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Intro to Biology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the basic unit of LIFE?

a)

Cell

b)

Atom

c)

Compound

d)

Molecule

2.

What is the basic unit of MATTER?

a)

Cell

b)

Atom

c)

Compound

d)

Molecule

3.

What has to be true to be considered an Organism?

a)

Have all 5 Characteristics of Life

b)

Be made of Cells

c)

Has to breathe

d)

Have 4 out of the 5 Characteristics of Life

4.

What cell process goes with Development?

a)

Cell Differentiation

b)

Energy Consumption

c)

Adjusting to Environment

d)

Cell Growth

5.

What is an example of Homeostasis

a)

Getting a fever

b)

Staying the same body temp

c)

Eating an apple

d)

Sitting in the sun

6.

What causes a reaction?

a)

A stimulus

b)

Development of a cell

c)

Body Homeostasis

d)

Decreasing Metabolism

7.

This is all the chemical reactions that are keeping you alive.

a)

Development

b)

Stimulus

c)

Metabolism

d)

Homeostasis

8.

What property of water is when water sticks to water?

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

c)

High Specific Heat

d)

Less Dense as a Solid

9.

What property of water is when water sticks to plant material?

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

c)

High Specific Heat

d)

Less Dense as a Solid

10.

What property of water allows for our lakes and stream to change temperature slowly?

a)

Many compounds dissolve in water

b)

Polarity

c)

High Specific Heat

d)

Cohesion

11.

What type of molecule is water?

a)

Ionic

b)

Polar

c)

Covalent

d)

Enzyme

12.

What is the solute in making Kool Aid?

a)

Sugar

b)

Water

c)

Kool Aid- the actual Drink

13.

What is NOT a species?

a)

Liger

b)

Tiger

c)

Lion

d)

Cheetah

14.

What does biology study?

a)

Life

b)

Atoms

c)

Only Abiotic things

15.

What is the most important MOLECULE for Life?

a)

Carbon

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

16.

What term lets the body stay at the same conditions no matter what the environment conditions are like?

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Metabolism

c)

Stimulus

d)

Polarity

17.

What is a solute of water?

a)

Sugar

b)

Fat

c)

Water

18.

What is a change in size?

a)

Development

b)

Growth

c)

Metabolism

d)

Homeostasis

19.

What is an abiotic factor?

a)

Water

b)

Fish

c)

Plants

d)

Temperature

20.

What is a biotic factor?

a)

Water

b)

Fish

c)

Plants

d)

Temperature

21.

This allows for cells to get their function in multi-cellular organisms.

a)

Cell Differentiation

b)

Cell Growth

c)

Cell Homeostasis

d)

Cell Metabolism

22.

What makes up cells?

a)

Organelles

b)

Organs

c)

Organisms

d)

Organ Systems

23.

What solute will not mix with water?

a)

Oil (fats)

b)

Sugar (carbs)

c)

Salt (electrolytes)

d)

Potassium (electrolytes)

24.

Which Characteristic of Life can do the other 4?

a)

Cells & Organization

b)

Needs Energy

c)

Growth & Development

d)

Adjusts to Environment

25.

How do plants produce their own food?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

They consume food

26.

This type of reproduction takes only 1 parent and the offspring is identical to the parent.

a)
Asexual reproduction
b)
Internal fertilization
c)
External fertilization
d)
Sexual reproduction
27.

Why is water polar?

a)

It is a neutral charge

b)

It has a positive & negative charge

c)

It is negative charge

d)

It is a positive charge

28.

Why can a stick bug stay on top of the water?

a)

It doesn't break surface tension.

b)

It is floating using air bubbles.

c)

It uses its wings to stay afloat.

d)

It constantly has to be moving fast.

29.

What type of human tissue is a solution?

a)

Stomach Acid

b)

Blood

c)

Urine

d)

Spinal fluid

30.

Why does Ice (solid) float?

a)

Solid is less dense than liquid.

b)

Liquid is less dense than solid.

c)

Solid ice does not float.

d)

Solid is equal to the liquid.