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Biology A Final Exam

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an observation for this picture?

a)
The man is scared
b)
The man is going to get eaten
c)
There is a man in a kayak
d)
The man is paddling fast
2.

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

a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
3.

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

4.

Before a scientific theory is accepted and supported, it has

a)

been tested by only one scientist.

b)

been published in scientific journals.

c)

been tested many times by different scientists.

d)

been approved by the International Committee of Scientists.

5.

This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 

a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
6.

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
7.

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?

a)
Type of plant, amount of music, and sunlight
b)
Water, apple juice, milk
c)
Plant growth
8.

A body of knowledge based on the study of the natural world defines

a)

biology

b)

chemistry

c)

science

d)

spontaneous generation

9.

"Biology" means

a)

the study of life

b)

the study of animals

c)

the best subject ever

d)

the study of molecules

10.

Biologists have many possible career/job choices. These jobs include all EXCEPT

a)

preserving the environment

b)

researching diseases

c)

developing technologies

d)

determining right and wrong opinions

11.
Which is the BEST description of biology?
a)
the study of humans and animals
b)
the study of life and living things
c)
the study of health care
d)
the study of humans, plants, and animals
12.
After examining an experimental procedure, Amir noticed that there was an error in the experimental design. He should
a)
be skeptical of the results.
b)
be open-minded about the experiment.
c)
accept the results and conclusions without question.
d)
repeat the experiment to develop scientific consensus.
13.
What are the basic building blocks of life?
a)
Atoms
b)
Cells
c)
Tissues
d)
Organs
14.

When you use your 5 senses to gather information, you are making a/an

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

c)

Scientific Wondering

d)

None of these

15.

These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

c)

Scientific

d)

None of these

16.

These type of observations are described, not measured.

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

17.

It feels smooth.

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

18.

The leaf is 5mm wide.

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

19.

What is the base unit for length?

a)

meter (m)

b)

kilometer (km)

c)

centimeter (cm)

d)

millimeter (mm)

20.

What is the base unit for mass?

a)

gram (g)

b)

kilogram (kg)

c)

centigram (cg)

d)

milligram (mg)

21.

What is the base unit for time?

a)

hour

b)

minutes

c)

seconds

d)

days

22.

What is the base unit for temperature?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

degrees

c)

Celsius

d)

Kelvin

23.

SI stands for ___.

a)

Sports Illustrated

b)

Scientific Notation

c)

International System (of measurements)

d)

Instructional System (of measurements)

24.

What is this kind of graph called?

a)

line plot

b)

line graph

c)

bar graph

d)

frequency table

25.
What is the main purpose of a line graph?
a)
to compare two things
b)
to show trends over time
c)
to have an independent variable
d)
so you don't have to read words
26.

What is the independent variable in this graph?

a)

cost of mowing

b)

Moe's Mowing Service

c)

$18

d)

Mowing Time

27.

The variable that the scientist MEASURES is

a)

dependent variable (DV)

b)

independent variable (IV)

c)

control variable

d)

none of the above

28.

When you have data that is qualitative (no numbers), what kind of graph should you use?

a)

Line

b)

Scatterplot

c)

Bar

d)

Pie

29.

What is wrong with the graph above?

a)

It should be a bar graph.

b)

The format of the title is incorrect.

c)

The x-axis is missing units.

d)

It should be a pie chart.

30.

Which statement is true according to the graph?

a)

A higher percentage of people smoke in 1990 than in 1975

b)

The percentage of smokers has not changed between 1975 and 1990.

c)

A higher percentage of people smoked in 1975 than in 1990.

d)

The graph does not show any trends between 1975 and 1990.

31.
What is the name of the vertical (up and down) axis of the graph? 
a)
X axis
b)
Y axis
32.
What do we put at the top of a graph?
a)
X axis
b)
data table
c)
title 
d)
nothing
33.
What is the name of the horizontal (side to side) axis of the graph? 
a)
X axis
b)
Y axis
34.
What would be the best scale for this data?
Days       Cm
  1            1.0
  2            3.5
  3            5.0
  4            8.5
a)
count by fives to 10
b)
count by tens to 100
c)
count by ones to 5
d)
count by ones to 10
35.

What kind of information might go on the X axis?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Varaible

36.
What kind of information might go on the Y axis? 
a)
days of the week
b)
minutes 
c)
height
d)
hours
37.
What is the dependent variable in an experiment? 
a)
the thing we change or test
b)
the thing we keep the same
c)
the thing we measure in the end
d)
the normal situation
38.
What is the independent variable in an experiment?
a)
the thing we change or test
b)
the normal situation
c)
what we measure in the end
d)
the thing we keep the same
39.

The dependent variable goes on the:

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

40.

The independent variable goes on the:

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

41.

What is wrong with the graph?

a)

Missing axis label

b)

Should be a line graph

c)

Numbers are not in equal increments

d)

x and y axis need to be switched

42.

The invention of the ___ made it possible for scientist to view and study the cell.

a)

blow horn

b)

microscope

c)

slides

d)

telescope

43.

Who was the scientist to use the early compound microscope to look at cork slices and coined the term ‘cell’ to describe the tissue.

a)

Hans & Zacharias Jansen

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Francis Crick & James Watson

44.

Who was the scientist to state that all animal tissues are made of cells, adding to the Cell Theory that the cell is basic unit of ALL life.

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Theodore Schwann

45.

Who was the scientist to describe cells in a drop of pond water; first person to observe bacteria and protozoa and called it "animalcules"?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Anton van Leeuvenhoek

c)

Francisco Redi

d)

Theodore Schwann

46.

Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.

a)

All non-living things are made of cells

b)

All cells come from pre-existing cells

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things

47.

Which statement is a part of the cell theory?

a)

all cells come from preexisting cells

b)

bacteria are prokaryotic cells

c)

eukaryotic cells are complex

d)

humans are multicellular

48.

The flat platform where the slide is placed.

a)

BODY TUBE

b)

ARM

c)

STAGE

d)

EYE PIECE

49.

Connects the eye piece to the objective lenses. 

a)

BASE

b)

NOSE PIECE

c)

ARM

d)

BODY TUBE

50.

Connects the body tube to the base of the microscope.

a)

BODY TUBE

b)

NOSE PIECE

c)

ARM

d)

SUBSTAGE

51.

The lens closest to the specimen that first receives the rays from the specimen (the object)

a)

EYE PIECE

b)

SUBSTAGE

c)

BODY TUBE

d)

OBJECTIVE LENS

52.

The lens the viewer looks through to see the specimen.

a)

EYE PIECE

b)

OBJECTIVE LENS

c)

NOSE PIECE

d)

BODY TUBE

53.

Large knob is used to bring an object into close focus as it moves the stage up or down. 

a)

NOSE PIECE

b)

ADJUSTMENT/

FOCUS KNOB

c)

SUBSTAGE

d)

OBJECTIVE LENS

54.

A rotating turret that houses the objective lenses. The viewer (user) adusts this part of the microscope to use different objective lenses.

a)

NOSE PIECE

b)

ADJUSTMENT/

FOCUS KNOB

c)

SUBSTAGE

d)

BODY TUBE

55.

Cell theory has become the central organizing principle of biological science. Could this scientific theory ever become a scientific law?

a)

Yes, if scientists decide that enough evidence supports the theory.

b)

Yes, if the theory is shown to predict future events.

c)

No, because a theory is a complex explanation that does not become a law.

d)

No, because a theory can be proven correct while a law cannot be proven.

56.

After a team of scientists completes an investigation, they submit an article about the investigation to a scientific journal. Before the journal publishes the article, they send it to other scientists for an anonymous, independent review. What is the purpose of this peer review?

a)

To evaluate the methods, and validate the results of the investigation

b)

To guarantee that the conclusions of the investigation are absolutely correct

c)

To make sure the investigation has practical, economic benefits

d)

To improve the appeal of the article to the general public

57.

Which of the following best describes the three parts of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure, and all cells are spontaneously generated.

b)

All living things are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure, and all cells come from pre-existing cells.

c)

All living things are made up of more than two cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure, and all cells come from pre-existing cells.

d)

None of the above.

58.

Which organelle would you expect to find in a plant cell but not animal cells?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

e)

smooth ER

59.

Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How did you know?

a)

lacks a cytoplasm

b)

lacks genetic materail

c)

cell cytoplasm

d)

lacks a nucleus

60.

What is a function of the cell membrane?

a)

regulates what moves in and out of the cell

b)

keeps the cell wall in place

c)

breaks down lipids from food

d)

stores water and waste

61.

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria

d)

fungi

62.

Which organelles are involved with energy conversion?

a)

mitochondria and ribosomes

b)

mitochondria and rough ER

c)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

d)

chloroplast and Golgi body

63.

What is a function of the nucleus?

a)

builds proteins

b)

stores sugar

c)

packaged proteins

d)

holds DNA

64.

What is a function of the cytoskeleton?

a)

contains DNA

b)

helps a cell keep its shape

c)

surrounds the cell

d)

helps make proteins

65.

Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?

a)

lysosome

b)

Golgi body

c)

mitochondria

d)

smooth ER

66.

Which sequence correctly traces the path of a protein in the cell?

a)

ribosome, Golgi body, rough ER

b)

ER, lysosome, Golgi body

c)

ribosome, rough ER, chloroplast

d)

ribosome, rough ER, Golgi body

67.

Which structure makes proteins?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

lysosome

68.

What is a long hair-like structure that helps a cell move?

a)

peroxisomes

b)

flagellum

c)

cytoplasm

d)

plasma membrane

69.

the molecule that absorbs light and captures energy for the cell

a)

lysosome

b)

peroxisome

c)

chlorophyll

d)

chloroplast

70.

the site where ribosomes are made.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleolus

c)

lysosome

d)

nucleus

71.

the region inside the cell that includes the fluid and the organelles

a)

cytoplasm

b)

peroxisomes

c)

chlorophyll

d)

plasma membrane

72.

contain digestive enzymes to break down worn-out cell parts.

a)

peroxisomes

b)

nucleolus

c)

lysosomes

d)

nucleus

73.

In which cell organelle does PHOTOSYNTHESIS take place?

a)

The chloroplast

b)

The mitochondria

c)

The cytoplasm

d)

The golgi apparatus

74.
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
75.
A _____ is something in the environment that causes an organism to respond.
a)
stimulus
b)
response
c)
cause
d)
effect
76.

Living things are based on a universal genetic

code. What molecule is responsible for that code?

a)

RNA

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

DNA

77.

The combination of chemical reactions through

which an organism builds up or breaks down

materials as it carries out its life processes is called ...

a)

absorption

b)

metabolism

c)

digestion

d)

consumption

78.

Maintaining a stable internal

environment is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

equilibrium

c)

balance

d)

evenness

79.
A reaction to a stimulus is a ______________.
a)
hiccup
b)
response
c)
metabolism
d)
homeostasis
80.
Every organism must pass on its ________________, stored in DNA.
a)
metabolism
b)
response
c)
growth
d)
genetic code
81.
An organism that makes its own food is 
a)
an omnivore
b)
a heterotroph
c)
an autotroph
d)
a carnivore
82.

Identify the characteristic: when you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6oF.

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow and develop

83.

Identify the characteristic: green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow and develop

84.

Identify the characteristic: a caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.

a)

All living things adapt to their environment

b)

All living things use energy

c)

All living things respond to their environment

d)

All living things grow and develop

85.
Pick the true statement about cellular organization:
a)
cells working together make tissues
b)
cells working together make organs
c)
tissues working together make organ systems
d)
organs working together make cells
86.
Your body shivers when you are cold. This is because of the concept of...
a)
homeostasis
b)
heredity
c)
energy metabolism
d)
cellular organization
87.

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

88.
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
89.

Identify the characteristic: A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes.

a)

All living things adapt/respond to their environment

b)

All living things grow

c)

All living things have cells

d)

All living things use energy

90.
Proteins are made of monomers called ___________
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Glycerol and fatty acids
91.

This macromolecule breaks down into sugars such as glucose.

a)

Lipids/Fats

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Protein

d)

Carbohydrates

92.
The diagram shows the general structure of an amino acid. Which type of molecule is formed from amino acids?
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
93.

What element if the building block of life?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

94.
Glycerol and fatty acids combine to form...?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
95.
Which subunits make up the structure of all proteins?
a)
glucose
b)
amino acids
c)
carbohydrates
d)
fatty acids
96.
Which is a Carbohydrate's monomer?
a)
Sugar
b)
Amino acids
c)
Monosacharide
d)
Nucleotide
97.
What particle is found in the nucleus and has no charge?
a)
electron
b)
neutron
c)
proton
d)
atom
98.
The 4 macromolecules are
a)
vitamins, lipids, water, micronutrients
b)
micronutrients, macronutrients, water, vitamins
c)
Lipids, Waxes, Vitamin A, Water
d)
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
99.

1 gram = ______________ milligrams

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1,000

100.

What is an element?

a)

A pure substance made of only one kind of atom

b)

A compound made of one or more atoms

c)

A special material found in the atmosphere

d)

The most basic unit of matte

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