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Midterm Review Bio

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When perfoming an experiment you should research the topic and educate yourself, what the best choice of material to use

a)

Scientific Journal

b)

Ask your friends what material they use

c)

Listen to what the TV tells you

d)

Use the cheapest material available

2.

What is the INDEPENDENT variable? You are testing which type of paper airplane goes furthest?

a)

the paper used

b)

the type of paper airplane

c)

the distance of each plane's flight

d)

how hard the plane is thrown

3.

Does the type of shoe worn during a 30 meter dash affect the speed of the runner? The speed of the runner is the...

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

4.

How does watching TV during studying affect a student’s test grades? Student's grades are the....

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

5.

Which of the following is an example of an inference:

a)

Birds diving into the ocean means there are small fish there

b)

Birds flying over the ocean typically do not flap their wings

c)

Oceanic birds are larger than land birds

d)

The fish is floating very still under the floating seaweed

6.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
7.
a)

Algae multiply most rapidly at 35oC.

b)

Algae multiply most slowly at 20oC.

c)

Algae multiply most rapidly at 20oC.

d)

Algae multiply most slowly at 10oC.

8.
The leaves on the plant are turning brown.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
9.
The plant has grown 4 cm since yesterday.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Both
d)
Neither
10.
A new company wants to test out a pill that will unlock all of your brain to make you 50% smarter and much more efficient. 
Which answer choice shows what the control group would be?
a)
The group that receives the pill
b)
The group that receives the fake pill
c)
The new company
d)
The brain that gets smarter
11.

Which one is NOT a property of all living things

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Metabolism

d)

Ability to Fly

12.

How would you define carrying capacity ?

a)

The largest amount environment can support at any given time

b)

The number of predators in an environment

c)

The maximum number of offspring a single mother can support at one time

d)

The maximum number of species an ecosystem can sustain.

13.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
14.
Identify the correct food chain that demonstrates the energy flow of this food web.
a)
Eagle < Bluebird < Plant
b)
Plant< Rabbit < Eagle
c)
Plant > Snail > Lizard > Eagle
d)
Eagle> Lizard>Caterpillar>Plant
15.

Which organisms are examples of decomposers?

a)

Rabbit

b)

Lions

c)

Trees

d)

Fungi

16.
Which species most likely has the largest population?
a)
Herring
b)
Plankton
c)
Shrimp
d)
Shark
17.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
18.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
19.

The close relationship between two different species in an ecosystem

a)

Biosphere

b)

Ecology

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Environment

20.

A symbiotic relationship where one species obtains food or benefits from another species without benefitting or harming the other.

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Competition

d)

Parasitism

21.

A symbiotic relationship that benefits both members of two different species.

a)

Predator-Pray

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Parasitism

22.

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.

a)

Commensalism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Competition

23.

Which mircroorganisms turn Nitogen(N2) into Ammonia (Nh4+)

a)

Nitrogen fixing bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Detritus

d)

Nitrifying Bacteria

24.

What property of water allows water to stick to itself

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Surface tension

d)

Polarization

25.

Which organelle do you think will be found in abundance in your Muscles!!

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Golgi Apparatus

26.

Which Type of solution is the middle cell placed in?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Robotonic

27.

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?

a)

Shrink

b)

Swell

c)

Divide

d)

Become more translucent

28.

When solutes diffuse, they move ....

a)

from low concentration to high concentration

b)

from high concentration to low concentration

c)

"up" the concentration gradient

d)

randomly

29.

How would you simply describe cellular respiration

a)

Breaking down food to release stored energy

b)

Using oxygen to create energy from sunlight

c)

Creating energy from the consumption of water

d)

Producing energy through the burning of carbohydrates

30.

Plant cells have a larger ______ than animal cells . The function of this organelle is to store food,water and waste

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria:

c)

Lysosomes:

d)

Ribosomes.

31.

What gas is released during photosynthesis

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon Monoxide

d)

Nitrogen

32.
In this image, the cell is using which type of molecular transport?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion 
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis 
33.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
34.

Which organelle is responsible for helping maintain homeostasis with in the cell

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

35.

How do Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis compliment each other

a)

Both processes work together to cycle CO2 and O2 through the enviroment.

b)

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration produce energy for the environment.

c)

Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis provide nutrients for plants and animals.

d)

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration create new molecules for the environment.

36.

What point on the graph represents the carrying capacity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

What type of growth is shown in the diagram?

a)

exponential growth

b)

logistic growth

c)

predator-prey cycle

d)

boom-bust curve

38.

The regular progression of species replacement in a developing ecosystem is called

a)

Succession

b)

Convergence

c)

Assimilation

d)

Migration

39.

The most vital eustuary in Virginia is --

a)

The Chesapeake Bay

b)

The Potomac River

c)

The York River

d)

The Rappahannock River

40.

Which of the following organisms are MOST closely related

a)

Organisms that share a species

b)

Organisms that share same genus

c)

Organisms that share a domain

d)

Organisms that share a famiily

41.

Which statement is TRUE about organism in the Protist Kingdom

a)

They live in moist environments

b)

Protists are the largest kingdom of organisms.

c)

Protists are multicellular organisms.

d)

Protists are capable of photosynthesis.

42.

Choose the characteristics that animals must possess in Animal Kingdom

a)

Eukaryotic , multicellular and heterotrophs

b)

Autotrophic,Multicelluar and Eukaryotic

c)

Multicellular

d)

Endothermic

43.

These plants are considered a pioneer species

a)

Non vascualr

b)

Lichens

c)

Fungi

d)

Algae

44.
Cell theory states:
a)
All living cells must have a cell wall.
b)
 All living cells require glucose for survival.
c)
The basic unit of life is a cell.
d)
All cells contain a nucleus
45.
A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?
a)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
46.

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?

a)

Regular soil

b)

Nitrogen infused soil

c)

How tall the plants grow

d)

The plant in the bathroom

47.

What reason do scientists give for saying that viruses are not living organisms?

a)

they cannot reproduce without the aid of a host

b)

they do not metabolize food into energy

c)

they do not have organized cells

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

48.
What species is bird C?
a)
Dunliin
b)
Osprey
c)
Bald Eagle
d)
Baird's Sparrow
49.
What are the 7 levels of classification, listed in order from most specific to least specific?
a)
a.  Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species 
b)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species 
c)
Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom
d)
Species, genus, order, class, family, phylum, kingdom 
50.

A microbe that can cause harm is known as a

a)

Pathogen

b)

Pathogon

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria