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Bio-10 Week 15 Vocab Terms

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 6hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following terms is the variable being MEASURED in an experiment?

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Independent variable

c)

Constant variable

d)

Control group

2.

Which of the following identifies the group in an experiment that receives the variable treatment or the IV?

a)

experimental group

b)

bacteria

c)

testosterone

d)

oxygen

3.

Which of the following identifies the male reproductive hormone that influences the sperm production?

a)

pH

b)

testosterone

c)

bacteria

d)

oxygen

4.

Which of the following identifies the unicelullar organism that can be a pathogen or decomposer?

a)

niche

b)

oxygen

c)

bacteria

d)

testosterone

5.

Which of the following identifies the measure of acidity that can change an enzyme's shape and function?

a)

bacteria

b)

testosterone

c)

experimental group

d)

pH

6.

Which of the following identifies the gas molecule that is produced by plants in photosynthesis and is used by animals?

a)

oxygen

b)

bacteria

c)

experimental group

d)

niche

7.

Which of the following identifies the specie's way of life or role where when two organisms have the same, they will compete?

a)

niche

b)

oxygen

c)

pH

d)

testosterone

8.

Which of the following identifies the state of a relatively steady homeostasis due to feedback?

a)

dynamic equilibrium

b)

ATP

c)

abiotic

d)

parasite

9.

Which of the following identifies the usable energy molecule produced by cellular respiration?

a)

ATP

b)

Dynamic equilibrium

c)

abiotic

d)

parasite

10.

Which of the following identifies the non-living factor in an ecosystem like sunlight and rocks?

a)

abiotic

b)

dynamic equilibrium

c)

parasite

d)

asexual reproduction

11.

Which of the following identifies the species that lives inside of a host and benefits at the expense of the host?

a)

parasite

b)

predator

c)

prey

d)

oxygen

12.

Which of the following terms identifies the organ system that uses enzymes to digest food?

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Digestive system

c)

Respiratory system

d)

Immune system

13.

Which of the following terms means a beneficial trait that allows an organism to survive?

a)

Natural selection

b)

Evolution

c)

Adaptation

d)

Antibiotic resistance

14.

Which of the following terms identifies a cellular structure where glucose is used to make ATP?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

15.

Which of the following terms identifies an organism that CONSUMES other organisms for food?

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Prey

d)

Decomposer

16.

Which of the following is a large molecule that needs to be broken down to move through the cell membrane?

a)

Starch

b)

glucose

c)

DNA

d)

RNA

17.

Which of the following defines a process in which the sperm and egg unite to form a zygote?

a)

Meiosis

b)

Fertilization

c)

Mitosis

d)

White blood cell

18.

Which of the following shows multiple predator/prey relationships as well as multiple feeding relationships?

a)

Evolution

b)

Organism

c)

Food web

d)

White blood cell

19.

Which of the following molecules are used by the ribosome to make proteins?

a)

Glucose

b)

Starch

c)

DNA

d)

mRNA

20.

Which of the following is a genetic engineering technique used to make IDENTICAL offspring?

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Food web

c)

Cloning

d)

Heterotroph

21.

Which of the following are species that have no natural predators?

a)

Invasive species

b)

Predators

c)

Prey

d)

Natural selection

22.

Which of the following identifies an immune system cell that makes antibodies in response to a pathogen?

a)

White blood cell

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Heart

d)

Lungs

23.

Which of the following identifies the term used to describe an experiment that is reliable and has lots of data?

a)

Valid

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Theory

d)

Hypothesis

24.

Which of the following identifies the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide?

a)

Digestive system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Immune system

25.

Which of the following is change of species overtime?

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

c)

Ecology

d)

White blood cell

26.

Which of the following is a structure through which molecules move in and out of the cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Ribosome

27.

Which of the following is a protein that identifies a cell?

a)

Antigen

b)

antibodies

c)

antibiotics

d)

white blood cell

28.

Which of the following identifies a location with living and nonliving factors in an area?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Evolution

c)

Pond

d)

Decomposer

29.

Which of the following is a biological catalyst?

a)

Enzymes

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Starch

d)

Mitochondria

30.

Which of the following is a process that makes gametes?

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Fertilization

31.

Which of the following is a section of DNA that codes for a protein?

a)

Gene

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Valid

d)

Food web

32.

Which of the following is a process that is used to breed two organisms with desirable traits?

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Cloning

c)

Gene splicing

33.

Which of the following is an action taken by humans that cuts down trees?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Cloning

c)

Gene splicing

34.

Which of the following terms is a testable PREDICTION about an experiment made in the 'If...then...' statment

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Mutation

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Vaccine

35.

Cellular structure in which proteins are made

a)

Ribosome

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Protein

36.

Which of the following is an organic molecule which is made up of amino acids? Their structure determines their function!

a)

Mitosis

b)

Proteins

c)

Natural selection

d)

Fossil fuels

37.

Which of the following is the term that means a change in the DNA?

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

Decomposer

c)

Mutation

d)

Gene splicing

38.

Which of the following identifies the organ system that transports nutrients and waste to and from cells?

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Mutation

d)

Protein

39.

Which of the following identifies a dead or weakened pathogen that when injected into humans makes white blood cells make antibodies?

a)

Carrying capacity

b)

Gene splicing

c)

Mitosis

d)

Vaccine

40.

Which of the following terms identifies a cell division process that makes identical body cells?

a)

Gene splicing

b)

Decomposer

c)

Mitosis

d)

Fossil fuels

41.

Which of the following terms identifies a process that inserts a human gene into a bacterium to produce a human protein like insulin?

a)

Gene splicing

b)

Natural selection

c)

Decomposer

d)

Fossil fuels

42.

Which of the following identifies a process in which organisms with the adaptations survive, reproduce and pass on those traits to their offspring?

a)

Natural selection

b)

Carrying capacity

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Ribosome

43.

Which of the following identifies the niche in which an organism breaks down dead organisms to bring nutrients back to the soil?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Protein

c)

Mutation

d)

Decomposer

44.

Which of the following identifies a term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

a)

Carrying capacity

b)

Fossil fuel

c)

Decomposer

d)

Mutation

45.

Which of the following terms identifies the non-renewable energy source that is burned for energy but releases carbon dioxide into the environment?

a)

Fossil fuel

b)

Vaccine

c)

Circulatory system

d)

Mitosis

46.

Which of the following is used as a comparison group in an experiment because it gets no treatment?

a)

Control group

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Ribsoome

d)

Protein

47.

Which of the following is an organ system in which messengers are released that bind to receptors to communicate with other cells and organs?

a)

Nervous system

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Ribosome

48.

Which of the following is the process of a species having no variation and dying as a result of environment change?

a)

Extinction

b)

Natural selection

c)

Autotroph

d)

Global warming

49.

Which of the following is a cell structure in which photosynthesis occurs where glucose and oxygen are made using sunlight?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Chloroplast

50.

Which of the following is a virus that weakens the immune system by attacking the WBCs?

a)

Chlorplast

b)

the flu

c)

HIV

d)

ecological succession

51.

Which of the following is an organism that make produce its own food/nutrients?

a)

Heterotrop

b)

Autotroph

c)

Prey

d)

Prey

52.

Which of the following terms identifies a cell structure that stores water and it is found larger in plants than in animals?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Ribosome

53.

Which of the following is the process by which cell become different or specialized due to different gene expression?

a)

Differentiation

b)

Ecological succession

c)

Natural selection

d)

Evolution

54.

Which of the following is the gradual process that reestablishes an ecosystem to stability after a natural disturbance?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ecological succession

55.

[Select all that apply] Which of the following are environmental factors that can affect gene expression?

a)

pH

b)

Temperature

c)

Amount of sunlight

d)

Vacuole

56.

Which of the following is a process that separates the DNA by size?

a)

Gel electrophoresis

b)

Selective breeding

c)

Natural selection

d)

Extinction

57.

Which of the following describes the idea that the earth's temperature is rising due to too much burning of fossil fuels?

a)

Global warming

b)

Ecological succession

c)

Ribosome

d)

Ozone layer

58.

Which of the following identifies the variable that is CHANGED or manipulated in an experiment?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Control group

c)

Dependent variable

d)

Cytoplasm

59.

Which of the following identifies the cellular structure that holds genetic information

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Ribosome

60.

Which of the following identifies the cellular structure that 'holds' the organelles due to its jelly like structure?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

61.

Which of the following terms identifies the movement of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Active transport

c)

Amino acids

d)

Cytoplasm

62.

Which of the following terms identifies the building block of proteins?

a)

Amino acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Fructose

d)

Allergic reaction

63.

Which of the following is an organ system that releases hormones which then bind to receptors for feedback?

a)

Circulatory system

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endocrine system

d)

Diabetes

64.

Which of the following is an immune response to a normally harmless substance?

a)

Uterus

b)

Diabetes

c)

Energy pyramid

d)

Allergic reaction

65.

Which of the following is a structure in which the baby grows and develops?

a)

Endocrine system

b)

Uterus

c)

Fallopian tube

d)

Diabetes

66.

Which of the following is a disruption of homeostasis in which there is a high glucose level and lack of insulin?

a)

Diabetes

b)

Energy pyramid

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Diffusion

67.

Which of the following identifies a term that means genetic differences resulting from mutations, sexual reproduction and recombination?

a)

Uterus

b)

Renewable energy

c)

Energy pyramid

d)

Variation

68.

Which of the following identifies a diagram that shows autotrophs have the most energy and energy is lost as heat?

a)

Energy pyramid

b)

Conservation

c)

Renewable energy

d)

Diabetes

69.

Which of the following means to save resources/materials and to reuse and recycle?

a)

Uterus

b)

Variation

c)

Conservation

d)

Renewable energy

70.

Which of the following identifies an alternate source of energy that is NOT burning fossil fuels and is infinite?

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Conservation

c)

Variation

d)

Uterus

71.

Which of the following identifies a scientific idea that has LOTS of evidence and is subject to change?

a)

Theory

b)

Valid

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Excretory system

72.

Which of the following is a building block of DNA like A, T, G and C?

a)

Chromosome

b)

Testes

c)

Nucleotide base

d)

Common ancestor

73.

Which of the following a cellular STRUCTURE that provides structure in plants making them rectangular and rigid?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Theory

c)

Testes

d)

Cell wall

74.

Which of the following is a packaged, coiled bundle of DNA that is inherited from parents?

a)

Theory

b)

Cell wall

c)

Excretory system

d)

Chromosome

75.

Which of the following is an organ system that filters blood to remove waste?

a)

Testes

b)

Excretory system

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Pesticide

76.

Which of the following is a structure or organ that produces sperm?

a)

Pesticide

b)

Biodiversity

c)

Common ancestor

d)

Testes

77.

Which of the following is a species from which other species evolved/descended from?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Pesticide

c)

Common ancestor

d)

Placenta

78.

Which of the following is a measure of the NUMBER of different species in an area?

a)

Pesticide

b)

Insulin

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Excretory system

79.

Which of the following is a toxin/chemical applied to crops to kill pests like insects?

a)

Pesticide

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Placenta

d)

Insulin

80.

Which of the following is a cellular process that converts oxygen and glucose into usable energy/ATP?

a)

Cellular respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Common ancestor

81.

Which of the following is a structure that transports molecules between mother and fetus?

a)

Insulin

b)

Pesticide

c)

Placenta

d)

Common ancestor

82.

Which of the following is a hormone that lowers blood glucose which is artificially produced for diabetics?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Pesticide

c)

Common ancestor

d)

Insulin

83.

Which of the following identifies a group of similar cells and is the level of organization BEFORE organs?

a)

tissue

b)

cells

c)

organ

d)

organism

84.

Which of the following identifies a MOLECULE that plants produce in photosynthesis and animals use to make ATP in cellular respiration?

a)

protein

b)

glucose

c)

organism

d)

circulatory system

85.

Which of the following the dependent variable that is measured in an experiment?

a)

data

b)

independent variable

c)

control group

d)

digestive system

86.

Which of the following is a reproductive structure/organ that is the site of FEMALE gamete formation and the storage of those gametes?

a)

ovary

b)

uterus

c)

digestive system

d)

testes

87.

Which of the following is the remains of dead organisms that is used as evidence for evolution?

a)

fossil

b)

cancer

c)

data

d)

tissue

88.

Which of the following is a cellular process that plants use to concert solar energy into chemical energy?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

protein synthesis

d)

data

89.

Which of the following is a disease of uncontrollable cell division or mitosis, created by a mutation and creates a tumor?

a)

cancer

b)

resistance

c)

biomass

d)

trade-off

90.

Which of the following is the benefits and consequences of an action?

a)

trade-off

b)

feedback mechanism

c)

population

d)

biomass

91.

Which of the following identifies the concept of an organism surviving a poison/toxin due to a mutation?

a)

resistance

b)

population

c)

biomass

d)

cancer

92.

Which of the following is the way that organisms maintain homeostasis?

a)

cancer

b)

resistance

c)

population

d)

feedback mechanism

93.

Which of the following is a group of organisms from the same species?

a)

community

b)

trade-off

c)

population

d)

fossil

94.

Which of the following identifies a concept of the amount of organisms in a niche and plants have the highest amount?

a)

biomass

b)

trade-off

c)

cancer

d)

feedback mechanism

95.

Which of the following identifies the term for the specialized plant cell that regulates water loss?

a)

guard cell

b)

bioaccumulation

c)

ozone depletion

d)

active transport

96.

Which of the following identifies the build up or magnification of toxins up the food chain?

a)

bioaccumulation

b)

gametes

c)

guard cell

d)

estrogen

97.

Which of the following identifies the thinning of layer that protects the Earth from UV rays?

a)

ozone depletion

b)

bioaccumulation

c)

DNA replication

d)

active transport

98.

Which of the following identifies the process that copies genetic information inside the nucleus?

a)

DNA replication

b)

ozone depletion

c)

active transport

d)

gametes

99.

Which of the following identifies the sex cells that have HALF the number of chromosomes?

a)

active transport

b)

bioaccumulation

c)

gametes

d)

guard cell

100.

Which of the following identifies the movement of molecules from a low to high concentration using ATP?

a)

gametes

b)

ozone depletion

c)

bioaccumulation

d)

active transport

101.

Which of the following identifies the chemical message sent to and from the brain that fits a specific receptor?

a)

neurotransmitter

b)

engulf

c)

lipid

d)

estrogen

102.

Which of the following identifies a female reproductive hormone that regulates egg release?

a)

lipid

b)

competition

c)

estrogen

d)

neurotransmitter

103.

Which of the following identifies how white blood cells destroy a pathogen?

a)

engulf

b)

lipid

c)

competition

d)

neurotransmitter

104.

Which of the following identifies an organic molecule composed of fatty acids and it is used for long-term energy storage?

a)

ozone depletion

b)

active transport

c)

lipid

d)

guard cell

105.

Which of the following identifies a factor that drives evolution by fighting over resources?

a)

lipid

b)

estrogen

c)

engulf

d)

competition

106.

Which of the following identifies the process of making an identical offspring with only one parent?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

abiotic

c)

ATP

d)

Dynamic equilibrium

107.

Which of the following identifies the chemical in food like proteins and starch, that have bonds that are broken for energy?

a)

organic molecule

b)

inherited

c)

industrilization

d)

community

108.

Which of the following identifies the building of factories, which increases the use of fossil fuels and leads to global warming?

a)

industrialization

b)

community

c)

organic molecule

d)

inherited

109.

Which of the following is the term that means to pass down via DNA from parents and can cause evolution?

a)

industrilization

b)

organic molecule

c)

inherited

d)

sexual reproduction

110.

Which of the following identifies all of the biotic/species in an area interacting in an area?

a)

community

b)

organic molecule

c)

industrilization

d)

inherited

111.

Which of the following identifies the type of reproduction that creates variation by meiosis/recombination?

a)

community

b)

organic molecule

c)

inherited

d)

sexual reproduction

112.

Which of the following identifies a characteristic of an ecosystem that has biodiversity and is resilient?

a)

stability

b)

recycling

c)

hormone

d)

organelle

113.

Which of the following identifies a chemical released by the endocrine system for feedback and fits the shape of the receptor?

a)

hormone

b)

stability

c)

organelle

d)

iodine

114.

Which of the following identifies the term which means to reuse a molecule or material like plastic, water or nutrients?

a)

recycling

b)

iodine

c)

organelle

d)

hormone

115.

Which of the following is a chemical indicator for starch that changes to blue/black with starch?

a)

iodine

b)

stability

c)

recycling

d)

organelle

116.

Which of the following identifies a cellular structure like the vacuole and the ribosome?

a)

inherited

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

organelle

d)

industrialization

117.

Identify the term that means a factor that is kept the SAME in all groups in an experiment to increase the validity.

a)

Constant

b)

Receptor

c)

Preserve

d)

Virus

118.

Identify the molecule that is found on the surface of the cell membrane that receives messages.

a)

Receptor

b)

Limiting factor

c)

Virus

d)

Carbohydrate

119.

Identify the term that means to protect the environment in order to maintain the biodiversity and stability of ecosystems

a)

Preserve

b)

Limiting factor

c)

Constant

d)

Virus

120.

Identify the term that is something that reduces the population growth

a)

Limiting factor

b)

Virus

c)

Preserve

d)

Constant

121.

Identify the type of pathogen that infects a cell and hijacks its nucleus.

a)

Virus

b)

Limiting factor

c)

Receptor

d)

Constant

122.

Identify the organic molecule like starch whose building block is glucose

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Non-renewable

d)

Genetic recombination

123.

Identify the gas that is absorbed by plants and released by animals. It is an example of a greenhouse gas.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Overpopulation

c)

Non-renewable

d)

Oxygen

124.

Identify a situation that results in competition and puts strain on resources

a)

Overpopulation

b)

Non-renewable

c)

Genetic recombination

d)

Carbohydrate

125.

Identify the resource that cannot be replaced, and finite. An example is fossil fuels.

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Overpopulation

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Virus

126.

Identify the process of when chromosomes swap genes creating variation in meiosis.

a)

genetic recombination

b)

non-renewable

c)

overpopulation

d)

carbon dioxide