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Winter Break Refresher

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cells of organism must replicate for ?

a)

growth

b)

repair of damaged tissue

c)

replacement of dying cells.

d)

All of the above

2.

What does DNA Replication mean?

a)

DNA is made.

b)

DNA makes new cells.

c)

DNA copies itself.

d)

DNA starts the cell cycle.

3.

In what phase does chromatin condense to form chromosomes?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Interphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Anaphase

4.

In what phase do the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Metaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Telophase

5.

In what phase do the chromosomes get pulled apart into sister chromatid to opposite sides of the cell?

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

6.

In what phase do the organelles disperse out into the daughter cells, and the cell prepares for cytokinesis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Mitosis

d)

Telophase

7.

What part of the cell cycle results in the splitting into two new cells?

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

8.

Which part of the Cell Cycle takes the longest?

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Prophase

d)

Cytokinesis

9.

Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?

a)

interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis

b)

cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase

c)

mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis

d)

interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis

10.
a)

Anaphase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

11.
a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

12.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
13.

During interphase

a)

DNA lines up in the middle of the cell and DNA attaches to spindle fibers

b)

2 new nuclei form

c)

2 new identical cells are created

d)

DNA gets copied

14.

Why is DNA important

a)

it provides the instructions/blueprint for a cell

b)

it makes energy

c)

it stores wastes

d)

it is responsible for making food

15.

All living things are made up of one or more _______.

a)

atoms

b)

cells

c)

protons

d)

organs

16.

A small part that carries out a specific duty of a cell.

a)

DNA

b)

ribosome

c)

organelle

d)

towelette

17.
A human being has a somatic cell that has 46 chromosomes.  What is the haploid number found in a gamete?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
69
d)
92
18.

Most cells are ______ because it maximizes their efficiency.

a)

Small

b)

Large

19.

Surface area of a cell refers to

a)

the area exposed to the external environment.

b)

the amount of space inside of the cell.

c)

the amount of cytoplasm a cell has

20.

Cells want a _______ SURFACE AREA and a ______VOLUME.

a)

Small; Small

b)

Large; Large

c)

Large; Small

d)

Small; Large

21.

CLICK ON IMAGE: Which cell would have the greatest surface area and smallest volume?

a)

1um cube (smallest)

b)

2um cube (middle)

c)

4um cube (largest)

22.

Which organelle is DNA stored in Eukaryotic cells?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

23.

A long piece of coiled DNA found in the cells; contains genes that encode traits.

a)

gene

b)

chromosome

c)

trait

d)

DNA

24.
The twisted ladder shape of DNA is referred to as a ....
a)
Twizzler candy
b)

Twisted ladder

c)
double helix
d)

double spiral

25.

What is the variety of life across the biosphere?

a)

ecology

b)

genomics

c)

homeostasis

d)

biodiversity

26.

At all levels of life, what do related parts create when they interact to form a whole?

a)

cell

b)

system

c)

species

d)

biosphere

27.

Which of these is the maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism?

a)

adaptation

b)

homeostasis

c)

negative feedback

d)

structure specialization

28.

What is a physical environment with different species that interact with one another and with nonliving things

a)

habitat

b)

biosphere

c)

ecosystem

d)

adaptation

29.

What is Lake Susupe a part of?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

biosphere

30.

Identify the elements and its properties in the water molecule.

31.

What is the term for an organism that makes its own source of chemical energy?

a)

chloroplast

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

d)

protist

32.

Through photosynthesis, plants convert energy from sunlight into __________.

a)

light energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

mechanical energy

33.

Which of these statements best describes cellular respiration?

a)

Sunlight and carbon dioxide are used to make ATP.

b)

ATP and oxygen are used to make sugars and starches.

c)

ATP and carbon dioxide are used to make ADP and water.

d)

Carbon-based molecules from food and oxygen are used to make ATP.

34.
What does NOT happen during interphase?
a)
growth
b)
DNA replication 
c)
obtaining nutrients
d)
cell divison
35.
In the S stage of interphase_______________
a)
the cell grows
b)
the nucleus divides
c)
the cell membrane divides
d)
the DNA is replicated