WorksheetsStaar Review Pre Ap Biology
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 3590secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
The diffusion of water is called
a)
active transport
b)
osmosis
c)
endocytosis
2.
Which of the following is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Ribosomes
3.
What type of cells are pictured
a)
Muscle Cells
b)
Cells of the Immune System
c)
Human Cheek Cells
d)
Plant Cells
4.
Which diagram best represents the cell membrane
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
5.
What is a key role of lipids (phospholipids) within a cell?
a)
They make proteins
b)
They cause DNA to replicate
c)
They are the main structual componet of membranes
d)
They produce energy for the cell
6.
What plant organelle is used to make sugars?
a)
Cell wall
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
7.
What kind of molecule is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Phospholipid
b)
Protein
c)
Sugar
d)
Nucleic Acid
8.
What process moves gases such as oxygen through the cell membrane as shown in the drawing?
a)
Active Transport
b)
Osmosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Protein Channel
9.
What cell function would be affected if the Golgi apparatus is damaged?
a)
Exporting Proteins
b)
Storage of water and waste
c)
Production of Energy
d)
Cell divison
10.
What structure in the cell contains most of the cells genetic information?
a)
rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
11.
What would happen to a saltwater protozoan if it is removed from its normal habitat and placed into a freshwater pool?
a)
Loss of water through active transport
b)
Loss of water through diffusion
c)
Gain of water through protein channels
d)
Gain of water through osmosis
12.
Paramecium and Euglena are both eukaryotes because
a)
Both have a cell membrane
b)
Both have a nucleus
c)
Both are single-celled organisms
d)
Both have ribosomes
13.
Which organelle is responsible for the movement of molecules throughout the cell?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
Vesicle
d)
Mitochondria
14.
The cell membrane consists of mainly of
a)
Phospholipids & proteins
b)
Water & carbon dioxide
c)
Carbohydrates & sugars
d)
Cellulose & lactose
15.
What is the primary function of the cell's selectively permeable membrane?
a)
Regulate energy production
b)
Keeps the cell's shape
c)
Control what enters and leaves the cell
d)
Maintain a free flow of molecules
16.
When would you use the diaphragm?
a)
When you wanted to move the stage
b)
When you wanted to adjust the light
c)
When you wanted to put the microscope away
d)
When you sneeze
17.
Find the total magnification:
Eyepiece = 10X
Objective lens = 55X
Eyepiece = 10X
Objective lens = 55X
a)
10x
b)
55x
c)
65x
d)
550x
18.
The _______focuses the image under low power.
a)
revolving nosepiece
b)
fine adjustment knob
c)
coarse adjustment knob
d)
arm/neck
19.
The__________ sharpens the image under high magnification.
a)
the diaphragm
b)
fine adjustment knob
c)
coarse adjustment knob
d)
the ocular
20.
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.
21.
What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?
a)
All living things have hair.
b)
All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.
c)
The cells of all living things have chloroplasts.
d)
All living things can move.
22.
When cells are damaged, new cells are created by cell division. How does the cell theory support this fact?
a)
It states that all cells have a nucleus which divides.
b)
It states that all living things are made up of one or more cells.
c)
It states that cells come from previously existing cells.
d)
It states that the basic units of structure and function are cells.
23.
Which organism is made up of cells that have both a cell membrane and a cell wall?
a)
desert mouse
b)
human
c)
maple tree
d)
zebra
24.
What kind of cell is this?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
25.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
26.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
27.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells
a)
prokaryotic cells
b)
eukaryotic cells
28.
hold/store water, mainly found in plant cells
a)
nuclolus
b)
ribosomes
c)
golgi bodies
d)
vacuoles
29.
jello-like material, fills the space between cell organelles, is where many chemical reactions occur
a)
cytoplasm
b)
chromatin
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell membrane
30.
What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
31.
What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
32.
What am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
33.
What am I?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Mitochondrion
d)
Plasma Membrane
34.
For cells to stay alive they require what type of SA:V?
a)
Large SA, Large V
b)
Small SA, Large V
c)
Large SA, Small V
d)
Small SA, Small V
35.
High Surface area to volume ratio allows cells to do what quickly?
a)
Move materials around inside the cell
b)
Move materials in and out of the cell
c)
Communicate to other cells
d)
Divide
36.
Microvilli are tiny projections that extend off the cell to increase the Surface Area. What purpose might that serve?
a)
Increased absorption
b)
Better communication among cells
c)
Maintain homeostasis
d)
Decreased oxygen use
37.
The diffusion of WATER across a semi-permeable membrane is
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
38.
What is diffusion
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
cell division
d)
cell mutation
39.
The movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration is
a)
diffusion
b)
cell division
active transport
active transport
c)
active transport
d)
tonicity
40.
Active transport requires
a)
energy
b)
the nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
lysosomes
41.
If there is too much salt in your cells...
a)
you need more water
b)
you need to lose water
42.
This is a picture of
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
chloroplast
d)
mitochondria
43.
Controlling what goes into or out of the cell without energy is called
a)
active transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
passive transport
d)
exocytosis
44.
Movement of materials from high to low concentration through a protein channel.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
45.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
46.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff
47.
What are the reactants (what's needed) for photosynthesis?
a)
glucose and oxygen
b)
light, water, and carbon dioxide
48.
What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
a)
sulfur
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
49.
What is the purpose of photosynthesis?
a)
make glucose
b)
make ATP
c)
make light
d)
release carbon dioxide
50.
What are the products (what's made) during photosynthesis?
a)
glucose and oxygen
b)
water, light, and carbon dioxide
51.
How can photosynthesis be related to cellular respiration?
a)
What's produced (made) by one is needed (the reactants) for the other
b)
They both produce the same products
c)
They both have the same reactants (need the same things)
d)
These 2 processes have nothing in common
52.
What is one of the reactants of cellular respiration?
a)
energy
b)
glucose
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
water
53.
What are the products of aerobic respiration?
a)
Glucose and oxygen
b)
Carbon dioxide and water
c)
Lactic acid
d)
Carbon monoxide
54.
What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?
a)
6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
b)
6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
c)
6CO2 + 6H2O -> 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + C6H12O6
55.
Where does the Krebs Cycle take place?
a)
Cristae
b)
Matrix
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
56.
Cellular Respiration's goal is to
a)
make water
b)
make ATP
c)
make glucose
d)
make oxygen
57.
What is cellular respiration?
a)
the breakdown of glucose to release ATP
b)
the breakdown of glucose to release NADH
c)
the breakdown of glucose to release FADH
d)
the breakdown of glucose to release carbon
58.
The energy carrier that the cell uses to power its day to day activities is
a)
ATP
b)
NADH
c)
FADH2
d)
glucose
59.
The model represents the change in the DNA content of a cell during the cell cycle. Which part of the model represents the S phase?
a)
I
b)
II
c)
III
d)
IV
60.
A photomicrograph of onion root tip cells during mitosis is shown below. Which phase of mitosis is occurring in the cell indicated by the arrow?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
61.
Cells of organism must replicate for ?
a)
growth
b)
repair of damaged cells
c)
replacement of dying cells.
d)
All of the above
62.
Checkpoints occur between the stages of the cell cycle. If a cell does not meet certain criteria at the end of a stage, it will not move to the next stage. Which of these occurs just before the cell enters G2 stage of the cell cycle?
a)
The nuclear membrane disintegrates
b)
DNA replicates
c)
Centrioles form
d)
The nucleolus divides
63.
What happens in the G1 phase?
a)
cell growth
b)
replication
c)
preparing for mitosis
d)
nothing
64.
What happens in the G2 phase?
a)
cell growth
b)
replication
c)
preparing for mitosis
d)
nothing
65.
During mitosis if a parent cell has 16 chromosomes and produces two daughter cells, each daughter cell will contain
a)
32 chromosomes
b)
8 chromosomes
c)
4 chromosomes
d)
16 chromosomes
66.
One difference between a regular cell and a cancerous cell is
a)
that cancer cells continually cycle through mitosis
b)
cancer cells spend the majority of their time in the G1 phase
c)
cancer cells always stop at check points
d)
nothing is all that special about cancer cells
67.
Which step of the cell cycle do cells spend a majority of their time?
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
68.
Choose the graph that best represents the situation.
The ideal temperature for a classroom is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature rises above 70, the average student's attention span decreases. Similarly, if the temperature falls below 70, the attention span again will increase.
The ideal temperature for a classroom is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature rises above 70, the average student's attention span decreases. Similarly, if the temperature falls below 70, the attention span again will increase.
a)
a.
b)
b.
c)
c.
d)
d.
69.
Choose the graph that best represents the situation.
In the 1930s in Arizona, the deer population first increased and then decreased until deer became extinct.
In the 1930s in Arizona, the deer population first increased and then decreased until deer became extinct.
a)
a.
b)
b.
c)
c.
d)
d.
70.
Communities of bacteria have been found living thousands of feet underwater. Which of the following statements is a proper conclusion to draw about these bacteria?
a)
somehow they are conducting photosynthesis
b)
they are living on borrowed time
c)
they were somehow introduced by human activities
d)
they use an energy source other than sunlight
71.
How does energy move through most ecosystems on Earth?
a)
from the sun to consumers to producers
b)
from the sun to producers to consumers to decomposers
c)
from the sun to decomposers to producers to consumers
d)
from the sun to consumers to producers back to consumers
72.
Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the importance of energy to life on Earth?
a)
many organisms on Earth require energy for their life processes
b)
all organisms on Earth require energy for their life processes
c)
energy is required for the most important life processes on Earth
d)
the most important organisms on Earth require energy for their life purposes
73.
What is a control?
a)
The part of the experiment that you change.
b)
The part of the experiment that you keep that same.
c)
When you measure something in the experiment.
d)
When you weigh something in your experiment.
74.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
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