Free Printable Honors Bio Unit 1 Review

1.

What is the most basic unit of life?

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

2.

The scientific term for something living is a(an)

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

tissue

d)

human

3.

An organism made of one cell is called

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

4.

It is hot outside. You start sweating. In this case, the hot weather is the...

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

cause and effect

d)

responder

5.

Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

equilibrium

c)

balance

d)

evenness

6.

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

7.

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

8.

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things reproduce

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

9.

A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things are adapted to their environment

b)

All living things grow

c)

All living things have cells

d)

All living things use energy

10.

Rocks are not living because

a)

they never move

b)

they aren't needed for humans

c)

they are not made of cells

d)

they don't break down

11.

A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm

a)

reproducing

b)

doing cellular respiration

c)

having cells

d)

responding to its environment

12.

Which of the following is an example of homeostasis?

a)

adapting to your environment

b)

maintaining an appropriate respiration rate

c)

the sum of all of your chemical reactions

d)

being composed of more than one cell

13.

Which of the following is a stimulus?

a)

removing your hand from a hot stove

b)

swinging a bat at a baseball

c)

screaming when something scares you

d)

a ball moving from the pitching mound to home plate towards a batter

14.

Which of the following is a response?

a)

a flashlight shined into the eye

b)

a rubber band popping your hand

c)

your pupils constricting when exposed to bright light

d)

blood glucose levels drop significantly

15.

Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11". Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things contain cells

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

16.

An adult hydra is producing its offspring through budding. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things reproduce

c)

All living things contain cells

d)

All living things grow

17.

Over many hundreds of years, a population of rabbits living in the woods adapts to its surrounding with brown fur. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things are adapted to their environment

b)

All living things grow

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things have cells

18.

When a baby kitten becomes an adult cat, this is an example of...

a)

energy metabolism

b)

growth and development

c)

response to stimuli

d)

having cells

19.

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?

a)

a. Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system

b)

a. Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

c)

a. Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

d)

a. Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system

20.

___________a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits a living thing inherits and needs to live.

a)

Cell

b)

Stimulus

c)

Homeostasis

d)

DNA

21.

The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things reproduce

c)

All living things respond to their environment

d)

All living things grow

22.

YOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism.

a)

All living things have cells

b)

All living things grow

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things respond to their environment

23.

In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must display _____ of the eight characteristics of living things.

a)

one

b)

some

c)

all

d)

more than half

24.

(a) is the process by which cells that are not specialized develop into their specialized forms.

25.

Viruses are made up of cells.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Viruses are living.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Which of the following pictures is NOT a example of a virus?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

28.

Observe the diagram of the two viruses.

Part C is the ______________

a)

Genetic material

b)

Capsid

c)

Nucleus

d)

Envelope

29.

Observe the diagram of the two viruses.

Part B is the ______________

a)

Genetic material

b)

Capsid

c)

Nucleus

d)

Envelope

30.

When a virus attaches to a host, what does it inject into the host

a)

protein coat

b)

Capsid

c)

DNA/ RNA

d)

Envelope

31.

Viruses require a host cell to

a)

Breathe and eat

b)

Replicate

c)

Move and sleep

d)

Make protein and carbohydrates

32.

What is a host?

a)

An organism that eats another organism

b)

An organism or a cell that the virus needs to reproduce in

c)

Something that causes harm to the cell

d)

The person that greats you at a resturant

33.

All viruses are different, but what are two parts that a virus must have?

a)

Genetic Information (DNA or RNA)

b)

a lipid membrane

c)

a nucleus

d)

a protein coat

34.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

A virus is unicellular, it has only one cell.

b)

A virus may sometimes be multicellular, have many cells.

c)

A virus has no cells

35.

What is the point of a feedback loop?

a)

To provide the body with more energy

b)

To provide the body with more food

c)

To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing

d)

To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable

36.

According to the feedback loop, what does high blood sugar promote?

a)

Insulin Release

b)

Glucagon Release

c)

Insulin Uptake

d)

Glycogen Uptake

37.

The "effect" of a given stimulus is the...

a)

response

b)

stimulus

c)

cause

d)

result

38.

A feedback loop best fits which characteristic of life?

a)

Cells

b)

Organization

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Adaptation

39.

Insulin

a)

lowers your blood sugar levels

b)

blocks the sugar in your bloodstream from doing what it is supposed to do

c)

gives you diabetes

40.

The organ responsible for producing insulin is...

a)

Liver

b)

Heart

c)

Pancreas

d)

Gallbladder

41.

What hormone is produced in the pancreas that raises blood sugar?

a)

Insulin

b)

Glucagon

c)

Ketones

d)

Glucose

42.

Detects change and sends a message to the control center

a)

receptor

b)

control center

c)

effector

d)

regulation

43.

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

44.

This is the name of the simple sugar that is found in your blood?

a)

water

b)

glucose

c)

sodium

d)

sugar

45.

Homeostasis is the way the body

a)

maintains a stable internal environment

b)

controls blood sugar

c)

controls the brain

d)

controls the endocrine system

46.

Negative feedback is when changes occurring,

a)

return the body to the setpoint

b)

return the body to a different condition

c)

make the body feel bad

d)

make the body move

47.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

a)

The type of plant

b)

The amount of sunlight

c)

The type of music

d)

The type of liquid

48.

If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?

a)

True

b)

How fast you get to school

c)

Riding a bike or walking

d)

False

49.

If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood.
What's the dependent variable?

a)

the amount of iron in your blood

b)

the amount of spinach you eat

50.

Dependent variable means

a)

the scientist controls what to test

b)

educated guess

c)

ask a question

d)

what is being measured

51.

What is a factor that the experimenter has control over and changes to see what happens?

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Control group

d)

Hypothesis

52.

These are variables that are kept the same throughout all experimental groups to prevent error in the experiment.

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Constant/Controlled Variable

d)

Varying Variable

53.

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was the dependent variable?

a)

The Song

b)

The Reed

c)

The Applause

54.

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was the independent variable?

a)

The Song

b)

The Reed

c)

The Applause

55.

Squidward found new reeds to tryout for his clarinet. He used an APPLAUSOMETER to measure applause after playing Under the Sea with each reed. The results were put in the table.
What was kept constant?

a)

The Song

b)

The Reed

c)

The Applause

56.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

a)

The type of plant

b)

The amount of sunlight

c)

The type of music

d)

The type of liquid

57.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the controlled variables or constants?

a)

Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight

b)

Water, apple juice, milk

c)

Plant growth

58.

A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.

a)

scientific method

b)

recipe

c)

data collection

d)

metric system

59.

Performing a test or experiment allows you to test your ___________.

a)

draw conclusions

b)

hypothesis

c)

senses

d)

battery

60.

A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.

a)

data

b)

theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

fact

61.

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves numbers that are obtained by counting or measuring?

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

62.

There are two types of data. Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

63.

In a controlled experiment, how many variables can be worked with at a time?

a)

one

b)

none

c)

two or more

d)

how ever many makes sense.

64.

The part of the experiment that remains the same for the control and experimental group.

a)

constants

b)

control

c)

independent

d)

dependent

65.

Measuring the number of times a person breathes after exercise involves ____ data.

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

66.

Jane Goodall recorded how chimpanzees hunt bushpigs, this type of data is called ___

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

field study

d)

observation

67.

Jane Goodall recorded 40 chimps living in a community, this is ____ data.

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

c)

observation

d)

field study

68.

Mr. H sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

a)

distance traveled by the ball

b)

height of the ramp

c)

mass of the ball

d)

weight of the ball

69.

Mr. H sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the dependent variable.

a)

height of the ramp

b)

distance traveled by the ball

c)

mass of the ball

d)

weight of the ball

70.

The information you record in an experiment is called your ____________.

a)

data

b)

conclusions

c)

notebook

d)

inquiry

71.

Which of the following organism above are considered "Heterotrophic"?

a)

Deer

b)

Fern Plant

c)

Apple Tree

d)

Owl

e)

Skunk

72.

Which of the following organism above are considered "Autotrophic"?

a)

Lemongrass

b)

Fox

c)

Apple Tree

d)

Rose Plant

e)

Sunlight

73.

Which terms best describe heterotrophs?

a)

Plants; producers

b)

Animals; producers

c)

Plants; consumers

d)

Animals; consumers

74.

An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot synthesize organic compounds from inorganic material.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Omnitrophs

d)

Herbitrophs

Honors Bio Unit 1 Review

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