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SOL Review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are all of the chemical reactions that occur within an
organism referred to?
a)
Enzymes
b)
Macromolecules
c)
Metabolism
d)
Activation Energy
2.
What is being represented by the letter A in the image?
a)
Substrate
b)
Enzyme
c)
Product
d)
Complex
3.
What is being represented by the letter B in the image?
a)
Substrate
b)
Enzyme
c)
Substrate
d)
Product
4.
REVIEW: Which of the following best describes the function of nucleic acids?
a)
Nucleic acids are used as the building blocks of proteins.
b)
Nucleic acids inhibit and stop the flow of biochemical reactions. 
c)
Nucleic acids contain the genetic code for protein synthesis. 
d)
Nucleic acids transmit signals that begin biochemical processes.
5.

Which macromolecule has amino acids as monomers?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

6.

Which one of the macromolecules are instrumental in the cell membrane?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

7.

The diagram above shows both a portion of a DNA molecule and a portion of an RNA molecule. The RNA molecule is located

a)

towards the bottom of the diagram. I know this because it contains thymine.

b)

towards the bottom of the diagram. I know this because it is a single strand and contains uracil.

c)

towards the top of the diagram. I know this because it is a double strand and contains thymine

d)

towards the top of the diagram. I know this because it contains uracil.

8.

The synthesis of RNA is called _______ and happens in the ______.

a)

Transcription / ribosomes

b)

Translation / ribosomes

c)

Translation / nucleus

d)

Transcription / nucleus

9.

Which of these bases does NOT exist in an RNA strand?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Uracil

d)

Guanine

e)

Cytosine

10.

What type of bond is found BETWEEN water molecules?

a)

hydrogen bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

nonpolar covalent bonds

d)

polar covalent bonds

11.
The fact that ice floats on liquid water is due to the fact that water's solid is ___________ than it's liquid form
a)
less polar
b)
more polar
c)
less dense
d)
more dense
12.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
13.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
14.
What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
replication
d)
transcription
15.
Which of these phases of mitosis take place first?
a)
anaphase
b)
telophase
c)
prophase
d)
metaphase
16.
Identify the stage of mitosis.
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
metaphase
d)
anaphase
17.
Identify the stage of mitosis. 
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
anaphase
d)
cytokinesis
18.
To control what enters or leaves the cell is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
19.
To provide protection and form for the plant cell is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
20.
To convert the radiant energy of the sun into the chemical energy of glucose through the process of photosynthesis is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)

Large Central Vacuole

c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
21.
To store water, glucose (sugar) materials (building blocks) or wastes is a function of _________.
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondria
22.
Breaks down food  to release energy. Known as the power plant of the cell.
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Cell Wall
23.
The control center of the cell.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nuclear Membrane
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Golgi Aparatus
24.

Which statement was NOT included in cell theory?

a)

All living things are composed of cells.

b)

Living cells come only from other living cells.

c)

Each cell contains a cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum.

d)

Cells are the smallest structure of living things that can perform the functions necessary for life.

25.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
26.
Passive transport requires no
a)
concentration gradients
b)
osmosis
c)
motion
d)
energy
27.
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.  
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
28.

Antibiotics only work against what organisms ?

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

prions

29.

Viruses can affect which types of organisms? SELECT ALL

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria

d)

bricks

30.

Influenza is caused by a ___________________.

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

prion

31.

When a virus enters a cell and it immediately makes copies of itself this is called _______________________________.

a)

remediation

b)

replica

c)

replication

32.

Which is the BEST way to help prevent a virus from becoming a pandemic?

a)

sleeping 8 hours a night

b)

getting a vaccination

c)

taking antibiotics

d)

eating fruits and vegetables

33.

Viruses require a host cell to

a)

Breathe and eat

b)

Replicate

c)

Move and sleep

d)

Make protein and carbohydrates

34.

AA

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

35.

Curly hair

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

36.

Colorblind

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

37.

Curly hair (H) is dominant to straight hair (h).

State the genotype(s) for curly hair.

a)

HH only

b)

hh only

c)

Hh only

d)

Both HH and Hh

38.

Curly hair (H) is dominant to straight hair (h).

State the genotype(s) for straight hair.

a)

HH only

b)

hh only

c)

Hh only

d)

Both hh and Hh

39.
What type of inheritance do two alleles have if their traits blend together? 
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co-Dominance
c)
Mendelian Inheritance
d)
Homozygous Inheritance
40.
A calico cat shows both the traits for orange fur and black fur. What kind of allele expression is this?
a)
Incomplete Dominance
b)
Co dominance
c)
Independent assortment
d)
Recessive inheritance
41.
An allele whose trait only shows up when no dominant allele is present.
a)
hidden allele
b)
dominant allele
c)
recessive allele
d)
present allele
42.
This type of inheritance pattern is a MIXTURE of both traits.
a)
incomplete dominance
b)
co-dominance
c)
complete dominance
d)
recessive pattern
43.

Absolute age is defined as:

a)

The age of rock determined by radiometric dating.

b)

The age of rock based on living animals.

c)

The age of rock based on its location.

d)

The age of rock determined by relative dating.

44.
The age of a rock compared to the ages of other rocks is the rock's
a)
absolute age
b)
geologic age
c)
sedimentary age
d)
relative age
45.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
survival of the fittest
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
46.
What do we call change over time?
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Natural Variation
d)
Speciation
47.

Natural selection is known as

a)

family descent

b)

survival of the fittest

c)

convergent evolution

d)

divergent evolution

48.

What do 'plants' do with the carbon they receive?

a)

They turn it into water

b)

They don't need carbon

c)

They turn it into food by photosynthesis

d)

They keep it forever

49.

How does carbon get from animals and back into the atmosphere? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Respiration (breathing)

b)

After they die, they are broken down by decomposers

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

None of these

50.
How animals get the nitrogen they need
a)
from the air they breathe
b)
from the water they drink
c)
from the food they eat
d)
from the Sun
51.
Organisms that play a role in the nitrogen cycle
a)
only plants
b)
only animals
c)
only bacteria
d)
plants, animals, & bacteria
52.

What is a food chain?

a)

The flow of energy from one thing to another

b)

The way animals eat each other

c)

The way the sun makes everything

d)

How the plants grow

53.
What is a producer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
54.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
55.

Gradual, natural change in an ecosystem over time:

a)

Succession

b)

Movement

c)

Evolution

d)

Change

56.

The first species to live in a land, after destruction, are:

a)

Oregon Trail species

b)

Primary consumers

c)

Pioneer species

57.

A pattern of change after existing ecosystem is destroyed, such as clearing for farming.

a)

Evolution

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Primary Succession

58.

What is an invasive species?

a)

An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

b)

An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

c)

An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

d)

An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

59.

Invasive species can have a major impact on the ecosystem.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

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