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WorksheetsBiology Midterm Study Guide
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The variable that changes in response, such as the growth is called the
a)
manipulated variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
hypothesis variable
d)
independent variable
2.
What is the variable you are testing or changing in an experiment?
a)
independent variable
b)
responding variable
c)
qualitative variable
d)
dependent variabl
3.
What is the term for information or results gathered in an experiment?
a)
inferences
b)
hypothesis
c)
data
4.
How many (independent) variables are tested at once?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that a living thing has to have or do?
a)
ability to move
b)
ability to reproduce
c)
have cells
d)
have DNA
6.
Term for all the things kept the same in an experiment, such as the same amount of water, food, etc.
a)
data
b)
controls
c)
variables
d)
conclusions
7.
What is the term for the process where an organism keeps its internal conditions stable?
a)
homeostasis
b)
evolution
c)
photosynthesis
d)
respiration
8.
An experiment is set up to see if aspirin will help a bouquet stay fresh longer. Two separate vases are used, each containing a dozen roses. Only one vase has aspirin the other has plain water. What is one control in this experiment?
a)
roses
b)
water
c)
freshness
d)
aspirin
9.
An experiment is set up to see if aspirin will help a bouquet stay fresh longer. Two separate vases are used, each containing a dozen roses. Only one vase has aspirin, the other has plain water. What is the independent variable being tested?
a)
water
b)
aspirin
c)
freshness
d)
roses
10.
An experiment is set up to see if aspirin will help a bouquet stay fresh longer. Two separate vases are used, each containing a dozen roses. Only one vase has aspirin, the other has plain water. What is the dependent variable or response?
a)
water
b)
aspirin
c)
freshness
d)
rose
11.
Which of the following makes up a molecule of water (H2O)?
a)
1 atom of hydrogen, 1 atom of oxygen
b)
1 atom of hydrogen, 2 atoms of chlorine
c)
2 atoms of hydrogen, 1 atom oxygen
d)
2 atoms of oxygen, 1 atom of hydrogen
12.
What is the term for the outermost electrons involved in bonding?
a)
valence
b)
nucleus
c)
covalent
d)
intermolecular
13.
A substance below 7 on the pH scale is called an
a)
buffer
b)
acid
c)
polar
d)
base
14.
How do enzymes affect a chemical reation?
a)
speed it up
b)
slow it down
c)
change the pH
15.
What two parts make up the nucleus of the atom?
a)
proton and neutron
b)
electron and proton
c)
electron and neutron
d)
orbitals and isotopes
16.
A substance that is from 8-14 on the pH scale is called a
a)
base
b)
ion
c)
buffer
d)
acid
17.
What is the term for energy needed to get a chemical reaction started?
a)
activation Energy
b)
adhesion energy
c)
cohesion energy
d)
thermal energy
18.
What type of bond is the strongest and involves the sharing of electrons?
a)
hydrogen
b)
covalant
c)
intermolecular
d)
ionic
19.
The atomic number is the same as (hint: they have positive and negative charges)
a)
protons and electrons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
mass number and atomic number
d)
neutrons and electrons
20.
What property of water makes it stick to molecules of the SAME substance (other water molecules)
a)
ions
b)
isotopes
c)
cohesion
d)
adhesion
21.
what property of water makes it stick to DIFFERENT substance (such as a cup, straw etc)
a)
ions
b)
isotopes
c)
adhesion
d)
cohesion
22.
All organic compounds must contain which element?
a)
phosphorus
b)
calcium
c)
carbon
23.
Which group of organic compounds store energy and form cell membranes and including fats, oils, and waxes?
a)
lipids
b)
carohydrates
c)
nucleic acids
d)
proteins
24.
What are the two categories of carbohydrates?
a)
fats and oils
b)
sugars and starches
c)
DNA and RNA
d)
amino acids and nucleic acids
25.
Which of the following is a function (job) of a protein in the body?
a)
contain genetic information
b)
form cell membranes
c)
form muscle and bone
d)
store energy as fat
26.
Which category of organic compounds do enzymes fall into?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
proteins
d)
nucleic acids
27.
What are the two main kinds of nucleic acids?
a)
DNA and RNA
b)
sugars and starchs
c)
fats and oils
d)
amino acids
28.
What are the smaller unit that make up proteins called?
a)
fats
b)
sugars
c)
amino acids
d)
RNA
29.
What is the term for what is made or "produced" at the end of a chemical reaction?
a)
product
b)
enzyme
c)
atom
d)
reactants
30.
Bacteria have a type of small simple cell where DNA is not enclosed inside a nucleus, what type of cell is this?
a)
eukaryote
b)
animal
c)
prokaryote
d)
viral
31.
What is the term for the portion of the cell outside the nucleus (jelly-like filler material)?
a)
flagella
b)
nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
32.
What type of cell does contain a nucleus?
a)
eukaryote
b)
bacteria
c)
atom
d)
prokaryote
33.
What cell organelle (part) breaks down wastes and acts as sort of a janitor for the cell?
a)
mitochondria
b)
rough ER
c)
lysosome
d)
ribosome
34.
What part of the eukaryote cell contains DNA?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
rough ER
d)
golgi apparatus
35.
What cell organelle makes proteins (some are also attached to the rough ER)?
a)
ribosomes
b)
chloroplasts
c)
smooth ER
d)
cell wall
36.
What part of the cell is used for storage (plant cells have a large one)?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
vacuole
d)
golgi
37.
Which cell organelle makes energy for the cell and is the location for most of the cellular respiration? (powerhouse of the cell)
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
mitochondria
d)
golgi
38.
What is the thin, flexible barrier surrounding the cell that controls what enters and exits the cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
rough ER
d)
cytoplasm
39.
What is the function of the cell wall in plants?
a)
store DNA
b)
support and protection
c)
reproduction
d)
movement
40.
What is the function of the nucleus?
a)
store DNA
b)
control the cell's processes
c)
contain all the information to make proteins
d)
all of the above
41.
What cell organelle would you expect to find in a plant cell but not an animal cell?
a)
cholroplast
b)
ribosome
c)
smooth ER
d)
nucleus
42.
When water moves from high to low using no energy cross a membrane what is this called?
a)
osmosis
b)
active transport
c)
exocytosis
43.
If an animal cell were placed in fresh water it would swell and burst, what would cause this?
a)
particles moving into the cell
b)
water moving into the cell
c)
particles moving out of the cell
44.
What are the 3 types of passive transport which move from high to low using no energy?
a)
osmosis, diffusion, and facilitated diffusion
b)
osmosis, active transport, and diffusion
c)
protein channel, lipids, and diffusion
45.
What are the two basic types of active transport, which moves from low to high using lots of energy to push things in or out of the cell?
a)
facilitated diffusion and passive
b)
endocytosis exocytosis
c)
exocytosis and osmosis
46.
Which type of active transport is when the cell takes IN large amounts of material using lots of energy?
a)
osmosis
b)
respiration
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
47.
Which type of passive transport moves high to low, using no energy, through protein channels in the cell membrane?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
facilitated diffusion
48.
What is one of the main ways that active transport differs from passive transport?
a)
active uses energy
b)
passive uses energy
c)
active is only water
49.
when the concentration of solutes is higher in the solution outside of the cell and the cell shrivels, the solution is said to be
a)
hypertonic
b)
isotonic
c)
polar
d)
hypotonic
50.
When the concentration of the solution surrounding the cell is lower andthe cells swells, it is said to be
a)
hypotonic
b)
isotonic
c)
polar
d)
hypertonic
51.
When the concentration is the same inside and outside of the cell and there is no change in the shape of the cell, it is said to be
a)
hypotonic
b)
isotonic
c)
polar
d)
hypertonic
52.
Which of the following is an organ of the body?
a)
skin cells
b)
stomach
c)
muscle tissue
d)
nervous system
53.
What is he term for a group of cells that work together?
a)
atoms
b)
body system
c)
tissues
54.
No matter if a cell is an autotroph or a heterotroph it must convert it's food into a useable from of energy called
a)
ATP
b)
RNA
c)
acids
55.
How is energy released from ATP?
a)
bond is broken between 1st and 2nd phosphate
b)
bond is broken between 2nd and 3rd phosphate
56.
How many phosphates does ATP have (Hint: How many does the T stand for)
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
57.
How many phosphates does ADP have (Hint: How many does the D stand for)?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
four
58.
What color of the spectrum is not well absorbed by chlorophyll in plants, because a plant's leaves are reflecting this color?
a)
red
b)
green
c)
violet
d)
blue
59.
Where does the Calvin cycle or light-independent reaction (the second stage of photosynthesis) occur?
a)
stroma
b)
matrix
c)
inner membrane
60.
What are the names of the three steps of Cellular Respiration?
a)
light dependent, glycolysis, light independent
b)
krebs cycle, glycolysis, electron transport chain
61.
What part of the plant cell does photosynthesis take place in?
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplast
d)
mitochondria
62.
What part of the cell does most cellular respiration take place in?
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplast
63.
What is the term for organisms such as plants that can make their food?
a)
autotrophs
b)
consumers
c)
carnivores
d)
heterotrophs
64.
What is the term for an organism that can NOT make their own food and must consume other things?
a)
producer
b)
heterotroph
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
65.
Plants do both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
a)
True
b)
False
66.
Which process is this the equation for?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
cellular respiration
c)
lactic acid fermentation
67.
Which process is this the equation for?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
cellular respiration
c)
lactic acid fermentation
68.
Cold temperatures and lack of water would slow photosynthesis.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
Cellular respiration is said to be an aerobic process because it uses or needs
a)
oxygen
b)
water
c)
carbon dioxide
70.
A process such as lactic acid fermentation which does NOT need oxygen is called
a)
polar
b)
aaerobic
c)
enzyme-catalyzed
71.
The processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration depend on each other because the products of one are the reactants of the other.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
What type of passive transport is shown here, where the particles are spreading out from high to low
a)
endosytosis
b)
active transport
c)
diffusion
d)
exocytosis
73.
What type of active transport is shown here where the cell must take IN a large amount of material?
a)
endocytosis
b)
passive transport
c)
osmosis
d)
diffusion
74.
What cell process is shown here? (Hint: takes place in the mitochondria)
a)
cellular respiration
b)
covalent bonding
c)
mitosis
75.
Movement is a characteristic of all living things, including plants and bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
76.
Carbohydrates are di vided into 2 categories:
a)
sugars and starches
b)
fats and oils
c)
DNA and RNA
d)
amino acids
77.
What is the term for the portion outside the nucleus, made of jelly-like filler material?
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondra
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
78.
Which type of cell do plants and animals have, which contains a nucleus?
a)
viral cell
b)
eukaryote
c)
kingdom
d)
prokaryotes
79.
Animal cells don't have a cell wall, only a cell membrane, because they need to be able to be flexible to move and find food.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
What process allows your cells to generate ATP when there is not enough Oxygen for Cellular Respiration, but sometimes causes muscle soreness?
a)
lactic acid fermentation
b)
mitosis
c)
photosynthesis
d)
meiosis
81.
Where does the 1st step of cellular respiration (glycolysis) occur in the cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
lysosome
82.
the last 2 steps of cellular respiration (Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport Chain) occur in which part of the cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
lysosomes
d)
nucleus
83.
All types of eukaryotes, including both plants and animals, use cellular respiration to make ATP.
a)
True
b)
False
84.
In the picture below, what is the round object with a blue center?
a)
smoth ER
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
chloroplast
85.
In the picture below, what is the orange object?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
cytoplasm
86.
In the picture below, what are the purple objects?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
mitochondria
d)
smooth ER
87.
In the picture below, what is the green object with red dots attached?
a)
rough ER
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplast
d)
lysosome
88.
What type of passive transport is shown here?
a)
osmosis
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
pinocytosis
d)
exocytosis
89.
What type of active transport is shown in the picture? Notice something is EXITING the cell. ( notice the arrows show something moving out.
a)
exocytosis
b)
simple diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
endocytosis
90.
A virus is a living thing because it has a eukaryote cell.
a)
true
b)
false
91.
Although a virus is not considered living, it does contain either DNA or RNA.
a)
True
b)
False
92.
Evlution is a characteristic of life that means to get bigger.
a)
True
b)
False
93.
All living things must grow and develop, growing means getting bigger, while develop means going through changes like puberty or metamorphosis.
a)
True
b)
False
94.
Having a heartbeat is a characteristic of all living things, including plants and bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
95.
All living things must be made of one or more cells.
a)
True
b)
False
96.
All living things must have genetic material (DNA)
a)
True
b)
False
97.
Reproduction is not a characteristic of life
a)
True
b)
False
98.
A virus is not a living thing because it uses no energy itself, the host cell's energy is used to make new viruses.
a)
True
b)
False
99.
A stimulus, such as light, causes a response in a living thing like your pupil's dilating.
a)
True
b)
False
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