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Semester 1 Bio Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term means: Study of Life

a)

limiting factor

b)

Biology

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Ecology

e)

Reproduction

2.

Which term means: Study of a particular habitat and things that live in it

a)

limiting factor

b)

Biology

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Ecology

e)

Reproduction

3.

Which term means: Production of offspring

a)

limiting factor

b)

Biology

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Ecology

e)

Reproduction

4.

Which term means: Maintenance of a dynamic equilibrium

a)

limiting factor

b)

Biology

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Ecology

e)

Reproduction

5.

Which term means: Something that challenges a populations’ growth

a)

limiting factor

b)

Biology

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Ecology

e)

Reproduction

6.

Fill the earth and subdue it

a)

worldview

b)

creation mandate

c)

biotechnology

d)

environmentalism

7.

The perspective a person uses to view and interpret the world

a)

worldview

b)

creation mandate

c)

biotechnology

d)

environmentalism

8.

The use of technology to enhance living organisms and their processes

a)

worldview

b)

creation mandate

c)

biotechnology

d)

environmentalism

9.

A piece of data that can be analyzed to help explain a phenomenon

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

environmentalism

d)

conservation

10.

The preservation and wise use of natural resources

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

environmentalism

d)

conservation

11.

A simple, testable statement that predicts the answer to a question

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

environmentalism

d)

conservation

12.

When it comes to natural resources we should use them very little if at all

a)

observation

b)

hypothesis

c)

environmentalism

d)

conservation

13.

Match each theme with its description or example: Interaction with the environment.

a)

Form and Function

b)

Metabolism

c)

Response

d)

Biological systems

14.

Match each theme with its description or example: the series of chemical processes that are used for life.

a)

Form and Function

b)

Metabolism

c)

Response

d)

Biological systems

15.

What letter is the fine adjustment?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

16.

The amount of light passing through is controlled by part C, which is called the.

a)

eyepiece

b)

coarse adjustment

c)

objectives

d)

diaphragm

e)

light

17.

Which letter allows focusing of a specimen only on low power?

a)

eyepiece

b)

coarse adjustment

c)

objectives

d)

diaphragm

e)

light

18.

If the eyepiece has a magnification of 10x and we use the 50x objective, what is the total magnification?

a)

60x

b)

50x

c)

500x

d)

can not be determined

19.

If you are looking under the microscope and move the slide to the right it will appear to move

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Down

d)

Up

20.

A relationship where one benefits, the other is harmed

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

amensalism

21.

One organism benefits, the other is unharmed

a)

parasitism

b)

mutualism

c)

commensalism

d)

amensalism

22.

The graph depicts what in relation to a species

a)

carrying capacity

b)

exponential growth

c)

death of a species

23.

Within a rainforest ecosystem, what would the abiotic factor be?

a)

squid

b)

rocks

c)

elephant

d)

tropical flower

24.

An organism's job in the community

a)

habitat

b)

community

c)

niche

d)

competitive exclusion

25.

When a population cannot continue to grow because of something like lack of food it is known as:

a)

competitive exclusion

b)

limiting factor

c)

starvation

d)

amensalism

26.

Eats animals and plants

a)

Consumer

b)

Herbivore

c)

Producer

d)

Carnivore

e)

Omnivore

27.

Eats only plants

a)

Consumer

b)

Herbivore

c)

Producer

d)

Carnivore

e)

Omnivore

28.

An organism that recycles nutrients back into the soil

a)

omnivore

b)

detritivore

c)

decomposer

d)

autotroph

29.

Every food chain must start with a __ and end with a __?

a)

Producer; tertiary consumer

b)

Producer; decomposer

c)

grass; Eagle

d)

decomposer; consumer

30.

Which part of the plant is responsible for transporting food and water up and down?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

5

e)

3

31.

Which part of the plant is responsible for creating food?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

5

e)

3

32.

What is the part of the flower labeled A?

a)

Stigma

b)

Style

c)

Filament

d)

Anther

33.

This plant characteristic refers to the fact that most plants are rooted in one spot.

a)

sessile

b)

eukaryotic

c)

multicellular

d)

alternation of generations

34.

Transports primarily water upwards through a plant.

a)

stomata

b)

phloem

c)

xylem

d)

cellulose

35.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic common to plants?

a)

multicellular

b)

prokaryotic

c)

cuticle

d)

alternation of generations

36.

Cells that are undifferentiated, found in growth areas and capable of mitosis are in which tissue?

a)

meristematic

b)

dermal

c)

ground

d)

vascular

37.

Which type of plant has 6 flower parts, parallel leaf veins, and fibrous roots?

a)

nonvascular

b)

dicot

c)

monocot

d)

a fern

38.

One difference between plant and animal cells is that the plant cell

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

centrioles

d)

mitochondria

39.

Makes proteins within the cell

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Cell wall

d)

Ribosome

40.

This protein within the cell membrane is responsible to see what is outside the cell

a)

marker protein

b)

channel protein

c)

enzymes

d)

receptor protein

41.

A good way to describe homeostasis would be:

a)

unequal

b)

dynamic equilibrium

c)

unorganized

d)

living in your parents basement your whole life

42.

Sometimes a cell must use energy to get things into the cell which is called:

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

homeostasis

d)

passive transport

43.

The products of a reaction are CO₂, H₂O, and ATP. Which reaction is it?

a)

Cell Respiration

b)

Fermentation

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Glycolysis

44.

During the Calvin cycle, which molecule is equivalent to 1/2 of a glucose?

a)

NADP

b)

PGAL

c)

PGA

d)

NADPH

45.

Photosynthesis produces energy for a plant cell

a)

True

b)

False

46.

The first step of cell respiration is __, it makes __ ATP, and happens in the __.

a)

Light cycle, 2, chloroplast

b)

Glycolysis, 2, mitochondria

c)

Glycolysis, 2, cytoplasm

d)

Krebs Cycle, 4, mitochondria

47.

What is the process that makes energy when there isn't sufficient amounts of oxygen?

a)

fermentation

b)

oxidative respiration

c)

cell respiration

d)

Krebs Cycle

48.

The goal of a cell doing mitosis is:

a)

Create a gamete

b)

Create an identical cell

c)

Create haploid cell

d)

Create a cell with different DNA arrangement

49.

The goal of meiosis is

a)

create a gamete

b)

create somatic cell

c)

create identical cell

d)

replace a dying cell

50.

The number of chromosomes in a diploid human cell is:

4 lines
51.

A cell is shown to have chromatids on opposite ends of the cell with nuclei forming is in:

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

telophase

d)

cytokinesis

52.

A cell that has chromosomes attached to spindle fibers and are all lined up in the middle is in

a)

meiosis

b)

metaphase

c)

mitosis

d)

anaphase