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WorksheetsMidterm Review Bio
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 39mins
When perfoming an experiment you should research the topic and educate yourself, what the best choice of material to use
Scientific Journal
Ask your friends what material they use
Listen to what the TV tells you
Use the cheapest material available
What is the INDEPENDENT variable? You are testing which type of paper airplane goes furthest?
the paper used
the type of paper airplane
the distance of each plane's flight
how hard the plane is thrown
Does the type of shoe worn during a 30 meter dash affect the speed of the runner? The speed of the runner is the...
independent variable
dependent variable
How does watching TV during studying affect a student’s test grades? Student's grades are the....
independent variable
dependent variable
Which of the following is an example of an inference:
Birds diving into the ocean means there are small fish there
Birds flying over the ocean typically do not flap their wings
Oceanic birds are larger than land birds
The fish is floating very still under the floating seaweed
Algae multiply most rapidly at 35oC.
Algae multiply most slowly at 20oC.
Algae multiply most rapidly at 20oC.
Algae multiply most slowly at 10oC.
Which answer choice shows what the control group would be?
Which one is NOT a property of all living things
Photosynthesis
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Ability to Fly
How would you define carrying capacity ?
The largest amount environment can support at any given time
The number of predators in an environment
The maximum number of offspring a single mother can support at one time
The maximum number of species an ecosystem can sustain.
Which organisms are examples of decomposers?
Rabbit
Lions
Trees
Fungi
The close relationship between two different species in an ecosystem
Biosphere
Ecology
Symbiosis
Environment
A symbiotic relationship where one species obtains food or benefits from another species without benefitting or harming the other.
Commensalism
Mutualism
Competition
Parasitism
A symbiotic relationship that benefits both members of two different species.
Predator-Pray
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
A symbiotic relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits from and hurts another (the host).
Usually the parasite is getting food from the hosts body.
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Competition
Which mircroorganisms turn Nitogen(N2) into Ammonia (Nh4+)
Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Fungi
Detritus
Nitrifying Bacteria
What property of water allows water to stick to itself
Cohesion
Adhesion
Surface tension
Polarization
Which organelle do you think will be found in abundance in your Muscles!!
Mitochondria
Lysosomes
Ribosomes
Golgi Apparatus
Which Type of solution is the middle cell placed in?
Hypertonic
Hypotonic
Isotonic
Robotonic
A blood cell with a conc. of 2% salt is placed in a solution of 22% salt. After observing it under the microscope -what do you expect the blood cell to do?
Shrink
Swell
Divide
Become more translucent
When solutes diffuse, they move ....
from low concentration to high concentration
from high concentration to low concentration
"up" the concentration gradient
randomly
How would you simply describe cellular respiration
Breaking down food to release stored energy
Using oxygen to create energy from sunlight
Creating energy from the consumption of water
Producing energy through the burning of carbohydrates
Plant cells have a larger ______ than animal cells . The function of this organelle is to store food,water and waste
Vacuole
Mitochondria:
Lysosomes:
Ribosomes.
What gas is released during photosynthesis
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Carbon Monoxide
Nitrogen
Which organelle is responsible for helping maintain homeostasis with in the cell
Cell Membrane
Golgi Apparatus
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic Reticulum
How do Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis compliment each other
Both processes work together to cycle CO2 and O2 through the enviroment.
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration produce energy for the environment.
Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis provide nutrients for plants and animals.
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration create new molecules for the environment.
What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?
A
B
C
D
What type of growth is shown in the diagram?
exponential growth
logistic growth
predator-prey cycle
boom-bust curve
The regular progression of species replacement in a developing ecosystem is called
Succession
Convergence
Assimilation
Migration
The most vital eustuary in Virginia is --
The Chesapeake Bay
The Potomac River
The York River
The Rappahannock River
Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related
Organisms that share a species
Organisms that share same genus
Organisms that share a domain
Organisms that share a famiily
Which statement is TRUE about organism in the Protist Kingdom
They live in moist environments
Protists are the largest kingdom of organisms.
Protists are multicellular organisms.
Protists are capable of photosynthesis.
Choose the characteristics that animals must possess in Animal Kingdom
Eukaryotic , multicellular and heterotrophs
Autotrophic,Multicelluar and Eukaryotic
Multicellular
Endothermic
These plants are considered a pioneer species
Non vascualr
Lichens
Fungi
Algae
Erin is testing to see how different amounts of nitrogen infused in the soil will impact the height of her corn plants. She puts two corn plants into two pots. One is filled with nitrogen infused soil and the other is not. She puts the regular soil pot outside and the nitrogen infused plant in her bathroom. The corn in the regular soil grows to 7 feet tall and the corn in the nitrogen soil grows to 2 feet tall.
What is her independent variable?
Regular soil
Nitrogen infused soil
How tall the plants grow
The plant in the bathroom
What reason do scientists give for saying that viruses are not living organisms?
they cannot reproduce without the aid of a host
they do not metabolize food into energy
they do not have organized cells
all of the above
none of the above
A microbe that can cause harm is known as a
Pathogen
Pathogon
Virus
Bacteria
