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Biology Midterm

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes the properties of cohesion and adhesion?

a)

hydrogen bonding

b)

ionic bonding

c)

covalent bonding

d)

friction

2.

Fats, oils and cholesterol are all types of what?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

nucleic acids

3.

The element _______is found in all of the organic compounds.

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

iron

d)

oxygen

4.

The cell membrane is mainly composed of which macromolecule?

a)

lipid

b)

nucleic acid

c)

protein

d)

carbohydrate

5.

Which is not a eukaryote?

a)

fungi cell

b)

bacteria

c)

animal

d)

plant

6.

What is the major difference between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?

a)

prokaryotes do not contain DNA

b)

prokaryotes do not have a nucleus

c)

prokaryotes do not have ribosomes

d)

prokaryotes do not have a cell membrane

7.

What organelle packages and distributes proteins?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosomes

8.

Which organisms have a cell wall?

a)

plants and bacteria

b)

animals

c)

only plants

d)

only bacteria

9.

Which requires energy?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Active Transport

c)

Passive Transport

d)

Simple Diffusion

10.

The red blood cells in solution B are gaining water so they are in a ____________ environment

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Acidic

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Isotonic

11.

Molecules that need to come through channels into the cell are typically...

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Polar (charged)

c)

Non-polar

d)

Di-Atomic

12.

A macrophage engulfing and digesting a bacterial cell is an example of:

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

A protein pump

13.

Which of the following processes involves the movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration?

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

endocytosis

14.

The products of photosynthesis are

a)

oxygen and water

b)

oxygen and sugar (glucose)

c)

sugar and carbon dioxide

d)

water and carbon dioxide

15.

What is the function of NADPH and ATP?

a)

They power the light-dependent reactions

b)

They are short term energy carriers that go to the dark reaction

c)

They absorb light

d)

They are light reflecting pigments

16.

Which form is high energy?

a)

ADP

b)

ATP

c)

AMP

d)

All of the above

17.

Plants need carbon dioxide from their environment to produce glucose during which stage of photosynthesis? 

a)

The light-dependent stage

b)

The Dark Reaction (The Calvin Cycle)

c)

Electron Transport Chain

d)

ATP formation

18.

Which wavelengths of light does chlorophyll absorb the best

a)

Red and blue

b)

Green and blue

c)

Green and red

d)

Green and yellow

19.

Aerobic respiration occurs in which organelle?

a)

chloroplast

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

nucleus

20.

How does the amount of energy resulting from fermentation compare with that of aerobic respiration? 

a)

Each process results in equal amounts of ATP. 

b)

Aerobic respiration results in more ATP.

c)

Aerobic results in less ATP

21.
In which way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?
a)
Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen.
b)

Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide.

22.

The overall goal of cellular respiration is to make:

a)

Water

b)

ATP

c)

Glucose

d)

Oxygen

23.

How many ATP are produced during aerobic cellular respiration?

a)

10

b)

36-38

c)

2

d)

20

24.

What is always the first step/process in either type of respiration?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Electron Transport Chain

25.

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

a)

deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

b)

deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus

26.

What is the correct complimentary strand for the following DNA?ATCGAG

a)

TAGCTG

b)

TAGCTC

27.

In DNA, which of the following determines the traits of an organism?

a)

Sequence of nitrogen bases

b)

Number of sugars

28.

If the percentage of DNA is made of 30% Thymine, what is the correct percentage of Guanine?

a)

15

b)

20

29.

What is the optimum temperature for this enzyme?

a)

52 degrees Celsius

b)

20 degrees Celsius

30.

What is needed from the Krebs Cycle in order for the Electron Transport Chain to occur?

a)

ATP

b)

FADH2

31.

Which phase of cellular respiration makes the most ATP?

a)

Glycolysis

b)

Electron Transport Chain

32.

a piece of a DNA molecule that contains instructions for making one protein

a)

gene

b)

autosome

33.

Amount of energy in a food pyramid transferred from one level to the next

a)

100%

b)

10%

34.
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Match the following:

a)

Producer/Autotroph

1.

Plant

b)

Secondary Consumer

2.

Bird

c)

Tertiary Consumer

3.

Snake

d)

Apex Predator

4.

Owl

e)

Herbivore

5.

Grasshopper

35.

What organisms are found at the base (first level) of an energy pyramid?

a)

secondary consumers

b)

producers

36.

Barnacles grow on whales.  Whales give the barnacles a place to live but the barnacles do not help or harm the whale.  Which type of relationship is this?

a)

parasitiesm

b)

commensalism

37.

Which of the following is a population?

a)

red foxes in Bridgeport, WV

b)

honeybees, dandelions, grass, and rocks in Bridgeport City Park

38.

Which of the following best illustrates natural selection?

a)

A farmer selects the largest tomato plants to cross for next year's crop

b)

An organism with favorable genetic variations for their environment will tend to survive and breed successfully.

39.

Match the MACROMOLECULES and their MONOMERS.

Hint: Monomer = a single unit

a)

carbohydrate

1.

monosaccharide

b)

protein

2.

amino acid

c)

nucleic acid

3.

nucleotide

40.

This organelle contains digestive enzymes which helps remove waste from the cell

a)

Ribosome

b)

Lysosome

41.

Which statement is true?

a)

Only plant cells have vacuoles

b)

Plant cells have one large vacuole and animal cells have many small vacuoles.

42.

What is the function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

to produce protein

b)

to make lipids

43.

Why does DNA replicate?

a)

To create another copy for the new cell

b)

To create a new copy to replace the damaged original

44.

The process of DNA replication is called semi conservative because it results in

a)

two exact copies with new strands

b)

two identical molecules, each with 1 original strand and one new.