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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 3hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _____ observation uses numbers to explain. Example It is 67 degrees outside.

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

c)

blind

d)

experimental

2.

A _______ observation is one that describes something. Example: The grass is green.

a)

blind

b)

quantitative

c)

controlled

d)

qualitative

3.

 Francis wonders where his dog is getting through the fence.  He found a spot behind a bush where the fence is rotted away.  Francis thought, if the fence is rotted away, then that is where my dog is getting through.   Francis developed a

a)

 hypothesis

b)

 constant

c)

control

d)

graph

4.

A hypothesis should always be

a)

Right

b)

Wrong

c)

Testable

d)

A question

5.

What branch of science studies matter and energy?

a)

Earth Science

b)

Physical Science

c)

Biology

d)

Life Science

6.

It is also known as biological science or biology

a)

earth science

b)

physical science

c)

life science

d)

zoology

7.

Will a football filled with helium will travel farther when kicked than a football filled with air?

Which step of the scientific method is this?

a)

Identify a problem/question

b)

Form a hypothesis

c)

Draw conclusions

d)

Create and perform the experiment

8.

Which branch of science would study how plants produce their own food?

a)

Earth science

b)

Life science

c)

Physical science

9.

Which branch of motion would study force and motion?

a)

Earth science

b)

Life science

c)

Physical science

10.

What is the length of the object in millimeters (mm)?

a)

27 mm

b)

7.2 mm

c)

2.7 mm

d)

3 mm

11.

40 cm = ______ mm

a)
4000
b)
40
c)
400
d)
None of the Above
12.

240 cm = ___________ m

a)

2400

b)

24

c)

2.4

d)

0.24

13.
What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
8.5 mL 
b)
7.5 mL 
c)
8 mL 
d)
.1 mL
14.

What is the length of the object in centimeters?

a)

3.4 cm

b)

4.3 cm

c)

3.5 cm

d)

1 1/4 inches

15.
What is the volume of the liquid in the cylinder?
a)
34 mL
b)
35 mL
c)
36 mL
d)
38 mL
16.

What does this picture represent?

a)

All living things respond to stimuli.

b)

All living things reproduce.

c)

All living things are made of DNA.

d)

All living things are made of cells.

17.
a)

All living things reproduce.

b)

All living things are made of cells.

c)

All living things grow.

d)

All living things need energy.

18.

The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water.

a)

All living things respond to their environment (stimulus)

b)

All living things reproduce.

c)

All living things need energy.

d)

All living things contain cells.

19.
What is an organism that consists of one cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
nucleus
d)
organelle
20.

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 maintain homeostasis

c)

All living things contain cells

d)

All living things grow

21.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Living Things?

a)

Respond to their environment

b)

Has DNA

c)

Breathes

d)

Uses Energy

22.

What do you think homeostasis is?

a)

Keeping your body systems stable

b)

Staying at home

c)

Making body systems unstable

23.

What is the best definition of animal adaptation?

a)

Changes to an animal's diet.

b)

Characteristics that help animals survive.

c)

Characteristics of an animal's habitat.

d)

Skills learned in order to hunt.

24.

What type of organism makes its own food?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Heterotroph

25.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
26.

Abiotic means

a)

living

b)

nonliving

27.
When you focus on a new specimen, always begin with
a)
low power and coarse adjustment.
b)
low power and fine adjustment
c)
high power and coarse adjustment
d)
high power and fine adjustment
28.
Which part of the microscope controls the amount of light available?
a)
coarse adjustment knob
b)
diaphragm
c)
objective lens
d)
revolving nosepiece
29.
Which part lets you turn up the power of magnification, such increasing from 40x to 100x?
a)
coarse adjustment knob
b)
diaphragm
c)
field-of-view
d)
revolving nosepiece
30.
What is part 1?
a)
eye piece
b)
body tube
c)
arm
d)
coarse adjust
31.
What part is 5?
a)
coarse adjustment
b)
fine adjustment
c)
diaphragm
d)
stage
32.
What is number 3?
a)
Course Adjustment Knob
b)
Fine Adjustment Knob
c)
Diaphragm
d)
Eyepiece
33.
The part of the microscope that you look through. Usually contains a 10x lense.
a)
Eyepiece
b)
Nosepiece
c)
Telescope
d)
Magnifier
34.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
35.

A microscope has a 4x ocular lens and a 10x objective, what is this microscope's total magnification?

a)

4x

b)

14x

c)

40x

d)

400x

36.

Moves stage up and down for focusing; locates the specimen

a)

Fine Focus Knob

b)

Large Focus Knob

c)

Course Focus Knob

d)

Small Focus Knob

37.

Proposed that all cells come from other cells

a)

Leeuwenhoek

b)

Schleiden

c)

Schwann

d)

Virchow

38.

Said that all plants are made of cells

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann

39.

Said that all animals are made of cells

a)

Hooke

b)

Virchow

c)

Schleiden

d)

Schwann

40.
Who was the "scientist" who observed pond water and teeth scrapings in his microscope?
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeuwenhoek
c)
Schleidian
d)
Virchow
41.

Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

b)

All cells are produced from other cells.

c)

Only animal cells are composed of cells.

d)

All living things are composed of cells.

42.

Prokaryotic

a)

A cell that has NO nucleus

b)

A cell that has a nucleus

c)

An organism with one cell

d)

An organism with many cells

43.

What is NOT true about the nucleus of a cell

a)

It is an organelle found only in Eukaryotic cells

b)

It is an organelle found only in Prokaryotic cells

c)

Stores genetic material

d)

Stores DNA

44.

Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have a cell membrane

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, 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.

46.
Proteins are produced at which cellular structures?
a)
nuclei
b)
ribosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplasts
47.

packages and distributes proteins

proteins may be modified here

a)

golgi body

b)

chloroplast

c)

ribosomes

d)

lysosome

48.

outermost structure that gives support and shape to plant cells

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

mitochrondria

d)

cytoplasm

49.

breaks down glucose to produce energy (ATP) during cellular respiration

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

50.

contains DNA, which has the information on how to make the cell's proteins

control center for the cell

a)

nucleus

b)

lysosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

51.

detroys worn-out or damaged organelles

gets rid of waste materials and protects the cell from foreign invaders

found mostly in animal cells

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

cell wall

d)

golgi body

52.

Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Vacuoles

53.

Stores food and water like a refrigerator for the cell

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Vacuole

c)

Lysosome

d)

Cytoplasm

54.
"Post office" of the cell that packages proteins and fats: 
a)
Rough ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Lysosome
55.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
56.
What is the structure labeled #5?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Lysosome
57.

What is one difference between animal cells and plant cells?

a)

Animal cells have centrioles and plant cells do not

b)

Plant cells have cell membranes and animal cells do not

c)

Plant cells contain DNA and animal cells do not

d)

There are absolutely NO differences

58.

What is the monomer that makes up nucleic acids?

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

fatty acids

d)

saccharides (sugar molecules)

59.

What is a monomer?

a)

a strain of bacteria

b)

a small molecule that joins with other small molecules to make a polymer

c)

a type of cell

d)

a large molecule made of smaller molecules

60.

What is the monomer of a protein?

a)

fatty acids

b)

saccharides (sugar molecules)

c)

nucleotides

d)

amino acids

61.
The building blocks of carbohydrates are?
a)
amino acids
b)
fatty acids
c)
monosaccharides 
d)
nucleotides
62.
The three main parts of a nucleotide are the sugar, the phosphate group, and the _____________  base.
a)
carbon
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
hydrogen
63.
Glycerol and fatty acids combine to form...?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
64.
I am responsible for long term energy storage in mammals.
a)
Protein
b)
Lipid
c)
Carbohydrate
d)
Nucleic Acid
65.
Which group of biomolecules provide quick energy to organisms?
a)
proteins
b)
carbohydrates
c)
lipids
d)
nucleic acids
66.
Enzymes are..
a)
nucleic acids 
b)
carbohydrates 
c)
lipids 
d)
proteins 
67.

Which correctly points to the part of the image that is hydrophobic?

a)

A

b)

B

68.
What process occurs when WATER diffuses across a membrane?
a)
endocytosis
b)
mitosis
c)
osmosis
d)
nuclear fission 
69.

What is the definition of ACTIVE TRANSPORT?

a)

Movement of molecules across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient

b)

Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

c)

Molecular structure that surrounds the cell and controls what enters and leaves the cell

d)

Movement of molecules across the cell membrane from an area of high concentration to low concentration

70.
Which way will the water molecules move during osmosis?
a)
Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.
b)
Out of the cell, so the cell swells.
c)
Into the cell, so the cell shrinks.
d)
Into the cell, so the cell swells.
71.
Which direction will the dots (solute) move without the use of energy?
a)
into the cell
b)
out of the cell
72.

What is diffusion

a)

Molecules moving from a high concentration to low concentration

b)

Molecule moving from a low concentration to high concentration

73.
In which case would a cell most likely shrink?
a)
when placed in a solution containing a high salt concentration
b)
when placed in a isotonic solution
c)
when placed in a solution containing a low pH
d)
when placed in a solution containing distilled water
74.
Hydrophilic means...
a)
water-loving
b)
water-fearing
c)
nonpolar
d)
lipid soluble
75.

Which type of transport allows small and nonpolar molecules to pass through the membrane?

a)

Active transport

b)

Osmosis

c)

Simple diffusion

d)

Facilitated diffusion

76.

In which type of diffusion will solute pass through integral proteins?

a)

Simple diffusion

b)

Facilitated diffusion

77.

What is the term for the concentration of solutes being equal on both sides of the membrane?

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Concentration gradient

c)

Active transport

d)

Passive transport

78.

Which type of transport allows large, charged or polar molecules to pass through integral proteins?

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

c)

Simple diffusion

d)

Facilitated diffusion

79.

A molecule that has a partial positive end and a partial negative end because of unequal sharing of electrons is a _______________.

a)

nonpolar molecule

b)

polar molecule

c)

ionic compound

d)

metalic compound

80.
Which 2 molecules contains the elements C-H-O and function pertains to energy?
a)
Lipids and Protein
b)
Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids
c)
Protein and Carbohydrates
d)
Carbohydrates and Lipids
81.
Which biomolecule group includes fats, oils, and waxes?
a)
Proteins
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipids
d)
Carbohydrate
82.

Osmosis needs _____ energy.

a)

zero

b)

a lot of

c)

10 kilowatts

d)

some

83.
Proteins are made of... 
a)
C H O
b)
C H O N
c)
C H O N P
d)
C H O N S
84.

What is the correct order to make a protein?

a)

Protein, DNA, RNA

b)

RNA, DNA, Protein

c)

DNA, RNA, Protein

d)

Protein, RNA, DNA

85.

Which triglyceride is solid at room temperature?

a)

unsaturated

b)

saturated

c)

amino acids

d)

nucleotide

86.

Which are examples of a carbohydrate?

a)

glucose, pasta, bread

b)

fats, oils, waxes

c)

meats, enzyme, lactase, eggs

d)

DNA, RNA

87.

What is a triglyceride made of?

a)

Glycerol & 3 Fatty Acid Tails

b)

Phosphorus Head & 2 Fatty Acid Tails

c)

Glycerol and 2 Fatty Acid Tails

d)

Cholesterol & 3 Fatty Acid Tails

88.

What are different examples of lipids?

a)

monosaccahrides, disaccharides, starch, cellulose

b)

polypeptide, amino acids, enzymes

c)

DNA, RNA

d)

triglycerides, phospholipids, saturated fats

89.

The atomic number tells the number of...

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

90.

Neutrons have this charge.

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

negative

91.

Electrons have this charge.

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

negative

92.

The smallest unit of an element is

a)

a compound.

b)

a molecule.

c)

an atom.

d)

a mixture.

93.

A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by ordinary chemical means is called

a)

a molecule.

b)

a mixture.

c)

an element.

d)

a compound.

94.
What subatomic particle(s) would be found orbiting the nucleus?
a)
Neutrons only
b)
Electrons only
c)
Protons and Neutrons
d)
Protons and Electrons
95.
An atom is electrically neutral when
a)
protons and neutrons are the same
b)
protons and electrons are the same
c)
neutrons and electrons are the same
d)
neutrons balance the protons and electrons
96.
How many electrons does potassium K contain? (click to see image)
a)
19
b)
39
c)
20
d)
40
97.
Which subatomic particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
a)
Protons and Electrons
b)
Protons and Neutrons
c)
Neutrons and Electrons
d)
Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
98.

What is the atomic number?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

99.
How many neutrons does Argon have in it's nucleus?
a)
39.948
b)
58
c)
22
d)
18
100.

What element is in period 4, group 1?

a)

K - Potassium

b)

V - Vandium

c)

C - Carbon

d)

Ti - Titanium

101.

Which two elements would have similar properties?

a)

Ar - Argon and Xe - Xenon

b)

Og - Oganesson and Lu - Lutetium

c)

He - Helium and Lu - Lutetium

d)

Ar - Argon and Se - Selenium

102.

What element is in group 2, period 6?

a)

Sr - Strontium

b)

Ba - Barium

c)

S - Sulfur

d)

O - Oxygen

103.

I am in Group 2 and Period 4. Who am I?

a)

Calcium

b)

Titanium

c)

Germanium

d)

Neon

104.

There are_______ periods and _________ groups in the periodic table.

a)

8, 7

b)

18, 7

c)

15, 10

d)

7, 18

105.

Which group of elements is known as the "Noble Gases"?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 13

d)

Group 18

106.

Which element is a metal?

a)

Chlorine

b)

Sodium

c)

Fluorine

d)

Oxygen

107.

Which element is a halogen?

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Fluorine

d)

Potassium

108.

Generally good conductors of heat, 

Conductors of elect., 

Malleable, ductile, have a high luster

a)

Metals

b)

Non-metals

c)

Metalloids

109.

Use the illustration: What elements are represented in blue?

a)

Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Nonmetals

d)

All of the above

110.

Use the illustration: What elements are represented in yellow?

a)

Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Nonmetals

d)

All of the above

111.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
112.
The parts of the experiment that must be kept the same.
a)
Constants
b)

Independent variable

c)

Dependent variable

d)

Conclusion

113.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
114.
In this graph, what is the independent variable? 
a)
Population
b)
Day
c)
Species 5
115.
In this graph, what is the dependent variable? 
a)
Walla Walla Island
b)
Time
c)
Number of Deer
116.
Research question: does the distance a person kicks a soccer ball effect how well they will do on their math test.  What is the dependent variable?
a)
How far they kick the soccer ball
b)
who the person is
c)
how well they do on the math test
d)
Type of soccer ball.
117.
On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
neither
d)
it changes
118.

When should a bar graph be used?

a)

When comparing two things

b)

When both variables include quantitative data

c)

When one variable is qualitative and the other is quantitative

119.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, what are the constants?

a)

amount of soil, amount of sunlight, type of music

b)

plant growth

c)

water, apple juice, milk

120.

If I floss more, then I will have fewer cavities. What is the independent variable?

a)

Number of cavities

b)

Amount of flossing

c)

Type of floss used

d)

Amount of brushing

121.

Which type of graph should be used for the data?

a)

Circle

b)

Bar

c)

Line

122.
A company wants to sell more sports drinks so they decide to add more sugar.  For Group A they give them gatorade with an added teaspoon of sugar. For Group B they give them plain gatorade without adding sugar. Which Group is the CONTROL GROUP?
a)
Group A
b)
Group B
c)
The Gatorade
d)
The Company
123.

A student set up an experiment to test the effect of the number of seedlings planted in one pot on the rate of growth. All conditions in the experiment were the same, except for the number of plants in each pot. The results are shown in the graph below.

The dependent variable was

a)

the number of plants per plot

b)

time in days

c)

average plant growth

d)

the amount of water per pot

124.

Is this graph done correctly?

a)

Yes, it is correct.

b)

No, it should be a line graph.

c)

No, the independent variable is not labeled correctly.

d)

No, the dependent variable is not labeled correctly.

125.

Is this graph done correctly?

a)

Yes, it is correct.

b)

No, it should be a bar graph.

c)

No, it doesn't have the axes labeled correctly.

d)

No, it doesn't have a title.

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