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Semester Review

Total questions: 165

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long is the paper clip?

a)

3 cm

b)

4cm

c)

5cm

2.

Which is true when using a digital balance?

a)

You should leave the cover on.

b)

You should press down on it to make sure it works.

c)

You should hold it level in the air when using.

d)

You should make sure it says 0.00 before you place anything on the scale.

3.
Which kind of pet do exactly five people have? 
a)
snake
b)
cat
c)
dog
d)
fish
4.
Which sport is the least favorite? 
a)
baseball
b)
football
c)
hockey
d)
basketball
5.

Annie recorded the amount of rain that fell each day. The results are shown in the line graph below. How many centimeters of rain fell on the third day?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

6.

What type of graph is this?

a)

line plot

b)

line graph

c)

bar graph

d)

frequency table

7.

The X axis represents the _________ variable.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

8.

The Y axis represents the ____________ variable.

a)

Independent

b)

Dependent

9.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
10.

What units does the item above measure in?

a)

kilograms (Kg)

b)

pounds (lbs)

c)

grams (g)

d)

inches (in)

11.
If your teacher asks you to move a microscope to table, how do you carry it?
a)
by the body tube and the eyepiece
b)
with one hand
c)
one hand on the arm and the other under the base
d)
with one hand on the base and the other on the eyepiece.
12.
What will be the total magnification if ocular lens is 10X and objective lens is 4X?
a)
4X
b)
40X
c)
10X
d)
100X
13.

Which objective lens should you start on to locate an image?

a)

scanning power

b)

low power

c)

high power

14.

What is a claim?

a)

Answers a question or problem

b)

long and detailed paragraph

c)

Explains why something happened

15.

What is evidence ?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Anything you see, hear or read or experience that causes you to believe something is true.

c)

Long and detailed paragraph

16.

What is an example of reasoning?

a)

Honey is stored in hives.

b)

Honeybees store their honey in hives.

c)

Honeybees use hexagons to store the honey and pollen they bring to the hive.

17.

What is an example of evidence?

a)

Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.

b)

Football is more dangerous than baseball.

c)

Baseball is a fun sport.

18.

50 ml of water was added to the graduated cylinder. After we drop in the object, the new water level goes up to 60 ml. What is the volume of the blocks?

a)

8 ml

b)

10 ml

c)

60 ml

d)

5 ml

19.
When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.
a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
20.

How many characteristics of life must an organism exhibit to be considered a living thing?

a)

All of them

b)

Some of them

c)

At least three

d)

At least one.

21.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
22.
Osmosis is a form of ______________. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
23.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
24.
Exocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
25.
Endocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
26.
Low to High
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
27.
The diffusion of WATER across a semi-permeable membrane is
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
28.
The movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration is
a)
diffusion
b)
cell division
active transport
c)
active transport
d)
tonicity
29.
Active transport requires
a)
energy
b)
the nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
lysosomes
30.
How does a cell maintain homeostasis?
a)
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Flexibility
c)
Protective barrier
d)
Structure and support
31.
Another term for equilibrium is...
a)
Not enough
b)
Too little
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Too much
32.
The cell membrane is selectively permeable, which means...
a)
All materials can enter and leave the cell
b)
Certain things can enter while others cannot
c)
The cell manually sorts through all materials
d)
Only certain cells can interact with the cell.
33.
The movement of molecules against a concentration gradient
a)
simple diffusion
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
osmosis
34.
A molecule that diffuses down a concentration gradient goes from an area of ______ concentration into an area of ______ concentration.
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
passive, active
d)
active, passive
35.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
36.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria
37.
A cell will _____________________ in a hypertonic solution.
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
will not change
d)
will explode
38.
A cell will __________________ in a hypotonic solution.
a)
swell and perhaps burst (lyse)
b)
shrink
c)
the size of the cell will not change
d)
the size of the cell will change from large to small and from small to large
39.
Active transport requires ______, moves materials from __________________, and goes _______ the concentration gradient.
a)
No energy, low to high, against
b)
ATP, high to low, with
c)
ATP, low to high, with
d)
ATP, low to high, against
40.
Controlling what goes into or out of the cell without energy is called
a)
active transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
passive transport
d)
exocytosis
41.

In what type of cell would you find a chloroplast?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

d)

Fungus

42.

When placed in a hypertonic solution, a cell will

a)

Diffuse

b)

Shrink

c)

Swell

d)

Stay the same

43.

Eukaryotic cells

a)

Have a nucleus and organelles

b)

Do not have a nucleus and organelles

c)

Divide very quickly

d)

Make up only single celled organisms

44.

Facilitated diffusion is a type of active transport.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Uncontrolled division of cells may result in

a)

Cancer

b)

Tumors

c)

Masses of cells

d)

All of these

46.

Moving materials from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration is

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Facilitated diffusion

47.

Structures that make the spindle fibers during mitosis are called

a)

Centromeres

b)

Centrioles

c)

Sister chromatids

d)

Nucleus

48.

The cell membrane is made of nonpolar, fatty acid heads and polar, phosphate tails.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What phase of mitosis is Cell #5 in?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

50.

The lines spanning all the way across Cell #3 represent what structure?

a)

Centrioles

b)

Centromeres

c)

Sister chromatids

d)

Spindle fibers

51.

What phase of mitosis is Cell #4 in?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

52.

Which of these cells is NOT in a phase of mitosis?

a)

Cell #1

b)

Cell #2

c)

Cell #3

d)

Cell #4

e)

Cell #5

53.

What phase of mitosis is Cell #3 in?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

54.

What happens in the S phase of interphase?

a)

Chromosomes are copied

b)

Cell growth

c)

Protein production

d)

Organelle production

55.

What does Step 5 represent in this diagram?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Telophase

d)

Cytokinesis

56.

The cell spends the majority of its life in

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

None of these

57.

Cell theory states that

a)

Organisms are the basic unit of life

b)

Both cells and organisms are the basic units of life

c)

The questions of the basic unit of life are too abstract to answer

d)

None of the above

58.

Plants have a large ______________ for storing water.

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

golgi body

59.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nucleus, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
60.
Examine the cell diagrams shown. Which of the following choices identifies the eukaryotic cell for the correct reason?
a)
Cell A, because it is a single cell
b)
Cell A, because a nuclear membrane contains the cell’s DNA
c)
Cell B, because it is much smaller
d)

Cell B, because it contains genetic material
61.
In cell biology, the nucleus is a membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells. Eukaryotes usually have a single nucleus, but a few cell types, such as mammalian red blood cells, have no nuclei, and a few others have many. Which is the role of nucleus in eukaryotes?
a)
Structure that organizes motion of chromosomes. 
b)
Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell 
c)
Membrane that surrounds and protects the cell 
d)
Stack of membranes that packages chemicals
62.
What do all of these organisms have in common?
a)
They all have uniform offspring
b)
They are all made of cells
c)
They possess the same features
d)
They have the same internal and external structures
63.
The levels of organization from the simplest to the most complex are
a)
Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism
b)
Organisms, organs, tissues, cells, organ systems
c)
Cells, organs, organ systems, tissues, organism
d)
Tissues, cells, organs, organism
64.
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Ribosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
65.
Permeable means
a)
things can pass through
b)
the concentration levels are different
c)
it is permanent
d)
things are stuck
66.

Which of the 3 microbes is the largest

a)

Virus

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protist

67.

The tiny hair around this paramecium are called:

a)

Flagella

b)

Cilia

c)

Pseudopod

d)

Fuzzy Wuzzies

68.

Which of the following lists structures from smallest to largest?

a)

bacteria, virus, protist

b)

protist, bacteria, virus

c)

virus, protist, bacteria

d)

virus, bacteria, protist

69.

Some microbes cause disease

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

70.

Bacteria are always harmful

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

71.

Viruses are not cells

a)

Agree

b)

Disagree

72.

Some examples of multicellular organisms are:

a)

Viruses

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

d)

Fungi

73.

Amoeba move using a ____ to engulf their food

a)

flagella

b)

cilia

c)

pseudopod

74.

The two components of a virus are nucleic acid and __________.

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

glucose

75.

A virus is

a)

living

b)

non living

c)

dead

76.

What structure determines the shape of the virus?

a)

capsid

b)

nucleic acid

c)

spikes

d)

envelope

77.

True or False: The shape is important because it allows the virus to recognize and attach to the host cell.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Viruses need a ____________ in order to make copies of themselves.

a)

bacterial cell

b)

host cell

c)

capsid

d)

vaccine

79.

Virus' genetic information contains the code to:

a)

make copies of itself

b)

obtain and use energy

c)

reproduce

d)

grow and develop

80.

Which cycle kills the host cell immediately?

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

81.

When viral DNA integrates with host cell DNA, this is called a:

a)

capsid

b)

bacteriophage

c)

retrovirus

d)

provirus

82.

During which cycle does a virus's genetic information become a part of the host cell's genetic information?

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

83.

A virus that goes through the ______ cycle will allow you to feel symptoms immediately due to the cells lysing.

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

84.

A virus that hides within the host cell for up to years is going through the _______ cycle.

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

85.

Antibiotics ________ treat viral infections.

a)

can

b)

cannot

86.

One you are infected with a virus, you can only treat the symptoms.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Vaccines are a preventative measure.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

When given a vaccine, your body recognizes it as an invader and builds _________ against the virus.

a)

lysogens

b)

capsids

c)

antibodies

d)

immunoglobulins

89.
What do monomers do?
a)
Bond to make a polymer
b)
Create essential proteins
c)
Stores energy
d)
Splits to make more cells
90.

Which organic molecule would a long-distance runner most likely choose to eat two hours before a race?

a)

A protein, because it builds muscle mass.

b)

A lipid because it provides long term energy storage.

c)

A carbohydrate because it releases energy quickly.

d)

A protein, because it transports oxygen into the blood stream.

91.

Monosaccharides are the building blocks of which group of biomolecules?

a)

protein

b)

lipid

c)

carbohydrate

d)

nucleic acid

92.

Which biomolecules transport oxygen and other substances and also form part of most organelles?

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

93.

Which biomolecules provide quick energy for the cell and also provide materials to build the cell membrane/wall?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

94.

Your friend is feeling irritable, lightheaded and dizzy. They are also feeling a bit of confusion and brain fog. Which biomolecule would you recommend your friend consume?

a)

Protein

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Lipid

95.

Which biomolecules contains your genetic information?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

96.

Amino Acids are the monomers of __________.

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Lipids

97.

The monomer of carbohydrates is known as _______.

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Saccharide

98.

Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers of _________.

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

99.

Which biomolecules act as energy storage for the cell and also cushions and insulates organs?

a)

Carbohyrdates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

100.

The monomer of Nucleic Acids is known as _________.

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Saccharide

101.

Which of the following contains the most lipid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
102.

What type of biomolecule contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

protein

103.

The biomolecule that holds an organism's genetic information is called ___________.

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

protein

104.

Which of the following is the correct pair of biomolecules and their monomers?

a)

Carbohydrate: Fatty Acids

b)

Protein: Amino acid

c)

Lipid: Nucleotide

d)

Nucleic Acid: DNA

105.

The following statements are TRUE regarding lipids, EXCEPT:

a)

they store energy for later use

b)

they are insoluble in water

c)

they are composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and phosphorus

d)

they can be found in fats and oils

106.

Enzyme is a/an...

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

107.

What biomolecule serves as structural materials in hair, nails and connective tissues?

a)

protein

b)

lipid

c)

carbohydrate

d)

nucleic acid

108.

Just under an orca's skin lies a thick layer of blubber. Blubber helps insulate a whale from heat loss. Based on this information, which biomolecule is blubber primarily made of?

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

109.

What is the genus name here?

Canis lupus

a)

Canis

b)

lupus

c)

Canis lupus

d)

lupus canis

110.
Which one of these isn't one of the 5 kingdom names?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
FUngi
d)
Virusia
111.
Autotrophs- make their own  food.
Heterotrophs- obtain food from other animals.
Observing the table above, Fungi and Animals are________?
a)
Autotrophs
b)
Heterotrophs
112.
Vertebrate have:
a)
Fur and Gills
b)
Cold-Blood
c)
A spine and an internal skeleton
113.
Which of the following pairs is most closely related?
a)
snake & alligator
b)
Kangaroo and snapper fish
c)
Penguin and snake
114.
Snails, clams and slugs belong to what group of invertebrate?
a)

Molluscs

b)
Jellyfish and sea anemones
c)
Echinoderms
d)
Flatworm
115.

An organism identified with binomial nomenclature includes which two taxa?

a)

class and order

b)

family and genus

c)

genus and species

d)

kingdom and phylum

116.

Which taxonomic category is higher than the others?

a)

Class

b)

Genus

c)

Family

d)

Phylum

117.

What is the order of the taxonomic levels from least specific to most specific?

a)

Kingdom, Family, Species, Order, Class, Phylum, Genus

b)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

c)

Species, Order, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Phylum, Class

d)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

118.
Organisms in this smallest taxonomic group share many characteristics.
a)
domain
b)
kingdom
c)
species
d)
class
119.

Organisms whose cells do not have a nucleus are called _____.

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Multicellular

c)

Unicellular

d)

Prokaryotes

120.
A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger. The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it. Which arachnid has the student found?
a)
Whip Scorpion
b)
Wind Scorpion
c)
Daddy long legs
d)
Scorpion
121.

What is the genus name here:

Canis lupus

a)

Canis

b)

lupus

122.
What is a Heterotroph?
a)
A producer
b)
An organism that makes its own food
c)
A consumer or decomposer
123.
How many Domains are there?
Name them:
a)
3; Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
b)
2; Bacteria, Eukarya
c)
1; Eukarya
d)
3; Bacteria, Eukarya, Protists
124.
Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are
a)
mutlicellular and heterotrophic
b)
multicellular and autotrophic
c)
unicellular and autotrophic
d)
unicellular and autotrophic
125.

What characteristic is shown: An unknown organism is found to have the gene for producing oxygen in its DNA.

a)

Genetic Code

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Reproduce

d)

Acquire and Use Energy

126.

What characteristic is shown: An unknown organism is found to have a small DNA circle referred to as a plasmid.

a)

Genetic Code

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Respond to a Stimulus

d)

Grow and Develop

127.

What characteristic is shown: A giraffe gives birth to a healthy

a)

Reproduce

b)

Genetic Code

c)

Change Over Time

d)

Acquire and Use Energy

128.

What characteristic is shown: A bacteria cell divides itself in two.

a)

Reproduce

b)

Respond to a Stimulus

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Grow and Develop

129.

Which characteristic is shown: An American alligator kills and eats a fish.

a)

Change Over Time

b)

Acquire and Use Energy

c)

Grow and Develop

d)

Made of Cells

130.

Which characteristic is shown: A corn field absorbs sunlight to produce food.

a)

Made of Cells

b)

Respond to a Stimulus

c)

Acquire and Use Energy

d)

Genetic Code

131.

Which characteristic is shown: A chocolate lab puppy becomes a fully grown dog.

a)

Respond to a Stimulus

b)

Grow and Develop

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Change Over Time

132.

Which characteristic is shown: A tadpole grows legs and becomes a fully grown frog.

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Grow and Develop

c)

Acquire and Use Energy

d)

Change Over Time

133.

Which characteristic is shown: A deer runs from a dog after hearing barking.

a)

Made of Cells

b)

Respond to a Stimulus

c)

Acquire and Use Energy

d)

Homeostasis

134.

Which characteristic is shown: A plant switches position and follows the sunlight throughout the day.

a)

Grow and Develop

b)

Respond to a Stimulus

c)

Acquire and Use Energy

d)

Reproduce

135.

Which characteristic is shown: Your body sweats to maintain body temperature.

a)

Respond to a Stimulus

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Made of Cells

d)

Change Over Time

136.

Which characteristic is shown: Carbon Dioxide is used in your blood to maintain the blood pH.

a)

Respond to a Stimulus

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Reproduce

d)

Grow and Develop

137.

Which characteristic is shown: An unknown organism is shown to have a cell wall and organelles.

a)

Made of Cells

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Respond to a Stimulus

d)

Reproduce

138.

Which characteristic is shown: Organism A is found to have eukaryotic cells.

a)

Made of Cells

b)

Grow and Develop

c)

Change Over Time

d)

Reproduce

139.

Which characteristic is shown: Humans have changed to now have many different types of skin color.

a)

Made of Cells

b)

Grow and Develop

c)

Change Over Time

d)

Reproduce

140.

Which characteristic is shown: Many bacteria have become resistant to the antibiotics we use.

a)

Respond to a Stimulus

b)

Made of Cells

c)

Change Over Time

d)

Homeostasis

141.

What step comes after you ask a question?

a)

conclusion & communicate results

b)

test your hypothesis

c)

research topic

142.

What step occurs after you form a hypothesis?

a)

research topic

b)

test a hypothesis

c)

analyze data

143.

What is the last step in the scientific method?

a)

conclusion & communicate results

b)

ask a question

c)

form a hypothesis

144.

Which of the following are qualitative?

a)

red pen

b)

4 boys

c)

2 plants

145.

Select which of the following are quantitative? (Select all that apply)

a)

14 desks

b)

blue sky

c)

4 books

d)

sad girl

146.

Which of the following is an inference?

a)

12 chairs

b)

The class is quiet so they must be working

c)

when I work hard I will get better grades

147.

If I am testing to see if adding more water to a plant will increase it's height, what would be my independent variable?

a)

plant height

b)

amount of water

148.

If I am testing which dog food is the tastiest, what would be my dependent variable?

a)

amount of dog food eaten

b)

type of dog food

149.

What would my control group be?


Independent: type of music

Dependent: test scores

a)

no music

b)

textbook

c)

test scores

150.

What would my constants be? (select all that apply)


Independent: type of music

Dependent: test scores

a)

type of music

b)

gender of students

c)

test scores

d)

textbook

151.

A(n) ____________ is an any part or characteristic that helps a species survive or reproduce.

a)

leaf

b)

adaptation

c)

flower

152.
Seedless plants reproduce with ___.
a)
spores
b)
seeds
c)
binary fission
d)
flowers
153.

This single celled algae can cause water bloom in favorable conditions.

a)

Chlorella

b)

Volvox

c)

Kelp

d)

Spirogyra

154.

What determines the color of algae?

a)

Temperature

b)

Acidity of water

c)

Pigments

d)

Air Pollutants

155.

Algae are similar to plants, yet they don't have _____

a)

Roots

b)

Flowers and Fruits

c)

Stem

d)

Leaves

156.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
157.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
158.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
159.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
160.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
161.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
162.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleus
163.
DNA is a polymer made of:
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Purines
d)
Pyrimidines
164.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
165.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid