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Biology 1st Semester Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classrooms are

a)

always against the rules

b)

okay

c)

not dangerous

d)

okay if you are working alone

2.

Which of the following is permitted in the lab?

a)

chewing gum

b)

eating

c)

drinking

d)

none of these

3.

 A testable statement that leads to scientific investigation based on prior knowledge is known as: 

a)

theory

b)

experiment

c)

observation

d)

hypothesis

4.

The maintenance of an organism’s internal conditions is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

metabolism

c)

balancing

d)

evolution

5.

What is the idea that life can arise ("It came outta nowhere!") from nonliving material?

a)

biogenesis

b)

evolution

c)

spontaneous combustion

d)

spontaneous generation

6.

What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes the furthest?

a)

the height of the plane's flight path

b)

the type of paper airplane

c)

the distance of each plane's flight

d)

the flight pattern of each plane when thrown

7.

What makes up cell membranes, waxy coverings, and is secondary energy storage?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Nucleic acids

d)

Lipids

8.

Which of the following are the main source of energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

9.

What happens to an enzyme if the pH or temperature is too high?

a)

Nothing happens

b)

The enzyme changes shape

c)

The enzyme works faster

d)

More product is made

10.

If you want to figure out how many times you've magnified an object you would

a)

add the power of the eyepiece and the objective lens together

b)

subtract the power of the lens from 100

c)

multiply the power of the eyepiece and the objective lens together

d)

the power of the objective is how many times you magnified the object

11.

If you want to focus the image initially and make it larger you would use

a)

fine adjustment knob

b)

objective lenses

c)

diaphragm

d)

coarse adjustment knob

12.

If you look in the microscope and the light is too bright you would use the ___ to adjust the brightness.

a)

fine adjustment knob

b)

coarse adjustment knob

c)

objective lens

d)

diaphragm

13.

Proteins are made here

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Chloroplast

14.

Help pull chromosomes apart during mitosis

a)

Chromatin

b)

Cilia

c)

Centrioles

d)

Flagella

15.

The digestion center of the cell

a)

Golgi body

b)

Vacuole

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Lysosome

16.

What kind of transport does not require energy?

a)

Active

b)

Vacuole

c)

Passive

d)

Na/K Pump

17.

What is something that prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have in common?

a)

They have a nucleus.

b)

They are multi-cellular.

c)

They have DNA.

d)

They have organelles that are membrane-bound.

18.

What is an isotonic solution?

a)

When solutions are in equilibrium

b)

When the solution has more solute

c)

When the solution has less solute

d)

Has a greater pressure

19.

What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

b)

water and oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide and water

d)

water and glucose

20.

A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7

a)

acid

b)

alkaline

c)

base

d)

buffer