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Final Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A living individual

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

response

d)

stimulus

2.

The basic unit of structure and function in living things.

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

response

d)

stimulus

3.

__________ organisms consist of many cells. Humans are __________ organisms with trillions of cells specialized to do certain tasks.

a)

single celled

b)

multicellular

4.

The most common chemical in cells is ___________, which is essential for life.

a)

carbohydrates

b)

water

c)

protein

d)

lipids

5.

All organisms need ________ to power their cells.

a)

stimuli

b)

energy

c)

sunlight

d)

to eat

6.

All cells need energy (ATP) to function. Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell? "The Powerhouse"

a)

chloroplasts

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuoles

7.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
8.
What plant organelle is used to make sugars?
a)
Cell wall 
b)
Mitochondria 
c)
Chloroplast 
d)
Vacuole
9.
Which part of the cell is often called "the brain of the cell"?
a)
nuclear membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
10.

What is evidence ?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Anything you see, hear or read or experience that causes you to believe something is true.

c)

Long and detailed paragraph

11.

What is an example of evidence?

a)

Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.

b)

Football is more dangerous than baseball.

c)

Baseball is a fun sport.

12.

Which system is the control center of the body?

a)

immune

b)

circulatory

c)

nervous

d)

muscular

13.

Which system enables movement of the body?

a)

skeletal

b)

nervous

c)

muscular

d)

respiratory

14.

Which system breaks down food?

a)

excretory

b)

circulatory

c)

respiratory

d)

digestive

15.

What is the ultimate source of energy in any food chain?

a)

the sun

b)

producers

c)

consumers

d)

decomposers

16.

Weather (such as rain) and soil conditions are considered to be part of the ____________ factors of an ecosystem.

a)

biotic

b)

antibiotic

c)

abiotic

d)

biomass

17.

What is an example of a biotic factor?

a)

water

b)

grass

c)

soil

18.

unicellular

a)

an organism that has to get its energy/nourishment from eating DIFFERENT organisms

b)

organisms that do not have a nucleus. they came BEFORE eukaryotic cells

c)

an organism made of MANY cells (animals for example)

d)

an organism made of only ONE cell (bacteria for example)

19.

multicellular

a)

organisms that do not have a nucleus. they came BEFORE eukaryotic cells

b)

the smallest unit of living things

c)

an organism made of MANY cells (animals for example)

d)

organisms with a TRUE nucleus!

20.
Oxygen is...
a)
needed for photosynthesis to occur
b)
a product of cellular respiration
c)
a product of photosynthesis
d)
deadly to humans
21.
In the following statement, which is the stimulus...
When you smell food, your mouth waters. 
a)
smelling food
b)
mouth watering
22.
In the following statement, which is the response...
When you smell food, your mouth waters. 
a)
smelling food
b)
mouth watering
23.

Biology is best defined as the study of;

a)

The human body

b)

Living organisms

c)

The environment

d)

Botany

24.

The human body is made up of approx.;

a)

100 thousand cells

b)

100 million cells

c)

100 billion cells

d)

100 trillion cells

25.
Which organisms perform Photosynthesis?
a)
Only Autotrophs
b)
Only Heterotrophs
c)
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
26.

The effect of temperature on the relative rate of enzyme activity is shown.

Which statement is a valid conclusion based on the information in the graph?

a)

The maximum rate of human respiration occurs at about 57°C.

b)

The maximum rate of human digestion occurs at about 45°C.

c)

Growth can be controlled by the action of an enzyme.

d)

Temperature can influence the action of an enzyme.

27.
What two elements make up water?
a)
Helium and oxygen
b)
Hydrogen and oxygen
c)

Hydrogen and carbon

d)

Oxygen and carbon

28.
Why does ice float?
a)
As water freezes, it expands and its density decreases.
b)
As water freezes, it takes up more hydrogen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.
c)
As water freezes, air becomes trapped between the hydrogen bonds of water molecules.
d)
As water freezes, it takes up more oxygen from the atmosphere, causing it to have a greater buoyancy.
29.

What does a major extinction mean?

a)

Significant drops in biodiversity.

b)

When everything on earth (plants & animals) are destroyed and never to be seen again.

c)

When all the animals leave to go to another continent.

d)

When abiotic factors start to die.

30.

What do you breath out?

a)

Oxygen (O2)

b)

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

c)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

d)

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

31.

What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?

a)

6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

b)

6CO2 + 6H2O -> 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy

c)

6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O

d)

6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + C6H12O6

32.
What ratio of the offspring from the cross shown will be homozygous recessive for the  trait of tallness? 
a)
0 in 4
b)
1 in 4
c)
2 in 4
d)
4 in 4
33.
What you see, or the physical appearance.
a)
Genotype
b)
Phenotype
c)
Homozygous
d)
Heterozygous
34.
B = brown eyes
b = blue eyes
What is true about these two brothers that have brown eyes?
One has genotype BB the other Bb.
a)
they have same phenotype and genotype
b)
they have different genotypes and phenotypes
c)
they have same phenotype but different genotypes
d)
they have same genotype but different phenotypes
35.

G = green, g = yellow

The genotype for a yellow plant is...

a)

GG

b)

Gg

c)

gg

d)

all of the choices result in yellow

36.

Fill in the Yellow Box

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

37.

Fill in the Yellow Box

a)

Bb

b)

BB

c)

bb

38.

A student noticed that the freshwater plant, Elodea, produced bubbles when placed in direct light. What could the student most likely conclude?

a)

Bubbles of carbon dioxide were produced as a result of photosynthesis.

b)

Bubbles of oxygen were produced as a result of photosynthesis.

c)

Bubbles of carbon dioxide were produced as a result of cellular respiration

d)

Bubbles of oxygen were produced as a a result of cellular respiration

39.

When the carrying capacity for a species in a habitat is reached, the population of the species levels off. This slowing of the rate of growth is most likely due to

a)

limited resources

b)

renewable energy

c)

an increase in decomposers

d)

a lack of competition

40.

During a woman’s menstrual cycle, ovulation occurs and an egg is released. This process is important because it allows for

a)

eggs to be produced by mitosis and be fertilized by a sperm

b)

sperm to fertilize the egg in the uterus

c)

multiple sperm to fertilize one egg, which then forms the placenta

d)

the egg to leave the ovary and be fertilized by a sperm

41.

Which characteristic is common to most types of cancer?

a)

production of low levels of ATP

b)

inadequate levels of antigens

c)

rapid and uncontrolled cell division

d)

destruction of red blood cells

42.

"X" most likely represents

a)

molecules

b)

organelles

c)

tissues

d)

ribosomes

43.

The diagram represents an energy pyramid. In this pyramid, the greatest amount of stored energy is found at level

a)

Level A

b)

Level B

c)

Level C

d)

Level D

44.

A certain species of plant serves as the only food for the young larvae of a particular species of butterfly. In a large field, a disease kills all the members of this plant species. As a result of the plant disease, the butterfly population will most likely

a)

quickly adapt to eat other plants

b)

disappear from the area

c)

evolve to form a new species

d)

enter the adult stage more quickly

45.

The hair colors of the members of a family are listed below.

mother – brown hair

father – blond hair

older son – brown hair

younger son – blond hair

The hair colors of the sons are most likely a direct result of

a)

natural selection in males

b)

heredity

c)

evolution

d)

environmental influences

46.

An example of recycling is

a)

using a paper cup instead of a mug

b)

turning off the lights when leaving a room

c)

using plastic from a soda bottle to make a certain type of clothing

d)

using two paper towels rather than five to clean up a spill

47.

The diagram represents a food web in a pond ecosystem. Two carnivores in the food web are

a)

bass and small invertebrates

b)

small vertebrates and crabs

c)

water plants and clams

d)

crabs and crayfish

48.

Organisms that live on land rarely compete for

a)

food

b)

space

c)

water

d)

oxygen

49.

Two kittens in a litter are genetically different from each other and from their parents. These genetic differences are most directly due to

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

cloning

d)

evolution

50.

In which cell structure is energy extracted from nutrients?

a)

chloroplast

b)

ribsome

c)

mitochondrion

d)

vacuole

51.
What is ecology?
a)
The study of living things.
b)
The study of animals and plants.
c)
The study of living and nonliving things.
d)
The study of how organisms interact with their environment.
52.
Which is NOT an abiotic factor?
a)
grass
b)
rocks
c)
oxygen
d)
water
53.
An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce is its ________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
habitat
d)
population
54.
Which lists the levels of an ecosystem in order from smallest to largest?
a)
ecosystem, community, population, organism
b)
community, population, organism, ecosystem
c)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
d)
organism, community, population, ecosystem
55.
DNA and RNA are two types of
a)
proteins
b)
lipids
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
56.

What do limiting factors do to a population?

a)

Slows or stops population growth

b)

Speeds up or increases the population

57.

_____________ refers to all the different kinds of living organisms within a given area.

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Biology

c)

Biome

d)

Ecology

58.

What is this diagram know as?

a)

Food Web

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Biomass Chart

d)

Biome

59.

Which organism has the most energy stored in their cells?

a)

Grass and Wildflowers

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

60.

A park is home to a large number of robins, squirrels, and rabbits. The robins and squirrels live in the park’s trees. The robins feed on earthworms and insects that live on the ground. The squirrels eat the acorns produced by the park’s oak trees. The rabbits hide in the bushes and feed on the grass. Which factor would directly limit the number of robins and squirrels that could live in this park?

a)

number of acorns

b)

number of robins

c)

number of squirrels

d)

number of trees