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First Semester Final Review

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between a qualitative and quantitative observation?

a)

Qualitative observations deal with numbers; quantitative observations deal with descriptions.

b)

Qualitative observations deal with descriptions; quantitative observations deal with numbers.

c)

Both qualitative and quantitative observations deal with numbers.

d)

Both qualitative and quantitative observations deal with descriptions.

2.

What is the difference between an independent variable, dependent variable, and control variable?

a)

Independent variable is measured; dependent variable is changed; control variable is constant.

b)

Independent variable is constant; dependent variable is measured; control variable is changed.

c)

Independent variable is changed; dependent variable is measured; control variable is constant.

d)

Independent variable is measured; dependent variable is constant; control variable is changed.

3.

Where do you label the independent and dependent variables on a graph?

a)

X axis = dependent variable, Y axis = independent variable

b)

X axis = independent variable, Y axis = dependent variable

c)

Both variables are on the X axis

d)

Both variables are on the Y axis

4.

What is the format for a good hypothesis?

a)

"If (dependent variable), then (independent variable), because (explanation)."

b)

"If (independent variable), then (dependent variable), because (explanation)."

c)

"Because (independent variable), then (dependent variable)."

d)

"Because (dependent variable), then (independent variable)."

5.

What does CER stand for?

a)

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

b)

Conclusion, Evidence, Result

c)

Claim, Example, Result

d)

Conclusion, Example, Reasoning

6.

The maximum distance that a wave moves from the rest position is the ___________.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

e)

Trough

7.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave (from crest to crest, or trough to trough) is the __________.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Speed

8.

The range of electromagnetic waves placed in a certain order is the __________.

a)

Sound waves

b)

Visible light

c)

Electromagnetic spectrum

d)

Infrared waves

e)

Radio waves

9.

Which of the following are electromagnetic waves that have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

X-rays

c)

Radio waves

d)

Ultraviolet rays

10.

______________ are the electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies.

a)

Radio waves

b)

Gamma rays

c)

Microwaves

d)

Infrared waves

11.

______________ rays are the electromagnetic waves that can give sunburns and can cause skin cancer even though they are invisible to the human eye.

a)

Infrared

b)

Ultraviolet (UV)

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma rays

12.

______________ are used to make images of bones inside the human body.

a)

Radio waves

b)

X-rays

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Microwaves

13.

______________ is the type of electromagnetic wave that can be seen by the human eye.

a)

Ultraviolet light

b)

Infrared light

c)

Visible light

d)

X-rays

14.

______________ are the type of electromagnetic waves that have the greatest energy and highest frequency.

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Infrared waves

15.

______________ is a material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it.

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Reflective

16.

______________ is a material that transmits light.

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

d)

Reflective

17.

______________ material scatters light as the light passes through.

a)

Transparent

b)

Opaque

c)

Translucent

d)

Reflective

18.

______________ is when light waves enter a new medium at an angle and their speed changes.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffusion

19.

______________ is when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface and all the rays are reflected at the same angle.

a)

Refraction

b)

Absorption

c)

Reflection

d)

Diffusion

20.

______________ is when light does not pass through or reflect from material, but remains in the material as energy.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

21.

The primary colors of light are ____________________________.

a)

Red, green, yellow

b)

Red, blue, white

c)

Red, yellow, blue

d)

Red, green, blue

e)

Blue, yellow, green

22.

Any two primary colors of light combined in equal amounts produce a __________.

a)

Primary color

b)

Secondary color

c)

Tertiary color

d)

Quaternary color

23.

How do we see colored opaque objects?

a)

They emit their own light.

b)

They absorb all light.

c)

They reflect some wavelengths of light and absorb the rest.

d)

They change color in the dark.

24.

What color do we see if a material reflects all light?

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Blue

25.

What color do we see if a material absorbs all light?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

26.

What is the law of reflection?

a)

The angle of reflection is twice the angle of incidence.

b)

The angle of reflection is half the angle of incidence.

c)

The angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence.

d)

The angle of reflection is unrelated to the angle of incidence.

27.

Cone cells enable you to see __________.

a)

Black and white

b)

Colors

c)

Shapes

d)

Movement

28.

Rods enable you to see __________.

a)

Colors

b)

Black and white

c)

Bright light

d)

Infrared light

29.

What are the 3 parts of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are made of atoms, cells are invisible, cells are immortal.

b)

All organisms are composed of cells, cells are the basic unit of life, all cells come from the division of previous existing cells.

c)

Cells are the smallest unit of matter, cells can be created from non-living material, cells are always visible.

d)

Cells are only found in animals, cells are the largest unit of life, cells do not divide.

30.

In multicellular organisms, cells are organized into __________.

a)

Atoms, molecules, compounds, elements

b)

Tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms

c)

Organs, tissues, cells, atoms

d)

Systems, networks, groups, clusters

31.

Which organelle controls all activity in the cell and stores DNA?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi bodies

32.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

Stores water and nutrients

b)

Controls what goes in and out of the cell

c)

Converts sunlight into energy

d)

Breaks down waste material

33.

Which organelle is only found in plant cells and is responsible for photosynthesis?

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Golgi bodies

34.

Which organelle is known as the power plant of the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell Wall

35.

What is the main function of ribosomes in the cell?

a)

Store nutrients

b)

Create proteins

c)

Detoxify waste

d)

Convert sunlight into energy

36.

When 2 or more elements combine chemically, they form a(n) ______________.

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

compound

d)

element

37.

Organic compounds contain what element?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon

38.

What are energy-rich organic compounds made out of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are examples of fats, oils, and waxes?

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Carbohydrates

39.

Which type of organic molecules contain the instructions that cells need to carry out all functions of life and include DNA and RNA?

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic acids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

40.

What is the process called when molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Active transport

c)

Diffusion

d)

Passive transport

41.

What is the diffusion of water through a membrane called?

a)

Active transport

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Passive transport

42.

What type of transport requires the use of the cell's energy to move materials through a cell membrane?

a)

Passive transport

b)

Diffusion

c)

Active transport

d)

Osmosis

43.

Label these pictures as active or passive transport, then explain how you know and why that type of transport is necessary.

a)

Active transport is necessary for moving substances against their concentration gradient.

b)

Passive transport is necessary for moving substances along their concentration gradient without energy.

c)

Active transport requires energy to move substances along their concentration gradient.

d)

Passive transport requires energy to move substances against their concentration gradient.

44.

The process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food is called __________.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Fermentation

d)

Digestion

45.

What is the pigment that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis that is located in chloroplasts?

a)

Hemoglobin

b)

Melanin

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Keratin

46.
What tool do you use to view the cells?
a)
metric ruler
b)
centrifuge
c)
microscope
d)
telescope
47.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
48.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
49.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
50.
what is a cell classified as?
a)
a basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms
b)
a unit based on only plants and animals that are living
51.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
b)

Robert Hooke
c)
Albert Einstein 
d)

Matthias Schleiden
52.
Cells are often called "the ____ of life."
a)
bread
b)
road map
c)
building blocks
d)
meaning
53.
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)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
54.

  There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?

a)

All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

b)

The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.

c)

Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and nutrients carried in the bloodstream.

d)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

55.
Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria?
a)
Anton van Leuwenhoek
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
56.

A cell without a true nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

57.

A cell that has a true nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

58.

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

both eukaryotic and prokaryotic

d)

neither

59.
This is a picture of:
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
60.

Which statement was NOT included in cell theory?

a)

All living things are composed of cells.

b)

Living cells come only from other living cells.

c)

Each cell contains a cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum.

d)

Cells are the smallest structure of living things that can perform the functions necessary for life.

61.

Which instrument is credited for helping scientists develop cell theory?

a)
b)
c)
d)
62.

This early cell theory scientist looked in a microscope and discovered "animalcules" in the gunk from his teeth (dental scrapings) and pond water.

a)

Schleiden

b)

Leeowenhoek

c)

Hooke

d)

Virchow

e)

Schwann

63.

Who discovered and named cells while looking at cork?

a)

Captain Hook

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthais Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

64.

What was Schleiden convinced of?

a)

All plants are made of cells

b)

All animals are made of cells

c)

All cells are prokaryotic

d)

None of the above

65.

Who noted that all animals are made of cells and helped write the first two parts of cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

66.

Who discovered that all cells come from other living cells and had research that lead to the last major principle of cell theory?

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodore Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

67.

Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?

a)

The Theory of Gravity

b)

The Theory of Relativity

c)

The Cell Theory

d)

The Theory of Continental Drift

68.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

69.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

bacteria

d)

animalcules

70.

All cells -----

a)

come from other dead cells

b)

come from other living cells

c)

crystallize out of the air

71.

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

72.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

73.

A large central vacuole is found in a _____ cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant

74.

What is the function of a chloroplast?

a)

makes proteins for animal cells

b)

allows materials in and out of the cell

c)

provides structure and support

d)

absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis

75.

What is the structure that contains DNA and directs the cell?

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

central vacuole

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

76.

Looking in a microscope, you see cells that have rectangular shapes and a green color. What type of cells are you probably viewing?

a)

plant cells

b)

animals cells

c)

muscle cells

d)

blood cells

77.

Identify the structure that is indicated by the arrow in the image.

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

78.

Identify the structure that is indicated by the arrow in the image.

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

79.

The arrow is showing the fluid inside the cell that surrounds the cell organelles. What is the arrow pointing to in the cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

80.

What type of cell is being shown in the image?

a)

plant

b)

animal

81.

Identify the structure that is labeled "C" in the image.

a)

central vacuole

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

mitochondria

e)

cell membrane

82.

Identify the structure that is labeled "H" in the image.

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

mitochondria

d)

nucleus

e)

cell membrane

83.

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

a)

ribosome

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

84.
The brain or "control center" of the cell. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
85.
The watery liquid that fills the cell: 
a)
Chromatin
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
86.
The "power plant" of the cell that produces energy. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Centrioles
d)
Lysosomes
87.
"Garbage collectors" of the cell that remove waste: 
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Centrioles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Nucleus
88.
Makes protein for the cell: 
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
89.
"Post office" of the cell that packages proteins and fats: 
a)
Rough ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Lysosome
90.
What can only be found in plant cells?
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Mitochondrion
91.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
92.
Cell membranes are found in
a)
Only animal cells
b)
Only plant cells
c)
Some plant and animal cells
d)
All plant and animal cells
93.
Produces energy in the form of ATP for the cell.
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome 
d)
nucleus
94.
Site of photosynthesis.  Gives plants their green color.
a)
mitochondria
b)
ribosome
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
95.
Transports materials throughout the cell.  Acts as an assembly line for proteins.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
vacuole
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
96.
Contains digestive enzymes to break down worn out parts of the cell.
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleolus
97.
Which 2 organelles are only found in plant cells?
a)
chloroplast and mitochondria
b)
chloroplast and cell membrane
c)
mitochondria and cell wall
d)
chloroplast and cell wall
98.
What is number 10 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
99.
Which of the following are found in all living cells?
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell membrane
d)
all of the above
100.
What structure is 1 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cell membrane
d)
golgi apparatus
101.
What is number 3 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
golgi apparatus
102.
What is number 5 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
gogli apparatus
d)
lysosome
103.
What is number 7 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
vacuole
d)
centrioles
104.

Electromagnetic waves can travel through

a)

space

b)

a medium

c)

both

105.

High frequency EM waves equals____________

a)

more danger to humans

b)

less danger to humans

c)

does change amount of danger

106.

When you see the color black...

a)

All colors are reflecting

b)

All colors are absorbed

c)

The color black is reflecting

d)

the color black is absorbed

107.

Which of these EM is the least dangerous to humans?

a)

Radio

b)

MIcrowaves

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma rays

108.

What aspect of light is affected by frequency (wavelength)

a)

brightness

b)

color

109.

Which images are opaque?

a)

A & C

b)

A,C,E, & F

c)

D, E, & F

d)

A & E

110.

Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side.

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

111.

Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

112.

An opaque object...

a)

allows light to pass through

b)

allows some light to pass through

c)

allows no light to pass through

113.

Why does an apple look red?

a)

because it absorbs red light and reflects white light

b)

because it absorbs red light waves and reflects the others

c)

because it absorbs all colors of light

d)

because it reflects red light waves and absorbs the others

114.

White light is made up of all of the colors of the rainbow

a)

True

b)

False

115.

Black absorbs all light.

a)

True

b)

False

116.

What color of light do you get by combining red, green, and blue light?

a)

Black Light

b)

White Light

c)

Ultraviolet Light

d)

Infrared Light

117.
Light is a form of _________.
a)
sound
b)
heat
c)
energy
d)
color
118.
Light travels ___________.
a)
backwards
b)
in a straight line
c)
in curves
d)
at a right angle
119.
Materials such as wood and metal do not let light travel through them. We cannot see them at all. They are said to be ______________.
a)
invisible
b)
opaque
c)
translucent
d)
transparent
120.
Materials that allow light to pass through them clearly are called transparent. Which of the following materials is NOT transparent?
a)
window glass
b)
clean air
c)
a mirror
d)
water
121.
Which of these is an example of a translucent object?
a)
glass
b)
book
c)
opaque
d)
waxed paper
122.
What happens to light when it strikes an opaque surface?
a)
the light passes through with no change
b)
the light is refracted back and separated into colors
c)
the light curves around the opaque surface entirely
d)
the light does not pass through the opaque surface
123.
When light hits a translucent object, the light is _________.
a)
reflected
b)
refracted
c)
scattered
d)
laminated
124.
How does light react in an opaque blue material?
a)
it is refracted
b)
all the light is absorbed
c)
all the light is absorbed except the blue which is reflected
d)
all the light is absorbed except the blue which is refracted
125.
Which of the following allows you to see objects that do not produce their own light?
a)
absorption
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
deflection
126.

The sky is blue because...

a)

blue is the color most scattered or reflected by our atmosphere.

b)

red is the color most scattered or reflected by our atmosphere.

c)

blue is the color most absorbed by our atmosphere.

d)

blue is complimentary to orange.

127.

The most dangerous type of light in the universe is...

a)

a microwave

b)

an x-ray

c)

a gamma ray

d)

an ultraviolet wave

128.

What type of light does sunblock actually block?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible Light

d)

Infrared Light

129.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the highest energy.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
130.
The frequency  _________ as we move from infrared light to gamma rays. 
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
doesn't change
131.
What are the three primary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta Yellow
d)
Cyan, Magenta, Black
132.
What are the three secondary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
d)
Magenta, Yellow, Black
133.

When the three primary colors mix they produce?

a)

Red, Green, Blue

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Magenta, Yellow, Cyan

134.

Which type of large organic molecule is made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes sulfur. Examples of foods high in this compound are meat, eggs, fish, nuts, and beans.

a)

lipids

b)

nucleic acids

c)

proteins

d)

carbohydrates

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