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Biology Benchmark Review 22-23

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Juniper
Pine
Spruce
Fir
2.

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?

a)

Whip Scorpion

b)

Wind Scorpion

c)

Daddy long legs

d)

Scorpion

3.

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

a)

Fur

b)

Claws or nails

c)

Lungs

d)

Jaws

4.

An illness caused by a certain virus includes fever, rash, joint pain, red eyes, and headache. The virus is transmitted to people by infected mosquitoes. Symptoms quickly occur within three to twelve days after contracting the virus. There is no vaccine for this virus. Which description best explains the reproductive cycle of this virus?

a)

Lytic, because the virus is transmitted by mosquitoes

b)

Lysogenic, because there is no way to vaccinate against it

c)

Lytic, because of the quick incubation time

d)

Lysogenic, because the virus causes a fever

5.

True or False:

Viruses can be treated with antibiotics.

a)

False

b)

True

6.
What happens in the lysogenic cycle? 
a)
Virus goes in and leaves the host cell
b)
Virus quickly kills the host cell
c)
Virus inject the nucleic acid into the host cell, and the nucleic acid integrates into the host cell DNA, and stay dormant for a long time
d)
Bacteria injects DNA into a host cell
7.

Which of the following is carried by a red blood cell throughout the body?

a)

Glucose

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Both Carbon Dioxide AND Oxygen

8.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about our body's systems?

a)

The digestive system provides the energy that the muscular system needs to move and function

b)

The circulatory system brings the red blood cells to the lungs so that carbon dioxide can be dropped off and oxygen picked up

c)

The skeletal systems sends signals throughout the entire body.

d)

The muscular system helps us walk, move and sit up

9.

What 2 systems: Absorb and deliver the digested nutrients to the cells

a)

Digestive and muscular

b)

Muscular and lymphatic

c)

Digestive and circulatory

d)

Nervous and skeletal

10.

What 2 systems: Allows for movement

a)

Muscular and Skeletal

b)

Endocrine and Skeletal

c)

Nervous and Circulatory

d)

Integumentary and Reproductive

11.
How much of the energy in each level of a ecological pyramid gets lost as heat or used by the organism so that it cannot be passed on to the next trophic level?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
12.
If these organisms were arranged in an ecological biomass pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of biomass?
a)
coyote
b)
insect
c)
lizard
d)
shrub
13.

The growth response to touch

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Hydrotropism

14.

The growth of plants response to gravity

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Hydrotropism

15.

The movement or growth of a plant in response to light

a)

Thigmotropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Hydrotropism

16.

Stem cells are

a)

undifferentiated or unspecialized cells in the body.

b)

differentiated or specialized cells in the body.

c)

only found in the inner mass cells of blastocyst

d)

only found in a fetus

17.

TRUE or FALSE: Genes code for traits, such as hair, eye color, and shape of nose.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

If a gene is expressed, what happens?

a)

nothing happens

b)

the protein for that gene is synthesized

c)

all proteins for the DNA strand are created

19.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
20.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
21.

During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

a)

G1 phase

b)

G2 phase

c)

S phase

d)

M phase

22.

How many stages are in mitosis?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

23.

___ is particle movement from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

24.

Match what examples go with the correct relationship

25.

Match the examples with the correct interaction.

26.
C, D , and E are collectively known as the ______.
a)
stamen
b)
anther
c)
sepal
d)
pistil
27.
How is C adapted to receiving pollen from male flowers?
a)
Part C is sticky.
b)
Part C is colorful.
c)
Part C produces nectar.
d)
Part C produces eggs.
28.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
29.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
30.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

31.
This is a picture of:
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
32.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment

d)

is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment

33.

What do the kingdoms Animalia ,Plantae , Fungi, Protista have in common?

a)

They are all Eukaryotic

b)

They all have a nucleus

c)

They are all Prokaryotic

d)

They all have ribosomes

34.

Enzymes are specific. This means that an enzyme only works with molecules that are....

a)

the right size and shape

b)

broken down already

c)

present in water

d)

too big for the body to handle

35.

Letter E...

a)

active site

b)

products

c)

substrate

d)

enzyme

36.

4. Which biomolecules transport oxygen and other substances and also form part of most organelles?

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

37.

7. Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers of _________.

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

38.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
39.

Which of these are the reactants of cellular respiration?

a)

Sunlight and water

b)

Water and carbon dioxide

c)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen

d)

Oxygen and glucose

40.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
41.
What phase of mitosis is pictured?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
42.
What phase of mitosis is occuring in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Telophase
43.

Nuclear membrane disappears

Chromosomes can now be seen

Centrioles move to opposite sides

a)

Metaphase

b)

Interphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Prophase

44.

Nuclear membrane reforms around the new daughter cells.

Cytoplasm begins to "pinch" in.

a)

Anaphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Interphase

45.
The stages of mitosis in order
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
d)
Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
46.
During which phase of the cell cycle does the cell spend the most time?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Interphase

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