

53.

Are we sessile?

a)

Yes

b)

No

54.

Asexual reproduction is:

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

55.

One parent cell reproducing itself is

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

56.

2 parent cells creating 1 offspring is

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

57.

Meiosis creates

a)

Sperm

b)

Eggs

c)

Gametes

d)

Offspring

58.

Gametes form fertilized eggs called

a)

zygotes

b)

Sperms

c)

Eggs

d)

Sex cells

59.

Humans have how many chromosomes?

(a)  

60.

DNA is

a)

RNA

b)

The last chromosome

c)

A set of codes for genes

d)

Information for our brain

61.

Which is NOT a nitrogen base that makes up DNA?

a)

Adeline- A

b)

Cytosine- C

c)

Triphosym- T

d)

Thymine- T

e)

Guanine- G

62.

Anabolism is

a)

Building up smaller to larger molecules. Energy is needed

b)

Breaking down of larger to smaller molecule. Energy is released

63.

Catabolism is

a)

Building up smaller to larger molecules. Energy is needed

b)

Breaking down of larger to smaller molecule. Energy is released

64.

ATP is energy that is

a)

Used by our cells

b)

Released by our cells

c)

made up of adenosine triphosphate

d)

Stored in our blood

65.

What is cellular respiration?

a)

Catabolic. Animals, people plants. Converts glucose to energy.

b)

Anabolic. Plants. Convert sunlight to sugar.

66.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

Catabolic. Animals, people plants. Converts glucose to energy.

b)

Anabolic. Plants. Convert sunlight to sugar.

67.

What is a stimulus?

a)

An organisms reaction to the change

b)

Change in environment that the body reacts to

68.

How does our body respond to stimulus?

a)

Negative feedback loop

b)

Fever

c)

Sweating

d)

All of the above

69.

What is a biotic response to stimuli?

a)

Living

b)

non living

70.

Population

a)

A group of 1 kind of organism in 1 area

b)

The world

c)

Community of living and non- living

d)

Different kind of organisms in 1 area

71.

Community

a)

A group of 1 kind of organism in 1 area

b)

The world

c)

Community of living and non- living

d)

Different kind of organisms in 1 area

72.

Ecosystem

a)

A group of 1 kind of organism in 1 area

b)

The world

c)

Community of living and non- living

d)

Different kind of organisms in 1 area

73.

Biosphere

a)

A group of 1 kind of organism in 1 area

b)

The world

c)

Community of living and non- living

d)

Different kind of organisms in 1 area

74.

Bacteria is a

a)

Domain

b)

Kindom

c)

Class

75.

Archaebacteria is a

a)

Domain

b)

Kindom

c)

Genus

76.

Plantae is a

a)

Domain

b)

Kindom

c)

Species

77.

Protista is

a)

Unicellular

b)

Auto and Heterotrophic

c)

Found in soil

d)

Motile

e)

Found in moisture

78.

Archaebacteria is

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Multicellular

c)

No nucleus

d)

lives in extreme environments

e)

Has cell wall

79.

Eubacteria is

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Multicellular

c)

No nucleus

d)

lives in extreme environments

e)

Has thick cell wall

80.

Plantae is

a)

Multicellular

b)

Autotropic

c)

Sessile

d)

Motile

e)

Prokaryotic

81.

Fungi is

a)

mostly multicellular

b)

Autotropic

c)

Sessile

d)

Eukaryotic

e)

Prokaryotic

82.

Animilia is

a)

Multicellular

b)

Autotropic

c)

Sessile

d)

Motile

e)

Prokaryotic

83.

What are the smallest most abundant microorganisms?

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Pathogenic bacteria

d)

Diseases

84.

Are bacteria good or bad?

a)

Good

b)

Bad

85.

Why do bacteria need a thick cell wall?

a)

Protects bacteria from bursting

b)

Helps maintain shape

c)

Controls entering and exiting molecules

d)

To help it move

86.

3 shapes of bacteria...

a)

Cocci- spherical

b)

Bacilli- rod shaped

c)

Helixa- Complex shapes

d)

Spirilla- Spiral Shaped

87.

Which is NOT a benefit of bacteria?

a)

Digests oil

b)

Immune system booster

c)

Nitrogen fixer

d)

Probiotics

e)

Decomposers

88.

How are pathogenic bacteria bad?

a)

They destroy living cells

b)

Releases chemicals that upset homeostasis

c)

They are good

d)

None of the above

89.

Who was Louis Pasteur?

a)

French Chemist. Believes in good bacteria.

b)

Greek philosopher. Studies concept of antibiotics

c)

French chemist. Proves that bacteria can cause disease

d)

Greek chemist. Believes in pathogenic bacteria

90.

Which 2 are NOT a main disease?

a)

Lyme and strep

b)

Tuberculosis and Tetanus

c)

Flu and Covid- 19

d)

Bacterial meningitis

91.

Tetanus is caused by

a)

Breathing bacteria in

b)

Rust

c)

Strep mucous

d)

Tick bite

92.

Tuberculosis is caused by

a)

Breathing bacteria in

b)

Sneeze

c)

Strep mucous

d)

Tick bite

93.

Lyme is caused by

a)

Breathing bacteria in

b)

Nothing

c)

Strep mucous

d)

Tick bite

94.

Strep is caused by

a)

Breathing bacteria in

b)

Nothing

c)

Strep mucous

d)

Tick bite

95.

Bacterial meningitis is caused by

a)

Breathing bacteria in

b)

Nothing

c)

Sneeze

d)

Tick bite

96.

How can we control bacterial growth?

a)

Boost our immune system

b)

Food storage

c)

Vaccines

d)

Physical removal

e)

We can't control it

97.

How can we NOT control bacterial growth?

a)

Sterilization

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Nutralization

d)

Disinfect

98.

How can we boost our immune system?

a)

Exercise

b)

Sunlight

c)

Sleep and eat well

d)

Cover our sneezes

99.

How does a fridge slow down the growth of bacteria?

a)

It doesn't

b)

Cold molecules move slower

c)

It has chemicals that help

d)

It freezes the bacteria

100.

How does antibiotics prevent bacterial spread?

a)

It kills them

b)

It doesn't

c)

It blocks the growth of bacteria

d)

It destroys good bacteria but not bad

101.

Why is overusing antibiotics bad?

a)

It is not bad

b)

We become resistant to it

c)

Our superbugs reproduce

d)

It kills good bacteria

e)

It has bad chemicals

102.

What is MRSA an example of?

a)

Virus

b)

Kingdom

c)

Domain

d)

Superbug

103.

Is Covid an emerging disease?

a)

Yes

b)

No

104.

Is polio an emerging disease?

a)

Yes

b)

No

105.

Why are emerging diseases a recent threat?

a)

They are not

b)

Less hygiene

c)

More travel

d)

Food is shipped more

106.

Fungi is a

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Class

d)

Spieces

107.

Fungi is

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Heterotrophic

c)

Sessile

d)

Autotrophic

e)

Prokaryotic

108.

Yeast is a

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

109.

Yeast is

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

110.

What is the cell wall of fungi made of?

a)

Protein layers

b)

Chitin

c)

Amoeba

d)

Yeast

111.

What are the long branching filaments in a fungi?

a)

Mycellium

b)

Hyphae

c)

Rhizoid

d)

No name

112.

Cross walls don't let what pass through?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Organelles

c)

Cytoplasm

113.

Mycelium:

a)

The mushroom

b)

A poisonous mushroom

c)

A type of Basidiomycota (club fungi)

d)

Hyphae underground

114.

What do hyphae do?

a)

Support the fungi's structure

b)

Bring food to the fungi

c)

Help the fungi move

115.

What do spores need to grow?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Moisture

c)

Gills

d)

Nothing

116.

How do fungi reproduce?

a)

Gills

b)

Hyphae

c)

Seeds

d)

Spores

e)

They don't

117.

Club shaped reproductive organ with brown gills that contain spores. They grow fast and have a complex life cycle. Mushrooms, puff balls, Jelly fungi, earthstars, rust...

a)

Deutromycota

b)

Ascomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Zygomycota

118.

Reproduce sexually. Yeast reproduces asexually. Yeast need sugar, moisture, and warmth. Morels, truffles, yeast, penicillium....

a)

Deutromycota

b)

Ascomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Zygomycota

119.

Looks like sac fungi. Includes penicillium

a)

Deutromycota

b)

Ascomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Zygomycota

120.

Rhizoids are like rootlike hyphae structures that absorb nutrients. Rhizoid stolonifera- Black bread molds, molds in soft fruit. They don't have crosswalls

a)

Deutromycota

b)

Ascomycota

c)

Basidiomycota

d)

Zygomycota

121.

Which is NOT a benefit of fungi?

a)

Decomposers

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Lichen

d)

Mycorrhizae

e)

They excrete O2

122.

What is NOT a harm of fungi?

a)

Athletes foot

b)

Yeast infection

c)

Destroy crops

d)

Chemicals found in yeast

e)

Ingest diseases

123.

Ringworm comes from

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Penicillium

d)

Fungi

124.

How big is a virus?

a)

Smaller than a cell

b)

The size of a cell

c)

The size of an atom

d)

We don't know

125.

What is inside a virus?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Nothing

126.

What is the protein coat around a virus?

a)

DNA

b)

Capsid

c)

Reseptor

d)

Host

127.

Which is NOT a viral shape?

a)

Spherical

b)

Complex

c)

Simple

d)

Helical

128.

What shape is bacteriophage?

a)

Helical

b)

Spherical

c)

Complex

129.

Is a virus alive ( in this class)?

a)

Yes

b)

No

130.

Can a virus survive without a host?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Depends on the virus

131.

What happens after a virus enters a cell?

a)

It duplicates the cell

b)

It kills the cell

c)

It duplicates it's own DNA

d)

The virus dies

132.

How does the protein receptors on the outside help the virus?

a)

It doesn't

b)

To enter the host cell

c)

To protect the DNA/RNA

d)

Its gives it food

133.

What is special about bacteriophage?

a)

It is not special

b)

It kills mostly bad bacteria

c)

It kills viruses

d)

It contains more DNA

134.

What happens in an active/ lytic infection?

a)

The cell doesn't let the virus in

b)

The virus duplicates right away

c)

The cell dies

d)

The virus dies

e)

All of the above

135.

What happens in a latent/ lysogenic infection?

a)

Virus is inactive for a while

b)

The cell dies right away

c)

The cell doesn't die

d)

The virus doesn't enter the cell

136.

How do viruses spread?

a)

Air

b)

Touching your face

c)

Surface

d)

Bodily fluid

e)

None of the above

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