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Biology AA final review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these contains steps in the right order?

a)

Ask a question, research, state your hypothesis, experiment, analyze, draw a conclusion

b)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, experiment, analyze, draw a conclusion

c)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, research, draw a conclusion, experiment, analyze

d)

Ask a question, state your hypothesis, research, experiment, analyze and draw a conclusion, share the results

2.
Which type of data involves descriptions that cannot be counted or measured?
a)
qualitative
b)
quantitative
3.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
4.
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
5.

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

6.

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 adapt to their environment

b)

All living things grow

c)

All living things have cells

d)

All living things use energy

7.
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
8.
The basic unit of structure and function in the human body is the....
a)
organ
b)
organ system
c)
cell
d)
tissue
9.

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

10.

The following are all characteristics of life EXCEPT:

a)

made of cell(s)

b)

eat food

c)

respond stimuli

d)

reproduce

11.

Which item listed is NOT a characteristic of life?

a)

adjusting to stimuli

b)

getting and using energy

c)

growing and developing

d)

breathing

12.
Multiple organisms of the same species describes a
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
13.
A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a
a)
group
b)
organism
c)
population
d)
community
14.

What is the smallest unit of an element that has the properties of that element

a)

atom

b)

compound

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

heterogeneous mixture

15.

A ecosystem is composed of both biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following displays the levels of organization INCORRECTLY from smallest to largest?

a)

Atom, Molecule, Organelle, Cell

b)

Organelle, Cell, Tissue, Organ

c)

Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

d)

Organ System, Organ, Organism, Population

17.

I use rulers, scales and calculators to make these observations.

a)

Qualitative data

b)

Quantitative data

18.

The mass of the chocolate cake is 250 g.

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

19.

What are observations made using our five senses called?

a)

Qualitative data

b)

Quantitative data

20.
Look at the line graph.  Which statement is consistent with the line graph?
a)
The ability of air to hold moisture increases as temperature increases.
b)
The ability of air to hold moisture decreases as temperature increases.
c)
The ability of air to hold moisture decreases and then increases as temperature increases.
d)
The ability of air to hold moisture stays the same regardless of temperature. 
21.
How long was the hair on day 60?
a)
20.0 cm
b)
21.0 cm
c)
22.5 cm
d)
23.0 cm
22.
Look at the line graph.  Which statement is consistent with the line graph?
a)
The ability of air to hold moisture increases as temperature increases.
b)
The ability of air to hold moisture decreases as temperature increases.
c)
The ability of air to hold moisture decreases and then increases as temperature increases.
d)
The ability of air to hold moisture stays the same regardless of temperature. 
23.
How long was the hair on day 60?
a)
20.0 cm
b)
21.0 cm
c)
22.5 cm
d)
23.0 cm
24.
A fever is a spike in temperature.  On which day does this person have a fever?
a)
Sunday
b)
Monday
c)
Wednesday
d)
Saturday
25.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
26.
You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 
a)
taste
b)
touch
c)

take

d)
all of the above
27.

The proper technique for smelling chemicals is ______________

a)

keeping your nose close to the glassware

b)

wafting

c)

to sniff only a small amount

d)

Trick question; you never are allowed to smell chemicals in class

28.
Is the SUN  biotic or abiotic 
a)
Abiotic 
b)
Biotic 
29.
Are PLANTS  biotic or abiotic 
a)
Biotic 
b)
Abiotic 
30.
why do we need abiotic 
a)
It helps the plastic 
b)
it helps us on the plants and animals 
c)
it has makes evaperation
31.
When a specific population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Density Independent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going farther above carrying capacity.
b)
Density Dependent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going back below carrying capacity.
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
32.
What is the carrying capacity of the graph?
a)
around 500
b)
more than 500
c)
less than 500
d)
around 600
33.
The total number of individuals a habitat can survive with the resources it has available.
a)
Carrying capacity
b)
Limiting factors
c)
Resources
d)
Population
34.

Natural disasters can be considered limiting factors.

a)

true: density independent limiting factors

b)

false; natural disasters are not limiting factors

c)

true: density dependent limiting factors

d)

false: because Mrs. Schaffer said

35.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
36.
What type of symbiosis?  Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers.  The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
37.
When a mosquito bites you, you are the __________ and the mosquito is the  ____________.
a)
host, hostess
b)
parasite, host
c)
host, parasite
d)
prey, predator
38.

Mark all the organisms that are considered producers

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
39.

Giraffes have long necks that help them reach leaves high up in trees. They get all the energy they need from plants such as this. What type of consumer are giraffes.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer

40.

Mushrooms often grow around dead plants such as decomposing trees. They break down these dead organisms and put energy that stores in the plant back into the ground for other plants to use. What type of consumer are mushrooms?

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer

41.
What does a Secondary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Primary Consumers
c)
Producers
d)
Secondary Consumers
42.

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

a)

ecosystem

b)

food web

c)

environment

43.
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Changes up and down
44.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
45.

If an apex predator is removed from an ecosystem, which organisms are affected?

a)

the predator's prey, only

b)

primary and secondary consumers

c)

it is possible that all organisms in the ecosystem will be affected in some way

46.

What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession? (choose all that apply)

a)

Glaciers retreat and leave exposed rock.

b)

Plants die from drought and decompose.

c)

Land is bulldozed and soil remains.

d)

Igneous rock formation from volcanic lava flow.

e)

Wildfire destroys all trees in a forest.

47.

What is the term that describes a steady and stable community?

a)

peak community

b)

turf community

c)

climax community

d)

disturbed community

48.

Place the following stages in the correct order from early to late succession.

a)

Lichens

b)

Grasses and small plants

c)

Shrubs

d)

Large variety of trees/bushes

e)

Climax community

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
49.

What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?

a)

Primary begins without soil; Secondary begins with soil.

b)

Both primary and secondary follow a natural disaster.

c)

Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community.

d)

Primary begins with soil; Secondary begins without soil.

50.

Which best describes logistic growth?

a)

Rapid growth of a population that reaches a peak then slowly starts to decline due to lack of resources.

b)

Population growth that is initially rapid, but begins to slow down due to the population approaching its carrying capacity (K).

c)

Population growth that is really fast. The population size doubles each generation

d)

Population growth that is slow, but steadily increases as resources become less and less abundant.

51.

Which of the following defines exponential growth?

a)

When the population explodes in numbers, but then begins to slowly decline due to disease, lack of resources, etc.

b)

When a population grows really fast but then slows down due to environmental resistance.

c)

When a population grows at really fast rates. Doubling in number every generation.

d)

When a population stays steady, not growing or shrinking around the population's carrying capacity.

52.

What type of population growth does this graph show?

a)

Logistic Growth

b)

Exponential Growth

c)

R-Selected Species

d)

Immigration

53.

At high temperatures, the rate of enzyme action decreases because the increased heat......

a)

neutralizes the acids and bases in the system

b)

alters the shape of the active site of the enzyme

c)

increases the concentration of the enzyme

d)

changes the pH of the system

54.

Is this diagram endothermic or exothermic

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exotermic

c)

Exothermic

d)

Endote

55.

Enzymes speed up the rate of chemical reactions by.....

a)

giving you extra oxygen.

b)

absorbing water released when polymers are formed.

c)

lowering the activation energy.

d)

combining with excess hydrogen to form a gas.

56.

The "lock and key" description explain the mechanism of

a)

enzyme specificity

b)

how temperature works

c)

exocytosis

d)

vacuole formation

57.

Both enzymes will have the same amount of activity at 40 degrees Celsius?

a)

True

b)

False

58.
Question Image

Using the diagram, match the following.

a)

A

1.

Substrate

b)

B

2.

Enzyme

c)

C

3.

Active Site

d)

D

4.

Product

e)

E

5.

Enzyme Substrate Complex

59.
Proteins are made of monomers called ___________
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Glycerol and fatty acids
60.

Which of the following is NOT a type of eukaryotic cell?

a)

mushroom cell

b)

leaf cell

c)

bacterial cell

d)

alligator stomach cell

61.

There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?

a)

All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

b)

The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.

c)

Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and other nutrients.

d)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

62.

Which of the following is a true statement about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus, Eukaryotic have chloroplast

b)

Prokaryotic cells have mitochondria, Eukaryotic cells have mitochondria

c)

An example of a prokaryote would be a bacteria, an example of a eukaryote would be a tree

d)

Prokaryotes have all the same thing eukaryotes have.

63.
Eukaryotes have true nucleus? True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
64.

Which organelle is the site of photosynthesis?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

65.

Which cell parts are not present in animal cells?

a)

cell membrane & cytoplasm

b)

nucleus & chloroplasts

c)

cell wall & chloroplasts

d)

ribosomes & mitochondria

66.

Which organelle is the location of DNA (genetic material)?

a)

mitochondria

b)

ribosomes

c)

nucleus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

67.

Which part of the cell provides structural support?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

68.

The control center of cell is

a)
the nucleus
b)
ribosomes
c)
chromatin
d)

cell wall

69.

Which organelle produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its function

a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Bodies
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
70.

What is the function of the Vacuoles

a)

Store food, water and waste

b)

Receive proteins

c)

Assembles amino acids

d)

Found inside the nucleus

71.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
72.
I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
ribosomes
c)
vacuole
d)
lysosomes
73.
"Garbage collectors" of the cell that remove waste: 
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Centrioles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Nucleus
74.
The "power plant" of the cell that produces energy. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Centrioles
d)
Lysosomes
75.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

76.

This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects and provides structure for plant cells.

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
77.

what is the function of a lysosome?

a)

To create energy for the cell

b)

To command the cell what to do

c)

To remove waste using digestive enzymes from the cell

d)

To protect the cell

78.

Which is not a part of the cell theory?

a)

The cell is the most basic (smallest) form of life

b)

Cells cannot be created or destroyed

c)

All cells come from pre-existing (other) cells

d)

All living things are made of cells

79.

What type of microscope do we use in this science classroom?

a)

compound light microscope

b)

scanning electron microscope

c)

tunneling electron microscope

d)

magnifying glass

80.

When observing a specimen using the high-powered objective (40x), what is the total magnification that the specimen is being observed?

a)

400X

b)

40X

c)

100X

d)

4000X

81.

How many objectives do our microscopes have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

10

82.

How should a microscope be transported?

a)

by the arm and the base

b)

arm

c)

base

d)

by the cord

83.

Which knob CANNOT be turned when observing a specimen using the high-powered objective?

a)

coarse adjustment

b)

fine adjustment

c)

nosepiece adjustment

d)

objective adjustment

84.

Which objective lens should you ALWAYS begin your observation with?

a)

low power objective

b)

medium power objective

c)

high power objective

d)

extra high power objective

85.

How should a microscope be stored?

a)

with the low power objective in place

b)

without a dust cover

c)

with the stage fully raised

d)

with microscope slides secured to the stage

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