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Biology Interim Exam Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
2.
Which of the following is found in plant cells but not in animal cells? 
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Cell Wall 
d)
Ribosomes 
3.
What is the function of DNA?
a)
Use oxygen and sugar to produce energy
b)
Forms part of the nuclear membrane 
c)
Transport materials throughout the cell 
d)
Contains information to make proteins
4.
Which macromolecule is used for short term energy?
a)
Proteins
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Nucleic Acids
d)
Lipids
5.
Which of the following foods contain mostly lipids?
a)
fruit
b)
butter
c)
chicken
d)
carrots
6.
Protein molecules are composed of long chains of __________________
a)
DNA
b)
amino acids
c)
RNA
d)
ribosomes
7.
All organic compounds contain the element:
a)
Carbon
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Calcium
d)
Sodium
8.

Which of the following is a large molecule of TWO sugars? (think about the prefix)

a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Disasacchairde
c)
Polysaccharide
d)
Googlesaccharide
9.
What is the purpose  of an enzyme?
a)
give permission for the reaction
b)

Store energy

c)
speed up reactions
d)

making ATP

10.
What is one way that fatty acids (lipids) are used in the body?
a)
for storing energy
b)
for encoding genetic information
c)
as the building blocks of antibodies
d)
as the building blocks of hemoglobin
11.

______________ make up your genetic information (DNA and RNA).

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

12.

This is the variable changed by the scientist in an experiment

a)

independent (manipulated)

b)

dependent (responding)

c)

controlled

13.

This is the variable measured by the scientist in an experiment

a)

independent (manipulated)

b)

dependent (responding)

c)

controlled

14.

How many independent variables should be changed in an experiment?

a)

Only 1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

As many as you want

15.

Uncontrolled division of cells may result in

a)

Cancer

b)

Tumors

c)

Masses of cells

d)

All of these

16.

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

17.
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Ribosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
18.

In the cell cycle, when do cells replicate their DNA?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Interphase

d)

Cytokinesis

19.

Why do cells divide?

a)

response, react, relocate

b)

reduce, reuse energy, gain energy

c)

reproduce, growth, repair

d)

reponse, repair, respirate

20.
What does the prefix photo-  mean?
a)
Putting togher
b)
Light
c)
Camera
d)
To make energy
21.
What gives plants their green color?
a)
stomata
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
22.

What are the inputs of photosynthesis?

a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
glucose and energy
c)
glucose and water
d)
carbon dioxide and oxygen
23.

Which of the following is a product of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Glucose

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Oxygen AND Glucose

24.

What molecule is responsible for things like muscle contractions, cellular communication, provides energy for every day tasks, and can be likened to a fully charged battery?

a)

ATP

b)

ADP

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Granum

25.

Where in the ATP molecule is the most energy stored?

a)

the bonds between the phosphate groups

b)

the bond holding the adenosine to the first phosphate group

c)

the bond between the two cyclic structures

d)

there is no energy stored in ATP

26.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a heterotroph?

a)

mushroom

b)

leopard

c)

grass

d)

human

27.

Which of the following is an autotroph?

a)

mushroom

b)

dog

c)

monkey

d)

tree

28.

What are the products of the light-dependent reactions?

a)

oxygen gas

b)

ATP

c)

NADPH

d)

all of the above

29.

A granum is a(an)

a)

stack of chloroplasts.

b)

stack of thylakoids.

c)

membrane enclosing a thylakoid.

d)

photosynthetic pigment molecule.

30.

The Calvin cycle is another name for

a)

light-independent reactions.

b)

light-dependent reactions.

c)

photosynthesis.

d)

all of the above

31.

The goal of cellular respiration is to

a)

make water

b)

make glucose

c)

make ATP

d)

make oxygen

32.

What process of cellular respiration occurs in the cytoplasm?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

glycolysis

c)

Krebs cycle

d)

electron transport chain

33.

What is cellular respiration?

a)

the breakdown of glucose to release ATP

b)

the breakdown of glucose to release FADH

c)

the breakdown of glucose to release NADH

d)

using sunlight to make sugar

34.

What are the REACTANTS for cellular respiration?

a)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

water and glucose

c)

glucose and oxygen

35.

Where does AEROBIC respiration occur?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

ribosome

36.

Fermentation

a)

requires oxygen

b)

produces large amounts of energy

c)

does not require oxygen

d)

occurs only in bacteria

37.

True or False: Both plant cells and animal cells depend on celluar respiration for their energy needs.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What are the products of Aerobic Cellular Respiration?

a)

Carbon dioxide, water and ATP

b)

Oxygen, glucose, and ATP

c)

ATP, oxygen and water

d)

Carbon dioxide, oxygen and glucose

39.
The diffusion of WATER across a semi-permeable membrane is
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
40.
The movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration is
a)
diffusion
b)
cell division
active transport
c)
active transport
d)
tonicity
41.
Active transport requires
a)
energy
b)
the nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
lysosomes
42.
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.
43.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria