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Biology Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things use energy

b)

All living things contain cells

c)

All living things maintain homeostasis

d)

All living things grow

2.

A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things adapt to their environment

b)

All living things grow

c)

All living things have cells

d)

All living things use energy

3.

Which statement describes ALL living things?

a)

They are composed of one or more cells.

b)

They must reproduce sexually.

c)

They have organ systems to carry out the processes of life.

d)

They are capable of making their own food.

4.

A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching. Which characteristic of life does this represent?

a)

All living things reproduce

b)

All living things maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things use energy

d)

All living things grow

5.

The basic building block of life.

a)

Tissue

b)

Cell

c)

Organ

d)

Organism

6.

A group of cells working together to perform a specific function.

a)

organ system

b)

organism

c)

organ

d)

tissue

7.

A group of tissues working together to perform a specific function.

a)

organ

b)

organism

c)

organ system

d)

cell

8.

A group of organs working together to perform a specific function.

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ system

d)

organism

9.

A tree, plant, fox, wolf, whale, shark, human are all considered to be...

a)

organelles

b)

organisms

c)

homosapiens

d)

mammals

10.
RNA and DNA are which type of macromolecules?
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
nucleic acid
d)
protein
11.
Fats, oils and cholesterol are all types of what?
a)
cell membranes
b)
hormones
hormones
c)
lipids
d)
fatty acids
12.
 In living organisms, lipids function mainly as:
a)
Sources of stored energy and transmitters of genetic information
b)
Sources of stored energy and components of cellular membranes
c)
Transmitters of genetic information and catalysts of chemical reactions
d)
Catalysts of chemical reactions and components of cellular membranes
13.
Proteins are made of monomers called ___________
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Glycerol and fatty acids
14.

What is the main role of carbohydrates in the body?

a)

Is the main source of energy for the body

b)

Helps to build and repair body tissue

c)

Provide warmth and cushioning to the body's organs

d)

Helps to transport vitamins through the body

e)

All of the above are roles of carbohydrates in the body

15.
A single unit of sugar is referred to as:
a)
Monosaccharide
b)
Monocarbohydrate
c)
Mononutrient
d)
Monopolymer
16.

Short term energy and structure in plants.

a)

Functions of Nucleic Acids

b)

Functions of Proteins

c)

Functions of Lipids

d)

Functions of Carbohydrates

17.

Fats and oils: a major source of food providing long term energy and other functions.

a)

Sugars

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Proteins

18.

A hydrocarbon chain that is sometimes considered to be a monomer of lipids.

a)

Fatty Acids

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Proteins

d)

Lipids

19.

What is the monomer of a protein?

a)

monosaccharide

b)

glycerol/fatty acid

c)

amino acid

d)

nucleotide

20.

Which of the following is NOT a function of proteins?

a)

Catalysts

b)

Long term energy

c)

Transport

d)

Structure

21.

What is are the building blocks of nucleic acids?

a)

Glue

b)

Carbon

c)

Nucleotides

d)

Lipids

22.

Why is DNA important?

a)

It stores genetic material

b)

It is not important

c)

It has instructions for mutations

d)

It is the same for all living things

23.

In order to break apart a polymer ________ must be added.

a)

carbon

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

hydrogen

24.

A _________ reaction removes a molecule of water to bond molecules together to create a polymer.

a)

hydrolysis

b)

water

c)

dehydration synthesis

d)

magical

25.

This reaction is known as a __________________ reaction.

a)

Dehydration Synthesis

b)

Hydrolysis

26.
The following figure is illustrating
a)

Dehydration Synthesis

b)

Hydrolysis

27.

Osmosis is the movement of what across a membrane?

a)

Glucose

b)

Sodium

c)

Water

d)

Lipids

28.

Diffusion mean to...

a)

...come together.

b)

...make groups.

c)

...move away from.

d)

...spread out.

29.

Molecules tend to move from an area of high concentration to low concentration is called

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

diffuson

c)

osmosis

d)

receptor

30.

The relatively constant internal physical conditions of an organism is called

a)

diffusion

b)

receptor

c)

homestatsis

d)

active transport

31.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
32.

Which of the following are in the correct order?

a)

organ system, cell, organ, tissue, organism

b)

cell, organ, tissue, organ system, organism

c)

cell, tissue, organelle, organ system, organism

d)

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

33.

Homeostasis mechanisms...

a)

keep everything exactly the same.

b)

usually operate by positive feedback systems.

c)

act to keep the internal environmental conditions outside the normal range

d)

is the ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment

34.

Which type of feedback system is more common in maintaining homeostasis?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

balanced

35.
Cytokinesis is a phase of mitosis. 
a)
True
b)
False 
36.
Cells spend the majority of their lives in
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Synthesis 
d)
Gap 2
37.

Cells of organisms must go through cell division for?

a)

growth

b)

repair of damaged cells

c)

replacement of dying cells.

d)

All of these

38.

DNA is replicated during ______ of the cell cycle.

a)

Gap 1

b)

Synthesis (S phase)

c)

Gap 2

d)

Gap 0

39.
What occurs during G1?
a)
Checkpoint after S phase
b)
Chromosomes line up at the equator.
c)
The cell grows and develops.
d)
Spindle fibers separate chromosomes to opposite poles of the cell. 
40.
Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase. 
a)
prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
b)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
d)
prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase
41.
Identify the Cell Cycle Stage.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
42.
Identify the Cell Cycle Stage.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
43.
Identify the Cell Cycle Stage.
a)
Interphase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
44.

How many cell cycle checkpoints are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

What is the first checkpoint of the cell cycle?

a)

Mitosis checkpoint

b)

G1 checkpoint

c)

G2 checkpoint

46.
This is the cell cycle checkpoint that makes sure environmental conditions are ideal for cell survival.
a)
G1 Checkpoint
b)
G2 Checkpoint
c)
M Checkpoint
d)
I Checkpoint
47.
This is the cell cycle checkpoint that makes sure DNA has been replicated correctly during S phase.
a)
G1 Checkpoint
b)
G2 Checkpoint
c)
M Checkpoint
d)
I Checkpoint
48.
Which of these phases of mitosis take place first?
a)
anaphase
b)
telophase
c)
prophase
d)
metaphase
49.

Cancer is defined as the

a)

uncontrolled division of mutated cells

b)

normal division of cells

c)

normal DNA replication

d)

abnormal ATP synthesis

50.

A ________________is a critical point where stop and go signals can regulate the cycle

a)

tumor

b)

checkpoint

c)

growth factor

d)

oncogene

51.

Cell programmed self destruction is called

a)

Atopic

b)

Apoptosis

c)

Antiparallel

d)

Anticellular

52.

The heater kicks on and the house warms up, so it kicks off. Then the house cools a bit and the heater kicks back on. This continues all day. It's a _____________ loop.

a)

positive

b)

negative

53.

Body temperature regulation is an example of a ______________ loop

a)

positive

b)

negative

54.

A _________________ feedback loop moves a system to an extreme.

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Circular

d)

Negative

55.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
56.

The diffusion of WATER through a semi-permeable membrane is called?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Cell wall

c)

Diffusion

d)

Respiration

57.
Permeable means
a)
things can pass through
b)
the concentration levels are different
c)
it is permanent
d)
things are stuck
58.
The term used to describe when some molecules are able to pass through a membrane and others are not.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Selective Permeability
d)
Equilibrium
59.
Molecules will move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration until they reach
a)
osmosis
b)
equilibrium
c)
selective permeability
d)
diffusion
60.

¿De dónde eres?

a)

Soy de New York.

b)

Es de New York.

c)

Son de New York.