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BIOLOGY PART 2

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

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1.

The number of ATP molecules produced by the Krebs Cycle per glucose molecule is

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

0

2.

Krebs Cycle takes place in the:

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Mitochondrial matrix

c)

Ribosome

d)

Intermembrane Space

3.

Main products of the Calvin Cycle

a)

Oxygen, NADP+, ADP

b)

Glucose, CO2, ADP

c)

ADP, NADP+, Glucose

d)

ATP, NADPH, Oxygen

4.

The Calvin Cycle occurs in the

a)

Thylakoid

b)

Grana

c)

Inner membrane of chloroplast

d)

Stroma

5.

Which of the following is true of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

carbon dioxide and energy (ATP and NADPH) are used to make organic compounds

b)

energy is absorbed from sunlight and converted to chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH

c)

Occurs in the thylakoid

d)

Occurs in the cytoplasm

6.

Nitrogen fixation...

a)

animals eat the plants and other animals that contain nitrogen and release it through their waste

b)

Bacteria in the soil and lightning in the atmosphere "fix" the nitrogen

c)

Once in the ground, bacteria in the soil also nitrify the nitrogen

d)

plants absorb nitrogen through their roots and return it back to the atmosphere

7.

Nitrification...

a)

animals eat the plants and other animals that contain nitrogen and release it through their waste

b)

Bacteria in the soil and lightning in the atmosphere "fix" the nitrogen

c)

Once in the ground, bacteria in the soil also nitrify the nitrogen

d)

plants absorb nitrogen through their roots and return it back to the atmosphere

8.

13. Ammonification...

a)

a. animals eat the plants and other animals that contain nitrogen and release it through their waste

b)

b. Bacteria in the soil and lightning in the atmosphere "fix" the nitrogen

c)

c. Once in the ground, bacteria in the soil also nitrify the nitrogen

d)

d. plants absorb nitrogen through their roots and return it back to the atmosphere

9.

Assimilation...

a)

animals eat the plants and other animals that contain nitrogen and release it through their waste

b)

Bacteria in the soil and lightning in the atmosphere "fix" the nitrogen

c)

Once in the ground, bacteria in the soil also nitrify the nitrogen

d)

plants absorb nitrogen through their roots and return it back to the atmosphere

10.

15. Denitrification...

a)

animals eat the plants and other animals that contain nitrogen and release it through their waste

b)

Bacteria in the soil and lightning in the atmosphere "fix" the nitrogen

c)

nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere from the animal's waste or decomposers

d)

plants absorb nitrogen through their roots and return it back to the atmosphere

11.

16. The process that converts nitrogen gas into a usable form for plants and animals is known as:

a)

Nitrogen fixation

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Respiration

d)

Transpiration

12.

The process in which nitrogen circulates and is recycled is called

a)

The nitrogen cycle

b)

The carbon cycle

c)

The water cycle

d)

The phosphorus cycle

13.

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

a)

only plants

b)

only animals

c)

only bacteria

d)

all living things

14.

Part of the plant that absorbs water.

a)

flower

b)

leaves

c)

roots

d)

stem

15.

Part of the plant that is long, transports nutrients, water, and keep the plant stable in the ground.

a)

petals

b)

leaves

c)

roots

d)

stem

16.

What does the stem of the plant do?

a)

It makes food for the plant.

b)

It takes in the water from the ground.

c)

It moves water and food to other plant parts.

17.

What do the leaves of a plant do?

a)

They make the food for the plant.

b)

They take in the water from the ground.

c)

They hold up the plant.

18.

A group of organs that work together to perform the same function is called ____________?

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ system

d)

organs

19.

What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?

a)

cell nucleus

b)

excretory system

c)

nervous tissue

d)

respiratory system

20.

The __________ is the main organ of the nervous system.

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

skin

21.

What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?

a)

brain and spinal cord

b)

brain and cranial nerves

c)

spinal cord and spinal nerves

d)

cranial nerves and spinal nerves

22.

What is the purpose of the myelin sheath on the axon?

a)

To maintain temperature

b)

To improve conductivity

c)

To protect the axon

d)

To release neurotransmitters

23.

Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the sense organs and internal organs (like your stomach) to the

a)

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

b)

central nervous system (CNS)

c)

muscles

d)

sense organs

24.

A signal molecule that transmits nerve impulses across synapses

a)

neuron

b)

neurotransmitter

c)

nerve

d)

action potential

25.

Part of a neuron that receives information from other neurons

a)

axon

b)

dendrites

c)

myelin sheath

d)

synapse

26.

Location at which a neuron can transfer an impulse to another cell with the use of neurotransmitters is called ___________.

a)

axon

b)

threshold

c)

synapse

27.

The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) _____________.

a)

dendrite

b)

axon

c)

cell body

d)

Schwann cell

28.

These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord

a)

Sensory Neurons

b)

Motor Neurons

c)

Efferent Neurons

d)

Glial Cells

29.

These neuron processes transmit information from the sensory organs to the central nervous system

a)

efferent

b)

afferent

30.

These neuron processes transmit information from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands

a)

efferent

b)

afferent

31.

This part of the nervous system regulates involuntary actions such as heart function, blood pressure, breathing, digestion.

a)

Autonomic Nervous System

b)

Sensory Nervous System

c)

Motor Nervous System

d)

Peripheral Nervous System

32.

What is one of the main organs in the digestive system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Blood cells

33.

What does the digestive system do?

a)

Takes your energy away

b)

pumps blood

c)

Breaks down food and gives you Energy and nutrients

d)

detoxifies the body

34.

How does the system help the body survive?

a)

helps the body breath

b)

helps the body do its business

c)

protects body

d)

gives nutrients

35.

What have you learn about the digestive system?

a)

breaks down food and gives you energy

b)

Allows you to breath and gives you energy

c)

Gives you nutrients and breaks down food

d)

Detoxifies your body

36.

What is the process carried out in the Excretory System?

a)

The skin

b)

The urine

c)

The waste

d)

The heart

37.

What is the job of your Excretory System?

a)

To bring oxygen into your body

b)

To break down food

c)

To pump blood around the body

d)

To remove waste from your body

38.

According to him, all plants are made up of cells.

a)

Schleiden

b)

Schwann

c)

Virchow

d)

Hooke

39.

What body of thought states that living creatures could arise from nonliving matter?

a)

spontaneous generation

b)

non-spontaneous generation

c)

creationism

d)

none of the above

40.

What did Hooke first examine?

a)

Pond water

b)

Plant cells

c)

Cork

41.

Who noted that animals are made of cells and concluded that all living things are made of cells and cell products?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Theodor Schwann

d)

Robert Hooke

42.

Cell theory was first proposed in 1838. Evidence obtained through additional scientific investigations resulted in the current cell theory. Which statement describes a component of the original cell theory that was removed because of the new scientific knowledge?

a)

All living things are made of cells.

b)

All cells come from other preexisting cells.

c)

Cells form through spontaneous generation.

d)

Cells are the basic structural and functional units of life.

43.

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

a)

x-rays

b)

computers

c)

the light microscope

d)

the scanning electron microscope

44.

What is the smallest bone in the human body?

a)

Stapes

b)

Malleus

c)

Incus

d)

Patella

45.

Cells with nucleus and can be identified as multicellular

a)

Active Cell

b)

Passive Cell

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Eukaryotic

46.

It is a porous membrane (with pores) which permit the movement of selective substances in and out of the cell.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nucleolus

47.

Made up of a jelly like substance called cytosol inside the cell membrane which holds the organelles in the cell.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nucleolus

48.

The center of a cell, a spherical body containing the nucleolus.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Nucleus

49.

Each human cell contains how many pairs of chromosomes?

a)

20

b)

21

c)

22

d)

23

50.

Unique cells in that they originate as unspecialized cells and have the ability to develop into specialized cells that can be used to build specific organs or tissues.

a)

Stem Cells

b)

Bone Cells

c)

Blood Cells

d)

Nerve Cells

51.

A cell type with three primary types: osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and osteocytes.

a)

Nerve Cells

b)

Blood Cells

c)

Bone Cells

d)

Stem Cells

52.

From transporting oxygen throughout the body to fighting infection, this cell is vital to life and is produced by bone marrow.

a)

Stem Cells

b)

Bone Cells

c)

Blood Cells

d)

Nerve Cells

53.

This cell type enables all bodily movement and produces three types of cells: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth.

a)

Fat Cells

b)

Skin Cells

c)

Muscle Cells

d)

Cancer Cells

54.

Cells also called adipocytes, are a major cell component of adipose tissue. Adipocytes contain droplets of stored fat (triglycerides) that can be used for energy.

a)

Fat Cells

b)

Muscle Cells

c)

Skin Cells

d)

Cancer Cells

55.

Cells that destroy the body result from the development of abnormal cell properties that cause cells to divide uncontrollably and spread to other locations.

a)

Fat Cells

b)

Muscle Cells

c)

Skin Cells

d)

Cancer Cells

56.

Cells undergo a process that occurs after cell division where the newly formed cells are structurally modified so that they can perform their function efficiently and effectively.

a)

Cell Transport

b)

Cell Specialization

c)

Cell Division

d)

Cell Transfer

57.

A stage in cell division where the cell is engaged in metabolic activity and performing its prepare for mitosis.

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Telophase

58.

Chromatids arrive at opposite poles of cell, and new membranes form around the daughter nuclei

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

59.

The exchange of chromosome segments between non sister chromatids in meiosis

a)

Chromatids

b)

Diploid

c)

Cross Over

d)

Haploid

60.

A Set of Chromosome represented by: 2n=46

a)

Chromatid

b)

Diploid

c)

Cross Over

d)

Haploid

61.

Which one reign is prokariotc

a)

Animalia

b)

Fungi

c)

Monera

d)

Protisti

62.

Which organelle produces energy for the cell?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Mithochondrion

c)

Nucleum

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

63.

Who used first binomial nomenclature?

a)

Darwin

b)

Linneum

c)

Hopkins

d)

Newton

64.

Which scientist is fundamental for his evolutionary theory?

a)

Monod

b)

Darwin

c)

Hopkins

d)

Einstein

65.

The nucleus is the

a)

Power house of the cell

b)

Waste collector in the cell

c)

Control center of the cell

d)

Packaging center of the cell

66.

It is the waste collector and recycler in the animal cell

a)

Ribosome

b)

Vesicle

c)

Central vacuole

d)

Lysosome

67.

Centrosome and centrioles play a major role in

a)

Cell movement

b)

Cell division

c)

Cell contraction

d)

Cell membrane

68.

Centrosome and centrioles play a major role in

a)

Cell movement

b)

Cell division

c)

Cell contraction

d)

Cell membrane

69.

It is mainly membrane-enclosed spaces stacked on top of each other

a)

Rough ER

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Smooth ER

d)

Golgi Apparatus

70.

Movement of anything from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Passive Transport

71.

The animal that is hunted and killed for food.

a)

Decomposer

b)

Predator

c)

Scavenger

d)

Prey

72.

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

a)

Evolution

b)

Variation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Natural Selection

73.

The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

80%

d)

50%

74.

Which scientist looked at cork under a microscope and labeled the little rooms he saw, 'cells?'

a)

Hooke

b)

Leeuwenhoek

c)

Schwann

d)

Schleiden

75.

What is the name of our galaxy?

a)

Double Dutch

b)

Cookies n Cream

c)

Milky Way

d)

Rocky Road

76.

The process of abiogenesis is powered by ________ and __________?

a)

Thor and Zeus

b)

Lightning and radiation

c)

MERALCO AND Batellec

d)

Rain and Fuel

77.

The first cells that formed in Earth.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protocells

d)

Neutrocells

78.

Which of the following shows the correct sequence for the scientific method inquiry?

a)

Conclusion, Experimentation, Hypothesis, Observation

b)

Observation, Experimentation, Hypothesis, Conclusion

c)

Observation, Hypothesis, Experimentation, Conclusion

d)

Experimentation, Conclusion, Observation, Hypothesis

79.

How is "Xx" categorized in genetics?

a)

Homozygous dominant

b)

Homozygous recessive

c)

Heterozygous dominant

d)

Heterozygous recessive

80.

Where does the process of photosynthesis occur?

a)

Cytosol

b)

Thylakoid

c)

Nucleus

d)

Stomata

81.

In what phase do chromosomes align at the center of the cell in preparation for sorting?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

82.

Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Hydrocarbons

c)

Protein

83.

It is known as the powerhouse of the cell.

a)

ATP

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

84.

It contains the genetic material of the cell.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Mitochondria

85.

Which organelle stores water for use in photosynthesis?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

86.

Select all that are products of Photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight (Light Energy)

e)

Glucose (Sugar/food)

87.

What three things do plants need?

a)

Water, air, and sunlight.

b)

Water, soil, and sunlight.

c)

Water, soil, and air.

d)

Love, family, and Cheetos.

88.

Which choice correctly shows the gases that enter and exit plants during photosynthesis?

a)

Enter: Oxygen Exit: Carbon dioxide

b)

Enter: Water vapor Exit: Glucose

c)

Enter: Carbon dioxide Exit: Oxygen

d)

Enter: Light Exit: Water vapor

89.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the stem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the leaf

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

90.

Chlorophyll is green because

a)

it absorbs green wavelengths of light

b)

it absorbs blue and yellow wavelengths of light

c)

it reflects green wavelengths of light

d)

it is an optical illusion caused by the transmission of light

91.

Which part of the eye is the clear, protective outer layer that light passes through first?

a)

A. Iris

b)

B. Lens

c)

C. Cornea

d)

D. Retina

92.

What is the colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil?

a)

A. Sclera

b)

B. Iris

c)

C. Optic Nerve

d)

D. Ciliary Body

93.

The pupil is the black, central opening in the eye. What is its main function?

a)

A. To keep the eyeball round.

b)

B. To provide the eye with color.

c)

C. To regulate the amount of light entering the eye.

d)

D. To send signals to the brain.

94.

Which light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye contains photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) and converts light into electrical signals?

a)

A. Cornea


b)

B. Lens


c)

C. Sclera


d)

D. Retina


95.

Which part of the eye changes shape to fine-tune the focusing of light onto the retina?

a)

A. Cornea

b)

B. Iris

c)

C. Lens

d)

D. Pupil

96.

The primary function of the tiny hairs and mucus lining the nasal cavity is to:

a)

A. Help produce the voice.

b)

B. Send signals to the brain for smell.

c)

C. Filter dust and germs from the inhaled air.

d)

D. Warm the blood circulating in the head.

97.

Which structure is a wall of cartilage and bone that divides the nasal cavity into two separate passages?

a)

A. Nasal concha

b)

B. Nasal septum

c)

C. Olfactory bulb

d)

D. Turbinate

98.

What is the name of the area in the upper nasal cavity that contains the specialized nerve cells responsible for the sense of smell?

a)

A. Nasopharynx

b)

B. Nasal vestibule

c)

C. Olfactory region (or epithelium)

d)

D. Sinus cavity

99.

The scroll-shaped bones inside the nose that warm and humidify the air we breathe are called:

a)

A. Ethmoid bones

b)

B. Vomer bones

c)

C. Maxilla

d)

D. Nasal conchae (or turbinates)

100.

After air is inhaled through the nostrils, it passes into a large chamber at the back of the nose. What is this chamber called?

a)

A. The pharynx

b)

B. The nasal cavity

c)

C. The frontal sinus

d)

D. The palate