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Midterm Review Session

Total questions: 154

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which variable may change and probably will change in the experiment, but "I" don't change it?

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Independent variable

2.

Which variable do "I" change intentionally?

a)

s

b)

Independent variable

3.

That this animal has fur is an...

a)

observation

b)

opinion

4.

The number of apples in this basket is ______________________ data?

a)

quantitative

b)

qualitative

5.

What can you infer about the temperature for E. coli bacterial growth?

a)

E. coli does not grow well at low and high temperatures.

b)

E. coli grows best at very high temperatures.

6.

A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate.  What is the dependent variable?

a)

heart rate

b)

amount of exercise

7.
Data that is observed using your 5 senses and is described through the use of WORDS is...
a)
Quantitative Data
b)
Qualitative Data
8.

In my plant experiment, one plant got fertilizer and one did not.  The one that did not receive the independent variable is the plant I will compare to the plant that got the IV.  What is that variable?

a)

Constant

b)

Control

9.

What is the purpose of a scientific law?

a)

to describe a relationship in nature

b)

to explain why something in nature happens

10.

A statement that explains sets of observations (WHY/HOW) and is well-tested and accepted by many scientists is ______.

a)

theory

b)

hypothesis

11.

The diagram shows a plant growth investigation. The hours of light exposure, the plant type, and the soil volume are ___

a)

Constants

b)

Dependent variables (DV)

12.

Proteins are made of monomers called ___________

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Glycerol and fatty acids

13.

DNA and RNA are examples of 

a)

Proteins

b)

Nucleic Acids

14.

Nucleotides are monomers of

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Nucleic Acids

15.

Monosaccharides are monomers of

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Nucleic Acids

16.

Waxes, oils, and fats are examples of

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic Acids

17.

What is the function of nucleic acids?

a)

store energy (long-term)

b)

store genetic information

18.

Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of energy for living things?

a)

lipids

b)

carbohydrates

19.

Which macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane?

a)

lipids

b)

nucleic acids

20.

All polymers are made up of...

a)

monomers

b)

proteins

21.

Lipids can be digested into what smaller subunits?

a)

nucleic acids

b)

fatty acids

22.

What are the monomers of DNA?

a)

glycerols

b)

nucleotides

23.

Enzymes belong to which class of macromolecules?

a)

lipids

b)

proteins

24.

DNA belongs to which class of macromolecules?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

nucleic acids

25.

Sugar belongs to which class of macromolecules?

a)

proteins

b)

carbohydrates

26.

Which macromolecule is shown?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

nucleic acid

27.

Is found in the cell membrane as a bilayer. 

a)

nucleic acid

b)

lipids

28.

What type of macromolecule is being represented in this image? 

a)

protein

b)

lipid

29.

Which major macromolecule is represented in this image? 

a)

carbohydrate

b)

protein

30.

What is water?

a)

A molecular compound composed of 2 parts Hydrogen and one part Oxygen

b)

A molecule composed of 2 parts Oxygen and one part Hydrogen

31.

What is the chemical formula for water?

a)

h2o

b)

H2O

32.

Why does water ice have a lower density than liquid water?

a)

Because the molecules expand in volume as water freezes into a crystal

b)

Because ice is colder than water

33.

What is adhesion?

a)

Water's ability to stick to other substances

b)

Tape, glue and other adhesives

34.

What is cohesion?

a)

Water's ability to stick to itself

b)

Tape, glue and other adhesives

35.

What is surface tension?

a)

The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined

b)

Water's ability to stick to itself

36.

What are abiotic factors?

a)

A piece of a living thing

b)

All of the non-living things in an ecosystem

37.

What are biotic factors?

a)

All of the living and nonliving things combined

b)

All of the living things in an ecosystem

38.

Which invention from the 17th century allowed for the development of modern cell theory?

a)

the light microscope

b)

computers

39.

The combined observations of Mattias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, and Rudolph Virchow resulted in the formation of the cell theory. Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?

a)

All cells come from other living cells.

b)

All cells contain a nucleus. 

40.

A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?

a)

They are both made of one or more cells. 

b)

They both come from the same kind of cell.

41.

Cell theory states:

a)

All living cells require glucose for survival.

b)

The basic unit of life is a cell.

42.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
43.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
44.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
45.

What structures do all cells have in common?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

DNA

d)

cell membrane

e)

nucleus

46.

What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell wall

c)

Large vacuoles

d)

Nucleus

e)

Ribosomes

47.

Multicellular organisms are made up of prokaryotic cells.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The Golgi apparatus _____.

a)

packages cell products for export

b)

eliminates waste

49.

The Golgi apparatus _____.

a)

packages cell products for export

b)

eliminates waste

50.

Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 

a)

chloroplast

b)

nucleus

51.
This organelle creates energy.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Mitochondria
d)
ER
52.
Where is DNA stored in a cell? 
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Nucleus
53.
What is the fluid inside a cell called? 
a)
Endoplasimic Reticulum
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Cytoplasm
54.
Which of these is NOT a part of the Cell Theory?
a)
All cells are independent.
b)
Cells are the basic unit of living things. 
c)
All living things are one or more cells.
d)
Cells come from cells.
55.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
56.
This organelle turns the light energy into a simple sugar. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
ER
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
57.
This organelle makes proteins. 
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Ribosome
d)
ER
58.
Plant and animal cells are identical. 
a)
True
b)
False
59.
How does a cell maintain homeostasis?
a)
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Flexibility
c)
Protective barrier
d)
Structure and support
60.
Another term for equilibrium is...
a)
Equality
b)
Babycakes
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Balance
61.
What is another term for "selectively permeable"?
a)
Porous
b)
Acts like a switch
c)
Permanent
d)
Semipermeable
62.
Identify the part of the membrane identified as A.
a)
carbohydrate
b)
cholesterol
c)
protein
d)
phospholipid
63.
The function of the plasma membrane is....
a)
to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.
c)
provide rigid support and protection to the cell.
d)
make sure each cell can move
64.

What molecule is pictured?

a)

Integral Protein

b)

Carbohydrate chain

c)

Phospholipid

65.
What type of transport is this?
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
active transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
66.
The picture is an example of...
a)
Active transport
b)
Passive transport
c)
Simple diffusion
d)
Osmosis
67.

What molecule is pictured?

a)

Integral Protein

b)

Carbohydrate chain

c)

Phospholipid

68.
why do cells move things in and out?
a)
they are bored
b)
why not
c)
homeostatis, yo! 
d)
kittens
kittens
69.
Something is ___________ ____________
when some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot. 
a)
Selectively (or Semi) Permeable 
b)
Totally Transparent
c)
Liquid Licorice 
d)
Heavily Patrolled 
70.
Which is true about active transport?
a)
It requires energy
b)
it does not require energy
c)
It moves substances down the concentration gradient
d)
it moves material from high to low concentration
71.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
72.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
73.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
74.
Osmosis is a form of ______________. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
75.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
76.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
77.
Solutes move with the concentration gradient, therefore no energy is used. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
78.
Movement of materials from high to low concentration through a protein channel. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
79.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
80.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
81.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
82.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
83.
ATP is a form of energy.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
84.
Exocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
85.
Endocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
86.
Low to High
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
87.
Solutes move against the concentration gradient, therefore energy is needed. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
88.
Uses ATP (energy)
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
89.
This uses energy
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
both
90.
This takes substances into a cell
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
both
91.
What is it called when molecules move across the cell membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a carrier protein?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Active Transport
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
92.

NOT done in animals

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

93.

uses oxygen

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

94.

occurs in ALL living things

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

95.

NADH

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

96.

requires glycolysis

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

97.

produces sugars

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

98.

requires mitochondria

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

99.

breaks apart water

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

100.

makes use of an electron transport chain

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

101.

stores chemical energy in bonds

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

102.

Calvin Cycle

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

103.

NADPH

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

104.

oxygen given off as a waste product

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

105.

breaks down food

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

106.

uses CO2

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

107.

requires chloroplasts

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

108.

produces water

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

109.

energy is changed from one form to another

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

110.

makes many ATPs

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

111.

one of the products at the end is glucose

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

112.

ATP is involved

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

113.

Described by the equation:


6O2 + C6H12O6 ---> ---> 6CO2 + 6H2O

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

114.

Described by the equation:


6CO2 + 6H2O ---> ---> 6O2 + C6H12O6

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

115.

done in plants

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

116.

uses energy from the sun

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

117.

Krebs Cycle

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

both

118.

All of the following are problems that growth causes for cells EXCEPT

a)

more demands on DNA

b)

excess oxygen

c)

obtaining enough food/nutrients

d)

expelling wastes

119.

Which of the following happens when a cell divides?

a)

The cell's volume increases

b)

It becomes more difficult for the cell to get rid of wastes

c)

Each daughter cell receives its own copy of the parent cell's DNA

d)

It becomes more difficult for the cell to get enough oxygen and nutrients

120.

The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called

a)

Mitosis (cell division)

b)

metaphase

c)

interphase

d)

differentiation

121.

During which phase in the cell cycle does mitosis happen?

a)

G1 phase

b)

G2 phase

c)

M phase

d)

S phase

122.

When during the cell cycle is a cell's DNA replicated?

a)

G1 phase

b)

G2 phase

c)

S phase

d)

M phase

123.

Which events occur during interphase?

a)

The cytoplasm divides

b)

The cell grows and prepares for mitosis

c)

The nucleus divides

d)

The cell grows and divides

124.

Cell division (mitosis and cytokinesis) is represented by the letter

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

125.

The two main stages of cell division (M Phase) are called...

a)

mitosis and interphase

b)

synthesis and cytokinesis

c)

the M phase and the S phase

d)

mitosis and cytokinesis

126.

Cells grown in a petri dish tend to divide until they form a thin layer covering the bottom of the dish. If cells are removed from the middle of the dish, the cells bordering the open space will begin dividing until they have filled the empty space. What does this experiment show?

a)

Cell division is a completely random process

b)

Once cells divide, they can never divide again

c)

The controls on cell growth and division can be turned on and off

d)

There is only a limited amount of DNA available to a given group of cells

127.

Cyclins are a family of closely related proteins that

a)

regulate the cell cycle

b)

produce p53

c)

cause cancer

d)

work to heal wounds

128.

Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their

a)

size

b)

spindle fibers

c)

growth rate

d)

surface area

129.

Cancer cells form masses of cells called

a)

tumors

b)

cyclins

c)

growth factors

d)

p53

130.

Cancer affects

a)

humans only

b)

unicellular organisms only

c)

multicellular organisms only

d)

multicellular and unicellular organisms

131.

Which diagram shows cancer cells?

a)

A

b)

B

132.

Ends with diploid number of chromosomes

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

133.

Involves crossing over

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

134.

Chromosomes condense

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

135.

Produces four cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

136.

involves 1 division of nucleus

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

137.

produces identical daughter cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

138.

forms gametes

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

139.

for growth and repair

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

140.

involves two divisions of the nucleus

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

141.

produces haploid cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

142.

produces two cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

143.

produces non-identical cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

144.

begins with diploid parent cell

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

145.

What are two types of cells

a)

prokaryote and eukayote

b)

animal and kingdom

c)

phyl a and class

d)

humans and animals

146.

Prokaryotes are

a)

double stranded

b)

single cell

c)

multiple cellec

d)

have no cell

147.

Which has no true nucleus

a)

eukaryote

b)

prokaryotes

148.

They do not have internal structures

a)

prokaryotes

b)

eukaryotes

149.

They lack internal structures surrounded by a membrane

a)

eukaryotes

b)

prokaryotes

150.

plants animals mushroom amoeba

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

151.

bacteria and archae

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

152.

single cell and multi celled organisms

a)

prokaryotes

b)

eukaryotes

153.

cells contain internal membrane bound structures

a)

eukaryotes

b)

prokaryotes

154.

Has a true nucleus

a)

eukaryotes and prokaryotes

b)

eukaryotes

c)

prokaryotes

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