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Biology Fall Semester Final Review 2023

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Homeostasis

2.

An educated guess that predicts the outcome of an experiment

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Controlled Experiment

d)

Independent Variable

3.

The process by which plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose and oxygen

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

4.

Cells without a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

a)

Prokaryotic Cells

b)

Nucleus

c)

Animal Cells

d)

Plant Cells

5.

Made up of cells, reproduce, grow and develop, obtain and use energy, evolve, contain genetic material, maintain stable internal environment, respond to the environment

a)

Characteristics of Living Things

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Reactants of Photosynthesis

d)

Biological Systems

6.

The variable that is measured and depends on the independent variable

a)

Controlled Experiment

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Control Variable

d)

Hypothesis

7.

Organic molecules that are the main source of energy for living things

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Proteins

d)

Lysosome

8.

Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.

a)

acids

b)

osmosis

c)

polar

d)

bases

9.

A universal solvent that makes up a large portion of living things

a)

Food Chain

b)

Proteins

c)

Water

d)

Atp

10.

The variable that is changed in an experiment

a)

Control Variable

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Controlled Experiment

d)

Independent Variable

11.

The movement of water from an area of high to low concentration

a)

Diffusion

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Passive Transport

d)

Osmosis

12.

Non-living factors in an ecosystem

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Abiotic Factors

c)

Control Variable

d)

Food Web

13.

The control center of the cell that contains genetic material

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Nucleus

14.

A double layer of lipids that makes up the cell membrane

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosomes

c)

chloroplast

d)

phospholipid bilayer

15.

Channels in the cell membrane that help move larger molecules

a)

Protein Channels

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

16.

Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Plant Cells

c)

Animal Cells

d)

Eukaryotic Cells

17.

A diagram that shows the flow of energy through all the organisms in an ecosystem

a)

Trophic Level

b)

Food Chain

c)

Food Web

d)

Energy Pyramid

18.

Stores water, sugar, and other molecules for the cell

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Vacuoles

19.

(adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work

a)

MITOCHONDRIA

b)

ATP

c)

ADP

d)

WATER

20.

Produces components for the cell

a)

Lysosome

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Nucleus

21.

monomer of nucleic acids

a)

Proteins

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Enzyme

22.

A molecule that contains carbon

a)

Plant Cells

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Organic Molecule

d)

Enzyme

23.

Cleans up waste in the cell

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosome

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Mitochondria

24.

Organisms that break down dead matter and recycle nutrients back into the environment

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Consumers

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Decomposers

25.

The variable that remains constant in an experiment

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Biotic Factors

c)

Control Variable

d)

Controlled Experiment

26.

Substances with a pH above 7

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Water

c)

Bases

d)

Acids

27.

An organism that makes its own food

a)

Omnivore

b)

Decomposers

c)

producer

d)

autotroph

28.

Cells with many small vacuoles and lysosomes

a)

Eukaryotic Cells

b)

Plant Cells

c)

Animal Cells

d)

Cell Membrane

29.

The movement of molecules from an area of high to low concentration

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

30.

A component of nucleic acids, energy-carrying molecules such as ATP

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Adenine

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Water

31.

Substances with a pH of 7

a)

Osmosis

b)

Neutral Solutions

c)

Basic Solutions

d)

Acids

32.

Transport of substances across the cell membrane with the use of energy

a)

Food Chain

b)

Active Transport

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

33.

Each level in a food chain or food web

a)

Food Chain

b)

Carrying Capacity

c)

Trophic Level

d)

Food Web

34.

A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem

a)

Energy Pyramid

b)

Trophic Level

c)

Food Chain

d)

Food Web

35.

Glucose and oxygen

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Water

c)

Osmosis

d)

Products of Photosynthesis

36.

An experiment in which only one variable is changed at a time

a)

Control Variable

b)

Controlled Experiment

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Dependent Variable

37.

An organism that cannot make its own food.

a)

Omnivore

b)

Heterotroph

c)

autotroph

d)

consumers

38.

Creates energy for the cell through cellular respiration

a)

Lysosome

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosomes

39.

Transport of substances across the cell membrane without the use of energy

a)

Diffusion

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Passive Transport

d)

Osmosis

40.

Organic molecules that transport substances and perform various functions in cells

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

41.

Regulates what enters and leaves the cell

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Nucleus

42.

Organic molecules that store and transmit genetic information

a)

Proteins

b)

Amino Acids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Lipids

43.

Organic molecules that store energy and compose cell membranes

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Lipids

d)

Proteins

44.

An organism that can make its own food.

a)

decomposers

b)

chloroplast

c)

producer

d)

consumers

45.

(Adenosine Diphosphate) The compound that remains when a phosphate group is removed from ATP, releasing energy

a)

ADENINE

b)

ATP

c)

ADP

d)

WATER

46.

building blocks of proteins

a)

nucleic acids

b)

amino acids

c)

lipids

d)

proteins

47.

Substances with a pH below 7

a)

Water

b)

Lipids

c)

Acids

d)

Bases

48.

Specialized structures within a cell that perform specific functions

a)

Proteins

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Organelles

49.

Mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predator/prey, competition

a)

Characteristics of Living Things

b)

Types of Symbiotic Relationships

c)

Biotic Factors

d)

Mechanisms of Evolution

50.

An organism that obtains energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms or their remains.

a)

decomposers

b)

producer

c)

mitochondria

d)

consumers

51.

A consumer that eats only plants.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Herbivore

d)

Omnivore

52.

An animal that eats both plants and animals

a)

Omnivore

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Carnivore

d)

Herbivore

53.

Sun

a)

Products of Photosynthesis

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Ultimate Source of Energy in Food Web

d)

Characteristics of Living Things

54.

A membrane that allows some substances to pass while others cannot

a)

Semi-Permeable Membrane

b)

Diffusion

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cell Membrane

55.

Sorts and packages molecules for transport within the cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Mitochondria

56.

Converts sunlight into usable energy through photosynthesis

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Chloroplast

57.

A biological catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions

a)

Proteins

b)

Nucleus

c)

Enzyme

d)

Nucleotide

58.

Organelles that synthesize proteins

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Mitochondria

59.

Light intensity, color of light, amount of water, temperature, amount of carbon dioxide

a)

Steps Of Aerobic Respiration

b)

Factors Affecting Photosynthesis

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Photosynthesis Equation

60.

A consumer that eats only animals.

a)

Adenine

b)

Herbivore

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Carnivore

61.

Imagine Olivia, Evelyn, and Sophia are on a thrilling adventure in Canada. They come across a group of grizzly bears. Which of the following would not be used to describe the population of these majestic creatures?

a)

geographic distribution

b)

demographic history

c)

population range

d)

population density

62.

Imagine Oliver, Scarlett, and Hannah are observing a group of rabbits in a field. They notice that the rabbit population seems to be increasing very quickly. Which characteristic of exponential population growth might explain this observation?

a)

The lag phase follows rapid growth.

b)

Initial population growth is rapid.

c)

Growth rate is inversely proportional to population size.

d)

Resources are consumed exponentially during all phases.

63.

Which organism follows an r-strategy for reproduction?

a)

zebra

b)

human

c)

robin

d)

mayfly

64.

Anika, Lily, and Daniel are having a debate about the current human population growth. Anika thinks it's increasing growth and decreasing rate of growth, Lily thinks it's decreasing growth and increasing rate of growth, Daniel thinks it's increasing growth and rate of growth. Who do you think is correct?

a)

Anika: increasing growth and decreasing rate of growth

b)

Lily: decreasing growth and increasing rate of growth

c)

Daniel: increasing growth and rate of growth

d)

None of them

65.

Imagine Nora, Aria, and Noah are on a fun-filled adventure in a deciduous forest. They come across 78 Norway maple trees in every hectare they explore. This scenario is a perfect example of what?

a)

population density

b)

population range

c)

dispersion

66.

Imagine this, Grace, Sophia, and Evelyn spotted twenty gray squirrels scurrying away from their forest home into a new ecosystem. This scenario is an example of what?

a)

emigration

b)

immigration

67.

Imagine this scenario: William, Arjun, and Emma are having a heated debate about the factors contributing to the current human population growth. Can you help them settle the argument?

a)

They agree on improved healthcare, medical advancements, increased agricultural productivity, better sanitation and hygiene, access to education and family planning, and reduced infant mortality rates

b)

They think it's due to improved healthcare, medical advancements, decreased agricultural productivity, poor sanitation and hygiene, limited access to education and family planning

c)

They believe it's because of decreased healthcare, lack of medical advancements, low agricultural productivity, limited access to education and family planning, high infant mortality rates

d)

They suggest it's due to decreased agricultural productivity, lack of access to healthcare, high infant mortality rates, limited education and family planning, poor sanitation and hygiene

68.

How does the introduction of twenty gray squirrels into a new ecosystem impact the existing species?

a)

Increased biodiversity and improved ecosystem stability.

b)

Enhanced cooperation and mutual benefit among species.

c)

Competition for resources and potential decrease in population size or displacement of native species.

d)

No impact on the existing species due to natural adaptation.

69.

Which organism follows an r-strategy for reproduction and what are its characteristics?

a)

The organism that follows an r-strategy for reproduction is a species that produces a large number of offspring with little parental care. Its characteristics include early maturity, short lifespan, small body size, high reproductive rate, and low survival rate of offspring.

b)

The organism that follows an r-strategy for reproduction is a species that produces a large number of offspring with high parental care.

c)

The organism that follows an r-strategy for reproduction is a species that produces a moderate number of offspring with moderate parental care.

d)

The organism that follows an r-strategy for reproduction is a species that produces a small number of offspring with high parental care.

70.

Imagine Kai, Liam, and Benjamin are playing a video game where they have to manage a virtual population. They notice that their population is growing rapidly over time, and the growth rate seems to be proportional to the current population size. What kind of population growth are they experiencing and what could be the implications?

a)

They are experiencing exponential population growth, which is characterized by a rapid increase in population size over time, with the growth rate being proportional to the current population size. Its implications could include resource depletion, environmental degradation, and increased competition for resources in their game.

b)

They are experiencing exponential population growth, which is characterized by a decrease in population size over time, with the growth rate being proportional to the current population size.

c)

They are experiencing exponential population growth, which is characterized by a constant population size over time, with the growth rate being proportional to the current population size.

d)

They are experiencing exponential population growth, which is characterized by a slow increase in population size over time, with the growth rate being proportional to the current population size.

71.

Emigration is

a)

the movement out of an area

b)

the movement into an area

c)

movement in and out of an area

d)

migration

72.

Why don't populations grow indefinitely?

a)

limiting factors

b)

only biotic factors

c)

only abiotic factors

d)

none of the above

73.

What is an example of a density-independent (Abiotic) limiting factor?

a)

food

b)

parasites

c)

disease

d)

pollution

74.

What is the arrow pointing at?

a)

carrying capacity

b)

biotic potential

c)

density-independent

d)

density dependent

75.

parasites, disease, predators, are examples of what type of limiting factors?

a)

density dependent

b)

density independent

c)

survivorship

d)

type 1 curve

76.

What is the carrying capacity mean?

a)

The number of individuals an area can carry

b)

the number of births

c)

The number of deaths an area has

d)

not sure

77.

(Im)migration is ...

a)

the movement into an area

b)

The movement out of an area

c)

The migration process

d)

exponential graph

78.

The exponential graph is a graph that shows us population size increasing quickly, which one below shows us that

a)
b)
c)
d)
79.

One of the factors that can change the size of population is....

a)

Name of schools

b)

Number of dezs

c)

Jobs

d)

Numbers of births

80.

the number of people in a defined area such as a square kilometre

a)

population density

b)

birth rate

c)

death rate

d)

population

81.
What are the smallest objects that biologist study?
a)
Organisms
b)
Molecules
c)
Body organs
d)
Cells
82.
What are found in the space outside of the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons
b)
Electrons
c)
Neutrons
d)
Santa's Elves 
83.
The control center of the cell is the
a)
Nucleus
b)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
c)
Ribosome
d)
Golgi Body
84.
A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction is called?
a)
A lipid
b)
A molecule
c)
An element
d)
An enzyme
85.
Which structure makes proteins?
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Vacuole
d)
Ribosome
86.
Which two organelles are involved in energy converting and production?
a)
Golgi Body and Chloroplasts
b)
Smooth & Rough ER
c)
Cookies and Milk
d)
Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
87.
Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?
a)
Breaks down food molecules into energy.
b)
Keeps the cell wall in place.
c)
Stores water, salt, and proteins.
d)
Controls the movement of materials into and out of the cell.
88.
Which term means the maintaining of internal conditions suitable for life?
a)
Homeostasis
b)
Cell Specialization
c)
The Force
d)
Enzyme
89.
Each of the following is an abiotic factor in an environment EXCEPT for?
a)
Rock
b)
Rain
c)
Soil
d)
Eagle
90.
Organisms such as plants, that can make their own food are called
a)
Autotrophs
b)
Heterotrophs
c)
Thylakoids
d)
Pigments
91.
Cellular Respiration uses 1 molecule of glucose to produce approximately
a)

2 ATP

b)

52 ATP

c)

4 ATP

d)

38 ATP

92.
What are the 3 parts of an ATP molecule?
a)
Stroma, Grana & Chlorophyll
b)
Batman, Robin & Wonderwoman
c)
Adenine, Ribose, & 3 Phosphates
d)
None of These are True
93.
What organelle is found only in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Centrioles
d)
Chloroplast
94.
Cellular Respiration releases energy by breaking down
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Food Molecules
c)
Water 
d)
ATP
95.
What happens during photosynthesis?
a)
Heterotrophs consume ATP
b)
Heterotrophs produce ATP
c)
Autotrophs produce carbohydrates
d)
Autotrophs consume carbohydrates
96.
The Cell Theory can be summed up with which Statement?
a)
Atoms are made of Cells.
b)
Only Plants are made of Cells.
c)
All Plants & Animals are made of Cells.
d)
Only Animals are made of Cells.
97.
Which of the cell organelles is the power plant of the cell?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
ER
c)
Golgi Body
d)
Lysosome
98.
Which cell organelle breaks down and recycles cell parts that are no longer useful?
a)
Golgi Body
b)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
99.
Which type of cell encloses their DNA inside a true nucleus?
a)
Prokaryotes
b)
Bacteria
c)
Viruses
d)
Eukaryotes
100.
Who used a compound microscope to see and name "cells?"
a)
Bill Nye
b)
Robert Hooke
c)
Santa Claus
d)
Osmosis Jones
101.

During our Unit on Cells we made ______________ (well most of us did).

a)

Mitosis Models

b)

Pop Bottle Rockets

c)

Happy Nappers

d)

Animal Booklets

102.
What are carnivores?
a)
meat eaters
b)
plant eaters
c)
plant & meat eaters
d)
none are correct
103.

How many electrons does an atom of magnesium have?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

24

104.

How many neutrons does an atom of magnesium have?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

24

105.

Lewis makes sugar cookies with different amounts of sugar. He wants to see if cookies with more sugar sell better than cookies with less sugar. He counts the number of cookies sold to find out his answer. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Amount of sugar used

b)

Number of cookies sold

c)

Number of customers

106.

Lewis makes sugar cookies with different amounts of sugar. He wants to see if cookies with more sugar sell better than cookies with less sugar. He counts the number of cookies sold to find out his answer. What is the independent variable?

a)

Amount of sugar used

b)

Number of cookies sold

c)

Number of customers

107.

The number of living organisms that an environment can support

a)

keystone species

b)

carrying capacity

c)

limiting factors

d)

resilience

108.

The living components of an ecosystem

a)

abiotic factors

b)

biotic factors

c)

predator-prey

d)

parasitism

109.

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

a)

1000

b)

8000

c)

800

d)

600

110.

What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

a)

The population keeps growing

b)

The population starts to die off

c)

The entire species will go extinct

d)

The carrying capacity just increases

111.
What do you call all of the living things AND all of the non-living things together in the same environment?
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Biome
112.

The variation of life forms within an ecosystem or across the planet...

a)

population

b)

species

c)

organism

d)

biodiversity

113.

A species that kills and eats other organisms for food...

a)

predation

b)

prey

c)

predator

d)

parasitic

114.
The primary consumer would be which level on the energy pyramid? 
a)
1st 
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
115.
Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into
a)
oxygen
b)
glucose
c)
ATP & oxygen
d)
oxygen & glucose
116.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
117.

What is the definition of natural selection?

a)

The process in which genes are chosen by humans such as farmers and ranchers

b)

The process in which organisms are chosen by environmental pressures such as climate, available food, predators and habitat.

c)

If an organism changes during their life in order to adapt to its environment, those changes are passed on to its offspring.

d)

The process in which genes are chosen by scientist and academics.

118.

The phrase "Survival of the Fittest" would best describe...

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Artificial Selection

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

119.

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this new, darker environment?

a)

Dark moth

b)

Light moth

c)

Both will be equally successful

d)

Neither will be successful

120.
What is the definition of mutation?
a)
A random change in the genes of an organism
b)
Natural Breeding
c)
Natural Selection 
d)
Breeding two animals to create a new one
121.
Which is an example of a trait that is an adaptation for cold climate but not for warm climate?
a)
thick fur and fat
b)
long claws
c)
camoflauge
d)
poisonous chemicals
122.
After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
climax community
d)
limiting factors
123.
succession that occurs in an area with no soil
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
124.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
125.
What is another name for producer?
a)
consumer
b)
herbivore
c)
autotroph
d)
lichen
126.
In this image, the information in red is called the_______.
a)
Products
b)
Reactants
c)
Chemical Subscript
d)
Ingredients
127.
How many ATOMS of Carbon are in 3C2H4O
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
128.
Is the following equation balanced or unbalanced ? 
Al + O2 --> Al2O3
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
129.

In which eukaryotic organelles does photosynthesis occur?

a)

mitochondria

b)

stomata

c)

xylem

d)

chloroplast

130.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
131.
How is the energy stored after the process of photosynthesis?
a)
light energy
b)
the energy in chemical bonds
c)
heat energy
132.
What is the function of ATP in living things?
a)
provides energy for cells
b)
stores genetic information
c)
provides structure in the nucleus
133.
Which structures shown in the Figure make up the ADP molecule?
a)
A and B
b)
A, B and C
c)
A, B, C, and D
d)
C and D
134.
Which bond of the ATP molecule is broken in order to release energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D

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